FIRST FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CORP
S-8, 1995-10-19
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    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 19, 1995

                                                       Registration No. 33-_____
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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM S-8
                           REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                      UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                            ____________________

                   FIRST FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
           (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
                            ____________________

        Georgia                                           58-1107864
(State of Incorporation)                    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 5660 New Northside Drive, Suite 1400
           Atlanta, Georgia                                         30328
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)

            EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC. 1986 STOCK OPTION PLAN,
            EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC. 1990 STOCK OPTION PLAN,
 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC. 1991 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PERFORMANCE PLAN, AND
    EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC. 1993 OUTSIDE DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN
                          (Full Title of the Plans)

         Randolph L.M. Hutto                                with copies to:
        Senior Executive Vice                               George L. Cohen
    President and General Counsel                   Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan
First Financial Management Corporation               999 Peachtree Street, N. E.
 5660 New Northside Drive, Suite 1400                Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3996
       Atlanta, Georgia 30328                                (404) 853-8000

                   (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

                               (770) 857-0001
        (Telephone Number, including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              Proposed maximum         Proposed maximum
  Title of securities     Amount to be         offering price         aggregate offering        Amount of
   to be registered        registered           per share(1)               price(1)         registration fee
  -------------------     ------------        ----------------        ------------------    ----------------
  <S>                   <C>                  <C>                          <C>                    <C>
  Common Stock,                              Prices ranging from
  $.10 par value         7,820 shares(2)      $12.23 to $201.27           $ 877,799              $ 303

  Common Stock,                              Prices ranging from
  $.10 par value        15,817 shares(3)      $44.31 to $197.47           $1,482,391             $ 512

  Common Stock,                              Prices ranging from
  $.10 par value        22,130 shares(4)      $41.78 to $221.52           $1,827,605             $ 631
  Common Stock,
  $.10 par value        10,868 shares(5)      $37.98 to $73.42            $ 552,826              $ 191

                                                                  Total Registration Fee:        $1,637

</TABLE>

(1)  The price is estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities
Act of 1933, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, and
represents the prices per share at which outstanding options may be exercised
multiplied by the number of shares that may be acquired (known to be $877,799
for the Employee Benefit Plans, Inc. ("EBP") 1986 Stock Option Plan,
$1,482,391 for the EBP 1990 Stock Option Plan, $1,827,605 for the EBP 1991
Long-Term Incentive Performance Plan and $552,826 for the EBP 1993 Outside
Directors Stock Option Plan).  No additional options will be granted under
these plans.

(2)  This represents the maximum number of shares of the Registrant's Common
Stock, $.10 par value per share, that could be acquired upon exercise of all
outstanding options under the EBP 1986 Stock Option Plan.

(3)  This represents the maximum number of shares of the Registrant's Common
Stock, $.10 par value per share, that could be acquired upon exercise of all
outstanding options under the EBP 1990 Stock Option Plan.

(4)  This represents the maximum number of shares of the Registrant's Common
Stock, $.10 par value per share, that could be acquired upon exercise of all
outstanding options under the EBP 1991 Long-Term Incentive Performance Plan.

(5)  This represents the maximum number of shares of the Registrant's Common
Stock, $.10 par value per share, that could be acquired upon exercise of all
outstanding options under the EBP 1993 Outside Directors Stock Option Plan.

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                                    PART I

              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10 PROSPECTUS


Item 1. Plan Information*

Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information*

        *Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a)
prospectuses is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with
Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Note to Part I
of Form S-8.


                                    PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference

        The following documents filed by First Financial Management Corporation
("FFMC") with the SEC (File No. 1-10442) pursuant to the Exchange Act are
incorporated herein by reference: (1) FFMC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1994; (2) FFMC's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for
the quarters ended March 31 and June 30, 1995; (3) FFMC's Current Reports on
Form 8-K dated November 4, 1994 (reporting the proposed acquisition of Western
Union Financial Services, Inc. and related assets ("Western Union")), November
15, 1994 (confirming consummation of the acquisition of Western Union and
reflecting various adjustments in the Stock Purchase Agreement with respect to
the acquisition of Western Union), March 28, 1995 (providing updated pro forma
financial information regarding FFMC's acquisition of Western Union), June 9,
1995 (filing certain additional material contracts), June 12, 1995 (reporting
FFMC's agreement to merge with a subsidiary of First Data Corporation ("First
Data")), July 25, 1995 (providing historical financial data for First Data and
CESI Holdings, Inc.), and September 11, 1995 (providing updated pro forma
financial information with respect to the proposed merger of FFMC with a
subsidiary of First Data); and (4) the description of FFMC's Common Stock
contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed on January 16, 1990,
as updated by Item 2, Part II to FFMC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 1990 and information contained in Note I to the
financial statements included in FFMC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1993.

        All documents filed by FFMC pursuant to Sections 13(a) and (c), 14 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference and to be a part of this Registration Statement
from the date of the filing of such document.  Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently
filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any such statement so modified
or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.





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Item 4. Description of Securities

        Not applicable.

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

        The legality of the shares of the Registrant's $.10 par value common
stock ("Common Stock") has been passed upon for the Registrant by Sutherland,
Asbill & Brennan, Atlanta, Georgia.  George L. Cohen, a partner in Sutherland,
Asbill & Brennan, is a director of the Registrant.  Attorneys at Sutherland,
Asbill & Brennan participating in matters relating to the offering beneficially
own 18,794 shares of Common Stock.

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Georgia Business Corporation Code

        Section 14-2-851 of the Georgia Business Corporation Code (the "GBCC")
authorizes a Georgia corporation to indemnify a director against loss or
expense if it is determined that the director acted in a manner he believed in
good faith to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation
and, in the case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe
his conduct was unlawful, except that in proceedings to obtain a judgment in
favor of the corporation, indemnification would be limited to reasonable
expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding, and, in the case of
adjudicated liability, only if the director did not derive an improper personal
benefit.

        This indemnification under the GBCC may be made by a Georgia
corporation only upon (1) a determination by the majority vote of a quorum of
non-party directors or if such a quorum cannot be obtained, by majority vote of
a committee consisting of two or more non-party directors, by special legal
counsel, or by the affirmative vote of stockholders excluding shares owned or
the voting of which is controlled by directors who are parties to the
proceeding, that indemnification is proper because the statutory standard of
conduct has been met and (2) authorization by majority vote of a quorum of
non-party directors or a special committee consisting of two or more non-party
directors, or if such a quorum or committee cannot be obtained, by majority
vote of the full board of directors, or by the stockholders as described above.

        Section 14-2-852 of the GBCC also provides for the mandatory
indemnification of a director to the extent the director has been successful
(whether or not on the merits) in the defense of any proceeding to which he was
a party, unless provided otherwise by the articles of incorporation.  In
addition, Section 14-2-854 of the GBCC authorizes indemnification of a director
by court order if the court determines that the director is entitled to
mandatory indemnification or is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances, whether or not the
director met the statutory standard of conduct, or was adjudged liable to the
corporation or improperly derived a personal benefit, but in that event
court-ordered indemnification is limited to reasonable expenses incurred in
connection with the proceeding.  Furthermore, Section 14-2-856 of the GBCC
permits broader indemnification, including indemnification against liability to
the corporation, if authorized by the articles of incorporation or by a bylaw,
resolution or contract authorized by majority vote of the stockholders entitled
to vote thereon; however, such indemnification may not be provided to a
director against liability for appropriation of a business opportunity of the
corporation in violation of the director's duties, acts or omissions not in
good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law, authorization of any dividend, redemption or distribution of assets in
violation of the GBCC, or any transaction from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit.

        Section 14-2-857 of the GBCC permits a Georgia corporation to indemnify
an officer, employee or agent who is not a director to the extent not
inconsistent with public policy.  An officer who is not a director is also
entitled to the mandatory indemnification and court-ordered indemnification
available to a director.





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        The GBCC provides that a Georgia corporation has the power to purchase
and maintain insurance on behalf of any director, officer, employee or agent of
the corporation, or one serving as such for another entity or enterprise at the
request of the corporation against liability whether or not the corporation
would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the GBCC.

        Bylaws

        Article Seven of the Registrant's Bylaws implements the power granted
by the 1989 revision of the GBCC regarding indemnification of directors and
officers.  Under Article Seven, the Registrant is required to indemnify each
person who is or was a director or officer of the Registrant (including the
heirs, executors, administrators or estate of such person) or is or was serving
at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, partner, trustee or
employee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee
benefit plan or other enterprise who is made a party to a proceeding because he
is or was a director or officer of the Registrant or was serving any such other
entity at the Registrant's request against liability incurred in the proceeding
if he acted in a manner he believed in good faith to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the Registrant and, in the case of any criminal
proceeding, he had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Indemnification required by Article Seven also covers reasonable expenses of
any such proceeding, including payment or reimbursement of such expenses in
advance of final disposition of the proceeding, if the person affirms in
writing his good faith belief that he is entitled to such indemnification and
agrees to repay any advances if it is ultimately determined that he is not
entitled to such indemnification.

        Unless ordered by a court based on a determination that the person is
entitled to such indemnification because he was successful on the merits or
otherwise in defending against a claim or a determination that he is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant
circumstances, indemnification is required under Article Seven only if there is
a determination pursuant to Section 14-2-855 of the GBCC that the person to be
indemnified has met the standard of conduct required for indemnification and
the determination is made by:  (1) a majority vote of a quorum of directors not
parties to the proceeding or, in the absence of such quorum, by a majority vote
of a committee of two or more directors not parties to the proceeding; (2)
special legal counsel; or (3) the stockholders (excluding the votes of shares
owned by or voted under the control of directors who are parties to the
proceeding).

        As expressly authorized by Section 14-2-856 of the GBCC, the Board of
Directors approved and submitted to the Registrant's stockholders, who also
approved at their May 2, 1990 annual meeting, the addition of a new Section 7.2
of the Bylaws.  Section 7.2 grants to directors and officers of the Registrant
and its subsidiaries additional rights to indemnification with respect to
proceedings brought by the Registrant or stockholders' derivative actions
brought on its behalf, except where the person is adjudged liable to the
Registrant or is subjected to injunctive relief in its favor for any of the
following:  (1) appropriation of any business opportunity of the Registrant;
(2) intentional misconduct or knowing violations of law; (3) unlawful
distributions; or (4) any transaction from which he received an improper
personal benefit.

        Section 7.2 also requires advances or reimbursements of expenses of the
director or officer in connection with any such proceeding if he affirms his
good faith belief that his conduct does not fall within the enumerated
exceptions to such indemnification and he agrees to repay any expense advances
or reimbursements if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to
indemnification under Section 7.2.  Any indemnification under Section 7.2
(other than advances or reimbursements of expenses) shall be made only if there
has been a determination that the director or officer is entitled to such
indemnification under Section 7.2 of the Bylaws and Section 14-2-856 of the
GBCC and such determination is made by: (1) a majority vote of a quorum of
directors not parties to the proceeding or, in the absence of such quorum, a
majority vote of a committee of two or more directors not parties to the
proceeding; (2) special legal counsel; or (3) the stockholders (excluding the
votes owned by or voted under the control of directors who are parties to the
proceeding).





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        Article VIII of the Registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation,
adopted by its stockholders in 1987, exculpates directors of the Registrant as
to personal liabilities to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breaches of the director's duties, with the same enumerated
exceptions as applicable to indemnification under the newly adopted Section
7.2.  Accordingly, Section 7.2 as to the Registrant's directors coordinates the
indemnification rights with the liability exculpation exceptions under the
Registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation.  Indemnification authorized by
Section 7.2, however, also extends to liabilities incurred by the Registrant's
officers and by persons serving, at the Registrant's request, in various
capacities with other entities, such as the Registrant's subsidiaries, subject
to the exceptions and conditions set forth in Section 7.2.

        Indemnification Agreements

        The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with its
directors and executive officers providing for indemnification to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, the Registrant's bylaws and resolutions of
the board of directors and shareholders of the Registrant as in effect on the
date of execution of each such indemnification agreement and to such greater
extent as applicable law may thereafter from time to time permit.  The terms of
these indemnification agreements are consistent with the terms of Article 7 of
the Registrant's Bylaws.

        Insurance Policies

        The Registrant currently maintains an insurance policy providing
reimbursement of indemnification payments to officers and directors of the
Registrant and its subsidiaries and reimbursement of certain liabilities
incurred by directors and officers of the Registrant and its subsidiaries in
their capacities as such, to the extent that they are not indemnified by the
Registrant.

Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed

        Not applicable.

Item 8.  Exhibits

4.1     Employee Benefit Plans, Inc. 1986 Stock Option Plan (and form of option
        agreement).

4.2     Employee Benefit Plans, Inc. 1990 Stock Option Plan (and form of option
        agreement).

4.3     Employee Benefit Plans, Inc. 1991 Long-Term Incentive Performance Plan
        (and form of option agreement).

4.4     Employee Benefit Plans, Inc. 1993 Outside Directors Stock Option Plan
        (and form of option agreement).

4.5     See Articles V, VI and VIII of the Registrant's Restated Articles of
        Incorporation (filed May 13, 1994 as an exhibit to the Registrant's
        Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1994 and
        incorporated herein by reference) and Articles 1, 2, 5 and 9 of the
        Registrant's Bylaws, as amended through March 15, 1995 (filed as an
        exhibit to Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
        31, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference).

5       Opinion of Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan.

23.1    Consent of Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan is contained in its legal
        opinion filed as Exhibit 5.





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23.2    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

23.3    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

23.4    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

23.5    Letter of Ernst & Young LLP.

23.6    Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP.

24      Power of Attorney authorizing Patrick H. Thomas and M. Tarlton Pittard
        to sign on behalf of the other directors is contained on Page 9 of this
        Registration Statement.


Item 9.  Undertakings

        (a)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

             (1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

                  (i)       To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)
(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

                  (ii)      To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
registration statement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) (Section 230.424(b) of this chapter) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective registration statement.

                 (iii)      To include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

        Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not
apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.

             (2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.

             (3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.





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        (b)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.

        (c)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.





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                                  SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia on October 19, 1995.


                                            FIRST FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 
                                            CORPORATION


                                            By: /s/ Patrick H. Thomas
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Patrick H. Thomas
                                                Chairman of the Board, President
                                                and Chief Executive Officer

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Patrick H. Thomas and M. Tarlton
Pittard, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to
this Registration Statement and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

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         Signature                                                Title                                             Date
         ---------                                                -----                                             ----
<S>                                                        <C>                                                 <C>            


/s/ Patrick H. Thomas                                      Chairman of the Board,                              October 19, 1995
- ---------------------------------------                    President, Chief Executive
Patrick H. Thomas                                          Officer and Director
                                                           

/s/ M. Tarlton Pittard                                     Vice Chairman, Chief Financial                      October 19, 1995
- ---------------------------------------                    Officer, Treasurer and Director 
M. Tarlton Pittard                                         


/s/ Richard Macchia                                        Executive Vice President, Finance                   October 19, 1995
- ---------------------------------------                    and Principal Accounting Officer
Richard Macchia                                            


/s/ George L. Cohen                                        Director                                            October 19, 1995
- ---------------------------------------                                                                                             
George L. Cohen
</TABLE>

                      (Signatures continued on next page)
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                        <C>                                                 <C>            

/s/ Jack R. Kelly, Jr.                                     Director                                            October 19, 1995
- ---------------------------------------                                                                                             
Jack R. Kelly, Jr.


/s/ Henry A. Leslie                                        Director                                            October 19, 1995
- ---------------------------------------                                                                                             
Henry A. Leslie


/s/ Charles B. Presley                                     Director                                            October 19, 1995
- ---------------------------------------                                                                                             
Charles B. Presley


/s/ Virgil R. Williams                                     Director                                            October 19, 1995
- ---------------------------------------                                                                                             
Virgil R. Williams
                  
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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.1
                         EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC.
                            1986 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                      Restated effective August 24, 1989


      Section 1:  Purpose.  The purpose of the 1986 Stock Option Plan is to
induce certain designated key persons to remain in the employ of Employee
Benefit Plans, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation") and to
encourage such persons to secure or increase on reasonable terms their stock
ownership in the Corporation.  The Board of Directors of the Corporation
believes the Plan is in the best interest of the Corporation and will promote
the success of the Corporation.  This success will be achieved by encouraging
continuity of management and increased incentive and personal interest in the
welfare of the Corporation by those who are primarily responsible for shaping
and implementing the long-range plans of the Corporation.

      The Plan was originally adopted effective October 6, 1986.  Pursuant to
Section 16 of the Plan, the Corporation hereby amends and restates the Plan in
its entirety.

      Options granted under this Plan may either be Incentive Stock Options
qualified under Section 422A of the Code or Non-Qualified Options.

      Section 2:  Definitions.  For purposes of this Plan, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated below:

            (a)   "Capital Stock":  any of the Corporation's authorized but
      unissued shares of voting common stock, par value $.01 per share.

            (b)   "Code":  the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
      time to time.

            (c)   "Fair Market Value":  the price per share determined by the
      Board of Directors in the manner provided by the Code and Regulations, at
      the time any Option is granted.

            (d)   "Incentive Stock Option":  an option defined in Section 422A
      of the Code to purchase shares of the common stock of the Corporation.

            (e)   "Non-Qualified Stock Option":  an option, not intended to
      qualify as an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Section 422A of the
      Code, to purchase common stock of the Corporation.

            (f)   "Option":  the term shall refer to either an Incentive Stock
      Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
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            (g)   "Option  Agreement":  a written agreement pursuant to which
      the Corporation grants an option to an Optionee and sets the terms and
      conditions of the option.

            (h)   "Option Date":  the date upon which an Option Agreement for
      an option granted pursuant to this Plan is duly executed by or on behalf
      of the Corporation.

            (i)   "Option Stock":  the voting common stock of the Corporation,
      par value $.01 per share (subject to adjustment as described in Section
      8) reserved for options pursuant to this Plan, or any other class of
      stock of the Corporation which may be substituted therefore by exchange,
      stock split or otherwise.

            (j)   "Optionee":  an officer, management level employee and other
      employee of the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries to whom an option
      has been granted under the Plan.

            (k)   "Plan":  this 1986 Stock Option Plan, dated this even date,
      as amended hereafter from time to time.

            (l)   A "Subsidiary":  any corporation in an unbroken chain of
      corporations beginning with the Corporation, if, at the time of granting
      the option, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in
      the chain owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total
      combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other
      corporation in such chain.  The term shall include any subsidiaries which
      become such after adoption of this Plan.

      Section 3:  Options Available Under Plan.  An aggregate of 666,667 shares
of the Corporation's authorized but unissued shares of voting common stock, par
value $.01 per share, is hereby made available, and shall be reserved for
issuance, under this Plan.  The aggregate number of shares available under this
Plan shall be subject to adjustment on the occurrence of any of the events and
in the manner set forth in Section 8.  If an Option shall expire or terminate
for any reason without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased shares,
shall (unless the Plan shall have been terminated) become available for other
Options under the Plan.  The total number of shares reserved under this Plan,
or any portion thereof, may be granted pursuant to either the Incentive Stock
Option Section or the Non-Qualified Section provided that the total number of
shares subject to Options under both sections cannot, in the aggregate, exceed
666,667, subject to adjustment as described in Section 8.

      Section 4:  Administration.  The Plan shall be administered by the Board
of Directors of the Corporation.  At all times subject to the authority of the
Board of Directors, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate some
or all of its authority under the Plan to a committee consisting of three (3)
or more Directors (the "Committee"), and/or obtain assistance or
recommendations from such Committee.  If no separate committee is





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appointed, the Board shall constitute the Committee, and references to the
Committee shall include the entire Board of Directors.

      The Corporation shall grant Options pursuant to the Plan upon
determinations of the Committee as to which of the eligible persons shall be
granted Options, the number of shares to be Optioned and the term during which
any such Options may be exercised.  At all times, a majority of the members of
the Committee making determinations about the grant of Options to
employee-directors must be disinterested in the grant being made.  The
Committee may from time to time adopt rules and regulations for carrying out
the Plan and interpretations and constructions of any provision of the Plan,
which shall be final and conclusive.

      Section 5:  Eligibility for Incentive Stock Options.  Incentive Stock
Options may only be granted to an officer, management level employee or other
employee of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries.  A director of the
Corporation who is not also an employee shall not be eligible to receive an
Incentive Stock Option.

      In selecting the employees to whom Incentive Stock Options shall be
granted, as well as determining the number of shares subject to each Option,
the Committee shall take into consideration such factors as it deems relevant
in connection with accomplishing the purpose of the Plan.  For any calendar
year, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the Option Date) of the
stock with respect to which any Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the
first time by any individual employee (under all Incentive Stock Option plans
of the Corporation and all Subsidiary corporations) shall not exceed $100,000.
Subject to the provisions of Section 3, an employee who has been granted an
Option may, if he or she is otherwise eligible, be granted an additional Option
or Options if the Committee shall so determine.

      No Incentive Stock Option may be granted under this Plan later than the
expiration of ten (10) years from the effective date.

      Section 6:  Eligibility for Non-Qualified Options.  Non-Qualified Options
may be granted only to an officer, management level employee, other employee of
the Corporation or a subsidiary.  No further restrictions are placed on the
Committee in determining eligibility for granting Non-Qualified Options.

