UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549

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                                    FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

     [ X ]          ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 

                    For the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996

     [    ]         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

                    For the transition period from_____________to_____________

                             Commission File Number
                                     0-16439

                      FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

              DELAWARE                                  94-1499887
   (State or other jurisdiction of                   (I.R.S. Employer
   incorporation or organization)                   Identification No.)

              120 North Redwood Drive, San Rafael, California 94903
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (415) 472-2211

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           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share           New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
           (Title of Class)                         (Name of each exchange on 
                                                         which registered)

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                      None

     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. 
Yes   x     No     .
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     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ]

     As of December 6, 1996,  the  aggregate  market  value of the  Registrant's
common stock held by nonaffiliates  of the Registrant was $207,499,270  based on
the last  transaction  price as  reported on the New York Stock  Exchange.  This
calculation does not reflect a determination that certain persons are affiliates
of the Registrant for any other purposes.

     The number of shares of common  stock  outstanding  on December 6, 1996 was
12,631,049 (excluding 3,057 shares held by the Company as treasury stock).

     Items 10, 11, 12 and 13 of Part III  incorporate  information  by reference
from the definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be
held on February 4, 1997.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I

ITEM 1.  Business............................................................ 3

ITEM 2.  Properties..........................................................11

ITEM 3.  Legal Proceedings...................................................11

ITEM 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.................11


EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.........................................12


PART II

ITEM 5.  Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder 
           Matters...........................................................13

ITEM 6.  Selected Financial Data.............................................13

ITEM 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition 
           and Results of Operations.........................................14

ITEM 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.........................19

ITEM 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
           Financial Disclosure..............................................34

PART III

ITEM 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant..................35

ITEM 11. Executive Compensation..............................................35

ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management......35

ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions .....................35

PART IV

ITEM 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K....36

SIGNATURES...................................................................39

Supplemental Information.....................................................40



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                                     PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS


Development Of The Business

     Fair,  Isaac  and  Company  (NYSE:  FIC)  is a  leading  developer  of data
management  systems  and  services  for  the  consumer  credit,  personal  lines
insurance,  and direct marketing industries.  The Company employs various tools,
such as database enhancement  software,  predictive modeling,  adaptive control,
and systems  automation to help its  customers  make "better  decisions  through
data."

     Established  in  1956,  Fair,  Isaac  pioneered  the  credit  risk  scoring
technologies  now  employed by most major U.S.  consumer  credit  grantors.  Its
rule-based decision management systems,  originally developed to screen consumer
credit  applicants,  are now  routinely  employed  in all  phases of the  credit
account cycle: direct mail solicitation  (credit cards, lines of credit,  etc.),
application  processing,  card  reissuance,  on-line credit  authorization,  and
collection. Although direct comparisons are difficult, management believes Fair,
Isaac ranks first or second in sales of every type of credit management  product
or service it markets,  and that its total sales to the consumer  credit  market
exceed those for similar products by any direct competitor.

     More than half of fiscal  1996  revenues  were  derived  from  usage-priced
products and services  marketed through alliances with major U.S. credit bureaus
and third-party credit card processors.  Sales of decision  management  products
and services directly to credit industry  end-users  accounted for approximately
30 percent of revenues.

     In  recent  years  Fair,  Isaac  has  branched  out,  applying  its  proven
risk/reward modeling capabilities to auto and home insurance underwriting, small
business lending, and home mortgage financing.  With the acquisition of DynaMark
in  December  1992,  the  Company  made its  first  foray  into  marketing  data
processing  and  database  management,  an area it  considers a prime target for
diversification.  Its strategy in this area is to develop and market an array of
services combining  DynaMark's strengths in warehousing and manipulating complex
consumer  databases  with Fair,  Isaac's  expertise in  predictive  modeling and
decision  systems.  DynaMark  contributed  $21.2  million or 14 percent of Fair,
Isaac's fiscal 1996 revenues. Insurance group revenues in 1996 were $4.5 million
or 3 percent of revenues.

     Fair,  Isaac numbers hundreds of the world's leading credit card and travel
card  issuers,  retail  establishments,  and consumer  lenders among its regular
customers.  It has enjoyed  continuous client  relationships  with some of these
companies for more than 25 years.  Through  alliances  with all three major U.S.
credit   bureaus  the  Company  also  serves  a  large  and  growing  number  of
middle-market  credit grantors,  primarily by providing direct mail solicitation
screening,  application  scoring, and account management services on a usage-fee
basis. In addition,  some of its newer end-user products,  such as CreditDesk(R)
application  processing software and CrediTable(R)  pooled-data scoring systems,
are designed to meet the needs of relatively small users of scoring systems.

     Approximately  15 percent of Fair,  Isaac's  fiscal 1996 revenues came from
sales  outside the United  States.  With its  long-standing  presence in Western
Europe and Canada and the more recent  establishment of operating bases in Great
Britain,  France,  Germany,  Japan, Mexico and South Africa, the Company is well
positioned  to benefit from the expected  growth in global  credit card issuance
and usage through the balance of the 1990s.

     Since 1990, Fair, Isaac's revenues and earnings per share have increased at
a  compound  rate  of 34  percent  and 44  percent,  respectively.  The  Company
attributes  this growth to rising market  demand for credit  scoring and account
management  services;  success in increasing its share of market;  and a gradual
shift in  marketing  and  pricing  strategy,  from  primary  reliance on direct,
end-user sales of customized  analytical and software  products to ongoing usage
revenues from services  provided through credit bureaus and bankcard  processing
agencies.  The Company's  average revenue growth rate over the last 20 years has
been  approximately  22  percent  which is closer  to the rate  that  management
believes can be sustained in the future.

     Because Fair,  Isaac  already  holds the major share of the maturing  North
American credit scoring and account management markets,  management believes the
Company's  long-term  growth  prospects  will largely rest on its ability to (a)
develop  additional,  high-value  products and services for its present customer
base; (b) increase its  penetration  of  established or emerging  credit markets
outside the U.S. and Canada;  and (c) develop new markets and



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applications for its technologies--direct  marketing,  insurance, small business
lending and health care information being prime examples.

Products and Services

     The Company's  principal  products are  statistically  derived,  rule-based
analytic  tools  designed  to help  businesses  make better  decisions  on their
customers and  prospective  customers,  and software  systems and  components to
implement these analytic tools. In addition to sales of these products  directly
to end-users,  the Company also makes these  products  available in service mode
through arrangements with credit bureaus and third-party credit card processors.
The  Company's  DynaMark   subsidiary  provides  data  processing  and  database
management services to businesses engaged in direct marketing.

     Products  and  services   sold  to  the  consumer   credit   industry  have
traditionally accounted for most of the Company's revenues. However, the Company
is actively  promoting its products and services to other segments of the credit
industry,  including  mortgage and small  business  lending;  and to  non-credit
industries, particularly personal lines insurance and direct marketing. Consumer
credit  accounted for over 80 percent of the  Company's  revenues in each of the
three years in the period ended  September  30, 1996.  Sales to customers in the
direct  marketing  business,  including the marketing arms of financial  service
businesses,  accounted  for 14 to 16  percent of  revenues  in each of the three
years in the  period  ended  September  30,  1996.  Revenues  from  sales to the
insurance industry accounted for two to three percent of revenues in each of the
three years in the period ended September 30, 1996.

Analytic Products

     The Company's primary analytic products are scoring algorithms (also called
"scorecards")  which can be used in screening  lists of  prospective  customers,
evaluating  applicants  for credit or insurance,  and managing  existing  credit
accounts.  Some of the most common types of scoring algorithms  developed by the
Company are described  below.  Scoring  algorithms  are developed by correlating
information  available  at the time a  particular  decision  is made with  known
performance at a later date.  Scoring algorithms can be developed to predict the
likelihood of different kinds of performance (e.g. credit delinquency,  response
to a solicitation,  and insurance claims frequency);  they can be developed from
different data sources (e.g. credit  applications and credit bureau files);  and
they can be developed either for a particular user ("custom"  scorecards) or for
many users in a particular industry ("pooled data" or "generic" scorecards).

     Credit  Application  Scoring  Algorithms.  First introduced in 1958, Credit
Application  Scoring  Algorithms  are  tools  that  permit  credit  grantors  to
calculate  the risk of lending to individual  applicants.  They are delivered in
the form of a table of numbers,  one for each  possible  answer to each of about
ten to twelve selected predictive questions that are found on the form filled in
by the applicant or on a credit report purchased by the credit grantor. The user
"scores" an applicant by looking in the table for the number associated with the
answers provided about the applicant and calculating their sum. The "score" thus
obtained is compared to a "cutoff  score"  previously  established by the credit
grantor's management to determine whether or not to extend the requested credit.
A significant  proportion of revenues from Credit Application Scoring Algorithms
is derived from sales of new or replacement algorithms to existing users.

     Behavior  Scoring  Algorithms.   The  Company  pioneered  Behavior  Scoring
Algorithms with a research  program in 1969. The first  commercially  successful
products  were  introduced in 1978.  In contrast to Credit  Application  Scoring
Algorithms which deal with credit applicants, Behavior Scoring Algorithms permit
managements to define rules for the treatment of existing credit customers on an
ongoing basis.

     Although  similar in  statistical  principle  and  manner of  construction,
Behavior Scoring  Algorithms  differ in several  important  respects from Credit
Application Scoring Algorithms.  First, rather than using an applicant's answers
on a  credit  application  or a credit  report,  the data  used to  determine  a
behavior score come from the customer's  purchase and payment  history with that
credit grantor.  Second,  each customer is scored  monthly,  rather than only at
application  time, and an action is selected each time in response to the score.
Third,  the  available  actions are much more  varied  than  simply  granting or
denying credit to an applicant.  For example,  if an account is delinquent,  the
actions  available  to a  credit  manager  can  include  a simple  message  on a
customer's bill calling attention to the delinquency,  a dunning letter, a phone
call, or a referral to a collection  agency,  with the action to be taken in any
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     Scores produced by specially  designed  Behavior Scoring  Algorithms can be
used to select  actions for mailing  promotional  materials  to  customers,  for
changing the credit  limits  allowed,  for  authorizing  individual  credit card
transactions,  for  taking  various  actions  on  delinquent  accounts,  and for
reissuing credit cards which are about to expire.  Behavior  Scoring  Algorithms
are also components of the Adaptive Control Systems described below.

     Credit  Bureau  Scoring   Services.   The  Company  also  provides  scoring
algorithms  to each of the three major  automated  credit  bureaus in the United
States based solely on the  information in their files.  Customers of the credit
bureau  can  use  the  scores   derived  from  these   algorithms  to  prescreen
solicitation  candidates,  to evaluate  applicants  for new credit and to review
existing  accounts.  Credit grantors using these services pay based on usage and
the Company and the credit bureau share these usage  revenues.  The  PreScore(R)
service  offered by the Company  combines a license to use such  algorithms  for
prescreening solicitation candidates along with tracking and consulting services
provided by the Company and is priced on a time or usage basis.

     ScoreNetSM Service. The ScoreNet Service, introduced in August 1991, allows
credit grantors to obtain Fair, Isaac's credit bureau scores and related data on
a regular basis and in a format  convenient for use in their account  management
programs. In most cases the account management program is a Fair, Isaac Adaptive
Control  System or  Adaptive  Control  service at a credit card  processor.  The
Company obtains the data from the credit  bureau(s)  selected by each subscriber
and delivers it to the subscriber in a format  compatible with the  subscriber's
account management system.

     Insurance  Scoring  Algorithms.  The  Company  has also  delivered  scoring
systems  for  insurance  underwriters.  Such  systems  use the  same  underlying
statistical  technology as credit scoring  systems,  but are designed to predict
claim frequency or  profitability  of applicants for personal  insurance such as
automobile or homeowners' coverage. During fiscal 1993, the Company introduced a
Property Loss Score ("PLS") service in conjunction with Equifax, Inc., a leading
provider of data to insurance  underwriters.  In 1994, the Company  introduced a
similar  service  in  conjunction  with Trans  Union  called  "ASSIST"  which is
designed to predict automobile insurance risk. PLS and ASSIST are similar to the
credit bureau scoring services in that a purchaser of data from Equifax or Trans
Union  can use  the  scores  to  evaluate  the  risk  posed  by  applicants  for
homeowners' or auto  insurance.  The Company and Equifax or Trans Union,  as the
case may be,  share the usage  revenue  produced by these  services.  Aspects of
automated  application  processing systems and Adaptive Control Systems are also
applicable  to  insurance  underwriting  decisions.   The  Company  is  actively
marketing its products and services to the insurance industry.

     Other Scoring Algorithms.  The Company has developed scoring algorithms for
other users,  which include public utilities that require deposits from selected
applicants  before starting  service,  tax authorities that select returns to be
audited, and mortgage lenders. The Company has also developed scoring algorithms
for use in selecting life insurance  salesmen,  finance  company  managers,  and
prisoners suitable for early release, although to date these algorithms have not
generated significant revenues.

Automated Strategic Application Processing Systems (ASAP)

     The Company's  Automated  Strategic  Application  Processing systems (ASAP)
automate the processing of credit applications,  including the implementation of
the  Company's  Credit  Application  Scoring  Algorithms.   The  Company  offers
Mid-Range  ASAPs which are  stand-alone  assemblies  of hardware  and  software;
Mainframe ASAP, SEARCH,  StrategyWare(TM),  and ScoreWare consisting of software
for IBM and IBM compatible mainframe computers; and CreditDesk which consists of
software for personal  computers.  The Company does not expect significant sales
of new Mid-Range  ASAP systems but still  derives  significant  maintenance  and
enhancement revenues from existing systems.

     The tasks performed by ASAPs include:  (i) checking for the completeness of
the  data  initially  given  and  printing  an  inquiry  letter  in the  case of
insufficient  information;  (ii)  checking  whether  an  applicant  is  a  known
perpetrator  of  fraud;  (iii)   electronically   requesting,   receiving,   and
interpreting  a credit  report when it is  economic  to do so; (iv)  assigning a
credit limit to the account, if acceptable, and printing a denial letter if not;
and (v) forwarding the data necessary to originate  billing records for accepted
applicants.

     Mid-Range ASAP is a  minicomputer-based  system which carries out the tasks
listed  above  in  a  manner  extensively   "tailored"  to  each  user's  unique
requirements.  Mainframe ASAP is a software-only package designed to be executed
on IBM or IBM compatible mainframe  computers.  It is most useful for very large
volume credit grantors who elect to enter application  information from a number
of  separate  locations.  CreditDesk  is  designed  for  use on  


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stand-alone or networked personal computers. Although its software functions are
not tailored as extensively as the other versions of ASAP,  CreditDesk  features
an easy-to-use  graphics  interface.  The Company also sells software components
for IBM or  compatible  mainframe  computers  under the  tradename  "SEARCH" and
"ScoreWare."  SEARCH acquires and interprets credit bureau reports as a separate
package.   ScoreWare  provides  for  easy  installation  of  credit  application
scorecards and computes  scores from such  scorecards as part of the application
processing sequence.  StrategyWare combines the application  processing features
described above with the "Champion/Challenger"  strategy concept described below
under Adaptive Control Systems.

     The Company's Mid-Range and Mainframe ASAP systems are currently being used
in the  United  States,  Canada,  and  Europe  by  banks,  retailers,  and other
financial institutions.  CreditDesk is being used by over 300 credit grantors in
more  than a dozen  countries.  To  support  these  installations,  the  Company
provides complete hardware and software maintenance, general software support in
the form of consulting, and specific software support by producing enhancements,
as well as other modifications at a user's request.

Adaptive Control Systems

     The Company's most advanced  product is the Adaptive  Control  System,  now
generally marketed under the tradename "TRIAD".  An Adaptive Control System is a
complex  of  behavior  scoring  algorithms,   computer  software,   and  account
management  strategy  addressed  to one or more aspects of the  management  of a
consumer credit or similar portfolio.  For example, the Company has developed an
Adaptive  Control System for use by an electric utility in the management of its
customer accounts.

     A principal  feature of an Adaptive  Control System is software for testing
and evaluation of alternative  management  strategies,  designated the "Champion
and Challenger Strategy Software." The "Champion" strategy applied to any aspect
of controlling a portfolio of accounts (such as determining  collection messages
or setting  credit  limits) is that set of rules  considered by management to be
the most  effective at the time. A  "Challenger"  strategy is a different set of
rules which is  considered a viable  candidate to outperform  the Champion.  The
Company's  Champion  and  Challenger   Strategy  software  is  tailored  to  the
customer's  billing  system  and is  designed  to permit the  operation  of both
strategies at the same time and also to permit varying fractions of the accounts
to go to each of the competing strategies.  For example, if a Challenger is very
different  from the  Champion,  management  may wish to test it on a very  small
fraction of the accounts, rather than to risk a large loss. Alternatively,  if a
Challenger  appears to be  outperforming a Champion,  management can direct more
and more of the account flow to it. There need not, in fact,  be a limitation on
the number of  Challengers in place at any one time beyond the limits imposed by
the ability of the Company and the user management to study the results.

     A  Champion/Challenger  structure is based on one or more of the  Company's
component   products,   usually   Behavior  Scoring   Algorithms,   as  well  as
Company-developed  software  that permits  convenient  allocation of accounts to
strategies and convenient  modification of the strategies  themselves.  Adaptive
Control  Systems  can  also  consider  information  external  to the  particular
creditor,  particularly  scores  and  other  information  obtained  from  credit
bureaus, in the design of strategies.  A specific goal of the Company's Adaptive
Control System product is to make the account  management  functions of the user
as  independent  as  possible  of the user's  overall  data  processing  systems
development department.

     For a Champion/Challenger structure to function effectively, new Challenger
strategies  must be  developed  continually  as insight is gained,  as  external
conditions  change,  and as  management  goals are  modified.  The Company often
participates in the design and  development of new Challenger  strategies and in
the  evaluation  of the  results  of  Champion/Challenger  competitions  as they
develop.

     Contracts  for Adaptive  Control  Systems for end-users  generally  include
multi-year software maintenance,  strategy design and evaluation, and consulting
components.  The Company also provides  Adaptive  Control services through First
Data Resources, Inc. and Total System Services, Inc. the two largest third-party
credit card  processors in the United States.  The Adaptive  Control  service is
also available in the United Kingdom through First Data Resources, Ltd. and Bank
of Scotland.  Credit card issuers subscribing to these services pay monthly fees
based on the number of  accounts  processed.  During  fiscal  1996,  the Company
introduced  StrategyWare  which is an Adaptive  Control System designed to apply
Champion-Challenger  principles to the processing of new credit accounts, rather
than the  management  of existing  accounts.  The  Company  also  believes  that
Adaptive Control Systems can operate in areas other than consumer  credit;  and,
as noted above,  has provided an Adaptive  Control System to an electric utility
company.


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DynaMark

     DynaMark  provides a variety of data  processing  and  database  management
services to companies and  organizations  in direct  marketing.  DynaMark offers
several  proprietary tools in connection with such services  including  DynaLink
and DynaMatch.  DynaLink  gives  financial  institutions  and other users remote
computer  access  to their  "warehoused"  customer  account  files or  marketing
databases. It allows them to perform on-line analyses ranging from profiling the
history of a single  customer  purchase or credit usage to calling up print-outs
of all files having certain defined characteristics in common.  DynaMatch uses a
unique  scoring  system to identify  matching  or  duplicate  records  that most
standard  "merge-purge"  systems  would  overlook.  Credit  managers  and direct
marketers can use it to identify household relationships (accounts registered in
different  names,  but sharing a common  address and  surname)  and to eliminate
costly  duplicate  mailings.  Credit card issuers can use it to spot potentially
fraudulent  or overlimit  credit card charges by  individuals  using two or more
cards issued under slightly different names or addresses.

Customer Service and Support

     The Company  provides  service and support to its customers in a variety of
ways.  They  include:  (i)  education  of liaison  teams  appointed by buyers of
scoring  algorithms and software;  (ii) maintenance of an answering service that
responds  to   inquiries  on  minor   technical   questions;   (iii)   proactive
Company-initiated  follow-up  with  purchasers  of the  Company's  products  and
services; (iv) conducting seminars held several times a year in various parts of
the United States and, less often,  in other  countries;  (v) conducting  annual
conferences  for clients in which user  experience is exchanged and new products
are introduced; (vi) delivery of special studies which are related to the use of
the Company's products and services;  and (vii) consulting and training services
provided by the Company's subsidiary, Credit & Risk Management Associates, Inc.

     Scoring   algorithms  can  diminish  in  effectiveness  over  time  as  the
population  of applicants  or customers  changes.  Such changes take place for a
variety of reasons, many of which are unknown or poorly understood, but some are
a result of  marketing  strategy  changes or shifts in the national or the local
economy. It is to the user's advantage, therefore, to monitor the performance of
its  algorithms  so that they can be  replaced  when it is economic to do so. In
response to this need as well as the requirement of the Equal Credit Opportunity
Act that scoring  algorithms be  periodically  validated,  the Company  provides
tracking services and software products which measure the continuing performance
of its scoring algorithms while in use by customers.

Technology

     The Company's personnel have a high degree of expertise in several separate
disciplines:   operations  research,  mathematical  statistics,   computer-based
systems design, programming, and data processing.

     The fundamental  principle of operations research is to direct attention to
a class of management  decisions,  to make a mathematical model of the situation
surrounding that class of decisions,  and to find rules for making the decisions
which  maximize  achievement  of the  manager's  goal.  The  Company's  analytic
products are classic examples of this doctrine  reduced to practice.  The entire
focus is on  decision  making  using  the best  mathematical  and  computational
techniques available.

     The fundamental  goal of  mathematical  statistics is to provide the method
for deriving the maximum amount of useful information from an undigested body of
data.  The  objective  of the design of  computer-based  systems is to provide a
mechanism for efficiently accepting input data from a source,  storing that data
in a cost-effective  medium,  operating on the data with reliable algorithms and
decision rules, and reporting results in readily comprehensible forms.

     The Company's analytic products have a clear distinguishing  characteristic
in that they make  management  by rule  possible  in  situations  where the only
alternative is reliance on a group of people whose actions can never be entirely
consistent.  Rules for selecting actions require computation of probabilities of
results. But computing the probability of a particular result in the traditional
mode,  that is, by counting the number of occurrences of each possible result in
all possible combinations of circumstances,  clearly breaks down when the number
of  combinations  becomes very large.  When only a few thousand cases of results
are available,  more subtle  mathematical  methods must be used. The Company has
been actively  developing  and using  techniques  of this kind for 40 years,  as
indicated by the development and continual  enhancement of its proprietary suite
of algorithms and computer programs used to develop scoring algorithms.

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     The  Company's  products  must also  interface  successfully  with  systems
already in place.  For  example,  they must accept data in various  forms and in
various media such as handwritten  applications,  video display  terminal input,
and  telecommunications  messages  from credit  bureaus.  They must also provide
output in diverse  forms and media,  such as video  displays,  printed  reports,
transactions on magnetic tape, and printed  letters.  The Company's  response to
this interface  requirement  has been to develop a staff which is expert in both
logical design of information systems and the various languages used for coding.

     Although  DynaMark has many competitors in the data processing  field, some
of which are  significantly  larger,  DynaMark  has  concentrated  on  providing
specialized  types of data  processing  and database  management  services using
proprietary  tools which,  it believes,  give it an edge over its competition in
these areas.

Markets and Customers

     The Company's  products for use in the area of consumer credit are marketed
to banks, retailers, finance companies, oil companies, credit unions, and credit
card  companies.  The  Company  has  approximately  500 users of  products  sold
directly by the Company to end-users.  These include about 75 of the 100 largest
banks  in  the  United   States;   several  of  the  largest  banks  in  Canada;
approximately  20 banks in the United  Kingdom;  more than 40 retailers;  12 oil
companies;  major  travel and  entertainment  card  companies;  and more than 40
finance  companies.  Custom  algorithms  and systems have generally been sold to
larger credit grantors. The scoring, application processing and adaptive control
services offered through credit bureaus and third-party processors are intended,
in part, to extend usage of the Company's  technology to smaller  credit issuers
and the Company  believes  that users of its products  and services  distributed
through third-parties number in the thousands.  As noted above, the Company also
sells its products to utilities, tax authorities and insurance companies.

     DynaMark  markets its services to a wide variety of  businesses  engaged in
direct  marketing.   These  include  banks  and  insurance  companies,   catalog
merchandisers,  fund-raisers and others.  Most of DynaMark's  revenues come from
direct sales to the end user of its services, but in some cases DynaMark acts as
a subcontractor to advertising  agencies or others managing a particular project
for the end-user.

     No single  end-user  customer  accounted for more than 10% of the Company's
revenues in fiscal 1996. Revenues generated through the Company's alliances with
the three major credit bureaus in the United  States,  Equifax,  Inc.,  Experian
Information  Solutions,  Inc.  (formerly known as TRW Information  Services) and
Trans Union Corporation, each accounted for approximately nine to eleven percent
of the Company's total revenues in fiscal 1996.

     The percentage of revenues derived from customers  outside the United Sates
was  approximately  15 percent in fiscal 1996, 13 percent in fiscal 1995, and 14
percent in fiscal 1994.  DynaMark had  virtually no non-U.S.  revenues  prior to
fiscal  1996.   Canada,   the  United   Kingdom  and  Germany  are  the  largest
international  market  segments.  Mexico,  Japan,  South  Africa,  a  number  of
countries in South America and almost all of the Western European  countries are
represented  in the user base.  The Company has  delivered  products to users in
approximately 40 countries. The information set forth under the caption "Segment
Information" in Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated
herein by reference.  The  Company's  foreign  offices are  primarily  sales and
customer  service  offices  acting as  agents  on behalf of the U.S.  production
operations.  Net  identifiable  assets,  capital  expenditures  and depreciation
associated with foreign offices are not material.

     The Company has enjoyed good  relations  with the majority of its customers
over  extended  periods of time,  and a  substantial  portion of its  revenue is
derived from repeat customers.  As noted above, the Company is actively pursuing
new users,  particularly in the marketing and insurance fields, as well as those
potential  users  in the  consumer  credit  area  not yet  using  the  Company's
products.

Contracts and Backlog

     The Company's  practice is to enter into contracts  with several  different
kinds of payment terms.  Scoring  algorithms have historically been sold through
one-time,  fixed-price  contracts.  The Company  will  continue to sell  scoring
algorithms  on this basis but has also  entered  into  longer  term  contractual
arrangements  with some of its largest  customers  for the  delivery of multiple
algorithms.  PC-ASAP  ("CreditDesk")  customers  have the  option to enter  into
contracts that provide for a one-time  license fee or  volume-sensitive  monthly
lease  payments.  The one-time  and  usage-based  contracts  contain a provision
requiring  monthly  maintenance  payments.  Mainframe ASAP  contracts  include a
one-time fee for the basic software  license,  plus monthly fees for maintenance
and enhancement services.  The Company also realizes maintenance and enhancement
revenues from users of its line of Mid-Range  ASAP systems.  PreScore  contracts
call for usage or periodic license fees and there is generally a minimum charge.



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Contracts  for the  delivery  of complete  Adaptive  Control  Systems  typically
contain both fixed and variable  elements in  recognition  of the fact that they
extend over multiple  years and must be  negotiated  in the face of  substantial
uncertainties.  As noted above, the Company is also providing scoring algorithms
and application processing on a service basis through credit bureaus, and credit
account management services through third-party bankcard processors. Subscribers
pay for these  services and for the ScoreNet  service  based on usage.  DynaMark
employs a  combination  of fixed fee and volume-or  usage-based  pricing for its
services.

     As of September 30, 1996, the Company's  backlog,  which includes only firm
contracts,  was  approximately  $60,098,000,   as  compared  with  approximately
$46,137,000 as of September 30, 1995. Most usage-based revenues do not appear as
part  of  the  backlog.  The  Company  believes  that  approximately  30% of the
September 30, 1996 backlog will be delivered after the end of the current fiscal
year, September 30, 1997. Most DynaMark contracts include unit or usage charges,
the total  amount of which  cannot be  determined  until the work is  completed.
DynaMark's backlog is not significant in amount, is not considered a significant
indicator of future revenues, and is not included in the foregoing figures.

Competition

     The Company believes that its typical product  development  cycle, which in
the past has extended as long as ten years, has tended to moderate the Company's
growth rate. It also believes,  however, that this long product development lead
time provides a barrier to entry of  competitive  products.  As credit  scoring,
automated  application  processing,  and behavioral scoring  algorithms,  all of
which were  pioneered  by the  Company,  have become  standard  tools for credit
providers,   competition  has  emerged  from  five  sectors:  scoring  algorithm
builders,  providers of automated application processing services, data vendors,
neural network  developers and artificial  intelligence  system builders.  It is
likely that a number of new entrants will be attracted to the market,  including
both large and small  companies.  Many of the  Company's  present and  potential
competitors have substantially  greater financial,  managerial,  marketing,  and
technological  resources than the Company. The Company believes that none of its
competitors  offer the same mix of  products  as the  Company.  However  certain
competitors may have larger shares of particular  geographic or product markets.
In-house  analytic  and  systems  developers  are also a  significant  source of
competition for the Company.

     The Company believes that the principal factors  affecting  competition for
scoring  algorithms  are product  performance  and  reliability;  expertise  and
knowledge  of the credit  industry;  ability to deliver  algorithms  in a timely
manner;  customer support,  training and documentation;  ongoing  enhancement of
products;  and comprehensiveness of product applications.  It competes with both
outside  suppliers and in-house groups for this business.  The Company's primary
competitor  among  outside  suppliers of scoring  algorithms  is C.C.N.  Systems
Limited ("CCN") of Nottingham,  England,  a subsidiary of Great Universal Stores
plc, a large British retailer. Scores sold by credit bureaus in conjunction with
credit  reports,  including  scores  computed  by  algorithms  developed  by the
Company,  provide potential  customers with the alternative of purchasing scores
on a usage-priced basis.

