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AGREEMENT

Chris Hopson (AMr. Hopson@) has been a creative industrious employee of MTS, Inc. (AMTS@) for more than thirty years. There have also been issues which have arisen over those thirty years that MTS and Mr. Hopson would like to resolve. MTS desires to compensate Mr. Hopson for some of his past contributions which may not have been
fully recognized at the time. MTS and Mr. Hopson also desire to resolve any and all outstanding issues between them that arise from, or relate to, his employment by, or association with, MTS. This agreement should not be read, however, to imply that a
termination of Mr. Hopson=s employment is an intended result.

1.Construction of Agreement. This Agreement provides compensation for services rendered on or before June 15, 2000. Significant portions of the consideration paid by MTS to Mr. Hopson are for the express purpose of obtaining
the release described below as to past events. Other consideration provided for under this Agreement allows Mr. Hopson to Acash out@ accrued vacation, resolve ownership issues or is in exchange for Mr. Hopson=s agreement to resolve various issues
through arbitration . No portion of the payments provided for in this Agreement are, or should be construed to be, payment for future services, consulting or other work to be performed in the future. If applicable, any arrangements for future compensation
above and beyond that provided for in Mr. Hopson=s current employment relationship shall be addressed by separate written agreement.

2.Scope of Disputes Resolved. Mr. Hopson and MTS, through this Agreement, intend to resolve all disputes and claims between them of whatsoever kind or nature, irrespective of whether those claims or disputes are known at the
time of this Agreement. The parties agree that their execution of this Agreement conclusively establishes the resolution of all issues, disputes or claims between them, based upon the terms specifically described in this Agreement, and that this Agreement
constitutes a fully integrated, complete and total description of all terms of the Agreement.

3.General Release. Mr. Hopson, on behalf of himself and future heirs, hereby releases, and forever discharges MTS and all of its parent corporations, subsidiaries, predecessors and successors in interest, agents, employees,
owners, partners, officers, directors, members and shareholders from any and all suits, claims, attorneys= fees, damages (including punitive damages), liabilities, and any other cause of action in law or equity, that Mr. Hopson has or may have, or might in any manner acquire, which arises out of, relates to, or is a
connection with his employment or affiliation with MTS, or any other act, occurrence, or omission, known or unknown, which occurred or failed to occur, on or before the date this Agreement is executed. The sole exceptions to the this comprehensive general
release are that it shall not apply to workers compensation claims or claims for disability, health, medical or retirement benefits under any employee benefit plan established or maintained by MTS and that as to any claims covered by this exception no
fiduciary, administrator or service provider to any such plan is entitled to claim that any action or claim which Mr. Hopson makes for benefits are barred by this release.

4. Release of Unknown Claims. Mr. Hopson expressly waives protection of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, which provides:
AA general release does not extend to claims which a creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing a release, which, if known by him, must have materially
affected the settlement with the debtor.@

Mr. Hopson acknowledges that the affect of his release of rights under California Civil Code ' 1542 is that in the event he were to discover or acquire a claim against MTS arising from
events which predate the effective date of this Agreement, any such claim discovered or acquired, would be unavailable to him as a function of his execution of this release.

5.Waiver of Claims Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (AADEA@). The resolution of this dispute includes a knowing and voluntary
waiver of claims under federal age discrimination laws. The parties therefore acknowledge that:

a.Mr. Hopson is waiving all rights to claims based on conduct preceding the effective date of this Settlement Agreement including those based on Chapter 14 of Title 29, including 29 U.S.C. '
 621, et seq., commonly referred to as the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended;

b.They have drafted this Agreement in a manner calculated to be understood by Mr. Hopson and Mr. Hopson represents that he does, in fact, understand the terms of this Agreement;

c.Mr. Hopson agrees that his waiver of rights or claims of federal age discrimination are made in exchange for consideration in addition to anything of value to which he is already entitled;

d.Mr. Hopson has been advised to consult with an attorney prior to executing this Agreement, and he has, in fact, consulted with an attorney of his choosing whom he believes to be competent to provide him with advice regarding the
desirability and consequences of waiving his rights or claims relating to federal age discrimination;

e.Mr. Hopson has been given a reasonable period of time of not less than 21 days within which to consider the Settlement Agreement and its consequences, and the amount of time has been sufficient for him to consult any attorneys he
chooses to consult on the settlement issue as well as to make any decisions which he desires to make regarding the advisability of the settlement and the costs and benefits to him of entering into this Agreement. Mr. Hopson has also been advised that as
to this release of federal age discrimination claims, he may revoke his acceptance within eight days of his execution of the Agreement by providing written notice to that effect to the President of MTS.

6.Payments to Mr. Hopson. Mr. Hopson and MTS, as a result of lengthy discussions and the resolution of a number of different issues between them, have developed a structured series of payments, debt forgiveness, compensation
and procedures for resolution of disputed claims. Mr. Hopson and MTS jointly represent that they have each conducted an independent determination that the Agreement, on the whole, is supported by adequate consideration. Moreover, although the Agreement
was negotiated as a comprehensive package, Mr. Hopson and MTS also acknowledge that even if the items of compensation, releases and resolution of disputes described below were considered separately, adequate consideration would support each individual
portion of the Agreement.

a.Value Added Bonus. MTS desires to recognize Mr. Hopson=s contribution over his years of service to the Company by providing a one-time bonus in the amount of $400,000.00, which
shall be paid no later than August 10, 2000. 

b.Compensation for General Release. As noted above, Mr. Hopson is providing a general release of all known and unknown claims to as well as to compensate Mr. Hopson for expenses or losses he may have sustained as an employee
which were either not submitted to the Company for reimbursement, or which were not recognized as being subject to reimbursement over the years. In consideration for this general release, MTS will pay Mr. Hopson the sum of $500,000 no later than August
10, 2000.

c.ADEA Release Compensation. MTS and Mr. Hopson have also separately resolved any and all issues between them that may be actionable under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. 
' 621, et seq., as it pertains to any claim that arises from any act or omission that occurred or failed to occur prior to the execution of this Agreement. This release includes any age discrimination aspects of Mr. Hopson=s treatment under MTS employee benefit plans. In consideration of this release of federal age discrimination claims, MTS shall pay Mr. Hopson $500,000.00, which Mr. Hopson acknowledges and recognizes is a sum in excess of any other amounts that
he is owed or entitled to receive from MTS for whatsoever reason. This payment shall be made on the later of the ninth day following Mr. Hopson=s execution of the Agreement or August 10, 2000, but only if the age discrimination release is not revoked within eight days of his execution of this Agreement.

d.Resolution of TR Ownership Dispute. Mr. Hopson and MTS acknowledge a historical dispute over Mr. Hopson=s ownership interest, if any, in TR Services. The resolution of that dispute
is expressly contemplated within the general release language described above. However, the parties recognize that the issues involved in the resolution of that issue were such that an identification of separate consideration for Mr. Hopson=s waiver of claims as to TR Services was appropriate. Accordingly, as part of the consideration for Mr. Hopson=s waiver of any claim of ownership with respect to TR
Services, MTS shall forgive that certain note it holds secured by a deed of trust to the real property located at 6425 Rio Bonito Drive, Carmichael, California 95608, and shall, in addition, pay Mr. Hopson an additional sum of $264,746.00. Upon execution
of the Agreement, MTS shall promptly execute a deed of reconveyance of the deed of trust encumbering the real property so that it can be filed on or about August 10, 2000. The parties expressly recognize and agree that the additional cash payment is not
compensation for any services performed or to be construed as wages.

e.Merchandise Account Balance. MTS and Mr. Hopson have examined the remaining balance in Mr. Hopson=s merchandise account and determined that after payments by Mr. Hopson have been
accounted for, the remaining balance of $18,150.84 is, in fact, more appropriately characterized as advertising expense and shall be re-characterized as such. After that re-characterization, the account has a zero balance and Mr. Hopson agrees that he
shall not make any further charges to that account for the duration of his employment.

7.Resolution of Disability-Related Issues. Mr. Hopson and MTS recognize, that Mr. Hopson has a condition which may constitute a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Fair Employment
and Housing Act (FEHA). Mr. Hopson and MTS also recognize that the nature of that condition is such that it may, at some point, preclude him from performing the regular and essential functions of his current position with MTS, render him unable him to
perform his own occupation, and potentially may preclude him from gainful employment in any occupation. Mr. Hopson and MTS further recognize the potential for a dispute as to the nature and scope of Mr. Hopson=s abilities to perform and the date on which he ceases to be able to fully perform the essential functions of his current position. Mr. Hopson, in turn, has acknowledged that he does not desire, nor would he
accept, a transfer to a different position or a change in job functions or responsibilities as an accommodation. The parties therefore agree to address the ADA/FEHA disability issue through the procedure described below.

a.Mr. Hopson and the President of MTS (or his designee) shall discuss the status of Mr. Hopson=s condition and his ability to continue performing the essential functions of his position
with MTS, as circumstances dictate. In the event a significant dispute arises as to whether Mr. Hopson=s condition precludes him from performing the essential functions of his current position in a manner satisfactory to MTS, the parties agree to submit that issue either to a mutually agreeable third party who may
be a physician or another employee of MTS, or to binding arbitration pursuant to the procedure generally applicable to disputes arising under the Agreement described below.

b.In the event either Mr. Hopson or MTS management believes a significant disagreement exists regarding Mr. Hopson=s ability to continue performing the essential functions of his position,
written notice shall be provided invoking this section of the Agreement. Notice to MTS may be provided either to its President or its Vice President of Compensation and Benefits. In the event the parties are unable to identify a mutually agreeable third
party to resolve the issue within five working days from the date of the notice, the matter shall automatically be referred to arbitration. Regardless of whether the issue is resolved by an agreed upon third party, or by arbitrator, the decision rendered
shall be final and binding, both on Mr. Hopson and MTS, but shall not preclude subsequent requests for reconsideration of the disability status issue at reasonable intervals.

c.The parties recognize that under the unique circumstances of both Mr. Hopson=s condition and his high level position with MTS, that resolution of issues surrounding Mr. Hopson=s fitness for duty through arbitration is of significant benefit to MTS. In specific consideration for Mr. Hopson=s agreement to resolve all issues regarding his fitness for duty and the date, if ever, on
which he shall cease to be capable of performing the essential functions of his position through arbitration, MTS shall provide significant medical benefits which Mr. Hopson expressly agrees is adequate consideration for waiving rights he may have to have
this issue resolved, either by a court of competent jurisdiction. Those benefits shall be provided as follows:
(i.)MTS shall provide medical coverage for Mr. Hopson and his spouse under the terms of the MTS group health plan, until such time as Mr. Hopson and his spouse become eligible to receive benefits through
the federal Medicare program;

(ii.)Any other dependents currently enrolled in the MTS group health plan, shall remain enrolled in the plan until such time as they cease to be of an age eligible to participate in the MTS group health plan under the definition of
dependent generally applicable to all participants in the plan. 

(iii.)Mr. Hopson and MTS contemplate that MTS will maintain the current or a comparable level of benefits, at least as to those benefits relevant to Mr. Hopson and his currently covered dependents. MTS reserves the right, however,
to amend or discontinue its employee benefit plans and programs generally applicable to employees of MTS. Any such changes shall not diminish Mr. Hopson=s rights under this Agreement except as described in subsections (iv) and (v) below.

(iv.)In the event health coverage benefits under the plan sponsored by MTS is terminated or changes in a fashion which is materially significant to Mr. Hopson or his covered dependents, Mr. Hopson may provide notice to MTS=s Vice President of Compensation and Benefits and seek his own coverage. If the premium for the coverage obtained by Mr. Hopson does not exceed 200% of the cost MTS incurred to provide coverage to Mr. Hopson and his dependents prior to the
change, Mr. Hopson shall be reimbursed the amount of the premium he actually pays for individual coverage, plus an additional amount to Agross up@Mr. Hopson based upon the assumption that Mr. Hopson would have a 35% marginal federal income tax rate. The amount of this additional payment in excess of
premium shall not be affected by the actual tax rate that Mr. Hopson incurs. 

(v.)If Mr. Hopson is unable to locate replacement coverage within the cost range described above, Mr. Hopson may either terminate coverage under the MTS plan or remain covered under the modified plan, if any, but in no event shall
MTS be obligated to make additional compensation for the loss of benefits.

8.Reconciliation of Vacation Accounts. MTS has calculated, and Mr. Hopson has verified, that the amount of accumulated but unused vacation pay to which he is eligible as of the date this Agreement is executed is $34,805. As
part of the consideration for this Agreement, Mr. Hopson agrees that, notwithstanding any other policy of MTS, he shall not earn any further vacation for any time worked following the execution of this Agreement, and MTS agrees that it will distribute to
Mr. Hopson the entire accumulated vacation bank by check within ten days following his request for distribution.

9.Effect of Adverse Disability Determination. The parties have drafted this Agreement in the mutual good faith belief that it will not have any adverse affect on Mr. Hopson=s
eligibility for benefits under the long term disability program maintained by MTS and administered by Standard Insurance Company. In the event that Mr. Hopson applies for disability benefits, MTS will cooperate both with Standard Insurance and Mr. Hopson
in providing necessary information. If a court upholds the denial or limitation of disability benefits to Mr. Hopson as a result of payments provided for under the terms of this Agreement, MTS shall make monthly payments to Mr. Hopson reflecting the
difference between the maximum long term disability benefit amount under the terms of the policy and the amount actually paid to Mr. Hopson pursuant to the administrator=s decision. Mr. Hopson agrees to notify MTS=s Vice President of Compensation and Benefits immediately upon his receipt of notification of the denial of the claim for long
term disability benefits, and agrees to cooperate with, and assist, MTS in protecting Mr. Hopson=s rights in the event of a claim denial.

10. Future IPO Opportunities. In the event that MTS is purchased or is the subject of an IPO following Mr. Hopson=s separation from employment or determination of long term
disability, MTS will consider, but shall not be bound to offer Mr. Hopson the same pre-IPO opportunity or other monetary compensation as would be made available to him had he remained in active employment.

11.Arbitration of Disputes. Mr. Hopson and MTS agree that in the event a dispute arises between them regarding the interpretation of this agreement or an assertion that one party or the other has breached the agreement, they
shall first attempt to resolve the dispute informally. If that discussion fails to resolve the dispute, either Mr. Hopson or MTS may request mediation of the dispute and the parties shall bear their own costs, expenses and attorneys fees of any such
mediation and equally share the cost of the mediator. Any and all disputes arising from or relating to this agreement or events leading to it that are not resolved by the parties informally or through mediation shall be resolved through binding
arbitration pursuant to the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes (Including Mediation and Arbitration Rules) of the American Arbitration Association in effect at the time the dispute arises. In any such arbitration, each party shall
bear their own attorneys fees and costs in the absence of a finding that the party against whom fees are to be awarded violated a statute under which an award of fees is a remedy. The arbitrator shall not have the power to add or delete terms from the
agreement and shall be limited to interpreting the terms of the Agreement as written.

