JUNO ONLINE SERVICES INC
S-8, EX-99.1, 2000-08-22
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


                                  EXHIBIT 99.1

                           1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

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                           JUNO ONLINE SERVICES, INC.
                            1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
                   (AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF MARCH 2, 2000)


                                  ARTICLE ONE

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

      I.    PURPOSE OF THE PLAN

            This 1999 Stock Incentive Plan is intended to promote the interests
of Juno Online Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, by providing eligible
persons with the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest, or otherwise
increase their proprietary interest, in the Corporation as an incentive for them
to remain in the service of the Corporation.

            Capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in
the attached Appendix.

      II.   STRUCTURE OF THE PLAN

            A.    The Plan shall be divided into four separate equity programs:

                  (i) the Discretionary Option Grant Program under which
      eligible persons may, at the discretion of the Plan Administrator, be
      granted options to purchase shares of Common Stock,

                  (ii) the Salary Investment Option Grant Program under which
      eligible employees may elect to have a portion of their base salary
      invested each year in special options,

                  (iii) the Stock Issuance Program under which eligible persons
      may, at the discretion of the Plan Administrator, be issued shares of
      Common Stock directly, either through the immediate purchase of such
      shares or as a bonus for services rendered the Corporation (or any Parent
      or Subsidiary), and

                  (iv) the Automatic Option Grant Program under which eligible
      non-employee Board members shall automatically receive options at periodic
      intervals to purchase shares of Common Stock.

            B.    The provisions of Articles One and Six shall apply to all
equity programs under the Plan and shall govern the interests of all persons
under the Plan.

      III.  ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

            A.    The following provisions shall govern the administration of
the Plan:

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                  (i) The Board shall have the authority to administer the
      Discretionary Option Grant and Stock Issuance Programs with respect to
      Section 16 Insiders but may delegate such authority in whole or in part to
      the Primary Committee.

                  (ii) Administration of the Discretionary Option Grant and
      Stock Issuance Programs with respect to all other persons eligible to
      participate in those programs may, at the Board's discretion, be vested in
      the Primary Committee or a Secondary Committee, or the Board may retain
      the power to administer those programs with respect to all such persons.

                   (iii) The Primary Committee shall have the sole and exclusive
      authority to determine which Section 16 Insiders and other highly
      compensated Employees shall be eligible for participation in the Salary
      Investment Option Grant Program for one or more calendar years. However,
      all option grants under the Salary Investment Option Grant Program shall
      be made in accordance with the express terms of that program, and the
      Primary Committee shall not exercise any discretionary functions with
      respect to the option grants made under that program.

                  (iv) Administration of the Automatic Option Grant Program
      shall be self-executing in accordance with the terms of that program.

            B.    Each Plan Administrator shall, within the scope of its
administrative jurisdiction under the Plan, have full power and authority
subject to the provisions of the Plan:

                  (i) to establish such rules as it may deem appropriate for
      proper administration of the Plan, to make all factual determinations, to
      construe and interpret the provisions of the Plan and the awards
      thereunder and to resolve any and all ambiguities thereunder;

                  (ii) to determine, with respect to awards made under the
      Discretionary Option Grant and Stock Issuance Programs, which eligible
      persons are to receive such awards, the time or times when such awards are
      to be made, the number of shares to be covered by each such award, the
      vesting schedule (if any) applicable to the award, the status of a granted
      option as either an Incentive Option or a Non-Statutory Option and the
      maximum term for which the option is to remain outstanding;

                  (iii) to amend, modify or cancel any outstanding award with
      the consent of the holder or accelerate the vesting of such award; and

                  (iv) to take such other discretionary actions as permitted
      pursuant to the terms of the applicable program.

Decisions of each Plan Administrator within the scope of its administrative
functions under the Plan shall be final and binding on all parties.


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            C.    Members of the Primary Committee or any Secondary Committee
shall serve for such period of time as the Board may determine and may be
removed by the Board at any time. The Board may also at any time terminate the
functions of any Secondary Committee and reassume all powers and authority
previously delegated to such committee.

            D.    Service on the Primary Committee or the Secondary Committee
shall constitute service as a Board member, and members of each such committee
shall accordingly be entitled to full indemnification and reimbursement as Board
members for their service on such committee. No member of the Primary Committee
or the Secondary Committee shall be liable for any act or omission made in good
faith with respect to the Plan or any options or stock issuances under the Plan.

      IV.   ELIGIBILITY

            A.    The persons eligible to participate in the Discretionary
Option Grant and Stock Issuance Programs are as follows:

                  (i) Employees,

                  (ii) non-employee members of the Board or the board of
      directors of any Parent or Subsidiary, and

                  (iii) consultants and other independent advisors who provide
      services to the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary).

            B.    Only Employees who are Section 16 Insiders or other highly
compensated individuals shall be eligible to participate in the Salary
Investment Option Grant Program.

            C.    Only non-employee Board members shall be eligible to
participate in the Automatic Option Grant Program.

      V.    STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

            A.    The stock issuable under the Plan shall be shares of
authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased
by the Corporation on the open market. The maximum number of shares of Common
Stock initially reserved for issuance over the term of the Plan shall not exceed
Nine Million, Six Hundred Sixteen Thousand, Nine Hundred Forty-Six (9,616,946)
shares. Such authorized share reserve consists of (i) the number of shares
transferred to the Plan under the Predecessor Plan and the number of shares by
which the Plan was increased on the Plan Effective Date, (ii) the number of
shares added to the Plan on January 3, 2000 under the automatic share increase
provision of the Plan, plus (iii) an increase of Three Million, Five Hundred
Thousand (3,500,000) shares authorized by the Board subject to stockholder
approval at the Corporation's 2000 annual meeting of stockholders.

            B.    The number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance
under the Plan shall automatically increase on the first trading day of each
calendar year during the term of the Plan, beginning with the 2001 calendar
year, by an amount equal to four percent (4%) of the shares of Common Stock
outstanding on the last trading day of the immediately preceding


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calendar year, but in no event shall any such annual increase exceed Two Million
Four Hundred Thousand (2,400,000) shares.

