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10.17</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ALLIANCE
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P.<br>
</font></b><b><font style="font-weight:bold;">UNIT OPTION PLAN AGREEMENT</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">AGREEMENT, dated
December 6, 2002 between Alliance Capital Management L.P. (the &#147;Partnership&#148;),
Alliance Capital Management Holding L.P. (&#147;Alliance Holding&#148;) and Robert H.
Joseph, Jr. (the &#147;Employee&#148;), an employee of the Partnership or a subsidiary of
the Partnership.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Option
Committee (the &#147;Administrator&#148;) of the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of
Alliance Capital Management Corporation, the general partner of the Partnership
and Alliance Holding, pursuant to the 1993 Unit Option Plan, a copy of which
has been delivered to the Employee (the &#147;Plan&#148;), has granted to the Employee an
option to purchase units representing assignments of beneficial ownership of
limited partnership interests in Alliance Holding (the &#147;Units&#148;) as hereinafter
set forth, and authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In accordance with
that grant, and as a condition thereto, the Partnership, Alliance Holding and
the Employee agree as follows:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Grant of Option</u>.&#160; Subject to and under the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, the Employee is the owner
of an option (the &#147;Option&#148;) to purchase the number of Units set forth in
Section 1 of Exhibit A attached hereto at the per Unit price set forth in
Section 2 of Exhibit A.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Term and Exercise Schedule</u>.&#160; This Option shall not be exercisable to any
extent prior to December 6, 2003 or after December 6, 2012 (the &#147;Expiration
Date&#148;).&#160; Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the Plan, the Employee shall be entitled to
exercise the Option prior to the Expiration Date and to purchase Units
hereunder in accordance with the schedule set forth in Section 3 of Exhibit A.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The right to exercise
this Option shall be cumulative so that to the extent this Option is not
exercised when it becomes initially exercisable with respect to any Units, it
shall be exercisable with respect to such Units at any time thereafter until
the Expiration Date and any Units subject to this Option which have not then
been purchased may not, thereafter, be purchased hereunder.&#160; A Unit shall be considered to have been
purchased on or before the Expiration Date if notice of the purchase has been
given and payment therefor has actually been received pursuant to Sections 3
and 13, on or before the Expiration Date.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Notice of Exercise, Payment and
Certificate</u>.&#160; Exercise of this
Option, in whole or in part, shall be by delivery of a written notice to the
Partnership and Alliance Holding pursuant to Section 13 which specifies the
number of Units being purchased and is accompanied by payment therefor in
cash.&#160; Promptly after receipt of such
notice and purchase price, the Partnership and Alliance Holding shall deliver
to the person exercising the Option a certificate for the number of Units
purchased.&#160; Units to be issued upon the
exercise of this Option may be either authorized and unissued Units or Units
which have been reacquired by the Partnership, a subsidiary of the Partnership,
Alliance Holding or a subsidiary of Alliance Holding.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Termination of Employment</u>.&#160; This Option may be exercised only while the
Employee is a full-time employee of the Partnership, except as follows:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Disability</u>.&#160; If the Employee&#146;s employment with the
Partnership terminates because of Disability, the Employee (or his personal
representative) shall have the right to exercise this Option, to the extent
that the Employee was entitled to do so on the date of termination of his
employment, for a period which ends not later than the earlier of (i) three
months after such termination, and (ii) the Expiration Date.&#160; &#147;Disability&#148; shall mean a determination by
the Administrator that the Employee is physically or mentally incapacitated and
has been unable for a period of six consecutive months to perform the duties
for which he was responsible immediately before the onset of his
incapacity.&#160; In order to assist the
Administrator in making a determination as to the Disability of the Employee
for purposes of this paragraph (a), the Employee shall, as reasonably requested
by the Administrator, (A) make himself available for medical examinations by
one or more physicians chosen by the Administrator and approved by the
Employee, whose approval shall not unreasonably be withheld, and (B) grant the
Administrator and any such physicians access to all relevant medical
information concerning him, arrange to furnish copies of medical records to
them, and use his best efforts to cause his own physicians to be available to
discuss his health with them.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Death</u>.&#160; If the Employee dies (i) while in the employ
of the Partnership, or (ii) within one month after termination of his
employment with the Partnership because of Disability (as determined in
