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                                                                  Exhibit (d)(1)

                             EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.

                         AMENDED 1996 STOCK OPTION PLAN


     1.   Establishment, Purpose and Term of Plan.
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          1.1 Establishment. The Extreme Networks 1996 Stock Option Plan (the
"Plan") was established effective as of September 3, 1996. On January 22, 1999
(the "Amendment Date"), the Plan was amended and retitled the "Amended 1996
Stock Option Plan." The increase in the Plan share reserve shall be effective as
of the Amendment Date. All other Plan amendments adopted by the Board on the
Amendment Date shall be effective as of the date the Company first registers its
Stock under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

          1.2 Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of
the Participating Company Group and its stockholders by providing an incentive
to attract, retain and reward persons performing services for the Participating
Company Group and by motivating such persons to contribute to the growth and
profitability of the Participating Company Group.

          1.3 Term of Plan. The Plan shall continue in effect until the earlier
of its termination by the Board or the date on which all of the shares of Stock
available for issuance under the Plan have been issued and all restrictions on
such shares under the terms of the Plan and the agreements evidencing Options
granted under the Plan have lapsed. However, all Options shall be granted, if at
all, within ten (10) years from the earlier of the date the Plan is adopted by
the Board or the date the Plan is duly approved by the stockholders of the
Company.

     2.   Definitions and Construction.
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          2.1 Definitions. Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have
their respective meanings set forth below:

              (a) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company. If one or
more Committees have been appointed by the Board to administer the Plan, "Board"
also means such Committee(s).

              (b) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder.

              (c) "Committee" means the Compensation Committee or other
committee of the Board duly appointed to administer the Plan and having such
powers as shall be specified by the Board. Unless the powers of the Committee
have been specifically limited, the Committee shall have all of the powers of
the Board granted herein, including, without limitation, the power to amend or
terminate the Plan at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan and any
applicable limitations imposed by law.

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              (d) "Company" means Extreme Networks, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, or any successor corporation thereto.

              (e) "Consultant" means any person, including an advisor, engaged
by a Participating Company to render services other than as an Employee or a
Director.

              (f) "Director" means a member of the Board or of the board of
directors of any other Participating Company.

              (g) "Employee" means any person treated as an employee (including
an officer or a Director who is also treated as an employee) in the records of a
Participating Company; provided, however, that neither service as a Director nor
payment of a director's fee shall be sufficient to constitute employment for
purposes of the Plan.

              (h) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

              (i) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of a
share of Stock or other property as determined by the Board, in its discretion,
or by the Company, in its discretion, if such determination is expressly
allocated to the Company herein, subject to the following:

                  (i)  If, on such date, the Stock is listed on a national or
regional securities exchange or market system, the Fair Market Value of a share
of Stock shall be the closing price of a share of Stock (or the mean of the
closing bid and asked prices of a share of Stock if the Stock is so quoted
instead) as quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, The Nasdaq SmallCap Market or
such other national or regional securities exchange or market system
constituting the primary market for the Stock, as reported in The Wall Street
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Journal or such other source as the Company deems reliable. If the relevant date
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does not fall on a day on which the Stock has traded on such securities exchange
or market system, the date on which the Fair Market Value shall be established
shall be the last day on which the Stock was so traded prior to the relevant
date, or such other appropriate day as shall be determined by the Board, in its
discretion.

                  (ii) If, on such date, there is no public market for the
Stock, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be as determined by the
Board in good faith without regard to any restriction other than a restriction
which, by its terms, will never lapse.

              (j) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to be (as
set forth in the Option Agreement) and which qualifies as an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code.

              (k) "Insider" means an officer or a Director of the Company or any
other person whose transactions in Stock are subject to Section 16 of the
Exchange Act.

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              (l) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" means an Option not intended to be
(as set forth in the Option Agreement) or which does not qualify as an Incentive
Stock Option.

              (m) "Option" means a right to purchase Stock (subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 4.2) pursuant to the terms and conditions of
the Plan. An Option may be either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory
Stock Option.

              (n) "Option Agreement" means a written agreement between the
Company and an Optionee setting forth the terms, conditions and restrictions of
the Option granted to the Optionee and any shares acquired upon the exercise
thereof.

