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                                                                    Exhibit 10.9

[Goldberg Moser O'Neill Letterhead]

August 20, 1999

Srikant Srinivasan
Chief Executive Officer
KBKIDS.com LLC
475 17th Street, Suite 750
Denver, CO 80202

                    RE:  COMPENSATION AGREEMENT

Dear Srikant:

We are extremely pleased with your decision to appoint us as your advertising
agency. We will do everything that we possibly can to contribute to your
success. We're proud to join your team, and look forward to a mutually
profitable, long-term relationship.

The following summarizes the terms of our compensation arrangement that you and
I have discussed:

1.     APPOINTMENT. KBkids.com (KB) appoints Goldberg Moser O'Neill, LLC (GMO),
       and we accept such appointment, as your advertising agency of record for
       purposes of and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. As
       such, you authorize us to act as your agent in purchasing the materials,
       services and media required to produce advertising on your behalf.

2.     BASIC SERVICES. The Basic Services to be rendered by GMO will include the
       following: formulating advertising strategies; account management;
       planning, preparing and placing of broadcast media, either directly or
       through a buying service; account planning; preparation of copy for all
       off-line media; producing broadcast commercials; designing, placing and
       checking all print advertising (including all direct response print,
       radio or broadcast advertising); checking invoices and making payments;
       preparing comprehensive layouts, and finished storyboards; and conducting
       qualitative research and advertising-related research projects, including
       those in which field work is conducted by GMO personnel.

3.     COMPENSATION FOR BASIC SERVICES.
       a.     GMO will receive a monthly fee of $166,667 beginning July 1, 1999,
              payable on or before the 16th day of each month.
       b.     GMO will receive incentive compensation equal to 1.4% of KB's net
              revenue (i.e., revenues received by KB less returns, rebates,
              discounts, allowances and the like for such fiscal year), payable
              quarterly.

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Srikant Srinivasan
KBKIDS.com
August 20, 1999
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4.     MEDIA. GMO will pass-through costs related to media buying through a
       buying service with no markup to KB.

5.     PRODUCTION. Production will be billed at vendor costs plus a 15% markup.
       Any such production expenses will be charged to KB in accordance with
       estimates GMO will supply to KB and authorized by KB in advance.

6.     RESEARCH.
       a.     Qualitative research and advertising-related research projects,
              including those in which field work is conducted by GMO personnel,
              will be billed at net vendor cost with no markup to KB.
       b.     Quantitative research other than advertising related will be
              billed at net vendor cost with no markup to KB. GMO hours incurred
              will be billed at a rate of 80% of GMO's standard hourly rates.

7.     MEDIA MERCHANDISING. Media Merchandising will be billed at net vendor
       cost with no markup to KB. GMO hours incurred will be billed at a rate of
       80% of GMO's standard hourly rates.

8.     COMPENSATION REVIEW. The parties agree to review this Agreement in 12
       months to see that it remains fair and equitable to both parties. GMO
       will issue quarterly labor reports to determine agency labor vs.
       compensation delivered.

9.     SPECIAL SERVICES. In addition to the Basic Services described in
       Paragraph 2, GMO may perform additional services from time to time as
       requested by KB. KB shall pay GMO its out-of-pocket expenses without any
       markup on such expenses. These Special Services may include internally
       produced mechanicals and photostats; color copies; preparation of sales
       kits, sales manuals and sales presentation materials; trade show
       materials; newsletters; annual and other reports; and POS and packaging
       projects. For these Special Services, GMO will be entitled to a
       project-based compensation in addition to that outlined elsewhere in this
       Agreement. Any such project-based compensation will be charged to KB in
       accordance with estimates GMO will supply to KB and authorized by KB in
       advance.

10.    TRAVEL. If any travel costs are incurred by GMO on behalf of KB, they
       will be paid for by KB subject to KB's prior approval.

11.    FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. KB agrees that GMO will not be responsible for
       financing its advertising.

12.    INDEMNITY. KB and GMO each agree to indemnify each other as outlined in
       the enclosed Indemnification Agreement.

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Srikant Srinivasan
KBKIDS.com
August 20, 1999
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13.    TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon 90
       days written notice, during which time both parties will continue to
       perform in accordance with this Agreement.