            C.    No one person participating in the Plan may receive options,
separately exercisable stock appreciation rights and direct stock issuances for
more than One Million One Hundred Eleven Thousand One Hundred Eleven (1,111,111)
shares of Common Stock in the aggregate per calendar year, beginning with the
1999 calendar year.

            D.    Shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding options
(including options transferred into this Plan from the Predecessor Plan) shall
be available for subsequent issuance under the Plan to the extent those options
expire, terminate or are cancelled for any reason prior to exercise in full.
Unvested shares issued under the Plan and subsequently repurchased by the
Corporation, at the original exercise or issue price paid per share, pursuant to
the Corporation's repurchase rights under the Plan shall be added back to the
number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan and shall
accordingly be available for reissuance through one or more subsequent options
or direct stock issuances under the Plan. However, should the exercise price of
an option under the Plan be paid with shares of Common Stock or should shares of
Common Stock otherwise issuable under the Plan be withheld by the Corporation in
satisfaction of the withholding taxes incurred in connection with the exercise
of an option or the vesting of a stock issuance under the Plan, then the number
of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced
by the gross number of shares for which the option is exercised or which vest
under the stock issuance, and not by the net number of shares of Common Stock
issued to the holder of such option or stock issuance. Shares of Common Stock
underlying one or more stock appreciation rights exercised under the Plan shall
NOT be available for subsequent issuance.

            E.    If any change is made to the Common Stock by reason of any
stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange
of shares or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class
without the Corporation's receipt of consideration, appropriate adjustments
shall be made to (i) the maximum number and/or class of securities issuable
under the Plan, (ii) the number and/or class of securities by which the share
reserve is to increase each calendar year pursuant to the automatic share
increase provisions of the Plan, (iii) the number and/or class of securities for
which any one person may be granted options, separately exercisable stock
appreciation rights and direct stock issuances under the Plan per calendar year,
(iv) the number and/or class of securities for which grants are subsequently to
be made under the Automatic Option Grant Program to new and continuing
non-employee Board members, (v) the number and/or class of securities and the
exercise price per share in effect under each outstanding option under the Plan
and (vi) the number and/or class of securities and price per share in effect
under each outstanding option incorporated into this Plan from the Predecessor
Plan. Such adjustments to the outstanding options are to be effected in a manner
which shall preclude the enlargement or dilution of rights and benefits under
such options. The adjustments determined by the Plan Administrator shall be
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                                   ARTICLE TWO

                       DISCRETIONARY OPTION GRANT PROGRAM

      I.    OPTION TERMS

            Each option shall be evidenced by one or more documents in the form
approved by the Plan Administrator; PROVIDED, however, that each such document
shall comply with the terms specified below. Each document evidencing an
Incentive Option shall, in addition, be subject to the provisions of the Plan
applicable to such options.

            A.    EXERCISE PRICE.

                  1. The exercise price per share shall be fixed by the Plan
Administrator at the time of the option grant.

                  2. The exercise price shall become immediately due upon
exercise of the option and may, subject to the provisions of Section II of
Article Six, be paid as follows:

                  (i) in cash or via check payable to the Corporation;

                  (ii) in shares of Common Stock held for the requisite period
      necessary to avoid a charge to the Corporation's earnings for financial
      reporting purposes and valued at Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date,
      or

                  (iii) to the extent the option is exercised for vested shares,
      through a special sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which the
      Optionee shall concurrently provide irrevocable instructions to (a) a
      Corporation-approved brokerage firm to effect the immediate sale of the
      purchased shares and remit to the Corporation, out of the sale proceeds
      available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to cover the aggregate
      exercise price payable for the purchased shares plus all applicable
      Federal, state and local income and employment taxes required to be
      withheld by the Corporation by reason of such exercise and (b) the
      Corporation to deliver the certificates for the purchased shares directly
      to such brokerage firm in order to complete the sale.

            Except to the extent such sale and remittance procedure is utilized,
payment of the exercise price for the purchased shares must be made on the
Exercise Date.

            B.    EXERCISE AND TERM OF OPTIONS. Each option shall be exercisable
at such time or times, during such period and for such number of shares as shall
be determined by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the documents
evidencing the option. However, no option shall have a term in excess of ten
(10) years measured from the option grant date.



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            C.    Cessation of Service.

                  1.   The following provisions shall govern the exercise of any
options outstanding at the time of the Optionee's cessation of Service or death:

                  (i) Any option outstanding at the time of the Optionee's
      cessation of Service for any reason shall remain exercisable for such
      period of time thereafter as shall be determined by the Plan Administrator
      and set forth in the documents evidencing the option, but no such option
      shall be exercisable after the expiration of the option term.

                  (ii) Any option exercisable in whole or in part by the
      Optionee at the time of death may be subsequently exercised by his or her
      Beneficiary.

                  (iii) During the applicable post-Service exercise period, the
      option may not be exercised in the aggregate for more than the number of
      vested shares for which the option is exercisable on the date of the
      Optionee's cessation of Service. Upon the expiration of the applicable
      exercise period or (if earlier) upon the expiration of the option term,
      the option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any vested
      shares for which the option has not been exercised. However, the option
      shall, immediately upon the Optionee's cessation of Service, terminate and
      cease to be outstanding to the extent the option is not otherwise at that
      time exercisable for vested shares.

                    (iv) Should the Optionee's Service be terminated for
      Misconduct or should the Optionee engage in Misconduct while his or her
      options are outstanding, then all such options shall terminate immediately
      and cease to be outstanding.

                  2.   The Plan Administrator shall have complete discretion,
exercisable either at the time an option is granted or at any time while the
option remains outstanding:

                  (i) to extend the period of time for which the option is to
      remain exercisable following the Optionee's cessation of Service to such
      period of time as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate, but in no
      event beyond the expiration of the option term, and/or

                  (ii) to permit the option to be exercised, during the
      applicable post-Service exercise period, for one or more additional
      installments in which the Optionee would have vested had the Optionee
      continued in Service.

            D.    STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. The holder of an option shall have no
stockholder rights with respect to the shares subject to the option until such
person shall have exercised the option, paid the exercise price and become a
holder of record of the purchased shares.

