QUINTESSENCE OIL CO, DEF 14A, 1999-09-24

QUINTESSENCE OIL CO
DEF 14A, 1999-09-24
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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

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September 24, 1999

Dear Shareholders:

You are cordially invited to attend Quintessence Oil Company's Annual Meeting of
Shareholders on October 7, 1999 at 10:00 a.m. (Central Time). The meeting will
be held at 2932 Thorne Drive, Elkhart, Indiana 46514.

The matters to be acted upon are described in the accompanying Notice of Annual
Meeting and Proxy Statement. At the meeting, we will also report on Quintessence
Oil Company's operations and respond to any questions you may have.

Sincerely,

Raymond B. Wedel, Jr.
Chairman of the Board

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Quintessence Oil Company

2932 Thorne Drive
Elkhart, Indiana 46514

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD OCTOBER 7, 1999

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The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Quintessence Oil Company (the
"Company") will be held at 2932 Thorne Drive, Elkhart, Indiana 46514 at 10:00
a.m. on October 7, 1999, for the following purposes:

1. To approve and adopt an Agreement of Merger providing for the merger
of the Company into a newly formed Delaware corporation for the
purpose of changing the Company's state of incorporation from Wyoming
to Delaware (the "Reincorporation") and in connection with the
Reincorporation change the Company's name to "Torque Engineering
Corporation."

2. To approve and adopt the Company's 1999 Stock Option Plan.

3. To elect a board of three (3) Directors.

4. To transact such other business as may properly be brought before the
meeting or any adjournments thereof.

Only shareholders of record as of September 1, 1999 will be entitled
to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting and any adjournment thereof.

The Company's Proxy Statement is attached to this notice. Financial and
other information concerning the Company is contained in the Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999.

In connection with the proposed Reincorporation, shareholders may be
entitled to assert dissenters' rights under Article 13 of the Wyoming Business
Corporation Act, a copy of which is attached to the Proxy Statement.

Your vote is important regardless of the number of shares of stock that
you hold. Whether or not you plan to attend in person, you are urged to fill in
the enclosed proxy and to sign and forward it in the enclosed business reply
envelope, which requires no postage if mailed in the United States. It is
important that your shares be represented at the meeting in order that the
presence of a quorum may be assured. Any shareholder who signs and sends in a
proxy may revoke it by executing a new proxy with a later date, by delivering
written notice of revocation to the Secretary of the Company at any time before
it is voted, or by attending the meeting and voting in person. Your cooperation
in promptly returning your proxy will help limit expenses incident to proxy
solicitation.

By Order of the Board of Directors

September 24, 1999 Raymond B. Wedel, Jr. , Chairman of the Board

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QUINTESSENCE OIL COMPANY
2932 Thorne Drive
Elkhart, Indiana 46514
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PROXY STATEMENT

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INTRODUCTION

This Proxy Statement is furnished by and on behalf of the Board of
Directors of Quintessence Oil Company, a Wyoming corporation (the "Company") in
connection with solicitation of proxies for use at the Company's Annual Meeting
of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"), and at any postponements thereof. The
Annual Meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. on October 7, 1999 at 2932 Thorne
Drive, Elkhart, Indiana 46514. Only shareholders of record at the close of
business on September 1, 1999 (the "Record Date") are entitled to notice of,
and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. There were 7,370,000 shares of common
stock issued and outstanding at the Record Date. Proxies and Proxy Statements
were first given to shareholders on approximately September 24, 1999.

The Company is bearing the expense of soliciting proxies and the cost
of preparing, assembling and mailing material in connection with the
solicitation of proxies. Proxies will be furnished by mail and may be solicited
by directors, officers and other employees of the Company, without additional
compensation, in person or by telephone or facsimile transmission. The Company
will also request brokerage firms, banks, nominees, custodians and fiduciaries
to forward proxy materials to the beneficial owners of shares of common stock as
of the Record Date and will reimburse such persons for the cost of forwarding
the proxy materials in accordance with customary practice.

VOTING

A majority of the outstanding shares of record, represented in person
or by proxy, will constitute a quorum at the meeting. Shareholders of record as
of the Record Date are entitled to one vote for each share held on
all matters to come before the meeting. Except with regard to the election of
directors, a majority of the shares constituting the quorum must vote "for" a
proposed action in order to approve such action. With respect to the election of
directors, the candidates receiving the highest number of votes of the shares
entitled to be voted for them, up to the number of directors to be elected by
such shares, are elected.

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All proxies that are returned will be counted by the Inspector of
Elections in determining the presence of a quorum and on each issue to be voted
on. An abstention from voting or a broker non-vote will not be counted in the
voting process. The shares represented by proxies that are returned properly
signed will be voted in accordance with the shareholders' directions. If the
proxy card is signed and returned without direction as to how the shares are to
be voted, they will be voted as recommended by the Board of Directors.
Shareholders may revoke any proxy before it is voted by attending the meeting
and voting in person, by executing a new proxy with a later date and delivering
it to the Secretary of the Company, or by giving written notice of revocation to
the Secretary of the Company.

CERTAIN INFORMATION WITH RESPECT OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement ("Agreement"), dated as of March
26, 1999, by and among the Company and various investors specified therein, the
Company sold to such investors 4,840,000 shares of common stock. Prior to the
execution and delivery of the Agreement, the Board of Directors and executive
officers of the Company consisted of Nick Bebout, Tom Kerr and Tom Swanson.
Subsequent to the transactions contemplated by the Agreement, Messrs. Bebout,
Kerr and Swanson resigned from their posts as officers of the company and
Messrs. Kerr and Swanson resigned as directors. Mr. Bebout then appointed
Raymond B. Wedel, Jr. and Donald Christensen as directors to replace Messrs.
Kerr and Swanson. Thereafter, Mr. Bebout resigned as a director. Mr. Wedel was
then appointed President, Secretary, and Treasurer of the Company.

The name of, principal occupation of, and certain additional
information about the Company's nominees to be directors of the Company, are set
forth below, together with information concerning the Company's executive
officers.

NAME AGE POSITION
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Raymond B. Wedel, Jr. 57 Chairman of the Board,
Secretary,
Treasurer

Donald Christensen 68 Director

Richard D. Wedel 51 Director

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Raymond B. Wedel, Jr.

Mr. Raymond B. Wedel, Jr. has been the President, Secretary and
Tresurer of the Company since March 1999. From 1992 until 1997 he was with
Torque Engineering Corporation as President, the company that was instrumental
in the development of the Torque-V12 engine. From 1986 until 1992 Mr. Wedel was
Vice-President of Lightning Performance Products, an R & D and manufacturer of
innovative high performance marine and automotive products. He was President and
General manager of Wedel Interiors, Inc. from 1968 through 1991. Wedel Interiors
was a retail interior design firm with national accounts. Mr. Wedel has an
extensive background in the marine industry going back to the 1970's. He was
President of Osborne Boat and Motor Sales & Service in Evansville, IN from 1974
through 1980. From 1970 to 1973 as Vice President of Wedel Marine Corporation he
helped pioneer sales & service of jet-propulsion systems within the Midwest
Region. He has a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of
Evansville, IN.

Donald A. Christensen

Mr. Donald A. Christensen has been a director of the Company since
March 1999. He is a business, financial and international trade consultant.
Since 1976 Mr. Christensen has acted in a consulting capacity through his own
firms, most recently European Whitestone Company of Denver, CO. From 1970
through 1976 he was president of Titan Construction Company. Mr. Christensen had
been in the construction industry since 1953. He has a degree in Engineering
from the University of Missouri.

Richard D. Wedel

Mr. Richard D. Wedel is a financial consultant. Since 1998, he has been
President of Wedel Consultants, the firm is involved in mergers and acquisition.
>From 1997 through 1998, he was Chief Operating Officer of Horizontal Ventures
Inc., a company specializing in horizontal drilling services for the oil and gas
industry. From 1982 through 1997 Mr. Wedel was President of Petro Union Inc. an
energy resource exploration and production company. He is a Past Chairman of the
American Petroleum Institute Eastern U.S. Advisory Board. He has a degree in
Business Administration from the University of Evansville, IN.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Directors do not receive compensation for their services as directors.
Outside directors are reimbursed for their expenses incurred to attend meetings.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth, as of August 31, 1999 certain
information with respect to the beneficial ownership of common stock by (a) each
person known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of its
outstanding common stock, (b) each of the Company's directors and (c)
all directors and executive officers as a group. Except as noted below, to the
best of the Company's knowledge, each of such persons has sole voting and
investment power with respect to the shares beneficially owned.

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF
BENEFICIAL OWNER(1) SHARES PERCENT OF CLASS
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Raymond B. Wedel, Jr. 1,736,666(2) 23.56%
Richard Wedel 1,540,000(3) 20.90%
Donald Christensen 10,000 Less than 1%
Trans American Energy Corporation 400,000 5.43%
Michel Attias 1,500,000 20.35%
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SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the
Company's directors and executive officers and persons who own more than ten
percent of the Company's common stock to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of
the Company's common stock. Upon filing any such report with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the filing person must furnish the Company with a copy of
such report.

Based on a review of its records, none of the Company's officers,
directors or 10% or greater shareholders have filed Forms 3, 4 or 5 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

The Chief Executive Officer of the Company did not receive any
compensation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998. The Company has not
paid salaries to any of its officers during 1999. The Company anticipates
entering into employment agreements with its officers in the near future, the
terms of which are undecided at the present time.

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(1) The address of each beneficial holder is C/O Quintessence Oil Company, 2932
Thorne Drive, Elkhart, Indiana 46514, except that (i) the address for Trans
American Energy Corporation is 224 W. Main Street, Suite 1, Boonville, Indiana
47601 and (ii) the address for Mr. Attias is 214 Santa Rosa Court, Laguna Beach,
California 92651.
(2) Includes 316,666 shares owned by Mr. Wedel's wife. Mr. Wedel disclaims
beneficial ownership of such shares. Excludes an aggregate of 633,332 shares
owned by Mr. Wedel's grown children who do not live with him.
(3) Includes 400,000 shares owned by Mr. Wedel's wife and 400,000 shares owned
by Mr. Wedel's adult son who lives with him. Mr. Wedel disclaims beneficial
ownership of such shares. Excludes 400,000 shares owned by Mr. Wedel's daughter
who does not live with him.

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

Pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement ("Agreement"), dated as of March
26, 1999, by and among the Company and various investors specified therein, the
Company sold to such investors 4,840,000 shares of common stock. Prior to the
execution and delivery of the Agreement, the Board of Directors and executive
officers of the Company consisted of Nick Bebout, Tom Kerr and Tom Swanson.
Subsequent to the transactions contemplated by the Agreement, Messrs, Bebout,
Kerr and Swanson resigned from their posts as officers of the company and
Messrs. Kerr and Swanson resigned as directors. Mr.. Bebout then appointed
Raymond B. Wedel, Jr. and Donald Christensen as directors to replace Messrs.
Kerr and Swanson. Thereafter, Mr. Bebout resigned as a director. Mr. Wedel was
then appointed President, Secretary, and Treasurer of the Company.

Pursuant to a Plan and Agreement of Reorganization (the "Reorganization
Agreement") by and between the Company and Michel Attias, the sole shareholder
of IPSL, Inc. ("IPSL") dated as of May 21, 1999, the Company issued to Mr.
Attias 1,500,000 shares of its common Stock in exchange for 1,000 shares of
IPSL, which shares represent all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock of IPSL. The consummation of such purchase and sale occurred on May 28,
1999, after the Board of Directors of the Company approved the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement. Accordingly, IPSL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Company.

OVERVIEW OF PROPOSALS

This Proxy Statement contains three proposals requiring shareholder
action. Proposal No. 1 requests approval of a Merger Agreement to effect a
reincorporation of the Company from Wyoming into Delaware. Proposal No. 2 seeks
approval of the Company's 1999 stock option plan. Proposal No. 3 requests the
election of three directors to the Company's Board. Each proposal is discussed
in more detail in the pages that follow.

PROPOSAL 1--APPROVAL OF THE REINCORPORATION OF THE COMPANY
INTO THE STATE OF DELAWARE

PROPOSAL

The Board of Directors has unanimously approved a proposal to change
the Company's state of incorporation from Wyoming to Delaware (the
"Reincorporation"). The Board of Directors believes this change to be in the
best interests of the Company and its shareholders for several reasons. The
Reincorporation will allow the Company the increased flexibility and
predictability afforded by Delaware law. In addition, the Board believes that
the Reincorporation will enhance the Company's ability to attract and retain
qualified members of the Company's Board of Directors as well as encourage
directors to continue to make independent decisions in good faith on behalf of
the Company. Finally, the Board of Directors believes that the Reincorporation
will enable the Board to more fully consider any proposed takeover attempt and
to better negotiate terms that maximize the benefit to the Company and its
shareholders. For the reasons explained below, the Company believes it is
beneficial and important that the Company avail itself of Delaware law by
reincorporating into Delaware.

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PREDICTABILITY OF DELAWARE LAW. For many years Delaware has followed a
policy of encouraging incorporation in that state. In furtherance of that
policy, Delaware has adopted comprehensive corporate laws that are revised
regularly to meet changing business circumstances. The Delaware legislature is
particularly sensitive to issues regarding corporate law and is especially
responsive to developments in modern corporate law. The Delaware courts have
developed considerable expertise in dealing with corporate issues as well as a
substantial body of case law construing Delaware's corporate law. As a result of
these factors, it is anticipated that Delaware law will provide greater
predictability in the Company's legal affairs than is presently available under
Wyoming law.

ABILITY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN DIRECTORS. In 1986, Delaware amended its
corporate law to allow corporations to limit the personal monetary liability of
its directors for their conduct as directors under certain circumstances. The
directors have elected to adopt such a provision in the Certificate of
Incorporation that would govern the Company after the Reincorporation. Delaware
law does not permit a Delaware corporation to limit or eliminate the liability
of its directors for breaches of their fiduciary duty of loyalty, intentional
misconduct, bad faith conduct, unlawful distributions or any transaction from
which the director derives an improper personal benefit. While Wyoming law was
more recently amended to permit similar limitations on the liability of
directors, Wyoming does not have the depth of case law interpreting its
statutory provisions. The Board of Directors believes that Delaware
incorporation, and the provisions of the Delaware Certificate of Incorporation,
will enhance the Company's ability to recruit and retain directors in the
future. However, the shareholders should be aware that such a provision inures
to the benefit of the directors, and the interest of the Board of Directors in
recommending the Reincorporation may therefore be in conflict with the interests
of the shareholders. See "Limitations on Director Liability" and
"Indemnification of Officers and Directors" below for a more complete discussion
of these issues.

