CARMINA TECHNOLOGIES INC
10SB12G/A, EX-2, 2000-07-21
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                              AGREEMENT OF EXCHANGE

     THIS  AGREEMENT  OF EXCHANGE  is made and entered  into on the __ th day of
February,  2000, by and between CARMINA  TECHNOLOGIES  INC. (a Utah  corporation
hereinafter  referred to as  "CARMINA"),  and the  undersigned  shareholders  in
RHONDA  NETWORKS  INC.  (an  Alberta  corporation  hereinafter  referred  to  as
"RHONDA")   (hereinafter   sometimes   referred  to  jointly  and  severally  as
"SHAREHOLDERS")  and the  undersigned  option  holders in RHONDA  NETWORKS INC.,
WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS RHONDA is a privately held corporation  owned by SHAREHOLDERS  (who
collectively own 100% of the shares of RHONDA); and,

     WHEREAS  RHONDA has  heretofore  expended  substantial  effort and money in
development of its product line  consisting of the  GateCommander  2000 Internet
gateway and server appliances  (hereafter referred to as  "GateCommanders"),  in
market  research  and test  marketing  projects,  and in  developing  a  Current
Marketing  Plan;  intends to commence  marketing  its  product in the  immediate
future in selected target markets in the United States and Canada but recognizes
that substantial  additional money (which RHONDA estimates to be  $3,000,000.00)
will be necessary to finance  implementation  of its plan; and the  SHAREHOLDERS
believe that utilization of a publicly held corporation will facilitate  raising
of money for this program; and,

     WHEREAS  SHAREHOLDERS  desire to exchange their shares in RHONDA for shares
in CARMINA and CARMINA  desires to acquire  RHONDA as a  subsidiary,  all on the
terms provided herein;

     NOW, THEREFORE,  in consideration of the premises aforesaid,  the shares to
be exchanged  pursuant hereto,  and of the mutual  agreements  herein contained,
receipt and the sufficiency of which consideration  CARMINA and the SHAREHOLDERS
hereby  acknowledge,  CARMINA and the SHAREHOLDERS hereby represent and warrant,
further acknowledge, and agree as follows:


                              WARRANTIES OF CARMINA

          CARMINA hereby represents and warrants that:

1.01:     The  premises  set forth  above  which  pertain to it are true.

1.02:     CARMINA is duly  organized and validly  existing under the laws of the
          State of Utah,  and it is now and will as of closing hereof be in good
          standing  under the laws of that state and entitled to own  properties
          and to  conduct  business  therein.  No  representation  is made  that
          CARMINA is qualified to do business in any other jurisdiction.

1.03:     (a)  CARMINA's  entire  authorized  capital  stock  will,  immediately
          preceding  consummation  consist of  50,000,000  shares  consisting of
          10,000,000  shares of no par value  preferred stock of which none will
          be issued and 40,000,000  shares of no par value common stock of which
          4,502,300  shares will  immediately  prior to closing hereof be issued
          (immediately  after closing hereof an additional  16,000,000 shares of
          CARMINA  will be  issued).  (b) There are not now,  and as of  closing
          hereof will not be, any outstanding  options,  warrants,  or rights of
          any kind to purchase from or sell to CARMINA, or to cause it to issue,
          any shares of its capital  stock,  except as set forth in Schedule "B"
          hereto.

1.04:     CARMINA has at present  approximately 400 shareholders of record,  but
          makes no  representation  or  warranty  in respect  of the  beneficial
          owners of, or the nature of any market for, its issued shares.

1.05:     CARMINA  does not now nor will it as of  closing  hereof ow or control
          any capital stock of any other corporation.

1.06:     There has and as of closing hereof will have been no material  adverse
          change in  CARMINA's  financial  condition as reflected by the audited
          financial  statements  attached  as  Exhibit  "A"  to  its  disclosure
          statement dated December 31, 1999, which  statements  fairly represent
          in all material respects the financial  condition of CARMINA as at the
          date indicated.

1.07:     As of  closing  hereof all tax  returns of CARMINA  which ar due to be
          filed will have been filed,  and all taxes or other  amounts for which
          CARMINA is liable in connection therewith will have been paid. CARMINA
          has no  knowledge  of any  unassessed  tax  deficiencies  proposed  or
          threatened against it or its subsidiaries.

1.08:     Consummation of the  transactions  contemplated by this agreement will
          not result in the  breach of any term or  provision  of the  governing
          instruments of CARMINA.
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1.09:     There  are not now and as of  closing  hereof  will be no  actions  or
          proceedings  pending  by  or  against  CARMINA,  and  (excepting  this
          agreement  and a 1 page  document  appointing  American  Registrar and
          Transfer  Company as its transfer agent) it is a party to any material
          agreements.

1.10:     The shares of  CARMINA  to be issued  pursuant  hereto  will be,  when
          issued as provided herein, validly issued and outstanding,  fully paid
          and non-assessable.

1.11:     CARMINA is at  present  not  required  to file any  reports  under the
          Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and it has not heretofore done so.

1.12:     CARMINA  makes  no  other  or  further   representation   or  warranty
          excepting as contained herein.


                           WARRANTIES OF SHAREHOLDERS

          SHAREHOLDERS hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant that:

2.01:     The  premises  set forth  above  which  pertain to them and RHONDA are
          true.

2.02:     RHONDA is duly  organized  and  validly  existing  under  the  Alberta
          Business Corporations Act, and it is now and will as of closing hereof
          be in good  standing  under the laws of Alberta  and  entitled  to own
          properties and to conduct business therein.  No representation is made
          that RHONDA is qualified to do business in any other jurisdiction.

2.03:     (a) RHONDA's  authorized  capital  consists of unlimited  shares of no
          par value common stock and  unlimited  preferred  shares.  Six million
          common  shares  have been  issued to the  SHAREHOLDERS  as fully  paid
          shares as set forth in Schedule "A" hereto.  No preferred  shares have
          been issued.  (b) There are not now, and as of closing hereof will not
          be,  any  outstanding  options,  warrants,  or  rights  of any kind to
          purchase from or sell to RHONDA,  or to cause it to issue,  any shares
          of its capital  stock over and above those  specified  in Schedule "B"
          hereto.

2.04:     Only the 13 persons  specified in  Schedules  "A" and/or "B above have
          any right, title or interest in or to any shares of RHONDA.

2.05:     RHONDA has, and as of closing hereof will have, no  subsidiaries,  nor
          does  or  will  it own or  control  any  capital  stock  of any  other
          corporation

2.06:     There has and as of closing hereof will have been no material  adverse
          change in RHONDA's  financial  condition  from that  reflected  in its
          financial  statements  dated  December  31, 1999  (attached  hereto as
          Exhibit "B" which statements fairly represent in all material respects
          RHONDA's financial condition as at the date indicated.

2.07:     As of  closing  hereof all tax  returns of RHONDA  which are due to be
          filed will have been filed,  and all taxes or other  amounts for which
          RHONDA  is  liable  in  connection  therewith  will  have  been  paid.
          SHAREHOLDERS  have no knowledge  of any  unassessed  tax  deficiencies
          proposed or threatened against RHONDA.