              (o) "Optionee" means a person who has been granted one or more
Options.

              (p) "Parent Corporation" means any present or future "parent
corporation" of the Company, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

              (q) "Participating Company" means the Company or any Parent
Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation.

              (r) "Participating Company Group" means, at any point in time, all
corporations collectively which are then Participating Companies.

              (s) "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, as
amended from time to time, or any successor rule or regulation.

              (t) "Stock" means the common stock, without par value, of the
Company, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 4.2.

              (u) "Subsidiary Corporation" means any present or future
"subsidiary corporation" of the Company, as defined in Section 424(f) of the
Code.

              (v) "Ten Percent Owner Optionee" means an Optionee who, at the
time an Option is granted to the Optionee, owns stock possessing more than ten
percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of a
Participating Company within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code.

          2.2 Construction. Captions and titles contained herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any
provision of the Plan. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the
singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use
of the term "or" is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly
requires otherwise.

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     3.   Administration.
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          3.1 Administration by the Board. The Plan shall be administered by the
Board, including any duly appointed Committee of the Board. All questions of
interpretation of the Plan or of any Option shall be determined by the Board,
and such determinations shall be final and binding upon all persons having an
interest in the Plan or such Option. Any officer of a Participating Company
shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to any
matter, right, obligation, determination or election which is the responsibility
of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the officer has
apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, determination
or election.

          3.2 Administration with Respect to Insiders. With respect to
participation by Insiders in the Plan, at any time that any class of equity
security of the Company is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange
Act, the Plan shall be administered in compliance with the requirements, if any,
of Rule 16b-3. In addition, the Board may, but need not, administer the Plan
(which includes, but is not limited to, establishing a committee of "Outside
Directors") in accordance with the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code and
the regulations thereunder.

          3.3 Powers of the Board. In addition to any other powers set forth in
the Plan and subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall have the
full and final power and authority, in its sole discretion:

              (a) to determine the persons to whom, and the time or times at
which, Options shall be granted and the number of shares of Stock to be subject
to each Option;

              (b) to designate Options as Incentive Stock Options or
Nonstatutory Stock Options;

              (c) to determine the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock or other
property;

              (d) to determine the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable
to each Option (which need not be identical) and any shares acquired upon the
exercise thereof, including, without limitation, (i) the exercise price of the
Option, (ii) the method of payment for shares purchased upon the exercise of the
Option, (iii) the method for satisfaction of any tax withholding obligation
arising in connection with the Option or such shares, including by the
withholding or delivery of shares of stock, (iv) the timing, terms and
conditions of the exercisability of the Option or the vesting of any shares
acquired upon the exercise thereof, (v) the time of the expiration of the
Option, (vi) the effect of the Optionee's termination of employment or service
with the Participating Company Group on any of the foregoing, and (vii) all
other terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to the Option or such shares
not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan;

              (e) to approve one or more forms of Option Agreement;

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              (f) to amend, modify, extend, or renew, or grant a new Option in
substitution for, any Option or to waive any restrictions or conditions
applicable to any Option or any shares acquired upon the exercise thereof;

              (g) to accelerate, continue, extend or defer the exercisability of
any Option or the vesting of any shares acquired upon the exercise thereof,
including with respect to the period following an Optionee's termination of
employment or service with the Participating Company Group;

              (h) to prescribe, amend or rescind rules, guidelines and policies
relating to the Plan, or to adopt supplements to, or alternative versions of,
the Plan, including, without limitation, as the Board deems necessary or
desirable to comply with the laws of, or to accommodate the tax policy or custom
of, foreign jurisdictions whose citizens may be granted Options; and

              (i) to correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any
inconsistency in the Plan or any Option Agreement and to make all other
determinations and take such other actions with respect to the Plan or any
Option as the Board may deem advisable to the extent consistent with the Plan
and applicable law.

