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                                                                April 20, 1998



                               INTELLIGROUP, INC.
                               517 Route One South
                            Iselin, New Jersey 08830



To Our Shareholders:

     You are most  cordially  invited  to  attend  the 1998  Annual  Meeting  of
Shareholders of Intelligroup,  Inc. at 10:00 A.M., local time, on Wednesday, May
13, 1998, at the Sheraton Hotel, 515 Route One South, Iselin, New Jersey.

     The Notice of Meeting and Proxy  Statement on the following  pages describe
the matters to be presented to the meeting.

     It is important  that your shares be  represented at this meeting to ensure
the presence of a quorum. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, we hope
that you will have your shares represented by signing, dating and returning your
proxy in the  enclosed  envelope,  which  requires  no  postage if mailed in the
United States, as soon as possible. Your shares will be voted in accordance with
the instructions you have given in your proxy.

     Thank you for your continued support.


                                          Sincerely,



                                          Ashok Pandey
                                          Chairman of the Board, President of
                                          Corporate Services and Acting Chief
                                          Financial Officer






                               INTELLIGROUP, INC.
                               517 Route One South
                            Iselin, New Jersey 08830


                    NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                             To Be Held May 13, 1998

     The Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") of INTELLIGROUP, INC., a
New Jersey corporation (the "Company"),  will be held at the Sheraton Hotel, 515
Route One South, Iselin, New Jersey, on Wednesday,  May 13, 1998, at 10:00 A.M.,
local time, for the following purposes:

(1)  To  elect  six  directors  to  serve  until  the  next  Annual  Meeting  of
     Shareholders  and until their  respective  successors  shall have been duly
     elected and qualified;

(2)  To amend the  Company's  1996 Stock Plan (the "1996  Plan") to increase the
     maximum  number of shares of Common Stock  available for issuance under the
     1996 Plan from  1,450,000 to 2,200,000  shares and to reserve an additional
     750,000  shares of Common Stock of the Company for issuance  under the 1996
     Plan;

(3)  To ratify the  appointment of Arthur  Andersen LLP as independent  auditors
     for the year ending December 31, 1998; and

(4)  To transact such other  business as may properly come before the Meeting or
     any adjournment or adjournments thereof.

     Holders of Common Stock of record at the close of business on April 2, 1998
are  entitled to notice of and to vote at the  Meeting,  or any  adjournment  or
adjournments  thereof.  A complete list of such shareholders will be open to the
examination of any shareholder at the Meeting. The Meeting may be adjourned from
time to time without notice other than by announcement at the Meeting.

     IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF
SHARES YOU MAY HOLD.  WHETHER  OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE  MEETING IN PERSON,
PLEASE  COMPLETE,  DATE AND SIGN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AND MAIL IT PROMPTLY IN
THE ENCLOSED RETURN ENVELOPE.  THE PROMPT RETURN OF PROXIES WILL ENSURE A QUORUM
AND SAVE THE COMPANY THE EXPENSE OF FURTHER SOLICITATION. EACH PROXY GRANTED MAY
BE REVOKED BY THE  SHAREHOLDER  APPOINTING  SUCH PROXY AT ANY TIME  BEFORE IT IS
VOTED.  IF YOU  RECEIVE  MORE  THAN ONE  PROXY  CARD  BECAUSE  YOUR  SHARES  ARE
REGISTERED  IN  DIFFERENT  NAMES OR  ADDRESSES,  EACH SUCH PROXY CARD  SHOULD BE
SIGNED AND RETURNED TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF YOUR SHARES WILL BE VOTED.

                                          By Order of the Board of Directors


                                          Alan Ziegler
                                          Secretary

Iselin, New Jersey
April 20, 1998

        The Company's 1997 Annual Report accompanies the Proxy Statement.






                               INTELLIGROUP, INC.
                               517 Route One South
                            Iselin, New Jersey 08830


                           --------------------------

                               PROXY STATEMENT

                           --------------------------

     This Proxy  Statement is furnished in connection  with the  solicitation by
the Board of Directors of  Intelligroup,  Inc. (the  "Company") of proxies to be
voted  at the  Annual  Meeting  of  Shareholders  of the  Company  to be held on
Wednesday,  May 13, 1998 (the  "Meeting"),  at the Sheraton Hotel, 515 Route One
South,  Iselin, New Jersey, at 10:00 A.M., local time, and at any adjournment or
adjournments  thereof.  Holders  of record of shares of Common  Stock,  $.01 par
value ("Common  Stock"),  as of the close of business on April 2, 1998,  will be
entitled  to  notice  of and to  vote at the  Meeting  and  any  adjournment  or
adjournments  thereof.  As of that date, there were 12,022,498  shares of Common
Stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote. Each share of Common Stock is
entitled to one vote on any matter presented at the Meeting.

     If proxies in the accompanying form are properly executed and returned, the
shares of Common Stock represented thereby will be voted in the manner specified
therein. If not otherwise  specified,  the shares of Common Stock represented by
the proxies will be voted (i) FOR the  election of the six nominees  named below
as Directors,  (ii) FOR a proposal to amend the  Company's  1996 Stock Plan (the
"1996 Plan"), to increase the maximum number of shares of Common Stock available
for  issuance  under the 1996 Plan from  1,450,000  to  2,200,000  shares and to
reserve an additional 750,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company for issuance
under the 1996 Plan,  (iii) FOR the  ratification  of the  appointment of Arthur
Andersen LLP as independent  auditors for the year ending December 31, 1998, and
(iv) in the  discretion of the persons  named in the enclosed form of proxy,  on
any  other  proposals  which  may  properly  come  before  the  Meeting  or  any
adjournment or adjournments  thereof.  Any shareholder who has submitted a proxy
may revoke it at any time before it is voted, by written notice addressed to and
received by the Secretary of the Company,  by  submitting a duly executed  proxy
bearing a later date or by electing to vote in person at the  Meeting.  The mere
presence  at the  Meeting of the person  appointing  a proxy does not,  however,
revoke the appointment.

     The  presence,  in person or by proxy,  of  holders of the shares of Common
Stock  having a majority of the votes  entitled to be cast at the Meeting  shall
constitute a quorum.  The affirmative  vote by the holders of a plurality of the
shares of Common Stock  represented  at the Meeting is required for the election
of  Directors,  provided a quorum is present in person or by proxy.  All actions
proposed  herein  other than the  election  of  Directors  may be taken upon the
affirmative  vote of shareholders  possessing a majority of the shares of Common
Stock  represented at the Meeting,  provided a quorum is present in person or by
proxy.

     Abstentions  are included in the shares present at the Meeting for purposes
of  determining  whether a quorum is present,  and are counted as a vote against
for purposes of  determining  whether a proposal is approved.  Broker  non-votes
(when shares are represented at the Meeting by a proxy  specifically  conferring
only limited  authority  to vote on certain  matters and no authority to vote on
other  matters)  are  included  in the  determination  of the  number  of shares
represented  at the Meeting  for  purposes  of  determining  whether a quorum is
present but are not counted for purposes of  determining  whether a proposal has
been approved and thus have no effect on the outcome.

     This Proxy Statement, together with the related proxy card, is being mailed
to the shareholders of the Company on or about April 20, 1998. The Annual Report
to Shareholders  of the Company for the year ended December 31, 1997,  including
financial  statements (the "Annual Report"),  is being mailed together with this
Proxy Statement to all  shareholders of record as of April 2, 1998. In addition,
the Company has provided  brokers,  dealers,  banks,  voting  trustees and their
nominees,  at the Company's expense, with additional copies of the Annual Report
so that such record holders could supply such materials to beneficial  owners as
of April 2, 1998.






                              ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

     At the  Meeting,  six  Directors  are to be  elected  (which  number  shall
constitute  the entire  Board of  Directors of the Company) to hold office until
the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders  and until their  successors  shall have
been elected and qualified.

     It is the  intention of the persons  named in the enclosed form of proxy to
vote the shares of Common Stock represented thereby,  unless otherwise specified
in the proxy,  for the  election as  Directors  of the  persons  whose names and
biographies  appear below. All of the persons whose names and biographies appear
below are at present Directors of the Company.  In the event any of the nominees
should become unavailable or unable to serve as a Director,  it is intended that
votes  will  be  cast  for a  substitute  nominee  designated  by the  Board  of
Directors.  The Board of  Directors  has no reason to believe  that the nominees
named will be unable to serve if elected.  Each of the nominees has consented to
being named in this Proxy Statement and to serve if elected.

     The current  members of the Board of Directors and nominees for election to
the Board are as follows:

                                     Served as a    Positions with
Name                         Age   Director Since   the Company
- - ----                         ---   --------------   -----------

Ashok Pandey..............   40         1987        Chairman of the Board,
                                                    President of Corporate
                                                    Services, Acting Chief
                                                    Financial Officer and
                                                    Director

Rajkumar Koneru...........   28         1994        Chief Executive Officer,
                                                    President of U.S.
                                                    Operations and Director

Nagarjun Valluripalli.....   29         1994        President of
                                                    International Operations
                                                    and Director

Klaus P. Besier...........   46         1996        Director

David A. Finley...........   65         1997        Director

Kevin P. Mohan............   34         1996        Director

     The principal  occupations and business  experience,  for at least the past
five years, of each nominee is as follows:

     Ashok  Pandey  founded  the  Company  and  currently  serves as a Director,
Chairman  of the  Board,  President  of  Corporate  Services  and  Acting  Chief
Financial  Officer.  From the Company's  inception in 1987 through October 1997,
Mr. Pandey served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Prior
to  founding  the  Company,  Mr.  Pandey  was a  consultant  to  AT&T  and  Bell
Laboratories.  He has more  than  thirteen  years of  experience  in  developing
systems and application software.

     Rajkumar  Koneru joined the Company in April 1996 and  currently  serves as
Chief Executive Officer,  President of U.S.  Operations and as a Director.  From
April  1996  through  October  1997,  Mr.  Koneru  served as an  Executive  Vice
President  of  the  Company.  In  May  1993,  Messrs.  Koneru  and  Valluripalli
co-founded Oxford Systems Inc., a systems  integration  company  ("Oxford").  In
March  1994,  Messrs.  Koneru  and  Valluripalli  sold  all  of the  issued  and
outstanding  capital  stock of Oxford  to the  Company.  From June 1992  through
December 1992, Mr. Koneru was a consultant with Super Solutions Corporation and,
from March 1993 until March 1996 he was a



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consultant for the Boston Group, each an information technology consulting firm.
Following  consummation  of the Company's  transaction  with Oxford,  Mr. Koneru
continued to be employed by the Boston Group,  which  subcontracted Mr. Koneru's
services to the Company.

     Nagarjun Valluripalli joined the Company in March 1994 and currently serves
as  President of  International  Operations  and as a Director.  From March 1994
through October 1997, Mr.  Valluripalli served as an Executive Vice President of
the Company. In May 1993, Messrs. Koneru and Valluripalli  co-founded Oxford, at
which Mr. Valluripalli was responsible for business development.  In March 1994,
Messrs.  Koneru and Valluripalli sold all of the issued and outstanding  capital
stock of Oxford  to the  Company.  Prior to  founding  Oxford,  from  1990,  Mr.
Valluripalli was marketing  manager for VJ Infosystems,  a software training and
services company.

     Klaus P.  Besier has been a Director of the Company  since  December  1996.
Since July 1997, Mr. Besier has served as President and Chief Executive  Officer
of Clear With Computers,  Inc., a privately-held  provider of technology-enabled
selling  solutions.  Prior to that, from early 1996 to June 1997, Mr. Besier was
Chairman and Chief  Executive  Officer of OneWave,  Inc., a provider of intranet
and internet  business  solutions.  Prior to joining  OneWave,  Inc., Mr. Besier
served from 1994 to early 1996 as Chief Executive  Officer and from 1992 to 1993
as President of SAP America, Inc., a subsidiary of SAP AG and a leading provider
of client/servicer business application solutions software. Prior to joining SAP
America,  Inc., Mr. Besier was Corporate Vice President and a general manager of
a subsidiary of Hoechst Celanese.