2.08:     Consummation of the  transactions  contemplated by this agreement will
          not result in the  breach of any term or  provision  of the  governing
          instruments of RHONDA, as amended,  nor of any material  agreements(s)
          to which RHONDA is a party.

2.09:     There  are not now and as of  closing  hereof  will be no  actions  or
          proceedings pending by or against RHONDA.

2.10:     The shares of RHONDA to be exchanged to CARMINA  pursuant  hereto will
          be, when registered in CARMINA's name as provided for herein,  validly
          issued and outstanding, fully paid and non- assessable.

2.11:     SHAREHOLDERS   make  no  other  further   representation  or  warranty
          excepting as contained herein.


                               EXCHANGE OF SHARES

3.01:     In  consideration  and  exchange  for the  specific  number of CARMINA
          shares  specified  as  to  each  of  them  in  paragraph  3.02  below,
          SHAREHOLDERS  each hereby  sell at a deemed  price of $0.10 per share,
          transfer and assign to CARMINA all of their  respective  right,  title
          and interest in and to the RHONDA shares designated in respect of each
          SHAREHOLDER in paragraph 2.03 (a) hereof, including but not limited to
          the  right to have  certificates  representing  the  RHONDA  shares in
          question  originally issued by RHONDA  transferred into CARMINA's name
          and delivered to its transfer agent.

3.02:     In exchange  for the RHONDA  shares to be  exchanged to it pursuant to
          paragraph 3.01 above,
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          CARMINA  will issue and  deliver  to each  SHAREHOLDER  a  certificate
          registered in the  SHAREHOLDER's  name which represents such number of
          shares of  CARMINA's  common  stock as  equals 2 times  the  number of
          shares of RHONDA that the  particular  SHAREHOLDER  is  exchanging  to
          CARMINA pursuant hereto as set out in Schedule "A" hereto.


                                     CLOSING

4.01:     Closing  of  this  Agreement  of  Exchange  shall  be  effectuated  by
          delivery  of  the  following  to  CARMINA's  transfer  agent  American
          Registrar  & Transfer  Co.  ("ARTCO"),  342 East 900 South,  Salt Lake
          City,  Utah 84111:  a fully  executed  (in the  original)  counterpart
          hereof;  Share  certificates  aggregating  8,000,000  common shares of
          RHONDA  duly  signed  off  by  the  respective  SHAREHOLDERS;   and  a
          Resolution of CARMINA's  board of directors  authorizing and directing
          ARTCO to issue certificates  registered in the respective names of the
          SHAREHOLDERS which represent the CARMINA shares specified in paragraph
          3.02  above  as  to  each,  and  to  deliver  such   certificates   to
          SHAREHOLDERS  (which ARTCO may do by  registered  or  certified  mail,
          return  receipt  requested,  addressed  to each  SHAREHOLDER  at their
          addresses  provided below for that purpose).

4.02:     "Closing" of this  agreement  shall be deemed to have occurred at such
          time as all of the  documents  specified  in  paragraph  4.01 as being
          necessary to  effectuate  closing have been  delivered to ARTCO and it
          deposits all of the certificates  described in paragraph 4.01 above in
          the mail,  postage  prepaid  and in the  manner  provided  for in said
          paragraph.

4.03:     In the event that this  agreement has not closed by February 29, 2000,
          then  effective as of the close of ARTCO's  business (at 3:30 p.m.) on
          that  day  this  Agreement  of  Exchange,  and  all of the  terms  and
          provisions  herein  contained,   shall   automatically   (without  any
          requirement of notice) be and thereafter remain void and of no further
          force nor effect.


               ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CONCERNING SHARES TO BE EXCHANGED

5.01:     Each of the  parties  hereto  acknowledge  that the shares  which they
          will  acquire  pursuant  to  the  exchange  provided  for  hereby  are
          "restricted"  securities,  which is to say that such  shares will have
          been acquired  (directly or indirectly from their respective  issuers)
          in a  transaction  not  involving  any public  offering.  Accordingly,
          neither the shares nor transaction(s) in question have been registered
          under either the  Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") or the securities
          laws of any state,  but said  shares will be issued in reliance on the
          exemption from the  registration  requirements of Section 5 of the Act
          provided by Section 4 (2) thereof (for  transactions not involving any
          public  offering),  and  from any  state  registration  by  applicable
          non-public  offering  exemptions.

5.02:     (a) SHAREHOLDERS  acknowledge that they have each receive and reviewed
          CARMINA's audited  financial  statements as at December 31 of 1999 and
          1998,  and been  afforded  such  access to other  books and records of
          CARMINA,  and the opportunity to ask such questions  regarding CARMINA
          (to which they  received  satisfactory  answers),  as they have deemed
          necessary and appropriate;  (b) CARMINA acknowledges that SHAREHOLDERS
          have heretofore furnished its agents with such information  concerning
          RHONDA and its financial condition as CARMINA has desired, and that it
          is a corporate entity of sufficient  business experience and acumen to
          evaluate the merits and risks of this  transaction.

5.03:     Each of the parties hereto  represents  that the shares being acquired
          by them are being  purchased for their own  respective  accounts,  for
          purposes of investment, and not with a purpose or intent of making any
          public  distribution of said shares.

5.04:     Each  of  the  parties  hereto   acknowledges  and  consents  tha  all
          certificates  representing any of the shares to be exchanged  pursuant
          hereto will be imprinted with the standard form restrictive investment
          legend  utilized by CARMINA's  transfer  agent (which legend is to the
          effect that the shares are not registered  under the Securities Act of
          1933, and cannot be sold,  hypothecated  or  transferred  without such
          registration  unless an  appropriate  exemption from  registration  is
          available as evidenced  by an opinion of counsel  satisfactory  to the
          issuer and the Transfer Agent). The parties further  acknowledge their
          familiarity with the fact, content and legal effect of the provisions
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          of Rule 144  promulgated  by the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission
          which  generally  governs  offers,  resale,  or delivery after sale of
          restricted  securities  in the United  States,  or by and  through the
          means or  instrumentalities  of United  States  commerce or its mails.

5.05:     The parties  hereto  hereby  consent to placement  of "stop  transfer"
          instructions  on the  transfer  records  of the  issuer  of all of the
          shares to be issued  hereunder  which are  sufficient  in the  issuing
          transfer   agent's  sole  judgment  to  ensure   compliance  with  the
          restrictive  legend to be imprinted on the  certificates  in question.

5.06:     Each of the parties hereby  acknowledges that they have consulted,  to
          the extent that each has deemed it necessary or prudent to do so, with
          their own  attorneys  and  advisors in respect of the legal effect and
          tax consequences to them of entering into this agreement,  and that in
          entering into this agreement they are not relying on the advice or any
          representation  (excepting only such as may be specifically  set forth
          herein) of any other party (or any representative of a party)hereto.