            E.    REPURCHASE RIGHTS. The Plan Administrator shall have the
discretion to grant options which are exercisable for unvested shares of Common
Stock. Should the Optionee


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cease Service while holding such unvested shares, the Corporation shall have the
right to repurchase, at the exercise price paid per share, any or all of those
unvested shares. The terms upon which such repurchase right shall be exercisable
(including the period and procedure for exercise and the appropriate vesting
schedule for the purchased shares) shall be established by the Plan
Administrator and set forth in the document evidencing such repurchase right.

            F.    LIMITED TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. During the lifetime of the
Optionee, Incentive Options shall be exercisable only by the Optionee and shall
not be assignable or transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent
and distribution following the Optionee's death. Non-Statutory Options shall be
subject to the same restrictions, except that a Non-Statutory Option may, to the
extent permitted by the Plan Administrator, be assigned in whole or in part
during the Optionee's lifetime (i) as a gift to one or more members of the
Optionee's immediate family, to a trust in which Optionee and/or one or more
such family members hold more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial
interest or to an entity in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting
interests are owned by one or more such family members or (ii) pursuant to a
domestic relations order. The terms applicable to the assigned portion shall be
the same as those in effect for the option immediately prior to such assignment
and shall be set forth in such documents issued to the assignee as the Plan
Administrator may deem appropriate.

      II.   INCENTIVE OPTIONS

            The terms specified below shall be applicable to all Incentive
Options. Except as modified by the provisions of this Section II, all the
provisions of Articles One, Two and Six shall be applicable to Incentive
Options. Options which are specifically designated as Non-Statutory Options when
issued under the Plan shall NOT be subject to the terms of this Section II.

            A.    ELIGIBILITY. Incentive Options may only be granted to
Employees.

            B.    EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price per share shall not be less
than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common
Stock on the option grant date.

            C.    DOLLAR LIMITATION. The aggregate Fair Market Value of the
shares of Common Stock (determined as of the respective date or dates of grant)
for which one or more options granted to any Employee under the Plan (or any
other option plan of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary) may for the
first time become exercisable as Incentive Options during any one calendar year
shall not exceed the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). To the
extent the Employee holds two (2) or more such options which become exercisable
for the first time in the same calendar year, the foregoing limitation on the
exercisability of such options as Incentive Options shall be applied on the
basis of the order in which such options are granted.

            D.    10% STOCKHOLDER. If any Employee to whom an Incentive Option
is granted is a 10% Stockholder, then the exercise price per share shall not be
less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per share of
Common Stock on the option grant date, and the option term shall not exceed five
(5) years measured from the option grant date.


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      III.  CHANGE IN CONTROL/HOSTILE TAKE-OVER

            A.    Each option outstanding at the time of a Change in Control but
not otherwise fully-vested shall automatically accelerate so that each such
option shall, immediately prior to the effective date of the Change in Control,
become exercisable for all of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to
that option and may be exercised for any or all of those shares as fully-vested
shares of Common Stock. However, an outstanding option shall not so accelerate
if and to the extent: (i) such option is, in connection with the Change in
Control, assumed or otherwise continued in full force and effect by the
successor corporation (or parent thereof) pursuant to the terms of the Change in
Control, (ii) such option is replaced with a cash incentive program of the
successor corporation which preserves the spread existing at the time of the
Change in Control on the shares of Common Stock for which the option is not
otherwise at that time exercisable and provides for subsequent payout in
accordance with the same vesting schedule applicable to those option shares or
(iii) the acceleration of such option is subject to other limitations imposed by
the Plan Administrator at the time of the option grant. Each option outstanding
at the time of the Change in Control shall terminate as provided in Section
III.C. of this Article Two.

            B.    All outstanding repurchase rights shall also terminate
automatically, and the shares of Common Stock subject to those terminated rights
shall immediately vest in full, in the event of any Change in Control, except to
the extent: (i) those repurchase rights are assigned to the successor
corporation (or parent thereof) or otherwise continue in full force and effect
pursuant to the terms of the Change in Control or (ii) such accelerated vesting
is precluded by other limitations imposed by the Plan Administrator at the time
the repurchase right is issued.

            C.    Immediately following the consummation of the Change in
Control, all outstanding options shall terminate and cease to be outstanding,
except to the extent assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or
otherwise expressly continued in full force and effect pursuant to the terms of
the Change in Control.

            D.    Each option which is assumed in connection with a Change in
Control shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Change in
Control, to apply to the number and class of securities which would have been
issuable to the Optionee in consummation of such Change in Control had the
option been exercised immediately prior to such Change in Control. Appropriate
adjustments to reflect such Change in Control shall also be made to (i) the
exercise price payable per share under each outstanding option, PROVIDED the
aggregate exercise price payable for such securities shall remain the same, (ii)
the maximum number and/or class of securities available for issuance over the
remaining term of the Plan and (iii) the maximum number and/or class of
securities for which any one person may be granted options, separately
exercisable stock appreciation rights and direct stock issuances under the Plan
per calendar year.

            E.    The Plan Administrator may at any time provide that one or
more options will automatically accelerate in connection with a Change in
Control, whether or not those options are assumed or otherwise continued in full
force and effect pursuant to the terms of the Change in Control. Any such option
shall accordingly become exercisable, immediately prior to


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the effective date of such Change in Control, for all of the shares of Common
Stock at the time subject to that option and may be exercised for any or all of
those shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock. In addition, the Plan
Administrator may at any time provide that one or more of the Corporation's
repurchase rights shall not be assignable in connection with such Change in
Control and shall terminate upon the consummation of such Change in Control.

            F.    The Plan Administrator may at any time provide that one or
more options will automatically accelerate upon an Involuntary Termination of
the Optionee's Service within a designated period (not to exceed eighteen (18)
months) following the effective date of any Change in Control in which those
options do not otherwise accelerate. Any options so accelerated shall remain
exercisable for fully-vested shares until the EARLIER of (i) the expiration of
the option term or (ii) the expiration of the one (1) year period measured from
the effective date of the Involuntary Termination. In addition, the Plan
Administrator may at any time provide that one or more of the Corporation's
repurchase rights shall immediately terminate upon such Involuntary Termination.

