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                               F5 NETWORKS, INC.

                           1998 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

                 ADOPTED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS OCTOBER 22, 1998
                   APPROVED BY SHAREHOLDERS NOVEMBER 12, 1998
            ADJUSTMENT FOR TWO-FOR-ONE STOCK SPLIT ON JANUARY 27,1999
                AMENDED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON APRIL 5, 1999
                  APROVED BY STOCKHOLDERS _____________, 1999
                       TERMINATION DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2008



1. PURPOSES.

         (a) ELIGIBLE STOCK AWARD RECIPIENTS. The persons eligible to receive
Stock Awards are the Employees, Directors and Consultants of the Company and its
Affiliates.

         (b) AVAILABLE STOCK AWARDS. The purpose of the Plan is to provide a
means by which eligible recipients of Stock Awards may be given an opportunity
to benefit from increases in value of the Common Stock through the granting of
the following Stock Awards: (i) Incentive Stock Options, (ii) Nonstatutory Stock
Options, (iii) stock bonuses and (iv) rights to acquire restricted stock.

         (c) GENERAL PURPOSE. The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain
the services of the group of persons eligible to receive Stock Awards, to secure
and retain the services of new members of this group and to provide incentives
for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company and its
Affiliates.

2. DEFINITIONS.

         (a) "AFFILIATE" means any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation
of the Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as those terms are defined in
Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Code.

         (b) "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

         (c) "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

         (d) "COMMITTEE" means a Committee appointed by the Board in accordance
with subsection 3(c).

         (e) "COMMON STOCK" means the common stock of the Company.

         (f) "COMPANY" means F5 Labs, Inc., a Washington corporation.

         (g) "CONSULTANT" means any person, including an advisor, (i) who is
engaged by the Company or an Affiliate to render services other than as an
Employee or as a Director or (ii) who is a member of the Board of Directors of
an Affiliate.


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         (h) "CONTINUOUS SERVICE" means that the Participant's service with the
Company or an Affiliate, whether as an Employee, Director or Consultant, is not
interrupted or terminated. The Participant's Continuous Service shall not be
deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which
the Participant renders service to the Company or an Affiliate as an Employee,
Consultant or Director or a change in the entity for which the Participant
renders such service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of
the Participant's Continuous Service. For example, a change in status from an
Employee of the Company to a Consultant of an Affiliate or a Director of the
Company will not constitute an interruption of Continuous Service. The Board or
the chief executive officer of the Company, in that party's sole discretion, may
determine whether Continuous Service shall be considered interrupted in the case
of any leave of absence approved by that party, including sick leave, military
leave or any other personal leave.

         (i) "COVERED EMPLOYEE" means the chief executive officer and the four
(4) other highest compensated officers of the Company for whom total
compensation is required to be reported to shareholders under the Exchange Act,
as determined for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.

         (j) "DIRECTOR" means a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.

         (k) "DISABILITY" means (i) before the Listing Date, the inability of a
person, in the opinion of a qualified physician acceptable to the Company, to
perform the major duties of that person's position with the Company or an
Affiliate of the Company because of the sickness or injury of the person and
(ii) after the Listing Date, the permanent and total disability of a person
within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

         (l) "EMPLOYEE" means any person employed by the Company or an
Affiliate. Mere service as a Director or payment of a director's fee by the
Company or an Affiliate shall not be sufficient to constitute "employment" by
the Company or an Affiliate.

         (m) "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

         (n) "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as of any date, the value of the Common
Stock determined as follows:

             (i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock 
exchange or traded on the Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq SmallCap 
Market, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be the closing 
sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as 
quoted on such exchange or market (or the exchange or market with the 
greatest volume of trading in the Common Stock) on the day of determination 
or, if the day of determination is not a market trading day, then on the last 
market trading day prior to the day of determination, as reported in THE WALL 
STREET JOURNAL or such other source as the Board deems reliable.

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             (ii) In the absence of such markets for the Common Stock, the 
Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Board.

             (iii) Prior to the Listing Date, the value of the Common Stock 
shall be determined in a manner consistent with Section 260.140.50 of Title 
10 of the California Code of Regulations.

         (o) "INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" means an Option intended to qualify as an
incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the
regulations promulgated thereunder.

         (p) "LISTING DATE" means the first date upon which the Common Stock is
listed (or approved for listing) upon notice of issuance on any securities
exchange or designated (or approved for designation) upon notice of issuance as
a national market security on an interdealer quotation system if such securities
exchange or interdealer quotation system has been certified in accordance with
the provisions of Section 25100(o) of the California Corporate Securities Law of
1968.

