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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.8

                             EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

    THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made as of the 24th day
of August, 2000 by and between AVANTI CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(the "Corporation"), and Gerard C. Hsu (the "Executive").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

    WHEREAS, the Executive has been and is now in the employ of the
Corporation as its Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant
to an employment agreement dated July 21, 1998 (the "Agreement");

    WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Corporation has concluded that the
Corporation will be benefitted by securing the service of the Executive; and

    WHEREAS, the Corporation and the Executive desire to amend and restate
the Agreement to reflect certain changes to the Agreement.

    NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises
and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties therefore agree as follows:

1.  EMPLOYMENT

    (a)  The Corporation hereby employs the Executive as its Chairman,
         President and Chief Executive Officer, and the Executive hereby
         accepts such employment with the Corporation for a term commencing on
         the date of this Agreement and expiring on December 31, 2008. The
         Executive shall subject to his election as such from time to time
         (the "Term") serve during the Term in such additional offices of
         comparable or greater stature and responsibility in the Corporation
         and its subsidiaries and as a director and as a member of any
         committee of the Board of Directors of the Company and its
         subsidiaries, to which he may be elected from time to time. During
         the Term, the Executive shall report only to the Board of Directors,
         will devote his best efforts to such employment and all of his
         business time and attention to the performance of his duties
         hereunder; provided, however, that the Executive may devote
         reasonable periods required for serving as a director or member of
         any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity ("Entity")
         organization involving no conflict of interest with the interests of
         the Corporation or his personal affairs so long as the same does not
         interfere with the performance of his duties hereunder.

    (b)  The Executive shall have all of the duties, powers,
         responsibilities, functions and authority inherent in the position of
         its Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. All executives
         of the Corporation, its divisions and subsidiaries shall report,
         directly or indirectly, to the Executive and shall be subordinate to
         the Executive Services by the Executive shall be rendered in the
         East Bay Area near Fremont, California, except that the Executive
         will continue to travel as required by the business of the Corporation
         and consistent with the Executive's current practices and duties.

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         The Corporation shall use its best efforts to cause the Executive to
         be a member of its Board of Directors throughout the term of
         employment during the Term and shall include him in the management
         slate during the Term as the Chairman of the Board of Directors at
         every Stockholders' meeting at which his term as the director would
         otherwise expire.

    (c)  Upon the termination of Executive's employment, except for death,
         disability or Cause (as hereinafter defined), the Executive shall
         have the right, but not the obligation, to serve for a period of up
         to five years as a consultant to the Corporation in accordance with
         the terms of this Section. During the period of consultancy, the
         Executive shall be paid, not less frequently than monthly, an annual
         amount equal to 60% of his Minimum Salary (as hereinafter defined)
         at the time of such termination; to the extent eligible, he, his
         spouse, and members of his immediate family under the age of 21
         shall continue to be part of the medical reimbursement program of the
         Corporation or shall be furnished substantially equivalent coverage;
         and he shall be provided with a suitable office with normal support
         services (including secretarial services equivalent to those provided
         on the date of this Agreement) in the Bay Area near Fremont,
         California, any office of the Corporation around the world, or such
         other location as Executive may select. During such time that
         Executive serves as a consultant pursuant to the provisions hereof,
         he shall be entitled to the benefits provided under Section 3 of this
         Agreement, and, at his election, Executive shall be entitled to
         security services as may be appropriately required during the period
         of consultancy. The Executive shall be available for consultation
         during regular business hours, on adequate notice, and the Executive
         shall not be required to travel. The Executive shall not be required
         to devote more than 10 business days per month to the consulting
         services, and availability by telephone shall constitute availability
         for purposes hereof. The consulting services shall be scheduled so as
         not to interfere with reasonable vacation and personal plans of the
         Executive. During this period, the Executive's services shall be
         non-exclusive, but the Executive shall continue to be subject to the
         provisions of Sections 16 and 17 of this Agreement as if he were
         continuing in the employ of the Corporation.

    (d)  It is understood that the Executive may retire at any time
         (hereinafter, "Voluntary Retirement").

2.  COMPENSATION

    (a)  The Corporation shall pay to the Executive, not less frequently than
         monthly; an annual salary (the "Minimum Salary") as fixed from time
         to time by the Board of Directors or its Compensation Committee
         during the term of his employment hereunder. The Minimum Salary is
         $1,200,000 as of January 1, 2000. The Minimum Salary may be increased
         from time to time by the Board of Directors or its Compensation
         Committee but shall not be decreased thereafter and upon each such
         increase the term "Minimum Salary" shall mean such increased total
         amount. References to the Minimum Salary in this Agreement are to
         the Minimum Salary, as adjusted, in the year in which the event
         requiring such reference occurs.

    (b)  In addition to the Minimum Salary, the Executive shall be entitled
         to receive during the Term an annual cash bonus based on the
         performance of the Company and the Executive. The actual amount of
         any such annual cash bonus to be paid to the

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        Executive will be determined by Compensation Committee of the Board
        of Directors, but shall not be less than 50% of the Minimum Salary,
        as adjusted. Payment of any bonus compensation this Section shall
        be made within 60 days after such determination.

3. BENEFITS AND EXPENSES

    (a) The Corporation will reimburse the Executive for all reasonable
        and necessary business and entertainment expenses incurred by
        him in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder.
        To the extent such expenses include air travel by the Executive,
        such travel will be first class. In the event that any Federal,
        state or local government agency or authority determines that any
        such expenses which are reimbursed to the Executive constitute taxable
        income to the Executive, the Corporation agrees to reimburse the
        Executive (i) for all costs in disputing such action, including
        counsel fees, and (ii) for all taxes and penalties incurred by the
        Executive in connection with such action.