accordance with paragraph (a) above), or (iii) within one month after the
Partnership terminates his employment for any reason other than for Cause (as
determined in accordance with paragraph (c) below), this Option may be
exercised, to the extent that the Employee was entitled to do so on the date of
his death, by the person or persons to whom the Option shall have been
transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, for a period
which ends not later than the earlier of (A) six months from the date of the
Employee&#146;s death, and (B) the Expiration Date.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Other Termination</u>.&#160; If the Partnership terminates the Employee&#146;s
employment for any reason other than death, Disability or for Cause, the
Employee shall have the right to exercise this Option, to the extent that he
was entitled to do so on the date of the termination of his employment, for a
period which ends not later than the earlier of (i) three months after such
termination, and (ii) the Expiration Date.&#160;
&#147;Cause&#148; shall mean (A) the Employee&#146;s continuing willful failure to
perform his duties as an employee (other than as a result of his total or
partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness), (B) gross negligence or
malfeasance in the performance of the Employee&#146;s duties, (C) a finding by a
court or other governmental body with proper jurisdiction that an act or acts
by the Employee constitutes (1) a felony under the laws of the United States or
any state thereof (or, if the Employee&#146;s place of employment is outside of the
United States, a serious crime under the laws of the foreign jurisdiction where
he is employed, which crime if committed in the United </font></p>

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felony under the laws of the United States or the laws of New York), or (2) a
violation of federal or state securities law (or, if the Employee&#146;s place of
employment is outside of the United States, of federal, state or foreign
securities law) by reason of which finding of violation described in this
clause (2) the Board determines in good faith that the continued employment of
the Employee by the Partnership would be seriously detrimental to the
Partnership and its business, (D) in the absence of such a finding by a court
or other governmental body with proper jurisdiction, such a determination in
good faith by the Board by reason of such act or acts constituting such a
felony, serious crime or violation, or (E) any breach by the Employee of any
obligation of confidentiality or non-competition to the Partnership.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For purposes of
this Agreement, employment by a subsidiary of the Partnership shall be deemed
to be employment by the Partnership.&#160; A
&#147;subsidiary&#148; of the Partnership shall be any corporation or other entity of
which the Partnership and/or its subsidiaries (a) have sufficient voting power
(not depending on the happening of a contingency) to elect at least a majority
of its board of directors, or (b) otherwise have the power to direct or cause
the direction of its management and policies.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Non-Transferability</u>.&#160; This Option is not transferable other than
by will or the laws of descent and distribution and, except as otherwise
provided in Section 4, during the lifetime of the Employee this Option is
exercisable only by the Employee.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>No Right to Continued Employment</u>.&#160; This Option shall not confer upon the
Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Partnership or interfere in
any way with the right of the Partnership to terminate the employment of the
Employee at any time for any reason.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Payment of Withholding Tax</u>.&#160; (a) In the event that the Partnership or
Alliance Holding determines that any federal, state or local tax or any other
charge is required by law to be withheld with respect to the exercise of this
Option, the Employee shall promptly pay to the Partnership or a subsidiary specified
by the Partnership or Alliance Holding, on at least seven business days&#146;
notice, an amount equal to such withholding tax or charge or (b) if the
Employee does not promptly so pay the entire amount of such withholding tax or
charge in accordance with such notice, or make arrangements satisfactory to the
Partnership and Alliance Holding regarding payment thereof, the Partnership or
any subsidiary of the Partnership may withhold the remaining amount thereof
from any amount due the Employee from the Partnership or the subsidiary.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Dilution and Other Adjustments</u>.&#160; The existence of this Option shall not
impair the right of the Partnership or Alliance Holding or their respective
partners to, among other things, conduct, make or effect any change in the Partnership&#146;s
or Alliance Holding&#146;s business, any issuance of debt obligations or other
securities by the Partnership or Alliance Holding, any grant of options with
respect to an interest in the Partnership or Alliance Holding or any
adjustment, recapitalization or other change in the partnership interests of
the Partnership or Alliance Holding (including, without limitation, any
distribution, subdivision, or combination of limited partnership interests), or
any incorporation of the Partnership or Alliance Holding.&#160; In the event of such a change in the
