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                                                                    Exhibit 10.2

                                  Seitel, Inc.

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                                    Form of
                             2004 Stock Option Plan

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.   Purpose...................................................................1

2.   Definitions...............................................................1

3.   Administration............................................................4
     (a)  Authority of the Committee...........................................4
     (b)  Manner of Exercise of Committee Authority............................4
     (c)  Limitation of Liability..............................................4

4.   Stock Subject to Plan.....................................................5
     (a)  Overall Number of Shares Available for Delivery......................5
     (b)  Application of Limitation to Grants of Awards........................5
     (c)  Availability of Shares Not Delivered under Awards....................5

5.   Eligibility; Per-Person Award Limitations.................................5

6.   Specific Terms of Awards..................................................5
     (a)  General..............................................................5
     (b)  Options..............................................................6
     (c)  Stock Appreciation Rights............................................6
     (d)  Restricted Stock.....................................................7
     (e)  RSUs.................................................................8
     (f)  Bonus Stock and Awards in Lieu of Obligations........................8
     (g)  Dividend Equivalents.................................................9
     (h)  Annual Incentive and Performance Awards..............................9
     (i)  Other Stock-Based Awards.............................................9

7.   Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards...................................9
     (a)  Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Awards...............9
     (b)  Term of Awards......................................................10
     (c)  Form and Timing of Payment under Awards; Deferrals..................10
     (d)  Exemptions from Section 16(b) Liability.............................10

8.   Performance and Annual Incentive Awards..................................10
     (a)  Performance Conditions..............................................11
     (b)  Performance Awards Granted to Designated Covered Employees..........11
     (c)  Annual Incentive Awards Granted to Designated Covered Employees.....12
     (d)  Written Determinations..............................................13
     (e)  Status of Section 8(b) and Section 8(c) Awards under Code
          Section 162(m)......................................................14

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9.   Change in Control........................................................14
     (a)  Effect of Change in Control.........................................14
     (b)  Definition of Change in Control.....................................14
     (c)  Definition of Change in Control.....................................15

10.  General Provisions.......................................................16
     (a)  Compliance with Legal and Other Requirements........................16
     (b)  Limits on Transferability; Beneficiaries............................16
     (c)  Adjustments.........................................................16
     (d)  Taxes...............................................................17
     (e)  Changes to the Plan and Awards......................................17
     (f)  Limitation on Rights Conferred under Plan...........................17
     (g)  Unfunded Status of Awards, Creation of Trusts.......................18
     (h)  Nonexclusivity of the Plan..........................................18
     (i)  Payments in the Event of Forfeitures; Fractional Shares.............18
     (j)  Governing Law.......................................................18
     (l)  Plan Authorization, Bankruptcy Court Confirmation Order and
          Shareholder Approval................................................18

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                                  Seitel, Inc.

                             2004 Stock Option Plan

     1.   Purpose. The purpose of this 2004 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") is to
assist Seitel, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), and its
subsidiaries in attracting, retaining and rewarding high-quality executives,
employees, directors and other persons who provide services to the Corporation
and/or its subsidiaries, enabling such persons to acquire or increase a
proprietary interest in the Corporation to strengthen the mutuality of interests
between such persons and the Corporation's shareholders, and providing such
persons with annual and long-term performance incentives to expend their maximum
efforts in the creation of shareholder value. The Plan is also intended to
qualify certain compensation awarded under the Plan for tax deductibility under
Code Section 162(m) (as hereafter defined) to the extent deemed appropriate by
the Committee (as hereafter defined) (or any successor committee) of the Board
of Directors of the Corporation.

     2.   Definitions. For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be
defined as set forth below, in addition to such terms defined in Section 1
hereof:

          (a)  "Annual Incentive Award" means a conditional right granted to a
Participant under Section 8(c) hereof to receive a cash payment, Stock or other
Award, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, after the end of a
specified fiscal year.

          (b)  "Authorization Date" means the date upon which an Order
confirming the Second Amended Plan of Reorganization of Seitel, Inc., or any
amended or successor plan, is entered on the docket of the Untied States
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

          (c)  "Award" means any Option, SAR (including Limited SAR), Restricted
Stock, RSU, Stock granted as a bonus or in lieu of another award, Dividend
Equivalent, Other Stock-Based Award, Performance Award or Annual Incentive
Award, together with any other right or interest granted to a Participant under
the Plan.

          (d)  "Beneficiary" means the person, persons, trust or trusts that
have been designated by a Participant in his or her most recent written
beneficiary designation filed with the Committee to receive the benefits
specified under the Plan upon such Participant's death or to which Awards or
other rights are transferred if and to the extent permitted under Section 10 (b)
hereof. If, upon a Participant's death, there is no designated Beneficiary or
surviving designated Beneficiary, then the term Beneficiary means person,
persons, trust or trusts entitled by will or the laws of descent and
distribution to receive such benefits.

          (e)  "Beneficial Owner" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act and any successor to such Rule.

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          (f)  "Board" means the Corporation's Board of Directors.

          (g)  "Change in Control" means Change in Control as defined with
related terms in Section 9 of the Plan.

          (h)  "Change In Control Price" means the amount calculated in
accordance with Section 9(c) of the Plan.

          (i)  "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time, including regulations thereunder and successor provisions and
regulations thereto.

          (j)  "Committee" means a committee designated by the Board to
administer the Plan and consisting solely of two or more directors, each of whom
shall be (i) a "non-employee director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under
the Exchange Act, (ii) an "outside director" as defined under Code Section
162(m), and (iii) "independent" as defined by the rules of any national
securities exchange or the Nasdaq National Market, as the case may be, on which
any securities of the Corporation are listed for trading.

          (k)  "Covered Employee" means an Eligible Person who is a Covered
Employee as specified in Section 8(e) of the Plan.

          (l)  "Dividend Equivalent" means a right granted to a Participant
under Section 6(g), to receive cash, Stock, other Awards or other property equal
in value to dividends paid with respect to a specified number of shares of
Stock, or other periodic payments.

          (m)  "Effective Date" means the date within 12 months following the
Authorization Date that the Plan is adopted by the shareholders of the
Corporation at an annual or special meeting of shareholders.

          (n)  "Eligible Person" means each Executive Officer and other officers
and employees of the Corporation or of any subsidiary, and other persons who
provide services to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, including
directors of the Corporation. An employee on leave of absence may be considered
as still in the employ of the Corporation or a subsidiary for purposes of
eligibility for participation in the Plan.

          (o)  "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended from time to time, including rules thereunder and successor provisions
and rules thereto.

          (p)  "Executive Officer" means an executive officer of the Corporation
as defined under the Exchange Act.

          (q)  "Fair Market Value" means the fair market value of Stock, Awards
or other property as determined by the Committee or under procedures established
by the Committee. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Fair Market
Value of Stock shall mean, at any date with respect to the Stock, the closing
price of a share of Stock, as quoted on The Nasdaq Stock Market,

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any national securities exchange on which the shares of the Corporation's Stock
are listed for trading or the OTC Bulletin Board, on the date on which the
determination of fair market value is being made, or if no shares of Stock were
traded on such date, then the last trading date prior thereto.

          (r)  "Incentive Stock Option" or "ISO" means any Option intended to be
and designated as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Code Section
422 or any successor provision thereto.

          (s)  "Independent", when referring to either the either the Board or
members of the Committee, shall have the same meaning as used in the rules of
the Nasdaq Stock Market or any national securities exchange on which any
securities of the Corporation are listed for trading, and if not listed for
trading, by the rules of Nasdaq.

          (t)  "Limited SAR" means a right granted to a Participant under
Section 6(c) hereof, in connection with a Change of Control.

          (u)  "Option" means a right, granted to a Participant under Section
6(b) hereof, to purchase Stock or other Awards at a specified price during
specified time periods.

          (v)  "Other Stock-Based Awards" means Awards granted to a Participant
under Section 6(h) hereof.

          (w)  "Participant" means a person who has been granted an Award under
the Plan that remains outstanding, including a person who is no longer an
Eligible Person.

          (x)  "Performance Award" means a right, granted to a Participant under
Section 8 hereof, to receive Awards based upon performance criteria specified by
the Committee.

          (y)  "Person" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, and
shall include a "group" as defined in Section 13(d) thereof.

          (z)  "Qualified Member" means a member of the Committee who is a
"Non-Employee Director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3), an "outside
director" within the meaning of Regulation 1.162-27 under Code Section 162(m),
and who is "independent", as defined by the rules of any national securities
market or Nasdaq, on which any securities of the Corporation are listed for
trading.

          (aa) "Restricted Stock" means Stock granted to a Participant under
Section 6(d) hereof, that is subject to certain restrictions and to a risk of
forfeiture.

          (bb) "Restricted Stock Unit or "RSU" means a right, granted to a
Participant under Section 6(e) hereof, to receive Stock, cash or a combination
thereof at the end of a specified deferral period.

