COMPANY SHAREHOLDER VOTING AGREEMENT

         THIS COMPANY SHAREHOLDER VOTING AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is entered
into as of January __, 2005, by and between National Incorporated,  a California
corporation ("Parent"),  Minor League Merger Corporation, a Delaware corporation
and a wholly owned  subsidiary  of Parent  ("Merger Sub 2") and the  undersigned
shareholder (the "Shareholder") of American Corporation, a Minnesota corporation
(the "Company").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS,   Parent,   Major  League  Merger  Corporation,   a  Minnesota
corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub 1"), Merger Sub
2 and the  Company  are  entering  into an  Agreement  and  Plan of  Merger  and
Reorganization (the "Reorganization  Agreement")  concurrently herewith pursuant
to which (i)  Parent  will  merge  with and into  Merger  Sub 2 (the  "Migratory
Merger"),  whereupon  (A)  Merger  Sub 2 will  succeed  to all of the rights and
liabilities of Parent, and (B) all outstanding shares of capital stock of Parent
will be converted  into the right to receive an  equivalent  number of shares of
capital  stock of Merger  Sub 2, and (ii)  Merger Sub 1 will merge with and into
the Company (the "Merger"), whereupon (A) the Company will become a wholly owned
subsidiary of Merger Sub 2, and (B) all  outstanding  shares of capital stock of
the Company (the "Company  Capital  Stock") will be converted  into the right to
receive a number of shares of common stock of Merger Sub 2 (the  "Parent  Common
Stock") as set forth therein.

         WHEREAS, for all purposes of and under this Agreement,  (i) capitalized
terms used but not otherwise  defined herein shall have the respective  meanings
ascribed thereto in the Reorganization  Agreement, and (ii) references to Parent
or Parent  Common  Stock  shall be  deemed  to refer to Parent or Parent  Common
Stock,  as the case may be, prior to the effective time of the Migratory  Merger
and shall be deemed to refer to Merger Sub 2 and Merger Sub 2 Common  Stock,  as
the case may be, from and after the effective time of the Migratory Merger.

         WHEREAS,  the  Shareholder is the beneficial  owner (as defined in Rule
13d-3 under the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as amended  (the  "Exchange
Act")) of the shares of capital  stock of the  Company,  and  options to acquire
shares of capital stock of the Company,  each as set forth on the signature page
of this Agreement.

         WHEREAS,  in  consideration of the execution of the Merger Agreement by
Parent,  the Shareholder  (solely in his capacity as such) is hereby agreeing to
vote the Shares (as defined below),  so as to facilitate the consummation of the
Merger.

         NOW, THEREFORE,  in consideration of the premises and the covenants and
agreements set forth in the Merger  Agreement and in this  Agreement,  and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged and accepted, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:



         1.  Certain  Definitions.  Capitalized  terms  used  but not  otherwise
defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Merger
Agreement.  For purposes of this  Agreement,  the following terms shall have the
following respective meanings:

                  (a)  "Expiration  Date" shall mean the earlier to occur of (i)
such date and time as the Merger Agreement shall have been validly terminated in
accordance  with its  terms  and  conditions,  or (ii) such date and time as the
Merger shall become effective in accordance with its terms and conditions.

                  (b)  "Person"  shall  mean any  individual,  any  corporation,
limited  liability  company,  general or limited  partnership,  business  trust,
unincorporated  association or other  business  organization  or entity,  or any
governmental body or authority.

                  (c)  "Shares"  shall  mean (i) all  voting  securities  of the
Company  beneficially  owned by the Shareholder as of the date of this Agreement
and (ii) all voting securities of the Company which the Shareholder purchases or
acquires  beneficial  ownership of after the date of this Agreement and prior to
the  Expiration  Date,  including,  without  limitation,  any  shares  issued or
issuable upon the conversion,  exercise or exchange,  as the case may be, of any
shares held by the  Shareholder  which are  convertible  into, or exercisable or
exchangeable for, voting securities of the Company.