      Section 7:  Terms and Conditions of Options.  Whenever the Committee
shall designate an Optionee, it shall communicate to the Secretary of the
Corporation the name of the Optionee, the number of shares to be Optioned and
such other terms and conditions as it shall determine, not inconsistent with
the provisions of this Plan.  The President or other officer of the Corporation
shall then enter into an Option Agreement with the Optionee, complying with and
subject to the following terms and conditions and setting forth such other
terms and conditions of the Option as determined by the Committee:





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            (a)   Number of shares and option price.  The Option Agreement
      shall state the total number of shares to which it pertains.  The price
      of Option Stock for an Incentive Stock Option, shall be not less than one
      hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Option Stock at
      the Option Date.  The price of Option Stock for a Non-Qualified Stock
      Option shall be determined by the Committee and may be less than the Fair
      Market Value at the Option Date.  In the event an Incentive Stock Option
      is granted to an employee, who, at the Option Date, owns more than ten
      percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of the Corporation's
      stock then outstanding, the price of the shares of common stock which
      will be covered by such Option shall be not less than one hundred ten
      percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the common stock at the Option
      Date.  The Option price shall be subject to adjustment as provided in
      Section 8 hereof.

            (b)   Time and Manner of Exercise of Option.  Except as otherwise
      determined from time to time by the Board, Incentive Stock Options
      granted under the Plan shall be exercisable as follows:

                  (i)   Upon grant, the option may be exercised as to twenty
            percent (20%) of the shares covered thereby;

                  (ii)  During each twelve (12) month period thereafter from
            the date on which the option was granted, on such date designated
            by the Board, the option shall become exercisable as to an
            additional twenty percent (20%) of the shares covered thereby; and

                  (iii) No option may be exercised after ten (10) years
            from the date on which the option was granted; provided that no
            incentive stock option granted to a 10% Holder may be exercised
            after five (5) years from the date on which it was granted.

            (c)   Termination of Employment, Except Death or Disability.  In
      the event that an Optionee shall cease to be employed by the Corporation
      for any reason other than his death, disability or "for cause", subject
      to the condition that no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable
      after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date it is granted, such
      Optionee shall have the right to exercise any outstanding Options at any
      time within three (3) months after the termination of the employee.  In
      the event that Optionee shall be terminated "for cause" including but not
      limited to (i) his willful breach of any agreement entered into with the
      Corporation, (ii) misappropriation of the Corporation's property, fraud,
      embezzlement, other acts of dishonesty against the Corporation, or (iii)
      conviction of any felony or crime involving moral turpitude, the Option
      may be terminated as of the date of the Optionee's termination of
      employment.

            (d)   Leaves of Absence.  The Optionee may not exercise any part of
      any Incentive Stock Option while the Optionee is on leave of absence.





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            (e)   Death or Disability of Optionee.  If the Optionee shall die
      or become disabled within the definition of Section 105(d)(4) of the
      Code, (i) while in the employ of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, or
      (ii) within a period of three (3) months after the termination of his or
      her employment with the Corporation or any Subsidiary as provided in
      paragraph (c) of this section, and in either case shall not have fully
      exercised his or her Options, any Options granted pursuant to the Plan
      shall be exercisable only within six (6) months following his death or
      date of disability or until the earlier originally stated expiration
      thereof.  In the case of death, such Option shall be exercised pursuant
      to subparagraph (h) of this Section by the person or persons to whom the
      Optionee's rights under the Option shall pass by the Optionee's will or
      by the laws of descent and distribution, and only to the extent that such
      Options were exercisable at the time of his death.

            (f)   Tender Offers.  In the event of the purchase of in excess of
      fifty percent (50%) of the Corporation's outstanding common stock
      pursuant to a tender offer approved by the Corporation's Board of
      Directors and made in accordance with the provisions of the Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934 (a "Tender"), all options granted hereunder and not
      yet exercised on the date of the close of such Tender shall automatically
      terminate on such date, and all options, which are exercisable as of sale
      date must be exercised within thirty (30) days after such date and shall
      automatically be converted into the right to receive in lieu of Common
      Stock an amount equal to the amount per share of Common Stock paid
      pursuant to the Tender.

            (g)   Transfer of Option.  Each Option granted hereunder shall, by
      its terms, be not transferable by the Optionee other than by will or by
      the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be, during the Optionee's
      lifetime, exercisable only by the Optionee.  Except as permitted by the
      preceding sentence, each Option granted under the Plan and the rights and
      privileges thereby conferred shall not be transferred, assigned or
      pledged in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise), and shall
      not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process.  Upon any
      attempt to so transfer, assign, pledge, or otherwise dispose of the
      Option, or of any right or privilege conferred thereby, contrary to the
      provisions of the Option or the Plan, or upon levy of any attachment or
      similar process upon such rights and privileges, the Option, and such
      rights and privileges, shall immediately become null and void.

            (h)   Manner of Exercise of Options.  An Option may be exercised,
      in whole or in part, at such time or times and rights with respect to
      such shares which have accrued and are in effect.  Such Option shall be
      exercisable only within the Option period and only by (i) written notice
      to the Corporation of intent to exercise the Option with respect to a
      specified number of shares of stock; (ii) tendering the original Option
      Agreement to the Corporation; and (iii) payment to the Corporation of the
      amount of the Option purchase price for the number of shares of stock
      with respect to which the Option is then exercised.  Payment of the
      Option purchase price may be made in cash (including certified check,
      bank draft or postal or express





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      money order), by delivery of shares of common stock of the Corporation
      with a Fair Market Value equal to the Option purchase price, by a
      combination of cash and such shares, whose value together with such cash
      shall equal the Option purchase price or by any other method of payment
      which the Board shall approve and, in the case of an Incentive Stock
      Option, which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of Section
      422A of the Code, provided, however, that there shall be no such exercise
      at any one time as to fewer than ten (10) shares or all of the remaining
      shares then purchasable by the Optionee or person exercising the Option.
      No Incentive Stock Option granted before January 1, 1987 may be exercised
      until all Incentive Stock Options previously granted to Optionee have
      been exercised or have lapsed.  When shares of stock are issued to the
      Optionee pursuant to the exercise of an Option, the fact of such issuance
      shall be noted on the Option Agreement by the Corporation before the
      Agreement is returned to the Optionee.  When all shares of Optioned stock
      covered by the Option Agreement have been issued to the Optionee, or the
      Option shall expire, the Option Agreement shall be cancelled and retained
      by the Corporation.

            (i)   Delivery of Certificate.  Between fifteen (15) and thirty
      (30) days after receipt of the written notice and payment specified
      above, the Corporation shall deliver to the Optionee certificates for the
      number of shares with respect to which the Option has been exercised,
      issued in the Optionee's name; provided, however, that such delivery
      shall be deemed effected for all purposes when the Corporation, or the
      stock transfer agent for the Corporation, shall have deposited such
      certificates in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the
      Optionee and the address specified in the written notice of exercise.

            (j)   Other Provisions.  The Option Agreements authorized under
      this Section shall contain such other provisions as the Committee shall
      deem advisable.

      Section 8:  Adjustments.  In the event that the outstanding shares of the
common stock of the Corporation are changed into or exchanged for a different
number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company or of another
corporation by reasons of any reorganization, merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, reclassification, stock split-up; combination of shares or
dividends payable in capital stock, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the
number and kind of shares as to which Options may be granted under the Plan and
as to which outstanding Options or portions thereof then unexercised shall be
exercisable, to the end that the proportionate interest of the participant
shall be maintained as before the occurrence of such event; such adjustment in
outstanding Options shall be made without change in the total price applicable
to the unexercised portion of such Options and with a corresponding adjustment
in the Option Price per share.  No such adjustment shall be made which shall,
within the meaning of any applicable sections of the Code, constitute a
modification, extension or renewal of an Option or a grant of additional
benefits to a participant.





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      If the Corporation is a party to a merger, consolidation, reorganization
or similar corporate transaction and if, as a result of that transaction, its
shares of common stock are exchanged for (i) other securities of the Company or
(ii) securities of another corporation which has assumed the outstanding
Options under the Plan or has substituted for such Options its own Options,
then each Optionee shall be entitled (subject to the conditions stated herein
or in such substituted Options, if any), in respect of that Optionee's Options,
to purchase that amount of such other securities of the Corporation or of such
other corporation as is sufficient to ensure that the value of the Optionee's
Options immediately before the corporate transaction is equivalent to the value
of such Options immediately after the transaction, taking into account the
Option Price of the Option before such transaction, the fair market value per
share of the common stock immediately before such transaction and the fair
market value immediately after the transaction, of the securities then subject
to that Option (or to the Option substituted for that Option, if any).  Upon
the happening of any such corporate transaction, the class and aggregate number
of shares subject to the Plan which have been heretofore or may be hereafter
granted under the Plan shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect the events
specified in this clause.

      Section 9:  Rights as Stockholder.  An Optionee shall not, by reason of
any Option granted hereunder, have any right of a stockholder of the
Corporation with respect to the shares covered by his Option until such shares
shall have been issued to the Optionee.

      Section 10:  No Obligation to Exercise Option.  The granting of an Option
shall impose no obligation upon the Optionee to exercise such Option.  Neither
shall the Plan confer upon the Optionee any rights respecting continued
employment nor limit the Optionee's rights or the employer corporation's rights
to terminate such employment.

      Section 11:  Withholding Taxes.  Whenever under the Plan shares of Option
Stock are to be issued upon exercise of the Options granted hereunder and prior
to the delivery of any certificates or certificates for said shares by the
Corporation, the Corporation shall have the right to require the employee to
remit to the Corporation an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal and state
withholding or other employment taxes resulting from such exercise.

      Section 12:  Purchase for Investment; Rights of Holder on Subsequent
Registration.  Unless the shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option
granted under the Plan have been effectively registered under the Securities
Act of 1933 as now in force or hereafter amended (the "1933 Act"), the
Corporation shall be under no obligation to issue any shares covered by any
Option unless the person who exercises such Option, whether such exercise is in
whole or in part, shall give a written representation and undertaking to the
Corporation which is satisfactory in form and scope to counsel for the
Corporation and upon which, in the opinion of such counsel, the Corporation may
reasonably rely, that he or she is acquiring the shares issued to him or her
pursuant to such exercise of the Option for his or her own account as an
investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the
distribution of any such shares, and that he or she will make no transfer of
the same except in compliance with any rules and regulations in force at the
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1933 Act, or any other applicable law, and that if shares are issued without
such registration a legend to this effect may be endorsed on the securities so
issued.  In the event that the Company shall, nevertheless, deem it necessary
or desirable to register under the 1933 Act or other applicable statutes any
shares with respect to which an Option shall have been exercised, or to qualify
any such shares for exemption from the 1933 Act or other applicable statutes,
then the Corporation shall take such action at its own expense and may require
from each participant such information in writing for use in any registration
statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus or offering circular as is
reasonably necessary for such purpose and may require reasonable indemnity to
the Company and its officers and Directors from such holder against all losses,
claims, damage and liabilities arising from such use of the information so
furnished and caused by any untrue statement of any material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statement therein not misleading in
light of the circumstances under which they were made.

      Section 13:  Modification of Outstanding Options.  The Board may
accelerate the exercisability of an outstanding Option and may authorize the
modification of any outstanding Option with the consent of the participant when
and subject to such conditions as are deemed to be in the best interests of the
Corporation and in accordance with the purposes of the Plan.

      Section 14:  Loans Prohibited.  The Corporation shall not, directly or
indirectly, lend money to a participant or to any person or persons entitled to
exercise an Option by reason of the death of a participant for the purpose of
assisting him, her or them in the acquisition of shares covered by an Option
granted under the Plan.

      Section 15:  Effective Date.  Except as specified herein, this amended
Plan is effective (the "Effective Date"), upon approval by the Board of
Directors and Shareholders holding a majority of the voting Stock of the
Corporation.

      Section 16:  Liquidation.  Upon the complete liquidation of the
Corporation, any unexercised Options theretofore granted under this Plan shall
be deemed cancelled, except as otherwise provided in Section 8 in connection
with a merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Corporation.

      Section 17:  Restrictions on Issuance of Shares.  Notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 7, the Corporation may delay the issuance of shares
covered by the exercise of any Option and the delivery of a certificate for
such shares until one of the following conditions shall be satisfied:

            (a)   The shares with respect to which the Option has been
      exercised are at the time of the issue of such shares effectively
      registered under applicable Federal and state securities acts as now in
      force or hereafter amended; or





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            (b)   A no-action letter in respect of the issuance of such shares
      shall have been obtained by the Corporation from the Securities and
      Exchange Commission and any applicable state securities commissioner; or

            (c)   Counsel for the Corporation shall have given an opinion,
      which opinion shall not be unreasonably conditioned or withheld, that
      such shares are exempt from registration under applicable federal and
      state securities acts as now in force or hereafter amended.

      It is intended that all exercise of Options shall be effective, and the
Corporation shall use its best efforts to bring about compliance with the above
conditions within a reasonable time, except that the Company shall be under no
obligation to cause a registration statement or a post-effective amendment to
any registration statement to be prepared at its expense solely for the purpose
of covering the issue of shares in respect of which any option may be
exercised.

      Section 18:  Termination and Amendment of the Plan.  This Plan shall
terminate ten (10) years after October 6, 1986 the original effective date of
the Plan or at such earlier time as the Board of Directors shall determine.
Any termination shall not affect any Options then outstanding under the Plan.

      The Board may make such modifications of the Plan as it shall deem
advisable, but may not, without further approval of the stockholders of the
Corporation, except as provided in Section 8 hereof, (a) increase the number of
shares reserved for Options under this Plan, (b) change the manner of
determining the Option price for Incentive Stock Options, (c) increase the
maximum term of the Options provided for herein, or (d) change the class of
persons eligible to receive Options under the Plan.





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                            AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
                       RESTATED 1986 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                         EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC.

                          Effective August 24, 1989


      Section 7(a) of the Restated 1986 Stock Option Plan of Employee Benefit
Plans, Inc. is hereby amended to include the following additional provision:

      Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the price of Option
      Stock for a Non-Qualified Stock Option shall be determined by the
      Committee and, for Non-Qualified Stock Options granted after August 24,
      1989, shall not be less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market
      Value of the Option Stock at the Option Date.
<PAGE>   11

                         EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC.
                       1986 RESTATED STOCK OPTION PLAN


                            Stock Option Agreement
                                     with

                            _______________________

                            ________________, 199__
<PAGE>   12

                         EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC.

                            STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT


      This AGREEMENT is made effective as of the _________ day of
_____________, 199__, by and between Employee Benefit Plans, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and the undersigned employee of the Company (or
one of its subsidiaries) (the "Employee").

      Recitals

      1.    The Company desires to afford the Employee an opportunity to
purchase shares of its common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Shares"),
to carry out the purposes of its 1986 Restated Stock Option Plan, as amended
(the "Plan").

      2.    Section 7 of the Plan provides that each option is to be evidenced
by an Option Agreement, setting forth the terms and conditions of the Option.

      ACCORDINGLY, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants
and agreements contained herein, the Company and the Employee hereby agree as
follows:

      1.    Grant of Option.  The Company hereby irrevocably grants to the
Employee a ____________ Stock Option (the "Option") to purchase all or any part
of an aggregate of _________________________ (_______) Shares on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth.

      2.    Purchase Price.  The purchase price for the Shares covered by the
Option (the "Purchase Price") shall be $________ per Share.

      3.    Time and Manner of Exercise of Option.

            (a)   The Option shall be exercisable as to 20% of the Shares as of
the date hereof unless accelerated pursuant to Section 7 hereof, and shall
become exercisable as to the remainder of the Shares in equal annual
installments as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               Percentage of
                                              Shares Becoming                          Cumulative
                                               Available for                           Percentage
         On or After                              Exercise                             Available 
         -----------                          ----------------                        -----------
                                                   <S>                                   <C>
                                                    20%                                   40%
                                                    20%                                   60%
                                                    20%                                   80%
                                                    20%                                  100%
</TABLE>





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            (b)   To the extent that the right to exercise the Option has
accrued and is in effect, the Option may be exercised in full at one time or in
part from time to time, by giving written notice, signed by the person or
persons exercising the Option, to the Company, stating the number of Shares
with respect to which the Option is being exercised, accompanied by payment in
full of the Purchase Price for such Shares, which payment may be in whole or in
part in shares of the common stock of the Company already owned by the person
or persons exercising the Option with a fair market value equal to the exercise
price; provided, however, that there shall be no such exercise at any one time
as to fewer than ten (10) Shares or all of the remaining Shares then
purchasable by the person or persons exercising the Option, if fewer than ten
(10) Shares.  Upon such exercise, delivery of a Certificate for Paid-up,
non-assessable Shares shall be made at the Principal office of the Company to
the Person or Persons exercising the Option at such time, during ordinary
business hours, not more than thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the
notice by the Company, as shall be designated in such notice, or at such time,
place and manner as may be agreed upon by the Company and the person or persons
exercising the Option.

            (c)   The Company shall at all times during the term of the Option
reserve and keep available such number of shares of its common stock as will be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Option and shall pay all original
issue and transfer taxes (if any) with respect to the issue and transfer of
Shares pursuant hereto, and all other fees and expenses necessarily incurred by
the Company in connection therewith.  The holder of this Option shall not have
any of the rights of a Stockholder of the Company in respect of the Shares
until one or more Certificates for such Shares shall be delivered to him or her
upon the due exercise of the Option.

      4.    Term of Option.

            (a)   The Option shall terminate ten (10) years from the date
hereof, but shall be subject to earlier termination as hereinafter Provided.

            (b)   Except as otherwise Provided in this Section 4, in the event
that the Employee ceases to be an employee of the Company or one of its
subsidiaries, the Option may be exercised, to the extent then exercisable under
Section 3(a) hereof, within three (3) months after the date the Employee ceases
to be an employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries, but shall
thereafter terminate.

            (c)   If such termination of employment is because of dismissal for
cause or because the Employee is in breach of any employment agreement, the
Option will terminate on the date the Employee ceases to be an employee of the
Company or one of its subsidiaries.

            (d)   If such termination of employment is because the Employee has
died or become permanently disabled within the meaning of Section 105(b) (4) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), the Option may be exercised
prior to the





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expiration of (i) six (6) months from the date the Employee ceases to be an
employee or (ii) ten (10) years from the date hereof, whichever occurs first.

            (e)   In the event of termination of employment, the Option shall
be exercisable only to the extent that the right to Purchase the Shares under
the Option has accrued and is in effect at the date of such cessation of
employment, unless such cessation is because the Employee has become disabled,
in which case the Option may be exercised to the full number of Shares covered
hereby.

            (f)   In the event of the death of the Employee, the Option may be
exercised by the estate of the Employee, or by any person or persons who
acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance or by
reason of the death of the Employee.

      5.    Non-Transferability.  The right of the Employee to exercise the
Option shall not be assignable or transferable by the Employee other than by
will or the laws of descent and distribution, and the Option may be exercised
during the lifetime of the Employee only by him or by his guardian or legal
representative.  The Option shall be null and void and without effect upon the
bankruptcy of the Employee or upon any attempted assignment or transfer, except
as provided herein, including without limitation any purported assignment
(whether voluntary or by operation of law), pledge, hypothecation or other
disposition, attachment, trustee process or similar process, whether legal or
equitable, upon the Option.

      6.    Investment Representation.  Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 3 hereof, the Company may delay the issuance of Shares covered by the
exercise of the Option and the delivery of a certificate for such Shares until
Employee executes a written declaration that the Shares issued to him pursuant
to such exercise of the Option are for his own account as an investment and not
with a view to, or for resale in connection with, the distribution of any such
Shares, and that he or she will make no transfer of the same except in
compliance with the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder and then in effect.

      7.    Adjustments.  In the event that the outstanding shares of the
common stock of the Company are changed into or exchanged for a different
number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company or of another
corporation by reason of any reorganization, merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, reclassification, stock split-up, combination of shares, or
dividends payable in capital stock (other than in a tender offer as described
in Section 8 hereof), appropriate adjustment shall be made in the number and
kind of shares as to which the Option, or portion thereof then unexercised,
shall be exercisable, to the end that the proportionate interest of the
Employee shall be maintained as before the occurrence of such event; such
adjustment in the Option shall be made without change in the total price
applicable to the unexercised portion of the Option and with a corresponding
adjustment in the Purchase Price per Share.  No such adjustment shall be made
which shall, within the meaning of any applicable sections of





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the Code, constitute a modification, extension or renewal of the Option or
grant of additional benefits to the Employee.

      8.    Tender Offers.  In the event of the purchase of in excess of fifty
percent (50%) of the Company's outstanding common stock pursuant to a tender
offer approved by the Company's Board of Directors and made in accordance with
the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (a "Tender"), all options
granted hereunder and not yet exercised on the date of the close of such Tender
shall automatically terminate on such date, and all options which are
exercisable as of sale date must be exercised within thirty (30) days after
such date and shall automatically be converted into the right to receive in
lieu of Common Stock an amount equal to the amount per share of Common Stock
paid pursuant to the Tender.

      9.    Liquidation.  Upon dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the
Option shall terminate, but the Employee (if at such time in the employ of or
otherwise associated with the Company or any of its subsidiaries) shall have
the right, immediately prior to such dissolution or liquidation, to exercise
the Option to the extent then exercisable.

      10.   Fractional Shares.  No fraction of a share shall be purchasable or
deliverable upon the exercise of the Option, but in the event any adjustment
hereunder of the number of Shares covered by the Option shall cause such number
to include a fraction of a share, such fraction shall be adjusted to the
nearest smaller whole number of shares.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed
by its President thereunto duly authorized, and the Employee has hereunto set
his hand, effective as of the date first appearing above.

                                   EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC.


                                   By:                                         
                                      -----------------------------------------
                                                                  , President
                                      ----------------------------



                                   EMPLOYEE


                                   --------------------------------------------




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                         EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC.


                            1986 STOCK OPTION PLAN




                       Incentive Stock Option Agreement


                                     with
<PAGE>   17

                         EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC.

                       INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

      This AGREEMENT entered into as of the 1st day of June, 1987, by and
between Employee Benefit Plans, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
and the undersigned employee of the Company (or one of its subsidiaries) (the
"Employee").

