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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.9

                                    FORM OF

                              SOUTHERN ENERGY, INC.

                          EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE 1.  PURPOSE AND EFFECTIVE DATE....................................................................1

ARTICLE 2.  DEFINITIONS...................................................................................1

ARTICLE 3.  ADMINISTRATION................................................................................3

ARTICLE 4.  NUMBER OF SHARES..............................................................................4

ARTICLE 5.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS......................................................................4

ARTICLE 6.  ENROLLMENT....................................................................................5

ARTICLE 7.  GRANT OF OPTIONS ON ENROLLMENT................................................................5

ARTICLE 8.  PAYMENT.......................................................................................6

ARTICLE 9.  PURCHASE OF SHARES............................................................................6

ARTICLE 10. WITHDRAWAL FROM THE PLAN,
            TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE...............................................7

ARTICLE 11. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY....................................................................8

ARTICLE 12. MISCELLANEOUS.................................................................................8
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               SOUTHERN ENERGY, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

ARTICLE 1. PURPOSE AND EFFECTIVE DATE

         1.1      The purpose of the Southern Energy, Inc. Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (the "Plan") is to provide an opportunity for employees of
Southern Energy, Inc. (the "Company") to purchase shares of common stock of the
Company in a way which is both convenient and on a basis more favorable than
would otherwise be available. The Company believes that employee participation
in ownership of the Company on this basis will be to the mutual benefit of both
the employee and the Company. It is the intent of the Company to have the Plan
qualify as an "employee stock purchase plan" under Section 423 of the Internal
Revenue Code. The provisions of the Plan shall be construed to extend and limit
participation in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 423 of the
Internal Revenue Code.

         1.2      It is intended that an initial Offering Period and Purchase
Period will begin on the IPO Date and exist for such period as designated by the
Committee prior to the IPO Date. Thereafter, it is intended that any future
Offering Periods and Purchase Periods will commence, if at all, at such times
designated by the Committee.

         1.3      The Plan shall be effective on the IPO Date (the "Effective
Date"). The Plan shall remain in effect in accordance with Section 12.7 of the
Plan.

ARTICLE 2. DEFINITIONS

         Whenever used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings
set forth below, and when the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the
word shall be capitalized:

         2.1      "Account" means a recordkeeping account maintained for a
                  Participant to which Participant contributions and payroll
                  deductions, if applicable, shall be credited.

         2.2      "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

         2.3      "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

         2.4      "Company" means Southern Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

         2.5      "Cut-off Date" means the date established by the Committee
                  from time to time by which enrollment forms must be received
                  prior to an Enrollment Date.

         2.6      "Effective Date" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
                  Section 1.3 hereof.

         2.7      "Eligible Employee" means an Employee eligible to participate
                  in the Plan in accordance with Section 5.

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         2.8      "Employee" means any active employee of the Company or any
                  active employee of any company in the Participating Company
                  Group.

         2.9      "Enrollment Date" means the first Trading Day of an Offering
                  Period.

         2.10     "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
                  amended.

         2.11     "Fair Market Value" means, as of any applicable date, the
                  opening sale price on the principal securities exchange on
                  which the Shares are traded or, if there is no such sale on
                  the relevant date, then on the last previous day on which a
                  sale was reported.

         2.12     "Grant Date" means a date on which an Eligible Employee is
                  granted an option under the Plan pursuant to Section 7.

         2.13     "Grant Price" means the Fair Market Value of a Share on the
                  Grant Date for such option.

         2.14     "IPO Date" shall mean the first day on which Shares are
                  publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

         2.15     "Offering Period" means the period beginning on the IPO Date
                  and ending on the date designated by the Committee and each
                  period, if any, thereafter designated by the Committee;
                  provided, that each period shall, in no event end later than:
                  (i) five (5) years from the date the option is exercised if
                  the Purchase Price is to be not less than eighty-five percent
                  (85%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Purchase
                  Date; or (ii) otherwise, twenty-seven (27) months from the
                  Grant Date. The Offering Period may but need not be the same
                  as the Purchase Period, as determined by the Committee.

         2.16     "Participant" means an Eligible Employee who has enrolled in
                  the Plan pursuant to Section 6.

         2.17     "Participating Company Group" means a Subsidiary which has
                  been designated by the Committee in accordance with Section
                  3.2 of the Plan as covered by the Plan.

         2.18     "Purchase Date" with respect to a Purchase Period means the
                  last Trading Day in such Purchase Period.

         2.19     "Purchase Date Price" means the Fair Market Value of a Share
                  on the applicable Purchase Date.

         2.20     "Purchase Period" means the period beginning on the IPO Date
                  and ending on the date designated by the Committee and each
                  period, if any, thereafter designated by

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                  the Committee; provided, that each period shall, in no
                  event end later than: (i) five (5) years from the date the
                  option is exercised if the Purchase Price is to be not less
                  than eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of the
                  Shares on the Purchase Date; or (ii) otherwise, twenty-seven
                  (27) months from the Grant Date.

         2.21     "Purchase Price" means the price designated by the Committee,
                  at which each Share may be purchased under any option, but in
                  no event less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the lesser of:

                           (a)      The Grant Price, as defined in Section 2.13;
                                    and

                           (b)      The Purchase Date Price, as defined in
                                    Section 2.19.

         2.22     "Retirement" or "Retire" means a termination of (or to
                  terminate) employment with the Company and its subsidiaries
                  after qualifying for retirement under any applicable
                  retirement plan of the Company or any company in the
                  Participating Company Group, as determined by the Committee.

         2.23     "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.

         2.24     "Shares" means shares of the Company's common stock.

         2.25     "Subsidiary" means any corporation in an unbroken chain of
                  corporations beginning with the Company if, as of the
                  applicable Enrollment Date, each of the corporations other
                  than the last corporation in the chain owns stock possessing
                  fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power
                  of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in
                  the chain.

         2.26     "Trading Day" means any day the New York Stock Exchange is
                  open for trading.

ARTICLE 3. ADMINISTRATION

         3.1      The Plan shall be administered by a Committee appointed by the
Board (the "Committee"). The members of the Committee shall be appointed from
time to time by, and shall serve at the discretion of the Board. The Committee
shall have the authority to delegate administrative duties to officers,
directors or employees of the Company.

         3.2      The Committee shall have the power, subject to and within the
limits of the express provisions of the Plan, to construe and interpret the Plan
and options granted under it; to establish, amend, and revoke rules and
regulations for administration of the Plan (including, without limitation, the
determination and change of Offering Periods, Purchase Periods and payment
procedures and the establishment of the exchange ratio applicable to amounts
withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars); to determine all questions of
policy and expediency that may arise in the administration of the Plan to make
any changes to the Plan or its operations to

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reduce or eliminate any unfavorable accounting consequences to the extent deemed
appropriate by the Committee; and, generally, to exercise such powers and
perform such acts as the Committee deems necessary or expedient to promote the
best interests of the Company, including, but not limited to, designating from
time to time which Subsidiaries of the Company shall be part of the
Participating Company Group. The Committee's determinations as to the
interpretation and operation of this Plan shall be final and conclusive.

         In exercising the powers described in the foregoing paragraph, the
Committee may adopt special or different rules for the operation of the Plan
including, but not limited to, rules which allow employees of any foreign
Subsidiary to participate in, and enjoy the tax benefits offered by, the Plan;
provided that such rules shall not result in any grantees of options having
different rights and/or privileges under the Plan in violation of Section 423 of
the Code nor otherwise cause the Plan to fail to satisfy the requirements of
Section 423 of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

         3.3      The Plan provisions relating to the administration of the Plan
may be amended by the Committee from time to time as may be desirable to satisfy
any requirements of or under the federal securities and/or other applicable laws
of the United States, to obtain any exemption under such laws, or to reduce or
eliminate any unfavorable accounting consequences.

ARTICLE 4. NUMBER OF SHARES

         4.1      4,000,000 Shares are reserved for sale and authorized for
issuance pursuant to the Plan. If any option granted under the Plan shall for
any reason terminate without having been exercised, the Shares not purchased
under such option shall again become available for the Plan.