HOSTILE TAKEOVERS. Delaware law, more so than Wyoming law, permits the
Company to take protective measures in order to deter hostile takeover attempts.
A hostile takeover attempt may have a positive or a negative effect on the
Company and its shareholders, depending on the circumstances surrounding a
particular takeover attempt. Takeover attempts that have not been negotiated or
approved by the board of directors of a corporation can seriously disrupt the
business and management of a corporation and generally present to the
shareholders the risk of terms which may be less than favorable to all of the
shareholders than would be available in a board approved transaction. Board
approved transactions may be carefully planned and undertaken at an opportune
time in order to obtain maximum value for the corporation and all of its
shareholders with due consideration to matters such as the recognition or
postponement of gain or loss for tax purposes, the management and business of
the acquiring corporation and maximum strategic deployment of corporate assets.

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Shareholders should recognize that one of the effects of the
Reincorporation may be to discourage a future attempt to acquire control of the
Company which is not presented to and approved by the Board of Directors, but
which a substantial number and perhaps even a majority of the Company's
shareholders might believe to be in their best interests or in which
shareholders might receive a substantial premium for their shares over the
current market prices. As a result, shareholders that might desire to
participate in such a transaction may not have an opportunity to do so.

METHOD OF REINCORPORATION

The proposed Reincorporation would be accomplished by merging the
Company into a newly-formed Delaware corporation which, just before the merger,
will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Delaware corporation"),
pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), a copy of
which is attached as Exhibit A to this Proxy Statement. Upon the effective date
of the merger, the Delaware corporation's name will be Torque Engineering
Corporation. The Reincorporation will not result in any change in the Company's
business, assets or liabilities, will not cause its corporate headquarters to be
moved and will not result in any relocation of management or other employees.

On the effective date of the proposed Reincorporation, each outstanding
share of the Company's common stock will automatically convert into one share of
common stock of the Delaware corporation, and shareholders of the Company will
automatically become shareholders of the Delaware corporation. On the effective
date of the Reincorporation, the number of outstanding shares of common stock of
the Delaware corporation will be equal to the number of shares of common stock
of the Company outstanding immediately prior to the effective date of the
Reincorporation. In addition, each outstanding option or right to acquire shares
of common stock of the Company will be converted into an option or right to
acquire an equal number of shares of common stock of the Delaware corporation,
under the same terms and conditions as the original options or rights.

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No action need be taken by shareholders to exchange their stock
certificates; this will be accomplished at the time of the next transfer by the
shareholder. Certificates for shares in the Company will automatically represent
an equal number of shares in the Delaware corporation upon completion of the
merger.

It is anticipated that the Reincorporation, if approved by the
shareholders, would be completed as soon thereafter as practicable. However, the
Reincorporation may be abandoned or the Merger Agreement may be amended (with
certain exceptions), either before or after shareholder approval has been
obtained, if in the opinion of the Board of Directors, circumstances arise that
make such action advisable; provided, that any amendment that would effect a
material change from the charter provisions discussed in this Proxy Statement
would require further approval by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of the common stock.

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES CAUSED BY REINCORPORATION

In general, the Company's corporate affairs are presently governed by
the corporate law of Wyoming, the Company's state of incorporation, the
Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Wyoming Articles") and by the
Company's Bylaws, as amended (the "Wyoming Bylaws"), which have been adopted
pursuant to Wyoming law. The Wyoming Articles and Wyoming Bylaws are available
for inspection during business hours at the principal executive offices of the
Company.

If the Reincorporation proposal is adopted, the Company will merge
into, and its business will be continued by, the Delaware corporation. Following
the merger, issues of corporate governance and control would be controlled by
Delaware, rather than Wyoming law. The Wyoming Articles and Wyoming Bylaws,
will, in effect, be replaced by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Delaware
corporation (the "Delaware Certificate") and the bylaws of the Delaware
Corporation (the "Delaware Bylaws"), copies of which are attached as Exhibits B
and C to this Proxy Statement. Accordingly, the differences among these
documents and between Delaware and Wyoming law are relevant to your decision
whether to approve the Reincorporation proposal.

A number of significant differences between Wyoming and Delaware law
and among the various charter documents are summarized in the chart below.
Shareholders are requested to read the following chart in conjunction with the
discussion following the chart and the Merger Agreement, the Delaware
Certificate and the Delaware Bylaws attached to this Proxy Statement. For each
item summarized in the chart, there is a reference to a page of this Proxy
Statement on which a more detailed discussion appears.

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ISSUE DELAWARE WYOMING
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Limitations of Liability of Directors and Delaware law permits the limitations of Wyoming law permits similar limitations
Officers (see page 11). liability of directors and officers to on the liability of directors; however,
the Company except in connection with the Wyoming Articles do not currently
(i) breaches of the duty of loyalty; provide for such limitations.
(ii) acts or omissions not in good
faith or involving intentional
misconduct or knowing violations of
law; (iii) the payment of unlawful
dividends or unlawful stock repurchases
or redemptions; or (iv) transactions in
which a director received an improper
personal benefit.
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Indemnification of Directors and Officers The Delaware Bylaws require The Wyoming Bylaws require
(see page 12). indemnification and advancement of indemnification except for liability
expenses to the fullest extent allowed arising from negligence or willful
by Delaware law. misconduct, and permit, rather than
require, advancement of expenses.
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Shareholder Power to Call Special The Delaware Bylaws permit the Board The Wyoming Bylaws permit the Board of
Shareholder Meeting (see page 13). of Directors, the Chairman of the board the President or the holders Directors,
or the President to call a special of 10% or more of the votes entitled to
meeting of shareholders. be cast at the meeting to call a
special meeting of shareholders.
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Tender Offer Statute (see page 13). Restricts hostile two-step takeovers. No comparable statute.
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Shareholder Action By Written Consent Can be taken by a majority of the Can be taken only by all shareholders
(see page 13). outstanding stock with prompt notice to unanimously.
shareholders who did not give consent.
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Loans to Officers and Directors (see page Board of Directors may authorize if Loans to directors allowed only if
15). reasonably expected to benefit the approved by shareholders or if
corporation. authorized by Board of Directors in the
belief that the loan will benefit the
Corporation.
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Rights of Shareholders to Inspect Permitted for any purpose reasonably Any shareholder may inspect prior to
Shareholder List (see page 15). related to shareholder's interest as a shareholder meeting. Holder of 5% of
shareholder. outstanding shares who has been
shareholder for 6 months may inspect
for proper purpose.
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Appraisal Rights (see page 15). Generally available for mergers and Generally available for most mergers,
consolidations. consolidations, share exchanges and
sales of assets.
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Dividends (see page 15). Paid from surplus or net profits. Payable only if corporation would still
be able to pay its debts and any
amounts payable to superior preferred
rightholders upon dissolution.
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Other Responsive legislature, larger body
of corporate case law and more
expert judiciary provides more
predictable
corporate legal environment.
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LIMITATIONS ON DIRECTOR LIABILITY. Both Wyoming and Delaware law permit
a corporation to limit the personal liability of a director to the corporation
or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of certain duties as a
director. The Wyoming and Delaware laws adopt a self-governance approach by
enabling a corporation to take advantage of these provisions only if an
amendment to the charter limiting such liability is approved by a majority of
the outstanding shares or such language is included in the original charter. The
Wyoming Articles do not currently eliminate the liability of directors to the
Company as permitted by Wyoming law.

The Delaware Certificate does eliminate the liability of directors to
the fullest extent permissible under Delaware law, as such law exists currently
or as it may be amended in the future. Under Delaware law, a corporation may not
eliminate or limit director monetary liability for (a) breaches of the
director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders; (b) acts or
omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct or knowing
violations of law; (c) the payment of unlawful dividends or unlawful stock
repurchases or redemptions; or (d) transactions in which the director received
an improper personal benefit. A limitation of liability provision also may not
limit director's liability for violation of, or otherwise relieve the Delaware
corporation or its directors from the necessity of complying with, federal or
state securities laws or affect the availability of non-monetary remedies such
as injunctive relief or rescission.

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The proposed Reincorporation and associated measures are designed to
shield a director from suits by the Delaware corporation or its shareholders for
monetary damages for negligence or gross negligence by the director in failing
to satisfy the director's duty of care. As a result, an action for monetary
damages against a director predicated on a breach of the duty of care would be
available only if the Delaware corporation or its shareholders were able to
establish that the director was disloyal in his conduct, failed to act in good
faith, engaged in intentional misconduct, knowingly violated the law, derived an
improper personal benefit or approved an illegal dividend or stock repurchase.
Consequently, the effect of such measures may be to limit or eliminate an
effective remedy which might otherwise be available to a shareholder who is
dissatisfied with the Board of Directors' decisions. Although an aggrieved
shareholder could sue to enjoin or rescind an action taken or proposed by the
Board of Directors, such remedies may not be timely or adequate to prevent or
redress injury in all cases.

The Company believes that directors are motivated to exercise due care
in managing the Company's affairs primarily by concern for the best interests of
the Company and its shareholders rather than by the fear of potential monetary
damage awards. As a result, the Company believes that the Reincorporation
proposal should sustain the Board of Directors' continued high standard of
corporate governance without any decrease in accountability by directors to the
Company and its shareholders. The Company also believes that failure to limit
director liability as permitted by Delaware law may discourage highly qualified
candidates from becoming directors of the Company.

INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. Wyoming and Delaware have
similar laws respecting indemnification by a corporation of its officers and
directors. There are nonetheless certain differences between the laws of the two
states, as well as the Wyoming and Delaware Bylaws.

The Wyoming Bylaws require that the Company indemnify each of its
directors and officers against any liability incurred by reason of such person's
status as a director or officer, except for liabilities arising out of such
person's own negligence or willful misconduct. The Delaware Bylaws require that
the Delaware corporation indemnify its directors and officers, and persons
serving at the Company's request as directors or officers of other corporations,
to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, provided
that the Delaware corporation will not be required to indemnify any director or
officer in connection with a proceeding initiated by such person unless the
proceeding was authorized by the Board of Directors.

Both Wyoming and Delaware law permit indemnification of officers and
directors against liability incurred in third-party actions if the indemnitee
acted in good faith and he or she reasonably believed the acts were in or at
least not opposed to the best interests of the Company. In the case of a
criminal proceeding, the indemnitee must have had no reasonable cause to believe
his or her acts were unlawful.

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Wyoming law permits indemnification against expenses incurred in
derivative or third-party actions, provided that the indemnitee has met the
standard of conduct described in the previous paragraph. Delaware law permits
indemnification against expenses in the same manner, except that, without court
approval, no indemnification may be made in respect of any derivative action in
which the indemnitee is adjudged liable for negligence or misconduct in the
performance of his or her duty to the corporation.

Wyoming law permits the Company to advance expenses to an officer or
director related to a proceeding, contingent on the involved person's commitment
to repay any such advance if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not
entitled to indemnification. The Delaware Bylaws require, rather than merely
permit, such advancement of expenses.

Under Wyoming law and the Wyoming Articles, the Company may provide
indemnification or advance expenses to officers and directors only as permitted
by the Wyoming statute relating to such indemnification or advances. On the
other hand, a provision of Delaware law states that the indemnification provided
by statute shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights under any bylaw,
agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. As a
result, under Delaware law, the Delaware corporation is permitted to indemnify
its directors and officers within the limits established by law and public
policy, pursuant to an express contract, bylaw provision, shareholder vote, vote
of disinterested directors or otherwise, any or all of which could provide
indemnification rights broader than those currently available under the Wyoming
Bylaws or the Wyoming indemnification statutes.

The indemnification and limitation of liability provisions of Wyoming
law, and not Delaware law, will apply to actions of the directors and officers
of the Company made prior to the proposed Reincorporation. Nevertheless, the
Board of Directors has recognized in considering this Reincorporation proposal
that the individual directors have a personal interest in obtaining the
application of Delaware law to such indemnity and limitation of liability issues
affecting them and the Company in the event such issues arise from a potential
future case. The Board of Directors also recognizes that the application of
Delaware law, to the extent that any director or officer is actually indemnified
in circumstances where indemnification would not be available under Wyoming law
and the Wyoming Articles, would result in expense to the Company which the
Company would not incur if the Company were not reincorporated. The Board of
Directors believes, however, that the overall effect of Reincorporation is to
provide a corporate legal environment that enhances the Company's ability to
attract and retain high quality outside directors and thus benefits the
interests of the Company and its shareholders.

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SHAREHOLDER POWER TO CALL SPECIAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING. Under Wyoming
law and the Wyoming Bylaws, a special meeting of shareholders may be called by
the Board of Directors, the President or the holders of shares entitled to cast
not less than 10% of the votes at such meeting. Under Delaware law and the
Delaware Bylaws, a special meeting of shareholders may be called by the Board of
Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the President.

ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT OF SHAREHOLDERS. Under Wyoming law, the
shareholders may execute a shareholder action by written consent in lieu of a
meeting of shareholders only if the written consent is signed by all
shareholders. Under Delaware law, such action by written consent may be taken by
the number of shares that would have been necessary to authorize the action at a
meeting of shareholders, provided that prompt notice of the taking of the action
is given to those shareholders who did not consent and who would have been
entitled to vote on such action at a meeting.

ANTI-TAKEOVER MEASURES. Delaware law has been widely viewed to permit a
corporation greater flexibility in governing its internal affairs and its
relationships with shareholders and other parties than do the laws of many other
states, including Wyoming. In particular, Delaware law permits a corporation to
adopt a number of measures designed to reduce a corporation's vulnerability to
hostile takeover attempts. Such measures are either not currently permitted or
are more narrowly drawn under Wyoming law. Among these measures is the
elimination of the right of shareholders to call special shareholders' meetings
which is described above. The Board of Directors has not adopted or proposed
other permitted anti-takeover measures at this time. However, there can be no
assurance that the Board of Directors will not adopt such measures in the
future.

In addition to permitted anti-takeover measures, for certain
corporations, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("Section
203") limits the ability of a potential acquiror to conduct a hostile takeover,
as more fully described below. Section 203 only applies to Delaware corporations
which have a class of voting stock that is (i) listed on a national securities
exchange, (ii) authorized for quotation on the Nasdaq Stock Market or (iii) held
of record by more than 2,000 shareholders. While the Company does not currently
meet any of these tests, the Company may in the future meet one of the tests and
become subject to Section 203.

A number of states (but not Wyoming) have adopted special laws designed
to make certain kinds of "unfriendly" corporate takeovers, or other transactions
involving a corporation and one or more of its significant shareholders, more
difficult. Under Section 203, certain "business combinations" by Delaware
corporations with "interested stockholders" are subject to a three-year
moratorium unless specified conditions are met. Section 203 prohibits a Delaware
corporation from engaging in a "business combination" with an "interested
shareholder" for three years following the date that such person becomes an
interested stockholder. There is no equivalent provision to Section 203 under
Wyoming law.