                  (d)  "Transfer"  shall  mean a direct or  indirect:  (i) sale,
pledge, encumbrance, grant of an option with respect to, transfer or disposal of
a security or any interest in such security,  or (ii) entrance into an agreement
or commitment  providing for the sale of, pledge of, encumbrance of, grant of an
option with  respect  to,  transfer of or  disposition  of such  security or any
interest therein.

         2. Transfer of Shares.

                  (a)  Transferee of Shares to be Bound by this  Agreement.  The
Shareholder  hereby agrees that, at all times during the period  commencing with
the execution and delivery of this  Agreement  until the  Expiration  Date,  the
Shareholder  shall not cause or permit any Transfer of any of the Shares (or any
securities  convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Shares),  or any
interest in the  foregoing,  to be  effected  unless each Person to which any of
such Shares (or any securities  convertible  into or exercisable or exchangeable
for Shares),  or any interest in any of the foregoing,  is or may be Transferred
shall have (i) executed a counterpart of this Agreement and an irrevocable proxy
in the form  attached  hereto as  Exhibit A (the  "Proxy"),  and (ii)  agreed in
writing to hold such Shares (or any securities  convertible  into or exercisable
or exchangeable for Shares),  or such interest in the foregoing,  subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement.

                  (b) Transfer of Voting Rights.  The Shareholder  hereby agrees
that, at all times during the period  commencing with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement until the Expiration  Date, the Shareholder  shall not deposit
(or permit the deposit  of) any Shares (or any  securities  convertible  into or
exercisable or exchangeable for Shares), or any interest in the foregoing,  in a
voting trust or grant any proxy,  or enter into any voting  agreement or similar
agreement or arrangement in  contravention of the obligations of the Shareholder
under this  Agreement  with  respect  to any of the  Shares  (or any  securities
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Shares),  or any interest in
the foregoing.


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         3. Agreement to Vote Shares. The Shareholder hereby agrees that, at all
times  during the period  commencing  with the  execution  and  delivery of this
Agreement  until the Expiration  Date, at every meeting of  shareholders  of the
Company called with respect to any of the following, and at every adjournment or
postponement  thereof,  and on every  action or approval  by written  consent of
shareholders  of  the  Company  with  respect  to  any  of  the  following,  the
Shareholder shall vote, to the extent not voted by the person(s) appointed under
the Proxy (as defined in Section 4 hereof), the Shares:

                  (a) in  favor  of the  adoption  and  approval  of the  Merger
Agreement  and the  approval  of the  Merger,  and in favor of each of the other
actions  contemplated  by the  Merger  Agreement  and  any  action  required  in
furtherance thereof;

                  (b) against approval of any proposal made in opposition to, or
in  competition  with,  consummation  of the Merger  and the other  transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement;

                  (c) against  any of the  following  actions  (other than those
actions that relate to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the
Merger Agreement): (i) any merger, consolidation,  business combination, sale of
assets,  reorganization or  recapitalization of the Company or any subsidiary of
the Company with any person, (ii) any sale, lease or transfer of any significant
part of the assets of the Company or any  subsidiary  of the Company,  (iii) any
reorganization,  recapitalization, dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the
Company or any subsidiary of the Company,  (iv) any change in the capitalization
of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company,  or the corporate  structure of
the Company or any  subsidiary  of the Company,  or (v) any other action that is
intended,  or could  reasonably be expected to, impede,  interfere with,  delay,
postpone,  discourage  or  adversely  affect  the  Merger  or any  of the  other
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and

                  (d) in favor of waiving  any notice  that may have been or may
be required  relating to any  reorganization of the Company or any subsidiary of
the Company,  any  reclassification  or recapitalization of the capital stock of
the Company or any subsidiary of the Company,  or any sale of assets,  change of
control,  or  acquisition of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company by any
other person, or any consolidation or merger of the Company or any subsidiary of
the Company with or into any other person.

