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EXHIBIT 4.1

                             LARK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                             2000 STOCK OPTION PLAN

      Lark Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), sets
forth herein the terms of the 2000 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") as follows:

                                   1. PURPOSE

      Under the Plan, Awards may be granted to Eligible Persons to purchase
shares of the Company's capital stock. The Plan is designed to enable the
Company to attract, retain and motivate its employees, consultants and others by
providing for or increasing the proprietary interests of such persons in the
Company.

                                 2. DEFINITIONS

      For purposes of interpreting the Plan and related documents (including
Agreements), the following definitions shall apply:

      2.1. "AFFILIATE" means the Company and any company or other trade or
business that is controlled by or under common control with the Company,
determined in accordance with the principles of Section 414(b) and 414(c) of the
Code and the regulations thereunder, or is an affiliate of the Company within
the meaning of Rule 405 of Regulation C under the Securities Act.

      2.2. "AGREEMENT" means the award agreement under which the Grantee accepts
the Award terms and conditions and receives an Award pursuant to the Plan.

      2.3. "AWARD" means individually, collectively or in tandem, an incentive
award granted under the Plan, whether in the form of Options, Restricted Stock
Awards, or performance shares, or such other form and subject to such terms as
the Committee may determine.

      2.4. "AWARD PRICE" means the purchase price for each share of Common Stock
subject to an Award.

      2.5. "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

      2.6. "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any
section thereof referenced in the Plan or an Agreement shall include the rules
and regulations thereunder, and any successor provisions thereto.

      2.7. "COMMITTEE" means the Compensation Committee of the Board, which must
consist of no fewer than two members of the Board who satisfy the definition
under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act for "nonemployee director".

      2.8. "COMMON STOCK" means common stock, par value $0.001, issued by the
Company.

      2.9. "COMPANY" means Lark Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, any
Affiliates and any other entity as determined by the Committee.

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      2.10. "EFFECTIVE DATE" means May 10, 2000, the date of adoption of the
Plan by the Board.

      2.11. "ELIGIBLE PERSON" is defined in Section 5.

      2.12. "EMPLOYER" means the Company.

      2.13. "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as now in
effect or as hereafter amended. Any section thereof referenced in the Plan or an
Agreement shall include the rules and regulations thereunder, and any successor
provisions thereto.

      2.14. "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means the value of each share of Common Stock
subject to the Plan determined as follows: (a) if on the Grant Date or other
determination date the shares of Common Stock are listed on an established
national or regional stock exchange, are admitted to quotation on the National
Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System, or are publicly
traded on an established securities market, the Fair Market Value of the shares
of Common Stock shall be the weighted average closing price of the shares of
Common Stock on such exchange or in such market over the 30 trading days
immediately preceding the Grant Date or such other determination date (or if
there are no such reported closing prices, the Fair Market Value shall be the
average of the mean between the highest bid and lowest asked prices or between
the high and low sale prices on such trading days); and (b) if the shares of
Common Stock are not listed on such an exchange, quoted on such System or traded
on such a market, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Board or
Committee in good faith.

      2.15. "GRANT DATE" means for a particular Award (i) the date as of which
the Committee approves the Award or (ii) any other date specified by the
Committee, if any.

      2.16. "GRANTEE" means an individual to whom one or more Awards have been
granted.

      2.17. "INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" or "ISO" means an incentive stock option
within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. Any Option that is not
specifically designated as an Incentive Stock Option shall under no
circumstances be considered an Incentive Stock Option.

      2.18. "NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION" means any Option that does not qualify
under Section 422 of the Code.

      2.19. "OPTION" means an option granted by the Company to purchase Common
Stock pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, including ISOs and Nonqualified
Stock Options.

      2.20. "OPTION TERM" means the period defined under Section 12 herein.

      2.21. "PLAN" means this Lark Technologies, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan, as
amended.

      2.22. "RESTRICTED PERIOD" means the period of time from the date of grant
of Restricted Stock until the lapse of restrictions attached thereto under the
terms of the Agreement granting such Restricted Stock, pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan or by action of the Committee.

      2.23. "RESTRICTED STOCK" shall mean an Award granted by the Committee
entitling the Grantee to acquire, at no cost or for a purchase price determined
by the Committee at the time of grant, shares of Common Stock which are subject
to restrictions in accordance with the provisions hereof.

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      2.24. "SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as now in effect
or as hereafter amended. Any section thereof referenced in the Plan or an
Agreement shall include the rules and regulations thereunder, and any successor
provisions thereto.

      2.25. "STOCKHOLDER" means a holder of record of at least one share of the
voting stock of the Company.

      2.26. "TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT" means that event when a person is no
longer employed by or continuously providing services to the Company or any
Affiliate as an employee, advisor, consultant or otherwise. The Committee may in
its discretion determine (a) whether any leave of absence constitutes a
termination of employment for purposes of the Plan; (b) the impact, if any, of
any such leave of absence on awards theretofore made under the Plan; and (c)
when a change in a nonemployee's association with the Company constitutes a
termination of employment for purposes of the Plan. Such determinations of the
Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive.

                                3. ADMINISTRATION

      3.1 ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

      The Plan shall be administered by the Board until such time as the Board
appoints the Committee as the administrator of the Plan.

      3.2 SCOPE OF AUTHORITY

      The Committee shall have the full power and authority to take all actions
and to make all determinations required or provided for under the Plan, any
Award granted or Agreement entered into hereunder, and all such other actions
and determinations not inconsistent with the specific terms and provisions of
the Plan deemed by the Committee to be necessary or appropriate to the
administration of the Plan, any Award or Agreement entered into hereunder.
Actions of the Committee shall be taken by the vote of a majority of its
members; provided, however, that the Plan shall be administered so that Awards
granted under the Plan will qualify for the benefits provided by Rule 16b-3 (or
any successor rule) under the Exchange Act and Section 162(m) of the Code, and
the regulations thereunder to the extent the Committee intends such grant to
qualify under Section 162(m). The interpretation and construction by the
Committee of any provision of the Plan or of any Award granted or Agreement
entered into hereunder shall be final and conclusive.

      3.3 NO LIABILITY

      No member of the Board or of the Committee shall be liable for any action
or determination made, or any failure to take or make an action or
determination, in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Option granted or
Agreement entered into hereunder.

                             4. AWARDS; COMMON STOCK

      4.1 Awards

      Awards granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified
Stock Options, Restricted Stock and performance shares, all as more fully set
forth herein. No Incentive Stock Option may be granted to a person who is not an
employee of the Company on the date of grant. Unless otherwise specified in a
particular grant, Awards granted under the Plan are intended to qualify as
performance-based compensation for the purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.

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      4.2 COMMON STOCK

      The stock that may be issued pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan
shall be Common Stock, which shares may be treasury shares or authorized but
unissued shares. The number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued
pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan shall not exceed in the aggregate
1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, which number of shares is subject to
adjustment and increase. If any Award expires, terminates or is terminated for
any reason prior to exercise in full, the shares of Common Stock that were
subject to the unexercised portion of such Award shall be available for future
Awards granted under the Plan. When the exercise price for an Award under this
Plan is paid with previously outstanding shares or with shares as to which the
Award is being exercised, as permitted in Section 12, only the number of shares
of stock issued net of the shares of stock tendered shall be deemed delivered
for purposes of determining the maximum number of shares of Stock available for
delivery under the Plan. Shares of stock delivered under the Plan in settlement,
assumption or substitution of outstanding awards (or obligations to grant future
awards) under the plans or arrangements of another entity shall not reduce the
maximum number of shares of stock available for delivery under the Plan, to the
extent that such settlement, assumption or substitution is as a result of the
Company or an Affiliate acquiring another entity (or an interest in another
entity).

                                 5. ELIGIBILITY

      Awards may be granted under the Plan to all current and former directors,
officers and executive, administrative, technical or professional employees of
the Company; to current and former consultants of the Company; and to any other
individual whose participation in the Plan is determined to be in the best
interests of the Company by the Committee (collectively, "Eligible Persons"). An
individual may hold more than one Award, subject to such restrictions as are
provided herein.

                         6. EFFECTIVE DATE AND PLAN TERM

      6.1 EFFECTIVE DATE

      The Plan is effective as of May 10, 2000, the date of adoption by the
Board, subject to Stockholders' approval of the Plan within one year of such
Effective Date by a majority of the votes cast at a duly held meeting of the
Stockholders of the Company at which a quorum representing a majority of all
outstanding Common Stock is present, either in person or by proxy, and voting on
the matter, or by written consent in accordance with applicable state law and
the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Company and in a manner that
satisfies the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code; provided, however,
that upon approval of the Plan by the Stockholders of the Company, all Awards
granted under the Plan on or after the Effective Date shall be fully effective
as if the Stockholders of the Company had approved the Plan on the Effective
Date. If the Stockholders fail to approve the Plan within one year of such
Effective Date, any Awards granted hereunder shall be null, void and of no
effect.