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          (cc) "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3, as from time to time in effect and
applicable to the Plan and Participants, promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

          (dd) "Stock" means the Corporation's Common Stock, $0.01 par value per
share, and such other securities as may be substituted (or resubstituted) for
Stock pursuant to Section 10(c) hereof.

          (ee) "Stock Appreciation Rights" or "SAR" means a right granted to a
Participant under Section 6(c) hereof.

     3.   Administration.

          (a)  Authority of the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the
Committee except to the extent the Board elects to administer the Plan, in which
case the Plan shall be administered by only those directors who are Independent
directors, in which case references herein to the "Committee" shall be deemed to
include references to the Independent members of the "Board." The Committee
shall have full and final authority, in each case subject to and consistent with
the provisions of the Plan, to select Eligible Persons to become Participants,
grant Awards, determine the type, number and other terms and conditions of, and
all other matters relating to, Awards, prescribe Award agreements (which need
not be identical for each Participant) and rules and regulations for the
administration of the Plan, construe and interpret the Plan and Award agreements
and correct defects, supply omissions or reconcile inconsistencies therein, and
to make all other decisions and determinations as the Committee may deem
necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

          (b)  Manner of Exercise of Committee Authority. Any action of the
Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the
Corporation, its subsidiaries, Participants, Beneficiaries, transferees under
Section 10(b) hereof or other persons claiming rights from or through a
Participant and shareholders. The express grant of any specific power to the
Committee, and the taking of any action by the Committee, shall not be construed
as limiting any power or authority of the Committee. The Committee may delegate
to officers or managers of the Corporation or any subsidiary, or committees
thereof, the authority, subject to such terms as the Committee shall determine,
to perform such functions, including administrative functions, as the Committee
may determine, to the extent that such delegation will not result in the loss-of
an exemption under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) for Awards granted to Participants subject
to Section 16 of the Exchange Act in respect of the Corporation and will not
cause Awards intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" under Code
Section 162(m) to fail to so qualify. The Committee may appoint agents to assist
it in administering the Plan.

          (c)  Limitation of Liability. The Committee and each member thereof
shall be entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other
information furnished to him or her by any executive officer, other officer or
employee of the Corporation or a subsidiary, the Corporation's independent
auditors, consultants or any other agents assisting in the administration of the
Plan. Members of the Committee and any officer or employee of the Corporation or
a subsidiary acting at

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the direction or on behalf of the Committee shall not be personally liable for
any action or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to the
Plan, and shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and
protected by the Corporation with respect to any such action or determination.

     4.   Stock Subject to Plan.

          (a)  Overall Number of Shares Available for Delivery. Subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 10(c) hereof, the total number of shares of
Stock reserved and available for delivery in connection with Awards under the
Plan shall be _________. Any shares of Stock delivered under the Plan shall
consist of authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares.

          (b)  Application of Limitation to Grants of Awards. No Award may be
granted if the number of shares of Stock to be delivered in connection with such
Award or, in the case of an Award relating to shares of Stock but settleable
only in cash (such as cash-only SARs), the number of shares to which such Award
relates, exceeds the number of shares of Stock remaining available under the
Plan minus the number of shares of Stock issuable in settlement of or relating
to then outstanding Awards. The Committee may adopt reasonable counting
procedures to ensure appropriate counting, avoid double counting (as, for
example, in the case of tandem or substitute awards) and make adjustments if the
number of shares of Stock actually delivered differs from the number of shares
previously counted in connection with an Award.

          (c)  Availability of Shares Not Delivered under Awards. Shares of
Stock subject to an Award under the Plan that are canceled, expired, forfeited,
settled in cash or otherwise terminated without a delivery of shares to the
Participant, including (i) the number of shares withheld in payment of any
exercise or purchase price of an Award or award or taxes relating to Awards or
awards, and (ii) the number of shares surrendered in payment of any exercise or
purchase price of an Award or award or taxes relating to any Award or award,
will again be available for Awards under the Plan, except that if any such
shares could not again be available for Awards to a particular Participant under
any applicable law or regulation, such shares shall be available exclusively for
Awards to Participants who are not subject to such limitation.

     5.   Eligibility; Per-Person Award Limitations. Awards may be granted under
the Plan only to Eligible Persons. In each fiscal year during any part of which
the Plan is in effect, an Eligible Person may not be granted Awards relating to
more than 250,000 shares of Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in Section
10(c), under each of Sections 6(b), 6(c), 6(d), 6(e), 6(f), 6(g), 6(h), 8(b) and
8(c). In addition, the maximum amount that may be earned as an Annual Incentive
Award or other annual cash Award in any fiscal year by any one Participant shall
be $2,500,000, and the maximum amount that may be earned as a Performance Award
or other cash Award in respect of a performance period by any one Participant
shall be $5,000,000.

     6.   Specific Terms of Awards.

          (a)  General. Awards may be granted on the terms and conditions set
forth in this Section 6. In addition, the Committee may impose on any Award or
the exercise thereof, at the date

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of grant or thereafter (subject to Section 10(e)), such additional terms and
conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee
shall determine, including terms requiring forfeiture of Awards in the event of
termination of employment by the Participant and terms permitting a Participant
to make elections relating to his or her Award. The Committee shall retain full
power and discretion to accelerate, waive or modify, at any time, any term or
condition of an Award that is not mandatory under the Plan; provided, however,
that the Committee shall not have any discretion to accelerate, waive or modify
any term or condition of an Award that is intended to qualify as
"performance-based compensation" for purposes of Code Section 162(m) if such
discretion would cause the Award not to so qualify.

          (b)  Options. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to
Participants on the following terms and conditions:

               (i)   Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Stock
purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Committee, provided that
such exercise price shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of a share of
Stock on the date of grant of such Option, except as provided under Section 7(a)
hereof.

               (ii)  Time and Method of Exercise. The Committee shall determine
the time or times at which or the circumstances under which an Option may be
exercised in whole or in part (including based on achievement of performance
goals and/or future service requirements), the methods by which such exercise
price may be paid or deemed to be paid, the form of such payment, including,
without limitation, cash, Stock, other Awards or awards granted under other
plans of the Corporation or any subsidiary, or other property (including other
contractual obligations of Participants to make payment on a deferred basis
provided that such deferred payments are not in violation of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, or any rule or regulation adopted thereunder), and the methods by
or forms in which Stock will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to
Participants. In no event may an Option remain exercisable more than ten years
following the date of grant.

               (iii) ISOs. The terms of any ISO granted under the Plan shall
comply in all respects with the provisions of Code Section 422. Anything in the
Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no term of the Plan relating to ISOs
(including any SAR in tandem therewith) shall be interpreted, amended or
altered, nor shall any discretion or authority granted under the Plan be
exercised, so as to disqualify either the Plan or any ISO under Code Section
422.

          (c)  Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee is authorized to grant
SAR's to Participants on the following terms and conditions:

               (i)   Right to Payment. A SAR shall confer on the Participant to
whom it is granted a right to receive, upon exercise thereof, the excess of (A)
the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the date of exercise (or, in the
case of a "Limited SAR", the Fair Market Value determined by reference to the
Change in Control Price, as defined under Section 9(c) hereof) over (B) the
grant price of the SAR as determined by the Committee provided that such grant
price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the
date of grant of such SAR except as provided under Section 7(a) hereof.

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               (ii)  Other Terms. The Committee shall determine at the date of
grant or thereafter, the time or times at which and the circumstances under
which a SAR may be exercised in whole or in part (including based on achievement
of performance goals and/or future service requirements), the method of
exercise, method of settlement, form of consideration payable in settlement,
method by or forms in which Stock will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to
Participants, whether or not a SAR shall be in tandem or in combination with any
other Award, and any other terms and conditions of any SAR. Limited SARs that
may only be exercised in connection with a Change in Control or other event as
specified by the Committee may be granted on such terms, not inconsistent with
this Section 6(c), as the Committee may determine. SARs and Limited SARs may be
either freestanding or in tandem with other Awards.

          (d)  Restricted Stock. The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted
Stock to Participants on the following terms and conditions:

               (i)   Grant and Restrictions. Restricted Stock shall be subject
to such restrictions on transferability, risk of forfeiture and other
restrictions, if any, as the Committee may impose, which restrictions may lapse
separately or in combination at such times, under such circumstances (including
based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements),
in such installments or otherwise, as the Committee may determine at the date of
grant or thereafter. Except to the extent restricted under the terms of the Plan
and any Award agreement relating to the Restricted Stock, a Participant granted
Restricted Stock shall have all of the rights of a shareholder, including the
right to vote the Restricted Stock and the right to receive dividends thereon
(subject to any mandatory reinvestment or other requirement imposed by the
Committee). During the restricted period applicable to the Restricted Stock,
subject to Section 10(b) below, the Restricted Stock may not be sold,
transferred, pledged, hypothecated, margined or otherwise encumbered by the
Participant.