                    ADDITIONAL ACKNOWLEDMENTS and AGREEMENTS

6.01:     All parties hereto acknowledge that RHONDA has options  outstanding as
          set  forth in  Schedule  "B"  hereto  and agree to  exchange  the said
          options  for new  options  to be issued by  CARMINA  in the  number of
          shares and  exercisable on or before the expiry dates and at the share
          prices as set forth in Schedule  "B", the new option  agreements be in
          the form set forth in Schedule "C" hereof.

6.02:     The parties  hereto  acknowledge  that in order to have  quotations of
          CARMINA's  shares published on the Bulletin Board it will be necessary
          to register  CARMINA with the  Securities  Exchange  Commission  after
          which it will be a "reporting  company" under the Securities  Exchange
          Act of 1934;  accordingly  SHAREHOLDERS  agree that promptly after the
          deemed  closing the new management of CARMINA shall prepare and file a
          Form 10 in order to have CARMINA become a "reporting company".


                                  MISCELLANEOUS

8.01:     The  validity,   interpretation  of  terms  and  performance  of  this
          agreement  shall be  governed by and  construed  under the laws of the
          State of Utah.

8.02:     The  representations  and warranties made herein shall survive closing
          hereof.

8.03:     All monetary  figures  stated in this  Agreement  are in United States
          dollars.


     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto hereby  execute this Agreement of
Exchange  (consisting  of 24 pages  including  this page) with the  purpose  and
intent of making it effective as of the date first written above:

                                              SHAREHOLDERS

                                              RHONDA MINING CORPORATION

                                              per

                                              COURAGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED

                                                                per


Witness
                                              STEPHEN KOHALMI
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Witness

                                              ROBERT D'ARTOIS

Witness

                                              JUDITH STOETERAU

Witness

                                              JOHN M. ALSTON

Witness

                                              WALTRAUD ALSTON

Witness

                                              GLEN R. ALSTON

Witness

                                              LAUREL ALSTON

Witness_____________________________          __________________________________
                                              DALE MAH


                                              OPTION HOLDERS

Witness_____________________________          __________________________________
                                              NORMA BECERRA

Witness__________________________             __________________________________
                                              CEDRIC PUDDY

Witness___________________________            __________________________________
                                              BRIAN FALTER


                                              CARMINA TECHNOLOGIES INC.


                                              Per_______________________________

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                                 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

     The undersigned, being first duly sworn, hereby acknowledges that he is the
Secretary  of  CARMINA  TECHNOLOGIES  INC.,  a  Utah  corporation;  that  he  is
authorized by appropriate  action of the board of directors of said  corporation
to execute the foregoing  Agreement of Exchange on its behalf;  and, that he did
in fact execute the same as and for the act of said corporation.


                                               RICHARD M. DAY

     SUBSCRIBED and SWORN to before me this    day of                      .
                                               -



                                               NOTARY PUBLIC
                                               Residing in Salt Lake City, Utah

My Commission Expires:
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                                  Schedule "A"
                                       To

                              Agreement of Exchange
                             Dated February __ ,2000


                                           Number of                 Number of
                                             Shares                   Shares
Shareholder:                                (Rhonda)                 (Carmina)
------------                                --------                 ---------
Rhonda Mining Corporation                     3,000,000              6,000,000
Stephen Kohalmi                               2,000,000              4,000,000
Robert d'Artois                                 225,000                450,000
Judith Stoeterau                                180,000                360,000
Courage Investments                           2,025,000              4,050,000
John M. Alson                                   112,500                225,000
Waltraud Alston                                 112,500                225,000
Glen R. Alston                                  112,500                225,000
Laurel Eckart                                   112,500                225,000
Dale Mah                                        120,000                240,000
                                              ---------             ----------

Total                                         8,000,000             16,000,000
                                              =========             ==========

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                                               Schedule "B"
                                                    To
                                          Agreement of Exchange
                                         Dated February __ ,2000





                          Outstanding Rhonda                 Replacement
Option Holder                 Options (1)                Americas Options(2)
                         --------------------         -----------------------


                         No. Shares     Price         No. Shares        Price
                                         (C$)                            (C$)
                         ----------     -----         ----------        -----
Stephen Kohalmi           100,000       0.10            200,000          0.10
Robert d'Artois            80,000       0.10            160,000          0.10
Judith Stoeterau           70,000       0.10            140,000          0.10
John M. Alston             80,000       0.10            160,000          0.10
Glen R. Alston             80,000       0.10            160,000          0.10
Norma Becerra              20,000       0.10             40,000          0.10
Dale Mah                   45,000       0.10             90,000          0.10
Cedric Puddy              100,000       0.10            200,000          0.10
Brian Falter              100,000       0.10            200,000          0.10
                          -------       ----         ----------          ----

Total                     675,000                    1,350,000
                          =======                    =========


(1)  Options expire October 1, 2003
(2)  Options expire February 28, 2010
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                            CARMINA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
                                STOCK OPTION PLAN

     1. Purpose:  Restrictions  on Amount  Available  Under the Plan. This Stock
Option Plan (the "Plan") is intended to encourage  stock ownership by employees,
consultants,   officers  and  directors  of  CARMINA   TECHNOLOGIES  INC.,  (the
"Corporation"),  its divisions  and  Subsidiary  Corporations,  so that they may
acquire or increase their  proprietary  interest in the  Corporation;  to induce
qualified persons to become  employees,  officers or directors of or consultants
to the Corporation (whether or not they become employees); and to encourage such
employees,  officers,  directors and  consultants  to remain in the employ of or
continue to be associated  with the Corporation and to put forth maximum efforts
for the growth and success of the Corporation's business. It is further intended
that options  granted by the Committee  pursuant to Section 6 of this Plan shall
constitute  "incentive  stock options"  ("Incentive  Stock Options")  within the
meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code, and the regulations  issued
thereunder,  and that options granted by the Committee  pursuant to Section 7 of
this Plan shall constitute  "non-qualified stock options"  ("Non-qualified Stock
Options").

     2. Definitions. As used in this Plan, the following words and phrases shall
have the meanings indicated:

     (a)  "Disability"  shall  mean an  Optionee's  inability  to  engage in any
substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or
mental  impairment that can be expected to result in death or that has lasted or
can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.

     (b) "Market  Value" per share as of a  particular  date shall mean the last
sale  price  of  the  Corporation's  Common  Stock  as  reported  on a  national
securities  exchange or on the NASDAQ  National Market System or, if a last sale
reporting  quotation is not available for the  Corporation's  Common Stock,  the
average  of the bid and  asked  prices  of the  Corporation's  Common  Stock  as
reported by NASDAQ or on the electronic  bulletin  board, or if not so reported,
as listed in the National  Quotation  Bureau,  Inc.'s "Pink  Sheets" or, if such
quotations  are   unavailable,   the  value  determined  by  the  Committee  (as
hereinafter  defined) in accordance with their discretion in making a bona fide,
good faith  determination of fair market value. Market Value shall be determined
without regard to any restriction other than a restriction  which, by its terms,
will never lapse.

     (c) "Internal  Revenue Code" shall mean the United States Internal  Revenue
Code of 1986,  as amended from time to time  (codified at Title 26 of the United
States Code) (the "Internal Revenue Code"), and any successor legislation.

