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     As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 1997
                                            Registration No. 333-_______________
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                        UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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                                INGRAM MICRO INC.
               (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

                                                                   
            Delaware                               5045                        62-1644402
  (State or other jurisdiction         (Primary Standard Industrial        (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)       Classification Code Number)       Identification No.)
1600 E. ST. ANDREW PLACE SANTA ANA, CA 92705 (714) 566-1000 (Address of principal executive offices) ------------------ INGRAM MICRO INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED 1996 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN (Full title of the plan) ------------------ JAMES E. ANDERSON, JR., ESQ. SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL INGRAM MICRO INC. 1600 E. ST. ANDREW PLACE SANTA ANA, CA 92705 (Name and address of agent for service) Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service: (714) 566-1000 COPY TO: WINTHROP B. CONRAD, JR., ESQ. DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10017 (212) 450-4000 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ==================================================================================================================== Proposed Proposed Maximum Maximum Amount of Title of Securities Amount to be Offering Price Aggregate Registration to be Registered Registered (1) per Share (2) Offering Price (2) Fee - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class A Common Stock (par 7,439,750 shares $21.5625 $160,419,609.375 $48,612.00 value $0.01 per share) ====================================================================================================================
(1) Plus an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be offered and issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. (2) Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the securities being registered hereby on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transaction Tape on March 20, 1997. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Registration Statement Includes a Total of 23 Pages. Exhibit Index on Page 8. 2 PART I The following documents listed under this Part I and the documents incorporated by reference under Item 3 of Part II to this Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and are incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION This information required to be provided to participants pursuant to this Item is set forth in the Prospectus for the Ingram Micro Inc. Amended and Restated 1996 Equity Incentive Plan, dated March 24, 1997, together with the Ingram Micro Inc. Amended and Restated 1996 Equity Incentive Plan, attached to the Prospectus as Exhibit A thereto. ITEM 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION The written statement required to be provided to participants pursuant to this Item is set forth in the Prospectus referenced in Item 1 above. 2 3 PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Ingram Micro Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby files this Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on Form S-8 to register 7,439,750 shares of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Class A Common Stock"), for issuance pursuant to the Registrant's Amended and Restated 1996 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") and such indeterminate number of additional shares which may be offered and issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions pursuant to the Plan. ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE The following documents filed with the Commission pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), (Commission 1934 Act File Number 001-12203) are incorporated by reference herein: (1) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 1996. (2) All other reports filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the 1934 Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered herein have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold. (3) The description of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock contained in the Registrant's 1934 Act registration statement on Form 8-A dated September 19, 1996, filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 of the 1934 Act, including any amendment thereto or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. Any statement contained herein or made in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which is also incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES Not applicable, see Item 3(3) above. ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL Not applicable. ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS Reference is made to section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), which enables a corporation in its certificate of incorporation to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director for violations of the director's fiduciary duty, except (i) for breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to section 174 of the DGCL (providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions) or (iv) for any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit. The Registrant's certificate of incorporation eliminates the liability of directors to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law. Reference is made to section 145 of the DGCL which provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and agents against expenses (including attorney's fees), 3 4 judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation (a "derivative action") if they act in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses (including attorney's fees) incurred in connection with defense or settlement of such action, and the statute requires court approval before there can be indemnification that may be granted by a corporation's charter, by-laws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement or otherwise. The Registrant's certificate of incorporation provides for indemnification of its directors, officers. Employees and agents to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law. In addition, the Registrant has purchased and maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance. ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED Not applicable. ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NUMBER EXHIBIT ------ ------- 4.01 Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1.01 to the Registrant's 1933 Act Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-09453 (the "Form S-1")).* 4.02 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.03 to the Form S-1).* 5.01 Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell. 23.01 Consent of Independent Public Accountants - Price Waterhouse LLP. 23.02 Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell (included in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.01). 24.01 Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement). 99.01 Form of the Ingram Micro Inc. Amended and Restated 1996 Equity Incentive Plan.