    (b) The Corporation shall furnish to the Executive, for his sole use in
        connection with company business, a suitable automobile comparable
        to the automobile heretofore furnished to the Executive and shall
        make available to Executive a suitable Jet that the Company shall
        lease for domestic or international travel in connection with the
        Company's business. The Corporation shall pay for all of the
        operating costs, including a chauffeur, pilots, and maintenance and
        storage costs of such automobile and such jet comparable to the
        automobile heretofore furnished to the Executive and such jet. The
        Corporation shall keep the automobile and jet fully insured against
        any and all liabilities for injuries to passengers or other persons
        and damages to property, including the automobile and jet.

    (c) The Corporation shall reimburse Executive for reasonable legal and
        accounting fees which he may incur in connection with the preparation
        and periodic review of: his estate plan; tax planning; tax returns;
        and this Employment Agreement and related employment arrangements.

4. BENEFIT PLANS

The Executive shall be eligible to participate in any employee benefit
programs, pension, profit-sharing, stock-option or similar plan or program
and in any group life insurance, hospitalization, mental, dental, accident,
disability or similar plan or program of the Corporation non-existing or
establishes hereafter. In addition, so long as Executive is an employee of
the Corporation, the Executive shall be entitled to receive other
benefits--generally available to all senior executives and any other which
are now or may hereafter be placed in effect.

5. STOCK OPTIONS OR OTHER SIMILAR BENEFITS

    (a) With respect to shares of Common Stock of the Corporation which may
        be acquired by the Executive pursuant to options or rights heretofore
        or hereafter granted to him, the Corporation agrees that, to the
        extent permitted by applicable law, at the Executive's

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        request, the Corporation will lend or cause to be lent to the
        Executive funds sufficient to enable him to pay (i) the exercise
        price on such options or rights from time to time up to the total
        number of shares covered by said options or rights and (ii) any
        applicable federal, state and local income taxes incurred by the
        Executive as a result of the exercise of such options and rights.
        Such loans may be secured or unsecured, at the Corporation's
        discretion, but if secured, the Corporation agrees that shares of its
        Common Stock, taken at market value at the time, will be accepted by
        the Corporation as adequate security, subject to applicable Federal,
        state or local governmental or agency laws, rules or regulations. The
        term of each loan shall be for a term to be fixed by the Board of
        Directors. Interest on any such loan, if charged by the Corporation,
        shall be at an appropriate rate as determined by the Board of
        Directors, not exceeding the prime rate of the Corporation's
        principal banking institution prevailing at the time and from time to
        time thereafter. All of the other terms of such loan or loan shall be
        as mutually agreed.

    (b) The Corporation also agrees, at the Executive's request, to use its
        best efforts to cause a registration statement to become effective
        with respect to shares which the Executive may purchase pursuant to
        said options or rights in order that the Executive may sell such
        shares to the public, provided (i) the Executive shall not request
        such registration statement with respect to shares subject to
        restrictions on sale or transfer imposed by the terms of any stock
        options or rights until such restrictions shall have ceased to be
        effective, (ii) at the Corporation's election, such registration
        statement may include, as well, other securities of the Corporation
        and the securities of other senior executives employed by the
        Corporation, (iii) such request shall not be made more frequently
        than once in any 12 months period, and (iv) the Executive's request
        for such registration statement shall not require the Corporation to
        use audited financial statements other than those regularly prepared
        for it by its independent public accountants and auditors unless the
        Executive agrees to bear the cost of auditing such statements PRO
        RATA with other persons selling securities. Except as set forth in
        (iv) herein the Corporation shall bear all expenses in connection
        with such registration statement.

    (c) In addition to the foregoing and any other rights which Executive may
        have under each of the 1995 Stock Option Plan and the 2000 Stock
        Option Plan (collectively, the "Plans"), and in addition to any other
        future plans granted to replace shares of stock of the Corporation
        sold to pay the exercise price and withholding taxes on options
        exercised, and any other plan in which Executive may be entitled to
        participate, the Company agrees that the Executive shall receive
        options to purchase such number of shares that the Compensation
        Committee shall determine during each calendar year, and each
        subsequent grant each calendar year to be made at such time and on
        such terms as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The
        Executive's right under the foregoing sentence to receive options
        shall apply only so long as the Executive is employed by the
        Corporation under this Agreement. Furthermore, any such options, as
        well as any options held by the Executive pursuant to the Plans, shall
        be made transferrable pursuant to whatever actions are required to be
        taken by the Compensation Committee.

    (d) This section shall apply to the executors, heirs or legal
        representatives of the Executive to the extent such executors, heirs
        or legal representatives succeed to the right of Executive to acquire
        shares of Common Stock of the Corporation.

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6.   VACATIONS

The Executive shall be entitled to such vacations, at such times and for such
periods, as are in accordance with the vacation policies of the Corporation
then in effect for senior executives employed by the Corporation, but in no
event shall the Executive be entitled to fewer than six weeks of vacation per
year. The Executive shall not be required to take any vacation time to which
he is entitled in a given year. In the event the Executive does not take all
of the vacation time to which he is entitled in a given year, such vacation
time will be deferred and accumulated for use by the Executive in a
subsequent year up to a total of eighteen weeks of vacation time.

