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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10(i)

                             FIRSTMERIT CORPORATION

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                       DIRECTOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

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                             FIRSTMERIT CORPORATION

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                       DIRECTOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

ARTICLE 1

PURPOSES AND DEFINITIONS

1.1      PURPOSES. The purposes of the Plan are (i) to provide Directors with
         flexibility with respect to the form and timing of Compensation, (ii)
         to more closely align the interests of Directors with the interests of
         the Corporation's shareholders, and (iii) to assist the Corporation in
         attracting and retaining qualified individuals to serve as Directors.

1.2      DEFINITIONS.  Whenever used in the Plan, the following terms shall have
         the meaning set forth or referenced below:

         (a)      "ACCOUNT" means a Cash Account, a Deferred Benefit Account or
                  a Stock Account.

         (b)      "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

         (c)      "BUSINESS DAY" means a day, except for a Saturday, Sunday or a
                  legal holiday.

         (d)      "CASH ACCOUNT" means the account maintained by the Committee
                  in the name of a Participant pursuant to Section 2.5(a).

         (e)      "CASH CREDIT" means a credit to a Participant's Cash Account,
                  expressed in whole dollars and fractions thereof.

         (f)      "CLOSING PRICE" means the closing price of the Common Stock as
                  reported on the National Association of Securities Dealers
                  Automated Quotation System ("Nasdaq").

         (g)      "COMMITTEE" means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

         (h)      "COMMON STOCK" means the common stock, no par value, of the
                  Corporation.

         (i)      "CORPORATION" means FirstMerit Corporation.

         (j)      "COMPENSATION" means all fees payable to a Director for
                  services to the Corporation and/or a Subsidiary as a director,
                  including retainer fees for service on, and fees for
                  attendance at meetings of, the Board and any committees
                  thereof, as established by the Board from time to time, but
                  excluding reimbursements for expenses.

         (k)      "DEFERRED BENEFIT ACCOUNT" means a deferred benefit account
                  established for a Participant under the Directors' Deferred
                  Fee Plan before July 1, 1996.

         (l)      "DIRECTORS' Deferred Fee Plan" means the FirstMerit
                  Corporation Directors' Deferred Fee Plan.

         (m)      "DIRECTOR" means any individual serving on the Board or on the
                  board of directors of a Subsidiary, who is not an employee of
                  the Corporation or any Subsidiary, or any individual serving
                  as a Community Board Advisor (or like designation).

         (n)      "PARTICIPANT" means a Director who is a participant in the 
                  Plan, or a former Director who has an Account.

         (o)      "PLAN" means the FirstMerit Corporation Director Deferred
                  Compensation Plan.


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         (p)      "PLAN YEAR" means the calendar year, except that for the 1996
                  Plan Year, it means the six-month period beginning July 1,
                  1996 and ending December 31, 1996.

         (q)      "STOCK ACCOUNT" means the account maintained by the Committee
                  in the name of a Participant pursuant to Section 2.5(b).

         (r)      "STOCK CREDIT" means a credit to a Participant's Stock 
                  Account, calculated pursuant to Section 2.5(b).

         (s)      "STATED INTEREST RATE" means, with respect to any calendar
                  month, two percentage points over the average of the composite
                  yield on Moody's Average Corporate Bond Yield for the month of
                  October immediately preceding the Plan Year as determined from
                  Moody's Bond Record published by Moody's Investors Services,
                  Inc. (or any successor thereto), or, if such monthly yield is
                  no longer published, a substantially similar average selected
                  by the Corporation. The Committee shall establish the Stated
                  Interest Rate effective as of January 1 of each Plan Year,
                  which, once established, shall be used for all interest
                  determinations during such Plan Year.

         (t)      "SUBSIDIARY" means a subsidiary of the Corporation.

         (u)      "VALUATION DATE" means the last business day of the month in
                  which termination occurs.