- --------------------- * Incorporated by reference. ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS (a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high and of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in this Registration 4 5 Statement; and (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement; (2) That for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. (b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's Annual Report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and where applicable, each filing of the Plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. EXPERTS The financial statements incorporated in this Form S-8 by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Ingram Micro Inc. for the year ended December 28, 1996, have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Price Waterhouse LLP, independent accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. LEGAL MATTERS The validity of the Class A Common Stock offered hereunder has been passed upon by Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, New York. 5 6 SIGNATURES THE REGISTRANT. PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THE REGISTRANT CERTIFIES THAT IT HAS REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE THAT IT MEETS ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING ON FORM S-8 AND HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED, IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ON THIS 24TH DAY OF MARCH 1997. INGRAM MICRO INC. By /s/James E. Anderson, Jr. ---------------------------------------- James E. Anderson, Jr. Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel 6 7 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT EACH PERSON WHOSE SIGNATURE APPEARS BELOW, CONSTITUTES AND APPOINTS JERRE L. STEAD, MICHAEL J. GRAINGER AND JAMES E. ANDERSON, JR. AND EACH OF THEM, OUR TRUE AND LAWFUL ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT AND AGENTS, WITH FULL POWER OF SUBSTITUTION AND RESUBSTITUTION, TO DO ANY AND ALL ACTS AND THINGS AND EXECUTE, IN THE NAME OF THE UNDERSIGNED, ANY AND ALL INSTRUMENTS WHICH SAID ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT AND AGENTS MAY DEEM NECESSARY OR ADVISABLE IN ORDER TO ENABLE INGRAM MICRO INC. TO COMPLY WITH THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND ANY REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IN RESPECT THEREOF, IN CONNECTION WITH THE FILING WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, INCLUDING SPECIFICALLY BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, POWER AND AUTHORITY TO SIGN THE NAME OF THE UNDERSIGNED TO SUCH REGISTRATION STATEMENT, AND ANY AMENDMENTS TO SUCH REGISTRATION STATEMENT (INCLUDING POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENTS), AND TO FILE THE SAME WITH ALL EXHIBITS THERETO AND OTHER DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, TO SIGN ANY AND ALL APPLICATIONS, REGISTRATION STATEMENTS, NOTICES OR OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY OR ADVISABLE TO COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND TO FILE THE SAME, TOGETHER WITH OTHER DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH WITH THE APPROPRIATE STATE SECURITIES AUTHORITIES, GRANTING UNTO SAID ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT AND AGENTS, AND EACH OF THEM, FULL POWER AND AUTHORITY TO DO AND TO PERFORM EACH AND EVERY ACT AND THING REQUISITE OR NECESSARY TO BE DONE IN AND ABOUT THE PREMISES, AS FULLY AND TO ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES AS THE UNDERSIGNED MIGHT OR COULD DO IN PERSON, HEREBY RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING ALL THAT SAID ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT AND AGENTS, AND ANY OF THEM, OR THEIR SUBSTITUTES, MAY LAWFULLY DO OR CAUSE TO BE DONE BY VIRTUE HEREOF. PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS IN THE CAPACITIES AND ON THE DATE INDICATED.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE - --------- ----- ---- /s/ Jerre L. Stead Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive March 24, 1997 - ---------------------------------- Officer); Chairman of the Board Jerre L. Stead /s/ Michael J. Grainger Executive Vice President and Worldwide Chief March 24, 1997 - ---------------------------------- Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Michael J. Grainger Principal Accounting Officer) /s/ Martha R. Ingram Director March 24, 1997 - ---------------------------------- Martha R. Ingram /s/ John R. Ingram Director March 24, 1997 - ---------------------------------- John R. Ingram /s/ David B. Ingram Director March 24, 1997 - ---------------------------------- David B. Ingram /s/ Don H. Davis, Jr. Director March 24, 1997 - ---------------------------------- Don H. Davis, Jr. /s/ Philip M. Pfeffer Director March 24, 1997 - ---------------------------------- Philip M. Pfeffer /s/ J. Phillip Samper Director March 24, 1997 - ---------------------------------- J. Phillip Samper /s/ Joe B. Wyatt Director March 24, 1997 - ---------------------------------- Joe B. Wyatt
7 8 INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT SEQUENTIALLY NUMBER EXHIBIT NUMBERED PAGE ------ ------- ------------- 4.01 Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant. (Incorporated herein * by reference to Exhibit 1.01 to the Registrant's 1933 Act Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-09453 (the "Form S-1")).* 4.02 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant. (Incorporated herein * by reference to Exhibit 3.03 to the Form S-1).* 5.01 Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell. 10 23.01 Consent of Independent Public Accountants - Price Waterhouse LLP. 12 23.02 Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell (included in their opinion filed as 10 Exhibit 5.01). 24.01 Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page of this 7 registration statement). 99.01 Form of the Ingram Micro Inc. Amended and Restated 1996 Equity 14 Incentive Plan.
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                                  EXHIBIT 5.01

                          DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL OPINION


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                                                                    Exhibit 5.01




                         [DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL OPINION]


                                 March 24, 1997

Ingram Micro Inc.
1600 E. St. Andrew Place
Santa Ana, CA  92705

Dear Sirs:

         We are acting as counsel for Ingram Micro Inc. (the "Company") in
connection with its Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration
Statement") to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 7,439,750
shares (the "Shares") of Class A Common Stock ($.01 par value) of the Company
issuable pursuant to the Amended and Restated 1996 Equity Incentive Plan (the
"Plan") of the Company. In connection therewith, we have examined originals or
copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such
documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other
instruments as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of rendering this
opinion.

