NDCHEALTH CORP
AMENDMENT TO THE  1984 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10(xxxiv) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AMENDMENT TO THE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>NATIONAL DATA CORPORATION 1984 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>STOCK OPTION PLAN </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">December 19, 2000<B></B> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section 6(a) of the Plan is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following
is substituted therefor: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6(a) <U>Change in
Capital Structure</U>. In the event that the Board of Directors shall determine that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse split, reorganization,
merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, share exchange or other similar corporate transaction or event, affects the Common Stock such that an adjustment is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of a
Grantee under the Plan, then the Board of Directors shall (i) make appropriate adjustments in the number and kind of stock or other securities that may thereafter be issued in connection with the Plan, and (ii) make appropriate adjustments in the
number and kind of stock or other securities as to which outstanding options, or portions thereof then unexercised, shall be exercisable, and in the exercise price thereof, so that the Grantee&#146;s proportionate interest shall be substantially
maintained as before the occurrence of such event. Any such adjustments made by the Board of Directors shall be conclusive. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The undersigned certifies this to be a correct copy of the Amendment to the Plan as adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on December 19, 2000.
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Christine Rumsey</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Christine Rumsey</FONT></TD></TR>
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