      6.2 TERM

      The Plan shall terminate on the date ten (10) years after the Effective
Date.

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                               7. GRANT OF AWARDS

      7.1 AWARDS

      The Committee shall determine the type or types of Awards to be made to
each Grantee. Awards may be granted singly, in combination or in tandem subject
to restrictions set forth herein. Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee
may at any time amend the terms of outstanding Awards or issue new Awards in
exchange for the surrender and cancellation of outstanding Awards. The date on
which the Committee approves the Award shall be considered the date on which
such Award is granted, unless the Committee approves a separate grant date. The
terms and conditions of the Awards granted under this Section shall be
determined from time to time by the Committee, as set forth in the Agreement,
and the conditions herein.

      7.2 NONQUALIFIED OPTIONS

      The Award Price for each share of Common Stock issuable pursuant a
Nonqualified Stock Option shall be set by the Committee, but may not be less
than par value.

      7.3 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS

      The Award Price for each share of Common Stock issuable pursuant to an
Incentive Stock Option may not be less than the Fair Market Value on the Grant
Date.

      7.4 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS - SPECIAL RULES

      Options granted in the form of ISOs shall be subject to the following
provisions:

            (a) No Incentive Option shall be granted pursuant to this plan more
      than ten (10) years after the Effective Date.

            (b) An Option shall constitute an ISO only to the extent that the
      aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the Option is granted)
      of the Common Stock with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the
      first time by any Grantee during any calendar year under the Plan and all
      other plans of the Grantee's employer Company and its parent and
      Affiliates does not exceed $100,000. This limitation shall be applied by
      taking Options into account in the order in which such Options were
      granted.

            (c) If any Grantee to whom an ISO is to be granted pursuant to the
      provisions of the Plan is, on the date of grant, an individual described
      in Section 422(b)(6) of the Code, then the following special provisions
      shall be applicable to the Option granted to such individual:

                  (i) the Award Price of shares subject to such ISO shall not be
            less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of Common Stock on the date
            of grant; and

                  (ii) the Option shall not have a term in excess of five (5)
            years from the date of grant.

      7.5   CHANGES IN LAW

      The Committee may establish rules with respect to, and may grant to
Eligible Persons, Options to comply with any amendment to the Code made after
the Effective Date.

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                                  8. AGREEMENTS

      All Awards granted pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by written
Agreements in such form or forms as the Committee shall from time to time
determine. Agreements covering Awards need not contain similar provisions;
provided, however, that all such Agreements shall comply with the terms of the
Plan and all applicable laws and regulations. By accepting an Award pursuant to
the Plan, a Grantee thereby agrees that the Award shall be subject to all of the
terms and provisions of the Plan and the applicable Agreement.

                               9. RESTRICTED STOCK

      The Committee may in its sole discretion grant Restricted Stock to
Eligible Persons, subject to the following provisions. At the time a grant of
Restricted Stock is made, the Committee shall establish a period of time (the
"Restricted Period") applicable to such Restricted Stock. Each grant of
Restricted Stock may be subject to a different Restricted Period. The Committee
may, in its sole discretion, at the time a grant of Restricted Stock is made,
prescribe restrictions in addition to or other than the expiration of the
Restricted Period, including the satisfaction of corporate or individual
performance objectives, which may be applicable to all or any portion of the
Restricted Stock. Such performance objectives shall be established in writing by
the Committee prior to the ninetieth day of the year in which the grant is made
and while the outcome is substantially uncertain. Performance objectives shall
be based on Common Stock price, market share, sales, earnings per share, return
on equity or costs.

      Performance objectives may include positive results, maintaining the
status quo or limiting economic losses. The Committee also may, in its sole
discretion, shorten or terminate the Restricted Period or waive any other
restrictions applicable to all or a portion of the Restricted Stock. Restricted
Stock may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered or
disposed of during the Restricted Period or prior to the satisfaction of any
other restrictions prescribed by the Committee with respect to such Restricted
Stock.

      9.1 RESTRICTIONS

      A Common Stock certificate representing the number of shares of Restricted
Stock granted shall be held in custody by the Company for the Grantee's account.
The Grantee shall have all rights and privileges of a Stockholder as to such
Restricted Stock, including the right to receive dividends and the right to vote
such shares, except that subject to the provisions below, the following
restrictions shall apply: (i) The Grantee shall not be entitled to delivery of
the certificate until the expiration of the Restricted Period; (ii) none of the
shares of Restricted Stock may be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or
otherwise encumbered or disposed of during the Restricted Period; (iii) the
Grantee shall, if requested by the Company, execute and deliver to the Company,
a Common Stock power endorsed in blank. If a Termination of Employment occurs
with respect to a Grantee prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period
applicable to such shares, shares of Restricted Stock still subject to
restrictions shall be forfeited unless otherwise determined by the Committee,
and all rights of the Grantee to such shares shall terminate without further
obligation on the part of the Company.

      9.2 DELIVERY OF RESTRICTED SHARES

      At the end of the Restricted Period, a Common Stock certificate for the
number of shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which the restrictions have
lapsed shall be delivered (less any amount in satisfaction of any withholding
obligation), free of all such restrictions, except applicable securities laws,
to the Grantee. The Company shall not be required to deliver any fractional
shares of Common Stock but shall pay, in lieu thereof, the Fair Market Value (as
of the date the restrictions lapse) of such fractional share to the Grantee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may authorize the delivery of the
Restricted Stock to a Grantee during the Restricted Period, in which event any
Common Stock certificates in respect of any shares of Restricted Stock thus
delivered to a Grantee during the Restricted Period applicable to such shares
shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms and conditions,
including the restrictions, applicable thereto.

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                             10. PERFORMANCE SHARES

      The Committee may in its sole discretion grant performance share awards to
such individuals and under such terms and conditions as the Committee shall
determine, subject to the provisions of the Plan. Such an award shall entitle a
Grantee to acquire shares of Common Stock of the Company, or to be paid the
value thereof in cash, as the Committee shall determine, if specified
performance goals are met. Performance shares may be awarded independently of or
in connection with any other Award under the Plan. The Grantee of a performance
share award will have the rights of a shareholder only as to shares for which a
certificate has been issued pursuant to the award and not with respect to any
other shares subject to the award. Except as otherwise may be provided by the
Committee at any time prior to Termination of Employment, the rights of a
Grantee of a performance share award shall automatically terminate upon the
Grantee's Termination of Employment for any reason.

                                 11. AWARD PRICE

      The purchase price of each share of Common Stock subject to an Award shall
be fixed by the Committee and stated in each Agreement.

                    12. TERM, VESTING AND EXERCISE OF AWARDS

      12.1 TERM

      Each Award granted under the Plan shall terminate and all rights to
purchase Common Stock thereunder shall cease upon the expiration of ten (10)
years from the Grant Date, as otherwise provided herein, or on such date prior
thereto as may be fixed by the Committee and stated in the Agreement relating to
such Award; provided, however, that in the event the Grantee would otherwise be
ineligible to receive an Incentive Stock Option by reason of the provisions of
Sections 422(b)(6) and 424(d) of the Code (relating to Common Stock ownership of
more than 10 percent), an Option granted to such Grantee which is intended to be
an Incentive Stock Option shall in no event be exercisable after the expiration
of five years from the Grant Date (collectively, the "Option Term").

      12.2 VESTING

      Unless otherwise expressly provided herein or in an Agreement approved by
the Committee, Options granted hereunder shall become vested at the following
schedule so long as the Grantee has not experienced a Termination of Employment
prior to such anniversary date: no more than 25% of the total number of shares
optioned on the first anniversary of the Grant Date; no more than 50% of the
total number of shares optioned on the second anniversary of the Grant Date; no
more than 75% of the total number of shares optioned on the third anniversary of
the Grant Date; and 100% of the total number of shares optioned on and after the
fourth anniversary of the Grant Date. Options that have not vested may not be
exercised. All Awards that have not vested prior to Termination of Employment
shall terminate and be of no further force and effect upon such Termination of
Employment.

      12.3 EXERCISE BY GRANTEE

      Only the Grantee receiving an Award (or, in the event of the Grantee's
legal incapacity or incompetency, the Grantee's guardian or legal
representative, and in the case of the Grantee's death, the Grantee's estate)
may exercise the Award.