 

12.Confidentiality. Mr. Hopson and MTS acknowledge that in the course of Mr. Hopson=s employment he may have had access to confidential MTS information, that he is required to keep
confidential both during and after his employment. MTS and Mr. Hopson further agree that the existence and terms of this agreement are also to be treated by each of them as confidential informational and shall not be disclosed by either to anyone other
than to their attorneys and/or accountants except as required by law for purposes of income tax returns or other government compelled disclosure or pursuant to lawful subpoena. The Mr. Hopson and MTS further agree that neither shall respond to or initiate
any inquiries to or from the media or individuals known to be current or former employees of MTS (or applicants for employment at MTS) regarding any the circumstances surrounding this dispute or its resolution. If asked, Mr. Hopson and MTS shall respond
only by acknowledging that there were some discussions between the parties on various issues and that these were resolved.

13. Governing Law and Construction. This Agreement shall be governed under the laws of the state of California and has been negotiated at arms length with each party having approximately equal bargaining power. As a
consequence, no presumption of interpretation against the drafter of the agreement is appropriate and no meaning should be given to the titles used that is inconsistent with or which supercedes the text.
Dated: ____________________________________________________

Chris Hopson
Dated: ________________________MTS, Inc.

 

By: ___________________________INDUSTRIAL NET LEASE

                                 between

                          FIRST INDUSTRIAL, L.P.,
                     a Delaware limited partnership

                               (Landlord)

                                  and

                          VARTECH SYSTEMS, INC.

                               (Tenant)

                          TABLE OF CONTENTS
                          INDUSTRIAL LEASE

Article                Title                                   Page

   1                 Definition                                  1
   2                 Premises                                    2
   3                 Term                                        2
   4                 Rental; Adjustments                         2
   5                 Security Deposit                            4
   6                 Use of Premises                             4
   7                 Utilities and Services                      5
   8                 Maintenance and Repairs                     6
   9                 Alterations, Additions and Improvements     7
  10                 Indemnification and Insurance               7
  11                 Damage or Destruction                       9
  12                 Condemnation                                9
  13                 Relocation                                  9
  14                 Assignment and Subletting                  10
  15                 Default and Remedies                       11
  16                 Attorneys' Fees; Costs of Suit             12
  17                 Subordination and Attornment               12
  18                 Quiet Enjoyment                            13
  19                 Parking                                    13
  20                 Rules and Regulations                      13
  21                 Estoppel Certificates                      13
  22                 Entry by Landlord                          13
  23                 Landlord's Lease Undertakings-Exculpation
                     from Personal Liability; Transfer of Landlord's
                     Interest                                   14
  24                 Holdover Tenancy                           14
  25                 Notices                                    14
  26                 Brokers                                    14
  27                 Miscellaneous                              14
  28                 Floor Load Limits                          16
  29                 Uniform Commercial Code                    16
  30                 Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures         16

                           EXHIBITS

Exhibit A            Floor Plan of the Premises                A-1

Exhibit B            Work Letter Agreement                     B-1

Exhibit C            Suite Acceptance Letter                   C-1

Exhibit D            Tenant Operations Inquiry                 D-1

Schedule 1           List of Permissible Hazardous Materials and
to Exhibit D         Quantities for Tenant	                    D-5

Exhibit E            List of Additional Insureds               E-1

Exhibit F            Rules and Regulations                     F-1

Exhibit G            Guaranty                                  G-1

                           INDUSTRIAL LEASE

                    [FORM NET LEASE/MULTI-TENANT]

THIS LEASE ("Lease"), dated October 7, 1999, is made and entered into by and
 between First Industrial, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Landlord")
 and Vartech Systems, Inc. ("Tenant") upon the following terms and conditions:

                       ARTICLE I - DEFINITIONS

Unless the context otherwise specifies or requires, the following terms shall
 have the meanings specified herein:

1.01 Building.   The term "Building" shall mean that certain office/warehouse
 building located at 11301 Industriplex Boulevard, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809
 together with all related site land, improvements, parking facilities, common
 areas, driveways, sidewalks and landscaping.

1.02 Premises.   The term "Premises" shall mean Space No.  4  in the Building,
 as more particularly outlined on the drawing attached hereto as Exhibit A and
 incorporated herein by reference.

1.03 Rentable Area of the Premises.   The term " Rentable Area of the Premises"
 shall mean 15,746 square feet, which Landlord and Tenant have stipulated as the
 Rentable Area of the Premises.

1.04 Lease Term.   The terms "Lease Term" or "Term" shall mean the period
 between the Commencement Date and the Expiration Date (as such terms are
 hereinafter defined), unless sooner terminated or renewed as otherwise provided
 in this Lease.

1.05 Commencement Date.   Subject to adjustment as provided in Article 3, the
 term "Commencement Date" shall mean December 1, 1999.

1.06  Expiration Date.	   Subject to adjustment as provided in Article 3, the
 term "Expiration Date" shall mean November 30, 2004.

1.07 Base Rent.   Subject to adjustment as provided in Article 4, the term
 "Base Rent" shall mean Ten Thousand One Hundred Sixty-nine and 29/100  Dollars
 ($10,169.29) per month for the period beginning December 1, 1999 through
 April 30, 2001, Ten Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-seven and 33/100 Dollars
 ($10,497.33) per month for the period beginning May 1, 2001 through August 30,
 2002 and Ten Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-four and 16/100 Dollars  ($10,694.16)
 per month thereafter.

1.08 Tenant's Percentage Share.   The term "Tenant's Percentage Share" shall
 mean forty one and 01/100 percent (41.01%) with respect to Operating Expenses
 (as hereinafter defined), mean forty one and 01/100 percent (41.01%) with
 respect to Property Taxes (as hereinafter defined), mean forty one and 01/100
 percent (41.01%) with respect to Insurance Expenses (as hereinafter defined)
 and mean forty one and 01/100 percent (41.01%) with respect to Tenant's law
 compliance obligations under Section 6.02(C) of this Lease and for all other
 purposes under this Lease.

1.10 Tenant's Permitted Use.   The term "Tenant's Permitted Use" shall mean
 general office and warehouse for storage, distribution and service of computer
 and electronics equipment and no other use.

1.11 Landlord's Address For Notices.   The term "Landlord's Address for
 Notices" shall mean First Industrial Development Services, a Delaware limited
 partnership, 311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4000, Chicago, Illinois 60606, Attn:
 Vice President - Portfolio Management, with a copy to: Barack, Ferrazzano,
 Kirschbaum & Perlman, 333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 2700, Chicago, Illinois
 60606, Attn: Howard Nagelberg and Suzanne Bessette-Smith, with a copy to: 150
 James Drive East, Suite 140, St. Rose, Louisiana 70087, Attn: Property Manager.

1.12	Tenant's Address For Notices.	The term "Tenant's Address for Notices"
 shall mean 11031 Industriplex Boulevard, Suite 4, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809.

1.13	Address for Rental Payments.	First Industrial, L.P., P.O. Box 730640,
 Dallas, Texas  75373-0640.  For courier address (overnight deliveries) First
 Chicago National Processing Corp., 1801 Royal Lane, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas
 75229, Attn:  First Industrial, L.P., Box 730640.

1.14 Brokers.   The term "Brokers" shall mean Sealy & Falgoust Real Estate,
 L.L.C..

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                           ARTICLE II- PREMISES

2.01 Lease of Premises. Landlord hereby leases the Premises to Tenant, and
 Tenant hereby leases the Premises from Landlord, upon all of the terms,
 covenants and conditions contained in this Lease. On the Commencement Date
 described herein, Landlord shall deliver the Premises to Tenant in substantial
 conformance with the Work Letter Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B.

2.02 Acceptance of Premises. Tenant acknowledges that Landlord has not made any
 representation or warranty with respect to the condition of the Premises or the
 Building or with respect to the suitability or fitness of either for the
 conduct of Tenant's Permitted Use or for any other purpose. Prior to Tenant's
 taking possession of the Premises, Landlord or its designee and Tenant will
 walk the Premises for the purpose of reviewing the condition of the Premises
 (and the condition of completion and workmanship of any tenant improvements
 which Landlord is required to construct in the Premises pursuant to this
 Lease); after such review, Tenant shall execute a Suite Acceptance Letter in
 the form and content of Exhibit C, accepting the Premises.

                           ARTICLE III - TERM

3.01 Except as otherwise provided in this Lease, the Lease Term shall be for
 the period described in Section 1.04 of this Lease, commencing on the
 Commencement Date described in Section 1.05 of this Lease and ending on the
 Expiration Date described in Section 1.06 of this Lease; provided, however,
 that, if, for any reason, Landlord is unable to deliver possession of the
 Premises on the date described in Section 1.05 of this Lease, Landlord shall
 not be liable for any damage caused thereby, nor shall the Lease be void or
 voidable, but, rather, the Lease Term shall commence upon, and the
 Commencement Date shall be, the date that possession of the Premises is so
 tendered to Tenant (except for Tenant-caused delays which shall not be deemed
 to delay commencement of the Lease Term), and the Expiration Date described in
 Section 1.06 of this Lease shall be extended by an equal number of days,
 provided, however, that if the foregoing extension of the Expiration Date
 would cause the Expiration Date to occur on a date that is not the last day of
 the month, the Expiration Date shall be further extended to the last day of
 said month.

                    ARTICLE IV - RENTAL; ADJUSTMENTS

4.01 	Definitions.   As used herein,

 (A)"Property Taxes" shall mean the aggregate amount of all real estate taxes,
 assessments (whether they be general or special), sewer rents and charges,
 transit taxes, taxes based upon the receipt of rent and any other federal,
 state or local governmental charge, general, special, ordinary or extraordinary
 (but not including income or franchise taxes, capital stock, inheritance,
 estate, gift, or any other taxes imposed upon or measured by Landlord's gross
 income or profits, unless the same shall be imposed in lieu of real estate
 taxes or other ad valorem taxes), which Landlord shall pay or become obligated
 to pay or would have otherwise been obligated to pay but for any temporary tax
 abatement or reduction in connection with the Building, or any part thereof.
 Taxes shall include all fees and costs, including attorneys' fees, appraisals
 and consultants' fees, incurred by Landlord in seeking to obtain a reduction
 of, or a limit on the increase in, any Taxes, regardless of whether any
 reduction or limitation is obtained. Taxes for any calendar year shall be Taxes
 which are due for payment or are paid during such year. If at any time during
 the Lease Term the method of taxation then prevailing shall be altered so that
 any new tax, assessment, levy, imposition or charge shall be imposed upon
 Landlord in place or partly in place of any such Taxes, or contemplated
 increase in any such Taxes, and shall be measured by or be based in whole or in
 part upon the Building or the rents or other income from the Building, then all
 such new taxes, assessments, levies, impositions or charges (including the
 amount that would have been paid or incurred by Landlord but for any temporary
 tax abatement or reduction), to the extent that they are so measured or based,
 shall be included in Taxes to the extent that such items would be payable if
 the Building was the only property of Landlord subject to same and the income
 received by Landlord from the Building was the only income of Landlord. Taxes
 shall also include any personal property taxes imposed upon the furniture,
 fixtures, machinery, equipment, apparatus, systems and appurtenances of
 Landlord used in connection with the Building.

 (B)"Operating Expenses" shall mean all costs, fees, disbursements and expenses
 paid or incurred by or on behalf of Landlord in the operation, ownership,
 maintenance, insurance, management, replacement and repair of the Building
 (excluding Property Taxes).  Operating Expenses shall include an annual reserve
 to be used for capital improvements, structural repairs and replacements which
 for major items will be calculated each year by dividing the estimated cost of
 such items by the estimated useful life of such items.

 Operating Expenses shall not include costs of alteration of the premises of
 tenants of the Building, depreciation charges, interest and principal payments
 on mortgages, ground rental payments, real estate brokerage and leasing
 commissions, expenses incurred in enforcing obligations of tenants of the
 Building, salaries and other compensation of executive officers of the managing
 agent of the Building senior to the Building manager, costs of any special
 service provided to any one tenant of the Building but not to tenants of the
 Building generally, and costs of marketing or advertising the Building.

 (C)"Insurance Expenses" shall mean all costs, fees, disbursements and expenses
 paid or incurred by or on behalf of Landlord for premiums for hazard, "all
 risk", casualty, rent interruption and liability insurance and all other
 insurance, obtained by Landlord in connection with or relating to the Building.

 If the Building does not have one hundred percent (100%) occupancy during an
 entire calendar year, then the variable cost components of Property Taxes,
 Operating Expenses and Insurance Expenses shall be adjusted so that the total
 amount of Property Taxes, Operating Expenses and Insurance Expenses equals the
 total amount which would have been paid or incurred by Landlord had the
 Building been one hundred percent (100%) occupied for the entire calendar year.

4.02 Base Rent. During the Lease Term, Tenant shall pay to Landlord as rental
 for the Premises the Base Rent described in Section 1.07 above, subject to the
 following adjustments (herein collectively called the "Rent Adjustments"):

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 (B)During each calendar year during the Lease Term, the Base Rent payable by
 Tenant to Landlord shall be increased by Tenant's Percentage Share of the
 Property Taxes for such year (the "Tax Adjustment").

 (C)During each calendar year during the Lease Term, the Base Rent payable by
 Tenant to Landlord also shall be increased by Tenant's Percentage Share of the
 total dollar increase, if any, in Operating Expenses paid or incurred by
 Landlord during such year (the "Operating Expense Adjustment").

 (D)During each calendar year during the Lease Term, the Base Rent payable by
 Tenant to Landlord also shall be increased by Tenant's Percentage Share of the
 Insurance Expenses for such year (the "Insurance Adjustment").

 (E)The Tax Adjustment, the Operating Expense Adjustment and the Insurance
 Adjustment are hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Tax, Operating
 Expense and Insurance Adjustments".)

4.03 Adjustment Procedure; Estimates. The Tax, Operating Expense and Insurance
 Adjustments specified in Sections 4.02(B), 4.02(C) and 4.02(D) shall be
 determined and paid as follows:

 (A)During each calendar year during the Lease Term, Landlord shall give Tenant
 written notice of Landlord's estimate of amounts payable under Sections
 4.02(B), 4.02(C) and 4.02(D) for that calendar year. On or before the first day
 of each calendar month during the calendar year, Tenant shall pay to Landlord
 one-twelfth (1/12th) of such estimated amounts; provided, however, that, not
 more often than quarterly, Landlord may, by written notice to Tenant, revise
 its estimate for such year, and subsequent payments by Tenant for such year
 shall be based upon such revised estimate.

