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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-08-072016
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20081117
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20081120
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20081120

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001019034
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3576]
		IRS NUMBER:				411761861
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13463
		FILM NUMBER:		081203300

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1285 CORPORATE CENTER DR.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 175
		CITY:			EAGAN
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55121
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6516870414

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1285 CORPORATE CENTER DR.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 175
		CITY:			EAGAN
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55121

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SAC TECHNOLOGIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19961115
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item
5.02&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers</b></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
November&nbsp;17, 2008, </font>BIO-key
International,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) and Francis
J. Cusick, the Company&#146;s Chief Financial Officer, agreed that Mr.&nbsp;Cusick
would be leaving the Company as of such date.</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
November&nbsp;17, 2008, the Company appointed Thomas J. Colatosti to serve as
acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective as of such date</font>, while a search is conducted for Mr.&nbsp;Cusick&#146;s
replacement.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In
connection with such appointment, the Company entered into a Compensation
Agreement (the &#147;Agreement&#148;) with Mr.&nbsp;Colatosti, pursuant to which Mr.&nbsp;Colatosti
will be paid $12,500 per month while serving as acting Chief Financial
Officer.&#160; A copy of the Agreement is
furnished herewith as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1.</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Colatosti
</font>has served as a Director
of the Company since September&nbsp;2002 and as Chairman of the Board since January&nbsp;3,
2003.&#160; He served as Co-Chief Executive
Officer of the Company from July&nbsp;2005 to August&nbsp;2006.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Colatosti also currently serves as
the Chief Executive Officer of American Security Ventures, a Lexington,
Massachusetts based consulting firm he founded which specializes in providing
strategic management consulting services to emerging and developing companies
in the homeland security industry.&#160; From
1997 through June&nbsp;2002, Mr.&nbsp;Colatosti served as the Chief Executive
Officer of Viisage Technology,&nbsp;Inc., a publicly traded biometric
technology company focusing on biometric face-recognition technology and
delivering highly secure identification documents and systems.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Colatosti is an active industry
security spokesperson testifying before Congressional Committees and advising
the White House and other Federal security agencies on homeland security
issues.&#160; Since August&nbsp;18, 2005, Mr.&nbsp;Colatosti
has served as a Director and Chief Financial Officer of Good Harbor Partners
Acquisition Corp., a publicly-traded blank check company formed to acquire
businesses in the security sectors.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Exhibits:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Compensation
Agreement, dated as of November&nbsp;17, 2008, by and between the Company and
Thomas J. Colatosti</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Michael W. DePasquale</font></p>
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  No.</font></b></p>
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  Agreement, dated as of November&nbsp;17, 2008, by and between the Company and
  Thomas J. Colatosti</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.1</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">COMPENSATION
AGREEMENT</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Compensation
Agreement (this &#147;<u>Agreement</u>&#148;) is entered into as of November&nbsp;17, 2008
by and between BIO-key International,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<u>Company</u>&#148;),
and Thomas J. Colatosti (&#147;<u>Colatosti</u>&#148;).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Introduction</font></u></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Colatosti is currently the Chairman of the Company&#146;s
Board of Directors.&#160; The Company desires
to retain the services of Colatosti as described herein and Colatosti desires
to provide such services to the Company.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h1 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Term;  </u><u>Time  </u><u>Commitment</u>.&#160;
The term of this Agreement will be for one year, commencing effective as
of November&nbsp;17, 2008 (the &#147;<u>Term</u>&#148;), unless earlier terminated
pursuant to Section&nbsp;6.&#160; Colatosti
will serve as acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company and provide services
to the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates during the Term at such
times as may be agreed by the Company and Colatosti, in their mutual discretion.</h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Duties</u>.&#160; Colatosti will provide services with respect
to such matters as the Company and Colatosti may agree.&#160; As an integral part of the services to be
provided for herein, during the Term, Colatosti will adhere to the provisions
of Section&nbsp;4.</h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Compensation</u>.&#160; From and after October&nbsp;15, 2008, the
Company will pay Colatosti at a rate of $12,500 per month, payable in arrears,
during the Term.&#160; Such payments shall be
made on the last business day of each month during the Term with the first and
second payments due on November&nbsp;30, 2008 and the last payment due on December&nbsp;31,
2009.&#160; This cash compensation is intended
to comprise all of the cash compensation to be paid to Colatosti for services
rendered to the Company, including service on the Company&#146;s Board of
Directors.&#160; Colatosti shall be reimbursed
by the Company for reasonable expenses incurred in performing his duties
hereunder.&#160; Colatosti will not be
eligible for any Company benefits.&#160; Colatosti
shall have the responsibility for the payment of all federal, state and local
taxes for compensation payable to Colatosti hereunder; <i>provided</i>,
<i>however</i>, to the extent required by law,
the Company may withhold from compensation payable to Colatosti all applicable
federal, state and local withholding taxes.</h1>

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<h1 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Confidentiality; Intellectual Property</u>.</h1>

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<h2 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Colatosti will not at
any time, directly or indirectly, disclose or divulge, except as required in
connection with the performance of Colatosti&#146;s duties for the Company, any Confidential
Information (as hereinafter defined).&#160; As
used herein, &#147;<u>Confidential Information</u>&#148; means all trade secrets and all
other information of a business, financial, marketing, technical or other
nature pertaining to the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate, including </h2>