            G.    The Plan Administrator may at any time provide that one or
more options will automatically accelerate in connection with a Hostile
Take-Over. Any such option shall become exercisable, immediately prior to the
effective date of such Hostile Take-Over, for all of the shares of Common Stock
at the time subject to that option and may be exercised for any or all of those
shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock. In addition, the Plan
Administrator may at any time provide that one or more of the Corporation's
repurchase rights shall terminate automatically upon the consummation of such
Hostile Take-Over. Alternatively, the Plan Administrator may condition such
automatic acceleration and termination upon an Involuntary Termination of the
Optionee's Service within a designated period (not to exceed eighteen (18)
months) following the effective date of such Hostile Take-Over. Each option so
accelerated shall remain exercisable for fully-vested shares until the
expiration or sooner termination of the option term.

            H.    The portion of any Incentive Option accelerated in connection
with a Change in Control or Hostile Take Over shall remain exercisable as an
Incentive Option only to the extent the applicable One Hundred Thousand Dollar
($100,000) limitation is not exceeded. To the extent such dollar limitation is
exceeded, the accelerated portion of such option shall be exercisable as a
Non-Statutory Option under the Federal tax laws.

      IV.   STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

            The Plan Administrator may, subject to such conditions as it may
determine, grant to selected Optionees stock appreciation rights which will
allow the holders of those rights to elect between the exercise of the
underlying option for shares of Common Stock and the surrender of that option in
exchange for a distribution from the Corporation in an amount equal to the
excess of (a) the Option Surrender Value of the number of shares for which the
option is surrendered over (b) the aggregate exercise price payable for such
shares. The distribution may be made in shares of Common Stock valued at Fair
Market Value on the option surrender date, in cash, or partly in shares and
partly in cash, as the Plan Administrator shall in its sole discretion deem
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                                  ARTICLE THREE

                     SALARY INVESTMENT OPTION GRANT PROGRAM

      I.    OPTION GRANTS

            The Primary Committee may implement the Salary Investment Option
Grant Program for one or more calendar years and select the Section 16 Insiders
and other highly compensated Employees eligible to participate in the Salary
Investment Option Grant Program for each such calendar year. Each selected
individual who elects to participate in the Salary Investment Option Grant
Program must, prior to the start of each calendar year of participation, file
with the Plan Administrator (or its designate) an irrevocable authorization
directing the Corporation to reduce his or her base salary for that calendar
year by an amount not less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) nor more than
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00). The Primary Committee shall have complete
discretion to determine whether to approve the filed authorization in whole or
in part. To the extent the Primary Committee approves the authorization, the
individual who filed that authorization shall be granted an option under the
Salary Investment Grant Program on the first trading day in January for the
calendar year for which the salary reduction is to be in effect.

      II.   OPTION TERMS

            Each option shall be a Non-Statutory Option evidenced by one or more
documents in the form approved by the Plan Administrator; PROVIDED, however,
that each such document shall comply with the terms specified below.

            A.    EXERCISE PRICE.

                  1.   The exercise price per share shall be thirty-three and
one-third percent (33-1/3%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock
on the option grant date.

                  2.   The exercise price shall become immediately due upon
exercise of the option and shall be payable in one or more of the alternative
forms authorized under the Discretionary Option Grant Program. Except to the
extent the sale and remittance procedure specified thereunder is utilized,
payment of the exercise price for the purchased shares must be made on the
Exercise Date.

            B.    NUMBER OF OPTION SHARES. The number of shares of Common Stock
subject to the option shall be determined pursuant to the following formula
(rounded down to the nearest whole number):

                  X = A / (B x 66-2/3%), where

                  X is the number of option shares,

                  A is the dollar amount of the approved reduction in the
            Optionee's base salary for the calendar year, and


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                  B is the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the
            option grant date.

            C.    EXERCISE AND TERM OF OPTIONS. The option shall become
exercisable in a series of twelve (12) successive equal monthly installments
upon the Optionee's completion of each calendar month of Service in the calendar
year for which the salary reduction is in effect. Each option shall have a
maximum term of ten (10) years measured from the option grant date.

            D.    CESSATION OF SERVICE. Each option outstanding at the time of
the Optionee's cessation of Service shall remain exercisable, for any or all of
the shares for which the option is exercisable at the time of such cessation of
Service, until the EARLIER of (i) the expiration of the option term or (ii) the
expiration of the three (3)-year period following the Optionee's cessation of
Service. To the extent the option is held by the Optionee at the time of his or
her death, the option may be exercised by his or her Beneficiary. However, the
option shall, immediately upon the Optionee's cessation of Service, terminate
and cease to remain outstanding with respect to any and all shares of Common
Stock for which the option is not otherwise at that time exercisable.

      III.  CHANGE IN CONTROL/HOSTILE TAKE-OVER

            A.    In the event of any Change in Control or Hostile Take-Over
while the Optionee remains in Service, each outstanding option shall
automatically accelerate so that each such option shall, immediately prior to
the effective date of the Change in Control or Hostile Take-Over, become fully
exercisable with respect to the total number of shares of Common Stock at the
time subject to such option and may be exercised for any or all of those shares
as fully-vested shares of Common Stock. Each such option accelerated in
connection with a Change in Control shall terminate upon the Change in Control,
except to the extent assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or
otherwise continued in full force and effect pursuant to the terms of the Change
in Control. Each such option accelerated in connection with a Hostile Take-Over
shall remain exercisable until the expiration or sooner termination of the
option term.

            B.    Upon the occurrence of a Hostile Take-Over, the Optionee shall
have a thirty (30)-day period in which to surrender to the Corporation each of
his or her outstanding options. The Optionee shall in return be entitled to a
cash distribution from the Corporation in an amount equal to the excess of (i)
the Option Surrender Value of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to
each surrendered option (whether or not the Optionee is otherwise at the time
vested in those shares) over (ii) the aggregate exercise price payable for such
shares. Such cash distribution shall be paid within five (5) days following the
surrender of the option to the Corporation.

      IV.   REMAINING TERMS

            The remaining terms of each option granted under the Salary
Investment Option Grant Program shall be the same as the terms in effect for
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                                  ARTICLE FOUR

                             STOCK ISSUANCE PROGRAM

      I.    STOCK ISSUANCE TERMS

            Shares of Common Stock may be issued under the Stock Issuance
Program through direct and immediate issuances without any intervening options.
Shares of Common Stock may also be issued under the Stock Issuance Program
pursuant to share right awards which entitle the recipients to receive those
shares upon the attainment of designated performance goals or Service
requirements. Each such award shall be evidenced by one or more documents which
comply with the terms specified below.

