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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

                          SHAMIR OPTICAL INDUSTRY LTD.

                      2005 GENERAL SHARE AND INCENTIVE PLAN

1.   PURPOSE; TYPES OF AWARDS; CONSTRUCTION.

     1.1  Purpose. The purpose of the Shamir 2005 General Award and Incentive
          Plan (the "PLAN") is to create a general framework under which Shamir
          Optical Industry Ltd. (the "COMPANY") may issue shares and/or share
          option plans pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth hereunder
          and in the annexes hereto. The Plan is intended to provide an
          incentive to retain, in the employ of the Company and its Affiliates
          (as defined below), persons of training, experience, and ability, to
          attract new employees, directors, consultants, service providers and
          any other entity whose services the Board determine are valuable to
          the Company; to encourage the sense of proprietorship of such persons;
          and to stimulate the active interest of such persons in the
          development and financial success of the Company by providing them
          with opportunities to purchase shares in the Company, pursuant to the
          Plan.

     1.2  Under the Plan, the Company may provide an incentive to employees,
          officers, directors, consultants and subcontractors of the Company, or
          any subsidiary of the Company which now exists or hereafter is
          organized or acquired by the Company, to acquire a proprietary
          interest in the Company in the form of shares and/or options to
          acquire shares, to continue as employees, directors, consultants or
          subcontractors to increase their efforts on behalf of the Company and
          to promote the success of the Company's business, as more specifically
          is set forth herein (the "AWARD").

     1.3  Types of Awards. The Plan to be adopted hereunder, contemplates
          issuance of Awards to Grantees (as defined below) in a variety of
          jurisdictions. The Committee (as defined below) is empowered with
          respect to the Plan hereunder (i) to make the requisite adjustments in
          the Plan and set forth the relevant conditions in the Company's
          agreement with the Grantees in order to comply with the requirements
          of the tax regimes in any particular jurisdiction; and (ii) to
          determine the terms and condition of this Plan whereby it shall
          specify the type of awards capable of being granted under the Plan
          taking into account the jurisdiction under which such awards are to be
          issued and the relevant tax regime.

     1.4  Construction. To the extent any provision herein conflicts with the
          conditions of any relevant tax or other law or regulation that is
          relied upon for tax relief or otherwise for securities laws purposes
          in respect of a particular Award granted to a Grantee, the provisions
          of that law or regulation shall prevail over those of the Plan, and
          the Committee (as defined below) is empowered hereunder to interpret
          and enforce the prevailing provisions.

2.   DEFINITIONS.

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

     2.1  "AFFILIATE" means a Parent, Subsidiary, any entity in which the
          Company holds 25% or more of all the ownership and voting rights and
          any entity under the control or ownership of the Parent.

     2.2  "AWARD AGREEMENT" means the Award agreement between the Company and a
          Grantee that sets out the terms and conditions of an Award.

     2.3  "BOARD" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.


     2.4  "CAUSE" means, (i) conviction of any felony involving moral turpitude
          or affecting the Company; (ii) any refusal to carry out a reasonable
          directive of the chief executive officer, the Board or the Grantee's
          direct supervisor, which involves the business of the Company or its
          Affiliates and was capable of being lawfully performed; (iii)
          embezzlement of funds of the Company or its Affiliates; (iv) any
          breach of the Grantee's fiduciary duties or duties of care of the
          Company; including without limitation disclosure of confidential
          information of the Company; and (v) any conduct (other than conduct in
          good faith) reasonably determined by the Board to be materially
          detrimental to the Company and/or in competition with the business of
          the Company.

     2.5  "COMMITTEE" shall mean the compensation committee established by the
          Board, among other things, to administer the Plan.

     2.6  "COMPANIES LAW" shall mean the Israel Companies Law, 5759-1999, as
          amended.

     2.7  "DATE OF GRANT" means, the date of grant of an Award, as determined by
          the Board and set forth in the Grantee's Award Agreement.

     2.8  "EXERCISE PRICE" shall mean the exercise price for each Share covered
          by an Award.