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<h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">information of others that the Company or any
subsidiary or affiliate has agreed to keep confidential; provided, that
Confidential Information shall not include any information that has entered or
enters the public domain through no fault of Colatosti or which Colatosti is
required to disclose by legal process.&#160; Colatosti
shall make no use whatsoever, directly or indirectly, of any Confidential
Information, except as required in connection with the performance of Colatosti&#146;s
duties for the Company.</font></h2>

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<h2 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>(b)<font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Upon the Company&#146;s
request at any time and for any reason, Colatosti shall immediately deliver to
the Company all materials (including all copies) in Colatosti&#146;s possession
which contain or relate to Confidential Information.</h2>

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<h2 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>(c)<font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>All inventions,
developments or improvements made by Colatosti, either alone or in conjunction
with others, at any time or at any place during the Term, whether or not
reduced to writing or practice during such term, which relate to the business
in which the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate is engaged or in which the
Company or any subsidiary or affiliate intends to engage, shall be the
exclusive property of the Company.&#160; Colatosti
shall promptly disclose any such invention, development or improvement to the
Company, and, at the request and expense of the Company, shall assign all of Colatosti&#146;s
rights to the same to the Company.&#160; Colatosti
shall sign all instruments necessary for the filing and prosecution of any
applications for or extension or renewals of letters patent of the United
States or any foreign country which the Company desires to file. All
copyrightable work by Colatosti relating to the Company&#146;s business or any
subsidiary&#146;s business during the Term is intended to be &#147;work made for hire&#148; as
defined in Section&nbsp;101 of the Copyright Act of 1976, and shall be the
property of the Company.&#160; If the
copyright to any such copyrightable work is not the property of the Company by
operation of law, Colatosti will, without further consideration, assign to the
Company all right, title and interest in such copyrightable work and will
assist the Company and its nominees in every way, at the Company&#146;s expense, to
secure, maintain and defend for the Company&#146;s benefit copyrights and any
extensions and renewals thereof on any and all such work including translations
thereof in any and all countries, such work to be and to remain the property of
the Company whether copyrighted or not.</h2>

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<h1 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>5.<font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Remedies</u>.&#160; Without limiting the
remedies available to the Company, Colatosti acknowledges that a breach of any
of the covenants contained in Section&nbsp;4 herein could result in irreparable
injury to the Company for which there might be no adequate remedy at law, and
that, in the event of such a breach or threat thereof, the Company shall be
entitled to obtain a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary
injunction and a permanent injunction restraining Colatosti from engaging in
any activities prohibited by Section&nbsp;4 herein or such other equitable
relief as may be required to enforce specifically any of the covenants of Section&nbsp;4.&#160; The foregoing provisions and the provisions
of Section&nbsp;4 herein shall survive the term of this Agreement and the
termination of Colatosti&#146;s services with the Company, and shall continue
thereafter in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.</h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>6.<font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Termination</u>.&#160;
Colatosti&#146;s engagement by the Company hereunder may be terminated at any
time by the Company with or without cause, or by Colatosti upon at least thirty
(30) days&#146; prior written notice to the Company.&#160;
Notwithstanding anything contained herein, if Colatosti&#146;s services are
terminated for any reason, the Company shall have no further obligation </h1>

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<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">to make any payments to Colatosti hereunder
except for payments that had accrued but had not been paid prior to the date of
termination.</font></h1>

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<h1 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>7.<font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Enforceability,
etc</u>.&#160; This Agreement shall be
interpreted so as to be effective under applicable law, but if any portion
hereof is prohibited or invalid, such portion shall be ineffective only to the
extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of
this Agreement.</h1>

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<h1 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>9.<font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Amendments and Waivers</u>.&#160;
This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument
signed by the Company and Colatosti.&#160; No
waiver of this Agreement or any provision hereof shall be binding upon the
party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought unless it is made in
writing and signed by or on behalf of such party.&#160; No delay or omission in exercising any right
under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of that or any other right.</h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>10.<font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Binding Effect; Assignment</u>.&#160;
This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors and administrators,
successors and assigns, except that the rights and obligations of Colatosti
hereunder are personal and may not be assigned without the Company&#146;s prior
written consent.</h1>

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Jurisdiction</u>. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and the rights
of the parties determined in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.&#160; Each of the parties
hereto hereby irrevocably consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of
the state courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and of the United States
District Court located in Boston, Massachusetts in connection with any suit,
action, or other proceeding concerning this Agreement.</p>

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The parties agree that Colatosti is an independent contractor, and
nothing herein or in the relationship of the parties shall alter or affect such
status.</h1>

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<h1 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>13.<font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Entire Agreement</u>.&#160;
This Agreement constitutes the final and entire agreement of the parties
with respect to the matters covered hereby, and replaces and supersedes all
other agreements and understandings relating thereto.</h1>

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<h1 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>14.<font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Counterparts</u>.&#160;
This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, and
counterparts by facsimile, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all
of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.</h1>

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<h1 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>15.<font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>No Conflicts</u>.&#160; Colatosti represents to the Company that Colatosti
is not a party to or bound by any agreement or commitment that conflicts with
the obligations of Colatosti under this Agreement.</h1>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This
Agreement has been executed and delivered as a sealed instrument as of the date
first above written.</font></p>

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