            A.    PURCHASE PRICE.

                  1.   The purchase price per share of Common Stock subject to
direct issuance shall be fixed by the Plan Administrator.

                  2.   Subject to the provisions of Section II of Article Six,
shares of Common Stock may be issued under the Stock Issuance Program for any of
the following items of consideration which the Plan Administrator may deem
appropriate in each individual instance:

                  (i) cash or check made payable to the Corporation, or

                  (ii) past services rendered to the Corporation (or any Parent
      or Subsidiary).

            B.    VESTING/ISSUANCE PROVISIONS.

                  1.   The Plan Administrator may issue shares of Common Stock
which are fully and immediately vested upon issuance or which are to vest in one
or more installments over the Participant's period of Service or upon attainment
of specified performance objectives. Alternatively, the Plan Administrator may
issue share right awards which shall entitle the recipient to receive a
specified number of vested shares of Common Stock upon the attainment of one or
more performance goals or Service requirements established by the Plan
Administrator.

                  2.   Any new, substituted or additional securities or other
property (including money paid other than as a regular cash dividend) which the
Participant may have the right to receive with respect to his or her unvested
shares of Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares or other change
affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Corporation's
receipt of consideration shall be issued subject to (i) the same vesting
requirements applicable to the Participant's unvested shares of Common Stock and
(ii) such escrow arrangements as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate.

                  3.   The Participant shall have full stockholder rights with
respect to the issued shares of Common Stock, whether or not the Participant's
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vested. Accordingly, the Participant shall have the right to vote such shares
and to receive any regular cash dividends paid on such shares.

                  4.   Should the Participant cease to remain in Service while
holding one or more unvested shares of Common Stock, or should the performance
objectives not be attained with respect to one or more such unvested shares of
Common Stock, then those shares shall be immediately surrendered to the
Corporation for cancellation, and the Participant shall have no further
stockholder rights with respect to those shares. To the extent the surrendered
shares were previously issued to the Participant for consideration paid in cash
or cash equivalent (including the Participant's purchase-money indebtedness),
the Corporation shall repay to the Participant the cash consideration paid for
the surrendered shares and shall cancel the unpaid principal balance of any
outstanding purchase-money note of the Participant attributable to the
surrendered shares.

                  5.   The Plan Administrator may waive the surrender and
cancellation of one or more unvested shares of Common Stock (or other assets
attributable thereto) which would otherwise occur upon the cessation of the
Participant's Service or the non-attainment of the performance objectives
applicable to those shares. Such waiver shall result in the immediate vesting of
the Participant's interest in the shares of Common Stock as to which the waiver
applies. Such waiver may be effected at any time, whether before or after the
Participant's cessation of Service or the attainment or non-attainment of the
applicable performance objectives.

                  6.   Outstanding share right awards shall automatically
terminate, and no shares of Common Stock shall actually be issued in
satisfaction of those awards, if the performance goals or Service requirements
established for such awards are not attained. The Plan Administrator, however,
shall have the authority to issue shares of Common Stock in satisfaction of one
or more outstanding share right awards as to which the designated performance
goals or Service requirements are not attained.

      II.   CHANGE IN CONTROL/HOSTILE TAKE-OVER

            A.    All of the Corporation's outstanding repurchase rights shall
terminate automatically, and all the shares of Common Stock subject to those
terminated rights shall immediately vest in full, in the event of any Change in
Control, except to the extent (i) those repurchase rights are assigned to the
successor corporation (or parent thereof) or otherwise continue in full force
and effect pursuant to the terms of the Change in Control or (ii) such
accelerated vesting is precluded by other limitations imposed by the Plan
Administrator at the time the repurchase right is issued.

            B.    The Plan Administrator may at any time provide for the
automatic termination of one or more of those outstanding repurchase rights and
the immediate vesting of the shares of Common Stock subject to those terminated
rights upon (i) a Change in Control or Hostile Take-Over or (ii) an Involuntary
Termination of the Participant's Service within a designated period (not to
exceed eighteen (18) months) following the effective date of any Change in
Control or Hostile Take-Over in which those repurchase rights are assigned to
the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or otherwise continue in full
force and effect.


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      III.  SHARE ESCROW/LEGENDS

            Unvested shares may, in the Plan Administrator's discretion, be held
in escrow by the Corporation until the Participant's interest in such shares
vests or may be issued directly to the Participant with restrictive legends on
the certificates evidencing those unvested shares.



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                                  ARTICLE FIVE

                         AUTOMATIC OPTION GRANT PROGRAM

      I.    OPTION TERMS

            A.    GRANT DATES. Options shall be made on the dates specified
below:

                  1.   Each individual who is first elected or appointed as a
non-employee Board member shall automatically be granted, on the date of such
initial election or appointment, a Non-Statutory Option to purchase Twenty Two
Thousand Two Hundred Twenty Two (22,222) shares of Common Stock.

                  2.   On the date of each Annual Stockholders Meeting held
after the Plan Effective Date, each individual who is to continue to serve as a
non-employee Board member, whether or not that individual is standing for
re-election to the Board, shall automatically be granted a Non-Statutory Option
to purchase Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy Seven (7,777) shares of Common
Stock, provided such individual has served as a non-employee Board member for at
least six (6) months.

            B.    EXERCISE PRICE.

                  1.   The exercise price per share shall be equal to one
hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the
option grant date.

                  2.   The exercise price shall be payable in one or more of the
alternative forms authorized under the Discretionary Option Grant Program.
Except to the extent the sale and remittance procedure specified thereunder is
utilized, payment of the exercise price for the purchased shares must be made on
the Exercise Date.

            C.    OPTION TERM. Each option shall have a term of ten (10) years
measured from the option grant date.

            D.    EXERCISE AND VESTING OF OPTIONS. Each initial 22,222-share
option grant shall become exercisable upon the Optionee's completion of four (4)
months of Board service measured from the grant date. Each annual 7,777-share
option grant shall become exercisable upon the Optionee's completion of six (6)
months of Board service measured from the grant date.