     4.   Shares Subject to Plan.
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          4.1 Maximum Number of Shares Issuable. Subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 4.2, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that
may be issued under the Plan shall be 34,028,618 increased on the first trading
day of December of each year beginning with December 2000 and through and
including December 2004 by a number of shares equal to 4.9% of the number of
shares of Stock issued and outstanding on the last trading day of the
immediately preceding November (the "Share Reserve"). The Share Reserve shall
consist of authorized but unissued or reacquired shares of Stock or any
combination thereof. In addition, except as adjusted pursuant to Section 4.2, in
no event shall more than 34,028,618 shares of Stock be cumulatively available
for issuance pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options (the "ISO Share
Issuance Limit"). If an outstanding Option for any reason expires or is
terminated or canceled or shares of Stock acquired, subject to repurchase, upon
the exercise of an Option are repurchased by the Company, the shares of Stock
allocable to the unexercised portion of such Option, or such repurchased shares
of Stock, shall again be available for issuance under the Plan.

          4.2 Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure. In the event of any
stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, combination,
reclassification or similar change in the capital structure of the Company,
appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number and class of shares subject
to the Plan, the ISO Share Issuance Limit, the Section 162(m) Grant Limit
described in Section 5.4 and to any outstanding Options and in the exercise
price per share of any outstanding Options. If a majority of the shares which
are of the same class as the shares that are subject to outstanding Options are
exchanged for, converted into, or otherwise become (whether or not pursuant to
an Ownership Change Event, as defined in Section 8.1) shares of another
corporation (the "New Shares"), the Board may unilaterally amend the

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outstanding Options to provide that such Options are exercisable for New Shares.
In the event of any such amendment, the number of shares subject to, and the
exercise price per share of, the outstanding Options shall be adjusted in a fair
and equitable manner as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any fractional share resulting from an adjustment
pursuant to this Section 4.2 shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole
number, as determined by the Board, and in no event may the exercise price of
any Option be decreased to an amount less than the par value, if any, of the
stock subject to the Option. The adjustments determined by the Board pursuant to
this Section 4.2 shall be final, binding and conclusive.

     5.   Eligibility and Option Limitations.
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          5.1 Persons Eligible for Options. Options may be granted only to
Employees, Consultants, and Directors. For purposes of the foregoing sentence,
"Employees" shall include prospective Employees to whom Options are granted in
connection with written offers of employment with the Participating Company
Group, and "Consultants" shall include prospective Consultants to whom Options
are granted in connection with written offers of engagement with the
Participating Company Group. Eligible persons may be granted more than one (1)
Option.

          5.2 Option Grant Restrictions. Any person who is not an Employee on
the effective date of the grant of an Option to such person may be granted only
a Nonstatutory Stock Option. An Incentive Stock Option granted to a prospective
Employee upon the condition that such person become an Employee shall be deemed
granted effective on the date such person commences service with a Participating
Company, with an exercise price determined as of such date in accordance with
Section 6.1.

          5.3 Fair Market Value Limitation. To the extent that options
designated as Incentive Stock Options (granted under all stock option plans of
the Participating Company Group, including the Plan) become exercisable by an
Optionee for the first time during any calendar year for stock having a Fair
Market Value greater than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), the portion
of such options which exceeds such amount shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock
Options. For purposes of this Section 5.3, options designated as Incentive Stock
Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and
the Fair Market Value of stock shall be determined as of the time the option
with respect to such stock is granted. If the Code is amended to provide for a
different limitation from that set forth in this Section 5.3, such different
limitation shall be deemed incorporated herein effective as of the date and with
respect to such Options as required or permitted by such amendment to the Code.
If an Option is treated as an Incentive Stock Option in part and as a
Nonstatutory Stock Option in part by reason of the limitation set forth in this
Section 5.3, the Optionee may designate which portion of such Option the
Optionee is exercising and may request that separate certificates representing
each such portion be issued upon the exercise of the Option. In the absence of
such designation, the Optionee shall be deemed to have exercised the Incentive
Stock Option portion of the Option first.

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         5.4  Section 162(m) Grant Limit. Subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 4.2, at any such time as a Participating Company is a "publicly held
corporation" within the meaning of Section 162(m), no Employee shall be granted
one or more Options within any fiscal year of the Company which in the aggregate
are for the purchase of more than 5,000,000 shares of Stock (the "Section 162(m)
Grant Limit"). An Option which is canceled in the same fiscal year of the
Company in which it was granted shall continue to be counted against the Section
162(m) Grant Limit for such period.