         Upon the basis of the foregoing, and assuming the due execution and
delivery of certificates representing the Shares, we are of the opinion that the
Shares deliverable pursuant to the Plan have been duly authorized and, when and
to the extent issued pursuant to the Plan upon receipt by the Company of
adequate consideration therefor, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.

         We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and the foregoing
opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York, the federal laws of the
United States of America and the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.

         We consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.01 to the
Registration Statement.

                                        Very truly yours,



                                        Davis Polk & Wardwell

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                                  EXHIBIT 23.01

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS--PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP




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                                                                   Exhibit 23.01





                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 18, 1997, which appears on
page 43 of the 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders of Ingram Micro Inc., which is
incorporated by reference in Ingram Micro Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 28, 1996. We also consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report on the Financial Statement Schedules, which appear in
such Annual Report on Form 10-K.


Price Waterhouse LLP
March 20, 1997






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                                  EXHIBIT 99.01

                                INGRAM MICRO INC.
                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                           1996 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN



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                                                                   Exhibit 99.01


                                INGRAM MICRO INC.

                 AMENDED AND RESTATED 1996 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

                  SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purposes of the Amended and Restated
Ingram Micro Inc. 1996 Equity Incentive Plan are to promote the interests of
Ingram Micro Inc. and its stockholders by (i) attracting and retaining
exceptional directors, executive personnel and other key employees of Micro and
its Affiliates, as defined below; (ii) motivating such employees and directors
by means of performance-related incentives to achieve longer-range performance
goals; and (iii) enabling such employees and directors to participate in the
long-term growth and financial success of Micro.

                  SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. As used in the Plan, the following
terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

                  "AFFILIATE" means (i) any entity that is, directly or
indirectly, controlled by Micro and (ii) any other entity in which Micro has a
significant equity interest or which has a significant equity interest in Micro,
in either case as determined by the Committee.

                  "AWARD" means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted
Stock Award, Performance Award or Other Stock-Based Award.

                  "AWARD AGREEMENT" means any written agreement, contract, or
other instrument or document evidencing any Award, which may, but need not, be
executed or acknowledged by a Participant.

                  "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of Micro.

                  "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
from time to time.

                  "COMMITTEE" means a committee of the Board designated by the
Board to administer the Plan and composed of not less than the minimum number of
persons from time to time required by Rule 16b-3, each of whom, to the extent
necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3 only, is a "Non-Employee Director" within
the meaning of Rule 16b-3. Until otherwise determined by the Board, the
Compensation Committee designated by the Board shall be the Committee under the
Plan.

                  "EMPLOYEE" means an employee of Micro or any Affiliate and any
member of the Board.

                  "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

                  "EXECUTIVE OFFICER" means, at any time, an individual who is
an executive officer of Micro within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 3b-7 or
who is an officer of Micro within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 16a-1(f).

                  "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means with respect to the Shares, as of
any given date or dates, the reported closing price of a share of such class of
common stock on such exchange or market as is the principal trading market for
such class of common stock. If such class of common stock is not traded on an
exchange or principal trading market on such date, the fair market value of a
Share shall be determined by the Committee in good faith taking into account as
appropriate recent sales of the Shares, recent valuations of the Shares, the
lack of liquidity of the Shares, the fact that the Shares may represent a
minority interest and such other factors as the Committee shall in its
discretion deem relevant or appropriate.



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                  "INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" means a right to purchase Shares from
Micro that is granted under Section 6 of the Plan and that is intended to meet
the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.

                  "INGRAM FAMILY" means Martha Ingram, her descendants
(including any adopted persons and their descendants) and their respective
spouses.

                  "MICRO" means Ingram Micro Inc., together with any successor
thereto.

                  "NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION" means a right to purchase Shares
from Micro that is granted under Section 6 of the Plan and that is not intended
to be an Incentive Stock Option.

                  "OPTION" means an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified
Stock Option.

                  "OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARD" means any right granted under
Section 10 of the Plan.