     David A. Finley has been a Director of the Company since January 1997.  Mr.
Finley  was the  Executive  Vice  President  and  Chief  Financial  Officer  and
currently  serves as a director of Broadway  and  Seymour,  Inc., a software and
services  company.  Prior to joining Broadway and Seymour,  Inc., Mr. Finley was
self-employed  from  January  1990 to January  1996 as a  consultant  to various
software  companies,  investment firms and finance companies.  Mr. Finley is the
founder and first chief  executive of IBM Credit  Corporation.  Mr.  Finley also
served for over 30 years with IBM, most recently as its Treasurer. Mr. Finley is
also a director of Hungarian  Telephone Co.,  Cable Corp. and several  privately
held companies.

     Kevin P. Mohan has been a Director  of the Company  since  April 1996.  Mr.
Mohan  currently  serves as a General  Partner of various  venture capital funds
(including  Summit  Ventures  IV, L.P.  and Summit  Investors  III,  L.P.,  past
shareholders of the Company) affiliated with Summit Partners,  a venture capital
firm,  at  which he has been  employed  since  1994.  Prior  to  joining  Summit
Partners,  Mr. Mohan served as an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Mr. Mohan is also a director of several privately held companies.

     All Directors hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and
until  their  successors  are duly  elected and  qualified.  There are no family
relationships among any of the executive  officers,  Directors and key employees
of the Company.

     The Board of Directors  recommends that  Shareholders  vote FOR each of the
nominees for the Board of Directors.

Committees and Meetings of the Board

     The  Board  of  Directors  has a  Compensation  Committee,  which  approves
salaries and certain incentive  compensation for management and key employees of
the  Company;  an Audit  Committee,  which  reviews the results and scope of the
audit  and  other  services  provided  by  the  Company's   independent   public
accountants; and an Option Committee, which administers the Company's 1996 Plan.
The Compensation  Committee currently consists of Ashok Pandey,  David A. Finley
and Kevin P. Mohan. The Compensation  Committee was established in June 1996 and
held one meeting during 1997. The Audit  Committee  currently  consists of Ashok
Pandey,  Klaus Besier and David Finley.  The Audit  Committee was established in
June 1996 and held three meetings  during 1997. The Option  Committee  currently
consists of Klaus Besier and David Finley.  The Option Committee was established
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June 1996 and held two meetings during 1997. There were thirteen  meetings of
the Board of Directors  during 1997. Each incumbent  Director  attended at least
75% of the  aggregate of all meetings of the Board of Directors  held during the
period in which he served as a Director and the total number of meetings held by
the committee on which he served during the period, if applicable.

Compensation of Directors

     On October 19, 1996, the Company's  Board of Directors  adopted a policy to
compensate each  non-employee  Director who is elected to the Company's Board of
Directors after such date. The Board of Directors  established a cash payment of
$1,500 per meeting, for each meeting attended by each such Director.  Other than
Messrs.  Besier and Finley,  who are each  compensated  pursuant to such policy,
Directors  do not  otherwise  receive  cash  compensation  for  services  on the
Company's Board of Directors. The Company does provide,  however,  reimbursement
to Directors for reasonable and necessary  expenses  incurred in connection with
attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors.

     In  addition,  on June  3,  1996,  the  Board  of  Directors  approved  and
shareholders adopted the Company's 1996 Non-Employee  Director Stock Option Plan
(the "Director Plan") which became effective on July 12, 1996. The Director Plan
provides  for the grant of  options to  purchase a maximum of 140,000  shares of
Common  Stock of the  Company to  non-employee  Directors  of the  Company.  The
Director Plan is administered by the Board of Directors.  The following Director
was granted options under the Director Plan during 1997:

                         Number of
                     Shares Underlying                        Exercise Price
      Director        Options Granted       Grant Date           Per Share
      --------       -----------------      ----------        --------------

      Mr. Finley          20,000            January 28, 1997       $11.75

     Each person who was a Director of the Company on the effective  date of the
Company's  initial  public  offering  or became or will become a Director of the
Company  thereafter,  and who is not also an employee or officer of the Company,
was or shall be granted, on the date of such initial public offering or the date
on which he or she became or becomes a Director,  whichever is later,  an option
to purchase  20,000 shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price per share equal
to the then fair market value of the shares.  No subsequent grants are permitted
to such individuals  under the Director Plan. All options become  exercisable in
five  equal  annual  installments  commencing  one year  after the date of grant
provided that the optionee then remains a Director at the time of vesting of the
installments.  The right to  exercise  annual  installments  of options  will be
reduced  proportionately based on the optionee's actual attendance at Directors'
meetings if the optionee fails to attend at least 80% of the Board of Directors'
meetings held in any calendar year. The term of each option will be for a period
of ten years from the date of grant, unless sooner terminated in accordance with
the Director Plan.  Options may not be transferred except by will or by the laws
of descent and  distribution  or pursuant to a domestic  relations order and are
exercisable  to the extent vested at any time prior to the scheduled  expiration
date of the option.  The Director Plan terminates on the earlier of May 31, 2006
or at such time as all shares of Common Stock  currently  or hereafter  reserved
for issuance shall have been issued.



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                               EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

     The  following  table  identifies  the  current  executive  officers of the
Company:

                                     Capacities in            In Current
Name                           Age   Which Served             Position Since
- - ----                           ---   -------------            --------------

Ashok Pandey...............    40    Chairman of the             1987
                                     Board, President
                                     of Corporate
                                     Services, Acting
                                     Chief Financial
                                     Officer and
                                     Director

Rajkumar Koneru............    28    Chief Executive             1997
                                     Officer, President
                                     of U.S. Operations
                                     and Director

Nagarjun Valluripalli......    29    President of                1997
                                     International
                                     Operations and
                                     Director

Paul Coombs(1).............    42    Vice President -            1997
                                     Management
                                     Consulting
                                     Practices

Alan Ziegler(2)............    57    General Counsel             1997
                                     and Secretary

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(1)  Mr.  Coombs  joined the Company in July 1994 and  currently  serves as Vice
     President --  Management  Consulting  Practices.  From  February 1997 until
     October 1997, Mr. Coombs served as Vice President - Business Solutions. Mr.
     Coombs  served as Director of Business  Solutions  of the Company from July
     1994 until February 1997. From November 1993 through  December 1994, he was
     a director of CBC Limited, a computer consulting company, of which he was a
     principal  shareholder.  From July 1986 through  November  1993,  he was an
     Associate -- Strategic Planning with Touche Ross & Co.

(2)  Mr. Ziegler joined the Company in July 1997 and currently serves as General
     Counsel and Secretary. From 1992 until joining the Company, Mr. Ziegler was
     engaged in a private law practice with a  concentration  in corporate  law.
     Mr. Ziegler has practiced law for over 25 years including associations with
     law firms and in-house counsel  positions with corporations such as Control
     Data Corp. and Sony Corp. of America.

     None of the Company's  executive officers is related to any other executive
officer or to any Director of the Company. Executive officers of the Company are
elected  annually by the Board of Directors and serve until their successors are
duly elected and qualified.



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                             EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary of Compensation

     The following Summary Compensation Table sets forth information  concerning
compensation  for services in all  capacities  awarded to,  earned by or paid to
each  person who served as the  Company's  Chief  Executive  Officer at any time
during 1997 and each other executive officer of the Company whose aggregate cash
compensation exceeded $100,000 (collectively, the "Named Executives") during the
years ended December 31, 1995, 1996 and 1997.




                                            SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                     Annual Compensation                         Long-Term
                                                     -------------------                        Compensation
                                                                                     ----------------------------

                                                                                                  Awards
                                                                                     ----------------------------

                                                                          Other
                                                                         Annual         Securities    All Other
       Name and Principal                   Salary        Bonus       Compensation      Underlying    Compensation
            Position               Year       ($)          ($)             ($)           Options (#)      ($)
               (a)                 (b)        (c)          (d)             (e)(1)           (g)           (i)(2)
- - ------------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------  -------------   --------------  -----------
                                                                                     

Ashok Pandey................      1997     219,233          --          1,214                --          14,970
  Chairman of the                 1996     208,461          --         12,290                --          11,570
  Board, President                1995     145,150          --         18,367                --          12,190
  of Corporate
  Services and
  Acting Chief
  Financial Officer(3)

Rajkumar Koneru.............      1997     219,233          --             --                --            1,690
  Chief Executive                 1996     141,667          --          7,678                --               --
  Officer and                     1995          --          --             --                --               --
  President of U.S.
  Operations (3)

Nagarjun Valluripalli.......      1997     219,233          --             --                --            6,760
  President of                    1996     200,000          --             --                --               --
  International                   1995     147,968          --         19,727                --            3,858
  Operations (3)

Robert M. Olanoff...........      1997     141,292          --             --            10,000               --
  Chief Financial                 1996      91,316          --             --            88,000               --
  Officer, Treasurer              1995          --          --             --                --               --
  and Secretary(4)

Paul Coombs.................      1997     216,667          --             --           172,000               --
  Vice President -                1996     210,533          --             --           132,000               --
  Management                      1995     148,588          --             --                --               --
  Consulting
  Practices(3)


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(1)  Represents car insurance payments by the Company.



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(2)  Represents the value of insurance premiums paid by the Company with respect
     to whole life insurance for the benefit of the Named Executive.

(3)  Each of the Named Executives has entered into an employment  agreement with
     the Company. See " - Employment Agreements,  Change-In-Control  Agreements,
     Indemnification    Agreements,    Non-Competition,    Non-Disclosure    and
     Non-Solicitation Agreements."

(4)  Mr. Olanoff  resigned as an officer and employee of the Company on February
     27, 1998.

Option Grants in 1997

     The following table sets forth information  concerning individual grants of
stock options made  pursuant to the  Company's  1996 Plan during 1997 to each of
the Named  Executives.  The  Company has never  granted  any stock  appreciation
rights.