ARTICLE 2

PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN

2.1      ELIGIBILITY.  All Directors shall participate in the Plan.

2.2      CURRENT COMPENSATION.

         (a)      To the extent that a Director or first time nominee for
                  Director has not timely elected, pursuant to Section 2.3, to
                  defer receipt of Compensation payable to him during a Plan
                  Year, such Director or first time nominee may irrevocably
                  elect, in increments of fifty percent (50%), to receive
                  current Compensation either in cash or in whole shares of
                  Common Stock (and cash for any fractions of a share). Any
                  such election must be made in writing and delivered to the
                  Committee prior to December 15, 1995 with respect to the
                  1996 Plan Year and thereafter prior to July 1 of any Plan
                  Year effective as of January 1 of the immediately succeeding
                  Plan Year; provided that in the case of a first time nominee
                  for Director, such election must be so made and delivered
                  not later than six months in advance of the first date in
                  such Plan Year as of which such Compensation will be paid.
                  Absent such a timely election, a Director or first time
                  nominee for Director shall be deemed to have elected to
                  receive such Compensation entirely in cash.

        (b)       The number of shares of Common Stock payable to a Director
                  pursuant to an election under Section 2.2(a) shall be equal to
                  the number of shares of Common Stock that could have been
                  purchased with the amount of Compensation that would otherwise
                  have been paid to the Director in cash at the Closing Price of
                  shares of Common Stock on the day such Compensation would
                  otherwise have been so paid. The balance of such Compensation,
                  if any, shall be paid to the Director in cash.

         (c)      A Director may, pursuant to Section 2.2(a), file a new current
                  Compensation election or revoke a prior current Compensation
                  election each Plan Year effective as of July 1 of the
                  immediately succeeding Plan Year. If no new election or
                  revocation of a prior election is made prior to July 1 of any
                  Plan Year, the election or deemed election in effect for such
                  Plan Year shall continue to be effective and irrevocable for
                  the immediately succeeding Plan Year.

2.3      DEFERRED COMPENSATION.

       (a)    (i) A Director may irrevocably elect to defer receipt, in
              increments of twenty-five percent (25%), of

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                  Compensation payable to him during the immediately succeeding
                  Plan Year. Such election must be made in writing an delivered
                  to the Committee prior to December 15, 1995 with respect to 
                  the 1996 Plan Year and thereafter prior to July 1 of any Plan
                  Year effective as of January 1 of the immediately succeeding 
                  Plan Year.

            (ii)  A first time nominee for Director may irrevocably elect to
                  defer receipt, in increments of twenty-five percent (25%), of
                  Compensation payable to him on or after July 1 of the Plan
                  Year in which he first becomes a Director. Such election must
                  be made in writing and delivered to the Committee prior to the
                  date on which such nominee becomes a Director.

       (b)    A Director may, pursuant to Section 2.3(a)(i), file a new deferred
              Compensation election or revoke a prior deferred Compensation
              election each Plan Year applicable to the immediately succeeding
              Plan Year. If no new election or revocation of a prior election is
              made prior to July 1 of any Plan Year, the election, if any, in
              effect for such Plan Year shall continue to be effective and
              irrevocable for the immediately succeeding Plan Year. If a
              Director does not timely elect to defer Compensation payable to
              him during a Plan Year, all such Compensation shall be paid
              directly to such Director in accordance with Section 2.2.

2.4    ALLOCATION OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION. A Participant may irrevocably elect
       to initially allocate all or a portion, in increments of twenty-five
       (25%), of his deferred Compensation to a Cash Account, a Stock Account,
       or a combination of both such Accounts. Any such allocation shall be
       specified in the election made pursuant to Section 2.3; provided,
       however, that in the case of a first time nominee for Director, such
       election must be so made and delivered not later than six months in
       advance of the first date in such Plan Year as of which such Compensation
       would otherwise be paid. Absent such a timely election, a Participant
       shall be deemed to have elected to allocate such deferred Compensation to
       his Cash Account. Deferred Compensation allocated to a Cash Account or
       Stock Account shall result in Cash Credits or Stock Credits,
       respectively.

2.5    ACCOUNTS.

       (a)    The Cash Account of a Participant shall be credited, as of the day
              the deferred Compensation otherwise would have been paid to such
              Participant, with Cash Credits equal to the dollar amount of such 
              deferred Compensation and shall be reduced, as of the day that any
              amount is distributed or transferred therefrom, by Cash Credits
              equal to the amount of such distribution or transfer. As of the
              last day of each calendar month, the Participant's Cash Account
              shall be credited with additional Cash Credits in an amount equal
              to the product of the average daily balance in his Cash Account 
              during such month (determined after adjustment for any deferred
              Compensation credited thereto and any amount distributed or 
              transferred therefrom as of each day in such month) and an 
              interest rate equal to the Stated Interest Rate.