                  "PARTICIPANT" means any Employee selected by the Committee to
receive an Award under the Plan (and to the extent applicable, any heirs or
legal representatives thereof).

                  "PERFORMANCE AWARD" means any right granted under Section 9 of
the Plan.

                  "PERSON" means any individual, corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or political subdivision thereof or other entity.

                  "PLAN" means this Ingram Micro Inc. Amended and Restated 1996
Equity Incentive Plan.

                  "PURCHASE AGREEMENT" means an agreement substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A to be executed by Micro and a Participant as a
condition to the exercise, prior to a Public Offering, by such Participant of
any Option granted hereunder.

                  "RESTRICTED STOCK" means any Share granted under Section 8 of
the Plan.

                  "RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT" means any unit granted under Section 8
of the Plan.

                  "RULE 16B-3" means Rule 16b-3 as promulgated and interpreted
by the SEC under the Exchange Act, or any successor rule or regulation thereto
as in effect from time to time.

                  "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any
successor thereto.

                  "SHARES" means shares of Class A common stock and Class B
common stock, $.01 par value, of Micro or such other securities as may be
designated by the Committee from time to time.

                  "STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT" means any right granted under
Section 7 of the Plan.

                  "SUBSTITUTE AWARDS" means Awards granted in assumption of, or
in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by a company acquired
by Micro or with which Micro combines.

                  SECTION 3.  ADMINISTRATION.

                  (a) Authority of Committee. The Plan shall be administered by
the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan, applicable law and contractual
restrictions affecting Micro, and in addition to other express powers and
authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee shall have
full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type
or types of Awards to be granted to an eligible Employee; (iii) determine the
number of Shares to be covered by, or with respect to which payments, rights, or
other matters are to be calculated in connection with, Awards; (iv) determine
the terms and conditions of any Award, Award Agreement and Purchase Agreement;
(v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances 




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Awards may be settled or exercised in cash, Shares, other securities, other
Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited, or suspended and the method or
methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited, or
suspended; (vi) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances
cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, other property, and other amounts
payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at
the election of the holder thereof or of the Committee; (vii) interpret and
administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award made
under, the Plan; (viii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive such rules and
regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper
administration of the Plan; and (ix) make any other determination and take any
other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the
administration of the Plan.

                  (b) Committee Discretion Binding. Unless otherwise expressly
provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and
other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within
the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be
final, conclusive and binding upon all Persons, including Micro, any Affiliate,
any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award, any shareholder and any
Employee.

                  SECTION 4.  SHARES AVAILABLE FOR AWARDS.

                  (a) Shares Available. Subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 4(b) and 4(c), the number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be
granted under the Plan shall be 12,000,000. If, after the effective date of the
Plan, any Shares covered by an Award granted under the Plan or to which such an
Award relates, are forfeited, or if such an Award is settled for cash or
otherwise terminates or is canceled without the delivery of Shares, then the
Shares covered by such Award, or to which such Award relates, or the number of
Shares otherwise counted against the aggregate number of Shares with respect to
which Awards may be granted, to the extent of any such settlement, forfeiture,
termination or cancellation, shall, in the calendar year in which such
settlement, forfeiture, termination or cancellation occurs, again become Shares
with respect to which Awards may be granted unless any dividends have been paid
thereon prior to such settlement, forfeiture, termination or cancellation.
Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to adjustment as provided in Section
4(b), no Employee of Micro may receive Awards under the Plan in any calendar
year that relate to more than 3,600,000 Shares.

                  (b) Adjustments. In the event that the Committee determines
that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares,
other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse
stock split, reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, split-up,
spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of
Micro, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other
securities of Micro, or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the
Shares such that an adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate
in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential
benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee shall,
in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number of
Shares of Micro (or number and kind of other securities or property) with
respect to which Awards may thereafter be granted, (ii) the number of Shares or
other securities of Micro (or number and kind of other securities or property)
subject to outstanding Awards, and (iii) the grant or exercise price with
respect to any Award, or, if deemed appropriate, make provision for a cash
payment to the holder of an outstanding Award; provided, in each case, that
except to the extent deemed desirable by the Committee (A) with respect to
Awards of Incentive Stock Options no such adjustment shall be authorized to the
extent that such authority would cause the Plan to violate Section 422(b)(1) of
the Code, as from time to time amended and (B) with respect to any Award no such
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inconsistent with the Plan's meeting the requirements of Section 162(m) of the
Code, as from time to time amended.