      Recitals

      1.    The Company desires to afford the Employee an opportunity to
purchase shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"),
to carry out the purposes of its 1986 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan").

      2.    Section 5 of the Plan provides that each option is to be evidenced
by an option agreement, setting forth the terms and conditions of the option.

      ACCORDINGLY, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants
and agreements contained herein, the Company and the Employee hereby agree as
follows:

      1.    Grant of Option. The Company hereby irrevocably grants to the
Employee an incentive stock option (the "Option") to purchase all or any part
of an aggregate of Five Thousand (5,000) Shares on the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth.

      2.    Purchase Price.  The purchase price for the Shares covered by the
Option (the "Purchase Price") shall be $3.00 per Share.
<PAGE>   18

      3.    Time and Manner of Exercise of Option.

            (a)   The Option shall be exercisable as to 20% of the Shares as of
the date unless accelerated pursuant to Section 7 hereof, and shall become
exercisable as to the remainder of the Shares in equal annual installments as
follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               Percentage of
                                              Shares Becoming                          Cumulative
                                               Available for                           Percentage
        On or After                               Exercise                             Available
        -----------                               --------                             ---------
       <S>                                         <C>                                   <C>
       March 1, 1988                                20%                                   40%
       March 1, 1989                                20%                                   60%
       March 1, 1990                                20%                                   80%
       March 1, 1991                                20%                                  100%
</TABLE>

            (b)   To the extent that the right to exercise the Option has
accrued and is in effect, the Option may be exercised in full at one time or in
part from time to time, by giving written notice, signed by the person or
persons exercising the Option, to the Company, stating the number of Shares
with respect to which the Option is being exercised, accompanied by payment in
full of the Purchase Price for such Shares, which payment may be in whole or in
part in shares of the common stock of the Company already owned by the person
or persons exercising the Option, valued at fair market value determined by the
Board of Directors of the Company in accordance with the terms of Section 6 of
the Plan; provided, however, that there shall be no such exercise at any one
time as to fewer than ten (10) Shares or all of the remaining Shares then
purchasable by the person or persons exercising the Option, if fewer than ten
(10) Shares.  Upon such exercise, delivery of a certificate for paid-up,
non-assessable Shares shall be made at the principal office of the Company to
the person or persons exercising the Option at such time, during ordinary
business hours, not more than thirty (30) days





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from the date of receipt of the notice by the Company, as shall be designated
in such notice, or at such time, place and manner as may be agreed upon by the
Company and the person or persons exercising the Option.

            (c)   The Company shall at all times during the term of the Option
reserve and keep available such number of shares of its common stock as will be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Option and shall pay all original
issue and transfer taxes (if any) with respect to the issue and transfer of
Shares pursuant hereto, and all other fees and expenses necessarily incurred by
the Company in connection therewith.  The holder of this Option shall not have
any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company in respect of the Shares
until one or more certificates for such Shares shall be delivered to him or her
upon the due exercise of the Option.

      4.    Term of Option.

            (a)   The Option shall terminate ten (10) years from the date
hereof, but shall be subject to earlier termination as hereinafter provided.

            (b)   Except as otherwise provided in this Section 4, in the event
that the Employee ceases to be an employee of the Company or one of its
subsidiaries, the Option may be exercised, to the extent then exercisable under
Section 3(a) hereof, within three (3) months after the date the Employee ceases
to be an employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries, but shall
thereafter terminate.

            (c)   If such termination of employment is because of dismissal for
cause or because the Employee is in breach of any employment agreement, the
Option will terminate on the date the Employee ceases to be an employee of the
Company or one of its subsidiaries.





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            (d)   If such termination of employment is because the Employee has
become permanently disabled within the meaning of Section 105(b)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), the Option may be exercised prior
to the expiration of (i) twelve (12) months from the date the Employee ceases
to be an employee or (ii) ten (10) years from the date hereof, whichever occurs
first.

            (e)   In the event of termination of employment, the Option shall
be exercisable only to the extent that the right to purchase the Shares under
the Option has accrued and is in effect at the date of such cessation of
employment, unless such cessation is because the Employee has become disabled,
in which case the Option may be exercised to the full number of Shares covered
hereby.

            (f)   In the event of the death of the Employee, the Option may be
exercised to the full number of Shares covered hereby, whether or not under the
provisions of Section 3(a) hereof the Employee was entitled to do so at the
date of his death, by the estate of the Employee, or by any person or persons
who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance or by
reason of the death of the Employee.  In such circumstances, the Option must be
exercised prior to the expiration of (i) twelve (12) months after the death of
the Employee or (ii) ten (10) years from the date hereof, whichever occurs
first.

      5.    Non-Transferability.  The right of the Employee to exercise the
Option shall not be assignable or transferable by the Employee other than by
will or the laws of descent and distribution, and the Option may be exercised
during the lifetime of the Employee only by him or by his guardian or legal
representative.  The Option shall be null and void and without effect upon the
bankruptcy of the Employee or upon any





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<PAGE>   21

attempted assignment or transfer, except as provided herein, including without
limitation any purported assignment (whether voluntary or by operation of law),
pledge, hypothecation or other disposition, attachment, trustee process or
similar process, whether legal or equitable, upon the Option.

      6.    Restrictions on Issue of Shares.

            (a)   Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 hereof, the
Company may delay the issuance of Shares covered by the exercise of the Option
and the delivery of a certificate for such Shares until one of the following
conditions shall be satisfied:

                  (i)   The Shares with respect to which such option has been
                        exercised are at the time of the issuance of such
                        shares effectively registered under applicable federal
                        and state securities laws now in effect or as hereafter
                        amended; or

                  (ii)  Counsel for the Company shall have given an opinion,
                        which opinion shall not be unreasonably conditioned or
                        withheld, that such Shares are exempt from registration
                        under applicable federal and state securities laws, as
                        now in effect or as hereafter amended.

It is intended that all exercises of the Option shall be effective, and the
Company shall use its best efforts to bring about compliance with the above
conditions within a reasonable time, except that the Company shall be under no
obligation to qualify Shares or to cause a registration statement or a
post-effective amendment to any registration statement to be prepared for the
purposes of covering the issuance of Shares, except as otherwise agreed by the
Company in writing.

            (b)   In the event that for any reason the Shares to be issued upon
exercise of the Option shall not be effectively registered under the Securities
Act of 1933 as now in effect or as hereafter amended (the "1933 Act"), upon any
date on which the





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Option is exercised in whole or in part, the Company shall be under no further
obligation to issue Shares covered by the Option, unless the person exercising
the Option shall give a written representation and undertaking to the Company,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A ("Investment and
Repurchase Agreement"), that such person is acquiring the Shares issued to him
or her pursuant to such exercise of the Option for his or her own account as an
investment and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, the
distribution of any such Shares, and that he or she will make no transfer of
the same except in compliance with the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder and then in effect, and that if Shares are issued
pursuant to such exercise of the Option without such registration, the Company
may place a legend to this effect, upon any certificate representing the Shares
so issued by reason of such exercise.

            (c)   In the event that the Company shall, nevertheless, deem it
necessary or desirable to register under the 1933 Act or other applicable
statutes the Shares covered by the Option, or to qualify any such Shares for
exemption under the 1933 Act or other applicable statutes, then the Company may
take such action and may require from the Employee such information in writing
for use in any registration statement, supplementary registration statement,
prospectus, preliminary prospectus or offering circular as is reasonably
necessary for such purpose and may require reasonable indemnity to the Company
and its officers and directors from the Employee against all losses, claims,
damages and liabilities arising from such use of the information so furnished
and caused by any untrue statement of any material fact therein or caused by
the omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make





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the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which
they were made.

            (d)   In the event that upon exercise of this Option the Shares are
required to be pledged for the benefit of any creditor of the Company, the
Employee shall enter into any pledge agreement which such creditor may request,
and shall pledge his Shares issuable upon exercise hereof pursuant to such
pledge agreement.

      7.    Recapitalizations, Reorganizations and the Like.

      In the event that the outstanding shares of the common stock of the
Company are changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares
or other securities of the Company or of another corporation by reason of any
reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification,
stock split-up, combination of shares, or dividends payable in capital stock
(other than any such transaction which results in a Change of Control, as
hereinafter defined), appropriate adjustment shall be made in the number and
kind of shares as to which the Option, or portion thereof then unexercised,
shall be exercisable, to the end that the proportionate interest of the
Employee shall be maintained as before the occurrence of such event; such
adjustment in the Option shall be made without change in the total price
applicable to the unexercised portion of the Option and with a corresponding
adjustment in the Purchase Price per Share.  No such adjustment shall be made
which shall, within the meaning of any applicable sections of the Code,
constitute a modification, extension or renewal of the Option or grant of
additional benefits to the Employee.

      In addition, in the case of any (i) sale or conveyance to another entity
of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company or (ii)
Change in Control (as





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defined in the Plan) of the Company, the option shall be thereupon exercisable
with respect to the full number of Shares covered thereby, and the purchaser(s)
of the Company's assets or stock may, in his or its discretion, deliver to the
Employee the same kind of consideration that is delivered to other shareholders
of the Company as a result of such sale, conveyance or Change in Control, which
consideration shall be equal in value to the value of those Shares or other
securities the Employee would have received had the Option been exercised (to
the extent then exercisable) and no disposition of the Shares or other
securities acquired upon such exercise been made prior to such sale, conveyance
or Change in Control, less the Purchase Price therefor.  Upon receipt of such
consideration by the Employee, the Option shall immediately terminate and be of
no further force and effect.

      Upon dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Option shall
terminate, but the Employee (if at such time in the employ of or otherwise
associated with the Company or any of its subsidiaries) shall have the right,
immediately prior to such dissolution or liquidation, to exercise the Option to
the extent then exercisable.

      No fraction of a share shall be purchasable or deliverable upon the
exercise of the Option, but in the event any adjustment hereunder of the number
of Shares covered by the Option shall cause such number to include a fraction
of a share, such fraction shall be adjusted to the nearest smaller whole number
of shares.





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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed
by its President thereunto duly authorized, and the Employee has hereunto set
his hand, all as of the day and year first above written.


                                         EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC.

                                         By                                    
                                            -----------------------------------
                                              William E. Sagan
                                              President


                                         EMPLOYEE:


                                                                               
                                         --------------------------------------
                                         Signature


                                                                               
                                         --------------------------------------
                                         Print Name


                                                                               
                                         --------------------------------------
                                         Address


                                                                               
                                         --------------------------------------
                                         Social Security Number





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                                                                       Exhibit A


________________________________________________________________________________


                     INVESTMENT AND REPURCHASE AGREEMENT



                      Dated as of ____________, 198[  ]



                         EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC.


________________________________________________________________________________
<PAGE>   27
<TABLE>
                                               INVESTMENT AND REPURCHASE AGREEMENT
                                                        TABLE OF CONTENTS

<CAPTION>
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<S>                                                                                                                    <C>
PARTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1

RECITALS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1

ARTICLE 1.  DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1

ARTICLE 2.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EBP

      2.01        Organization  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
      2.02        Capacity, Authorization and Enforceability  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2

ARTICLE 3.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER

      3.01        Offering Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
      3.02        Private Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
      3.03        Reliance by EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3

ARTICLE 4.  RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SHARES

      4.01        No Transfer in Violation of 1933 Act  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
      4.02        Legends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4

ARTICLE 5.  REGISTRATION OF SHARES

      5.01        "Piggyback" Registration  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
      5.02        Registration Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
      5.03        Preparation; Reasonable Investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7

ARTICLE 6.  PROCEDURES ON SALE OF STOCK TO THIRD PARTIES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7

ARTICLE 7.  MISCELLANEOUS

      7.01        No Implied Right to Employment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
      7.02        Term  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
      7.03        Agreements, Representations and Warranties
                  to Survive Delivery; Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
      7.04        Certain Remedies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
      7.05        Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
      7.06        Entire Agreement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
      7.07        Counterparts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
      7.08        Governing Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
</TABLE>





                                     (ii)
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      INVESTMENT AND REPURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of ______________, 19___,
between EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC., a Delaware corporation ("EBP"), and the
undersigned purchaser of Shares (the "Purchaser").

      WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of an option agreement EBP granted the
Purchaser an option to purchase ____________ shares of Common Stock of EBP at a
price of $_________ per share (the "Shares");

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

                            ARTICLE 1.  DEFINITIONS


      For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the
following meanings:

      "Affiliate" means, with respect to any person, any other Person directly
or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such
Person.  For the purpose of this definition, "control" (including with
correlative meanings, the terms "controlling", "controlled by" and "under
common control with"), as used with respect to any Person, means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such Persons whether through the
ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.

      "Common Shares" means any shares of EBP Common Stock.

      "1933 Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
and regulations thereunder.

      "1934 Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations thereunder.

      "Person" means an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a
corporation a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any
department or agency thereof.

      "Purchaser" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

      "Registration Expenses" means all out-of-pocket expenses incident to
EBP's performance of or compliance with Article 7 hereof, including, without
limitation, all registration and filing fees (including filing fees with
respect to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc.), all fees and expenses of complying with state
securities or blue sky" laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of
underwriters counsel in connection with any "blue sky" memorandum or survey),
all printing expenses, all registrars' and agents' fees, the fees and
disbursements of EBP's counsel and of its independent public accountants, but
<PAGE>   29

excluding (a) the expenses of any special audits required by or incident to
such performance and compliance, (b) the fees and disbursements of any counsel
retained by the holders of Common Shares being registered, and (c) underwriting
discounts and commissions and applicable transfer taxes, if any, all of which
shall be borne by the sellers of the Common Shares being registered in all
cases in proportion to the shares sold by each.

      "Restricted Shares" means all Common Shares other than (a) Common Shares
that have been registered under a registration statement pursuant to the 1933
Act, (b) Common Shares with respect to which a sale has been made in reliance
on and in accordance with Rule 144 or (c) Common Shares with respect to which
the holder thereof shall have delivered to EBP an opinion, in form and
substance satisfactory to EBP, of counsel, who shall be satisfactory to EBP, to
the effect that subsequent transfers of such Common Shares may be effected
without registration under the 1933 Act.

      "Rule 144" means Rule 144 (or any successor provision) under the 1933 Act.

      "Shares" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

      "Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, any corporation or other
entity of which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting
power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing
similar functions are at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such
Person.

                ARTICLE 2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EBP


      EBP represents and warrants to the Purchaser as follows:

      2.01  Organization.  It is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full
corporate power and authority to own or lease all property that it purports to
own or lease and to carry on its businesses as now being conducted.  Its
Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws are in full force and effect, and it
is not in violation of any of the provisions of its Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws.

      2.02  Capacity, Authorization and Enforceability.  It has full corporate
power and authority to enter into this Agreement and, to perform all its
obligations under this Agreement.  This Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by it, and this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid
and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.





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                  ARTICLE 3.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
                               OF THE PURCHASER


      The Purchaser represents and warrants to EBP as follows:

      3.01  Offering Representation.  The Purchaser acknowledges his
understanding that the issuance and sale of the Shares is intended to be exempt
from registration under the 1933 Act.  In furtherance thereof, the Purchaser
represents and warrants to EBP that:

            (a)   He has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of his
investment in the Shares to be purchased by him, he could bear a total loss of
such investment, he has no need for liquidity with respect to such investment,
and he has adequate means for providing for his current needs and personal
contingencies;

            (b)   He has such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters that he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of his
investment in the Shares;

            (c)   He has been given the opportunity to ask questions of, and
receive answers from, EBP concerning an investment in the Shares, and the
operations and financial condition of EBP; and

            (d)   any information heretofore furnished to EBP by the Purchaser
with respect to his financial position, personal background and investment
experience is correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement.

      3.02  Private Placement.  The Purchaser has been advised that the Shares
have not been registered under the 1933 Act and, therefore, cannot be resold
unless they are registered under the 1933 Act or unless an exemption from
registration is available.  The Purchaser has also been advised that he may be
required to pledge the Shares to a creditor of the Company.  The Purchaser is
acquiring the Shares for his own account for investment and not with a view to,
or for resale in connection with, the distribution thereof, and the Purchaser
has no present intention of distributing any thereof.  In making the foregoing
representation, the Purchaser is aware that he must bear the economic risk of
an investment in the Shares for an indefinite period of time.

      3.03  Reliance by EBP.  The Purchaser acknowledges that EBP is entering
into this Agreement in reliance upon the representations and warranties of the
Purchaser in this Agreement, including, without limitation, those set forth in
this Article 3.





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                ARTICLE 4.  RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SHARES


      4.01  No Transfer in Violation of 1933 Act.  The Purchaser agrees that he
will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, assign, transfer, grant a
participation in, pledge or otherwise dispose of any Shares (or solicit any
offers to buy or otherwise acquire, or take a pledge of any such Shares),
except in compliance with the 1933 Act.

      4.02  Legends. (a) Each certificate evidencing Shares issued to the
Purchaser or any direct or indirect transferee thereof shall bear a legend in
substantially the following form:

      The shares evidenced by this certificate were issued in a private
      placement without registration or qualification under the Securities Act
      of 1933, as amended, or the securities or "blue sky" laws of certain
      jurisdictions and without the review or approval of the securities
      administrators of such jurisdictions and in reliance upon the purchaser's
      representation that such shares were being acquired for investment and
      not for resale in connection with the distribution thereof.  No
      registration of transfer of such shares will be made on the books of the
      issuer unless accompanied by an opinion, in form and substance
      satisfactory to the issuer, of counsel, who shall be satisfactory to the
      issuer, that such transfer may properly be made without registration
      under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or that such shares have
      been so registered under a registration statement that is in effect at
      the date of such transfer.

            (b)   In the event that any Shares shall cease to be Restricted
Shares, EBP shall upon the written request of the holder thereof issue to such
holder a new certificate evidencing such Shares without the legend required by
Section 4.02(a) endorsed thereon.

                      ARTICLE 5.  REGISTRATION OF SHARES


      5.01  "Piggyback" Registration.  If EBP decides to register its stock in
accordance with the 1933 Act on any registration form other than a Form S-8 or
any other special purpose form, it will notify each holder of Shares of that
fact 30 days in advance of the anticipated first filing date of any
registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission").  Such holders shall then have the right to include their Shares
in any such registration, and shall so notify EBP within 15 days of notice from
EBP that such registration will occur.  The notice from EBP shall not
constitute a commitment to register any Common Stock, and EBP may withdraw its
Common Stock from the registration process, along with the Common Stock of the
holders of Shares at any time.  All Registration Expenses with respect to the
Shares included in such registration pursuant to this Section 7.01 shall be
borne by EBP.





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      5.02  Registration Procedures. (a) If and whenever EBP is required to use
its best efforts to effect the registration of Shares as provided in Section
5.01, EBP will as expeditiously as is reasonable:

                  (i)  prepare and file with the Commission on any appropriate
      form a registration statement with respect to the Shares and use its best
      efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective;

                  (ii)  prepare and file with the Commission such amendments
      and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in
      connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration
      statement effective for a period of not less than 6 months (or such
      shorter period which will terminate when all Shares subject to such
      registration statement have been sold or withdrawn, but not prior to the
      expiration of the 90 day period specified in Section 4(3) of the 1933
      Act, if applicable) and to comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act
      with respect to the disposition of all of Shares and other securities
      covered by such registration statement until such time as all of the
      Shares and other securities have been disposed of in accordance with the
      intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof set
      forth in such registration statement;

                  (iii)  furnish to each seller of such Shares such number of
      conformed copies of such registration statement and of each such
      amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits),
      such number of copies of the prospectus included in such registration
      statement (including each preliminary prospectus and any summary
      prospectus), in conformity with the requirements of the 1933 Act, such
      documents incorporated by reference in such registration statement or
      prospectus, and such other documents, as such seller may reasonably
      request in order to facilitate the sale or disposition of such Shares;

                  (iv)  use its best efforts to register or qualify all Shares
      covered by such registration statement under such other securities or
      "blue sky" laws of such jurisdictions as each seller shall reasonably
      request, and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary
      to enable such seller to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions
      of its Shares covered by such registration statement, except that EBP
      shall not for any such purpose be required to qualify generally to do
      business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it is not
      so qualified, or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing
      business in any such jurisdiction, or to consent to general service of
      process in any such jurisdiction;

                  (v)  furnish to each seller of Shares (A) an opinion of
      counsel for EBP, dated the effective date of such registration statement
      (or, if such registration includes an underwritten public offering, dated
      the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement), and, if
      authorized by the accountants, (B) a "cold comfort" letter signed by the
      independent public accountants who have issued a report on EBP's
      financial statements included in such registration





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      statement, covering substantially the same matters with respect to such
      registration statement (and the prospectus included therein) and, in the
      case of such accountants letter, with respect to events subsequent to the
      date of such financial statements, as are customarily covered in opinions
      of issuer's counsel and in accountants letters delivered to underwriters
      in underwritten public offerings of securities and, in the case of the
      accountants letter, such other financial matters as such seller may
      reasonably request;

                  (vi)  immediately notify each seller of Shares covered by
      such registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating
      thereto is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, of the happening
      of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such
      registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement
      of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be
      stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
      in the light of the circumstances then existing or if it is necessary to
      amend or supplement such prospectus to comply with law, and at the
      request of any such seller prepare and furnish to such seller a
      reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such
      prospectus as may be necessary, so that, as thereafter delivered to the
      purchasers of such Shares, such prospectus shall not include an untrue
      statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
      be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
      misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing and shall
      otherwise comply with law;

                  (vii)  otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all
      applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make available to
      its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings
      statement covering the period of at least 12 months, but not more than 18
      months, beginning with the first month of the first fiscal quarter after
      the effective date of such registration statement, which earnings
      statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act;

                  (viii)  use its best efforts to list such Shares on each
      securities exchange on which its securities of the same class are then
      listed, if such listing is then permitted under the rules of such
      exchange, and provide a transfer agent and registrar for such Shares not
      later than the effective date of such registration statement; and

                  (ix)  issue to any underwriter to which any holder of Shares
      may sell such Shares in connection with any such registration (and to any
      direct or indirect transferee of any such underwriter), certificates
      evidencing Shares without the legends described in Section 4.02.