     2.9  "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, unless otherwise specifically determined
          hereunder, as of any date, the value of a Share determined as follows:

          (i) If the Shares are listed on any established stock exchange or a
          national market system, including without limitation the NASDAQ
          National Market system, or the NASDAQ SmallCap Market of the NASDAQ
          Stock Market, the Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price
          for such Shares (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported), as
          quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day
          prior to time of determination, as reported in the Wall Street
          Journal, or such other source as the Board deems reliable;

          (ii) If the Shares are regularly quoted by a recognized securities
          dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value
          shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the
          Shares on the last market trading day prior to the day of
          determination, or;

          (iii) In the absence of an established market for the Shares, the Fair
          Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board.

     2.10 "GRANTEE" shall mean a person who receives a grant of Awards under the
          Plan.

     2.11 "PARENT" shall mean any company holding directly or indirectly 50% or
          more of the total voting power in the Company.

     2.12 "SHARES" shall mean Ordinary Shares of the Company, NIS 0.01 par value
          per share.

     2.13 "SUBSIDIARY" shall mean any company (other than the Company) in an
          unbroken chain of companies beginning with the Company if, at the time
          of granting an Award, each of the companies other than the last
          company in the unbroken chain owns shares possessing fifty percent
          (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of
          shares in one of the other companies in such chain.

     2.14 "SUCCESSOR COMPANY" means any entity into which, or with which, the
          Company is merged, provided that the Company is not itself the
          surviving entity.


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     2.15 "TRANSACTION" means (i) merger, acquisition or reorganization of the
          Company with one or more other entities in which the Company is not
          the surviving entity, (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of the
          assets of the Company.

3.   ADMINISTRATION.

     3.1  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. However, in the event
          that the Board does not create a committee to administer the Plan, the
          Plan shall be administered by the Board. In such event, all references
          herein to the Committee shall be construed as references to the Board.
          In any event, the Board shall have all the powers granted to the
          Committee.

     3.2  The Committee shall select one of its members as its chairman (the
          "CHAIRMAN") and shall hold its meetings at such times and places as
          the Chairman shall determine. The Committee shall keep records of its
          meetings and shall make such rules and regulations for the conduct of
          its business as it shall deem advisable.

     3.3  Subject to the subsequent and ultimate approval of the Board, the
          Committee shall have the authority in its discretion to administer the
          Plan and to exercise all the powers and authorities either
          specifically granted to it under the Plan or necessary or advisable in
          the administration of the Plan, including, without limitation:

          3.3.1 to determine the type of Award to be granted;

          3.3.2 to issue Shares and other securities convertible to shares
               pursuant to Section 288(b) of the Companies Law.

          3.3.3 to determine the Exercise Price of the Awards ;

          3.3.4 to determine the Grantees to whom, and the time or times at
               which Awards shall be granted;

          3.3.5 to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award;

          3.3.6 to interpret the Plan;

          3.3.7 to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating
               to the Plan and/or any Award;

          3.3.8 to determine the terms and provisions of the Award Agreements
               (as defined in Section 6 below) (which need not be identical),
               and to cancel or suspend Awards, as necessary;

               and to make all other determinations deemed necessary or
               advisable for the administration of the Plan, including to adjust
               the terms of the Plan and/ or any Award Agreement so as to
               reflect (i) changes in applicable laws and (ii) the laws of other
               jurisdictions within which the Company wishes to grant Awards.

               All decisions, determination and interpretations of the
               Committee, upon their approval by the Board, shall be final and
               binding on all Grantees of any Awards under this Plan. No member
               of the Board nor of the Committee shall be liable for any action
               taken or determination made in good faith with respect to the
               Plan or any Award granted hereunder.


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     3.4  Subject to the Company's Articles of Association, all decisions and
          selections made by the Board or the Committee pursuant to the
          provisions of the Plan shall be made by a majority of its members
          except that no member of the Board or the Committee shall vote on, or
          be counted for quorum purposes, with respect to any proposed action of
          the Board or the Committee relating to any Award to be granted to that
          member. Notwithstanding the above, in the event the majority of the
          members of the Board or of the Committee, as the case may be, has an
          interest in the proposed action of the Board or of the Committee,
          respectively, then all the members shall the right to participate and
          vote with respect to such proposed action.

     3.5  Subject to the Company's Articles of Association and the Company's
          decision, and to all approvals legally required, including, but not
          limited to the provisions of the Companies Law, each member of the
          Board or the Committee shall be indemnified and held harmless by the
          Company against any cost or expense (including counsel fees)
          reasonably incurred by him, or any liability (including any sum paid
          in settlement of a claim with the approval of the Company) arising out
          of any act or omission to act in connection with the Plan unless
          arising out of such member's own fraud or bad faith, to the extent
          permitted by applicable law. Such indemnification shall be in addition
          to any rights of indemnification the member may have as a director or
          otherwise under the Company's Articles of Association, any agreement,
          any vote of shareholders or disinterested director, insurance policy
          or otherwise.