     (d)  "Parent  Corporation"  shall  mean  any  corporation  (other  than the
employer  corporation)  in an  unbroken  chain of  corporations  ending with the
employer  corporation  if,  at the  time  of  granting  an  option,  each of the
corporations  other than the
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employer  corporation  owns stock  possessing  50% or more of the total combined
voting  power of all classes of stock in one of the other  corporations  in such
chain.

     (e)  "Subsidiary  Corporation  shall mean any  corporation  (other than the
employer  corporation) in an unbroken chain of  corporations  beginning with the
employer  corporation  if,  at the  time  of  granting  an  option,  each of the
corporations  other than the last  corporation  in the unbroken chain owns stock
possessing  50% or more of the total  combined  voting  power of all  classes of
stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

     3. Administration.

     (a) (1) The Plan shall be administered by the  Compensation  Committee (the
"Committee"),  consisting  of  not  less  than  two  members,  appointed  by the
Corporation's Board of Directors (the "Board"). Alternatively, in the absence of
a designated committee, the entire Board shall serve as the Committee.

     (2) At such time,  if ever,  as the  Corporation  registers  a class of its
securities  pursuant to the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as amended (the
"1934 Act"), the Committee members shall be required to be members of the Board,
each of whom must be "disinterested"  within the meaning of Rule  16b-3(c)(2)(i)
under the 1934  Act,  or  alternatively,  in the  absence  of a  designated  and
qualified  committee,  the entire  Board shall serve as the  Committee.  Options
granted  hereunder at any time when any Committee member is not  "disinterested"
within the meaning of Rule  16b-3(c)(2)(i)  under the 1934 Act shall not qualify
as exempt  purchases  under Rule 16b-3 of the 1934 Act.  At all times  after the
Corporation  registers a class of  securities  under the 1934 Act, the Committee
shall  endeavor to administer  the Plan and grant options  hereunder in a manner
that is compatible  with the obligations of persons subject to Section 16 of the
1934 Act, although compliance with Section 16 is the obligation of the Optionee,
not  the  Corporation.  Neither  the  Board  nor  the  Corporation  assumes  any
responsibility  for an Optionee's  compliance with his obligations under Section
16 of the 1934 Act.

     (b) The Committee  shall have the authority in its  discretion,  subject to
and not inconsistent with the express  provisions of the Plan, to administer the
Plan and to exercise all the powers and authorities either specifically  granted
to it under the Plan or  necessary or  advisable  in the  administration  of the
Plan,  including  (without  limitation):  the  authority  to grant  options;  to
determine  which  options  shall  constitute  Incentive  Stock Options and which
options shall constitute  Non-qualified Stock Options; to determine the purchase
price of the shares of Common Stock covered by each option (the "Option Price");
to determine the persons to whom, and the time or times at which,  options shall
be granted;  to determine the number of shares to be covered by each option;  to
determine Market Value per share; to interpret the Plan; to prescribe, amend and
rescind rules and  regulations  relating to the Plan; to determine the terms and
provisions of the Option Agreements  (which need not be identical)  entered into
in  connection  with  options  granted  under  the  Plan;  and to make all other
determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
The  Committee  may  delegate  to one or more of its
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members  or to one or more  agents  such  administrative  duties  as it may deem
advisable,  and the Committee or any person to whom it has  delegated  duties as
aforesaid  may employ one or more  persons to render  advice with respect to any
responsibility the Committee or such person may have under the Plan.

     (c) The Board shall fill all vacancies,  however caused,  in the Committee.
The Board may from time to time appoint additional members to the Committee, and
may at any time remove one or more Committee members and substitute  others. One
member  of the  Committee  shall  be  selected  by the  Board as  chairman.  The
Committee  shall  hold its  meetings  at such  times and places as it shall deem
advisable.  Options  granted  under the Plan shall be  evidenced by duly adopted
resolutions  of the  Committee  included  in the minutes of the meeting at which
they are adopted or in a unanimous written consent.

     (d) No member  of the Board or  Committee  shall be liable  for any  action
taken or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any option
granted hereunder.

     4. Eligibility.

     (a) Subject to certain  limitations  hereinafter set forth,  options may be
granted to employees of  consultants  to and officers and directors  (whether or
not they are employees) of the  Corporation  or its present or future  divisions
and Subsidiary Corporations. In determining the persons to whom options shall be
granted  and the number of shares to be covered by each  option,  the  Committee
shall take into account the duties of the respective persons,  their present and
potential contributions to the success of the Corporation and such other factors
as the  Committee  shall deem  relevant in  connection  with  accomplishing  the
purpose of the Plan.  A person to whom an option has been  granted  hereunder is
sometimes referred to herein as an "Optionee."

     (b) An  Optionee  shall be  eligible  to receive  more than one grant of an
option during the term of the Plan, on the terms and subject to the restrictions
herein set forth.

     5. Stock Reserved.

     (a)  The  stock  subject  to  options  hereunder  shall  be  shares  of the
Corporation's  Common  Stock,  no par  value  per share  ("Common  Stock").  The
aggregate  number of shares of Common  Stock as to which  options may be granted
from time to time under the Plan,  and the aggregate  number which may be issued
to officers and directors, shall not exceed 2,000,000. Such shares may, in whole
or in part, be authorized but unissued  shares or shares that shall have been or
that may be reacquired by the Corporation.  The limitations  established by this
Section 5(a) shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8(i) hereof.

     (b) In the event that any outstanding  option under the Plan for any reason
expires or is terminated  without  having been  exercised in full, the shares of
Common
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Stock allocable to the unexercised portion of such option (unless the Plan shall
have been terminated)  shall become  available for subsequent  grants of options
under the Plan.

     6. Incentive Stock Options.

     (a) Options  granted  pursuant to this Section 6 are intended to constitute
Incentive Stock Options and shall be subject to the following  special terms and
conditions, in addition to the general terms and conditions specified in Section
8 hereof.  Only  employees  of the  Corporation  shall be  entitled  to  receive
Incentive Stock Options.

     (b) The  aggregate  Market Value  (determined  as of the date the Incentive
Stock  Option is  granted) of the shares of Common  Stock with  respect to which
Incentive Stock Options granted under this and any other plan of the Corporation
or any Parent  Corporation or Subsidiary  Corporation  are  exercisable  for the
first time by an  Optionee  during  any-calendar  year may not exceed the amount
(generally,  $100,000  per  year) set forth in  Section  422(d) of the  Internal
Revenue Code.

     (c) Incentive Stock Options granted under this Plan are intended to satisfy
all  requirements  for incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Internal
Revenue Code and the Treasury  Regulations  thereunder and,  notwithstanding any
other  provision of this Plan, the Plan and all Incentive  Stock Options granted
under it shall be so construed,  and all contrary provisions shall be so limited
in scope and effect and, to the extent they cannot be so limited,  they shall be
void.

     7. Non-qualified Stock Options.  Options granted pursuant to this Section 7
are intended to constitute Non-qualified Stock Options and shall be subject only
to the general terms and conditions specified in Section 8 hereof.