      EBP may require each seller of Shares as to which any registration is
being effected to furnish EBP with such information regarding such seller and
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of such securities as EBP may from time to time reasonably request in writing
and as shall be required by law or by the Commission in connection therewith.

            (b)   If the managing underwriter of an offering with respect to
which holders of Shares have requested inclusion thereof under Section 4.01
advises EBP that, in its judgment, the number of shares of Common Stock and any
other securities, including any Shares, proposed to be included in such
offering should be limited due to market conditions, then EBP will promptly so
advise each holder of Shares and/or Common Stock sought to be included in such
offering, and, if necessary to meet such limitation, all holders of Common
Stock (including Shares) proposing to sell Common Stock in such offering shall
share pro rata in the number of shares of Common Stock to be excluded from such
offering, such sharing to be based on the respective numbers of shares of
Common Stock as to which registration has been requested by such holders.  If
the offering is initiated by EBP or by any stockholder of EBP who has the right
to request EBP to file a registration statement, EBP or such stockholder, as
the case may be, shall not be required to limit the shares which it is
offering, and such limitation shall be applied only against shares of Common
Stock sought to be included by other selling shareholders, including holders of
Shares.

            (c)   EBP will enter into an underwriting agreement with the
underwriters for any offering to be effected pursuant to this Article 4, such
agreement to contain such terms, conditions, representations, warranties and
covenants, including those relating to indemnification, on the part of EBP and
the selling shareholders as are customarily contained in underwriting
agreements.

      5.03  Preparation; Reasonable Investigation.  In connection with the
preparation and filing of each registration statement registering Shares under
the 1933 Act, EBP will give the holders on whose behalf Shares are to be so
registered and their respective counsel and accountants, the opportunity to
participate in the preparation of such registration statement at their own
expense, each prospectus included therein or filed with the Commission, and
each amendment thereof or supplement thereto, and will give each of them such
opportunities to discuss the Business of EBP with its officers and independent
public accountants as shall be necessary, in the opinion of such holders or
their respective counsel, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the
meaning of the 1933 Act.

                                  ARTICLE 6
                 PROCEDURES ON SALE OF STOCK TO THIRD PARTIES


      Except as expressly provided herein, the Purchaser hereby agrees that he
shall not sell any Shares except in accordance with the following procedures:

            (a)   The Purchaser shall first deliver to EBP a written notice
(hereinafter in this Article 6 called the "Notice of Offer"), which shall be
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thirty days after delivery thereof, naming the intended offeree(s) (the
"Intended Offeree") and offering to sell to EBP all or any part of the Shares
proposed to be sold by the Purchaser at the purchase price and for the terms
specified therein.  EBP shall have the right and option, but not the
obligation, for a period of thirty days after delivery of the Notice of Offer,
(the "Acceptance Period") to accept all or any part of the Shares so offered at
the purchase price and on the terms specified therein.  Such acceptance shall
be made by delivering a written notice (a "Notice of Acceptance") to the
Purchaser within said thirty day period.

            (b)   If EBP exercises its option to purchase Shares under the
terms of Section 6(a), such purchase shall be consummated at the offices of EBP
on a mutually satisfactory business day within thirty days after the expiration
of the Acceptance Period.  Delivery of certificates or other instruments
evidencing such Shares duly endorsed for transfer to EBP shall be made on such
dates against payment of the purchase price therefor.

            (c)   To the extent effective acceptances shall not be received
pursuant to Section 6(a) above within the Acceptance Period with respect to all
or any part of the Shares offered for sale pursuant to the Notice of Offer,
then the Purchaser may sell to the Intended Offeree (but not to any other
person) all (but not fewer than all) of the remaining shares of Common Stock so
offered for sale at a price not less than the price, and on terms not more
favorable to the Intended Offeree than the terms stated in the original Notice
of Offer, at any time within sixty days after expiration of the Acceptance
Period.  In the event that the remaining shares of Common Stock are not sold by
the Purchaser during such sixty day period, the right of the Purchaser to sell
such remaining shares of Common Stock shall expire and the obligations of this
Article 6 shall be reinstated; provided, however, that in the event the
Purchaser determines at any time during such sixty day period, that the sale of
all or any part of the remaining shares of Common Stock on the terms set forth
in the original Notice of Offer is impractical, the Purchaser can terminate the
offer and reinstate the procedure provided in this Article 6 without waiting
for the expiration of such sixty day period.

            (d)   Anything contained in this Article 6 to the contrary
notwithstanding, any buyer of Common Stock pursuant to this Article 6 who is
not a Stockholder of EBP shall agree in writing in advance with the parties
hereto to be bound by and comply with all applicable provisions of this
Agreement including without limitation the provisions of this Article 6.

            (e)   The following are specifically exempt from the provisions of
this Article 6:

                  (i)    Transfers involving public sales, whether pursuant to
                         a registration statement filed under the 1933 Act or
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                  (ii)   Transfers of Shares between a shareholder and the
                         trustees of a trust revocable by him alone;

                  (iii)  Transfers of Shares by gift between a spouse or
                         children;

                  (iv)   Transfers of Shares between a shareholder and his
                         guardian or conservator; provided that in the case of
                         any transfer described in subparagraphs (ii), (iii) or
                         (iv), the transferee first executes a counterpart of
                         this Agreement with respect to all Shares transferred;
                         and

                  (v)    Transfers of Shares upon death of a shareholder to the
                         heirs or legal representative of such shareholder.

                           ARTICLE 7. MISCELLANEOUS

      7.01  No Implied Right to Employment.  Neither this Agreement nor any
provision hereof nor any action taken or omitted to be taken hereunder shall be
deemed to create or confer on the Purchaser any right to be retained in the
employ of EBP or to interfere with or to limit in any way the right of EBP to
terminate the employment or engagement of the Purchaser at any time.

      7.02  Term.  This Agreement shall remain in force and effect for a period
of ten years from the date hereof except as otherwise specifically provided
herein.

      7.03  Agreements, Representations and Warranties to Survive Delivery;
Assignment.  All agreements, representations and warranties made herein and in
the certificates delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery to the
Purchaser of the Shares and, notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or
hereafter made by the Purchaser or EBP or on the Purchaser's or EBP's behalf,
shall continue in full force and effect.  Whenever in this Agreement any of the
parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the
heirs, successors and assigns of such party; and all agreements herein by or on
behalf of EBP or by or on behalf of the Purchaser, shall bind and inure to the
benefit of the heirs, successors and permitted assigns of such parties hereto.

      7.04  Certain Remedies.  Without intending to limit the remedies
available to EBP, the parties hereto agree that damages at law will be an
insufficient remedy to EBP in the event of a violation by the Purchaser of the
terms hereof, and further agree that EBP may apply for and have injunctive or
other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain the
breach or threatened breach of, or otherwise specifically to enforce, any of
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      7.05  Notices.  All notices and other communications provided for herein
shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or sent by certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed, if to
the Purchaser, to such Purchaser's attention at the address set forth below
hereto (or to such other address as the Purchaser shall have specified to EBP
in writing) and, if to EBP, to EBP, 6950 Wayzata Boulevard, Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55246, Attn: President with a copy to Summit Ventures, Suite 3420,
One Boston Place, Boston, MA 02108, Attn: E. Roe Stamps, IV (or to such other
address as EBP shall have specified in writing).  All such notices shall be
conclusively deemed to be received and shall be effective, if sent by hand
delivery, upon receipt, or if sent by registered or certified mail, on the
fifth day after the day on which such notice is mailed.

      7.06  Entire Agreement.  This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement
and understanding between the parties thereto and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.

      7.07  Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such
counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

      7.08  Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto set their hands as of the date 
first above written.

                                         EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC.


                                         By
                                            -----------------------------------
                                             Title:


                                         PURCHASER:


                                                                               
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                                         Signature


                                                                               
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                                         Print Name


                                         Purchaser's Address:



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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.2
                         EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC.
                            1990 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                       Restated effective June 25, 1990


      Section 1:  Purpose.  The purpose of the 1990 Stock Option Plan is to
induce certain designated key persons to remain in the employ of Employee
Benefit Plans, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation") and to
encourage such persons to secure or increase on reasonable terms their stock
ownership in the Corporation.  The Board of Directors of the Corporation
believes the Plan is in the best interest of the Corporation and will promote
the success of the Corporation.  This success will be achieved by encouraging
continuity of management and increased incentive and personal interest in the
welfare of the Corporation by those who are primarily responsible for shaping
and implementing the long-range plans of the Corporation.

      The Plan was originally adopted effective April 11, 1990.  Pursuant to
Section 17 of the Plan, the Corporation hereby amends and restates the Plan in
its entirety.

      Options granted under this Plan may either be Incentive Stock Options
qualified under Section 422A of the Code or Non-Qualified Options.

      Section 2:  Definitions.  For purposes of this Plan, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated below:

            (a)   "Capital Stock": any of the Corporation's authorized but
      unissued shares of voting common stock, par value $.01 per share.

            (b)   "Code": the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from 
      time to time.

            (c)   "Fair Market Value": the price per share determined by the
      Board of Directors in the manner provided by the Code and Regulations, at
      the time any Option is granted.

            (d)   "Incentive Stock Option": an option defined in Section 422A
      of the Code to purchase shares of the common stock of the Corporation.

            (e)   "Non-Qualified Stock Option": an option, not intended to
      qualify as an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Section 422A of the
      Code, to purchase common stock of the Corporation.

            (f)   "Option": the term shall refer to either an Incentive Stock
      Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
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            (g)   "Option Agreement": a written agreement pursuant to which the
      Corporation grants an option to an Optionee and sets the terms and
      conditions of the option.

            (h)   "Option Date": the date upon which an Option Agreement for an
      option granted pursuant to this Plan is duly executed by or on behalf of
      the Corporation.

            (i)   "Option Stock": the voting common stock of the Corporation,
      par value $.01 per share (subject to adjustment as described in Section
      8) reserved for options pursuant to this Plan, or any other class of
      stock of the Corporation which may be substituted therefore by exchange,
      stock split or otherwise.

            (j)    "Optionee": an officer, director, employee or other person
      or entity designated by the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries to
      whom an option has been granted under the Plan.

            (k)   "Plan": this 1990 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated
      this even date, and as amended hereafter from time to time.

            (l)   A "Subsidiary": any corporation in an unbroken chain of
      corporations beginning with the Corporation, if, at the time of granting
      the option, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in
      the chain owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total
      combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other
      corporations in such chain.  The term shall include any subsidiaries
      which become such after adoption of this Plan.

      Section 3:  Options Available Under Plan.  An aggregate of 250,000 shares
of the Corporation's authorized but unissued shares of voting common stock, par
value $.01 per share, is hereby made available, and shall be reserved for
issuance, under this Plan.  The aggregate number of shares available under this
Plan shall be subject to adjustment on the occurrence of any of the events and
in the manner set forth in Section 8.  If an Option shall expire or terminate
for any reason without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased shares,
shall (unless the Plan shall have been terminated) become available for other
Options under the Plan.  The total number of shares reserved under this Plan,
or any portion thereof, may be issued upon exercise of Options granted under
this Plan provided that the total number of shares subject to Options cannot,
in the aggregate, exceed 250,000, subject to adjustment as described in Section
8.

      Section 4:  Administration.  The Plan shall be administered by the Board
of Directors of the Corporation.  At all times subject to the authority of the
Board of Directors, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate some
or all of its authority under the Plan to one or more officers or directors of
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      The Corporation shall grant Options pursuant to the Plan upon
determinations of the Board of Directors or Committee as to which of the
eligible persons shall be granted Options, the number of shares to be Optioned
and the term during which any such Options may be exercised.  At all times, a
majority of the members of the Committee making determinations about the grant
of Options to employee-directors must be disinterested in the grant being made.
The Board of Directors or Committee may from time to time adopt rules and
regulations for carrying out the Plan and interpretations and constructions of
any provision of the Plan, which shall be final and conclusive.

      Section 5:  Eligibility for Incentive Stock Options.  Incentive Stock
Options may only be granted to an officer, management level employee or other
employee of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries.  A director of the
Corporation who is not also an employee shall not be eligible to receive an
Incentive Stock Option.

      In selecting the employees to whom Incentive Stock Options shall be
granted, as well as determining the number of shares subject to each Option,
the Committee shall take into consideration such factors as it deems relevant
in connection with accomplishing the purpose of the Plan.  For any calendar
year, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the Option Date) of the
stock with respect to which any Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the
first time by any individual employee (under all Incentive Stock Option plans
of the Corporation and all Subsidiary corporations) shall not exceed $100,000.
Subject to the provisions of Section 3, an employee who has been granted an
Option may, if he or she is otherwise eligible, be granted an additional Option
or Options if the Board of Directors or Committee shall so determine.

      No Incentive Stock Option may be granted under this Plan later than the
expiration of ten (10) years from the effective date.

      Section 6:   Eligibility for Non-Qualified Options.  Non-Qualified
Options may be granted to any officer, director, employee or other person or
entity designated by the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries.  No further
restrictions are placed on the Board of Directors or Committee in determining
eligibility for granting Non-Qualified Options.

      Section 7:  Terms and Conditions of Options.  Whenever the Board of
Directors or Committee shall designate an Optionee, it shall communicate to the
Secretary of the Corporation the name of the Optionee, the number of shares to
be Optioned and such other terms and conditions as it shall determine, not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan.  The President or other officer
of the Corporation shall then enter into an Option Agreement with the Optionee,
complying with and subject to the following terms and conditions and setting
forth such other terms and conditions of the Option as determined by the
Committee:

            (a)   Number of shares and option price.  The Option Agreement
      shall state the total number of shares to which it pertains.  The price
      of Option Stock for a Nonqualified Stock Option shall be determined by
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      than the Fair Market Value at the Option Date.  The Option price shall be
      subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8 hereof.

            (b)   Termination of Employment, Except Death or Disability.  In
      the event that an Optionee shall cease to be employed by the Corporation
      for any reason other than his death, disability or "for cause", such
      Optionee shall have the right to exercise any outstanding Options at any
      time within three (3) months after the termination of the employee.  In
      the event that Optionee shall be terminated "for cause" including but not
      limited to (i) his or her willful breach of any agreement entered into
      with the Corporation, (ii) misappropriation of the Corporation's
      property, fraud, embezzlement, other acts of dishonesty against the
      Corporation, or (iii) conviction of any felony or crime involving moral
      turpitude, the Option may be terminated as of the date of the Optionee's
      termination of employment.

            (c)   Death or Disability of Optionee.  If the Optionee shall die
      or become disabled within the definition of Section 105(d)(4) of the
      Code, (i) while in the employ of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, or
      (ii) within a period of three (3) months after the termination of his or
      her employment with the Corporation or any Subsidiary as provided in
      paragraph (c) of this section, and in either case shall not have fully
      exercised his or her Options, any Options granted pursuant to the Plan
      shall be exercisable only within six (6) months following his death or
      date of disability or until the earlier originally stated expiration
      thereof.  In the case of death, such Option shall be exercised pursuant
      to this Section 6 by the person or persons to whom the Optionee's rights
      under the Option shall pass by the Optionee's will or by the laws of
      descent and distribution, and only to the extent that such Options were
      exercisable at the time of his death.

            (d)   Tender Offers.  In the event of the purchase of in excess of
      fifty percent (50%) of the Corporation's outstanding common stock
      pursuant to a tender offer approved by the Corporation's Board of
      Directors and made in accordance with the provisions of the Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934 (a "Tender"), all options granted hereunder and not
      yet exercised on the date of the close of such Tender shall automatically
      terminate on such date, and all options which are exercisable as of sale
      date must be exercised within thirty (30) days after such date and shall
      automatically be converted into the right to receive in lieu of Common
      Stock an amount equal to the amount per share of Common Stock paid
      pursuant to the Tender.

            (e)   Transfer of Option.  Each Option granted hereunder shall, by
      its terms, be not transferable by the Optionee other than by will or by
      the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be, during the Optionee's
      lifetime, exercisable only by the Optionee.  Except as permitted by the
      preceding sentence, each Option granted under the Plan and the rights and
      privileges thereby conferred shall not be transferred, assigned or
      pledged in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise), and shall
      not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process.  Upon any
      attempt to so transfer, assign, pledge, or otherwise dispose of the
      Option,





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      or of any right or privilege conferred thereby, contrary to the
      provisions of the Option or the Plan, or upon levy of any attachment or
      similar process upon such rights and privileges, the Option, and such
      rights and privileges, shall immediately become null and void.

            (f)   Manner of Exercise of Options.  An Option may be exercised,
      in whole or in part, at such time or times and rights with respect to
      such shares which have accrued and are in effect.  Such Option shall be
      exercisable only within the Option period and only by (i) written notice
      to the Corporation of intent to exercise the Option with respect to a
      specified number of shares of stock; (ii) tendering the original Option
      Agreement to the Corporation; and (iii) payment to the Corporation of the
      amount of the Option purchase price for the number of shares of stock
      with respect to which the Option is then exercised.  Payment of the
      Option purchase price may be made in cash (including certified check,
      bank draft or postal or express money order), by delivery of shares of
      common stock of the Corporation with a Fair Market Value equal to the
      Option purchase price, by a combination of cash and such shares, whose
      value together with such cash shall equal the Option purchase price or by
      any other method of payment which the Board shall approve, and, in the
      case of an Incentive Stock Option, which shall not be inconsistent with
      the provisions of Section 422A of the Code, provided, however, that there
      shall be no such exercise at any one time as to fewer than ten (10)
      shares or all of the remaining shares then purchasable by the Optionee or
      person exercising the Option.  When shares of stock are issued to the
      Optionee pursuant to the exercise of an Option, the fact of such issuance
      shall be noted on the Option Agreement by the Corporation before the
      Agreement is returned to the Optionee.  When all shares of Optioned stock
      covered by the Option Agreement have been issued to the Optionee, or the
      Option shall expire, the Option Agreement shall be cancelled and retained
      by the Corporation.

            (g)   Delivery of Certificate.  Between fifteen (15) and thirty
      (30) days after receipt of the written notice and payment specified
      above, the Corporation shall deliver to the Optionee certificates for the
      number of shares with respect to which the Option has been exercised,
      issued in the Optionee's name; provided, however, that such delivery
      shall be deemed effected for all purposes when the Corporation, or the
      stock transfer agent for the Corporation, shall have deposited such
      certificates in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the
      Optionee and the address specified in the written notice of exercise.

            (h)   Other Provisions.  The Option Agreements authorized under
      this Section shall contain such other provisions as the Committee shall
      deem advisable.

      Section 8:  Adjustments.  In the event that the outstanding shares of the
common stock of the Corporation are changed into or exchanged for a different
number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company or of another
corporation by reasons of any reorganization, merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, reclassification, stock split-up; combination of shares or
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made in the number and kind of shares as to which Options may be granted under
the Plan and as to which outstanding Options or portions thereof then
unexercised shall be exercisable, to the end that the proportionate interest of
the participant shall be maintained as before the occurrence of such event;
such adjustment in outstanding Options shall be made without change in the
total price applicable to the unexercised portion of such Options and with a
corresponding adjustment in the Option Price per share.  No such adjustment
shall be made which shall, within the meaning of any applicable sections of the
Code, constitute a modification, extension or renewal of an Option or a grant
of additional benefits to a participant.

      If the Corporation is a party to a merger, consolidation, reorganization
or similar corporate transaction and if, as a result of that transaction, its
shares of common stock are exchanged for (i) other securities of the Company or
(ii) securities of another corporation which has assumed the outstanding
Options under the Plan or has substituted for such Options its own Options,
then each Optionee shall be entitled (subject to the conditions stated herein
or in such substituted Options, if any), in respect of that Optionee's Options,
to purchase that amount of such other securities of the Corporation or of such
other corporation as is sufficient to ensure that the value of the Optionee's
Options immediately before the corporate transaction is equivalent to the value
of such Options immediately after the transaction, taking into account the
Option Price of the Option before such transaction, the fair market value per
share of the common stock immediately before such transaction and the fair
market value immediately after the transaction, of the securities then subject
to that Option (or to the Option substituted for that Option, if any).  Upon
the happening of any such corporate transaction, the class and aggregate number
of shares subject to the Plan which have been heretofore or may be hereafter
granted under the Plan shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect the events
specified in this clause.

      Section 9:  No Rights as Stockholder.  An Optionee shall not, by reason
of any Option granted hereunder, have any right of a stockholder of the
Corporation with respect to the shares covered by his Option until such shares
shall have been issued to the Optionee.

      Section 10:  No Obligation to Exercise Option.  The granting of an Option
shall impose no obligation upon the Optionee to exercise such Option.  Neither
shall the Plan confer upon the Optionee any rights respecting continued
employment nor limit the Optionee's rights or the employer corporation's rights
to terminate such employment.

      Section 11:  Withholding Taxes.  Whenever under the Plan shares of Option
Stock are to be issued upon exercise of the Options granted hereunder and prior
to the delivery of any certificates or certificates for said shares by the
Corporation, the Corporation shall have the right to require the employee to
remit to the Corporation an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal and state
withholding or other employment taxes resulting from such exercise.