Prior to the Expiration Date, the Shareholder shall not enter into any agreement
or  understanding  with any  person to vote or give  instructions  in any manner
inconsistent  with the  terms  of this  Section  3.

         4.  Irrevocable  Proxy.  The  Shareholder  hereby  agrees to deliver to
Parent,  concurrently  with the  execution and delivery of this  Agreement,  the
Proxy in the form attached  hereto as Exhibit A, which shall be  irrevocable  to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, with respect to the Shares.

         5.  Representations,  Warranties  and  Covenants  of  Shareholder.  The
Shareholder hereby represents, warrants and covenants to Parent as follows:

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                  (a) The  Shareholder  is the beneficial or record owner of, or
exercises voting power over, the Shares. The Shares constitute the Shareholder's
entire  interest in the outstanding  shares of voting  securities of the Company
and the Shareholder does not hold any other outstanding  shares of capital stock
of the  Company.  No person not a signatory to this  Agreement  has a beneficial
interest in or a right to acquire or vote any of the Shares (other than,  (i) if
the  Shareholder  is a  partnership,  the rights  and  interest  of persons  and
entities that own partnership interests in the Shareholder under the partnership
agreement  governing the Shareholder  and applicable  partnership law or (ii) if
the  Shareholder  is a married  individual and resides in a State with community
property  laws,  the  community  property  interest  of his or her spouse to the
extent  applicable under such community  property laws). The Shares are and will
be at all times up until  the  Expiration  Date  free and clear of any  security
interests,  liens, claims, pledges,  options,  rights of first refusal,  co-sale
rights, agreements,  limitations on the Shareholder's voting rights, charges and
other  encumbrances of any nature  ("Encumbrances")  that would adversely affect
the Merger or the exercise or fulfillment  of the rights and  obligations of the
Company  under the Merger  Agreement  or of the parties to this  Agreement.  The
Shareholder's  principal  residence  or place of  business  is set  forth on the
signature page hereto.

                  (b) The  Shareholder  has all  requisite  power,  capacity and
authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the  Shareholder and
the consummation by the Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby have
been  duly  authorized  by all  necessary  action,  if any,  on the  part of the
Shareholder.  This  Agreement  has  been  duly  executed  and  delivered  by the
Shareholder and constitutes a valid and binding  obligation of the  Shareholder,
enforceable  against the Shareholder in accordance with its terms,  subject only
to the effect,  if any, of (a)  applicable  bankruptcy  and other  similar  laws
affecting  the  rights of  creditors  generally  and (b) rules of law  governing
specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.

                  (c)  The  execution  and  delivery  of this  Agreement  by the
Shareholder does not, and the Shareholder's performance of the obligations under
this  Agreement  will not: (a) conflict  with, or result in any violation of any
order,  decree  or  judgment  applicable  to the  Shareholder  or by  which  the
Shareholder or any of the  Shareholder's  properties or the Shares are bound; or
(b) result in any breach of or  constitute  a default  (with  notice or lapse of
time, or both) under,  or give to others any rights of  termination,  amendment,
acceleration  or  cancellation  of, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance
on, any of the Shares  pursuant to any  contract to which the  Shareholder  is a
party  or by  which  the  Shareholder  or any of  the  Shareholder's  properties
(including the Shares) is bound or affected.  The execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Shareholder  does not, and the performance of this Agreement by
the Shareholder will not, require the consent of any third party.

                  (d)  There  is  (a)  no  action,  suit,   proceeding,   claim,
arbitration or investigation  pending before any Governmental  Entity or, to the
Shareholder's actual knowledge,  threatened against, and (b) no judgment, decree
or order  against,  (i) the  Shareholder,  or (ii) any of (A) the  Shareholder's
affiliates,  (B) the Shareholder's or its affiliates' respective properties, (C)
the  Shareholder's  officers or directors (in the case of a corporate entity (in
their capacities as such)), or (D) the Shareholder's respective partners (in the
case of a partnership),  in the case of each of (i) and (ii) that,  individually
or in the aggregate,  would reasonably be expected to materially delay or impair
the  Shareholder's  ability to consummate the transactions  contemplated by this
Agreement.