                  (c) Substitute Awards. Any Shares underlying Substitute Awards
shall not, except in the case of Shares with respect to which Substitute Awards
are granted to Employees who are officers or directors of Micro for purposes of
Section 16 of the Exchange Act or any successor section thereto, be counted
against the Shares available for Awards under the Plan.

                  (d) Sources of Shares Deliverable Under Awards. Any Shares
delivered pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized
and unissued Shares or of treasury Shares.

                  SECTION 5. ELIGIBILITY. Any Employee, including any officer or
employee-director of Micro or any Affiliate, and any member of the Board, shall
be eligible to be designated a Participant.

                  SECTION 6.  STOCK OPTIONS.

                  (a) Grant. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and
contractual restrictions affecting Micro, the Committee shall have sole and
complete authority to determine the Employees to whom Options shall be granted,
the number of Shares to be covered by each Option, the option price therefor and
the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of the Option. The
Committee shall have the authority to grant Incentive Stock Options, or to grant
Non-Qualified Stock Options, or to grant both types of options. In the case of
Incentive Stock Options, the terms and conditions of such grants shall be
subject to and comply with such rules as may be prescribed by Section 422 of the
Code, as from time to time amended, and any regulations implementing such
statute.

                  (b) Exercise Price. The Committee in its sole discretion shall
establish the exercise price at the time each Option is granted.

                  (c) Exercise. Each Option shall be exercisable at such times
and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may, in its sole
discretion, specify in the applicable Award Agreement or thereafter. The
Committee may impose such conditions with respect to the exercise of Options,
including without limitation, any relating to the application of Federal or
state securities laws, as it may deem necessary or advisable.

                  (d) Payment. No Shares shall be delivered pursuant to any
exercise of an Option until payment in full of the option price therefor is
received by Micro. Such payment may be made: (i) in cash; (ii) in Shares already
owned by the Participant (the value of such Shares shall be their Fair Market
Value on the date of exercise); (iii) by a combination of cash and Shares; (iv)
if approved by the Committee, in accordance with a cashless exercise program
under which either (A) if so instructed by the Participant, Shares may be issued
directly to the Participant's broker or dealer upon receipt of the purchase
price in cash from the broker or dealer, or (B) Shares may be issued by Micro to
a Participant's broker or dealer in consideration of such broker's or dealer's
irrevocable commitment to pay to Micro that portion of the proceeds from the
sale of such Shares that is equal to the exercise price of the Option(s)
relating to such Shares, or (v) in such other manner as permitted by the
Committee at the time of grant or thereafter.

                  SECTION 7.  STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.

                  (a) Grant. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and
contractual restrictions affecting Micro, the Committee shall have sole and
complete authority to determine the Employees to whom Stock Appreciation Rights
shall be granted, the number of Shares to be covered by each Stock Appreciation
Right Award, the grant price thereof and the conditions and limitations
applicable to the exercise thereof. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted in
tandem with another Award, in addition to another Award, or freestanding and
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in tandem with or in addition to an Award may be granted either at the same time
as the Award or at a later time. Stock Appreciation Rights shall not be
exercisable earlier than six months after grant and shall have a grant price as
determined by the Committee on the date of grant.

                  (b) Exercise and Payment. A Stock Appreciation Right shall
entitle the Participant to receive an amount equal to the excess of the Fair
Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right
over the grant price thereof, provided that the Committee may for administrative
convenience determine that, with respect to any Stock Appreciation Right which
is not related to an Incentive Stock Option and which can only be exercised for
cash during limited periods of time in order to satisfy the conditions of Rule
16b-3, the exercise of such Stock Appreciation Right for cash during such
limited period shall be deemed to occur for all purposes hereunder on the last
day of such limited period and the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to
such stock appreciation right shall be deemed to be equal to the average of the
high and low prices during such period on each day the Shares are traded on any
stock exchange on which Shares are listed or on any over-the-counter market on
which Shares are then traded. Any such determination by the Committee may be
changed by the Committee from time to time and may govern the exercise of Stock
Appreciation Rights granted prior to such determination as well as Stock
Appreciation Rights thereafter granted. The Committee shall determine whether a
Stock Appreciation Right shall be settled in cash, Shares or a combination of
cash and Shares.

                  (c) Other Terms and Conditions. Subject to the terms of the
Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, the Committee shall determine, at or
after the grant of a Stock Appreciation Right, the term, methods of exercise,
methods and form of settlement, and any other terms and conditions of any Stock
Appreciation Right. Any such determination by the Committee may be changed by
the Committee from time to time and may govern the exercise of Stock
Appreciation Rights granted or exercised prior to such determination as well as
Stock Appreciation Rights granted or exercised thereafter. The Committee may
impose such conditions or restrictions on the exercise of any Stock Appreciation
Right as it shall deem appropriate.