      In lieu of remitting additional amounts to satisfy withholding tax
liabilities, an employee may (a) request that shares otherwise issuable upon
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a fair market value equal to the required withholding amounts be withheld, or
(b) deliver previously owned shares that have a fair market value equal to the
required withholding amount.  All requests are subject to review by the Board
of Directors or Committee and will be denied if, in the opinion of counsel for
the Company, such election will violate any federal or state securities or
income tax laws or regulations.  In the case of participants who are subject to
Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, for which the participant
is relying on the exemption contained in Rule 16b-3 thereunder and to the
extent that the following restrictions are required under Rule 16b-3, (a) an
election for share withholding may not be made within six (6) months of the
date of grant, and (b) an election for where withholding may only be made six
(6) months or more prior to the tax date (the exercise date if a Section 83(b)
election is made or otherwise six (6) months later) or during the window
periods described in Rule 16b-3.

      Section 12:  Purchase for Investment; Rights of Holder on Subsequent
Registration.  Unless the shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option
granted under the Plan have been effectively registered under the Securities
Act of 1933 as now in force or hereafter amended (the "1933 Act"), the
Corporation shall be under no obligation to issue any shares covered by any
Option unless the person who exercises such Option, whether such exercise is in
whole or in part, shall give a written representation and undertaking to the
Corporation which is satisfactory in form and scope to counsel for the
Corporation and upon which, in the opinion of such counsel, the Corporation may
reasonably rely, that he or she is acquiring the shares issued to him or her
pursuant to such exercise of the Option for his or her own account as an
investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the
distribution of any such shares, and that he or she will make no transfer of
the same except in compliance with any rules and regulations in force at the
time of such transfer under the 1933 Act, or any other applicable law, and that
if shares are issued without such registration a legend to this effect may be
endorsed on the securities so issued.  In the event that the Company shall,
nevertheless, deem it necessary or desirable to register under the 1933 Act or
other applicable statutes any shares with respect to which an Option shall have
been exercised, or to qualify any such shares for exemption from the 1933 Act
or other applicable statutes, then the Corporation shall take such action at
its own expense and may require from each participant such information in
writing for use in any registration statement, prospectus, preliminary
prospectus or offering circular as is reasonably necessary for such purpose and
may require reasonable indemnity to the Company and its officers and Directors
from such holder against all losses, claims, damage and liabilities arising
from such use of the information so furnished and caused by any untrue
statement of any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statement therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under
which they were made.

      Section 13:  Modification of Outstanding Options.  The Board may
accelerate the exercisability of an outstanding Option and may authorize the
modification of any outstanding Option with the consent of the participant when
and subject to such conditions as are deemed to be in the best interests of the
Corporation and in accordance with the purposes of the Plan.





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      Section 14:  Effective Date.  This Plan was adopted by the Board of
Directors of the Corporation effective as of April 11, 1990 (the "Effective
Date").

      Section 15:  Liquidation.  Upon the complete liquidation of the
Corporation, any unexercised Options theretofore granted under this Plan shall
be deemed cancelled, except as otherwise provided in Section 8 in connection
with a merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Corporation.

      Section 16:  Restrictions on Issuance of Shares.  Notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 7, the Corporation may delay the issuance of shares
covered by the exercise of any Option and the delivery of a certificate for
such shares until one of the following conditions shall be satisfied:

            (a)   The shares with respect to which the Option has been
      exercised are at the time of the issue of such shares effectively
      registered under applicable federal and state securities acts as now in
      force or hereafter amended; or

            (b)   A no-action letter in respect of the issuance of such shares
      shall have been obtained by the Corporation from the Securities and
      Exchange Commission and any applicable state securities commissioner; or

            (c)   Counsel for the Corporation shall have given an opinion,
      which opinion shall not be unreasonably conditioned or withheld, that
      such shares are exempt from registration under applicable federal and
      state securities acts as now in force or hereafter amended.

      It is intended that all exercise of Options shall be effective, and the
Corporation shall use its best efforts to bring about compliance with the above
conditions within a reasonable time, except that the Company shall be under no
obligation to cause a registration statement or a post-effective amendment to
any registration statement to be prepared at its expense solely for the purpose
of covering the issue of shares in respect of which any option may be
exercised.

      In addition, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7, if the
Corporation's Capital Stock is publicly traded the Corporation may delay the
issuance of shares covered by the exercise of any Option and the delivery of a
certificate for such shares until such time as the Corporation elects to make a
public release of material "inside information" concerning the Corporation (as
such term is customarily used under federal securities laws), if the
Corporation reasonably believes, at its discretion, that the Optionee possesses
such information or the exercise of the Option would create an obligation to
disclose publicly such information.

      Section 17:  Termination and Amendment of the Plan.  This Plan shall
terminate ten (10) years after the Effective Date or at such earlier time as
the Board of Directors shall





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determine.  Any termination shall not affect any Options then outstanding under
the Plan.  The Board may make such modifications of the Plan as it shall deem
advisable.





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                         EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC.

                            STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
                      PURSUANT TO 1990 STOCK OPTION PLAN



      This AGREEMENT is made effective as of the __________ day of
_____________, 199_ by and between Employee Benefit Plans, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and the undersigned employee of the Company (or
one of its subsidiaries) (the "Employee").

      Recitals

      1.    The Company desires to afford the Employee an opportunity to
purchase shares of its common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Shares"),
to carry out the purposes of its 1990 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"), a copy of
which has been provided to Employee and the terms of which are incorporated by
reference herein.

      2.    Section 6 of the Plan provides that each option is to be evidenced
by an Option Agreement, setting forth the terms and conditions of the Option.

      ACCORDINGLY, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants
and agreements contained herein, the Company and the Employee hereby agree as
follows:

      1.    Grant of Option.  The  Company  hereby irrevocably grants to the
Employee a ______________ Stock Option (the "Option") to purchase all or any
part of an aggregate of_______________________________ (______) Shares on the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

      2.    Purchase Price.  The purchase price for the Shares covered by the
Option (the "Purchase Price") shall be $_______ per Share.

      3.    Time and Manner of Exercise of Option.

            (a)   The Option shall be exercisable as to _____% of the Shares as
of the date hereof unless accelerated pursuant to Section 7 hereof, and shall
become exercisable as to the remainder of the Shares in equal annual
installments as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                Percentage of
                                               Shares Becoming                             Cumulative
                                                Available for                              Percentage
     On or After                                  Exercise                                  Available  
     -----------                             ------------------                           -------------
     <S>                                     <C>                                          <C>

</TABLE>
<PAGE>   11

            (b)   To the extent that the right to exercise the Option has
accrued and is in effect, the Option may be exercised in full at one time or in
part from time to time, by giving written notice, signed by the person or
persons exercising the Option, to the Company, stating the number of Shares
with respect to which the Option is being exercised, accompanied by payment in
full of the Purchase Price for such Shares, which payment may be in whole or in
part in shares of the common stock of the Company already owned by the person
or persons exercising the Option with a fair market value equal to the exercise
price; provided, however, that there shall be no such exercise at any one time
as to fewer than ten (10) Shares or all of the remaining Shares then
purchasable by the person or persons exercising the Option, if fewer than ten
(10) Shares.  Upon such exercise, delivery of a Certificate for Paid-up,
non-assessable Shares shall be made at the Principal office of the Company to
the Person or Persons exercising the Option at such time, during ordinary
business hours, not more than thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the
notice by the Company, as shall be designated in such notice, or at such time,
place and manner as may be agreed upon by the Company and the person or persons
exercising the Option.

            (c)   The Company shall at all times during the term of the Option
reserve and keep available such number of shares of its common stock as will be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Option and shall pay all original
issue and transfer taxes (if any) with respect to the issue and transfer of
Shares pursuant hereto, and all other fees and expenses necessarily incurred by
the Company in connection therewith.  The holder of this Option shall not have
any of the rights of a Stockholder of the Company in respect of the Shares
until one or more Certificates for such Shares shall be delivered to the holder
upon the due exercise of the Option.

      4.    Term of Option.

            (a)   The Option shall terminate ten (10) years from the date
hereof, but shall be subject to earlier termination as hereinafter Provided.

            (b)   Except as otherwise Provided in this Section 4, in the event
that the Employee ceases to be an employee of the Company or one of its
subsidiaries, the Option may be exercised, to the extent then exercisable under
Section 3(a) hereof, within three (3) months after the date the Employee ceases
to be an employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries, but shall
thereafter terminate.

            (c)   If such termination of employment is because of dismissal for
cause or because the Employee is in breach of any employment agreement, the
Option will terminate on the date the Employee ceases to be an employee of the
Company or one of its subsidiaries.

            (d)   If such termination of employment is because the Employee has
died or become permanently disabled within the meaning of Section 105(b)(4) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), the Option may be exercised
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of (i) six (6) months from the date the Employee ceases to be an employee or
(ii) ten (10) years from the date hereof, whichever occurs first.

            (e)   In the event of termination of employment, the Option shall
be exercisable only to the extent that the right to Purchase the Shares under
the Option has accrued and is in effect at the date of such cessation of
employment, unless such cessation is because the Employee has become disabled,
in which case the Option may be exercised to the full number of Shares covered
hereby.

            (f)   In the event of the death of the Employee, the Option shall
be exercisable only to the extent that the right to Purchase the Shares under
the Option has accrued and may be exercised by the estate of the Employee, or
by any person or persons who acquired the right to exercise the Option by
bequest or inheritance or by reason of the death of the Employee.

      5.    Nontransferability.  The right of the Employee to exercise the
Option shall not be assignable or transferable by the Employee other than by
will or the laws of descent and distribution, and the Option may be exercised
during the lifetime of the Employee only by him or by his guardian or legal
representative.  The Option shall be null and void and without effect upon the
bankruptcy of the Employee or upon any attempted assignment or transfer, except
as provided herein, including without limitation any purported assignment
(whether voluntary or by operation of law), pledge, hypothecation or other
disposition, attachment, trustee process or similar process, whether legal or
equitable, upon the Option.

      6.    Investment Representation; Delay in Issuance of Shares.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 hereof, the Company may delay the
issuance of Shares covered by the exercise of the Option and the delivery of a
certificate for such Shares until (i) Employee executes a written declaration
that the Shares issued to him pursuant to such exercise of the Option are for
his own account as an investment and not with a view to, or for resale in
connection with, the distribution of any such Shares, and that he or she will
make no transfer of the same except in compliance with the 1933 Act and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and then in effect or (ii) such
time as the Company elects to make a public release of material "inside
information" concerning the Company (as such term is customarily used under
federal securities laws), if the Company reasonably believes, at its
discretion, that the holder of the Option possesses such information or the
exercise of the Option would create an obligation to disclose publicly such
information.

      7.    Adjustments.  In the event that the outstanding shares of the
common stock of the Company are charged into or exchanged for a different
number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company or of another
corporation by reason of any reorganization, merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, reclassification, stock split-up, combination of shares, or
dividends payable in capital stock (other than in a tender offer as described
in Section 8 hereof), appropriate adjustment shall be made in the number and
kind of shares as to which the Option, or portion thereof then unexercised,
shall be exercisable, to the end that the proportionate interest of the
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such event; such adjustment in the Option shall be made without change in the
total price applicable to the unexercised portion of the Option and with a
corresponding adjustment in the Purchase Price per Share.  No such adjustment
shall be made which shall, within the meaning of any applicable sections of the
Code, constitute a modification, extension or renewal of the Option or grant of
additional benefits to the Employee.

      8.    Tender Offers.  In the event of the purchase of in excess of fifty
percent (50%) of the Company's outstanding common stock pursuant to a tender
offer approved by the Company's Board of Directors and made in accordance with
the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (a "Tender"), all options
granted hereunder and not yet exercised on the date of the close of such Tender
shall automatically terminate on such date, and all options which are
exercisable as of sale date must be exercised within thirty (30) days after
such date and shall automatically be converted into the right to receive in
lieu of Common Stock an amount equal to the amount per share of Common Stock
paid pursuant to the Tender.

      9.    Liquidation.  Upon dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the
Option shall terminate, but the Employee (if at such time in the employ of or
otherwise associated with the Company or any of its subsidiaries) shall have
the right, immediately prior to such dissolution or liquidation, to exercise
the Option to the extent then exercisable.

      10.   Fractional Shares.  No fraction of a share shall be purchasable or
deliverable upon the exercise of the Option, but in the event any adjustment
hereunder of the number of Shares covered by the Option shall cause such number
to include a fraction of a share, such fraction shall be adjusted to the
nearest smaller whole number of shares.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed
by its President thereunto duly authorized, and the Employee has hereunto set
his hand, effective as of the date first appearing above.

                                   EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC.


                                   By:                                         
                                      -----------------------------------------



                                   EMPLOYEE


                                                                                
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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.3


                 1991 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PERFORMANCE PLAN OF

                         EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC.



1.    PURPOSE

      The purpose of the 1991 Long-Term Incentive Performance Plan ("Plan") of
Employee Benefit Plans, Inc. ("Company") is to amend and restate the Employee
Benefit Plans, Inc. 1991 Stock Option Plan and to provide a means through which
the Company and its Subsidiaries may attract able persons to enter and remain
in the employ of the Company and to provide a means whereby those employees and
other persons whose present and potential contributions to the welfare of the
Company are of importance, can acquire and maintain equity ownership, thereby
strengthening their commitment to the welfare of the Company and promoting an
identity of interest between stockholders and these individuals.

      A further purpose of the Plan is to provide such key employees with
additional incentive and reward opportunities designed to enhance the
profitable growth of the Company.  So that the appropriate incentive can be
provided, the Plan provides for granting Incentive Stock options, Nonqualified
Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Awards, Phantom
Stock Unit Awards, Cash Incentive Awards and Performance Share Units, or any
combination of the foregoing.

2.    DEFINITIONS

      The following definitions shall be applicable throughout the Plan.

      "Appreciation Date" means the date designated by a Holder of Stock
Appreciation Rights for measurement of the appreciation in the value of rights
awarded to him, which date shall be the date notice of such designation is
received by the Committee, or its designee.

      "Award" means, individually or collectively, any Incentive Stock Option,
Nonqualified Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award,
Phantom Stock Unit Award, Cash Incentive Award or Performance Share Unit Award.

      "Award Period" means a period of time within which performance is
measured for the purpose of determining whether an Award of Performance Share
Units has been earned.

      "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
<PAGE>   2

      "Change in-Control" shall, unless the Board otherwise directs by
resolution adopted prior thereto, be deemed to occur if (i) any "person" (as
that term is used in Sections 13 and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 as amended ("Exchange Act")) is or becomes the beneficial owner (as that
term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
50% or more of the voting stock ("Voting Stock") or (ii) during any period of
two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period
constitute the Board cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority
thereof, unless the election or the nomination for election by the Company's
shareholders of each new director was approved by a vote of at least
three-quarters of the directors then still in office who were directors at the
beginning of the period.  Any merger, consolidation or corporate reorganization
in which the owners of the Company's capital stock entitled to vote in the
election of directors prior to said combination, own 50% or more of the
resulting entity's Voting Stock shall not, by itself, be considered a change in
control for the purposes of this Plan.

      "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  Reference in
the Plan to any section of the Code shall be deemed to include any amendments
or successor provisions to such section and any regulations under such section.

      "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors or
such other committee as the Board may appoint to administer the Plan.

      "Common Stock" means the common stock par value $.01 per share, of the
Company.

      "Company" means Employee Benefit Plans, Inc.

      "Date of Grant" means the date on which the granting of an Award is
authorized or such other date as may be specified in such authorization.

      "Disability" means the complete and permanent inability by reason of
illness or accident to perform the duties of the occupation at which a
Participant was employed when such disability commenced or, if the Participant
was retired when such disability commenced, the inability to engage in any
substantial gainful activity, as determined by the Committee based upon medical
evidence acceptable to it.

      "Disinterested Person" means a person who is a "disinterested person"
within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, or any successor rule or
regulation.

      "Eligible Person" means any officer, director, employee or other person
or entity designated by the Company or a Subsidiary who satisfies all of the
requirements of Section 6.

      "Fair Market Value" on a given date means (a) the average between the
high and low reported sale prices for the Stock on that date (or, if there were
no such sales on that date, on the next most recent date on which there were
such sales) as reported on the Composite





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Tape if the Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") or on the
National Association of Securities Dealers National Market System ("NMS") or
(b) if the Stock is not then listed on the NYSE or the NMS, the average between
the closing bid and asked price quotations for the Stock on that date (or if
none on that date, on the next most recent date) as reported by the National
Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System or any successor
thereto.

      "Holder" means a Participant who has been granted an Option, a Stock
Appreciation Right, a Restricted Stock Award, Phantom Stock Unit Award, Cash
Incentive Award or a Performance Share Unit Award.

      "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option granted by the Committee to a
Participant under the Plan which is designated by the Committee as an Incentive
Stock Option pursuant to Section 422 of the Code.

      "Nonqualified Stock Option" means an Option granted by the Committee to a
Participant under the Plan which is not designated by the Committee as an
Incentive Stock Option.

      "Normal Termination" means termination:

            (i)   At retirement pursuant to the Company retirement plan then in
                  effect;

            (ii)  On account of Disability; or

            (iii) With the written approval of the Committee.

      "Option" means an Award granted under Section 7 of the Plan.

      "Participant" means an Eligible Person who has been selected to
participate in the Plan and to receive an Award pursuant to Section 6.

      "Performance Goals" means the performance objectives of the Company
during an Award Period established for the purpose of determining whether, and
to what extent, Awards will be earned for an Award Period.

      "Performance Share Unit" means a hypothetical investment equivalent equal
to one share of Stock granted in connection with an Award made under Section 9
of the Plan.

      "Phantom Stock Unit" means a hypothetical investment equivalent equal to
one share of Stock granted in connection with an Award made under Section 10 of
the Plan.

      "Plan" means the 1991 Long-Term Incentive Performance Plan of Employee 
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      "Restricted Period" means, with respect to any share of Restricted Stock,
the period of time determined by the Committee during which such share of
Restricted Stock is subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 10.

      "Restricted Stock" means shares of Common Stock issued or transferred to
a Participant subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 10 and any new,
additional or different securities a Participant may become entitled to receive
as a result of adjustments made pursuant to Section 12.

      "Restricted Stock Award" means an Award granted under Section 10 of the
Plan.

      "Stock" means the voting Common Stock of the Company.

      "Stock Appreciation Right" or "SAR" means an Award granted under Section 
8 of the Plan.

      "Subsidiary" means any corporation of which a majority of the outstanding
voting stock or voting power is beneficially owned directly or indirectly by
the Company.

      "Valuation Date" means the last day of an Award Period or the date of
death of a Participant, as applicable.

3.    EFFECTIVE DATE, DURATION AND SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL

      Subject to the approval of this Plan by the shareholders of the Company
at a duly convened meeting of shareholders, the Nonqualified Stock Option
provisions became effective December 13, 1990 and other Awards may be granted
under the Plan effective August __, 1991 and thereafter, and no further Awards
may be made after December 13, 2000.

      The Plan shall continue in effect until all matters relating to the
payment of Awards and administration of the Plan have been settled.

4.    ADMINISTRATION

      The Committee shall administer the Plan.  Each member of the Committee
shall, at the time he takes any action with respect to the timing, pricing
amount of or form of payment of an Award under the Plan to an officer or
director of the Company, be a Disinterested Person.  Two members of the
Committee shall constitute a quorum.  The acts of a majority of the members
present at any meeting at which a quorum is present or acts approved in writing
by a majority of the Committee shall be deemed the acts of the Committee.

      Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have exclusive
power to:





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            (a)   Select the Eligible Persons to participate in the Plan;

            (b)   Determine the nature and extent of the Awards to be made to
      each Participant;

            (c)   Determine the time or times when Awards will be made;

            (d)   Determine the duration of each Award Period;

            (e)   Determine the conditions to which the payment of Awards may
      be subject;

            (f)   Establish the Performance Goals for each Award Period;

            (g)   Prescribe the form or forms evidencing Awards; and

            (h)   Cause records to be established in which shall be entered,
      from time to time as Awards are made to Participants, the date of each
      Award, the number of Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options,
      SARs, Phantom Stock Units, Performance Share Units, Cash Incentive Awards
      and shares of Restricted Stock awarded by the Committee to each
      Participant, the expiration date, the Award Period and the duration of
      any applicable Restricted Period.

      The Committee shall have the authority, subject to the provisions of the
Plan, to establish, adopt, or revise such rules and regulations and to make all
such determinations relating to the Plan as it may deem necessary or advisable
for the administration of the Plan.  The Committee's interpretation of the Plan
or any Awards granted pursuant thereto and all decisions and determinations by
the Committee with respect to the Plan shall be final, binding, and conclusive
on all parties unless otherwise determined by the Board.

5.    GRANT OF OPTIONS, STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS, RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS,
      PHANTOM STOCK AWARDS AND PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS: SHARES SUBJECT TO THE
      PLAN

      The Committee may, from time to time, grant Awards of Options, Stock
Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Phantom Stock Units and/or Performance
Share Units to one or more Participants; provided however that:

            (a)   Subject to Section 13, the aggregate number of shares of
      Stock made subject to Awards may be up to, but may not equal or exceed,
      at the time of grant of an Award ten percent (10%) of the then issued and
      outstanding shares of stock before giving effect to such Award; provided
      however the aggregate number of shares of Stock available for issuance
      pursuant to Incentive Stock Option Awards under this Plan shall not
      exceed 350,000.





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            (b)   Such shares shall be deemed to have been used in payment of
      Awards whether they are actually delivered or the Fair Market Value
      equivalent of such shares is paid in cash.  In the event any Option, SAR
      not attached to an Option, Restricted Stock, Phantom Stock Unit or
      Performance Share Unit, shall be surrendered, terminate, expire, or be
      forfeited, the number of shares of Stock no longer subject thereto shall
      thereupon be released and shall thereafter be available for new Awards
      under the Plan; and

            (c)   Stock delivered by the Company in settlement of Awards under
      the Plan may be authorized and unissued Stock or Stock held in the
      treasury of the Company or may be purchased on the open market or by
      private purchase at prices no higher than the Fair Market Value at the
      time of purchase.