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      12.4 LIMITATIONS ON EXERCISE AND SALE; FORFEITURE

      The Committee, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, may in its
sole discretion provide in an Agreement that an Option may not be exercised in
whole or in part for any period or periods of time during which such Option is
outstanding as the Committee shall determine (and as set forth in the Agreement
relating to such Option). Any such limitation on the exercise of an Option
contained in any Agreement may be rescinded, modified or waived by the
Committee, in its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time after the
date of grant of such Option. The Committee may also include such other terms
and conditions as it deems effect the purpose of the Plan and are in the best
interest of the Company.

      12.5 METHOD OF EXERCISE

            (a) An Award that is exercisable hereunder may be exercised by
      delivery to the Company on any business day, at its principal office
      addressed to the attention of the Committee (or such other person
      identified in an Agreement), of written notice of exercise, which notice
      shall specify the number of shares for which the Award is being exercised,
      and shall be accompanied by payment in full of the Award Price of the
      shares of Common Stock for which the Award is being exercised. Payment of
      the Award Price for the shares of Common Stock purchased pursuant to the
      exercise of an Award shall be made, as determined by the Committee and set
      forth in the Agreement pertaining to an Award, (i) in cash or by check
      payable to the order of the Company; (ii) to the extent the Company is not
      prohibited from purchasing or acquiring shares of Common Stock, through
      the tender to the Company of shares of Common Stock, which shares shall be
      valued, for purposes of determining the extent to which the Award Price
      has been paid thereby, at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise;
      or (iii) by a combination of the methods described in Sections 12.5(a)(i)
      and (ii) hereof, or such other method permitted by the Committee;
      provided, however, that the Committee may in its discretion at any time
      impose such limitations or prohibitions on the use of shares of Common
      Stock to exercise Awards as it deems appropriate. If and while payment
      with Common Stock is permitted for the exercise of an Award granted under
      this Plan in accordance with the foregoing provision, the instrument
      evidencing the Award may also provide that, in lieu of using previously
      outstanding shares therefor, the Grantee may pay the Award Price by
      directing the Company to retain so many of the underlying shares as have a
      market value on the date of exercise equal to the Award Price, and any
      such exercise will cause the surrender and cancellation of the Award to
      the extent of the shares so retained by the Company.

            As soon as practical after receipt of the foregoing written notice
      of exercise, full payment of the Award Price, and full payment of all
      amounts due to satisfy any applicable tax withholding requirements (which
      the Grantee shall be required to pay in cash, rather than by application
      of shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the
      Award), the Company shall deliver to the Grantee, in the Grantee's name, a
      certificate evidencing the number of shares of Common Stock purchased upon
      exercise of the Award. Any attempt to exercise any Award granted hereunder
      other than as set forth above shall be invalid and of no force and effect.

            An Agreement may provide that payment in full of the Award Price
      need not accompany the written notice of exercise provided the notice
      directs that the Common Stock certificate or certificates for the shares
      for which the Award is exercised be delivered to a licensed broker
      acceptable to the Company as the agent for the individual exercising the
      Award and, at the time such Common Stock certificate or certificates are
      delivered, the broker tenders to the Company cash (or cash equivalents
      acceptable to the Company) equal to the Award Price.

            (b) Except as provided in Section 9.1, an individual holding or
      exercising an Award shall have none of the rights of a Stockholder until
      the shares of Common Stock covered thereby are fully paid and issued to
      such individual and, except as provided in Section 20 hereof, no
      adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the
      record date is prior to the date of such issuance.

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      12.6  FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

      The Company is vested with authority under this Plan to assist any
employee to whom an Award is granted hereunder in the payment of the Award Price
payable on exercise of the Award, by lending part or all of the amount of such
Award Price to such employee on such terms and at such rates of interest and
upon such security (or no security) as shall have been authorized by or under
authority of the Committee. The Company is under no obligation to provide such
assistance, however.

                          13. TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARDS

      Unless otherwise expressly provided in an Agreement, no Award granted
under the Plan may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, hypothecated or
otherwise alienated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, as defined
under the Code or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended, or
the rules thereunder. The designation of a beneficiary with respect to an Award
shall not constitute a transfer for purposes of this Section.

                          14. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

      In the case of Termination of Employment (other than a Dismissal for
Cause), unless otherwise provided in an Agreement and other than upon death or
Disability (as hereafter defined), Awards otherwise exercisable on the date of
the Termination of Employment will remain exercisable for a period equal to the
shorter of three (3) months or the remaining Award Term. If, on the date of the
Termination of Employment, the Grantee is not entitled to exercise the Grantee's
entire Award, the Common Stock covered by the unexercisable portion of the Award
shall revert to the Plan. If, after Termination of Employment, the Grantee does
not exercise the Award within the time prescribed, the Award shall terminate and
the Common Stock covered by such Award shall revert to the Plan. For purposes of
the Plan, a Termination of Employment with the Company or an Affiliate shall not
be deemed to occur if the Grantee is immediately thereafter employed with the
Company or any Affiliate.

      Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan or an Agreement, in the
event that a Grantee's employment is terminated by reason of a Dismissal for
Cause, the Award shall expire on the day immediately preceding the date of the
first event giving rise to a Dismissal for Cause. "Dismissal for Cause" means
Termination of Employment for: (a) theft or embezzlement of property of the
Company; (b) fraud or other wrongdoing against the Company; (c) commission of a
crime of moral turpitude; (d) receipt of consideration or acceptance of benefits
from, or the participation in business activities with, persons doing business
with the Company in violation of the business ethics of the Company; (e)
malicious destruction of property of the Company; (f) improper disclosure of
confidential information of the Company; (g) actively engaging in or working for
a business in competition with the Company while employed by the Company; or (h)
such other reason that has a material adverse effect on the Company. The
Committee shall have the sole discretion to determine whether a Termination of
Employment has occurred by reason of Dismissal for Cause.

                 15. RIGHTS IN THE EVENT OF DEATH OR DISABILITY

      15.1 DEATH

      If a Grantee dies while employed by the Company or an Affiliate, the
executors, administrators, legatees or distributees of such Grantee's estate
shall have the right (subject to the general limitations on exercise set forth
in Section 12 hereof), at any time within one (1) year (unless otherwise
provided in an Agreement) after the date of such Grantee's death and prior to
the end of the Award Term, to exercise any Award held by such Grantee at the
date of such Grantee's death, to the extent such Award was otherwise exercisable
immediately prior to such Grantee's death.

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      15.2 DISABILITY

      If a Grantee experiences a Termination of Employment with the Company or
an Affiliate by reason of a "permanent and total disability" within the meaning
of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code ("Disability") of such Grantee, then such
Grantee shall have the right (subject to the general limitations on exercise set
forth in Section 12 hereof), at any time within one (1) year (unless otherwise
provided in an Agreement) after such Termination of Employment and prior to the
expiration of the Award Term, to exercise, in whole or in part, any Award held
by such Grantee at the date of such Termination of Employment, to the extent
such Award was exercisable immediately prior to such Termination of Employment.

                               16. USE OF PROCEEDS

      The proceeds received by the Company from the sale of Common Stock
pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan shall constitute general funds of the
Company.

                               17. SECURITIES LAWS

      The Company shall not be required to sell or issue any Award or shares of
Common Stock under any Award if the sale or issuance of such Award or shares
would constitute a violation of any provisions of any law or regulation of any
governmental authority, including, without limitation, any federal or state
securities laws or regulations. If at any time the Company shall determine, in
its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of any shares
subject to the Award upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal
law, or the consent of any government regulatory body, is necessary or desirable
as a condition of, or in connection with, the issuance or purchase of shares,
the Award may not be exercised in whole or in part unless such listing,
registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or
obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company, and any delay
caused thereby shall in no way affect the date of termination of the Award.
Specifically in connection with the Securities Act, upon exercise of any Award,
unless a registration statement under the Securities Act is in effect with
respect to the shares of Common Stock covered by such Award, the Company shall
not be required to sell or issue such shares unless the Company has received
evidence satisfactory to the Company that the Grantee may acquire such shares
pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Any
determination in this connection by the Company shall be final and conclusive.
The Company may, but shall in no event be obligated, to register any securities
covered hereby pursuant to the Securities Act. The Company shall not be
obligated to take any affirmative action in order to cause the exercise of an
Award or the issuance of shares pursuant thereto to comply with any law or
regulation of any governmental authority. As to any jurisdiction that expressly
imposes the requirement that an Award shall not be exercisable unless and until
the shares of Common Stock covered by such Award are registered or are subject
to an available exemption from registration, the exercise of such Award (under
circumstances in which the laws of such jurisdiction apply) shall be deemed
conditioned upon the effectiveness of such registration or the availability of
such an exemption.

                          18. EXCHANGE ACT: RULE 16B-3

      18.1 GENERAL

      The Plan is intended to comply with Rule 16b-3 (and any successor thereto)
("Rule 16b-3") under the Exchange Act. Any provision or action inconsistent with
Rule 16b-3 shall, to the extent permitted by law and determined to be advisable
by the Committee, be inoperative and void.