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         6.  Consent and Waiver.  The  Shareholder  hereby gives any consents or
waivers that are reasonably  required for the  consummation  of the Merger under
the terms of any agreement or instrument to which the  Shareholder is a party or
subject or in respect of any rights the  Shareholder may have in connection with
the  Merger or the  other  transactions  provided  for in the  Merger  Agreement
(whether such rights exist under the articles of  incorporation or bylaws of the
Company, any contract or commitment of the Company under statutory or common law
or otherwise).  Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing,  the
Shareholder  hereby  waives  any and all  rights  to  contest  or  object to the
execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement,  the Company Board of Directors'
actions in approving and recommending the Merger, the consummation of the Merger
and the other  transactions  provided  for in the Merger  Agreement,  or to seek
damages or other legal or equitable relief in connection therewith.

         7. Additional  Documents.  The Shareholder hereby agrees to execute and
deliver any  additional  documents  necessary or  desirable,  in the  reasonable
opinion of Parent, to carry out the intent of this Agreement.

         8.   Confidentiality.   The  Shareholder  shall  hold  any  information
regarding this Agreement,  the Merger, the Merger Agreement and the transactions
contemplated  thereby,  in strict  confidence  and shall  not  divulge  any such
information  to any third person until such time as the Merger has been publicly
disclosed by Parent.  Neither the  Shareholder,  nor any of its affiliates shall
issue or cause the publication of any press release or other public announcement
with respect to this Agreement,  the Merger,  the Merger  Agreement or the other
transactions  contemplated  thereby  without  the prior  written  consent of the
Parent,  except as may be required by law or by any listing  agreement  with, or
the policies of, the Nasdaq Stock Market or an  applicable  national  securities
exchange in which  circumstance  such  announcing  party  shall make  reasonable
efforts to consult with the Parent to the extent practicable.

         9. Appraisal Rights.  The Shareholder hereby agrees not to exercise any
rights of  appraisal or any  dissenters'  rights that the  Shareholder  may have
(whether under applicable law or otherwise) or could potentially have or acquire
in connection with the Merger.

         10.  Termination.  This  Agreement  shall  terminate  and shall have no
further force or effect after the Expiration Date.

         11. Miscellaneous.

                  (a) Notices.  All notices and other  communications  hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be deemed  given on (i) the date of  delivery,  if
delivered  personally or by commercial  delivery service, or (ii) on the date of
confirmation  of receipt (or the next Business Day, if the date of  confirmation
of receipt is not a Business Day), if sent via facsimile  (with  confirmation of
receipt),  to the  parties  hereto at the  following  address  (or at such other
address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

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                           (i) if to Parent, to:

                               National Incorporated
                               [Address]
                               [Address]
                               Attention:  General Counsel
                               Facsimile No.:  (   )
                               Telephone No.:  (   )

                               with a copy (which shall not constitute notice)
                               to:

                               Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
                               Professional Corporation
                               Attention:   Aaron J. Alter, Esq.
                                            Adam R. Dolinko, Esq.
                               Facsimile No.: (650) 493-6811
                               Telephone No.: (650) 493-9300

                           (ii) if to the Shareholder,  to the address set forth
for the Shareholder on the signature page hereof.

                  (b) Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement
to Sections or Exhibits,  such reference  shall be to a Section of or an Exhibit
to this Agreement unless otherwise  indicated.  The words "include,"  "includes"
and "including"  when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by
the words "without  limitation." The phrases "the date of this Agreement",  "the
date  hereof",  and  terms of  similar  import,  unless  the  context  otherwise
requires, shall be deemed to refer to the date first above written.