14.    NONCOMPETE. During the term of this Agreement, GMO will refrain from
       performing advertising services for companies directly competitive with
       KB. For purposes of this Agreement, an entity is assumed to be directly
       competitive with KB if it derives more than 20% of its net revenues from
       the retail sales of children's merchandise.

15.    SOLICITATION OF NEW BUSINESS. From the date of this Agreement through
       August 15, 1999, GMO will neither solicit nor accept any solicitations
       for new accounts.

We are excited about the opportunity to work with you and KB. We are confident
that we can add measurably to the quality and impact of your communications
efforts. You have my promise that I will do my best to deliver GMO in all
regards to make your programs the absolute best they can be.

If this meets with your approval, please acknowledge by signing and returning
one copy of each Agreement to us. Thanks for the opportunity to work together.

Regards,

                                             ACCEPTED:
GOLDBERG MOSER O'NEILL, LLC                  KBKIDS.COM LLC

BY: /s/ Dennis C. O'Rourke                   BY: /s/ Srikant Srinivasan
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        Dennis C. O'Rourke                           Srikant Srinivasan
ITS:    SVP & Chief Financial Officer       ITS:     Chief Executive Officer
DATE:   8/20/99                            DATE:
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Enclosure

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                           INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

                                    BETWEEN

                          GOLDBERG MOSER O'NEILL, LLC

                                      AND

                                 KBKIDS.COM LLC

Goldberg Moser O'Neill, LLC (GMO) agrees to exercise its best judgment in the
preparation and placing of KBKids.com LLC (KB) advertising and publicity with a
view to avoiding any claims, proceedings, or suits being made or instituted
against KB or GMO. GMO shall indemnify KB and its employees, officers,
directors, shareholders, licensees and agents (KB Indemnities) against any
loss, cost, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) KB
or such other party may incur as the result of any claims pertaining to libel,
slander, defamation, copyright infringement, invasion of privacy, piracy and/or
plagiarism, or violations of any law or regulation governing advertising or
claims made in advertising, arising from any materials supplied by GMO for
advertising or publicity prepared by GMO for KB.

KB will indemnify GMO and its employees, officers, directors, shareholders,
licensees and agents against any loss, cost, liabilities and expenses (including
reasonable attorney's fees) GMO or such other party may incur as the result of
any claim, suit or proceeding made or brought against GMO based upon any
personal injury claims arising from use of any KB products, product claims
contained in advertising produced by GMO on behalf of KB that are based upon
information or materials provided by KB, and/or infringement claims based on
trademarks claimed by KB.

                                             ACCEPTED:
GOLDBERG MOSER O'NEILL, LLC                  KBKIDS.COM LLC

By: /s/ DENNIS C. O'ROURKE                   By: /s/ SRIKANT SRINIVASAN
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       Dennis C. O'Rourke                          Srikant Srinivasan
Its:   SVP & Chief Financial Officer         Its:  Chief Executive Officer
Date:     8/20/99                            Date:
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                                                                   Exhibit 10.11

                                1999 OPTION PLAN
                                       OF
                                  KBKIDS.COM LLC

         1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN. This 1999 Option Plan of KBKids.com LLC adopted
on this 6th day of July, 1999, is intended to enable officers, managers and
other key employees and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries and
affiliates to acquire or increase their ownership of membership interests of the
Company on reasonable terms. The opportunity so provided is intended to foster
in participants an incentive to put forth maximum effort for the continued
success and growth of the Company, to aid in retaining individuals who put forth
such efforts, and to assist in attracting the best available individuals to the
Company in the future.

         2. DEFINITIONS. When used herein, the following terms shall have the
meaning set forth below:

                  2.1      "BOARD" means the Board of Managers of KBKids.com
         LLC.

                  2.2      "CHANGE IN CONTROL" means a change in control of the
         Company as a result of the occurrence of any of the following events:

                  (a) any Person other than an Exempt Person (an "Acquiring
         Person") is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of
         Units of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the
         combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding Units, other
         than either in connection with an issuance of Units or series of
         related issuances of Units approved by the Board (which Board must
         include at least a majority who were Continuing Managers and which
         transaction or series of related transactions must have been approved
         by a majority of the Continuing Managers) or as the result of the
         reduction in the number of issued

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         and outstanding Units pursuant to a transaction or series of related
         transactions approved by the Board;

                  (b) there shall cease to be a majority of the Board comprised
         of Continuing Managers, other than in connection with a Capital Markets
         Transaction; or

                  (c) (i) the Members of the Company approve a merger or
         consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than a merger
         or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the
         Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent
         more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the
         voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding
         immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (ii) the Members of
         the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an
         agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or
         substantially all the Company's assets (other than to a more than fifty
         percent (50%) subsidiary or other controlled person of the Company or
         other than pursuant to the incorporation of the Company).