                        OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                Individual Grants
- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                      Potential Realizable
                                                                                                      Value At Assumed Annual
                                                         Percent                                      Rates Of Stock Price
                                                         Of Total                                     Appreciation For Option
                                 Number Of Securities    Options Granted   Exercise                           Term(3)
                                  Underlying Options     To Employees      Or Base                  ---------------------------
                                      Granted            In Fiscal         Price      Expiration
             Name                        (#)(1)          Year(2)           ($/Sh)         Date         5% ($)        10% ($)
             (a)                         (b)                 (c)             (d)          (e)           (f)            (g)
- - ------------------------------- ---------------------- ----------------- ------------ ------------- ------------- --------------
                                                                                                  

Ashok Pandey................         --                       --             --              --              --            --

Rajkumar Koneru.............         --                       --             --              --              --            --

Nagarjun Valluripalli.......         --                       --             --              --              --            --

Robert M. Olanoff(4)........     10,000                      1.6          10.63          7/9/07          66,852       169,415

Paul W. Coombs(5)...........    172,000                     27.4          11.00         1/16/07       1,189,869     3,015,361


- - -----------------

(1)  Such options were granted  pursuant to the  Company's  1996 Plan.  The 1996
     Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors and approved by the shareholders
     of the Company on June 3, 1996,  and became  effective  on July 12, 1996. A
     total of 1,450,000  shares are  reserved for issuance  upon the exercise of
     options and/or stock purchase rights granted under the 1996 Plan, 1,125,690
     of which have been  granted  as of  December  31,  1997.  Of the  1,125,690
     options  granted as of December 31, 1997,  97,353 of such options have been
     cancelled  and may be reissued by the  Company.  Those  eligible to receive
     stock option grants or stock



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     purchase  rights  under  the  1996  Plan  include  employees,  non-employee
     Directors  and  consultants.  The 1996 Plan is  administered  by the Option
     Committee  of the Board of  Directors  of the  Company,  which is comprised
     solely of  non-employee  Directors.  Subject to the  provisions of the 1996
     Plan,  the  administrator  of the 1996 Plan has the discretion to determine
     the optionees and/or grantees, the type of options to be granted (incentive
     stock  options  ("ISOs") or  non-qualified  stock options  ("NQSOs")),  the
     vesting  provisions,  the  terms  of the  grants  and  such  other  related
     provisions as are  consistent  with the 1996 Plan. The exercise price of an
     ISO may not be less than the fair  market  value  per  share of the  Common
     Stock on the date of grant or, in the case of an optionee who  beneficially
     owns 10% or more of the outstanding capital stock of the Company,  not less
     than 110% of the fair  market  value  per  share on the date of grant.  The
     exercise  price of a NQSO may not be less than 85% of the fair market value
     per  share of the  Common  Stock on the date of grant or, in the case of an
     optionee who beneficially owns 10% or more of the outstanding capital stock
     of the  Company,  not less than 110% of the fair market  value per share on
     the date of grant.  The purchase  price of shares issued  pursuant to stock
     purchase  rights may not be less than 50% of the fair market  value of such
     shares as of the offer date of such rights.  The options terminate not more
     than ten years from the date of grant,  subject to earlier  termination  on
     the optionee's  death,  disability or  termination  of employment  with the
     Company,  but provide  that the term of any options  granted to a holder of
     more than 10% of the  outstanding  shares of capital stock may be no longer
     than five  years.  Options are not  assignable  or  otherwise  transferable
     except by will or the laws of descent and  distribution.  In the event of a
     merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another  corporation or
     the sale of all or  substantially  all of the Company's assets in which the
     successor   corporation  does  not  assume  outstanding  options  or  issue
     equivalent  options,  the Board of  Directors of the Company is required to
     provide  accelerated  vesting  of  outstanding   options.   The  1996  Plan
     terminates  on July 11,  2006  unless  sooner  terminated  by the  Board of
     Directors.

(2)  Based on an  aggregate  of 627,640  options  granted to  employees in 1997,
     including options granted to the Named Executives.

(3)  Based on a grant  date fair  market  value of  $10.63  for the grant to Mr.
     Olanoff and $11.00 for the grant to Mr. Coombs.

(4)  Due to Mr. Olanoff's resignation on February 27, 1998, such options lapsed.

(5)  On January 16, 1997, the Company  granted a total of 396,000 options to Mr.
     Coombs.  Thereafter,  on October 28, 1997 the Option Committee  approved an
     agreement  between the Company and Mr.  Coombs to reduce the number of such
     options granted, by 224,000, from 396,000 to 172,000. The exercise price of
     $11.00 remained the same.



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Aggregated Option Exercises in Fiscal 1997 and Year-End Option Values

     The  following  table sets forth  information  concerning  each exercise of
options during 1997 by each of the Named  Executives and the year-end number and
value of unexercised options held by each of the Named Executives.



                                         AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
                                              AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                         Number Of                Value Of
                                                                    Securities Underlying         Unexercised
                                                                        Unexercised               In-The-Money
                                                                        Options At                 Options At
                                                                         Fiscal                      Fiscal
                                                                        Year-End                    Year-End
                                         Shares                            (#)                      ($)(1)
                                       Acquired On       Value          Exercisable/               Exercisable/
                Name                   Exercise (#)    Realized ($)     Unexercisable              Unexercisable
                (a)                        (b)           (c)                (d)                       (e)
- - ------------------------------------- -------------- ------------- ---------------------- -----------------------------
                                                                              

Ashok Pandey...............                --                --            --/--                     --/--

Rajkumar Koneru............                --                --            --/--                     --/--

Nagarjun Valluripalli......                --                --            --/--                     --/--

Robert M. Olanoff..........            29,333           274,496        --/68,667(2)                  --/737,620

Paul W. Coombs.............            44,000           223,221        --/260,000(3)                 --/2,376,500



(1)  Based on a year-end fair market value of the underlying securities equal to
     $19.125 less the exercise price for such shares.

(2)  29,333 of such  options  became  exercisable  on January  12,  1998.  As of
     February 28, 1998,  Mr.  Olanoff had  exercised  options to purchase  5,000
     shares of common stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per share.

(3)  44,000 of such options became exercisable on January 12, 1998 and 60,000 of
     such options became exercisable on January 16, 1998.

Employment Agreements, Change-In-Control Agreements, Indemnification
Agreements, Non-Competition, Non-Disclosure  and Non-Solicitation Agreements

     Each  of the  Named  Executives  of the  Company  entered  into a  two-year
employment  agreement with the Company  commencing June 1, 1996, and in the case
of Messrs.  Koneru,  Valluripalli  and Coombs,  such employment  agreements were
amended as of February 18, 1997. Under the terms of their respective agreements,
each of Messrs. Koneru, Pandey, Valluripalli and Coombs currently is entitled to
an annual base salary of  $200,000,  and  bonuses,  the amounts and  payments of
which are within the  discretion of the  Compensation  Committee of the Board of
Directors. Salary adjustments are also within the discretion of the Compensation
Committee. The Company has not entered into any change-in-control agreement with
any current employee.



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     The above  described  agreements  require each  individual  to maintain the
confidentiality of Company  information.  In addition,  each of such persons has
agreed that during the term of his  respective  agreement and  thereafter  for a
period of two years,  such person will not compete with the Company in any state
or territory of the United States, or any other country,  where the Company does
business by engaging in any capacity in any business which is  competitive  with
the business of the Company.  The employment  agreements also provide that for a
period  of  two  years  following  the  termination  of  employment,  each  such
individual shall not solicit the Company's customers or employees.

     In addition to the foregoing employment contracts, the Company has executed
indemnification  agreements  with each of its  executive  officers and Directors
pursuant  to which the Company  has agreed to  indemnify  such party to the full
extent  permitted by law, subject to certain  exceptions,  if such party becomes
subject to an action because such party is a Director,  officer, employee, agent
or fiduciary of the Company.

     Substantially  all of the  Company's  employees  have  agreed,  pursuant to
written  agreement,  not to compete  with the Company,  not to disclose  Company
information and not to solicit Company employees.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

     The  Compensation  Committee is comprised of Ashok Pandey,  David A. Finley
and Kevin P. Mohan.  Mr. Pandey serves as a Director and an officer of the Board
of the  Company.  There are no,  and during  1997  there  were no,  Compensation
Committee Interlocks.



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Performance Graph

     The following graph compares the cumulative total shareholder return on the
Company's  Common Stock with the cumulative total return on the Nasdaq Composite
Index and a Peer Group Index (capitalization  weighted) for the period beginning
on the  date  on  which  the SEC  declared  effective  the  Company's  Form  8-A
Registration  Statement pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act and ending on
the last day of the Company's last completed fiscal year. The stock  performance
shown on the graph below is not indicative of future price performance.

                   COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN(1)(2)

                  Among the Company, the Nasdaq Composite Index
                            and a Peer Group Index(3)
                            (Capitalization Weighted)


                                            9/26/96      12/31/96    12/31/97
                                            -------      --------    --------

Intelligroup, Inc......................     $100.00      $110.00      $191.25

Nasdaq Composite Index.................     $100.00      $105.13      $127.88

Peer Group Index (Capitalization            $100.00      $ 94.65      $ 96.00
Weighted)..............................


(1)  Graph assumes $100  invested on September 26, 1996 in the Company's  Common
     Stock, the Nasdaq Composite Index and the Peer Group Index  (capitalization
     weighted).

(2)  Cumulative total return assumes reinvestment of dividends.

(3)  The  Company  has  constructed  a Peer  Group  Index  consisting  of  other
     information  technology consulting firms consisting of Cambridge Technology
     Partners,   Inc.,  Sapient   Corporation,   Technology  Solutions  Company,
     Claremont  Technology Group,  Inc.,  Metamor Worldwide Inc. and Renaissance
     Worldwide  Inc.  The Company  believes  that these  companies  most closely
     resemble  the  Company's   business  mix  and  that  their  performance  is
     representative of the industry.



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Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation

     The Compensation Committee has furnished the following report:

     The  Company's  executive  compensation  policy is  designed to attract and
retain highly qualified  individuals for its executive  positions and to provide
incentives  for such  executives  to  achieve  maximum  Company  performance  by
aligning the executives'  interest with that of shareholders by basing a portion
of compensation on corporate performance.

     Each of the Named  Executives  have executed  employment  agreements  which
establishes salaries and other terms of employment.  The Compensation Committee,
however,  generally  reviews and  determines  base salary  levels for  executive
officers of the Company at or about the start of the fiscal year and  determines
actual  bonuses  after  the  end of the  fiscal  year  based  upon  Company  and
individual  performance.  The Option  Committee  administers  the Company's 1996
Plan.

     The Company's executive officer  compensation  program is comprised of base
salary,  discretionary  annual cash  bonuses,  stock  options and various  other
benefits,  including  medical  insurance and a 401(k) Plan,  which are generally
available to all employees of the Company.

     Salaries,  whether  established  pursuant  to contract  or  otherwise,  are
established  in accordance  with industry  standards  through review of publicly
available  information  concerning  the  compensation  of officers of comparable
companies.  Consideration is also given to relative  responsibility,  seniority,
individual experience and performance. Salary increases are generally made based
on  increases in the industry  for similar  companies  with similar  performance
profiles and/or attainment of certain division or Company goals.

     Bonuses are paid on an annual  basis and are  discretionary.  The amount of
bonus  is based  on  criteria  which  are  designed  to  effectively  measure  a
particular executive's attainment of goals which relate to his or her duties and
responsibilities as well as overall Company performance.  In general, the annual
incentive bonus is based on operational and financial results of the Company and
focuses on the contribution to these results of a business unit or division, and
the executive's individual performance in achieving the results.

     The stock  option  program is  designed to relate  executives'  and certain
middle  managers' and other key personnel  long-term  interests to shareholders'
long-term interests. In general, stock option awards are granted if warranted by
the Company's growth and  profitability.  Stock options are awarded on the basis
of  individual   performance   and/or  the  achievement  of  internal  strategic
objectives.

     Based on review of available  information,  the Committee believes that the
current Chief Executive  Officer's  total annual  compensation is reasonable and
appropriate  given  the  size,  complexity  and  historical  performance  of the
Company's  business,  the  Company's  position  as  compared to its peers in the
industry, and the specific challenges faced by the Company during the year, such
as the  completion of the Company's  follow on public  offering,  changes in the
market for  computer  products  and  services  and other  industry  factors.  No
specific  weight  was  assigned  to any of the  criteria  relative  to the Chief
Executive Officer's compensation.

                                    Compensation Committee Members
                                    (as constituted at year end)

                                    Ashok Pandey
                                    Thomas S. Roberts
                                    Kevin P. Mohan



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         SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

Common Stock

     There are, as of February 28, 1998, approximately 116 holders of record and
800 beneficial  holders of the Company's  Common Stock. The following table sets
forth certain information,  as of February 28, 1998, with respect to holdings of
the  Company's  Common  Stock  by  (i)  each  person  known  by the  Company  to
beneficially  own more  than 5% of the total  number  of shares of Common  Stock
outstanding  as of such  date,  (ii)  each  of the  Company's  Directors  (which
includes all nominees),  each of the Company's Named  Executives,  and (iii) all
Directors and officers as a group.

