MURDOCK COMMUNICATIONS CORP
10-Q, EX-10.2, 2000-08-22
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                    FIRST AMENDMENT TO STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
                                       and
              CONSENT TO PERMITTED TRANSFEREES BY SERIES E HOLDERS


     This  First  Amendment  to Stockholders Agreement (this "First Amendment"),
dated  as  of  June  13, 2000, by and among (i) Actel Integrated Communications,
Inc., an Alabama corporation (the "Company"), (ii) the Purchasers (the "Series E
Investors")  listed  on  Schedule  1 to the Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of
April  5,  2000,  (iii)  the  holders of the Company's common stock, without par
value  per share (the "Common Stock"), listed on the signature pages hereto (the
"Common  Stockholders")  and (iv) the other holders of Series A Preferred Stock,
Series  B  Preferred  Stock or Series D Preferred Stock of the Company listed on
the  signature  pages  hereto (the "Other Preferred Stockholders"; together with
the  Series E Investors, the Common Stockholders and such other Persons party to
the  Stockholders  Agreement  pursuant  to  its  terms,  the  "Stockholders").

     WHEREAS,  the  Stockholders  executing  this  First Amendment desire to set
forth  their  mutual  agreement  regarding  an  amendment  of  the  Stockholders
Agreement;

     WHEREAS,  the  Stockholders  Agreement  provides  at  section  5.3 that the
Stockholders  Agreement can be amended by (i) the holders of at least a majority
of the Preferred Stock issued to the Series E Investors under the Stock Purchase
Agreement,  (ii)  the  holders  of at least a majority of the Common Stockholder
Shares  and  (iii)  the holders of at least a majority of the shares held by the
Other  Preferred  Stockholders;

     WHEREAS,  the consent of Sandler Capital Partners IV, L.P., Sandler Capital
Partners  IV  FTE,  LP.,  Sandler  Co-Investment  Partners, L.P., and DB Capital
Investors, LP ("Series E Holders") must be obtained pursuant to the Stockholders
Agreement  as  a  condition  to the transfer of any shares of Series A Preferred
Stock  ("Series  A  Shares")  by  Murdock  Communications  Corporation  to  any
transferee;  and

     WHEREAS  the  Series  E  Holders desire to acknowledge their consent to the
transfer  of  the  Series A Shares the proposed transferees set forth on Exhibit
"A"  attached  hereto  by  executing  this  First  Amendment.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  In  consideration of the foregoing and for other good and
valuable  consideration,  the  receipt  and  sufficiency  of  which  are  hereby
acknowledged,  the  parties  signatory  hereto, being the number of Stockholders

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required  by  the  Stockholders  Amendment  to amend the Stockholders Agreement,
intending  to  amend  the  Stockholders  Agreement as herein set forth, agree as
follows:

     1.     Amendment.  Section  2.1 of the Stockholders Agreement is amended by
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deleting  the  reference  in  section 2.1(b)(i) thereof to "May 29, 2000" and by
inserting  in  lieu  thereof  "July  15,  2000."

     2.     Counterparts.  This  First  Amendment  may  be  in  two  or  more
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counterparts,  each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which
shall  constitute  one  and  the  same  instrument.

     3.     Consent.  The Series E Holders hereby consent to the transfer of the
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Series  A  Shares  the  proposed  transferees  set forth on Exhibit "A" attached
hereto.

     4.     Proxy.  MCC  hereby  provides  to John A. Beck and Daniel J. Shapiro
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the irrevocable proxy attached hereto as Exhibit "B" to vote its shares to cause
the  merger  described  therein.


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                              ACTEL  INTEGRATED
                              COMMUNICATIONS,  INC.

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

                              SERIES  E  INVESTORS:

                              SANDLER  CAPITAL  PARTNERS  IV,  L.P.

                                   By:  SANDLER INVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P.,
                                        General  Partner

                                        By:  SANDLER  CAPITAL MANAGEMENT,
                                             General Partner

                                        By:  MJDM Corp., General Partner

                                        By:
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                                            Edward  G.  Grinacoff
                                            President

                              SANDLER CAPITAL PARTNERS IV FTE, L.P.

                                   By:  SANDLER  INVESTMENT  PARTNERS, L.P.,
                                        General  Partner

                                        By:  SANDLER  CAPITAL MANAGEMENT,
                                             General Partner

                                             By:   MJDM  Corp., General  Partner

                                        By:
                                           -----------------------
                                            Edward  G.  Grinacoff
                                            President


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                              WAYNE  WRIGHT,  an  individual


                              SERIES  B  PREFERRED  STOCK:

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                              WAYNE  WRIGHT,  an  individual


                              SERIES  D  PREFERRED  STOCK:

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                              WILLIAM  L.  HALE,  an  individual

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                              ALAN  HOLT,  an  individual



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                                Signature Page to

                     Actel Integrated Communications, Inc.
                             Stockholders Agreement


                              SERIES  A  PREFERRED  STOCKHOLDERS

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                              Investor

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                              Investor


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