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EXHIBIT 4.4.E  

 
 

FIFTH AMENDMENT TO
  RIGHTS AGREEMENT    
    

        THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Fifth Amendment") is made and entered into as of this [            ] day of
August,
2004, by and between FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC. (the "Company") and MELLON INVESTOR SERVICES as Rights Agent (the "Rights Agent"). 

Recitals  

        A.    The
Company and American Securities Transfer & Trust, Inc., predecessor in interest to the Rights Agent, entered into a Rights Agreement dated as of
February 20, 1997 (as amended, the "Rights Agreement"); and 

        B.    The
Board of Directors of the Company, by resolution duly adopted on August 23, 2004, authorized this Fifth Amendment to the Rights Agreement. 

Agreement  

        The Company and the Rights Agent hereby amend the Rights Agreement as follows: 

        1.     Section 23(a) of
the Rights Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: 

        (a)   The
Board of Directors of the Company may, at its option, at any time prior to the earlier of (x) such time as a Person becomes an Acquiring Person or
(y) the Close of Business on the Final Expiration Date, redeem all but not less than all of the then outstanding Rights at a redemption price of $.01 per Right, appropriately adjusted to
reflect any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction occurring after the date of this Agreement (such redemption price being hereinafter referred to as the "Redemption Price"). The
redemption of the Rights by the Board of Directors of the Company may be made effective at such time and on such basis and with such conditions as the Board of Directors of the Company in its sole
discretion may establish. Except for the obligation to pay the Redemption Price, the Board of Directors and the Company shall not have any liability to any Person as a result of the redemption of
Rights pursuant to the terms of this Section 23. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Rights shall not be exercisable at any time when the Company may redeem them
pursuant to this Section 23. The Company may, at its option, pay the Redemption Price in cash, shares of Common Stock (based on the "current market price," as defined in
Section 11(d) hereof, of the Common Stock at the time of redemption) or any other form of consideration deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors. 

        2.     Section 24(c) of
the Rights Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: 

        (c)   In
the event that there shall not be sufficient unreserved shares of Common Stock issued but not outstanding or authorized, unissued and unreserved to permit the
exchange of Rights as contemplated in accordance with this Section 24, the Company, at its option, may substitute shares of equivalent stock, as such term is defined in Section 11(b), or
common stock equivalents, as such term is defined in Section 11(a)(iii)(3)(C), for shares of Common Stock exchangeable for Rights, at the initial rate of one share of equivalent stock or one
common stock equivalent for each share of Common Stock, as appropriately adjusted to reflect stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions affecting the Common Stock that occur after the date
of this Agreement. 

        3.     The
remainder of the Rights Agreement shall remain unchanged, and the Rights Agreement as amended above, shall remain in full force and effect. 

 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be fully executed on their behalf as of the date first above written. 

	

 	
 	

FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 	 	Title:	 	 
	

 	
 	

MELLON INVESTOR SERVICES
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 	 	Title:	 	 

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Exhibit 4.3  

 
 

INTERWAVE COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL LTD
  
  AMENDMENT TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT    
    

        THIS AMENDMENT TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this
"Amendment") is made as of July 27, 2004 between INTERWAVE COMMUNICATIONS
INTERNATIONAL LTD., a Bermuda company (the "Company"), and WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA,
N.A. (the "Rights Agent"). 

        WHEREAS, the Company and the Rights Agent entered into a Preferred Shares Rights Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2003 (the
"Rights Agreement") (capitalized terms used in this Amendment but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Rights Agreement);
and 

        WHEREAS, the Company and the Rights Agent desire to amend the Rights Agreement as provided below. 

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and conditions set forth below, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Amendment to the Rights Agreement hereby agree as follows: 

 
 

AMENDMENT    
    

        1.     Amendment of the Rights Agreement. 

        1.1   Section 1(a)
of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following sentence immediately after the last sentence thereof: 

"Notwithstanding
the foregoing, none of Alvarion Ltd., nor any of its Affiliates, shall be deemed an Acquiring Person and neither a Shares Acquisition Date nor a Distribution Date shall be
deemed to occur and the Rights will not separate from Company Common Shares, in each case, solely by reason of the execution, delivery, performance or consummation of the transactions contemplated
under the Agreement and Plan of Amalgamation dated as of July 27, 2004, between the Company, Alvarion Ltd., and Alvarion Mobile Inc. (including any amendment or supplement
thereto, the "Amalgamation Agreement")." 

        2.     No Other Amendment.    Except as modified by this Amendment, the Rights Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect without any modification. By executing this Amendment below, the Company certifies that this Amendment has been executed and delivered in compliance with the terms of Section 27 of the
Rights Agreement. This Amendment shall be deemed an amendment to the Rights Agreement and shall become effective when executed and delivered by the Company and the Rights Agent as provided under
Section 27 of the Rights Agreement. This Amendment shall be irrevocable and each of Alvarion and Alvarion Mobile Inc. shall be an express third party beneficiary hereof. 

        3.     Effect of Amendment.    This Amendment shall be deemed to be in force and effect immediately prior to the
execution of the Amalgamation Agreement. Except as and to the extent expressly modified by this Amendment, the Rights Agreement and the exhibits thereto, shall remain in full force and effect in all
respects. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between this Amendment and the Rights Agreement and the exhibits thereto, the provisions of this Amendment shall govern. 

        4.     Counterparts.    This Amendment may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall constitute an
original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. 

        5.     Miscellaneous.    This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the state of California
and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such state applicable to contracts to be made and performed entirely within such state. If any term or other
provision of this Amendment is determined to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other terms and provisions of this Amendment shall 

 

nonetheless
remain in full force and effect and upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, this Amendment and such term or other
provision shall be deemed to have been amended so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the Board of Directors of the Company. 

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        The
parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered as of the day and year first written above. 

	
WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, N.A.
	

By:	
 	

/s/  JOHN BAKER      
	
 	

 
	Name:	 	John Baker	 	 
	Title:	 	Vice President	 	 
	
INTERWAVE COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, LTD
	

By:	
 	

/s/  ERWIN F. LEICHTLE      
	
 	

 
	Name:	 	Erwin F. Leichtle	 	 
	Title:	 	President & CEO	 	 
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 

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AMENDMENTExhibit 10(a)  

[SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP LETTERHEAD] 

DAVID S. GOLDSTEIN

DIRECT LINE: 202.383.0606

Internet: david.goldstein@sablaw.com 

August 25, 2004 

Board
of Directors

Protective Life Insurance Company

2801 Highway 201 South

Birmingham, Alabama 35223 

Directors: 

        We
hereby consent to the reference to our name under the caption "Legal Matters" in the statement of additional information filed as part of pre-effective amendment number 1 to the
registration statement on Form N-4 (File No. 333-116813) filed by Protective Life Insurance Company and Protective Variable Annuity Separate Account with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In
giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933. 

	

 	
 	

Sincerely,
	

 	
 	

SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  DAVID S. GOLDSTEIN      
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Exhibit 10(b)  

  
 

  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm  
  

        We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 333-116813) of our report dated March 11, 2004, relating to the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of Protective Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries, which appears in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the use in
this Registration Statement of our report dated April 15, 2004, relating to the financial statements of The Protective Variable Annuity Separate Account, which appears in such Registration
Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in such Registration Statement. 

PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP 

Birmingham,
Alabama

August 24, 2004 

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