       (b)    The Stock Account of a Participant shall be credited, as of the
              day the deferred Compensation otherwise would have been paid to
              such Participant, with Stock Credits equal to the number of shares
              of Common Stock (including fractions of a share) that could have
              been purchased with the amount of such deferred Compensation at
              the Closing Price of shares of Common Stock on the day as of which
              such Stock Account is so credited and shall be reduced as of the
              day that any amount is distributed or transferred therefrom by the
              number of Stock Credits attributable to such distribution or
              transfer.

       (c)    As of the date any dividend is paid to holders of shares of Common
              Stock, the Participant's Stock Account shall be credited with
              additional Stock Credits equal to the number of shares of Common
              Stock (including fractions of a share) that could have been
              purchased, at the Closing Price of shares of Common Stock on
              such date, with the amount that would have been paid as dividends
              on that number of shares of Common Stock (including fractions of a
              share) which is equal to the number of Stock Credits attributable
              to the Participant's Stock Account as of the record date of such
              dividend. In the case of dividends paid in stock, the amount of
              the dividend shall be deemed to be the fair market value of the
              stock at the time of the payment thereof, as determined in good
              faith by the Committee.


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      (d)     No Compensation payable to a Director after June 30, 1996 may be
              deferred to a Deferred Benefit Account. As of July 1, 1996,
              Deferred Benefit Account balances will be converted to Cash
              Credits to the Participants' Cash Accounts, or Stock Credits to
              Participant's Stock Accounts, as elected by the Participant. The
              amount of such Cash Credits and Stock Credits shall be determined
              in accordance with Sections 2.5(a), 2.5(b) and 2.5(c),
              respectively, as if the converted amounts constituted deferred
              Compensation on the date of such conversion. Such election must
              be in writing and delivered to the Committee prior to December
              15, 1995 and shall be irrevocable. Absent such a timely election,
              a Participant's Deferred Benefit Account balance shall be 
              automatically converted to Cash Credits.

       (e)    A Participant shall be one hundred percent (100%) vested in his 
              Accounts at all times.

2.6    DISTRIBUTIONS UPON TERMINATION.

       (a)    Distribution of a Participant's Account shall be made or commence
              in accordance with such Participant's election within thirty (30)
              days following the Valuation Date, unless the Participant has
              elected a later month.

       (b)    A Participant may elect to receive his Accounts in monthly cash
              installments not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) separate
              installments or in a single sum. Such single sum may be paid
              either in cash or in whole shares of Common Stock (and cash for
              any fractions of a share) or in combination of both, in increments
              of twenty-five percent (25%). The Committee shall-distribute such
              Accounts in accordance with such election or, if no such election
              is made, in a single cash installment.

       (c)    (i)   In the event of an election to receive all or a portion
                    of his Stock Account in shares of Common Stock, the
                    Participant shall, to the extent of such election, receive
                    one such share with respect to each Stock Credit (including
                    any Stock Credits resulting from a transfer pursuant to the
                    second sentence in Section 2.6(c)(ii) allocated to his Stock
                    Account (and cash for any fractions of a share). In the
                    event of an election or deemed election to receive all or a
                    portion of his Stock Account in cash, the Participant shall,
                    to the extent of such election or deemed election, receive
                    an amount in cash equal to the product of the number of
                    Stock Credits allocated to his Stock Account and the Closing
                    Price of shares of Common Stock on the Valuation Date.

              (ii)  In the event of an election or deemed election by the
                    Participant to receive all or a portion of his Cash Account
                    in cash, the Participant shall, to the extent of such
                    election or deemed election, receive an amount in cash equal
                    to the current balance in such Cash Account. In the event of
                    an election by the Participant to receive all or a portion
                    of his Cash Account in shares of Common Stock, the
                    Participant shall be deemed to have irrevocably elected to
                    transfer the appropriate such amount from his Cash Account
                    to his Stock Account in accordance with Section 2.8(b)
                    effective as of the Valuation Date.

       (d)    (i)   The amount of a monthly cash installment with respect to
                    a Participant's Cash Account shall be equal to the product
                    of the current balance in such Cash Account and a fraction,
                    the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which
                    is the total number of installments elected minus the number
                    of installments previously paid.

               (ii) The amount of a monthly cash installment with respect to
                    such Participant's Stock Account shall be equal to the
                    product of the number of Stock Credits attributable to such
                    installment and the Closing Price of shares of Common Stock
                    on the Valuation Date. The number of Stock Credits
                    attributable to an installment shall be equal to the product
                    of the current number of Stock Credits attributable to such
                    Stock Account and a fraction, the numerator of which is one
                    and the denominator of which is the total number of
                    installments elected minus the number of installments
                    previously paid.