         (q) "NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR" means a Director of the Company who either
(i) is not a current Employee or Officer of the Company or its parent or a
subsidiary, does not receive compensation (directly or indirectly) from the
Company or its parent or a subsidiary for services rendered as a consultant or
in any capacity other than as a Director (except for an amount as to which
disclosure would not be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated
pursuant to the Securities Act ("Regulation S-K")), does not possess an interest
in any other transaction as to which disclosure would be required under Item
404(a) of Regulation S-K and is not engaged in a business relationship as to
which disclosure would be required under Item 404(b) of Regulation S-K; or (ii)
is otherwise considered a "non-employee director" for purposes of Rule 16b-3.

         (r) "NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION" means an Option not intended to qualify
as an Incentive Stock Option.

         (s) "OFFICER" means (i) before the Listing Date, any person designated
by the Company as an officer and (ii) on and after the Listing Date, a person
who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

         (t) "OPTION" means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock
Option granted pursuant to the Plan.

         (u) "OPTION AGREEMENT" means a written agreement between the Company
and an Optionholder evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option
grant. Each Option Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan.


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         (v) "OPTIONHOLDER" means a person to whom an Option is granted pursuant
to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding
Option.

         (w) "OUTSIDE DIRECTOR" means a Director of the Company who either (i)
is not a current employee of the Company or an "affiliated corporation" (within
the meaning of Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of the
Code), is not a former employee of the Company or an "affiliated corporation"
receiving compensation for prior services (other than benefits under a tax
qualified pension plan), was not an officer of the Company or an "affiliated
corporation" at any time and is not currently receiving direct or indirect
remuneration from the Company or an "affiliated corporation" for services in any
capacity other than as a Director or (ii) is otherwise considered an "outside
director" for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.

         (x) "PARTICIPANT" means a person to whom a Stock Award is granted
pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an
outstanding Stock Award.

         (y)      "PLAN" means this F5 Networks, Inc. 1998 Equity Incentive 
Plan.

         (z) "RULE 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or
any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect from time to time.

         (aa)     "SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

         (bb) "STOCK AWARD" means any right granted under the Plan, including an
Option, a stock bonus and a right to acquire restricted stock.

         (cc) "STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT" means a written agreement between the
Company and a holder of a Stock Award evidencing the terms and conditions of an
individual Stock Award grant. Each Stock Award Agreement shall be subject to the
terms and conditions of the Plan.

         (dd) "TEN PERCENT SHAREHOLDER" means a person who owns (or is deemed to
own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than ten
percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company or of any of its Affiliates.

3. ADMINISTRATION.

         (a) ADMINISTRATION BY BOARD. The Board shall administer the Plan unless
and until the Board delegates administration to a Committee, as provided in
subsection 3(c).

         (b) POWERS OF BOARD. The Board shall have the power, subject to, and
within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:

             (i) To determine from time to time which of the persons eligible 
under the Plan shall be granted Stock Awards; when and how each Stock Award 
shall be granted; what type or combination of types of Stock Award shall be 
granted; the provisions of each Stock Award granted (which need not be 
identical), including the time or times when a person shall be 

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permitted to receive stock pursuant to a Stock Award; and the number of shares
with respect to which a Stock Award shall be granted to each such person.

             (ii) To construe and interpret the Plan and Stock Awards granted 
under it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its 
administration. The Board, in the exercise of this power, may correct any 
defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any Stock Award 
Agreement, in a manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or expedient 
to make the Plan fully effective.

             (iii) To amend the Plan or a Stock Award as provided in Section 
12.

             (iv) Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts 
as the Board deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of 
the Company which are not in conflict with the provisions of the Plan.

         (c) DELEGATION TO COMMITTEE.

         (i) GENERAL. The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a
Committee or Committees of one or more members of the Board, and the term
"Committee" shall apply to any person or persons to whom such authority has been
delegated. If administration is delegated to a Committee, the Committee shall
have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore
possessed by the Board, including the power to delegate to a subcommittee any of
the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and
references in this Plan to the Board shall thereafter be to the Committee or
subcommittee), subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the
provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. The
Board may abolish the Committee at any time and revest in the Board the
administration of the Plan.

         (ii) COMMITTEE COMPOSITION WHEN COMMON STOCK IS PUBLICLY TRADED. At
such time as the Common Stock is publicly traded, in the discretion of the
Board, a Committee may consist solely of two or more Outside Directors, in
accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code, and/or solely of two or more
Non-Employee Directors, in accordance with Rule 16b-3. Within the scope of such
authority, the Board or the Committee may (i) delegate to a committee of one or
more members of the Board who are not Outside Directors the authority to grant
Stock Awards to eligible persons who are either (1) not then Covered Employees
and are not expected to be Covered Employees at the time of recognition of
income resulting from such Stock Award or (2) not persons with respect to whom
the Company wishes to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code and/or) (ii)
delegate to a committee of one or more members of the Board who are not
Non-Employee Directors the authority to grant Stock Awards to eligible persons
who are not then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.


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4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.