               (ii)  Forfeiture. Except as otherwise determined by the
Committee, upon termination of employment during the applicable restriction
period, Restricted Stock that is at that time subject to restrictions shall be
forfeited and reacquired by the Corporation; provided that the Committee may
provide, by rule or regulation or in any Award agreement, or may determine in
any individual case, that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to
Restricted Stock shall be waived in whole or in part in the event of
terminations resulting from specified causes, and the Committee may in other
cases waive in whole or in part the forfeiture of Restricted Stock.

               (iii) Certificates for Stock. Restricted Stock granted under the
Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine. If
certificates representing Restricted Stock are registered in the name of the
Participant, the Committee may require that such certificates bear an
appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions and restrictions
applicable to such Restricted Stock, that the Corporation retain physical
possession of the certificates, and that the Participant deliver a stock power
to the Corporation, endorsed in blank, relating to the Restricted Stock.

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               (iv)  Dividends and Splits. As a condition to the grant of an
Award of Restricted Stock, the Committee may require or permit a Participant to
elect that any cash dividends paid on a share of Restricted Stock be
automatically reinvested in additional shares of Restricted Stock or applied to
the purchase of additional Awards under the Plan. Unless otherwise determined by
the Committee, Stock distributed in connection with a Stock split or Stock
dividend, and other property distributed as a dividend, shall be subject to
restrictions and a risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Restricted Stock
with respect to which such Stock or other property has been distributed.

          (e)  RSUs. The Committee is authorized to grant RSUs to Participants,
which are rights to receive Stock, cash, or a combination thereof at the end of
a specified deferral period, subject to the following terms and conditions:

               (i)   Award and Restrictions. Satisfaction of an Award of RSUs
shall occur upon expiration of the deferral period specified for such RSUs by
the Committee (or, if permitted by the Committee, as elected by the
Participant). In addition, RSUs shall be subject to such restrictions (which may
include a risk of forfeiture) as the Committee may impose, if any, which
restrictions may lapse at the expiration of the deferral period or at earlier
specified times (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or
future service requirements), separately or in combination, in installments or
otherwise, as the Committee may determine. RSUs may be satisfied by delivery of
Stock, cash equal to the Fair Market Value of the specified number of shares of
Stock covered by the RSUs, or a combination thereof, as determined by the
Committee at the date of grant or thereafter.

               (ii)  Forfeiture. Except as otherwise determined by the
Committee, upon termination of employment during the applicable deferral period
or portion thereof to which forfeiture conditions apply (as provided in the
Award agreement evidencing the RSUs), all RSUs that are at that time subject to
deferral (other than a deferral at the election of the Participant) shall be
forfeited; provided that the Committee, may provide, by rule or regulation or in
any Award agreement, or may determine in any individual case, that restrictions
or forfeiture conditions relating to RSUs shall be waived in whole or in part in
the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and the Committee may
in other cases waive in whole or in part the forfeiture of RSUs.

               (iii) Dividend Equivalents. Unless otherwise determined by the
Committee at date of grant, Dividend Equivalents on the specified number of
shares of Stock covered by an Award of RSUs shall be either (A) paid with
respect to such RSUs at the dividend payment date in cash or in shares of
unrestricted Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such
dividends, or (B) deferred with respect to such RSUs and the amount or value
thereof automatically deemed reinvested in additional RSUs, other Awards or
other investment vehicles, as the Committee shall determine or permit the
Participant to elect.

          (f)  Bonus Stock and Awards in Lieu of Obligations. The Committee is
authorized to grant Stock as a bonus, or to grant Stock or other Awards in lieu
of obligations to pay cash or deliver other property under the Plan or under
other plans or compensatory arrangements, provided that, in the case of
Participants subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the amount of such
grants remains within the discretion of the Committee to the extent necessary to
ensure that acquisitions of

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Stock or other Awards are exempt from liability under Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act. Stock or Awards granted hereunder shall be subject to such other
terms as shall be determined by the Committee.

          (g)  Dividend Equivalents. The Committee is authorized to grant
Dividend Equivalents to a Participant, entitling the Participant to receive
cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property equal in value to dividends paid
with respect to a specified number of shares of Stock, or other periodic
payments. Dividend Equivalents may be awarded on a free-standing basis or in
connection with another Award. The Committee may provide that Dividend
Equivalents shall be paid or distributed when accrued or shall be deemed to have
been reinvested in additional Stock, Awards, or other investment vehicles, and
subject to such restrictions on transferability and risks of forfeiture, as the
Committee may specify.

          (h)  Annual Incentive and Performance Awards. The Committee is
authorized to make Annual Incentive Awards and Performance Awards payable in
cash, Shares, or other Awards, on terms and conditions established by the
Committee, subject to Section 8 in the event of Annual Incentive Awards or
Performance Awards intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" for
purposes of Code Section 162(m).

          (i)  Other Stock-Based Awards. The Committee is authorized, subject to
limitations under applicable law, to grant to Participants such other Awards
that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference
to, or otherwise based on, or related to, Stock, as deemed by the Committee to
be consistent with the purposes of the Plan, including, without limitation,
convertible or exchangeable debt securities, other rights convertible or
exchangeable into Stock, purchase rights for Stock, Awards with value and
payment contingent upon performance of the Corporation or any other factors
designated by the Committee, and Awards valued by reference to the book value of
Stock or the value of securities of or the performance of specified
subsidiaries. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such
Awards. Stock delivered pursuant to an Award in the nature of a purchase right
granted under this Section 6(i) shall be purchased for such consideration, paid
for at such times, by such methods, and in such forms including, without
limitation, cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, as the Committee shall
determine. Cash awards, as an element of or supplement to any other Award under
the Plan, may also be granted pursuant to this Section 6(i).

     7.   Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards.
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          (a)  Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Awards. Awards
granted under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted
either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution or exchange
for, any other Award or any award granted under another plan of the Corporation,
any subsidiary, or any business entity to be acquired by the Corporation or a
subsidiary, or any other right of a Participant to receive payment from the
Corporation or any subsidiary. Such additional, tandem, and substitute or
exchange Awards may be granted at any time. If an Award is granted in
substitution or exchange for another Award or award, the Committee shall require
the surrender of such other Award or award in consideration for the grant of the
new Award. In addition, Awards may be granted in lieu of cash compensation,
including in lieu of cash amounts

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payable under other plans of the Corporation or any subsidiary, in which the
value of Stock subject to the Award is equivalent in value to the cash
compensation (for example, RSUs or Restricted Stock), or in which the exercise
price, grant price or purchase price of the Award in the nature of a right that
may be exercised is equal to the Fair Market Value of the underlying Stock minus
the value of the cash compensation surrendered (for example, Options granted
with an exercise price "discounted" by the amount of the cash compensation
surrendered).

          (b)  Term of Awards. The term of each Award shall be for such period
as may be determined by the Committee; provided that in no event shall the term
of any Option or SAR exceed a period of ten years (or such shorter term as may
be required in respect of an ISO under Code Section 422).

          (c)  Form and Timing of Payment under Awards; Deferrals. Subject to
the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award agreement, payments to be made by
the Corporation or a subsidiary upon the exercise of an Option or other Award or
settlement of an Award may be made in such forms as the Committee shall
determine, including, without limitation, cash, Stock, other Awards or other
property, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or
on a deferred basis. Any installment or deferral provided for in the preceding
sentence shall, however, be subject to the Corporation's compliance with the
provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the rules and regulations adopted
by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, and all applicable rules
of the Nasdaq Stock Market or any national securities exchange on which the
Corporation's securities are listed for trading and, if not listed for trading
on either the Nasdaq Stock Market or a national securities exchange, then the
rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market. The settlement of any Award may be
accelerated, and cash paid in lieu of Stock in connection with such settlement,
in the discretion of the Committee or upon occurrence of one or more specified
events (in addition to a Change in Control). Installment or deferred payments
may be required by the Committee (subject to Section 10(e) of the Plan,
including the consent provisions thereof in the case of any deferral of an
outstanding Award not provided for in the original Award agreement) or permitted
at the election of the Participant on terms and conditions established by the
Committee. Payments may include, without limitation, provisions for the payment
or crediting of reasonable interest on installment or deferred payments or the
grant or crediting of Dividend Equivalents or other amounts in respect of
installment or deferred payments denominated in Stock.

          (d)  Exemptions from Section 16(b) Liability. It is the intent of the
Corporation that the grant of any Awards to or other transaction by a
Participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall be exempt
from Section 16 pursuant to an applicable exemption (except for transactions
acknowledged in writing to be non-exempt by such Participant). Accordingly, if
any provision of this Plan or any Award agreement does not comply with the
requirements of Rule 16b-3 as then applicable to any such transaction, such
provision shall be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to
conform to the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 so that such Participant
shall avoid liability under Section 16(b).