 (B)Within ninety (90) days after the close of each calendar year in which any
 Rent Adjustment is made or as soon thereafter as is practicable, Landlord shall
 deliver to Tenant a statement of that year's Property Taxes, Operating Expenses
 and Insurance Expenses, and the actual Tax, Operating Expense and Insurance
 Expense Adjustments to be made pursuant to Sections 4.02(B), 4.02(C) and
 4.02(D) for such calendar year, as determined and certified by Landlord (the
 "Landlord's Statement") and such Landlord's Statement shall be binding upon
 Landlord and Tenant, except as provided in Section 4.04 below. If the amount of
 the actual Tax Adjustment, Insurance Adjustment or Operating Expense Adjustment
 is more than the estimated payments for the Tax Adjustment, Insurance
 Adjustment or Operating Expense Adjustment for such calendar year made by
 Tenant, Tenant shall pay the deficiency to Landlord upon receipt of Landlord's
 Statement. If the amount of the actual Tax Adjustment, Insurance Adjustment or
 Operating Expense Adjustment is less than the estimated payments for such
 calendar year made by Tenant, any excess shall be credited against Rent (as
 hereinafter defined) next payable by Tenant under this Lease or, if the Lease
 Term has expired, any excess thereof shall be paid to Tenant. No delay in
 providing the statements described in this Section 4.03(B) shall act as a
 waiver of Landlord's right to payment under Sections 4.02(B), 4.02(C) or
 4.02(D) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant's right to receive any
 credit or payment pursuant to the preceding sentences of this Section 4.03(B)
 is conditioned on this Lease being in full force and effect and Tenant not
 being in default under this Lease on the date such credit or payment is due.

 (C)If this Lease shall terminate on a day other than the end of a calendar
 year, the amount of the Tax, Operating Expense and Insurance Adjustments to be
 paid pursuant to Sections 4.02(B), 4.02(C) and 4.02(D) that is applicable to
 the calendar year in which such termination occurs shall be prorated on the
 basis of the number of days from January 1 of the calendar year to the
 termination date bears to 365. The termination of this Lease shall not affect
 the obligations of Landlord and Tenant pursuant to Sections 4.03(B) and 4.03(C)
 to be performed after such termination.

4.04 Review of Landlord's Statement. Provided this Lease is in full force and
 effect and that Tenant is not then in default under this Lease and provided
 further that Tenant strictly complies with the provisions of this Section 4.04,
 Tenant shall have the right, once each calendar year, to reasonably review
 supporting data for any portion of a Landlord's Statement that Tenant claims is
 incorrect, in accordance with the following procedure:

 (A)Tenant shall, within ten (10) business days after any such Landlord's
 Statement is delivered, deliver a written notice to Landlord specifying the
 portions of the Landlord's Statement that are claimed to be incorrect, and
 Tenant shall simultaneously pay to Landlord all amounts due from Tenant to
 Landlord as specified in the Landlord's Statement. Except as expressly set
 forth in subsection (C) below in no event shall Tenant be entitled to withhold,
 deduct, or offset any monetary obligation of Tenant to Landlord under the Lease
 (including without limitation, Tenant's obligation to make all payments of Base
 Rent including the CPI Adjustment and all payments of Tenant's Tax, Operating
 Expense and Insurance Adjustments) pending the completion of and regardless of
 the results of any review of records under this Section 4.04. The right of
 Tenant under this Section 4.04 may only be exercised once for any Landlord's
 Statement, and if Tenant fails to meet any of the above conditions as a
 prerequisite to the exercise of such right, the right of Tenant under this
 Section 4.04 for a particular Landlord's Statement shall be deemed waived.

 (B)Tenant acknowledges that Landlord maintains its records for the Building at
 Landlord's manager's corporate offices and Tenant agrees that any review of
 records under this Section 4.04 shall be at the sole expense of Tenant and
 shall be conducted by an independent firm of certified public accountants of
 national standing. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that any records reviewed
 under this Section 4.04 constitute confidential information of Landlord, which
 shall not be disclosed to anyone other than the accountants performing the
 review and the principals of Tenant who receive the results of the review. The
 disclosure of such information to any other person, whether or not caused by
 the conduct of Tenant, shall constitute a material breach of this Lease.

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 (C)Any errors disclosed by the review shall be promptly corrected by Landlord,
 provided, however, that if Landlord disagrees with any such claimed errors,
 Landlord shall have the right to cause another review to be made by an
 independent firm of certified public accountants of national standing. In the
 event of a disagreement between the two accounting firms, the review that
 discloses the least amount of deviation from the Landlord's Statement shall be
 deemed to be correct. In the event that the results of the review of records
 (taking into account, if applicable, the results of any additional review
 caused by Landlord) reveal that Tenant has overpaid obligations for a preceding
 period, the amount of such overpayment shall be credited against Tenant's
 subsequent installment obligations to pay the estimated Tax, Operating Expense
 and Insurance Adjustments. In the event that such results show that Tenant has
 underpaid its obligations for a preceding period, Tenant shall be liable for
 Landlord's actual accounting fees, and the amount of such underpayment shall be
 paid by Tenant to Landlord with the next succeeding installment obligation of
 estimated Tax, Operating Expense and Insurance Adjustments.

4.05 Payment. Concurrently with the execution hereof, Tenant shall pay Landlord
 Base Rent for the first calendar month of the Lease Term. Thereafter the Base
 Rent described in Section 1.07, as adjusted in accordance with Section 4.02,
 shall be payable in advance on the first day of each calendar month. If the
 Commencement Date is other than the first day of a calendar month, the prepaid
 Base Rent for such partial month shall be prorated in the proportion that the
 number of days this Lease is in effect during such partial month bears to the
 total number of days in the calendar month. All Rent, and all other amounts
 payable to Landlord by Tenant pursuant to the provisions of this Lease, shall
 be paid to Landlord, without notice, demand, abatement, deduction or offset, in
 lawful money of the United States at the address set forth in Section 1.13
 above or to such other person or at such other place as Landlord may designate
 from time to time by written notice given to Tenant. No payment by Tenant or
 receipt by Landlord of a lesser amount than the correct Rent due hereunder
 shall be deemed to be other than a payment on account; nor shall any
 endorsement or statement on any check or any letter accompanying any check or
 payment be deemed to effect or evidence an accord and satisfaction; and
 Landlord may accept such check or payment without prejudice to Landlord's right
 to recover the balance or pursue any other remedy in this Lease or at law or in
 equity provided.

4.06 Late Charge; Interest. Tenant acknowledges that the late payment of Base
 Rent or any other amounts payable by Tenant to Landlord hereunder (all of which
 shall constitute additional rent to the same extent as Base Rent) will cause
 Landlord to incur administrative costs and other damages, the exact amount of
 which would be impracticable or extremely difficult to ascertain. Landlord and
 Tenant agree that if Landlord does not receive any such payment on or before
 five (5) business days after the date the payment is due, Tenant shall pay to
 Landlord, as additional rental, a late charge equal to ten percent (10%) of the
 overdue amount to cover such additional administrative costs.

4.07 Additional Rental. For purposes of this Lease, all amounts payable by
 Tenant to Landlord pursuant to this Lease, whether or not denominated as such,
 shall constitute additional rental hereunder. Such additional rental, together
 with the Base Rent and Rent Adjustments, shall sometimes be referred to in this
 Lease as "Rent".

4.08 Additional Taxes. In addition to the Rent and other charges to be paid by
 Tenant hereunder, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord upon demand for all taxes
 payable by or imposed upon Landlord upon or with respect to: any fixtures or
 personal property located in the Premises; any leasehold improvements made in
 or to the Premises by or for Tenant; the Rent payable hereunder, including,
 without limitation, any gross receipts tax, license fee or excise tax levied by
 any governmental authority; the possession, leasing, operation, management,
 maintenance, alteration, repair, use or occupancy of any portion of the
 Premises (including, without limitation, any applicable possession interest
 taxes); or this transaction or any document to which Tenant is a party creating
 or transferring an interest or an estate in the Premises.

                       ARTICLE V - SECURITY DEPOSIT

5.01 Upon the execution of this Lease, Tenant shall deposit with Landlord the
 Security Deposit described in Section   1.09 above. The Security Deposit is
 made by Tenant to secure the faithful performance of all the terms, covenants
 and conditions of this Lease to be performed by Tenant. If Tenant shall default
 with respect to any covenant or provision hereof, Landlord may use, apply or
 retain all or any portion of the Security Deposit to cure such default or to
 compensate Landlord for any loss or damage which Landlord may suffer thereby.
 If Landlord so uses or applies all or any portion of the Security Deposit,
 Tenant shall immediately upon written demand deposit cash with Landlord in an
 amount sufficient to restore the Security Deposit to the full amount
 hereinabove stated. Landlord shall not be required to keep the Security Deposit
 separate from its general accounts and Tenant shall not be entitled to interest
 on the Security Deposit. Within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the
 Lease Term and the vacation of the Premises by Tenant, the Security Deposit, or
 such part as has not been applied to cure the default, shall be returned to
 Tenant. In the event of any bankruptcy or other proceeding initiated by or
 against Tenant, it is agreed that all such Security Deposit held hereunder
 shall be deemed to be applied by Landlord to rent, sales tax and all other
 charges due from Tenant to Landlord for the last month of the Term and each
 preceding month until such Security Deposit is fully applied.

                       ARTICLE VI - USE OF PREMISES

6.01 Tenant's Permitted Use. Tenant shall use the Premises only for Tenant's
 Permitted Use as set forth in Section 1 .10 above and shall not use or permit
 the Premises to be used for any other purpose without the prior written consent
 of Landlord. Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, obtain all
 governmental licenses and permits required to allow Tenant to conduct Tenant's
 Permitted Use. Landlord disclaims any warranty that the Premises are suitable
 for Tenant's use and Tenant acknowledges that it has had a full opportunity to
 make its own determination in this regard.

6.02	Compliance With Laws and Other Requirements.

 (A)Tenant shall cause the Premises to comply in all material respects with all
 laws, ordinances, regulations and directives of any governmental authority
 having jurisdiction including without limitation any certificate of occupancy
 and any law, ordinance, regulation, covenant, condition or restriction
 affecting the Building or the Premises which in the future may become
 applicable to the Premises (collectively "Applicable Laws").

 (B)Tenant shall not use the Premises, or permit the Premises to be used, in any
 manner which: (a) violates any Applicable Law; (b) causes or is reasonably
 likely to cause damage to the Building or the Premises; (c) violates a
 requirement or condition of any fire and extended insurance policy covering the
 Building and/or the Premises, or increases the cost of such policy; (d)
 constitutes or is reasonably likely to constitute a nuisance, annoyance or
 inconvenience to other tenants or occupants of the Building or its equipment,
 facilities or systems; (e) interferes with, or is reasonably likely to
 interfere with, the transmission or reception of microwave, television, radio,
 telephone or other communication signals by antennae or other facilities
 located in the Building; or (f) violates the Rules and Regulations described in
 Article XX.

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 (C)In addition to any other amounts payable by Tenant to Landlord hereunder,
 Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as and when billed to Tenant and as additional
 rental, Tenant's Percentage Share of the cost of any improvements, capital
 expenditures, repairs or replacements to the Building, or any equipment or
 machinery used in connection with the Building, if any such item is required
 under any Applicable Law which was not applicable to the Building at the time
 the Building was constructed; provided, however, that any such costs which are
 properly charged to a capital account shall not be payable in a single year but
 shall instead be amortized over their useful lives, as determined by the
 Landlord in accordance with generally acceptable accounting principles, and
 only the annual amortization amount (prorated based on the number of days of
 the Lease term in the calendar year) shall be payable by the Tenant with
 respect to any calendar year.

6.03  Hazardous Materials.

 (A)No Hazardous Materials (as defined herein) shall be Handled (as defined
 herein) upon, about, above or beneath the Premises or any portion of the
 Building by or on behalf of a Responsible Party (as defined herein), unless the
 Hazardous Materials are listed in Exhibit D hereto and then only in the
 quantities listed in the exhibit. Any such Hazardous Materials so Handled, or
 the presence of which is a result of the act or omission of a Responsible
 Party, shall be known as Tenant's Hazardous Materials. Notwithstanding the
 foregoing, normal quantities of those Hazardous Materials customarily used in
 the conduct of general administrative and executive office activities (e.g.,
 copier fluids and cleaning supplies) may be Handled at the Premises without
 Landlord's prior written consent. Tenant's Hazardous Materials shall be Handled
 at all times in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws (as defined
 herein).

 (B)Notwithstanding the obligation of Tenant to indemnify Landlord pursuant to
 this Lease, Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, promptly take all
 actions required by any federal, state or local governmental agency or
 political subdivision, or necessary for Landlord to make full economic use of
 the Premises or any portion of the Building, which requirements or necessity
 arises from the Handling of Tenant's Hazardous Materials upon, about, above or
 beneath the Premises or any portion of the Building. Such actions shall
 include, but not be limited to, the investigation of the environmental
 condition of the Premises or any portion of the Building, the preparation of
 any feasibility studies or reports and the performance of any cleanup,
 remedial, removal or restoration work. Tenant shall take all actions necessary
 to restore the Premises or any portion of the Building to the condition
 existing prior to the introduction of Tenant's Hazardous Materials,
 notwithstanding any less stringent standards or remediation allowable under
 applicable Environmental Laws. Tenant shall nevertheless obtain Landlord's
 written approval prior to undertaking any actions required by this Section,
 which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld so long as such actions would
 not potentially have a material adverse long-term or short-term effect on the
 Premises or any portion of the Building.

 (C)"Environmental Laws" means and includes all now and hereafter existing
 statutes, laws, ordinances, codes, regulations, rules, rulings, orders,
 decrees, directives, policies and requirements by any federal, state or local
 governmental authority regulating, relating to, or imposing liability or
 standards of conduct concerning public health and safety or the environment.

 (D)"Hazardous Materials" means: (a) any material or substance: (i) which is
 defined or becomes defined as a "hazardous substance", Hazardous waste,"
 Infectious waste," "chemical mixture or substance," or "air pollutant" under
 Environmental Laws; (ii) containing petroleum, crude oil or any fraction
 thereof; (iii) containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's); (iv) containing
 asbestos; (v) which is radioactive; (b) any other material or substance
 displaying toxic, reactive, ignitable or corrosive characteristics, as all such
 terms are used in their broadest sense, and are defined or become defined by
 Environmental Laws, or (c) materials which cause a nuisance upon or waste to
 the Premises or any portion of the Building.

 (E)"Handle," "handle," "Handled," "handled," "Handling" or "handling" shall
 mean any installation, handling, generation, storage, treatment, use, disposal,
 discharge, release, manufacture, refinement, presence, migration, emission,
 abatement, removal, transportation or any other activity of any type in
 connection with or involving Hazardous Materials.

 (F)"Responsible Party" shall mean Tenant, its subtenants and its assignees, and
 their respective contractors, clients, officers, directors, employees, agents,
 and invitees, or any of them, as the case may be.

 (G)Tenant agrees to maintain only the Hazardous Materials listed in Schedule 1
 to Exhibit D in the Premises and in or at the Building and only in the
 quantities listed in Schedule 1 to Exhibit D. Tenant also agrees that changes
 to the type and quantities of such Tenant's Hazardous Materials may be done
 only with the prior written consent of the Landlord, which consent shall not be
 unreasonably withheld. Tenant further agrees that Landlord shall have the right
 to inspect the Premises to verify the types and quantities of the materials
 stored therein.

 (H)Tenant agrees to execute affidavits, representations and the like from time
 to time at Landlord's request conveying Tenant's best knowledge and belief
 regarding the presence of Hazardous Materials in the Premises or in or at the
 Building.