         (a) SHARE RESERVE. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 relating 
to adjustments upon changes in stock, the stock that may be issued pursuant 
to Stock Awards shall not exceed in the aggregate Two Million Three Hundred 
Thousand (2,300,000) shares of Common Stock.

         (b) REVERSION OF SHARES TO THE SHARE RESERVE. If any Stock Award shall
for any reason expire or otherwise terminate, in whole or in part, without
having been exercised in full, the stock not acquired under such Stock Award
shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. The
number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Stock Awards, as
specified in subsection 4(a), shall only be reduced to reflect new shares that
are actually delivered under the Plan. Therefore, a stock-for-stock exercise of
an Option shall result in only the net number of additional shares of Common
Stock being counted against the share reserve.

         (c) SOURCE OF SHARES. The stock subject to the Plan may be unissued
shares or reacquired shares, bought on the market or otherwise.

         (d) SHARE RESERVE LIMITATION. Prior to the Listing Date, at no time
shall the total number of shares issuable upon exercise of all outstanding
Options and the total number of shares provided for under any stock bonus or
similar plan of the Company exceed the applicable percentage as calculated in
accordance with the conditions and exclusions of Section 260.140.45 of Title 10
of the California Code of Regulations, based on the shares of the Company which
are outstanding at the time the calculation is made.1

5. ELIGIBILITY.

         (a) ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIFIC STOCK AWARDS. Incentive Stock Options may
be granted only to Employees. Stock Awards other than Incentive Stock Options
may be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants.

         (b) TEN PERCENT SHAREHOLDERS. No Ten Percent Shareholder shall be
eligible for the grant of an Incentive Stock Option unless the exercise price of
such Option is at least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value
of the Common Stock at the date of grant and the Option is not exercisable after
the expiration of five (5) years from the date of grant.





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(1) Section 260.140.45 generally provides that the total number of 
shares issuable upon exercise of all outstanding options (exclusive of 
certain rights) and the total number of shares called for under any stock 
bonus or similar plan shall not exceed a number of shares which is equal to 
30% of the then outstanding shares of the issuer (convertible preferred or 
convertible senior common shares counted on an as if converted basis), 
exclusive of shares subject to promotional waivers under Section 260.141, 
unless a percentage higher than 30% is approved by at least two-thirds of the 
outstanding shares entitled to vote.

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         Prior to the Listing Date, no Ten Percent Shareholder shall be eligible
for the grant of a Nonstatutory Stock Option unless the exercise price of such
Option is at least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of
the Common Stock at the date of grant.

         Prior to the Listing Date, no Ten Percent Shareholder shall be eligible
for a restricted stock award unless the purchase price of the restricted stock
is at least one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock at the date of grant.

         (c) SECTION 162(m) LIMITATION. Subject to the provisions of Section 11
relating to adjustments upon changes in stock, no employee shall be eligible to
be granted Options covering more than Two Hundred Thousand (200,000) shares of
the Common Stock during any calendar year. This subsection 5(c) shall not apply
prior to the Listing Date and, following the Listing Date, this subsection 5(c)
shall not apply until (i) the earliest of: (1) the first material modification
of the Plan (including any increase in the number of shares reserved for
issuance under the Plan in accordance with Section 4); (2) the issuance of all
of the shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan; (3) the
expiration of the Plan; or (4) the first meeting of shareholders at which
Directors of the Company are to be elected that occurs after the close of the
third calendar year following the calendar year in which occurred the first
registration of an equity security under Section 12 of the Exchange Act; or (ii)
such other date required by Section 162(m) of the Code and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.

6. OPTION PROVISIONS.

         Each Option shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. All Options shall be separately
designated Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options at the time of
grant, and, if a certificate is issued for shares purchased on exercise of an
Option, a separate certificate or certificates will be issued for shares
purchased on exercise of each type of Option. The provisions of separate Options
need not be identical, but each Option shall include (through incorporation of
provisions hereof by reference in the Option or otherwise) the substance of each
of the following provisions:

         (a) TERM. Subject to the provisions of subsection 5(b) regarding Ten
Percent Shareholders, no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten
(10) years from the date it was granted.

         (b) EXERCISE PRICE OF AN INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION. Subject to the
provisions of subsection 5(b) regarding Ten Percent Shareholders, the exercise
price of each Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than one hundred percent
(100%) of the Fair Market Value of the stock subject to the Option on the date
the Option is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Incentive Stock Option
may be granted with an exercise price lower than that set forth in the preceding
sentence if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for
another option in a manner satisfying the provisions of Section 424(a) of the
Code.