            E.    CESSATION OF BOARD SERVICE. The following provisions shall
govern the exercise of any options outstanding at the time of the Optionee's
cessation of Board service:

                  (i) Any option outstanding at the time of the Optionee's
      cessation of Board service for any reason shall remain exercisable for a
      twelve (12)-month period following the date of such cessation of Board
      service, but in no event shall such option be exercisable after the
      expiration of the option term.


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                  (ii) Any option exercisable in whole or in part by the
      Optionee at the time of death may be subsequently exercised by his or her
      Beneficiary.

                  (iii) Following the Optionee's cessation of Board service, the
      option may not be exercised in the aggregate for more than the number of
      shares for which the option was exercisable on the date of such cessation
      of Board service. Upon the expiration of the applicable exercise period or
      (if earlier) upon the expiration of the option term, the option shall
      terminate and cease to be outstanding for any vested shares for which the
      option has not been exercised. However, the option shall, immediately upon
      the Optionee's cessation of Board service, terminate and cease to be
      outstanding for any and all shares for which the option is not otherwise
      at that time exercisable.

                  (iv) However, should the Optionee cease to serve as a Board
      member by reason of death or Permanent Disability, then all shares at the
      time subject to the option shall immediately vest so that such option may,
      during the twelve (12)-month exercise period following such cessation of
      Board service, be exercised for all or any portion of those shares as
      fully-vested shares of Common Stock.

      II.   CHANGE IN CONTROL/HOSTILE TAKE-OVER

            A.    In the event of any Change in Control or Hostile Take-Over,
each outstanding option to the extent not otherwise exercisable shall
automatically accelerate in full so that each such option may, immediately prior
to the effective date of such Change in Control or Hostile Take-Over, be
exercised for all or any of those Option Shares as fully-vested shares of Common
Stock. Each such option accelerated in connection with a Change in Control shall
terminate upon the Change in Control, except to the extent assumed by the
successor corporation (or parent thereof) or otherwise continued in full force
and effect pursuant to the terms of the Change in Control. Each such option
accelerated in connection with a Hostile Take-Over shall remain exercisable
until the expiration or sooner termination of the option term.

            B.    Upon the occurrence of a Hostile Take-Over, the Optionee shall
have a thirty (30)-day period in which to surrender to the Corporation each of
his or her outstanding options. The Optionee shall in return be entitled to a
cash distribution from the Corporation in an amount equal to the excess of (i)
the Option Surrender Value of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to
each surrendered option (whether or not the option is otherwise at the time
exercisable for those shares) over (ii) the aggregate exercise price payable for
such shares. Such cash distribution shall be paid within five (5) days following
the surrender of the option to the Corporation.

            C.    Each option which is assumed in connection with a Change in
Control shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to the number and class of
securities which would have been issuable to the Optionee in consummation of
such Change in Control had the option been exercised immediately prior to such
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made to the exercise price payable per share under each outstanding option,
PROVIDED the aggregate exercise price payable for such securities shall remain
the same.

      III.  REMAINING TERMS

            The remaining terms of each option granted under the Automatic
Option Grant Program shall be the same as the terms in effect for options made
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                                   ARTICLE SIX

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

      I.    NO IMPAIRMENT OF AUTHORITY

            Outstanding awards shall in no way affect the right of the
Corporation to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or
business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or
transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

      II.   FINANCING

            The Plan Administrator may permit any Optionee or Participant to pay
the option exercise price under the Discretionary Option Grant Program or the
purchase price of shares issued under the Stock Issuance Program by delivering a
full-recourse, interest bearing promissory note payable in one or more
installments. The terms of any such promissory note (including the interest rate
and the terms of repayment) shall be established by the Plan Administrator in
its sole discretion. In no event may the maximum credit available to the
Optionee or Participant exceed the sum of (i) the aggregate option exercise
price or purchase price payable for the purchased shares plus (ii) any Federal,
state and local income and employment tax liability incurred by the Optionee or
the Participant in connection with the option exercise or share purchase.

      III.  TAX WITHHOLDING

            A.    The Corporation's obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock
upon the exercise of options or the issuance or vesting of such shares under the
Plan shall be subject to the satisfaction of all applicable Federal, state and
local income and employment tax withholding requirements.

            B.    The Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, provide any or
all holders of Non-Statutory Options or unvested shares of Common Stock under
the Plan with the right to use shares of Common Stock in satisfaction of all or
part of the Taxes incurred by such holders in connection with the exercise of
their options or the vesting of their shares. Such right may be provided to any
such holder in either or both of the following formats:

                  STOCK WITHHOLDING: The election to have the Corporation
withhold, from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon the exercise
of such Non-Statutory Option or the vesting of such shares, a portion of those
shares with an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the percentage of the Taxes
(not to exceed one hundred percent (100%)) designated by the holder.

                  STOCK DELIVERY: The election to deliver to the Corporation, at
the time the Non-Statutory Option is exercised or the shares vest, one or more
shares of Common Stock previously acquired by such holder (other than in
connection with the option exercise or share vesting triggering the Taxes) with
an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the percentage of the Taxes (not to
exceed one hundred percent (100%)) designated by the holder.


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      IV.   EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN

            A.    The Plan became effective immediately upon the Plan Effective
Date. However, the Salary Investment Option Grant Program shall not be
implemented until such time as the Primary Committee or the Board may deem
appropriate. Options may be granted under the Discretionary Option Grant or
Automatic Option Grant Program at any time on or after the Plan Effective Date.

            B.    The Plan serves as the successor to the Predecessor Plan, and
no further options or direct stock issuances shall be made under the Predecessor
Plan. However, each outstanding option transferred from the Predecessor Plan
shall continue to be governed solely by the terms of the documents evidencing
such option, and no provision of the Plan shall be deemed to affect or otherwise
modify the rights or obligations of the holders of such transferred options with
respect to their acquisition of shares of Common Stock.

            C.    One or more provisions of the Plan, including (without
limitation) the option/vesting acceleration provisions of Article Two relating
to Changes in Control, may, in the Plan Administrator's discretion, be extended
to one or more options transferred from the Predecessor Plan which do not
otherwise contain such provisions.