4.   ELIGIBILITY.

     4.1  The persons eligible for participating under the Plan shall include
          employees, officers, directors, consultants and subcontractors of the
          Company, or of any Subsidiary of the Company which now exists or
          hereafter is organized or acquired by the Company, and any other
          persons or entities as shall be determined by the Committee.

     4.2  The grant of an Award hereunder shall neither entitle the Grantee to
          participate nor disqualify the Grantee from participating in any other
          grant of Awards pursuant to this Plan or any other award plan of the
          Company or any of its Subsidiaries and/or Parent, if any.

     4.3  Anything in this Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, all grants of
          Awards to directors and office holders shall be authorized and
          implemented in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law or
          any successor act or regulation, as in effect from time to time.

5.   SHARES.

     The maximum number of Shares reserved for the grant of Awards under the
     Plan shall be 350,000. Such Shares may, in whole or in part, be authorized
     but unissued Shares or Shares that shall have been or may be reacquired by
     the Company (to the extent permitted pursuant to the Companies Law). Any of
     such Shares which may remain unsold and which are not subject to
     outstanding Award at the termination of the Plan shall cease to be reserved
     for the purpose of the Plan , but until termination of the Plan, the
     Company shall at all times reserve a sufficient number of Shares to meet
     the requirements in case of full exercise.

     If any outstanding Award under the Plan should, for any reason, expire, be
     canceled or be forfeited without having been exercised in full, the Shares
     subject to the unexercised, canceled or terminated portion of such Award
     shall (unless the Plan shall have been terminated) become available for
     subsequent grants of Awards under the Plan.

     Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the total amount of Shares
     reserved for the purposes of this Plan shall be automatically increased by
     280,000 Shares each year.


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6.   TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AWARDS.

     6.1  Each Award granted pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by a
          written agreement between the Company and the Grantee (the "AWARD
          AGREEMENT") in such form and containing such terms and conditions as
          the Board and the Committee shall from time to time approve, which
          Award Agreement shall include terms and conditions as set forth in the
          Plan. The Award Agreements under the Plan may contain such other terms
          and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan, as the Committee and/or
          the Board may determine

     6.2  EXERCISE PRICE. The Exercise Price of each Award shall be determined
          by the Committee and the Board in their sole and absolute discretion
          in accordance with applicable law, subject to any guidelines as may be
          determined by the Board from time to time. Each Award Agreement will
          contain the Exercise Price determined for each Award.

     6.3  The Exercise Price shall be payable upon the exercise of the Award in
          a form satisfactory to the Committee, including without limitation, by
          cash or check. The Committee shall have the authority to postpone the
          date of payment on such terms as it may determine.

     6.4  The Exercise Price shall be denominated in the currency of the primary
          economic environment of, either the Company or the Grantee (that is
          the functional currency of the Company or the currency in which the
          Grantee is paid) as determined by the Company.

     6.5  TERM AND VESTING OF AWARDS. Unless otherwise stated in the relevant
          Award Agreement, Awards, to the extent not previously exercised, shall
          terminate forthwith upon the earlier of: (i) the date set forth in the
          Award Agreement; and (ii) the expiration of the relevant period in the
          case of voluntarily liquidation or dissolution of the Company, or in
          the events set forth hereunder; and (iii) the lapse of 7 years from
          the date of grant.

     6.6  Unless otherwise stated in the Award Agreement, Awards granted to (i)
          senior management employees, as such term is defined in the Companies
          Law, and directors shall vest and become exercisable under the
          following schedule: twenty five (25%) of the Shares covered by the
          Award on the first anniversary of the Date of Grant and the remaining
          75% shall vest on a monthly basis, with 1/36 of the remaining Shares
          covered by the Award vesting each month commencing at the end of the
          first anniversary of the Date of Grant; and (ii) to any eligible
          person other than senior management personnel and directors
          twenty-five percent (25%) of the Shares covered by the Award shall
          vest and become exercisable at the end of each year thereafter
          starting on the first anniversary of the Date of Grant (all the above
          the "Vesting Dates"); provided, however, that the Committee, in its
          absolute discretion, may, on such terms and conditions as it may
          determine to be appropriate, accelerate or otherwise change the
          Vesting Dates. The Award Agreement may contain performance goals and
          measurements, and the provisions with respect to any Award need not be
          the same as the provisions with respect to any other Award. Unless
          determined by the Board, the period in which the Award shall be
          exercisable (the "EXERCISE PERIOD") will be determined by the
          Committee.