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With certain exceptions, an interested stockholder is a person or group
who or which owns 15% or more of the corporation's outstanding voting stock
(including any rights to acquire stock pursuant to an option, warrant,
agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon the exercise of conversion or
exchange rights, and stock with respect to which the person has voting rights
only), or is an affiliate or associate of the corporation and was the owner of
15% or more of such voting stock at any time within the previous three years.
For purposes of Section 203, the term "business combination" is defined broadly
to include mergers with or caused by the interested stockholder; sales or other
dispositions to the interested stockholder (except proportionately with the
corporation's other stockholders) of assets of the corporation or a subsidiary
equal to ten percent or more of the aggregate market value of the corporation's
consolidated assets or its outstanding stock; the issuance or transfer by the
corporation or a subsidiary of stock of the corporation or such subsidiary to
the interested stockholder (except for transfers in a conversion or exchange or
a pro rata distribution or certain other transactions, none of which increase
the interested stockholder's proportionate ownership of any class or series of
the corporation's or such subsidiary's stock); or receipt by the interested
stockholder (except proportionately as a stockholder), directly or indirectly,
of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided
by or through the corporation or a subsidiary.

The three year moratorium imposed on business combinations by Section
203 does not apply if: (i) prior to the date on which such stockholder becomes
an interested stockholder the board of directors approves either the business
combination or the transaction which resulted in the person becoming an
interested stockholder; (ii) the interested stockholder owns 85% of the
corporation's voting stock upon consummation of the transaction which made him
or her an interested stockholder (excluding from the 85% calculation shares
owned by directors who are also officers of the target corporation and shares
held by employee stock plans which do not permit employees to decide
confidentially whether to accept a tender or exchange offer); or (iii) on or
after the date such person becomes an interested stockholder, the board approves
the business combination and it is also approved at a stockholder meeting by
sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the voting stock not owned by the
interested stockholder.

A Delaware corporation may elect not to be governed by Section 203 by a
provision in its original certificate of incorporation or an amendment thereto
or to the bylaws, which amendment must be approved by majority stockholder vote
and may not be further amended by the board of directors. The Delaware
corporation does not intend to elect not to be governed by Section 203.

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The constitutionality of Section 203 is challenged from time to time in
lawsuits arising out of ongoing takeover disputes, and it is not yet clear
whether and to what extent its constitutionality will be upheld by the courts.
The Company believes that so long as the constitutionality of Section 203 is
upheld, Section 203 will encourage any potential acquiror to negotiate with the
Delaware corporation's Board of Directors. Section 203 also has the effect of
limiting the ability of a potential Delaware acquiror to make a two-tiered bid
for the Delaware corporation in which all stockholders would not be treated
equally. Shareholders should note that the application of Section 203 to the
Delaware corporation will confer upon the Board the power to reject a proposed
business combination, even though a potential acquiror may be offering a
substantial premium for the Delaware corporation's shares over the then current
market price (assuming the stock is then publicly traded).

There can be no assurance that the Board of Directors would not adopt
any further anti-takeover measures available under Delaware law. Moreover, the
availability of such measures under Delaware law, whether or not implemented,
may have the effect of discouraging a future takeover attempt which a majority
of the Delaware corporation's shareholders may deem to be in their best
interests or in which shareholders may receive a premium for their shares over
then current market prices. As a result, shareholders who might desire to
participate in such transactions may not have the opportunity to do so.
Shareholders should recognize that, if adopted, the effect of such measures,
along with the possibility of discouraging takeover attempts, may be to limit in
certain respects the rights of shareholders of the Delaware corporation compared
with the rights of shareholders of the Company.

The Board of Directors recognizes that hostile takeover attempts do not
always have the unfavorable consequences or effects described above and may
frequently be beneficial to the shareholders, providing all of the shareholders
with considerable value for their shares. However, the Board of Directors
believes that the potential disadvantages of unapproved takeover attempts (such
as disruption of the Company's business and the possibility of terms which may
be less than favorable to all of the shareholders than would be available in a
board-approved transaction) are sufficiently great such that prudent steps to
reduce the likelihood of such takeover attempts and to enable the Board of
Directors to fully consider the proposed takeover attempt and actively negotiate
its terms are in the best interests of the corporation and its shareholders.

LOANS TO OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. Wyoming law provides that a
corporation may not make a loan or guarantee for the benefit of a director
unless it is approved by a majority of the outstanding shares (excluding shares
owned by the director receiving the loan or guarantee) or the board of directors
determines that the loan or guarantee benefits the corporation and either
approves the loan or guarantee or approves a general plan authorizing such loans
or guarantees. Under Delaware law, a corporation may make loans or guarantees
for the benefit of directors, officers or other employees when, in the judgment
of the board of directors, the loan or guaranty may reasonably be expected to
benefit the corporation.

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INSPECTION OF SHAREHOLDER LIST. Under Wyoming law, any shareholder has
the right to inspect the shareholder list during the period beginning two days
after notice of a meeting of shareholders and continuing through the meeting.
Otherwise, only holders of at least 5% of the outstanding shares who have been
shareholders for at least six months have the right to inspect the shareholder
list, provided they give five days written notice and the demand to inspect the
list is made in good faith and for a proper purpose. Delaware law permits any
shareholder of record to inspect the shareholder list for any purpose reasonably
related to that person's interest as a shareholder.

APPRAISAL RIGHTS RELATING TO MERGERS AND REORGANIZATIONS. Under both
Wyoming law and Delaware law, a shareholder of a corporation participating in
certain mergers and reorganizations may be entitled to receive cash in the
amount of the "fair value" of his or her shares, as determined by a court, in
lieu of the consideration he or she would otherwise receive in the transaction.
In both Wyoming and Delaware, appraisal rights may not be available if a
shareholder vote was not required to approve the merger or reorganization.

Under Delaware law appraisal rights are not available to shareholders
with respect to a merger or consolidation by a corporation, the shares of which
are either listed on a national securities exchange or designated as a national
market system security or an interdealer quotation system security by the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., or are held of record by more
than 2,000 holders if the shareholders receive shares of the surviving
corporation or shares of any other corporation which are similarly listed or
dispersed, and the shareholders do not receive any other property in exchange
for their shares except cash for fractional shares.

HOLDING COMPANY REORGANIZATION. Section 251(g) has been added to the
Delaware General Corporation Law permitting a Delaware corporation to reorganize
as a holding company without stockholder approval. The reorganization
contemplated by the statute is accomplished by merging the subject corporation
with or into a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the corporation and
converting the stock of the corporation into stock of another direct or indirect
wholly owned subsidiary of the corporation, which would be the new holding
company. The statute eliminates the requirement for a shareholder vote on such a
merger but contains several provisions designed to ensure that the rights of
shareholders are not changed by or as a result of the merger, except and to the
extent that such rights could be changed without such a shareholder approval
under existing law. Appraisal rights are not available to shareholders in a
merger that qualifies as a holding company reorganization.

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DIVIDEND. Under Wyoming law, dividends or other distributions to
shareholders may not be made if, after giving effect to the distribution, the
corporation would not be able to pay its debts in the usual course of business
or the corporation's total assets would be less than the sum of its total
liabilities plus the amount that would be needed to satisfy superior
preferential rights if the corporation immediately dissolved. Delaware law
allows the payment of dividends and redemption of stock out of surplus or out of
net profits for the current and immediately preceding fiscal years. The Company
has never paid cash dividends and has no present plans to do so.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE REINCORPORATION

The Reincorporation provided for in the Merger Agreement is intended to
be a tax-free reorganization under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. Assuming the Reincorporation qualifies as a reorganization, no gain or
loss will be recognized to the holders of capital stock of the Company as a
result of consummation of the Reincorporation, and no gain or loss will be
recognized by the Company or the Delaware corporation. Each former holder of
capital stock of the Company will have the same basis in the capital stock of
the Delaware corporation received by such holder pursuant to the Reincorporation
as such holder has in the capital stock of the Company held by such holder at
the time of consummation of the Reincorporation. Each shareholder's holding
period with respect to the Delaware corporation's capital stock will include the
period during which such holder held the corresponding Company capital stock,
provided the latter was held by such holder as a capital asset at the time of
consummation of the Reincorporation. The Company has not obtained a ruling from
the Internal Revenue Service or an opinion of legal or tax counsel with respect
to the consequences of the Reincorporation.

A successful IRS challenge to the reorganization status of the proposed
Reincorporation (in consequence of a failure to satisfy the "continuity of
interest" requirement or otherwise) would result in a shareholder recognizing
gain or loss with respect to each share of the Company's common stock exchanged
in the proposed Reincorporation equal to the difference between the
shareholder's basis in such share and the fair market value, as of the time of
exchange therefor. In such event, a shareholder's aggregate basis in the shares
of the common stock received in the exchange would equal their fair market value
on such date, and the shareholder's holding period for such common stock would
commence anew.

THE FOREGOING IS ONLY A SUMMARY OF CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAXCONSEQUENCES.
SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISERS REGARDING THESPECIFIC TAX
CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF THE PROPOSED REINCORPORATION, INCLUDING THEAPPLICABILITY
OF THE LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION.

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PURPOSE OF PROPOSED NAME CHANGE

The Board of Directors has determined that it is advisable to change
the Company's name to Torque Engineering Corporation to more accurately reflect
the Company's business.

DISSENTERS' RIGHTS

Any shareholder may, as an alternative to voting to approve the
Reincorporation, dissent from such right and obtain payment of the fair value of
such holder's shares pursuant to Article 13 of the Wyoming Business Corporation
Act, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit D to this Proxy Statement and
incorporated herein by this reference. As the preservation and the exercise of
dissenters' rights requires strict adherence to the provisions of these laws,
each shareholder who might desire to exercise such rights should review such
laws carefully, timely consult his or her own legal advisor, and strictly adhere
to the provisions thereof.

"Fair Value" means the value of the shares immediately before the
effectuation of the Reincorporation, excluding any appreciation or depreciation
in anticipation of the Reincorporation, unless that exclusion would be
inequitable. Any estimate by the Company of the fair value of shares will not
necessarily be the market price at the time of or prior to the Reincorporation.

A shareholder of record may assert dissenters' rights with respect to
fewer than all of the shares registered in the holder's name only if the holder
dissents with respect to all of the shares beneficially owned by any one person
and discloses to the Company the name, address and federal taxpayer
identification number (if any) of the person or persons on whose behalf the
holder dissents. In that event, the holder's rights shall be determined as if
the shares were registered in the names of different shareholders. A beneficial
owner of Company shares who is not the record holder may assert dissenters'
rights with respect to shares held on such owner's behalf and shall be treated
as a dissenting shareholder under the terms of the Wyoming Business Corporation
Act if (i) the beneficial owners causes the Company to receive the record
shareholder's written consent to the dissent at the time of or before
dissenter's rights are asserted, and (ii) such beneficial owner dissents with
respect to all shares beneficially owned by such owner or to which such
beneficial owner has the power to direct the vote.

Any shareholder contemplating making a demand for payment is urged to
carefully review the provisions of Article 13 of the Wyoming Business
Corporation Act. In particular, shareholders should review the procedural steps
required by Section 17-16-1323 to perfect dissenters' rights thereunder.
Dissenters' rights will be lost if the procedural requirements of that Section
are not fully and precisely satisfied.

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VOTE REQUIRED

The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock of the
Company outstanding as of the Record Date will be required to approve this
Proposal.

RECOMMENDATION

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" THE
REINCORPORATION OF THE COMPANY IN DELAWARE.

PROPOSAL 2 -- APPROVAL OF THE QUINTESSENCE OIL COMPANY
1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN

PROPOSAL

The Board of Directors believes that attracting and retaining highly
qualified key employees and directors is essential to the Company's growth and
success. The Board of Directors also believes that important advantages to the
Company are gained by a comprehensive compensation program that includes
different types of incentives for motivating such individuals and rewards for
outstanding service. Stock options have been, and will continue to be, an
important element of the Company's compensation program because stock options
enable employees and directors to acquire or increase their proprietary interest
in the Company, promoting a close identity of interests between such individuals
and the Company's shareholders. Stock options also provide to employees and
directors an increased incentive to expend their maximum efforts for the success
of the Company's business.

Accordingly, on August 18, 1999 the Board of Directors adopted, subject
to stockholder approval, the Quintessence Oil Company 1999 Stock Option Plan. In
authorizing grants of options, the 1999 Stock Option Plan is intended to give
the Company greater flexibility to respond to rapidly changing business,
economic and regulatory requirements and conditions. In addition, such
flexibility will enhance the ability of the Company to closely link compensation
to performance. The 1999 Stock Option Plan will not become effective unless
approved by the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock present or
represented and voting thereon at the Annual Meeting. The Company has not issued
any options under the 1999 Stock Option Plan. In the event that the 1999 Stock
Option Plan is not approved, those options will be canceled.

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The following discussion of the material features of the 1999 Stock
Option Plan is qualified by reference to the text of the 1999 Stock Option Plan
which is set forth in Exhibit E hereto.

STOCK OPTIONS. Under the terms of the 1999 Stock Option Plan, the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee") is authorized
to grant either incentive stock options ("ISOS"), which can result in
potentially favorable tax treatment to the participant, and nonqualified stock
options. The Committee determines the exercise price per share of common stock
subject to an option, provided that the exercise price of an ISO may not be less
than the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. The term of
each option, the times at which each option shall be exercisable, and provisions
requiring forfeiture of unexercised options at or following termination of
employment, generally will be fixed by the Committee, except no ISO will have a
term exceeding ten years. Options may be exercised by payment of the exercise
price in cash, or in stock or other property as the Committee may determine from
time to time.

OTHER TERMS OF OPTIONS. The flexible terms of the Option Plan will
permit the Committee to impose performance conditions with respect to any
option. Those conditions may require that an option be forfeited, in whole or in
part, if performance objectives are not met, or require that the time of
exercisability or settlement of an option be linked to achievement of
performance conditions.

SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. Under the 1999 Stock Option Plan, 500,000
shares of common stock will be available for issuance of options.

ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION. The number of shares of
common stock covered by outstanding options and the exercise price of the
outstanding options under the 1999 Stock Option Plan shall be adjusted to
reflect stock splits, stock dividends and other changes in the Company's capital
structure which effect an increase or decrease in the number of the Company's
outstanding shares without receipt of consideration. The 1999 Stock Option Plan
provides that, in the event of a "Capital Transaction," unless outstanding
options are assumed by a successor corporation, all such options will vest and
may be exercised in the 30 days prior to the Capital Transaction and will then
terminate immediately prior to the Capital Transaction. A "Capital Transaction"
is defined as: a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the
surviving corporation; a sale or exchange by the Company of all or substantially
all its assets; a merger, reorganization or consolidation in which the Company
is the surviving corporation and shareholders exchange their stock for
securities or property; a liquidation of the Company or similar transaction.

ELIGIBILITY. Any officer, director or employee of, and certain persons
rendering services to, the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliated companies
is eligible to receive awards under the 1999 Stock Option Plan. Directors of the
Company who are not employees are eligible for grants of nonqualified options
under the 1999 Stock Option Plan.

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TERM. No awards may be granted under the Option Plan after August 18,
2009.

NO ASSIGNMENT. Options granted under the Option Plan may not be pledged
or otherwise encumbered and are not transferable except by will or by the laws
of intestate succession.