         4.2      ADJUSTMENTS. In the event of any change in corporate
capitalization such as a stock split, or a corporate transaction such as any
merger, consolidation, separation, including a spin-off, or other distribution
of stock or property of the Company, any reorganization (whether or not such
reorganization comes within the definition of such term in Code Section 368) or
any partial or complete liquidation of the Company, the Committee may make such
adjustment it deems appropriate to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights in
the number and class of Shares which may be delivered under Section 4.1, in the
number, class of and/or price of Shares available for purchase under the Plan
and in the number of Shares which an Employee is entitled to purchase and any
other adjustments it deems appropriate. Without limiting the Committee's
authority under this Plan, in the event of any transaction, the Committee may
elect to have the options hereunder assumed or such options substituted by a
successor entity, to terminate all outstanding options either prior to their
expiration or upon completion of the purchase of Shares on the next Purchase
Date, or to take such other action deemed appropriate by the Committee.

ARTICLE 5. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

         5.1      Except as provided in Section 5.2, each Employee shall become
eligible to participate in the Plan in accordance with Section 6 on the first
Enrollment Date on or following

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the later of (a) the date such individual becomes an Employee; or (b) the
Effective Date. Participation in the Plan is entirely voluntary.

         5.2      The following Employees are not eligible to participate in the
                  Plan:

                  (a)      Employees who, immediately upon purchasing Shares
                           under the Plan, would own directly or indirectly, or
                           hold options or rights to acquire, an aggregate of
                           five percent (5%) or more of the total combined
                           voting power or value of all outstanding shares of
                           all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary
                           (and for purposes of this paragraph, the rules of
                           Section 424(d) of the Code shall apply, and stock
                           which the Employee may purchase under outstanding
                           options shall be treated as stock owned by the
                           Employee);

                  (b)      Employees whose customary employment is for not more
                           than five (5) months in any calendar year; and

                  (c)      Employees whose customary employment is twenty (20)
                           hours or less per week.

ARTICLE 6. ENROLLMENT

         All Eligible Employees as of the Effective Date shall be deemed
enrolled in the Plan with respect to the Offering Period beginning on the IPO
Date. Thereafter, any Eligible Employee may enroll in the Plan for any future
Offering Period by completing and signing an enrollment election form or by such
other means as the Committee shall prescribe and submitting such enrollment
election to the Company or a member of the Participating Company Group in
accordance with procedures established by the Committee on or before the Cut-Off
Date with respect to such Offering Period.

ARTICLE 7. GRANT OF OPTIONS ON ENROLLMENT

         7.1      Enrollment by an Eligible Employee in the Plan as of an
Enrollment Date will constitute the grant by the Company to such Participant of
an option on such Enrollment Date to purchase Shares from the Company pursuant
to the Plan.

         7.2      An option granted to a Participant pursuant to this Plan shall
expire, if not terminated for any reason first, on the earliest to occur of (a)
the end of the Offering Period in which such option was granted; (b) the
completion of the purchase of Shares under the option under Section 9; or (c)
the date on which participation of such Participant in the Plan terminates for
any reason.

         7.3      An option granted to a Participant under the Plan shall give
the Participant a right to purchase on a Purchase Date the largest number of
whole or fractional Shares, as designated by the Committee, which the funds
accumulated in the Participant's Account as of such Purchase

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Date will purchase at the applicable Purchase Price; provided, however, that the
Committee may, in its discretion, limit the number of Shares purchased by each
Participant in any Purchase Period.

         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Employee shall be
granted an option under the Plan (or any other plan of the Company or a
Subsidiary intended to qualify under Section 423 of the Code) which would permit
the Employee to purchase Shares under the Plan (and such other plan) in any
calendar year with a Fair Market Value (determined at the time such option is
granted) in excess of $25,000.

ARTICLE 8. PAYMENT

         The Committee may designate the time and manner for payment of Shares
to be purchased during the Purchase Period, including, but not limited to,
payment by each Participant in cash or by certified check on a date designated
by the Committee prior to the Purchase Date, or through payroll deductions, the
terms and conditions of which are designated by the Committee. Payment amounts
shall be credited to a Participant's Account under this Plan. All payment
amounts may be used by the Company for any purpose and the Company shall have no
obligation to segregate such funds. No interest accrues on payments by
Participants.

ARTICLE 9. PURCHASE OF SHARES

         9.1      Any option held by the Participant which was granted under
this Plan and which remains outstanding as of a Purchase Date shall be deemed to
have been exercised on such Purchase Date for the number of whole or fractional
Shares, as designated by the Committee, which the funds accumulated in the
Participant's Account as of the Purchase Date will purchase at the applicable
Purchase Price (but not in excess of the number of Shares for which options have
been granted to the Participant pursuant to Section 7.3). Options for other
Shares for which options have been granted which are not purchased on the last
Purchase Date during the Offering Period shall terminate.

         9.2      If, after a Participant's exercise of an option under Section
9.1, an amount remains credited to the Participant's Account as of a Purchase
Date, then the remaining amount shall be (a) if no further Purchase Periods are
immediately contemplated by the Committee, distributed to the Participant as
soon as administratively feasible, or (b) if another Purchase Period is
contemplated by the Committee, carried forward in the Account for application to
the purchase of Shares on the next following Purchase Date. 9.3 If Shares are
purchased by a Participant pursuant to Section 9.1, then, within a reasonable
time after the Purchase Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to the Participant a certificate or certificates for the whole number of Shares
purchased by the Participant unless the Company has made arrangements to have
the Shares held at a bank or other appropriate institution in noncertificated
form. If any law or applicable regulation of the Securities and Exchange
Commission or other body having jurisdiction shall require that the Company or
the Participant take any action in connection with the Shares being purchased
under the option, delivery of the certificate or certificates for such Shares
shall be postponed until the necessary action shall have been completed, which
action

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shall be taken by the Company at its own expense, without unreasonable delay.
Certificates delivered pursuant to this Section 9.3 shall be registered in the
name of the Participant or, if the Participant so elects, in the names of the
Participant and his or her spouse, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship,
or as spousal community property, or in certain forms of trust approved by the
Committee, to the extent permitted by law.

         9.4      In the case of Participants employed by a member of the
Participating Company Group, the Committee may provide for Shares to be sold
through the Subsidiary to such Participants, to the extent consistent with
Section 423 of the Code.

         9.5      If the total number of Shares for which options are or could
be exercised on any Purchase Date in accordance with this Section 9, when
aggregated with all Shares for which options have been previously exercised
under this Plan, exceeds the maximum number of Shares reserved in Section 4.1,
the Company shall allocate the Shares available for delivery and distribution in
the ratio that the balance in each Participant's Account bears to the aggregate
balances of all Participants' Accounts, and the remaining balance of the amount
credited to the Account of each Participant under the Plan shall be returned to
him or her as promptly as possible.

         9.6      If a Participant or former Participant sells, transfers, or
otherwise makes a disposition of Shares purchased pursuant to an option granted
under the Plan within two (2) years after the date such option is granted or
within one (1) year after the date such Shares were transferred to the
Participant, and if such Participant or former Participant is subject to United
States federal income tax, then such Participant or former Participant shall
notify the Company or a member of the Participating Company Group in writing of
such sale, transfer or other disposition within ten (10) days of the
consummation of such sale, transfer, or other disposition.

ARTICLE 10. WITHDRAWAL FROM THE PLAN, TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, AND LEAVE OF
ABSENCE

         10.1     WITHDRAWAL FROM THE PLAN. A Participant may withdraw from the
Plan in full (but not in part) during any Purchase Period by delivering a notice
of withdrawal to the Company or a member of the Participating Company Group (in
a manner prescribed by the Committee) at any time up to but not including the
fifteen (15) days prior to the Purchase Date next following the date such notice
of withdrawal is delivered, or at such shorter time in advance of such Purchase
Date as the Committee may permit. If notice of withdrawal is timely received,
all funds then accumulated in the Participant's Account shall not be used to
purchase Shares, but shall instead be distributed to the Participant as soon as
administratively feasible. An Employee who has withdrawn during a Purchase
Period may not return funds to the Company or a member of the Participating
Company Group during the same Purchase Period and require the Company or member
of the Participating Company Group to apply those funds to the purchase of
Shares. Any Eligible Employee who has withdrawn from the Plan may, however,
re-enroll in the Plan on the next subsequent Enrollment Date, if any.