                  SECTION 8.  RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS.

                  (a) Grant. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and
contractual provisions affecting Micro, the Committee shall have sole and
complete authority to determine the Employees to whom Shares of Restricted Stock
and Restricted Stock Units shall be granted, the number of Shares of Restricted
Stock and/or the number of Restricted Stock Units to be granted to each
Participant, the duration of the period during which, and the conditions under
which, the Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units may be forfeited to
Micro, and the other terms and conditions of such Awards.

                  (b) Payment. Each Restricted Stock Unit shall have a value
equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share. Restricted Stock Units shall be paid
in cash, Shares, other securities or other property, as determined in the sole
discretion of the Committee, upon the lapse of the restrictions applicable
thereto, or otherwise in accordance with the applicable Award Agreement.

                  (c) Dividends and Distributions. Dividends and other
distributions paid on or in respect of any Shares of Restricted Stock may be
paid directly to the Participant, or may be reinvested in additional Shares of
Restricted Stock or in additional Restricted Stock Units, as determined by the
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                  SECTION 9.  PERFORMANCE AWARDS.

                  (a) Grant. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and
contractual provisions affecting Micro, the Committee shall have sole and
complete authority to determine the Employees who shall receive a "Performance
Award", which shall consist of a right which is (i) denominated in cash or
Shares, (ii) valued, as determined by the Committee, in accordance with the
achievement of such performance goals during such performance periods as the
Committee shall establish, and (iii) payable at such time and in such form as
the Committee shall determine.

                  (b) Terms and Conditions. Subject to the terms of the Plan,
any contractual provisions affecting Micro and any applicable Award Agreement,
the Committee shall determine the performance goals to be achieved during any
performance period, the length of any performance period, the amount of any
Performance Award and the amount and kind of any payment or transfer to be made
pursuant to any Performance Award.

                  (c) Payment of Performance Awards. Performance Awards may be
paid in a lump sum or in installments following the close of the performance
period or, in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, on a
deferred basis.

                  SECTION 10. OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS. The Committee shall have
authority to grant to eligible Employees an "Other Stock-Based Award", which
shall consist of any right which is (i) not an Award described in Sections 6
through 9 above and (ii) an Award of Shares or an Award denominated or payable
in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related
to, Shares (including, without limitation, securities convertible into Shares),
as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan;
provided that any such rights must comply with applicable law, and to the extent
deemed desirable by the Committee, with Rule 16b-3. Subject to the terms of the
Plan, any contractual provisions affecting Micro and any applicable Award
Agreement, the Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of any such
Other Stock-Based Award.

                  SECTION 11. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF EMPLOYMENT OR
SERVICE. The following provisions shall apply in the event of the Participant's
termination of employment or service unless the Committee shall have provided
otherwise, either at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter.

                  (a)  Non-Qualified Stock Options and Stock Appreciation
Rights.

             (i) Termination of Employment or Service. Except as the Committee
may at any time otherwise provide or as required to comply with applicable law,
if the Participant's employment or services with Micro or its Affiliates is
terminated for any reason other than death, disability, or retirement, the
Participant's right to exercise any Non-Qualified Stock Option or Stock
Appreciation Right shall terminate, and such Option or Stock Appreciation Right
shall expire, on the earlier of (A) the sixtieth day following such termination
of employment or service or (B) the date such Option or Stock Appreciation Right
would have expired had it not been for the termination of employment or
services. The Participant shall have the right to exercise such Option or Stock
Appreciation Right prior to such expiration to the extent it was exercisable at
the date of such termination of employment or service and shall not have been
exercised.

            (ii) Death, Disability or Retirement. Except as the Committee may at
any time otherwise provide or as required to comply with applicable law, if the
Participant's employment or services with Micro or its Affiliates is terminated
by reason of death, disability, or retirement, the Participant or his successor
(if employment or service is terminated by death) shall have the right to
exercise any Non-Qualified Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right during the
one-year period following such termination of employment or service, to the
extent it was exercisable and outstanding at the date of such termination of
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the date the Option would have expired had it not been for the termination of
such employment or services. The meaning of the terms "disability" and
"retirement" shall be determined by the Committee.