7.   INSURANCE

     (a)  The Corporation shall assist in obtaining and shall during the
          Executive's employment hereunder, keep in effect and pay premiums
          upon insurance on the life of the Executive (the "Insurance") as
          described herein. The Corporation will continue to pay sufficient
          premiums in substantially equal installments over a ten year period
          to fund the Insurance to the point that no further premiums shall
          thereafter be necessary, provided that, if it is determined at any
          time that such premiums are insufficient to provide the required
          death benefit as set forth below, then additional premiums shall be
          paid by the Corporation to maintain the required death benefit. The
          Insurance will be purchased on a "split dollar" basis, so that upon
          the death of the Executive, the Corporation, pursuant to Split
          Dollar and Collateral Assignment Agreements, will be entitled to
          receive out of the proceeds of insurance the amount which it has
          spent on premiums. The Insurance will have a death benefit of no
          less than $4,000,000, provided that the Corporation will pay such
          additional premiums as may be necessary to provide a net death
          benefit payable to the aforesaid Trust of no less than $2,000,000
          after subtraction of the amount which must be repaid to the
          Corporation. The Corporation will be required to make premium
          payments irrespective of whether the Executive is employed by the
          Corporation, except if Executive's employment has been terminated
          for Cause.

     (b)  Amounts payable upon the Executive's death pursuant to this Section
          7 are in addition to benefits payable pursuant to a Group Life
          Insurance program which is or may be established and maintained by
          the Corporation for which the Executive is eligible.

     (c)  The Executive agrees to submit to any physical examination required
          by any prospective insurer, and will otherwise cooperate with the
          Corporation in connection with any life insurance on the
          Executive's life the Corporation may wish to obtain.

8.   TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

     (a)  The Executive's employment shall terminate hereunder upon any of
          the following events:

          (i)    Voluntary termination by the Executive, including Voluntary
                 Retirement;

          (ii)   Termination for Cause (as hereinafter defined);

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          (iii)  Termination by reason of the Executive's mental or physical
                 disability (as hereinafter defined);

          (iv)   Termination by reason of the Executive's death; or

          (v)    Termination upon expiration of the term of employment set
                 forth in Section 1(a) of this Agreement or any renewal term.

     (b)  "Cause" for purposes hereof shall be deemed to exist if:

          (i)    The Executive is convicted by a jury to of any crime or
                 offense involving theft or diversion of monies, intellectual
                 property, or other property of the Corporation which
                 conviction or plea, through lapse of time or otherwise, is not
                 subject to appeal and which constitutes a felony in the
                 jurisdiction involved; or

          (ii)   Material breach by the Executive of any provision of this
                 Agreement, provided that such breach continues for ninety
                 business days after delivery of notice to him of the facts on
                 which the Corporation bases a claim for a material breach.
                 Such notice shall be given only if approved by all of the
                 members of the Board of Directors, not including the Executive.

     (c)  The Executive may elect, by notice to the Corporation in accordance
          with the provisions of paragraph (f) of this Section 8, to treat
          the following acts or omissions by the Corporation to which he has
          not given his express consent as termination of Executive's
          employment without Cause:

          (i)    With respect to acts or omissions other than those specifically
                 stated in this paragraph (c), if the Corporation shall not
                 substantially comply with its obligations under this
                 Agreement and such failure shall not be corrected within
                 five business days after delivery of notice to the
                 Corporation of the facts on which the Executive bases a
                 claim of non-compliance.

          (ii)   The assignment to the Executive of any duties inconsistent
                 with his position as Chairman, President, and Chief
                 Executive or the Executive being required to report to
                 persons other than those specified in Section 1(a);

          (iii)  A relocation of the Executive's office to a place other than
                 the East Bay Area near Fremont, California or requiring
                 executive's services to be rendered at a place other than
                 the Corporation executive offices as determined by the
                 Executive;

          (iv)   A charge of material breach by the Corporation under Section
                 8(b)(ii) hereof which is determined by final judgment to
                 have been made without adequate basis in law or fact.

          (v)    The sale by the Corporation of all or substantially all of
                 its assets and business or a merger or consolidation of the
                 Corporation with a company other than a

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                 subsidiary of the Corporation in which the shareholders of
                 the Corporation, prior to the merger or consolidation, own
                 less than a majority of the company surviving such merger or
                 consolidation.

          (vi)   A change in control (as hereinafter defined) of the
                 Corporation.

          (vii)  Any attempt to reduce the Minimum Salary paid to the
                 Executive hereunder.

          (viii) The Corporation failing to cause the Successor to all or
                 substantially all of the business and assets of the
                 Corporation expressly to assume the Corporation under this
                 Agreement.

     (d)  "Mental or physical disability" shall be deemed to exist if, in the
          judgment of a physician licensed to practice in the State of
          California, mutually selected by the Board of Directors and the
          Executive (or his representative), the Executive has been unable or
          will be unable, due to mental or physical incapacity, disease or
          injury, to perform the duties or services specified herein for a
          period of not fewer than 180 consecutive calendar days. For purposes
          of this Agreement, the date of such disability shall be the date of
          the determination by such physician.

     (e)  For purposes hereof, a "change in control" shall be deemed to have
          occurred if, at any time prior to the expiration or termination of
          this Agreement, voting power representing more than 25% of the
          Corporation's outstanding Common Stock (or equivalent in voting
          power of any class or classes of outstanding securities of the
          Corporation ordinarily entitled to vote in elections of directors)
          shall be acquired, directly or indirectly, by any individual,
          corporation or group, other than persons who are members of the
          Board of Directors at the date hereof or who succeed to the
          ownership of securities of the Corporation of any such members of
          the Board as executor, administrator, heir or intestate distributee
          of such persons. "Group" shall mean persons who act in concert as
          described in Section 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of
          1934, as amended. "Change in control" shall not include increases
          in the percentage of voting power of persons who beneficially own
          or control stock on the date of this Agreement which occur solely
          as a result of a reduction in the amount of stock outstanding.