                  (c)  Specific  Performance;  Injunctive  Relief.  The  parties
hereto acknowledge that Parent will be irreparably harmed and that there will be
no adequate  remedy at law for a violation of any of the covenants or agreements
of the Shareholder set forth herein.  Therefore,  it is agreed that, in addition
to any other remedies that may be available to Parent upon any such violation of
this  Agreement  Parent  shall  have the right to  enforce  such  covenants  and
agreements  by  specific  performance,  injunctive  relief or by any other means
available to Parent at law or in equity and the  Shareholder  hereby  waives any
and all  defenses  which  could  exist in its  favor  in  connection  with  such
enforcement  and waives any  requirement for the security or posting of any bond
in connection with such enforcement.

                  (d)  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may be executed in one or
more counterparts,  all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument
and shall become  effective  when one or more  counterparts  have been signed by
each of the  parties  and  delivered  to the  other  parties  hereto;  it  being
understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.

                  (e) Entire Agreement;  Nonassignability;  Parties in Interest.
This  Agreement  and  the  documents  and  instruments   and  other   agreements
specifically  referred to herein or delivered  pursuant  hereto  (including  the
Proxy) (i) constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the
subject  matter hereof and supersede all prior  agreements  and  understandings,
both  written and oral,  among the parties  with  respect to the subject  matter
hereof  and (ii) are not  intended  to  confer,  and shall not be  construed  as
conferring, upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies


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hereunder.  Neither  this  Agreement  nor  any  of  the  rights,  interests,  or
obligations  under this  Agreement may be assigned or delegated,  in whole or in
part, by operation of law or  otherwise,  by the  Shareholder  without the prior
written  consent of Parent,  and any such  assignment or delegation  that is not
consented to shall be null and void. This  Agreement,  together with any rights,
interests or  obligations of Parent  hereunder,  may be assigned or delegated in
whole  or in  part  by  Parent  without  the  consent  of or any  action  by the
Shareholder upon notice by Parent to the Shareholder as herein provided. Subject
to the preceding  sentence,  this Agreement shall be binding upon,  inure to the
benefit  of, and be  enforceable  by, the  parties  hereto and their  respective
successors  and  assigns  (including  any  person to whom any  Shares  are sold,
transferred or assigned).

                  (f) Amendment; Waiver. Subject to the provisions of applicable
law,  the parties  hereto may amend this  Agreement  at any time  pursuant to an
instrument  in writing  signed on behalf of each of the parties  hereto.  At any
time,  any  party  hereto  may,  to  the  extent  legally  allowed,   waive  any
inaccuracies in the  representations and warranties made to such party contained
herein or in any document  delivered  pursuant hereto and waive  compliance with
any of the  agreements  or  conditions  for the benefit of such party  contained
herein.  Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such waiver shall be
valid only if set forth in an  instrument  in  writing  signed on behalf of such
party.  Without limiting the generality or effect of the preceding sentence,  no
delay in exercising any right under this Agreement shall  constitute a waiver of
such right,  and no waiver of any breach or default  shall be deemed a waiver of
any  other  breach  or  default  of the  same  or any  other  provision  in this
Agreement.

                  (g)  Severability.  In the event  that any  provision  of this
Agreement,  or the  application  thereof,  becomes or is  declared by a court of
competent  jurisdiction to be illegal,  void or unenforceable,  the remainder of
this Agreement  shall continue in full force and effect and shall be interpreted
so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto.  The parties hereto
further agree to use their commercially  reasonable efforts to replace such void
or  unenforceable  provision  of this  Agreement  with a valid  and  enforceable
provision that shall achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and
other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision.

                  (h) Remedies Cumulative.  Except as otherwise provided herein,
any and all remedies  herein  expressly  conferred  upon a party shall be deemed
cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy  conferred  hereby,  or by
law or equity  upon such  party,  and the  exercise by a party of any one remedy
shall not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.