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     8.   Performance and Annual Incentive Awards.
          ---------------------------------------

          (a)  Performance Conditions. The right of a Participant to exercise or
receive a grant or settlement of any Award, and the timing thereof, may be
subject to such performance conditions as may be specified by the Committee. The
Committee may use such business criteria and other measures of performance as it
may deem appropriate in establishing any performance conditions, and may
exercise its discretion to reduce or increase the amounts payable under any
Award subject to performance conditions, except as limited under Sections 8(b)
and 8(c) hereof in the case of a Performance Award or Annual Incentive Award
intended to qualify under Code Section 162(m).

          (b)  Performance Awards Granted to Designated Covered Employees. If
the Committee determines that a Performance Award to be granted to an Eligible
Person who is designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee
should qualify as "performance-based compensation" for purposes of Code Section
162(m), the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Performance Award shall be
contingent upon achievement of preestablished performance goals and other terms
set forth in this Section 8(b).

               (i)   Performance Goals Generally. The performance goals for such
Performance Awards shall consist of one or more business criteria and a targeted
level or levels of performance with respect to each of such criteria, as
specified by the Committee consistent with this Section 8(b). Performance goals
shall be objective and shall otherwise meet the requirements of Code Section
162(m) and regulations thereunder (including Regulation 1.162-27 and successor
regulations thereto), including the requirement that the level or levels of
performance targeted by the Committee result in the achievement of performance
goals being "substantially uncertain". [The performance goals for the Plan must
be submitted to the Board in writing by the Committee. The performance goals may
be altered, adjusted, and modified from time to time.] The Committee may
determine that such Performance Awards shall be granted, exercised and/or
settled upon achievement of any one performance goal or that two or more of the
performance goals must be achieved as a condition to grant, exercise and/or
settlement of such Performance Awards. Performance goals may differ for
Performance Awards granted to any one Participant or to different Participants.

               (ii)  Business Criteria. One or more of the following business
criteria for the Corporation, on a consolidated basis, and/or for specified
subsidiaries or business or geographical units of the Corporation (except with
respect to the total shareholder return and earnings per share criteria), shall
be used by the Committee in establishing performance goals for such Performance
Awards: (1) earnings per share, (2) increase in revenues or margin: (3) increase
in cash flow; (4) operating margin; (5) return on net assets, return on assets,
return on investment, return on capital, return on equity; (6) economic value
added; (7) direct contribution; (8) net income; pretax earnings: pretax earnings
before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA); pretax earnings
after interest expense and before extraordinary or special items; operating
income; income before interest income or expense, unusual items and income taxes
(local, state or federal) and excluding budgeted and actual bonuses which might
be paid under any ongoing bonus plans of the Corporation; (9) working capital;
(10) management of fixed costs or variable costs; (11) identification or
consummation of investment opportunities or completion of specified projects in
accordance with corporate business plans, including strategic mergers,
acquisitions or divestitures; (12) total

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shareholder return; (13) debt reduction; and (14) any of the above goals
determined on an absolute or relative basis or as compared to the performance of
a published or special index deemed applicable by the Committee including, but
not limited to, the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index or a group of comparable
companies. One or more of the foregoing business criteria shall also be
exclusively used in establishing performance goals for Annual Incentive Awards
granted to a Covered Employee under Section 8(c) hereof.

               (iii) Performance Period; Timing for Establishing Performance
Goals. Achievement of performance goals in respect of such Performance Awards
shall be measured over a performance period of up to ten years, as specified by
the Committee. Performance goals shall be established not later than 90 days
after the beginning of any performance period applicable to such Performance
Awards, or at such other date as may be required or permitted for
"performance-based compensation" under Code Section 162(m).

               (iv)  Performance Award Pool. The Committee may establish a
Performance Award pool, which shall be an unfunded pool, for purposes of
measuring performance of the Corporation in connection with Performance Awards.
The amount of such Performance Award pool shall be based upon the achievement of
a performance goal or goals based on one or more of the business criteria set
forth in Section 8(b)(ii) hereof during the given performance period, as
specified by the Committee in accordance with Section 8(b)(iii) hereof. The
Committee may specify the amount of the Performance Award pool as a percentage
of any of such business criteria, a percentage thereof in excess of a threshold
amount, or as another amount which need not bear a strictly mathematical
relationship to such business criteria.

               (v)   Settlement of Performance Awards; Other Terms. After the
end of each performance period, the Committee shall determine the amount, if
any, of (A) the Performance Award pool, and the maximum amount of potential
Performance Award payable to each Participant in the Performance Award pool, or
(B) the amount of potential Performance Award otherwise payable to each
Participant. Settlement of such Performance Awards shall be in cash, Stock,
other Awards or other property, in the discretion of the Committee. The
Committee may, in its discretion, reduce the amount of a settlement otherwise to
be made in connection with such Performance Awards, but may not exercise
discretion to increase any such amount payable to a Covered Employee in respect
of a Performance Award subject to this Section 8(b). The Committee shall specify
the circumstances in which such Performance Awards shall be paid or forfeited in
the event of termination of employment by the Participant prior to the end of a
performance period or settlement of Performance Awards.

          (c)  Annual Incentive Awards Granted to Designated Covered Employees.
If the Committee determines that an Annual Incentive Award to be granted to an
Eligible Person who is designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered
Employee should qualify as a performance-based compensation" for purposes of
Code Section 162(m), the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Annual
Incentive Award shall be contingent upon achievement of preestablished
performance goals and other terms set forth in this Section 8(c).

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               (i)   Annual Incentive Award Pool. The Committee may establish an
Annual Incentive Award pool, which shall be an unfunded pool, for purposes of
measuring performance of the Corporation in connection with Annual Incentive
Awards. The amount of such Annual Incentive Award pool shall be based upon the
achievement of a performance goal or goals based on one or more of the business
criteria set forth in Section 8(b)(ii) hereof during the given performance
period, as specified by the Committee in accordance with Section 8(b)(iii)
hereof. The Committee may specify the amount of the Annual Incentive Award pool
as a percentage of any of such business criteria, a percentage thereof in excess
of a threshold amount, or as another amount which need not bear a strictly
mathematical relationship to such business criteria.

               (ii)  Potential Annual Incentive Awards. Not later than the end
of the 90th day of each fiscal year, or at such other date as may be required or
permitted in the case of Awards intended to be "performance-based compensation"
under Code Section 162(m), the Committee shall determine the Eligible Persons
who will potentially receive Annual Incentive Awards, and the amounts
potentially payable thereunder, for that fiscal year, either out of an Annual
Incentive Award pool established by such date under Section 8(c)(i) hereof or as
individual Annual Incentive Awards. In the case of individual Annual Incentive
Awards intended to qualify under Code Section 162(m), the amount potentially
payable shall be based upon the achievement of a performance goal or goals based
on one or more of the business criteria set forth in Section 8(b)(ii) hereof in
the given performance year, as specified by the Committee; in other cases, such
amount shall be based on such criteria as shall be established by the Committee.
In all cases, the maximum Annual Incentive Award of any Participant shall be
subject to the limitation set forth in Section 5 hereof.

               (iii) Payout of Annual Incentive Awards. After the end of each
fiscal year, the Committee shall determine the amount, if any, of (A) the Annual
Incentive Award pool, and the maximum amount of potential Annual Incentive Award
payable to each Participant in the Annual Incentive Award pool, or (B) the
amount of potential Annual Incentive Award otherwise payable to each
Participant. The Committee may, in its discretion, determine that the amount
payable to any Participant as a final Annual Incentive Award shall be increased
or reduced from the amount of his or her potential Annual Incentive Award,
including a determination to make no final Award whatsoever, but may not
exercise discretion to increase any such amount in the case of an Annual
Incentive Award intended to qualify under Code Section 162(m). The Committee
shall specify the circumstances in which an Annual Incentive Award shall be paid
or forfeited in the event of termination of employment by the Participant prior
to the end of a fiscal year or settlement of such Annual Incentive Award.

          (d)  Written Determinations. All determinations by the Committee as
to the establishment of performance goals, the amount of any Performance Award
pool or potential individual Performance Awards and as to the achievement of
performance goals relating to Performance Awards under Section 8(b), and the
amount of any Annual Incentive Award pool or potential individual Annual
Incentive Awards and the amount of final Annual Incentive Awards under Section
8(c), shall be made in writing in the case of any Award intended to qualify
under Code Section 162(m). The Committee may not delegate any responsibility
relating to such Performance Awards or Annual Incentive Awards.