              (iii) All monthly cash installments shall commence and be paid
                    within thirty (30) days after the Valuation Date.

       (e)    A Participant's elections referred to in this Section 2.6 must be
              in writing and delivered to the Committee with

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              such Participant' s election to defer Compensation pursuant to 
              Section 2.3(a). A Participant may at any time not less than one 
              year prior to the date as of which the distribution of such 
              Participant's Accounts is made or commences change such elections
              pursuant to an election in writing delivered to the Committee, 
              which election shall be irrevocable during such one-year period.

       (f)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, if the
              Participant's Account is $5,000 or less on the Valuation Date, the
              benefit shall be paid in a lump sum.

2.7 IN-SERVICE DISTRIBUTIONS.

       (a)    A Participant may, as of the first Business Day of the month,
              receive payment of all or part of his Accounts while still a
              Director. Any such election must be in writing and delivered to
              the Committee not less than one year in advance of the effective
              date thereof, which election shall be irrevocable during such
              one-year period; provided, however, that if the Participant' s
              service as a Director terminates prior to the effective date of
              such election, such election shall be deemed automatically
              revoked. Such in-service distributions may be made on the same
              basis as distributions upon termination pursuant to Section 2.6.

       (b)    Any amounts withdrawn pursuant to Section 2.7(a) shall be subject
              to a 6% penalty.

2.8    TRANSFERS.

       (a)    A Participant may elect to transfer all or a portion, in
              increments of twenty-five percent (25%), of his Stock Account to
              his Cash Account effective as of the first business day of any
              Plan Year. The amount to be credited to such Participant's Cash
              Account shall be equal to the product of the applicable percentage
              (as elected by the Participant) of the number of Stock Credits
              then credited to his Stock Account and the Closing Price of shares
              of Common Stock on the effective date of such transfer.

       (b)    A Participant may elect to transfer all or a portion, in
              increments of twenty-five percent (25%), of his Cash Account to
              his Stock Account effective as of the first business day of any
              Plan Year. The number of Stock Credits to be credited to such
              Participant's Stock Account shall be equal to the number of shares
              of Common Stock (including fractions of a share) that could have
              been purchased with the value of the applicable percentage (as
              elected by the Participant) of the Cash Account at the Closing
              Price of shares of Common Stock on the effective date of such
              transfer.

       (c)    Any transfer under this Section 2.8 must be made pursuant to an
              irrevocable election in writing delivered to the Committee prior
              to July 1 of the Plan Year immediately preceding the Plan Year in
              which such transfer is to be effective.

2.9    DISTRIBUTION UPON DEATH.

       (a)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, upon the death
              of a Participant, amounts attributable to his Deferred
              Compensation Account shall be distributed in the manner provided
              in any election or elections with respect thereto filed by the
              Participant.

       (b)     Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan, upon
               the death of a Participant, the Committee shall pay all of such
               Participant's Cash Account and Stock Account to the person,
               persons, or entity designated by the Participant. All such
               designations shall be made in writing and delivered to the
               Committee. A Participant may from time to time revoke or change
               any such designations by written notice to the Committee. If
               there is no beneficiary designation or if such persons shall have
               all predeceased the Participant or otherwise ceased to exist,
               such distributions shall be made to the executor or administrator
               of the Participant's estate. Any distribution under this
               Section 2.9(b) shall be made as soon as practicable following the
               end of the month in which the Committee is notified of the 
               Participant's death or is satisfied as to the identity of the
               appropriate payee, whichever is later.

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       (c)    The amount payable with respect to such Participant's Stock
              Account shall be equal to the product of the number of Stock
              Credits with which such Stock Account then is credited and the
              Closing Price of shares of Common Stock on the last Business Day
              of the month immediately preceding the month of such Participant's
              death.

       (d)    In the event of the death of the primary beneficiary, the
              secondary beneficiary shall receive a lump sum of the remainder of
              the benefit.