     (f)  The notice required by paragraph (c) of this Section 8 shall be
          given within 90 days of the occurrence of a described event which
          is not required to be reported on a Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D or
          equivalent, or within 120 days after the filing of a report on
          Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D or equivalent, reporting the event on
          which the Executive elects to claim a termination without Cause.

9.   COMPENSATION AFTER TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT; MUTUAL RELEASES

     (a)  In the term of Executive's employment expires pursuant to Section
          1(a) hereof or in the event the Executive's employment is
          terminated hereunder prior thereto for any reason, the Corporation
          shall have no further obligations or duties to the Executive,
          except as provided in Sections 1(c), 3, 5, 13 and 14 hereof and
          except that the Executive shall be entitled to receive:

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          (i)    All salary due and owing to the Executive up to the
                 termination or expiration date, as the case may be
                 (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Termination
                 Date"), and any bonus or incentive compensation for any year
                 prior to the Termination Date which has not been paid, and
                 any bonus or incentive compensation for the year of
                 termination, prorated to the Termination Date, provided
                 that, if such bonus or incentive compensation is
                 discretionary in amount, the Executive shall receive a
                 payment for any year at least equal to the last previous
                 bonus or incentive compensation payment made to him, which
                 amount shall, in the case of a bonus or incentive
                 compensation for the year of termination, be prorated to the
                 Termination Date. Any bonus payable to the Executive over a
                 number of years shall be accelerated and paid in full on the
                 Termination Date,

          (ii)   Expense reimbursements due and owing to the Executive as of
                 the Termination Date, plus payment for accrued vacation as
                 of the Termination Date at the Current Minimum Salary,

          (iii)  Payment, in accordance with prior Corporation practice, and
                 subject to the provisions of Section 7, of life insurance
                 premiums through Termination Date and of all benefits
                 accrued for the account of the Executive under the
                 Corporation's executive and employee benefits plans,
                 including, but not limited to, Corporation's Employee Stock
                 Ownership Plan, Pension Plan, Annual Incentive Bonus Plan
                 and Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan or any other such
                 plans then in effect and available to senior executives of
                 the Corporation as of the Termination Date,

          (iv)   Unless termination of Executive's employment is for Cause,
                 the Corporation shall continue to pay during Executive's
                 lifetime premiums for health insurance which is
                 substantially the same as the health insurance provided to
                 Executive as of the Termination Date, and

         (v)     Any monies owing to the Executive pursuant to subsection (b)
                 below.

     (b)  (i)    In the event that the Executive's employment under this
                 Agreement is terminated other than for Cause, he shall be
                 entitled to receive for a number of months equal to one
                 month for each year he was employed by the Corporation and
                 its predecessors, compensation at the Adjusted Compensation
                 Rate, as hereinafter defined. Such amount shall be paid
                 semi-monthly in equal installments over the same number of
                 months as determined in the preceding sentence. "Adjusted
                 Compensation Rate" shall mean the sum of the Minimum Salary
                 on the Termination Date and 110% of the amount of the bonus
                 paid during the year preceding the Termination Date,
                 excluding the amount, if any, of loans forgiven during the
                 year. Any such payment is hereinafter referred to in this as
                 the "Deferred Compensation". Payment shall begin on the
                 first regular salary payment date during the month after the
                 month in which the Executive elects Voluntary Retirement.

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          (ii)   In the event of the termination of employment due to the
                 Executive's death, the Corporation shall pay to his
                 designated beneficiary (as hereinafter defined) the Deferred
                 Compensation, provided that such Deferred Compensation shall
                 not be paid over the period set forth in (i) above, but
                 shall be paid semi-monthly in twelve equal installments,
                 commencing on the Termination Date.

          (iii)  In addition to the Deferred Compensation, in the event the
                 Executive's employment under this Agreement is terminated
                 other than for Cause, in consideration of Executive's
                 services and obligations hereunder, including, where
                 applicable, his covenant not to compete with the Corporation
                 set forth in Section 17, the Corporation shall pay to the
                 Executive or his designated beneficiary, on the Termination
                 Date, a lump sum equal to his annual Minimum Salary on the
                 Termination Date multiplied by the greater of (i) the number
                 of years remaining in the balance of the term of Executive's
                 employment under this Agreement or any renewal or extension
                 hereof, of (ii) five years. Executive or his designated
                 beneficiary shall also be entitled to receive the Deferred
                 Compensation commencing on the Termination Date. For
                 purposes of this subsection (iii), years remaining in the
                 balance of the term of Executive's employment shall be
                 calculated on a calendar year basis, and part of a calendar
                 year shall be deemed to be a full year.

          (iv)   Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or in any stock
                 option agreement between the Company and the Executive to
                 the contrary, if the Executive's employment under this
                 Agreement is terminated other than for Cause, then, at the
                 Executive's election (or the election of his designated
                 beneficiaries), Corporation will pay to the Executive (or
                 his designated beneficiaries) as additional compensation the
                 excess of the market value at the close of business on the
                 Termination Date of all shares of stock which the Executive
                 had an option to acquire from the Corporation over the
                 option price for such shares; and such options shall vest in
                 their entirety by the Executive and shall thereafter be
                 terminated.

          (v)    In the event the term of Executive's employment under this
                 Agreement expires without the execution of a new agreement
                 of employment (or extension of this Agreement), or his
                 employment continues after December 31, 2008, without the
                 execution of a new agreement of employment (or the extension
                 of this Agreement) and thereafter terminates at any time and
                 for any reason, such termination shall be deemed, for
                 purposes of this Section 9(b) to be a termination of
                 Executive's employment under this Agreement without Cause
                 entitling his or his designated beneficiary to payments
                 hereunder.