                  (i)  Governing  Law. This  Agreement  shall be governed by and
construed  in  accordance  with the laws of the  State  of  [Minnesota]  without
reference to such state's  principles  of conflicts of law.  Each of the parties
hereto irrevocably  consents to the exclusive  jurisdiction of any court located
within the State of  California,  in  connection  with any matter  based upon or
arising out of this Agreement or the matters  contemplated  herein,  agrees that
process  may be served  upon them in any  manner  authorized  by the laws of the
State of  California  for such persons and waives and covenants not to assert or
plead any objection  which they might  otherwise have to such  jurisdiction  and
such process.

                  (j) Rules of Construction.  The parties hereto agree that they
have been  represented  by  counsel  during  the  negotiation,  preparation  and
execution of this Agreement and,  therefore,  waive the  application of any law,


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regulation,  holding or rule of  construction  providing that  ambiguities in an
agreement or other document  shall be construed  against the party drafting such
agreement or document.

                  (k) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH OF THE PARTIES  HERETO  HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY  WAIVES  ALL  RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY  ACTION,  PROCEEDING  OR
COUNTERCLAIM  (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT,  TORT, OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS  AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY  HERETO IN  NEGOTIATION,
ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.


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         IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties  hereto  have  caused  this  Voting
Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.



                                                  
NATIONAL INCORPORATED                                SHAREHOLDER:


By:
    -------------------------------------------      -----------------------------------------------------
Name:   Vincent J. Coates                              (Print Name of Shareholder)
Title:  Chairman of the Board
        and Secretary


                                                       (Signature)


MINOR LEAGUE MERGER
                                                     -----------------------------------------------------
CORPORATION                                            (Print name and title if signing for an entity)


By:
    -------------------------------------------      -----------------------------------------------------
Name:   John D. Heaton                                 (Print Address)
Title:  Chief Executive Officer


                                                     -----------------------------------------------------
                                                       (Print Telephone Number)


                                                     -----------------------------------------------------
                                                       (Social Security or Tax I.D. Number)


                                                     Shares beneficially owned by Shareholder on the
                                                     date hereof:


                                                     _________ shares of voting securities of the Company


                                                     _________ shares of voting securities of the
                                                     Company subject to options



                  [SIGNATURE PAGE TO COMPANY VOTING AGREEMENT]



                                    EXHIBIT A
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                                IRREVOCABLE PROXY
                                TO VOTE STOCK OF
                              AMERICAN CORPORATION

         The  undersigned  shareholder  of  American  Corporation,  a  Minnesota
corporation (the "Company"), hereby irrevocably (to the fullest extent permitted
by  applicable  law)  appoints the members of the Board of Directors of National
Incorporated,  a California  corporation  ("Parent"),  and each of them,  or any
other designee of Parent, as the sole and exclusive attorneys and proxies of the
undersigned,  with full power of substitution  and  resubstitution,  to vote and
exercise  all  voting  and  related  rights  (to the  fullest  extent  that  the
undersigned  is entitled to do so) with  respect to all of the shares of capital
stock of the Company that now are or hereafter may be beneficially  owned by the
undersigned, and any and all other shares or securities of the Company issued or
issuable  in respect  thereof  on or after the date  hereof  (collectively,  the
"Shares")  in  accordance  with  the  terms  of  this  irrevocable   proxy  (the
"Irrevocable   Proxy").   The  Shares  beneficially  owned  by  the  undersigned
shareholder of the Company as of the date of this  Irrevocable  Proxy are listed
on the final page of this Irrevocable Proxy. Upon the undersigned's execution of
this Irrevocable  Proxy, any and all prior proxies given by the undersigned with
respect to any Shares are hereby revoked and the undersigned agrees not to grant
any  subsequent  proxies or enter into any agreement or  understanding  with any
person to vote or give  instructions  with  respect  to the Shares in any manner
inconsistent with the terms of this Irrevocable Proxy until after the Expiration
Date (as defined below).