            D.    The Plan shall terminate upon the EARLIEST of (i) March 25,
2009, (ii) the date on which all shares available for issuance under the Plan
shall have been issued as fully-vested shares or (iii) the termination of all
outstanding options in connection with a Change in Control. Upon such plan
termination, all outstanding options and unvested stock issuances shall
thereafter continue to have force and effect in accordance with the provisions
of the documents evidencing such grants or issuances.

      V.    AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN

            A.    The Board shall have complete and exclusive power and
authority to amend or modify the Plan in any or all respects. However, no such
amendment or modification shall adversely affect the rights and obligations with
respect to stock options or unvested stock issuances at the time outstanding
under the Plan unless the Optionee or the Participant consents to such amendment
or modification. In addition, certain amendments may require stockholder
approval pursuant to applicable laws or regulations.

            B.    Options to purchase shares of Common Stock may be granted
under the Discretionary Option Grant and Salary Investment Option Grant Programs
and shares of Common Stock may be issued under the Stock Issuance Program that
are in each instance in excess of the number of shares then available for
issuance under the Plan, provided any excess shares actually issued under those
programs shall be held in escrow until there is obtained stockholder approval of
an amendment sufficiently increasing the number of shares of Common Stock
available for issuance under the Plan. If such stockholder approval is not
obtained within twelve (12) months after the date the first such excess
issuances are made, then (i) any unexercised options granted on the basis of
such excess shares shall terminate and cease to be outstanding and (ii) the
Corporation shall promptly refund to the Optionees and the Participants the
exercise or purchase price paid for any excess shares issued under the Plan and
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escrow, together with interest (at the applicable Short Term Federal Rate) for
the period the shares were held in escrow, and such shares shall thereupon be
automatically cancelled and cease to be outstanding.

      VI.   USE OF PROCEEDS

            Any cash proceeds received by the Corporation from the sale of
shares of Common Stock under the Plan shall be used for general corporate
purposes.

      VII.  REGULATORY APPROVALS

            A.    The implementation of the Plan, the granting of any stock
option under the Plan and the issuance of any shares of Common Stock (i) upon
the exercise of any granted option or (ii) under the Stock Issuance Program
shall be subject to the Corporation's procurement of all approvals and permits
required by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the Plan, the stock
options granted under it and the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to it.

            B.    No shares of Common Stock or other assets shall be issued or
delivered under the Plan unless and until there shall have been compliance with
all applicable requirements of Federal and state securities laws, including the
filing and effectiveness of the Form S-8 registration statement for the shares
of Common Stock issuable under the Plan, and all applicable listing requirements
of any stock exchange (or the Nasdaq National Market, if applicable) on which
Common Stock is then listed for trading.

      VIII. NO EMPLOYMENT/SERVICE RIGHTS

            Nothing in the Plan shall confer upon the Optionee or the
Participant any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration
or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Corporation
(or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining such person) or of the
Optionee or the Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each,
to terminate such person's Service at any time for any reason, with or without
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                                    APPENDIX


            The following definitions shall be in effect under the Plan:

            A.    AUTOMATIC OPTION GRANT PROGRAM shall mean the automatic option
grant program in effect under the Plan.

            B.    BENEFICIARY shall mean, in the event the Plan Administrator
implements a beneficiary designation procedure, the person designated by an
Optionee or Participant, pursuant to such procedure, to succeed to such person's
rights under any outstanding awards held by him or her at the time of death. In
the absence of such designation or procedure, the Beneficiary shall be the
personal representative of the estate of the Optionee or Participant or the
person or persons to whom the award is transferred by will or the laws of
descent and distribution.

            C.    BOARD shall mean the Corporation's Board of Directors.

            D.    CHANGE IN CONTROL shall mean a change in ownership or control
of the Corporation effected through any of the following transactions:

                  (i) a merger, consolidation or reorganization approved by the
      Corporation's stockholders, UNLESS securities representing more than fifty
      percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the voting securities
      of the successor corporation are immediately thereafter beneficially
      owned, directly or indirectly and in substantially the same proportion, by
      the persons who beneficially owned the Corporation's outstanding voting
      securities immediately prior to such transaction,

                  (ii) any stockholder-approved transfer or other disposition of
      all or substantially all of the Corporation's assets, or

                  (iii) the acquisition, directly or indirectly by any person or
      related group of persons (other than the Corporation or a person that
      directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common
      control with, the Corporation), of beneficial ownership (within the
      meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act) of securities possessing more than
      fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the
      Corporation's outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or exchange
      offer made directly to the Corporation's stockholders which the Board
      recommends such stockholders accept.

            E.    CODE shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

            F.    COMMON STOCK shall mean the Corporation's common stock.

            G.    CORPORATION shall mean Juno Online Services, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and its successors.


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            H.    DISCRETIONARY OPTION GRANT PROGRAM shall mean the
discretionary option grant program in effect under the Plan.

            I.    EMPLOYEE shall mean an individual who is in the employ of the
Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), subject to the control and direction
of the employer entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and
method of performance.

            J.    EXERCISE DATE shall mean the date on which the Corporation
shall have received written notice of the option exercise.

            K.    FAIR MARKET VALUE per share of Common Stock on any relevant
date shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions:

                  (i) If the Common Stock is at the time traded on the Nasdaq
      National Market, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling
      price per share of Common Stock on the date in question, as such price is
      reported on the Nasdaq National Market or any successor system. If there
      is no closing selling price for the Common Stock on the date in question,
      then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price on the last
      preceding date for which such quotation exists.

                  (ii) If the Common Stock is at the time listed on any Stock
      Exchange, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price
      per share of Common Stock on the date in question on the Stock Exchange
      determined by the Plan Administrator to be the primary market for the
      Common Stock, as such price is officially quoted in the composite tape of
      transactions on such exchange. If there is no closing selling price for
      the Common Stock on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall
      be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such
      quotation exists.

                  (iii) For purposes of any options transferred from the
      Predecessor Plan, the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Plan
      Administrator, after taking into account such factors as it deems
      appropriate.