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      18.2 RESTRICTION ON TRANSFER OF COMMON STOCK

      Unless otherwise permitted under an exemption under Rule 16b-3, no officer
or other "insider" of the Company subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act
shall be permitted to sell Common Stock (which such "insider" had received upon
exercise of an Award) during the six months immediately following the grant of
such Award.

                          19. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

      The Board may, at any time and from time to time, amend, suspend or
terminate the Plan or an Agreement governing any Award that has not vested.
Except as permitted under this Plan, no amendment, suspension or termination of
the Plan or an Agreement shall, without the consent of the Grantee, alter or
impair rights or obligations under any vested Award.

                     20. EFFECT OF CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION

      20.1 CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK

      If the shares of Common Stock are changed into or exchanged for a
different number or kind of shares or securities of the Company, whether through
reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend or other
distribution, split, reverse split, combination of interest, exchange of
interests, change in corporate structure or the like, an appropriate and
proportionate adjustment shall be made in the number and kind of shares of
Common Stock subject to the Plan and in the number, kind and per share exercise
price of shares of Common stock subject to unexercised Awards, or portions
thereof granted prior to any such change. In the event of any such adjustment in
an outstanding Award, the Grantee thereafter shall have the right to purchase
the number of shares of Common Stock under such Award at the per share price, as
so adjusted, which the Grantee could purchase at the total purchase price
applicable to the Award immediately prior to such adjustment.

      20.2 REORGANIZATION WITH COMPANY SURVIVING

      Subject to Section 19, if the Company shall be the surviving entity in any
reorganization, merger, consolidation or the like of the Company with one or
more other entities, any Award theretofore granted pursuant to the Plan shall
apply to the securities resulting immediately following such reorganization,
merger, consolidation or the like, with a corresponding proportionate adjustment
of the number of shares and Award Price per share so that the aggregate number
of shares and Award Price thereafter shall be the same as the aggregate share
number and Award Price immediately prior to such reorganization, merger,
consolidation or the like.

      20.3 OTHER REORGANIZATIONS; SALE OF ASSETS OR COMMON STOCK

      Unless otherwise provided in an Agreement, upon the dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, or upon a merger, consolidation or reorganization of
the Company with one or more other entities in which the Company is not the
surviving entity, or upon a sale of substantially all of the assets of the
Company to another entity, or upon any transaction (including, without
limitation, a merger or reorganization in which the Company is the surviving
entity) approved by the Board that results in any person or entity (other than
persons who are holders of Common Stock of the Company at the time the Plan is
approved by the Stockholders and other than an Affiliate) owning fifty (50)
percent or more of the combined voting power of all classes of Common Stock of
the Company (in any event, each a "Liquidation Event"), the Plan and all Awards
outstanding hereunder shall terminate on the date of such transaction, except to
the extent provision is made in connection with such transaction for the
continuation of the Plan and/or the assumption of the Awards theretofore
granted, or for the substitution for such Awards of new awards covering the
Common Stock of a successor entity, or a parent or Affiliate thereof, with
appropriate adjustments as to the number and kinds of shares and exercise
prices, in which event the Plan and Awards theretofore granted shall continue in
the manner

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and under the terms so provided. In the event of any such Liquidation Event,
each Grantee shall have the right (subject to the general limitations on
exercise set forth in Section 12 hereof and except as otherwise specifically
provided in the Agreement relating to such Award), immediately prior to the
occurrence of such Liquidation Event and during such period occurring prior to
such Liquidation Event as the Committee in its sole discretion shall designate,
to exercise such Award in whole or in part, to the extent such Award was
otherwise exercisable at the time such Liquidation Event occurs. The Committee
shall send written notice of an event that will result in a Liquidation Event to
all Grantees not later than the time at which the Company gives notice thereof
to its Stockholders. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
Committee in its discretion may provide for the acceleration of the vesting of
any Award in the case of a merger, a significant sale of the common stock or
assets of the Company (as determined by the Committee).

      20.4 ADJUSTMENTS

      Adjustments under this Section 20 relating to Common Stock or securities
of the Company shall be made by the Committee, whose determination in that
respect shall be final and conclusive. No fractional shares of Common Stock or
units of other securities shall be issued pursuant to any such adjustment, and
any fractions resulting from any such adjustment shall be eliminated in each
case by rounding downward to the nearest whole share or unit.

      20.5 NO LIMITATIONS ON COMPANY

      The grant of an Award pursuant to the Plan shall not affect or limit in
any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments,
reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business
structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve or liquidate, or to sell or
transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

                                 21. WITHHOLDING

      The Company or an Affiliate may be obligated to withhold federal and local
income taxes and Social Security taxes to the extent that a Grantee realizes
income in connection with the exercise of an Award. The Company or an Affiliate
may withhold amounts needed to cover such taxes from payments otherwise due and
owing to a Grantee, and upon demand the Grantee will promptly pay to the Company
or an Affiliate having such obligation any additional amounts as may be
necessary to satisfy such withholding tax obligation. Such payment shall be made
in cash or cash equivalents. The Company may also withhold shares or amounts
payable to a Grantee pursuant to court order.

                            22. DISCLAIMER OF RIGHTS

      The existence of this Plan does not, and no provision in the Plan or in
any Award granted or Agreement entered into pursuant to the Plan shall be
construed to, create an employment contract; confer upon any individual the
right to receive an Award; permit a Grantee to remain in the employ of the
Company or alter a Grantee's status as an at-will employee; or allow the Grantee
to interfere in any way with the right and authority of the Company either to
increase or decrease the compensation of any individual at any time, or to
terminate any employment or other relationship between any individual and the
Company. The obligation of the Company to pay any benefits pursuant to the Plan
shall be interpreted as a contractual obligation to pay only those amounts
described herein, in the manner and under the conditions prescribed herein. The
Plan shall in no way be interpreted to require the Company to transfer any
amounts to a third party trustee or otherwise hold any amounts in trust or
escrow for payment to any Grantee or beneficiary under the terms of the Plan.

                               23. NONEXCLUSIVITY

      Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the submission of the Plan to the
Stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any
limitations upon the right and authority of the Board to adopt such other
incentive compensation arrangements (which arrangements may be applicable either
generally to a class or classes of

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individuals or specifically to a particular individual or individuals) as the
Board in its discretion determines desirable, including, without limitation, the
granting of Common Stock options otherwise than under the Plan.

                                24. GOVERNING LAW

      This Plan and all Agreements shall be executed and performed under, and
all Awards to be granted hereunder shall be provided under and governed by, the
laws of the State of Texas (but not including the choice of law rules thereof).
Any controversy, dispute or claim arising out of, in connection with, or in
relation to, the interpretation, performance or breach of this Plan or any
Agreement which cannot first be settled through ordinary negotiation between the
parties shall be submitted to binding and final arbitration conducted in
Houston, Texas by and in accordance with the then existing Rules for Commercial
Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association or any successor
organization. Any such arbitration shall be to a three member panel selected
through the rules governing selection and appointment of such panels of the
American Arbitration Association or any successor organization. The award
rendered by the arbitrators may be confirmed, entered and enforced as a judgment
in any court of competent jurisdiction; however, the parties otherwise waive any
rights to appeal the award except with regard to fraud by the panel. The
arbitrators shall award the party which substantially prevails in any
arbitration proceeding recovery of that party's attorneys' fees, the
arbitrators' fees and all costs in connection with the arbitration from the
party who does not substantially prevail.

                               25. BINDING EFFECT

      Subject to all restrictions provided in this Plan and all applicable laws,
this Plan and all Agreements hereunder shall be binding on and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors,
administrators, successors and assigns.

                        26. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS

      26.1 OTHER AWARD PROVISIONS

      Awards granted under the Plan shall contain such other terms and
provisions that are not inconsistent with this Plan as the Committee may
authorize in its discretion, providing for (a) special vesting schedules
governing the exercisability of an Award; (b) provisions for acceleration of
such vesting schedules in certain events; (c) arrangements whereby the Company
may fulfill any tax obligations for employees in connection with an Award; (d)
provisions imposing restrictions upon the transferability of stock acquired on
exercise of such Award, whether required by this Plan or applicable securities
laws or imposed for other reasons; and (e) provisions regarding the termination
or survival of any such Award upon the Grantee's death, retirement or other
termination of employment and the extent, if any, to which any such Award may be
exercised after such event. In interpreting any inconsistencies, gaps or
discrepancies between or among any documents, the Plan shall control over an
Agreement (unless there is an express specific exception in an Agreement to the
Plan), and an Agreement shall control over any letter or other notice or
document describing a grant of an Award.