                                         Amount and Nature of        Percent
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner    Beneficial Ownership(1)    of Class(2)
- - ------------------------------------    -----------------------    -----------

(i)   Certain Beneficial Owners:

Ashok Pandey (3)(4)...................        2,080,083              17.3
Rajkumar Koneru (3)(4)................        2,202,220              18.4
Nagarjun Valluripalli (3)(4)..........        2,202,221              18.4
Pilgrim Baxter & Associates Ltd.(5)...        1,220,550              10.2
Capital Guardian Trust Company(6).....          834,700               7.0

(ii) Directors (which includes all
     nominees) and Named Executives
     who are not set forth above:

Klaus Besier(7).......................            4,000               *
David Finley(8).......................            4,000               *
Kevin P. Mohan(9).....................            4,000               *
Robert M. Olanoff(10).................           24,333               *
Paul W. Coombs(11)....................          104,000               *

(iii) All Directors and officers as a
      group (8 persons)(12)...........        6,600,524              54.5

- - --------------------

*    Less than one percent.

(1)  Except  as set  forth  in the  footnotes  to  this  table  and  subject  to
     applicable community property law, the persons named in the table have sole
     voting  and  investment  power with  respect to all shares of Common  Stock
     shown as beneficially owned by such shareholder.

(2)  Applicable  percentage of ownership is based on 11,993,697 shares of Common
     Stock  outstanding  on February 28, 1998,  plus any  presently  exercisable
     stock  options  held by each such  holder,  and  options  which will become
     exercisable  within 60 days after  February 28,  1998.

(3)  The address for each of Messrs. Pandey, Koneru,  Valluripalli and Coombs is
     c/o Intelligroup,  Inc., 517 Route One South, Iselin, New Jersey 08830.

(4)  Ashok Pandey,  Rajkumar Koneru,  and Nagarjun  Valluripalli,  each has sole
     power to vote or to direct  the vote of and to  dispose  of or  direct  the
     disposition of 2,080,083,  2,202,220,  and 2,202,221 shares,  respectively,
     provided, however, that 63,889 of each such individual's shares are subject
     to: (i) the terms and  conditions  of that  certain  Amended  and  Restated
     Indemnification  Agreement (the "Agreement")  dated as of July 16, 1996, by
     and among each of Ashok Pandey,  Rajkumar Koneru and Nagarjun Valluripalli,
     on the one hand,  and the Company,  on the other;  (ii) that certain Pledge
     Agreement, as contemplated by the Agreement, dated as of September 26, 1996
     by Ashok Pandey, Rajkumar Koneru and Nagarjun



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     Valluripalli;  and (iii) that certain Escrow Agreement,  as contemplated by
     the  Agreement,  dated as of September  26, 1996 by and among each of Ashok
     Pandey,  Rajkumar  Koneru and  Nagarjun  Valluripalli,  the Company and the
     Escrow  Agent,  defined  therein.  

(5)  The address for Pilgrim  Baxter & Associates  Ltd. is 825  Duportail  Road,
     Wayne,  Pennsylvania 19087. The information set forth on the table is based
     solely upon data derived from a Schedule 13-G filed by such shareholder.

(6)  The address for Capital  Guardian  Trust  Company is 333 South Hope Street,
     Los Angeles,  California  90071.  The information set forth on the table is
     based  solely  upon  data  derived  from a  Schedule  13-G  filed  by  such
     shareholder. 

(7)  Represents 4,000 shares of Common Stock underlying options,  granted to Mr.
     Besier as a director of the Company,  which are  exercisable as of February
     28,  1998 or sixty  (60) days  after  such  date.  Excludes  16,000  shares
     underlying  options which become  exercisable  over time after such period.

(8)  Represents 4,000 shares of Common Stock underlying options,  granted to Mr.
     Finley as a director of the Company,  which are  exercisable as of February
     28,  1998 or sixty  (60) days  after  such  date.  Excludes  16,000  shares
     underlying  options which become  exercisable  over time after such period.

(9)  Represents 4,000 shares of Common Stock underlying options,  granted to Mr.
     Mohan as a director of the Company,  which are  exercisable  as of February
     28,  1998 or sixty  (60) days  after  such  date.  Excludes  16,000  shares
     underlying  options which become  exercisable  over time after such period.

(10) Represents  24,333  shares of Common  Stock  underlying  options  which are
     exercisable  as of  February  28,  1998 or sixty (60) days after such date.
     Such  options  lapse on May 27, 1998 as a result of his  resignation  as an
     officer and employee of the Company on February 27, 1998.

(11) Represents  104,000  shares of Common Stock  underlying  options  which are
     exercisable  as of  February  28,  1998 or sixty (60) days after such date.
     Excludes 156,000 shares  underlying  options which become  exercisable over
     time after such period.

(12) Includes an aggregate of 116,000 shares of Common Stock underlying  options
     granted to Directors and officers listed in the table which are exercisable
     as of February 28, 1998 or within sixty (60) days after such date. Excludes
     207,000  shares  underlying  options  granted  to  executive  officers  and
     Directors which become  exercisable over time after such period,  including
     3,000  shares  underlying  options  granted to Alan  Ziegler who joined the
     Company in 1997 and currently serves as General Counsel and Secretary. Also
     excludes  24,333  shares  underlying  options  granted to Mr.  Olanoff  who
     resigned effective February 27, 1998.



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                 CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

     Messrs.  Pandey,  Koneru and  Valluripalli  were the sole  shareholders  of
Intelligroup Asia Private Ltd. ("Intelligroup Asia"). Historically, Intelligroup
Asia operated the Advanced  Development Center in Hyderabad,  India for the sole
and exclusive  use and benefit of the Company and all  contracts and  commercial
arrangements of Intelligroup Asia were subject to prior approval by the Company.
The  Company  and  Messrs.  Pandey,  Koneru  and  Valluripalli  entered  into an
agreement  pursuant  to which the Company  would,  subject to  necessary  Indian
government  approvals,  acquire  the  shares of  Intelligroup  Asia for  nominal
consideration. Such Indian government approvals were received in September 1997.
As a result,  the  Company  currently  owns 99.8% of the shares of  Intelligroup
Asia.  The  remaining  shares are expected to be  transferred  to the Company by
Messrs.  Pandey,  Koneru and Valluripalli  later this year. Upon consummation of
such transfer,  Intelligroup Asia will then be a wholly-owned  subsidiary of the
Company.

     In April 1996,  the Company  repurchased  from Messrs.  Pandey,  Koneru and
Valluripalli  an aggregate of 4,881,066  shares of Common Stock for an aggregate
cash payment of $1.5 million,  or $500,000 to each such shareholder,  at a price
per share equal to $0.31. The repurchased shares were canceled upon consummation
of such transaction.

     In November  1996, the Company  commenced  operations in Singapore with the
incorporation of Intelligroup Singapore Private Ltd. ("Intelligroup Singapore").
Each of the Company and Mr. Koneru owns 50% of Intelligroup Singapore.

     Subsequent  to  December  31,  1995,  the  Company  determined  that it had
unrecorded  and  unpaid  federal  and state  payroll-related  taxes for  certain
employees.  As a result of the  Company's  voluntary  disclosure to the Internal
Revenue Service of certain unpaid tax liabilities,  on June 5, 1996, the Company
received an audit  assessment from the Internal  Revenue Service for unpaid 1994
and 1995 federal  income tax  withholding,  FICA and FUTA taxes in the aggregate
amount  of  $814,000,  of which  approximately  $800,000  was  paid in 1996.  No
interest  or  penalties  were  assessed.  Reserves,  aggregating  $1.0  million,
including  the amount of the Internal  Revenue  Service audit  assessment,  were
recorded  at  December  31,  1995.  No  assurance  may be given,  however,  that
interest, penalties or additional state or federal taxes will not be assessed in
the future. The Company's principal  shareholders,  Messrs.  Pandey,  Koneru and
Valluripalli,  have agreed to indemnify the Company for any and all losses which
the Company may sustain,  in excess of the $1.0 million reserve,  net of any tax
benefits  realized by the Company,  arising from or relating to federal or state
tax,  interest or penalty payment  obligations  resulting from the above subject
matter. To secure such indemnification  obligations,  Messrs. Pandey, Koneru and
Valluripalli  have  pledged to the Company an  aggregate of $450,000 and 191,667
shares of Common Stock owned by them.

     The Board of Directors of the Company has adopted a policy  requiring  that
any  future  transactions  between  the  Company  and its  officers,  directors,
principal shareholders and their affiliates be on terms no less favorable to the
Company than could be obtained from unrelated  third parties.  In addition,  New
Jersey law requires that any such  transactions be approved by a majority of the
disinterested members of the Company's Board of Directors.



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                    PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE 1996 STOCK PLAN

General

     The 1996 Plan was  adopted by the Board of  Directors  and  approved by the
shareholders  of the  Company on June 3, 1996 and became  effective  on July 12,
1996.  Those  eligible to receive stock option grants or stock  purchase  rights
under the 1996 Plan include employees,  non-employee  directors and consultants.
The 1996 Plan was adopted to attract and retain the best available personnel for
positions of  substantial  responsibility,  to provide  additional  incentive to
employees,  non-employee members of the Board and consultants of the Company and
its subsidiaries and to promote the success of the Company's business. Currently
there are  1,450,000  shares of Common  Stock  reserved  for  issuance  upon the
exercise of options and/or stock purchase rights granted under the 1996 Plan.

     The 1996 Plan is administered by the Option  Committee,  which is comprised
solely of  outside  directors.  The Option  Committee  determines,  among  other
things, the nature of the options to be granted,  the persons who are to receive
options (each a  "Grantee"),  the number of shares to be subject to each option,
the exercise price of the options and the vesting  schedule of the options.  The
1996 Plan provides for the granting of options  intended to qualify as incentive
stock options ("ISOs") as defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986,  as  amended  (the  "Code"),  to  employees  of the  Company  as  well  as
non-qualified stock options ("NQSOs") to employees,  non-employee  directors and
consultants  who  perform  services  for the  Company or its  subsidiaries.  The
exercise  price of all ISOs granted under the 1996 Plan may not be less than the
fair market value of the shares at the time the option is granted.  In addition,
no ISO may be  granted  to an  employee  who owns  more  than  10% of the  total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company unless the exercise
price as to that employee is at least 110% of the fair market value of the stock
at the time of the grant.  No employee may be granted ISOs which are exercisable
for the first time in any calendar  year to the extent that the  aggregate  fair
market  value of such option  shares  exceeds  $100,000 as of the date of grant.
Options may be exercisable for a period of not more than ten years from the date
of grant,  provided,  however that the term of an ISO granted to an employee who
owns more that 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of
the Company may not exceed five years. The exercise price of NQSOs granted under
the 1996 Plan may not be less than 85% of the fair market value per share of the
Common  Stock on the date of grant.  No NQSO may be granted to a person who owns
more than 10% of the total combined  voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company  unless the  exercise  price to that person is at least 110% of the fair
market value of the stock at the time of the grant.  The exercise  price must be
paid in full at the time an option is exercised,  and at the Option  Committee's
discretion,  all or part of the exercise price may be paid with previously owned
shares or other  approved  methods  of  payment.  An option  is  exercisable  as
determined  by the Option  Committee.  The 1996 Plan will  terminate on July 11,
2006.

     Subject to the terms as specified in any option  agreement,  if a Grantee's
employment or consulting relationship  terminates on account of disability,  the
Grantee  may  exercise  any  outstanding  option  for  one  year  following  the
termination.  If a Grantee dies while in the employ of the Company or during the
period of the  consulting  arrangement,  the  Grantee's  estate may exercise any
outstanding option for one year following the Grantee's death. If termination is
for any other  reason,  the Grantee may exercise any  outstanding  option for 90
days  following  such  termination.  Options  are not  assignable  or  otherwise
transferable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution and shall be
exercisable during the Grantee's lifetime only by the Grantee.