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          (e)  Status of Section 8(b) and Section 8(c) Awards under Code Section
162(m). It is the intent of the Corporation that Performance Awards and Annual
Incentive Awards under Sections 8(b) and 8(c) hereof granted to persons who are
designated by the Committee as likely to be Covered Employees within the meaning
of Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder (including Regulation 1.162-27
and successor regulations thereto) shall, if so designated by the Committee,
constitute "performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Code Section
162(m) and regulations thereunder. Accordingly, the terms of Sections 8(b), (c),
(d) and (e), including the definitions of Covered Employee and other terms used
therein, shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with Code Section 162(m)
and regulations thereunder. The foregoing notwithstanding, because the Committee
cannot determine with certainty whether a given Participant will be a Covered
Employee with respect to a fiscal year that has not yet been completed, the term
Covered Employee as used herein shall mean only a person designated by the
Committee, at the time of grant of Performance Awards or an Annual Incentive
Award, as likely to be a Covered Employee with respect to that fiscal year. If
any provision of the Plan as in effect on the date of adoption or any agreements
relating to Performance Awards or Annual Incentive Awards that are designated as
intended to comply with Code Section 162(m) does not comply or is inconsistent
with the requirements of Code Section 162(m) or regulations thereunder, such
provision shall be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to
conform to such requirements.

     9.   Change in Control.
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          (a)  Effect of "Change In Control". In the event of a "Change in
Control," the following provisions shall apply unless otherwise provided in the
Award agreement:

               (i)   Any Award carrying a right to exercise that was not
previously exercisable and vested shall become fully exercisable and vested as
of the time of the Change in Control and shall remain exercisable and vested for
the balance of the stated term of such Award, subject to provisions, if any,
contained in the Award, and subject further to applicable restrictions set forth
in Section 10(a) hereof;

               (ii)  The restrictions, deferral of settlement and forfeiture
conditions applicable to any other Award granted under the Plan shall lapse and
such Awards shall be deemed fully vested as of the time of the Change in
Control, except to the extent of any waiver by the Participant and subject to
applicable restrictions set forth in Section 10(a) hereof; and

               (iii) With respect to any outstanding Award subject to
achievement of performance goals and conditions under the Plan, such performance
goals and other conditions will be deemed to be met if and to the extent so
provided in the Award agreement relating to such Award.

          (b)  Definition of "Change In Control". A "Change in Control" shall be
deemed to have occurred if:

               (i)   any Person (other than the Corporation, any trustee or
other fiduciary holding securities under any employee benefit plan of the
Corporation, or any company owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders
of the Corporation immediately prior to the occurrence

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with respect to which the evaluation is being made in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership of the common stock of the Corporation) acquires
securities of the Corporation and immediately thereafter is the Beneficial Owner
(except that a Person shall be deemed to be the Beneficial Owner of all shares
that any such Person has the right to acquire pursuant to any agreement or
arrangement or upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options or
otherwise, without regard to the 60-day period referred to in Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation
representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation's then
outstanding securities (except that an acquisition of original issue securities
directly from the Corporation shall not be deemed an acquisition for purposes of
this clause (i));

               (ii)  during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who
at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new director
(other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement
with the Corporation to effect a transaction described in clause (i), (iii), or
(iv) of this paragraph) whose election by the Board or nomination for election
by the Corporation'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 two-year period or whose election or nomination for election was
previously so approved but excluding for this purpose any such new director
whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or
threatened election contest (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation
14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other actual or threatened
solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of an individual,
corporation, partnership, group, associate or other entity or Person other than
the Board, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board;

               (iii) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the
Corporation with any other entity, other than (i) a merger or consolidation
which would result in the voting securities of the Corporation outstanding
immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining
outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving or
resulting entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the surviving or
resulting entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation or
(ii) a merger or consolidation in which no premium is intended to be paid to any
shareholder participating in the merger or consolidation;

               (iv)  the stockholders of the Corporation approve a plan or
agreement for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the
consolidated assets of the Corporation (other than such a sale or disposition
immediately after which such assets will be owned directly or indirectly by the
stockholders of the Corporation, in substantially the same proportions as their
ownership of the common stock of the Corporation immediately prior to such sale
or disposition) in which case the Board shall determine the effective date of
the Change in Control resulting therefrom; or

               (v)   any other event occurs which the Board determines, in its
discretion, would materially alter the structure of the Corporation or its
ownership.

          (c)  Definition of "Change In Control Price". The "Change in Control
Price" means an amount in cash equal to the higher of (i) the amount of cash and
fair market value of property that is the highest price per share paid
(including extraordinary dividends) in any transaction

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triggering the Change in Control or any liquidation of shares following a sale
of substantially all assets of the Corporation, or (ii) the highest Fair Market
Value per share at any time during the 60-day period preceding and 60-day period
following the Change in Control.

     10.  General Provisions.
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          (a)  Compliance with Legal and Other Requirements. The Corporation
may, to the extent deemed necessary or advisable by the Committee, postpone the
issuance or delivery of Stock or payment of other benefits under any Award until
completion of such registration or qualification of such Stock or other required
action under any federal or state law, rule or regulation, listing or other
required action with respect to any stock exchange or automated quotation system
upon which the Stock or other securities of the Corporation are listed or
quoted, or compliance with any other obligation of the Corporation, as the
Committee may consider appropriate, and may require any Participant to make such
representations, furnish such information and comply with or be subject to such
other conditions as it may consider appropriate in connection with the issuance
or delivery of Stock or payment of other benefits in compliance with applicable
laws, rules, and reasons, listing requirements or other obligations.

          (b)  Limits on Transferability; Beneficiaries. No Award or other right
or interest granted under the Plan shall be pledged, hypothecated or otherwise
encumbered or subject to any lien, obligation or liability of such Participant
to any party (other than the Corporation or a subsidiary), or assigned or
transferred by such Participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent
and distribution or to a Beneficiary upon the death of a Participant, and such
Awards or rights that may be exercisable shall be exercised during the lifetime
of the Participant only by the Participant or his or her guardian or legal
representative, except that Awards and other rights (other than ISOs and SARs in
tandem therewith) may be transferred to one or more Beneficiaries or other
transferees during the lifetime of the Participant, and may be exercised by such
transferees in accordance with the terms of such Award, but only if and to the
extent such transfers are permitted by the Committee pursuant to the express
terms of an Award agreement (subject to any terms and conditions which the
Committee may impose thereon). A Beneficiary, transferee, or other person
claiming any rights under the Plan from or through any Participant shall be
subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award agreement
applicable to such Participant, except as otherwise determined by the Committee,
and to any additional terms and conditions deemed necessary or appropriate by
the Committee.

          (c)  Adjustments. In the event that any dividend or other distribution
(whether in the form of cash, Stock, or other property), recapitalization,
forward or reverse split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off,
combination, repurchase, share exchange, liquidation, dissolution or other
similar transaction or event affects the Stock such that an adjustment is
determined by the Committee to be appropriate under the Plan, then the Committee
shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the
number and kind of shares of Stock which may be delivered in connection with
Awards granted thereafter, (ii) the number and kind of shares of Stock by which
annual per-person Award limitations are measured under Section 5 hereof, (iii)
the number and kind of shares of Stock subject to or deliverable in respect of
outstanding Awards and (iv) the exercise price, grant price or purchase price
relating to any Award and/or make provision for

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payment of cash or other property in respect of any outstanding Award. In
addition, the business unit, or the financial statements of the Corporation or
any subsidiary, or in response to changes in applicable laws, regulations,
accounting principles, tax rates and regulations or business conditions or in
view of the Committee's assessment of the, business strategy of the Corporation,
any subsidiary or business unit thereof, performance of comparable
organizations, economic and business conditions, personal performance of a
Participant, and any other circumstances deemed relevant; provided, that no such
adjustment shall be authorized or made if and to the extent that such authority
or the making of such adjustment would cause Options, SARs, Performance Awards
granted under Section 8(b) hereof or Annual Incentive Awards granted under
Section 8(c) hereof to Participants designated by the Committee as Covered
Employees and intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" under Code
Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder to otherwise fail to qualify as
"performance-based compensation" under Code Section 162(m) and regulations
thereunder.

          (d)  Taxes. The Corporation and any subsidiary is authorized to
withhold from any Award granted, any payment relating to an Award under the
Plan, including from a distribution of Stock, or any payroll or other payment to
a Participant, amounts of withholding and other taxes due or potentially payable
in connection with any transaction involving an Award, and to take such other
action as the Committee may deem advisable to enable the Corporation and
Participants to satisfy obligations for the payment of withholding taxes and
other tax obligations relating to any Award. This authority shall include
authority to withhold or receive Stock or other property and to make cash
payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of a Participant's tax obligations,
either on a mandatory or elective basis in the discretion of the Committee.

          (e)  Changes to the Plan and Awards. The Board may amend, alter,
suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan or the Committee's authority to grant
Awards under the Plan without the consent of shareholders or Participants,
except that any amendment or alteration to the Plan shall be subject to the
approval of the Corporation's shareholders not later than the annual meeting
next following such Board action if such shareholder approval is required by any
federal or state law or regulation or the rules of any stock exchange or
automated quotation system on which the Stock may then be listed or quoted, and
the Board may otherwise, in its discretion, determine to submit other such
changes to the Plan to shareholders for approval; provided, that without the
consent of an affected Participant, no such Board action may materially and
adversely affect the rights of such Participant under any previously granted and
outstanding Award. The Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, or
amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate any Award theretofore granted
and any Award agreement relating thereto, except as otherwise provided in the
Plan; provided that, without the consent of an affected Participant, no such
Committee action may materially and adversely affect the rights of such
Participant under such Award. In addition, the Board shall also have the
authority to modify the Plan, to the extent it deems necessary or desirable in
its sole discretion, to minimize the taxes incurred by either the Corporation or
any Participant relating to any Award.