            L.    HOSTILE TAKE-OVER shall mean:

                  (i) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any person or
      related group of persons (other than the Corporation or a person that
      directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common
      control with, the Corporation) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning
      of Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act) of securities possessing more than fifty
      percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Corporation's
      outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made
      directly to the Corporation's stockholders which the Board does not
      recommend such stockholders to accept, or

                  (ii) a change in the composition of the Board over a period of
      thirty-six (36) consecutive months or less such that a majority of the
      Board members ceases, by reason of one or more contested elections for
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      membership, to be comprised of individuals who either (A) have been
      Board members continuously since the beginning of such period or (B) have
      been elected or nominated for election as Board members during such period
      by at least a majority of the Board members described in clause (A) who
      were still in office at the time the Board approved such election or
      nomination.

            M.    INCENTIVE OPTION shall mean an option which satisfies the
requirements of Code Section 422.

            N.    INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION shall mean the termination of the
Service of any individual which occurs by reason of:

                  (i) such individual's involuntary dismissal or discharge by
      the Corporation for reasons other than Misconduct, or

                  (ii) such individual's voluntary resignation following (A) a
      change in his or her position with the Corporation or Parent or Subsidiary
      employing the individual which materially reduces his or her duties and
      responsibilities or the level of management to which he or she reports,
      (B) a reduction in his or her level of compensation (including base
      salary, fringe benefits and target bonus under any performance based bonus
      or incentive programs) by more than fifteen percent (15%) or (C) a
      relocation of such individual's place of employment by more than fifty
      (50) miles, provided and only if such change, reduction or relocation is
      effected by the Corporation without the individual's consent.

            O.    MISCONDUCT shall mean the commission of any act of fraud,
embezzlement or dishonesty by the Optionee or Participant, any unauthorized use
or disclosure by such person of confidential information or trade secrets of the
Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), or any intentional wrongdoing by such
person, whether by omission or commission, which adversely affects the business
or affairs of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) in a material
manner. This shall not limit the grounds for the dismissal or discharge of any
person in the Service of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary).

            P.    1934 ACT shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

            Q.    NON-STATUTORY OPTION shall mean an option not intended to
satisfy the requirements of Code Section 422.

            R.    OPTION SURRENDER VALUE shall mean the Fair Market Value per
share of Common Stock on the date the option is surrendered to the Corporation
or, in the event of a Hostile Take-Over, effected through a tender offer, the
highest reported price per share of Common Stock paid by the tender offeror in
effecting such Hostile Take-Over, if greater. However, if the surrendered option
is an Incentive Option, the Option Surrender Value shall not exceed the Fair
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            S.    OPTIONEE shall mean any person to whom an option is granted
under the Discretionary Option Grant, Salary Investment Option Grant or
Automatic Option Grant Program.

            T.    PARENT shall mean any entity that directly or indirectly
possesses the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or
policies of the Corporation, whether through ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.

            U.    PARTICIPANT shall mean any person who is issued shares of
Common Stock under the Stock Issuance Program.

            V.    PERMANENT DISABILITY OR PERMANENTLY DISABLED shall mean the
inability of the Optionee or the Participant to engage in any substantial
gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment expected to result in death or to be of continuous duration of twelve
(12) months or more. However, solely for purposes of the Automatic Option Grant
Program, Permanent Disability or Permanently Disabled shall mean the inability
of the non-employee Board member to perform his or her usual duties as a Board
member by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment
expected to result in death or to be of continuous duration of twelve (12)
months or more.

            W.    PLAN shall mean the Corporation's 1999 Stock Incentive Plan,
as amended and restated as of March 2, 2000 and as set forth in this document.

            X.    PLAN ADMINISTRATOR shall mean the particular entity, whether
the Primary Committee, the Board or the Secondary Committee, which is authorized
to administer the Discretionary Option Grant, Salary Investment Option Grant and
Stock Issuance Programs with respect to one or more classes of eligible persons,
to the extent such entity is carrying out its administrative functions under
those programs with respect to the persons under its jurisdiction. However, the
Primary Committee shall have the plenary authority to make all factual
determinations and to construe and interpret any and all ambiguities under the
Plan to the extent such authority is not otherwise expressly delegated to any
other Plan Administrator.

            Y.    PLAN EFFECTIVE DATE shall mean March 26, 1999, the date on
which the Plan was adopted by the Board.

            Z.    PREDECESSOR PLAN shall mean the Corporation's pre-existing
1997 Class B Limited Partnership Unit Option/Issuance Plan in effect immediately
prior to the Plan Effective Date hereunder.

            AA.   PRIMARY COMMITTEE shall mean the committee of two (2) or more
non-employee Board members appointed by the Board to administer the
Discretionary Option Grant and Stock Issuance Programs with respect to Section
16 Insiders and to administer the Salary Investment Option Grant Program with
respect to all eligible individuals.

            BB.   SALARY INVESTMENT OPTION GRANT PROGRAM shall mean the salary
investment grant program in effect under the Plan.


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            CC.   SECONDARY COMMITTEE shall mean a committee of one (1) or more
Board members appointed by the Board to administer the Discretionary Option
Grant and Stock Issuance Programs with respect to eligible persons other than
Section 16 Insiders.

            EE.   SECTION 16 INSIDER shall mean an officer or director of the
Corporation subject to the short-swing profit liabilities of Section 16 of the
1934 Act.

            FF.   SERVICE shall mean the performance of services for the
Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) by a person in the capacity of an
Employee, a non-employee member of the board of directors or a consultant or
independent advisor, except to the extent otherwise specifically provided in the
documents evidencing the option grant or stock issuance.

            GG.   STOCK EXCHANGE shall mean either the American Stock Exchange
or the New York Stock Exchange.

            HH.   STOCK ISSUANCE PROGRAM shall mean the stock issuance program
in effect under the Plan.

            II.   SUBSIDIARY shall mean any entity in which the Corporation
possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of
the management or policies, whether through ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.

            JJ.   TAXES shall mean the Federal, state and local income and
employment withholding tax liabilities incurred by the holder of Non-Statutory
Options or unvested shares of Common Stock in connection with the exercise of
those options or the vesting of those shares.

            KK.   10% STOCKHOLDER shall mean the owner of stock (as determined
under Code Section 424(d)) possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation (or any Parent
or Subsidiary).


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