     The 1996 Plan also  permits the  awarding of stock  purchase  rights at not
less than 50% of the fair market value of the shares as of the date offered. The
1996 Plan requires the execution of a restricted  stock purchase  agreement in a
form  determined  by the  Option  Committee.  Once a  stock  purchase  right  is
exercised,  the purchaser  will have the rights of a  shareholder  and will be a
shareholder when the purchase is entered on the Company's records.

     The  1996  Plan  provides   that,   in  the  event  of  a   reorganization,
recapitalization,    stock   split,   stock   dividend,    combination   of   or
reclassification  of shares,  or any other change in the corporate  structure or
shares of the  Company,  the Board of  Directors  shall  make  adjustments  with
respect to the shares that may be issued under the 1996 Plan or that are covered
by outstanding options, or in the option price per share.



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     In the event of a  dissolution  or  liquidation  of the Company,  the Board
shall notify the Grantee at least fifteen days prior to such proposed action. To
the extent not  previously  exercised,  the  outstanding  options will terminate
immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action. In the event of a
merger or consolidation  of the Company with or into another  corporation or the
sale  of  all or  substantially  all of the  Company's  assets  (hereinafter,  a
"merger"),  the outstanding options will be assumed or an equivalent option will
be substituted  by such successor  corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such
successor  corporation.  In the event that such successor  corporation  does not
agree to assume the outstanding options or to substitute equivalent options, the
Board of Directors will, in lieu of such assumption or substitution, provide for
the Grantee to have the right to exercise all of his outstanding options. If the
Board of Directors  makes an option fully  exercisable  in lieu of assumption or
substitution,  in the event of a merger, the Board of Directors shall notify the
Grantee that the option will be fully  exercisable  for a period of fifteen days
from the date of such notice,  and the option will terminate upon the expiration
of such period.  The option will be considered assumed if, following the merger,
the option confers the right to purchase, for each share of Common Stock subject
to the option immediately prior to the merger, the consideration (whether stock,
cash,  or other  securities  or  property)  received in the merger by holders of
Common Stock for each share held on the effective date of the  transaction  (and
if holders were  offered a choice of  consideration,  the type of  consideration
chosen  by the  holders  of a  majority  of the  outstanding  shares).  If  such
consideration  received  in the  merger  was  not  solely  common  stock  of the
successor  corporation  or its  parent,  the Board of  Directors  may,  with the
consent  of the  successor  corporation  and the  participant,  provide  for the
consideration  to be received  upon the  exercise of an option for each share of
stock  subject  to the  option  to be  solely  common  stock  of  the  successor
corporation  or  its  parent  equal  in  fair  market  value  to the  per  share
consideration  received  by  holders  of Common  Stock in the  merger or sale of
assets.

     The Board may at any time amend,  alter,  suspend or  discontinue  the 1996
Plan, but no amendment,  alteration,  suspension or discontinuation will be made
which would impair the rights of any Grantee under any grant  theretofore  made,
without  such  Grantee's  consent.  In  addition,  to the extent  necessary  and
desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange  Act, or with Section 422
of  the  Code  (or  any  other  applicable  law  or  regulation,  including  the
requirements of the National Association of Securities Dealers or an established
stock exchange),  the Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any 1996 Plan
amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required.  Any such amendment
or  termination  of the 1996 Plan is not  permitted  to affect  options  already
granted  and such  options  will  remain in full force and effect as if the 1996
Plan had not been  amended  or  terminated,  unless  mutually  agreed  otherwise
between the  Grantee  and the Board of  Directors,  which  agreement  must be in
writing and signed by the Grantee and the Company.

Federal Income Tax Aspects

     (a)  ISOs

     Some  options to be issued under the 1996 Plan will be  designated  as ISOs
and are intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Code.  Under the provisions
of that Section and the related regulations, an optionee will not be required to
recognize any income for Federal  income tax purposes at the time of grant of an
ISO, nor is the Company  entitled to any deduction.  The exercise of an ISO also
is not a taxable event, although the difference between the option price and the
fair  market  value on the date of  exercise  is an item of tax  preference  for
purposes of the  alternative  minimum tax. The taxation of gain or loss upon the
sale of stock  acquired  upon  exercise of an ISO depends in part on whether the
stock is  disposed  of at least two years  after the date the option was granted
and at least one year after the date the stock was  transferred  to the optionee
(the "ISO Holding Period").

     If the ISO Holding Period is not met, then, upon disposition of such shares
(a "disqualifying disposition"), the optionee will realize compensation, taxable
as ordinary  income in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of
the shares at the time of exercise  over the option price,  limited,  however to
the gain on sale.  Any  additional  gain would be  taxable as capital  gain (see
below). If the optionee disposes of the shares in a disqualifying disposition at
a price  that is below the fair  market  value of the shares at the time the ISO
was exercised and such  disposition is a sale or exchange to an unrelated party,
the amount includible as compensation  income to the optionee will be limited to
the excess of the amount  received  on the sale or  exchange  over the  exercise
price.

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     If  the  optionee   recognizes   ordinary   income  upon  a   disqualifying
disposition,  the Company  generally  will be entitled to a tax deduction in the
same amount.

     If the ISO Holding  Period is met, the  treatment of the gain upon the sale
of the shares depends on the date the shares are sold and the period such shares
were held by the optionee.  With respect to sales on or before May 6, 1997, such
gain is taxable as long-term capital gain at a maximum rate of 28%. With respect
to sales after May 6, 1997 and on or before July 28, 1997,  such gain is taxable
as long-term capital gain but at a maximum rate of 20%.

     With respect to sales after July 28, 1997, if the shares were held at least
18 months as of the sale date,  the gain is taxable as a long-term  capital gain
at a maximum rate of 20%. If, however, the sale occurs on or after July 28, 1997
and the  shares  were held at least one year (so as to satisfy  the ISO  Holding
Period) but less than 18 months,  the gain is taxable as a "mid-term  gain" at a
maximum rate of 28%.

     A maximum  capital  gains  rate of 18% will apply to  certain  sales  after
December 31, 2000 of shares  acquired upon the exercise of an ISO if such shares
have been held for at least five years.

     If the ISO is  exercised by delivery of  previously  owned shares of Common
Stock in partial  or full  payment  of the  option  price,  no gain or loss will
ordinarily  be  recognized  by the optionee on the  transfer of such  previously
owned shares.  However, if the previously owned transferred shares were acquired
through the exercise of an ISO, the  optionee may realize  ordinary  income with
respect to the shares used to exercise  an ISO if such  transferred  shares have
not been held for the ISO Holding  Period.  If an ISO is  exercised  through the
payment of the  exercise  price by the delivery of Common  Stock,  to the extent
that the number of shares  received  exceeds  the number of shares  surrendered,
such excess shares will possibly be considered ISO stock with a zero basis.

     (b)  NQSOs

     Some options to be issued under the 1996 Plan will be  designated as NQSOs.
If (as in the case of NQSOs  granted  under the 1996 Plan at this time) the NQSO
does not have a "readily  ascertainable  fair  market  value" at the time of the
grant,  the NQSO is not  included as  compensation  income at the time of grant.
Rather,  the  optionee  realizes  compensation  income  only  when  the  NQSO is
exercised  and the  optionee  has  become  substantially  vested  in the  shares
transferred.  The shares are considered to be substantially vested when they are
either  transferable  or not subject to a substantial  risk of  forfeiture.  The
amount of income realized is equal to the excess of the fair market value of the
shares at the time the shares  become  substantially  vested over the sum of the
exercise price plus the amount, if any, paid by the optionee for the NQSO.

     If a NQSO  is  exercised  through  payment  of the  exercise  price  by the
delivery of Common  Stock,  to the extent that the number of shares  received by
the optionee exceeds the number of shares  surrendered,  ordinary income will be
realized  by the  optionee  at that time only in the  amount of the fair  market
value of such excess  shares,  and the tax basis of such  excess  shares will be
such fair market value.

     Generally,  the  optionee's  basis in the shares will be the exercise price
plus  the  compensation  income  realized  at the  time of  grant  or  exercise,
whichever is  applicable,  and the amount,  if any, paid by the optionee for the
NQSO. In the  compensatory  option context,  the optionee's  basis in the shares
will  generally be equal to the exercise  price of the option plus the amount of
compensation  income  realized by the optionee plus the amount,  if any, paid by
the optionee for the option.  The capital gain or loss will be short-term if the
shares are  disposed  of within one year  after the  option is  exercised;  such
short-term gains are taxable as ordinary  income.  If the shares are disposed of
more than one year after the option is exercised and such disposition took place
on or before May 6,  1997,  any gain or loss will be  long-term;  such gains are
subject to a maximum tax rate of 28%. If such disposition  occurred after May 6,
1997 and on or before  July 28,  1997,  any  long-term  gains are  subject  to a
maximum tax rate of 20%.

     With respect to sales after July 28, 1997, if the shares were held at least
18 months as of the sale date,  the gain is taxable as a long-term  capital gain
at a maximum rate of 20%. If, however, the sale occurs on or after July 28, 1997
and the shares were held at least one year but less than 18 months,  the gain is
taxable as a "mid-term gain" at a maximum rate of 28%.



                                      -18-



     A maximum  capital  gains rate of 18% will apply to  certain  sales,  after
December  31,  2000,  of shares  acquired  upon the  exercise of an NQSO if such
shares have been held for at least five years.

     The Company is generally entitled to a deductible  compensation  expense in
an amount  equivalent  to the  amount  included  as  compensation  income to the
optionee.  This deduction is allowed in the Company's  taxable year in which the
income is included as compensation to the optionee.

     The preceding  discussion is based upon Federal tax laws and regulations in
effect on the date of this Proxy  Statement,  which are  subject to change,  and
upon an  interpretation  of the relevant sections of the Code, their legislative
histories and the income tax regulations which interpret  similar  provisions of
the Code. Furthermore,  the forgoing is only a general discussion of the Federal
income  tax  aspects  of the 1996  Plan and does not  purport  to be a  complete
description  of all Federal  income tax aspects of the 1996 Plan.  Optionees may
also be  subject  to state  and  local  taxes in  connection  with the  grant or
exercise  of  options  granted  under  the  1996  Plan  and the  sale  or  other
disposition  of shares  acquired  upon  exercise of the options.  Each  employee
receiving a grant of options should consult with his or her personal tax advisor
regarding the Federal,  state and local tax consequences of participating in the
1996 Plan.



                                      -19-



Previously Granted Options Under the 1996 Plan

     As of February  28,  1998,  the Company had granted  options to purchase an
aggregate  of  1,318,690(1)  shares  of Common  Stock  under the 1996 Plan at an
average  exercise  price of $10.87 per share.  As of February 28, 1998,  282,250
options to purchase  shares were vested and 110,330  options to purchase  shares
had been  exercised  under the 1996  Plan.  The  following  table sets forth the
options  granted  under  the 1996  Plan to (i) the  Named  Executives;  (ii) all
current  executive  officers as a group;  (iii) each  nominee for  election as a
Director;  (iv) all current Directors who are not executive officers as a group;
(v) each  associate of any of such  Directors,  executive  officers or nominees;
(vi) each person who has received or is to receive 5% of such options or rights;
and (vii) all  employees,  including all current  officers who are not executive
officers, as a group:

                                          Options Granted
                                              through           Weighted Average
      Name                                February 28, 1998      Exercise Price
      ----                                -----------------     ----------------

      Ashok Pandey                                  --              $    --

      Rajkumar Koneru                               --                   --

      Nagarjun Valluripalli                         --                   --

      Paul Coombs(2)                           304,000                 9.70

      Alan Ziegler                               3,000                10.63

      Robert M. Olanoff(2)                      98,000                 8.27

      Klaus Besier                                  --                   --

      David Finley                                  --                   --

      Kevin P. Mohan                                --                   --

      All  current  executive  officers        405,000                 9.36
as a group (5 persons)

      All  current   Directors  who
are  not executive officers as a group
(3 persons)                                         --                   --

      All  employees,  including  all        
current officers who are not executive   
officers as a group (281 persons)              913,690                11.54


     As of February  28, 1998,  the market value of the Common Stock  underlying
the 1996 Plan was $19.125 per share.