AMENDMENT. The Board of Directors may, subject to any shareholder
approval required by applicable law, amend the Option Plan with respect to any
shares of common stock at that time not subject to options.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX IMPLICATIONS OF THE PLAN. The following description
summarizes the material federal income tax consequences arising with respect to
the issuance and exercise of options granted under the Option Plan. The grant of
an option will create no tax consequences for the participant or the Company. A
participant will not have taxable income upon exercising an ISO (except that the
alternative minimum tax may apply) and the Company will receive no deduction at
that time. Upon exercising an option other than an ISO, the participant must
generally recognize ordinary income equal to the difference between the exercise
price and fair market value of the freely transferable and nonforfeitable common
stock acquired on the date of exercise. In such case, the Company will be
entitle to a deduction equal to the amount recognized as ordinary income by the
participant.

A participant's disposition of shares acquired upon the exercise of an
option generally will result in short-term or long-term capital gain or loss
measured by the difference between the sale price and the participant's tax
basis in such shares (or the exercise price of the option in the case of shares
acquired by exercise of an ISO and held for the applicable ISO holding periods).
Generally, there will be no tax consequences to the Company in connection with a
disposition of shares acquired under an option, except that the Company will be
entitled to a deduction (and the participant will recognize ordinary taxable
income) if shares acquired upon exercise of an ISO are disposed of before the
applicable ISO holding periods have been satisfied.

With respect to awards involving stock or other property that is
restricted as to transferability and subject to a substantial risk of
forfeiture, the participant must generally recognize ordinary income equal to
the fair market value of the shares or other property received at the first time
the shares or other property become transferable or not subject to a substantial
risk of forfeiture, whichever occurs earlier. The Company will be entitled to a
deduction in an amount equal to the ordinary income recognized by the
participant. A participant may elect under Section 83(b) of the Code to be taxed
at the time of receipt of shares or other property rather than upon lapse of
restrictions on transferability or the substantial risk of forfeiture, but if
the participant subsequently forfeits such shares or property he would not be
entitled to any tax deduction, including as a capital loss, for the value of the
shares or property on which he previously paid tax. Such election must be made
and filed with the Internal Revenue Service within thirty days of the receipt of
the shares or other property.

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Section 162(m) of the Code limits deductibility of certain compensation
for each of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the additional four
executive officers who are highest paid and employed at year end to $1 million
per year.

The foregoing summarizes the material federal income tax consequences
arising with respect to the issuance and exercise of options granted under the
Option Plan. Different tax rules may apply with respect to participants who are
subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, when they acquire stock in a
transaction deemed to be a nonexempt purchase under that statute or within six
months of an exempt grant of a derivative security under the Option Plan. This
summary does not address the effects of other federal taxes or taxes imposed
under state, local or foreign tax laws.

INTERESTED PARTIES. The Company has not granted any options under the
1999 Stock Option Plan.

VOTE REQUIRED

The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast or a majority of
the quorum will be required to approve this proposal.

RECOMMENDATION

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE COMPANY'S STOCKHOLDERS VOTE
"FOR" APPROVAL OF THE OPTION PLAN.

PROPOSAL 3 -- ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

PROPOSAL

The Directors of the Company are elected annually and hold office until
the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors shall have
been elected and shall have qualified. In the event any nominee is unable to or
declines to serve as a director at the time of the annual meeting, the proxy
will be voted for a substitute selected by the Board of Directors. Management
has no reason to believe, at this time, that the persons named will be unable,
or will decline, to serve if elected.

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The nominees for election to the Board of Directors of the Company are:
Raymond B. Wedel, Jr., Richard D. Wedel and Donald Christensen.

VOTE REQUIRED

The three nominees for director receiving the highest number of
affirmative votes of the shares entitled to be voted for them shall be elected
as directors. Votes withheld from any director are counted for purposes of
determining the presence or absence of the quorum, but have no other legal
effect.

RECOMMENDATION

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" ALL FOUR
NOMINEES.

OTHER BUSINESS

The Board of Directors knows of no other matters to be brought before
the Annual Meeting. However, if any other matters are properly brought before
the Annual Meeting, the persons appointed in the accompanying proxy intend to
vote the shares represented in accordance with their best judgement.

PROPOSALS OF SHAREHOLDERS

For proposals of shareholders to be included at the 2000 annual meeting
of shareholders, anticipated to be held in June 2000, such proposals must be
received by the Company not later than January 26, 2000. The acceptance of such
proposals is subject to Securities and Exchange Commission guidelines.

ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS

The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for fiscal year 1998 (which
is not part of the Company's proxy soliciting materials) is being mailed to the
Company's shareholders with this Proxy Statement. A copy of the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB will be furnished without charge to shareholders upon
request to:

INVESTOR RELATIONS
QUINTESSANCE OIL COMPANY
2932 Thorne Drive
Elkhart, Indiana 46514

By Order of the Board of Directors

Raymond B. Wedel, Jr., Chairman of the Board
Elkhart, Indiana
September 24, 1999

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EXHIBIT A
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

This Agreement and Plan of Merger ("Agreement") is made as of ___, 1999
by and among Quintessence Oil Company., a Wyoming corporation ("Quintessence")
and Torque Engineering Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Surviving
Corporation") with reference to the following facts:

A. Quintessence has 50,000,000 shares of common stock authorized, ______
of which are issued and outstanding. Surviving Corporation, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Quintessence, has 50,000,000 shares of common stock authorized, of
which one share is issued and outstanding. Quintessence owns all of the
outstanding shares of Surviving Corporation.

B. The respective Boards of Directors of Quintessence and Surviving
Corporation deem it advisable and in the best interests of both corporate
parties and their respective shareholders for Quintessence to merge with and
into Surviving Corporation (the "Merger"), for the separate corporate existence
of Quintessence to cease, and for Surviving Corporation to be the surviving
corporation, all pursuant to this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the
Wyoming Business Corporation Act and the Delaware General Corporation Law.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the
mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

1. MERGER. Upon approval of the Merger by a majority of the outstanding
shares of Quintessence and Surviving Corporation, a Certificate of Merger,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A", shall be filed with
the Delaware Secretary of State, at which time the Merger will be effective (the
"Effective Time").

2. SURVIVING CORPORATION. At the Effective Time, Quintessence shall be
merged with and into Surviving Corporation, subject to the terms of this
Agreement. The separate existence of Quintessence shall cease and Surviving
Corporation shall be the surviving corporation.

3. EFFECT ON SURVIVING CORPORATION SHARES. At the Effective Time, each
outstanding share of common stock of Surviving Corporation issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled, and no
shares of common stock of Surviving Corporation shall be issued in respect
thereof.

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4. EFFECT ON QUINTESSENCE SHARES. At the Effective Time, each
outstanding share of common stock of Quintessence then issued and outstanding
shall be converted into and represent the right to receive one (1) fully paid
and nonassessable share of common stock of Surviving Corporation ("Merger
Consideration"), and each certificate nominally representing shares of common
stock of Quintessence shall for all purposes be deemed to evidence the ownership
of a like number of shares of common stock of Surviving Corporation. The holders
of such certificates shall not be required immediately to surrender the same in
exchange for certificates of common stock of Surviving Corporation but, as
certificates nominally representing shares of common stock of Quintessence are
surrendered, the Surviving Corporation shall cause to be issued certificates
representing shares of common stock of Surviving Corporation.

5. RIGHTS OF SURVIVING CORPORATION. At the Effective Time: (i)
Surviving Corporation shall succeed to and possess, without other transfer, all
of the rights, privileges, powers and franchises of Quintessence, of a public as
well as a private nature, and be subject to all of the restrictions,
disabilities, liabilities and duties of Quintessence; (ii) all of the rights,
privileges, powers and franchises of Quintessence, and all property, real,
personal and mixed, and all debts due to Quintessence on whatever account, as
well as all other things in action or belonging to Quintessence shall be vested
in the Surviving Corporation; (iii) all corporate acts, plans, policies,
agreements, arrangements, approvals and authorizations of Quintessence, its
shareholders, Board of Directors and committees thereof, officers and agents
which were valid and effective immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
taken for all purposes as the acts, plans, policies, agreements, arrangements,
approvals and authorizations of the Surviving Corporation, and shall be as
effective and binding thereon as the same were with respect to Quintessence;
(iv) the employees and agents of Quintessence shall become the employees and
agents of the Surviving Corporation; and (v) all rights of creditors and all
liens upon the property of Quintessence shall be preserved unimpaired, provided
that such liens shall be limited to the property affected thereby immediately
prior to the Effective Time.

6. ARTICLES. At the Effective Time, the Certificate of Incorporation of
Surviving Corporation in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
and remain the Certificate of Incorporation of Surviving Corporation, until
amended in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law.

7. BYLAWS. At the Effective Time, the bylaws of Surviving Corporation in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be and remain the bylaws of
Surviving Corporation, until amended as provided therein and in accordance with
the Delaware General Corporation Law.

8. DIRECTORS. At and after the Effective Time, the directors and
officers of Surviving Corporation shall continue in office until the next annual
meeting of stockholders and until their successors shall have been elected and
qualified.

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9. OFFICERS. After the Effective Time, Quintessence, through the persons
who were its officers immediately prior to the Merger, shall execute or cause to
be executed such further assignments, assurances or other documents as may be
necessary or desirable to confirm title to properties, assets and rights in
Surviving Corporation.

10. REORGANIZATION. This Agreement and Plan of Merger is intended as a
plan of reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the United States
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

11. TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated and the proposed
Merger abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time and whether before or
after approval of this Agreement by the Boards of Directors of Surviving
Corporation or Quintessence or the shareholders of Surviving Corporation or
Quintessence.

12. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. The effect of the Merger is as prescribed by
law.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date
first set forth above.

QUINTESSENCE OIL COMPANY,
A WYOMING CORPORATION

By:
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Raymond B. Wedel, Jr., President and Secretary

TORQUE ENGINEERING CORPORATION,
A DELAWARE CORPORATION

By: -----------------------------------
Raymond B. Wedel, Jr., President and Secretary

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CERTIFICATE OF MERGER OF QUINTESSENCE OIL COMPANY
INTO TORQUE ENGINEERING CORPORATION

Torque Engineering Corporation hereby certifies that:

1. The name and state of incorporation of each of the constituent
corporations of the merger is as follows:

Quintessence Oil Company Wyoming
Torque Engineering Corporation Delaware

2. An Agreement and Plan of Merger between the parties to the merger has
been approved, adopted, certified, executed and acknowledged by each of the
constituent corporations in accordance with the requirements of section 252 of
the Delaware General Corporation Law.

3. The name of the surviving corporation of the merger is Torque
Engineering Corporation.

4. The Certificate of Incorporation of, a Delaware corporation, shall be
the Certificate of Incorporation of the surviving corporation, until amended in
accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law, provided that such
Certificate shall be amended at the Effective Time to change the name of the
surviving corporation to "Torque Engineering Corporation."

5. The executed Agreement and Plan of Merger is on file at an
office of the surviving corporation, the address of which is 2932 Thorne Drive,
Elkhart, Indiana 46514.

6. A copy of the Agreement and Plan of Merger will be furnished by the
surviving corporation, on request and without cost, to any stockholder of any
constituent corporation.

7. The authorized capital stock of Quintessence Oil Company, a Wyoming
corporation, consists of 50,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value.

Dated: ___, 1999

Torque Engineering Corporation

By: ------------------------------
Raymond B. Wedel, Jr.

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EXHIBIT B

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
TORQUE ENGINEERING CORPORATION

* * * * *

1. The name of the corporation is:

TORQUE ENGINEERING CORPORATION.

2. The address of the corporation's registered office in the State of
Delaware is 9 East Lockerman St., Suite. 214, Dover, Delaware. The name of its
registered agent at such address is CT Corporation.

3. The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted
is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be
organized under the Delaware General Corporation Law ("Delaware Law").

4. The total number of shares of stock which the corporation shall have
authority to issue is a total of 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value
$0.00001 per share. The number of authorized shares of any class or classes of
capital stock of the corporation may be increased or decreased (but not below
the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the voting power of the stock of the corporation
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, irrespective of the
provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the Delaware Law or any corresponding
provision hereinafter enacted.

5. The name and mailing address of the incorporator is:

Raymond B. Wedel, Jr.
Quintessence Oil Company
2932 Thorne Drive
Elkhart, Indiana 46514

The power of the incorporator as such shall terminate upon the filing of this
Certificate of Incorporation

6. The names and mailing addresses of the persons who are to serve as
directors until the first annual meeting of stockholders or until their
successors are elected and qualified are:

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Name Address

Raymond B. Wedel, Jr. c/o Torque Engineering Corporation
2932 Thorne Drive
Elkhart, Indiana 46514

Donald Christensen c/o Torque Engineering Corporation
2932 Thorne Drive
Elkhart, Indiana 46514

7. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the
bylaws of the corporation so provide. There shall be no cumulative voting in the
election of directors.

8. The Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, alter,
amend and repeal the bylaws of the corporation to the maximum extent permitted
by Delaware Law, subject to the power of the stockholders of the corporation to
alter or repeal any bylaw whether adopted by them or otherwise.

9. The corporation shall indemnify its officers and directors to the
fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law.

(a) A director of the corporation shall not be liable to the
corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law.

(b) (i) Each person (and the heirs, executors or administrators of such
person) who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or is
involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact
that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall be
indemnified and held harmless by the corporation to the fullest extent permitted
by Delaware Law. The right to indemnification conferred herein shall also
include the right to be paid by the corporation the expenses incurred in
connection with any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition to the
fullest extent authorized by Delaware Law. The right to indemnification
conferred herein shall be a contract right.

(ii) The Corporation may, by action of its Board of Directors,
provide indemnification to such of the employees and agents of the Corporation
to such extent and to such effect as the Board of Directors shall determine to
be appropriate and authorized by Delaware Law.

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(c) The Corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance
on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss
incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of his status as
such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him
against such liability under Delaware Law.

(d) The rights and authority conferred herein shall not be exclusive of
any other right that any person may otherwise have or hereafter acquire.

(e) Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Section 9, nor the
adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or the bylaws of
the corporation, nor, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law, any
modification of law, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Section 9 in
respect of any acts or omissions occurring prior to such amendment, repeal,
adoption or modification.

10. The Corporation reserves the right to amend this Certificate of
Incorporation in any manner permitted by Delaware Law and, except as otherwise
provided in Section 10, all rights and powers conferred herein on stockholders,
directors and officers, if any, are subject to this reserved power.

I, the undersigned incorporator, for the purpose of forming a
corporation pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, do execute this
Certificate, and do certify that this is my act and deed and the facts herein
stated are true, and accordingly have hereunto set my hand on _________________,
1999.

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Raymond B. Wedel, Jr., Incorporator

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EXHIBIT C
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BYLAWS

TORQUE ENGINEERING CORPORATION

A Delaware Corporation

* * * * *

ARTICLE I

Offices

Section 1.1 PRINCIPAL OFFICE. The Board of Directors shall fix the location
of the principal executive office of the corporation at any place within or
outside the State of Delaware.