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      26.2 CONSENTS

      If the Committee shall at any time determine that any Consent (as
hereafter defined) is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection
with, the granting of any Award under the Plan, the issuance or purchase of
shares or other rights thereunder, or the taking of any other action thereunder
("Plan Action"), then such Plan Action shall not be taken, in whole or in part,
unless and until such Consent shall have been effected or obtained to the full
satisfaction of the Committee. "Consent" with respect to any Plan Action means
(a) any and all listings, registrations or qualifications in respect thereof
upon any securities exchange or under any federal, state or local law, rule or
regulation; (b) any and all written agreements and representations by the
Grantee with respect to the disposition of shares of Common Stock, or with
respect to any other matter, which the Committee shall deem necessary or
desirable to comply with the terms of any such listing, registration, or
qualification or to obtain an exemption from the requirement that any such
listing, qualification or registration be made; and (c) any and all other
consents, clearances and approvals in respect of a Plan Action.

      26.3 NOTICE

      Any notice required to be given to the Company hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be addressed to Corporate Secretary, Lark Technologies, Inc.,
9441 W. Sam Houston Parkway South, Suite 103, Houston, Texas 77099, or at such
other address the Company may hereafter designate to the Grantee. Any notice to
be given to the Grantee hereunder shall be addressed to the Grantee at the
address set forth beneath his/her signature hereto, or at such other address as
the Grantee may hereafter designate to the Company by notice as provided herein.
A notice shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or
mailed by registered mail or certified mail to the party entitled to receive it.

      26.4 NOTICE OF SECTION 83(b) ELECTION AND DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION

      If any Grantee shall, in connection with the acquisition of Common Stock
make the election permitted under Section 83(b) of the Code (i.e., an election
to include in gross income in the year of transfer the amounts specified in
Section 83(b)), such Grantee shall notify the Company within ten (10) days of
filing the notice of election with the Internal Revenue Service. Further,
Grantee must notify the Company of any disposition of any Common Stock issued
pursuant to the exercise of such Award under the circumstances described in
Section 421(b) of the Code (relating to certain disqualifying dispositions)
within 10 days of such disposition.

      The Plan was duly adopted and approved by the Board on May 10, 2000, and
was duly adopted and approved by the Stockholders of the Company on _______,
2000.

                                       21EXHIBIT 10.36(1)

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

      This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "AGREEMENT") is entered into as of March 1,
2000 by and between NEUTRAL POSTURE ERGONOMICS, INC., a Texas corporation (the
"COMPANY"), and Jaye E. Congleton (the "EXECUTIVE").

                                 R E C I T A L S

      The Company wishes to assure itself of the services of the Executive for
the period provided in this Agreement and the Executive wishes to enter in the
employ of the Company, on the terms and conditions hereinafter provided.

                                A G R E E M E N T

      Based on the recitals set forth above and the mutual promises and other
good and valuable consideration, the Company and the Executive hereby agree as
follows:

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   EMPLOYMENT

      1.1 EMPLOYMENT. The Company hereby employs the Executive and the Executive
hereby accepts employment by the Company for the period and upon the terms and
conditions contained in this Agreement. The Executive hereby represents and
warrants to the Company that the execution of this Agreement by the Executive
and the Executive's performance of her duties hereunder will not conflict with,
cause a default under, or give any party a right to damages under any other
agreement to which the Executive is a party or is bound.

      1.2 OFFICE AND DUTIES.

            (a) POSITION. The Executive shall serve the Company as Executive
      Vice President, effective from the date hereof. The Executive shall have
      the responsibility and authority to carry out the duties normally assigned
      to an Executive Vice President and to perform such other duties or hold
      such other offices as may be authorized and directed from time to time by
      the Company in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors.

            (b) COMMITMENT. Throughout the Term (as hereinafter defined) of this
      Agreement, the Executive shall devote substantially all of the Executive's
      time, energy, skill and efforts to the performance of the Executive's
      duties hereunder in a manner that will faithfully and diligently further
      the business and interests of the Company and its affiliates (the
      "AFFILIATES"). The Executive further agrees that, during her employment
      under this Agreement she will not engage in, or be otherwise interested
      in, directly or indirectly, any other business or activity that is in
      conflict or competition with the business of the Company or the
      Affiliates.
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      1.3 TERM. The "TERM" (herein so called) of this Agreement shall commence
on the date hereof and shall end on March 1, 2003, unless earlier terminated in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement or unless extended pursuant to this
Section 1.3. After March 1, 2003, this Agreement shall be automatically renewed
each March 1 for one-year terms, unless either the Company or the Executive
provides written notice of election not to renew, at least ninety (90) days
before the applicable March 1.

      1.4 COMPENSATION.

            (a) BASE SALARY. The Company shall pay the Executive as
      compensation, in accordance with the Company's ordinary payroll and
      withholding practices, an aggregate salary ("BASE SALARY") of $75,000 per
      year during the Term, or such greater amount as shall be approved by the
      Company's Board of Directors.

            (b) BONUS. The Company shall pay the Executive an annual bonus for
      each year during the term of this Agreement. Such bonus shall be paid by
      September 30 of each year (with the first bonus payable by September 30,
      2000, relating to the first partial year of the Term) during the term of
      this Agreement, and on or before the September 30 immediately following
      termination of this Agreement under Section 1.3 above. Such annual bonus
      shall be determined in accordance with the Company's policies as
      determined from time to time by the Compensation Committee of the Board of
      Directors.

            (c) PAYMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES. During the Term, the
      Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive for all reasonable travel and
      other expenses incurred by the Executive in performing the Executive's
      obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the policies and
      procedures of the Company for its officers, provided that the Executive
      properly accounts therefore in accordance with the regular policies of the
      Company.

            (d) FRINGE BENEFITS AND PERQUISITES. During the Term, the Executive
      shall be entitled to participate in or receive benefits under any plan or
      arrangement generally made available by the Company to its officers and
      employees, subject to and on a basis consistent with the terms, conditions
      and overall administration of such plans and arrangements.

            (e) VACATIONS. During the Term and in accordance with the regular
      policies of the Company, the Executive shall be entitled to the number of
      paid vacation days in each calendar year determined by the Company from
      time to time for its officers generally, but not fewer than four (4) weeks
      in any calendar year (prorated in any calendar year in which the Executive
      is employed hereunder for less than the entire year in accordance with the
      number of days in such calendar year during which the Executive is so
      employed). Unused vacation days shall be forfeited or otherwise disposed
      of pursuant to the Company's policy as in effect from time to time.

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      1.5 TERMINATION.

            (a) BY THE COMPANY.

                  (i) NONPERFORMANCE DUE TO DISABILITY. The Company may
            terminate this Agreement for Nonperformance due to Disability.
            "NONPERFORMANCE DUE TO DISABILITY" shall exist if because of ill
            health, physical or mental disability, or any other reason beyond
            the Executive's control, and notwithstanding reasonable
            accommodations made by the Company, the Executive shall have been
            unable, unwilling or shall have failed to perform the essential
            functions of the Executive's job, as determined in good faith by the
            Company's Board of Directors, for a period of 180 days in any
            365-day period, irrespective of whether or not such days are
            consecutive.

                  (ii) CAUSE. The Company may terminate the Executive's
            employment for Cause. Termination for "CAUSE" shall mean termination
            because of the Executive's:

                        (A) conviction of, or a plea of NOLO CONTENDERE to, (x)
                  a felony relating to the Company's or any Affiliate's assets,
                  activities, operations or employees or (y) a felony or a
                  misdemeanor involving moral turpitude that causes harm to the
                  Company or any Affiliate or that, in the good faith judgment
                  of the Company has damaged or interfered with the Company's or
                  any Affiliate's relationships with its customers, suppliers,
                  employees or other agents;

                        (B) substance abuse or illegal use of drugs that impairs
                  the Executive's performance, that causes harm to the Company
                  or that, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, has
                  damaged or interfered with the Company's or any Affiliate's
                  relationships with its customers, suppliers, employees or
                  other agents;

                        (C) frequent or habitual tardiness, absenteeism, failure
                  to meet performance standards that the President, Chief
                  Executive Officer or Board of Directors of the Company in good
                  faith believes to be either reasonable in light of the
                  Executive's experience and training or consistent with past
                  practices, insubordination, material violation of Company
                  policy or material breach by the Executive of this Agreement,
                  other than a breach of Section 2.2 (CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION)
                  or Section 2.3 (NONCOMPETITION); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the
                  foregoing clause (C) shall not constitute Cause unless (x) the
                  Company first notifies the Executive in writing of her
                  inadequate performance, specifying in reasonable detail the
                  basis therefore and stating that it is grounds for termination
                  for Cause and (y) the Executive then fails to finally cure
                  such matter within thirty (30) business days after such notice
                  is sent or given under this Agreement;

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                        (D) commission of an act of fraud, illegality, theft or
                  dishonesty in the course of the Executive's employment with
                  the Company and relating to the Company's or any Affiliate's
                  assets, activities, operations or employees; or

                        (E) breach by the Executive of Section 2.2 (CONFIDENTIAL
                  INFORMATION) or Section 2.3 (NONCOMPETITION) of this
                  Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the foregoing clause (E)
                  shall not constitute Cause unless (x) the Company first
                  notifies the Executive in writing of his breach or alleged
                  breach of Section 2.2 or Section 2.3, specifying in reasonable
                  detail the basis therefore and stating that it is grounds for
                  termination for Cause and (y) the Executive then fails
                  promptly (but in any event not later than the earlier of the
                  tenth business day after such notice is given or the third
                  business day after such notice is received) to cease the
                  actions or inactions that constitute the basis for the breach
                  or alleged breach of Section 2.2 or 2.3.