          (f)  Limitation on Rights Conferred under Plan. Neither the Plan nor
any action taken hereunder shall be construed as (i) giving any Eligible Person
or Participant the right to continue as an Eligible Person or Participant or in
the employ or service of the Corporation or a subsidiary, (ii) interfering in
any way with the right of the Corporation or a subsidiary to terminate

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any Eligible Person's or Participant's employment or service at any time, (iii)
giving an Eligible Person or Participant any claim to be granted any Award under
the Plan or to be treated uniformly with other Participants and employees, or
(iv) conferring on a Participant any of the rights of a shareholder of the
Corporation unless and until the Participant is duly issued or transferred
shares of Stock in accordance with the terms of an Award.

          (g)  Unfunded Status of Awards, Creation of Trusts. The Plan is
intended to constitute an "unfunded" plan for certain incentive awards and
deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a
Participant or obligation to deliver Stock pursuant to an Award, nothing
contained in the Plan or any Award shall give any such Participant any rights
that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Corporation.

          (h)  Nonexclusivity of the Plan. Neither the adoption of the Plan by
the Board nor its submission to the shareholders of the Corporation for approval
shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board or a
committee thereof to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem
desirable including incentive arrangements and awards which do not qualify under
Code Section 162(m).

          (i)  Payments in the Event of Forfeitures; Fractional Shares. Unless
otherwise determined by the Committee, in the event of a forfeiture of an Award
with respect to which a Participant paid cash or other consideration, the
Participant shall be repaid the amount of such cash or other consideration. No
fractional shares of Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or
any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash, other Awards or other
property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether
such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise
eliminated.

          (j)  Governing Law. The validity, construction and effect of the Plan,
any rules and regulations under the Plan, and any Award agreement shall be
determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving
effect to principles of conflict of laws, and applicable federal law.

          (k)  Plan Authorization, Bankruptcy Court Confirmation Order and
Shareholder Approval. The Plan shall be authorized on the date upon which an
Order confirming the Second Amended Plan of Reorganization of Seitel, Inc., or
an amended or successor plan, is entered on the docket of the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, and shall be effective on such
date as the Plan is adopted by the shareholders of the Corporation at an annual
or special meeting of shareholders held within twelve months from the Plan
authorization date.

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                                                                    Exhibit 10.6

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT made and entered into as of February 17, 2004 by and between SEITEL
INC., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the
"Company"), and RANDALL D. STILLEY (the "Executive").

                               W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the Executive and to enter into an
agreement embodying the terms of such employment (this "Agreement") and the
Executive desires to enter into this Agreement and to accept such employment,
subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained
herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is
mutually acknowledged, the Company and the Executive (individually a "Party" and
together the `Parties") agree as follows:

1.  Definitions.

           (a)   "Affiliate" of a specified person or entity shall mean a person
    or entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is
    under common control with, the person or entity specified.

           (b)   "Base Salary" shall mean the annualized salary provided for in
    Section 4 below.

           (c)   "Board" shall mean the Hoard of Directors of the Company.

           (d)   "Cause" shall mean:

                 (i)   willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Executive
                 in the performance of his duties under this Agreement;

                 (ii)  breach of a material duty by the Executive in the course
                 of his employment, which, if curable, is not substantially
                 cured within 10 days after Executive's receipt of written
                 notice from the Company;

                 (iii) willful failure by the Executive to perform his duties,
                 if not cured within 10 days after Executive's receipt of
                 written notice from the Company, other than a failure resulting
                 from Executive's incapacity due to physical or mental illness
                 or for the assignment of duties that would constitute Good
                 Reason;

                 (iv)  a material violation by the Executive of the Company's
                 Code of Business Conduct; or

                 (v)   conviction of the Executive of, or a plea of nolo
                 contrendere to, a felony, or his engagement in other willful
                 misconduct which is materially injurious to the business or
                 reputation of the Company.

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           (e)   "Commencement Date" shall mean February 17, 2004.

           (f)   "Date of Termination" shall mean:

                 (i)   if the Executive's employment is terminated by the
                 Company, the date the Company informs the Executive that his
                 employment is so terminated;

                 (ii)  if the Executive voluntarily resigns his employment, 30
                 days after receipt by the Company of written notice that the
                 Executive is terminating his employment (provided, that the
                 Company may accelerate the Date of Termination to an earlier
                 date by providing the Executive with notice of such action, or,
                 alternatively, the Company may place the Executive on paid
                 leave during such period);

                 (iii) if the Executive's employment is terminated by reason of
                 death, the date of death; or

                 (iv)  if the Executive resigns his employment for Good Reason,
                 30 days after receipt by the Company of timely written notice
                 from the Executive in accordance with Section 1(h) below unless
                 the Company cures the event or events giving rise to Good
                 Reason within 30 days after receipt of such written notice,

           (g)   "Disability" shall mean the Executive's inability, due to
     physical or mental incapacity, to substantially perform his duties and
     responsibilities for a period of 90 days during any six-month period as
     determined by a medical doctor selected by the Company and reasonably
     acceptable to the Executive.

           (h)   "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence of any of the
     following without the Executive's consent:

                 (i)   a material diminution in the Executive's authority,
                 duties or responsibilities as normally-associated with the
                 position of Chief Executive Officer in a company the size and
                 nature of the Company,

                 (ii)  a reduction in the Executive's Base Salary;

                 (iii) a change in reporting structure so that the Executive
                 reports to someone other than the Board or the Chairman of the
                 Board; or ,

                 (iv)  the relocation of the Executive's principal place of
                 employment to a location more than 50 miles from his principal
                 place of employment with the Company.

     Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Executive shall not be
entitled to resign for Good Reason unless the Executive gives the Company
written notice of the event constituting "Good Reason" within 90 days of the
occurrence of such event and the Company fails to cure such event within 30 days
after receipt of such notice.

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           (i)   "Initial Term" shall mean the period beginning on the
     Commencement Date and ending at the close of business on the day before the
first anniversary of the Commencement Date.

           (j)   "Term" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
     2 below.

2.   Team of Employment.

     The term of the Executive's employment hereunder shall begin on the
Commencement pate and end at the close of business on the day before the first
anniversary of the Commencement Date (the "Initial Term"); provided, however,
that the Initial Term shall thereafter be automatically extended for additional
one-year periods (together with the Initial Term, the "Term") unless either the
Company or the Executive gives the other written notice at least 90 days prior
to the then-scheduled expiration of the Team that such Party is electing not to
so extend the Term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Term shall end on the
date on which the Executive's employment is terminated by either Party in
accordance with the provisions herein.

3.   Position; Duties and Responsibilities.

     During the Term, the Executive shall be employed as the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company and shall be responsible for the general management of
the affairs of the Company and shall perform such other duties and
responsibilities as reasonably determined by the Board consistent with the
duties and responsibilities normally associated with such position in a company
the size and nature of the Company. The Executive, in carrying out his duties
under this Agreement, shall report to the Board. The Executive shall devote all
of his business time, energy and best efforts to the business and affairs of the
Company. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, nothing shall preclude
the Executive from (i) subject to the reasonable approval of the Board, serving
on the boards of directors of trade associations and/or charitable
organizations, (ii) engaging in charitable activities and community affairs and
(iii) managing his personal investments and affairs, provided that the
activities described in the preceding clauses (i) through (iii) do not interfere
with the proper performance of his duties and responsibilities for the Company.

4.   Base Salary.

     During the Term, the Executive shall be paid an annualized Base Salary of
$350,000 payable in accordance with the regular payroll practices of the
Company. During the Initial Term, the Base Salary shall be fixed and not subject
to review by the Board. During the Term that extends beyond the Initial Term,
the Base Salary may be increased, but not decreased, from time to time by the
Board or its Compensation Committee. The Executive shall not be entitled to any
compensation for service as a member of the Board or for service as an officer
or member of any board of directors of any Affiliate.

5.   Annual Incentive Awards.

     During the Term, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in the
Company's Annual Performance Pay Plan or any successor annual incentive plan
approved by the Board or its Compensation Committee. The amount and payment of
any award under such plan shall be determined by the Board or its Compensation
Committee. For calendar year 2004 only, the Executive shall be entitled to
receive an

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annual incentive award of up to 60% of his Base Salary. Any annual incentive
award shall be payable when bonuses for the applicable performance period are
paid to other senior executives of the Company.

6.   Stock Options.

     At such time as a stock option plan is established after the effective date
of the Company's Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization, the Executive shall be
eligible to participate in the plan at a level appropriate to his position with
the Company.