Section 1.2 OTHER OFFICES. The Board of Directors may establish branch or
subordinate offices at any time at any place or places.

ARTICLE II
Stockholders

Section 2.1 TIME AND PLACE OF MEETINGS. All meetings of stockholders shall
be held at such place, either within or without the state of Delaware, on such
date and at such time as may be determined from time to time by the Board of
Directors.

Section 2.2 ANNUAL MEETINGS. Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held
to elect a Board of Directors and transact such other businesses that may be
properly brought before the meeting.

Section 2.3 SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of stockholders may be
called by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the President.

Section 2.4 NOTICE OF MEETINGS. Whenever stockholders are required or
permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall
be given which shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting, and, in the
case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is
called. Unless otherwise provided by applicable law, the Certificate of
Incorporation or these bylaws, the written notice of any meeting shall be given
no less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the
meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such
notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail,
first-class, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his address as it
appears on the records of the corporation.

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Section 2.5 RECORD DATE. In order that the corporation may determine the
stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or
any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate action in writing
without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other
distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in
respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any
other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record
date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date
is adopted by the Board of Directors and which record date: in the case of
determination of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders or
adjournment thereof, shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than
sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, in the
case of determination of stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate
action in writing without a meeting, shall not be more than ten (10) days after
the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the
Board of Directors; and in the case of any other action, shall not be more than
sixty (60) days prior to such other action. If no record date is fixed: (i) the
record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a
meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next
preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the
close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is
held; (ii) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to express
consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action
of the Board of Directors is required by law, shall be the first date on which a
signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is
delivered to the corporation in accordance with applicable law, or, if prior
action by the Board of Directors is required by law, such record date shall be
at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the
resolution taking such prior action; and (iii) the record date for determining
stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day
on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto. A
determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a
meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided,
however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned
meeting.

Section 2.6 CONDUCT AT MEETINGS. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, or
such other person as the Board of Directors may select, shall preside as
chairman of any meeting of stockholders. The chairman of a meeting of
stockholders shall designate a secretary for such meeting, who shall take and
keep or cause to be taken and kept minutes of the proceedings thereof. The
conduct of all meetings of stockholders shall at all times be within the
discretion of the chairman of the meeting and shall be conducted under such
rules as he or she may prescribe.

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Section 2.7 ADJOURNMENTS. Any meeting of stockholders may be adjourned from
time to time to reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice need not
be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are
announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned
meeting the corporation may transact any business which might have been
transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty
(30) days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the
adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each
stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. At the adjourned meeting,
the corporation may transact any business, which might have been transacted at
the original meeting.

Section 2.8 QUORUM. Unless otherwise provided under the certificate of
incorporation or these bylaws, and subject to Delaware law, the presence, in
person or by Proxy, of the holders of majority of the votes entitled to be cast
by the stockholders entitled to vote generally, present, in person, or by Proxy,
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the
stockholders; provided that in the case of any vote to be taken by classes, the
holders of majority of the vote entitled to be cast by the stockholders of a
particular class shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by
such class.

Section 2.9 VOTING. Except as otherwise provided by the certificate of
incorporation, each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders
shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by him or her which
has voting power upon the matter in question. Except with respect to the
election of directors, voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written
ballot. Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares
present in person or by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the
election of directors. Except as otherwise provided in the certificate of
incorporation or these bylaws, in all matters other than the election of
directors, the affirmative vote of the majority of shares present in person or
by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the
act of the stockholders.

Section 2.10 PROXIES. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of
stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for him or her by
proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three (3) years from
its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A duly executed proxy
shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as
long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an
irrevocable power. A stockholder may revoke any proxy, which is not irrevocable,
by attending the meeting and voting in person or by filing an instrument in
writing revoking the proxy or another duly executed proxy bearing a later date
with the secretary of the corporation.

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Section 2.11 INSPECTOR OF ELECTIONS. The Corporation shall, in advance of
any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors to act at the
meeting and make a written report thereof. If no inspector is able to act at a
meeting of stockholders, the person presiding at the meeting shall appoint one
or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon
the discharge of the duties of inspector, shall take and sign an oath faithfully
to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the
best of such inspector's ability. The inspectors shall: (1) ascertain the number
of shares outstanding and the voting power of each; (2) determine the shares
represented at a meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots; (3) count all
votes and ballots; (4) determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of
the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors;
and (5) certify their determination of the number of shares represented at the
meeting and their count of all votes and ballots. The date and time of the
opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders
will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting. No ballot, proxies or
votes, nor any revocations thereof or the inspectors thereto, shall accept
changes after the closing of the polls.

Section 2.12 STOCKHOLDERS LIST. The secretary shall prepare and make, at
least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the
stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order,
and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered
in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of
any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary
business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting,
either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place
shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the
place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept
at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be
inspected by any stockholder who is present. Upon the willful neglect or refusal
of the directors to produce such a list at any meeting for the election of
directors, they shall be ineligible for election to any office at such meeting.
The stock ledger of the corporation shall be the only evidence as to who are the
stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list of stockholders
required by this Section or the books of the corporation, or to vote in person
or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

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Section 2.13 ACTION BY CONSENT OF STOCKHOLDERS. Unless otherwise provided
in the certificate of incorporation, any action required or permitted to be
taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders may be taken without
a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in
writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of
outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be
necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares
entitled to vote thereon were present and voted, and shall be delivered to the
corporation by delivering to its registered office in Delaware, its principal
place of business, or an officer or an agent of the corporation having custody
of the records in which proceedings of shareholders are recorded. Delivery made
to the corporations registered office shall be by hand or certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested. Prompt notice of the taking of the
corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall
be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing and who, if the
action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the
meeting if the record date for such meeting had been the date that written
consents signed by a sufficient number of stockholders to take the action were
delivered to the corporation as provided by applicable law.

Section 2.14 ORGANIZATION. At each meeting a stockholders, the Chairman of
the Board, if one shall of been elected, (or in the absence of, or if one shall
of not been elected, the Chief Executive Officer) shall act as Chairman of the
meeting. The Secretary, (or in his absence or inability to act, the person whom
the Chairman of the meeting shall appoint as the Secretary of the meeting) shall
act as secretary of the meeting and keep the minutes thereof. The order of
business at all meetings of stockholders shall be as determined by the Chairman
of the meeting.

ARTICLE III
Board of Directors

Section 3.1 POWERS. Except as provided under applicable law, in the
certificate of incorporation and these bylaws, the business and affairs of the
corporation shall be managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised by or
under the direction of the Board of Directors.

Section 3.2 NUMBER; QUALIFICATIONS. The Board of Directors shall consist of
one or more members, the number thereof to be determined from time to time by
resolution of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that no reduction in
the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any
director before the expiration of his or her term of office.
Directors need not be stockholders.

Section 3.3 ELECTION RESIGNATION; REMOVAL. At each annual meeting of
stockholders, the stockholders shall elect directors each of whom shall hold
office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her
successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or
removal.

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Section 3.4 RESIGNATION. Any director may resign at any time upon written
notice to the Board of Directors or the secretary of the corporation.

Section 3.5 REMOVAL. Any director may be removed, with or without cause, by
the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of
directors, subject to any restrictions imposed by applicable law.

Section 3.6 VACANCIES. Any newly created directorship or any vacancy
occurring in the Board of Directors for any cause may be filled by a majority of
the remaining members of the Board of Directors, although such majority is less
than a quorum, or by a plurality of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders,
and each director so elected shall hold office until the expiration of the term
of office of the director whom he has replaced or until his successor is elected
and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Whenever the
holders of any class or classes of stock or series thereof are entitled to elect
one or more directors by the Certificate of Incorporation, vacancies and newly
created directorships of such class or classes or series may be filled by a
majority of directors elected by such class or classes or series thereof then in
office or by a sole remaining Director so elected. Each Director so chosen shall
hold office until his successor is elected and qualified, or until earlier
death, registration or removal. If there are no Directors in office, then an
election of Directors may be held in accordance with Delaware law.

Section 3.7 ANNUAL MEETING. The Board of Directors shall meet for the
purpose of organization, the election of officers and the transaction of other
business, as soon as practical after each annual meeting of stockholders, on the
same day and at the same place where such annual meetings shall be held. Notice
of such meeting need not be given. In the event that such annual meeting is not
so held the annual meeting of the Board of Directors may be held at such place
either within or without the state of Delaware, on such date and at such time
this will be specified in a notice thereof given as provided in section VII of
this article or in a waiver of notice signed by any director who chooses to
waive the requirement of notice.

Section 3.8 REGULAR MEETINGS. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors
may be held at such places within or without the State of Delaware and at such
times as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, and if so
determined, notices thereof need not be given; provided, however, that any
director not participating in such determination shall receive prompt notice of
such determination.

Section 3.9 SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the Board of Directors
may be held at any time or place within or without the State of Delaware
whenever called by the President, any Vice President, the Secretary, or by any
member of the Board of Directors. Notice of a special meeting of the Board of
Directors shall be given to each director at least twenty-four (24) hours before
the special meeting in such manner, as is determined by the Board of Directors.

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Section 3.10 COMMITTEES. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed
by a majority of the whole Board of Directors (including vacancies), designate
one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the
directors of the corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more
directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or
disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or
disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof
present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she
or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board
of Directors to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified
member. Any such committee, to the extent permitted by applicable law and to the
extent provided in a resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and
may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the
management of the business and affairs of the corporation, and may authorize the
seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it.

Section 3.11 TELEPHONIC MEETINGS PERMITTED. Members of the Board of
Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may
participate in a meeting thereof by means of conference telephone or similar
communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the
meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this
bylaw shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 3.12 QUORUM; VOTE REQUIRED FOR ACTION. At all meetings of the Board
of Directors a majority of the whole Board of Directors (including vacancies)
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except in cases in
which the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws otherwise provide, the
vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is
present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

Section 3.13 ORGANIZATION. Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be
presided over by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his absence by the
Vice Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his absence by the President, or in
their absence by a chairman chosen at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as
secretary of the meeting, but in his absence the Chairman of the meeting may
appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

Section 3.14 ADJOURNMENTS. Any meeting of the Board of Directors at which a
quorum is initially present may be adjourned to another time and place by the
Board of Directors without notice; provided, however, that if such meeting is
adjourned for more than forty-eight (48) hours, notice shall be given as
provided in Section 3.5 above.

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Section 3.15 ACTION BY CONSENT OF DIRECTORS. Unless otherwise restricted by
the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, any action required or
permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any
committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of
Directors or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and
the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board
of Directors or such committee.

Section 3.16 RIGHTS OF INSPECTION. Any director shall have the right to
examine the corporation's stock ledger, a list of its stockholders and its other
books and records for a purpose reasonably related to the director's position as
a director.

Section 3.17 COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS. Unless otherwise restricted by the
certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, the Board of Directors shall have
the authority to fix the compensation of directors. The directors may be paid
their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors
and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of
Directors or a stated salary as director. No such payment shall preclude any
director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving
compensation therefor. Members of committees of the Board of Directors may be
allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings. Unless the Board of
Directors otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board of
Directors may make, alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business. In
the absence of such rules each committee shall conduct its business in the same
manner as the Board of Directors conducts its business pursuant to Article II of
these bylaws.

ARTICLE IV
Officers

Section 4.1 PRINCIPAL OFFICERS. The principal officers of the Corporation
shall be a chief executive officer, a president, one or more vice presidents, a
treasurer and a secretary who shall have the duty, among other things, to record
the proceedings of the meetings of stockholders and directors in a book kept for
that purpose. The Corporation may also have such other principal officers,
including a chairman, a vice chairman or one or more controllers, as the Board
of Directors may in its discretion appoint. One person may hold the offices and
perform the duties of any two or more of said offices, except that no one person
shall hold the offices and perform the duties of president and secretary.

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Section 4.2 ELECTION, TERM OF OFFICE AND REMUNERATION. The principal
officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors
at the annual meeting thereof. Each such officer shall hold office until his
successor is elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or
removal. The remuneration of all officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by
the Board of Directors. Any vacancy in any office shall be filled in such manner
as the Board of Directors shall determine.

Section 4.3 SUBORDINATE OFFICERS. In addition to the principal officers
enumerated in Section 1 of this Article 4, the corporation may have one or more
assistant treasurers, assistant secretaries and assistant controllers and such
other subordinate officers, agents and employees as the Board of Directors may
deem necessary, each of whom shall hold office for such period as the Board of
Directors may from time to time determine. The Board of Directors may delegate
to any principal officer the power to appoint and to remove any such subordinate
officers, agents or employees.

Section 4.4 REMOVAL. Except as otherwise permitted with respect to
subordinate officers, any officer may be removed, with or without cause, at any
time, by the Board of Directors.

Section 4.5 RESIGNATIONS. Any officer may resign at any time by giving
written notice to the Board of Directors (or to a principal officer if the Board
of Directors has delegated to such principal officer the power to appoint and to
remove such officer). The resignation of any officer shall take effect upon
receipt of notice thereof or at such later time as shall be specified in such
notice; and unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such
resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 4.6 POWERS AND DUTIES. The officers of the Corporation shall have
such powers and perform such duties incident to each of their respective offices
and such other duties as may from time to time be conferred upon or assigned to
them by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE V
Stock

Section 5.1 CERTIFICATES. Every holder of stock shall be entitled to have a
certificate signed by or in the name of the corporation by the Chairman or Vice
Chairman of the Board of Directors, if any, or the President or a Vice
President, and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or
an Assistant Secretary, of the corporation, certifying the number of shares
owned by him or her in the corporation. Any of or all the signatures on the
certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent, or
registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a
certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent, or registrar
before such certificate is issued, such certificate may be issued by the
corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer
agent, or registrar at the date of issue.

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Section 5.2 LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED STOCK CERTIFICATES; ISSUANCE OF
NEW CERTIFICATES ISSUANCE OF NEW CERTIFICATES. The corporation may issue a new
certificate in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it and alleged
to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the corporation may require the
owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his or her legal
representative, to give the corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it
against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss,
theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new
certificate.

ARTICLE VI
Miscellaneous

Section 6.1 FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be
determined by resolution of the Board of Directors

Section 6.2 SEAL. The corporate seal shall have the name of the corporation
inscribed thereon and shall be in such form as may be approved from time to time
by the Board of Directors.

Section 6.3 STOCKHOLDERS RIGHTS OF INSPECTION. Any stockholder, in person
or by attorney or other agent, shall, for any purpose reasonably related to such
person's interest as a stockholder and upon written demand under oath stating
such purpose, have the right during usual business hours to inspect the
corporation's stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and
records, and to make copies or extracts therefrom. In every instance where an
attorney or other agent shall be the person who seeks the right to inspection,
the demand under oath shall be accompanied by a power of attorney or such other
writing which authorizes the attorney or other agent to so act on behalf of the
stockholder.