     6.  Terms and Conditions of Options. Options shall be evidenced by Option
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Agreements specifying the number of shares of Stock covered thereby, in such
form as the Board shall from time to time establish. Option Agreements may
incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply
with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:

         6.1  Exercise Price. The exercise price for each Option shall be
established in the sole discretion of the Board; provided, however, that (a) the
exercise price per share for an Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than
the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the effective date of grant of the
Option, (b) the exercise price per share for a Nonstatutory Stock Option shall
be not less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of a share
of Stock on the effective date of grant of the Option, and (c) the exercise
price of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Owner Optionee shall
not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a
share of Stock on the effective date of grant of the Option. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, an Option (whether an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock
Option) may be granted with an exercise price lower than the minimum exercise
price set forth above if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or
substitution for another option in a manner qualifying under the provisions of
Section 424(a) of the Code.

         6.2  Exercise Period. Options shall be exercisable at such time or
times, or upon such event or events, and subject to such terms, conditions,
performance criteria, and restrictions as shall be determined by the Board and
set forth in the Option Agreement evidencing such Option; provided, however,
that (a) no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years
after the effective date of grant of such Option, (b) no Incentive Stock Option
granted to a Ten Percent Owner Optionee shall be exercisable after the
expiration of five (5) years after the effective date of grant of such Option,
and (c) no Option granted to a prospective Employee or prospective Consultant
may become exercisable prior to the date on which such person commences service
with a Participating Company.

         6.3  Payment of Exercise Price.

              (a)  Forms of Consideration Authorized. Except as otherwise
provided below, payment of the exercise price for the number of shares of Stock
being purchased pursuant to any Option shall be made (i) in cash, by check, or
cash equivalent, (ii) by tender to the Company of shares of Stock owned by the
Optionee having a Fair Market Value (as determined by the Company without regard
to any restrictions on transferability applicable to such stock by reason of
federal or state securities laws or agreements with an underwriter for the
Company) not less than the exercise price, (iii) by the assignment of the
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loan with respect to some or all of the shares being acquired upon the exercise
of the Option (including, without limitation, through an exercise complying with
the provisions of Regulation T as promulgated from time to time by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System) (a "Cashless Exercise"), (iv) by the
Optionee's promissory note in a form approved by the Company, (v) by such other
consideration as may be approved by the Board from time to time to the extent
permitted by applicable law, or (vi) by any combination thereof. The Board may
at any time or from time to time, by adoption of or by amendment to the standard
form of Option Agreement described in Section 7, or by other means, grant
Options which do not permit all of the foregoing forms of consideration to be
used in payment of the exercise price or which otherwise restrict one or more
forms of consideration.

               (b)  Tender of Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option
may not be exercised by tender to the Company of shares of Stock to the extent
such tender of Stock would constitute a violation of the provisions of any law,
regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Company's stock.
Unless otherwise provided by the Board, an Option may not be exercised by tender
to the Company of shares of Stock unless such shares either have been owned by
the Optionee for more than six (6) months or were not acquired, directly or
indirectly, from the Company.

               (c) Cashless Exercise. The Company reserves, at any and all
times, the right, in the Company's sole and absolute discretion, to establish,
decline to approve or terminate any program or procedures for the exercise of
Options by means of a Cashless Exercise.

               (d)  Payment by Promissory Note. No promissory note shall be
permitted if the exercise of an Option using a promissory note would be a
violation of any law. Any permitted promissory note shall be on such terms as
the Board shall determine at the time the Option is granted. The Board shall
have the authority to permit or require the Optionee to secure any promissory
note used to exercise an Option with the shares of Stock acquired upon the
exercise of the Option or with other collateral acceptable to the Company.
Unless otherwise provided by the Board, if the Company at any time is subject to
the regulations promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System or any other governmental entity affecting the extension of credit in
connection with the Company's securities, any promissory note shall comply with
such applicable regulations, and the Optionee shall pay the unpaid principal and
accrued interest, if any, to the extent necessary to comply with such applicable
regulations.