                  ARTICLE VII - UTILITIES AND SERVICES

7.01 Services  Landlord shall provide the normal utility service connection
 into the Premises and Tenant, at its sole expense, shall arrange with the
 appropriate utility company to install all necessary connections and without
 fail to maintain in continuous operation during the entire term of the Lease,
 all such utility service, whether or not Tenant is in actual possession of the
 Premises.   Electricity to the Premises shall not be furnished by Landlord, but
 shall be furnished by the approved electric utility company serving the
 Building.  Landlord shall permit Tenant to receive such service directly from
 such utility company at Tenant's cost and shall permit Landlord's wire and
 conduits, to the extent available, suitable and safely capable, to be used for
 such purposes.  Tenant shall pay for all water, gas, heat, light, power,
 sweeping and other janitorial services, rubbish and trash disposal, sewer and
 any other utilities and services supplied in, about or related to the Premises,
 together with any taxes thereon, connection charges and deposits.  If any such
 utilities and services are not separately metered to Tenant, Tenant shall pay a
 reasonable portion to be determined by Landlord of all charges jointly metered
 with other premises. Landlord reserves the right during the Term of this Lease
 to grant easements or public utility purposes on, over, or below the Premises
 without any abatement in rent, provided

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 that said easements do not unreasonably interfere with the normal operation of
 the business conducted by Tenant in the Premises. Landlord shall not be
 required to pay for any service, supplies or upkeep in connection with the
 Premises. Tenant shall arrange for and pay for all telephone service and
 equipment, including any additions or alterations to the existing telephone
 service boards and conduit, which shall be completed without interference to
 the service and/or equipment of other tenants in the Building and which shall
 be appropriately labeled upon the termination of this Lease.

 Any amounts which Tenant is required to pay to Landlord pursuant to this
 Section 7.01 shall be payable upon demand by Landlord and shall constitute
 additional rent or Rent under this Lease.

7.02 Interruption of Services.  Landlord shall not be liable for any failure to
 furnish, stoppage of, or interruption in furnishing any of the services or
 utilities described in Section 7.01, when such failure is caused by accident,
 breakage, repairs, strikes, lockouts, labor disputes, labor disturbances,
 governmental regulation, civil disturbances, acts of war, moratorium or other
 governmental action, or any other cause beyond Landlord's reasonable control,
 and, in such event, Tenant shall not be entitled to any damages nor shall any
 failure or interruption abate or suspend Tenant's obligation to pay Base Rent
 and additional rental required under this Lease or constitute or be construed
 as a constructive or other eviction of Tenant. Further, in the event any
 governmental authority or public utility promulgates or revises any law,
 ordinance, rule or regulation, or issues mandatory controls or voluntary
 controls relating to the use or conservation of energy, water, gas, light or
 electricity, the reduction of automobile or other emissions, or the provision
 of any other utility or service, Landlord may take any reasonably appropriate
 action to comply with such law, ordinance, rule, regulation, mandatory control
 or voluntary guideline without affecting Tenant's obligations hereunder. Tenant
 recognizes that any security services provided by Landlord at the Building are
 for the protection of Landlord's property and under no circumstances shall
 Landlord be responsible for, and Tenant waives any rights with respect to,
 providing security or other protection for Tenant or its employees, invitees or
 property in or about the Premises or the Building.

                  ARTICLE VIII - MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS

8.01	Landlord's Obligations.

 (A)During the Lease Term, Landlord shall, at its expense, maintain (including
 all necessary replacements) only the foundation and the structural soundness of
 the exterior walls (excluding all windows, plate glass, doors and pest control
 and extermination) of the portion of the Building containing the Premises in
 good repair and condition except for reasonable wear and tear.  Landlord also
 shall, subject to reimbursement as part of Operating Expenses:  (i) maintain
 (including all necessary replacements) the downspouts and fire safety sprinkler
 system of the Building; (ii) perform regular mowing of any grass, trimming,
 landscaping, weed removal and removal of debris in and about the common areas;
 (iii) repaint the exterior doors or other exposed parts of the Building which
 reasonably require periodic painting to prevent deterioration; (iv) maintain
 (including all necessary replacements) the roof of the Building, except that if
 the complete replacement of the roof is required, the cost of said replacement
 shall not be subject to reimbursement as part of Operating Expenses; and (v) if
 applicable, maintain any spur railroad track serving the Premises.  If Tenant
 determines that any such repair or maintenance by Landlord is required, Tenant
 shall promptly give written notice to Landlord of the need for such repair or
 maintenance and unless Landlord in good faith disagrees with such determination
 by Tenant, Landlord shall proceed with reasonable promptness to perform such
 maintenance.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Lease, there shall
 be no abatement or reduction of Rent, nor shall there be any liability of
 Landlord, by reason of any damage, injury or inconvenience to, or interference
 with, Tenant or Tenant's business or operations arising from the making of, or
 failure to make, any maintenance, repairs, alteration or additions in or to any
 portion of the Building.

 (B)Tenant shall, at its sole cost, pay for any damage to the roof, foundation
 and/or external walls caused by any act, omission, negligence or fault of
 Tenant or any employee, agent or contractor of Tenant.

8.02  Tenant's Obligations.

 (A)During the Lease Term, Tenant shall, at its risk and at its sole cost and
 expense maintain all other parts of the Building and other improvements in or
 on the Premises in good repair and condition (including all necessary
 replacements), including but not limited to, heating, ventilation and air
 conditioning systems, plumbing, all glass elements (including rubber seals and
 aluminum frames), doors (including dock doors), dock bumpers, and all
 electrical light bulbs, ballasts, lamps and tubes.  In connection with Tenant's
 maintenance and repair of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning
 systems, Tenant shall provide Landlord during the term of this Lease and any
 renewal hereof with a duplicate original of a maintenance contract, in form and
 substance acceptable to Landlord, with an HVAC maintenance firm acceptable to
 Landlord.  Tenant shall engage a certified pest control firm to perform regular
 (not less frequent than monthly but more frequent if Landlord determines the
 need therefore) extermination for pests including, but not limited to roaches,
 rodents and termites.

 (B)Tenant shall take good care of all property and its fixtures, including all
 landscaping, and suffer no waste.  If applicable, Tenant agrees to sign a joint
 maintenance agreement with the railroad company servicing the Premises, if
 requested by such railroad company.

 (C)Should Tenant neglect to keep and maintain the Premises as required herein,
 the Landlord shall have the right but not the obligation, to have the work done
 and any reasonable costs plus a ten percent (10%) overhead charge therefor,
 shall be charged to Tenant as additional rental and shall become payable by
 Tenant with the payment of the rental next due under this Lease.  Further,
 Tenant shall be responsible for, and upon demand by Landlord shall promptly
 reimburse Landlord for, any damage to any portion of the Building or the
 Premises caused by: (a) Tenant's activities in the Building or the Premises;
 (b) the performance or existence of any alterations, additions or improvements
 made by Tenant in or to the Premises; (c) the installation, use, operation or
 movement of Tenant's property in or about the Building or the Premises; or (d)
 any act or omission by Tenant, or its officers, partners, employees, agents,
 contractors or invitees.

8.03 Tenant shall, at its own cost and expense, repair or replace any damage or
 injury to all or any part of the Premises and Building, caused by Tenant or
 Tenant's agents, employees, invitees, licensees or visitors; provided, however,
 if Tenant fails to make such repairs or replacements promptly, Landlord may, at
 its option, make sure repairs or replacements and Tenant shall reimburse the
 cost, plus a ten percent (10%) overhead charge therefor, to Landlord on demand.

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8.04 Tenant shall not commit or allow any waste or damage to be committed on
 any portion of the Premises, and at the termination of this Lease, by lapse of
 time or otherwise, Tenant shall deliver the Premises to Landlord, broom clean
 with all debris removed, in as good condition as at the date of first
 possession of Tenant, ordinary wear and tear excepted.  Tenant understands the
 "ordinary wear and tear" does not mean Tenant shall be relieved of performing
 its obligations under this Lease relating to maintenance, repairs and
 replacements as provided for in the Lease.  The cost and expense or any repairs
 necessary to restore the condition of the Premises shall be borne by Tenant,
 and if Landlord undertakes to restore the Premises, it shall have a right of
 reimbursement against Tenant.

8.05 Landlord's Rights.   Landlord and its contractors shall have the right, at
 all reasonable times, to enter upon the Premises to make any repairs to the
 Premises or the building reasonably required or deemed reasonably necessary by
 Landlord and to erect such equipment, including scaffolding, as is reasonably
 necessary to effect such repairs.  During the pendency of such repairs,
 Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to minimize any material interruption of
 Tenant's business; provided, that if such repairs by Landlord are required to
 remedy an emergency situation or to cure a breach or default by Tenant under
 this Lease, Landlord shall not be obligated to minimize such interruption.

            ARTICLE IX - ALTERATIONS, ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS

9.01 Landlord's Consent; Conditions.   Tenant shall not make or permit to be

 made any alterations, additions, or improvements in or to the Premises
 ("Alterations") without the prior written consent of Landlord.  Landlord may
 impose as a condition to such consent such requirements as Landlord in its sole
 discretion deems necessary or desirable including without limitation:  Tenant's
 submission to Landlord, for Landlord's prior written approval, of all plans and
 specifications relating to the Alterations; Landlord's prior written approval
 of the time or times when the Alterations are to be performed; Landlord's prior
 written approval of the contractors and subcontractors performing work in
 connection with the Alterations; Tenant's receipt of all necessary permits and
 approvals from all governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the
 Premises prior to the construction of the Alterations; Tenant's written notice
 of whether the Alterations include the Handling of any Hazardous Materials,
 pursuant to Section 6.03; Tenant's delivery to Landlord of such bonds and
 insurance as Landlord shall reasonably require; and Tenant's payment to
 Landlord of all costs and expenses incurred by Landlord because of Tenant's
 Alterations, including but not limited to costs incurred in reviewing the plans
 and specifications for , and the progress of, the Alterations.

9.02 Performance of Alterations Work.   All work relating to the Alterations
 shall be performed in compliance with the plans and specifications approved by
 Landlord, all applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and directives of
 all governmental authorities having jurisdiction and the requirements of all
 carriers of insurance on the Premises and the Building, the Board of
 Underwriters, Fire Rating Bureau, or similar organization.  All work shall be
 performed in a diligent, first class manner and so as not to unreasonably
 interfere with any other tenants or occupants of the Building.  All costs
 incurred by Landlord relating to the Alterations shall be payable to Landlord
 by Tenant as additional rent upon demand.

9.03 Liens.  Tenant shall pay when due all costs for work performed and
 materials supplied to the Premises. Tenant shall keep Landlord, the Premises
 and the Building free from all liens, stop notices and violation notices
 relating to the Alterations or any other work performed for, materials
 furnished to or obligations incurred by Tenant and Tenant shall protect,
 indemnify, hold harmless and defend Landlord, the Premises and the Building of
 and from any and all loss, cost, damage, liability and expense, including
 attorneys' fees, arising out of or related to any such liens or notices.
 Further, Tenant shall give Landlord not less than seven (7) business days prior
 written notice before commencing any Alterations in or about the Premises to
 permit Landlord to post appropriate notices of non-responsibility. Tenant shall
 also secure, prior to commencing any Alterations, at Tenant's sole expense, a
 completion and lien indemnity bond satisfactory to Landlord for such work.
 During the progress of such work, Tenant shall, upon Landlord's request,
 furnish Landlord with sworn contractor's statements and lien waivers covering
 all work theretofore performed. Tenant shall satisfy or otherwise discharge all
 liens, stop notices or other claims or encumbrances within ten (10) days after
 Landlord notifies Tenant in writing that any such lien, stop notice, claim or
 encumbrance has been filed. If Tenant fails to pay and remove such lien, claim
 or encumbrance within such ten (10) days, Landlord, at its election, may pay
 and satisfy the same and in such event the sums so paid by Landlord, with
 interest from the date of payment at the rate set forth in Section 4.06 hereof
 for amounts owed Landlord by Tenant shall be deemed to be additional rent due
 and payable by Tenant at once without notice or demand.

9.04 Lease Termination.  Except as provided in this Section 9.04, upon
 expiration or earlier termination of this Lease Tenant shall surrender the
 Premises to Landlord in the same condition as when received, subject to
 reasonable wear and tear. All Alterations shall become a part of the Premises
 and shall become the property of Landlord upon the expiration or earlier
 termination of this Lease, unless Landlord shall, by written notice given to
 Tenant, require Tenant to remove some or all of Tenant's Alterations, in which
 event Tenant shall promptly remove the designated Alterations and shall
 promptly repair any resulting damage, all at Tenant's sole expense. All
 business and trade fixtures, machinery and equipment, furniture, movable
 partitions and items of personal property owned by Tenant or installed by
 Tenant at its expense in the Premises shall be and remain the property of
 Tenant; upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall,
 at its sole expense, remove all such items and repair any damage to the
 Premises or the Building caused by such removal. If Tenant fails to remove any
 such items or repair such damage promptly after the expiration or earlier
 termination of the Lease, Landlord may, but need not, do so with no liability
 to Tenant, and Tenant shall pay Landlord the cost thereof upon demand.

               ARTICLE X - INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE

10.01 Indemnification. Tenant agrees to protect, indemnify, hold harmless and
 defend Landlord from and against:

 (A)any and all loss, cost, damage, liability or expense as incurred (including
 but not limited to actual attorneys' fees and legal costs) arising out of or
 related to any claim, suit or judgment brought by or in favor of any person or
 persons for damage, loss or expense due to, but not limited to, bodily injury,
 including death, or property damage sustained by such person or persons which
 arises out of, is occasioned by or is in any way attributable to the use or
 occupancy of the Premises or any portion of the Building by Tenant or the acts
 or omissions of Tenant or its agents, employees, contractors, clients, invitees
 or subtenants except that caused by the sole active negligence of Landlord or
 its agents or employees. Such loss or damage shall include, but not be limited
 to, any injury or damage to, or death of, Landlord's employees or agents or
 damage to the Premises or any portion of the Building.

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 (B)any and all environmental damages which arise from: (i) the Handling of any
 Tenant's Hazardous Materials, as defined in Section 6.03 or (ii) the breach of
 any of the provisions of this Lease. For the purpose of this Lease,
 "environmental damages" shall mean (a) all claims, judgments, damages,
 penalties, fines, costs, liabilities, and losses (including without limitation,
 diminution in the value of the Premises or any portion of the Building, damages
 for the loss of or restriction on the use of rentable or usable space or of any
 amenity of the Premises or any portion of the Building, and from any adverse
 impact of Landlord's marketing of space); (b) all reasonable sums paid for
 settlement of claims, attorneys' fees, consultants' fees and experts' fees; and
 (c) all costs incurred by Landlord in connection with investigation or
 remediation relating to the Handling of Tenant's Hazardous Materials, whether
 or not required by Environmental Laws, necessary for Landlord to make full
 economic use of the Premises or any portion of the Building, or otherwise
 required under this Lease. To the extent that Landlord is strictly liable under
 any Environmental Laws, Tenant's obligation to Landlord and the other
 indemnities under the foregoing indemnification shall likewise be without
 regard to fault on Tenant's part with respect to the violation of any
 Environmental Law which results in liability to the indemnitee. Tenant's
 obligations and liabilities pursuant to this Section 10.01 shall survive the
 expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

 (C)any and all testing or investigation as may be requested by any governmental
 agency or lender for the purpose of investigating the presence of Tenant's
 Hazardous Materials that may not be in compliance with Environmental Laws.