Section 6.4 CORPORATE RECORDS. The secretary of the corporation, or such
other officer as the Board of Directors may direct, shall keep or cause to be
kept, at the principal executive office of the corporation or at such other
place as the Board of Directors may direct, a book of minutes of all meetings
and actions of the Board of Directors, committees of the Board of Directors and
stockholders. The minutes shall state the time and place of the meeting, whether
regular or special, the notice given (if any) and the proceedings of the
meeting. In the case of a meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee
thereof, the minutes shall state the names of those present at the meeting. In

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the case of a meeting of stockholders, the minutes shall state the number of
shares represented at the meeting in person or by proxy. The secretary of the
corporation, or such other officer as the Board of Directors may direct, shall
keep or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the corporation
or at the office of the corporation's transfer agent or registrar or at such
other place as the Board of Directors may direct, a stock ledger showing the
names of all stockholders and their addresses, the number and classes of stock
held by each, the number and date of the certificate(s) evidencing such stock,
and the number and date of cancellation of every certificate surrendered for
cancellation. Any records maintained by the corporation in the regular course of
its business, including its stock ledger, books of account, and minute books,
may be kept on, or be in the form of, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs,
microphotographs, or any other information storage device, provided that the
records so kept can be converted into clearly legible form within a reasonable
time. The corporation shall so convert any records so kept upon the request of
any person entitled to inspect the same.

Section 6.5 WAIVER OF NOTICE OF MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS, DIRECTORS AND
COMMITTEES. Any written waiver of notice, signed by the person entitled to
notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed
equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a
waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for
the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the
transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or
convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of any
regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors, or members of a
committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice.

Section 6.6 INTERESTED DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS. No contract or transaction
between the corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between
the corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association, or other
organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or
officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for
this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or
participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof which
authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his, her or their
votes are counted for such purpose, if: (i) the material facts as to his or her
relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or
are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board of Directors
or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the
affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the
disinterested directors be less than a quorum; (ii) the material facts as to his
or her relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are
disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the
contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the
stockholders; (iii) the contract or transaction is fair as to the corporation as
of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board of Directors, a
committee thereof, or the stockholders. Common or interested directors may be
counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of
Directors or of a committee, which authorizes the contract or transaction.

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Section 6.7 REPRESENTATION OF SHARES OF OTHER CORPORATIONS. The President
or any other officer or officers authorized by the Board of Directors or the
President are each authorized to vote, represent, and exercise on behalf of the
corporation all rights incident to any and all shares of any other corporation
or corporations held by the corporation. The authority herein granted may be
exercised either by any such officer in person or by any other person authorized
so to do by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by said officer.

Section 6.8 AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS. These bylaws or any of them may be
altered or repealed, and new bylaws made, by the stockholders entitled to vote
thereon at any annual special meeting there or by the Board of Directors.

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ARTICLE 13. DISSENTERS' RIGHTS

SUBARTICLE A. RIGHT TO DISSENT AND OBTAIN PAYMENT FOR SHARES

17-16-1301 DEFINITIONS. --(a) As used in this article:

I. "Beneficial shareholder" means the person who is a beneficial
owner of shares held in a voting trust or by a nominee as the record
shareholder;

II. "Corporation" means the issuer of the shares held by a dissenter
before the corporate action, or the surviving, new, or acquiring corporation by
merger, consolidation, or share exchange of that issuer;

III. "Dissenter" means a shareholder who is entitled to dissent from
corporate action under W.S. 17-16-1302 and who exercises that right when and
in the manner required by W.S. 17-16-1320 through 17-16-1328;

IV. "Fair value," with respect to a dissenter's shares, means the value
of the shares immediately before the effectuation of the corporate action to
which the dissenter objects, excluding any appreciation or depreciation in
anticipation of the corporate action unless exclusion would be inequitable;

V. "Interest" means interest from the effective date of the corporate
action until the date of payment, at the average rate currently paid by the
corporation on its principal bank loans, or, if none, at a rate that is fair and
equitable under all the circumstances;

VI. "Record shareholder" means the person in whose names shares are
registered in the records of a corporation or the beneficial owner of shares to
the extent of the rights granted by a nominee certificate on file with a
corporation;

VII. "Shareholder" means the record shareholder or the beneficial
shareholder.

17-16-1302 RIGHT TO DISSENT.-- (a) A shareholder is entitled to dissent
from, and to obtain payment of the fair value of his shares in the event of, any
of the following corporate actions:

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I. Consummation of a plan of merger or consolidation to which the
corporation is a party if:

A. Shareholder approval is required for the merger or the
consolidation by W.S. 17-16- 1103 or 17-16-1111 or the articles of
incorporation and the shareholder is entitled to vote on the merger or
consolidation; or

B. The corporation is a subsidiary that is merged with its parent under
W.S. 17-16-1104.

II. Consummation of a plan of share exchange to which the
corporation is a party as the corporation whose shares will be acquired, if
the shareholder is entitled to vote on the plan;

III. Consummation of a sale or exchange of all, or substantially all,
of the property of the corporation other than in the usual and regular course of
business, if the shareholder is entitled to vote on the sale or exchange,
including a sale in dissolution, but not including a sale pursuant to court
order or a sale for cash pursuant to a plan by which all or substantially all of
the net proceeds of the sale will be distributed to the shareholders within one
(1) year after the date of sale;

IV. An amendment of the articles of incorporation that materially and
adversely affects rights in respect of a dissenter's shares because it:

A. Alters or abolishes a preferential right of the shares;

B. Creates, alters or abolishes a right in respect of redemption,
including a provision respecting a sinking fund for the redemption or
repurchase, of the shares;

C. Alters or abolishes a preemptive right of the holder of the shares
to acquire shares or other securities;

D. Excludes or limits the right of the shares to vote on any matter, or
to cumulate votes, other than a limitation by dilution through issuance of
shares or other securities with similar voting rights; or

E. Reduces the number of shares owned by the shareholder to a fraction
of a share if the fractional share so created is to be acquired for cash under
W.S. 17-16-604.

V. Any corporate action taken pursuant to a shareholder vote to the
extent the articles of incorporation, bylaws, or a resolution of the board of
directors provides that voting or nonvoting shareholders are entitled to dissent
and obtain payment for their shares.

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VI. A shareholder entitled to dissent and obtain payment for his shares
under this article may not challenge the corporate action creating his
entitlement unless the action is unlawful or fraudulent with respect to the
shareholder or the corporation.

17-16-1303 DISSENT BY NOMINEES AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS.-- (a) A record
shareholder may assert dissenters' rights as to fewer than all the shares
registered in his name only if he dissents with respect to all shares
beneficially owned by any one (1) person and notifies the corporation in writing
of the name and address of each person on whose behalf he asserts dissenters'
rights. The rights of a partial dissenter under this subsection are determined
as if the shares as to which he dissents and his other shares were registered in
the names of different shareholders.

(b) A beneficial shareholder may assert dissenters' rights as to shares
held on his behalf only if:

I. He submits to the corporation the record shareholder' s written
consent to the dissent not later than the time the beneficial shareholder
asserts dissenters' rights; and

II. He does so with respect to all shares of which he is the beneficial
shareholder or over which he has power to direct the vote.

SUBARTICLE B. PROCEDURE FOR EXERCISE OF DISSENTERS' RIGHTS

17-16-1320 NOTICE OF DISSENTERS' RIGHTS. -- (a) If proposed corporate
action creating dissenters' rights under W.S. 17-16-1302 is submitted to a vote
at a shareholders' meeting, the meeting notice shall state that shareholders are
or may be entitled to assert dissenters' rights under this article and be
accompanied by a copy of this article.

(b) If corporate action creating dissenters' rights under W.S.
17-16-1302 is taken without a vote of shareholders, the corporation shall notify
in writing all shareholders entitled to assert dissenters' rights that the
action was taken and send them the dissenters' notice described in W.S.
17-16-1322.

17-16-1321 NOTICE OF INTENT TO DEMAND PAYMENT.-- (a) If proposed
corporate action creating dissenters' rights under W.S. 17-16-1302 is submitted
to a vote at a shareholders' meeting, a shareholder who wishes to assert
dissenters' rights shall deliver to the corporation before the vote is taken
written notice of his intent to demand payment for his shares if the proposed
action is effectuated and shall not vote his shares in favor of the proposed
action.

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(b) A shareholder who does not satisfy the requirements of subsection
(a) of this section is not entitled to payment for his shares under this
article.

17-16-1322 DISSENTERS' NOTICE.-- (a) If proposed corporate action
creating dissenters' rights under W.S. 17-16-1302 is authorized at a
shareholders' meeting, the corporation shall deliver a written dissenters'
notice to all shareholders who satisfied the requirements of W.S. 17-16-1321.

(b) The dissenters' notice shall be sent no later than ten (10) days
after the corporate action was taken, and shall:

I. State where the payment demand shall be sent and where and when
certificates for certificated shares shall be deposited;

II. Inform holders of uncertificated shares to what extent transfer
of the shares will be restricted after the payment demand is received;

III. Supply a form for demanding payment that includes the date of the
first announcement to news media or to shareholders of the terms of the proposed
corporate action and requires that the person asserting dissenters' rights
certify whether or not he acquired beneficial ownership of the shares before
that date;

IV. Set a date by which the corporation shall receive the payment
demand, which date may not be fewer than thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60)
days after the date the notice required by subsection (a) of this section is
delivered; and

V. Be accompanied by a copy of this article.

17-16-1323 DUTY TO DEMAND PAYMENT.-- (a) A shareholder sent a
dissenters' notice described in W.S. 17-16-1322 shall demand payment, certify
whether he acquired beneficial ownership of the shares before the date required
to be set forth in the dissenters' notice pursuant to W.S. 17-16-1322(b)(iii),
and deposit his certificates in accordance with the terms of the notice.

(b) The shareholder who demands payment and deposits his share
certificates under subsection (a) of this section retains all other rights of a
shareholder until these rights are cancelled or modified by the taking of the
proposed corporate action.

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(c) A shareholder who does not demand payment or deposit his share
certificates where required, each by the date set in the dissenters' notice, is
not entitled to payment for his shares under this article.

17-16-1324 SHARE RESTRICTIONS.-- (a) The corporation may restrict the
transfer of uncertificated shares from the date the demand for their payment is
received until the proposed corporate action is taken or the restrictions
released under W.S. 17-16-1326.

(b) The person for whom dissenters' rights are asserted as to
uncertificated shares retains all other rights of a shareholder until these
rights are cancelled or modified by the taking of the proposed corporate action.

17-16-1325 PAYMENT.-- (a) Except as provided in W.S. 17-16-1327, as
soon as the proposed corporate action is taken, or upon receipt of a payment
demand, the corporation shall pay each dissenter who complied with W.S.
17-16-1323 the amount the corporation estimates to be the fair value of his
shares, plus accrued interest.

(b) The payment shall be accompanied by:

I. The corporation's balance sheet as of the end of a fiscal year
ending not more than sixteen (16) months before the date of payment, an income
statement for that year, a statement of changes in shareholders' equity for that
year, and the latest available interim financial statements, if any;

II. A statement of the corporation's estimate of the fair value of
the shares;

III. An explanation of how the interest was calculated;

IV. A statement of the dissenter's rights to demand payment under
W.S. 17-16-1328; and

V. A copy of this article.

17-16-1326 FAILURE TO TAKE ACTION.-- (a) If the corporation does not
take the proposed action within sixty (60) days after the date set for demanding
payment and depositing share certificates, the corporation shall return the
deposited certificates and release the transfer restrictions imposed on
uncertificated shares.

(b) If after returning deposited certificates and releasing transfer
restrictions, the corporation takes the proposed action, it shall send a new
dissenters' notice under W.S. 17-16-1322 and repeat the payment demand
procedure.

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17-16-1327 AFTER-ACQUIRED SHARES.-- (a) A corporation may elect to
withhold payment required by W.S. 17-16-1325 from a dissenter unless he was the
beneficial owner of the shares before the date set forth in the dissenters'
notice as the date of the first announcement to news media or to shareholders of
the terms of the proposed corporate action.

(b) To the extent the corporation elects to withhold payment under
subsection (a) of this section, after taking the proposed corporate action, it
shall estimate the fair value of the shares, plus accrued interest, and shall
pay this amount to each dissenter who agrees to accept it in full satisfaction
of his demand. The corporation shall send with its offer a statement of its
estimate of the fair value of the shares, an explanation of how the interest was
calculated, and a statement of the dissenter's right to demand payment under
W.S. 17-16-1328.

17-16-1328 PROCEDURE IF SHAREHOLDER DISSATISFIED WITH PAYMENT OR
OFFER,-- (a) A dissenter may notify the corporation in writing of his own
estimate of the fair value of his shares and amount of interest due, and demand
payment of his estimate, less any payment under W.S. 17-16-1325, or reject the
corporation's offer under W.S. 17-16-1327 and demand payment of the fair value
of his shares and interest due, if:

I. The dissenter believes that the amount paid under W.S. 17-16-1325
or offered under W.S. 17-16-1327 is less than the fair value of his shares or
that the interest due is incorrectly calculated;

II. The corporation fails to make payment under W.S. 17-16-1325
within sixty (60) days after the date set for demanding payment; or

III. The corporation, having failed to take the proposed action, does
not return the deposited certificates or release the transfer restrictions
imposed on uncertificated shares within sixty (60) days after the date set for
demanding payment.

(b) A dissenter waives his right to demand payment under this section
unless he notifies the corporation of his demand in writing under subsection (a)
of this section within thirty (30) days after the corporation made or offered
payment for his shares.

SUBARTICLE C. JUDICIAL APPRAISAL OF SHARES

17-16-1330 COURT ACTION.-- (a) If a demand for payment under W.S.
17-16-1328 remains unsettled, the corporation shall commence a proceeding within
sixty (60) days after receiving the payment demand and petition the court to
determine the fair value of the shares and accrued interest. If the corporation
does not commence the proceeding within the sixty (60) day period, it shall pay
each dissenter whose demand remains unsettled the amount demanded.

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(b) The corporation shall commence the proceeding in the district court
of the county where a corporation's principal office, or if none in this state,
its registered office, is located. If the corporation is a foreign corporation
without a registered office in this state, it shall commence the proceeding in
the county in this state where the registered office of the domestic corporation
merged with or whose shares were acquired by the foreign corporation was
located.

(c) The corporation shall make all dissenters, whether or not residents
of this state, whose demands remain unsettled parties to the proceeding as in an
action against their shares and all parties shall be served with a copy of the
petition. Nonresidents may be served by registered or certified mail or by
publication as provided by law.

(d) The jurisdiction of the court in which the proceeding is commenced
under subsection (b) of this section is plenary and exclusive. The court may
appoint one (1) or more persons as appraisers to receive evidence and recommend
decision on the question of fair value. The appraisers have the powers described
in the order appointing them, or in the amendment to it. The dissenters are
entitled to the same discovery rights as parties in other civil proceedings.