     The Company believes that the principal  factors  affecting  competition in
the market for automated  application  processing systems (such as ASAP) are the
same  as  those  affecting  scoring  algorithms,  together  with  experience  in
developing computer software products.  Competitors in this area include outside
computer  service  providers  and in-house  computer  systems  departments.  The
Company believes that its primary competitor in this area is American Management
Systems, Incorporated ("AMS"). AMS also offers credit scoring algorithms.

     The Company  competes with data vendors in the market for its credit bureau
scoring  services  including  PreScore and ScoreNet.  In the past several years,
data vendors have expanded their services to include  evaluation of the raw data
they provide.  All of the major credit bureaus offer competing  prescreening and
credit bureau scoring services developed, in some cases, in conjunction with the
Company's  primary scoring  algorithm  competitor,  CCN. In November 1996 it was
announced that CCN had agreed to acquire Experian  Information  Solutions,  Inc.
(formerly known as TRW Information Systems & Services).

     Both  AMS and CCN  offer  products  intended  to  perform  some of the same
functions as the Company's  Adaptive Control Systems.  The Company believes that
customers using its Adaptive Control  Systems,  in both custom end-user form and
through third-party  processors,  significantly outnumber users of the competing
AMS and CCN products.

     Another  source of emerging  competition  comes from  companies  developing
artificial  intelligence  systems  including those known as "expert systems" and
"neural  networks." An expert system is computer  software that  replicates  the
decision-making  process  of the best  available  human  "experts"  in solving a
particular class of problem, 


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such as credit approval,  charge card authorization,  or insurance underwriting.
Scoring  technology  differs from expert  systems in that scoring  technology is
based upon a large data base of  results,  from which rules and  algorithms  are
developed, as compared to expert systems, which are typically based primarily on
the  "expert's"  judgment and less so upon a significant  data base. The Company
believes its technology is superior to expert system technology where sufficient
performance  data is  available.  Neural  networks,  on the other  hand,  are an
alternative  method of developing  scoring algorithms from a data base but using
mathematical  techniques  quite  different  from those used by the Company.  For
example,  HNC  Software,   Inc.  has  developed  systems  using  neural  network
technology which compete with some of the Company's  products and services.  The
Company believes that analytical skill and knowledge of the business environment
in which an algorithm  will be used are generally more important than the choice
of techniques used to develop the algorithm;  and, further, that the Company has
an advantage in these areas with respect to its primary markets as compared with
neural network developers.

     As noted  above,  there are a large  number  of  companies  providing  data
processing and database management  services in competition with DynaMark,  some
of which are considerably larger than DynaMark.  The Company believes the market
for such services will continue to expand  rapidly for the  foreseeable  future.
Competition in this area is based on price, service, and, in some cases, ability
of the  processor to perform  specialized  tasks.  As noted above,  DynaMark has
concentrated  on providing  specialized  types of data  processing  and database
management services using proprietary tools which, it believes,  give it an edge
over its competitors in these areas.

Product Protection

     The  Company  relies  upon  the  laws  protecting  trade  secrets  and upon
contractual  non-disclosure  safeguards,  including its employee  non-disclosure
agreements and restrictions on  transferability  that are incorporated  into its
customer  agreements,  to protect its software and proprietary  interests in its
product  methodology  and  know-how.   The  Company  currently  has  one  patent
application pending but does not otherwise have patent protection for any of its
programs or algorithms,  nor does it believe that the law of copyrights  affords
any  significant  protection for its proprietary  software.  The Company instead
relies principally upon such factors as the knowledge,  ability,  and experience
of  its  personnel,  new  products,  frequent  product  enhancements,  and  name
recognition  for its  success  and  growth.  The  Company  retains  title to and
protects the suite of algorithms and software used to develop scoring algorithms
as a trade secret and has never distributed its source code.

     In spite of these precautions,  it may be possible for competitors or users
to copy or reproduce aspects of the Company's  software or to obtain information
that the Company regards as trade secrets. In addition, the laws of some foreign
countries do not protect the Company's  proprietary rights to the same extent as
do the laws of the United States.

Research and Development

     Technological  innovation  and  excellence  have been goals of the  Company
since its founding.  The Company has devoted, and intends to continue to devote,
significant funds to research and development.  The Company has ongoing projects
for improving its  fundamental  knowledge in the area of algorithm  design,  its
capabilities to produce algorithms  efficiently,  and its ability to specify and
code  algorithm  executing  software.  The  information  set  forth  in the line
entitled "Research and development" in the Consolidated  Statement of Income and
the  information set forth under the caption  "Software  costs" in Note 1 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated herein by reference.

     Above  and  beyond  the  projects  formally   designated  as  Research  and
Development,  many of the Company's activities contain a component that produces
new  knowledge.  For  example,  an Adaptive  Control  System,  by its nature and
purpose,  must be designed to match its environment and learn as it operates. In
the areas in which the  Company's  products  are  useful,  the  "laboratory"  is
necessarily the site of the user's operations.

Hardware Manufacturing

     Hardware for the Company's  Mid-Range ASAP systems consists  primarily of a
Motorola MC  68030-based  central  processing  unit,  one or more video  display
terminals,  a disk storage unit, and various other  input-output  and peripheral
devices.  The  Company's  manufacturing  process at its San  Rafael,  California
facility involves assembly, testing, and quality assurance functions. Components
and parts used in the  Company's  Mid-Range  ASAP  systems  are  purchased  from
outside  vendors,  and the Company  generally  seeks to use components and parts
that are  available  in  quantity  from a number of  distributors.  The  Company
believes that,  should any of these components  become  


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unavailable  from  current  sources,  alternative  sources  could be  developed.
Hardware  manufacturing  and  enhancements  account for less than one percent of
total revenue.

Personnel

     As of September 30, 1996, the Company employed approximately 1,037 persons.
None of its  employees is covered by a collective  bargaining  agreement  and no
work stoppages have been experienced.


ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

     The  Company's  principal  office is  located  in San  Rafael,  California,
approximately 15 miles north of San Francisco.  The Company leases approximately
144,000  square feet of office space in three  buildings at that location  under
leases  expiring in 2001,  and an  additional  34,000  square feet under a lease
expiring September 30, 1997. It also leases  approximately  9,600 square feet of
warehouse space in San Rafael for its hardware  operations and for storage under
month-to-month leases. The Company has entered into a lease for a building under
construction  adjacent to its San Rafael  headquarters for an additional 124,000
square feet of office space in increments over the period from April 1997 to May
1998.  It has also  entered into a letter of intent for a  build-to-suit  lease,
with an option to  purchase,  approximately  300,000  square feet of  additional
office space in San Rafael with an expected  initial  occupancy date in the year
2000.  DynaMark  leases  approximately  77,000  square  feet of office  and data
processing  space in two buildings in Arden Hills,  Minnesota under leases which
expire  in  2005.  DynaMark  sold  its  personalized   printing  business  in  a
transaction  which  closed on November 4, 1996.  The  purchaser  is obligated to
assume  DynaMark's  obligations  with respect to those facilities not later than
March  31,  1997.  DynaMark  is  currently  negotiating  for  an  option  for  a
build-to-suit  lease for a third  building of  approximately  30,000 square feet
adjacent to its  headquarters  in Arden Hills.  DynaMark's  Printronic  Division
leases  approximately  25,000 square feet of office and data processing space in
New York City.  The Company also leases a total of  approximately  32,000 square
feet of office space for offices in Monterey,  California; New Castle, Delaware;
Atlanta,   Georgia;   Chicago,   Illinois;  Tampa,  Florida;  Toronto,  Ontario;
Birmingham,  England;  Tokyo,  Japan;  Paris,  France;  Mexico City, Mexico; and
Wiesbaden,  Germany.  See  Notes 6 and 12 of  Notes  to  Consolidated  Financial
Statements for information regarding the Company's obligations under leases. The
Company believes that suitable additional space will be available to accommodate
future needs.


ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     No material legal proceedings are pending.


ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

     Not applicable.


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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

        Name                     Positions Held                            Age
        ----                     --------------                            ---
Larry E. Rosenberger   President and Chief Executive Officer               50
                       since March, 1991, Executive Vice
                       President 1985-1991, Senior Vice
                       President 1983-1985, Vice President
                       1977-1983. A Director since 1983.
                       Joined the Company in 1974.
John D. Woldrich       Appointed Chief Operating Officer                   53
                       effective August 1, 1995. Executive
                       Vice President since 1985, Senior Vice
                       President 1983-1985, Vice President
                       1977-1983. A Director since 1983.
                       Joined the Company in 1972.
Gerald de Kerchove     Executive Vice President since 1985,                50
                       Senior Vice President 1983-1985, Vice
                       President 1977-1983. Joined the
                       Company in 1972.
Barrett B. Roach       Executive Vice President since joining              56
                       the Company in August 1992. Chief
                       Administrative and Financial Officer of
                       Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.
                       from 1986 to July 1990. Owned and
                       operated a vineyard from July 1990 to
                       August 1992.
Patrick G. Culhane     Executive Vice President since August               42
                       1995; Senior Vice President 1992 to
                       1995; Vice President 1990 to 1992;
                       joined the Company in 1985.
H. Robert Heller       Executive Vice President since September            56
                       1996 and a Director since February 1994.
                       President of International Payments Institute
                       from December 1994 to September 1996;
                       President and Chief Executive Officer of
                       Visa U.S.A., Inc. from 1991 to 1993,
                       Executive Vice President of Visa
                       International from 1989 to 1991.
Jeffrey F. Robinson    Senior Vice President since 1986, Vice              47
                       President 1980-1986. Treasurer 1981-
                       1983. Joined the Company in 1975.
Kenneth M. Rapp        Senior Vice President since August 1994,            50
                       and President and Chief Operating Officer
                       of DynaMark, Inc. since it was founded
                       in 1985.
Peter L. McCorkell     Senior Vice President since August 1995;            50
                       Vice President, Secretary and General
                       Counsel since joining the Company in
                       1987.
Patricia Cole          Senior Vice President, Chief Financial              47
                       Officer and Treasurer since November
                       18, 1996; Controller since joining the
                       Company in September 1995. Vice
                       President and Controller of Southern Pacific
                       Telecommunications Company 1993 to
                       1995; Controller of Los Angeles Cellular
                       Telephone Company 1990-1992.
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The  term  of  office  for all  officers  is at the  pleasure  of the  Board  of
Directors.


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                                     PART II

ITEM 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

     As of May 6, 1996, the company's common stock began trading on the New York
Stock  Exchange  under  the  symbol:  FIC.  Prior to that  date,  it was  traded
over-the-counter on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol:  FICI. At December
2,  1996,  Fair,  Isaac  had 255  holders  of record of its  common  stock.  The
following table lists the high and low last  transaction  prices for the periods
shown, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Stock Prices                            High         Low
- ----------------------------------------------------------
October 1 - December 31, 1994          28 5/8       17 1/8
January 1 - March 31, 1995             26 3/4       17
April 1 - June 30, 1995                29 3/4       22 1/4
July 1 - September 30, 1995            30 3/4       25 1/2
October 1 - December 31, 1995          29 1/4       25
January 1 - March 31, 1996             30 3/8       21 1/2
April 1 - June 30, 1996                50           30
July 1 - September 30, 1996            46 1/4       37 5/8

Dividends

     On May 24,  1995,  Fair,  Isaac  announced  a 100  percent  stock  dividend
(equivalent  to a  two-for-one  stock split) and its  intention to pay quarterly
dividends of 2 cents per share or 8 cents per year subsequent to issuance of the
stock dividend.  Quarterly  dividends of that amount were paid throughout fiscal
1996.  There are no current  plans to change the cash  dividend nor to issue any
further stock dividend.



ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data

(dollars in thousands, except per share data) Fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revenues $ 148,749 $ 113,881 $ 90,279 $ 66,668 $ 42,614 Income from operations 28,026 19,864 15,795 8,108 5,633 Income before income taxes 27,200 21,446 16,553 8,652 6,667 Net income 16,179 12,695 10,049 5,277 3,932 Earnings per share $1.27 $1.00 $.81 $.44 $.33 Dividends per share * $.08 $.055 $.07 $.07 $.07 At September 30, 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Working capital $ 33,319 $ 22,162 $ 16,490 $ 14,652 $ 13,401 Total assets 113,054 88,290 70,935 54,230 41,982 Long-term obligations 1,552 1,930 2,333 2,729 2,655 Stockholders' equity 78,347 56,128 42,939 31,516 26,647 * Because the change to quarterly dividends was initiated in September 1995, the rate of dividends paid in fiscal 1995 does not reflect the new annual rate which is 8 cents per share.
13 ITEM 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated, provides products and services designed to help a variety of businesses use data to make better decisions on their customers and prospective customers. The Company's products include statistically derived, rule-based analytical tools, software designed to implement those analytical tools and consulting services to help clients use and track the performance of those tools. The Company also provides a range of credit scoring and credit account management services in conjunction with credit bureaus and credit card processing agencies. Its DynaMark subsidiary provides data processing and database management services to businesses engaged in direct marketing. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes. In addition to historical information, this report includes certain forward-looking statements regarding events and trends which may affect the Company's future results. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially. Such factors include, but are not limited to, those described in this discussion and analysis. The Company is organized into business units that correspond to its principal markets: consumer credit, insurance and direct marketing (DynaMark). Sales to the consumer credit industry have traditionally accounted for the bulk of the Company's revenues. Products developed specifically for a single user in this market are generally sold on a fixed-price basis. Such products include application and behavior scoring algorithms (also known as "analytic products" or "scorecards"), credit application processing systems (ASAP(TM) and CreditDesk(R)) and custom credit account management systems, including those marketed under the name TRIAD.(TM) Software systems usually also have a component of ongoing maintenance revenue, and CreditDesk systems have also been sold under time- or volume-based price arrangements. Credit scoring and credit account management services sold through credit bureaus and third-party credit card processors are generally priced based on usage. Products sold to the insurance industry are generally priced based on the number of policies in force, subject to contract minimums. DynaMark employs a combination of fixed-fee and usage-based pricing. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Revenues The following table sets forth for the fiscal periods indicated (a) the percentage of revenues represented by fixed-price and usage-priced revenues from the Credit business unit, and the percentage of revenues contributed by the DynaMark and Insurance business units; and (b) the percentage change in revenues within each category from the prior fiscal year. Fixed-price revenues include all revenues from application processing software, custom scorecard development and consulting projects for credit. Virtually all usage revenues are generated through third-party alliances such as those with credit bureaus and third-party credit card processors.
Percentage of Period-to-period revenue percentage changes Years ended 1995 1994 September 30, to to 1996 1995 1994 1996 1995 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Credit: Fixed-price 30 29 32 34 15 Usage-priced 53 53 50 31 33 DynaMark 14 16 16 19 22 Insurance 3 2 2 63 56 ---- ---- ----- Total revenues 100 100 100 31 26 ==== ==== =====
Since its acquisition, DynaMark has taken on an increasing share of the mainframe batch processing requirements of the Company's other business units. During fiscal 1996, such inter-company revenue has represented more than fifteen percent of DynaMark's total revenues. Accordingly, DynaMark's externally reported revenues tend to understate DynaMark's growth and contribution to the Company as a whole. In addition, DynaMark's revenue growth in the first six months of fiscal 1996 was slowed by disruptions caused by the merger of one of its largest customers. 14 On July 19, 1996, DynaMark acquired the assets and business of Printronic Corporation of America, Inc. ("Printronic") and on November 4, 1996, it sold the assets and business of its personalized printing division to Gage Marketing Group, LLC. Revenues from the two operations in the twelve-month periods prior to these transactions were similar, so the net effect on DynaMark's revenue in future periods is not expected to be material. On September 30, 1996, the Company acquired Credit & Risk Management Associates, Inc. ("CRMA"). CRMA's revenues in the year ended September 30, 1996, were approximately $4.3 million. Revenue from credit application scoring products increased by 10 percent in fiscal 1995 compared with fiscal 1994, and by 36 percent in fiscal 1996 compared with fiscal 1995, due primarily to the Company's introduction of new products, including tracking software and small business loan scoring products. ASAP revenues increased by 13 percent in 1995 compared with 1994, and by another 30 percent in fiscal 1996, primarily due to increased sales of PC-based ASAP products (CreditDesk), including sales to small business lenders, and sales of software components for mainframe ASAP systems. Revenues from sales of credit account management systems (TRIAD) sold to end-users increased 28 percent from 1994 to 1995 and by 38 percent from 1995 to 1996. The Company's high degree of success in penetrating the U.S. bankcard industry with these products has limited, and may continue to limit, the revenue growth in that market. However, the Company has added functionality for the existing base of TRIAD users and is actively marketing TRIAD for other types of credit products and in overseas markets, which accounted for most of the growth in 1995 and 1996. Usage revenues are generated primarily by credit scoring services distributed through major credit bureaus and credit account management services distributed through third-party bankcard processors. Revenues from credit bureau-related services have increased by more than 30 percent in each of the last three fiscal years and accounted for approximately 39 percent of revenues in fiscal 1995 and 1996. Revenues from services provided through bankcard processors also increased in each of these years, due primarily to increases in the number of accounts at each of the major processors. Revenues derived from alliances with credit bureaus and credit card processors have accounted for much of the Company's revenue growth and improvement in operating margins over the last three years. While the Company has been very successful in extending or renewing such agreements in the past, and believes it will generally be able to do so in the future, the loss of one or more such alliances or an adverse change in terms could have a significant impact on revenues and operating margin. Revenues generated through the Company's alliances with Equifax, Inc., Experian Information Solutions, Inc., (formerly TRW Information Systems & Services) and Trans Union Corporation each accounted for approximately nine to eleven percent of the Company's total revenues in fiscal 1995 and 1996. On November 14, 1996, it was announced that Experian was being acquired by CCN Group Ltd., a subsidiary of Great Universal Stores, PLC. CCN is the Company's largest competitor, worldwide, in the area of credit scoring. TRW/Experian has offered scoring products developed by CCN in competition with those of the Company for several years. The Company is not presently able to determine what effect, if any, the acquisition of Experian by CCN will have on its future revenues. On September 30, 1996, amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act were enacted and signed into law. The Company believes these changes to the federal law regulating credit reporting will be favorable to the Company and its clients. Among other things, the new law expressly permits the use of credit bureau data to prescreen consumers for offers of credit and insurance and allows affiliated companies to share consumer information with each other subject to certain conditions. There is also a seven-year moratorium on new state legislation on certain issues. However, the states remain free to regulate the use of credit bureau data in connection with insurance underwriting. The Company believes such enacted or proposed state regulation has had a negative impact on its efforts to sell insurance risk scores through credit reporting agencies. The Company's revenues derived from customers outside the United States increased from $12.5 million in fiscal 1994 to $14.9 million in 1995 and to $21.8 million in 1996. DynaMark has not had significant non-U.S. revenues. Sales of software products, including TRIAD and PC-based ASAP, and an increase in the number of accounts using the Company's account management services at credit card processors in Europe and Latin America accounted for most of the increases in international revenues in fiscal 1995 and 1996. 15 Revenues from software maintenance and consulting services each accounted for less than 10 percent of revenues in each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 1996, and the Company does not expect revenues from either of these sources to exceed 10 percent of revenues in the foreseeable future. During the period since 1990, while the rate of account growth in the U.S. bankcard industry has been slowing and many of the Company's largest institutional clients have merged and consolidated, the Company has generated above-average growth in revenues--even after correcting for the effect of the DynaMark acquisition--from its bankcard-related scoring and account management business by deepening its penetration of large banks and other credit issuers. The Company believes much of its future growth prospects will rest on its ability (1) to develop new, high-value products and services for its present client base of major U.S. consumer credit issuers; (2) to increase its penetration of established or emerging credit markets outside the U.S. and Canada; and (3) to expand--either directly or through further acquisitions--into relatively undeveloped or underdeveloped markets for its products and services, such as direct marketing, insurance, small business lending and healthcare information management. Over the long term, in addition to the factors discussed above, the Company's rate of revenue growth--excluding growth due to acquisitions--is limited by the rate at which it can recruit and absorb additional professional staff. While the increased percentage of usage revenues may loosen this constraint to some extent, management believes it will continue to exist indefinitely. On the other hand, despite the high penetration the Company has already achieved in certain markets, the opportunities for application of its core competencies are much greater than it can pursue. Thus, the Company believes it can continue to grow revenues, within the personnel constraint, for the foreseeable future. At times management may forego short-term revenue growth in order to devote limited resources to opportunities which it believes have exceptional long-term potential. This occurred in the period from 1988 through 1990 when the Company devoted significant resources to developing the usage-priced services distributed through credit bureaus and third-party processors. Cumulative revenue since 1987, net of the DynaMark acquisition, is slightly above the Company's 20-year historical average revenue growth of about 22 percent. Expenses The following table sets forth for the fiscal periods indicated (a) the percentage of net revenues represented by certain line items in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Income, and (b) the percentage change in the amount of each such line item from the prior fiscal year.
Percentage of Period-to-period revenue percentage changes Years ended 1995 1994 September 30, to to 1996 1995 1994 1996 1995 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total revenues 100 100 100 31 26 ---- ---- ---- Costs and expenses: Cost of revenues 38 38 38 31 27 Sales and marketing 17 20 20 9 23 Research and development 5 4 5 96 -- General and administrative 21 21 19 32 37 Amortization of intangibles -- -- 1 3 (12) ---- ---- ---- Total costs and expenses 81 83 83 28 26 ---- ---- Income from operations 19 17 17 41 26 Other income (expense) (1) 2 1 NM* 109 ---- ---- ---- Income before income taxes 18 19 18 27 30 ---- ---- ---- Provision for income taxes 7 8 7 26 35 ---- ---- ---- Net income 11 11 11 27 26 ==== ==== ==== * Not meaningful
Cost of revenues Cost of revenues consists primarily of personnel, travel and related overhead costs; costs of computer service bureaus; and the amounts paid by the Company to credit bureaus for scores and related information in connection with the ScoreNet(R) Service. Cost of revenues, as a percentage of revenues, has remained essentially unchanged since fiscal 1994. 16 Sales and marketing Sales and marketing expenses consist principally of personnel, travel, overhead, advertising and other promotional expenses. As a percentage of revenues, sales and marketing expenses were essentially unchanged in fiscal 1995 compared with fiscal 1994, but decreased in fiscal 1996 due primarily to a reduction in media advertising. Research and development Research and development expenses include the personnel and related overhead costs incurred in product development, researching mathematical and statistical algorithms, and developing software tools that are aimed at improving productivity and management control. Research and development expenses, in absolute dollars, were essentially unchanged from fiscal 1994 to 1995 and increased sharply in fiscal 1996. After several years of concentrating on developing new markets--either geographical or by industry--for its existing technologies, the Company has recently increased emphasis on developing new technologies, especially in the area of software development. General and administrative General and administrative expenses consist mainly of compensation expenses for certain senior management, corporate facilities expenses, the costs of administering certain benefit plans, legal expenses, expenses associated with the exploration of new business opportunities and the costs of operating administrative functions such as finance and computer information systems. As a percentage of revenues, these expenses increased in fiscal 1995 compared with fiscal 1994, due to significant increases in office space, expenditures made to improve the Company's information systems and technology infrastructure, and the costs of exploring new business opportunities, primarily in the healthcare information management area. As a percentage of revenues, general and administrative expenses were essentially unchanged in fiscal 1996 compared with fiscal 1995. Amortization of intangibles The Company is amortizing the intangible assets arising from various acquisitions over periods ranging from two to 15 years. The level of amortization expense in future years will depend, in part, on the amount of additional payments to the former shareholders of an acquired company. See below, under "Capital Resources and Liquidity." Other income (expense) The table in Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements presents the detail of other income and expenses. Interest income is derived from the investment of funds surplus to the Company's immediate operating requirements. At September 30, 1996, the Company had approximately $23.0 million invested in U.S. treasury securities and other interest-bearing instruments. Interest income increased in fiscal 1995 and 1996 due to rising interest rates and the increasing balance in interest-bearing accounts and instruments. The Company's share of operating losses in certain early-stage development companies that are accounted for using the equity method is charged to other expense. In addition, during the quarter ended September 30, 1996, the Company wrote off an investment in a different early-stage development company due to the deteriorating financial condition of that entity. This write-off and the Company's share of losses in these early-stage development companies were primarily responsible for the difference between the increase in operating income in fiscal 1996 (41 percent) and the increase in net income (27 percent). Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements describes the Company's investment in such companies. Provision for income taxes The Company's effective tax rate increased to approximately 41 percent in fiscal 1995 from an effective rate of approximately 39 percent in fiscal 1994, and decreased to 40.5 percent in fiscal 1996 due primarily to a changing mix of applicable state and foreign tax rates. The Company expects its effective tax rate in fiscal 1997 to be approximately the same as in fiscal 1996, barring any change in the tax laws. 17 CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY Working capital increased from $16,490,000 at September 30, 1994, to $22,162,000 at September 30, 1995, and to $33,319,000 at September 30, 1996. The increase in fiscal 1996 was due primarily to increases in accounts receivable and short-term investments and decreases in billings in excess of earned revenues and income taxes payable, which more than offset increases in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities, and in accrued compensation and employee benefits. The Company may be required to make additional payments to the former stockholders of CRMA based upon its financial results in fiscal 1997, 1998 and 1999. Those amounts, which will be paid 55 percent in Company stock and 45 percent in cash, will not exceed $1.833 million per year. In fiscal 1995, cash provided by operations was more than offset by cash used in investing activities and financing activities. Cash provided by operations resulted primarily from net income before depreciation and amortization, and increases in accrued compensation and employee benefits, partially offset by the increase in accounts receivable and unbilled work in progress. Cash was used in investing activities primarily for additions to property and equipment (including major expansions at the Company's headquarters in San Rafael, California, and at DynaMark's facility in St. Paul, Minnesota), the "earn-out" payment to the former owners of DynaMark, the purchase of interest-bearing investments and investments in a number of start-up companies, partially offset by the maturities of interest-bearing investments. Cash was used in financing activities primarily for the payment of dividends and reduction of capital lease obligations, partially offset by cash generated by the exercise of stock options. In fiscal 1996, cash provided by operations was offset by cash used in investing activities and financing activities. Cash provided by operations resulted primarily from net income before depreciation and amortization and increases in accrued compensation and benefits, partially offset by the increase in accounts receivable and the decrease in billings in excess of earned revenues. Cash was used in investing activities primarily for additions to property and equipment, purchases of interest-bearing investments, the acquisitions of Printronic and CRMA, and an "earn-out" payment to the former shareholders of DynaMark, partially offset by the maturities of interest-bearing investments. Cash was used in financing activities primarily for the payment of dividends and reduction of capital lease obligations, partially offset by cash generated by the exercise of stock options. Future cash flows will continue to be affected by operating results, contractual billing terms and collections, investment decisions and dividend payments, if any. At September 30, 1996, the Company had no significant capital commitments other than those obligations described in Notes 3, 6 and 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company believes that the cash and marketable securities on hand, along with cash expected to be generated by operations, will be adequate to meet its capital and liquidity needs for both the current year and the foreseeable future. QUARTERLY RESULTS The table in Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements presents unaudited quarterly operating results for the last eight fiscal quarters. Management believes that all the necessary adjustments have been included in the amounts stated to present fairly the selected quarterly information, when read in conjunction with the financial statements included elsewhere in this report. This information includes all normal recurring adjustments that the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation thereof, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Quarterly results may be affected by fluctuations in revenue associated with credit card solicitations, by the timing of orders for and deliveries of certain ASAP and TRIAD systems, and by the seasonality of ScoreNet purchases. With the exception of the cost of ScoreNet data purchased by the Company, most of its operating expenses are not affected by short-term fluctuations in revenues; thus short-term fluctuations in revenue may have a significant impact on operating results. However, in recent years these fluctuations were generally offset by the strong growth in revenues from services delivered through credit bureaus and third-party bankcard processors. Management believes that neither the quarterly variations in net revenues and net income nor the results of operations for any particular quarter are necessarily indicative of results of operations for full fiscal years. Accordingly, management believes that the Company's results should be evaluated on an annual basis. 18 ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS The Board of Directors Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated, and subsidiaries as of September 30, 1996 and 1995, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 1996. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated, and subsidiaries as of September 30, 1996 and 1995, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 1996, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP San Francisco, California October 23, 1996, except as to note 16, which is as of November 4, 1996 19 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (dollars in thousands, except per share data) Years ended September 30, 1996 1995 1994 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revenues: Fair, Isaac $127,589 $96,074 $75,719 DynaMark 21,160 17,807 14,560 --------- --------- --------- Total revenues 148,749 113,881 90,279 --------- --------- --------- Costs and expenses: Cost of revenues Fair, Isaac 43,513 31,954 25,124 DynaMark 12,883 11,078 8,975 --------- --------- --------- Total costs of revenues 56,396 43,032 34,099 Sales and marketing 24,583 22,592 18,302 Research and development 7,811 3,986 3,984 General and administrative 31,199 23,696 17,293 Amortization of intangibles 734 711 806 --------- --------- --------- Total costs and expenses 120,723 94,017 74,484 --------- --------- --------- Income from operations 28,026 19,864 15,795 Other income (expense) (826) 1,582 758 --------- --------- --------- Income before income taxes 27,200 21,446 16,553 Provision for income taxes 11,021 8,751 6,504 --------- --------- --------- Net income $16,179 $12,695 $10,049 ========= ========= ======= Earnings per share $1.27 $1.00 $.81 ========= ========= ========= Shares used in computing earnings per share 12,749,000 12,723,000 12,476,000 ========== ========== ========== See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements. 20 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands) September 30, 1996 1995 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $8,247 $8,321 Short-term investments 7,487 5,874 Accounts receivable, net of allowance 1996: $445; 1995: $276 27,675 18,822 Unbilled work in progress 10,276 11,299 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 4,423 2,056 Deferred income taxes 2,759 1,399 Income taxes receivable 610 -- --------- --------- Total current assets 61,477 47,771 Long-term investments 12,647 10,923 Property and equipment, net 23,219 16,815 Intangibles, net 9,557 4,957 Deferred income taxes 2,239 4,089 Other assets 3,915 3,735 --------- --------- $113,054 $88,290 ========= ========= Liabilities and stockholders' equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities $7,466 $5,439 Accrued compensation and employee benefits 16,648 12,862 Billings in excess of earned revenues 3,666 5,314 Capitalized leases 378 391 Income taxes payable -- 1,603 --------- --------- Total current liabilities 28,158 25,609 Other liabilities 4,997 4,623 Capitalized leases 1,552 1,930 Commitments and contingencies -- -- --------- --------- Total liabilities 34,707 32,162 --------- --------- Stockholders' equity: Preferred stock -- -- Common stock 126 123 Paid in capital in excess of par value 21,174 14,508 Retained earnings 57,163 41,975 Less treasury stock (1996: 15,938; 1995: 53,562 shares at cost) (68) (228) Less pension adjustment -- (406) Cumulative translation adjustments (145) -- Unrealized gain on investment 97 156 --------- --------- Total stockholders' equity 78,347 56,128 --------- --------- $113,054 $88,290 ========= ========= See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
21 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Period from September 30, 1993, to September 30, 1996 (in thousands) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common stock Paid in Unrealized Total ------------ capital in Pension Cumulative gain on stock- Par excess of Retained Treasury adjust- translation invest- holders' Shares value par value earnings stock ments adjustments ments equity ------ ----- --------- -------- ----- ----- ----------- ----- ------ Balances at September 30, 1993 11,587 $ 59 $ 11,873 $ 20,789 $(574) $(631) $ -- $-- $ 31,516 Issuance of restricted stock 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Exercise of stock options 290 1 474 -- -- -- -- -- 475 Tax benefit of stock options -- -- 350 -- -- -- -- -- 350 Contribution/sale to ESOP 69 -- 513 -- 233 -- -- -- 746 Net income -- -- -- 10,049 -- -- -- -- 10,049 Dividends declared -- -- -- (828) -- -- -- -- (828) Pension adjustment -- -- -- -- -- 631 -- -- 631 -------- ----- -------- -------- ----- ----- ----- ----- -------- Balances at September 30, 1994 11,967 60 13,210 30,010 (341) -- -- -- 42,939 Issuance of restricted stock 4 -- 4 -- -- -- -- -- 4 Exercise of stock options 217 1 450 -- -- -- -- -- 451 Tax benefit of stock options -- -- 115 -- -- -- -- -- 115 Contribution/sale to ESOP 48 -- 729 -- 113 -- -- -- 842 Net income -- -- -- 12,695 -- -- -- -- 12,695 Dividends declared -- -- -- (668) -- -- -- -- (668) Stock dividend -- 62 -- (62) -- -- -- -- -- Adoption of SFAS No. 115 at October 1, 1994 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (77) (77) Unrealized gain on investments -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 233 233 Pension adjustment -- -- -- -- -- (406) -- -- (406) -------- ----- -------- -------- ----- ----- ----- ----- -------- Balances at September 30, 1995 12,236 123 14,508 41,975 (228) (406) -- 156 56,128 Issuance of common stock 85 1 3,571 -- -- -- -- -- 3,572 Issuance/vesting of restricted 1 -- 115 -- -- -- -- -- 115 stock Exercise of stock options 221 2 911 -- -- -- -- -- 913 Tax benefit of stock options -- -- 1,124 -- -- -- -- -- 1,124 Contribution to ESOP 38 -- 945 -- 160 -- -- -- 1,105 Net income -- -- -- 16,179 -- -- -- -- 16,179 Dividends declared -- -- -- (991) -- -- -- -- (991) Pension adjustment -- -- -- -- -- 406 -- -- 406 Unrealized loss on investments -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (59) (59) Cumulative translation adjustments -- -- -- -- -- -- (145) -- (145) -------- ----- -------- -------- ----- ----- ----- ----- -------- Balances at September 30, 1996 12,581 $ 126 $ 21,174 $ 57,163 $ (68) $-- $(145) $ 97 $ 78,347 ======== ===== ======== ======== ===== ===== ===== ===== ======== See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
22 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands) Years ended September 30, 1996 1995 1994 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cash flows from operating activities Net income $ 16,179 $ 12,695 $ 10,049 Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 7,784 6,153 4,880 Equity loss in investment 821 97 -- Deferred income taxes 294 (1,714) (1,781) Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Increase in accounts receivable (7,946) (4,852) (3,213) Decrease (increase) in unbilled work in progress 1,273 (4,709) 2,105 Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets (2,356) (828) 6 Increase in income tax receivable (610) -- -- Increase in other assets (40) (355) (23) Increase in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities 2,115 532 1,635 Increase in accrued compensation and employee benefits 5,105 4,796 5,164 Increase (decrease) in billings in excess of earned revenues (1,648) 1,287 1,021 Decrease in income taxes payable (479) (141) (331) Decrease in other liabilities (807) -- -- -------- -------- -------- Net cash provided by operating activities 19,685 12,961 19,512 -------- -------- -------- Cash flows from investing activities Purchases of property and equipment (13,146) (10,692) (5,272) Purchase of Printronic and CRMA, net of cash acquired (1,682) -- -- Purchase of DynaMark (1,129) (2,150) (1,813) Purchases of investments (10,781) (9,240) (15,781) Proceeds from maturities of investments 5,913 7,104 9,904 Investment write-off 1,535 -- -- -------- -------- -------- Net cash used in investing activities (19,290) (14,978) (12,962) -------- -------- -------- Cash flows from financing activities Principal payments of capital lease obligations (391) (422) (532) Issuance of stock 913 494 560 Dividends paid (991) (668) (828) Repurchase of company stock -- (56) -- -------- -------- -------- Net cash used in financing activities (469) (652) (800) -------- -------- -------- Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (74) (2,669) 5,750 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 8,321 10,990 5,240 -------- -------- -------- Cash and cash equivalents, end of year $ 8,247 $ 8,321 $ 10,990 ======== ======== ======== See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
23 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Nature of business Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated, (the "Company") is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company offers a variety of technological tools to enable users to make better decisions through data. The Company is a world leader in developing predictive and risk assessment models for the financial services industry. These analytical tools include credit and insurance scoring algorithms. The Company also offers direct marketing and database management services through its wholly-owned subsidiary, DynaMark, Inc. (DynaMark). Basis of consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated from the consolidated financial statements. Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash in banks and investments with an original maturity of 90 days or less at time of purchase. Investments The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities," effective October 1, 1994. The impact as a result of the adoption of this Statement was not material. Investments in U.S. government obligations and marketable equity securities are classified as available for sale and carried at market value in accordance with SFAS 115. Investments in 50% or less owned companies in which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence are accounted for using the equity method and are classified as non-marketable securities. Other investments are carried at the lower of cost or net realizable method and are classified as non-marketable securities. Investments with remaining maturity over one year are classified as long-term investments. Credit and market risk The Company invests a portion of its excess cash in U.S. government obligations and has established guidelines relative to diversification and maturities that maintain safety and liquidity. An allowance for doubtful accounts is maintained at a level which management believes is sufficient to cover potential credit losses. Actual losses and allowances have been within management's expectations. Depreciation and amortization Depreciation and amortization on property and equipment including leasehold improvements and capitalized leases are provided using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives ranging from three to eight years or the term of the respective leases. 24 Revenue recognition Revenues from contracts for the development of credit scoring systems and custom software are recognized using the percentage-of-completion method of accounting, measured by an output method based on results achieved to date compared with the results necessary to complete the contract, which approximates the ratio that incurred costs bear to estimated total completion costs. Revenues determined by the percentage-of-completion method in excess of contract billings are recorded as unbilled work in progress. Such amounts are generally billable upon reaching certain performance milestones that are defined by the individual contracts. Deposits billed and received in advance of performance under contracts are recorded as billings in excess of earned revenues. Revenues from usage-priced products and services are recognized on receipt of usage reports from the third-parties through which such products and services are delivered. Revenues under such arrangements are recorded as unbilled work in progress until collected. Revenue from shrink-wrapped products are recognized upon delivery. Revenues from products and services sold on time-based pricing, including maintenance of computer and software systems, are recognized ratably over the contract period. Software costs The Company follows one of two paths to develop software. One involves a detailed program design, which is used when introducing new technology; the other involves the creation of a working model for modification to existing technologies that has been supported by adequate testing. All costs incurred prior to the resolution of unproven functionality and features, including new technologies, are expensed as research and development. After the uncertainties have been tested and the development issues have been resolved, technological feasibility is achieved and subsequent costs such as coding, debugging and testing are capitalized. When developing software using existing technology, the costs incurred prior to the completion of a working model are expensed. Once the product design is met, this typically concludes the software development process and is usually the point at which technological feasibility is established. Subsequent expenses, including coding and testing, if any, are capitalized. For the three-year period ending September 30, 1996, technological feasibility coincided with the completion process; thus all design and development costs were expensed as research and development costs. Purchased software costs are amortized over three years. For the years ended September 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994, amortization of capitalized software was $209,000, $544,000 and $587,000, respectively. At September 30, 1996 and 1995, unamortized purchased computer software costs were $1,187,000 and $395,000, respectively. Intangibles The intangible assets consisting of goodwill and non-compete agreements arose principally from business acquisitions and are amortized on a straight-line basis over the period of expected benefit that ranges from 2 to 15 years. The Company assesses the recoverability of goodwill by evaluating the undiscounted projected results of operations over the remaining amortization period. Income taxes Income taxes are recognized during the year in which transactions enter into the determination of financial statement income, with deferred taxes being provided for temporary differences between amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and such amounts as measured by tax laws. Foreign currency The Company has determined that the functional currency of each foreign operation is the local currency. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date, while revenues and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange prevailing during the period. Translation adjustments are accumulated as a separate component of stockholders' equity. 25 Earnings per share Earnings per share are based on the weighted number of common shares outstanding and common stock equivalent shares. Common equivalent shares result from the assumed exercise of outstanding stock options that have a dilutive effect when applying the treasury stock method. Fully diluted earnings per share were approximately equal to primary earnings per share in each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 1996. Reclassifications Certain reclassifications were made to the 1994 and 1995 financial statements to conform to the 1996 presentation. Accounting pronouncements In 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS Statement No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of." This Statement requires that long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles to be held and used by an entity be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes of circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The Company will adopt SFAS No. 121 in fiscal 1997, and the impact, if any, is not expected to be material. In 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS Statement No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation." Statement No. 123 allows a company either to (1) retain the current method of accounting for stock compensation for purposes of preparing its financial statements or (2) to adopt a new fair value-based method that is established by provisions of the new Statement. The Company plans to retain its current method of accounting for stock compensation when it adopts this Statement in fiscal 1997, and thus it is not expected to have an impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations. Fair value of financial instruments Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, short-term investments, accounts payable and other accrued liabilities, and accrued compensation and employee benefits are reflected in the financial statements at fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. The fair values of the Company's investment securities are disclosed in Note 5. 2. Dividends On May 23, 1995, the Company's Board of Directors declared a 100% stock dividend equivalent to a two-for-one stock split, payable at the close of business on June 26, 1995. The par value of the additional shares was reclassified from retained earnings to common stock. All per share amounts, options, market prices and number of shares have been restated to retroactively reflect the 100% stock dividend. Concurrent with the 100% stock dividend, the Board of Directors authorized payment of a quarterly dividend of 2 cents or 8 cents per year. Previously, dividends had been paid at a rate of 3.5 cents semi-annually or 7 cents per year. Because the change to quarterly dividends was initiated in September 1995, the rate of dividends paid in fiscal 1995 does not reflect the new annual rate. 3. Acquisitions In July 1996, the Company purchased certain assets and liabilities of Printronic Corporation of America, Inc. (Printronic), a privately held direct mail computer processing company, and effective at the close of September 30, 1996, the Company acquired 100% of the stock of Credit & Risk Management Associates, Inc. (CRMA), a privately held consulting services company. The consideration paid for Printronic and CRMA consisted of 84,735 Company shares valued at $3,572,000 plus $1,697,000 in cash. Both acquisitions have been accounted for as purchases. The results of operations of Printronic have been included in the Consolidated Financial Statements since the acquisition date; no results of operations for CRMA are included in the Consolidated Financial Statements. The purchase price for each acquisition was allocated based on estimated fair values at the dates of acquisition. The excess of the purchase prices over the fair 26 value of net assets or liabilities was $5,547,000 and has been recorded as goodwill, which will be amortized on a straight-line basis over 7 or 15 years. The CRMA purchase agreement provides for additional cash payments not to exceed $5,499,000 based on specified financial performance of CRMA through September 1999. The Company also expects to pay $100,000 in cash for Printronic due to purchase price adjustments as defined in the purchase agreement. Pro forma unaudited consolidated operating results of the Company, Printronic and CRMA for the years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, assuming the acquisitions had been made as of October 1, 1995 and 1994, are summarized below. Pro forma summary (unaudited) Years ended September 30, (dollars in thousands except per share data) 1996 1995 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revenue $155,327 $119,349 Net income $16,251 $12,367 Earnings per share $1.27 $.97 These pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and include certain adjustments such as additional amortization expense as a result of goodwill and other intangible assets. They do not purport to be indicative of the results of operations that actually would have resulted had the combinations been in effect on October 1, 1995 and 1994, or of future results of operations of the consolidated entities. 4. Cash Flow Statement Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Years ended September 30, (dollars in thousands) 1996 1995 1994 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income tax payments $13,234 $10,640 $8,455 Interest paid $148 $196 $222 Non-cash investing and financing activities: Purchase of Printronic and CRMA with common stock $3,572 $-- $-- Tax benefit of stock options $1,124 $115 $350 Contributions of treasury stock to ESOP $1,105 $856 $661 Vesting of restricted stock $115 $-- $--
5. Investments The following is a summary of available-for-sale securities and other investments at September 30, 1996 and 1995:
1996 1995 ---- ---- Gross Gross Gross Gross Amortized unrealized unrealized Fair Amortized unrealized unrealized Fair (dollars in thousands) cost gains losses value cost gains losses value - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Short-term investments: U.S. government obligations $ 7,475 $ 14 $ (2) $ 7,487 $ 5,883 $ 1 $ (10) $ 5,874 ========= ======== ======= ======= ======== ======= ====== ======== Long-term investments: U.S. government obligations $ 10,520 $ 99 $ (23) $10,596 $ 9,493 $ 199 -- $ 9,692 Non-marketable securities 1,900 -- -- 1,900 1,092 -- -- 1,092 Marketable equity securities 79 77 (5) 151 68 71 -- 139 --------- -------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------ -------- $ 12,499 $ 176 $ (28) $12,647 $ 10,653 $ 270 $ -- $ 10,923 ========= ======== ======= ======= ======== ======= ====== ========
The long-term U.S. government obligations mature in one to five years. 27 For the years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, the Company made purchases of non-marketable security investments of $2,343,000 and $1,092,000, respectively. In 1996 an investment of $1,535,000 in the non-marketable preferred stock of an early-stage enterprise was written off due to the deteriorating financial condition of the entity during the past year. The Company does not have any further financial commitments with respect to the investment. The Company also realized its equity share of losses from another non-marketable security investment of $821,000 and $97,000 for the years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The Company has a $466,000 receivable for operating expenses incurred by the Company on behalf of this investment, and an $821,000 payable due to this investment for funding operating losses at September 30, 1996. The Company does not have any further financial commitments with respect to this investment except for funding future operating losses, if any. 6. Property and Equipment Property and equipment at September 30, 1996 and 1995 valued at cost, consist of the following: (dollars in thousands) 1996 1995 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Data processing equipment $21,295 $13,295 Office furniture, vehicles and equipment 11,350 7,964 Leasehold improvements 8,062 5,372 Capitalized leases 2,969 3,123 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (20,457) (12,939) --------- -------- Net property and equipment $23,219 $16,815 ========= ======== Depreciation and amortization charged to operations were $7,050,000, $4,812,000 and $3,457,000 for the years ended September 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. Capitalized leases consist primarily of one lease bearing an interest rate of 7% that matures in the year 2001. The following is a schedule, by years, of future minimum lease payments under capitalized leases, together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments at September 30, 1996: Years ended September 30 (dollars in thousands) - -------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 $506 1998 466 1999 466 2000 466 2001 375 --------- 2,279 Less: Amount representing interest (349) --------- Present value of net minimum lease payments $1,930 ========= 7. Intangibles Intangibles at September 30, 1996 and 1995, consist of the following: (dollars in thousands) 1996 1995 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goodwill $10,060 $4,815 Other 2,270 2,181 Less accumulated amortization (2,773) (2,039) ------- ------- $9,557 $4,957 ======= ======= Amortization charged to operations was $734,000, $711,000 and $806,000 for the years ended September 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. 28 8. Income Taxes The provision for income taxes consists of the following: Years ended September 30, (dollars in thousands) 1996 1995 1994 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current: Federal $8,631 $8,107 $6,456 State 1,826 2,167 1,665 Foreign 270 191 164 --------- --------- --------- 10,727 10,465 8,285 --------- --------- --------- Deferred: Federal 366 (1,441) (1,415) State (72) (273) (366) --------- --------- --------- 294 (1,714) (1,781) --------- --------- --------- $11,021 $8,751 $6,504 ========= ========= ========= Amounts for the current year are based upon estimates and assumptions as of the date of this report and could vary significantly from amounts shown on the tax returns as filed. The tax effect of significant temporary differences resulting in deferred tax assets at September 30, 1996 and 1995 are as follows: (dollars in thousands) 1996 1995 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deferred tax assets: Amortization of intangibles and other assets $1,769 $1,037 Officers' incentive 1,447 2,588 State taxes 713 758 Capital loss carryforward 610 -- Compensated absences 606 418 Property and equipment 463 465 Other -- 222 --------- --------- 5,608 5,488 --------- --------- Less valuation allowance (610) -- --------- --------- $4,998 $5,488 ========= ========= The valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as of September 30, 1996 was $610,000. The valuation allowance was needed to reduce the deferred tax assets as it is not likely that the capital loss carryforward will be realized through future capital gains. A reconciliation between the federal statutory income tax rate and the Company's effective tax rate is shown below: Years ended September 30, (dollars in thousands) 1996 1995 1994 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income tax provision at federal statutory rate of 35% in 1996, 1995 and 1994 $9,520 $7,506 $5,794 State income taxes, net of federal benefit 1,140 1,231 844 Increase in valuation allowance 610 -- -- Other (249) 14 (134) ------- ------ ------ $11,021 $8,751 $6,504 ======= ====== ====== 29 9. Employee Benefit Plans Pension plan The Company has a defined benefit pension plan that covers eligible full-time employees. The benefits are based on years of service and the employee's compensation during employment. The Company's policy is to fund the pension plan to the maximum extent for which a tax deduction is allowed. Contributions are intended to provide not only for benefits attributed to service to date but also for those expected to be earned in the future. The following table sets forth the plan's funding status at September 30, 1996 and 1995: (dollars in thousands) 1996 1995 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vested benefit obligation $6,349 $5,067 Nonvested benefit obligation 486 373 Effect of projected future earnings 2,778 2,353 -------- ------ Projected benefit obligation 9,613 7,793 Fair value of plan assets (7,883) (5,155) -------- ------ Projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets 1,730 2,638 Unrecognized prior service cost 77 85 Unrecognized net loss (3,226) (2,759) Unrecognized net obligation remaining to be amortized (177) (196) Additional minimum liability -- 517 -------- ------ (Prepaid) accrued pension cost $(1,596) $285 ======== ====== The plan assets consist primarily of U.S. government securities and marketable equity securities. The projected benefit obligation includes an accumulated benefit obligation of $6,835,000 and $5,440,000 at September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The obligation exceeded the fair value of the pension plan assets for the year ended September 30, 1995. For the year ended September 30, 1996, the Company reduced to zero the additional minimum liability of $517,000 (the intangible asset of $111,000 and pension adjustment of $406,000 in stockholders' equity) that was recorded in the year ended September 30, 1995. The weighted average discount rate and rate of increase in future compensation levels used in determining the actuarial present value of the projected benefit obligation were 8 percent and 5 percent, respectively, at September 30, 1996, and 7.5 and 5.5 percent at September 30, 1995. The expected long-term rate of return on assets was 8.5 and 7.5 percent at September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The net pension cost for the fiscal years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, included the following components: (dollars in thousands) 1996 1995 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Service costs $809 $483 Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 609 500 Actual return on plan assets (362) (510) Net amortization and deferral 66 266 ------ ----- Net periodic pension plan cost $1,122 $739 ====== ===== 30 Employee stock ownership plan The Company has an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) that covers eligible full-time employees. Contributions to the ESOP are determined annually by the Company's board of directors. In addition, the ESOP may purchase stock from the Company or its stockholders. Provisions for contributions to the ESOP were $1,445,000, $1,046,000 and $856,000 for the years ended September 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. At September 30, 1996, the ESOP held 1,047,484 shares of Company stock. The amount of dividends on ESOP shares were $94,000, $64,000 and $85,000 for the years ended September 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. Company stock held and paid for by the ESOP is allocated annually to participants based on employee compensation levels. Participants vest in the allocated shares at rates ranging from 0% to 30% after 1 to 7 years of employment until fully vested. Defined contribution plans The Company offers 401(k) plans for eligible employees. Eligible employees may contribute up to 15% of compensation. The Company provides a matching contribution which is vested over five years. The Company contributions to 401(k) plans were $470,000, $363,000 and $291,000 for years ended September 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. During fiscal 1995, the Company established a supplemental retirement and savings plan for certain officers and senior management employees. Company contributions to that plan were $104,000 and $91,000 for the years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively. Officers' incentive plan The Company has an executive compensation plan for the benefit of officers. Benefits are payable based on the achievement of financial and performance objectives, which are set annually by the Board of Directors, and the market value of the Company's stock. Total expenses under the plan were $3,560,000, $4,030,000 and $3,381,000 for the years ended September 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. The incentive earned each year is paid 50% currently, and the balance is payable over a four-year period, subject to certain adjustments, as defined in the plan, based on employment status and the market value of the Company's common stock. At September 30, 1996 and 1995, the long-term officers' incentive plan payable was $3,678,000 and $4,082,000, respectively. Employee incentive plans The Company has incentive plans for eligible employees not covered under the executive compensation plan. Awards under these plans are paid annually and are based on the achievement of certain financial and performance objectives. Total expenses under these plans were $3,919,000, $4,764,000 and $3,738,000 for the years ended September 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. 10. Stock Common A total of 35,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, are authorized, of which 12,581,468 shares (including 15,938 shares of treasury stock) were outstanding at September 30, 1996, and 12,289,862 shares (including 53,562 shares of treasury stock) were outstanding at September 30, 1995. Preferred A total of 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value, are authorized; no preferred stock has been issued. 31 11. Stock Option Plans Officers, key employees and non-employee directors have been granted options under the Company's stock option plans to purchase Company common stock at fair market value at the date of grant. Total options exercisable were 316,930 and 449,900 at September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The following is a summary of changes in options outstanding during the three years in the period ended September 30, 1996: Number Exercise of price shares per share - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Options outstanding September 30, 1993 1,083,000 $1.11-$8.50 Granted 142,000 $13.25-$15.38 Forfeitures (68,000) $8.25-$8.50 Exercised (289,600) $1.11-$3.50 ---------- Options outstanding September 30, 1994 867,400 $1.11-$15.38 Granted 161,850 $19.31-$28.38 Exercised (217,500) $1.11-$8.50 ---------- Options outstanding September 30, 1995 811,750 $1.89-$28.38 Granted 285,500 $27.38-$41.88 Exercised (222,140) $1.89-$8.50 --------- Options outstanding September 30, 1996 875,110 $2.63-$41.88 ========== 12. Commitments and Contingencies The Company conducts certain of its operations in facilities occupied under non-cancelable operating leases with lease terms in excess of one year. The leases provide for annual increases based upon the Consumer Price Index or fixed increments. Minimum future rental commitments under operating leases are as follows: Year ending September 30, (dollars in thousands) - -------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 $4,742 1998 3,809 1999 3,550 2000 3,480 2001 3,102 Thereafter 2,879 ------- $21,562 ======= Rent expense under operating leases, including month-to-month leases, was $4,608,000, $2,939,000 and $2,155,000 for the years ended September 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. The Company is involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial condition. 32 13. Segment Information The Company operates principally in the financial services industry. Its DynaMark subsidiary provides services to the direct marketing industry. Operations in other industries are less than 10% of consolidated revenues. The Company's international operations consist primarily of sales and service offices. Substantially all foreign sales are exports. The Company's revenues from customers outside the United States were $21,846,000, $14,851,000 and $12,531,000 for the years ended September 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. 14. Significant Customer For the years ended September 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994, the Company had a major customer who contributed net revenues of $15,444,000, $10,507,000 and $8,546,000, respectively. At September 30, 1996 and 1995, unbilled work in progress included balances due from this customer of $1,097,000 and $895,000, respectively. 15. Other Income (Expense) Other income (expense) for the years ended September 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994, consist of the following: (dollars in thousands) 1996 1995 1994 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Interest income $1,661 $1,547 $872 Investment write-off (1,535) -- -- Equity loss in investment (821) (97) -- Interest expense (148) (196) (100) Foreign currency gain (loss) (97) 261 -- Other 114 67 (14) ------- ------- ------ $ (826) $1,582 $758 ======= ======= ====== 16. Subsequent Event On November 4, 1996, the Company sold the assets and certain liabilities of the personalization business within DynaMark for $510,000. For the years ended September 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994, the personalization business accounted for approximately $2,938,000, $3,983,000 and $4,037,000 in revenues, respectively. 33 17. Supplementary Financial Data (Unaudited) The following table presents selected unaudited consolidated financial results for each of the eight quarters in the two-year period ended September 30, 1996. In the Company's opinion, this unaudited information has been prepared on the same basis as the audited information and includes all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of the financial information for the period presented. (in thousands except Dec. 31, Mar. 31, June 30, Sept. 30, per share data) 1994 1995 1995 1995 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revenues $25,632 $26,383 $28,675 $33,192 Cost of revenues 9,337 10,436 10,812 12,447 -------- --------- --------- --------- Gross profit $16,295 $15,947 $17,863 $20,745 ======== ========= ========= ========= Net income $2,822 $2,928 $3,130 $3,816 ======== ========= ========= ========= Earnings per share $.22 $.23 $.25 $.30 ======== ========= ========= ========= Shares used in computing earnings per share 12,676 12,706 12,754 12,779 ======== ========= ========= ========= (in thousands except Dec. 31, Mar. 31, June 30, Sept. 30, per share data) 1995 1996 1996 1996 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revenues $32,628 $35,275 $37,119 $43,727 Cost of revenues 13,173 13,530 14,281 15,412 -------- --------- --------- --------- Gross profit $19,455 $21,745 $22,838 $28,315 ======== ========= ========= ========= Net income $3,524 $4,373 $4,298 $3,984 ======== ========= ========= ========= Earnings per share $.28 $.34 $.34 $.31 ======== ========= ========= ========= Shares used in computing earnings per share 12,761 12,803 12,745 12,718 ======== ========= ========= ========= ITEM 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure None. 34 PART III ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT The required information regarding Directors of the registrant is incorporated by reference from the information under the caption "Election of Directors - Nominees" in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on February 4, 1997. The required information regarding Executive Officers of the registrant is contained in Part I of this Form 10-K. The required information regarding compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act is incorporated by reference from the information under the caption "Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance" in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on February 4, 1997. ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Incorporated by reference from the information under the captions "Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers," "Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation," and "Director Consulting Arrangement" in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on February 4, 1997. ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT Incorporated by reference from the information under the caption "Stock Ownership" in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on February 4, 1997. ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS Incorporated by reference from the information under the captions "Director Consulting Arrangement" and "Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation" in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on February 4, 1997. 35 PART IV ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
Reference Page Form 10-K (a) 1. Consolidated financial statements: Report of Independent Auditors............................................... 19 Consolidated statements of income for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 1996....................... 20 Consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 1996 and September 30, 1995...................................................... 21 Consolidated statements of stockholders' equity for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 1996................. 22 Consolidated statements of cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 1996................. 23 Notes to consolidated financial statements................................... 24 2. Financial statement schedule: Independent auditors' report on financial statement schedule................. 40 II Valuation and qualifying accounts at September 30, 1996 and 1995.... 41
3. Exhibits: 2.1 Asset Purchase Agreement, dated December 31, 1992, by and between the Registrant and DynaMark, Inc., filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's report on Form 8-K dated December 31, 1992, and incorporated herein by reference. 2.2 Employment and Non-Competition Agreement, dated December 31, 1992, by and between the Registrant and Kenneth M. Rapp, filed as Exhibit 2.2 to the Company's report on Form 8-K dated December 31, 1992, and incorporated herein by reference.* 3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. 3.2 Restated By-laws of the Company. 4.1 Registration Rights Agreement dated July 19, 1996, among the Company, Leo Yochim, and Susan Keenan. 4.2 Registration Rights Agreement dated September 30, 1996, among the Company, Donald J. Sanders, Paul A. Makowski, and Lawrence E. Dukes. 10.1 Company's Stock Option Plan (1984) and form of Stock Option Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference.* 10.2 Company's 1987 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference.* 36 10.3 Lease dated April 28, 1995, between CSM Investors, Inc., and DynaMark, Inc. filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference. 10.4 Fair, Isaac and Company, Inc. Officers' Incentive Plan (effective October 1, 1992), filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.* 10.5 Lease, dated October 30, 1983, between S.R.P. Limited Partnership and the Company, as amended, filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference. 10.6 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1988 and incorporated herein by reference.* 10.7 Lease dated July 1, 1993, between The Joseph and Eda Pell Revocable Trust and the Company and the First through Fifth Addenda thereto filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference. 10.8 First Amendment to the Company's 1987 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1989, and incorporated herein by reference.* 10.9 First Amendment to the Company's Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1989, and incorporated herein by reference.* 10.10 Amendment Number 1 to Stock Option Plan (1984) of the Company, filed as Exhibit 10.13 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1989, and incorporated herein by reference.* 10.11 Addendum Number Seven to lease between S.R.P. Limited Partnership and the Company filed as Exhibit 10.15 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1990, and incorporated herein by reference. 10.12 Addenda Numbers Eight and Nine to lease between SRP Limited Partnership and the Company filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference. 10.13 Lease, dated September 5, 1991, between 111 Partners, a California general partnership, and the Company filed as Exhibit 10.20 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1991, and incorporated herein by reference. 10.14 Construction Loan Agreement dated September 5, 1991, between 111 Partners and the Company filed as Exhibit 10.21 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1991, and incorporated herein by reference. 10.15 Consulting contract between the Company and William R. Fair dated April 10, 1991 filed as Exhibit 10.22 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1991, and incorporated herein by reference.* 10.16 Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated 1992 Long-term Incentive Plan as amended and restated effective November 21, 1995.* 10.17 Consulting Contracts between the Company and Robert M. Oliver effective January 1, 1995 and July 1, 1995 filed as Exhibit 10.17 to the Company's report on form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.* 10.18 Lease dated May 1, 1995, between Control Data Corporation and DynaMark, Inc. filed as Exhibit 10.18 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference. 37 10.19 Lease dated April 10, 1994, between Leed Properties and DynaMark, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.19 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference. 10.20 Fair, Isaac Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan and Trust Agreement effective November 1, 1994, filed as Exhibit 10.20 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.* 10.21 Lease dated July 10, 1993, between the Joseph and Eda Pell Revocable Trust and the Company filed as Exhibit 10.21 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference. 10.22 Lease dated October 11, 1993, between the Joseph and Eda Pell Revocable Trust and the Company and the First through Fourth Addenda thereto filed as Exhibit 10.22 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference. 10.23 Fourth Contract Extension, dated April 7, 1995, to the Consulting Contract between the Company and William R. Fair, filed as Exhibit 10.23 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.* 10.24 Exchange Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated July 19, 1996, among DynaMark, Inc., Printronic Corporation of America, Inc., Leo R. Yochim, and Susan Keenan. 10.25 Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated September 30, 1996, among the Company, FIC Acquisition Corporation, Credit & Risk Management Associates, Inc., Donald J. Sanders, Paul A. Makowski, and Lawrence E. Dukes. 10.26 Contract between the Company and Dr. Robert M. Oliver dated April 2, 1996.* 10.27 Letter of Intent dated July 15, 1996, between the Company and Village Properties, and the First Amendment thereto dated July 18, 1996. 10.28 Office Building Lease dated November 14, 1996, between the Company and Regency Center. 10.29 Sixth and Seventh Addenda to the Lease dated July 1, 1993, between the Company and the Joseph and Eda Pell Revocable Trust. 10.30 First and Second Addenda to the Lease dated July 10, 1993, between the Company and the Joseph and Eda Pell Revocable Trust. 10.31 Fifth Addendum to the Lease dated October 11, 1993, between the Company and the Joseph and Eda Pell Revocable Trust. 11.1 Computation of net income per common share. 13.1 Annual Report to Stockholders for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 1996. 21.1 Subsidiaries of the Company. 23.1 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP (see page 42 of this Form 10-K). 24.1 Power of Attorney (see page 39 of this Form 10-K). 27 Financial Data Schedule. * Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. 38 (b) Reports on Form 8-K: No reports on Form 8-K were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 1996. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED DATE: December 26, 1996 By PETER L. MCCORKELL ---------------------------------------- Peter L. McCorkell Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints PETER L. McCORKELL his attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Report on Form 10-K and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. LARRY E. ROSENBERGER President, Chief Executive Officer December 26, 1996 - ---------------------------------------- (Principal Executive Officer) and Director Larry E. Rosenberger PATRICIA COLE Senior Vice President, Chief December 26, 1996 - ---------------------------------------- Financial Officer and Controller Patricia Cole A. GEORGE BATTLE Director December 26, 1996 - ---------------------------------------- A. George Battle BRYANT J. BROOKS Director December 26, 1996 - ---------------------------------------- Bryant J. Brooks H. ROBERT HELLER Director December 26, 1996 - ---------------------------------------- H. Robert Heller GUY R. HENSHAW Director December 26, 1996 - ---------------------------------------- Guy R. Henshaw DAVID S. P. HOPKINS Director December 26, 1996 - ---------------------------------------- David S. P. Hopkins ROBERT M. OLIVER Director December 26, 1996 - ---------------------------------------- Robert M. Oliver ROBERT D. SANDERSON Director December 26, 1996 - ---------------------------------------- Robert D. Sanderson JOHN D. WOLDRICH Director December 26, 1996 - ---------------------------------------- John D. Woldrich
39 Independent Auditors' Report The Board of Directors Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated: Under date of October 23, 1996, except as to note 16, which is as of November 4, 1996, we reported on the consolidated balance sheets of Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated and subsidiaries as of September 30, 1996 and 1995, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 1996, which are included in the 1996 annual report on Form 10-K. In connection with our audits of the aforementioned consolidated financial statements, we also audited the related financial statement schedule in the 1996 annual report on Form 10-K. This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial statement schedule based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein. KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP San Francisco, California October 23, 1996, except as to note 16, which is as of November 4, 1996 40 SCHEDULE II FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS RULE 12-09 SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 AND 1995
Additions Balance at ----------------------------- Balance at Beginning Charged End of Description of Period to Expense Other (1) Write Offs Period ----------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ------ September 30, 1996: Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $276,450 $574,000 $11,000 $(416,450) $445,000 September 30, 1995: Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $429,000 $-- $-- ($152,550) $276,450 (1) Amount represents the allowance recorded due to the acquisition of Credit & Risk Management Associates, Inc.
41 Consent of Independent Auditors The Board of Directors Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated: We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 33-20349) on Form S-8, the registration statement (No. 33-26659) on Form S-8, the registration statement (No. 33-63428) on Form S-8, the registration statement (No. 33-33057) on Form S-8, and the registration statement (No. 333-02121) on Form S-8 of Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated and subsidiaries of our report dated October 23, 1996, except as to note 16, which is as of November 4, 1996, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated and subsidiaries as of September 30, 1996 and 1995, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 1996, which report appears in the September 30, 1996 annual report on Form 10-K of Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated, and subsidiaries. KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP San Francisco, California December 26, 1996 42 EXHIBIT INDEX TO FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 Exhibit No. Exhibit - ----------- ------- 3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. 3.2 Restated By-laws of the Company. 4.1 Registration Rights Agreement dated July 19, 1996, among the Company, Leo Yochim, and Susan Keenan. 4.2 Registration Rights Agreement dated September 30, 1996, among the Company, Donald J. Sanders, Paul A. Makowski, and Lawrence E. Dukes. 10.16 Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated 1992 Long-term Incentive Plan as amended and restated effective November 21, 1995. 10.24 Exchange Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated July 19, 1996, among DynaMark, Inc., Printronic Corporation of America, Inc., Leo R. Yochim, and Susan Keenan. 10.25 Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated September 30, 1996, among the Company, FIC Acquisition Corporation, Credit & Risk Management Associates, Inc., Donald J. Sanders, Paul A. Makowski, and Lawrence E. Dukes. 10.26 Contract between the Company and Dr. Robert M. Oliver dated April 2, 1996. 10.27 Letter of Intent dated July 15, 1996, between the Company and Village Properties, and the First Amendment thereto dated July 18, 1996. 10.28 Office Building Lease dated November 14, 1996, between the Company and Regency Center. 10.29 Sixth and Seventh Addenda to the Lease dated July 1, 1993, between the Company and the Joseph and Eda Pell Revocable Trust. 10.30 First and Second Addenda to the Lease dated July 10, 1993, between the Company and the Joseph and Eda Pell Revocable Trust. 10.31 Fifth Addendum to the Lease dated October 11, 1993, between the Company and the Joseph and Eda Pell Revocable Trust. 11.1 Computation of net income per common share. 13.1 Annual Report to Stockholders for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 1996. 21.1 Subsidiaries of the Company. 27 Financial Data Schedule. 43