     8. Terms and  Conditions of Options.  Each option  granted  pursuant to the
Plan shall be evidenced by a written Option  Agreement  between the  Corporation
and the Optionee,  which agreement shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit
"A"  attached  hereto  as  modified  from time to time by the  Committee  in its
discretion,  and which shall comply with and be subject to the  following  terms
and conditions:

     (a) Number of  Shares.  Each  Option  Agreement  shall  state the number of
shares of Common Stock to which the option relates.

     (b) Type of Option.  Each Option Agreement shall specifically  identify the
portion,  if any, of the option which  constitutes an Incentive Stock Option and
the portion, if any, which constitutes a Non-qualified Stock Option.

     (c) Option Price.  (i) Each Option  Agreement shall state the Option Price,
which  (except as otherwise  set forth in  paragraphs  8(c)(ii)  arid  8(c)(iii)
hereof) shall be not less than 100% of the Market Value per share on the date of
grant of the option.
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          (ii) Any  Incentive  Stock Option  granted  under the Plan to a person
owning more than ten percent of the total  combined  voting  power of the Common
Stock shall be  exercisable at a price no less than 110% of the Market Value per
share on the date of grant of the Incentive Stock Option.

          (iii) Any  Non-qualified  Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be
exercisable  at a price no less  than 85% of the  Market  Value per share on the
date of grant of the Non-qualified Stock Option.

          (iv) The Option  Price shall be subject to  adjustment  as provided in
Section 8(i) hereof.

          (v) The date on which  the  Committee  adopts a  resolution  expressly
granting an option shall be considered  the day on which such option is granted,
unless a future date is specified in the resolution.

     (d) Term of Option.  Each Option shall be  exercisable  during the exercise
period as and at the times the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine,
as reflected in tile Option Agreement; provided, however:

          (i) The  exercise  period  shall not exceed ten years from the date of
grant of the option.

          (ii) Incentive  Stock Options granted to a person owning more than ten
percent  of  the  total  combined  voting  power  of  the  Common  Stock  of the
Corporation shall be for no more than five years;

          (iii) The  Committee  shall have the authority to accelerate or extend
the  exercisability  of any  outstanding  option  at such  time and  under  such
circumstances  as it, in its sole  discretion,  deems  appropriate.  No exercise
period may be extended to increase the term of the option  beyond ten years from
the date of the grant.

          (iv) The exercise  period shall be subject to earlier  termination  as
provided in Sections 8(f) and 8(g) hereof,  and furthermore  shall be terminated
upon  surrender of the option by the holder  thereof if such  surrender has been
authorized in advance by the Committee.

     (e) Method of Exercise and Medium and Time of Payment.

          (i) Each exercise of an option granted hereunder,  whether in whole or
in  part,  shall  be by  written  notice  to the  Secretary  of the  Corporation
designating the number of shares as to which the option is exercised,  and shall
be  accompanied  by  payment  in fall of the  Option  Price (in cash,  shares or
property)  for the number of shares so  designated,  together  with any  written
statements   reasonably  required  by  the  Company  in  order  to  fulfill  its
obligations under any applicable securities laws.
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          (ii) The Option Price shall be paid in cash, in shares of Common Stock
having a  Market  Value  equal  to such  Option  Price  or in  property  or in a
combination  of cash,  shares of Common  Stock and  property,  and  (subject  to
approval of the Board of Directors) may be effected in whole or in part (A) with
monies  received from the  Corporation at the time of exercise as a compensatory
cash  payment,  or (B) with monies  borrowed  from the  Corporation  pursuant to
repayment  terms and conditions as shall be determined  from time to time by the
Committee,  in its  discretion,  separately  with  respect to each  exercise  of
options and each Optionee; provided, however, that each such method and time for
payment and each such borrowing and terms and  conditions of repayment  shall be
permitted by and be in compliance with applicable law.

          (iii)  The  Board of  Directors  shall  have  the  sole  and  absolute
discretion to determine  whether or not property other than cash or Common Stock
may be used to  purchase  the shares of Common  Stock  hereunder  and, if so, to
determine the value of the property received.

     (f)  Termination.  Except as provided in this  Section  8(f) and in Section
8(g)  hereof,  an option may not be  exercised  unless the  Optionee  is then an
employee  or  officer or  director  of or  consultant  to the  Corporation  or a
division or  Subsidiary  Corporation  thereof (or a  corporation  or a Parent or
Subsidiary  Corporation of such corporation  issuing or assuming the option in a
transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Internal  Revenue Code applies),  and
unless  the  Optionee  has  remained  continuously  as an  employee,  officer or
director  of or  consultant  to the  Corporation  since the date of grant of the
option.

          (i) If the Optionee  ceases to be an employee,  officer or director of
or consultant to the Corporation  (other than by reason of death,  Disability or
retirement),  all options - of such Optionee that are exercisable at the time of
such cessation may, unless earlier terminated in accordance with their terms, be
exercised within three months after such cessation;  provided,  however, that if
the employment or consulting  relationship of an Optionee shall terminate, or if
a director shall be removed,  for cause, all options theretofore granted to such
Optionee shall, to the extent not theretofore exercised, immediately terminate.

          (ii)  Nothing in the Plan or in any  option  granted  pursuant  hereto
shall  confer  upon an  individual  any right to  continue  in the employ of the
Corporation or any of its divisions or Subsidiary  Corporations  or interfere in
any way  with the  right  of the  Corporation  or its  shareholders  or any such
division  or  Subsidiary  Corporation  to  terminate  such  employment  or other
relationship  between the individual and the Corporation or any of its divisions
and Subsidiary Corporations.

     (g) Death,  Disability or Retirement of Optionee.  If an Optionee shall die
while a  director  or  officer  of, or  employed  by, or a  consultant  to,  the
Corporation  or a  Subsidiary  Corporation  or  within  three  months  after the
termination of such Optionee's employment,  directorship,  service as an officer
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or  consulting  relationship,  other  than  termination  for  cause,  or if  the
Optionee's  employment,  directorship,  service  as  an  officer  or  consulting
relationship shall terminate by reason of Disability or retirement,  all options
theretofore  granted to such  Optionee  (whether or not  otherwise  exercisable;
unless earlier  terminated in accordance with their terms),  may be exercised by
the Optionee or by the  Optionee's  estate or by a person who acquired the right
to exercise such option by bequest or  inheritance or otherwise by reason of the
death or Disability of the Optionee,  at any time within one year after the date
of death, Disability or retirement of the Optionee;  provided,  however, that in
the case of Incentive  Stock  Options such  one-year  period shall be limited to
three months in the case of retirement.

     (h) Transferability  Restriction.  (i) Options granted under the Plan shall
not  be  transferable  other  than  by  will  or by  the  laws  of  descent  and
distribution or pursuant to a qualified  domestic  relations order as defined by
the Internal Revenue Code or Title I of the Employee  Retirement Income Security
Act, or the rules  thereunder.  Options may be exercised  during the lifetime of
the  Optionee   only  by  the  Optionee  and   thereafter   only  by  his  legal
representative.