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     6.7  EXERCISE. Awards shall be exercised by the Grantee by giving written
          notice to the Company and/or to any third party designated by the
          Company (the "REPRESENTATIVE"), in such form and method as may be
          determined by the Company, which exercise shall be effective upon
          receipt of such notice by the Company and/or the Representative and
          the payment of the Exercise Price at the Company's or the
          Representative's principal office. The notice shall specify the number
          of Shares with respect to which the Award is being exercised.

     6.8  The Award may be exercised by the Grantee in whole at any time or in
          part from time to time, to the extent that the Awards become vested
          and exercisable, prior to the Expiration Date, and provided that,
          subject to the provisions below, the Grantee is employed by or
          providing services to the Company or any of its Affiliates, at all
          times during the period beginning with the granting of the Awards and
          ending upon the date of exercise, unless otherwise stated in the Award
          Agreement or otherwise resolved by the Committee.

     6.9  Subject to the provisions below, in the event of termination of
          Grantee's employment or services, with the Company or any of its
          Affiliates, all Awards granted to such Grantee will immediately
          expire. For the purpose of the Plan, a notice of termination of
          employment or service shall be deemed to constitute termination of
          employment or service. For the avoidance of doubt, in case of such
          termination of employment or service, the unvested portion of the
          Grantee's Awards shall not vest and shall not become exercisable.

     6.10 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above and unless otherwise
          determined in the Award Agreement, an Award may be exercised after the
          date of termination of Grantee's employment or service with the
          Company or any Affiliates during an additional period of time beyond
          the date of such termination, but only with respect to the number of
          vested Awards at the time of such termination according to the Vesting
          Dates, if:

          6.10.1 termination is without Cause, in which event any vested Award
               still in force and unexpired may be exercised within a period of
               ninety (90) days after the date of such termination; or-

          6.10.2 termination is the result of death or disability of the
               Grantee, in which event any vested Awards still in effect and
               unexpired may be exercised within a period of one hundred and
               eighty (180) days after the date of such termination. For the
               purpose of this Section, "disability" shall mean a Grantee
               inability to perform his duties with the Company or any of its
               Affiliates by reason of any medically determinable physical or
               mental impairment, as determined by a physician selected by the
               Grantee and acceptable to the Company; or -

          6.10.3 prior to the final exercise date pursuant to provisions above,
               the Committee or the Board shall authorize an extension of the
               terms of all or part of the vested Awards beyond the date of such
               termination for a period not to exceed the period during which
               the Awards by their terms would otherwise have been exercisable.

          For avoidance of any doubt, if termination of employment or service is
          for Cause, any outstanding unexercised Awards (whether vested or
          non-vested), will immediately expire and terminate, and the Grantee
          shall not have any rights in connection to such outstanding Awards.


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     6.11 To avoid doubt, the Grantees shall not have any of the rights or
          privileges of shareholders of the Company in respect of any Shares
          purchasable upon the exercise of any Award, nor shall they be deemed
          to be a class of shareholders or creditors of the Company for purpose
          of the operation of sections 350 and 351 of the Companies Law or any
          successor to such section, until registration of the Grantee as holder
          of such Shares in the Company's register of shareholders upon exercise
          of the Awards in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.

     6.12 The Awards may be exercised only to purchase whole Shares, and in no
          case may a fraction of a Share be purchased. If any fractional Shares
          would be deliverable upon exercise, such fraction shall be rounded up
          one-half or more, or otherwise rounded down, to the nearest whole
          number all at the discretion of the Committee.

7.   DIVIDENDS

     With respect to all Shares (but excluding, for avoidance of any doubt, any
     unexercised Awards) allocated or issued upon the exercise of Awards
     purchased by the Grantee and held by the Grantee, as the case may be, the
     Grantee shall be entitled to receive dividends in accordance with the
     quantity of such Shares, subject to the provisions of the Company's
     Articles of Association (and all amendments thereto) and subject to any
     applicable taxation on distribution of dividends.