                                   EXHIBIT 3.1


                                    RESTATED
                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                     FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED

                    (As amended effective February 9, 1996)


     The  undersigned,  WILLIAM R. FAIR and EDWARD M. LEWIS,  do hereby certify:

     First:  They are the duly  elected  and  acting  President  and  Secretary,
respectively,  of FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY,  INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation
(the "Corporation").

     Second:  The original  Certificate of  Incorporation of the Corporation was
filed with the Secretary of State on May 15, 1987.

     Third:  The Certificate of  Incorporation of the Corporation is amended and
restated to read in full as  follows:

     1. The name of the corporation is FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED.

     2. The  address of its  registered  office in the State of Delaware is 1209
Orange Street,  in the City of Wilmington,  County of New Castle 19801. The name
of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

     3. The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is to
engage in any lawful act or activity  for which  corporations  may be  organized
under the Delaware General Corporation Law.

     4. (a) The  total  number  of  shares  of all  classes  of stock  which the
corporation shall have authority to issue is thirty-six million (36,000,000), of
which one million  (1,000,000)  shares shall be Preferred Stock of the par value
of $.01 per share, and thirty-five  million  (35,000,000) shares shall be Common
Stock of the par value of $.01 per  share.  The number of  authorized  shares of
Common Stock or Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the
number of shares  thereof  then  outstanding)  if the  increase  or  decrease is
approved by the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock, without the
vote of the  holders of the  shares of  Preferred  Stock or any series  thereof,
unless any such Preferred Stock holders are entitled to vote thereon pursuant to
the  provisions  established  by the Board of  Directors  in the  resolution  or
resolutions providing for the issue of such Preferred Stock, and if such holders
of such  Preferred  Stock are so entitled to vote thereon,  then,  except as may
otherwise  be  set  forth  in  this  Certificate  of  Incorporation,   the  only
stockholder approval required shall be that of a majority of the



combined voting power of the Common and Preferred Stock so entitled to vote.

     (b) The Board of  Directors  is  expressly  authorized  to provide  for the
issue,  in one or more series,  of all or any shares of the Preferred Stock and,
in the resolution or resolutions providing for such issue, to establish for each
such series the number of its shares,  which may thereafter (unless forbidden in
the  resolution  or  resolutions  providing  for such  issue)  be  increased  or
decreased  (but not below the number of shares of the series  then  outstanding)
pursuant  to a  subsequent  resolution  of the Board of  Directors,  the  voting
powers, full or limited, of the shares of such series, or that such shares shall
have  no  voting  powers,  and  the  designations,   preferences  and  relative,
participating,  optional or other  special  rights of the shares of such series,
and the qualifications,  limitations or restrictions  thereof. In furtherance of
the  foregoing  authority and not in limitation of it, the Board of Directors is
expressly  authorized,  in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue
of a series of Preferred  Stock, to make the shares of such series,  without the
consent of the holders of such  shares,  convertible  into or  exchangeable  for
shares of another  class or classes  of stock of the  corporation  or any series
thereof, or redeemable for cash, property or rights,  including securities,  all
on such  conditions  and on such  terms as may be stated in such  resolution  or
resolutions,  and to make any of the voting powers,  designations,  preferences,
rights and  qualifications,  limitations  or  restrictions  of the shares of the
series   dependent  upon  facts   ascertainable   outside  this  Certificate  of
Incorporation.

     (c) Holders of shares of Common  Stock  shall be  entitled to receive  such
dividends or distributions as are lawfully declared on the Common Stock; to have
notice of any authorized meeting of stockholders;  to one vote for each share of
Common  Stock on all  matters  that  are  properly  submitted  to a vote of such
stockholders; and, upon dissolutions of the corporation, to share ratably in the
assets  thereof that may be available for  distribution  after  satisfaction  of
creditors and of the preferences, if any, of any shares of Preferred Stock.

     5.  In  furtherance  and  not in  limitation  of the  powers  conferred  by
statutes,  the Board of  Directors  is expressly  authorized  to make,  alter or
repeal the by-laws of the corporation.

     6. (a) A director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation
or its  stockholders  for  monetary  damages for breach of  fiduciary  duty as a
director,  except for  liability  (i) for any 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) under Section 174 of the Delaware  General  Corporation  Law, or (iv)
for any  transaction  from  which the  director  derived  an  improper  personal
benefit.



     (b) Each director or officer of the  corporation who was or is made a party
or is  threatened  to be  made a  party  to or is in  any  way  involved  in any
threatened,  pending or completed  action,  suit or  proceeding,  whether  civil
criminal,  administrative  or investigative  (including  without  limitation any
action,  suit or  proceeding  brought by or in the right of the  corporation  to
procure a judgment in its favor)  (hereinafter  a  "proceeding"),  including any
appeal  therefrom,  by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person of whom he
or she is the legal  representative,  is or was a  director  or  officer  of the
corporation or of a subsidiary of the  corporation,  or is or was serving at the
request  of the  corporation  as a director  or  officer  of  another  entity or
enterprise,  or was a director or officer for a foreign or domestic  corporation
which was a predecessor  corporation of the  corporation or of another entity or
enterprise  at the  request  of such  predecessor  corporation,  or by reason of
anything  done or not  done in such  capacity,  shall  be  indemnified  and held
harmless by the  corporation,  and the  corporation  shall  advance all expenses
incurred by any such person in connection with any such proceeding  prior to its
final  determination,  to the fullest extent  authorized by the Delaware General
Corporation  Law. In any  proceeding  against the  corporation  to enforce these
rights,  such person shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification and the
corporation  shall have the burden of proof to overcome  that  presumption.  The
rights to indemnification  and advancement of expenses conferred by this Article
shall be  presumed to have been relied  upon by  directors  and  officers of the
corporation  in  serving or  continuing  to serve the  corporation  and shall be
enforceable as contract rights.  Said rights shall not be exclusive of any other
rights to which those seeking  indemnification  may  otherwise be entitled.  The
corporation  may, upon written demand  presented by a director or officer of the
corporation or of a subsidiary of the corporation, or by a person serving at the
request  of the  corporation  as a director  or  officer  of  another  entity or
enterprise, enter into contracts to provide such persons with specific rights to
indemnification,  which  contracts  may  confer  rights and  protections  to the
maximum  extent  permitted  by  the  Delaware   General   Corporation  Law.  The
corporation may create trust funds, grant security interests,  obtain letters of
credit, or use other means to ensure payment of such amounts as may be necessary
to  perform  the  obligations  provided  for in this  Article  6 or in any  such
contract.

         (c) Any repeal or  modification  of the  foregoing  provisions  of this
Article 6, including without  limitation any contractual rights arising under or
authorized by it, by the  stockholders  of the  corporation  shall not adversely
affect  any right or  protection  of a director  or  officer of the  corporation
existing at the time of such repeal or modification.

         (d) In  addition  to any vote of the  holders of any class or series of
the  stock  of  this  corporation  required  by law or by  this  Certificate  of
Incorporation,  the  affirmative  vote of the holders of at least 66-2/3% of the
voting  power  of  all of  the  then-outstanding  shares  of  the  stock  of the
corporation  entitled to vote  generally  in the election of  directors,  voting
together as a single class, shall be required to amend or repeal this Article."




         Fourth:  The foregoing  amendment and  restatement  of  Certificate  of
Incorporation has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

         Fifth:  The  foregoing  amendment and  restatement  of  Certificate  of
Incorporation  was approved by written  consent of the holder of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock of the Corporation, in accordance with Sections 228, 242,
and 245 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

         Sixth:  At all  elections  of the  directors of the  corporation,  each
stockholder  shall be entitled to one vote per share entitled to vote multiplied
by the number of directors to be elected,  and the  stockholder  may cast all of
such votes for a single  candidate  or may  distribute  them among the number of
directors to be voted for, or for any two or more of them as the stockholder may
see fit; provided, however, that no stockholder shall be entitled so to cumulate
votes unless such candidate or candidates'  names have been placed in nomination
prior to the voting and the stockholder has given notice at the meeting prior to
the  voting  of the  stockholders  intention  to  cumulate  votes.  If  any  one
stockholder has given such notice, all stockholders may cumulate their votes for
candidates in nomination.



                                                                     EXHIBIT 3.2

                                     BY-LAWS
                                       OF
                      FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED

                     (as amended effective August 13, 1996)

                                    ARTICLE I
                                     Offices

         Section 1.1.  Registered  Office. The registered office shall be in the
City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware.

         Section 1.2. Additional Offices.  The Corporation may also have offices
at such other  places both within and without the State of Delaware as the board
of directors may from time to time determine or the business of the  Corporation
may require.

                                   ARTICLE II
                                  Stockholders

         Section 2.1. Annual Meetings.  An annual meeting of stockholders  shall
be held for the  election of  directors  on the last Tuesday of December of each
year, at 10:00 A.M. or, should such day fall upon a legal  holiday,  at the same
time on the next business day thereafter that is not a legal holiday, or at such
other date and time as may be designated by the Board of Directors  from time to
time.  The annual  meeting of  stockholders  shall be held at such place  either
within or without  the State of Delaware  as may be  designated  by the Board of
Directors from time to time; in the absence of any such designation,  the annual
meeting shall be held at the principal executive offices of the Corporation.  At
such meeting,  the  stockholders  shall elect  directors and transact such other
business as may be properly brought before the meeting.

         To be properly  brought  before the annual  meeting,  business  must be
either (a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement  thereto) given
by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (b) otherwise properly brought
before the  meeting by or at the  direction  of the Board of  Directors,  or (c)
otherwise  properly  brought before the meeting by a stockholder  of record.  In
addition  to any other  applicable  requirements,  for  business  to be properly
brought before the annual meeting by a stockholder,  the  stockholder  must have
given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the  Corporation.  To
be timely, a stockholder's  notice must be delivered by a nationally  recognized
courier service or mailed by first class United States mail, postage or delivery
charges  prepaid,  and  received  at  the  principal  executive  offices  of the
Corporation, addressed to the attention of the Secretary of the Corporation, not
less  than 60 days nor more  than 90 days  prior  to the  scheduled  date of the
meeting  (regardless of any  postponements,  deferrals or  adjournments  of that
meeting to a later date); provided, however, that in the event that less than 70
days' notice or prior public  disclosure of the date of the scheduled meeting is
given or made to stockholders, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so
received not later than the earlier of (a) the close of business on the 10th day
following  the day on which  such  notice  of the date of the  scheduled  annual
meeting was mailed or such public  disclosure was made,  whichever first occurs,
and (b) two days prior to the date of the  scheduled  meeting.  A  stockholder's
notice  to the  Secretary  shall  set forth as to each  matter  the  stockholder
proposes  to bring  before the annual  meeting  (i) a brief  description  of the
business  desired to be brought  before  the annual  meeting,  (ii) the name and
record address of the  stockholder  proposing  such  business,  (iii) the class,
series and number of shares of the  Corporation  that are owned  beneficially by
the  stockholder,  and (iv) any  material  interest of the  stockholder  in such
business. Notwithstanding anything in these by-laws to the contrary, no business
shall  be  conducted  at the  annual  meeting  except  in  accordance  with  the
procedures  set forth in this Section 2.1;  provided,  however,  that nothing in
this Section 2.1 shall be deemed to preclude  discussion by any  stockholder  of
any business properly brought before the annual meeting.

         The Chairman of the Board of Directors (or such other person  presiding
at the meeting in accordance  with Section 2.6 of these by-laws)  shall,  if the
facts  warrant,  determine  and declare to the  meeting  that  business  was not
properly  brought  before the meeting in accordance  with the provisions of this
Section 2.1, and if he should so  determine,  he shall so declare to the meeting
and any such  business  not  properly  brought  before the meeting  shall not be
transacted.

         Section 2.2. Special Meetings.  Special meetings of stockholders may be
called at any time only by the Chairman of the Board,  if any, the Vice Chairman
of the Board,  if any, the  President or the Board of  Directors,  to be held at
such date,  time and place either within or without the State of Delaware as may
be stated in the  notice of the  meeting.  Business  transacted  at any  special
meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice of
the meeting.

         Section 2.3. Notice of Meetings.  Whenever stockholders are required or
permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall
be given which shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting,  and, in the
case of a special  meeting,  the  purpose or  purposes  for which the meeting is
called.  Unless  otherwise  provided by law,  the written  notice of any meeting
shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the
meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.

         Section  2.4.  Adjournments.  Any  meeting of  stockholders,  annual or
special,  may adjourn  from time to time to  reconvene at the same or some other
place,  and notice need not be given of any such  adjourned  meeting if the time
and place  thereof  are  announced  at the meeting at which the  adjournment  is
taken. At the adjourned  meeting the Corporation may transact any business which
might have been  transacted at the original  meeting.  If the adjournment is for
more than thirty days,  or if after the  adjournment  a new record date is fixed
for the adjourned  meeting,  a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to
each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

         Section  2.5.  Quorum.  At each meeting of  stockholders,  except where
otherwise  provided by law or the certificate of incorporation or these by-laws,
the  holders  of a  majority  of the  outstanding  shares of each class of stock
entitled  to vote at the  meeting,  present in person or  represented  by proxy,
shall constitute a quorum. For purposes of the foregoing, two or more classes or
series of stock shall be  considered a single  class if the holders  thereof are
entitled to vote together as a single class at the meeting.  In the absence of a
quorum the  stockholders  so present may, by majority vote,  adjourn the meeting
from time to time in the manner provided by Section 2.4 of these by-laws until a
quorum shall  attend.  Shares of its own capital  stock  belonging on the record
date for the meeting to the Corporation or to another corporation, if a majority
of the  shares  entitled  to vote in the  election  of  directors  of such other
corporation is held, directly or indirectly,  by the Corporation,  shall neither
be entitled to vote nor be counted for quorum purposes;  provided, however, that
the  foregoing  shall  not limit the  right of the  Corporation  to vote  stock,
including but not limited to its own stock, held by it in a fiduciary capacity.

         Section 2.6.  Organization.  Meetings of stockholders shall be presided
over by the Chairman of the Board,  if any, or in the absence of the Chairman of
the  Board  by the  President,  or in the  absence  of the  President  by a Vice
President,  or in the absence of the foregoing persons by a chairman  designated
by the Board of Directors,  or in the absence of such  designation by a chairman
chosen at the meeting.  The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting,  or
in the absence of the Secretary by an Assistant  Secretary,  or in their absence
the  chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as  secretary  of the
meeting.

         Section  2.7.  Voting;   Proxies.  Unless  otherwise  provided  in  the
certificate of incorporation,  each stockholder  entitled to vote at any meeting
of  stockholders  shall be  entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by
such  stockholder  which has  voting  power upon the  matter in  question.  Each
stockholder  entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent
or  dissent  to  corporate  action in writing  without a meeting  may  authorize
another  person or persons  to act for such  stockholder  by proxy,  but no such
proxy shall be voted or acted upon after  three years from its date,  unless the
proxy provides for a longer  period.  A duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable
if it states that it is  irrevocable  and if, and only as long as, it is coupled
with  an  interest  sufficient  in  law  to  support  an  irrevocable  power.  A
stockholder  may revoke any proxy  which is not  irrevocable  by  attending  the
meeting and voting in person or by filing an instrument in writing  revoking the
proxy or another duly executed  proxy bearing a later date with the Secretary of
the  Corporation.  Voting at  meetings  of  stockholders  need not be by written
ballot and need not be conducted by inspectors  unless the holders of a majority
of the  outstanding  shares of all  classes of stock  entitled  to vote  thereon
present  in  person  or by proxy at such  meeting  shall  so  determine.  At all
meetings of stockholders  for the election of directors a plurality of the votes
cast  shall be  sufficient  to elect.  With  respect  to other  matters,  unless
otherwise  provided  by law or by the  certificate  of  incorporation  or  these
by-laws,  the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of all
classes of stock  present in person or  represented  by proxy at the meeting and
entitled to vote on the  subject  matter  shall be the act of the  stockholders,
provided  that (except as  otherwise  required by law or by the  certificate  of
incorporation)  the Board of  Directors  may require a larger vote upon any such
matter. Where a separate vote by class is required,  the affirmative vote of the
holders  of a  majority  of the  shares  of each  class  present  in  person  or
represented  by proxy at the meeting  shall be the act of such class,  except as
otherwise  provided  by law or by the  certificate  of  incorporation  or  these
by-laws.

         Section 2.8. Fixing Date for  Determination  of Stockholders of Record.
In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders  entitled to notice
of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment  thereof,  or to
express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to
receive  payment of any  dividend  or other  distribution  or  allotment  of any
rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change,  conversion
or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of
Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty
nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days
prior to any other action.  If no record date is fixed:  (1) the record date for
determining  stockholders  entitled  to  notice  of or to vote at a  meeting  of
stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day
on which notice is given,  or, if notice is waived,  at the close of business on
the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held; (2) the record date
for determining  stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in
writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board is necessary, shall
be the day on which the first written  consent is expressed;  and (3) the record
date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of
business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto. A
determination  of  stockholders  of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a
meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided,
however, that the Board may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

         Section 2.9. List of Stockholders Entitled To Vote. The Secretary shall
prepare and make,  at least ten days before  every  meeting of  stockholders,  a
complete list of the stockholders  entitled to vote at the meeting,  arranged in
alphabetical  order,  and showing the address of each stockholder and the number
of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to
the  examination  of any  stockholder,  for any purpose  germane to the meeting,
during ordinary  business hours,  for a period of at least ten days prior to the
meeting,  either at a place  within  the city  where the  meeting is to be held,
which  place  shall be  specified  in the notice of the  meeting,  or, if not so
specified,  at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be
produced  and kept at the time and place of the  meeting  during  the whole time
thereof and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.

         Section  2.10.  Consent  of  Stockholders  in Lieu of  meeting.  Unless
otherwise  provided in the certificate of incorporation,  any action required by
law to be  taken  at any  annual  or  special  meeting  of  stockholders  of the
Corporation,  or any action which may be taken at any annual or special  meeting
of such stockholders,  may be taken without a meeting,  without prior notice and
without a vote,  if a consent  in  writing,  setting  forth the action so taken,
shall be signed by the  holders of  outstanding  stock  having not less than the
minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action
at a meeting at which all shares  entitled  to vote  thereon  were  present  and
voted.  Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by
less than unanimous  written  consent shall be given to those  stockholders  who
have not consented in writing.

                                   ARTICLE III
                               Board of Directors

         Section 3.1. Powers; Number;  Qualifications.  The business and affairs
of the  Corporation  shall be managed by or under the  direction of the Board of
Directors,  except as may be otherwise  provided by law or in the certificate of
incorporation.  The number of  directors  which  shall  constitute  the Board of
Directors shall be nine (9). Directors need not be stockholders.

         Section 3.2. Election; Term of Office; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies;
Nominations.  Each  director  shall  hold  office  until the  annual  meeting of
stockholders  next succeeding his or her election and until his or her successor
is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Any
director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Board of Directors or
to the President or the Secretary of the  Corporation.  Such  resignation  shall
take  effect at the time  specified  therein,  and  unless  otherwise  specified
therein  no  acceptance  of  such  resignation  shall  be  necessary  to make it
effective. Any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or
without cause,  by the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote
at an election of directors.  Unless  otherwise  provided in the  certificate of
incorporation  or these  by-laws,  vacancies  and  newly  created  directorships
resulting  from any increase in the  authorized  number of directors or from any
other  cause  may be filled  by a  majority  of the  directors  then in  office,
although less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining director.

         Only  persons  who are  nominated  in  accordance  with  the  following
procedures  shall be eligible for election as directors.  Nominations of persons
for  election  to the Board of  Directors  at the annual  meeting,  by or at the
direction of the Board of Directors,  may be made by any Nominating Committee or
person appointed by the Board of Directors;  nominations may also be made by any
stockholder  of record of the  Corporation  entitled to vote for the election of
directors at the meeting who complies  with the notice  procedures  set forth in
this Section 3.2. Such nominations, other than those made by or at the direction
of the Board of Directors, shall be made pursuant to timely notice in writing to
the Secretary of the Corporation.  To be timely, a stockholder's notice shall be
delivered by a nationally  recognized  courier  service or mailed by first class
United States mail,  postage or delivery  charges  prepaid,  and received at the
principal executive offices of the Corporation addressed to the attention of the
Secretary of the  Corporation  not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days prior
to the scheduled date of the meeting (regardless of any postponements, deferrals
or adjournments of that meeting to a later date);  provided,  however,  that, in
the case of an annual meeting and in the event that less than 70 days' notice or
prior public disclosure of the date of the scheduled meeting is given or made to
stockholders,  notice by the  stockholder  to be timely must be so received  not
later than the earlier of (a) the close of  business  on the 10th day  following
the day on which such notice of the date of the scheduled  meeting was mailed or
such public  disclosure was made,  whichever first occurs, or (b) two days prior
to the date of the scheduled meeting. Such stockholder's notice to the Secretary
shall set forth (a) as to each person whom the stockholder  proposes to nominate
for election or reelection as a director,  (i) the name, age,  business  address
and residence address of the person, (ii) the principal occupation or employment
of the person,  (iii) the class, series and number of shares of capital stock of
the Corporation that are owned  beneficially by the person,  (iv) a statement as
to the  person's  citizenship,  and (v) any other  information  relating  to the
person  that is  required  to be  disclosed  in  solicitations  for  proxies for
election of directors  pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities  Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;  and (b)
as to the stockholder  giving the notice, (i) the name and record address of the
stockholder and (ii) the class,  series and number of shares of capital stock of
the Corporation that are owned beneficially by the stockholder.  The Corporation
may  require  any  proposed  nominee to furnish  such other  information  as may
reasonably be required by the  Corporation to determine the  eligibility of such
proposed  nominee to serve as director of the  Corporation.  No person  shall be
eligible  for  election as a director of the  Corporation  unless  nominated  in
accordance with the procedures set forth herein.