         This Irrevocable  Proxy is irrevocable (to the fullest extent permitted
by  applicable  law), is coupled with an interest,  is granted  pursuant to that
certain  Voting  Agreement  dated as of even date herewith by and between Parent
and the undersigned (the "Voting Agreement"), and is granted in consideration of
Parent  entering  into the  Reorganization  Agreement  referenced  therein.  All
capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein shall have the respective
meanings ascribed thereto in the Reorganization  Agreement.  As used herein, the
term "Expiration Date" shall mean the earlier to occur of (i) such date and time
as the Merger  Agreement  shall have been validly  terminated in accordance with
its terms and conditions,  or (ii) such date and time as the Merger shall become
effective in accordance with its terms and conditions.

         The  attorneys and proxies  named above,  and each of them,  are hereby
authorized and empowered by the undersigned, at any time prior to the Expiration
Date, to act as the undersigned's  attorney and proxy to vote the Shares, and to
exercise  all voting and other  rights of the  undersigned  with  respect to the
Shares (including,  without limitation, the power to execute and deliver written
consents pursuant to the Minnesota  Business  Corporation Act), at every annual,
special or  adjourned  meeting of the  shareholders  of the Company and in every
written consent in lieu of such meeting as follows: (a) in favor of the adoption
and  approval of the Merger  Agreement  and the  approval of the Merger,  and in
favor of each of the other actions  contemplated by the Merger Agreement and any
action  required in furtherance  thereof;  (b) against  approval of any proposal
made in opposition to, or in competition  with,  consummation  of the Merger and
the other transactions  contemplated by the Merger Agreement; (c) against any of




the  following  actions  (other than those actions that relate to the Merger and
the other transactions  contemplated by the Merger  Agreement):  (i) any merger,
consolidation,   business  combination,   sale  of  assets,   reorganization  or
recapitalization  of the  Company  or any  subsidiary  of the  Company  with any
person,  (ii) any sale,  lease or transfer of any significant part of the assets
of the  Company or any  subsidiary  of the  Company,  (iii) any  reorganization,
recapitalization,  dissolution,  liquidation or winding up of the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company,  (iv) any change in the capitalization of the Company
or any subsidiary of the Company,  or the corporate  structure of the Company or
any  subsidiary  of the Company,  or (v) any other  action that is intended,  or
could  reasonably  be expected to,  impede,  interfere  with,  delay,  postpone,
discourage  or  adversely  affect  the  Merger or any of the other  transactions
contemplated  by the Merger  Agreement;  and (d) in favor of waiving  any notice
that may have been or may be  required  relating  to any  reorganization  of the
Company  or  any   subsidiary   of  the   Company,   any   reclassification   or
recapitalization  of the capital  stock of the Company or any  subsidiary of the
Company, or any sale of assets, change of control, or acquisition of the Company
or any subsidiary of the Company by any other person,  or any  consolidation  or
merger of the Company or any  subsidiary  of the Company  with or into any other
person.

         The attorneys and proxies named above may not exercise this Irrevocable
Proxy on any other matter except as provided above. The undersigned  shareholder
may vote the Shares on all other matters.

         All authority herein conferred shall survive the death or incapacity of
the undersigned and any obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding
upon  the  heirs,  personal  representatives,  successors  and  assigns  of  the
undersigned.


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         This Irrevocable  Proxy is coupled with an interest as aforesaid and is
irrevocable.  This  Irrevocable  Proxy may not be amended or otherwise  modified
without  the prior  written  consent of Parent.  This  Irrevocable  Proxy  shall
terminate,  and be of no  further  force  and  effect,  automatically  upon  the
Expiration Date.

Dated:  January __, 2005


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                                   (Print Name of Shareholder)


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                                   (Signature of Shareholder)


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                                   (Print name and title if signing on behalf of
                                   an entity)


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                                   Shares beneficially owned on the date hereof:

                                   _________ shares of voting securities of the
                                   Company

                                   _________ shares of voting securities of the
                                   Company subject to options




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