- - -------------

(1)  Of the 1,318,690  options  granted as of February 28, 1998,  97,353 of such
     options have been cancelled and may be reissued by the Company.

(2)  See  "AGGREGATED  OPTION  EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR-END
     OPTION VALUES" and "SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT"
     for information relating to exercisability of options.



                                      -20-



Proposed Amendment

     Shareholders are being asked to consider and vote upon a proposed amendment
(the  "Amendment")  to the 1996 Plan to increase the maximum number of shares of
Common  Stock  available  for  issuance  under the 1996 Plan from  1,450,000  to
2,200,000 shares and to reserve an additional  750,000 shares of Common Stock of
the Company for issuance under the 1996 Plan.

     The Board of Directors  believes that the  Amendment  provides an important
inducement  to recruit  and retain the best  available  personnel.  The Board of
Directors believes that providing employees with an opportunity to invest in the
Company rewards them appropriately for their efforts on behalf of the Company.

     The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the approval of the Amendment.

               RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     The Board of Directors of the Company has, subject to shareholder approval,
retained Arthur Andersen LLP as independent auditors of the Company for the year
ending  December  31,  1998.  Arthur  Andersen  LLP also  served as  independent
auditors  of the Company for 1997.  Neither the  accounting  firm nor any of its
members has any direct or indirect  financial interest in or any connection with
the Company in any capacity other than as auditors.

     The  Board  of  Directors  recommends  a vote FOR the  ratification  of the
appointment of Arthur  Andersen LLP as the  independent  auditors of the Company
for the year ending December 31, 1998.

     One or more  representatives  of Arthur  Andersen LLP is expected to attend
the Meeting and to have an  opportunity  to make a statement  and/or  respond to
appropriate questions from shareholders.



                                      -21-



                             SHAREHOLDERS' PROPOSALS

     Shareholders  who wish to submit  proposals  for inclusion in the Company's
proxy  statement  and  form of proxy  relating  to the 1999  Annual  Meeting  of
Shareholders  must  advise the  Secretary  of the Company of such  proposals  in
writing by December 21, 1998.

                                  OTHER MATTERS

     The Board of  Directors  is not aware of any  matter  to be  presented  for
action at the  Meeting  other than the  matters  referred  to above and does not
intend to bring any other matters before the Meeting.  However, if other matters
should come before the Meeting,  it is intended that holders of the proxies will
vote thereon in their discretion.

                                     GENERAL

     The  accompanying  proxy is  solicited  by and on  behalf  of the  Board of
Directors  of the  Company,  whose  notice of meeting is  attached to this Proxy
Statement,  and the  entire  cost  of such  solicitation  will be  borne  by the
Company.

     In addition to the use of the mails,  proxies may be  solicited by personal
interview,  telephone and telegram by Directors, officers and other employees of
the  Company  who will not be  specially  compensated  for these  services.  The
Company  will  also  request  that  brokers,  nominees,   custodians  and  other
fiduciaries forward soliciting materials to the beneficial owners of shares held
of record by such  brokers,  nominees,  custodians  and other  fiduciaries.  The
Company will reimburse such persons for their reasonable  expenses in connection
therewith.

     Certain  information  contained  in this Proxy  Statement  relating  to the
occupations  and security  holdings of Directors  and officers of the Company is
based upon information received from the individual Directors and officers.

     INTELLIGROUP,  INC. WILL FURNISH,  WITHOUT CHARGE,  A COPY OF ITS REPORT ON
FORM 10-KSB FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997, INCLUDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND SCHEDULES THERETO BUT NOT INCLUDING EXHIBITS, TO EACH OF ITS SHAREHOLDERS OF
RECORD ON APRIL 2, 1998,  AND TO EACH  BENEFICIAL  SHAREHOLDER ON THAT DATE UPON
WRITTEN  REQUEST MADE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.  A REASONABLE FEE WILL BE
CHARGED FOR COPIES OF REQUESTED EXHIBITS.

     PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE IN
THE  ENCLOSED  RETURN  ENVELOPE.  A PROMPT  RETURN  OF YOUR  PROXY  CARD WILL BE
APPRECIATED AS IT WILL SAVE THE EXPENSE OF FURTHER MAILINGS.


                                       By Order of the Board of Directors


                                       Alan Ziegler,
                                       Secretary

Iselin, New Jersey
April 20, 1998



                                      -22-



                               INTELLIGROUP, INC.
               PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
              OF THE COMPANY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

     The undersigned  hereby  constitutes and appoints  Rajkumar Koneru and Alan
Ziegler,  and each of them, his or her true and lawful agent and proxy with full
power of  substitution  in  each,  to  represent  and to vote on  behalf  of the
undersigned  all of the  shares  of  Common  Stock of  Intelligroup,  Inc.  (the
"Company")  which the  undersigned  is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders  of the  Company to be held at the  Sheraton  Hotel,  515 Route One
South, Iselin, New Jersey at 10:00 A.M., local time, on Wednesday,  May 13, 1998
and at any adjournment or  adjournments  thereof,  upon the following  proposals
more fully described in the Notice of Annual Meeting of  Shareholders  and Proxy
Statement for the Meeting (receipt of which is hereby acknowledged).

     This  proxy when  properly  executed  will be voted in the manner  directed
herein by the undersigned shareholder.  If no direction is made, this proxy will
be voted FOR proposals 1, 2 and 3.

                  (continued and to be signed on reverse side)



                                      -23-




                                             VOTE WITHHELD
                         FOR                 from all nominees             
                                         

1.  ELECTION OF                                                    Nominees:  Rajkumar Koneru
    DIRECTORS            --------            --------                         Ashok Pandey
                                                                              Nagarjun Valluripalli
                                                                              Klaus Besier
                                                                              David Finley and
                                                                              Kevin P. Mohan



VOTE FOR all the  nominees  listed  at  right;  
except  vote  withheld  from the following nominees
(if any). To withhold authority for any individual 
nominated, write that nominee's name in the space 
provided below.


- - ------------------------------------------------------------------


2. APPROVAL OF PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE  COMPANY'S  1996 STOCK PLAN TO INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON  STOCK  RESERVED  FOR  ISSUANCE  UPON THE EXERCISE OF
OPTIONS GRANTED UNDER SUCH PLAN FROM 1,450,000 TO 2,200,000 SHARES.

FOR                           AGAINST                       ABSTAIN
     ----------                         ----------                    ----------

3. APPROVAL OF PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE  APPOINTMENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP AS THE
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS OF THE COMPANY FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1998.

FOR                          AGAINST                       ABSTAIN
     ----------                         ----------                    ----------

4. In his discretion,  the proxy is authorized to vote upon other matters as may
properly come before the Meeting.

I will         will not        attend the Meeting. person.
       ------           ------

PLEASE MARK,  SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD PROMPTLY,  USING THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.


   Dated: __________________________      NOTE:  This proxy must be signed
                                          exactly as the name appears hereon.
   ________________________________       When shares are held by joint
   Signature of Shareholder               tenants, both should sign.  If the
                                          signer is a corporation, please sign
   ________________________________       full corporate name by duly authorized
   Signature of Shareholder if held       officer, giving full title as
   jointly                                such. If the signer is a partnership, 
                                          please sign in partnership name by
                                          authorized person.




                                      -24-

                                                                      APPENDIX A


                               INTELLIGROUP, INC.

                           1996 STOCK PLAN, AS AMENDED


     1.   Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Stock Plan are to attract 
          --------------------
and  retain  the  best   available   personnel  for  positions  of   substantial
responsibility,  to provide  additional  incentive  to  Employees,  non-Employee
members of the Board and Consultants of the Company and its  Subsidiaries and to
promote the success of the Company's  business.  Options  granted under the Plan
may be incentive  stock  options (as defined  under  Section 422 of the Code) or
non-statutory  stock options,  as determined by the Administrator at the time of
grant of an option and subject to the  applicable  provisions  of Section 422 of
the Code, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Stock purchase
rights may also be granted under the Plan.

     2.   Certain  Definitions.  As used herein, the following definitions shall
          -------------------
apply:

          (a) "Administrator" means the Board or any of its Committees appointed
               -------------
pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan.


          (b) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
               -----

          (c) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
               ----

          (d)  "Committee"  means  the  Committee  appointed  by  the  Board  of
                ---------
Directors in accordance with paragraph (a) of Section 4 of the Plan.

          (e) "Common Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company.
               ------------

          (f)  "Company"  means  Intelligroup,  Inc., a New Jersey  corporation.
                -------

          (g)  "Consultant"  means any  person,  including  an  advisor,  who is
                ----------
engaged by the Company or any Parent or  subsidiary  to render  services  and is
compensated  for  such  services,  and  any  director  of  the  Company  whether
compensated for such services or not.

          (h)  "Continuous  Status  as an  Employee"  means the  absence  of any
                -----------------------------------
interruption or termination of the employment relationship by the Company or any
Subsidiary. Continuous Status as an Employee shall not be considered interrupted
in the case of: (i) sick leave;  (ii) military  leave;  (iii) any other leave of
absence  approved by the Board,  provided that such leave is for a period of not
more than ninety (90) days,  unless  reemployment  upon the  expiration  of such
leave is  guaranteed  by  contract  or  statute,  or unless  provided  otherwise
pursuant to Company policy adopted from time to time; or (iv) transfers  between
locations  of the  Company or  between  the  Company,  its  Subsidiaries  or its
successor.






          (i)  "Employee"  means any person,  including  officers and directors,
                --------
employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.  The payment
of a  director's  fee by the  Company  shall  not be  sufficient  to  constitute
"employment" by the Company.

          (j)  "Exchange  Act" means the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as
                -------------
amended.

          (k) "Fair Market  Value"  means,  as of any date,  the value of Common
               -----------------
Stock determined as follows:

               (i) If the  Common  Stock  is  listed  on any  established  stock
          exchange or a national market system including without  limitation the
          National  Market  System of the  National  Association  of  Securities
          Dealers,  Inc. Automated Quotation  ("Nasdaq") System, its Fair Market
          Value shall be the closing  sales price for such stock (or the closing
          bid, if no sales were  reported)  as quoted on such system or exchange
          for the last market trading day prior to the time of  determination as
          reported  in the Wall  Street  Journal  or such  other  source  as the
          Administrator deems reliable or;

               (ii) If the  Common  Stock is quoted  on  Nasdaq  (but not on the
          National  Market System  thereof) or regularly  quoted by a recognized
          securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market
          Value shall be the mean  between the high and low asked prices for the
          Common Stock or;

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

          (l) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to qualify as an
               ----------------------
incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

          (m)  "Nonstatutory  Stock  Option"  means an Option  not  intended  to
                ---------------------------
qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

          (n) "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
               ------

          (o) "Optioned Stock" means the Common Stock subject to an Option.
               --------------

          (p) "Optionee" means an Employee or Consultant who receives an Option.
               --------

          (q) "Parent"  means a "parent  corporation",  whether now or hereafter
               ------
existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

          (r) "Plan" means this 1996 Stock Plan.
               ----

          (s) "Restricted  Stock" means shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant
               -----------------
to a grant of stock purchase rights under Section 11 below.



                                      -2-



          (t)  "Share"  means  a share  of the  Common  Stock,  as  adjusted  in
                -----
accordance with Section 13 of the Plan.