            The Company may terminate the Executive's employment Without Cause,
            subject to the provisions of Section 1.6(c) (TERMINATION BY THE
            COMPANY WITHOUT CAUSE OR BY THE EXECUTIVE FOR COMPANY BREACH).
            Termination "WITHOUT CAUSE" shall mean termination of the
            Executive's employment by the Company other than termination for
            Cause or for Nonperformance due to Disability.

            (b) BY THE EXECUTIVE.

                  (i) COMPANY BREACH. The Executive may terminate the
            Executive's employment hereunder for Company Breach. For purposes of
            this Agreement "COMPANY BREACH" shall mean:

                        (A) any material breach of this Agreement by the
                  Company; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that a material breach hereof by
                  the Company shall not constitute Company Breach unless (i) the
                  Executive notifies the Company in writing of the breach,
                  specifying in reasonable detail the nature of the breach and
                  stating that such breach constitutes grounds for Company
                  Breach and (ii) the Company fails to cure such breach within
                  thirty (30) business days after such notice is sent or given
                  hereunder; or

                        (B) the assignment to the Executive of any duties
                  materially inconsistent with her position, duties,
                  responsibilities and status with the Company.

                  (ii) WITHOUT GOOD REASON. During the Term, the Executive may
            terminate the Executive's employment Without Good Reason.
            Termination

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            "WITHOUT GOOD REASON" shall mean termination of the Executive's
            employment by the Executive other than termination for Company
            Breach.

            (c) EXPLANATION OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. In addition to any
      notice required by Sections 1.5(a)(ii) or 1.5(b)(i) any party terminating
      this Agreement shall give prompt written notice ("NOTICE OF TERMINATION")
      to the other party hereto advising such other party of the termination
      hereof. Within thirty (30) business days after the Notice of Termination
      is sent, the terminating party shall deliver to the other party hereto a
      written explanation, which shall state in reasonable detail the basis for
      such termination and shall indicate whether termination is being made for
      Cause, Without Cause or for Nonperformance due to Disability (if the
      Company has terminated the Agreement) or for Company Breach or Without
      Good Reason (if the Executive has terminated the Agreement).

            (d) DATE OF TERMINATION. "DATE OF TERMINATION" shall mean the date
      on which Notice of Termination is sent or given under this Agreement or
      the date of the Executive's death.

      1.6 COMPENSATION UPON TERMINATION.

            (a) TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY FOR NONPERFORMANCE DUE TO DISABILITY.
      If the Company shall terminate the Executive's employment Without Cause or
      for Nonperformance due to Disability then the Company's obligation to pay
      salary and benefits pursuant to Section 1.4 (COMPENSATION) shall
      terminate, except that the Company shall pay the Executive and, if
      applicable, the Executive's heirs (i) accrued but unpaid salary and
      benefits pursuant to Sections 1.4(a) (BASE SALARY), 1.4(b) (DISCRETIONARY
      BONUS) and 1.4(c) (PAYMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES) through the Date
      of Termination, (ii) payment for untaken vacation accrued pursuant to
      Section 1.4(e) (VACATIONS) through the Date of Termination, (iii) the
      benefits set forth in Section 1.6(d) (SEVERANCE BENEFITS) below for twelve
      (12) months, as if the Executive remained in the employment of the
      Company, and (iv) an amount equal to (x) the Base Salary for the last year
      of this Agreement (including both the initial term and all renewal terms)
      plus (y) fifty percent (50%) of the Executive's bonus relating to the last
      year of this Agreement (including both the initial term and all renewal
      terms) (provided that, if such termination occurs prior to the payment of
      the first annual bonus hereunder, such annual bonus shall be presumed to
      be fifteen percent (15%) of the Executive's current Base Salary).

            (b) TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY FOR CAUSE OR BY THE EXECUTIVE WITHOUT
      GOOD REASON. If the Company shall terminate the Executive's employment for
      Cause or if the Executive shall terminate the Executive's employment
      Without Good Reason, then the Company's obligation to pay salary and
      benefits pursuant to Section 1.4 (COMPENSATION) shall terminate, except
      that the Company shall pay the Executive's accrued but unpaid salary and
      benefits pursuant to Sections 1.4(a) (BASE SALARY) and 1.4(c) (PAYMENT AND
      REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES) through the Date of Termination.

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            (c) TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY WITHOUT CAUSE OR BY THE EXECUTIVE FOR
      COMPANY BREACH. If the Company shall terminate the Executive's employment
      Without Cause or if the Executive shall terminate her employment for
      Company Breach, then the Company shall pay the Executive and, if
      applicable, the Executive's heirs (i) accrued but unpaid salary and
      benefits pursuant to Sections 1.4(a) (BASE SALARY), 1.4(b) (DISCRETIONARY
      BONUS) and 1.4(c) (PAYMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES) through the Date
      of Termination, (ii) payment for untaken vacation accrued pursuant to
      Section 1.4(e) (VACATIONS), (iii) the benefits set forth in Section 1.6(d)
      (SEVERANCE BENEFITS) for twelve (12) months, as if the Executive remained
      in the employment of the Company, and (iv) in lieu of any further salary
      payments for periods subsequent to the Date of Termination, an amount
      equal to (x) the Base Salary for the last year of this Agreement
      (including both the initial term and all renewal terms) plus (y) fifty
      percent (50%) of the Executive's bonus relating to the last year of this
      Agreement (including both the initial term and all renewal terms)
      (provided that, if such termination occurs prior to the payment of the
      first annual bonus hereunder, such annual bonus shall be presumed to be
      fifteen percent (15%) of the Executive's current Base Salary).

            (d) SEVERANCE BENEFITS. Upon termination of the Executive's
      employment during the Term by the Company for Nonperformance due to
      Disability, by the Company Without Cause or by the Executive for Company
      Breach, the Company shall permit the Executive and, if applicable, the
      Executive's heirs, to continue to participate in the Company's employee
      benefit plans, to the extent required by law and subject to the terms and
      conditions of such employee benefit plans.

            (e) NO MITIGATION. The Executive shall not be required to mitigate
      the amount of any payment provided for in this Section 1.6 (COMPENSATION
      UPON TERMINATION) by seeking other employment or otherwise.

      1.7 DEATH OF EXECUTIVE. If the Executive dies prior to the expiration of
the Term hereof, then the Executive's employment and other obligations hereunder
shall automatically terminate and the Company's obligation to pay salary and
benefits pursuant to Section 1.4 (COMPENSATION) shall terminate, except that (a)
the Company shall pay the Executive's estate the accrued but unpaid salary and
benefits pursuant to Section 1.4(a) (BASE SALARY), 1.4(b) (DISCRETIONARY BONUS)
and 1.4(c) (PAYMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES) through the end of the month
in which the Executive's death occurs and (b) the Executive's heirs will be
eligible to receive the benefits set forth in Section 1.6(d) (SEVERANCE
BENEFITS) above for twelve (12) months, as if the Executive remained in the
employment of the Company.

      1.8 COMPANY SUCCESSORS. The Company will require and cause any successor
to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company (whether
direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization,
liquidation or otherwise), by written agreement, expressly to assume and agree
to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the
Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

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      1.9 TAX WITHHOLDING. The Company shall deduct or withhold from any amounts
paid to Executive hereunder all federal, state and local income tax, Social
Security, FICA, FUTA and other amounts that the Company determines are required
by law to be withheld.