partnership interests of the Partnership or Alliance Holding, the Board shall
make such adjustments</font></p>

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it deems appropriate and equitable. In the event of incorporation of the
Partnership or Alliance Holding, the Board shall make such arrangements as it
deems appropriate and equitable with respect to this Option for the Employee to
purchase stock in the resulting corporation in place of the Units subject to
this Option. Any such adjustment or arrangement may provide for the elimination
of any fractional Unit or shares of stock which might otherwise become subject
to this Option.&#160; Any decision by the
Board under this Section shall be final and binding upon the Employee.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Rights as an Owner of a Unit</u>.&#160; The Employee (or a transferee of this Option
pursuant to Section 4) shall have no rights as an owner of a Unit with respect
to any Unit covered by this Option until he becomes the holder of record of
such Unit, which shall be deemed to occur at the time that notice of purchase
is given and payment in full is received under Section 3 and 13.&#160; By such actions, the Employee (or such
transferee) shall be deemed to have consented to, and agreed to be bound by,
all other terms, conditions, rights and obligations set forth in the then
current Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Alliance
Holding and the then current Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership of the Partnership.&#160; Except
as provided in Section 8, no adjustment shall be made with respect to any Unit
for any distribution for which the record date is prior to the date on which
the Employee becomes the holder of record of the Unit, regardless of whether
the distribution is ordinary or extraordinary, in cash, securities or other
property, or of any other rights.</font></p>

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Committee of the Board, the Board shall be the Administrator.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Governing Law</u>.&#160; This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Interpretation</u>.&#160; The Employee accepts this Option subject to
all the terms and provisions of the Plan, which shall control in the event of
any conflict between any provision of the Plan and this Agreement, and accepts
as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board
or the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan and/or this
Agreement.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">13.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Notices</u>.&#160; Any notice under this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered personally
or when deposited in the United States mail, registered, postage prepaid, and
addressed, in the case of the Partnership, to the Secretary of Alliance Capital
Management Corporation at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York&#160; 10105, or if the Partnership should move its
principal office, to such principal office, in the case of Alliance Holding, to
the Secretary of Alliance Capital Management Corporation at 1345 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, New York 10105, or if Alliance Holding should move its
principal office, to such principal office, and, in the case of the Employee,
to his last permanent address as shown on the Partnership&#146;s records, subject to
the right of either party to designate some other address at any time hereafter
in a notice satisfying the requirements of this Section.</font></p>

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to sections hereof for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the
meaning of any provision of this Agreement.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ John D. Carifa</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John D. Carifa<br>
  President</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HOLDING L.P.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Alliance Capital Management<br>
  Corporation, General Partner</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
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  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ John D. Carifa</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="49%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John D. Carifa<br>
  President</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Robert H. Joseph, Jr.</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert H. Joseph, Jr.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit A To Unit Option Plan
Agreement Dated December 6, 2002<br>
between Alliance Capital Management L.P.,<br>
Alliance Capital Management Holding L.P. and Robert H. Joseph, Jr.</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
number of Units that the Employee is entitled to purchase pursuant to the
Option granted under this Agreement is 15,000.</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
per Unit price to purchase Units pursuant to the Option granted under this
Agreement is $33.18 per Unit.</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Percentage
of Units With Respect to</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Which the Option
First Becomes</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exercisable on the
Date Indicated </font></u></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">December 6, 2003</font></p>
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