            (iii) Acceleration or Extension of Exercisability. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Committee may, in its discretion, provide at any time (A)
that an Option granted to a Participant may terminate at a date earlier than
that set forth above, (B) that an Option granted to a Participant may terminate
at a date later than that set forth above, provided such date shall not be
beyond the date the Option would have expired had it not been for the
termination of the Participant's employment or service and (C) that an Option or
Stock Appreciation Right may become immediately exercisable when it finds that
such acceleration would be in the best interests of Micro.

                  (b) Incentive Stock Options. Except as otherwise determined by
the Committee at the time of grant or otherwise or as required to comply with
applicable law, if the Participant's employment with Micro and its Affiliates is
terminated for any reason, the Participant shall have the right to exercise any
Incentive Stock Option and any related Stock Appreciation Right during the 90
days after such termination of employment to the extent it was exercisable at
the date of such termination, but in no event later than the date the Option
would have expired had it not been for the termination of such employment. If
the Participant does not exercise such Option or related Stock Appreciation
Right to the full extent permitted by the preceding sentence, the remaining
exercisable portion of such Option automatically will be deemed a Non-Qualified
Stock Option, and such Option and the related Stock Appreciation Right will be
exercisable during the period set forth in Section 11(a) of the Plan, provided
that in the event that employment is terminated because of death or the
Participant dies in such 90-day period the Option will continue to be an
Incentive Stock Option to the extent provided by Section 421 or Section 422 of
the Code, or any successor provision, and any regulations promulgated
thereunder.

                  (c) Restricted Stock. Except as otherwise determined by the
Committee at the time of grant or as required to comply with applicable law,
upon termination of employment or service for any reason during the restriction
period, all shares of Restricted Stock still subject to restriction shall be
forfeited by the Participant and reacquired by Micro at the price (if any) paid
by the Participant for such Restricted Stock; provided that in the event of
Participant's retirement, disability, or death, or in cases of special
circumstances, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, when it finds that a
waiver would be in the best interests of Micro, waive in whole or in part any or
all remaining restrictions with respect to such participant's shares of
Restricted Stock. Any time spent by a participant in the status of "leave
without pay" shall extend the period otherwise required for purposes of
determining the extent to which any Award or portion thereof has vested or
otherwise become exercisable or nonforfeitable.

                  (d) Except as the Committee may otherwise determine, for
purposes hereof any termination of a Participant's employment or service for any
reason shall occur on the date Participant ceases to perform services for Micro
or any Affiliate without regard to whether Participant continues thereafter to
receive any compensatory payments therefrom or is paid salary thereby in lieu of
notice of termination or, with respect to a member of the Board who is not also
an employee of Micro or any Affiliate, the date such Participant is no longer a
member of the Board.

                  SECTION 12. MERGER. In the event of a merger of Micro with or
into another corporation, each outstanding Award may be assumed or an equivalent
award may be substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary
of such successor corporation. If, in such event, an Award is not assumed or
substituted, the Award shall terminate as of the date of the closing of the
merger. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Award shall be considered
assumed if, following the merger, the Award confers the right to purchase or
receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the merger,
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property) received in the merger by holders of Common Stock for each Share held
on the effective date of the transaction (and if the holders are 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 is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its parent,
the Committee may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for
the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Award, for each Share
subject to the Award, 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.

                  SECTION 13.  AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.

                  (a) Amendments to the Plan. The Board may amend, alter,
suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time;
provided that no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or
termination shall be made without shareholder approval if such approval is
necessary to comply with any tax or regulatory requirement, including for these
purposes any approval requirement which is a prerequisite for exemptive relief
from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, for which or with which the Board deems
it necessary or desirable to qualify or comply. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, the Committee may amend the Plan in such manner as may be
necessary so as to have the Plan conform with local rules and regulations in any
jurisdiction outside the United States.

                  (b) Amendments to Awards. Subject to the terms of the Plan and
applicable law, the Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend
any terms of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate, any Award
theretofore granted, prospectively or retroactively; provided that any such
waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancellation or
termination that would adversely affect the rights of any Participant or any
holder or beneficiary of any Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent
be effective without the consent of the affected Participant, holder or
beneficiary.

                  (c) Cancellation. Any provision of this Plan or any Award
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Committee may cause any Award
granted hereunder to be canceled in consideration of a cash payment or
alternative Award made to the holder of such canceled Award equal in value to
the Fair Market Value of such canceled Award.

                  SECTION 14.  GENERAL PROVISIONS.

                  (a) Dividend Equivalents. In the sole and complete discretion
of the Committee, an Award, whether made as an Other Stock-Based Award under
Section 10 or as an Award granted pursuant to Sections 6 through 9 hereof, may
provide the Participant with dividends or dividend equivalents, payable in cash,
Shares, other securities or other property on a current or deferred basis.