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         10.2     TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Participation in the Plan
terminates immediately when a Participant ceases to be employed by the Company
or a member of the Participating Company Group for any reason whatsoever or
otherwise ceases to be an Eligible Employee, and such terminated Participant's
outstanding options shall thereupon terminate. As soon as administratively
feasible after termination of participation, the Company or a member of the
Participating Company Group shall pay to the Participant or his or her
beneficiary or legal representative any amounts accumulated in the Participant's
Account at the time of termination of participation. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary herein, if a Participant ceases to be an Eligible Employee by
reason of Retirement, death, or any other reason contemplated in Section 5.2
hereof and the Purchase Date is within three (3) months of the date the
Participant ceases to be an Eligible Employee, the Participant (or his or her
designated beneficiary, as applicable) shall have the right, upon ceasing to be
an Eligible Employee and in accordance with procedures prescribed by the
Committee, to elect to continue to participate in the Plan in accordance with
Section 10.1 through the end of the Purchase Period.

         10.3     LEAVE OF ABSENCE. If a Participant takes a leave of absence
without terminating employment, such Participant shall have the right, at the
commencement of the leave of absence and in accordance with procedures
prescribed by the Committee, to elect to withdraw from the Plan in accordance
with Section 10.1. To the extent determined by the Committee or required by
Section 423 of the Code, certain leaves of absence may be treated as cessations
of employment for purposes of the Plan.

ARTICLE 11. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY

         Each Participant under the Plan may, from time to time, name any
beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to
whom the amount in his or her Account is to be paid in case of his or her death
before he or she receives any or all of such benefit. Each such designation
shall revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form
prescribed by the Committee, and will be effective only when filed by the
Participant in writing with the Committee during the Participant's lifetime. In
the absence of any such designation, any Account balance remaining unpaid at the
Participant's death shall be paid to the Participant's estate.

ARTICLE 12. MISCELLANEOUS

         12.1     RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER. Options granted under the Plan to a
Participant may not be exercised during the Participant's lifetime other than by
the Participant. Neither amounts credited to a Participant's Account nor any
rights with respect to the exercise of an option or to receive stock under the
Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of in any way
by the Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
Any such attempted assignment, transfer, pledge, or other disposition shall be
without effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to
withdraw from the Plan in accordance with Section 10.1.

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         12.2     ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE. If the Committee in its discretion
so elects, it may retain a brokerage firm, bank, or other financial institution
to assist in the purchase of Shares, delivery of reports, or other
administrative aspects of the Plan. If the Committee so elects, each Participant
shall (unless prohibited by applicable law) be deemed upon enrollment in the
Plan to have authorized the establishment of an account on his or her behalf at
such institution. Shares purchased by a Participant under the Plan shall be held
in the Account in the Participant's name, or if the Participant so indicates in
the enrollment form, in the Participant's name together with the name of his or
her spouse in joint tenancy with right of survivorship or spousal community
property, or in certain forms of trust approved by the Committee.

         12.3     COSTS. All costs and expenses incurred in administering the
Plan shall be paid by the Company, except that any stamp duties, transfer taxes,
and any brokerage fees applicable to participation in the Plan may be charged to
the Account of such Participant by the Company.

         12.4     WITHHOLDING. The Company or any member of the Participating
Company Group shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or
require a Participant to remit to the Company or any member of the Participating
Company Group, an amount sufficient to satisfy Federal, state and local taxes,
domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect
to any taxable event arising as a result of this Plan.

         12.5     EQUAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES. All Eligible Employees shall have
equal rights and privileges with respect to the Plan so that the Plan qualifies
as an "employee stock purchase plan" within the meaning of Section 423 or any
successor provision of the Code and the related regulations. Notwithstanding the
express terms of the Plan, any provision of the Plan which is inconsistent with
Section 423 or any successor provision of the Code shall without further act or
amendment by the Company or the Board be reformed to comply with the
requirements of Section 423 of the Code. This Section 12.5 shall take precedence
over all other provisions in the Plan.

         12.6     APPLICABLE LAW. The Plan shall be governed by the substantive
laws (excluding the conflict of laws rules) of the State of Delaware.

         12.7     AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. The Board may amend, alter, or
terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that (1) the Plan may not be
amended in a way which will cause rights issued under the Plan to fail to meet
the requirements of Section 423 of the Code; and (2) no amendment which would
amend or modify the Plan in a manner requiring stockholder approval under
Section 423 of the Code or the requirements of any securities exchange on which
the Shares are traded shall be effective unless such stockholder approval is
obtained. In addition, the Committee may amend the Plan as provided in Section
3.3, subject to the conditions set forth therein and in this Section 12.7.

         If the Plan is terminated, the Board or Committee may elect to
terminate all outstanding options either prior to their expiration or upon
completion of the purchase of Shares on the next Purchase Date, or may elect to
permit options to expire in accordance with their terms (and participation to
continue through such expiration dates). If the options are terminated prior to

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expiration, all funds accumulated in Participants' Accounts as of the date the
options are terminated shall be returned to the Participants as soon as
administratively feasible.

         12.8     NO RIGHT OF EMPLOYMENT. Neither the grant nor the exercise of
any rights to purchase Shares under this Plan nor anything in this Plan shall
impose upon the Company or a member of the Participating Company Group any
obligation to employ or continue to employ any Employee. The right of the
Company or a member of the Participating Company Group to terminate any Employee
shall not be diminished or affected because any rights to purchase Shares have
been granted to such Employee.

         12.9     RIGHTS AS SHAREHOLDER. No Participant shall have any rights as
shareholder unless and until Shares of Common Stock have been issued to him or
her.

         12.10    GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION. The Company's obligation to sell and
deliver Shares of the Company's common stock under this Plan is subject to the
approval of any governmental authority required in connection with the
authorization, issuance, or sale of such Shares.

         12.11    GENDER. When used herein, masculine terms shall be deemed to
include the feminine, except when the context indicates to the contrary.

         12.12    CONDITION FOR PARTICIPATION. As a condition to participation
in the Plan, Eligible Employees agree to be bound by the terms of the Plan
(including, without limitation, the notification requirements of Section 9.6)
and the determinations of the Committee.

         Executed this __________ day of _____________, 2000.

                                           SOUTHERN ENERGY, INC.

                                           By:
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                                           Title:
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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.10

                                    FORM OF

                             SOUTHERN ENERGY, INC.

                      OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

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ARTICLE 1. ESTABLISHMENT, OBJECTIVES, AND DURATION.......................................................1

ARTICLE 2. DEFINITIONS...................................................................................1

ARTICLE 3. ADMINISTRATION................................................................................6

ARTICLE 4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN AND MAXIMUM AWARDS.................................................7

ARTICLE 5. ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION.................................................................8

ARTICLE 6. STOCK OPTIONS.................................................................................8

ARTICLE 7. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS....................................................................10

ARTICLE 8. RESTRICTED STOCK.............................................................................11

ARTICLE 9. PERFORMANCE UNITS, PERFORMANCE SHARES,
           AND CASH-BASED AWARDS........................................................................12

ARTICLE 10. PERFORMANCE MEASURES........................................................................14

ARTICLE 11. BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION.....................................................................15

ARTICLE 12. DEFERRALS...................................................................................15

ARTICLE 13. RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES/DIRECTORS...............................................................15

ARTICLE 14. CHANGE IN CONTROL AND TERMINATION EVENT.....................................................15

ARTICLE 15. AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION....................................................17

ARTICLE 16. WITHHOLDING.................................................................................18

ARTICLE 17. INDEMNIFICATION.............................................................................19

ARTICLE 18. SUCCESSORS..................................................................................19

ARTICLE 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS..........................................................................19
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           SOUTHERN ENERGY, INC. OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

ARTICLE 1. ESTABLISHMENT, OBJECTIVES, AND DURATION

         1.1. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PLAN. Southern Energy, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), hereby establishes an
incentive compensation plan to be known as the "Southern Energy, Inc. Omnibus
Incentive Compensation Plan" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"), as set
forth in this document. The Plan permits the grant of Nonqualified Stock
Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock,
Performance Shares, Performance Units, and Cash-Based Awards.

         Subject to approval by the Company's stockholders, the Plan shall
become effective as of April 17, 2000 (the "Effective Date") and shall remain
in effect as provided in Section 1.3 hereof.

         1.2. OBJECTIVES OF THE PLAN. The objectives of the Plan are to
optimize the profitability and growth of the Company through annual and
long-term incentives which are consistent with the Company's goals and which
link the personal interests of Participants to those of the Company's
stockholders; to provide Participants with an incentive for excellence in
individual performance; and to promote teamwork among Participants.

         The Plan is further intended to provide flexibility to the Company in
its ability to motivate, attract, and retain the services of Participants who
make significant contributions to the Company's success and to allow
Participants to share in the success of the Company.