         In  connection  with any annual  meeting,  the Chairman of the Board of
Directors  (or such other person  presiding at such meeting in  accordance  with
Section 2.6 of these by-laws) shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare
to the meeting that a nomination  was not made in accordance  with the foregoing
procedure, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and
the defective nomination shall be disregarded.

         Section  3.3.  Regular  meetings.  Regular  meetings  of the  Board  of
Directors may be held at such places within or without the State of Delaware and
at such times as the Board may from time to time determine, and if so determined
notice thereof need not be given.

         Section  3.4.  Special  Meetings.  Special  meetings  of the  Board  of
Directors  may be held at any time or  place  within  or  without  the  State of
Delaware  whenever  called by the  Chairman  of the Board,  if any,  by the Vice
Chairman  of the  Board,  if any,  by the  President  or by any  two  directors.
Reasonable  notice  thereof shall be given by the person or persons  calling the
meeting.

         Section  3.5.   Participation  in  Meetings  by  Conference   Telephone
Permitted.  Unless  otherwise  restricted by the certificate of incorporation or
these by-laws, members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by
the Board,  may participate in a meeting of the Board or of such  committee,  as
the case may be, by means of  conference  telephone  or  similar  communications
equipment  by means of which all persons  participating  in the meeting can hear
each  other,  and  participation  in a meeting  pursuant  to this  by-law  shall
constitute presence in person at such meeting.

         Section 3.6. Quorum;  Vote Required for Action.  At all meetings of the
Board of Directors  one third of the entire  Board,  but not less than two shall
constitute a quorum for the  transaction of business.  The vote of a majority of
the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act
of the Board unless the  certificate  of  incorporation  or these  by-laws shall
require a vote of a greater number. In case at any meeting of the Board a quorum
shall not be present,  the members of the Board  present may adjourn the meeting
from time to time until a quorum shall attend.

         Section 3.7. Organization.  Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be
presided  over by the  Chairman  of the Board,  if any, or in the absence of the
Chairman  of the Board by the Vice  Chairman  of the  Board,  if any,  or in the
absence of the Vice Chairman of the Board by the President,  or in their absence
by a chairman  chosen at the meeting.  The  Secretary,  or in the absence of the
Secretary an Assistant Secretary,  shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in
the absence of the  Secretary  and any  Assistant  Secretary the chairman of the
meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

         Section 3.8. Action by Directors  Without a Meeting.  Unless  otherwise
restricted by the  certificate of  incorporation  or these  by-laws,  any action
required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of  Directors,  or
of any committee  thereof,  may be taken without a meeting if all members of the
Board or of such committee,  as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and
the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of  proceedings  of the Board
or committee.

         Section 3.9.  Compensation  of Directors.  The Board of Directors shall
have the authority to fix the compensation of directors.





                                   ARTICLE IV
                                   Committees

         Section  4.1.  Executive  Committee.  The Board of  Directors  may,  by
resolution  approved  by at  least  a  majority  of  the  authorized  number  of
Directors,  establish  and appoint one or more members of the Board of Directors
to constitute an Executive  Committee  (the  "Executive  Committee"),  with such
powers  as may be  expressly  delegated  to it by  resolution  of the  Board  of
Directors.  The  Executive  Committee  shall act only in the  intervals  between
meetings  of the Board of  Directors  and shall be  subject  at all times to the
control of the Board of Directors.

         Section 4.2. Committees.  In addition to the Executive  Committee,  the
Board of Directors  may, by resolution  passed by a majority of the whole Board,
designate one or more other committees, each committee to consist of one or more
of the  directors  of the  Corporation.  The  Board  may  designate  one or more
directors as alternate  members of any committee,  who may replace any absent or
disqualified  member  at  any  meeting  of the  committee.  In  the  absence  or
disqualification  of a member of a  committee,  the  member or  members  thereof
present at any meeting and not  disqualified  from  voting,  whether or not such
member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of
the Board to act at the  meeting  in place of any such  absent  or  disqualified
member.  Any such  committee,  to the extent  provided in the  resolution of the
Board,  shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in
the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize
the seal of the  Corporation  to be affixed to all papers  which may require it;
but no such committee shall have power or authority in reference to amending the
certificate  of  incorporation  (except  that a  committee  may,  to the  extent
authorized in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of shares
of stock adopted by the Board of Directors as provided in Section  151(a) of the
General Corporation Law of Delaware fix any of the preferences or rights of such
shares  relating to dividends,  redemption,  dissolution,  any  distribution  of
assets of the corporation or the conversion into, or the exchange of such shares
for, shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any
other class or classes of stock of the  corporation),  adopting an  agreement of
merger or  consolidation,  recommending to the  stockholders  the sale, lease or
exchange of all or substantially all of the  Corporation's  property and assets,
recommending  to  the  stockholders  a  dissolution  of  the  Corporation  or  a
revocation of dissolution,  removing or indemnifying directors or amending these
by-laws;  and,  unless the resolution  expressly so provides,  no such committee
shall have the power or  authority  to declare a dividend  or to  authorize  the
issuance of stock or adopt a certificate of ownership and merger.




         Section 4.3. Committee Rules.  Unless the Board of Directors  otherwise
provides,  the  committee  designated  by the Board may adopt,  amend and repeal
rules for the conduct of its  business.  In the  absence of a  provision  by the
Board or a provision in the rules of such committee to the contrary,  a majority
of the entire  authorized number of members of such committee shall constitute a
quorum for the  transaction  of business,  the vote of a majority of the members
present at a meeting at the time of such vote if a quorum is then present  shall
be the act of such committee, and in other respects each committee shall conduct
its business in the same manner as the Board  conducts its business  pursuant to
Article III of these by-laws.

                                    ARTICLE V
                                    Officers

         Section  5.1.  Officers;  Election.  As soon as  practicable  after the
annual meeting of  stockholders in each year, the Board of Directors shall elect
a President and a Secretary,  and it may, if it so determines,  elect from among
its members a Chairman  of the Board.  The Board may also elect one or more Vice
Presidents,  one or  more  Assistant  Vice  Presidents,  one or  more  Assistant
Secretaries,  a Treasurer and one or more  Assistant  Treasurers  and such other
officers as the Board may deem desirable or appropriate and may give any of them
such further  designations or alternate  titles as it considers  desirable.  Any
number of offices may be held by the same person;  provided,  however,  that the
offices of President and Secretary shall not be held by the same person.

         Section 5.2. Term of Office; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies. Except as
otherwise  provided in the  resolution  of the Board of  Directors  electing any
officer,  each officer  shall hold office  until the first  meeting of the Board
after the annual meeting of  stockholders  next  succeeding his or her election,
and until his or her  successor  is elected  and  qualified  or until his or her
earlier resignation or removal.  Any officer may resign at any time upon written
notice to the Board or to the  President or the  Secretary  of the  Corporation.
Such  resignation  shall take effect at the time specified  therein,  and unless
otherwise specified therein no acceptance of such resignation shall be necessary
to make it effective.  The Board may remove any officer with or without cause at
any time. Any such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual  rights
of such officer,  if any, with the  Corporation,  but the election of an officer
shall not of itself  create  contractual  rights.  Any vacancy  occurring in any
office of the  Corporation  by death,  resignation,  removal or otherwise may be
filled  for the  unexpired  portion  of the term by the Board at any  regular or
special meeting.




         Section 5.3. Powers and Duties.  The officers of the Corporation  shall
have such powers and duties in the  management  of the  Corporation  as shall be
stated in these  by-laws or in a resolution  of the Board of Directors  which is
not  inconsistent  with these  by-laws  and,  to the  extent  not so stated,  as
generally  pertain to their  respective  offices,  subject to the control of the
Board. The Board may require any officer, agent or employee to give security for
the faithful performance of his or her duties.

         Section 5.4. Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board, if there
shall be such an  officer,  shall,  if present,  preside at all  meetings of the
Board of Directors  and exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may
be from time to time  assigned to him by the Board of Directors or prescribed by
the By-laws.

         Section 5.5.  President.  The  President  shall be the chief  executive
officer of the Corporation.  Subject to such supervisory  powers, if any, as may
be given by the Board of  Directors  to the  Chairman of the Board,  if there be
such an  officer,  and  subject to the  provisions  of these  by-laws and to the
direction of the Board of Directors,  the President shall have  supervision over
and may  exercise  general  executive  powers of the business and affairs of the
Corporation  and shall perform all duties and have all powers which are commonly
incident to the office of chief  executive or which are  delegated to him by the
Board  of  Directors.  He shall  have  power  to sign  all  stock  certificates,
contracts and other  instruments  of the  Corporation  which are  authorized and
shall have  general  supervision  and  direction  of all of the other  officers,
employees and agents of the  Corporation.  The President shall be ex officio,  a
member of all the standing committees, including the Executive Committee. In the
absence  of the  Chairman  of the  Board,  the  President  shall  preside at all
meetings of the Board of Directors.

         Section 5.6. Vice President.  In the absence of the President or in his
inability or refusal to act, the Vice  President  (or in the event there be more
than one Vice  President,  the Vice  Presidents  in the order  designated by the
directors,  or in the  absence  of any  designation,  then in the order of their
election) shall perform the duties of the President,  and when so acting,  shall
have  all  the  powers  of and be  subject  to all  the  restrictions  upon  the
President.  The Vice  Presidents  shall  perform such other duties and have such
other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

         Section 5.7. Secretary.  The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the
Board of  Directors  and all  meetings  of the  stockholders  and record all the
proceedings of the meetings of the  corporation and of the Board of Directors in
a book to be kept for  that  purpose  and  shall  perform  like  duties  for the
standing  committees when required.  He shall give, or cause to be given, notice
of all  meetings  of the  stockholders  and  special  meetings  of the  Board of
Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board
of Directors or president,  under whose  supervision  he shall be. He shall have
custody  of the  corporate  seal  of the  Corporation  and he,  or an  Assistant
Secretary, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it
and when so affixed,  it may be attested by his signature or by the signature of
such Assistant  Secretary.  The Board of Directors may give general authority to
any  other  officer  to affix  the seal of the  Corporation  and to  attest  the
affixing by his signature.

         Section 5.8. Assistant Secretary.  The Assistant Secretary, or if there
be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Board
of Directors (or if there be no such  determination,  then in the order of their
election)  shall,  in the  absence  of the  Secretary  or in  the  event  of his
inability  or refusal to act,  perform the duties and exercise the powers of the
Secretary  and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the
Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

         Section 5.9.  Treasurer.  The  Treasurer  shall have the custody of the
corporate  funds and  securities  and shall keep full and  accurate  accounts of
receipts  and  disbursements  in books  belonging to the  Corporation  and shall
deposit all moneys and other  valuable  effects in the name and to the credit of
the  Corporation  in such  depositories  as may be  designated  by the  Board of
Directors.  He shall disburse the funds of the  Corporation as may be ordered by
the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall
render to the President and the Board of Directors,  at its regular meetings, or
when the Board of Directors so requires,  an account of all his  transactions as
Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation.

         Section 5.10. Assistant Treasurer. The Assistant Treasurer, or if there
shall be more than one, the Assistant  Treasurers in the order determined by the
Board of Directors (or if there be no such  determination,  then in the order of
their  election)  shall,  in the absence of the Treasurer or in the event of his
inability  or refusal to act,  perform the duties and exercise the powers of the
Treasurer  and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the
Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                                      Stock

         Section 6.1.  Certificates.  Every  holder of stock in the  Corporation
shall  be  entitled  to  have a  certificate  signed  by or in the  name  of the
Corporation by the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors,  if any,
or the  President  or a Vice  President,  and by the  Treasurer  or an Assistant
Treasurer,  or the  Secretary or an  Assistant  Secretary,  of the  Corporation,
certifying the number of shares owned by such holder in the Corporation. If such
certificate  is manually  signed by one officer or manually  countersigned  by a
transfer agent or by a registrar,  any other signature on the certificate may be
a facsimile. In case any officer,  transfer agent or registrar who has signed or
whose facsimile  signature has been placed upon a certificate  shall have ceased
to be such  officer,  transfer  agent or registrar  before such  certificate  is
issued,  it may be issued  by the  Corporation  with the same  effect as if such
person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

Upon the face or back of each stock  certificate  issued to represent any partly
paid  shares,  or upon the books and records of the  Corporation  in the case of
uncertificated  partly paid  shares,  shall be set forth the total amount of the
consideration  to be paid  therefor and the amount paid thereon shall be stated.
If the Corporation  shall be authorized to issue more than one class of stock or
more than one series of any class,  the powers,  designations,  preferences  and
relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock
or series thereof and the  qualification,  limitations or  restrictions  of such
preferences  and/or  rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face
or back of the certificate  which the Corporation  shall issue to represent such
class or series of stock, provided that, except as otherwise provided in Section
202 of the  General  Corporation  Law of  Delaware,  in  lieu  of the  foregoing
requirements,  there  may be set  forth on the  face or back of the  certificate
which the Corporation  shall issue to represent such class or series of stock, a
statement that the Corporation  will furnish without charge to each  stockholder
who  so  requests   the  powers,   designations,   preferences   and   relative,
participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series
thereof and the qualifications,  limitations or restrictions of such preferences
and/or rights.

         Section 6.2. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates;  Issuance of
New  Certificates.  The  Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in the
place of any  certificate  theretofore  issued by it, alleged to have been lost,
stolen or  destroyed,  and the  Corporation  may  require the owner of the lost,
stolen or destroyed certificate,  or such owner's legal representative,  to give
the  Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be
made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such
certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.

         Section 6.3.  Transfer of Stock.  Upon surrender to the  Corporation or
the transfer agent of the  Corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed
or  accompanied by proper  evidence of  succession,  assignation or authority to
transfer,  it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to
the  person  entitled  thereto,  cancel  the  old  certificate  and  record  the
transaction upon its books.  Upon receipt of proper transfer  instructions  from
the registered  owner of  uncertified  shares such  uncertified  shares shall be
canceled and issuance of new equivalent  uncertificated  shares or  certificated
shares shall be made to the person entitled thereto and the transaction shall be
recorded upon the books of the Corporation.

         Section 6.4.  Fixing  Record Date.  In order that the  Corporation  may
determine  the  stockholders  entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of
stockholders  or any  adjournment  thereof,  or to express  consent to corporate
action in  writing  without a meeting,  or  entitled  to receive  payment of any
dividend  or other  distribution  or  allotment  of any  rights,  or entitled to
exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or
for the purpose of any other lawful  action,  the Board of Directors may fix, in
advance,  a record  date,  which  shall not be more than sixty nor less than ten
days  before  the date of such  meeting,  nor more than  sixty days prior to any
other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or
to vote at a meeting  of  stockholders  shall  apply to any  adjournment  of the
meeting;  provided,  however,  that the Board of Directors  may fix a new record
date for the adjourned meeting.

         Section 6.5. Registered Stockholders. The Corporation shall be entitled
to recognize  the  exclusive  right of a person  registered  on its books as the
owner of shares to receive  dividends,  and to vote as such  owner,  and to hold
liable for calls and  assessments a person  registered on its books as the owner
of shares,  and shall not be bound to recognize  any equitable or other claim to
or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person,  whether or
not it shall have express or other notice thereof,  except as otherwise provided
by the laws of Delaware.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                                  Miscellaneous

         Section 7.1. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the  Corporation  shall be
determined by the Board of Directors.

         Section 7.2.  Seal.  The  Corporation  may have a corporate  seal which
shall have the name of the  Corporation  inscribed  thereon and shall be in such
form  as may be  approved  from  time to time by the  Board  of  Directors.  The
corporate seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile  thereof to be impressed
or affixed or in any other manner reproduced.

         Section 7.3.  Waiver of Notice of Meetings of  Stockholders,  Directors
and  Committees.  Whenever  notice is  required  to be given by law or under any
provision of the certificate of incorporation or these by-laws, a written waiver
thereof,  signed by the person  entitled to notice,  whether before or after the
time stated  therein,  shall be deemed  equivalent  to notice.  Attendance  of a
person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting,  except
when the person attends a meeting for the express  purpose of objecting,  at the
beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting
is not lawfully  called or convened.  Neither the business to be transacted  at,
nor the  purpose  of,  any  regular  or  special  meeting  of the  stockholders,
directors,  or members of a committee  of  directors  need be  specified  in any
written waiver of notice unless so required by the certificate of  incorporation
or these by-laws.

         Section 7.4. Interested  Directors;  Quorum. No contract or transaction
between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between
the Corporation  and any other  corporation,  partnership,  association or other
organization  in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or
officers,  or have a financial  interest,  shall be void or voidable  solely for
this  reason,  or solely  because  the  director  or  officer  is  present at or
participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof which
authorizes  the contract or  transaction,  or solely because his or her or their
votes are counted for such purpose,  if: (1) the material facts as to his or her
relationship  or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or
are known to the Board or the  committee,  and the  Board or  committee  in good
faith  authorizes  the contract or  transaction  by the  affirmative  votes of a
majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors
be less than a quorum;  or (2) the material facts as to his or her  relationship
or interest and as to the contract or transaction  are disclosed or are known to
the  stockholders  entitled to vote thereon,  and the contract or transaction is
specifically  approved  in good  faith by vote of the  stockholders;  or (3) the
contract  or  transaction  is fair as to the  Corporation  as of the  time it is
authorized,  approved or  ratified,  by the Board,  a  committee  thereof or the
stockholders.  Common or interested  directors may be counted in determining the
presence  of a  quorum  at a  meeting  of  the  Board  or of a  committee  which
authorizes the contract or transaction.

         Section  7.5.  Amendment  of By-Laws.  These  by-laws may be amended or
repealed,  and  new  by-laws  adopted,  by  the  Board  of  Directors,  but  the
stockholders  entitled  to vote may adopt  additional  by-laws  and may amend or
repeal any by-law whether or not adopted by them.



                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.1

                          REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

         THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made as of the
19 day of July,  1996 by and among  FAIR,  ISAAC AND  COMPANY,  INCORPORATED,  a
Delaware  corporation (the  "Company"),  and the persons listed on the signature
pages hereto.

         WHEREAS,  DynaMark, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Leo
R. Yochim  ("Yochim"),  Susan Keenan  ("Keenan") and  Printronic  Corporation of
America,  Inc.,  a New York  corporation  ("Printronic"),  are  parties  to that
certain  Exchange  Agreement and Plan of  Reorganization,  dated the date hereof
(the "Exchange  Agreement"),  pursuant to which, among other things, the Company
agreed to issue to Printronic  shares (the "ushered") of common stock,  $.01 par
value, of the Company ("Common Stock") in exchange for  substantially all of the
assets of Printronic; and

         WHEREAS, after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Exchange Agreement  Printronic intends to liquidate and in the course thereof to
distribute the Shares to Yochim and Keenan, who each then intend to contribute a
portion of such Shares to their respective charitable remainder trusts; and

         WHEREAS,  in connection with the  transactions  referred to above,  the
Company,  Yochim and Keenan  desire to provide for the rights of the Holders (as
hereinafter defined) with respect to the registration of the Shares according to
the terms of this Agreement.

         NOW THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

         1. Definitions.

         1.1 The term "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange  Commission
or any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.

         1.2 The term "Exchange Act" means the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
as  amended,  or any  similar  successor  federal  statute  and  the  rules  and
regulations thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

         1.3 The term  "Holder"  means each of Yochim,  Keenan and any person to
whom the  registration  rights conferred by this Agreement have been transferred
in accordance with Section 9.1 hereof.

         1.4 The terms  "register,"  "Registered and  "registrations  refer to a
registration  effected  by  preparing  and filing a  registration  statement  or
similar  document in compliance  with the Securities Act, and the declaration or
ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or document;

         1.5 The term "Registrable  Securities"  means (i) the Shares,  and (ii)
Common Stock issued as a dividend or other  distribution  with respect to, or in
exchange  for or in  replacement  of, the Shares;  provided,  however;  that any
shares previously sold to the public pursuant to a registered public offering or
pursuant  to Rule 144 under the  Securities  Act shall  cease to be  Registrable
Securities.

         1.6 The term  "Securities  Act" means the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended,  or any similar successor federal statute and the rules and regulations
thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

         2. Registration.

         2.1 The  Holders  collectively  shall  have the  right to  request  one
registration of Holders' Registrable  Securities for an offering to be made on a
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. Any such request
shall be made in writing by the Holder or Holders of at least a majority  of the
Registrable  Securities  and  shall  state the  number of shares of  Registrable
Securities  to be disposed of and the intended  methods of  disposition  of such
shares by such Holder or Holders.  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  the Company
shall not be obligated to effect any such  registration if the Holder or Holders
requesting such registration propose to sell less than 25% of the Shares. If the
Company is requested in effect a  registration  in accordance  with this Section
2.1,  the  Company  shall   promptly  give  written  notice  of  such  requested
registration  to all Holders (the "Company  Notice"),  who shall be permitted to
join in such requested registration upon written notice (which notice shall also
state the number of shares of  Registrable  Securities to be disposed of and the
intended methods of distribution) to the Company delivered within 10 days of the
date of the Company Notice.

         2.2 The  registrations  provided  for in this  Section  2 shall  not be
underwritten.

         3. Obligations of the Company.

         Whenever  requested  under Section 2.1 of this  Agreement to effect the
registration of any Registrable Securities,  the Company shall, as expeditiously
as reasonably possible:

         3.1 Prepare and file with the Commission a registration  statement with
respect to such  Registrable  Securities and use its reasonable  best efforts to
cause  such  registration   statement  to  become   effective,   and  keep  such
registration statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the
earlier  of  the  expiration  of 90  days  after  the  date  of  declaration  of
effectiveness of such registration  statement by the Commission (the "Expiration
Date") or the date on which this  Agreement has  terminated  with respect to all
Holders of Registrable Securities. The Company's obligations hereunder to file a
registration  statement  and  to  keep  a  registration  statement  continuously
effective  under the Securities Act shall be suspended if (i) the fulfillment of
such  obligations  would require the Company to make a disclosure that would, in
the reasonable  judgment of the Company's Board of Directors,  be detrimental to
the Company and premature, (ii) the Company has filed or proposes to file within
thirty (30) days after receipt of a request for registration pursuant to Section
2.1 a  registration  statement  with  respect  to any of  its  securities  to be
distributed in an underwritten  public offering and it is advised by its lead or
managing  underwriter  that an  offering  by a Holder or Holders of  Registrable
Shares would materially adversely affect the distribution of such securities, or
(iii) the fulfillment of such  obligations  would require the Company to prepare
financial  statements not required to be prepared for the Company to comply with
its obligations under the Exchange Act. Such obligations shall be reinstated (x)
in the case of clause  (i)  above,  upon the  making of such  disclosure  by the
Company  (or,  if  earlier,  when  such  disclosure  would  either  no longer be
necessary for the fulfillment of such  obligations or no longer be detrimental),
(y) in the case of clause (ii) above,  upon the  conclusion of any period during
which  the  Company  would  not,  pursuant  to the  terms  of  its  underwriting
arrangements,  be permitted to sell  Registrable  Securities for its own account
and (z) in the case of  clause  (iii)  above,  as soon as it would no  longer be
necessary to prepare such  financial  statements  to comply with the  Securities
Act.  The  Expiration  Date shall be tolled for the  duration of any  suspension
pursuant to this  Section 3.1 and for the  duration of any period  described  in
clauses  (i) - (iv) of  Section  4.2  below.  In the  event  that the  Company's
obligations  are  suspended  as  provided  above,  the Company  shall  deliver a
certificate  in  writing,  signed by an officer of the  Company,  to each Holder
participating  in such  registration,  which  shall  state that its  obligations
hereunder have been suspended in accordance  with this Section 3.1 and the basis
for such suspension.

         3.2  Prepare  and  file  with  the  Commission   such   amendments  and
supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection
with  such  registration  statement  as may be  necessary  to  comply  with  the
provisions  of  the  Securities  Act  with  respect  to the  disposition  of all
securities covered by such registration statement.

         3.3 Furnish to the Holders covered by such registration  statement such
numbers  of copies of a  prospectus,  including  a  preliminary  prospectus,  in
conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents
as they may reasonably  request in order to facilitate  the  disposition of such
Registrable Securities.

          3.4 Use its  reasonable  best  efforts to  register  and  qualify  the
securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or
Blue Sky laws of such  jurisdictions  as shall be  reasonably  requested  by the
Holders  thereof,  provided that the Company shall not be required in connection
therewith  or as a  condition  thereto to qualify  to do  business  or to file a
general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions.

          4. Obligations of the Holders.

          4.1 It  shall  be a  condition  precedent  to the  obligations  of the
Company to take any action  pursuant to this Agreement that the selling  Holders
shall  furnish  to  the  Company  such  information  regarding  themselves,  the
Registrable  Securities  held by them, and the intended method of disposition of
such  securities  as  shall  be  required  to  effect  the  registration  of the
Registrable Securities.

         4.2 Upon the  receipt by a Holder of any notice from the Company of (i)
the existence of any fact or the happening of any event as a result of which the
prospectus included in a registration  statement filed pursuant to Section 2, as
such registration statement is then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary  to make the  statements  therein not  misleading  in the light of the
circumstances then existing, (ii) the existence of any facts or events resulting
in the  suspension of the  Company's  obligations  to file and keep  effective a
registration  statement as provided in Section 3.1 above,  (iii) the issuance by
the SEC of any stop order or  injunction  suspending or enjoining the use or the
effectiveness  of  such   registration   statement  or  the  initiation  of  any
proceedings  for that  purpose,  or the  taking  of any  similar  action  by the
securities regulators of any state or other jurisdiction, or (iv) the request by
the Commission or any other federal or state governmental  agency for amendments
or  supplements  to such  registration  statement or related  prospectus  or for
additional  information related thereto, such Holder shall forthwith discontinue
disposition of such Holder's Registrable Securities covered by such registration
or  prospectus  (other  than  in  transactions   exempt  from  the  registration
requirements  under the  Securities  Act)  until  such  Holder's  receipt of the
supplemented or amended prospectus or until such Holder is advised in writing by
the Company that the use of the applicable  prospectus may be resumed or, in the
case of a notice pursuant to clause (ii) above, until the Company's  obligations
referred to therein are no longer suspended;  provided, however, that, except in
the  circumstances  described in clause (ii) above,  the Company shall take such
reasonable  actions  as are  necessary  to permit  the  Holders  to  resume  the
disposition of their Registrable Securities at the earliest practicable time.

         5. Expenses.

         The Company shall bear and pay all expenses  incurred by the Company in
connection  with  any  registration,  filing  or  qualification  of  Registrable
Securities  with  respect to any  registration  pursuant to Section 2 hereof for
each Holder thereof, including (without limitation) all registration, filing and
qualification  fees,  printers' and  accounting  fees relating or  apportionable
thereto,  fees and  disbursements of counsel for the Company,  blue sky fees and
expenses,  including fees and  disbursements  of counsel related to all blue sky
matters,  but  excluding the fees and  disbursements  of counsel for the selling
Holders,  stock transfer taxes that may be payable by the selling  Holders,  and
all brokerage or similar commissions relating to Registrable  Securities,  which
shall be borne by the selling Holders.

         6. Indemnification.

         In the event any Registrable  Securities are included in a registration
statement under this Agreement:

         6.1 To the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold
harmless each Holder of such Registrable Securities and each person, if any, who
controls  such Holder within the meaning of the  Securities  Act or the Exchange
Act, against any losses,  claims,  damages or liabilities  (joint or several) to
which they may become  subject  under the  Securities  Act,  the Exchange Act or
other  federal  or  state  law,  insofar  as such  losses,  claims,  damages  or
liabilities  (or actions in respect  thereof) arise out of or are based upon any
of  the  following  statements,   omissions  or  violations   (collectively,   a
"Violation"): (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact  contained  in  such  registration  statement,  including  any  preliminary
prospectus  or  final  prospectus   contained   therein  or  any  amendments  or
supplements  thereto,  (ii) the omission or alleged  omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements
therein not  misleading,  or (iii) any  violation  or alleged  violation  by the
Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any
rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any
state  securities  law;  and the  Company  will  reimburse  each such  Holder or
controlling person for any legal or other expenses  reasonably  incurred by them
in connection  with  investigating  or defending any such 1088,  claim,  damage,
liability or action;  provided,  however, that the indemnity agreement contained
in this  Section 6.1 shall not apply to amounts paid in  settlement  of any such
1088, claim, damage,  liability or action if such settlement is effected without
the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be  unreasonably  withheld),
nor shall the  Company  be  liable  in any such case for any such  1088,  claim,
damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon
a  Violation  which  occurs in  reliance  upon and in  conformity  with  written
information  furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by
any such Holder or controlling person.