         2.3 "CAPITAL MARKETS TRANSACTION" means an underwritten public offering
of equity securities by an affiliate of the Company (the "Public Entity")
approved by the Board pursuant to Section 6.3 of the Operating Agreement.

         2.4 "CLASS C MEMBER" means a Class C Member of the Company as defined
in the Company's Operating Agreement.

         2.5 "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as in
effect at the time of reference, or any successor revenue code which may
hereafter be adopted in

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lieu thereof, and reference to any specific provisions of the Code shall refer
to the corresponding provisions of the Code as it may hereafter be amended or
replaced.

         2.6 "COMMITTEE" means the Compensation Committee of the Board or any
other committee appointed by the Board which is invested by the Board with
responsibility for the administration of the Plan.

         2.7 "COMPANY" means KBKids.com LLC

         2.8 "CONTINUING MANAGER" means a Manager of the Company who is not an
Acquiring Person or an affiliate or associate thereof or any of their
representatives and who was either a Manager of the Company before any Person
became an Acquiring Person or whose nomination or election to the Board was
recommended or approved by a majority of the then Continuing Managers or by an
Exempt Person.

         2.9 "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as in effect at the time of reference, or any successor law which may hereafter
be adopted in lieu thereof, and any reference to any specific provisions of
ERISA shall refer to the corresponding provisions of ERISA as it may hereafter
be amended or replaced.

         2.10 "EXEMPT PERSON" means the Company, any subsidiary thereof, any
employee benefit plan of the Company or any affiliate or more than fifty percent
(50%) subsidiary thereof, any entity holding Units for or pursuant to the terms
of any such plan, and any Member as of the close of business on the date the
Plan is adopted by the Board or any affiliate of any such Member.

         2.11 "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means with respect to the Units, the fair
market value determined in good faith by the Board, or the Committee if one has
been appointed, in its

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discretion, which determination may, but need not, be based on (i) the advice of
an independent financial advisor (which may be the Company's regular outside
auditors) or (ii) the last known price per Unit paid by a purchaser in an arm's
length transaction.

         2.12 "MANAGER" means a Manager of the Company as defined in the
Company's Operating Agreement.

         2.13 "MEMBER" means a Member of the Company as defined in the Company's
Operating Agreement.

         2.14 "OPERATING AGREEMENT" means the Company's Operating Agreement
dated as of June 25, 1999, as the same may be amended from time to time.

         2.15 "OPTION" means the right to purchase the number of Units specified
by the Board, or the Committee if one has been appointed, at a price and for a
term fixed by the Board, or the Committee if one has been appointed, in
accordance with the Plan, and subject to such other limitations and restrictions
as the Plan and the Board or the Committee, as the case may be, may impose.

         2.16 "OPTION AGREEMENT" means a written agreement in such form as may
be, from time to time, hereafter approved by the Board, or the Committee if one
has been appointed, which shall be duly executed by the Company and the
Participant and which shall set forth the terms and conditions of an Option
under the Plan.

         2.17 "PARTICIPANTS" means officers (including officers who are members
of the Board), managers and other key employees and consultants of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.

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                  2.18 "PERSON" means any individual, partnership, corporation,
         trust, limited liability company, or other entity.

                  2.19 "PLAN" means the 1999 Option Plan of KBKids.com LLC.

                  2.20 "UNITS" means units of membership interest of the Company
         or, if by reason of the adjustment provisions contained herein, any
         rights under an Option under the Plan pertain to any other security,
         such other security.

                  2.21 "SUCCESSOR" means (i) the legal representative of the
         estate of a deceased Participant, (ii) the person or persons who shall
         acquire the right to exercise or receive an Option by bequest or
         inheritance or by reason of the death of the Participant or (iii) the
         beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the Participant for any
         Option granted to the Participant that is outstanding at the time of
         his death.

                  2.22 "TERM" means the period during which a particular Option
         may be exercised.