         1.3. DURATION OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall commence on the Effective
Date, as described in Section 1.1 hereof, and shall remain in effect, subject
to the right of the Board of Directors to amend or terminate the Plan at any
time pursuant to Article 15 hereof, until all Shares subject to it shall have
been purchased or acquired according to the Plan's provisions. However, in no
event may an Award be granted under the Plan on or after April 17, 2010.

ARTICLE 2. DEFINITIONS

         Whenever used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings
set forth below, and when the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the
word shall be capitalized:

         2.1.     "AFFILIATE" shall mean any Person affiliated with the Company
                  as determined by the Committee.

         2.2.     "AWARD" means, individually or collectively, a grant under
                  Plan of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options,
                  Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Performance
                  Shares, Performance Units, or Cash-Based Awards.

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         2.3.     "AWARD AGREEMENT" means an agreement entered into by the
                  Company and each Participant setting forth the terms and
                  provisions applicable to Awards granted under this Plan.

         2.4.     "BASE VALUE" shall mean the Fair Market Value of a Stock
                  Appreciation Right on the date of grant.

         2.5.     "BENEFICIAL OWNER" or "BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP" shall have the
                  meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 of the General
                  Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.

         2.6.     "BOARD" or "BOARD OF DIRECTORS" means the Board of Directors
                  of the Company.

         2.7.     "BUSINESS COMBINATION" shall mean a reorganization (except
                  spin-off or initial public offering), merger or consolidation
                  or sale of the Southern Company or sale of all or
                  substantially all of Southern Company's assets.

         2.8.     "CASH-BASED AWARD" means an Award granted to a Participant,
                  as described in Article 9 herein.

         2.9.     "CHANGE IN CONTROL" of the Company shall be deemed to have
                  occurred as determined by the Committee and unless specified
                  otherwise in the Award Agreement shall mean a SEI Change of
                  Control until such time that Change in Control is defined
                  differently by the Committee or Board for purposes of this
                  Plan, which change in definition is expected to occur after
                  the spin-off of the Company to holders of the Southern
                  Company shares.

         2.10.    "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
                  from time to time.

         2.11.    "COMMITTEE" means the Board or any committee or committees
                  appointed by the Board to administer Awards to Employees, as
                  specified in Article 3 herein. To the extent deemed
                  appropriate by the Board, any such committee may be comprised
                  of Directors who constitute "outside directors" under Code
                  Section 162(m) and "Non-Employee Directors" under Rule 16b-3
                  of the Exchange Act.

         2.12.    "COMMON STOCK" shall mean the common stock of the Company.

         2.13.    "COMPANY" means Southern Energy, Inc., a Delaware
                  corporation, including any and all Subsidiaries and
                  Affiliates, and any successor thereto as provided in Article
                  18 herein.

         2.14.    "CONSUMMATION" shall mean the completion of the final act
                  necessary to complete a transaction as a matter of law,
                  including, but not limited to, any required approvals by the
                  corporation's shareholders and board of directors, the

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                  transfer of legal and beneficial title to securities or
                  assets and the final approval of the transaction by any
                  applicable domestic or foreign governments or agencies.

         2.15.    "CONTROL" shall mean, in the case of a corporation,
                  Beneficial Ownership of more than 50% of the combined voting
                  power of the corporation's Voting Securities, or in the case
                  of any other entity, Beneficial Ownership of more than 50% of
                  such entity's voting equity interests.

         2.16.    "COVERED EMPLOYEE" means a Participant who, as of the date of
                  vesting and/or payout of an Award, as applicable, is one
                  ofthe group of "covered employees," as defined in the
                  regulations promulgated under Code Section 162(m), or any
                  successor statute.

         2.17.    "DIRECTOR" means any individual who is a member of the Board
                  of Directors of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate;
                  provided, however, that any Director who is employed by the
                  Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate shall be considered an
                  Employee under the Plan.

         2.18.    "DISABILITY" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
                  the Participant's governing long-term disability plan, or if
                  no such plan exists, at the discretion of the Committee.

         2.19.    EFFECTIVE DATE" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
                  in Section 1.1 hereof.

         2.20.    "EMPLOYEE" means any employee of the Company or its
                  Subsidiaries or Affiliates. Directors who are employed by the
                  Company shall be considered Employees under this Plan.

         2.21.    "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
                  amended from time to time, or any successor act thereto.

         2.22.    "FAIR MARKET VALUE" shall be determined on the basis of the
                  opening sale price on the principal securities exchange on
                  which the Shares are traded or, if there is no such sale on
                  the relevant date, then on the last previous day on which a
                  sale was reported; if the Shares are not listed for trading
                  on a national securities exchange, the fair market value of
                  the Shares shall be determined by the Committee in good
                  faith.

         2.23.    "FREESTANDING SAR" means an SAR that is granted independently
                  of any Options, as described in Article 7 herein.

         2.24.    "GROUP" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
                  Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act.

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         2.25.    "INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" or "ISO" means an option to purchase
                  Shares granted under Article 6 herein and which is designated
                  as an Incentive Stock Option and which is intended to meet
                  the requirements of Code Section 422.

         2.26.    "INSIDER" shall mean an individual who is, on the relevant
                  date, an officer, director or ten percent (10%) beneficial
                  owner of any class of the Company's equity securities that is
                  registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, all as
                  defined under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

         2.27.    "NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION" or "NQSO" means an option to
                  purchase Shares granted under Article 6 herein and which is
                  not intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422.

         2.28.    "NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE" means age sixty-five (65) or such
                  other age as the Committee shall determine.

         2.29.    "OPTION" means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified
                  Stock Option, as described in Article 6 herein.

         2.30.    "OPTION PRICE" means the price at which a Share may be
                  purchased by a Participant pursuant to an Option.

         2.31.    "PARTICIPANT" means an Employee or Director who has been
                  selected to receive an Award or who has outstanding an Award
                  granted under the Plan.

         2.32.    "PERFORMANCE-BASED EXCEPTION" means the performance-based
                  exception from the tax deductibility limitations of Code
                  Section 162(m).

         2.33.    "PERFORMANCE SHARE" means an Award granted to a Participant,
                  as described in Article 9 herein.

         2.34.    "PERFORMANCE UNIT" means an Award granted to a Participant,
                  as described in Article 9 herein.

         2.35.    "PERIOD OF RESTRICTION" means the period during which the
                  transfer of Shares of Restricted Stock is limited in some way
                  (based on the passage of time, the achievement of performance
                  goals, or upon the occurrence of other events as determined
                  by the Committee, at its discretion), and the Shares are
                  subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, as provided in
                  Article 8 herein.

         2.36.    "PERSON" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
                  Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections
                  13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a "group" within the
                  meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) thereof.

         2.37.    "RESTRICTED STOCK" means an Award granted to a Participant
                  pursuant to Article 8 herein.

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         2.38.    "RETIREMENT" means termination of employment on or after
                  Normal Retirement Age for reasons other than cause, as
                  determined by the Committee.

         2.39.    "SEI CHANGE IN CONTROL" shall mean the following:

                  (a)      The Consummation of an acquisition by any Person of
                           Beneficial Ownership of 50% or more of the combined
                           voting power of the then outstanding Voting
                           Securities of the Company; provided, however, that
                           for purposes of this definition, any acquisition by
                           an Employee, or Group composed entirely of
                           Employees, any qualified pension plan, any publicly
                           held mutual fund or any employee benefit plan (or
                           related trust) sponsored or maintained by Southern
                           Company or any corporation Controlled by Southern
                           Company shall not constitute an SEI Change in
                           Control;

                  (b)      Consummation of a reorganization (except a spin-off
                           or initial public offering), merger or consolidation
                           of the Company, in each case, unless, following such
                           Business Combination, Southern Company Controls the
                           corporation surviving or resulting from such
                           Business Combination; or

                  (c)      Consummation of the sale or other disposition of all
                           or substantially all of the assets of the Company to
                           an entity which Southern Company does not Control.

         2.40.    "SHARES" means the shares of common stock of the Company.

         2.41.    "SOUTHERN BOARD" shall mean the board of directors of
                  Southern Company.

         2.42.    "SOUTHERN COMPANY" shall mean Southern Company, its
                  successors and assigns.