          6.4  Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to deduct from the shares of Stock issuable upon the exercise of an
Option, or to accept from the Optionee the tender of, a number of whole shares
of Stock having a Fair Market Value, as determined by the Company, equal to all
or any part of the federal, state, local and foreign taxes, if any, required by
law to be withheld by the Participating Company Group with respect to such
Option or the shares acquired upon the exercise thereof. Alternatively or in
addition, in its sole discretion, the Company shall have the right to require
the Optionee, through payroll withholding, cash payment or otherwise, including
by means of a Cashless Exercise, to make adequate provision for any such tax
withholding obligations of the Participating Company

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Group arising in connection with the Option or the shares acquired upon the
exercise thereof. The Company shall have no obligation to deliver shares of
Stock or to release shares of Stock from an escrow established pursuant to the
Option Agreement until the Participating Company Group's tax withholding
obligations have been satisfied by the Optionee.

           6.5 Repurchase Rights. Shares issued under the Plan may be subject to
a right of first refusal, one or more repurchase options, or other conditions
and restrictions as determined by the Board in its sole discretion at the time
the Option is granted. The Company shall have the right to assign at any time
any repurchase right it may have, whether or not such right is then exercisable,
to one or more persons as may be selected by the Company. Upon request by the
Company, each Optionee shall execute any agreement evidencing such transfer
restrictions prior to the receipt of shares of Stock hereunder and shall
promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing shares of
Stock acquired hereunder for the placement on such certificates of appropriate
legends evidencing any such transfer restrictions.

      7.   Standard Forms of Option Agreement.
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           7.1 General. Unless otherwise provided by the Board at the time the
Option is granted, an Option shall comply with and be subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in the form of Option Agreement adopted by the Board
concurrently with its adoption of the Plan and as amended from time to time.

           7.2 Authority to Vary Terms. The Board shall have the authority from
time to time to vary the terms of the standard form of Option Agreement
described in this Section 7 either in connection with the grant or amendment of
an individual Option or in connection with the authorization of a new standard
form or forms; provided, however, that the terms and conditions of any such new,
revised or amended standard form or forms of Option Agreement shall be in
accordance with the terms of the Plan.

      8.   Transfer of Control.
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           8.1 Definitions.

               (a)  An "Ownership Change Event" shall be deemed to have occurred
if any of the following occurs with respect to the Company: (i) the direct or
indirect sale or exchange in a single or series of related transactions by the
stockholders of the Company of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock
of the Company; (ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is a party;
(iii) the sale, exchange, or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company; or (iv) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

               (b)  A "Transfer of Control" shall mean an Ownership Change Event
or a series of related Ownership Change Events (collectively, the "Transaction")
wherein the stockholders of the Company immediately before the Transaction do
not retain immediately after the Transaction, in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company's voting stock
immediately before the Transaction, direct or indirect beneficial ownership of
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outstanding voting stock of the Company or the corporation or corporations
to which the assets of the Company were transferred (the "Transferee
Corporation(s)"), as the case may be. For purposes of the preceding sentence,
indirect beneficial ownership shall include, without limitation, an interest
resulting from ownership of the voting stock of one or more corporations which,
as a result of the Transaction, own the Company or the Transferee
Corporation(s), as the case may be, either directly or through one or more
subsidiary corporations. The Board shall have the right to determine whether
multiple sales or exchanges of the voting stock of the Company or multiple
Ownership Change Events are related, and its determination shall be final,
binding and conclusive.