          (u)  "Subsidiary"  means a  "subsidiary  corporation",  whether now or
                ----------
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

     3. Stock  Subject to the Plan.  Subject to the  provisions of Section 13 of
        --------------------------
the Plan, the maximum  aggregate number of shares which may be optioned and sold
under the Plan is 2,200,000 shares of Common Stock if an initial public offering
of Common Stock shall have been consummated,  and 700,000 shares of Common Stock
if an initial public  offering of Common Stock shall not have been  consummated.
The shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.

          If an option  should  expire or become  unexercisable  for any  reason
without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares which were subject
thereto shall, unless the Plan shall have been terminated,  become available for
future grant under the Plan.


     4.   Administration of the Plan.
          --------------------------

          (a) Procedure.
              ---------

                    (i)  Administration  With Respect to Directors and Officers.
                         ------------------------------------------------------
          With  respect  to  grants  of  Options  or stock  purchase  rights  to
          Employees who are also officers or directors of the Company,  the Plan
          shall be administered by (A) the Board if the Board may administer the
          Plan in compliance with Rule 16b-3  promulgated under the Exchange Act
          or  any  successor  thereto  ("Rule  16b-3")  with  respect  to a plan
          intended  to qualify  thereunder  as a  discretionary  plan,  or (B) a
          Committee  designated  by the  Board to  administer  the  Plan,  which
          Committee  shall be constituted in such a manner as to permit the Plan
          to comply with Rule 16b-3 with  respect to a plan  intended to qualify
          thereunder as a discretionary  plan.  Once  appointed,  such Committee
          shall  continue to serve in its designated  capacity  until  otherwise
          directed by the Board.  From time to time the Board may  increase  the
          size of the Committee and appoint additional  members thereof,  remove
          members   (with  or  without   cause)  and   appoint  new  members  in
          substitution therefor, fill vacancies,  however caused, and remove all
          members of the Committee and thereafter  directly administer the Plan,
          all to the  extent  permitted  by Rule  16b-3  with  respect to a plan
          intended to qualify thereunder as a discretionary plan.

                    (ii) Multiple  Administrative  Bodies.  If permitted by Rule
                         --------------------------------
          16b-3,  the Plan may be administered by different  bodies with respect
          to  directors,  non-director  officers and  Employees  who are neither
          directors nor officers.

                    (iii)  Administration  With Respect to Consultants and Other
                           -----------------------------------------------------
          Employees.  With respect to grants of Options or stock purchase rights
          ---------
          to Employees who are neither  directors nor officers of the Company or
          to Consultants, the Plan shall be administered by

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          (A) the Board, if the Board may administer the Plan in compliance with
          Rule  16b-3,  or  (B) a  Committee  designated  by  the  Board,  which
          Committee  shall be  constituted  in such a manner as to  satisfy  the
          legal  requirements  relating to the administration of incentive stock
          option  plans,  if any,  of New Jersey  corporate  law and  applicable
          securities  laws  and  of  the  Code  (the  "Applicable  Laws").  Once
          appointed,  such  Committee  shall continue to serve in its designated
          capacity until otherwise  directed by the Board. From time to time the
          Board may increase the size of the  Committee  and appoint  additional
          members  thereof,  remove  members (with or without cause) and appoint
          new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies,  however caused,
          and  remove all  members  of the  Committee  and  thereafter  directly
          administer  the Plan,  all to the extent  permitted by the  Applicable
          Laws.

          (b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan
              ---------------------------
and in the case of a Committee,  the specific  duties  delegated by the Board to
such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:

                    (i) to determine  the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock,
          in accordance with Section 2(k) of the Plan;

                    (ii) to select the  officers,  Consultants  and Employees to
          whom  Options  and  stock  purchase  rights  may from  time to time be
          granted hereunder;

                    (iii) to  determine  whether and to what extent  Options and
          stock  purchase  rights  or  any  combination   thereof,  are  granted
          hereunder;

                    (iv) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be
          covered by each such award granted hereunder;

                    (v) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;

                    (vi) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent
          with the terms of the Plan, of any award granted hereunder (including,
          but not limited to, the share price and any  restriction or limitation
          or waiver of  forfeiture  restrictions  regarding  any Option or other
          award and/or the shares of Common  Stock  relating  thereto,  based in
          each case on such factors as the Administrator shall determine, in its
          sole discretion);

                    (vii) to determine  whether and under what  circumstances an
          Option may be settled in cash under  subsection 9(f) instead of Common
          Stock;

                    (viii) to determine  whether,  to what extent and under what
          circumstances  Common Stock and other amounts  payable with respect to
          an award under this Plan shall be deferred either  automatically or at
          the  election  of  the  participant   (including   providing  for  and
          determining the amount, if any, of any deemed earnings on any deferred
          amount during any deferral period);



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                    (ix) to reduce the exercise  price of any Option to the then
          current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock
          covered by such Option shall have  declined  since the date the Option
          was granted; and

                    (x) to determine  the terms and  restrictions  applicable to
          stock purchase rights and the Restricted Stock purchased by exercising
          such stock purchase rights.

          (c) Effect of Committee's Decision. All decisions,  determinations and
              ------------------------------
interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and binding on all Optionees
and any other holders of any Options.

     5. Eligibility.
        -----------

          (a)  Nonstatutory  Stock  Options  may be  granted  to  Employees  and
Consultants.  Incentive  Stock  Options  may be granted  only to  Employees.  An
Employee or  Consultant  who has been  granted an Option may, if he is otherwise
eligible, be granted an additional Option or Options.

          (b) Each Option shall be designated in the written option agreement as
either an  Incentive  Stock  Option or a  Nonstatutory  Stock  Option.  However,
notwithstanding  such designations,  to theextent that the aggregate Fair Market
Value of the Shares with respect to which Options  designated as Incentive Stock
Options are  exercisable  for the first time by any optionee during any calendar
year  (under  all plans of the  Company  or any  Parent or  Subsidiary)  exceeds
$100,000, such excess Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options.

          (c) For purposes of Section  5(b),  Incentive  Stock  Options shall be
taken into account in the order in which they were granted,  and the Fair Market
Value of the Shares shall be  determined  as of the time the Option with respect
to such Shares is granted.

          (d) The Plan shall not confer upon any Optionee any right with respect
to continuation of employment or consulting  relationship with the Company,  nor
shall it interfere in any way with his right or the Company's right to terminate
his employment or consulting relationship at any time, with or without cause.

     6. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become  effective upon the earlier to occur
        ------------
of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by the shareholders of
the Company as described in Section 19 of the Plan. It shall  continue in effect
for a term of ten (10) years unless  sooner  terminated  under Section 15 of the
Plan.



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     7. Term of Option.  The term of each Option shall be the term stated in the
        --------------
Option  Agreement;  provided,  however,  that in the case of an Incentive  Stock
Option,  the term  shall be no more than ten (10)  years  from the date of grant
thereof  or  such  shorter  term as may be  provided  in the  Option  Agreement.
However,  in the case of an Option  granted to an Optionee  who, at the time the
Option is granted,  owns stock  representing  more than ten percent (10%) of the
voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary,
the term of the Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant thereof or
such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement.

     8. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.
        ---------------------------------------

          (a) The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued  pursuant
to exercise of an Option shall be such price as is determined by the Board,  but
shall be subject to the following:

               (i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option

                              (A) granted to an Employee who, at the time of the
               grant of such  Incentive  Stock Option,  owns stock  representing
               more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of
               stock of the Company or any Parent or  Subsidiary,  the per Share
               exercise  price  shall be no less  than  110% of the Fair  Market
               Value per Share on the date of grant.

                              (B)  granted  to  any  Employee,   the  per  Share
               exercise  price  shall be no less  than  100% of the Fair  Market
               Value per Share on the date of grant.

               (ii) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option

                              (A)  granted to a person  who,  at the time of the
               grant of such  Option,  owns  stock  representing  more  than ten
               percent  (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the
               Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price
               shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market  Value per Share on
               the date of the grant.

                              (B) granted to any person,  the per Share exercise
               price  shall be no less  than 85% of the Fair  Market  Value  per
               Share on the date of grant.

               (b) The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon
exercise of an Option,  including the method of payment,  shall be determined by
the  Administrator  (and,  in the case of an Incentive  Stock  Option,  shall be
determined  at the time of grant)  and may  consist  entirely  of (1) cash,  (2)
check,  (3)  promissory  note,  (4) other Shares which (x) in the case of Shares
acquired  upon  exercise of an Option either have been owned by the Optionee for
more than six months on the date of surrender or were not acquired,  directly or
indirectly,  from the  Company,  and (y) have a Fair Market Value on the date of
surrender  equal to the aggregate  exercise price of the Shares as to which said
Option shall be exercised, (5) authorization from the



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Company  to  retain  from the total  number of Shares as to which the  Option is
exercised  that  number  of  Shares  having a Fair  Market  Value on the date of
exercise  equal to the exercise price for the total number of Shares as to which
the option is exercised,  (6) delivery of a properly  executed  exercise  notice
together with  irrevocable  instructions to a broker to promptly  deliver to the
Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds  required to pay the exercise price,
(7) by  delivering  an  irrevocable  subscriptionagreement  for the Shares which
irrevocably  obligates the option holder to take and pay for the Shares not more
than twelve months after the date of delivery of the subscription agreement, (8)
any  combination  of  the  foregoing  methods  of  payment,  or (9)  such  other
consideration  and method of payment  for the  issuance  of Shares to the extent
permitted under Applicable  Laws. In making its  determination as to the type of
consideration to accept, the Administrator  shall consider if acceptance of such
consideration may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company.

     9.   Exercise of Option.
          ------------------

          (a)  Procedure  for  Exercise;  Rights as a  Shareholder.  Any  Option
               ---------------------------------------------------
granted  hereunder  shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions
as determined by the Administrator,  including performance criteria with respect
to the Company and/or the Optionee,  and as shall be permissible under the terms
of the Plan.

          An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

          An Option shall be deemed to be exercised  when written notice of such
exercise  has been  given to the  Company  in  accordance  with the terms of the
Option by the person  entitled to exercise  the Option and full  payment for the
Shares with  respect to which the Option is exercised  has been  received by the
Company.  Full payment may, as authorized by the  Administrator,  consist of any
consideration  and method of payment  allowable  under Section 8(b) of the Plan.
Until the issuance (as  evidenced by the  appropriate  entry on the books of the
Company or of a duly  authorized  transfer  agent of the  Company)  of the stock
certificate evidencing such Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or any
other rights as a  shareholder  shall exist with respect to the Optioned  Stock,
notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or cause to
be issued)  such stock  certificate  promptly  upon  exercise of the Option.  No
adjustment  will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date
is prior to the date the stock  certificate  is issued,  except as  provided  in
Section 11 of the Plan.

          Exercise of an Option in any manner  shall result in a decrease in the
number of Shares which  thereafter  may be  available,  both for purposes of the
Plan and for sale  under  the  Option,  by the  number of Shares as to which the
Option is exercised.

          (b)  Termination  of  Employment.  In the event of  termination  of an
               ---------------------------
Optionee's consulting  relationship or Continuous Status as an Employee with the
Company (as the case may be),  such  Optionee  may, but only within  ninety (90)
days (or such other  period of time as is  determined  by the  Board,  with such
determination in the case of an Incentive Stock Option being made at the time of
grant of the Option and not exceeding ninety (90) days) after the date of such



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termination  (but in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such
Option as set forth in the Option Agreement),  exercise his Option to the extent
that  Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date of such  termination.  To
the extent that  Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of
such termination,  or if Optionee does not exercise such Option to the extent so
entitled within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

          (c) Disability of Optionee.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
              ----------------------
9(b) above, in the event of termination of an Optionee's consulting relationship
or  Continuous  Status as an  Employee  as a result  of his total and  permanent
disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code),  Optionee may, but only
within  twelve (12) months  from the date of such  termination  (but in no event
later than the  expiration  date of the term of such  Option as set forth in the
Option  Agreement),  exercise  the Option to the extent  otherwise  entitled  to
exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent that Optionee was not
entitled to exercise the Option at the date of termination,  or if Optionee does
not  exercise  such Option to the extent so entitled  within the time  specified
herein, the Option shall terminate.