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         (c) EXERCISE PRICE OF A NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION. Subject to the
provisions of subsection 5(b) regarding Ten Percent Shareholders, the exercise
price of each Nonstatutory Stock Option granted prior to the Listing Date shall
be not less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of the stock
subject to the Option on the date the Option is granted. The exercise price of
each Nonstatutory Stock Option granted on or after the Listing Date shall be not
less than fifty percent (50%) of the Fair Market Value of the stock subject to
the Option on the date the Option is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a
Nonstatutory Stock Option may be granted with an exercise price lower than that
set forth in the preceding sentence if such Option is granted pursuant to an
assumption or substitution for another option in a manner satisfying the
provisions of Section 424(a) of the Code.

         (d) CONSIDERATION. The purchase price of stock acquired pursuant to an
Option shall be paid, to the extent permitted by applicable statutes and
regulations, either (i) in cash at the time the Option is exercised or (ii) at
the discretion of the Board at the time of the grant of the Option (or
subsequently in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option) by (1) delivery to the
Company of other Common Stock, (2) according to a deferred payment or other
arrangement (which may include, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the use of other Common Stock) with the Participant or (3) in any
other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board.

         In the case of any deferred payment arrangement, interest shall be
compounded at least annually and shall be charged at the minimum rate of
interest necessary to avoid the treatment as interest, under any applicable
provisions of the Code, of any amounts other than amounts stated to be interest
under the deferred payment arrangement.

         (e) TRANSFERABILITY OF AN INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION. An Incentive Stock
Option shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Optionholder
only by the Optionholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
subsection 6(e), the Optionholder may, by delivering written notice to the
Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in
the event of the death of the Optionholder, shall thereafter be entitled to
exercise the Option.

         (f) TRANSFERABILITY OF A NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION. A Nonstatutory
Stock Option granted prior to the Listing Date shall be transferable to the
extent that transferability is both permitted by Section 260.140.41(d) of Title
10 of the California Code of Regulations at the time the Option is granted and
provided for in the Option Agreement. A Nonstatutory Stock Option granted on or
after the Listing Date shall be transferable to the extent provided in the
Option Agreement. If the Nonstatutory Stock Option does not provide for
transferability, then the Nonstatutory Stock Option shall not be transferable
except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be
exercisable during the lifetime of the Optionholder only by the Optionholder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection 6(f), the
Optionholder may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form
satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in the event of the
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         (g) VESTING GENERALLY. The total number of shares of Common Stock
subject to an Option may, but need not, vest and therefore become exercisable in
periodic installments which may, but need not, be equal. The Option may be
subject to such other terms and conditions on the time or times when it may be
exercised (which may be based on performance or other criteria) as the Board may
deem appropriate. The vesting provisions of individual Options may vary. The
provisions of this subsection 6(g) are subject to any Option provisions
governing the minimum number of shares as to which an Option may be exercised.

         (h) MINIMUM VESTING PRIOR TO THE LISTING DATE. Notwithstanding the
foregoing subsection 6(g), an Option granted prior to the Listing Date to a
Participant who is not an Officer, Director or Consultant shall provide for
vesting of the total number of shares at a rate of at least twenty percent (20%)
per year over five (5) years from the date the Option was granted, subject to
reasonable conditions such as continued employment.

         (i) TERMINATION OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE. In the event an Optionholder's
Continuous Service terminates (other than upon the Optionholder's death or
Disability), the Optionholder may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that
the Optionholder was entitled to exercise it as of the date of termination) but
only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date three (3)
months following the termination of the Optionholder's Continuous Service (or
such longer or shorter period specified in the Option Agreement, which, for
Options granted prior to the Listing Date, shall not be less than thirty (30)
days, unless such termination is for cause), or (ii) the expiration of the term
of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. If, after termination, the
Optionholder does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified in
the Option Agreement, the Option shall terminate.

         (j) EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE. An Optionholder's Option Agreement
may also provide that if the exercise of the Option following the termination of
the Optionholder's Continuous Service (other than upon the Optionholder's death
or Disability) would be prohibited at any time solely because the issuance of
shares would violate the registration requirements under the Securities Act,
then the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of the term
of the Option set forth in subsection 6(a) or (ii) the expiration of a period of
three (3) months after the termination of the Optionholder's Continuous Service
during which the exercise of the Option would not be in violation of such
registration requirements.

         (k) DISABILITY OF OPTIONHOLDER. In the event an Optionholder's
Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder's Disability, the
Optionholder may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that the Optionholder
was entitled to exercise it as of the date of termination), but only within such
period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date twelve (12) months
following such termination (or such longer or shorter period specified in the
Option Agreement, which, for Options granted prior to the Listing Date, shall
not be less than six (6) months) or (ii) the expiration of the term of the
Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. If, after termination, the
Optionholder does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified
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         (l) DEATH OF OPTIONHOLDER. In the event (i) an Optionholder's
Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder's death or (ii)
the Optionholder dies within the period (if any) specified in the Option
Agreement after the termination of the Optionholder's Continuous Service for a
reason other than death, then the Option may be exercised (to the extent the
Optionholder was entitled to exercise the Option as of the date of death) by the
Optionholder's estate, by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option
by bequest or inheritance or by a person designated to exercise the option upon
the Optionholder's death pursuant to subsection 6(e) or 6(f), but only within
the period ending on the earlier of (1) the date eighteen (18) months following
the date of death (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Option
Agreement, which, for Options granted prior to the Listing Date, shall not be
less than six (6) months) or (2) the expiration of the term of such Option as
set forth in the Option Agreement. If, after death, the Option is not exercised
within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