            8.2 Effect of Transfer of Control on Options. In the event of a
Transfer of Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing
corporation or parent corporation thereof, as the case may be (the "Acquiring
Corporation"), may either assume the Company's rights and obligations under
outstanding Options or substitute for outstanding Options substantially
equivalent options for the Acquiring Corporation's stock. The Board may, in its
sole discretion, provide in any Option Agreement that in the event the Acquiring
Corporation elects not to assume or substitute for outstanding Options in
connection with a Transfer of Control (or regardless of whether the Acquiring
Corporation so elects), any unexercisable or unvested portion of the outstanding
Option shall be immediately exercisable and vested in full as of the date ten
(10) days prior to the date of the Transfer of Control. The exercise or vesting
of any Option that was permissible solely by reason of this Section 8.2 and the
provisions of such Option Agreement shall be conditioned upon the consummation
of the Transfer of Control. Any Options which are neither assumed or substituted
for by the Acquiring Corporation in connection with the Transfer of Control nor
exercised as of the date of the Transfer of Control shall terminate and cease to
be outstanding effective as of the date of the Transfer of Control.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, shares acquired upon exercise of an Option prior
to the Transfer of Control and any consideration received pursuant to the
Transfer of Control with respect to such shares shall continue to be subject to
all applicable provisions of the Option Agreement evidencing such Option except
as otherwise provided in such Option Agreement. Furthermore, notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the corporation the stock of which is subject to the outstanding
Options immediately prior to an Ownership Change Event described in Section
8.1(a)(i) constituting a Transfer of Control is the surviving or continuing
corporation and immediately after such Ownership Change Event less than fifty
percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of its voting stock is held by
another corporation or by other corporations that are members of an affiliated
group within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code without regard to the
provisions of Section 1504(b) of the Code, the outstanding Options shall not
terminate unless the Board otherwise provides in its sole discretion.

      9.   Nontransferability of Options. During the lifetime of the Optionee,
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an Option shall be exercisable only by the Optionee or the Optionee's guardian
or legal representative. No Option shall be assignable or transferable by the
Optionee, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, except as
provided in an Option Agreement.

      10.  Compliance with Securities Laws.  The grant of Options and the
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issuance of shares of Stock upon exercise of Options shall be subject to
compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state and foreign law
with respect to such securities. Options may not

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be exercised if the issuance of shares of Stock upon exercise would constitute a
violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws or other
law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system
upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, no Option may be exercised
unless (a) a registration statement under the Securities Act shall at the time
of exercise of the Option be in effect with respect to the shares issuable upon
exercise of the Option or (b) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company,
the shares issuable upon exercise of the Option may be issued in accordance with
the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body
having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company's legal counsel
to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares hereunder shall
relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell
such shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.
As a condition to the exercise of any Option, the Company may require the
Optionee to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to
evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any
representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the
Company.

     11. Indemnification. In addition to such other rights of indemnification as
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they may have as members of the Board or officers or employees of the
Participating Company Group, members of the Board and any officers or employees
of the Participating Company Group to whom authority to act for the Board is
delegated shall be indemnified by the Company against all reasonable expenses,
including attorneys' fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection with
the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal
therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action
taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan, or any right
granted hereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof
(provided such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by
the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action,
suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be
adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such person is liable for gross
negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct in duties; provided, however,
that within sixty (60) days after the institution of such action, suit or
proceeding, such person shall offer to the Company, in writing, the opportunity
at its own expense to handle and defend the same.

     12. Termination or Amendment of Plan. The Board may terminate or amend the
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Plan at any time. However, subject to changes in applicable law, regulations or
rules that would permit otherwise, without the approval of the Company's
stockholders, there shall be (a) no increase in the maximum aggregate number of
shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan (except by operation of the
provisions of Section 4.2), (b) no change in the class of persons eligible to
receive Incentive Stock Options, and (c) no other amendment of the Plan that
would require approval of the Company's stockholders under any applicable law,
regulation or rule. In any event, no termination or amendment of the Plan may
adversely affect any then outstanding Option or any unexercised portion thereof,
without the consent of the Optionee, unless such termination or amendment is
required to enable an Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option to qualify
as an Incentive Stock Option or is necessary to comply with any applicable law,
regulation or rule.


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     13. Stockholder Approval. The Plan or any increase in the maximum number of
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shares of Stock issuable thereunder as provided in Section 4.1 (the "Maximum
Shares") shall be approved by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12)
months of the date of adoption thereof by the Board. Options granted prior to
stockholder approval of the Plan or in excess of the Maximum Shares previously
approved by the stockholders shall become exercisable no earlier than the date
of stockholder approval of the Plan or such increase in the Maximum Shares, as
the case may be.


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