2.10   WITHHOLDING TAXES. The Corporation may defer making payments under the
       Plan until satisfactory arrangements have been made for the payment of
       any federal, state or local income taxes required to be withheld with
       respect to such payment or delivery. Each Director shall be entitled to
       irrevocably elect, at least six months prior to the date shares of Common
       Stock would otherwise be delivered hereunder, to have the Corporation
       withhold shares of Common Stock having an aggregate value equal to the
       amount required to be withheld. The value of fractional shares remaining
       after payment of the withholding taxes shall be paid to the Director in
       cash. Shares so withheld shall be valued at the Closing Price on the
       regular Business Day immediately preceding the date such shares would
       otherwise be transferred hereunder.

ARTICLE 3

THE COMMITTEE

3.1    AUTHORITY. The Committee shall have full power and authority to
       administer the Plan, including the power to (i) promulgate forms to be
       used with respect to the Plan, (ii) promulgate rules of Plan
       administration, (iii) settle any disputes as to rights or benefits
       arising from the Plan, (iv) interpret the terms of the Plan and (v) make
       such decisions or take such action as the Committee, in its sole
       discretion, deems necessary or advisable to aid in the proper
       administration of the Plan.

3.2    ELECTIONS, NOTICES. All elections and notices required to be provided to
       the Committee under the Plan must be in such form or forms prescribed by,
       and contain such information as is required by, the Committee.

3.3    AGENTS. The Committee may appoint an individual or individuals to be the
       Committee's agent with respect to the day-to-day administration of the
       Plan. In addition, the Committee may, from time to time, employ other
       agents and delegate to them such administrative duties as it sees fit,
       and may from time to time consult with counsel who may be counsel to the
       Company.

3.4    BINDING EFFECT OF DECISIONS. The decision or action of the Committee with
       respect to any question arising out of or in connection with the
       administration, interpretation and application of the Plan and the rules
       and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be final and binding upon all
       persons having any interest in the Plan.

3.5    INDEMNITY OF COMMITTEE. The Company has entered into Indemnification
       Agreements with each of the members of the Committee protecting them
       against such claims, losses damages, expenses or liabilities arising from
       any action or failure to act with respect to this Plan, except as
       otherwise indicated in such Agreement.

ARTICLE 4

SHARES AVAILABLE.

4.1    NUMBER. One Hundred Thousand (100,000) shares of Common Stock are
       available for issuance under the Plan in

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       accordance with the provisions hereof and such other provisions as the 
       Committee may from time to time deem necessary. This authorization may 
       be increased from time to time by approval of the Board and by the 
       shareholders of the Corporation if, in the opinion of counsel for the 
       Corporation, such shareholder approval is required. Stock Credits to 
       participant's Stock Accounts shall be applied to reduce the maximum 
       number of shares of Common Stock remaining available under the Plan. 
       Shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan may be taken either from 
       authorized but unissued or treasury shares, as determined by the 
       Corporation.

4.2    ADJUSTMENTS. If at any time the number of outstanding shares of Common
       Stock shall be increased as the result of any stock dividend, stock
       split, subdivision or reclassification of shares, the number of shares of
       Common Stock available under Section 4.01 and the number of Stock Credits
       with which each Participant's Stock Account is credited shall be
       increased in the same proportion as the outstanding number of shares of
       Common Stock is increased. If the number of outstanding shares of Common
       Stock shall at any time be decreased as the result of any combination,
       reverse stock split or reclassification of shares, the number of shares
       of Common Stock available under Section 4.01 and the number of Stock
       Credits with which each Participant's Stock Account is credited shall be
       decreased in the same proportion as the outstanding number of shares of
       Common Stock is decreased. In the event the Corporation shall at any time
       be consolidated with or merged into any other corporation and holders of
       shares of Common Stock receive shares of the capital stock of the
       resulting or surviving corporation, there shall be credited to each
       Participant's Stock Account, in place of the Stock Credits then credited
       thereto, new Stock Credits in an amount equal to the product of the
       number of shares of capital stock exchanged for one share of Common Stock
       upon such consolidation or merger and the number of Stock Credits with
       which the Participant's Account then is credited, and the number of
       shares of Common Stock available under Section 4.01 shall be similarly
       adjusted. If in such a consolidation or merger, holders of shares of
       Common Stock shall receive any consideration other than shares of the
       capital stock of the resulting or surviving corporation or its parent
       corporation, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine the
       appropriate change in Participants' Accounts.

ARTICLE 5

MISCELLANEOUS

5.1    UNFUNDED PLAN. No promise hereunder shall be secured by any specific
       assets of the Corporation, nor shall any assets of the Corporation be
       designated as attributable or allocated to the satisfaction of such
       promises. Participants shall have no rights under the Plan other than as
       unsecured general creditors of the Corporation.