(e) Each dissenter made a party to the proceeding is entitled to
judgment for:

I. The amount, if any, by which the court finds the fair value of
his shares, plus interest, exceeds the amount paid by the corporation; or

II. The fair value, plus accrued interest, of his after-acquired shares
for which the corporation elected to withhold payment under W.S.
17-16-1327.

17-16-1331 COURT COSTS AND COUNSEL FEES.-- (a) The court in an
appraisal proceeding commenced under W.S. 17-16-1330 shall determine all costs
of the proceeding, including the reasonable compensation and expenses of
appraisers appointed by the court. The court shall assess the costs against the
corporation, except that the court may assess costs against all or some of the
dissenters, in amounts the court finds equitable, to the extent the court finds
the dissenters acted arbitrarily, vexatiously, or not in good faith in demanding
payment under W.S. 17-16-1328.

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(b) The court may also assess the fees and expenses of counsel and
experts for the respective parties, in amounts the court finds equitable:

I. Against the corporation and in favor of any or all dissenters if
the court finds the corporation did not substantially comply with the
requirements of W.S. 17-16-1320 through 17-16-1328; or

II. Against either the corporation or a dissenter, in favor of any
other party, if the court finds that the party against whom the fees and
expenses are assessed acted arbitrarily, vexatiously, or not in good faith with
respect to the rights provided by this article. (c) If the court finds that the
services of counsel for any dissenter were of substantial benefit to other
dissenters similarly situated, and that the fees for those services should not
be assessed against the corporation, the court may award to these counsel
reasonable fees to be paid out of the amounts awarded the dissenters who were
benefited.

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EXHIBIT E
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QUINTESSENCE OIL COMPANY
1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN

1. PURPOSE. This Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") a is intended to serve as
an incentive to, and to encourage stock ownership by, certain eligible
participants rendering services to Quintessence Oil Company, a Wyoming
corporation (the "Corporation"), and certain affiliates as set forth below, so
that they may acquire or increase their proprietary interest in the Corporation.

2. ADMINISTRATION.

2.1 COMMITTEE. The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors
of the Corporation (the "Board of Directors") or a committee of two or more
members appointed by the Board of Directors (the "Committee") who are members of
the Board of Directors. The Committee shall select one of its members as
Chairman and shall appoint a Secretary, who need not be a member of the
Committee. The Committee shall hold meetings at such times and places as it may
determine and minutes of such meetings shall be recorded. Acts by a majority of
the Committee in a meeting at which a quorum is present and acts approved in
writing by a majority of the members of the Committee shall be valid acts of the
Committee.

2.2 TERM. If the Board of Directors selects a Committee, the members of
the Committee shall serve on the Committee for the period of time determined by
the Board of Directors and shall be subject to removal by the Board of Directors
at any time. The Board of Directors may terminate the function of the Committee
at any time and resume all powers and authority previously delegated to the
Committee.

2.3 AUTHORITY. The Committee shall have sole discretion and authority to
grant options under the Plan to eligible participants rendering services to the
Corporation or any "parent" or "subsidiary" of the Corporation ("Parent or
Subsidiary"), as defined in Section 424 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"), at such times, under such terms and in such amounts as it
may decide. For purposes of this Plan and any Stock Option Agreement (as defined
below), the term "Corporation" shall include any Parent or Subsidiary, if
applicable. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall
have complete authority to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend and rescind
the rules and regulations relating to the Plan, to determine the details and
provisions of any Stock Option Agreement, to accelerate any options granted
under the Plan and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for
the administration of the Plan.

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2.4 TYPE OF OPTION. The Committee shall have full authority and
discretion to determine, and shall specify, whether the eligible individual will
be granted options intended to qualify as incentive options under Section 422 of
the Code ("Incentive Options") or options which are not intended to qualify
under Section 422 of the Code ("Non-Qualified Options"); provided, however, that
Incentive Options shall only be granted to employees of the Corporation, or a
Parent or Subsidiary thereof, and shall be subject to the special limitations
set forth herein attributable to Incentive Options.

2.5 INTERPRETATION. The interpretation and construction by the Committee
of any provisions of the Plan or of any option granted under the Plan shall be
final and binding on all parties having an interest in this Plan or any option
granted hereunder. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action or
determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any option granted
under the Plan.

3. ELIGIBILITY.

3.1 GENERAL. All directors, officers, employees of and certain persons
rendering services to the Corporation, or any Parent or Subsidiary, relative to
the Corporation's, or any Parent's or Subsidiaries', management, operation or
development shall be eligible to receive options under the Plan. The selection
of recipients of options shall be within the sole and absolute discretion of the
Committee. No person shall be granted an option under this Plan unless such
person has executed the grant representation letter set forth on Exhibit "A," as
such Exhibit may be amended by the Committee from time to time and no person
shall be granted an Incentive Option under this Plan unless such person is an
employee of the Corporation, or a Parent or Subsidiary, on the date of grant.

3.2 TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.

3.2.1 If an optionee ceases to be employed by the Corporation, or
its Parent or Subsidiary, is no longer an officer or member of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation or no longer performs services for the Corporation,
or its Parent or Subsidiary for any reason (other than for "cause," as
hereinafter defined, or such optionee's death), any option granted hereunder to
such optionee shall expire 90 days after the date of the occurrence giving rise
to such termination of eligibility (or 1 year in the event an optionee is
"disabled," as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) or upon the date it
expires by its terms, whichever is earlier. Any option that has not vested in
the optionee as of the date of such termination shall immediately expire and
shall be null and void. The Committee shall, in its sole and absolute
discretion, decide whether an authorized leave of absence or absence for
military or governmental service, or absence for any other reason, shall
constitute termination of eligibility for purposes of this Section.

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3.2.2 If an optionee ceases to be employed by the Corporation, or
its Parent or Subsidiary, is no longer an officer or member of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation, or no longer performs services for the
Corporation, or its Parent or Subsidiary and such termination is as a result of
"cause," as hereinafter defined, then all options granted hereunder to such
optionee shall expire on the date of the occurrence giving rise to such
termination of eligibility or upon the date it expires by its terms, whichever
is earlier, and such optionee shall have no rights with respect to any
unexercised options. For purposes of this Plan, "cause" shall mean an optionee's
personal dishonesty, misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty, incompetence,
intentional failure to perform stated obligations, willful violation of any law,
rule, regulation or final cease and desist order, or any material breach of any
provision of this Plan, any Stock Option Agreement or any employment agreement.

3.3 DEATH OF OPTIONEE AND TRANSFER OF OPTION. In the event an optionee
shall die, an option may be exercised (subject to the condition that no option
shall be exercisable after its expiration and only to the extent that the
optionee's right to exercise such option had accrued at the time of the
optionee's death) at any time within six months after the optionee's death by
the executors or administrators of the optionee or by any person or persons who
shall have acquired the option directly from the optionee by bequest or
inheritance. Any option that has not vested in the optionee as of the date of
death or termination of employment, whichever is earlier, shall immediately
expire and shall be null and void. No option shall be transferable by the
optionee other than by will or the laws of intestate succession.

3.4 LIMITATION ON OPTIONS. No person shall be granted any Incentive
Option to the extent that the aggregate fair market value of the Stock (as
defined below) to which such options are exercisable for the first time by the
optionee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Corporation as
determined under Section 422(d) of the Code) exceeds $100,000.

4. IDENTIFICATION OF STOCK. The Stock, as defined herein, subject to the
options shall be shares of the Corporation's authorized but unissued or acquired
or reacquired common stock (the "Stock"). The aggregate number of shares subject
to outstanding options shall not exceed 500,000 shares of Stock (subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 6). If any option granted hereunder shall
expire or terminate for any reason without having been exercised in full, the
unpurchased shares subject thereto shall again be available for purposes of this
Plan.

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5. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS. Any option granted pursuant to the Plan
shall be evidenced by an agreement ("Stock Option Agreement") in such form as
the Committee shall from time to time determine, which agreement shall comply
with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:

5.1 NUMBER OF SHARES. Each option shall state the number of shares of
Stock to which it pertains.

5.2 OPTION EXERCISE PRICE. Each option shall state the option exercise
price, which shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that (i)
the exercise price of any Incentive Option shall not be less than the fair
market value of the Stock, as determined by the Committee, on the date of grant
of such option, (ii) the exercise price of any Incentive Option granted to an
employee who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all
classes of the Corporation's stock, as determined for purposes of Section 422 of
the Code, shall not be less than 110% of the fair market value of the Stock, as
determined by the Committee, on the date of grant of such option, and (iii) the
exercise price of any Non-Qualified Option shall not be less than 85% of the
fair market value of the Stock, as determined by the Committee, on the date of
grant of such option.

5.3 TERM OF OPTION. The term of an option granted hereunder shall be
determined by the Committee at the time of grant, but shall not exceed ten years
from the date of the grant. The term of any Incentive Option granted to an
employee who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all
classes of the Corporation's stock, as determined for purposes of Section 422 of
the Code, shall in no event exceed five years from the date of grant. All
options shall be subject to early termination as set forth in this Plan. In no
event shall any option be exercisable after the expiration of its term.

5.4 METHOD OF EXERCISE. An option shall be exercised by written notice
to the Corporation by the optionee (or successor in the event of death) and
execution by the optionee of an exercise representation letter in the form set
forth on Exhibit "B," as such Exhibit may be amended by the Committee from time
to time. Such written notice shall state the number of shares with respect to
which the option is being exercised and designate a time, during normal business
hours of the Corporation, for the delivery thereof ("Exercise Date"), which time
shall be at least 30 days after the giving of such notice unless an earlier date
shall have been mutually agreed upon. At the time specified in the written
notice, the Corporation shall deliver to the optionee at the principal office of
the Corporation, or such other appropriate place as may be determined by the
Committee, a certificate or certificates for such shares. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Corporation may postpone delivery of any certificate or
certificates after notice of exercise for such reasonable period as may be
required to comply with any applicable listing requirements of any securities
exchange. In the event an option shall be exercisable by any person other than
the optionee, the required notice under this Section shall be accompanied by
appropriate proof of the right of such person to exercise the option.

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5.5 MEDIUM AND TIME OF PAYMENT. The option exercise price shall be
payable in full on or before the option Exercise Date in any one of the
following alternative forms:

5.5.1 Full payment in cash or certified bank or cashier's check;

5.5.2 A Promissory Note (as defined below);

5.5.3 Full payment in shares of Stock having a fair market value on
the Exercise Date in the amount equal to the option exercise price;

5.5.4 A combination of the consideration set forth in Sections
5.5.1, 5.5.2 and 5.5.3 equal to the option exercise price; or

5.5.5 Any other method of payment complying with the provisions of
Section 422 of the Code with respect to Incentive Options, including, but not
limited to, the delivery by optionee of an irrevocable direction to a securities
broker approved by the Corporation to sell the Stock and to deliver all or part
of the sales proceeds to the Corporation in payment of all or part of the
exercise price and any withholding taxes provided that the terms of payment are
established by the Committee at the time of grant and any other method of
payment established by the Committee with respect to Non-Qualified Options.

5.6 FAIR MARKET VALUE. The fair market value of a share of Stock on any
relevant date shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions:

5.6.1 If the Stock at the time is neither listed nor admitted to
trading on any stock exchange nor traded in the over-the-counter market, then
the fair market value shall be determined by the Committee after taking into
account such factors as the Committee shall deem appropriate.

5.6.2 If the Stock is not at the time listed or admitted to trading
on any stock exchange but is traded in the over-the-counter market, the fair
market value shall be the mean between the highest bid and lowest asked prices
(or, if such information is available, the closing selling price) of one share
of Stock on the date in question in the over-the-counter market, as such prices
are reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers through its
NASDAQ system or any successor system. If there are no reported bid and asked
prices (or closing selling price) for the Stock on the date in question, then
the mean between the highest bid price and lowest asked price (or the closing
selling price) on the last preceding date for which such quotations exist shall
be determinative of fair market value.

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5.6.3 If the Stock is at the time listed or admitted to trading on
any stock exchange, then the fair market value shall be the closing selling
price of one share of Stock on the date in question on the stock exchange
determined by the Committee to be the primary market for the Stock, as such
price is officially quoted in the composite tape of transactions on such
exchange. If there is no reported sale of Stock on such exchange on the date in
question, then the fair market value shall be the closing selling price on the
exchange on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists.

5.7 PROMISSORY NOTE. Subject to the requirements of applicable state or
Federal law or margin requirements, payment of all or part of the purchase price
of the Stock may be made by delivery of a full recourse promissory note
("Promissory Note"). The Promissory Note shall be executed by the optionee, made
payable to the Corporation and bear interest at such rate as the Committee shall
determine, but in no case less than the minimum rate which will not cause under
the Code (i) interest to be imputed, (ii) original issue discount to exist, or
(iii) any other similar results to occur. Unless otherwise determined by the
Committee, interest on the Note shall be payable in quarterly installments on
March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year. A Promissory Note
shall contain such other terms and conditions as may be determined by the
Committee; provided, however, that the full principal amount of the Promissory
Note and all unpaid interest accrued thereon shall be due not later than five
years from the date of exercise. The Corporation may obtain from the optionee a
security interest in all shares of Stock issued to the optionee under the Plan
for the purpose of securing payment under the Promissory Note and shall retain
possession of the stock certificates representing such shares in order to
perfect its security interest.

5.8 RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER. An optionee or successor shall have no
rights as a shareholder with respect to any Stock underlying any option until
the date of the issuance to such optionee of a certificate for such Stock. No
adjustment shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in
cash, securities or other property) or distributions or other rights for which
the record date is prior to the date such Stock certificate is issued, except as
provided in Section 6.

5.9 MODIFICATION, EXTENSION AND RENEWAL OF OPTIONS. Subject to the terms
and conditions of the Plan, the Committee may modify, extend or renew
outstanding options granted under the Plan, or accept the surrender of
outstanding options (to the extent not exercised) and authorize the granting of
new options in substitution therefor.

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5.10 OTHER PROVISIONS. The Stock Option Agreements shall contain such
other provisions, including without limitation, restrictions or conditions upon
the exercise of options, as the Committee shall deem advisable.

6. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION.

6.1 SUBDIVISION OR CONSOLIDATION. Subject to any required action by
shareholders of the Corporation, the number of shares of Stock covered by each
outstanding option, and the exercise price thereof, shall be proportionately
adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Stock of
the Corporation resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of shares or the
payment of a stock dividend (but only on the Stock) or any other increase or
decrease in the number of such shares effected without receipt of consideration
by the Corporation. Any fraction of a share subject to option that would
otherwise result from an adjustment pursuant to this Section shall be rounded
downward to the next full number of shares without other compensation or
consideration to the holder of such option.