7.   Employee Benefit Programs.

     During the Term, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all
employee savings and welfare benefit plans and programs made available to the
Company's senior-level executives on a basis no less favorable than provided to
other similarly-situated executives, as such plans or programs may be in effect
from time to time, including, without limitation, savings and other retirement
plans or programs, medical, dental, hospitalization, short-term and long-term
disability and life insurance plans, accidental death and dismemberment
protection, travel accident insurance, and any other pension or retirement plans
or programs and any other employee welfare benefit plans or programs that maybe
sponsored by the Company from time to time.

8.   Reimbursement of Business and Other Expenses; Perquisites; Vacation.

     (a)   During the Term, the Executive is authorized to incur reasonable
expenses in carrying out his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement
and the Company shall promptly reimburse him for all business and entertainment
expenses incurred in connection with carrying out the business of the Company,
subject to documentation in accordance with the Company's policy.

     (b)   The Executive shall be entitled to perquisites provided other
senior-level executives.

     (c)   The Executive shall be entitled to four weeks paid vacation per year.

9.   Termination of Employment.

     (a)   Termination Without Cause by the Company or Resignation for Good
Reason by the Executive. In the event the Executive's employment is terminated
without Cause by the Company (other than upon death or Disability) or the
Executive resigns for Good Reason (other than upon death or Disability), and the
following bas occurred: (1) the Delaware Bankruptcy Court approves the Company's
disclosure statement,(2) the Effective Date occurs, (3) the Board of the Debtor
does not exercise any "fiduciary Out" provision of the modified plan,(4) no
"Alternative Plan" is proposed by the largest creditor,(5) distribution to
holders of claims in accordance with terms of the modified Plan is completed.
(6) the new Board of the reorganized Debtor is in place, the Executive shall be
entitled to:

           (i)   Base Salary through the Date of Termination;

           (ii)  any unpaid bonus earned with respect to any year preceding the
     Date of Termination and payable when bonuses for such year are paid to
     other Company executives;

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            (iii)   twenty-four monthly payments, the fast of which commences on
     the first monthly anniversary of the Date of Termination and the amount of
     each of such payment equal to one-twelfth of his Base Salary on the Date of
     Termination;

            (iv)    a prorata bonus for the year in which the Date of
     Termination occurs (determined by multiplying the amount the Executive
     would have received had employment continued through the end of such year
     by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during such
     year that the Executive is employed by the Company and the denominator of
     which is 365), payable when bonuses for such fiscal year are paid to other
     Company executives;

            (v)     immediate vesting of all options granted pursuant to Section
     6 hereof that are outstanding on the Date of Termination and such options
     remaining exercisable for two years following the Date of Termination (but
     not beyond the expiration date of the options);

            (vi)    continued participation for six months for the Executive and
     his eligible dependents in the Company's medical and dental plans in which
     he and his eligible dependents were participating immediately prior to the
     Date of Termination;

            (vii)   any amounts earned, accrued or owing to the Executive but
     not yet paid under Section B above; and

            (viii)  except as otherwise provided in Section 9(d) below, any
     additional payment and benefit in accordance with the applicable plans and
     programs of the Company.

     (b)    Termination upon Death or Disability. In the event the Executive's
employment is terminated upon death or Disability, the Executive (or his estate
or legal representative, as the case may be) shall be entitled to:

            (i)     Base Salary through the Date of Termination;

            (ii)    any unpaid bonus earned with respect to any year preceding
     the Date of Termination and payable when bonuses for such year are paid to
     other Company executives;

            (iii)   a prorata bonus for the year in which the Date of
     Termination occurs (determined by multiplying the amount the Executive
     would have received had employment continued through the end of such year
     by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during such
     fiscal year that the Executive is employed by the Company and the
     denominator of which is 365), payable when bonuses for such year are paid
     to other Company executives;

            (iv)    treatment of outstanding options in accordance with the
     applicable plan and award agreement, provided that the portion of the such
     options that has vested as of the Date of Termination shall remain
     exercisable for one year following the Date of Termination;

            (v)     any amounts earned, accrued or owing to the Executive but
     not yet paid under Section 8 above; and

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            (vi)   any additional payment and benefit in accordance with
     applicable plans or programs of the Company.

     (c)    Termination by the Company for Cause or a Voluntary Resignation by
the Executive. In the event the Company terminates the Executive's employment
for Cause or the Executive voluntarily resigns, the Executive shall be entitled
to:

            (i)    Base Salary through the Date of Termination;

            (ii)   treatment of outstanding equity awards in accordance with the
     applicable plan and award agreement;

            (iii)  any amounts earned, accrued or owing to the Executive but not
     yet paid under Section 8 above; and

            (iv)   any additional payment and benefit in accordance with the
     applicable plans or programs of the Company.

            (v)    A voluntary resignation by the Executive of his employment
     shall be effective upon 30 days prior written notice by the Executive to
     the Company, subject to earlier termination by the Company as provided in
     Section 1(f)(ii) above, and, provided such notice is given, shall not be
     deemed a breach of this Agreement.

     (d)    Termination as a result of an Election by Company Not to Extend the
Term. In the event the Company elects not to extend the Term pursuant to Section
2 hereof, and the Executive continues to be employed with the Company to the end
of the Term, at the end of the Term the Executive shall be entitled to:

            (i)    Base Salary through the Date of Termination;

            (ii)   any unpaid bonus earned with respect to any year preceding
     the Date of Termination and payable when bonuses for such year are paid to
     other Company executives;

            (iii)  treatment of outstanding equity awards in accordance with the
     applicable plan and award agreement;

            (iv)   continued participation for six month for the Executive and
     his eligible dependents in the Company's medical and dental plans in which
     he and his eligible dependents were participating immediately prior to the
     Date of Termination;

            (v)    any amounts earned, accrued or owing to the Executive but not
     yet paid under Section 8 above; and

            (vi)   any additional payment and benefit in accordance with the
     applicable plans or programs of the Company.

     (e)    Exclusivity of Benefits: Release of Claims. Any payments provided
pursuant to Section 9(a) above shall be in lieu of any salary continuation
arrangements under any other severance

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program of the Company. In order to be entitled to the payments, rights and
other entitlements in Section 9(a) above, the Executive shall be required to
execute and deliver a general release o f claims against the Company in the form
provided to him by the Company and not revoke such general release within the
applicable revocation period.

     (f)   Nature of Payments. Any amounts due under this Section 9 are in the
nature of severance payments considered to be reasonable by the Company and are
not in the nature of a penalty.

     (g)   No Mitigation; Termination of Severance. In the event of termination
of his employment for any reason, the Executive shall be under no obligation to
seek other employment and there shall be no offset against amounts due to him on
account of any remuneration or benefits provided by any subsequent employment he
may obtain.

     (h)   Resignation. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
upon the termination of the Executive's employment for any reason, unless
otherwise requested by the Board, he shall immediately resign from the Board,
from all boards of directors of any Affiliate of the Company of which he may be
a member, and as a trustee of, or fiduciary to, any employee benefit plans of
the Company or any Affiliate. The Executive hereby agrees to execute any and all
documentation of such resignations upon request by the Company, but he shall be
treated for all purposes as having so resigned upon termination of his
employment, regardless of when or whether he executes any such documentation.

     (i)   Excise Tax. n the event that any payment or benefit made or provided
to or for the benefit of the Executive in connection with this Agreement or his
employment with the Company or the termination thereof (a "Change of Control
Payment") is determined to be subject to any excise tax ("Excise Tax") imposed
by Section 4999 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (or any successor to such
section), if it is determined that, on an after-Excise Tax basis. the
Executive's economic benefit would be increased if the Company reduced the
Change in Control Payments to be provided to the Executive to the extent
necessary to avoid the imposition of the Excise Tax, the Company will reduce
such Change in Control Payments to the Executive. The determination regarding
the Excise Tax will be made by an expert on the issues related to the Excise Tax
selected by the Company and approved by the Executive. The same expert will be
used for the determination of any other Excise Taxes due relating to a Change in
Control for any other employee.