                                    ARTICLE 2

                       CONFIDENTIALITY AND NONCOMPETITION

      2.1 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS BY THE EXECUTIVE. The Executive acknowledges that (a)
she has occupied a position of trust and confidence with the Company and the
Affiliates prior to the date hereof and has, or has had the opportunity to,
become familiar with the following, any and all of which constitute confidential
information of the Company or the Affiliates, (collectively, the "CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION"): (i) any and all trade secrets and proprietary technology
concerning the business and affairs of the Company or the Affiliates, product
pricing, data, know-how, formulae, compositions, processes, designs, sketches,
photographs, graphs, drawings, samples, inventions and ideas, past, current and
planned product development, supplier lists, customer lists, current and
anticipated customer requirements, price lists, market studies, business plans,
computer software and programs (including object code and source code), computer
software and database technologies, systems, structures and architectures (and
related processes, formulae, compositions, improvements, devices, know-how,
inventions, discoveries, concepts, ideas, designs, methods and information) of
the Company or the Affiliates and any other information, whether or not
documented in any manner, of the Company or the Affiliates that is a trade
secret within the meaning of applicable trade secret law; (ii) any and all
information concerning the businesses and affairs of the Company and the
Affiliates (which includes historical financial statements, financial
projections and budgets, historical and projected sales, capital spending
budgets and plans, new product development information, the names and
backgrounds of key personnel, personnel training and techniques and materials),
however documented; and (iii) any and all notes, analyses, compilations,
studies, summaries, and other material prepared by or for the Company or the
Affiliates containing or based, in whole or in part, on any information included
in the foregoing; (b) the businesses of the Company and the Affiliates is
national in scope; (c) their products and services are marketed throughout the
United States; (d) the Company and the Affiliates compete with other businesses
that are or could be located in any part of the United States; (e) the
provisions of Sections 2.2 (CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION) and 2.3 (NONCOMPETITION)
of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary to protect and preserve the
businesses of its Company and the Affiliates, and (g) the Company and the
Affiliates would be irreparably damaged if Executive were to breach the
covenants set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3 of this Agreement.

      2.2 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that
all Confidential Information known or obtained by the Executive, whether before
or after the date hereof, is the property of the Company or the Affiliates.
Therefore, the Executive agrees that she shall not, at any time, disclose to any
unauthorized individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation),
general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
estate, trust, association, organization, labor union, governmental or
quasi-governmental authority of any nature, or other entity (collectively, a
"PERSON") or use for her own account or for the benefit of any third

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party any Confidential Information, whether the Executive has such information
in her memory or embodied in writing or other physical form, without the
Company's prior written consent, unless and to the extent that the Confidential
Information is or becomes generally known to and available for use by the public
other than as a result of Executive's actions or the actions of any other Person
bound by a duty of confidentiality to the Company or the Affiliates. If the
Executive becomes legally compelled by deposition, subpoena or other court or
governmental action to disclose any of the Confidential Information, then the
Executive will give the Company prompt notice to that effect, and will cooperate
with the Company if the Company seeks to obtain a protective order concerning
the Confidential Information. The Executive will disclose only such Confidential
Information as her counsel shall advise is legally required. The Executive
agrees to deliver to the Company, at any time the Company may request, all
documents, memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, and other documentation,
models, components, devices, or computer software, whether embodied in a disk or
in other form (and all copies of all of the foregoing), relating to the
businesses, operations, or affairs of the Company and the Affiliates and any
other Confidential Information that the Executive may then possess or have under
her control.

      2.3 NONCOMPETITION.

            (a) During the Term of this Agreement, the Company agrees to provide
      the Executive with continued access to Confidential Information, including
      Confidential Information regarding refinements in the Company's
      proprietary technologies and strategic planning for new products and
      refinements to existing products and attendance at the training programs
      conducted by the Company regarding sales and marketing and underwriting
      and purchasing of new and existing products.

            (b) As an inducement for the Company's agreement in Section 2.3(a)
      and in exchange for the other consideration provided by the Company under
      this Agreement, for a period of twelve (12) months from the last day of
      the Term:

                  (i) the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, engage or
            invest in, own, manage, operate, finance, control, or participate in
            the ownership, management, operation, financing, or control of, be
            employed by, associated with, or in any manner connected with, lend
            her name or any similar name to, lend her credit to, or render
            services or advice to, (A) any business that is involved in the
            design, manufacturing, marketing, distribution or sale of ergonomic
            chairs and other office products (the "BUSINESS") in any foreign
            country or state in the United States where (as of the end of the
            Term) the Company or any Affiliate is engaged in the Business, or
            where the Executive has been involved in strategic planning on
            behalf of the Company or any Affiliate to do the Business; PROVIDED,
            HOWEVER, in each case, that the Executive may purchase or otherwise
            acquire up to (but not more than) five percent of any class of
            securities of any enterprise (but without otherwise participating in
            the activities of such enterprise) if such securities are listed on
            any national or regional securities exchange or have been registered
            under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The
            Executive agrees that this covenant is

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            reasonable with respect to its duration, geographical area, and
            scope and that her skills and experience will allow her to earn a
            substantial income while still abiding by the restrictions contained
            in this Agreement;

                  (ii) the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, either
            for herself or any other Person; (A) induce or attempt to induce any
            employee of the Company or any Affiliate to leave the employ of the
            Company or any Affiliate; (B) in any such way interfere with the
            relationship between the Company or any Affiliate and any employee
            thereof; (C) employ, or otherwise engage as an employee, independent
            contractor, or otherwise, in any business engaged in the Business,
            any employee of the Company or any Affiliate; or (D) induce or
            attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee, or business
            relation of the Company or any Affiliate to cease doing business
            with the Company or any Affiliate, or in any way interfere with the
            relationship between any customer, supplier, licensee, or business
            relation of the Company or any Affiliate; and

                  (iii) the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, either
            for herself or any other Person, solicit the business of any Person
            known to the Executive to be a customer or potential customer of the
            Company (meaning a Person with which the Company has contacted or
            has developed plans to contact regarding establishing a customer
            relationship) or any Affiliate, whether or not the Executive had
            personal contact with such Person, with respect to products,
            services or other business activities which compete in whole or in
            part with the products, services or other business activities of the
            Company or any Affiliate of the Company; and

            (c) the Executive shall not, at any time during or after the Term,
            disparage the Company or any Affiliate, or any of their respective
            partners, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, or agents.

      2.4 REMEDIES. If the Executive breaches the covenants set forth in
Sections 2.2 (CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION) or 2.3 (NONCOMPETITION) of this
Agreement, then the Company or any Affiliate shall be entitled to the following
remedies:

            (a)   damages from the Executive;

            (b) in addition to its right to damages and any other rights it may
      have, to obtain injunctive or other equitable relief to restrain any
      breach or threatened breach or otherwise to specifically enforce the
      provisions of Sections 2.2 and 2.3 of this Agreement, it being agreed that
      money damages alone would be inadequate to compensate the Company and
      would be an inadequate remedy for such breach.

The rights and remedies of the parties to this Agreement are cumulative and not
alternative.

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                                    ARTICLE 3

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

      3.1 PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS. No legal action shall be brought and no cause
of action shall be asserted by or on behalf of the Executive's spouse, heirs,
assigns, executors or personal or legal representatives (collectively, the
"EXECUTIVE REPRESENTATIVES") against the Company or any Company Representative
(defined below) after the expiration of two (2) years from the date of accrual
of such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Executive or
any Executive Representative shall be extinguished and deemed released unless
asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within such two-year period.

      3.2 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together
shall constitute one and the same instrument.

      3.3 INDULGENCES, ETC. Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of
either party to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this
Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further
exercise of the same or of any right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any
waiver of any right, remedy, power, or privilege with respect to any occurrence
be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect
to any other occurrence.

      3.4 EXECUTIVE'S SOLE REMEDY. The Executive's and the Executive
Representatives' sole remedy shall be against the Company (or any assignee or
successor to all or substantially all the assets of the Company or any
transferee in receipt of material assets of the Company transferred in fraud of
creditors (collectively, "ASSIGNS")) for any Executive Claim (defined below).
The Executive and the Executive Representatives shall have no claim or right of
any nature whatsoever against any of the Company's or its Affiliates' directors,
officers, employees, direct or indirect stockholders, owners, trustees,
beneficiaries or agents, irrespective of when any such person held such status
(collectively, the "COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES") (other than Assigns) arising out
of any Executive Claim. The Executive, on her own behalf and on behalf of the
Executive Representatives, hereby releases and covenants not to sue any person
other than the Company or its Assigns over any Executive Claim. The Affiliates
shall be third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement for purposes of enforcing
the terms of this Section 3.4 (EXECUTIVE'S SOLE REMEDY) against the Executive
and the Executive Representatives. Except as set forth in the
immediately-preceding sentence, nothing herein, express or implied, is intended
to confer upon any party, other than the parties hereto and the Company's
Assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason
hereof and no person who is not a party hereto may rely on the terms hereof.