         2.43.    "SOUTHERN TERMINATION" shall mean the following:

                  (a)      The Consummation of a reorganization (except a
                           spin-off or initial public offering), merger or
                           consolidation of Southern Company under
                           circumstances where either (i) Southern Company is
                           not the surviving corporation or (ii) Southern
                           Company's Voting Securities are no longer publicly
                           traded;

                  (b)      The sale or other disposition of all or
                           substantially all of Southern Company's assets; or

                  (c)      The Consummation of an acquisition by any Person of
                           Beneficial Ownership of all of Southern Company's
                           Voting Securities such that Southern Company's
                           Voting Securities are no longer publicly traded.

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         2.44.    "STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT" or "SAR" means an Award, granted
                  alone or in connection with a related Option, designated as
                  an SAR, pursuant to the terms of Article 7 herein.

         2.45.    "SUBSIDIARY" means any corporation, partnership, joint
                  venture, or other entity in which the Company has a voting
                  interest.

         2.46.    "TANDEM SAR" means an SAR that is granted in connection with
                  a related Option pursuant to Article 7 herein, the exercise
                  of which shall require forfeiture of the right to purchase a
                  Share under the related Option (and when a Share is purchased
                  under the Option, the Tandem SAR shall similarly be
                  canceled).

         2.47.    "TERMINATION EVENT" shall be deemed to have occurred as
                  determined by the Committee and unless specified otherwise in
                  the Award Agreement shall mean a Southern Termination until
                  such time that Termination Event is defined differently by
                  the Committee or Board for purposes of this Plan, which
                  change in definition is expected to occur after the spin-off
                  of the Company to holders of the Southern Company shares.

         2.48.    "VOTING SECURITIES" shall mean the outstanding voting
                  securities of a corporation entitling the holder thereof to
                  vote generally in the election of such corporation's
                  directors.

ARTICLE 3. ADMINISTRATION

         3.1. GENERAL. The Plan shall be administered by the Board or the
committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan. The members of the
Committee shall be appointed from time to time by, and shall serve at the
discretion of, the Board of Directors. The Board may delegate to the Committee
any or all of the administration of the Plan; provided, however, that the
administration of the Plan with respect to Awards granted to Directors may not
be so delegated. To the extent that the Board has delegated to the Committee
any authority and responsibility under the Plan, all applicable references to
the Board in the Plan shall be to the Committee. The Committee shall have the
authority to delegate administrative duties to officers, Directors, or
Employees of the Company.

         3.2. AUTHORITY OF THE COMMITTEE. Except as limited by law or by the
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, and subject to the
provisions herein, the Committee shall have full power to select Employees and
Directors who shall participate in the Plan; determine the sizes and types of
Awards; determine the terms and conditions of Awards in a manner consistent
with the Plan; certify satisfaction of performance goals for purposes of
satisfying the requirements of Code Section 162(m); construe and interpret the
Plan and any agreement or instrument entered into under the Plan; establish,
amend, or waive rules and regulations for the Plan's administration; to
authorize conversion or substitution under the Plan of any or all outstanding
option or other awards held by service providers of an entity acquired by the
Company on terms determined by the Committee (without regard to limitations set
forth in

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Section 6.3 and 7.6); and (subject to the provisions of Articles 14 and 15
herein) amend the terms and conditions of any outstanding Award as provided in
the Plan. Further, the Committee shall make all other determinations which may
be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. To the extent
permitted by law and applicable rules of a stock exchange, the Committee may
allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or
more of its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities
and powers to any person or persons selected by it.

         3.3. DECISIONS BINDING. All determinations and decisions made by the
Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and all related orders and
resolutions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all
persons, including the Company, its stockholders, Directors, Employees,
Participants, and their estates and beneficiaries.

ARTICLE 4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN AND MAXIMUM AWARDS

         4.1. NUMBER OF SHARES AVAILABLE FOR GRANTS. Subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 4.2 herein, the number of Shares hereby reserved for
issuance to Participants under the Plan shall be 32,000,000, no more than
32,000,000 of which may be granted in the form of Restricted Shares and no more
than 32,000,000 of which may be granted in the form of Incentive Stock Options.
The Committee shall determine the appropriate methodology for calculating the
number of shares issued pursuant to the Plan. Unless and until the Committee
determines that an Award to a Covered Employee shall not be designed to comply
with the Performance-Based Exception, the following rules shall apply to grants
of such Awards under the Plan:

         (a)      STOCK OPTIONS: The maximum aggregate number of Shares that
                  may be granted in the form of Stock Options, pursuant to any
                  Award granted in any one fiscal year to any one single
                  Participant shall be 3,200,000.

         (b)      SARS: The maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be
                  granted in the form of Stock Appreciation Rights, pursuant to
                  any Award granted in any one fiscal year to any one single
                  Participant shall be 3,200,000.

         (c)      RESTRICTED STOCK: The maximum aggregate grant with respect to
                  Awards of Restricted Stock granted in any one fiscal year to
                  any one Participant shall be 3,200,000.

         (d)      PERFORMANCE SHARES/PERFORMANCE UNITS AND CASH-BASED AWARDS:
                  The maximum aggregate payout (determined as of the end of the
                  applicable performance period) with respect to Cash-Based
                  Awards or Awards of Performance Shares or Performance Units
                  granted in any one fiscal year to any one Participant shall
                  be equal to the value of 3,200,000 Shares.

         4.2. ADJUSTMENTS IN AUTHORIZED SHARES. In the event of any change in
corporate capitalization, such as a stock split, or a corporate transaction,
such as any merger, consolidation, separation, including a spin-off, or other
distribution of stock or property of the

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Company, any reorganization (whether or not such reorganization comes within
the definition of such term in Code Section 368) or any partial or complete
liquidation of the Company, such adjustment may be made in the number and class
of Shares which may be delivered under Section 4.1, in the number and class of
and/or price of Shares subject to outstanding Awards granted under the Plan,
and in the Award limits set forth in subsections 4.1(a) and 4.1(b), as may be
determined to be appropriate by the Committee, in its sole discretion;
provided, however, that the number of Shares subject to any Award shall always
be a whole number, except as otherwise determined by the Committee.

ARTICLE 5. ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

         5.1. ELIGIBILITY. Persons eligible to participate in this Plan include
all Employees and Directors.

         5.2. ACTUAL PARTICIPATION. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Committee may, from time to time, select from all eligible Employees and
Directors, those to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine the nature
and amount of each Award.

ARTICLE 6. STOCK OPTIONS

         6.1. GRANT OF OPTIONS. Subject to the terms and provisions of the
Plan, Options may be granted to Participants in such number, and upon such
terms, and at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the
Committee.

         6.2. AWARD AGREEMENT. Each Option grant shall be evidenced by an Award
Agreement that shall specify the Option Price, the duration of the Option, the
number of Shares to which the Option pertains, and such other provisions as the
Committee shall determine. The Award Agreement also shall specify whether the
Option is intended to be an ISO within the meaning of Code Section 422, or an
NQSO whose grant is intended not to fall under the provisions of Code Section
422.

         6.3. OPTION PRICE. The Option Price for each grant of an Option under
this Plan shall be at least equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair
Market Value of a Share on the date the Option is granted.

         6.4. DURATION OF OPTIONS. Each Option granted to a Participant shall
expire at such time as the Board shall determine at the time of grant;
provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable later than the tenth
(10th) anniversary date of its grant.

         6.5. EXERCISE OF OPTIONS. Options granted under this Article 6 shall
be exercisable at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions
as the Committee shall in each instance approve, which need not be the same for
each grant or for each Participant.

         6.6. PAYMENT. Options granted under this Article 6 shall be exercised
by the delivery of a written notice of exercise to the Company, setting forth
the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised,
accompanied by full payment for the Shares.

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         The Option Price upon exercise of any Option shall be payable to the
Company in full either: (a) in cash or its equivalent, or (b) by tendering
previously acquired Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of
exercise equal to the total Option Price (provided that the Shares which are
tendered must have been held by the Participant for at least six (6) months
prior to their tender to satisfy the Option Price), or (c) by a combination of
(a) and (b).

         The Board also may allow cashless exercise as permitted under Federal
Reserve Committee's Regulation T, subject to applicable securities law
restrictions, or by any other means which the Committee determines to be
consistent with the Plan's purpose and applicable law.

         Subject to any governing rules or regulations, as soon as practicable
after receipt of a written notification of exercise and full payment, the
Company shall deliver to the Participant, in the Participant's name, Share
certificates in an appropriate amount based upon the number of Shares purchased
under the Option(s) or make arrangements to have the Shares held at a bank or
other appropriate institution in noncertificated form.

         Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, all payments under all
of the methods indicated above shall be paid in United States dollars.

         6.7. RESTRICTIONS ON SHARE TRANSFERABILITY. The Board may impose such
restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option
granted under this Article 6 as it may deem advisable, including, without
limitation, restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the
requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are then
listed and/or traded, and under any blue sky or state securities laws
applicable to such Shares.

         6.8. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT/DIRECTORSHIP. Each Participant's Option
Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have
the right to exercise the Option following termination of the Participant's
employment or directorship with the Company. Such provisions shall be
determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be included in the
Award Agreement entered into with each Participant, need not be uniform among
all Options issued pursuant to this Article 6, and may reflect distinctions
based on the reasons for termination.

         6.9. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS.

         (a)      INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. No ISO granted under the Plan may be
                  sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated
                  or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent
                  and distribution. Further, all ISOs granted to a Participant
                  under the Plan shall be exercisable during his or her
                  lifetime only by such Participant.

         (b)      NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS. Except as otherwise provided in a
                  Participant's Award Agreement, no NQSO granted under this
                  Article 6 may be

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                  sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated
                  or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent
                  and distribution. Further, except as otherwise provided in a
                  Participant's Award Agreement, all NQSOs granted to a
                  Participant under this Article 6 shall be exercisable during
                  his or her lifetime only by such Participant.

ARTICLE 7. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

         7.1. GRANT OF SARS. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan,
SARs may be granted to Participants at any time and from time to time as shall
be determined by the Committee. The Committee may grant Freestanding SARs,
Tandem SARs, or any combination of these forms of SAR.

         The Committee shall have complete discretion in determining the number
of SARs granted to each Participant (subject to Article 4 herein) and,
consistent with the provisions of the Plan, in determining the terms and
conditions pertaining to such SARs.

         The grant price of a Freestanding SAR shall equal the Fair Market
Value of a Share on the date of grant of the SAR. The grant price of Tandem
SARs shall equal the Option Price of the related Option.

         7.2. EXERCISE OF TANDEM SARS. Tandem SARs may be exercised for all or
part of the Shares subject to the related Option upon the surrender of the
right to exercise the equivalent portion of the related Option. A Tandem SAR
may be exercised only with respect to the Shares for which its related Option
is then exercisable.

         Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, with
respect to a Tandem SAR granted in connection with an ISO: (i) the Tandem SAR
will expire no later than the expiration of the underlying ISO; (ii) the value
of the payout with respect to the Tandem SAR may be for no more than one
hundred percent (100%) of the difference between the Option Price of the
underlying ISO and the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the
underlying ISO at the time the Tandem SAR is exercised; and (iii) the Tandem
SAR may be exercised only when the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to
the ISO exceeds the Option Price of the ISO.

         7.3. EXERCISE OF FREESTANDING SARS. Freestanding SARs may be exercised
upon whatever terms and conditions the Committee, in its sole discretion,
imposes upon them.

         7.4. SAR AGREEMENT. Each SAR grant shall be evidenced by an Award
Agreement that shall specify the grant price, the term of the SAR, and such
other provisions as the committee shall determine.

         7.5. TERM OF SARS. The term of an SAR granted under the Plan shall be
determined by the Board, in its sole discretion; provided, however, that such
term shall not exceed ten (10) years.

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         7.6. PAYMENT OF SAR AMOUNT. Upon exercise of an SAR, a Participant
shall be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined
by multiplying:

         (a)      The difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on
                  the date of exercise over the grant price; by

         (b)      The number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is
                  exercised.

         At the discretion of the Committee, the payment upon SAR exercise may
be in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof. The
Committee's determination regarding the form of SAR payout shall be set forth
in the Award Agreement pertaining to the grant of the SAR.

         7.7. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT/DIRECTORSHIP. Each SAR Award Agreement
shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to
exercise the SAR following termination of the Participant's employment or
directorship with the Company. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole
discretion of the Committee, shall be included in the Award Agreement entered
into with Participants, need not be uniform among all SARs issued pursuant to
the Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination.

         7.8. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF SARS. Except as otherwise provided in a
Participant's Award Agreement, no SAR granted under the Plan may be sold,
transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other
than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Further, except as
otherwise provided in a Participant's Award Agreement, all SARs granted to a
Participant under the Plan shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only
by such Participant.

ARTICLE 8. RESTRICTED STOCK

         8.1. GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK. Subject to the terms and provisions of
the Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Shares of
Restricted Stock to Participants in such amounts as the Board shall determine.

         8.2. RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT. Each Restricted Stock grant shall be
evidenced by a Restricted Stock Award Agreement that shall specify the
Period(s) of Restriction, the number of Shares of Restricted Stock granted, and
such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.

         8.3. TRANSFERABILITY. Except as provided in this Article 8, the Shares
of Restricted Stock granted herein may not be sold, transferred, pledged,
assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated until the end of the
applicable Period of Restriction established by the Committee and specified in
the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, or upon earlier satisfaction of any other
conditions, as specified by the Committee in its sole discretion and set forth
in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement. All rights with respect to the
Restricted Stock granted to a Participant under the Plan shall be available
during his or her lifetime only to such Participant.

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         8.4. OTHER RESTRICTIONS. The Committee shall impose such other
conditions and/or restrictions on any Shares of Restricted Stock granted
pursuant to the Plan as it may deem advisable including, without limitation, a
requirement that Participants pay a stipulated purchase price for each Share of
Restricted Stock, restrictions based upon the achievement of specific
performance goals (Company-wide, divisional, and/or individual), time-based
restrictions on vesting following the attainment of the performance goals,
and/or restrictions under applicable federal or state securities laws.

         To the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, the Company may
retain the certificates representing Shares of Restricted Stock in the
Company's possession until such time as all conditions and/or restrictions
applicable to such Shares have been satisfied.

         Except as otherwise provided in this Article 8, Shares of Restricted
Stock covered by each Restricted Stock grant made under the Plan shall become
freely transferable by the Participant after the last day of the applicable
Period of Restriction.

         8.5. VOTING RIGHTS. If the Committee so determines, Participants
holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may be granted the right
to exercise full voting rights with respect to those Shares during the Period
of Restriction.

         8.6. DIVIDENDS AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS. During the Period of
Restriction, Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder
may, if the Committee so determines, be credited with regular cash dividends
paid with respect to the underlying Shares while they are so held. The
Committee may apply any restrictions to the dividends that the Committee deems
appropriate. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, if the
grant or vesting of Restricted Shares granted to a Covered Employee is designed
to comply with the requirements of the Performance-Based Exception, the Board
may apply any restrictions it deems appropriate to the payment of dividends
declared with respect to such Restricted Shares, such that the dividends and/or
the Restricted Shares maintain eligibility for the Performance-Based Exception.

         8.7. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT/DIRECTORSHIP. Each Restricted Stock
Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have
the right to receive unvested Restricted Shares following termination of the
Participant's employment or directorship with the Company. Such provisions
shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be included
in the Award Agreement entered into with each Participant, need not be uniform
among all Shares of Restricted Stock issued pursuant to the Plan, and may
reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination; provided, however
that, except in the cases connected with a Change in Control or Termination
Event and terminations by reason of death or Disability, the vesting of Shares
of Restricted Stock which qualify for the Performance-Based Exception and which
are held by Covered Employees shall not be accelerated unless the Committee
determines otherwise.

ARTICLE 9. PERFORMANCE UNITS, PERFORMANCE SHARES, AND CASH-BASED AWARDS

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         9.1. GRANT OF PERFORMANCE UNITS/SHARES AND CASH-BASED AWARDS. Subject
to the terms of the Plan, Performance Units, Performance Shares, and/or
Cash-Based Awards may be granted to Participants in such amounts and upon such
terms, and at any time and from time to time, as shall be determined by the
Committee.

         9.2. VALUE OF PERFORMANCE UNITS/SHARES AND CASH-BASED AWARDS. Each
Performance Unit shall have an initial value that is established by the
Committee at the time of grant. Each Performance Share shall have an initial
value equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. Each
Cash-Based Award shall have a value as may be determined by the Committee. The
Board shall set performance goals in its discretion which, depending on the
extent to which they are met, will determine the number and/or value of
Performance Units/Shares and Cash-Based Awards that will be paid out to the
Participant. For purposes of this Article 9, the time period during which the
performance goals must be met shall be called a "Performance Period."