         3. UNITS SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. There will be reserved for use, upon the
issuance, vesting or exercise of Options to be granted from time to time under
the Plan, an aggregate of Six Million (6,000,000) Units, which Units may be, in
whole or in part, as the Board shall from time to time determine, authorized but
unissued Units, or issued Units which shall have been reacquired by the Company,
but which shall in any case entitle the holder to the rights and obligations
accorded to Class C Members of the Company. Any Units subject to issuance upon
exercise of Options but which are not issued because of a surrender, lapse,
expiration, forfeiture or termination of any such Option prior to issuance of
the Units shall once again be available for issuance in satisfaction of Options.

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         4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN. The Board shall be invested with the
responsibility for the administration of the Plan; provided, however, that the
Board may appoint a Committee which shall be invested with the responsibility
for the administration of the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Committee shall have full authority, in its discretion, to determine the
Participants to whom Options shall be granted, the number of Units to be covered
by each of the Options, and the terms of any such Option; to amend or cancel
Options (subject to Section 16 of the Plan); to accelerate the vesting of
Options; to require the cancellation or surrender of any previously granted
awards under this Plan or any other plans of the Company as a condition to the
granting of an Option; to interpret the Plan; to prescribe, amend and rescind
rules and regulations relating to the Plan; and generally to interpret and
determine any and all matters whatsoever relating to the administration of the
Plan and the granting of Options hereunder. The Board may from time to time
appoint members to the Committee in substitution for or in addition to members
previously appointed and may fill vacancies, however caused, in the Committee.
The Committee shall select one of its members as its chairman and shall hold its
meetings at such times and places as it shall deem advisable. A majority of its
members shall constitute a quorum. Any action of the Committee may be taken by a
written instrument signed by all of the members, and any action so taken shall
be fully as effective as if it had been taken by a vote of a majority of the
members at a meeting duly called and held. The Committee shall make such rules
and regulations for the conduct of its business as it shall deem advisable and
shall appoint a Secretary who shall keep minutes of its meetings and records of
all action taken in writing without a meeting. No member of the Committee shall
be liable, in the absence of bad faith, for any act or omission with respect to
his or her service on the Committee.

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         5. PARTICIPANTS TO WHOM OPTIONS MAY BE GRANTED. Options may be granted
in each calendar year or portion thereof while the Plan is in effect to such of
the Participants as the Board, or the Committee if one has been appointed, in
its discretion, shall determine. In determining the Participants to whom Options
shall be granted and the number of Units to be issued or subject to purchase or
issuance under such Options, the Board, or the Committee if one has been
appointed, shall take into account the recommendations of the Company's
management as to the duties of the respective Participants, their present and
potential contributions to the success of the Company and its subsidiaries, and
such other factors as the Board or the Committee, as the case may be, shall deem
relevant in connection with accomplishing the purposes of the Plan.

         6. OPTION TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

                  6.1 OPTION PRICE. The option price per Share of any Option
         granted under the Plan shall be the Fair Market Value of the Units
         covered by the Option on the date the Option is granted unless the
         Board, or the Committee if one has been appointed, in its sole
         discretion, determines to set the option price at an amount less than
         or greater than the Fair Market Value of the Units on such date.

                  6.2 TERM OF OPTIONS. Options granted hereunder shall be
         exercisable for a Term of not more than ten (10) years from the date of
         grant thereof, but shall be subject to earlier termination as
         hereinafter provided. Each Option Agreement issued hereunder shall
         specify the Term of the Option, which shall be determined by the Board,
         or the Committee if one has been appointed, in accordance with its
         discretionary authority hereunder.

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                  6.3 OTHER OPTION TERMS AND CONDITIONS. Each Option or each
         Option Agreement setting forth an Option shall contain such other terms
         and conditions not inconsistent herewith as shall be approved by the
         Board, or the Committee if one has been appointed.

         7. DATE OF GRANT. The date of grant of an Option granted hereunder
shall be the date on which the Board, or the Committee if one has been
appointed, acts in granting the Option or, if later, such other date as the
Board or the Committee, as the case may be, shall specify.