6.    ELIGIBILITY

      Participants shall be limited to Eligible Person who have received
written notification from the Committee or from a person designated by the
Committee, that they have been selected to participate in the Plan.  Only
employees of the Company and its subsidiaries are eligible to receive grants of
Incentive Stock Options.

7.    STOCK OPTIONS

      One or more Options can be granted to any Participant.  As determined by
the Committee, they may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock
Options.  Each Option so granted shall be subject to the following conditions.

      (a)   Option Price.  For Incentive Stock Options, the Option price
("Option Price") per share of Stock shall be set by the grant but shall not be
less than Fair Market Value at the Date of Grant.  For Nonqualified Stock
Options, the Option Price may be less than Fair Market Value at the Date of
Grant.

      (b)   Manner of exercise and form of payment.  Options which have become
exercisable may be exercised by delivery of written notice of exercise to the
Committee accompanied by payment of the Option Price.  The Option Price shall
be payable 1) by Holder in cash at the time of exercise, 2) by Holder in shares
of Stock valued at the Fair Market Value at the time the Option is exercised,
3) a combination of 1) and 2), or 4) through a registered brokerage firm
promptly after sale of a portion of the shares being purchased ("cashless
exercise").

      (c)   Other terms and conditions.  If the Holder has not died or if a
Normal Termination has not occurred, the Option shall become exercisable in
such manner and within such period or periods ("Option Period"), not to exceed
10 years from its Date of Grant, as set forth in the Stock Option Agreement to
be entered into in connection therewith.





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            (i)   Each Option shall lapse in the following situations:

                  -Ten years after it is granted;

                  -Three months after Normal Termination, except as otherwise
                  provided by the Committee; or

                  -Any earlier time set forth in the Stock Option Agreement.

            (ii)  If the Holder's terminated employment is otherwise than by
            Normal Termination or death, the Option shall lapse at the time of
            termination.

            (iii) If the Holder dies within the Option Period or within 1 year
            after Normal Termination (or such other period as may have been
            established by the Committee), the Option shall lapse unless it is
            exercised within the Option Period and in no event later than 15
            months after the date of Holder's death by the Holder's legal
            representative or representatives or by the person or persons
            entitled to do so under the Holder's last will and testament or, if
            the Holder shall fail to make testamentary disposition of such
            Option or shall die intestate, by the person entitled to receive
            said Option under the applicable laws of descent and distribution.

      (d)   Stock Option Agreement.  Each Option granted under the Plan shall
be evidenced by a "Stock Option Agreement" between the Company and the Holder
of the Option containing such provisions as may be determined by the Committee,
but shall be subject to the following terms and conditions.

            (i)   Each Option or portion thereof that is exercisable shall be
      exercisable for the full amount or for any part thereof, except as
      otherwise determined by the terms of the Stock Option Agreement.

            (ii)  Each share of Stock purchased through the exercise of an
      Option shall be paid for in full at the time of the exercise in the
      manner set forth in (b) above.  Each Option shall cease to be
      exercisable, as to any share of Stock, when the Holder purchases the
      share or exercises a related SAR or when the Option lapses.

            (iii) Options shall not be transferable by the Holder except by
      will or the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable
      during the Holder's lifetime only by him.

            (iv)  Each Option shall become exercisable by the Holder in
      accordance with the vesting schedule established by the Committee for the
      Award.

            (v)   Each Stock Option Agreement may contain an agreement that,
      upon demand by the Committee for such a representation, the Holder shall
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      Committee at the time of any exercise of an Option a written
      representation that the shares to be acquired upon such exercise are to
      be acquired for investment and not for resale or with a view to the
      distribution thereof.  Upon such demand, delivery of such representation
      prior to the delivery of any shares issued upon exercise of an Option
      shall be a condition precedent to the right of the Holder or such other
      person to purchase any shares.  In the event certificates for Stock are
      delivered under the Plan with respect to which such investment
      representation has been obtained, the Committee may cause a legend or
      legends to be placed on such certificates to make appropriate reference
      to such representation and to restrict transfer in the absence of
      compliance with applicable federal or state securities laws.

      (e)   Grants to 10% holders of Company voting stock.  Notwithstanding
Section 7(a), if an Incentive Stock Option is granted to a Holder who owns
stock representing more than ten percent of the voting power of all classes of
stock of the Company or of the Company and its Subsidiaries, the period
specified in the Stock Option Agreement for which the Option thereunder is
granted and at the end of which such Option shall expire shall not exceed five
years from the Date of Grant of such Option and the Option Price shall be at
least 110 percent of the Fair Market Value (on the Date of Grant) of the Stock
subject to the Option.

      (f)   Limitation.  The aggregate Fair Market Value (as determined as of
the Date of Grant) of Stock for which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable
for the first time by any Participant during any calendar year (under all plans
of the Company and its Subsidiaries) shall not exceed $100,000.  Any options
becoming exercisable for the first time in any calendar year in excess of the
$100,000 limit shall be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options.  Options shall
be taken into account toward the $100,000 award limit in the order granted.

      (g)   Voluntary Surrender.  The Committee may permit the voluntary
surrender of all or any portion of any Nonqualified Stock Option and its
corresponding SAR, if any, granted under the Plan to be conditioned upon the
granting to the Holder of a new Option for the same or a different number of
shares as the Option surrendered or require such voluntary surrender as a
condition precedent to a grant of a new Option to such Participant.  Such new
Option shall be exercisable at the Option Price, during the exercise period,
and in accordance with any other terms or conditions specified by the Committee
at the time the new Option is granted, all determined in accordance with the
provisions of the Plan without regard to the Option Price, exercise period, or
any other terms and conditions of the Nonqualified Stock Option surrendered.

      (h)   Order of exercise.  Options granted under the Plan may be exercised
in any order, regardless of the Date of Grant or the existence of any other
outstanding Option.

      (i)   Notice of disposition.  Participants shall give prompt notice to
the Company of any disposition of Stock acquired upon exercise of an Incentive
Stock Option if such disposition occurs within either two years after the Date
of Grant of such Option and/or one year after the receipt of such Stock by the
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8.    STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

      Any Option granted under the Plan may include a SAR, either at the time
of grant or by amendment except that in the case of an Incentive Stock Option,
such SAR shall be granted only at the time of grant of the related Option.  The
Committee may also award to Participants SARs independent of any Option.  A SAR
shall be subject to such terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as
the Committee shall impose, including, but not limited to, the following:

      (a)   Vesting.  A SAR granted in connection with an Option shall become
exercisable, be transferable and shall lapse according to the same vesting
schedule, transferability and lapse rules that are established for the Option.
A SAR granted independent of an Option shall become exercisable, be
transferable and shall lapse in accordance with a vesting schedule,
transferability and lapse rules established by the Committee.

      (b)   Failure to exercise.  If on the last day of the Option Period (or
in the case of a SAR independent of an Option, the SAR period established by
the Committee) the Fair Market Value of the Stock exceeds the Option Price, the
Holder has not exercised the Option or SAR, and neither the Option nor the SAR
has lapsed, such right shall be deemed to have been exercised by the Holder on
such last day and the Company shall make the appropriate payment therefor.

      (c)   Payment.  The amount of additional compensation which may be
received pursuant to the award of one SAR is the excess, if any, of the Fair
Market Value of one share of Stock on the Appreciation Date over the Option
Price, in the case of a SAR granted in connection with an Option, or the Fair
Market Value of one share of Stock on the Date of Grant, in the case of a SAR
granted independent of an Option.  Unless a different form of payment is
provided under the Award, the Company shall issue or transfer to the
Participant shares of Stock with a Fair Market Value at such time equal to 100
percent of any such excess.  Fractional shares shall be settled in cash.  If
the Award allows for an election by the Participant to receive cash in full or
partial settlement for any SAR, for Participants subject to Section 16(b) of
the Exchange Act, such election must be made in compliance with Rule 16b-3
under the Exchange Act.

      (d)   Designation of Appreciation Date.  A Participant may designate an
Appreciation Date at such time or times as may be determined by the Committee
at the time of grant by filing an irrevocable written notice with the Committee
or its designee, specifying the number of SARs to which the Appreciation Date
relates, and the date on which such SARs were awarded.

      (e)   Expiration.  Except as otherwise provided in the case of SARs
granted in connection with Options, the SARs shall expire on a date designated
by the Committee which is not later than ten years after the date on which the
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9.    PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS

      (a)   Award grants.  The Committee is authorized to establish Performance
Share programs to be effective over designated Award Periods of not less than 1
year nor more than 10 years.  At the beginning of each Award Period, the
Committee will establish Performance Goals based upon financial objectives for
the Company for such Award Period and a schedule relating the accomplishment of
the Performance Goals to the Awards to be earned by Participants.  Performance
Goals may include absolute or relative growth in earnings per share or rate of
return on stockholders' equity or other measurement of corporate performance
and may be determined on an individual basis or by categories of Participants
by the Committee as its discretion.  The Committee may adjust Performance Goals
or performance measurement standards as it deems equitable in recognition of
extraordinary or non-recurring events experienced during an Award Period by the
Company or by any other corporation whose performance is relevant to the
determination of whether Performance Goals have been attained.  The Committee
shall determine the number of Performance Share Units to be awarded, if any, to
each Participant who is selected to receive an Award.  The Committee may add
new Participants to a Performance Share program after its commencement by
making pro rata grants.

      (b)   Determination of Award.  At the completion of a Performance Share
program, or at other times as specified by the Committee, the Committee shall
calculate the amount earned with respect to each Participant's Award by
multiplying the Fair Market Value on the Valuation Date by the number of
Performance Share Units granted to the Participant and multiplying the amount
so determined by a performance factor representing the degree of attainment of
the Performance Goals.

      (c)   Partial Awards.  A Participant for less than a full Award Period,
whether by reason of commencement or termination of employment or otherwise,
shall receive such portion of an Award, if any, for that Award Period as the
Committee shall determine.

      (d)   Payment of Non-deferred Awards.  Unless otherwise provided in the
letter or form evidencing the Award or unless deferred pursuant to Section
9(e), the amount earned with respect to an Award shall be payable 100% in
shares of Stock based on the Stock's Fair Market Value on the Valuation Date;
provided, however, that, at its discretion, the Committee may vary such form of
payment as to any Participant upon the specific request of such Participant.
The amount of any payment made in cash shall be based upon the Fair Market
Value of the Performance Share Units.  Except as provided in subparagraph 9(e),
payments of Awards shall be made as soon as practicable after the completion of
an Award Period.

      (e)   Deferral of Payment.  A Participant may file a written election
with the Committee to defer the payment of any amount otherwise payable
pursuant to subparagraph 9(d) on account of an Award to a period commencing at
such future date, as specified in the election.  Such election must be filed
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the first month of the Award Period during which the Award is earned, unless
the Committee specifies later filing date.

      (f)   Separate Accounts.  At the conclusion of each Award Period, the
Committee shall cause a separate account to be maintained in the name of each
Participant with respect to whom all or a portion of an Award of Performance
Share Units earned under the Plan has been deferred.  All deferred amounts
credited to such account shall be fully vested at all times.

      (g)   Election of Form of Investment.  Within 60 days from the end of
each Award Period, and at such time or times, if any, as the Committee may
permit, a Participant may file a written election with the Committee of the
percentage of the deferred portion of any Award of Performance Share Units
which is to be credited with interest and the percentage of such Award which is
to be maintained as with Performance Share Units.  In the event a Participant
fails to file an election within the time prescribed, one hundred percent
(100%) of the deferred portion of such Participant's Award shall be maintained
as Units.

      (h)   Interest Portion.  The amount of interest credited with respect to
the portion of an Award credited to the Participant's account which is deferred
and credited with interest (the "Interest Portion") shall be equal to the
amount such portion would have earned had it been credited with interest from
the last day of the Award Period with respect to which the Award was made until
the seventh business day preceding the date as of which payment is made,
compounded annually, at the Company's average borrowing rate for each fiscal
year that payment is deferred, or at such other rate as the Committee may from
time to time determine.

      (i)   Dividend Equivalents.  Within thirty (30) days from the payment of
a dividend by the Company on its Stock, the Performance Share Unit Portion of
each Participant's account shall be credited with additional Performance Share
Units the number of which shall be determined by (i) multiplying the dividend
per share paid on the Company's Stock by the number of Performance Share Units
credited to his account at the time such dividend was declared, then (ii)
dividing such amount by the Fair Market Value on the payment date for such
dividend.

      (j)   Payment of Deferred Awards.  Payment with respect to amounts
credited to the account of a Participant shall be made in a series of
installments over a period not to exceed ten (10) years as provided in the
deferral election or the letter or form evidencing the Award.  Except as
otherwise provided by the Committee, each installment shall be withdrawn
proportionately from the Interest Portion and from the Performance Share Unit
Portion of a Participant's account based on the percentage of the Participant's
account which he originally elected to be credited with interest and with
Performance Share Units, or, if a later election has been permitted by the
Committee and is then in effect, based on the percentage specified in such
later election.  Payments shall commence on the date specified by the
Participant in his deferral election, unless the Committee in its sole
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installments, or commence on an earlier date, or any or all of the above.  If a
Participant dies prior to the date on which payment with respect to all amounts
credited to his account shall have been completed, payment with respect to such
amounts shall be made to the participant's beneficiary in a series of annual
installments over a period of five (5) years, unless the Committee in its sole
discretion determines that payment shall be made over a shorter period or in
more frequent installments, or both.  To the extent practicable, each
installment payable hereunder shall approximate that part of the amount then
credited to the Participant's or beneficiary's account which, if multiplied by
the number of installments remaining to be paid would be equal to the entire
amount then credited to the Participant's account.

      (k)   Composition of Payment.  Notwithstanding subparagraph (j), the
Committee shall cause all payments with respect to deferred Awards to be made
in a manner described in the letter or form authorizing the Award as the
Committee shall determine in its sole discretion.

      (l)   Adjustment of Performance Goals.  The Committee may, during the
Award Period, make such adjustments to Performance Goals as it may deem
appropriate, to compensate for, or reflect, any significant changes that may
have occurred during such Award Period in (i) applicable accounting rules or
principles or changes in the Company's method of accounting or in that of any
other corporation whose performance is relevant to the determination of whether
an Award has been earned or (ii) tax laws or other laws or regulations that
alter or affect the computation of the measures of Performance Goals used for
the calculation of Awards.

10.   RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS AND PHANTOM STOCK UNITS

      (a)   Award of Restricted Stock and Phantom Stock Units.

            (i)   The Committee shall have the authority (1) to directly grant
      Restricted Stock and Phantom Stock Units Awards, (2) to issue or transfer
      Restricted Stock to Participants, and (3) to establish terms, conditions
      and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock and Phantom Stock
      Units, including the Restricted Period, which may differ with respect to
      each grantee, the time or times at which Restricted Stock or Phantom
      Stock Units shall be granted or become vested and the number of shares or
      units to be covered by each grant.

            (ii)  The Holder of a Restricted Stock Award shall execute and
      deliver to the Secretary of the Company an agreement with respect to
      Restricted Stock satisfactory to the Committee and the appropriate blank
      stock powers with respect to the Restricted Stock covered by such
      agreements and shall pay to the Company, as the purchase price of the
      shares of Stock subject to such Award, the purchase price, if any,
      established by the Committee in its discretion and indicated in the Award
      within 60 days following the making of such Award.  If a Participant
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      such period, the Award shall be null and void.  Subject to the
      restrictions set forth in Section 10(b), the Holder shall generally have
      the rights and privileges of a stockholder as to such Restricted Stock,
      including the right to vote such Restricted Stock.  At the discretion of
      the Committee, cash and stock dividends with respect to the Restricted
      Stock may be either currently paid or withheld by the Company for the
      Holder's account, and interest may be paid on the amount of cash
      dividends withheld at a rate and subject to such terms as determined by
      the Committee.  Cash or stock dividends so withheld by the Committee
      shall not be subject to forfeiture.

            (iii) In the case of a Restricted Stock Award, the Committee shall
      then cause stock certificates registered in the name of the Holder to be
      issued and held by the Secretary of the Company or an agent.

            (iv)  In the case of a Phantom Stock Units Award, no shares of
      Common Stock shall be issued at the time the award is made, and the
      Company will not be required to set aside a fund for the payment of any
      such Award.  The Committee shall, in its sole discretion, determine
      whether to credit to the account of, or to currently pay to, each Holder
      of an Award of Phantom Stock Units an amount equal to the cash dividends
      paid by the Company upon one share of Stock for each Phantom Stock Unit
      then credited to such Holder's account ("Dividend Equivalents").
      Dividend Equivalents credited to Holder's account shall be subject to
      forfeiture and may bear interest at a rate and subject to such terms as
      determined by the Committee.

      (b)   Restrictions.

            (i)   Restricted Stock awarded to a Participant shall be subject to
      the following restrictions until the expiration of the Restricted Period:
      (1) the Holder shall not be entitled to delivery of the stock
      certificate; (2) the shares shall be subject to the restrictions on
      transferability set forth in the Grant; (3) the shares shall be subject
      to forfeiture to the extent provided by the Committee in the Incentive
      Plan Agreement and, to the extent such shares are forfeited, the stock
      certificates shall be returned to the Company, and all rights of the
      Holder to such shares and as a shareholder shall terminate without
      further obligation on the part of the Company.

            (ii)  Phantom Stock Units awarded to any Participant shall be
      subject to the following restrictions until the expiration of the
      Restricted Period: (1) the units shall be subject to forfeiture to the
      extent provided in subparagraph (d), and to the extent such units are
      forfeited, all rights of the Holder to such units shall terminate without
      further obligation on the part of the Company and (2) any other
      restrictions which the Committee may determine in advance are necessary
      or appropriate.

            (iii) The Committee shall have the authority to remove any or all
      of the restrictions on the Restricted Stock and Phantom Stock Units
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      circumstances arising after the date of the Restricted Stock Award or
      Phantom Stock Award, such action is appropriate.

      (c)   Restricted Period.  The Restricted Period of Restricted Stock and
Phantom Stock Units shall commence on the Date of Grant and unless otherwise
established by the Committee in the Incentive Plan Agreement, shall expire from
time to time as to that part of the Restricted Stock and Phantom Stock Units in
accordance with a schedule included in the letter or form evidencing the Award.

      (d)   Delivery of Restricted Stock and Settlement of Phantom Stock Units.
Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any shares of
Stock covered by a Restricted Stock Award, a stock certificate evidencing the
shares of Restricted Stock which have not then been forfeited and with respect
to which the Restricted Period has expired (to the nearest full share) shall be
delivered without charge to the Holder, or his beneficiary, free of all
restrictions under the Plan.

      Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any Phantom
Stock Units covered by a Phantom Stock Unit Award, the Company shall deliver to
the Holder or his beneficiary without any charge one share of Stock for each
Phantom Stock Unit which has not then been forfeited and with respect to which
the Restricted Period has expired ("vested unit") and cash equal to any
Dividend Equivalents credited with respect to each such vested unit and the
interest thereon, if any; provided, however, that the Committee may, in its
sole discretion, elect to pay cash or part cash and part Stock in lieu of
delivering only Stock for vested units.  If a cash payment is made in lieu of
delivering Stock, the amount of such cash payment shall be equal to the Fair
Market Value for the date on which the Restricted Period lapsed with respect to
such vested unit.

      (e)   Payment for Restricted Stock.  Except as provided in subparagraph
10(a)(ii), a Holder shall not be required to make any payment for Stock
received pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award.

      (f)   SEC Restrictions.  Unless the Restricted Stock has been otherwise
registered with the SEC, each certificate representing Restricted Stock awarded
under the Plan shall bear the following legend:

            "THE SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ISSUED
      PURSUANT TO THE EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC. 1991 LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE
      INCENTIVE PLAN.  SUCH SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
      SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR
      TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH."

      If the shares of Common Stock to be issued to a Participant have been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, but the Participant is
subject to resale restrictions under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, the Company may place the following legend on stock certificates
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            "THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ISSUED TO AN
      AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER AND THE RESALE OF SUCH SHARES IS SUBJECT TO
      CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS UNDER RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
      AMENDED, OR SUCH OTHER PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE RESALE OF SECURITIES
      BY AFFILIATES."

Stop transfer orders shall be entered with the Company's transfer agent and
registrar against the transfer of legended securities except in compliance with
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Act").

11.   CASH INCENTIVE AWARDS

      The Committee also may grant Cash Incentive Awards which vest and become
payable only upon the attainment of pre-defined Performance Goals as
determined by the Committee.

12.   GENERAL

      (a)   Additional Provisions of an Award.  The award of any benefit under
the Plan may also be subject to such other provisions (whether or not
applicable to the benefit awarded to any other Participant) as the Committee
determines appropriate including, without limitation, provisions to assist the
Participant in financing the purchase of Common Stock through the exercise of
Options, provisions for the forfeiture of or restrictions on resale or other
disposition of shares acquired under any form of benefit, provisions giving the
Company the right to repurchase shares acquired under any form of benefit in
the event the Participant elects to dispose of such shares, and provisions to
comply with federal and state securities laws and federal and state income tax
withholding requirements.  In order to promote compliance with Section 16(b) of
the Exchange Act, all grants of Awards payable in the form of stock or Awards
considered "derivative securities" or other "equity securities" for purposes of
the Exchange Act granted to Participants that are subject to the restrictions
of Section 16(b) must include restrictions on sale, transfer or other
disposition of such securities (unless otherwise exempted) for a period six (6)
months after Date of Grant (or such other period as may be imposed under
Section 16(b) or rules thereunder).