                  (b) Nontransferability. No Award shall be assigned, alienated,
pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant,
except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

                  (c) No Rights to Awards. No Employee, Participant or other
Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award, and there is no obligation
for uniformity of treatment of Employees, Participants, or holders or
beneficiaries of Awards. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same
with respect to each recipient.

                  (d) Share Certificates. All certificates for Shares or other
securities of Micro or any Affiliate delivered under the Plan pursuant to any
Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and
other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the
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exchange upon which such Shares or other securities are then listed and any
applicable laws or rules or regulations, and the Committee may cause a legend or
legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such
restrictions.

                  (e) Withholding. A Participant may be required to pay to Micro
or any Affiliate, and Micro or any Affiliate shall have the right and is hereby
authorized to withhold from any Award, from any payment due or transfer made
under any Award or under the Plan or from any compensation or other amount owing
to a Participant the amount (in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or
other property) of any applicable withholding taxes in respect of an Award, its
exercise, or any payment or transfer under an Award or under the Plan and to
take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of Micro to satisfy
all obligations for the payment of such taxes. The Committee may provide for
additional cash payments to holders of Awards to defray or offset any tax
arising from any such grant, lapse, vesting, or exercise of any Award.

                  (f) Award Agreements. Each Award hereunder shall be evidenced
by an Award Agreement which shall be delivered to the Participant and shall
specify the terms and conditions of the Award and any rules applicable thereto.

                  (g) No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements. Nothing
contained in the Plan shall prevent Micro or any Affiliate from adopting or
continuing in effect other compensation arrangements, which may, but need not,
provide for the grant of options, restricted stock, Shares and other types of
Awards provided for hereunder (subject to shareholder approval if such approval
is required), and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or
applicable only in specific cases.

                  (h) No Right to Employment. The grant of an Award shall not be
construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ or
service of Micro or any Affiliate. Further, Micro or an Affiliate may at any
time dismiss a Participant from employment or service, free from any liability
or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or
in any Award Agreement.

                  (i) Rights as a Stockholder. Subject to the provisions of the
applicable Award, no Participant or holder or beneficiary of any Award shall
have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares to be issued under
the Plan until he or she has become the holder of such Shares. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in connection with each grant of Restricted Stock hereunder, the
applicable Award shall specify if and to what extent the Participant shall not
be entitled to the rights of a stockholder in respect of such Restricted Stock.

                  (j) Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of
the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan and any Award
Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware.

                  (k) Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award is
or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any
Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be
construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot
be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee,
materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be
stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person or Award and the remainder of the Plan
and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

                  (l) Other Laws. The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer
any Shares or other consideration under an Award if, acting in its sole
discretion, it determines that the issuance or transfer of such Shares or such
other consideration might violate any applicable law or regulation or entitle
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Micro by a Participant in connection therewith shall be promptly refunded to the
relevant Participant, holder or beneficiary. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, no Award granted hereunder shall be construed as an offer to sell
securities of Micro, and no such offer shall be outstanding, unless and until
the Committee in its sole discretion has determined that any such offer, if
made, would be in compliance with all applicable requirements of the U.S.
federal securities laws and any other laws to which such offer, if made, would
be subject.

                  (m) No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Award
shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a
fiduciary relationship between Micro or any Affiliate and a Participant or any
other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments
from Micro or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater
than the right of any unsecured general creditor of Micro or any Affiliate.

                  (n) No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued
or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall
determine whether cash or other securities or other property shall be paid or
transferred in lieu of any fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares
or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated, or otherwise eliminated.

                  (o) Transfer Restrictions. Shares acquired hereunder may not
be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of, except as
provided in the Plan, the applicable Award Agreement or the applicable Purchase
Agreement.

                  (p) Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and
subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such
headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction
or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof.

                  SECTION 15.  TERM OF THE PLAN.

                  (a) Effective Date. The Plan shall be effective as of October
31, 1996, subject to approval by the shareholders of Micro. Awards may be
granted hereunder prior to such shareholder approval subject in all cases,
however, to such approval.

                  (b) Expiration Date. No Incentive Stock Option shall be
granted under the Plan after December 31, 2005. Unless otherwise expressly
provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award granted
hereunder may, and the authority of the Board or the Committee to amend, alter,
adjust, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any such Award or to waive any
conditions or rights under any such Award shall, continue after the authority
for grant of new Awards hereunder has been exhausted.