      Upon termination of the Executive's employment, the sole claim of the
Executive and the Executive Representatives against the Company and its Assigns
for Executive Claims will be for the amounts described in Section 1.6
(COMPENSATION UPON TERMINATION), Section 1.7 (DEATH OF EXECUTIVE) and Section
3.9 (GOVERNING LAW) and the Executive and the Executive Representatives shall
have no claim against the Company or its Assigns for any Executive Claim, other
than those set

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forth in Sections 1.6, 1.7 and 3.9, or against any Company Representative (other
than Assigns) for Executive Claims, including without limitation any claim for
damages of any nature, be they actual, direct, indirect, special, punitive or
consequential. The Executive, on her own behalf and on behalf of the Executive
Representatives, hereby releases and covenants not to sue for, collect or
otherwise recover any amount against the Company or its Assigns for any
Executive Claim, other than the amounts set forth in Sections 1.6, 1.7 and 3.9,
or against any Company Representative (other than Assigns) for any Executive
Claim. IT IS EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT THE LIMITATIONS ON THE
EXECUTIVE'S REMEDIES EXPRESSED IN THIS SECTION 2.4 (EXECUTIVE'S SOLE REMEDY)
APPLY WITHOUT LIMITATION TO EXECUTIVE CLAIMS RELATING TO NEGLIGENCE.

      "EXECUTIVE CLAIM" shall mean any claim, liability or obligation of any
nature whatsoever arising out of this Agreement or an alleged breach of this
Agreement or for any other claim arising out of the Executive's employment by
the Company or the termination thereof; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the term
"Executive Claim" shall not include (a) claims arising in favor of creditors of
the Company generally, including claims arising out of any fraudulent conveyance
or other transfer of assets in fraud of creditors or (b) any claim against any
insurance carrier for worker's compensation benefits.

      3.5 NOTICES, ETC. All notices and other communications required or
permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by certified or
registered mail, postage prepaid with return receipt requested, telecopy (with
hardcopy delivered by overnight courier service), or delivered by hand,
messenger or overnight courier service, and shall be deemed given when received
at the addresses of the parties set forth below, or at such other address
furnished in writing to the other parties hereto.

      If to Executive:             Jaye E. Congleton
                                   13065 Valley Circle
                                   College Station, Texas  77845

      If to Company:               NEUTRAL POSTURE ERGONOMICS, INC.
                                   3904 North Texas Avenue
                                   Bryan, Texas 77803
                                   Attn:  CEO
                                   (979) 778-9389 (fax)

      3.6 PROVISIONS SEPARABLE. The provisions hereof are independent of and
separable from each other, and no provision shall be affected or rendered
invalid or unenforceable by virtue of the fact that for any reason any other or
others of them may be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part. If any
provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any situation or
circumstance, shall be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, then the
parties shall seek in good faith to replace any such legally invalid provision
or portion thereof with a valid provision that, in effect, will most nearly
effectuate the parties' intentions in entering into this Agreement. If the
parties are not able to agree on a substitute provision within thirty (30) days
after the provision initially is

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determined to be invalid or unenforceable, then the parties agree that the
invalid or unenforceable provision or portion thereof shall be reformed pursuant
to Section 3.10 (DISPUTE RESOLUTION) and the new provision shall be one that, in
effect, will most nearly effectuate the parties' intentions in entering into
this Agreement.

      3.7 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire understanding
between the parties hereto with respect to employment, compensation and benefits
of the Executive, and supersede all other prior and contemporaneous agreements
and understandings, inducements or conditions, express or implied, oral or
written, between the Executive or any of their respective Affiliates relating to
the subject matter of this Agreement, which other prior and contemporaneous
agreements and understandings, inducements or conditions shall be deemed
terminated effective immediately. The express terms hereof control and supersede
any course of performance and/or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the
terms hereof.

      3.8 HEADINGS; INDEX. The headings of paragraphs and Sections herein are
included solely for convenience of reference and shall not control the meaning
or interpretation of any of the provisions hereof. The words "herein", "hereof",
"hereto" and "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other
subdivision.

      3.9 GOVERNING LAW; ATTORNEYS' FEES. This Agreement shall be governed by
and construed, interpreted and applied in accordance with the laws of the State
of Texas, excluding any choice-of-law rules that would refer the matter to the
laws of another jurisdiction.

      Subject to Section 3.10 (DISPUTE RESOLUTION), each party hereto hereby
irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Texas and, if such court does not have
jurisdiction, of the courts of the State of Texas in Dallas County, for the
purposes of any action arising out of this Agreement or the subject matter
hereof brought by any other party.

      Subject to Section 3.10 (DISPUTE RESOLUTION), to the extent permitted by
applicable law, Executive hereby waives and agrees not to assert, by way of
motion, as a defense or otherwise in any such action, any claim (a) that it is
not subject to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, (b) that the action
is brought in an inconvenient forum, (c) that it is immune from any legal
process with respect to itself or its property, (d) that the venue of the suit,
action or proceeding is improper, or (e) that this Agreement or the subject
matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such courts.

      The prevailing party in any action or proceeding relating to this
Agreement shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and other
costs from the non-prevailing parties, in addition to any other relief to which
such prevailing party may be entitled.

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      3.10 DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

            (a) ARBITRATION. All disputes and controversies of every kind and
      nature between the parties hereto arising out of or in connection with
      this Agreement or the transactions described herein as to the
      construction, validity, interpretation or meaning, performance,
      non-performance, enforcement, operation or breach, shall be settled
      exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a single arbitrator named by
      the American Arbitration Association, in Dallas, Texas, in accordance with
      the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association
      and applying the substantive laws of the State of Texas (excluding
      conflict of laws provisions). Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's
      award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that the
      Company shall be entitled to seek a restraining order or injunction in any
      court of competent jurisdiction to prevent any violation of Article 2
      hereof, and the Executive hereby consents that such restraining order or
      injunction may be granted without the necessity of the Company posting any
      bond. Except as set forth in Section 3.10(b) (EMERGENCY RELIEF), the
      parties stipulate that the provisions of this Section shall be a complete
      defense to any suit, action or proceeding instituted in any federal, state
      or local court or before any administrative tribunal with respect to any
      controversy or dispute arising out of this Agreement or the transactions
      described herein. The arbitration provisions hereof shall, with respect to
      such controversy or dispute, survive the termination or expiration hereof.

      Neither any party hereto nor the arbitrators may disclose the existence or
      results of any arbitration hereunder without the prior written consent of
      the other party; nor will any party hereto disclose to any third party any
      confidential information disclosed by any other party hereto in the course
      of an arbitration hereunder without the prior written consent of such
      other party.

            (b) EMERGENCY RELIEF. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.10
      (DISPUTE RESOLUTION) to the contrary and subject to the provisions of
      Sections 3.9 (GOVERNING LAW; ATTORNEYS' FEES), either party may seek from
      a court any provisional remedy that may be necessary to protect any rights
      or property of such party pending the establishment of the arbitral
      tribunal or its determination of the merits of the controversy.

      3.11 INDEMNIFICATION. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless to the
maximum extent permitted by law against judgments, fines, amounts paid in
settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees incurred by the
Executive, in connection with the defense of, or as a result of any action or
proceeding (or any appeal from any action or proceeding) in which the Executive
is made or is threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact that she is or
was an officer or director of the Company, regardless of whether such action or
proceeding is one brought by or in the right of the Company, to procure a
judgment in its favor (or other than by or in the right of the Company).

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      3.12 SURVIVAL. The covenants and agreements of the parties set forth in
Article 2 (CONFIDENTIALITY AND NONCOMPETITION) and this Article 3
(MISCELLANEOUS) are of a continuing nature and shall survive the expiration,
termination or cancellation hereof, regardless of the reason therefor.

      3.13 BINDING EFFECT, ETC. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and the Company's
successors and assigns, including any direct or indirect successor by purchase,
merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, or otherwise to all or
substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, and the Executive's
spouses, heirs, and personal and legal representatives.

      3.14 ASSIGNMENT. The Executive's obligations hereunder are personal and
may not be assigned (whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law)
without the prior written consent of the Company. Any such attempted assignment
shall be null and void.

      3.15 AMENDMENT. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by written
instrument duly executed by the Company and the Executive.

      3.16 VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT. The Executive acknowledges that she has had
sufficient time and opportunity to read and understand this Agreement and to
consult with her legal counsel and other advisors regarding the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement has been executed and
delivered as of the date first written above.

                                    NEUTRAL POSTURE ERGONOMICS, INC.

                                    By: /S/ REBECCA E. BOENIGK
                                    Name:   REBECCA E. BOENIGK
                                    Title:  CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD & CEO

                                    /S/ JAYE E. CONGLETON
                                        Jaye E. Congleton

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