 (D)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, nothing shall be
 interpreted or used to in any way affect, limit, reduce or abrogate any
 insurance coverage provided by any insurers to either Tenant or Landlord.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, nothing herein
shall be construed to infer or imply that Tenant is a partner, joint venturer,
agent, employee, or otherwise acting by or at the direction of Landlord.

10.02	Property Insurance.

 (A)At all times during the Lease Term, Tenant shall procure and maintain, at
 its sole expense, "all-risk" property insurance, in an amount not less than one
 hundred percent (100%) of the replacement cost covering (a) all leasehold
 improvements in and to the Premises which are made at the expense of Tenant;
 and (b) Tenant's trade fixtures, equipment and other personal property from
 time to time situated in the Premises, including, without limitation, all floor
 and wall coverings. The proceeds of such insurance shall be used for the repair
 or replacement of the property so insured, except that if not so applied or if
 this Lease is terminated following a casualty, the proceeds applicable to the
 leasehold improvements shall be paid to Landlord and the proceeds applicable to
 Tenant's personal property shall be paid to Tenant.

 (B)At all times during the Lease Term, Tenant shall procure and maintain
 business interruption insurance in such amount as will reimburse Tenant for
 direct or indirect loss of earnings attributable to all perils insured against
 in Section 10.02(A).

 (C)Landlord shall, at all times during the Lease Term, procure and maintain
 "all-risk" property insurance in the amount not less than one hundred percent
 (100%) of the replacement cost covering the Premises, but not the contents
 thereof, and the Building in which the Premises are located.

10.03	Liability Insurance.

 (A)At all times during the Lease Term, Tenant shall procure and maintain, at
 its sole expense, general liability insurance applying to the use and occupancy
 of the Premises and the business operated by Tenant. Such insurance shall have
 a minimum combined single limit of liability of at least $2,000,000 per
 occurrence and a general aggregate limit of at least $3,000,000. All such
 policies shall be written to apply to all bodily injury, property damage,
 personal injury losses and shall be endorsed to include Landlord and its
 agents, beneficiaries, partners, employees, and any deed of trust holder or
 mortgagee of Landlord or any ground lessor as additional insureds. (A list of
 the current persons and entities to be named as additional insureds is attached
 hereto as Exhibit E.) Such liability insurance shall be written as primary
 policies, not excess or contributing with or secondary to any other insurance
 as may be available to the Landlord or additional insureds.

 (B)Prior to the sale, storage, use or giving away of alcoholic beverages on or
 from the Premises by Tenant or another person, Tenant, at its own expense,
 shall obtain a policy or policies of insurance issued by a responsible
 insurance company and in a form acceptable to Landlord saving harmless and
 protecting Landlord and the Premises against any and all damages, claims,
 liens, judgments, expenses and costs, including actual attorney's fees, arising
 under any present or future law, statute, or ordinance of the State of
 Louisiana or other governmental authority having jurisdiction of the Premises,
 by reason of any storage, sale, use or giving away of alcoholic beverages on or
 from the Premises. Such policy or policies of insurance shall have a minimum
 combined single limit of $1,000,000 per occurrence and shall apply to bodily
 injury, fatal or nonfatal; injury to means of supports and injury to property
 of any person. Such policy or policies of insurance shall name the Landlord and
 its agents, beneficiaries, partners, employees and any mortgagee of Landlord or
 any ground lessor of Landlord as additional insureds. (A list of the current
 persons and entities to be named as additional insureds is attached hereto as
 Exhibit E.)

 (C)Landlord shall, at all times during the Lease Term, procure and maintain
 general liability insurance for the Building in which the Premises are located.
  Such insurance shall have minimum combined single limit of liability of at
 least Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) per occurrence, and a general
 aggregate limit of at least Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00).  Such policy
 shall be written to apply to all bodily injury, property damage, personal
 injury losses and shall be endorsed to include Landlord, its agents,
 beneficiaries, partners, employees and any deed of trust holder or mortgagee of
 Landlord as insured parties as their interest may appear.

10.04 Workers' Compensation Insurance. At all times during the Lease Term,
 Tenant shall procure and maintain Workers' Compensation Insurance in accordance
 with the laws of the State of Louisiana, and Employers' Liability insurance
 with a limit not less than $1,000,000 Bodily Injury Each Accident; $1,000,000
 Bodily Injury By Disease - Each Person; and $1,000,000 Bodily Injury by Disease
 - Policy Limit.

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10.05 Automobile Liability Insurance. At all times during the Lease Term, Tenant
 shall provide and maintain, at its sole expense, commercial automobile
 liability insurance including owned, non-owned and hired vehicles, applying to
 the use of any vehicles arising out of the operations of Tenant. Such insurance
 shall apply to bodily injury and property damage in a combined single limit of
 not less than $1,000,000 per accident.

10.06 Policy Requirements. All insurance required to be maintained by Tenant
 shall be issued by insurance companies authorized to do insurance business in
 the State of Louisiana and rated not less than A-VII in Best's Insurance Guide
 and a Standard and Poor's claims paying ability rating of not less than AA. A
 certificate of insurance (or, at Landlord's option, copies of the applicable
 policies) evidencing the insurance required under this Article X shall be
 delivered to Landlord not less than thirty (30) days prior to the Commencement
 Date. No such policy shall be subject to cancellation or modification without
 thirty (30) days prior written notice to Landlord and to any deed of trust
 holder, mortgagee or ground lessor designated by Landlord to Tenant. Tenant
 shall furnish Landlord with a replacement certificate with respect to any
 insurance not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the current
 policy. Tenant shall have the right to provide the insurance required by this
 Article X pursuant to blanket policies, but only if such blanket policies
 expressly provide coverage to the Premises and the Landlord as required by this
 Lease.

10.07 Waiver of Subrogation. Each party hereby waives any right of recovery
 against the other for injury or loss covered by insurance maintained or
 required to be maintained hereunder, to the extent of the injury or loss
 covered thereby. Any policy of insurance to be provided by Tenant pursuant to
 this Article X shall contain a clause denying the insurer any right of
 subrogation against Landlord.

10.08 Failure to Insure. If Tenant fails to maintain any insurance which Tenant
 is required to maintain pursuant to this Article X, Tenant shall be liable to
 Landlord for any loss or cost resulting from such failure to maintain. Tenant
 may not self-insure against any risks required to be covered by insurance
 without Landlord's prior written consent.

                    ARTICLE XI - DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION

11.01 Total Destruction. Except as provided in Section 11.03 below, this Lease
 shall automatically terminate if the Premises are totally destroyed.

11.02 Partial Destruction of Premises. If the Premises are damaged by any
 casualty and, in Landlord's opinion, the Premises (exclusive of any Alterations
 made to the Premises by Tenant) can be restored to its preexisting condition
 within two hundred forty (240) days after the date of the damage or
 destruction, Landlord shall, upon written notice from Tenant to Landlord of
 such damage, except as provided in Section 11.03, promptly and with due
 diligence repair the damage to the Premises (exclusive of any Alterations to
 the Premises made by Tenant, which shall be promptly repaired by Tenant at its
 sole expense) and, until such repairs are completed, the Rent shall be abated
 from the date of damage or destruction in the same proportion that the rentable
 area of the portion of the Premises which is unusable by Tenant in the conduct
 of its business bears to the total rentable area of the Premises.  If such
 repairs cannot, in Landlord's opinion, be made within said two hundred forty
 (240) day period, then Landlord may, at its option, exercisable by written
 notice given to Tenant within thirty (30) days after the date of the damage or
 destruction, elect to make the repairs within a reasonable time after the
 damage or destruction, in which event this Lease shall remain in full force and
 effect but the Rent shall be abated as provided in the preceding sentence; if
 Landlord does not so elect to make the repairs, then either Landlord or Tenant
 shall have the right, by written notice given to the other within sixty (60)
 days after the date of the damage or destruction, to terminate this Lease as of
 the date of the damage or destruction.

11.03 Exceptions to Landlord's Obligations.  Notwithstanding anything to the
 contrary contained in this Article XI, Landlord shall have no obligation to
 repair the Premises if either:  (a) the Building in which the Premises are
 located is so damaged as to require repairs to the Building exceeding twenty
 percent (20%) of the full insurable value of the Building; or (b) Landlord
 elects to demolish the Building in which the Premises are located; or (c) the
 damage or destruction occurs less than two (2) years prior to the Termination
 Date, exclusive of option periods.  Further, Tenant's Rent shall not be abated
 if either (i) the damage or destruction is repaired within five (5) business
 days after Landlord receives written notice from Tenant of the casualty, or
 (ii) tenant, or any officers, partners, employees, agents or invitees of
 Tenant, or any assignee or subtenant of Tenant, is, in whole or in part,
 responsible for the damage or destruction.

11.04 Waiver.  The provisions contained in this Lease shall supersede any
 contrary laws now or hereafter in effect relating to damage or destruction.

                        ARTICLE XII - CONDEMNATION

12.01 Taking.  If the entire Premises or so much of the Premises as to render
 the balance unusable by Tenant shall be taken by condemnation, sale in lieu of
 condemnation or in any other manner for any public or quasi-public purpose
 (collectively "Condemnation"), this Lease shall terminate on the date that
 title or possession to the Premises is taken by the condemning authority,
 whichever is earlier.

12.02 Award.  In the event of any Condemnation, the entire award for such
 taking shall belong to Landlord.   Tenant shall have no claim against Landlord
 or the award for the value of any unexpired term of this Lease or otherwise.
 Tenant shall be entitled to independently pursue a separate award in a
 separate proceeding for Tenant's relocation costs directly associated with the
 taking, provided such separate award does not diminish Landlord's award.

12.03 Temporary Taking.  No temporary taking of the Premises shall terminate
 this Lease or entitle Tenant to any abatement of the Rent payable to Landlord
 under this Lease; provided, further, that any award for such temporary taking
 shall belong to Tenant to the extent that the award applies to any time period
 during the Lease Term and to Landlord to the extent that the award applies to
 any time period outside the Lease Term.

                        ARTICLE XIII - RELOCATION

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                 ARTICLE XIV - ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING

14.01 Restriction.  Without the prior written consent of Landlord, Tenant shall
 not, either voluntarily or by operation of law, assign, encumber, or otherwise
 transfer this Lease or any interest herein, or sublet the Premises or any part
 thereof, or permit the Premises to be occupied by anyone other than Tenant or
 Tenant's employees.  An assignment, subletting or other action in violation of
 the foregoing shall be void and, at Landlord's option, shall constitute a
 material breach of this Lease.  For purposes of this Section 14.01, an
 assignment shall include any transfer of any interest in this Lease or the
 Premises by Tenant pursuant to a merger, division, consolidation or
 liquidation, or pursuant to a change in ownership of Tenant involving a
 transfer of voting control in Tenant (whether by transfer of partnership
 interests, corporate stock or otherwise).  Notwithstanding anything contained
 in this Article XIV to the contrary, Tenant expressly covenants and agrees not
 to enter into any lease, sublease, license, concession or other agreement for
 use, occupancy or utilization of the Premises which provides for rental or
 other payment for such use, occupancy or utilization based in whole or in part
 on the net income or profits derived by any person from the property leased,
 used, occupied or utilized (other than an amount based on a fixed percentage or
 percentages of receipts or sales), and that any such purported lease, sublease,
 license, concession or other agreement for use, occupancy or utilization of the
 Premises which provides for rental or other payment for such use, occupancy or
 utilization based in whole or in part on the net income or profits derived by
 any person from the property leased, used, occupied or utilized (other than an
 amount based on a fixed percentage or percentages of receipts or sales), and
 that any such purported lease, sublease, license, concession or other agreement
 shall be absolutely void and ineffective as a conveyance of any right or
 interest in the possession, use, occupancy or utilization of any part of the
 Premises. It shall not be considered unreasonable in declining to consider a
 subtenant or sublessee whose use of the facilities is not in keeping with other
 tenants of this development or whose financial position is materially below
 that of Tenant or other tenants renting comparable space in the development.

14.02 Notice to Landlord.  If Tenant desires to assign this Lease or any
 interest herein, or to sublet all or any part of the Premises, then at least
 twenty (20) business days prior to the effective date of the proposed
 assignment or subletting, Tenant shall submit to Landlord in connection with
 Tenant's request for Landlord's consent:

 (A)A statement containing (i) the name and address of the proposed assignee or
 subtenant; (ii) such financial information with respect to the proposed
 assignee or subtenant as Landlord shall reasonably require; (iii) the type of
 use proposed for the Premises; and (iv) all of the principal terms of the
 proposed assignment or subletting; and

 (B)Four (4) originals of the assignment or sublease on a form approved by
 Landlord and four (4) originals of the Landlord's Consent to Sublease or
 Assignment and Assumption of Lease and Consent.

14.03 Landlord's Recapture Rights.  At any time within twenty (20) business
 days after Landlord's receipt of all (but not less than all) of the information
 and documents described in Section 14.02 above, Landlord may, at its option by
 written notice to Tenant, elect to: (a) sublease the Premises or the portion
 thereof proposed to be sublet by Tenant upon the same terms as those offered to
 the proposed subtenant; (b) take an assignment of the Lease upon the same terms
 as those offered to the proposed assignee; or (c) terminate the Lease in its
 entirety or as to the portion of the Premises proposed to be assigned or
 sublet, with a proportionate adjustment in the Rent payable hereunder if the
 Lease is terminated as to less than all of the Premises. If Landlord does not
 exercise any of the options described in the preceding sentence, then, during
 the above-described twenty (20) business day period, Landlord shall either
 consent or deny its consent to the proposed assignment or subletting.

14.04 Landlord's Consent; Standards. Landlord's consent shall not be
 unreasonably withheld; but, in addition to any other grounds for denial,
 Landlord's consent shall be deemed reasonably withheld if, in Landlord's good
 faith judgment: (i) the proposed assignee or subtenant does not have the
 financial strength to perform its obligations under this Lease or any proposed
 sublease or its financial strength is materially below that of Tenant or other
 tenants renting comparable space in the Building or nearby buildings; (ii) the
 business and operations of the proposed assignee or subtenant are not of
 comparable quality to, are in competition with or would in any way interfere
 with or disrupt (including, without limitation, any disruption of existing
 parking arrangements) the business and operations being conducted by other
 tenants in the Building; (iii) the proposed assignee or subtenant intends to
 use any part of the Premises for a purpose not permitted under this Lease or
 for a purpose not in accordance with the uses of other tenants in the building;
 (iv) either the proposed assignee or subtenant, or any person which directly or
 indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the
 proposed assignee or subtenant occupies space in the Building or any of
 Landlord's other buildings in the area, or is negotiating with Landlord to
 lease space in the Building or any of Landlord's other buildings in the area;
 (v) the proposed assignee or subtenant is disreputable; or (vi) the use of the
 Premises or the Building by the proposed assignee or subtenant would, in
 Landlord's reasonable judgment, significantly increase the pedestrian traffic
 in and out of the Building, the number of parking spaces required to serve the
 Premises or the Building, or vehicular traffic in or to the Building or would
 require any alterations to the Building to comply with applicable laws.