          6.2 To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder will indemnify
and hold harmless the Company,  each of its directors,  each of its officers who
have signed the registration  statement,  each person,  if any, who controls the
Company within the meaning of the  Securities  Act, and any other Holder selling
securities in such registration statement or any of its directors or officers or
any person who controls  such  Holder,  against any losses,  claims,  damages or
liabilities  (joint or  several)  to which  the  Company  or Any such  director,
officer or  controlling  person,  or other such Holder or  director,  officer or
controlling  person may become  subject,  under the Securities Act, the Exchange
Act or other federal or state law,  insofar as such losses,  claims,  damages or
liabilities  (or actions in respect  thereto) arise out of or are based upon any
Violation,  in each  case to the  extent  (and  only to the  extent)  that  such
Violation  occurs in reliance  upon and in conformity  with written  information
furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration;
and each such  Holder  will  reimburse  any legal or other  expenses  reasonably
incurred  by the  Company or any such  director,  officer,  controlling  person,
underwriter  or  controlling  person,  other  Holders  officer,   director,   or
controlling  person in connection with investigating or defending any such loss,
claim,  damage,  liability,  or action;  provided,  however,  that the indemnity
agreement  contained  in this  Section  6.2 shall not apply to  amounts  paid in
settlement  of any  such  1088,  claim,  damage,  liability  or  nation  if such
settlement  is effected  without the consent of the Holder,  which consent shall
not be  unreasonably  withheld;  provided,  that in no event shall any indemnity
under this  Section 6.2 exceed the gross  proceeds  received by such Holder from
the sale of Registrable Securities as contemplated hereunder.

         6.3 Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 6
of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action),
such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against
any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a
written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have
the right to  participate  in,  and,  to the  extent the  indemnifying  party 80
desires,  jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume
the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided,
however,  that an  indemnified  party  shall have the right to  retrain  its own
counsel,  with the fees and expenses to be paid by the  indemnifying  party,  if
representation  of  such  indemnified  party  by  the  counsel  retained  by the
indemnifying  party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential  differing
interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such
counsel  in such  proceeding.  The  failure  to  deliver  written  notice to the
indemnifying  party within a  reasonable  time of the  commencement  of any Ouch
action, if prejudicial to its ability to defend such action,  shall relieve such
indemnifying  party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section
6, but the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying  party will
not  relieve  it of any  liability  that it may  have to any  Indemnified  party
otherwise than under this Section 6.

         6.4 The  obligations  of the Company and Holders  under this  Section 6
shall  survive the  completion  of any offering of  Registrable  Securities in a
registration statement under this Agreement, and otherwise.

         7. Termination of Registration Rights.

          The Company's  obligations  pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate
as to any Holder of  Registrable  Securities on the earlier of (i) the date when
the Holder can sell all of such Holder's  shares  pursuant to Rule 144 under the
Securities Act during any 90-day period or (ii) on the second anniversary of the
date hereof.

         8. Representations and Warranties of the Company.

         The Company hereby represents and warrants to Yochim and Keenan that:

         8.1 When  issued in  accordance  with the terms and  conditions  of the
Exchange  Agreement,   the  Shares  will  be  validly  issued,  fully  paid  and
non-assessable.

         8.2 The  Company is current in making all filings  with the  Commission
required by law, and in the last 12 months, on a timely basis, has made all such
filings,  and as of the date hereof is  eligible  to register  the resale of the
Shares by the Holders on Form S-3.

         9. Miscellaneous.

         9.1  Successors  and Assigns.  This Agreement and all of the provisions
hereof  shall  inure  to the  benefit  of and be  binding  upon  the  respective
successors and assigns of the parties hereto, but neither this Agreement nor any
of the rights,  interests or obligations hereunder may be assigned,  transferred
or  delegated   by  any  Holder  to  any  person   other  than  (i)   executors,
administrators,  legatees  or heirs  of such  Holder  and  (ii) to a  charitable
remainder  trust  described in Section 664 of the Internal  Revenue Code, all of
the income  beneficiaries  of which are such Holder or members of such  Holder's
immediate family. Nothing in this Agreement,  express or implied, is intended to
confer  upon  any  party  other  than the  parties  hereto  or their  respective
successors  or  permitted  assigns,  any  rights,  remedies,   obligations,   or
liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement,  except ^8 expressly  provided
in this Agreement.

          9.2 Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice, request, demand or
other communication required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in
writing  And shall be deemed  effectively  given upon  personal  delivery to the
party to be notified,  or when sent by telecopier (with receipt  confirmed),  or
overnight  courier service,  or upon deposit with the United States Post Office,
by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and addressed as follows (or at
such other address 8S a party may designate by notice to the other):

         If to the Company:

         Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated
         120 North Redwood Drive
         San Rafael, CA 94903
         Telecopier: (415) 479-6320
         Attention: Peter L. McCorkell

         with a copy to:

         Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP
         235 Montgomery Street
         San Francisco, CA 94104
         Telecopier: (415) 983-1200
         Attention: Blair W. White, Esq.

         If to the Holders:

         to their respective addresses shown on the signature pages hereto

         with a copy to:

         Warshaw Burstein Cohen Schlesinger & Kuh, LLP
         555 Fifth Avenue
         New York, NY 10017
         Telecopier: (212) 972-9150
         Attention: Allen N. Ross, Esq.

         9.3 Waivers. The observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived
(either  generally  or in a  particular  instance  and either  retroactively  or
prospectively)  only with the  written  consent of the party  against  whom such
waiver is sought to be  enforced.  No waiver by either party of any default with
respect to any provision,  condition or requirement hereof shall be deemed to be
a continuing  waiver in the future  thereof or a waiver of any other  provision,
condition or requirement hereof; nor shall any delay or omission of either party
to exercise any right  hereunder  in any manner  impair the exercise of any such
right accruing to it thereafter.

         9.4 Severability.  If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held
to be unenforceable,  invalid or void by court of competent  jurisdiction,  such
provision  shall  be  excluded  from  this  Agreement  and the  balance  of this
Agreement  shall be  interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall
be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

         9.5 Entire Agreement; Amendments.

         (a) This  Agreement  contains the entire  understanding  of the parties
with respect to the matters  covered herein and supersedes all prior  agreements
and understandings, written or oral, between the parties relating to the subject
matter hereof.

         (b) Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any
term of this  Agreement  may be  waived  (either  generally  or in a  particular
instance  and either  retroactively  or  prospectively),  only with the  written
consent  of the  Company  and  the  holders  of a  majority  of the  Registrable
Securities  then  outstanding.  Any  amendment or waiver  effected in accordance
with-this  paragraph  shall be  binding  upon  each  holder  of any  Registrable
Securities  then  outstanding,  each  future  Holder  of  all  such  Registrable
Securities, and the Company.

         9.6 Governing  Law. This  Agreement  shall be governed by and construed
under the laws of the State of  California  (irrespective  of its  choice of law
principles).

         9.7  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may be  executed  in  two or  more
counterparts,  each of  which  shall be  deemed  an  original,  but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

          9.8  Titles and  Subtitles.  The  titles  and  subtitles  used in this
Agreement  are  used  for  convenience  only  and  are not to be  considered  in
construing or interpreting this Agreement.  Any reference in this Agreement to a
statutory provision or rule or regulation promulgated thereunder shall be deemed
to include any  similar  successor  statutory  provision  or rule or  regulation
promulgated thereunder.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first above written.

                                     FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY,
                                     INCORPORATED

                                     By       /s/ Kenneth M.  Rapp
                                           -------------------------------
                                     Name         Kenneth M. Rapp
                                           -------------------------------
                                     Title    Senior Vice President
                                           -------------------------------
                                              /s/ Leo R. Yochim
                                     -------------------------------------
                                                  Leo R. Yochim

                                     Address: 737 Park Avenue
                                              New York, NY  10021

                                              /s/ Susan Keenan
                                                  Susan Keenan
                                     -------------------------------------

                                     Address: 737 Park Avenue
                                              New York, NY  10021




                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.2

                          REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT


         THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made as of the
30th day of September, 1996 by and among FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY,  INCORPORATED,
a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and DONALD J. SANDERS, LAWRENCE E. DUKES
and PAUL A. MAKOWSKI (collectively, the "Stockholders").

         WHEREAS,  the Company,  the  Stockholders  and Credit & Risk Management
Associates,  Inc., a Delaware corporation ("CRMA"),  are parties to that certain
Agreement  and Plan of Merger and  Reorganization,  dated the date  hereof  (the
"Merger  Agreement"),  pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agreed
to issue at the Closing  and in future  distributions,  if any, to  Stockholders
shares (the "Shares") of common stock,  $.01 par value, of the Company  ("Common
Stock") in exchange for all of outstanding capital stock of CRMA; and

         WHEREAS,  in connection with the  transactions  referred to above,  the
Company and the Stockholders desire to provide for the rights of the Holders (as
hereinafter defined) with respect to the registration of the Shares according to
the terms of this Agreement.

         NOW THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

         1. Definitions.

         1.1 The term "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange  Commission
or any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.

         1.2 The term "Exchange Act" means the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
as  amended,  or any  similar  successor  federal  statute  and  the  rules  and
regulations thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

         1.3 The term "Holder" means each of the  Stockholders and any person to
whom the  registration  rights conferred by this Agreement have been transferred
in accordance with Section 9.1 hereof.

         1.4 The terms "register,"  "registered" and  "registration"  refer to a
registration  effected  by  preparing  and filing a  registration  statement  or
similar  document in compliance  with the Securities Act, and the declaration or
ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or document;

         1.5 The term "Registrable  Securities"  means (i) the Shares,  and (ii)
Common  Stock  issued as a  dividend,  stock  split or other  distribution  with
respect  to, or in exchange  for or in  replacement  of, the  Shares;  provided,
however,  that any shares previously sold to the public pursuant to a registered
public  offering or pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act shall cease to
be Registrable Securities.

         1.6 The term  "Securities  Act" means the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended,  or any similar successor federal statute and the rules and regulations
thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

         2. Registration.

         2.1  During  each  twelve-month  period  following  the  closing of the
transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Holders collectively shall
have  (a)  the  right  to  request  one  registration  of  Holders'  Registrable
Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415
under the Securities Act or,  alternatively (b) to register Holders' Registrable
Securities in connection with one other  registration  otherwise effected by the
Company.  Any such request  shall be made in writing by the Holder or Holders of
at least a majority of the Registrable  Securities and shall state the number of
shares of Registrable  Securities to be disposed of and the intended  methods of
disposition  of such  shares by such  Holder  or  Holders.  Notwithstanding  the
foregoing,  the Company  shall not be obligated to effect any such  registration
pursuant  to clause (a) if the Holder or Holders  requesting  such  registration
propose to sell less than 12,500 Shares. If the Company is requested to effect a
registration  in  accordance  with Section  2.1(a),  regardless of the number of
shares for which registration is initially requested, and thirty days in advance
of filing any registration statement initiated by the Company, the Company shall
promptly give written notice of such requested  registration to all Holders (the
"Company Notice"), who shall be permitted to join in such requested registration
upon  written  notice  (which  notice  shall  also state the number of shares of
Registrable   Securities  to  be  disposed  of  and  the  intended   methods  of
distribution) to the Company delivered within 10 days of the date of the Company
Notice.

         2.2 The  registrations  provided  for in  Section  2.1(a)  shall not be
underwritten.

         3. Obligations of the Company.

         Whenever  requested  under Section 2.1 of this  Agreement to effect the
registration of any Registrable Securities,  the Company shall, as expeditiously
as reasonably possible:

         3.1 Prepare and file with the Commission a registration  statement with
respect to such  Registrable  Securities and use its reasonable  best efforts to
cause  such  registration   statement  to  become   effective,   and  keep  such
registration statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the
earlier  of  the  expiration  of 60  days  after  the  date  of  declaration  of
effectiveness of such registration  statement by the Commission (the "Expiration
Date") or the date on which this Agreement has terminated  pursuant to Section 7
of this  Agreement with respect to all Holders of  Registrable  Securities.  The
Company's obligations  hereunder to file a registration  statement and to keep a
registration  statement continuously effective under the Securities Act shall be
suspended if (i) the fulfillment of such  obligations  would require the Company
to make a disclosure  that would,  in the  reasonable  judgment of the Company's
Board of  Directors,  be  detrimental  to the  Company and  premature,  (ii) the
Company has filed or proposes to file within thirty (30) days after receipt of a
request for registration  pursuant to Section 2.1 a registration  statement with
respect to any of its  securities to be distributed  in an  underwritten  public
offering and it is advised by its lead or managing  underwriter that an offering
by a Holder or Holders of Registrable  Shares would materially  adversely affect
the  distribution  of  such  securities,   or  (iii)  the  fulfillment  of  such
obligations  would  require  the  Company to prepare  financial  statements  not
required to be prepared for the Company to comply with its obligations under the
Exchange Act. Such obligations shall be reinstated (x) in the case of clause (i)
above,  upon the making of such disclosure by the Company (or, if earlier,  when
such disclosure  would either no longer be necessary for the fulfillment of such
obligations or no longer be detrimental),  (y) in the case of clause (ii) above,
upon the  conclusion of any period during which the Company would not,  pursuant
to the terms of its underwriting arrangements, be permitted to sell Common Stock
for its own account  and (z) in the case of clause  (iii)  above,  as soon as it
would no longer be necessary to prepare such financial statements to comply with
the Securities  Act. The Expiration Date shall be tolled for the duration of any
suspension  pursuant  to this  Section  3.1 and for the  duration  of any period
described  in  clauses  (i) - (iv) of Section  4.2 below.  In the event that the
Company's obligations are suspended as provided above, the Company shall deliver
a certificate  in writing,  signed by an officer of the Company,  to each Holder
participating  in such  registration,  which  shall  state that its  obligations
hereunder have been suspended in accordance  with this Section 3.1 and the basis
for such suspension.

         3.2  Prepare  and  file  with  the  Commission   such   amendments  and
supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection
with  such  registration  statement  as may be  necessary  to  comply  with  the
provisions  of  the  Securities  Act  with  respect  to the  disposition  of all
securities covered by such registration statement.

         3.3 Furnish to the Holders covered by such registration  statement such
numbers  of copies of a  prospectus,  including  a  preliminary  prospectus,  in
conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents
as they may reasonably  request in order to facilitate  the  disposition of such
Registrable Securities.

         3.4 Use its  reasonable  best  efforts  to  register  and  qualify  the
securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or
Blue Sky laws of such  jurisdictions  as shall be  reasonably  requested  by the
Holders  thereof,  provided that the Company shall not be required in connection
therewith  or as a  condition  thereto to qualify  to do  business  or to file a
general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions.

         4. Obligations of the Holders.

         4.1 It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company
to take any action  pursuant to this  Agreement  that the selling  Holders shall
furnish to the Company such information  regarding  themselves,  the Registrable
Securities  held by  them,  and  the  intended  method  of  disposition  of such
securities as shall be required to effect the  registration  of the  Registrable
Securities.

         4.2 Upon the  receipt by a Holder of any notice from the Company of (i)
the existence of any fact or the happening of any event as a result of which the
prospectus included in a registration  statement filed pursuant to Section 2, as
such registration statement is then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary  to make the  statements  therein not  misleading  in the light of the
circumstances then existing, (ii) the existence of any facts or events resulting
in the  suspension of the  Company's  obligations  to file and keep  effective a
registration  statement as provided in Section 3.1 above,  (iii) the issuance by
the SEC of any stop order or  injunction  suspending or enjoining the use or the
effectiveness  of  such   registration   statement  or  the  initiation  of  any
proceedings  for that  purpose,  or the  taking  of any  similar  action  by the
securities regulators of any state or other jurisdiction, or (iv) the request by
the Commission or any other federal or state governmental  agency for amendments
or  supplements  to such  registration  statement or related  prospectus  or for
additional  information related thereto, such Holder shall forthwith discontinue
disposition of such Holder's Registrable Securities covered by such registration
or  prospectus  (other  than  in  transactions   exempt  from  the  registration
requirements  under the  Securities  Act)  until  such  Holder's  receipt of the
supplemented or amended prospectus or until such Holder is advised in writing by
the Company that the use of the applicable  prospectus may be resumed or, in the
case of a notice pursuant to clause (ii) above, until the Company's  obligations
referred to therein are no longer suspended;  provided, however, that, except in
the  circumstances  described in clause (ii) above,  the Company shall take such
reasonable  actions  as are  necessary  to permit  the  Holders  to  resume  the
disposition of their Registrable Securities at the earliest practicable time.

         5. Expenses.

         The Company shall bear and pay all expenses  incurred by the Company in
connection  with  any  registration,  filing  or  qualification  of  Registrable
Securities  with  respect to any  registration  pursuant to Section 2 hereof for
each Holder thereof, including (without limitation) all registration, filing and
qualification  fees,  printers' and  accounting  fees relating or  apportionable
thereto,  fees and  disbursements of counsel for the Company,  blue sky fees and
expenses,  including fees and  disbursements  of counsel related to all blue sky
matters,  but  excluding the fees and  disbursements  of counsel for the selling
Holders,  stock transfer taxes that may be payable by the selling  Holders,  and
all brokerage or similar commissions relating to Registrable  Securities,  which
shall be borne by the selling Holders.

         6. Indemnification.

         In the event any Registrable  Securities are included in a registration
statement under this Agreement:

         6.1 To the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold
harmless each Holder of such Registrable Securities and each person, if any, who
controls  such Holder within the meaning of the  Securities  Act or the Exchange
Act, against any losses,  claims,  damages or liabilities  (joint or several) to
which they may become  subject  under the  Securities  Act,  the Exchange Act or
other  federal  or  state  law,  insofar  as such  losses,  claims,  damages  or
liabilities  (or actions in respect  thereof) arise out of or are based upon any
of  the  following  statements,   omissions  or  violations   (collectively,   a
"Violation"): (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact  contained  in  such  registration  statement,  including  any  preliminary
prospectus  or  final  prospectus   contained   therein  or  any  amendments  or
supplements  thereto,  (ii) the omission or alleged  omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements
therein not  misleading,  or (iii) any  violation  or alleged  violation  by the
Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any
rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any
state  securities  law;  and the  Company  will  reimburse  each such  Holder or
controlling person for any legal or other expenses  reasonably  incurred by them
in connection  with  investigating  or defending any such loss,  claim,  damage,
liability or action;  provided,  however, that the indemnity agreement contained
in this  Section 6.1 shall not apply to amounts paid in  settlement  of any such
loss, claim, damage,  liability or action if such settlement is effected without
the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be  unreasonably  withheld),
nor shall the  Company  be  liable  in any such case for any such  loss,  claim,
damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon
a  Violation  which  occurs in  reliance  upon and in  conformity  with  written
information  furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by
any such Holder or controlling person.

         6.2 To the extent  permitted by law, each selling Holder will indemnify
and hold harmless the Company,  each of its directors,  each of its officers who
have signed the registration  statement,  each person,  if any, who controls the
Company within the meaning of the  Securities  Act, and any other Holder selling
securities in such registration statement or any of its directors or officers or
any person who controls  such  Holder,  against any losses,  claims,  damages or
liabilities  (joint or  several)  to which  the  Company  or any such  director,
officer or  controlling  person,  or such other Holder or  director,  officer or
controlling  person may become  subject,  under the Securities Act, the Exchange
Act or other federal or state law,  insofar as such losses,  claims,  damages or
liabilities  (or actions in respect  thereto) arise out of or are based upon any
Violation,  in each  case to the  extent  (and  only to the  extent)  that  such
Violation  occurs in reliance  upon and in conformity  with written  information
furnished by such indemnifying  Holder expressly for use in connection with such
registration;  and each such  indemnifying  Holder will  reimburse  any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company or any such director, officer,
controlling person,  underwriter or controlling person,  other Holder,  officer,
director,  or controlling  person in connection with  investigating or defending
any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action; provided,  however, that the
indemnity  agreement  contained  in this  Section 6.2 shall not apply to amounts
paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage,  liability or action if such
settlement is effected  without the consent of the  indemnifying  Holder,  which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, that in no event shall any
indemnity  under this  Section  6.2 exceed the gross  proceeds  received by such
Holder from the sale of  Registrable  Securities  pursuant to such  registration
statement.

         6.3 Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 6
of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action),
such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against
any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a
written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have
the right to  participate  in,  and,  to the  extent the  indemnifying  party so
desires,  jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume
the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided,
however,  that an  indemnified  party  shall  have the right to  retain  its own
counsel,  with the fees and expenses to be paid by the  indemnifying  party,  if
representation  of  such  indemnified  party  by  the  counsel  retained  by the
indemnifying  party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential  differing
interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such
counsel  in such  proceeding.  The  failure  to  deliver  written  notice to the
indemnifying  party within a  reasonable  time of the  commencement  of any such
action, if prejudicial to its ability to defend such action,  shall relieve such
indemnifying  party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section
6, but the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying  party will
not  relieve  it of any  liability  that it may  have to any  indemnified  party
otherwise than under this Section 6.

         6.4 The  obligations  of the Company and Holders  under this  Section 6
shall  survive the  completion  of any offering of  Registrable  Securities in a
registration statement under this Agreement, and otherwise.

         7. Termination of Registration Rights.

         The Company's obligations pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate as
to any Holder of Registrable  Securities on the earlier of (i) the date when the
Holder  can sell all of such  Holder's  shares  pursuant  to Rule 144  under the
Securities Act during any 90-day period or (ii) on the second anniversary of the
final  distribution  of  Shares  to the  Stockholders  pursuant  to  the  Merger
Agreement.

         8. Representations, Warranties and Other Covenants of the Company.

         The  Company   hereby   represents,   warrants  and  covenants  to  the
Stockholders that:

         8.1 When  issued in  accordance  with the terms and  conditions  of the
Merger   Agreement,   the  Shares  will  be  validly  issued,   fully  paid  and
non-assessable.

         8.2 The  Company is current in making all filings  with the  Commission
required by law, and in the last 12 months, on a timely basis, has made all such
filings,  and as of the date hereof is  eligible  to register  the resale of the
Shares by the Holders on Form S-3.

         8.3 The Company shall cause the legend on Shares to be removed upon the
request  of any  holder  thereof  at any time  after two years  from the date of
issuance,  if the holder is not at the time of the request, and had not been for
the three months previous thereto, an affiliate of the Company.

         9. Miscellaneous.

         9.1  Successors  and Assigns.  This Agreement and all of the provisions
hereof  shall  inure  to the  benefit  of and be  binding  upon  the  respective
successors and assigns of the parties hereto, but neither this Agreement nor any
of the rights,  interests or obligations hereunder may be assigned,  transferred
or  delegated   by  any  Holder  to  any  person   other  than  (i)   executors,
administrators,  legatees  or heirs  of such  Holder  and  (ii) to a  charitable
remainder  trust  described in Section 664 of the Internal  Revenue Code, all of
the income  beneficiaries  of which are such Holder or members of such  Holder's
immediate family. Nothing in this Agreement,  express or implied, is intended to
confer  upon  any  party  other  than the  parties  hereto  or their  respective
successors  or  permitted  assigns,  any  rights,  remedies,   obligations,   or
liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement,  except as expressly  provided
in this Agreement.

         9.2 Notices.  Unless otherwise provided, any notice, request, demand or
other communication required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in
writing  and shall be deemed  effectively  given upon  personal  delivery to the
party to be notified,  or when sent by telecopier (with receipt  confirmed),  or
overnight  courier service,  or upon deposit with the United States Post Office,
by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and addressed as follows (or at
such other address as a party may designate by notice to the other):

If to the Company:

         Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated
         120 North Redwood Drive
         San Rafael, CA 94903
         Telecopier: (415) 479-6320
         Attention:  Peter L. McCorkell
         with a copy to:

         Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP
         235 Montgomery Street
         San Francisco, CA 94104
         Telecopier: (415) 983-1200
         Attention:  Blair W. White, Esq.

If to the Stockholders:

         c/o Credit & Risk Management Associates, Inc.
         100 E. Pratt Street, Suite 1600
         Baltimore, Maryland  21202

         with a copy to:

         Miles & Stockbridge, P.C.
         10 Light Street
         Baltimore, MD  21202-1487
         Telecopier: (410) 385-3700
         Attention: Mark S. Demilio, Esq.

         9.3 Waivers. The observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived
(either  generally  or in a  particular  instance  and either  retroactively  or
prospectively)  only with the  written  consent of the party  against  whom such
waiver is sought to be  enforced.  No waiver by either party of any default with
respect to any provision,  condition or requirement hereof shall be deemed to be
a continuing  waiver in the future  thereof or a waiver of any other  provision,
condition or requirement hereof; nor shall any delay or omission of either party
to exercise any right  hereunder  in any manner  impair the exercise of any such
right accruing to it thereafter.

         9.4 Severability.  If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held
to be unenforceable,  invalid or void by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
provision  shall  be  excluded  from  this  Agreement  and the  balance  of this
Agreement  shall be  interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall
be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

         9.5      Entire Agreement; Amendments.

                  (a) This Agreement  contains the entire  understanding  of the
parties  with respect to the matters  covered  herein and  supersedes  all prior
agreements and understandings,  written or oral, between the parties relating to
the subject matter hereof.

                  (b)  Any  term  of  this  Agreement  may be  amended  and  the
observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a
particular  instance and either  retroactively or prospectively),  only with the
written  consent of the Company and the holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities then outstanding. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with
this paragraph shall be binding upon each holder of any  Registrable  Securities
then outstanding, each future Holder of all such Registrable Securities, and the
Company.

         9.6 Governing  Law. This  Agreement  shall be governed by and construed
under the laws of the State of  California  (irrespective  of its  choice of law
principles).

         9.7  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may be  executed  in  two or  more
counterparts,  each of  which  shall be  deemed  an  original,  but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

         9.8  Titles  and  Subtitles.  The  titles  and  subtitles  used in this
Agreement  are  used  for  convenience  only  and  are not to be  considered  in
construing or interpreting this Agreement.  Any reference in this Agreement to a
statutory provision or rule or regulation promulgated thereunder shall be deemed
to include any  similar  successor  statutory  provision  or rule or  regulation
promulgated thereunder.




         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first above written.


                              FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED


                              By:  /s/ Peter L. McCorkell
                                   -----------------------------------------
                                   Name:  Peter L. McCorkell
                                   Title: Senior Vice President & Secretary



                              /s/ Donald J. Sanders
                              ----------------------------------------------
                              Donald J. Sanders
                              Address:


                              /s/ Lawrence E. Dukes
                              ----------------------------------------------
                              Lawrence E. Dukes
                              Address:


                              /s/ Paul A. Makowski
                              ----------------------------------------------
                              Paul A. Makowski
                              Address:


                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.16


                      FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED

                          1992 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

               As amended and restated effective November 21, 1995







                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                           Page
                                                                           ----

ARTICLE  1.   INTRODUCTION................................................  5

ARTICLE  2.   ADMINISTRATION..............................................  5

         2.1    Committee Composition.....................................  5
         2.2    Committee Responsibilities................................  5

ARTICLE  3.   SHARES AVAILABLE FOR GRANTS.................................  6

         3.1    Basic Limitation..........................................  6
         3.2    Additional Shares.........................................  6
         3.3    Dividend Equivalents......................................  6

ARTICLE  4.   ELIGIBILITY.................................................  6

         4.1    General Rules.............................................  6
         4.2    Outside Directors.........................................  6
         4.3    Ten-Percent Stockholders..................................  7
         4.4    Limitation on Option Grants...............................  7

ARTICLE  5.   OPTIONS.....................................................  8

         5.2    Stock Option Agreement....................................  8
         5.2    Awards Nontransferable....................................  8
         5.3    Number of Shares..........................................  8
         5.4    Exercise Price............................................  8
         5.5    Exercisability and Term...................................  8
         5.6    Effect of Change in Control...............................  8
         5.7    Modification or Assumption of Options.....................  9

ARTICLE  6.   PAYMENT FOR OPTION SHARES...................................  9

         6.1    General Rule..............................................  9
         6.2    Surrender of Stock........................................  9
         6.3    Exercise/Sale.............................................  9
         6.4    Exercise/Pledge...........................................  9
         6.5    Promissory Note...........................................  9
         6.6    Other Forms of Payment.................................... 10

ARTICLE  7.   STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS................................... 10

         7.1    Grant of SARs............................................. 10
         7.2    Exercise of SARs.......................................... 10

ARTICLE  8.   RESTRICTED SHARES AND STOCK UNITS........................... 10

         8.1    Time, Amount and Form of Awards........................... 10
         8.2    Payment for Awards........................................ 11
         8.3    Vesting Conditions........................................ 11
         8.4    Form and Time of Settlement of Stock Units................ 11
         8.5    Death of Recipient........................................ 11
         8.6    Creditors' Rights......................................... 11

ARTICLE  9.   VOTING AND DIVIDEND RIGHTS.................................. 11

         9.1    Restricted Shares......................................... 11
         9.2    Stock Units............................................... 12

ARTICLE 10.   PROTECTION AGAINST DILUTION................................. 12

        10.1    Adjustments............................................... 12
        10.2    Reorganizations........................................... 12

ARTICLE 11.   LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE AWARDS................................ 12

ARTICLE 12.   LIMITATION ON RIGHTS........................................ 13

        12.1    Retention Rights.......................................... 13
        12.2    Stockholders' Rights...................................... 13
        12.3    Regulatory Requirements................................... 13

ARTICLE 13.   LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS...................................... 13

        13.1    Basic Rule................................................ 13
        13.2    Reduction of Payments..................................... 14
        13.3    Overpayments and Underpayments............................ 14
        13.4    Related Corporations...................................... 15


ARTICLE 14.   WITHHOLDING TAXES........................................... 15

        14.1    General................................................... 15
        14.2    Share Withholding......................................... 15

ARTICLE 15.   ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER OF AWARDS............................ 15

ARTICLE 16.   FUTURE OF PLAN.............................................. 16

        16.1    Term of the Plan.......................................... 16
        16.2    Amendment or Termination.................................. 16

ARTICLE 17.   DEFINITIONS................................................. 16
             
ARTICLE 18.   EXECUTION................................................... 19
           





       FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED 1992 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
              As amended and restated Effective November 21, 1995


ARTICLE 1.     INTRODUCTION.