      (b)   Privileges of stock ownership.  Except as otherwise specifically
provided in the Plan, no person shall be entitled to the privileges of stock
ownership in respect of shares of Stock which are subject to Options or
Restricted Stock Awards, Performance Share Unit Awards or Phantom Stock Unit
Awards hereunder until such shares have been issued to that person upon
exercise of an Option according to its terms or upon sale or grant of those
shares in accordance with a Restricted Stock Award, Performance Share Unit
Award or Phantom Stock Unit Award.

      (c)   Government and other regulations.  The obligation of the Company to
make payment of Awards in Stock or otherwise shall be subject to all applicable
laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by governmental agencies as
may be required.  The Company shall be under no obligation to register under
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paid under the Plan.  If the shares paid under the Plan may in certain
circumstances be exempt from registration under the Act, the Company may
restrict the transfer of such shares in such manner as it deems advisable to
ensure the availability of any such exemption.

      (d)   Tax withholding.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan,
the Company or a Subsidiary, as appropriate, shall have the right to deduct
from all Awards, to the extent paid in cash, all federal, state or local taxes
as required by law to be withheld with respect to such Awards and, in the case
of Awards paid in Stock, the Holder or other person receiving such Stock may be
required to pay to the Company or a Subsidiary, as appropriate prior to
delivery of such Stock, the amount of any such taxes which the Company or
Subsidiary is required to withhold, if any, with respect to such Stock.
Subject in particular cases to the disapproval of the Committee, the Company
may accept shares of Stock of equivalent Fair Market Value or may agree to
withhold shares of stock payable under an Award of equivalent Fair Market Value
in payment of such withholding tax obligations, provided however if the Holder
is subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, such Holder must comply with
Rule 16b-3(e).

      (e)   Claim to Awards and employment rights.  No employee or other person
shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award under the Plan nor, having
been selected for the grant of an Award, to be selected for a grant of any
other Award.  Neither this Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be
construed as giving any Participant any right to be retained in the employ of
the Company or a Subsidiary.

      (f)   Conditions.  Each Participant to whom Awards are granted under the
Plan shall be required to enter into an Incentive Plan Agreement in a form
authorized by the Committee, including provisions that the Participant shall
not disclose any trade or secret data or any other confidential information of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acquired during the course of such
Participant's employment.

      (g)   Designation and change of beneficiary.  Each Participant shall file
with the Committee a written designation of one or more persons as the
beneficiary who shall be entitled to receive the amounts payable with respect
to an Award of Performance Share Units, Phantom Share Units or Restricted
Stock, if any, due under the Plan upon his death.  A Participant may, from time
to time, revoke or change his beneficiary designation without the consent of
any prior beneficiary by filing a new designation with the Committee.  The last
such designation received by the Committee shall be controlling; provided,
however, that no designation, or change or revocation thereof, shall be
effective unless received by the Committee prior to the Participant's death,
and in no event shall it be effective as of a date prior to such receipt.

      (h)   Payments to persons other than Participants.  If the Committee
shall find that any person to whom any amount is payable under the Plan is
unable to care for his affairs because of illness or accident, or is a minor,
or has died, then any payment due to such person or his estate (unless a prior
claim therefor has been made by a duly appointed legal representative), may, if
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relative, an institution maintaining or having custody of such person, or any
other person deemed by the Committee to be a proper recipient on behalf of such
person otherwise entitled to payment.  Any such payment shall be a complete
discharge of the liability of the Committee and the Company therefor.

      (i)   No liability of Committee members.  No member of the Committee
shall be personally liable by reason of any contract or other instrument
executed by such member or on his behalf in his capacity as a member of the
Committee nor for any mistake of judgment made in good faith, and the Company
shall indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Committee and each other
employee, officer or director of the Company to whom any duty or power relating
to the administration or interpretation of the Plan may be allocated or
delegated, against any cost or expense (including counsel fees) or liability
(including any sum paid in settlement of a claim) arising out of any act or
omission to act in connection with the Plan unless arising out of such person's
own fraud or bad faith; provided, however, that approval of the Board shall be
required for the payment of any amount in settlement of a claim against any
such person.  The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of
any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under
the Company's Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws, as a matter of law, or
otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold
them harmless.

      (j)   Governing law.  The Plan shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of Minnesota without reference
to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.

      (k)   Funding.  Except as provided under Section 10, no provision of the
Plan shall require the Company for the purpose of satisfying any obligations
under the Plan, to purchase assets or place any assets in a trust or other
entity to which contributions are made or otherwise to segregate any assets,
nor shall the Company maintain separate bank accounts, books, records or other
evidence of the existence of a segregated or separately maintained or
administered fund for such purposes.  Holders shall have no rights under the
Plan other than as unsecured general creditors of the Company, except that
insofar as they may have become entitled to payment of additional compensation
by performance of services, they shall have the same rights as other employees
under general law.

      (l)   Nontransferability.  A person's rights and interests under the
Plan, including amounts payable, may not be sold, assigned, donated, or
transferred or otherwise disposed of, mortgaged, pledged or encumbered except
(unless limited in the form evidencing the Award), (i) in the event of a
Holder's death, to a designated beneficiary to the extent permitted by the
Plan, or in the absence of-such designation, by will or the laws of descent and
distribution, or (ii) in the case of a transfer pursuant to a "qualified
domestic relations order" as defined in the Code.

      (m)   Reliance on Reports.  Each member of the Committee and each member
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having so relied, acted or failed to act in good faith, upon any report made by
the independent public accountant of the Company and its Subsidiaries and upon
any other information furnished in connection with the Plan by any person or
persons other than himself.

      (n)   Relationship to other benefits.  No payment under the Plan shall be
taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement,
profit sharing, group insurance or other benefit plan of the Company or any
Subsidiary except as otherwise specifically provided.

      (o)   Expenses.  The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by
the Company and its Subsidiaries.

      (p)   Pronouns.  Masculine pronouns and other words of masculine gender
shall refer to both men and women.

      (q)   Titles and headings.  The titles and headings of the sections in
the Plan are for convenience of reference only, and in the event of any
conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings shall
control.

13.   CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE

      Options, SARs, Restricted Stock Awards, Phantom Stock Unit Awards,
Performance Share Unit Awards, and any agreements evidencing such Awards, and
Performance Goals shall be subject to adjustment or substitution, as determined
by the Committee in its sole discretion, as to the number, price or kind of a
share of Stock or other consideration subject to such Awards or as otherwise
determined by the Committee to be equitable (i) in the event of changes in the
outstanding Stock or in the capital structure of the Company, or of any other
corporation whose performance is relevant to the attainment of Performance
Goals hereunder, by reason of stock dividends, stock splits, recapitalizations,
reorganizations, mergers, consolidations, combinations, exchanges, or other
relevant changes in capitalization occurring after the Date of Grant of any
such Award or (ii) in the event of any change in applicable laws or any change
in circumstances which results in or would result in any substantial dilution
or enlargement of the rights granted to, or available for, Participants in the
Plan, or which otherwise warrants equitable adjustment because it interferes
with the intended operation of the Plan.  In addition, in the event of any such
adjustments or substitution, the aggregate number of shares of Stock available
under the Plan shall be appropriately adjusted by the Committee, whose
determination shall be conclusive.  Any adjustment in Incentive Stock Options
under this Section 12 shall be made only to the extent not constituting a
"modification" within the meaning of Section 425(h)(3) of the Code.  The
Company shall give each Participant notice of an adjustment hereunder and, upon
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14.   AWARDS MAY INCLUDE CHANGE IN CONTROL PROVISION

      (a)   Unless otherwise provided in the discretion of the Committee and
evidenced in the Award in the form indicated in b) below, the following shall
apply in the event of a tender offer.  In the event of the purchase of in
excess of fifty percent (50%) of the Corporation's outstanding common stock
pursuant to a tender offer approved by the Corporation's Board of Directors and
made in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(a "Tender"), all options granted hereunder and not yet exercised on the date
of the close of such Tender shall automatically terminate on such date, and all
options which are exercisable as of sale date must be exercised within thirty
(30) days after such date and shall automatically be converted into the right
to receive in lieu of Common Stock an amount equal to the amount per share of
Common Stock paid pursuant to the Tender.  With respect to all other Awards any
elections with respect to receipt of Common Stock, such election must be made
within thirty (30) days after the sale date and shall automatically be
converted into the right to receive in lieu of Common Stock, an amount equal to
the amount per share of Common Stock paid pursuant to the Tender.

      (b)   If the provisions of subp. (a) are modified by the Committee on an
individual basis, any such Award must include the following provisions:

            (i)   In the event of a Change in Control, notwithstanding any
                  vesting schedule provided for hereunder or by the Committee
                  with respect to an Award of Options, SARs, Phantom Stock
                  Units or Restricted Stock, such Option or SAR shall become
                  immediately exercisable with respect to 100 percent of the
                  shares subject to such Option or SAR, and the Restricted
                  Period shall expire immediately with respect to 100 percent
                  of the Phantom Stock Units or shares of Restricted Stock
                  subject to Restrictions.

            (ii)  In the event of a Change in Control, all incomplete Award
                  Periods in effect on the date the Change in Control occurs
                  shall end on the date of such change, and the Committee
                  shall, (1) determine the extent to which Performance Goals
                  with respect to each such Award Period have been met based
                  upon such audited or unaudited financial information then
                  available as it deems relevant, (2) cause to be paid to each
                  Participant partial or full Awards with respect to
                  Performance Goals for each such Award Period based upon the
                  Committee's determination of the degree of attainment of
                  Performance Goals, and (3) cause all previously deferred
                  Awards to be settled in full as soon as possible.

            (iii) The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be
                  binding upon any successor corporation or organization
                  resulting from the merger, consolidation or other
                  reorganization of the Company, or upon any successor
                  corporation or organization succeeding to substantially all
                  of





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                  the assets and business of the Company.  The Company agrees
                  that it will make appropriate provisions for the preservation
                  of Participants' rights under the Plan in any agreement or
                  plan which it may enter into or adopt to effect any such
                  merger, consolidation, reorganization or transfer or assets.

15.   NONEXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN

      Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board nor the submission of this
Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as
creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other
incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation,
the granting of stock options otherwise than under this Plan, and such
arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.

16.   AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION

      The Board may at any time terminate the Plan.  With the express written
consent of an individual participant, the Board may cancel or reduce or
otherwise alter the outstanding Awards thereunder if, in its judgment, the tax,
accounting, or other effects of the Plan or potential payouts thereunder would
not be in the best interest of the Company.  The Board may, at any time, or
from time to time, amend or suspend and, if suspended, reinstate, the Plan in
whole or in part, provided, however, that without further stockholder approval
the Board shall not:

            (a)   Increase the maximum number of shares of Stock which may be
      issued on exercise of Options, SARs, or pursuant to Restricted Stock
      Awards, Phantom Stock Unit Awards, or Performance Share Unit Awards,
      except as provided in Section 13;

            (b)   Change the maximum Option Price;

            (c)   Extend the maximum Option term; or

            (d)   Extend the termination date of the Plan.





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               Amendment No. 1 to Employee Benefit Plans, Inc.
                  1991 Long-Term Incentive Performance Plan

                       (effective as of August 12, 1991)


      The last sentence of Section 10(a)(ii) of the Employee Benefit Plans,
Inc. 1991 Long-Term Incentive Performance Plan (the "Plan") is hereby amended
so that Section 10(a) of the Plan provides as follows:

10.   RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS AND PHANTOM STOCK UNITS

      (a)   Award of Restricted Stock and Phantom Stock Units.

            (i)   The Committee shall have the authority (1) to directly grant
      Restricted Stock and Phantom Stock Units Awards, (2) to issue or transfer
      Restricted Stock to Participants, and (3) to establish terms, conditions
      and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock and Phantom Stock
      Units, including the Restricted Period, which may differ with respect to
      each grantee, the time or times at which Restricted Stock or Phantom
      Stock Units shall be granted or become vested and the number of shares or
      units to be covered by each grant.

            (ii)  The Holder of a Restricted Stock Award shall execute and
      deliver to the Secretary of the Company an agreement with respect to
      Restricted Stock satisfactory to the Committee and the appropriate blank
      stock powers with respect to the Restricted Stock covered by such
      agreements and shall pay to the Company, as the purchase price of the
      shares of Stock subject to such Award, the purchase price, if any,
      established by the Committee in its discretion and indicated in the Award
      within 60 days following the making of such Award.  If a Participant
      shall fail to execute the agreement, stock powers or shall fail to pay
      such purchase price within such period, the Award shall be null and void.
      Subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 10(b), the Holder shall
      generally have the rights and privileges of a stockholder as to such
      Restricted Stock, including the right to vote such Restricted Stock.  At
      the discretion of the Committee, cash and stock dividends with respect to
      the Restricted Stock may be either currently paid or withheld by the
      Company for the Holder's account, and interest may be paid on the amount
      of cash dividends withheld at a rate and subject to such terms as
      determined by the Committee.  Cash or stock dividends so withheld by the
      Committee shall be subject to forfeiture at the discretion of the
      Committee.

            (iii) In the case of a Restricted Stock Award, the Committee shall
      then cause stock certificates registered in the name of the Holder to be
      issued and held by the Secretary of the Company or an agent.





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            (iv)  In the case of a Phantom Stock Units Award, no shares of
      Common Stock shall be issued at the time the award is made, and the
      Company will not be required to set aside a fund for the payment of any
      such Award.  The Committee shall, in its sole discretion, determine
      whether to credit to the account of, or to currently pay to, each Holder
      of an Award of Phantom Stock Units an amount equal to the cash dividends
      paid by the Company upon one share of Stock for each Phantom Stock Unit
      then credited to such Holder's account ("Dividend Equivalents").
      Dividend Equivalents credited to Holder's account shall be subject to
      forfeiture and may bear interest at a rate and subject to such terms as
      determined by the Committee.





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                          EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC.

                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
             PURSUANT TO 1991 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PERFORMANCE PLAN


         This AGREEMENT is made effective as of the _____st day of
____________, 19____ by and between Employee Benefit Plans, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and the undersigned employee of the Company (or
one of its subsidiaries) (the "Employee").


         Recitals

         1.      The Company desires to afford the Employee an opportunity to
purchase shares of its common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Shares"),
to carry out the purposes of its 1991 Long-Term Incentive Performance Plan, as
amended (the "Plan"), a copy of which has been provided to Employee and the
terms of which are incorporated by reference herein.

         2.      Section 7(d) of the Plan provides that each option is to be
evidenced by an Option Agreement, setting forth the terms and conditions of the
Option.

         ACCORDINGLY, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
covenants and agreements contained herein, the Company and the Employee hereby
agree as follows:

         1.      Grant of Option.  The Company hereby irrevocably grants to the
Employee a Nonqualified Stock Option (the "Option") to purchase all or any part
of an aggregate of (______) Shares on the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth.

         2.      Purchase Price.  The purchase price for the Shares covered by
the Option (the "Purchase Price") shall be $_______ per Share.

         3.      Time and Manner of Exercise of Option.

                 (a)      The Option shall be exercisable in the following
annual installments commencing [one year from effective date]:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       Percentage of    
                                                      Shares Becoming                  Cumulative
                                                       Available for                   Percentage
                    One or After                         Exercise                       Available 
                    ------------                     ----------------                  -----------
         <S>                                           <C>                              <C>
           [one year from effective date]              33.34%                           33.34%
          [two years from effective date]              33.33%                           66.67%
         [three years from effective date]             33.33%                            100%
                                                                                                                 
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   24
                 (b)      To the extent that the right to exercise the Option
has accrued and is in effect, the Option may be exercised in full at one time
or in part from time to time, by giving written notice, signed by the person or
persons exercising the Option, to the Company, stating the number of Shares
with respect to which the Option is being exercised, accompanied by payment in
full of the Purchase Price for such Shares (or delivery of a notice from a
registered brokerage firm advising that payment will be made by such firm to
the Company under its "cashless exercise" procedures in accordance with the
Plan), which payment may be in whole or in part in shares of the common stock
of the Company already owned by the person or persons exercising the Option
with a fair market value equal to the exercise price; provided, however, that
there shall be no such exercise at any one time as to fewer than ten (10)
Shares or all of the remaining Shares then purchasable by the person or persons
exercising the Option, if fewer than ten (10) Shares.  Upon such exercise,
delivery of a Certificate for Paid-up, non-assessable Shares shall be made at
the Principal office of the Company to the Person or Persons exercising the
Option at such time, during ordinary business hours, not more than thirty (30)
days from the date of receipt of the notice by the Company, as shall be
designated in such notice, or at such time, place and manner as may be agreed
upon by the Company and the person or persons exercising the Option.

                 (c)      The Company shall at all times during the term of the
Option reserve and keep available such number of shares of its common stock as
will be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Option and shall pay all
original issue and transfer taxes (if any) with respect to the issue and
transfer of Shares pursuant hereto, and all other fees and expenses necessarily
incurred by the Company in connection therewith.  The holder of this Option
shall not have any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect
of the Shares until one or more Certificates for such Shares shall be delivered
to the holder upon the due exercise of the Option.

         4.      Term of Option.

                 (a)      The Option shall terminate ten (10) years from the
date hereof, but shall be subject to earlier termination as hereinafter
provided.

                 (b)      Except as otherwise provided in this Section 4, in
the event that the Employee ceases to be an employee of the Company or one of
its subsidiaries, the Option may be exercised, to the extent then exercisable
under Section 3(a) hereof, within three (3) months after the date the Employee
ceases to be an employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries, but shall
thereafter terminate.

                 (c)      If such termination of employment is because of
dismissal for cause or because the Employee is in breach of any employment
agreement, the Option will terminate on the date the Employee ceases to be an
employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries.

                 (d)      If such termination of employment is because the
Employee has died or becomes permanently disabled within the meaning of Section
105(b)(4) of the Internal





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Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), the Option may be exercised prior to the
expiration of (i) six (6) months from the date the Employee ceases to be an
employee or (ii) ten (10) years from the date hereof, whichever occurs first.

                 (e)      Subject to Section 4(c) above, in the event of
termination of employment, the Option shall be exercisable only to the extent
that the right to Purchase the Shares under the Option has accrued and is in
effect at the date of such cessation of employment, unless such cessation is
because the Employee has become disabled, in which case the Option may be
exercised to the full number of Shares covered hereby.

                 (f)      In the event of the death of the Employee, the Option
shall be exercisable only to the extent that the right to Purchase the Shares
under the Option has accrued and may be exercised by the estate of the
Employee, or by any person or persons who acquired the right to exercise the
Option by bequest or inheritance or by reason of the death of the Employee.

         5.      Nontransferability.  The right of the Employee to exercise the
Option shall not be assignable or transferable by the Employee other than by
will or the laws of descent and distribution, and the Option may be exercised
during the lifetime of the Employee only by them or by their guardian or legal
representative.  The Option shall be null and void and without effect upon the
bankruptcy of the Employee or upon any attempted assignment or transfer, except
as provided herein, including without limitations any purported assignment
(whether voluntary or by operation of law), pledge, hypothecation or other
disposition, attachment, trustee process or similar process, whether legal or
equitable, upon the Option.

         6.      Investment Representation; Delay in Issuance of Shares.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 hereof, the Company may delay the
issuance of Shares covered by the exercise of the Option and the delivery of a
certificate for such shares until (i) Employee executes a written declaration
that the Shares issued to them pursuant to such exercise of the Option are for
their own account as an investment and not with a view to, or for resale in
connection with, the distribution of any such Shares, and that he or she will
make no transfer of the same except in compliance with the 1933 Act and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and then in effect or (ii) such
time as the Company elects to make a public release of material "inside
information" concerning the Company (as such term is customarily used under
federal securities laws), if the Company reasonably believes, at its
discretion, that the holder of the Option possesses such information or the
exercise of the Option would create an obligation to disclose publicly such
information.

         7.      Adjustments.  In the event that the outstanding shares of the
common stock of the Company are changed into or exchanged for a different
number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company or of another
corporation by reason of any reorganization, merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, reclassification, stock split-up, combination of shares, or
dividends payable in capital stock (other than for a change in control as
described in Section 8 hereof), appropriate adjustment shall be made in the
number and kind of shares as to which the Option, or portion thereof then
unexercised, shall be exercisable, to the end





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that the proportionate interest of the Employee shall be maintained as before
the occurrence of such event; such adjustment in the Option shall be made
without change in the total price applicable to the unexercised portion of the
Option and with a corresponding adjustment in the Purchase Price per Share.  No
such adjustment shall be made which shall, within the meaning of any applicable
sections of the Code, constitute a modification, extension or renewal of the
Option or grant of additional benefits to the Employee.

         8.      Tender Offers.  In the event of the purchase of in excess of
fifty percent (50%) of the Company's outstanding common stock pursuant to a
tender offer approved by the Company's Board of Directors and made in
accordance with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (a "Tender"), all options granted hereunder and not yet exercised on
the date of the close of such Tender shall automatically terminate on such
date, and all Options which are exercisable as of sale date must be exercised
within thirty (30) days after such date and shall automatically be converted
into the right to receive in lieu of Common Stock an amount equal to the amount
per share of Common Stock paid pursuant to the Tender.

         9.      Liquidation.  Upon dissolution or liquidation of the Company,
the Option shall terminate, but the Employee (if at such time in the employ of
or otherwise associated with the Company or any of its subsidiaries) shall have
the right, immediately prior to such dissolution or liquidation, to exercise
the Option to the extent then exercisable.

         10.     Fractional Shares.  No fraction of a share will be purchasable
or deliverable upon the exercise of the Option, but in the event any adjustment
hereunder of the number of Shares covered by the Option shall cause such number
to include a fraction of a share, such fraction shall be adjusted to the
nearest smaller whole number of shares.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement
effective as of the date first appearing above.

                                        EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC.