10.  Confidentiality, Assignment of Rights.

     (a)   During the Term and thereafter, other than in the ordinary course of
performing his duties for the Company or as required in connection with
providing any cooperation to the Company pursuant to Section 13 below, the
Executive agrees that he shall not disclose to anyone or make use of any trade
secret or proprietary or confidential information of the Company or any
Affiliate of the Company, including such trade secret or proprietary or
confidential information of any customer or other entity to which the Company
owes an obligation not to disclose such information, which he acquires during
the course of his employment, including, but not limited to, records kept in the
ordinary course of business, except when required to do so by a court of law, by
any governmental agency having supervisory authority over the business of the
Company or by any administrative or legislative body (including a committee
thereof) with apparent or actual jurisdiction to order him to divulge, disclose
or make-accessible such information. In the event the Executive is requested to
disclose information as contemplated in the preceding sentence, the Executive
agrees, unless otherwise prohibited

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by law, to give the Company's General Counsel prompt written notice of any
request for disclosure in advance of the Executive making such disclosure in
order to permit the Company a reasonable opportunity to challenge such
disclosure. The foregoing shall not apply to information that (i) was known to
the public prior to its disclosure to the Executive; or (ii) becomes known to
the public subsequent to disclosure by the Executive through no wrongful act of
the Executive or any representative of the Executive,

     (b)   The Executive hereby sells, assigns and transfers to the Company all
of his right, title and interest in and to all inventions, discoveries,
improvements and copyrightable subject matter (the "rights") which during the
course of his employment are made or conceived by him, alone or with others, and
which are within or arise out of any general field of the Company's business or
arise out of any work he performs, or information he receives regarding the
business of the Company, while employed by the Company. The Executive shall
fully disclose to the Company as promptly as available all information known or
possessed by him concerning the rights referred to in the preceding sentence,
and upon request by the Company and without any further remuneration in any form
to him by the Company, but at the expense of the Company, execute all
applications for patents and for copyright registration, assignments thereof and
other instruments and do all things which the Company may deem necessary to vest
and maintain in it the entire right, title and interest in and to all such
rights,

     (c)   Except as otherwise may be required by law, the Executive agrees that
at the time of the termination of employment, whether at the instance o f the
Executive or the Company, and regardless of the reasons therefore, he will
deliver to the Company, and not keep or deliver to anyone else, any and all
notes, files, memoranda, papers and, in general, any and all physical matter and
computer files containing information, including any and all documents relating
to the conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates which are
in his possession or control, except for (i) any documents for which the Company
has given written consent to removal at the time of termination of the
Executive's employment and (ii) any information the Executive reasonably
believes maybe necessary for his tax purposes.

11.  Non-Competition. Non-Solicitation.

     (a)   During the Term and for 12 months following the Date of Termination,
the Executive agrees that he shall not, other than in the ordinary course of
performing his duties hereunder or as agreed by the Company in writing, engage
in a "Competitive Business," directly or indirectly, as an individual, partner,
shareholder, director, officer, principal, agent, employee, trustee, consultant,
or in any relationship or capacity, in any geographic location in which the
Company or any of its Affiliates is engaged in business. The Executive shall not
be deemed to be in violation of this Section 11(a) by reason of the fact that he
owns or acquires, solely as an investment, up to two percent (2%) of the
outstanding equity securities (measured by value) of any entity. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, with respect to an entity which is engaged in both a Competitive
Business and anon-Competitive Business, the Executive may provide services to
the non-Competitive Business provided the Executive does not render any services
or advice, directly or indirectly, to the Competitive Business.

     "Competitive Business" shall mean seismic industry.

     (b)   The Executive agrees that for a period of 12 months following the
Date of

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Termination, he will not, without the prior written consent of the Company,
directly or indirectly, hire any employee of the Company or any of its
Affiliates, or knowingly solicit or encourage any employee to leave the employ
of the Company or its Affiliates, as the case may be.

     (c)   The Executive agrees that for a period of 12 months following the
bate of Termination, he will not, without the prior written consent of the
Company, knowingly solicit or encourage any customer of the Company or any of
its Affiliates to reduce or cease its business with the Company or any such
Affiliate or otherwise knowingly interfere with the relationship of the Company
or any Affiliate with its customers.

12.  Injunctive and Other Relief.

     The Executive expressly agrees and acknowledges any breach or threatened
breach of any obligation under Section 10 or Section 11 above will cause the
Company irreparable harm for which there is no adequate remedy at law, and as a
result of this the Company shall be entitled to the issuance by a court of
competent jurisdiction of an injunction, restraining order or other equitable
relief in favor of itself, without the necessity of posting a bond, restraining
the Executive from committing or continuing to commit any such violation.

13.  Cooperation.

     Following the Date of Termination, upon reasonable request by the Company,
the Executive shall cooperate with the Company with respect to any litigation or
other dispute relating to any matter in which he was involved or had knowledge
during his employment with the Company. The Company shall reimburse the
Executive for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, such as travel, hotel and meal
expenses, incurred by the Executive in providing any cooperation pursuant to
this Section 13.

14.  The Executive's Representations.

     The Executive represents and warrants that he will not use or disclose any
confidential or proprietary information of any prior employer in the course of
performing his duties for the Company or any of its Affiliates.

15.  Assignability; Binding Nature.

     This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Parties and their respective successors, heirs (in the case of the Executive)
and assigns. For purposes of this Section 15, a successor to the Company shall
be limited to an entity which shall have acquired substantially all of the
business and/or assets of the Company and shall have expressly assumed (whether
by agreement or operation of law) and agreed 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. No rights or obligations of the Executive
under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred by the Executive other than
his rights to compensation and benefits, which may be transferred only by will,
operation of law or in accordance with Section 21 below.

16.  Entire Agreement.

     This Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement between the
Parties concerning

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the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings,
discussions, negotiations and undertakings, whether written or oral, between the
Parties with respect thereto. In the event of any inconsistency between any
provision of this Agreement and any other provision of any other plan, policy or
program of, or other agreement with, the Company, the provisions of this
Agreement shall control

17.  Amendment or Waiver.

     No provision in this Agreement may be amended unless such amendment is
agreed to in writing and signed by the Executive and an authorized officer of
the Company. No waiver by either Party of any breach by the other Party of any
condition or provision contained in this Agreement to be performed by such other
Party shall be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar condition or provision
at the same or any prior or subsequent time. Any waiver must be in writing and
signed by the Party against whom it is being enforced (either the Executive or
an authorized officer of the Company, as the case may be).

18.  Severability.

     In the event that any provision or portion of this Agreement shall be
determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, in whole or in part,
the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall b e unaffected thereby and
shall remain in full force and effect to the .fullest extent permitted by law.

19.  Survivorship.

     The respective rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder, including,
without limitation, Section 9 (termination of employment), Section 10
(confidentiality, assignment of rights), Section 11 (non-competition; non
solicitation), Section 12 (injunctive and other relief), Section 13
(cooperation), Section 20 (indemnification and liability insurance) and Section
23 (resolution of disputes), shall survive any termination of the Executive's
employment to the extent necessary to the intended preservation of such rights
and obligations.

20.  Indemnification and Liability Insurance.

     The Company hereby agrees to indemnify the Executive and hold him harmless,
both during the Term and thereafter, to the fullest extent permitted by law and
under the by-laws of the Company against and in respect to any and all actions,
suits, proceedings, claims, demands, judgments, costs, expenses (including
reasonable attorneys' fees), losses, and damages resulting from, the Executive's
good faith performance of his duties as an officer or director of the Company.

     The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and
maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance and to cover the Executive
under such insurance both during and, while potential liability exists, after
the Term in the same amount and to the same extent as the Company covers its
other officers and directors.

21.  Beneficiaries/References.

     The Executive shall be entitled, to the extent permitted under applicable
plans, agreements or law, to select and change a beneficiary or beneficiaries to
receive any compensation or benefit payable hereunder following the Executive's
death by giving the Company written notice thereof. In the event of the
Executive's death or a judicial determination of his incompetence, reference in
this

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     Agreement to the Executive shall be deemed, where appropriate, to refer to
     his beneficiary, estate or other legal representative.

22.  Governing Law.

     This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of Texas without reference to principles of conflicts
of law, provided, however, that Federal law shall apply to the interpretation or
enforcement of Section 23 below.

23.  Resolution of Disputes.

     Except as otherwise provided in Section 12 above, any dispute arising under
or relating to this Agreement shall be resolved through the Company Dispute
Resolution Plan and the Federal Arbitration Act.

24.  Notices.

     Any notice given to a Party shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been given (i) when delivered personally, (ii) three days after being sent by
certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or (iii)
two days after being sent by overnight courier (provided that a written
acknowledgement of receipt is obtained by the overnight courier), with any such
notice duly addressed to the Party concerned at the address indicated below or
to such other address as such Party may subsequently give such notice of in
accordance with this Section 24:

     If to the Company:    Seitel Inc.
                           10811 S. Westview Circle
                           Houston, Texas 77043
                           Attention: General Counsel

     If to the Executive:  Randall D. Stilley
                           2232 Stanmore Drive
                           Houston, TX 77019

25.  Withholding.

     The Company may withhold from any and all amounts payable under this
Agreement such federal, state, and local taxes as may be required to be withheld
pursuant to applicable law or regulation.

26.  Headings.

     The headings of the sections contained in this Agreement are for
convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or
construction of any provision of this Agreement.

27.  Counterparts.

     This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts.

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28.  Approval of Bankruptcy Court

     Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement shall not
become effective unless and until it is approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in
which the Chapter 11 proceedings of the Company are pending.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.

SEITEL INC.                                        THE EXECUTIVE

By: /s/ Fred Zeidman                               By:  /s/ Randall D. Stilley
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Title: Chairman of the Board of Directors

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