          (ii) Any attempted sale,  pledge,  assignment,  hypothecation or other
transfer  of an option  contrary  to the  provisions  hereof and the levy of any
execution,  attachment or similar  process upon an option shall be null and void
and without force or effect and shall result in termination of the option.

          (iii) (A) As a condition to the transfer of any shares of Common Stock
issued upon exercise of an option granted under this Plan, the  Corporation  may
require an opinion of counsel,  satisfactory to the  Corporation,  to the effect
that such transfer will not be in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 or any
other applicable securities laws or that such transfer has been registered under
federal and all applicable state  securities laws. (B) Further,  the Corporation
shall be authorized to refrain from delivering or transferring  shares of Common
Stock issued under this Plan until the Board of Directors  determines  that such
delivery  or  transfer  will  not  violate  applicable  securities  laws and the
Optionee has tendered to the  Corporation any federal state or local tax owed by
the Optionee as a result of  exercising  the option,  or disposing of any Common
Stock,  when the  Corporation has a legal liability to satisfy such tax. (C) The
Corporation  shall not be liable for  damages  due to delay in the  delivery  or
issuance of any stock certificate for any reason whatsoever,  including, but not
limited to, a delay caused by listing requirements of any securities exchange or
any registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933, the 1934 Act, or
under any other state or federal law, rule or regulation. (D) The Corporation is
under no obligation to take any action or incur any expense in order to register
or qualify the delivery or transfer of shares of Common  Stock under  applicable
securities  laws  or  to  perfect  any  exemption  from  such   registration  or
qualification.  (E) The  Corporation  will have no liability to any Optionee for
refusing to deliver or transfer  shares of Common Stock if such refusal is based
upon the provisions of this Paragraph.

          (i) Effect of Certain Changes.
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          (i) If there is any  change  in the  number of  outstanding  shares of
Common  Stock  through  the   declaration   of  stock   dividends,   or  through
recapitalization resulting in stock splits, or combinations or exchanges of such
shares,  the number of shares of Common Stock available for options,  the number
of such shares covered by outstanding  options,  and the price per share of such
options,  shall be  proportionately  adjusted  by the  Committee  to reflect any
increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common  Stock;  provided,
however,  that any fractional  shares  resulting from such  adjustment  shall be
eliminated.

          (ii) In the event of the proposed  dissolution  or  liquidation of the
Corporation, or in the event of any corporate separation or division, including,
but not limited to, split-up, split-off or spin-off, or in the event of a merger
or consolidation of the Corporation with another corporation,  the Committee may
provide that the holder of each option then exercisable  shall have the right to
exercise  such option (at its then Option  Price) solely for the kind and amount
of  shares  of stock and other  securities,  property,  cash or any  combination
thereof  which  would be  receivable  upon  such  dissolution,  liquidation,  or
corporate separation or division,  or merger or consolidation by a bolder of the
number of shares of Common Stock for which such option might have been exercised
immediately  prior  to  such  event;  or  the  Committee  may  provide,  in  the
alternative,  that each option  granted  under the Plan shall  terminate as of a
date to be fixed by the  Committee;  provided,  however,  that not less  than 30
days' written notice of the date so fixed shall be given to each  Optionee,  who
shall have the right,  during the period of 30 days preceding such  termination,
to  exercise  the  options as to all or any part of the  shares of Common  Stock
covered  thereby,  including shares as to which such options would not otherwise
be exercisable.

          (iii)  Paragraph (II) of this Section 8(i) shall not apply to a merger
or  consolidation  in which the  Corporation  is the surviving  corporation  and
shares of Common Stock are not converted into or exchanged for stock, securities
of any other corporation,  cash or any other thing of value. Notwithstanding the
preceding  sentence,   in  case  of  any  consolidation  or  merger  of  another
corporation  into the  Corporation  in which the  Corporation  is the  surviving
corporation  and in which there is a  reclassification  or change  (including  a
change to the right to receive  cash or other  property) of the shares of Common
Stock (other than a change in par value,  or from par value to no par value,  or
as a result of a subdivision  or  combination,  but including any change in such
shares into two or more classes or series of shares),  the Committee may provide
that the holder of each option then exercisable shall have the right to exercise
such  option  solely  for the kind and  amount  of  shares  of stock  and  other
securities  (including  those  of any  new  direct  or  indirect  parent  of the
Corporation),  property,  cash or any combination  thereof  receivable upon such
reclassification, change, consolidation or merger by the holder of the number of
shares of Common Stock for which such option might have been exercised.

          (iv) Notwithstanding paragraph (ii) of this Section 8(i), in the event
of any  merger  or  consolidation  in which  the  Company  is not the  surviving
corporation or any sale or transfer by the Company of all or  substantially  all
its  assets  or any  tender  offer or  exchange  offer  for or the  acquisition,
directly or indirectly,  by any person or group of
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all or a majority of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company,  all
options  issued  pursuant  to  the  Plan  shall  become   exercisable  in  full,
notwithstanding  any other provision of the Plan or of any  outstanding  options
granted  thereunder,  including  provisions  providing for staggered  vesting of
options,  on and after (i) the fifteenth day prior to the effective date of such
merger,  consolidation,  sale,  transfer  or  acquisition  or (ii)  the  date of
commencement  of such tender offer or exchange offer, as the case may be. To the
extent that  Section  422(d) of the  Internal  Revenue Code would not permit the
provisions of the foregoing  sentenc to apply to any outstanding  options,  such
options shall  immediately  upon the  occurrence  of the event  described in the
foregoing  sentence,  be treated for all  purposes  of the Plan as  nonstatutory
stock options and shall be  immediately  exercisable  as such as provided in the
foregoing sentence.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any option
be  exercisable  after the date of  termination  of the exercise  period of such
option specified in Section 8(d).

          (v) In the event of a change in the Common Stock of the Corporation as
presently  constituted,  which is limited  to a change of all of its  authorized
shares with par value into the same number of shares with a different  par value
or without par value,  the shares resulting from any such change shall be deemed
to be the Common Stock within the meaning of the Plan.

          (vi) 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,
provided that each Incentive  Stock Option  granted  pursuant to this Plan shall
not be  adjusted  in a manner  that  causes  such  option to fail to continue to
qualify as an Incentive  Stock  Option  within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code.

          (vii) Except as expressly  provided in this Section 8(i), the Optionee
shall have no rights by reason of any subdivision or  consolidation of shares of
stock of any class or the payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or
decrease  in the  number  of  shares  of stock of any  class or by reason of any
dissolution,  liquidation,  merger, consolidation or spin-off of assets or stock
of another  corporation;  and any issue by the Corporation of shares of stock of
any class, or securities  convertible  into shares of stock of any class,  shall
not affect,  and no adjustment by reason  thereof shall be made with respect to,
the number or price of shares of Common Stock  subject to the option.  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 or to consolidate or to
dissolve, liquidate or sell, or transfer all or part o its business or assets.

     (j) Rights as Shareholder - Non-Distributive Intent.

          (i) Neither a person to whom an option is granted,  nor such  person's
legal  representative,  heir, legatee or distributee,  shall be deemed to be the
holder of, or to have any rights of a holder with respect to, any shares subject
to such option,
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until  after the  option is  exercised  and the  shares are issued to the person
exercising such option.