          (vi)   For purposes of calculating the Deferred Compensation under
                 this Section 9(b), the number of years the Executive will be
                 deemed to have been employed by the Corporation and its
                 predecessors shall be calculated on a calendar year basis
                 commencing with the year 1994. For purposes of computing the
                 Deferred Compensation, if Executive is employed for part of
                 a calendar year, he shall be credited with a full year's
                 employment with the Corporation for each such year. For
                 purposes of any calculation set forth above, the Executive
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                deemed to be in the employ of the Corporation for any period
                during which he is paid pursuant to this Section 9(b).

         (vii)  In the event the Executive dies during the period he is
                receiving any monies pursuant to this Section 9(b), or in the
                event any monies are payable pursuant to this Section 9(b)
                commencing upon the Executive's death, the monies due shall be
                paid by the Corporation to such person or persons as may be
                designated in writing from time to time by the Executive, or
                in the absence of any such designation to the personal
                representatives of his estate. (For purposes of this Section
                9(b), any such payee shall be referred to as the "designated
                beneficiary").

    c.   Upon the termination of the Executive's employment, the Corporation
         and Executive agree that in consideration for Executive's unique
         talents and services, the Corporation shall execute a general release,
         in form and substance, satisfactory to Executive's counsel, that
         releases and forever discharges Executive, his heirs, successors and
         assigns, from any and all actions, causes of actions, claims, or
         demands for general, special or punitive damages, attorney's fees,
         expenses, or other compensation, which in any way relate to or arise
         out of Executive's employment with the Corporation or any of its
         subsidiaries.

10. APPLICABLE LAW

This Agreement is to be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the
laws of the State of California applicable to agreements made and to be
performed wholly within such State, except with respect to the powers of the
Corporation, which are governed by Delaware law.

11. AMENDMENT OF PLANS

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing herein is intended to
or shall operate to restrict the right of the Corporation to amend, terminate
or modify, in accordance with the terms hereof, any employee benefit programs
or practices heretofore or hereafter adopted by the Corporation.

12. ASSIGNMENT

This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their heirs,
successors and assigns, except as otherwise set forth herein. This Agreement
is personal in nature and may not be assigned by either party except that,
subject to the provisions of Section 8(c) herein, the Corporation will
require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger,
consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business
and/or assets of the Corporation to expressly assume and agree to perform
this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Corporation
would be required to perform as if no such succession had taken place.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Corporation shall not by virtue
of any such succession be relieved of any obligations hereunder.

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13. INDEMNIFICATION

To the fullest extent not inconsistent with applicable law, in the event that
the Executive is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he is
or was a director, officer, consultant, employee or agent of the Corporation
or any of its subsidiaries, or is or was serving at the request of the
Corporation as a director, officer, consultant, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the
Corporation shall indemnify the Executive and hold his harmless, against all
expenses (including costs and attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts
paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by his in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any
action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or
upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself,
create a presumption that the Executive did not act in good faith and in a
manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interest of the Corporation, or that, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, the Executive had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct
was unlawful. The provisions of this Section 13 shall not be deemed exclusive
of any other rights of indemnification to which the Executive maybe entitled
or which may be granted to him, and it shall be in addition to any rights of
indemnification to which he may be entitled under any policy of insurance.
The provisions of Section 13 shall continue in effect after the Executive has
ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, shall
inure to the benefit of Executive's heirs, executors, administrators and
interstate distributees and shall survive the termination of this Agreement
under all circumstances.

All litigation or inquiries by third parties (for example, but not limited
to, those by shareholders - direct or derivative - or government agencies)
arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or Executive's
performance hereunder, against either the Corporation or the Executive or
both, shall be defended or opposed by the parties hereto, as the case may be,
to support this Agreement, and the costs, fees and expenses thereof,
including fees of counsel for the parties, shall be borne by the Corporation.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 13, during the term
of Executive's employment hereunder and during such time he continues as an
officer or member of the Board of Directors, the Corporation agrees to
maintain substantially the same Directors' and Officers' liability insurance
in place on the date hereof and shall increase such coverage in the event the
Executive determines that it is in the best interest of the Corporation to
have such increased coverage.

14. ARBITRATION

Any controversy or claim between the Corporation and the Executive, their
representatives, heirs, successors and assigns, arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or any breach or asserted breach hereof or questioning the
validity and binding effect hereof shall be determined by arbitration
conducted in San Francisco in accordance with the Rules of the American
Arbitration Association then obtaining, and judgment upon any award rendered
may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The decision of the
arbitrators shall be final and binding upon the parties hereto. All of the
Executive's costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) arising out of or
in connection with any matters submitted to arbitration pursuant to this
Section 14 shall be

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paid by the Corporation, unless the award of the arbitrators shall explicitly
find that the Executive's claim or his defense against a claim by the
Corporation was frivolous and completely without merit, in which case the
Executive shall pay the costs and expenses (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys, fees) incurred by the Corporation in such connection.

15. NOTICES

Any notice or other communication required to or which may be given to any
party hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given effectively if
delivered personally to such party (or any officer thereof in the case of the
Corporation except that any notice to be given by the Executive to the
Corporation shall be to an officer other than himself) or if mailed, by
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested,
addressed to such other party at the address first set forth above. Any party
may change the address to which notices are to be sent by giving written
notice of any such change in the manner provided herein.

16. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

The Executive recognizes that as an executive of the Corporation he has had
and will have access to secret and confidential information regarding the
Corporation, its products, customers and plans relating to the electronic
design automation industry. The Executive acknowledges that such information
is of great value to the Corporation, and is the sole property of the
Corporation and that such information has been and will be acquired by his in
confidence. In consideration of the obligations undertaken by the Corporation
as set forth herein, the Executive will not, at any time, during or for a
period of one year after his employment as the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer hereunder, reveal, divulge or make known, except as authorized by the
Corporation or required on its behalf or required pursuant to legal or
administrative processes, any information of a confidential nature concerning
the Corporation's business involving the electronic design automation industry
acquired by the Executive during the course of his employment to any
competitor to the Corporation in the EDA industry.

17. COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE

    (a)  The Executive recognizes that the services to be performed by him
         hereunder are special, unique and extraordinary. The parties confirm
         that it is reasonably necessary for the protection of the Corporation
         that the Executive agree, and accordingly, the Executive does hereby
         agree that he will not, directly or indirectly, except for the
         benefit of the Corporation, at any time during his employment
         hereunder and thereafter during the Restricted Period, as hereinafter
         defined, for a period of three years from the date of termination of
         this Agreement provided the Corporation shall duly perform its
         obligations to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement:

         (i)    Become an officer, director, partner, associate, employee,
                owner, agent, creditor, independent contractor, co-venturer or
                otherwise, or be interested in or associated with any other
                corporation, firm or business engaged, in any geographical
                area in which the Corporation is engaged, in making or selling
                one or more products competitive with a product or products
                made or sold by Corporation in the EDA industry now or during
                the term of this Agreement, which products made or sold by the
                Corporation accounted for at least 10% of Corporation's annual
                sales for any year during such period;

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         (ii)   Solicit, cause or authorize, directly or indirectly, to be
                solicited for or on behalf of himself or third parties, from
                parties who were customers of the Corporation in the EDA
                industry at any time within one year prior to the cessation of
                his employment hereunder, any business competitive to the
                business transacted by the Corporation with such customers in
                the EDA industry;

         (iii)  Accept or cause or authorize, directly or indirectly, to be
                accepted for or on behalf of himself or third parties, any
                such business in the EDA industry from any such customers of
                the Corporation as defined in the preceding subsection;

         (iv)   Solicit, or cause or authorize, directly or indirectly, to be
                solicited for employment for or on behalf of himself or third
                parties, any persons who served in a full-time executive
                capacity at any time within six months prior to the cessation
                of his employment hereunder, the parties agree that the
                restrictions set forth in this subsection shall not apply to any
                solicitation directed by the Executive at the public in general
                in publications available to the public in general or any
                contact which Executive can demonstrate was initiated by such
                employee.

         (v)    Take any public position contrary to a public position taken
                by the Board of Directors of Corporation, provided that the
                foregoing shall not apply to actions taken by the Executive to
                enforce his rights under this Agreement or to testimony or the
                production of documents by the Executive which may be required
                by legal process.

    (b)  The Executive agrees that any breach or threatened breach by him of
         any provisions of this Section 17 shall entitle the Corporation, in
         addition to any other legal or equitable remedies available to it, to
         apply to any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin such breach or
         threatened breach.

    (c)  This Section 17 shall not be construed to prevent the Executive
         from owning in the aggregate an amount not exceeding three per cent
         (3%) of the issued and outstanding voting securities of any class of
         any corporation which is in competition with the corporation in the
         EDA industry whose voting capital stock is traded on a national
         securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market. For this
         purpose "outstanding voting securities" shall be deemed to include
         the voting securities issuable upon conversion of a corporation's
         outstanding convertible securities, whether or not immediately
         convertible, and the voting securities of a corporation issuable upon
         exercise of outstanding warrants and options to acquire voting
         securities, whether or not immediately exercisable, and "voting
         securities" of a corporation shall be deemed to include securities
         convertible into or exercisable for voting capital stock, valued at
         the number of shares such securities are convertible into or
         exercisable for the purpose of determining percentage ownership of
         outstanding voting securities.

    (d)  The term "Restricted Period" as used in this Section 17 shall mean
         the shorter of (i) one year or (ii) any period during which the
         Executive is entitled to compensation hereunder pursuant to the
         provisions of Section 2(a) hereof.

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          (e)    This Section 17 shall survive the termination of the
                 Executive's employment hereunder for the period provided in
                 paragraph (d).

          (f)    Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
                 if the Executive violates any of the provisions of paragraph
                 (a) hereof during the Restricted Period and fails to cease
                 such violation and to remedy the consequences of such
                 violation within ninety days after notice from the Corporation
                 specifying such violation and if the Corporation obtains a
                 final judgment from a court of competent jurisdiction to the
                 effect that the Executive has violated a provision of
                 paragraph (a) and has failed to cease such violation and to
                 remedy the consequences of such violation within ninety days
                 after notice from the Corporation, all obligations of the
                 Corporation to compensate the Executive and to forgive
                 indebtedness, if any, of the Executive to the Corporation
                 shall cease, and the Corporation shall be entitled to
                 recover from the Executive compensation received by the
                 Executive and any indebtedness forgiven while such violation
                 existed.

          (g)    For the purpose of this Section 17, a company, entity or
                 person shall be deemed in competition with the Corporation,
                 if any company, entity or person engages in the EDA industry
                 or, to the knowledge of the Executive, has definitive plans
                 to engage in the EDA industry. In consideration of the
                 Executive's agreement to not compete in the EDA industry for
                 three years after the date of termination of his employment
                 as Chairman and CEO, hereunder the Corporation agrees to pay
                 the Executive a lump sum of 10 million dollars, payable
                 within 30 days after the termination of his employment.