14.05 Additional Rent. If Landlord consents to any such assignment or
 subletting, all sums or other economic consideration received by Tenant in
 connection with such assignment or subletting, whether denominated as rental or
 otherwise, which exceeds, in the aggregate, the total sum which Tenant is
 obligated to pay Landlord under this Lease (prorated to reflect obligations
 allocable to less than all of the Premises under a sublease) shall be paid to
 Landlord as additional rent under the Lease without affecting or reducing any
 other obligation of Tenant hereunder.

14.06 Landlord's Costs. If Tenant shall assign this Lease or shall sublet all
 or any part of the Premises or shall request the consent of Landlord to any
 assignment, subletting or other act, Tenant shall pay to Landlord as additional
 rent Landlord's costs related thereto, including Landlord's reasonable
 attorneys' fees and a minimum fee to Landlord of Five Hundred Dollars
 ($500.00).

14.07 Continuing Liability of Tenant. Notwithstanding any assignment or
 sublease, Tenant shall remain as fully and primarily liable for the payment of
 Rent and for the performance of all other obligations of Tenant contained in
 this Lease to the same extent as if the assignment or sublease had not
 occurred; provided, however, that any act or omission of any assignee or
 subtenant, other than Landlord, that violates the terms of this Lease shall be
 deemed a violation of this Lease by Tenant.

14.08 Non-Waiver. The consent by Landlord to any assignment or subletting shall
 not relieve Tenant, or any person claiming through or by Tenant, of the
 obligation to obtain the consent of Landlord, pursuant to this Article XIV, to
 any further assignment or subletting. In the event of an assignment or
 subletting, Landlord may collect rent from the assignee or the subtenant
 without waiving any rights hereunder and collection of the rent from a person
 other than Tenant shall not be deemed a waiver of any of Landlord's rights
 under this Article XIV, an acceptance of assignee or subtenant as Tenant, or a
 release of Tenant from the performance of Tenant's obligations under this
 Lease.

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                      ARTICLE XV - DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

15.01 Events of Default By Tenant. The occurrence of any of the following shall
 constitute a material default and breach of this Lease by Tenant:

 (A)The failure by Tenant to pay Base Rent or make any other payment required to
 be made by Tenant hereunder as and when due and the continuation of such
 failure for five (5) days.

 (B)The abandonment of the Premises by Tenant or the vacation of the Premises by
 Tenant for fourteen (14) consecutive days (with or without the payment of
 Rent).

 (C)The making by Tenant of any assignment of this Lease or any sublease of all
 or part of the Premises, except as expressly permitted under Article XIV of
 this Lease.

 (D)The failure by Tenant to observe or perform any other provision of this
 Lease to be observed or performed by Tenant, other than those described in
 Sections 15.01(A), 15.01(B) or 15.01(C) above, if such failure continues for
 thirty (30) days after written notice thereof by Landlord to Tenant provided,
 however, that if the nature of the default is such that it cannot be cured
 within the thirty (30) day period, no default shall be deemed to exist if
 Tenant commences the curing of the default promptly within such thirty (30) day
 period and thereafter diligently prosecutes the same to completion and achieves
 the same within sixty (60) days after the occurrence of such default. The
 thirty (30) day notice described herein shall be in lieu of, and not in
 addition to, any notice required under law now or hereafter in effect requiring
 that notice of default be given prior to the commencement of an unlawful
 detainer or other legal proceeding.

 (E)The making by Tenant of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors,
 the filing by or against Tenant of a petition under any federal or state
 bankruptcy or insolvency laws (unless, in the case of a petition filed against
 Tenant, the same is dismissed within thirty (30) days after filing); the
 appointment of a trustee or receiver to take possession of substantially all of
 Tenant's assets at the Premises or Tenant's interest in this Lease or the
 Premises, when possession is not restored to Tenant within thirty (30) days; or
 the attachment, execution or other seizure of substantially all of Tenant's
 assets located at the Premises or Tenant's interest in this Lease or the
 Premises, if such seizure is not discharged within thirty (30) days.

15.02 Landlord's Right To Terminate Upon Tenant Default. In the event of any
 default by Tenant as provided in Section 15.01 above, Landlord shall have the
 right without notice or demand to Tenant (Tenant hereby irrevocably waiving all
 notices and demands, statutory or otherwise, including without limitation, any
 notice otherwise required in connection with any forcible entry and detainer
 action), to terminate this Lease or Tenant's right to possession of the
 Premises without terminating this Lease, in which event Landlord shall be
 entitled to receive from Tenant:

 (A)The worth at the time of award of any unpaid Rent which had been earned at
 the time of such termination; plus

 (B)The worth at the time of award of the amount by which the unpaid Rent which
 would have been earned after termination until the time of award exceeds the
 amount of such rental loss Tenant proves could have been reasonably avoided;
 plus

 (C)The worth at the time of award of the amount by which the unpaid Rent for
 the balance of the term after the time of award exceeds the amount of such
 rental loss that Tenant proves could be reasonably avoided; plus

 (D)Any other amount necessary to compensate Landlord for all the detriment
 proximately caused by Tenant's failure to perform its obligations under this
 Lease or which in the ordinary course of things would be likely to result
 therefrom; and

 (E)At Landlord's election, such other amounts in addition to or in lieu of the
 foregoing as may be permitted from time to time by applicable law.

As used in subparagraphs (A) and (B) above, "worth at the time of award" shall
 be computed by discounting such amounts at the then highest lawful rate of
 interest, but in no event to exceed one percent (1%) per annum plus the rate
 established by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on advances made to member
 banks under Sections 13 and 13a of the Federal Reserve Act ("discount rate")
 prevailing on the date of execution of this Lease by Landlord. As used in
 paragraph (C) above, "worth at the time of award" shall be computed by
 discounting such amount at the discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of
 Chicago at the time of award plus one percent (1%).

15.03 Landlord's Right To Continue Lease Upon Tenant Default.  In the event of a
 default of this Lease and abandonment of the Premises by Tenant, if Landlord
 does not elect to terminate this Lease as provided in Section 15.02 above,
 Landlord may from time to time, without terminating this Lease, enforce all of
 its rights and remedies under this Lease. Without limiting the foregoing,
 Landlord may continue this Lease in effect after Tenant's breach and
 abandonment and recover Rent as it becomes due. Landlord may, but shall have no
 obligation to re-let all or any part of the Premises. In the event Landlord at
 its sole discretion elects to re-let the Premises to the fullest extent
 permitted by law, the proceeds of any reletting shall be applied first to pay
 to Landlord all costs and expenses of such reletting (including without
 limitation, costs and expenses of retaking or repossessing the Premises,
 removing persons and property therefrom, securing new tenants, including
 expenses for redecoration, alterations and other costs in connection with
 preparing the Premises for the new tenant, and if Landlord shall maintain and
 operate the Premises, the costs thereof) and receivers' fees incurred in
 connection with the appointment of and performance by a receiver to protect the
 Premises and Landlord's interest under this Lease and any necessary or
 reasonable alterations; second, to the payment of any indebtedness of Tenant to
 Landlord other than Rent due and unpaid hereunder; third, to the payment of
 Rent due and unpaid hereunder; and the residue, if any, shall be held by
 Landlord and applied in payment of other or future obligations of Tenant to
 Landlord as the same may become due and payable, and Tenant shall not be
 entitled to receive any portion of such revenue.

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15.04 Right of Landlord to Perform.   All covenants and agreements to be
 performed by Tenant under this Lease shall be performed by Tenant at Tenant's
 sole cost and expense. If Tenant shall fail to pay any sum of money, other than
 Rent, required to be paid by it hereunder or shall fail to perform any other
 act on its part to be performed hereunder, Landlord may, but shall not be
 obligated to, make any payment or perform any such other act on Tenant's part
 to be made or performed, without waiving or releasing Tenant of its obligations
 under this Lease. Any sums so paid by Landlord and all necessary incidental
 costs, together with interest thereon at the lesser of the maximum rate
 permitted by law if any or twelve percent (12%) per annum from the date of such
 payment shall be payable to Landlord as additional rent on demand and Landlord
 shall have the same rights and remedies in the event of nonpayment as in the
 case of default by Tenant in the payment of Rent.

15.05 Default Under Other Leases.   If the term of any lease, other than this
 Lease, heretofore or hereafter made by Tenant for any space in the Building
 shall be terminated or terminable after the making of this Lease because of any
 default by Tenant under such other lease, such fact shall empower Landlord at
 Landlord's sole option, to terminate this Lease by notice to Tenant or to
 exercise any of the rights or remedies set forth in Section 15.02.

15.06 Non-Waiver.   Nothing in this Article shall be deemed to affect Landlord's
 rights to indemnification for liability or liabilities arising prior to
 termination of this Lease for personal injury or property damages under the
 indemnification clause or clauses contained in this Lease. No acceptance by
 Landlord of a lesser sum than the Rent then due shall be deemed to be other
 than on account of the earliest installment of such Rent due, nor shall any
 endorsement or statement on any check or any letter accompanying any check or
 payment as rent be deemed an accord and satisfaction, and Landlord may accept
 such check or payment without prejudice to Landlord's right to recover the
 balance of such instatement or pursue any other remedy in the Lease provided.
 The delivery of keys to any employee of Landlord or to Landlord's agent or any
 employee thereof shall not operate as a termination of this Lease or a
 surrender of the Premises.

15.07 Cumulative Remedies.   The specific remedies to which Landlord may resort
 under the terms of the Lease are cumulative and are not intended to be
 exclusive of any other remedies or means of redress to which it may be lawfully
 entitled in case of any breach or threatened breach by Tenant of any provisions
 of the Lease. In addition to the other remedies provided in the Lease,
 including the right to terminate Tenant's right of possession of the Premises
 and reenter and repossess the Premises and remove all persons and property from
 the Premises without terminating this Lease as provided in Section 15.02,
 Landlord shall be entitled to a restraint by injunction of the violation or
 attempted or threatened violation of any of the covenants, conditions or
 provisions of the Lease or to a decree compelling specific performance of any
 such covenants, conditions or provisions.

15.08 Default by Landlord.   Landlord's failure to perform or observe any of its
 obligations under this Lease shall constitute a default by Landlord under this
 Lease only if such failure shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days (or
 the additional time, if any, that is reasonably necessary to promptly and
 diligently to cure the failure) after Landlord receives written notice from
 Tenant specifying the default. The notice shall give in reasonable detail the
 nature and extent of the failure and shall identify the Lease provision(s)
 containing the obligation(s). If Landlord shall default in the performance of
 any of its obligations under this Lease (after notice and opportunity to cure
 as provided herein), Tenant may not make any deductions from or offsets against
 any Rent due hereunder, but Tenant may pursue any remedies otherwise available
 to it under the law and this Lease.

               ARTICLE XVI - ATTORNEYS FEES: COSTS OF SUIT

16.01 Attorneys' Fees.   If either Landlord or Tenant shall commence any action
 or other proceeding against the other arising out of, or relating to, this
 Lease or the Premises, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from
 the losing party, in addition to any other relief, its actual attorneys fees
 irrespective of whether or not the action or other proceeding is prosecuted to
 judgment and irrespective of any court schedule of reasonable attorneys' fees.

16.02 Indemnification.   Should Landlord be made a party to any litigation
 instituted by Tenant against a party other than Landlord, or by a third party
 against Tenant, Tenant shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend Landlord from
 any and all loss, cost, liability, damage or expense incurred by Landlord,
 including attorneys' fees, in connection with the litigation.

               ARTICLE XVII - SUBORDINATION AND ATTORNMENT

17.01 Subordination. This Lease, and the rights of Tenant hereunder, are and
 shall be subordinate to the interests of (i) all present and future ground
 leases and master leases of all or any part of the Building; (ii) present and
 future mortgages and deeds of trust encumbering all or any part of the Building
 or the underlying real estate; (iii) all past and future advances made under
 any such mortgages or deeds of trust; and (iv) all renewals, modifications,
 replacements and extensions of any such ground leases, master leases, mortgages
 and deeds of trust; provided, however, that any lessor under any such ground
 lease or master lease or any mortgagee or beneficiary under any such mortgage
 or deed of trust shall have the right to elect, by written notice given to
 Tenant, to have this Lease made superior in whole or in part to any such ground
 lease, master lease, mortgage or deed of trust. Upon demand, Tenant shall
 execute, acknowledge and deliver any instruments reasonably requested by
 Landlord or any such lessor, mortgagee or beneficiary to effect the purposes of
 this Section 17.01. Such instruments may contain, among other things,
 provisions to the effect that such lessor, mortgagee or beneficiary (hereafter,
 for the purposes of this Section 17.01, a "Successor Landlord") shall (i) not
 be liable for any act or omission of Landlord or its predecessors, if any,
 prior to the date of such Successor Landlord's succession to Landlord's
 interest under this Lease; (ii) not be subject to any offsets or defenses which
 Tenant might have been able to assert against Landlord or its predecessors, if
 any, prior to the date of such Successor Landlord's succession to Landlord's
 interest under this Lease; (iii) not be liable for the return of any security
 deposit under the Lease unless the same shall have actually been deposited with
 such Successor Landlord; and (iv) be entitled to receive notice of any Landlord
 default under this Lease plus a reasonable opportunity to cure such default
 prior to Tenant having any right or ability to terminate this Lease as a result
 of such Landlord default.

17.02 Attornment.   If requested to do so, Tenant shall attorn to and recognize
 as Tenant's landlord under this Lease any superior lessor, superior mortgagee
 or other purchaser or person taking title to the Building by reason of the
 termination of any superior lease or the foreclosure of any superior mortgage
 or deed of trust, and Tenant shall, upon demand, execute any documents
 reasonably requested by any such person to evidence the attornment described in
 this Section 17.02.

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17.03 Mortgage and Ground Lessor Protection.   Tenant agrees to give any holder
 of any mortgage and any ground lessor, by registered or certified mail, a copy
 of any notice of default served upon the Landlord by Tenant, provided that
 prior to such notice Tenant has been notified in writing (by way of service on
 Tenant of a copy of Assignment of Rents and Leases, or otherwise) of the
 address of such mortgage holder or ground lessor (hereafter the "Notified
 Party"). Tenant further agrees that if Landlord shall have failed to cure such
 default within twenty (20) days after such notice to Landlord (or if such
 default cannot be cured or corrected within that time, then such additional
 time as may be necessary if Landlord has commenced within such twenty  (20)
 days and is diligently pursuing the remedies or steps necessary to cure or
 correct such default), then the Notified Party shall have an additional thirty
 (30) days within which to cure or correct such default (or if such default
 cannot be cured or corrected within that time, then such additional time as may
 be necessary if the Notified Party has commenced within such thirty (30) days
 and is diligently pursuing the remedies or steps necessary to cure or correct
 such default). Until the time allowed, as aforesaid, for the Notified Party to
 cure such default has expired without cure, Tenant shall have no right to, and
 shall not, avail itself of any remedies available to it on account of
 Landlord's default.