          (ii)  Upon  exercise  of  an  option  at  a  time  when  there  is  no
registration  statement in effect under the  Securities  Act of 1933 relating to
the shares issuable upon exercise,  shares may be issued to the Optionee only if
the  Optionee  represents  and warrants in writing to the  Corporation  that the
shares  purchased are being  acquired for  investment and not with a view to the
distribution thereof.

          (iii) No shares shall be issued upon the exercise of an option  unless
and until there shall have been compliance with any then applicable requirements
of the  Securities and Exchange  Commission,  or any other  regulatory  agencies
having jurisdiction over the Corporation.

          (iv)  No  adjustment   shall  be  made  for  dividends   (ordinary  or
extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other property) or distribution or
other  rights  for  which  the  record  date is  prior to the  date  such  stock
certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 8(i) hereof.

     (k) Other  Provisions.  Option  Agreements  authorized under the Plan shall
contain such other provisions, including, without limitation, (i) the imposition
of  restrictions  upon the  exercise  of an  option,  and (ii) in the case of an
Incentive  Stock Option,  the inclusion of any condition not  inconsistent  with
such option qualifying as an Incentive Stock Option, as the Committee shall deem
advisable.

     9.  Agreement by Optionee  Regarding  Withholding  Taxes.  If the Committee
shall so require, as a condition of exercise, each Optionee shall agree that:

     (a) No later than the date of exercise of any option granted hereunder, the
Optionee will pay to the  Corporation or make  arrangements  satisfactory to the
Corporation  regarding payment of any federal,  state or local taxes of any kind
required by law to be withheld upon the exercise of such option; and

     (b) The Corporation shall, to the extent permitted or required by law, have
the right to deduct  federal,  state and local taxes of any kind required by law
to be  withheld  upon the  exercise  of such option from any payment at any kind
otherwise  due to the  Optionee.  If  requested  by the  Optionee at the time of
exercise of an option  granted under the Plan,  the Committee in its  discretion
may permit an Optionee to satisfy tax obligations  resulting therefrom,  in full
or in part,  by the  Corporation  withholding  a sufficient  number of shares in
payment therefor.

     (c) The  Corporation  shall not be  obligated to advise any Optionee of the
existence of any tax or the amount which the Corporation  will be so required to
withhold.
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     10. Term of Plan.  Options may be granted pursuant to the Plan from time to
time  within a period  of ten  years  from the date the Plan is  adopted  by the
Board, or the date the Plan is approved by the  shareholders of the Corporation,
whichever is earlier.

     11. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

     (a) (i) The Board at any time and from time to time may suspend, terminate,
modify or amend the Plan;

          (ii) provided,  however, that any amendment that would: (A) materially
increase  the number of  securities  issuable  under the Plan to persons who are
subject to Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act; or (B) grant eligibility to a class of
persons who are subject to Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act not included within the
terms of the Plan prior to the amendment;  (C) materially  increase the benefits
accruing to persons  who are subject to Section  16(a) of the 1934 Act under the
Plan; or (D) require shareholder  approval under applicable state law, the rules
and regulations of any national  securities  exchange on which the Corporation's
securities then may be listed, the Internal Revenue Code or any other applicable
law, shall be subject to the approval of the  shareholders of the Corporation as
provided in Section 12 hereof;

          (iii) provided further that any such increase or modification that may
result from adjustments  authorized by Section 8(i) hereof or which are required
for  compliance  with the 1934 Act,  the  Internal  Revenue  Code,  the Employee
Retirement  Income  Security Act of 1974,  their rules or other laws or judicial
order, shall not require approval of shareholders.

     (b) Except as provided  in Section 8 hereof,  no  suspension,  termination,
modification or amendment of the Plan may adversely affect any option previously
granted, unless the written consent of the Optionee is obtained.

     12. Approval of Shareholders.  The Plan shall take effect upon its adoption
by the Board but shall be subject to approval at a duly called and held  meeting
of  stockholders  in  conformance  with the vote  required by the  Corporation's
charter  documents,  resolution of the Board,  any other  applicable law and the
rules and regulations  thereunder,  or the rules and regulations of any national
securities  exchange  upon which the  Corporation's  Common  Stock is listed and
traded, each to the extent applicable.

     13. Assumption. The terms and conditions of any outstanding options granted
pursuant  to this Plan  shall be assumed  by, be  binding  upon and inure to the
benefit of any successor  corp9ratiofl  to the Corporation and shall continue to
be governed, to the extent applicable, by the terms and conditions of this Plan.
Such successor corporation shall not otherwise be obligated to assume this Plan.

     14. Termination of Right of Action. Every right of action arising out of or
in  connection  with  the  Plan by or on  behalf  of the  Corporation  or of any
Subsidiary
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Corporation,  or by any  shareholder  of the  Corporation  or of any  Subsidiary
Corporation  against any past, present or future member of the Board, or against
any  employee,  or  by  an  employee  (past,  present  or  future)  against  the
Corporation or any Subsidiary Corporation, will, irrespective of the place where
an action may be brought and  irrespective of the place of residence of any such
shareholder,  director or  employee,  cease and be barred by the  expiration  of
three  years from the date of the act or omission in respect of which such right
of action is alleged to have risen.

     15. Tax  Litigation.  The  Corporation  shall  have the right,  but not the
obligation,   to  contest,   at  its  expense,   any  tax  ruling  or  decision,
administrative or judicial,  on any issue which is related to the Plan and which
the Board  believes to be important to holders of options  issued under the Plan
and to conduct any such contest or any litigation  arising  therefrom to a final
decision.

     16. Adoption.

     (a) This Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors of the  Corporation  as
of February ____ , 2000.

     (b) If this Plan is not  approved by the  shareholders  of the  Corporation
within 12 months of the date the Plan was  approved by the Board of Directors of
the Corporation as required by Section  422(b)(1) of the Internal  Revenue Code,
this Plan and the options granted hereunder shall be and remain  effective,  but
the reference to Incentive Stock Options herein shall be deleted and all options
granted  hereunder shall be  Non-qualified  Stock Options  pursuant to Section 7
hereof


                                            CARMINA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
                                            (the Corporation)

                                            By
                                              ---------------------------

ATTEST:


-------------------------
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                    Schedule "C" to the Agreement of Exchange
                         dated ___ day of February 2000

                                                                  Exhibit "A" to
                                                            Stock Option Plan of
                                                       CARMINA TECHNOLOGIES INC.

                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
                             ----------------------


     STOCK OPTION  AGREEMENT made as of this 28th day of February , 2000, by and
between CARMINA TECHNOLOGIES INC., a Utah corporation (the  "Corporation"),  and
______________________ (the "Optionee").