18.  MODIFICATION

The foregoing is the entire agreement between the parties relating to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements. This Agreement may
not be altered, modified, changed or discharged and none of the provisions
hereof may be waived except in writing, signed by the party to be charged
therewith. A failure strictly to enforce any of the terms of this Agreement
shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the right to enforce any such term at
any subsequent time.

19.  SEVERABILITY

If any provision of this Agreement thereby; provided, however, that the
parties shall negotiate in good faith with respect to equitable modification
of the provision or application thereof held to be invalid. To the extent that
it may effectively do so under applicable law, each party hereby waives any
provision of law, which renders any provision of this Agreement invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect.

20.  MISCELLANEOUS

The Corporation recognizes that a termination without Cause will subject
the Executive to losses and damages, the amount of which might not readily be
determined, and that there exist only a limited number of employment
opportunities comparable in stature, compensation and opportunity to
employment as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. Therefore, the
Executive shall not be required to seek or accept employment in mitigation of
any obligations of the Corporation arising by reason of his termination
without cause.

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21.  SECTION HEADINGS

The headings or titles of the sections of this Agreement are not a part of
this Agreement and are not intended to aid in the construction of any
provision thereof.

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

AVANTI CORPORATION

By:  /s/ Charles L. St. Clair              By:  /s/ Dan Taylor
   ---------------------------------          ------------------------------
   Charles L. St. Clair                       Dan Taylor
   Compensation Committee                     Compensation Committee

  /s/ Gerald C. Hsu
------------------------------------
 Gerald C. Hsu

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                                                                         EX-10.1

                            Advice of Borrowing Terms

RELATIONSHIP OFFICE:  South Yorkshire Corporate           DATE:  23 August 2000
                      Business Centre

               BORROWER(S)                                    REGISTERED NUMBER:
           C J Vander limited                                            763852
  International Silver Company Limited                             03768277

We intend that the facilities listed in Part 1 of the attached Facility Schedule
(the "on-demand facilities") should remain available to the borrower(s) until 18
February 2001 and all facilities should be reviewed on or before that date. The
facilities are, however, subject to the following:

-    the terms and conditions below,
-    the specific conditions applicable to an individual facility as detailed in
     the Facility Schedule,
-    the Security detailed in the attached Security Schedule, and
-    the attached General Terms.

ALL AMOUNTS OUTSTANDING ARE REPAYABLE ON DEMAND WHICH MAY BE MADE BY US AT OUR
DISCRETION AT ANY TIME AND THE FACILITIES MAY BE WITHDRAWN, REDUCED, MADE
SUBJECT TO FURTHER CONDITIONS OR OTHERWISE VARIED BY US GIVING NOTICE IN
WRITING.

CONDITIONS:

The following conditions must be satisfied at all times while the facilities are
outstanding, but this will not affect our right to demand repayment at any time:

-    Monthly management accounts to be provided to us within 21 days of the end
     of the month to which they relate; to include Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet
     and Aged Debtor/Creditor listings with suitable commentary / explanations
     re any divergence from budget.

-    Facilities remain available subject to our agreed lending formula
     calculated on the following basis:

     [Debtors less than 3 months + Stock x 40%] to cover utilised facilities in
     a ratio of minimum 2:1

-    The Advance Payment guarantees in favour of Charles Kendall & Partners
     Limited are issued subject to the following conditions:

1.   When the advance payment monies are received, they will be held in a
     separate account designated NatWest Bank re C J Vander Ltd. Interest
     accrued on the balance of this account to be credited to the account of C J
     Vander Limited on the bank's standard interest payment dates.

2.   On receipt of the Standby Letter of Credit from Bank of America in the sum
     of L345,188.58, the advance payment of L262,979.64 will be transferred from
     the separate account to the account of C J Vander Limited. In addition when
     the Advance payment of L82,208.94 is received, this will be credited to the
     account of C J Vander Limited for its cashflow use.

3.   There is no commitment on the part of the Bank to release any other amounts
     to the company unless and until the Bank's liability under the Advance
     payment Guarantees ceases or satisfactory alternative security is held.

4.   Execution of a counter indemnity to the bank by C J Vander Limited.

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-    There is no commitment on the part of the Bank to support the residual
     funding need that may be evidenced in the revised cash flow that you are to
     produce.

-    Given the current trading of C J Vander Ltd and insolvent balance sheet
     footings (ie treating the parental support as a long term liability), we
     will continue to extend existing levels of support on the basis of the
     clear integrity of the parent undertaking.

INTEREST SET OFF:

Cleared debit and cleared credit balances in the same currency on non-interest
bearing current accounts and loan accounts repayable on demand specified below
(the "Interest Set Off Accounts") will be used to calculate, on a daily basis,
the net cleared debit balance of the Interest Set Off Accounts. The Interest Set
Off Accounts, which we have agreed are to be set off for interest calculation
purposes, are detailed in the attached Facility Schedule which also specifies
the frequency at which interest will be payable and the rate or rates at which
it will be charged on the net cleared debit balance.

Cleared debit balances which are set off on a daily basis by cleared credit
balances on the interest Set Off Accounts will incur interest at the Set Off
Rate specified in the attached Facility Schedule.

/s/  A. Tyas
Corporate Manager
For and on behalf of
National Westminster Bank Plc

ACCEPTANCE:

-    To signify your agreement to the terms and conditions outlined above please
     sign and return the enclosed copy of this Advice of Borrowing Terms within
     28 days.

                               FORM OF ACCEPTANCE

I accept the facility/facilities on the above terms and conditions and
confirm that I have been authorized by the Board(s) of Directors of the
Borrower(s) to sign this Form of Acceptance on behalf of the Borrower(s).