         9.3. EARNING OF PERFORMANCE UNITS/SHARES AND CASH-BASED AWARDS.
Subject to the terms of this Plan, after the applicable Performance Period has
ended, the holder of Performance Units/Shares and Cash-Based Awards shall be
entitled to receive payout on the number and value of Performance Units/Shares
and Cash-Based Awards earned by the Participant over the Performance Period, to
be determined as a function of the extent to which the corresponding
performance goals have been achieved.

         9.4. FORM AND TIMING OF PAYMENT OF PERFORMANCE UNITS/SHARES AND
CASH-BASED AWARDS. Payment of earned Performance Units/Shares and Cash-Based
Awards shall be made in a single lump sum or such other form designated by the
Committee following the close of the applicable Performance Period. Subject to
the terms of this Plan, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay earned
Performance Units/Shares and Cash-Based Awards in the form of cash or in Shares
(or in a combination thereof) which have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal
to the value of the earned Performance Units/Shares and Cash-Based Awards at
the close of the applicable Performance Period. Such Shares may be granted
subject to any restrictions deemed appropriate by the Board. The determination
of the Committee with respect to the form of payout of such Awards shall be set
forth in the Award Agreement pertaining to the grant of the Award.

         At the discretion of the Board, Participants may be entitled to
receive any dividends declared with respect to Shares which have been earned in
connection with grants of Performance Units and/or Performance Shares which
have been earned, but not yet distributed to Participants (such dividends may
be subject to the same accrual, forfeiture, and payout restrictions as apply to
dividends earned with respect to Shares of Restricted Stock, as set forth in
Section 8.6 herein as determined by the Committee). In addition, Participants
may, at the discretion of the Committee, be entitled to exercise voting rights
with respect to such Shares.

         9.5. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT/DIRECTORSHIP. In the event that a
Participant's employment or directorship terminates for any reason, including
by reason of death, Disability or Retirement, all Performance Units/Shares and
Cash-Based Awards shall be

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forfeited by the Participant to the Company unless determined otherwise by the
Committee, as set forth in the Participant's Award Agreement.

         9.6. NONTRANSFERABILITY. Except as otherwise provided in a
Participant's Award Agreement, Performance Units/Shares and Cash-Based Awards
may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or
hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
Further, except as otherwise provided in a Participant's Award Agreement, a
Participant's rights under the Plan shall be exercisable during the
Participant's lifetime only by the Participant or the Participant's legal
representative.

ARTICLE 10. PERFORMANCE MEASURES

         Unless and until the Committee proposes for shareholder vote and
shareholders approve a change in the general performance measures set forth in
this Article 10, the attainment of which may determine the degree of payout
and/or vesting with respect to Awards to Covered Employees which are designed
to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, the performance measure(s) to
be used for purposes of such grants shall be chosen from among:

         (a)      Earnings per share;

         (b)      Net income (before or after taxes);

         (c)      Return measures (including, but not limited to, return on
                  assets, equity, or sales);

         (d)      Cash flow return on investments which equals net cash flows
                  divided by owners equity;

         (e)      Earnings before or after taxes;

         (f)      Gross revenues;

         (g)      Gross margins; and

         (h)      Share price (including, but no limited to, growth measures
                  and total shareholder return).

         The Committee in its sole discretion shall have the ability to set
such performance measures at the corporate level or the subsidiary/business
unit level or set such other performance measures as it deems appropriate with
respect to individuals who are not reasonably likely to be Covered Employees at
the time of payment and/or vesting.

         The Committee shall have the discretion to adjust the determinations
of the degree of attainment of the preestablished performance goals; provided,
however, that Awards which are designed to qualify for the Performance-Based
Exception, and which are held by Covered Employee, may not be adjusted upward
(the Committee shall retain the discretion to adjust such Awards downward).

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         In the event that applicable tax and/or securities laws change to
permit Committee discretion to alter the governing performance measures without
obtaining shareholder approval of such changes, the Committee shall have sole
discretion to make such changes without obtaining shareholder approval. In
addition, in the event that the Committee determines that it is advisable to
grant Awards which shall not qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, the
Committee may make such grants without satisfying the requirements of Code
Section 162(m).

ARTICLE 11. BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION

         Each Participant under the Plan may, from time to time, name any
beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to
whom any benefit under the Plan is to be paid in case of his or her death
before he or she receives any or all of such benefit. Each such designation
shall revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form
prescribed by the Company, and will be effective only when filed by the
Participant in writing with the Company during the Participant's lifetime. In
the absence of any such designation, benefits remaining unpaid at the
Participant's death shall be paid to the Participant's estate.

ARTICLE 12. DEFERRALS

         The Committee may permit or require a Participant to defer such
Participant's receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of Shares that
would otherwise be due to such Participant by virtue of the exercise of an
Option or SAR, the lapse or waiver of restrictions with respect to Restricted
Stock, or the satisfaction of any requirements or goals with respect to
Performance Units/Shares. If any such deferral election is required or
permitted, the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, establish rules and
procedures for such payment deferrals.

ARTICLE 13. RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES/DIRECTORS

         13.1. EMPLOYMENT. Nothing in the Plan shall interfere with or limit in
any way the right of the Company to terminate any Participant's employment at
any time, nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ
of the Company.

         13.2. PARTICIPATION. No Employee or Director shall have the right to
be selected to receive an Award under this Plan, or, having been so selected,
to be selected to receive a future Award.

         13.3 RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER. A Participant shall have none of the
rights of a shareholder with respect to shares of Common Stock covered by any
Award until the Participant becomes the record holder of such shares.

ARTICLE 14. CHANGE IN CONTROL AND TERMINATION EVENT

         14.1  OF OUTSTANDING AWARDS.

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         (a)      Change in Control. Notwithstanding any other provision of the
                  Plan to the contrary, unless the Committee specifies
                  otherwise in the Award Agreement, in the event of a Change in
                  Control:

                  (i)      Any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights held by an
                           Employee which are outstanding as of the date such
                           SEI Change in Control is determined to have
                           occurred, and which are not then exercisable and
                           vested, shall become fully exercisable and vested to
                           the full extent of the original grant; provided,
                           that in the case of a Participant holding a Stock
                           Appreciation Right who is subject to Section 16(b)
                           of the Exchange Act, such Stock Appreciation Right
                           shall not become fully vested and exercisable at
                           such time if such actions would result in liability
                           to the Participant under Section 16(b), provided
                           further, that any such actions not taken as a result
                           of the rules under Section 16(b) shall be effected
                           as of the first date that such activity would no
                           longer result in liability under such section.

                  (ii)     The restrictions and deferral limitations applicable
                           to any Restricted Stock held by an Employee shall
                           lapse, and such Restricted Stock shall become free
                           of all restrictions and limitations and become fully
                           vested and transferable to the full extent of the
                           original grant.

                  (iii)    The restrictions and deferral limitations and other
                           conditions applicable to any other Awards held by
                           Employees shall lapse, and such other Awards shall
                           become free of all restrictions, limitations or
                           conditions and become fully vested and transferable
                           to the full extent of the original grant.

         (b)      Termination Event. Notwithstanding any other provision ofvthe
                  Plan to the contrary, unless the Committee specifies
                  otherwise in the Award Agreement, in the event of a
                  Termination Event:

                  (i)      Any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights which are
                           outstanding as of the date such Southern Termination
                           is determined to have occurred, and which are not
                           then exercisable and vested, shall become fully
                           exercisable and vested to the full extent of the
                           original grant.

                  (ii)     The restrictions and deferral limitations applicable
                           to any Restricted Stock shall lapse, and such
                           Restricted Stock shall become free of all
                           restrictions and limitations and become fully vested
                           and transferable to the full extent of the original
                           grant.

                  (iii)    The restrictions and deferral limitations and other
                           conditions applicable to any other Awards under the
                           Plan shall lapse, and such other Awards shall become
                           free of all restrictions, limitations or conditions
                           and become fully vested and transferable to the full
                           extent of the original grant.