5.2    NON-ALIENATION OF BENEFITS. No benefit under the Plan shall be subject in
       any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment,
       pledge, encumbrance, or charge, and any attempt to do so shall be void.
       No such benefit, prior to receipt thereof pursuant to the provisions of
       the Plan, shall be in any manner liable for or subject to the debts,
       contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of the Participant.

5.3    INVALIDITY. If any term or provision contained herein is to any extent
       invalid or unenforceable, such term or provision will be reformed so that
       it is valid, and such invalidity or unenforceability will not affect any
       other provision or part hereof.

5.4    GOVERNING LAW.  This Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of
       Ohio, without regard to the conflict of law provisions thereof.

5.5    AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN. The Board at any
       time may terminate and in any respect amend or modify the Plan; provided,
       however, that no such termination, amendment or modification shall
       adversely affect the rights of any Participant or beneficiary, including
       his rights with respect to Cash Credits or Stock Credits credited prior
       to such termination, amendment or modification, without his consent.
       Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Plan that determine
       the amount, price or timing of benefits related to Stock Credits shall
       not be amended more than once every six months (other that as may be
       necessary to conform to any applicable changes in the Internal Revenue
       Code of 1986, as amended or the rules thereunder), unless such amendment
       would be consistent with the provisions of Rule 16b-3 (or any successor
       provisions) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of

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       1934, as amended ("Exchange Act").

5.6    SUCCESSORS AND HEIRS. The Plan and any properly executed elections
       hereunder shall be binding upon the Corporation and Participants, and
       upon any assignee or successor in interest to the Corporation and upon
       the heirs, legal representatives and beneficiaries of any Participant.

5.7    STATUS AS SHAREHOLDERS. Stock Credits are not, and do not constitute,
       shares of Common Stock, and no right as a holder of shares of Common
       Stock shall devolve upon a Participant unless and until such shares are
       issued to the Participant.

5.8    RIGHTS. Participation in this Plan shall not give any Director the right
       to continue to serve as a member of the Board or any rights or interests
       other than as herein provided.

5.9    USE OF TERMS. The masculine includes the feminine and the plural includes
       the singular, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

5.10   STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS. Each Participant in the Plan during the
       immediately preceding Plan Year shall receive a statement of his Accounts
       under the Plan as of December 31 of such preceding Plan Year. Such
       statement shall be in a form and contain such information as is deemed
       appropriate by the Committee.

5.11   COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. This Plan and the offer, issuance and delivery of
       shares of Common Stock and/or the payment and deferral of Compensation
       under this Plan are subject to compliance with all applicable federal and
       state laws, rules and regulations (including but not limited to state and
       federal reporting, registration, insider trading and other securities
       laws) and to such approvals by any listing agency or any regulatory or
       governmental authority as may, in the opinion of counsel for the
       Corporation, be necessary or advisable in connection therewith. Any
       securities delivered under this Plan be subject to such restrictions, and
       the person acquiring the securities shall, if requested by the
       Corporation, provide such assurances and representations to the
       Corporation as the Corporation may deem necessary or desirable to assure
       compliance with all applicable legal requirements.

5.12   PLAN CONSTRUCTION. Anything in this Plan to the contrary notwithstanding,
       is the intent of the Corporation that all transactions under the Plan
       satisfy the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 so that a Director who
       is or becomes a member of a committee administering stock compensation
       plans of the Corporation will be "disinterested" as defined in Rule 16b-3
       for purposes of administering such plans, will be entitled to the
       benefits of Rule 16b-3 or other exemptive rules under Section 16 of the
       Exchange Act, and will not be subjected to avoidable liability
       thereunder. To the extent any provision of the Plan, action by the
       Committee or election by a Director fails to so comply, it shall be
       deemed null and void to the extent permitted by law.

5.13   HEADINGS NOT PART OF PLAN.  Headings and subheadings in the Plan are
       inserted for reference only and are not to be considered in the
       construction of the Plan.

5.14   STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL; EFFECTIVE DATE. This Plan has been approved by the
       Board and became effective as of January 1, 1996, due to the approval of
       this Plan by the stockholders of the Corporation at the Annual
       Shareholders Meeting in 1996. The Plan was amended and restated in
       November, 1996, by the Board to make certain administrative changes to
       the Plan.

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