         (m) RE-LOAD OPTIONS. Without in any way limiting the authority of the
Board to make or not to make grants of Options hereunder, the Board shall have
the authority (but not an obligation) to include as part of any Option Agreement
a provision entitling the Optionholder to a further Option (a "Re-Load Option")
in the event the Optionholder exercises the Option evidenced by the Option
Agreement, in whole or in part, by surrendering other shares of Common Stock in
accordance with this Plan and the terms and conditions of the Option Agreement.
Any such Re-Load Option shall (i) provide for a number of shares equal to the
number of shares surrendered as part or all of the exercise price of such
Option; (ii) have an expiration date which is the same as the expiration date of
the Option the exercise of which gave rise to such Re-Load Option; and (iii)
have an exercise price which is equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair
Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Re-Load Option on the date of
exercise of the original Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Re-Load Option
shall be subject to the same exercise price and term provisions heretofore
described for Options under the Plan.

         Any such Re-Load Option may be an Incentive Stock Option or a
Nonstatutory Stock Option, as the Board may designate at the time of the grant
of the original Option; provided, however, that the designation of any Re-Load
Option as an Incentive Stock Option shall be subject to the one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000) annual limitation on exercisability of Incentive Stock
Options described in subsection 10(d) and in Section 422(d) of the Code. There
shall be no Re-Load Options on a Re-Load Option. Any such Re-Load Option shall
be subject to the availability of sufficient shares under subsection 4(a) and
the "Section 162(m) Limitation" on the grants of Options under subsection 5(c)
and shall be subject to such other terms and conditions as the Board may
determine which are not inconsistent with the express provisions of the Plan
regarding the terms of Options.

7. PROVISIONS OF STOCK AWARDS OTHER THAN OPTIONS.

         (a) STOCK BONUS AWARDS. Each stock bonus agreement shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem
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conditions of stock bonus agreements may change from time to time, and the terms
and conditions of separate stock bonus agreements need not be identical, but
each stock bonus agreement shall include (through incorporation of provisions
hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the
following provisions:

             (i) CONSIDERATION. A stock bonus shall be awarded in 
consideration for past services actually rendered to the Company for its 
benefit.

             (ii) VESTING. Subject to the "Repurchase Limitation" in 
subsection 10(h), shares of Common Stock awarded under the stock bonus 
agreement may, but need not, be subject to a share repurchase option in favor 
of the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the 
Board.

             (iii) TERMINATION OF PARTICIPANT'S CONTINUOUS SERVICE. Subject 
to the "Repurchase Limitation" in subsection 10(h), in the event a 
Participant's Continuous Service terminates, the Company may reacquire any or 
all of the shares of Common Stock held by the Participant which have not 
vested as of the date of termination under the terms of the stock bonus 
agreement.

             (iv) TRANSFERABILITY. For a stock bonus award made before the 
Listing Date, rights to acquire shares under the stock bonus agreement shall 
not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution 
and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Participant only by the 
Participant. For a stock bonus award made on or after the Listing Date, 
rights to acquire shares under the stock bonus agreement shall be 
transferable by the Participant only upon such terms and conditions as are 
set forth in the stock bonus agreement, as the Board shall determine in its 
discretion, so long as stock awarded under the stock bonus agreement remains 
subject to the terms of the stock bonus agreement.

         (b) RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS. Each restricted stock purchase agreement
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board
shall deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of the restricted stock
purchase agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions
of separate restricted stock purchase agreements need not be identical, but each
restricted stock purchase agreement shall include (through incorporation of
provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of
each of the following provisions:

             (i) PURCHASE PRICE. Subject to the provisions of subsection 5(b) 
regarding Ten Percent Shareholders, the purchase price under each restricted 
stock purchase agreement shall be such amount as the Board shall determine 
and designate in such restricted stock purchase agreement. For restricted 
stock awards made prior to the Listing Date, the purchase price shall not be 
less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the stock's Fair Market Value on the 
date such award is made or at the time the purchase is consummated. For 
restricted stock awards made on or after the Listing Date, the purchase price 
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stock's Fair Market Value on the date such award is made or at the time the
purchase is consummated.