                    ARTICLE XVIII - QUIET ENJOYMENT

18.01 Provided that Tenant performs all of its obligations hereunder, Tenant
 shall have and peaceably enjoy the Premises during the Lease Term, subject to
 all of the terms and conditions contained in this Lease.

                          ARTICLE XIX - PARKING

19.01 Tenant, its employees and invitees, are hereby granted the non-exclusive
 privilege to use parking spaces at the Building. Tenant shall abide by all
 rules and regulations regarding the use of the parking area as may now exist or
 as may hereinafter be promulgated by Landlord. Landlord reserves the right to
 modify, restripe and otherwise change the location of drives, parking spaces
 and parking area at the Building.  Landlord may, but shall have no obligation
 to, designate certain parking spaces for trucks, handicapped persons or
 designated tenants as Landlord, in its sole discretion, may deem necessary for
 the professional and efficient operation of the parking area and the Building.
 Landlord shall have the right to reasonably restrict the number and location of
 truck/tractor  trailers  for the overall benefit of  all tenants, it  being
 agreed by  Tenant that  it is not the intent of this Lease to provide
 unrestricted parking for truck/tractor trailers. Tenant agrees not to
 overburden the parking facilities and agrees to cooperate with Landlord and
 other tenants in the use of parking facilities. Tenant will reimburse Landlord
 upon demand for any damage caused to the parking surfaces or facilities caused
 by Tenant's or any of its employees', agents' or invitees' trucks/tractor
 trailers or any other vehicles. Landlord reserves the right in its absolute
 discretion to determine whether parking facilities are becoming crowded and, in
 such event, to allocate parking spaces among Tenant and other tenants. At no
 time shall the parking of any vehicle be permitted in the fire lanes or
 handicapped parking areas servicing the Building.

                  ARTICLE XX - RULES AND REGULATIONS

20.01 The Rules and Regulations attached hereto as Exhibit F are hereby
 incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof. Tenant shall abide by,
 and faithfully observe and comply with the Rules and Regulations and any
 reasonable and non-discriminatory amendments, modifications and/or additions
 thereto as may hereafter be adopted and published by written notice to tenants
 by Landlord for the safety, care, security, good order and/or cleanliness of
 the Premises and/or the Building. Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for
 any violation of such rules and regulations by any other tenant or occupant of
 the Building.

                  ARTICLE XXI - ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES

21.01 Tenant agrees at any time and from time to time upon not less than ten
 (10) days prior written notice from Landlord to execute, acknowledge and
 deliver to Landlord a statement in writing addressed and certifying to
 Landlord, or to the holder or assignee of any existing or prospective mortgage
 encumbering the Building or any part thereof (hereafter a "Mortgagee"), or to
 the lessor, or existing or prospective assignee of the lessor's position, under
 any existing or prospective ground lease of the land underlying the Building
 (hereafter a "Ground Lessor"), or to any prospective purchaser of the land,
 improvements or both comprising the Building, that this Lease is unmodified and
 in full force and effect (or if there have been modifications, that the same is
 in full force and effect as modified and stating the modifications); that
 Tenant has accepted possession of the Premises, which are acceptable in all
 respects, and that any improvements required by the terms of this Lease to be
 made by Landlord have been completed to the satisfaction of Tenant; that Tenant
 is in full occupancy of the Premises; that no rent has been paid more than
 thirty (30) days in advance; that the first month's Base Rent has been paid;
 that Tenant is entitled to no free Rent or other concessions except as stated
 in this Lease; that Tenant has not been notified of any previous assignment of
 Landlord's or any predecessor landlord's interest under this Lease; the dates
 to which Base Rent, additional rental and other charges have been paid; that
 Tenant, as of the date of such certificate, has no charge, lien or claim of
 setoff under this Lease or otherwise against Base Rent, additional rental or
 other charges due or to become due under this Lease; and that Landlord is not
 in default in performance of any covenant, agreement or condition contained in
 this Lease or any other matter relating to this Lease or the Premises or, if
 so, specifying each such default. In addition, in the event that such
 certificate is being given to any Mortgagee or Ground Lessor, such statement
 may contain any other provisions customarily required by such Mortgagee or
 Ground Lessor including, without limitation, an agreement on the part of Tenant
 to furnish to such Mortgagee or Ground Lessor, as applicable, written notice of
 any Landlord default and a reasonable opportunity for such Mortgagee or Ground
 Lessor to cure such default prior to Tenant being able to terminate this Lease.
 Any such statement delivered pursuant to this Section may be relied upon by
 Landlord or any Mortgagee, Ground Lessor or prospective purchaser to whom it is
 addressed and such statement, if required by its addressee, may so specifically
 state. If Tenant does not execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord the
 statement as and when required herein, Landlord is hereby granted an
 irrevocable power-of-attorney, coupled with an interest, to execute such
 statement on Tenant's behalf which statement shall be binding on Tenant to the
 same extent as if executed by Tenant.

                    ARTICLE XXII -ENTRY BY LANDLORD

22.01 Landlord may enter the Premises at all reasonable times to: inspect the
 same; exhibit the same to prospective purchasers, lenders or tenants; determine
 whether Tenant is complying with all of its obligations under this Lease;
 supply janitorial and other services to be provided by Landlord to Tenant under
 this Lease; post notices of non-responsibility; and make repairs or
 improvements in or to the Building or the Premises; provided, however that all
 such work shall be done as promptly as reasonably possible and so as to cause
 as little interference to Tenant as reasonably possible. Tenant hereby waives
 any claim for damages for any injury or inconvenience to, or interference with,
 Tenant's business, any loss of occupancy or quiet enjoyment of the Premises or
 any other loss occasioned by such entry . As provided for in clause (xiii) of
 Section 27.19 of this Lease, Landlord shall at all times have the right, but
 not the obligation, to obtain from Tenant and retain a key with which to unlock
 all of the doors in, on or about

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 the Premises (excluding Tenant's vaults, safes and similar areas designated by
 Tenant in writing in advance), and Landlord shall have the right to use any and
 all means by which Landlord may deem proper to open such doors to obtain entry
 to the Premises, and any entry to the Premises obtained by Landlord by any such
 means, or otherwise, shall not under any circumstances be deemed or construed
 to be a forcible or unlawful entry into or a detainer of the Premises or an
 eviction, actual or constructive, of Tenant from any part of the Premises.
  Such entry by Landlord shall not act as a termination of this Lease.  If
 Landlord shall be required to obtain entry by means other than a key provided
 by Tenant, the cost of such entry shall be payable by Tenant to Landlord as
 additional rent.

                            ARTICLE XXIII

              LANDLORD'S LEASE UNDERTAKINGS - EXCULPATION
                       FROM PERSONAL LIABILITY;
                    TRANSFER OF LANDLORD'S INTEREST

23.01 Landlord's Lease Undertakings.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
 contained in this Lease or in any exhibits, Riders or addenda hereto attached
 (collectively the "Lease Documents"), it is expressly understood and agreed by
 and between the parties hereto that: (a) the recourse of Tenant or its
 successors or assigns against Landlord with respect to the alleged breach by or
 on the part of Landlord of any representation, warranty, covenant, undertaking
 or agreement contained in any of the Lease Documents (collectively, "Landlord's
 Lease Undertakings") shall extend only to Landlord's interest in the real
 estate of which the Premises demised under the Lease Documents are a part
 ("Landlord's Real Estate") and not to any other assets of Landlord or its
 beneficiaries; and (b) except to the extent of Landlord's interest in
 Landlord's Real Estate, no personal liability or personal responsibility of any
 sort with respect to any of Landlord's Lease Undertakings or any alleged breach
 thereof is assumed by, or shall at any time be asserted or enforceable against,
 Landlord, its beneficiaries, First Industrial Development Services, or against
 any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, constituent
 partners, beneficiaries, trustees or representative.

It is expressly understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto,
 anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, that each and all of the
 representations, warranties, covenants, undertakings and agreements herein made
 on the part of Landlord while in form purporting to be the representations,
 warranties, covenants, undertakings and agreements of Landlord are nevertheless
 each and every one of them made and intended, not as personal representations,
 warranties, covenants, undertakings and agreements by Landlord or for the
 purpose or with the intention of binding Landlord personally, but are made and
 intended for the purpose only of subjecting Landlord's interest in Landlord's
 Real Estate to the terms of this Lease and for no other purpose whatsoever, and
 in case of default hereunder by Landlord (or default through, under or by any
 of its beneficiaries, or agents or representatives of said beneficiaries), the
 Tenant shall look solely to the Landlord's interest in Landlord's Real Estate.

23.02 Transfer of Landlord's Interest.  Landlord and each successor to Landlord
 shall be fully released from the performance of Landlord's obligations
 subsequent to their transfer of Landlord's interest in the Building.  Landlord
 shall not be liable for any obligation hereunder after a transfer of its
 interest in the Building.

                    ARTICLE XXIV - HOLDOVER TENANCY

24.01 If Tenant holds possession of the Premises after the expiration or
 termination of the Lease Term, by lapse of time or otherwise,  Tenant shall
 become a tenant at sufferance upon all of the terms contained herein, except as
 to Lease Term and Rent.  During such holdover period, Tenant shall pay to
 Landlord a monthly rental equivalent to three hundred percent (300%) of the
 Rent payable by Tenant to Landlord with respect to the last month of the Lease
 Term.  The monthly rent payable for such holdover period shall in no event be
 construed as a penalty or as liquidated damages for such retention of
 possession.  Without limiting the foregoing, Tenant hereby agrees to indemnify,
 defend and hold harmless Landlord, its beneficiary, and their respective
 agents, contractors and employees, from and against any and all claims,
 liabilities, actions, losses, damages (including without limitation, direct,
 indirect, incidental and consequential) and expenses (including, without
 limitation, court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees) asserted against or
 sustained by any such party and arising from or by reason of such retention of
 possession, which obligations shall survive the expiration or termination of
 the Lease Term.

                        ARTICLE XXV - NOTICES

25.01 All notices which Landlord or Tenant may be required, or may desire, to
 serve on the other may be served, as an alternative to personal service, by
 mailing the same by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or may be
 sent by overnight courier, addressed to the Landlord at the address for
 Landlord set forth in Section 1.11 above and to Tenant at the address for
 Tenant set forth in Section 1.12 above, or, from and after the Commencement
 Date, to the Tenant at the Premises whether or not Tenant has departed from,
 abandoned or vacated the Premises, or addressed to such other address or
 addresses as either Landlord or Tenant may from time to time designate to the
 other in writing.  Any notice shall be deemed to have been given by overnight
 courier shall be deemed given on the first business day following the date such
 notice is delivered by such courier provided such courier verifies delivery
 thereof.

                        ARTICLE XXVI - BROKERS

26.01 Tenant warrants that it has had no dealings with any broker or agent in
 connection with this Lease other than Sealy & Falgoust Realt Estate, L.L.C.
 (Broker) and covenants to pay, hold harmless and indemnify Landlord from and
 against any and all costs, expenses or liability for any compensation,
 commissions, and charges claimed by any other broker or agent (other than the
 broker(s) named above) with respect to the Lease or the negotiation thereof
 with whom Tenant had dealings, and further agrees to pay, hold harmless and
 indemnify Landlord from and against any and all costs, expenses or liability
 (including but not limited to actual attorney's fees and legal costs) arising
 out of or related to any claim, suite or judgement brought by Broker against
 Landlord arising out of or in any way attributable to this Lease, except to the
 extent that any such cost, expense or liability is attributable to the
 negligence or wrongful act of Landlord or its agents or employees.  Landlord
 will pay to Broker in accordance with a separate commission agreement a real
 estate leasing commission of $21,501.17 upon the execution of a Suite
 Acceptance Agreement by Tenant for the premises leased under this Lease.

                      ARTICLE XXVII - MISCELLANEOUS

27.01 Entire Agreement.   This Lease contains all of the agreements and
 understandings relating to the leasing of the Premises and the obligations of
 Landlord and Tenant in Connection with such leasing. Landlord has not made, and
 Tenant is not relying upon, any warranties, or representations, promises or
 statements made by Landlord or any agent of Landlord, except as expressly set
 forth herein. This Lease supersedes any and all prior agreements and
 understandings between Landlord and Tenant and alone expresses the agreement of
 the parties.

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27.02 Amendments.   This Lease shall not be amended, changed or modified in any
 way unless in writing executed by Landlord and Tenant. Landlord shall not have
 waived or released any of its rights hereunder unless in writing and executed
 by the Landlord.

27.03 Successors.   Except as expressly provided herein, this Lease and the
 obligations of Landlord and Tenant contained herein shall bind and benefit the
 successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

27.04 Force Majeure.   Landlord shall incur no liability to Tenant with respect
 to, and shall not be responsible for any failure to perform, any of Landlord's
 obligations hereunder if such failure is caused by any reason beyond the
 control of Landlord including, but not limited to strike, labor trouble,
 governmental rule, regulations, ordinance, statute or interpretation, fire,
 earthquake, civil commotion, or failure or disruption of utility services. The
 amount of time for Landlord to perform any of Landlord's obligations shall be
 extended by the amount of time Landlord is delayed in performing such
 obligation by reason of any force majeure occurrence whether similar to or
 different from the foregoing types of occurrences.

27.05 Survival of Obligations.   Any obligations of Tenant accruing prior to the
 expiration of the Lease shall survive the termination of the Lease, and Tenant
 shall promptly perform all such obligations whether or not this Lease has
 expired.

27.06 Light and Air.   No diminution or shutting off of any light, air or view
 by any structure now or hereafter erected shall in any manner affect this Lease
 or the obligations of Tenant hereunder, or increase any of the obligations of
 Landlord hereunder.

27.07 Governing Law.   This Lease shall be governed by, and construed in
 accordance with, the laws of the State of Louisiana.

27.08 Severability.   In the event any provision of this Lease is found to be
 unenforceable, the remainder of this Lease shall not be affected, and any
 provision found to be invalid shall be enforceable to the extent permitted by
 law. The parties agree that in the event two different interpretations may be
 given to any provision hereunder, one of which will render the provision
 unenforceable, and one of which will render the provision enforceable, the
 interpretation rendering the provision enforceable shall be adopted.

27.09 Captions.   All captions, headings, titles, numerical references and
 computer highlighting are for convenience only and shall have no effect on the
 interpretation of this Lease.

27.10 Interpretation.   Tenant acknowledges that it has read and reviewed this
 Lease and that it has had the opportunity to confer with counsel in the
 negotiation of this Lease. Accordingly, this Lease shall be construed neither
 for nor against Landlord or Tenant, but shall be given a fair and reasonable
 interpretation in accordance with the meaning of its terms and the intent of
 the parties.

27.11 Independent Covenants.  Each covenant, agreement, obligation or other
 provision of this Lease to be performed by Tenant are separate and independent
 covenants of Tenant, and not dependent on any other provision of the Lease.

27.12 Number and Gender.  All terms and words used in this Lease, regardless of
 the number or gender in which they are used, shall be deemed to include the
 appropriate number and gender, as the context may require.

27.13 Time is of the Essence.   Time is of the essence of this Lease and the
 performance of all obligations hereunder.

27.14 Joint and Several Liability.   If Tenant comprises more than one person or
 entity, or if this Lease is guaranteed by any party, all such persons shall be
 jointly and severally liable for payment of rents and the performance of
 Tenant's obligations hereunder.