          (d) Death of Optionee.  In the event of the death of an Optionee,  the
              -----------------
Option may be  exercised,  at any time within  twelve (12) months  following the
date of death  (but in no event  later than the  expiration  date of the term of
such Option as set forth in the Option  Agreement),  by the Optionee's estate or
by a person  who  acquired  the  right to  exercise  the  Option by  bequest  or
inheritance,  but only to the extent the  Optionee  was entitled to exercise the
Option at the date of death.  To the extent that  Optionee  was not  entitled to
exercise the Option at the date of termination, or if Optionee does not exercise
such  Option to the extent so entitled  within the time  specified  herein,  the
Option shall terminate.

          (e) Rule 16b-3. Options granted to persons subject to Section 16(b) of
              ----------
the Exchange Act must comply with Rule 16b-3 and shall  contain such  additional
conditions  or  restrictions  as may be required  thereunder  to qualify for the
maximum  exemption  from  Section 16 of the  Exchange  Act with  respect to Plan
transactions.

          (f) Buyout Provisions.  The Administrator may at any time offer to buy
              -----------------
out for a payment in cash or Shares, an Option previously granted, based on such
terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and communicate to the
Optionee at the time that such offer is made.

     10.  Non-Transferability  of Options.  The Option may not be sold, pledged,
          -------------------------------
assigned, hypothecated,  transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by
will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised,  during the
lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee. The terms of the Option shall be
binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the
Optionee.



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     11.  Stock Purchase Rights.
          ---------------------

          (a) Rights to Purchase.  Stock  purchase  rights may be issued  either
              ------------------
alone,  in addition  to, or in tandem with other awards  granted  under the Plan
and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. After the Administrator  determines
that it will offer stock  purchase  rights  under the Plan,  it shall advise the
offeree  in writing of the terms,  conditions  and  restrictions  related to the
offer,  including  the number of Shares  that such  person  shall be entitled to
purchase,  the price to be paid  (which  price shall not be less than 50% of the
Fair  Market  Value of the  Shares  as of the date of the  offer),  and the time
within which such person must accept such offer,  which shall in no event exceed
thirty  (30)  days  from  the  date  upon  which  the  Administrator   made  the
determination  to grant the stock purchase right. The offer shall be accepted by
execution of a Restricted Stock purchase agreement in the form determined by the
Administrator.

          (b) Repurchase Option. Unless the Administrator  determines otherwise,
              -----------------
the  Restricted  Stock purchase  agreement  shall grant the Company a repurchase
option  exercisable  upon  the  voluntary  or  involuntary  termination  of  the
purchaser's  employment  with the  Company  for any reason  (including  death or
Disability).   The  purchase  price  for  Shares  repurchased  pursuant  to  the
Restricted  Stock  purchase  agreement  shall be the original  price paid by the
purchaser and may be paid by cancellation  of any  indebtedness of the purchaser
to the Company.  The repurchase option shall lapse at such rate as the Committee
may determine.

          (c) Other  Provisions.  The Restricted Stock purchase  agreement shall
              -----------------
contain such other terms,  provisions and conditions not  inconsistent  with the
Plan as may be  determined  by the  Administrator  in its  sole  discretion.  In
addition, the provisions of Restricted Stock purchase agreements need not be the
same with respect to each purchaser.

          (d)  Rights  as a  Shareholder.  Once  the  stock  purchase  right  is
               -------------------------
exercised,  the  purchaser  shall  have  the  rights  equivalent  to  those of a
shareholder, and shall be a shareholder when his or her purchase is entered upon
the records of the duly authorized  transfer agent of the Company. No adjustment
will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to
the date the stock purchase right is exercised, except as provided in Section 13
of the Plan.

     12.  Stock  Withholding  to Satisfy  Withholding  Tax  Obligations.  At the
          -------------------------------------------------------------
discretion of the Administrator,  Optionees may satisfy withholding  obligations
as  provided  in this  paragraph.  When an  Optionee  incurs  tax  liability  in
connection  with an Option or stock  purchase  right,  which  tax  liability  is
subject to tax  withholding  under  applicable  tax laws,  and the  Optionee  is
obligated to pay the Company an amount required to be withheld under  applicable
tax laws, the Optionee may satisfy the withholding tax obligation by electing to
have the Company withhold

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from the Shares to be issued upon  exercise  of the Option,  or the Shares to be
issued in  connection  with the stock  purchase  right,  if any,  that number of
Shares  having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount  required to be withheld.
The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld  shall be  determined  on the
date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined (the "Tax Date").

     All elections by an Optionee to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall
be made in  writing  in a form  acceptable  to the  Administrator  and  shall be
subject to the following restrictions:

          (a) the election must be made on or prior to the applicable Tax Date;

          (b) once made,  the election shall be irrevocable as to the particular
Shares of the Option or Right as to which the election is made;

          (c) all elections  shall be subject to the consent or  disapproval  of
the Administrator;

          (d) if the Optionee is subject to Rule 16b-3, the election must comply
with the  applicable  provisions  of Rule  16b-3  and shall be  subject  to such
additional  conditions or restrictions as may be required  thereunder to qualify
for the maximum  exemption  from  Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to
Plan transactions.

     In the event the  election to have  Shares  withheld is made by an Optionee
and the Tax Date is deferred under Section 83 of the Code because no election is
filed under  Section  83(b) of the Code,  the  Optionee  shall  receive the full
number of Shares  with  respect to which the Option or stock  purchase  right is
exercised but such Optionee shall be unconditionally obligated to tender back to
the Company the proper number of Shares on the Tax Date.

     13.  Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization  or Merger.  Subject to any
          -----------------------------------------------------
required  action by the  shareholders  of the  Company,  the number of shares of
Common Stock  covered by each  outstanding  Option,  and the number of shares of
Common Stock which have been  authorized  for issuance  under the Plan but as to
which no Options have yet been  granted or which have been  returned to the Plan
upon  cancellation or expiration of an Option, as well as the price per share of
Common Stock covered by each such outstanding  Option,  shall be proportionately
adjusted for any  increase or decrease in the number of issued  shares of Common
Stock  resulting  from a stock  split,  reverse  stock  split,  stock  dividend,
combination or  reclassification  of the Common Stock,  or any other increase or
decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt
of  consideration  by the Company;  provided,  however,  that  conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected
without receipt of  consideration."  Such adjustment shall be made by the Board,
whose  determination  in that respect  shall be final,  binding and  conclusive.
Except as  expressly  provided  herein,  no issuance by the Company of shares of
stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class,
shall affect, and no adjustment by reason



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thereof  shall be made with  respect to, the number or price of shares of Common
Stock subject to an Option.

     In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the
Board  shall  notify  the  Optionee  at least  fifteen  (15) days  prior to such
proposed action. To the extent it has not been previously exercised,  the Option
will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action. In
the event of a merger  or  consolidation  of the  Company  with or into  another
corporation  or the sale of all or  substantially  all of the  Company's  assets
(hereinafter,  a "merger"),  the Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option
shall  besubstituted by such successor  corporation or a parent or subsidiary of
such successor  corporation.  In the event that such successor  corporation does
not agree to assume the Option or to substitute an equivalent  option, the Board
shall, in lieu of such assumption or  substitution,  provide for the Optionee to
have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Stock, including
Shares as to which the Option would not otherwise be  exercisable.  If the Board
makes an Option fully  exercisable in lieu of assumption or  substitution in the
event of a merger,  the Board shall notify the Optionee that the Option shall be
fully  exercisable  for a period  of  fifteen  (15)  days  from the date of such
notice,  and the Option will terminate  upon the expiration of such period.  For
the  purposes of this  paragraph,  the Option  shall be  considered  assumed if,
following  the merger,  the Option or right  confers the right to purchase,  for
each Share of stock subject to the Option  immediately prior to the merger,  the
consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in
the merger by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective  date
of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of  consideration,  the
type of  consideration  chosen by the holders of a majority  of the  outstanding
Shares);  provided,  however, that if such consideration  received in the merger
was not solely  common stock of the  successor  corporation  or its Parent,  the
Board may, with the consent of the successor  corporation  and the  participant,
provide for the  consideration  to be received  upon the exercise of the Option,
for each Share of stock subject to the Option,  to be solely common stock of the
successor  corporation or its Parent equal in Fair Market Value to the per share
consideration  received  by  holders  of Common  Stock in the  merger or sale of
assets.

     14. Time of Granting Options. The date of grant of an Option shall, for all
         ------------------------
purposes,  be the  date on  which  the  Administrator  makes  the  determination
granting such Option,  or such other date as is determined by the Board.  Notice
of the  determination  shall be given to each  Employee or Consultant to whom an
Option is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

     15. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
         -------------------------------------

          (a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter,
              -------------------------
suspend or  discontinue  the Plan, but no amendment,  alteration,  suspension or
discontinuation  shall be made which  would  impair  the rights of any  Optionee
under any grant theretofore made,  without his or her consent.  In addition,  to
the extent  necessary and desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange
Act or with Section 422 of the Code (or any other applicable law



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or regulation,  including the  requirements of the NASD or an established  stock
exchange),  the Company shall obtain shareholder  approval of any Plan amendment
in such a manner and to such a degree as required.

          (b)  Effect  of  Amendment  or  Termination.  Any  such  amendment  or
               --------------------------------------
termination  of the Plan  shall not  affect  Options  already  granted  and such
Options  shall  remain  in full  force  and  effect as if this Plan had not been
amended or terminated, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and
the Board, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the
Company.

     16. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued pursuant
         ----------------------------------
to the exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the issuance
and  delivery of such Shares  pursuant  thereto  shall  comply with all relevant
provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and
the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed,
and shall be further  subject to the  approval of counsel  for the Company  with
respect to such compliance.

     As a condition  to the  exercise of an Option,  the Company may require the
person  exercising  such Option to represent and warrant at the time of any such
exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any
present  intention  to sell or  distribute  such  Shares  if, in the  opinion of
counsel  for  the  Company,  such a  representation  is  required  by any of the
aforementioned relevant provisions of law.

     17. Reservation of Shares. The Company,  during the term of this Plan, will
         ---------------------
at all  times  reserve  and keep  available  such  number  of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

     The inability of the Company to obtain  authority from any regulatory  body
having  jurisdiction,  which authority is deemed by the Company's  counsel to be
necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve
the  Company of any  liability  in respect of the  failure to issue or sell such
Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

     18.  Agreements.  Options and stock  purchase  rights shall be evidenced by
          ----------
written agreements in such form as the Board shall approve from time to time.

     19.  Shareholder  Approval.  Continuance  of the Plan  shall be  subject to
          ---------------------
approval by the  shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or
after the date the Plan is adopted.  Such shareholder approval shall be obtained
in the degree and manner required under applicable state and federal law.



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     20.  Information to Optionees.  The Company shall provide to each Optionee,
          ------------------------
during the period for which such  Optionee has one or more Options  outstanding,
copies of all annual  reports and other  information  which are  provided to all
shareholders  of the Company.  The Company shall not be required to provide such
information  if the  issuance  of  Options  under  the  Plan is  limited  to key
employees  whose duties in  connection  with the Company  assure their access to
equivalent information.



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