The Plan was adopted by the Board on November 23,  1992,  subject to approval by
the  Company's  stockholders.  The Plan was amended and restated by the Board on
November 21, 1995, subject to approval by the Company's stockholders.  All share
amounts  in this  restatement  have been  adjusted  to  reflect  the 100%  stock
dividend  paid by the  Company on June 26,  1995.  The purpose of the Plan is to
promote the  long-term  success of the Company and the  creation of  stockholder
value  by  (a)  encouraging  Key  Employees  to  focus  on  critical  long-range
objectives,  (b)  encouraging the attraction and retention of Key Employees with
exceptional qualifications and (c) linking Key Employees directly to stockholder
interests  through  increased  stock  ownership.  The Plan seeks to achieve this
purpose by providing for Awards in the form of Restricted  Shares,  Stock Units,
Options  (which may constitute  incentive  stock options or  nonstatutory  stock
options) or stock appreciation rights.


The Plan shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the
State of California.

ARTICLE 2.     ADMINISTRATION.

               2.1 Committee Composition.  The Plan shall be administered by the
Committee. The Committee shall consist of two or more disinterested directors of
the Company, who shall be appointed by the Board. A member of the Board shall be
deemed to be  "disinterested"  only if he or she satisfies such  requirements as
the  Securities  and  Exchange   Commission  may  establish  for   disinterested
administrators  acting under plans intended to qualify for exemption  under Rule
16b-3 (or its successor)  under the Exchange Act. An Outside  Director shall not
fail to be  "disinterested"  solely  because  he or she  receives  the NSO grant
described in Section 4.2.

               2.2 Committee  Responsibilities.  The Committee  shall (a) select
the Key  Employees who are to receive  Awards under the Plan,  (b) determine the
type,  number,  vesting  requirements and other  conditions of such Awards,  (c)
interpret the Plan and (d) make all other decisions relating to the operation of
the  Plan.  The  Committee  may  adopt  such  rules  or  guidelines  as it deems
appropriate to implement the Plan. The Committee's determinations under the Plan
shall be final and binding on all persons.




ARTICLE 3.     SHARES AVAILABLE FOR GRANTS.

               3.1 Basic  Limitation.  Any Common Shares issued  pursuant to the
Plan may be authorized  but unissued  shares or treasury  shares.  The aggregate
number of  Restricted  Shares,  Stock Units and Options  awarded  under the Plan
shall not exceed 1,400,000 plus the number of Common Shares remaining  available
for awards under the Company's  1987 Stock Option Plan and Stock Option Plan for
Non-employee  Directors  (the  "Prior  Plans")  at the time  this  Plan is first
approved by the  stockholders.  (No  additional  grants  shall be made under the
Prior Plans after this Plan has been  approved by the  stockholders.)  The limi-
tation of this  Section 3.1 shall be subject to  adjustment  pursuant to Article
10.

               3.2  Additional  Shares.  If  any  Stock  Units  or  Options  are
forfeited  or if any  Options  terminate  for  any  other  reason  before  being
exercised,  then such Stock Units or Options  shall again become  available  for
Awards  under the Plan.  If any options  under the Prior Plans are  forfeited or
terminate for any other reason before being  exercised,  then such options shall
become available for additional Awards under this Plan.  However, if Options are
surrendered  upon the exercise of related  SARs,  then such Options shall not be
restored to the pool available for Awards.

               3.3 Dividend  Equivalents.  Any dividend equivalents  distributed
under the Plan shall not be applied  against  the number of  Restricted  Shares,
Stock  Units or Options  available  for  Awards,  whether  or not such  dividend
equivalents are converted into Stock Units.

ARTICLE 4.     ELIGIBILITY.

               4.1 General  Rules.  Only Key  Employees  shall be  eligible  for
designation  as  Participants  by the  Committee.  Key Employees who are Outside
Directors  shall only be eligible for the grant of the NSOs described in Section
4.2.

               4.2  Outside   Directors.   Any  other   provision  of  the  Plan
notwithstanding,  the  participation  of Outside  Directors in the Plan shall be
subject to the following restrictions:

                    (a) Outside Directors shall receive no Awards other than the
               NSOs described in this Section 4.2.

                    (b)(i) Each person who first becomes an Outside  Director on
               or after  February  6,  1996,  shall,  upon  becoming  an Outside
               Director,  receive an NSO covering  10,000 Common Shares (subject
               to adjustment  under Article 10),  hereinafter  referred to as an
               "Initial  Grant." Such Initial Grant shall become  exercisable in
               increments of 2,000 shares  (subject to adjustment  under Article
               10) on each of the first through fifth  anniversaries of the date
               of grant.




                         (ii) On the date of each annual meeting of stockholders
               of the Company  held on or after  February 6, 1996,  each Outside
               Director  who has been an  Outside  Director  at least  since the
               prior annual  meeting shall receive an NSO covering  1,000 Common
               Shares  (subject to  adjustment  under  Article 10),  hereinafter
               referred to as an "Annual Grant." Such Annual Grants shall become
               exercisable in full 12 months after the date of grant.

                    (c) All NSOs  granted  to an  Outside  Director  under  this
               Section 4.2 shall also become exercisable in full in the event of
               (i) the termination of such Outside Director's service because of
               death, total and permanent  disability or voluntary retirement at
               or after age 65 or (ii) a Change in Control  with  respect to the
               Company.

                    (d) The Exercise  Price under all NSOs granted to an Outside
               Director  under  this  Section  4.2 shall be equal to 100% of the
               Fair Market Value of a Common Share on the date of grant, payable
               in one of the forms described in Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4.

                    (e) All Initial Grants granted to an Outside  Director under
               this Section 4.2 shall  terminate on the earliest of (i) the 10th
               anniversary  of the date of  grant,  (ii) the date  three  months
               after the termination of such Outside  Director's service for any
               reason  other than  death or total and  permanent  disability  or
               (iii) the date 12 months  after the  termination  of such Outside
               Director's  service  because  of  death or  total  and  permanent
               disability.  All Annual  Grants  granted  to an Outside  Director
               under this Section 4.2 shall terminate on the earliest of (i) the
               fifth  anniversary  of the date of  grant,  (ii)  the date  three
               months after the termination of such Outside  Director's  service
               for any reason other than death or total and permanent disability
               or (iii) the date 12 months after the termination of such Outside
               Director's  service  because  of  death or  total  and  permanent
               disability.


               4.3 Ten-Percent  Stockholders.  A Key Employee who owns more than
10% of the total combined  voting power of all classes of  outstanding  stock of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall not be eligible for the grant of an
ISO  unless the  requirements  set forth in  section  422(c)(6)  of the Code are
satisfied.

               4.4 Limitation on Option Grants.  No person shall receive Options
for more than 50,000 Common Shares  (subject to adjustment  under Article 10) in
any single fiscal year of the Company.




ARTICLE 5.     OPTIONS.

               5.1 Stock  Option  Agreement.  Each grant of an Option  under the
Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement between the Optionee and the
Company.  Such Option shall be subject to all  applicable  terms of the Plan and
may be subject to any other terms that are not  inconsistent  with the Plan. The
Stock Option Agreement shall specify whether the Option is an ISO or an NSO. The
provisions  of the various Stock Option  Agreements  entered into under the Plan
need not be identical.

               5.2  Awards  Nontransferable.  No Option  granted  under the Plan
shall be  transferable  by the  Optionee  other than by will,  by a  beneficiary
designation executed by the Optionee and delivered to the Company or by the laws
of descent and  distribution.  An Option may be exercised during the lifetime of
the  Optionee  only  by  him  or  her  or  by  his  or  her  guardian  or  legal
representative.  No Option or  interest  therein may be  transferred,  assigned,
pledged or hypothecated  by the Optionee during his or her lifetime,  whether by
operation of law or otherwise,  or be made subject to  execution,  attachment or
similar process.

               5.3 Number of Shares.  Each Stock Option  Agreement shall specify
the number of Shares  subject to the Option and shall provide for the adjustment
of such number in accordance with Article 10.

               5.4 Exercise Price. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the
Exercise  Price.  The  Exercise  Price  shall  not be less than 100% of the Fair
Market Value of a Common Share on the date of grant.

               5.5  Exercisability  and Term. Each Stock Option  Agreement shall
specify  the  date  when  all or any  installment  of the  Option  is to  become
exercisable.  The Stock  Option  Agreement  shall also  specify  the term of the
Option;  provided that the term of an ISO shall in no event exceed 10 years from
the  date of  grant.  A Stock  Option  Agreement  may  provide  for  accelerated
exercisability in the event of the Optionee's death, disability or retirement or
other events and may provide for expiration  prior to the end of its term in the
event of the termination of the Optionee's service.  NSOs may also be awarded in
combination with Restricted Shares or Stock Units, and such an Award may provide
that the NSOs will not be exercisable  unless the related  Restricted  Shares or
Stock Units are forfeited.

               5.6 Effect of Change in Control. The Committee may determine,  at
the time of  granting  an Option or  thereafter,  that such Option (and any SARs
included therein) shall become fully exercisable as to all Common Shares subject
to such Option in the event that a Change in Control  occurs with respect to the
Company.  If the Committee  finds that there is a reasonable  possibility  that,
within the succeeding six months, a Change in Control will occur with respect to
the  Company,  then the  Committee  may  determine  that any or all  outstanding
Options (and any SARs included therein) shall become fully exercisable as to all
Common Shares subject to such Options.

               5.7 Modification or Assumption of Options. Within the limitations
of the Plan, the Committee may modify,  extend or assume outstanding  options or
may accept the  cancellation  of  outstanding  options  (whether  granted by the
Company or by another  issuer)  in return for the grant of new  options  for the
same or a  different  number of shares and at the same or a  different  exercise
price.  The  foregoing  notwithstanding,  no  modification  of an Option  shall,
without  the  consent  of the  Optionee,  alter or impair  his or her  rights or
obligations under such Option.

ARTICLE 6.     PAYMENT FOR OPTION SHARES.

               6.1 General  Rule.  The entire  Exercise  Price of Common  Shares
issued upon  exercise of Options  shall be payable in cash at the time when such
Common Shares are purchased, except as follows:

                    (a) In the case of an ISO  granted  under the Plan,  payment
               shall be made only  pursuant  to the  express  provisions  of the
               applicable Stock Option Agreement. The Stock Option Agreement may
               specify that payment may be made in any form(s) described in this
               Article 6.

                    (b) In the  case of an NSO,  the  Committee  may at any time
               accept payment in any form(s) described in this Article 6.

               6.2  Surrender  of Stock.  To the extent that this Section 6.2 is
applicable,  payment for all or any part of the Exercise  Price may be made with
Common Shares which have already been owned by the Optionee for more than twelve
months.  Such Common  Shares  shall be valued at their Fair Market  Value on the
date when the new Common Shares are purchased under the Plan.

               6.3  Exercise/Sale.  To  the  extent  that  this  Section  6.3 is
applicable,  payment may be made by the  delivery (on a form  prescribed  by the
Company)  of an  irrevocable  direction  to a  securities  broker or other party
approved by the Company to sell Common  Shares and to deliver all or part of the
sales  proceeds to the Company in payment of all or part of the  Exercise  Price
and any withholding taxes.

               6.4  Exercise/Pledge.  To the  extent  that this  Section  6.4 is
applicable,  payment may be made by the  delivery (on a form  prescribed  by the
Company) of an  irrevocable  direction to pledge  Common  Shares to a securities
broker or lender approved by the Company, as security for a loan, and to deliver
all or part of the loan proceeds to the Company in payment of all or part of the
Exercise Price and any withholding taxes.

               6.5  Promissory  Note.  To the extent  that this  Section  6.5 is
applicable, payment for all or any part of the Exercise Price may be made with a
full-recourse  promissory  note;  provided  that the par  value of newly  issued
Common  Shares  must be paid in lawful  money of the U.S.  at the time when such
Common Shares are purchased.

               6.6 Other Forms of Payment.  To the extent that this  Section 6.6
is  applicable,  payment may be made in any other form that is  consistent  with
applicable laws, regulations and rules.

ARTICLE 7.      STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.

               7.1 Grant of SARs. At the discretion of the Committee, an SAR may
be included in each Option  granted under the Plan,  other than the NSOs granted
to Outside  Directors under Section 4.2. Such SAR shall entitle the Optionee (or
any person  having the right to exercise  the Option  after his or her death) to
surrender  to the Company,  unexercised,  all or any part of that portion of the
Option which then is  exercisable  and to receive from the Company Common Shares
or cash,  or a combination  of Common  Shares and cash,  as the Committee  shall
determine. If an SAR is exercised, the number of Common Shares remaining subject
to the related Option shall be reduced  accordingly,  and vice versa. The amount
of cash and/or the Fair Market Value of Common Shares  received upon exercise of
an SAR shall, in the aggregate,  be equal to the amount by which the Fair Market
value (on the date of surrender) of the Common Shares subject to the surrendered
portion of the Option exceeds the Exercise  Price.  In no event shall any SAR be
exercised if such Fair Market Value does not exceed the Exercise  Price.  An SAR
may be  included  in an ISO only at the time of grant but may be  included in an
NSO at the time of grant  or at any  subsequent  time,  but not  later  than six
months before the expiration of such NSO.

               7.2 Exercise of SARs.  An SAR may be exercised to the extent that
the Option in which it is included is exercisable,  subject to the  restrictions
imposed by Rule 16b-3 (or its successor)  under the Exchange Act, if applicable.
If, on the date when an Option expires,  the Exercise Price under such Option is
less than the Fair Market  Value on such date but any portion of such Option has
not been  exercised or  surrendered,  then any SAR included in such Option shall
automatically  be deemed to be  exercised  as of such date with  respect to such
portion.  An  Option  granted  under  the  Plan  may  provide  that  it  will be
exercisable as an SAR only in the event of a Change in Control.

ARTICLE 8.     RESTRICTED SHARES AND STOCK UNITS.

               8.1 Time,  Amount and Form of Awards.  Restricted Shares or Stock
Units with respect to an Award Year may be granted  during such Award Year or at
any  time  thereafter.  Awards  under  the Plan  may be  granted  in the form of
Restricted  Shares,  in the form of Stock Units,  or in any combination of both.
Restricted  Shares or Stock Units may also be awarded in combination  with NSOs,
and such an Award may provide that the Restricted  Shares or Stock Units will be
forfeited in the event that the related NSOs are exercised.




               8.2 Payment for Awards. To the extent that an Award is granted in
the form of  newly  issued  Restricted  Shares,  the  Award  recipient  shall be
required to pay the Company in lawful  money of the U.S. an amount  equal to the
par value of such Restricted  Shares.  To the extent that an Award is granted in
the form of Stock  Units or  treasury  shares,  no cash  consideration  shall be
required of Award recipients.

               8.3 Vesting Conditions.  Each Award of Restricted Shares or Stock
Units shall become vested, in full or in installments,  upon satisfaction of the
conditions  specified in the Stock Award Agreement.  A Stock Award Agreement may
provide  for  accelerated  vesting  in the  event  of the  Participant's  death,
disability or retirement or other events.  The Committee may  determine,  at the
time of making an Award or thereafter, that such Award shall become fully vested
in the event that a Change in Control occurs with respect to the Company.

               8.4 Form and Time of  Settlement  of Stock Units.  Settlement  of
vested  Stock  Units  may be made in the  form of cash,  in the  form of  Common
Shares,  or in any combination of both.  Methods of converting  Stock Units into
cash may include (without  limitation) a method based on the average Fair Market
Value of Common Shares over a series of trading days.  Vested Stock Units may be
settled in a lump sum or in installments. The distribution may occur or commence
when all vesting conditions applicable to the Stock Units have been satisfied or
have lapsed,  or it may be deferred to any later date.  The amount of a deferred
distribution may be increased by an interest factor or by dividend  equivalents.
Until an Award of Stock Units is  settled,  the number of such Stock Units shall
be subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 10.

               8.5  Death of  Recipient.  Any Stock  Units  Award  that  becomes
payable after the  recipient's  death shall be  distributed  to the  recipient's
beneficiary  or  beneficiaries.  Each recipient of a Stock Units Award under the
Plan shall  designate one or more  beneficiaries  for this purpose by filing the
prescribed  form with the Company.  A beneficiary  designation may be changed by
filing  the  prescribed  form  with the  Company  at any time  before  the Award
recipient's  death.  If no  beneficiary  was  designated  or  if  no  designated
beneficiary  survives  the Award  recipient,  then any Stock  Units  Award  that
becomes  payable  after  the  recipient's  death  shall  be  distributed  to the
recipient's estate.

               8.6  Creditors'  Rights.  A holder of Stock  Units  shall have no
rights  other than  those of a general  creditor  of the  Company.  Stock  Units
represent an unfunded and unsecured  obligation  of the Company,  subject to the
terms and conditions of the applicable Stock Award Agreement.

ARTICLE 9.     VOTING AND DIVIDEND RIGHTS.

               9.1 Restricted  Shares.  The holders of Restricted Shares awarded
under the Plan  shall have the same  voting,  dividend  and other  rights as the
Company's other stockholders. A Stock Award Agreement, however, may require that
the  holders  of  Restricted  Shares  invest  any  cash  dividends  received  in
additional Restricted Shares. Such additional Restricted Shares shall be subject
to the same  conditions and  restrictions as the Award with respect to which the
dividends  were paid.  Such  additional  Restricted  Shares shall not reduce the
number of Common Shares available under Article 3.

               9.2 Stock Units.  The holders of Stock Units shall have no voting
rights. Prior to settlement or forfeiture, any Stock Unit awarded under the Plan
shall carry with it a right to dividend  equivalents.  Such right  entitles  the
holder to be credited  with an amount  equal to all cash  dividends  paid on one
Common Share while the Stock Unit is  outstanding.  Dividend  equivalents may be
converted into additional Stock Units. Settlement of dividend equivalents may be
made in the form of cash, in the form of Common  Shares,  or in a combination of
both. Prior to distribution,  any dividend  equivalents which are not paid shall
be subject to the same  conditions and  restrictions as the Stock Units to which
they attach.

ARTICLE 10.    PROTECTION AGAINST DILUTION.

               10.1   Adjustments.   In  the  event  of  a  subdivision  of  the
outstanding Common Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable in Common Shares,
a  declaration  of a dividend  payable in a form other than Common  Shares in an
amount that has a material  effect on the price of Common Shares,  a combination
or  consolidation  of the  outstanding  Common  Shares (by  reclassification  or
otherwise) into a lesser number of Common Shares, a recapitalization,  a spinoff
or a similar occurrence, the Committee shall make appropriate adjustments in one
or more of (a)  the  number  of  Options,  Restricted  Shares  and  Stock  Units
available  for  future  Awards  under  Article  3, (b) the  number of NSOs to be
granted to Outside  Directors  under  Section 4.2, (c) the number of Stock Units
included in any prior Award  which has not yet been  settled,  (d) the number of
Common Shares covered by each outstanding Option or (e) the Exercise Price under
each  outstanding  Option.  Except as provided in this Article 10, a Participant
shall have no rights by reason of any issue by the Company of stock of any class
or  securities   convertible  into  stock  of  any  class,  any  subdivision  or
consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any stock dividend
or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class.

               10.2 Reorganizations. In the event that the Company is a party to
a merger or other  reorganization,  outstanding  Options,  Restricted Shares and
Stock Units shall be subject to the agreement of merger or reorganization.  Such
agreement may provide,  without  limitation,  for the  assumption of outstanding
Awards by the surviving corporation or its parent, for their continuation by the
Company (if the Company is a surviving corporation),  for accelerated vesting or
for settlement in cash.






ARTICLE 11.    LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE AWARDS.

The  Company  may  grant  long-term  performance  awards  under  other  plans or
programs.  Such awards may be settled in the form of Common  Shares issued under
this Plan.  Such Common Shares shall be treated for all purposes  under the Plan
like Common  Shares  issued in  settlement  of Stock Units and shall  reduce the
number of Common Shares available under Article 3.

ARTICLE 12.    LIMITATION ON RIGHTS.

               12.1  Retention  Rights.  Neither the Plan nor any award  granted
under  the Plan  shall be  deemed  to give any  individual  a right to remain an
employee  or  director  of the  Company or a  Subsidiary.  The  Company  and its
Subsidiaries  reserve  the right to  terminate  the  service of any  employee or
director at any time,  with or without  cause,  subject to applicable  laws, the
Company's  certificate  of  incorporation  and by-laws and a written  employment
agreement (if any).

               12.2  Stockholders'  Rights. A Participant shall have no dividend
rights,  voting  rights or other  rights as a  stockholder  with  respect to any
Common  Shares  covered  by his or her Award  prior to the  issuance  of a stock
certificate  for  such  Common  Shares.  No  adjustment  shall  be made for cash
dividends  or other  rights for which the record  date is prior to the date when
such  certificate is issued,  except as expressly  provided in Articles 8, 9 and
10.

               12.3  Regulatory  Requirements.  Any other  provision of the Plan
notwithstanding,  the obligation of the Company to issue Common Shares under the
Plan shall be subject to all applicable  laws,  rules and  regulations  and such
approval by any  regulatory  body as may be required.  The Company  reserves the
right to restrict,  in whole or in part, the delivery of Common Shares  pursuant
to any Award prior to the satisfaction of all legal requirements relating to the
issuance of such Common Shares, to their registration,  qualification or listing
or to an exemption from registration, qualification or listing.

ARTICLE 13.    LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS.

               13.1  Basic  Rule.  Any  provision  of the  Plan to the  contrary
notwithstanding,  in the  event  that the  independent  auditors  most  recently
selected by the Board (the "Auditors") determine that any payment or transfer by
the Company to or for the benefit of a Key Employee, whether paid or payable (or
transferred or transferable)  pursuant to the terms of this Plan or otherwise (a
"Payment"),  would be  non-deductible  by the  Company  for  federal  income tax
purposes because of the provisions  concerning  "excess  parachute  payments" in
section 280G of the Code, then the aggregate present value of all Payments shall
be  reduced  (but not  below  zero) to the  Reduced  Amount;  provided  that the
Committee,  at the  time of  making  an  Award  under  this  Plan or at any time
thereafter,  may specify in writing  that such Award shall not be so reduced and
shall not be subject to this Article 13.





For  purposes of this  Article  13, the  "Reduced  Amount"  shall be the amount,
expressed as a present value, which maximizes the aggregate present value of the
Payments  without causing any Payment to be nondeductible by the Company because
of section 280G of the Code.

               13.2  Reduction of Payments.  If the Auditors  determine that any
Payment  would be  nondeductible  by the Company  because of section 280G of the
Code,  then the Company  shall  promptly  give the Key  Employee  notice to that
effect and a copy of the detailed calculation thereof and of the Reduced Amount,
and the Key Employee may then elect,  in his or her sole  discretion,  which and
how much of the Payments  shall be  eliminated or reduced (as long as after such
election the aggregate  present value of the Payments equals the Reduced Amount)
and shall advise the Company in writing of his or her election within 10 days of
receipt of notice.  If no such election is made by the Key Employee  within such
10-day  period,  then the Company  may elect which and how much of the  Payments
shall be  eliminated  or reduced (as long as after such  election the  aggregate
present  value of the Payments  equals the Reduced  Amount) and shall notify the
Key Employee promptly of such election. For purposes of this Article 13, present
value shall be determined in accordance with section 280G(d)(4) of the Code. All
determinations  made by the Auditors under this Article 13 shall be binding upon
the  Company and the Key  Employee  and shall be made within 60 days of the date
when a payment  becomes  payable or  transferable.  As promptly  as  practicable
following such determination and the elections hereunder,  the Company shall pay
or transfer to or for the benefit of the Key  Employee  such amounts as are then
due to him or her under the Plan and shall  promptly  pay or  transfer to or for
the benefit of the Key  Employee in the future such amounts as become due to him
or her under the Plan.

               13.3 Overpayments and  Underpayments.  As a result of uncertainty
in the  application  of  section  280G  of the  Code at the  time of an  initial
determination by the Auditors hereunder,  it is possible that Payments will have
been made by the Company which should not have been made (an  "Overpayment")  or
that additional Payments which will not have been made by the Company could have
been made (an  "Underpayment"),  consistent in each case with the calculation of
the Reduced  Amount  hereunder.  In the event that the Auditors,  based upon the
assertion of a deficiency by the Internal Revenue Service against the Company or
the Key Employee which the Auditors  believe has a high  probability of success,
determine that an Overpayment has been made, such  Overpayment  shall be treated
for all  purposes as a loan to the Key  Employee  which he or she shall repay to
the Company,  together with interest at the applicable  federal rate provided in
section  7872(f)(2)  of the Code;  provided,  however,  that no amount  shall be
payable  by the Key  Employee  to the  Company  if and to the  extent  that such
payment  would not reduce the amount which is subject to taxation  under section
4999 of the Code. In the event that the Auditors  determine that an Underpayment
has occurred,  such  Underpayment  shall  promptly be paid or transferred by the
Company to or for the benefit of the Key Employee, together with interest at the
applicable federal rate provided in section 7872(f)(2) of the Code.

               13.4 Related  Corporations.  For purposes of this Article 13, the
term "Company" shall include affiliated corporations to the extent determined by
the Auditors in accordance with section 280G(d)(5) of the Code.

ARTICLE 14.    WITHHOLDING TAXES .

               14.1  General.  To the extent  required  by  applicable  federal,
state,  local or foreign law, the recipient of any payment or distribution under
the  Plan  shall  make   arrangements   satisfactory  to  the  Company  for  the
satisfaction  of any  withholding  tax  obligations  that arise by reason of the
receipt or vesting of such  payment or  distribution.  The Company  shall not be
required  to issue any  Common  Shares or make any cash  payment  under the Plan
until such obligations are satisfied.

               14.2 Share Withholding. The Committee may permit a Participant to
satisfy  all or part of his or her  withholding  or income  tax  obligations  by
having the Company  withhold a portion of any Common Shares that otherwise would
be issued to him or her or by  surrendering  a portion of any Common Shares that
previously  were  issued to him or her.  Such Common  Shares  shall be valued at
their Fair Market  Value on the date when taxes  otherwise  would be withheld in
cash.  Any  payment of taxes by  assigning  Common  Shares to the Company may be
subject to  restrictions,  including any  restrictions  required by rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

ARTICLE 15.    ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER OF AWARDS.

Except as provided in Article 14, any Award  granted under the Plan shall not be
anticipated,  assigned,  attached,  garnished,  optioned,  transferred  or  made
subject to any creditor's  process,  whether  voluntarily,  involuntarily  or by
operation  of law.  Any act in  violation  of this  Article  15  shall  be void.
However,  this Article 15 shall not preclude a  Participant  from  designating a
beneficiary  who will  receive  any  undistributed  Awards  in the  event of the
Participant's  death, nor shall it preclude a transfer by will or by the laws of
descent and  distribution.  In  addition,  neither this Article 15 nor any other
provision  of the  Plan  shall  preclude  a  Participant  from  transferring  or
assigning Restricted Shares or Stock Units to (a) the trustee of a trust that is
revocable  by such  Participant  alone,  both at the  time  of the  transfer  or
assignment and at all times thereafter prior to such Participant's death, or (b)
the  trustee  of any  other  trust to the  extent  approved  in  advance  by the
Committee in writing.  A transfer or assignment  of  Restricted  Shares or Stock
Units  from such  trustee to any person  other  than such  Participant  shall be
permitted  only to the extent  approved in advance by the  Committee in writing,
and  Restricted  Shares or Stock Units held by such trustee  shall be subject to
all of the  conditions  and  restrictions  set  forth  in  the  Plan  and in the
applicable  Stock  Award  Agreement,  as if such  trustee  were a party  to such
Agreement.




ARTICLE 16.    FUTURE OF THE PLAN.

               16.1 Term of the  Plan.  The Plan,  as set  forth  herein,  shall
become  effective  upon approval by the  Stockholders  of the Company.  The Plan
shall remain in effect until it is terminated under Section 16.2, except that no
ISOs shall be granted after November 20, 2005.

               16.2 Amendment or Termination. The Board may, at any time and for
any reason,  amend or terminate the Plan,  except that the provisions of Section
4.2  relating to Outside  Directors  shall not be amended  more than once in any
six-month  period.  An amendment of the Plan shall be subject to the approval of
the  Company's  stockholders  only to the extent  required by  applicable  laws,
regulations  or  rules.  No Awards  shall be  granted  under the Plan  after the
termination  thereof.  The  termination  of the Plan, or any amendment  thereof,
shall not affect any Option previously granted under the Plan.

ARTICLE 17.    DEFINITIONS.

               17.1  "Award"  means any award of an  Option  (with or  without a
related SAR), a Restricted Share or a Stock Unit under the Plan.

               17.2 "Award  Year"  means a fiscal year with  respect to which an
Award may be granted.

               17.3  "Board"  means  the  Company's   Board  of  Directors,   as
constituted from time to time.