         8. EXERCISE OF RIGHTS UNDER OPTIONS. A Participant entitled to exercise
an Option shall do so by delivery of a written notice to that effect specifying
the number of Units with respect to which the Option is being exercised and any
other relevant information the Board, or the Committee if one has been
appointed, may require. The notice shall be accompanied by payment in full of
the purchase price of any Units to be purchased, which payment may be made in
cash or, with the Board's approval, or the Committee's approval if one has been
appointed, in Units that have been held for at least six (6) months valued at
their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise or, upon the approval of the
Board, or the Committee if one has been appointed, by a combination of cash and
Units. No Units shall be issued upon exercise of an Option until full payment
has been made therefor. All notices or requests provided for herein shall be
delivered to the Company's President, or such other person as the Board, or the
Committee if one has been appointed, may designate.

         9. RIGHTS OF OPTION HOLDER. Subject to the provisions in Sections 14
and 17 of this Plan, the holder of an Option shall not have any of the rights of
a Member with respect to the Units subject to purchase or receipt under the
Option, except to the extent that the holder has exercised the

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Option for those Units in accordance with the terms of the Option Agreement
applicable to such Option and paid the full exercise price for the purchased
Units to the Company.

         10. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. Unless otherwise determined by the
Board, or the Committee if one has been appointed, and set forth in an Option
Agreement, an Option shall not be transferable other than: (a) by will or the
laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to any beneficiary designation in
effect for said Option at the time of the holder's death, and an Option subject
to exercise may be exercised, during the lifetime of the holder of the Option,
only by the holder or in the event of death, the holder's Successor, or in the
event of disability, the holder's personal representative, or (b) pursuant to a
qualified domestic relations order, as defined in the Code or ERISA or the rules
thereunder.

         11. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION OR CAPITAL MARKETS
TRANSACTION.

         (a) In the event of changes in all of the outstanding Units by
reason of Unit dividends, Unit splits, reclassifications, recapitalizations,
mergers, consolidations, combinations, or exchanges of Units, separations,
reorganizations or liquidations, or similar events, or in the event of
extraordinary cash or non-cash distributions being declared with respect to the
Units, or similar transactions or events, the number and class of Units
available under the Plan in the aggregate, the number and class of Units subject
to Options theretofore granted, applicable purchase prices and all other
applicable provisions, shall, subject to the provisions of the Plan, be
equitably adjusted by the Board, or the Committee if one has been appointed
(which adjustment may, but need not, include payment to the holder of an Option,
in cash or in securities, in an amount equal to the difference between the price
at which such Option may be exercised and the then current fair market value of
the Units subject to such

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Option as equitably determined by the Board or the Committee, as the case may
be) in order to prevent the diminution or enlargement of benefits thereunder.
The foregoing adjustment and the manner of application of the foregoing
provisions shall be determined by the Board, or the Committee if one has been
appointed, in its sole discretion.

                  (b) On or before the closing of a Capital Markets Transaction,
the Company shall cause the Public Entity to adopt (a) an incentive equity plan,
(b) either assume all outstanding Options granted under the Plan or to replace
all outstanding Options granted under the Plan with comparable options that
preserve the spread, exercise period and vesting periods of such Options and
that neither enlarges or diminishes the benefits thereunder and (c) use its best
efforts to register the shares underlying the Public Entity options as promptly
as practicable following the closing of the Capital Markets Transaction on a
Form S-8 (or successor form), to the extent eligible to be registered on a Form
S-8 (or successor form). Upon such assumption or issuance of comparable
replacement Options, all outstanding Options granted under the Plan shall
automatically terminate.

         12. CHANGE IN CONTROL. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the
Plan or any Option Agreement, in the case of a Change in Control of the Company:

                  (a) If the Change in Control of the Company is described in
         Section 2.2(a) or 2.2(b) of the Plan, the Board, or the Committee if
         one has been appointed, may, in its discretion, taking into account the
         purposes of this Plan, determine, on a case by case basis, that each
         Option granted under the Plan shall, subject to the following
         provisions, terminate thirty (30) days after the occurrence of such
         Change in Control but, in the event of any such termination, an Option
         holder shall have the right, commencing at least five (5) days prior

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to such Change in Control and subject to any other limitation on the exercise of
such Option in effect on the date of exercise to immediately exercise any
Options in full, without regard to any vesting limitations, to the extent they
shall not have been theretofore exercised.