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                  (iv)     Any Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or Restricted
                           Stock which are outstanding as of the date such
                           Southern Termination is determined to have occurred,
                           shall be converted into or replaced by options,
                           stock appreciation rights or restricted stock, as
                           the case may be, in the surviving company, or the
                           corporation which has acquired all of Southern
                           Company's Common Stock or assets. In the event of
                           such conversion or replacement, the terms of the
                           replacement options or stock appreciation rights
                           shall preserve with respect to each Option and each
                           SAR the spread between the Fair Market Value of the
                           shares subject to the Options or SARs and the Option
                           Price or Base Value, as the case may be, as
                           determined immediately prior to the Southern
                           Termination. Similarly, the terms of replacement
                           restricted stock shall preserve the Fair Market
                           Value of each share of Restricted Stock as
                           determined immediately prior to the Southern
                           Termination. No replacement option, stock
                           appreciation right or share of restricted stock
                           received shall be subject to any terms which are
                           less favorable than those which existed with respect
                           to the original Option, SAR or share of Restricted
                           Stock immediately prior to the Southern Termination.

                  (v)      In the event that it is not possible to effect the
                           conversion set forth in Section 14.1(b)(iv) hereof,
                           any and all outstanding Options, Stock Appreciation
                           Rights and Restricted Stock as of the date of the
                           Southern Termination which are not so converted
                           shall be terminated and the affected Participants
                           shall receive within thirty (30) days of the
                           Southern Termination cash equal to the difference
                           between the Option Price and Fair Market Value, in
                           the case of Options, the Base Value and Fair Market
                           Value, in the case of SARs and equal to the Fair
                           Market Value, in the case of Restricted Stock. For
                           purposes of this Section 14.1(b)(v), Fair Market
                           Value shall be determined as of the day prior to the
                           date of the Southern Termination].

         14.2. TERMINATION, AMENDMENT, AND MODIFICATIONS OF CHANGE-IN-CONTROL
PROVISIONS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan (but subject to
the limitations of Section 15.3 hereof) or any Award Agreement provision, the
provisions of this Article 14 may not be terminated, amended, or modified on or
after the date of a Change in Control to affect adversely any Award theretofore
granted under the Plan without the prior written consent of the Participant
with respect to said Participant's outstanding Awards; provided, however, the
Board may terminate, amend, or modify this Article 14 at any time and from time
to time prior to the date of a Change in Control.

         14.3. POOLING OF INTERESTS ACCOUNTING. Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that the consummation of a
Change in Control is contingent on using pooling of interests accounting
methodology, the Board or Committee may take any action necessary to preserve
the use of pooling of interests accounting.

ARTICLE 15. AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION

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         15.1. AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION. Subject to the terms
of the Plan, the Board may at any time and from time to time, alter, amend,
suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part.

         15.2. ADJUSTMENT OF AWARDS UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF CERTAIN UNUSUAL OR
NONRECURRING EVENTS. The Committee may make adjustments in the terms and
conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual
or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, the events described in
Section 4.3 hereof) effecting the Company or the financial statements of the
Company or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting
principles, whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are
appropriate; provided that, unless the Committee determines otherwise at the
time such adjustment is considered, no such adjustment shall be authorized to
the extent that such authority would be inconsistent with the Plan's meeting
the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, as from time to time amended.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee shall have the right to
temporarily suspend the right to exercise any Award to facilitate a
transaction, to provide for the continuation of all or a portion of Awards and
to make such adjustments by such means as determined by the Committee in its
discretion, including, without limitation, for example, (a) cancellation of all
or a portion of any Award for a cash payment, (b) conversion of all or a
portion of Shares subject to an Award into other property or securities, (c)
removal of any or all restrictions and conditions on Award or (d) giving
written notice to any Participant that his or her Award will become immediately
exercisable, notwithstanding any waiting period otherwise prescribed and that
the Award will be cancelled if not exercised within a specified period of days
after such notice.

         15.3. AWARDS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED. Subject to Sections 14.2 and 14.3
hereof and changes to the definition of Change in Control and Termination
Event, no termination, amendment, or modification of the Plan shall adversely
affect in any material way any Award previously granted under the Plan, without
the written consent of the Participant holding such Award.

         15.4. COMPLIANCE WITH CODE SECTION 162(M). At all times when Code
Section 162(m) is applicable, all Awards granted under this Plan to Employees
who are or could reasonably become Covered Employees as determined by the
Committee shall comply with the requirements of Code Section 162(m); provided,
however, that in the event the Committee determines that such compliance is not
desired with respect to any Award or Awards available for grant under the Plan,
then compliance with Code Section 162(m) will not be required. In addition, in
the event that changes are made to Code Section 162(m) to permit greater
flexibility with respect to any Award or Awards available under the Plan, the
Board may, subject to this Article 15, make any adjustments it deems
appropriate.

ARTICLE 16. WITHHOLDING

         16.1. TAX WITHHOLDING. The Company shall have the power and the right
to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an
amount sufficient to satisfy

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Federal, state, and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or
regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result
of this Plan.

         16.2. SHARE WITHHOLDING. With respect to withholding required upon the
exercise of Options or SARs, upon the lapse of restrictions on Restricted
Stock, or upon any other taxable event arising as a result of Awards granted
hereunder, Participants may elect, subject to the approval of the Committee, to
satisfy the withholding requirement, in whole or in part, by having the Company
withhold Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date the tax is to be
determined equal to the minimum statutory total tax which could be imposed on
the transaction. All such elections shall be irrevocable, made in writing,
signed by the Participant, and shall be subject to any restrictions or
limitations that the Board, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.

ARTICLE 17. INDEMNIFICATION

         Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee, or of
the Board, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and
from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or
reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any
claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in
which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act
under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in
settlement thereof, with the Company's approval, or paid by him or her in
satisfaction of any judgement in any such action, suit, or proceeding against
him or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its
own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to
handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of
indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification
to which such persons may be entitled under the Company's Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that
the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

ARTICLE 18. SUCCESSORS

         All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Awards
granted hereunder shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the
existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase,
merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the
business and/or assets of the Company.

ARTICLE 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS

         19.1. GENDER AND NUMBER. Except where otherwise indicated by the
context, any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine; the
plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural.

         19.2. SEVERABILITY. In the event any provision of the Plan shall be
held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not
affect the remaining parts of the Plan,

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and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid
provision had not been included.

         19.3. REQUIREMENTS OF LAW. The granting of Awards and the issuance of
Shares under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and
regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national
securities exchanges as may be required.

         19.4. DELIVER OF TITLE. The Company shall have no obligation to issue
or deliver evidence of title for shares of Shares under the Plan prior to:

              (a) Obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that
                  the Company determines are necessary or advisable; and

              (b) Completion of any registration or other qualification of
                  the Shares under any applicable national or foreign law or
                  ruling of any governmental body that the Company determines
                  to be necessary or advisable.

         19.5. SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. With respect to Insiders,
transactions under this Plan are intended to comply with all applicable
conditions of Rule 16b-3 or its successors under the 1934 Act unless determined
otherwise by the Committee. To the extent any provision of the Plan or action
by the Committee fails to so comply, it shall be deemed null and void, to the
extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Board.

         19.6. NO ADDITIONAL RIGHTS. Nothing in the Plan shall interfere with
or limit in any way the right of the Company to terminate any Participant's
employment at any time, or confer upon any Participant any right to continue in
the employ of the Company.

         No employee shall have the right to be selected to receive an Award
under this Plan or having been so selected, to be selected to receive a future
Award.

         Neither the Award nor any benefits arising under this Plan shall
constitute part of a Participant's employment contract with the Company or any
Affiliate, and accordingly, this Plan and the benefits hereunder may be
terminated at any time in the sole and exclusive discretion of the Committee
without giving rise to liability on the part of the Company or any Affiliate
for severance payments.

         19.7. EMPLOYEES BASED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. Notwithstanding
any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in order to comply with provisions
of laws in other countries in which the Company, its Affiliates, and its
Subsidiaries operate or have Employees, the Board or the Committee, in their
sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to:

              (a) Determine which Employees employed outside the United
                  States are eligible to participate in the Plan;

              (b) Modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to
                  Employees who are employed outside the United States; and

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              (c) Establish subplans, modified exercise procedures, and
                  other terms and procedures to the extent such actions may be
                  necessary or advisable. Any subplans and modifications to
                  Plan terms and procedures established under this Section 19.7
                  by the Board or the Committee shall be attached to this Plan
                  document as Appendices.

         19.8. GOVERNING LAW. To the extent not preempted by federal law, the
Plan, and all agreements hereunder, shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the substantive laws (excluding the conflict of laws rules) of the
state of Delaware.

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