27.15 Exhibits and Schedules.   Exhibits A (Outline of Premises), B (Work Letter
 Agreement), C (Suite Acceptance Letter), D (Tenant Operations Inquiry), E (List
 of Additional Insureds), F (Rules and Regulations) and G (Guaranty), and
 Schedule 1 to Exhibit D (List of Permissible Hazardous Materials and
 Quantities) are incorporated into this Lease by reference and made a part
 hereof.

27.16 Offer to Lease.   The submission of this Lease to Tenant or its broker or
 other agent, does not constitute an offer to Tenant to lease the Premises. This
 Lease shall have no force and effect until (a) it is executed and delivered by
 Tenant to Landlord and (b) it is executed and delivered by
 Landlord to Tenant.  This Lease shall be contingent on the Landlord's
 acceptance prior to December 1, 1999 of a fully executed lease termination
 agreement by Wireless One, Inc. for the subject suite known as space #4 located
 at 11301 Industriplex Boulevard, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809 and Landlord's
 written notification to Tenant prior to such date that the Lease Termination
 Agreement has been executed and this contingency has been waived by Landlord.

27.17 Waiver; No Counterclaim; Choice of Laws.   To the extent permitted by
 applicable law, Tenant hereby waives the right to a jury trial in any action or
 proceeding regarding this Lease and the tenancy created by this Lease. It is
 mutually agreed that in the event Landlord commences any summary proceeding for
 non-payment of Rent, Tenant will not interpose any counterclaim of whatever
 nature or description in any such proceeding. In addition, Tenant hereby
 submits to local jurisdiction in the State of Louisiana and agrees that any
 action by Tenant against Landlord shall be instituted in the State of Louisiana
 and that Landlord shall have personal jurisdiction over Tenant for any action
 brought by Landlord against Tenant in the State of Louisiana. To the extent
 permitted by applicable law, Tenant hereby waives any and all rights of
 redemption granted by any present or future laws.

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27.18 Rights Reserved by Landlord.   Landlord reserves the following rights
 exercisable without notice (except as otherwise expressly provided to the
 contrary in this Lease) and without being deemed an eviction or disturbance of
 Tenant's use or possession of the Premises or giving rise to any claim for
 set-off or abatement of Rent: (i) to change the name or street address of the
 Building; (ii) to install, affix and maintain all signs on the exterior and/or
 interior of the Building; (iii) to designate and/or approve prior to
 installation, all types of signs, window shades, blinds, drapes, awnings or
 other similar items, and all internal lighting that may be visible from the
 exterior of the Premises; (iv) to display the Premises and/or the Building to
 mortgagees, prospective mortgagees, prospective purchasers and ground lessors
 at reasonable hours upon reasonable advance notice to Tenant; (v) to change the
 arrangement of entrances, doors, corridors, elevators and/or stairs in the
 Building, provided no such change shall materially adversely affect access to
 the Premises; (vi) to grant any party the exclusive right to conduct any
 business or render any service in the Building, provided such exclusive right
 shall not operate to prohibit Tenant from using the Premises for the purposes
 permitted under this Lease; (vii) to prohibit the placement of vending or
 dispensing machines of any kind in or about the Premises other than for use by
 Tenant's employees; (viii) to prohibit the placement of video or other
 electronic games in the Premises; (ix) to have access for Landlord and other
 tenants of the Building to any mail chutes and boxes located in or on the
 Premises according to the rules of the United States Post Office; (x) to close
 the Building after normal business hours, except that Tenant and its employees
 and invitees shall be entitled to admission at all times under such rules and
 regulations as Landlord prescribes for security purposes; (xi) to install,
 operate and maintain security systems which monitor, by close circuit
 television or otherwise, all persons entering or leaving the Building; (xii) to
 install and maintain pipes, ducts, conduits, wires and structural elements
 located in the Premises which serve other parts or other tenants of the
 Building; (xiii) to retain at all times master keys or pass keys to the
 Premises; and (xiv) to have or grant access to the Premises during the last two
 (2) months of the Term to prepare the Premises for any future tenant if Tenant
 shall have removed all or substantially all of Tenant's property from the
 Premises.

27.19 Tenant Operations Inquiry.   As a material inducement to Landlord to enter
 into this Lease (i) Tenant has completed Exhibit D hereto, and (ii) Tenant
 represents and warrants to Landlord that Exhibit D is true and correct in all
 material respects and is not misleading.

                    ARTICLE XXVIII - FLOOR LOAD LIMITS

28.01 Floor Load Limits.   Tenant shall not place a load upon any floor of the
 Premises exceeding the floor load per square foot area which it was designed to
 carry and which is allowed by law. Landlord reserves the right to prescribe the
 weight and position of all safes, business machines and mechanical equipment in
 the Building.  Such installations shall be placed and maintained by Tenant, at
 Tenant's expense, in settings sufficient, in Landlord's judgment, to absorb and
 prevent vibration, noise and annoyance to occupants of the complex of adjacent
 property.

              ARTICLE XXX - COUNTERPARTS; FACSIMILE SIGNATURES

30.01 Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in
 multiple counterparts, which together shall have the full force and effect of
 an original.  Signature pages transmitted by facsimile machine shall have equal
 force as signature pages bearing original signatures.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this lease as of the date
 first above written.

TENANT:                            LANDLORD:

VARTECH SYSTEMS, INC.              FIRST INDUSTRIAL, L.P.,
                                   a Delaware limited partnership

                                   By:  FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST,INC.
                                   a Maryland corporation, its general partner

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                           EXHIBITS A THROUGH D

These exhibits are included with the signed original copy of the lease held at
the corporate offices of VarTech Systems Inc.

                                EXHIBIT E

                           Additional Insureds

Additional insureds pursuant to the requirements outlined in Article X of the
 Lease:

First Industrial, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership, all successors thereof
 and beneficiaries thereunder: First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.; and their
 respective agents and employees

The Insurance Certificate should be sent to:

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.
150 James Drive East
Suite 140
St. Rose, Louisiana 70087

Attention: Property Manager

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                                 EXHIBIT F

                           Rules and Regulations

1.Tenant, its officers, agents, servants and employees shall not block or
 obstruct any of the entries, passages, doors, hallways or stairways of the
 Building or garage, or place, empty or throw any rubbish, litter, trash or
 material of any nature into such areas, or permit such areas to be used at any
 time except for ingress or egress of Tenant, its officers, agents, servants,
 employees, patrons, licensees, customers, visitors or invitees.

2.The movement of furniture, equipment, machines, merchandise or materials
 within, into or out of the Premises or the Building not in the ordinary course
 of Tenant's business as permitted herein, shall be restricted to time, method
 and routing of movement as determined by Landlord upon request from Tenant and
 Tenant shall assume all liability and risk to property, the Premises and the
 Building in such movement. The movement of furniture, equipment, machines,
 merchandise or materials within, into or out of the Premises in the ordinary
 course of Tenant's permitted business shall also be at Tenant's sole risk and
 responsibility and shall be conducted in such a fashion as not to cause damage
 or injury to the Premises or the Building or to disturb other occupants
 thereof. Tenant shall not move furniture, machines, equipment, merchandise or
 materials within, into or out of the Premises or the Building not in the
 ordinary course of Tenant's permitted business without having first obtained a
 written permit from Landlord twenty-four (24) hours in advance. Safes and other
 heavy fixtures, equipment or machines intended to be kept permanently in the
 Premises shall be moved into the Premises or the Building only with Landlord's
 written consent and placed where directed by Landlord.

3.Landlord will not be responsible for lost or stolen personal property,
 equipment, money or any article taken from Premises, regardless of how
 or when loss occurs.

4.Tenant, its officers, agents, servants and employees shall not install or
 operate any refrigerating, heating or air conditioning apparatus or carry on
 any mechanical operation or bring into the Premises any inflammable fluids or
 explosives without written permission of Landlord.

5.Tenant, its officers, agents, servants or employees shall not use the Premises
 for housing, lodging or sleeping purposes or for the cooking or preparation of
 food without written permission of Landlord  (the preparation of coffee, tea,
 or the like is specifically excluded from this limitation).

6.Tenant, its officers, agents, servants, employees, patrons, licensees,
 customers, visitors or invitees shall not bring into the Premises or keep on
 Premises any fish, fowl, reptile, insect or animal without the prior written
 consent of the Landlord.

7.No additional locks shall be placed on any door in the Building without the
 prior written consent of Landlord. Landlord will furnish two keys to each lock
 on doors in the Premises and Landlord, upon request of Tenant, shall provide
 additional duplicate keys at Tenant's expense. Landlord may at all times keep a
 pass key to the Premises. All keys shall be returned to Landlord promptly upon
 termination of this Lease.

8.Tenant, its officers, agents, servants or employees shall do no painting or
 decorating in the Premises; or mark, paint or cut into, drive nails or screw
 into nor in any way deface any part of the Premises or the Building without the
 prior written consent of Landlord. If Tenant desires signal, communication,
 alarm or other utility or service connection installed or changed, such work
 shall be done at expense of Tenant, with the approval and under the direction
 of Landlord.

9.Tenant, its officers, agents, servants and employees shall not permit the
 operation of any musical or sound-producing instruments or device which may be
 heard outside the Premises, or which may emanate electrical waves or x-rays or
 other emissions which will impair radio or television broadcasting or reception
 from or in the Building, or be hazardous to health, well-being or condition of
 persons or property.

10.Tenant, its officers, agents, servants and employees shall, before leaving
 the Premises unattended, close and lock all doors and shut off all lights,
 business equipment and machinery. Damage resulting from failure to do so shall
 be paid by Tenant. Each Tenant, before closing for the day and leaving the
 Premises, shall see that all doors are locked.

11.All plate and other glass now in the Premises or Building which is broken
 through cause attributable to Tenant, its officers, agents, servants,
 employees, patrons, licensees, customers, visitors or invitees shall be
 replaced by and at expense of Tenant under the direction of Landlord.

12.Tenant shall give Landlord prompt notice of all accidents to or defects in
 air conditioning equipment, plumbing, electric facilities or any part of
 appurtenance of the Premises.

13.The plumbing facilities shall not be used for any other purpose than that for
 which they are constructed, and no foreign substance of any kind shall be
 thrown therein, and the expense of any breakage, stoppage or damage resulting
 from a violation of this provision shall be borne by Tenant, who shall, or
 whose officers, employees, agents, servants, patrons, customers, licensees,
 visitors or invitees shall, have caused it. Landlord shall not be responsible
 for any damage due to stoppage, backup or overflow of the drains or other
 plumbing fixtures.

14.All contractors and/or technicians performing work for Tenant within the
 Premises, Building or garage facilities shall be referred to Landlord for
 approval before performing such work. This shall apply to all work including,
 but not limited to, installation of telephones, telegraph equipment, electrical
 devices and attachments, and all installations affecting floors, walls,
 windows, doors, ceilings, equipment or any other physical feature of the
 Building, the Premises or garage facilities. None of this work shall be done by
 Tenant without Landlord's prior written approval.

15.No showcases or other articles shall be put in front of or affixed to any
 part of the exterior of the Building, without the prior written consent of
 Landlord.

16.Neither Tenant nor any officer, agent employee, servant, patron, customer,
 visitor, licensee or invitee of any Tenant shall go upon the roof of the
 Building, without the written consent of the Landlord.

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17.In the event Tenant must dispose of crates, boxes, etc. which will not fit
 into wastepaper baskets, it will be the responsibility of Tenant to dispose of
 same properly.

18.If the Premises shall become infested with vermin, roaches, or other
 undesirable creatures, Tenant at its sole cost and expense, shall cause the
 Premises to be professionally treated from time to time to the satisfaction of
 Landlord and shall employ such exterminators for this purpose as shall be
 approved by Landlord.

19.Tenant shall not install any antenna or aerial wires, radio or television
 equipment of any other type of equipment inside or outside of the Building
 without Landlord's prior approval in writing and upon such terms and conditions
 as may be specified by Landlord in each and every instance.

20.Tenant shall not make or permit any use of the Premises, the Building or
 garage facilities which, directly or indirectly, is forbidden by law, ordinance
 or governmental or municipal regulation, code or order or which may be
 disreputable or dangerous to life, limb or property.

21.Tenant shall not advertise the business, profession or activities of Tenant
 in any manner which violates the letter or spirit of any code of ethics adopted
 by any recognized association or organization pertaining thereto, use the name
 of the Building for any purpose other than that of the business address of
 Tenant or use any picture or likeness of the Building or the complex name in
 any letterheads, envelopes, circulars, notices, advertisements, containers or
 wrapping material without Landlord's express consent in writing.

22.Tenant shall not conduct its business and/or control its officers, agents,
 employees, servants, patrons, customers, licensees and visitors in such a
 manner as to create any nuisance or interfere with, annoy or disturb any other
 tenant or Landlord in its operation of the Building or commit waste or suffer
 or permit waste to be committed in Premises.

23.The Tenant shall not install in the Premises any equipment which uses a
 substantial amount of electricity without the advance written consent of the
 Landlord.  The Tenant shall ascertain from the Landlord the maximum amount of
 electrical current which can safely be used in the Premises, taking into
 account the capacity of the electric wiring in the Building and the Premises
 and the needs of other tenants in the Building and the complex and shall not
 use more than such safe capacity.  The Landlord's consent to the installation
 of electric equipment shall not relieve the Tenant from the obligation not to
 use more electricity than such safe capacity.

24.The Tenant, without the prior written consent of Landlord, shall not lay
 linoleum or other similar floor covering within the Premises.

25.No outside storage of any material, pallets, disabled vehicles, etc., will be
 permitted including but not limited to trash, except in approved containers.

26.Tenant shall not allow a fire or bankruptcy sale or any auction to be held on
 the Premises, or allow the Premises to be used for the storage of merchandise
 held for sale to the general public.

27.Canvasing, soliciting, distribution of hand-bills or any other written
 material peddling in the Building and the complex are prohibited, and each
 Tenant shall cooperate to prevent the same.

28.Tenant agrees to park in only those parking stalls designated as tenant
 parking.  Tenant shall hold Landlord harmless for the removal and charges
 related thereto when Tenant, or its employees, park in space designated as
 visitor, handicapped parking, red or yellow curb areas.  Tenant shall not park
 or allow to be kept any vehicle on the Premises, either company or personnel,
 which is not being used on a daily basis.

29.Tenant shall not maintain armed security in or about the Premises nor possess
 any weapons, explosives, combustibles or other hazardous devises in or about
 the Building and/or Premises.

30.Landlord may waive any one more of these Rules and Regulations for the
 benefit of any particular tenant or landlords, but no such waiver by Landlord
 shall be construed as a waiver of such Rules and Regulations if favor of any
 other tenant or landlords, nor prevent Landlord from thereafter enforcing any
 such Rules and Regulations against any or all of the tenants of the complex.

31.These Rules and Regulations are in addition to, and shall not be construed to
 in any way modify or amend, in whole or in part, the terms, covenants,
 agreements and conditions of any Lease on premises in the complex.

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