             (ii) CONSIDERATION. The purchase price of stock acquired 
pursuant to the restricted stock purchase agreement shall be paid either: (i) 
in cash at the time of purchase; (ii) at the discretion of the Board, 
according to a deferred payment or other arrangement with the Participant; or 
(iii) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the 
Board in its discretion.

             (iii) VESTING. Subject to the "Repurchase Limitation" in 
subsection 10(h), shares of Common Stock acquired under the restricted stock 
purchase agreement may, but need not, be subject to a share repurchase option 
in favor of the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule to be 
determined by the Board.

             (iv) TERMINATION OF PARTICIPANT'S CONTINUOUS SERVICE. Subject to 
the "Repurchase Limitation" in subsection 10(h), in the event a Participant's 
Continuous Service terminates, the Company may repurchase or otherwise 
reacquire any or all of the shares of Common Stock held by the Participant 
which have not vested as of the date of termination under the terms of the 
restricted stock purchase agreement.

             (v) TRANSFERABILITY. For a restricted stock award made before 
the Listing Date, rights to acquire shares under the restricted stock 
purchase agreement shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of 
descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the 
Participant only by the Participant. For a restricted stock award made on or 
after the Listing Date, rights to acquire shares under the restricted stock 
purchase agreement shall be transferable by the Participant only upon such 
terms and conditions as are set forth in the restricted stock purchase 
agreement, as the Board shall determine in its discretion, so long as stock 
awarded under the restricted stock purchase agreement remains subject to the 
terms of the restricted stock purchase agreement.

8. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.

         (a) AVAILABILITY OF SHARES. During the terms of the Stock Awards, the
Company shall keep available at all times the number of shares of Common Stock
required to satisfy such Stock Awards.

         (b) SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. The Company shall seek to obtain from
each regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such
authority as may be required to grant Stock Awards and to issue and sell shares
of Common Stock upon exercise of the Stock Awards; provided, however, that this
undertaking shall not require the Company to register under the Securities Act
the Plan, any Stock Award or any stock issued or issuable pursuant to any such
Stock Award. If, after reasonable efforts, the Company is unable to obtain from
any such regulatory commission or agency the authority which counsel for the
Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of stock under the
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relieved from any liability for failure to issue and sell stock upon exercise of
such Stock Awards unless and until such authority is obtained.

9. USE OF PROCEEDS FROM STOCK.

         Proceeds from the sale of stock pursuant to Stock Awards shall
constitute general funds of the Company.

10. MISCELLANEOUS.

         (a) ACCELERATION OF EXERCISABILITY AND VESTING. The Board shall have
the power to accelerate the time at which a Stock Award may first be exercised
or the time during which a Stock Award or any part thereof will vest in
accordance with the Plan, notwithstanding the provisions in the Stock Award
stating the time at which it may first be exercised or the time during which it
will vest.

         (b) SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS. No Participant shall be deemed to be the holder
of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares subject
to such Stock Award unless and until such Participant has satisfied all
requirements for exercise of the Stock Award pursuant to its terms.

         (c) NO EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER SERVICE RIGHTS. Nothing in the Plan or any
instrument executed or Stock Award granted pursuant thereto shall confer upon
any Participant or other holder of Stock Awards any right to continue to serve
the Company or an Affiliate in the capacity in effect at the time the Stock
Award was granted or shall affect the right of the Company or an Affiliate to
terminate (i) the employment of an Employee with or without notice and with or
without cause, (ii) the service of a Consultant pursuant to the terms of such
Consultant's agreement with the Company or an Affiliate or (iii) the service of
a Director pursuant to the Bylaws of the Company or an Affiliate, and any
applicable provisions of the corporate law of the state in which the Company or
the Affiliate is incorporated, as the case may be.

         (d) INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION $100,000 LIMITATION. To the extent that the
aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of stock with
respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by
any Optionholder during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and
its Affiliates) exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), the Options or
portions thereof which exceed such limit (according to the order in which they
were granted) shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options.

         (e) INVESTMENT ASSURANCES. The Company may require a Participant, as a
condition of exercising or acquiring stock under any Stock Award, (i) to give
written assurances satisfactory to the Company as to the Participant's knowledge
and experience in financial and business matters and/or to employ a purchaser
representative reasonably satisfactory to the Company who is knowledgeable and
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she is capable of evaluating, alone or together with the purchaser
representative, the merits and risks of exercising the Stock Award; and (ii) to
give written assurances satisfactory to the Company stating that the Participant
is acquiring the stock subject to the Stock Award for the Participant's own
account and not with any present intention of selling or otherwise distributing
the stock. The foregoing requirements, and any assurances given pursuant to such
requirements, shall be inoperative if (iii) the issuance of the shares upon the
exercise or acquisition of stock under the Stock Award has been registered under
a then currently effective registration statement under the Securities Act or
(iv) as to any particular requirement, a determination is made by counsel for
the Company that such requirement need not be met in the circumstances under the
then applicable securities laws. The Company may, upon advice of counsel to the
Company, place legends on stock certificates issued under the Plan as such
counsel deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with applicable
securities laws, including, but not limited to, legends restricting the transfer
of the stock.