     In the event the Company distributes a cash dividend and the record date
     for such distribution is subsequent to the date of grant of an Award in the
     form of an option to purchase Shares, but prior to its exercise or
     expiration, the Exercise Price of each such Award will be reduced by the
     dividend amount per share.

8.   EFFECT OF CERTAIN CHANGES.

     8.1  General. In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding share
          capital of the Company, any payment of a share dividend (distribution
          of bonus Shares), a recapitalization, a reorganization (which may
          include a combination or exchange of shares), a consolidation, a stock
          split, a spin-off or other corporate divestiture or division, a
          reclassification or other similar occurrence, the Committee shall make
          appropriate adjustments in one or more of (i) the number of Shares
          available for Awards, (ii) the number of such Shares covered by
          outstanding Awards, and (iii) the Exercise Price per Share covered by
          the Award; provided, however, that any fractional shares resulting
          from such adjustment shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share
          and provided that such adjustment is made appropriately and equitably
          so as to maintain the proportionate shareholding.

     8.2  Merger and Sale of Company. Unless otherwise is stated in the Award
          Agreement, in the event of (i) a sale of all or substantially all of
          the assets of the Company (ii) purchase of outstanding share capital
          of the Company after which the voting securities of the Company
          outstanding immediately prior thereto represent (either by remaining
          outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the
          surviving or acquiring entity) less than 50% of the combined voting
          power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving or
          acquiring entity outstanding immediately after such event (iii) the
          merger, consolidation, amalgamation or like transaction of the Company
          with or into another corporation or (iv) scheme of arrangement for the
          purpose of effecting such sale, merger or amalgamation (all such
          transactions being herein referred to as a "Merger/Sale"), then,
          without the Grantee's consent and action:


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          8.2.1 the Committee will use its efforts to cause that any Award then
               outstanding be assumed or an equivalent award to be substituted
               by such successor corporation or, in the event that such
               transaction is effected through a subsidiary, the Parent of such
               successor corporation, under substantially the same terms as the
               Award; and

          8.2.2 in case the successor corporation or other entity does not agree
               to assume the award or to substitute an equivalent Award and,
               then the Committee shall, in lieu of such assumption or
               substitution of the Award and in its sole discretion, provide for
               the Grantee to have the right to exercise the Award in full or
               any part thereof, including Shares covered by the Award that
               would not otherwise be exercisable, under such terms and
               conditions as the Committee shall determine.

          8.2.3 Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Merger/Sale,
               the Committee may determine in its sole discretion that upon
               completion of such Merger/Sale, the terms of any Award be
               otherwise amended and modified, as the Committee shall deem in
               good faith to be appropriate, or that the Award shall confer the
               right to purchase any other security or asset, or any combination
               thereof, or that its terms be otherwise amended or modified, as
               the Committee shall deem in good faith to be appropriate.

     8.3  Reservation of Rights. Except as expressly provided in this Section 8
          or if expressly stated otherwise in an Award Agreement, the Grantee of
          an Award hereunder shall have no rights by reason of any subdivision
          or consolidation of shares of any class or the payment of any stock
          dividend (bonus Shares) or any other increase or decrease in the
          number of shares of any class or by reason of any dissolution,
          liquidation, merger, or consolidation, divestiture or spin-off of
          assets or shares of another company; and any issue by the Company of
          shares of any class, or securities convertible into shares of any
          class, shall not effect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be
          made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an
          Award. The grant of an Award pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in
          any way the right of power of the Company to make adjustments,
          reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or
          business structures or to merge or to consolidate or to dissolve,
          liquidate or sell, or transfer all or part of its business or assets
          or engage in any similar transactions.

9.   AGREEMENT BY GRANTEE REGARDING TAXES.

     ALL TAX CONSEQUENCES UNDER ANY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH MAY ARISE FROM THE
     GRANT OF ANY AWARD INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, FROM THE EXERCISE OF
     AWARDS, FROM THE PAYMENT FOR SHARES COVERED THEREBY OR ANY OTHER ACT OF THE
     COMPANY AND/OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR THE GRANTEE IN CONNECTION WITH THE
     FOREGOING SHALL BE BORNE SOLELY BY THE GRANTEE, AND THE GRANTEE SHALL
     INDEMNIFY THE COMPANY AND/OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AND SHALL HOLD THEM HARMLESS
     AGAINST AND FROM ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SUCH TAX OR PENALTY, INTEREST OR
     INDEXATION THEREON OR THEREUPON. THE COMPANY AND/OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AS
     THE CASE MAY BE, SHALL WITHHOLD TAXES ACCORDING TO THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER
     ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS, INCLUDING WITHHOLDING TAXES AT
     SOURCE.