By (name and title):  /s/  Peter H. Minchin, Director of Finance   Date  10/9/00

For and on behalf of:  C J Vander Limited

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                                Facility Schedule

PART 1 - FACILITIES REPAYABLE ON DEMAND:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            GROUP COMPOSITE
                                                                FACILITY
---------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- --------------------------
<S>                                             <C>                                            <C>
Accounts included in the                                           NAME:                       ACCOUNT NUMBER:
Group Facility                                              C. J Vander Limited
Arrangement:                                        International Silver Company Limited
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Limit:  Gross                                  L250,000
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Limit:  Net                                    L250,000
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Purpose:                                       To finance working capital via Overdraft / Issue of Documentary Credits
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Repayment:                                     Fully fluctuating
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
1st Debit Interest Rate:                       1.00% above the Bank's Base rate for the overdraft only
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
2nd Debit Interest Rate:                       4.00% above the Bank's Base rate on borrowing in excess of agreed
                                               facilities for the overdraft only
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest Payable:                              Quarterly
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arrangement Fee:                               L1,250.00 to be debited on 20th March 2000 to cover the 6 month period to
                                               06/09/2000. An amount of L1,050 will be debited on 7 September 2000 to cover
                                               the period from 6/9/2000 to 18/2/2001.
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Excess Fees:                                   We will be entitled to charge an excess fee at the Bank's published rate
                                               for each day any agreed limit is exceeded (see our "Services & Charges for
                                               Business Customers" brochure for details).
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                     INTEREST SET-OFF ARRANGEMENT
---------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- --------------------------
The Interest Set-Off                                               NAME:                       ACCOUNT NUMBER:
Accounts                                                    C. J Vander Limited
                                                        International Silver Company
                                                                  Limited
---------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- --------------------------
1st Debit Interest Rate:                       1.00% above the Bank's Base rate (delete as appropriate)
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
2nd Debit Interest Rate:                       4.00% above the Bank's Base rate on borrowing in excess of agreed
                                               facilities
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Set-Off Rate:                                  0% per annum
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest/Set-Off                               Quarterly
Payable:
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account to be debited:                         29885477
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Facilities not subject to a Group / Composite Facility.
                                                     TERMINABLE INDEMNITIES

---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name of Borrower:                              C J Vander Limited
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Limit:                                         L 1,012,722
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type and Purpose:                              Advance Payment Guarantee in favour of Charles Kendall & partners Limited
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Basis of Expiry:                               delivery of goods
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arrangement Fee:                               0.5% of outstanding value per annum payable monthly in advance - first
                                               instalment of L420 to be debited on 24 August 2000 to account number
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Indemnity Fee:                                 1.5% of outstanding value per annum payable quarterly in advance, to be
                                               debited to account number
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        CHEQUE NEGOTIATIONS
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                            <C>
Name of Borrower:                              C J Vander Limited
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Limit:                                         L10,000
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Purpose:                                       Negotiation of Foreign Cheques with Recourse
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fees:                                          Subject to separate tariff, calculated on sterling value of cheque.
                                               Information available upon request or at the time the service is
                                               provided.
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                        SETTLEMENT RISK
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name of Borrower:                              C J Vander Limited / International Silver Company Ltd
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Limit/Frequency:                               L60,000 per day
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type and Purpose:                              Facilitate BACS payments via Bankline Payaway
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                        SETTLEMENT RISK
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name of Borrower:                              C J Vander Limited / International Silver Company Ltd
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Limit/Frequency:                               L 140,000 at any one time
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type and Purpose:                              Facilitate payments abroad via Bankline Payment Manager
---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

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                                SECURITY SCHEDULE

We rely on the security detailed below (and require additional security where
specified) to repay, on demand, all your current and future liabilities (both
actual and contingent) to us. These liabilities include, without limitation,
those incurred by you under the facility(ies) specified in the Facility
Schedule.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
DATE EXECUTED/NEW:                  SECURITY                              GIVEN/TO BE GIVEN BY:
------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
<S>                            <C>                                        <C>
27/09/89                       Cross Guarantee Structure                  between C J Vander Ltd Roberts
                                                                          & Belk Ltd, John Biggin Ltd,
                                                                          Modern Silverware Products Ltd,
                                                                          Vander Properties Ltd and  C J
                                                                          Vander (Antiques) Ltd.
------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
21/9/99                        Cross guarantee                            between C J Vander Ltd &
                                                                          International Silver Co. Ltd.
------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
13/01/74                       Mortgage Debenture incorporating an
                               equitable charge over Vander House         C J Vander Ltd
                               providing Fixed and Floating Charge over
                               all company assets
------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
11/11/85                       Supplemental Specific Charge over book     C J Vander Ltd
                               debts
------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
8/10/99                        Mortgage Debenture providing Fixed and     International Silver Company Ltd.
                               Floating charge over all company assets.
------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
30/01/74                       Mortgage Debenture providing Fixed and     Roberts & Belk Ltd.
                               Floating charge over all company assets.
------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
04/09/91                       Supplemental Specific Charge over book     Roberts & Belk Ltd.
                               debts
------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
26/04/78                       Mortgage Debenture providing Fixed and     John Biggin Ltd.
                               Floating charge over all company assets.
------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
12/03/92                       Mortgage Debenture providing Fixed &       Modern Silverware Products Ltd.
                               Floating charge over all company assets.
------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
27/09/89                       Mortgage Debenture providing Fixed and     C J Vander (Antiques) Ltd.
                               Floating charge over all company assets.
------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
New                            Standby Letter of Credit in the sum of     Bank of America to National
                               L345,188.58 by Bank of America             Westminster Bank on behalf of
                                                                          Syratech Incorporation
------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
</TABLE>

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