         (f) WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS. To the extent provided by the terms of a
Stock Award Agreement, the Participant may satisfy any federal, state or local
tax withholding obligation relating to the exercise or acquisition of stock
under a Stock Award by any of the following means (in addition to the Company's
right to withhold from any compensation paid to the Participant by the Company)
or by a combination of such means: (i) tendering a cash payment; (ii)
authorizing the Company to withhold shares from the shares of the Common Stock
otherwise issuable to the Participant as a result of the exercise or acquisition
of stock under the Stock Award; or (iii) delivering to the Company owned and
unencumbered shares of the Common Stock.

         (g) INFORMATION OBLIGATION. Prior to the Listing Date, to the extent
required by Section 260.140.46 of Title 10 of the California Code of
Regulations, the Company shall deliver financial statements to Participants at
least annually. This subsection 10(g) shall not apply to Participants whose
duties in connection with the Company assure them access to equivalent
information.

         (h) REPURCHASE LIMITATION. The terms of any repurchase option shall be
specified in the Stock Award and may be either at Fair Market Value at the time
of repurchase or at the original purchase price. To the extent required by
Section 260.140.41 and Section 260.140.42 of Title 10 of the California Code of
Regulations, any repurchase option contained in a Stock Award granted prior to
the Listing Date to a Participant who is not an Officer, Director or Consultant
shall be upon the terms described below:

             (i) FAIR MARKET VALUE. If the repurchase option gives the 
Company the right to repurchase the shares upon termination of employment at 
not less than the Fair Market Value of the shares to be purchased on the date 
of termination of Continuous Service, then (i) the right to repurchase shall 
be exercised for cash or cancellation of purchase money indebtedness for the 
shares within ninety (90) days of termination of Continuous Service (or in 
the case of shares issued upon exercise of Stock Awards after such date of 
termination, within ninety (90) days after the date of the exercise) or such 
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Participant (for example, for purposes of satisfying the requirements of Section
1202(c)(3) of the Code regarding "qualified small business stock") and (ii) the
right terminates when the shares become publicly traded.

             (ii) ORIGINAL PURCHASE PRICE. If the repurchase option gives the 
Company the right to repurchase the shares upon termination of Continuous 
Service at the original purchase price, then (i) the right to repurchase at 
the original purchase price shall lapse at the rate of at least twenty 
percent (20%) of the shares per year over five (5) years from the date the 
Stock Award is granted (without respect to the date the Stock Award was 
exercised or became exercisable) and (ii) the right to repurchase shall be 
exercised for cash or cancellation of purchase money indebtedness for the 
shares within ninety (90) days of termination of Continuous Service (or in 
the case of shares issued upon exercise of Options after such date of 
termination, within ninety (90) days after the date of the exercise) or such 
longer period as may be agreed to by the Company and the Participant (for 
example, for purposes of satisfying the requirements of Section 1202(c)(3) of 
the Code regarding "qualified small business stock").

         (i) CANCELLATION AND RE-GRANT OF OPTIONS.

             (i) AUTHORITY TO REPRICE. The Board shall have the authority to 
effect, at any time and from time to time, (i) the repricing of any 
outstanding Options under the Plan and/or (ii) with the consent of any 
adversely affected holders of Options, the cancellation of any outstanding 
Options under the Plan and the grant in substitution therefor of new Options 
under the Plan covering the same or different numbers of shares of Common 
Stock. The exercise price per share shall be not less than that specified 
under the Plan for newly granted Stock Awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, 
the Board may grant an Option with an exercise price lower than that set 
forth above if such Option is granted as part of a transaction to which 
Section 424(a) of the Code applies.

             (ii) EFFECT OF REPRICING UNDER SECTION 162(M) OF THE CODE. 
Shares subject to an Option which is amended or canceled in order to set a 
lower exercise price per share shall continue to be counted against the 
maximum award of Options permitted to be granted pursuant to subsection 5(c). 
The repricing of an Option under this subsection 10(i) resulting in a 
reduction of the exercise price shall be deemed to be a cancellation of the 
original Option and the grant of a substitute Option; in the event of such 
repricing, both the original and the substituted Options shall be counted 
against the maximum awards of Options permitted to be granted pursuant to 
subsection 5(c). The provisions of this subsection 10(i)(b) shall be 
applicable only to the extent required by Section 162(m) of the Code.

11. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN STOCK.