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10.  NO RIGHTS TO EMPLOYMENT.

     Nothing in the Plan or in any Award granted or in any Award Agreement
     entered into pursuant hereto shall confer upon any Grantee the right to
     continue in the employment of, or in a consultant relationship with, the
     Company or any Subsidiary or to be entitled to any remuneration or benefits
     not set forth in the Plan or such Agreement or to interfere with or limit
     in any way the right of the Company or any such Subsidiary to terminate
     such Grantee's employment. Awards granted under the Plan shall not be
     affected by any change in duties or position of a Grantee as long as such
     Grantee continues to be employed by or in a consultant or director
     relationship with, the Company or any Subsidiary.

11.  APPROVAL AND TERM DURING WHICH AWARDS MAY BE GRANTED.

     The Plan shall take effect upon its adoption by the Board and shall
     terminate on the tenth anniversary of such date. Notwithstanding the
     foregoing, in the event that approval of the Plan by the shareholders of
     the Company is required under applicable law, in connection with the
     application of certain tax treatment or pursuant to applicable stock
     exchange rules or regulations or otherwise, such approval shall be obtained
     within the time required under the applicable law.

     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any Award Agreement,
     neither this Plan nor any Award Agreement nor the adoption of the Plan by
     the Company imposes any obligation on the Company to actually grant any
     Awards pursuant to this Plan.

12.  NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN

     The adoption of the Plan by the Board shall not be construed as amending,
     modifying or rescinding any previously approved incentive arrangements or
     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 Awards otherwise than under the Plan, and such
     arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.

     For the avoidance of doubt, unless otherwise shall be determined by the
     Board, prior grant of awards to grantees of the Company under their
     employment agreements, and not in the framework of any previous incentive
     plan, shall not be deemed an approved incentive arrangement for the purpose
     of this Plan.

13.  PURCHASE FOR INVESTMENT

     The Company's obligation to issue or allocate Shares upon exercise of an
     Award granted under the Plan is expressly conditioned upon: (a) the
     Company's completion of any registration or other qualifications of such
     Shares under all applicable laws, rules and regulations or (b)
     representations and undertakings by the Grantee (or his legal
     representative, heir or legatee, in the event of the Grantee's death) to
     assure that the sale of the Shares complies with any registration exemption
     requirements that the Company, in its sole discretion, shall deem necessary
     or advisable. Such required representations and undertakings may include
     representations and agreements as shall be determined by the Board or the
     Committee

14.  MULTIPLE AGREEMENTS

     The terms of each Award Agreement may differ from other Awards granted
     under the Plan at the same time, or at any other time. The Board may also
     grant more than one Award to a given Grantee during the term of the Plan,
     either in addition to, or in substitution for, one or more Awards
     previously granted to that Grantee.

15.  AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.

     The Board at any time and from time to time may suspend, terminate, modify
     or amend the Plan. Except as provided above, no suspension, termination,
     modification or amendment of the Plan may adversely affect any Award
     previously granted, unless the written consent of the Grantee is obtained.


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16.  GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS

     The Plan and any Award Agreement, and the granting and exercise of Awards
     hereunder and/or thereunder, and the obligation of the Company to sell and
     deliver Shares under such Awards, shall be subject to all applicable laws,
     rules, and regulations, whether of the State of Israel or of the United
     States or any other State having jurisdiction over the Company and the
     Grantee, including the registration of the Shares under the United States
     Securities Act of 1933, and the Ordinance and to such approvals by any
     governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.
     Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Company to register the
     Shares under the securities laws of any jurisdiction.

17.  GOVERNING LAW.

     The Plan shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with
     the laws of the State of Israel applicable to contracts made and to be
     performed therein, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of
     laws. The competent courts of Tel-Aviv, Israel shall have sole jurisdiction
     in any matters pertaining to the Plan.


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