                  (b) If the Change in Control of the Company is described in
Section 2.2(c) of the Plan, then (i) the Board, or the Committee if one has been
appointed, shall use its best efforts to cause the acquiring or successor entity
to either assume all outstanding Options granted under the Plan or to replace
all outstanding Options granted under the Plan with comparable options which
preserve the spread, exercise period and vesting periods of such Options; (ii)
all outstanding Options granted under the Plan that are not so assumed or
replaced with comparable options shall become exercisable in full immediately
prior to, and conditioned upon, the closing of the transaction (a "Corporate
Transaction") the approval of which resulted in a Change in Control described in
Section 2.2(c) of the Plan and written notice of such acceleration shall be
given to the holders of all non-assumed or non-replaced Options at least ten
(10) days prior to the date of the closing of the Corporate Transaction; and
(iii) all outstanding Options granted under the Plan shall automatically
terminate upon the closing of the Corporate Transaction.

         13. FORMS OF OPTIONS. Nothing contained in the Plan nor any resolution
adopted or to be adopted by the Board or by the Members of the Company shall
constitute the granting of any Option. An Option shall be granted hereunder only
by action taken by the Board, or the Committee if one has been appointed, in
granting an Option. Whenever the Board, or the Committee if one has been
appointed, shall designate a Participant for the receipt of an Option, the
Company's Secretary, or such other person as the Board or the Committee, as the
case may be, may designate, shall

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forthwith send notice thereof to the Participant, in such form as the Board or
the Committee, as the case may be, shall approve, stating the number of Units
subject to the Option, its Term, and the other terms and conditions thereof. The
notice shall be accompanied by a written Option Agreement in such form as may
from time to time hereafter be approved by the Board, or the Committee if one
has been appointed, which shall have been duly executed by or on behalf of the
Company. If the surrender of previously issued Options is made a condition of
the grant, the notice shall set forth the pertinent details of such condition.
Execution by the Participant to whom such Option is granted of said Option
Agreement in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Plan shall be a
condition precedent to the exercise or receipt of any Option.

         14. TAXES. The Company shall have the right to require a person
entitled to receive Units pursuant to the receipt, vesting or exercise of an
Option under the Plan to pay the Company the amount of any taxes which the
Company is or will be required to withhold with respect to such Units before the
Units are issued in such person's name. Furthermore, the Company may elect to
deduct such taxes from any other amounts then payable in cash or in Units or
from any other amounts payable any time thereafter to the Participant.

         15. TERMINATION OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall terminate ten (10) years
from the date hereof, and an Option shall not be granted under the Plan after
that date although the terms of any Options may be amended at any date prior to
the end of its Term in accordance with the Plan. Any Options outstanding at the
time of termination of the Plan shall continue in full force and effect
according to the terms and conditions of the Option and this Plan.

         16. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN. The Plan may be amended at any time and from
time to time by the Board in the manner prescribed in the Operating Agreement.
Notwithstanding the

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discretionary authority granted to the Board, or the Committee, if one has been
appointed, in Section 4 of the Plan, no amendment of the Plan or any Option
granted under the Plan shall impair any of the rights of any holder, without the
holder's consent, under any Option theretofore granted under the Plan.

         17. ADMISSION AS CLASS C MEMBER ON EXERCISE OR GRANT. The issuance of
Units to a holder of an Option pursuant to the exercise of an Option, and the
admission of such holder as a Class C Member with respect to such Units, may be
postponed by the Company for such period as may be required for it with
reasonable diligence to comply with any applicable requirements of any federal,
state or local law or regulation or any administrative or quasi-administrative
requirement applicable to the sale, issuance, distribution or delivery of such
Units. The Board, or the Committee if one has been appointed, may, in its sole
discretion, require a Participant to furnish the Company with appropriate
representations and a written investment letter prior to the exercise of an
Option or the admission of the Participant as a Class C Member.

         18. FEES AND COSTS. The Company shall pay all original issue taxes on
the issuance or exercise of any Option granted under the Plan and all other fees
and expenses necessarily incurred by the Company in connection therewith.

         19. EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall become effective when
approved by the Board.

         20. OTHER PROVISIONS. As used in the Plan, and in Options and other
documents prepared in implementation of the Plan, references to the masculine
pronoun shall be deemed to refer to the feminine or neuter, and references in
the singular or the plural shall refer to the plural or the singular, as the
identity of the person or persons or entity or entities being referred to may
require. The

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captions used in the Plan and in such Options and other documents prepared in
implementation of the Plan are for convenience only and shall not affect the
meaning of any provision hereof or thereof.

         21. OHIO LAW TO GOVERN. This Plan shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio.

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