     In accordance  with its Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"),  a copy of which is
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference,  the Corporation  desires,
in connection with the services of the Optionee, to provide the Optionee with an
opportunity  to acquire  shares of the no par value  common  stock (the  "Common
Stock") of the  Corporation on favorable  terms and thereby grant the Optionee a
proprietary  interest in the continued  progress and the success of the business
of the Corporation.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the premises,  the mutual covenants
herein set forth and other good and valuable consideration,  the Corporation and
the Optionee agree as follows:

     1.  Confirmation  of  Grant  of  Option.  Pursuant  to a  determination  of
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Corporation made on 28th
of February,  2000 (the "Date of Grant"), the Corporation,  subject to the terms
of the  Plan  and of  this  Agreement,  confirms  that  the  Optionee  has  been
irrevocably granted on the Date of Grant, as a matter of separate inducement and
agreement,  and in addition  to and not in lieu of salary or other  compensation
far services,  a  Non-qualified  Stock Option  pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan
(the  "Option")  to purchase an aggregate  of  _______________  shares of Common
Stock on the terms and  conditions  herein set forth,  subject to  adjustment as
provided in Section 8 hereof.

     2. Purchase Price.  The purchase price of shares of Common Stock covered by
the Option will be $ 0.10 per share subject to adjustment as provided in Section
8 hereof.

     3.  Exercise of Option.  Except as  otherwise  provided in Section 8 of the
Plan,  the Option may be  exercised in whole or part at any time during the term
of the Option,  provided,  however,  no Option  shall be  exercisable  after the
expiration of the term thereof,  and no Option shall be  exercisable  unless the
holder  shall at the time of exercise  have been an employee or director of or a
consultant to the  Corporation  or of any  subsidiary of the  Corporation  for a
period of at least three months.
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     4. Term of Option. The term of the Option will be through _________________
subject to earlier  termination or  cancellation  as provided in this Agreement.
Except  as  otherwise  provided  in  Section 7 hereof,  the  Option  will not be
exercisable  unless the Optionee shall, at the time of exercise,  be an employee
or director of or consultant to the  Corporation or of a subsidiary.  As used in
this Agreement,  the term  "subsidiary"  refers to and includes each "subsidiary
corporation" as defined in the Plan.

     The holder of the Option will not have any rights to dividends or any other
rights of a  shareholder  with respect to any shares of Common Stock  subject to
the Option until such shares shall have been issued to him (as  evidenced by the
appropriate  transfer  agent of the  Corporation)  upon  purchase of such shares
through exercise of the Option.

     5. Transferability Restriction. The Option may not be assigned, transferred
or  otherwise  disposed  of, or pledged or  hypothecated  in any way (whether by
operation of law or otherwise) otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution,  or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined by
the Internal Revenue Code or Title I of the Employee  Retirement Income Security
Act, or the rules thereunder, and shall not be subject to execution, attachment,
or other process.  Any  assignment,  transfer,  pledge,  hypothecation  or other
disposition  of the Option or any  attempt  to make any such levy of  execution,
attachment or other process will cause the Option to terminate  immediately upon
the happening of any such event, provided, however, that any such termination of
the Option under the foregoing provisions of this Paragraph 5 will not prejudice
any rights or remedies which the  Corporation or any Subsidiary  Corporation may
have under this Agreement or otherwise.

     6. Exercise Upon Termination. The Optionee's rights to exercise this Option
upon termination of employment or cessation as a director or consultant shall be
as set forth in Section 8(f) of the Plan.

     7. Death,  Disability or Retirement of Optionee.  The Optionee's  rights to
exercise  this Option upon the death,  disability  or retirement of the Optionee
shall be as set forth in Section 8(g) of the Plan.

     8.  Adjustments.  The  Option  shall  be  subject  to  adjustment  upon the
occurrence of certain events as set forth in Section 8(i) of the Plan.

     9. No Registration  Obligation.  The Optionee  understands that neither the
Option is not  registered  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended  (the
"Act") and that the  Corporation  has no  obligation  to register  the shares of
Common Stock subject  thereto and issuable  upon the exercise  thereof under the
Act. The Optionee  represents  that the Option is being acquired by him and that
such  shares of Common  Stock will be  acquired  by him for  investment  and all
certificates  for the shares  issued  upon  exercise of the Option will bear the
following  legend unless such shares are registered under the Act prior to their
issuance.
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     The shares  represented by this  Certificate have not been registered under
     the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act"), and are "restricted  securities" as
     that  term is  defined  in Rule 144 under the Act.  The  shares  may not be
     offered  for sale,  sold or  otherwise  transferred  except  pursuant to an
     effective  registration  statement under the Act, the availability of which
     is to be established to the satisfaction of the Company.

     The  Optionee  further  understands  and agrees that the Option may only be
exercised if, at the time of such exercise, the Optionee and the Corporation are
able to establish the existence of an exemption from registration  under the Act
and applicable  state laws, and both the Optionee and the  Corporation  agree to
use their best efforts to attempt to establish such exemption.

     10. Notices.  Each notice relating to this Agreement will be in writing and
delivered in person or by certified mail to the proper  address.  All notices to
the  Corporation  shall be addressed  to it at its office at Suite 810,  540-5th
Ave, SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 0M2. All notices to the Optionee or other
person or persons then entitled to exercise the Option shall be addressed to the
Optionee  or such  other  person or  Persons  at the  Optionee's  address  below
specified.  Anyone  to whom a  notice  may be given  under  this  Agreement  may
designate a new address by notice to that effect

     11.  Approval of Counsel.  The  exercise of the Option and the issuance and
delivery of shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto shall be subject to approval
by the  Corporation's  counsel  of all legal  matters in  connection  therewith,
including  compliance with the requirements of the Act, the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934,  as  amended,  applicable  state  securities  laws,  the  rules and
regulations  thereunder,  and the  requirements of any stock exchange upon which
the Common Stock may then be listed

     12. Benefits of Agreement.  This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and
be binding  upon each  successor  and  assign of the  Company.  All  obligations
imposed upon the Optionee and all rights granted to the  Corporation  under this
Agreement will be binding upon the Optionee's heirs, legal  representatives  and
successors.

     13. Governmental and Other Regulations.  The exercise of the Option and the
Corporation's  obligation to sell and deliver shares upon the exercise of rights
to purchase  shares is subject to all applicable  federal and state laws,  rules
and regulations,  and to such approvals by any regulatory or governmental agency
which may, in the opinion of counsel for the Corporation, be required.

     14. Incorporation of the Plan. The Plan is attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference. In the event that any provision in this Agreement conflicts
with a provision in the Plan, the Plan shall govern.

     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  Corporation  has  caused  this  Agreement  to be
executed in its name by its President or a Vice-President and its corporate seal
to be
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hereunto affixed and attested by its Secretary or its Assistant  Secretary
and the  Optionee  has  hereunto  set his hand and seal all as of the date first
above written.

                                                  CARMINA TECHNOLOGIES INC.

(Seal)

ATTEST:                                           By
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                            President
-------------------------
        Secretary

     The undersigned Optionee understands the terms of this Option Agreement
and the attached Plan and hereby agrees to comply therewith.


Date _____________, 20___                     __________________________________

                                              Optionee:_________________________

                                              Tax ID Number:____________________

                                              Address:__________________________

                                              __________________________________

                                              __________________________________


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