                                        By:_____________________________________
                                            William E. Sagan
                                            President & Chief Executive Officer



                                        EMPLOYEE


                                        ________________________________________
                                        [name of employee]
                                        SS# ____________________________________





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<PAGE>   1

                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.4
                         EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC.
                   1993 OUTSIDE DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN


                                      I.
                               PURPOSE OF PLAN

      1.1   The purpose of the Employee Benefit Plans, Inc. 1993 Outside
Directors Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") is to provide a means whereby Employee
Benefit Plans, Inc. (the "Company") may grant options to purchase common stock
of the Company to those members of the Company's Board of Directors who are not
employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries ("Eligible Directors").
Options granted under the Plan are not intended to and do not qualify as
incentive stock options as described in Section 422A of the Internal Revenue
Code.

                                     II.
                  NUMBER OF SHARES AVAILABLE UNDER THE PLAN

      2.1   Options will be granted by the Company at the times described
below, to Eligible Directors to purchase an aggregate of up to 250,000 shares
of common stock ($.01 par value) of the Company and 250,000 shares shall be
reserved for options granted under the Plan (subject to adjustment as provided
in Section 4.9 below).  The shares issued upon exercise of options granted
under the Plan may be authorized and unissued shares or reacquired shares held
by the Company.  If any option granted under the Plan shall terminate, expire
or with the consent of the optionee, be canceled as to any shares, new options
may thereafter be granted covering such shares without affecting the amount of
the option reserve noted above.

                                     III.
                                ADMINISTRATION

      3.1   The Plan shall be administered by a Committee consisting of the
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company who are not
eligible to participate in the Plan (the "Committee").  Committee members shall
have no discretion concerning the grant of options, the price at which options
are to be granted or times at which options may be exercised.

      The Committee may interpret the Plan, amend and rescind any rules and
regulations necessary or appropriate for the administration of the Plan and
make other determinations and take such other action as it deems necessary or
advisable.  No such action will affect the rights of Eligible Directors who
have been granted options prior to such action.  Any interpretation or other
action made or taken by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive.
<PAGE>   2

                                     IV.
                             TERMS AND CONDITIONS

      4.1   Time of Grant and Form.  Each option granted under the Plan shall
be evidenced by an option agreement which shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan, including, without limitation, the following:

      (a)   Initial Grant of 5,000 Options.  Each Eligible Director shall
            receive an initial grant of options for the purchase of 5,000
            shares of common stock of the Company, when applicable under
            subsections (1), (2) or (3) below:

            (1)   Each Eligible Director of record on August 19, 1993 shall
                  receive a grant of options for the purchase of 5,000 shares
                  of common stock of the Company effective August 19, 1993;

            (2)   An Eligible  Director who is first appointed or elected to
                  the Board of Directors of the Company after a June 1 Grant
                  Date (as defined below) but before the next Annual Meeting of
                  Shareholders of the Company (the "Annual Meeting"), shall
                  receive a grant of options for the purchase of 5,000 shares
                  of common stock of the Company effective on the date that
                  person first becomes a director.

            (3)   An Eligible  Director who is first appointed or elected to
                  the Board of Directors of the Company at an Annual Meeting,
                  or between the Annual Meeting and on or before the next June
                  1 Grant Date, shall receive a grant of options for the
                  purchase of 5,000 shares of common stock of the Company
                  effective on the June 1 Grant Date following such Annual
                  Meeting (provided that person is a director of record on the
                  June 1 Grant Date).

      (b)   Annual Grants of 2,500 Options.  Except as otherwise provided in
            this Section 4.1(b), each Eligible Director of record on June 1 (or
            on the next business day if June 1 is not a business day) of each
            year while the Plan is in effect (the "June 1 Grant Date"),
            commencing June 1, 1994, shall receive a grant of options for the
            purchase of 2,500 shares of common stock of the Company effective
            on that June 1 Grant Date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an
            Eligible Director receives an initial grant of options under
            Section 4.1(a)(3) above, that person will not be eligible to
            receive the first annual grant of 2,500 options under this
            subsection until the June 1 Grant Date which occurs during the
            calendar year following that person's first appointment or election
            as a director (and provided that person is an Eligible Director on
            that June 1 Grant Date).





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<PAGE>   3

The foregoing respective dates of grant are referred to herein as the "Grant
Date."  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if on the scheduled Grant Date, the
Chief Executive Officer or General Counsel of the Company determines, in their
sole discretion, that the Company is in possession of material, undisclosed
information that would prevent the Company from issuing securities, then the
grant of options to Eligible Directors pursuant to this Section 4.1 will be
suspended until the third day after public dissemination of such information.
The Chief Executive Officer or General Counsel may only suspend the grant; the
amount and other terms of the grant will remain as set forth in the Plan, with
the exercise price of the option to be determined in accordance with the Plan
on the date the option is finally granted.

      4.2   Exercisability.  Subject to Sections 4.6 and 4.9 below, each
option agreement shall provide that the option will vest and become first
exercisable six (6) months after the Grant Date, except that the options having
a Grant Date of August 19, 1993 shall vest and become first exercisable on the
latter of (a) six (6) months after the Grant Date or (b) the date on which the
Plan is approved by the Company's shareholders.  If the Plan is not approved by
the shareholders at the Annual Meeting for the year ending December 31, 1993,
all options granted under the Plan shall thereupon lapse.

      4.3   Option Period.  Subject to Sections 4.6 and 4.9 below, each option
agreement shall provide that the option shall expire at the end of ten (10)
years from the date granted or upon dissolution of the Company, if earlier.

      4.4   Option Price.  The exercise price per share for options granted
under the Plan shall be the closing price of the common stock of the Company on
the Grant Date or in the case of Eligible Directors granted options during the
Plan Year, the closing price of the common stock of the Company on the date the
option is granted.  As used herein, the term "closing price" shall mean the
closing price of the Company's common stock as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange.  If the Company's common stock is not listed on the New York Stock
Exchange, the "closing price" shall be the last sale price of the Company's
common stock as reported on the National Association of Securities Dealers
Automated Quotation system or applicable securities exchange.

      4.5   Payment of Option Price.  The purchase price of the shares as to
which an option shall be exercised shall be paid in cash, certified check, bank
draft or money order made payable to the Company, or with shares of common
stock of the Company at the time of exercise (valued based on the closing price
on the date of exercise), unless the tender of shares as payment violates
federal or state securities laws.

      4.6   Exercise in the Event of Death or Ceasing to be a Board Member.
Each option agreement shall be subject to the following:





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<PAGE>   4

      (a)   If an optionee ceases to be a director of the Company (other than
            by death or removal for cause), the options which are then vested
            may be exercised until the earlier of (1) three months after the
            date the optionee ceases to be a director of the Company or (2) ten
            years from the date of grant, and shall thereafter lapse.

      (b)   If an optionee ceases to be a director of the Company because of
            removal for cause, all options shall lapse on the date the optionee
            ceases to be a director of the Company.

      (c)   If an optionee ceases to be a director of the Company because of
            death, all outstanding options, whether or not vested, shall
            immediately become exercisable until the earlier of (1) three
            months after the date of death or (2) ten years from the date of
            grant, and shall thereafter lapse.

Options that are not exercisable (not vested) as of the date an optionee ceases
to be a director of the Company (other than by death) shall immediately lapse
on that date.

      4.7   Non-Transferability.  No option granted under the Plan shall be
transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
During the lifetime of the optionee, an option shall be exercisable only by
such optionee.

      4.8   Investment Representation.  Each option agreement shall contain an
agreement that upon demand by the Board the optionee shall deliver to the Board
at the time of exercise of an option a written representation that the shares
to be acquired upon such exercise are to be acquired for investment and not for
resale or with a view to distribution thereof.  Upon such demand, delivery of
such representation prior to the delivery of any shares issued upon exercise of
an option and prior to the expiration of the option period shall be a condition
precedent to the right of the optionee or to such other person to purchase any
shares.

      4.9   Adjustments.  In the event that the outstanding shares of the
common stock of the Company are changed into or exchanged for a different
number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company or of another
corporation by reason of any reorganization, merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, reclassification, stock split-up, combination of shares or
dividends payable in capital stock, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the
number and kind of shares as to which options may be granted under the Plan and
as to which outstanding options or portions thereof then unexercised shall be
exercisable, to the end that the proportionate interest of the participant
shall be maintained as before the occurrence of such event; such adjustment in
outstanding options shall be made without change in the total price applicable
to the unexercised portion of such options and with a corresponding adjustment
in the option price per share.  If the Company is a party to a merger,
consolidation, reorganization or similar corporate transaction and if, as a
result of that transaction, its shares of common stock





                                       4
<PAGE>   5

are exchanged for (a) other securities of the Company or (b) securities of
another corporation which has assumed the outstanding options under the Plan or
has substituted for such options its own options, then each holder of options
under the Plan shall be entitled (subject to the conditions stated herein or in
such substituted options, if any), in respect of that person's options, to
purchase that amount of such other securities of the Company or of such other
corporation as is sufficient to ensure that the value of that person's options
immediately before the corporate transaction is equivalent to the value of such
options immediately after the transaction, taking into account the option price
of the option before such transaction, the fair market value per share of the
common stock immediately before such transaction and the fair market value
immediately after the transaction, of the securities then subject to that
option (or to the option substituted for that option, if any).  Upon the
happening of any such corporate transaction, the class and aggregate number of
shares subject to the Plan which have been heretofore or may be hereafter
granted under the Plan shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect the events
specified in this Section 4.9.

      4.10  Expiration Date.  This plan shall terminate ten (10) years from the
date upon which it is approved by the shareholders of the Company, or on such
earlier date determined by the Board.  Any termination shall not affect any
options then outstanding under the Plan.  No options may be granted after
termination.

      4.11  Shareholder Rights.  No optionee shall have any rights as a
shareholder with respect to any shares subject to his or her option prior to
the date of issuance to the optionee of a certificate or certificates for such
shares.

                                      V.
                  COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS

      5.1   The Plan, the option agreement and exercise of options thereunder
and the obligation of the Company to sell and deliver shares under such option
shall be subject to all applicable federal and state laws, rules and
regulations and to such approval by any government or regulatory agency as may
be required.  The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any
certificates for shares of common stock prior to (a) the listing of any such
shares on any stock exchange on which the common stock may be listed; and (b)
the completion of any registration or qualification of such shares under any
federal or state law, or any ruling or regulation of any governmental body
which the Company shall in its sole discretion determine to be necessary or
advisable.

                                     VI.
                          AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

      6.1   The Board may from time to time amend, suspend or discontinue the
Plan provided that, subject to the provisions of Section 4.9 above, no action
of the Board may permit the granting of any option at the option price less
than that determined in





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accordance with Section 4.4 above; adjust or change the Grant Date determined
under Section 4.1 above; or shorten the period provided for in Section 4.3
above.  However, the Plan may not be amended more than once every six months
other than to comport with changes in the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act, or the rules thereunder.  Without the written
consent of an optionee, no amendment or suspension of the Plan shall alter or
impair any option previously granted to him or her under the Plan.  The Board
may, subject to limitations in the Plan, modify, extend or renew outstanding
options granted under the Plan, or accept the surrender of outstanding options
to the extent unexercised.

                                     VII.
                                EFFECTIVE DATE

      7.1   The Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company
effective August 19, 1993, and its effectiveness is subject to approval by the
shareholders of the Company.

                                    VIII.
                                  PLAN YEAR

      8.1   The Plan year runs January 1 through December 31.

                                     IX.
                                 NAME OF PLAN

      9.1   The Plan shall be known as the Employee Benefit Plans, Inc. 1993
Outside Directors Stock Option Plan.





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                         EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC.


                            STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
             PURSUANT TO 1993 OUTSIDE DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN

      This AGREEMENT is made effective as of the 1st day of June, 19__ by and
between Employee Benefit Plans, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
and the undersigned outside director of the Company (the "Outside Director").


      Recitals

      1.    The Company desires to afford the Outside Director an opportunity
to purchase shares of its common stock, par value $.01 per share (the
"Shares"), to carry out the purposes of its 1993 Outside Directors Stock Option
Plan (the "Plan"), a copy of which has been provided to Outside Director and
the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein.

      2.    Section 4.1 of the Plan provides that each option is to be
evidenced by an Option Agreement, setting forth the terms and conditions of the
Option.

      ACCORDINGLY, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants
and agreements contained herein, the Company and the Outside Director hereby
agree as follows:

      1.    Grant of Option.  The Company hereby grants to the Outside Director
a nonqualified stock option (the "Option") to purchase all or any part of an
aggregate of Two Thousand Five Hundred (2,500) Shares on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth.

      2.    Purchase Price.  The purchase price for the Shares covered by the
Option (the "Purchase Price") shall be $________ per Share, which is the
closing price of the Company's common stock as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange on June 1, 19__.

      3.    Time and Manner of Exercise of Option.

            (a)   The Option shall be exercisable as to 100% of the Shares
commencing December 1, 19__, which is six (6) months after the date hereof,
unless accelerated pursuant to Section 4(d) or 7 hereof.
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            (b)   To the extent that the right to exercise the Option has
accrued and is in effect, the Option may be exercised in full at one time or in
part from time to time, by giving written notice, signed by the person or
persons exercising the Option, to the Company, stating the number of Shares
with respect to which the Option is being exercised, accompanied by payment in
full of the Purchase Price for such Shares (or delivery of a notice from a
registered brokerage firm advising that payment will be made by such firm to
the Company under its "cashless exercise" procedures in accordance with the
Plan), which payment may be in whole or in part in shares of the common stock
of the Company already owned by the person or persons exercising the Option
with a fair market value equal to the exercise price (the fair market value
shall be the closing price of the common stock on the date of exercise, as
determined under the Plan); provided, however, that there shall be no such
exercise at any one time as to fewer than ten (10) Shares or all of the
remaining Shares then purchasable by the person or persons exercising the
Option, if fewer than ten (10) Shares.  Upon such exercise, delivery of a
Certificate for paid-up, non-assessable Shares shall be made at the principal
office of the Company to the Person or Persons exercising the Option at such
time, during ordinary business hours, not more than thirty (30) days from the
date of receipt of the notice by the Company, as shall be designated in such
notice, or at such time, place and manner as may be agreed upon by the Company
and the person or persons exercising the Option, subject to Section 6 below.

            (c)   The Company shall at all times during the term of the Option
reserve and keep available such number of shares of its common stock as will be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Option and shall pay all original
issue and transfer taxes (if any) with respect to the issue and transfer of
Shares pursuant hereto, and all other fees and expenses necessarily incurred by
the Company in connection therewith.  The holder of this Option shall not have
any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect of the Shares
until one or more Certificates for such Shares shall be delivered to the holder
upon the due exercise of the Option.

      4.    Term of Option.

            (a)   The Option shall terminate ten (10) years from the date
hereof, but shall be subject to earlier termination as hereinafter provided.

            (b)   If the Outside Director ceases to be a director of the
Company (other than by death or removal for cause), the Option, to the extent
then exercisable (vested) under Section 3(a) hereof, may be exercised until the
earlier of (1) three months after the date the Outside Director ceases to be a
director of the Company or (2) ten years from the date of hereof, and shall
thereafter lapse.

            (c)   If the Outside Director ceases to be a director of the
Company because of removal for cause, the Option will terminate on the date the
Outside Director ceases to be a director of the Company.
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            (d)   If the Outside Director ceases to be a director of the
Company because of death, the Option shall immediately become exercisable until
the earlier of (1) three months after the date of death or (2) ten years from
the date hereof, and shall thereafter lapse.

            (e)   If the Option is not exercisable (not vested) as of the date
that the Outside Director ceases to be a director of the Company (other than by
death), the Option shall immediately lapse on that date.

      5.    Nontransferability.  The right of the Outside Director to exercise
the Option shall not be assignable or transferable by the Outside Director
other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and the Option may 
be exercised during the lifetime of the Outside Director only by that person or
by such person's guardian or legal representative.  The Option shall be null and
void and without effect upon the bankruptcy of the Outside Director or upon any
attempted assignment or transfer, except as provided herein, including without
limitations any purported assignment (whether voluntary or by operation of
law), pledge, hypothecation or other disposition, attachment, trustee process
or similar process, whether legal or equitable, upon the Option.

      6.    Investment Representation; Delay in Issuance of Shares.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 hereof, the Company may delay the
issuance of Shares covered by the exercise of the Option and the delivery of a
certificate for such shares until (1) Outside Director executes a written
declaration that the Shares issued to them pursuant to such exercise of the
Option are for the Outside Director's own account as an investment and not with
a view to, or for resale in connection with, the distribution of any such
Shares, and that he or she will make no transfer of the same except in
compliance with the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder and then in effect or (2) such time as the Company elects to make a
public release of material "inside information" concerning the Company (as such
term is customarily used under federal securities laws), if the Company
reasonably believes, at its discretion, that the holder of the Option possesses
such information or the exercise of the Option would create an obligation to
publicly disclose such information.

      7.    Adjustments.  In the event that the outstanding shares of the
common stock of the Company are changed into or exchanged for a different
number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company or of another
corporation by reason of any reorganization, merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, reclassification, stock split-up, combination of shares, or
dividends payable in capital stock, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the
number and kind of shares as to which the Option, or portion thereof then
unexercised, shall be exercisable, to the end that the proportionate interest
of the Outside Director shall be maintained as before the occurrence of such
event; such adjustment in the Option shall be made without change in the total
price applicable to the unexercised portion of the Option and with a
corresponding adjustment in the Purchase Price per Share.
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      8.    Liquidation.  Upon dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the
Option shall terminate, but the Outside Director (if at such time a director of
the Company) shall have the right, immediately prior to such dissolution or
liquidation, to exercise the Option to the extent then exercisable.

      9.    Fractional Shares.  No fraction of a share shall be purchasable or
deliverable upon the exercise of the Option, but in the event any adjustment
hereunder of the number of Shares covered by the Option shall cause such number
to include a fraction of a share, such fraction shall be adjusted to the
nearest smaller whole number of shares.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Outside Director have executed
this Agreement, effective as of the date first appearing above.

                                          EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, INC.



                                          By                                   
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             William E. Sagan
                                             President & Chief Executive Officer


                                          OUTSIDE DIRECTOR



                                                                              
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             [outside director]
                                             SS#                               
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             S u t h e r l a n d,  A s b i l l  &  B r e n n a n
TEL: (404) 853-8000            999 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E.               ATLANTA
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                                                                       NEW YORK
                                                                      WASHINGTON



                               October 19, 1995



Board of Directors
First Financial Management Corporation
Suite 1400, 5660 New Northside Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30328

Gentlemen:

         We are acting as your counsel in connection with the registration of
56,635 shares of $.10 par value Common Stock (the "Common Stock") of First
Financial Management Corporation, a Georgia corporation ("FFMC").  The Common
Stock is being registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 in connection with FFMC's assumption of
the Employee Benefit Plans, Inc. ("EBP") 1986 Stock Option Plan, EBP 1990 Stock
Option Plan, EBP 1991 Long-Term Incentive Performance Plan and EBP 1993 Outside
Directors Stock Option Plan (the "Plans") and the conversion of the options
outstanding under the Plans to options exercisable for FFMC Common Stock.

         Based upon our review of the relevant documents and materials, it is
our opinion that the Common Stock, when issued according to the terms of the
Plans, as amended and assumed by FFMC, will be legally issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.

         We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Item
5 - Interests of Named Experts and Counsel" in the above-described Registration
Statement and to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to such Registration
Statement.

                                      Very truly yours,
                                            
                                      SUTHERLAND, ASBILL & BRENNAN



                                      By: /s/ Mark D. Wasserman                
                                          -------------------------------------
                                          Mark D. Wasserman
                                                                               

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2




INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



We consent to incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
First Financial Management Corporation on Form S-8 of our reports dated January
27, 1995, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of First Financial
Management Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1994.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
October 19, 1995

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of First Financial Management Corporation pertaining to the 1986 Stock
Option Plan, 1990 Stock Option Plan, 1991 Long-Term Incentive Performance Plan
and 1993 Outside Director's Stock Option Plan of Employee Benefit Plans, Inc.
of our report dated February 3, 1995, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of First Data Corporation included in the Current Report
on Form 8-K of First Financial Management Corporation dated July 25, 1995.


                                                     /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
                                                     ---------------------
                                                     ERNST & YOUNG LLP


New York, New York
October 16, 1995
                

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of First Financial Management Corporation pertaining to the 1986 Stock
Option Plan, 1990 Stock Option Plan, 1991 Long-Term Incentive Performance Plan
and 1993 Outside Director's Stock Option Plan of Employee Benefit Plans, Inc.
of our report dated August 26, 1994, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of CESI Holdings, Inc. included in the Current Report on Form 8-K of
First Financial Management Corporation dated July 25, 1995.


                                                     /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
                                                     ---------------------
                                                     ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Melville, New York
October 16, 1995
                

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.5

October 16, 1995

First Financial Management Corporation



We are aware of the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of First Financial Management Corporation pertaining to the 1986 Stock
Option Plan, 1990 Stock Option Plan, 1991 Long-Term Incentive Performance Plan
and 1993 Outside Director's Stock Option Plan of Employee Benefit Plans, Inc. 
of our reports dated May 8 and August 4, 1995 relating to the unaudited 
consolidated interim financial statements of First Data Corporation included in
the Current Reports on Form 8-K of First Financial Management Corporation dated
July 25 and September 11, 1995.

Pursuant to Rule 436(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 our reports are not a
part of the registration statement prepared or certified by accountants within
the meaning of Section 7 or 11 of the Securities Act of 1933.


                                                     /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
                                                     ---------------------
                                                     ERNST & YOUNG LLP
                                                                             

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.6




                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report
dated February 22, 1994, relating to the financial statements of Western Union
Financial Services, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of New Valley Corporation),
which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K of First Financial Management
Corporation dated November 4, 1994.


/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
- ------------------------
Price Waterhouse LLP


Morristown, New Jersey
October 17, 1995


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