6.2 CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS. Upon a sale or exchange of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, a merger or consolidation in
which the Corporation is not the surviving corporation, a merger, reorganization
or consolidation in which the Corporation is the surviving corporation and
shareholders of the Corporation exchange their stock for securities or property,
a liquidation of the Corporation or similar transaction ("Capital Transaction"),
this Plan and each option issued under this Plan, whether vested or unvested,
shall terminate immediately prior to such Capital Transaction, unless such
options are assumed by a successor corporation in a merger or consolidation;
provided, however, that unless the outstanding options are assumed by a
successor corporation in a merger or consolidation, subject to terms approved by
the Committee, all optionees will have the right, during the 30 days prior to
such Capital Transaction, to exercise all vested options. In the event there is
a merger or consolidation where the Corporation is not the surviving
corporation, all options granted under this Plan shall vest 30 days prior to
such merger or consolidation unless such options are assumed by the successor
corporation in such merger or consolidation. The Committee may (but shall not be
obligated to) (i) accelerate the vesting of any option or (ii) apply the
foregoing provisions, including but not limited to termination of this Plan and
any options granted pursuant to the Plan, in the event there is a sale of 50% or
more of the stock of the Corporation in any two-year period or a transaction
similar to a Capital Transaction.

6.3 ADJUSTMENTS. To the extent that the foregoing adjustments relate to
stock or securities of the Corporation, such adjustments shall be made by the
Committee, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and
conclusive.

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

6.5 NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT. Whenever the Corporation shall take any action
resulting in any adjustment provided for in this Section, the Corporation shall
forthwith deliver notice of such action to each optionee, which notice shall set
forth the number of shares subject to the option and the exercise price thereof
resulting from such adjustment.

6.6 LIMITATION ON ADJUSTMENTS. Any adjustment, assumption or
substitution of an Incentive Option shall comply with Section 425 of the Code,
if applicable.

7. NONASSIGNABILITY. Options granted under this Plan may not be sold,
pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws
of intestate succession, and may be exercised during the lifetime of an optionee
only by such optionee. Any transfer by the optionee of any option granted under
this Plan in violation of this Section shall void such option and any Stock
Option Agreement entered into by the optionee and the Corporation regarding such
transferred option shall be void and have no further force or effect. No option
shall be pledged or hypothecated in any way, nor shall any option be subject to
execution, attachment or similar process.

8. NO RIGHT OF EMPLOYMENT. Neither the grant nor exercise of any option nor
anything in this Plan shall impose upon the Corporation or any other corporation
any obligation to employ or continue to employ any optionee. The right of the
Corporation and any other corporation to terminate any employee shall not be
diminished or affected because an option has been granted to such employee.

9. TERM OF PLAN. This Plan is effective on the date the Plan is adopted by
the Board of Directors and options may be granted pursuant to the Plan from time
to time within a period of ten (10) years from such date, or the date of any
required shareholder approval required under the Plan, if earlier. Termination
of the Plan shall not affect any option theretofore granted.

10. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN. The Board of Directors of the Corporation may,
subject to any required shareholder approval, suspend, discontinue or terminate
the Plan, or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever with respect to any
shares of Stock at that time not subject to options.

11. APPLICATION OF FUNDS. The proceeds received by the Corporation from the
sale of Stock pursuant to options may be used for general corporate purposes.

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12. RESERVATION OF SHARES. The Corporation, during the term of this Plan,
shall at all times reserve and keep available such number of shares of Stock as
shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

13. NO OBLIGATION TO EXERCISE OPTION. The granting of an option shall not
impose any obligation upon the optionee to exercise such option.

14. APPROVAL OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS. The Plan shall not
take effect until approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. This
Plan shall be approved by a vote of the shareholders within 12 months from the
date of approval by the Board of Directors. In the event such shareholder vote
is not obtained, all options granted hereunder, whether vested or unvested,
shall be null and void.

15. WITHHOLDING TAXES. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in
this Plan or any Stock Option Agreement, the exercise of any option shall be
conditioned upon payment by such optionee in cash, or other provisions
satisfactory to the Committee, of all local, state, federal or other withholding
taxes applicable, in the Committee's judgment, to the exercise or to later
disposition of shares acquired upon exercise of an option (including any
repurchase of an option or the Stock).

16. PARACHUTE PAYMENTS. Any outstanding option under the Plan may not be
accelerated to the extent any such acceleration of such option would, when added
to the present value of other payments in the nature of compensation which
becomes due and payable to the optionee would result in the payment to such
optionee of an excess parachute payment under Section 280G of the Code. The
existence of any such excess parachute payment shall be determined in the sole
and absolute discretion of the Committee.

17. SECURITIES LAWS COMPLIANCE. Notwithstanding anything contained herein,
the Corporation shall not be obligated to grant any option under this Plan or to
sell, issue or effect any transfer of any Stock unless such grant, sale,
issuance or transfer is at such time effectively (i) registered or exempt from
registration under the Act and (ii) qualified or exempt from qualification under
the California Corporate Securities Law of 1968 and any other applicable state
securities laws. As a condition to exercise of any option, each optionee shall
make such representations as may be deemed appropriate by counsel to the
Corporation for the Corporation to use any available exemption from registration
under the Act or any applicable state securities law.

18. RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS. The certificates representing the Stock issued
upon exercise of options granted pursuant to this Plan will bear the following
legends giving notice of restrictions on transfer under the Act and this Plan,
as follows:

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(a) THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ISSUED OR
TRANSFERRED IN A TRANSACTION WHICH WAS NOT REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, IN RELIANCE UPON AN
EXEMPTION AFFORDED BY SUCH ACT. NO SALE OR TRANSFER OF THESE
SHARES SHALL BE MADE, NO ATTEMPTED SALE OR TRANSFER SHALL BE
VALID, AND THE ISSUER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO GIVE ANY EFFECT
TO ANY SUCH TRANSACTION UNLESS (A) SUCH TRANSACTION SHALL HAVE
BEEN DULY REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR (B) THE ISSUER SHALL HAVE
FIRST RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT
SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

(b) Any other legends required by applicable state securities laws as
determined by the Committee.

19. NOTICES. Any notice to be given under the terms of the Plan shall be
addressed to the Corporation in care of its Secretary at its principal office,
and any notice to be given to an optionee shall be addressed to such optionee at
the address maintained by the Corporation for such person or at such other
address as the optionee may specify in writing to the Corporation.

As adopted by the Board of Directors as of August 18, 1999.

QUINTESSENCE OIL COMPANY, a
Wyoming corporation

By: /s/ Raymond B. Wedel, Jr.
--------------------------------
Raymond B. Wedel, Jr., President

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EXHIBIT A

____________, 1999

Quintessence Oil Company
2952 Thorne Drive
Elkhart, Indiana 46514

Re: 1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN

To Whom It May Concern:

This letter is delivered to Quintessence Oil Company, a Wyoming corporation
(the "Corporation"), in connection with the grant to ______________________ (the
"Optionee") of an option (the "Option") to purchase __________ shares of common
stock of the Corporation (the "Stock") pursuant to the Quintessence Oil Company
1999 Stock Option Plan dated _______________ (the "Plan"). The Optionee
understands that the Corporation's receipt of this letter executed by the
Optionee is a condition to the Corporation's willingness to grant the Option to
the Optionee.

The Optionee acknowledges that the grant of the Option by the Corporation
is in lieu of any and all other promises of the Corporation to the Optionee,
whether written or oral, express or implied, regarding the grant of options or
other rights to acquire Stock. Accordingly, in anticipation of the grant of the
Option, the Optionee hereby relinquishes all rights to such other rights, if
any, to acquire stock of the Corporation.

In addition, the Optionee makes the following representations and
warranties with the understanding that the Corporation will rely upon them in
the Corporation's determination of whether the grant of the Option meets the
requirements of the "private offering" exemption provided in Section 25102(f) of
the California Corporations Code and certain exemptions provided under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

1. The Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and Agreement.
The Optionee has carefully reviewed the Plan and Agreement.

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2. The Option and the Stock will be acquired by the Optionee for investment
only, for the Optionee's own account, and not with a view to or for sale in
connection with any distribution of the Option or the Stock. The Optionee will
not take, or cause to be taken, any action which would cause the Optionee, or
any entity or person affiliated with the Optionee, to be deemed an underwriter
with respect to the Option or the Stock.

3. The Optionee either:

a. has a preexisting personal or business relationship with the
Corporation or any of its officers, directors or controlling persons of a nature
and duration as would allow the Optionee to be aware of the character, business
acumen, general business and financial circumstances of the Corporation or of
the person with whom such relationship exists; or

b. by reason of the Optionee's business or financial experience, or the
business or financial experience of the Optionee's professional advisor who is
unaffiliated with and is not compensated by the Corporation or any affiliate or
selling agent of the Corporation, directly or indirectly, the Optionee has the
capacity to protect the Optionee's interests in connection with the grant of the
Option and the purchase of the Stock.

4. The Optionee acknowledges that an investment in the Corporation
represents a speculative investment and a high degree of risk. The Optionee
acknowledges that the Optionee has had the opportunity to obtain and review all
information from the Corporation necessary to make a reasonably informed
investment decision and that the Optionee has had all questions asked of the
Corporation answered to the reasonable satisfaction of the Optionee. The
Optionee is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Option and
the Stock.

5. The grant of the Option has not been accompanied by the publication of
any advertisement.

6. The Optionee understands and acknowledges that the Stock has not been,
and will not be, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
qualified under the California Corporate Securities Law of 1968. The Optionee
understands and acknowledges that the Stock may not be sold without compliance
with the registration requirements of federal and applicable state securities
laws unless an exemption from such laws is available. The Optionee understands
that the certificate representing the Stock shall bear the legends set forth in
the Plan.

7. The Optionee understands and acknowledges that the Option and the Stock
are subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

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8. The Optionee understands and agrees that, at the time of exercise of any
part of the Option for Stock, the Optionee may be required to provide the
Corporation with additional representations, warranties and/or covenants similar
to those contained in this letter.

9. The Optionee is a resident of the State of ___________________________.

10. The Optionee will notify the Corporation immediately of any change in
the above information which occurs before the Option is exercised in full by the
Optionee.

The foregoing representations and warranties are given on ______________,
1999 at ____________________.

OPTIONEE:

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EXHIBIT B

____________, 1999

Quintessence Oil Company
2952 Thorne Drive
Elkhart, Indiana 46514

Re: 1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN

To Whom It May Concern:

I (the "Optionee") hereby exercise my right to purchase __________ shares
of common stock (the "Stock") of Quintessence Oil Company, a Wyoming corporation
(the "Corporation"), pursuant to the Quintessence Oil Company 1999 Stock Option
Plan dated ____________ (the "Plan") and the [Incentive] Stock Option Agreement
(the "Agreement") dated , 1999. As provided in such Plan, I deliver herewith
payment as set forth in the Plan in the amount of the aggregate option exercise
price. Please deliver to me at my address as set forth above stock certificates
representing the subject shares registered in my name (and (SPOUSE) , as (STYLE
OF VESTING)).

The Optionee hereby represents as follows:

1. The Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and Agreement.
The Optionee has carefully reviewed the Plan and Agreement.

2. The Optionee either:

a. has a preexisting personal or business relationship with the
Corporation or any of its officers, directors or controlling persons of a nature
and duration as would allow the undersigned to be aware of the character,
business acumen, general business and financial circumstances of the Corporation
or of the person with whom such relationship exists; or

b. by reason of the Optionee's business or financial experience or the
business or financial experience of the Optionee's professional advisor(s) who
is (are) unaffiliated with and is (are) not compensated by the Corporation
or any affiliate or selling agent of the Corporation, directly or indirectly,
has the capacity to protect the Optionee's interests in connection with the
purchase of nonqualified stock options of the Corporation and Stock issuable
upon the exercise thereof.

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3. The Optionee is able to bear the economic risk of his investment in the
stock options of the Corporation and the Stock issuable upon exercise thereof.

5. The grant of Options for Stock and the exercise of the Options has not
been accompanied by the publication of any advertisement.

6. The Optionee understands and acknowledges that the Stock has not, and
will not, be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
qualified under the California Securities Law of 1968. The Optionee understands
and acknowledges that the Stock may not be sold without compliance with the
registration and qualification requirements of federal and applicable state
securities laws unless exemptions from such laws are available. The Optionee
understands that the certificate representing the Stock shall bear the legends
set forth in the Plan.

7. The Optionee is a resident of the State of __________________________.

8. The Optionee hereby is purchasing for the Optionee's own account and not
with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution of the stock
options of the Corporation or any Stock issuable upon exercise thereof.

The foregoing representations and warranties are given on ______________,
1999 at ____________________.

OPTIONEE:

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REVOCABLE PROXY--QUINTESSENCE OIL COMPANY

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS--OCTOBER 7, 1999

The undersigned shareholder(s) of Quintessence Oil Company (the "Company")
hereby appoints, constitutes and nominates Raymond B. Wedel, Jr. and Richard D.
Wedel, and each of them, the attorney, agent and proxy of the undersigned, with
full power of substitution, to vote all shares of the Company which the
undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held
at 2932 Thorne Drive, Elkhart, Indiana 46514, on October 7, 1999 at 10:00
a.m. local time, and any and all adjournments thereof, as fully and with the
same force and effect as the undersigned might or could do if personally present
thereat, as follows:

1. REINCORPORATION. To approve the Agreement of Merger, a copy of which is
attached as Exhibit A to the accompanying Proxy Statement, providing for the
reincorporation of the Company from Wyoming to Delaware and approving the name
change to Torque Engineering Corporation.

/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN

2. 1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN. To approve and adopt the Company's 1999 Stock Option
Plan.

/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN

3. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. To elect the following ___ (__) persons to the Board
of Directors of the Company to serve until the 2000 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and until their successors are elected and have qualified:

Raymond B. Wedel, Jr. Donald Christensen Richard D. Wedel

FOR ALL NOMINEES LISTED ABOVE (EXCEPT AS MARKED TO THE CONTRARY) WITHHOLD
AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR ALL NOMINEES LISTED ABOVE A SHAREHOLDER MAY WITHHOLD
AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR ANY NOMINEE BY LINING THROUGH OR OTHERWISE STRIKING OUT
THE NAME OF SUCH NOMINEE.

4. OTHER BUSINESS. To transact such other business as may properly come before
the Annual Meeting and any adjournment or adjournments thereof.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR each of the foregoing
proposals. If any other business is properly presented at the Annual Meeting,
this Proxy shall be voted in accordance with the judgment of the proxy holders.
THIS PROXY ALSO VESTS DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO CUMULATE VOTES. THIS PROXY IS
SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MAY BE REVOKED PRIOR TO ITS
USE.

Date: _________________________

_______________________________

Signature(s)

_______________________________

Number of Shares

I (We) will / / will not / /
attend the Annual Meeting in
person.

NOTE: PLEASE SIGN YOUR FULL
NAME. JOINT OWNERS SHOULD EACH
SIGN. WHEN SIGNING AS ATTORNEY,
EXECUTOR, ADMINISTRATOR,
TRUSTEE OR GUARDIAN, PLEASE
GIVE FULL TITLE AS SUCH.