         (a) CAPITALIZATION ADJUSTMENTS. If any change is made in the stock
subject to the Plan, or subject to any Stock Award, without the receipt of
consideration by the Company (through merger, consolidation, reorganization,
recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in property other
than cash, stock split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, 


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exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or other transaction not
involving the receipt of consideration by the Company), the Plan will be
appropriately adjusted in the class(es) and maximum number of securities subject
to the Plan pursuant to subsection 4(a) and the maximum number of securities
subject to award to any person pursuant to subsection 5(c), and the outstanding
Stock Awards will be appropriately adjusted in the class(es) and number of
securities and price per share of stock subject to such outstanding Stock
Awards. The Board, the determination of which shall be final, binding and
conclusive, shall make such adjustments. (The conversion of any convertible
securities of the Company shall not be treated as a transaction "without receipt
of consideration" by the Company.)

         (b) CHANGE IN CONTROL--DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION. In the event of a
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, then such Stock Awards shall be
terminated if not exercised (if applicable) prior to such event.

         (c) CHANGE IN CONTROL--ASSET SALE, MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR REVERSE
MERGER.

             (i) In the event of (1) a sale of substantially all of the 
assets of the Company, (2) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is 
not the surviving corporation or (3) a reverse merger in which the Company is 
the surviving corporation but the shares of Common Stock outstanding 
immediately preceding the merger are converted by virtue of the merger into 
other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise, then 
any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation shall assume any Stock 
Awards outstanding under the Plan or shall substitute similar stock awards 
(including an award to acquire the same consideration paid to the 
shareholders in the transaction described in this subsection 11(c) for those 
outstanding under the Plan).

             (ii) For purposes of subsection 11(c) an Award shall be deemed 
assumed if, following the change in control, the Award confers the right to 
purchase in accordance with its terms and conditions, for each share of 
Common Stock subject to the Award immediately prior to the change in control, 
the consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or property) to 
which a holder of a share of Common Stock on the effective date of the change 
in control was entitled.

             (iii) In the event any surviving corporation or acquiring 
corporation refuses to assume such Stock Awards or to substitute similar 
stock awards for those outstanding under the Plan, then with respect to Stock 
Awards held by Participants whose Continuous Service has not terminated, the 
vesting of 50% of such Stock Awards (and, if applicable, the time during 
which such Stock Awards may be exercised) shall be accelerated in full, and 
the Stock Awards shall terminate if not exercised (if applicable) at or prior 
to such event. With respect to any other Stock Awards outstanding under the 
Plan, such Stock Awards shall terminate if not exercised (if applicable) 
prior to such event.

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12. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN AND STOCK AWARDS.

         (a) AMENDMENT OF PLAN. The Board at any time, and from time to time,
may amend the Plan. However, except as provided in Section 11 relating to
adjustments upon changes in stock, no amendment shall be effective unless
approved by the shareholders of the Company to the extent shareholder approval
is necessary to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Code, Rule 16b-3
or any Nasdaq or securities exchange listing requirements.

         (b) SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. The Board may, in its sole discretion, submit
any other amendment to the Plan for shareholder approval, including, but not
limited to, amendments to the Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of
Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder regarding the
exclusion of performance-based compensation from the limit on corporate
deductibility of compensation paid to certain executive officers.

         (c) CONTEMPLATED AMENDMENTS. It is expressly contemplated that the
Board may amend the Plan in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable
to provide eligible Employees with the maximum benefits provided or to be
provided under the provisions of the Code and the regulations promulgated
thereunder relating to Incentive Stock Options and/or to bring the Plan and/or
Incentive Stock Options granted under it into compliance therewith.

         (d) NO IMPAIRMENT OF RIGHTS. Rights under any Stock Award granted
before amendment of the Plan shall not be impaired by any amendment of the Plan
unless (i) the Company requests the consent of the Participant and (ii) the
Participant consents in writing.

         (e) AMENDMENT OF STOCK AWARDS. The Board at any time, and from time to
time, may amend the terms of any one or more Stock Awards; provided, however,
that the rights under any Stock Award shall not be impaired by any such
amendment unless (i) the Company requests the consent of the Participant and
(ii) the Participant consents in writing.

13. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN.

         (a) PLAN TERM. The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time.
Unless sooner terminated, the Plan shall terminate on the day before the tenth
(10th) anniversary of the date the Plan is adopted by the Board or approved by
the shareholders of the Company, whichever is earlier. No Stock Awards may be
granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.

         (b) NO IMPAIRMENT OF RIGHTS. Suspension or termination of the Plan
shall not impair rights and obligations under any Stock Award granted while the
Plan is in effect except with the written consent of the Participant.

14. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN.

         The Plan shall become effective as determined by the Board, but no
Stock Award shall be exercised (or, in the case of a stock bonus, shall be
granted) unless and until the Plan has been 


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approved by the shareholders of the Company, which approval shall be within
twelve (12) months before or after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board.

15. CHOICE OF LAW.

         All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation
of this Plan shall be governed by the law of the State of Washington, without
regard to such states conflict of laws rules.






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