               17.4 "Change in Control"  means the  occurrence  of either of the
following events:

                      (a) A change in the  composition of the Board, as a result
               of which  fewer than  one-half  of the  incumbent  directors  are
               directors who either:

                             (i) Had been  directors  of the  Company  24 months
                      prior to such change; or

                             (ii) Were elected,  or nominated  for election,  to
                      the  Board  with  the  affirmative  votes  of at  least  a
                      majority of the  directors  who had been  directors of the
                      Company 24 months  prior to such change and who were still
                      in office at the time of the election or nomination; or

                      (b) Any "person"  (as such term is used in sections  13(d)
               and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) by the  acquisition or aggregation
               of securities  is or becomes the  beneficial  owner,  directly or
               indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more
               of the combined  voting power of the Company's  then  outstanding
               securities  ordinarily  (and apart  from  rights  accruing  under
               special  circumstances)  having the right to vote at elections of
               directors (the "Base Capital  Stock");  except that any change in
               the relative beneficial  ownership of the Company's securities by
               any person  resulting  solely from a reduction  in the  aggregate
               number of  outstanding  shares  of Base  Capital  Stock,  and any
               decrease  thereafter  in such person's  ownership of  securities,
               shall be disregarded  until such person  increases in any manner,
               directly or indirectly, such person's beneficial ownership of any
               securities of the Company.

               17.5 "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

               17.6 "Committee"  means a committee of the Board, as described in
Article 2.

               17.7  "Common  Share"  means one share of the Common Stock of the
Company.

               17.8 "Company"  means Fair,  Isaac and Company,  Incorporated,  a
Delaware corporation.

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

               17.10  "Exercise  Price"  means the  amount  for which one Common
Share  may  be  purchased  upon  exercise  of an  Option,  as  specified  in the
applicable Stock Option Agreement.

               17.11  "Fair  Market  Value"  means  the  market  price of Common
Shares, determined by the Committee as follows:

                      (a) If the Common Shares were traded  over-the-counter  on
               the date in  question,  whether or not  classified  as a national
               market  issue,  then the Fair Market  Value shall be equal to the
               mean between the last reported bid and asked prices quoted by the
               NASDAQ system for such date;

                      (b) If the Common  Shares were traded on a stock  exchange
               on the date in  question,  then the Fair  Market  Value  shall be
               equal to the closing price reported by the  applicable  composite
               transactions report for such date; and

                      (c) If none of the  foregoing  provisions  is  applicable,
               then the Fair Market Value shall be  determined  by the Committee
               in good faith on such basis as it deems appropriate.

Whenever possible, the determination of Fair Market Value by the Committee shall
be  based  on the  prices  reported  by the  Research  Section  of the  National
Association of Securities  Dealers or in the Western  Edition of The Wall Street
Journal. Such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.

               17.12 "ISO" means an incentive stock option  described in section
422(b) of the Code.

               17.13 "Key Employee"  means (a) a key common-law  employee of the
Company or of a Subsidiary,  as determined by the  Committee,  or (b) an Outside
Director.  Service as an Outside Director shall be considered employment for all
purposes of the Plan, except as provided in Sections 4.1 and 4.2.

               17.14 "NSO"  means an  employee  stock  option not  described  in
sections 422 or 423 of the Code.

               17.15  "Option"  means an ISO or NSO  granted  under the Plan and
entitling the holder to purchase one Common Share.

               17.16  "Optionee"  means an  individual  or  estate  who holds an
Option.

               17.17 "Outside  Director" shall mean a member of the Board who is
not a common-law employee of the Company or of a Subsidiary.

               17.18  "Participant"  means an  individual or estate who holds an
Award.

               17.19  "Plan" means this Fair,  Isaac and  Company,  Incorporated
1992 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.

               17.20  "Restricted  Share" means a Common Share awarded under the
Plan.

               17.21 "SAR" means a stock  appreciation  right  granted under the
Plan.

               17.22 "Stock Award  Agreement"  means the  agreement  between the
Company and the recipient of a Restricted Share or Stock Unit which contains the
terms,  conditions and restrictions pertaining to such Restricted Share or Stock
Unit.

               17.23 "Stock Option  Agreement"  means the agreement  between the
Company and an Optionee  which contains the terms,  conditions and  restrictions
pertaining to his or her Option.

               7.24 "Stock  Unit" means a  bookkeeping  entry  representing  the
equivalent of one Common Share and awarded under the Plan.

               17.25 "Subsidiary"  means any corporation,  if the Company and/or
one or more  other  Subsidiaries  own not less  than 50% of the  total  combined
voting  power  of all  classes  of  outstanding  stock  of such  corporation.  A
corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption
of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.

ARTICLE 18.    EXECUTION.

To record the  adoption  of the  amended  and  restated  Plan by the Board,  the
Company has caused its duly  authorized  officer to affix the corporate name and
seal hereto.


                      FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED


                      By       /s/ Peter L. McCorkell
                               ------------------------------------------
                                   Peter L. McCorkell
                                   Senior Vice President and Secretary





                                                                    EXHBIT 10.24

                  EXCHANGE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION

DATE:    July 19, 1996

PARTIES:

         DynaMark, Inc.
          a Minnesota corporation
         4295 Lexington Avenue North
         St. Paul, Minnesota 55126-6164                     ("DynaMark")

         Printronic Corporation of America, Inc.
         a New York corporation
         17 Battery Place
         New York, New York 10004-1298                      ("Printronic")

         Leo R. Yochim
         737 Park Avenue, Apt. 17-C
         New York, New York 10021
                                                            (individually a
                                                              "Shareholder and
                                                              collectively the
                                                              "Shareholders")
         Susan Keenan
         737 Park Avenue, Apt. 17-C
         New York, New York 10021


RECITALS:

         A.  Printronic  is  engaged  in the  direct  mail  computer  processing
business and provides various services for clients in the direct marketing field
("Printronic's  Business").  Printronic  is a  licensee  under  a  non-exclusive
National  Change of Address  License with the United States Postal Service which
is an integral part of its service line.

         B. The  Shareholders  own all of the  issued and  outstanding  stock of
Printronic.

         C DynaMark is a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of Fair,  Isaac and Company,
Incorporated, a Delaware corporation ("Fair, Isaac").

         D. Printronic  desires to transfer  substantially  all of its assets to
DynaMark in exchange for shares of capital stock of Fair,  Isaac, the assumption
by DynaMark of certain of  Printronic's  liabilities,  and certain cash payments
upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.







AGREEMENTS:

          NOW,  THEREFORE,  in consideration  for the mutual covenants set forth
herein  and  for  other  good  and  valuable  consideration,   the  receipt  and
sufficiency  of which are  hereby  acknowledged,  the  parties  hereto  agree as
follows:

                                   ARTICLE 1.
                               EXCHANGE OF ASSETS

          1.1) Exchange. On the Closing Date (as defined in Section 6.1 hereof),
upon the terms and conditions of this  Agreement,  Printronic  shall transfer to
DynaMark  all of the Assets (as  defined  in Section  1.2) and shall  receive in
exchange  therefor  the Exchange  Consideration  described in Section 1.4 hereof
(the "Exchange").  Each of the parties intends that the Exchange  constitute and
qualify as a  tax-free  reorganization  pursuant  to the  provisions  of Section
368(a)(1)(C) of the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").  No
consideration  of any kind, other than the Exchange  Consideration  described in
Section 1.4 hereof,  shall be paid or transferred by DynaMark to Printronic,  or
to the Shareholders, in connection with the Exchange.

          1.2)  Assets  to Be  Transferred.  The  assets  to be  transferred  to
DynaMark by Printronic shall consist of all of the business and assets, tangible
and  intangible,  used in  Printronic's  Business  (the  "Assets").  The  Assets
comprise  substantially  all of the  assets and  properties  of  Printronic  and
include, but not by limitation, the specific assets described in subsections (a)
through (g) hereof as follows:

                  (a) All furniture,  equipment,  vehicles,  machinery, tooling,
         trade  fixtures  and  leasehold   improvements   used  in  Printronic's
         Business,  including  those items  described in Exhibit  1.2(a)  hereto
         ("Equipment");

                  (b)  All  intangible  personal  property,   business  records,
         customer  lists and goodwill  (together  with all  documents,  records,
         files,  computer tapes or discs, or other media on or in which the same
         may be evidenced or documented) ("Intangible Property"),  including the
         following:

                           (i) The corporate  name of Printronic and all assumed
                  names  under  which  it  conducts  Printronic's  Business,  as
                  identified on Exhibit 1.2(b)(i) hereto;

                           (ii) All trade  names,  trademarks  or  service  mark
                  registrations   and   applications,   common  law  trademarks,
                  copyrights  and  copyright   registrations   and  applications
                  including those items identified on Exhibit 1.2(b)(ii) hereto,
                  and all goodwill associated therewith ("Trademarks"); and

                           (iii)  All  technology,   know-how,   trade  secrets,
                  processes,  formulae,  drawings, designs and computer programs
                  related to or used or useful in Printronic's Business, and all
                  documentary evidence thereof ("Technology");

                  (c) All accounts  receivable,  including  trade,  employee and
         other receivables, as of the Closing Date ("Accounts Receivable"),  but
         excluding the Excluded Receivables described in Section 1.3(a) below;

                           (d) All cash and cash  equivalents  as of the Closing
                  Date ("Cash");

                  (e)  All   assignable   licenses,   permits   and   approvals,
         governmental or otherwise necessary to conduct  Printronic's  Business,
         including  the licenses and permits set forth in Exhibit  1.2(e) hereto
         ("Licenses and Permits");

                  (f)  All  other  contract  rights  related  to  or  useful  in
         Printronic's  Business,  including  the  contract  rights  set forth in
         Exhibit  1.2(f),   hereto  ("Contracts")  but  excluding  the  Excluded
         Contracts described in Section 1.3(f) below; and

                  (g) The work in process, supplies inventory, prepaid expenses,
         deposits  and  other  assets  of  Printronic  as of the  Closing  Date,
         including those described on Exhibit 1.2(g).

          1.3) Excluded Assets. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
DynaMark  does  not  receive,  and  Printronic  does  not  transfer,  any of the
following assets ("Excluded Assets"):

                  (a) Certain accounts  receivable  identified by the parties on
          Exhibit 1.3(a) hereto (the "Excluded Receivables");

                  (b) Printronic's  corporate minute book and corporate  records
          (provided that Printronic will provide copies thereof to DynaMark upon
          request by DynaMark for reasonable business purposes);

                    (c)   Miscellaneous   personal   property  not  material  to
          Printronic's Business and listed on Exhibit 1.3(c) hereto;

                    (d)   Life   insurance   policies   on  the   lives  of  the
          Shareholders;

                  (e) Tax refunds; and

                  (f)  Certain  contract  rights  identified  by the  parties on
          Exhibit 1.3(f) hereof (the "Excluded Contracts").

          1.4) Exchange  Consideration.  Subject to the other provisions of this
Article  1,  the  "Exchange   Consideration"   shall  mean:  (i)  the  Permitted
Liabilities  assumed by DynaMark as described in Section 1.6; (ii) the aggregate
number of shares of Pair,  Isaac  Common Stock (the Fair,  Isaac  Shares") to be
paid to Printronic  pursuant to the  Exchange,  as described in Section 1.5, and
(iii) the Cash Payment as described in Section 1.7. The certificates  evidencing
the Fair,  Isaac Shares shall contain a legend  restricting  transfer  under the
Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended,  and  identifying  other  restrictions  or
limitations  described in this Agreement,  such legends to be  substantially  as
follows:

                  "The securities  represented by this certificate have not been
                  registered or qualified  under the  Securities  Act of 1933 or
                  the securities laws of any state,  and may be offered and sold
                  only if  registered  and  qualified  pursuant to the  relevant
                  provisions  of  federal  and state  securities  laws or if the
                  company is provided an opinion of counsel  satisfactory to the
                  company that registration and qualification  under federal and
                  state securities laws is not required."

The Fair,  Isaac Shares when issued shall be fully paid and  nonassessable.  The
Fair,  Isaac  Shares  shall be  subject  to the terms of an  agreement  granting
limited registration rights in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.4.

          1.5)  Determination of Fair. Isaac Shares:  Mechanics of Exchange.  As
partial  consideration  for the  transfer to DynaMark of the Assets,  Printronic
shall receive the number of shares of Fair, Isaac Common Stock equal to the Base
Consideration  (which Base  Consideration  shall be reduced by the amount of the
Cash Payment  described in Section 1.7) divided by the Average Market Price. The
"Initial Base Consideration"  shall be equal to Two Million Two Hundred Thousand
and 00/100  Dollars  ($2,200,000.00).  The Initial Base  Consideration  shall be
adjusted  as  proved in  Section  1.8 to  determine  "Base  Consideration."  The
"Average  Market  Price" shall be equal to the average of the daily closing sale
prices of Fair,  Isaac Common  Stock as reported on the New York Stock  Exchange
("NYSE")  Composite  Tape as reported in the Wall Street  Journal for the twenty
(20)  consecutive  NYSE  trading  days ending on and  including  the trading day
immediately  preceding the Closing Date. The parties  acknowledge and agree that
they will be unable to  accurately  determine  the total  number of Pair,  Isaac
Shares  on  the  Closing  Date  due to  the  inability  to  determine  the  Base
Consideration  and the Cash  Payment.  The parties have  estimated the number of
Fair, Isaac Shares to be forty-two  thousand three hundred  (42,300) shares.  On
the  Closing  Date,  DynaMark  shall cause  Fair,  Isaac to issue to  Printronic
certificates  representing  the  estimated  number  of  Fair,  Isaac  Shares.  A
certificate  in the amount of  twenty-eight  thousand  nine hundred  sixty-seven
(28,967) shares of Fair,  Isaac Common Stock shall be delivered to Printronic at
the Closing.  A  certificate  in the amount of thirteen  thousand  three hundred
thirty-three  (13,333) shares of Fair,  Isaac Common Stock shall be delivered to
the Escrow Agent at the Closing  pursuant to the terms of an Escrow Agreement in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.5 (the "Escrow Agreement").

         1.6)   Liabilities   Assumed:   Permitted   Liabilities.   As   partial
consideration for the transfer to DynaMark of the Assets, DynaMark shall assume,
and agrees with Printronic to pay according to their terms each of the following
liabilities of Printronic:

                  (a) Accounts  payable which have been incurred in the ordinary
         course of business by Printronic  in  connection  with the operation of
         Printronic's   Business  poor  to  the  Closing  Date  (the   "Accounts
         Payable"). As soon as possible after the Closing (and in no event later
         than ten (10) days after the Closing  Date),  Printronic  shall provide
         DynaMark with a detailed  schedule of Accounts  Payable as of the close
         of business on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date;

                  (b) Loans  payable  (including  accrued  interest) and accrued
         expenses which are described on Exhibit 1.6(b); and

                  (c) The liability for accrued sick leave and vacation benefits
         described in Section 6.5; and

                  (d) All  liabilities  arising  from and after the Closing Date
         under all assumed Contracts,  whether or not such liabilities under the
         Contracts are reflected in Printronic's  Final Balance Sheet as defined
         in Section 1.8(a)(i).

(collectively,  the "Permitted  Liabilities").  Except as otherwise specifically
provided for herein,  DynaMark shall not assume any liabilities,  obligations or
undertaking of Printronic or the Shareholders of any kind or nature  whatsoever,
whether fixed or contingent,  known or unknown, determined or determinable,  due
or not yet due and Printronic and the Shareholders shall indemnify DynaMark from
any such liabilities in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.2. Except as
otherwise  specifically  provided for herein,  DynaMark  specifically  disclaims
assumption of (a) any  liabilities  or  obligations  with respect to negligence,
strict liability,  product liability, or breach of warranty claims asserted with
regard to  products  or  services  sold prior to the  Closing  Date;  or (b) any
liabilities  and  obligations  growing out of or relating to  relationships  and
dealings   with   manufacturers   representatives,    distributors,   licensees,
competitors, customers, suppliers, employees, or any other action or inaction of
Printronic or its predecessors in interest.  No person not a party hereto, other
than beneficiaries of obligations  specifically assumed by DynaMark,  shall have
any  right,  claim  or cause  of  action  as a third  party  beneficiary  of any
obligations created hereby.

         1.7) Cash Portion of Exchange  Consideration.  As partial consideration
for the transfer to DynaMark of the Assets,  DynaMark shall pay to Printronic in
cash an amount determined as follows:

                  (a) The book value of the Permitted  Liabilities  as reflected
         on the Final  Balance  Sheet  shall be added to Base  Consideration  to
         determine "Total Consideration".

                  (b)  Total  Consideration  shall  be  multiplied  by  Eighteen
         One-Hundredths (18/100's) to determine the "Maximum Cash Payment".

                  (c) The amount of any  liability  assumed by DynaMark  and the
         amount of any  liability to which any property  acquired by DynaMark is
         subject shall be determined in accordance  with the  provisions of Code
         Section  368(a)(2)(B) and the regulations  promulgated  thereunder (the
         "Allowed Liabilities").

                  (d) The amount of the Allowed  Liabilities shall be subtracted
         from  the  Maximum  Cash  Payment  to  determine  the  "Cash  Payment";
         provided,  however,  that if such  difference  constitutes  a  negative
         number, the amount of the Cash Payment shall be Zero Dollars ($0).

The parties  acknowledge  and agree that the Cash Payment will not be able to be
finally  determined  by the Closing  Date.  The parties have  estimated the Cash
Payment to be Three Hundred Twenty Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($320,000.00). On
the Closing  Date,  DynaMark  shall deliver a certified or cashier's  check,  or
equivalent  instrument or funds in the amount of Two Hundred Twenty Thousand and
no/100 Dollars ($220,000.00) to Printronic.  On the Closing Date, DynaMark shall
deliver a certified or cashier's check, or equivalent instrument or funds in the
amount of One Hundred  Thousand and no/100 Dollars  ($100,000.00)  to the Escrow
Agent pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement.  The final determination of
the Cash Payment shall be made concurrently with the final determination of Base
Consideration pursuant to Section 1.8.

          1.8)  Post-Closing  Adjustments.   After  the  Closing,  Initial  Base
Consideration  and the  estimated  Cash Payment shall be adjusted as provided in
this Section 1.8.

                           (a)(i)  Not later  than  sixty  (60)  days  after the
                  Closing Date,  Printronic  shall deliver to DynaMark a balance
                  sheet of  Printronic  as of the close of  business  on the day
                  immediately  preceding  the  Closing  Date (the Final  Balance
                  Sheet"). Except as otherwise provided in Sections 6.5 and 6.7,
                  the Final  Balance  Sheet shall be prepared by  Printronic  in
                  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting   principles
                  consistently  applied.  In addition,  the parties  acknowledge
                  that the  liability  for deferred rent will be eliminated as a
                  liability on the Final Balance Sheet and prepaid taxes will be
                  eliminated on the Final Balance Sheet. The Final Balance Sheet
                  shall be reviewed by Gazer,  Kohn, Maher & Company,  certified
                  public  accountants,  and a statement by such  accountants  to
                  that effect shall accompany the Final Balance Sheet.  The cost
                  of such review shall be borne by Printronic. The Final Balance
                  Sheet  shall  be  accompanied  by  a  report  (the  "Report"),
                  prepared  by  Printronic,  containing  a  calculation  of Base
                  Consideration  and  the  Cash  Payment.  In  determining  Base
                  Consideration  and the Cash  Payment,  Printronic  shall first
                  determine  the "Net Book Value of the  Assets"  which shall be
                  equal to the book value of the Assets as  determined  from the
                  Final   Balance  Sheet  reduced  by  the  book  value  of  the
                  liabilities  assumed by DynaMark pursuant to the provisions of
                  Sections 1.6(a),  1.6(b),  1.6(c) and 1.6(d).  The "Adjustment
                  Amount" shall be equal to the difference  between the Net Book
                  Value  of  the  Assets  and an  amount  equal  to Six  Hundred
                  Ninety-Two    Thousand    Forty-Eight   and   no/100   Dollars
                  ($692,048.00)  (the "Base Book Value") and shall be treated as
                  a positive  number for purposes of this Section 1.8.  DynaMark
                  and DynaMark's  independent  public accountants shall have the
                  opportunity  to examine the work papers,  schedules  and other
                  documents  prepared in connection  with the preparation of the
                  Final Balance Sheet and the Report.

                           (ii)  DynaMark  shall  have  thirty  (30) days  after
                  delivery  of the Final  Balance  Sheet and the  Report  within
                  which to  present  in writing  to  Printronic  any  objections
                  DynaMark  may have to any of the  matters  set forth  therein,
                  which objections shall be set forth in reasonable  detail.  If
                  no objections are presented within such thirty-day  period, or
                  if DynaMark  shall deliver to Printronic a notice stating that
                  DynaMark  accepts and approves the Final Balance Sheet and the
                  Report and shall  present no objection to any matter set forth
                  therein,  the  Final  Balance  Sheet and the  Report  shall be
                  deemed accepted and approved by DynaMark.

                           (iii) If DynaMark shall present any objections within
                  the thirty-day  period,  DynaMark and Printronic shall attempt
                  to resolve  the matter or matters in dispute  and, if resolved
                  within twenty (20) days (or such longer period as DynaMark and
                  Printronic  may agree upon) after delivery of any such written
                  objections to Printronic,  the parties shall adjust the number
                  of Fair,  Isaac  Shares  payable  to  Printronic  and the Cash
                  Payment  payable to Printronic  as provided in Section  1.8(b)
                  based upon the Final Balance  Sheet and the Report,  with such
                  changes  therein,  if any,  as are  required  to  reflect  the
                  resolution of any such disputed matter or matters.

                           (iv) If such  dispute  cannot be resolved by DynaMark
                  and Printronic,  then the specific matters in dispute shall be
                  submitted  to the New York office of  McGladrey & Pullen,  LLP
                  or, if such firm declines to act in such capacity,  such other
                  firm of independent public accountants  mutually acceptable to
                  DynaMark  and  Printronic,  which  firm shall make a final and
                  binding  written  determination  as to such  matter or matters
                  within sixty (60) days after submission.  Such accounting firm
                  shall  send  its  written   determination   to  DynaMark   and
                  Printronic  and the parties  shall  adjust the number of Fair,
                  Isaac  Shares  payable  to  Printronic  and the  Cash  Payment
                  payable  to  Printronic  as  provided  in  Section  1.8(b)  in
                  accordance  with  such  written  determination.  The  fees and
                  expenses of the  accounting  firm  referred to in this Section
                  1.8(a)(iv)  shall be paid one-half by DynaMark and one-half by
                  Printronic.

                           (v) DynaMark and  Printronic  agree to cooperate with
                  each other's  accountants  and authorized  representatives  in
                  order that any  matters in dispute  under this  Section 1.8 be
                  resolved as soon as possible.

                  (b) In the event the Adjustment  Amount indicates that the Net
         Book Value of the Assets exceeds the Base Book Value,  and in the event
         the  Adjustment  Amount  exceeds  Fifty  Thousand  and  no/100  Dollars
         ($50,000.00),  the Initial Base Consideration shall be increased by the
         amount by which the Adjustment Amount exceeds Fifty Thousand and no/100
         Dollars ($50,000.00). In the event the Adjustment Amount indicates that
         the Base Book Value  exceeds the Net Book Value of the  Assets,  and in
         the event the  Adjustment  Amount  exceeds  Fifty  Thousand  and no/100
         Dollars ($50,000.00), the Initial Base Consideration shall be decreased
         by the amount by which the Adjustment Amount exceeds Fifty Thousand and
         no/100   ($50,000.00).   Following  final  determination  of  the  Base
         Consideration  and the Cash Payment,  the parties  shall  determine the
         number of Fair,  Isaac Shares  transferable to Printronic in accordance
         with the  provisions of Section 1.5. The parties shall  initially  take
         such actions to cause the number of shares of Fair, Isaac Stock held by
         the Escrow  Agent to be adjusted  so that the Escrow  Agent will hold a
         whole  number of shares of Fair,  Isaac  Common Stock as will equal Six
         Hundred  Thousand  and  no/100  Dollars  ($600,000.00)  or as  close as
         possible.  If, thereafter,  as a result of the adjustments described in
         this Section 1.8, the number of Fair,  Isaac Shares to which Printronic
         is entitled is greater than the number  delivered at Closing,  DynaMark
         shall cause Fair, Isaac to issue such additional Shares within ten (10)
         business  days after the  determination  of the  number of Fair,  Isaac
         Shares. If instead the number of Fair, Isaac Shares to which Printronic
         is entitled is less than the number of Fair,  Isaac Shares delivered at
         Closing,  Printronic  shall  return the  necessary  number of Shares to
         DynaMark for  cancellation by Fair, Isaac within ten (10) business days
         after the  determination of the number of Fair, Isaac Shares.  DynaMark
         and  Printronic  shall instruct the Escrow Agent to disburse the Escrow
         Funds (as defined in the Escrow  Agreement)  to the parties  consistent
         with the  determination  of the actual amount of the Cash Payment.  The
         Escrow  Agent  shall,  in  accordance  with  the  terms  of the  Escrow
         Agreement,  disburse the Escrow Funds to the parties in accordance with
         such instructions. If, as a result of the adjustments described in this
         Section  1.8,  the Cash  Payment to which  Printronic  is  entitled  is
         greater than the  estimated  Cash  Payment,  DynaMark  shall deliver to
         Printronic by certified or bank cashier's  check or by wire transfer to
         an account  designated  by  Printronic,  within ten (10)  business days
         after final  determination of the Cash Payment,  the difference between
         the  estimated  Cash Payment and the actual amount of the Cash Payment.
         If the Cash  Payment to which  Printronic  is entitled is less than the
         estimated Cash Payment and the Escrow Funds are not adequate to satisfy
         the  obligation  to DynaMark,  Printronic  shall deliver to DynaMark by
         certified  or bank  cashier's  check or by wire  transfer to an account
         designated  by  DynaMark  within ten (10)  business  days  after  final
         determination of the Cash Payment, the difference between the estimated
         Cash  Payment  (reduced  by the  amount of other  Escrow  Funds paid to
         DynaMark) and the actual amount of the Cash Payment.

          1.9) Distribution to Shareholders. Following the Closing and the final
determination  of the number of Fair,  Isaac Shares and the Cash Payment payable
to  Printronic  hereto  in  the  Exchange,  it is  understood  and  agreed  that
Printronic  shall  distribute,  in complete  liquidation of  Printronic,  to the
Shareholders,  the Fair,  Isaac  Shares and the Cash Payment in exchange for the
surrender  and  cancellation  of all of the  Shareholders'  stock;  and that, in
connection  therewith,  and in  accordance  with the  provisions of Code Section
368(a)(1)(G),  Printronic  shall  distribute  all of its  remaining  assets  and
provide for the payment of any  remaining  liabilities,  as required by law, and
shall   thereupon   dissolve,   all   subject  to  the  Escrow   Agreement   and
indemnification provisions set forth in this Agreement. Each of the Shareholders
acknowledges  the  existence  and effect of the  indemnification  provisions  of
Section 8.2 and the provisions of this Section 1.9 upon the Fair, Isaac Shares t
which they will become  entitled  upon  distribution  thereof by  Printronic  in
connection with Printronic's dissolution. Nothing in this Section 1.9 shall have
the effect of reducing or mitigating  any  obligations of Printronic to DynaMark
which it may  otherwise  have  under or as a result  of this  Agreement  and the
transactions contemplated hereby.

          1.10) NCOA License.  The parties  acknowledge  that Printronic and the
United  States  Postal  Service  have entered  into  National  Change of Address
License  Agreement  #10423087-D-2204,  as modified  from time to time (the "NCOA
License"), which NCOA License Agreement is listed on Exhibit 1.2(e). The parties
acknowledge  and agree  that any  assignment  of the NCOA  License is subject to
approval  of the  United  States  Postal  Service  and  execution  of a novation
agreement by DynaMark,  Printronic and the United States Postal Service.  Within
two (2) business  days after the Closing  Date,  DynaMark and  Printronic  shall
submit a novation request to the United States Postal Service in accordance with
the procedures set out in the United States Postal Service Procurement  Handbook
including,   specifically,  Section  6.5.4c-33.  Printronic  shall  provide  all
reasonable assistance requested by DynaMark in connection with the assignment of
the NCOA  License,  including,  but not limited to,  preparing and executing the
documentation  request to be submitted by Printronic under Section  6.5.4C-33 of
the United States Postal Service Government Handbook.

                                   ARTICLE 2.
          REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SHAREHOLDERS AND PRINTRONIC

         Printronic and the Shareholders,  jointly and severally,  covenant with
DynaMark and make the following  representations and warranties to DynaMark with
the intention that DynaMark may rely upon the same and acknowledge that the same
shall be true as of the  Closing  Date  (as if made at the  Closing)  and  shall
survive the Closing of this transaction:

         2.1) Organization.  Printronic is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing  under the laws of the State of New York,  and has
all  requisite  power  and  authority,  corporate  and  otherwise,  to  own  its
properties and assets and conduct its business.

         2.2)  Qualification.  Printronic  is not  qualified to do business as a
foreign  corporation in any state and qualification as a foreign  corporation is
not required by the nature of its business.

         2.3)  Corporate  Authority.  Printronic  has all  requisite  power  and
authority to execute,  perform and carry out the  provisions of this  Agreement.
Printronic has taken all requisite  corporate action  authorizing and empowering
Printronic  to enter into this  Agreement  and to  consummate  the  transactions
contemplated herein.

         2.4) Shareholder's Authority.

                  (a) The  Shareholders  own one hundred  percent  (100%) of all
         classes of stock of Printronic which is issued and outstanding.

                  (b) The  Shareholders  have all requisite  power and authority
         (without  consent or  approval  of any other  person) to enter into and
         carry  out  their   obligations  under  this  Agreement  and  to  cause
         Printronic  to enter  into and carry  out its  obligations  under  this
         Agreement.

         2.5) Subsidiaries. Joint Ventures or Partnerships.  Printronic does not
have any  subsidiary,  and  Printronic  is not a  shareholder,  partner or joint
venturer with any other person or legal entity.

         2.6) Financial Statements.

                  (a) Financial  Statements.  Printronic has furnished  DynaMark
         true and complete copies of its reviewed  balance sheets as of December
         31,  1993,  December  31,  1994 and  December  31, 1995 and the related
         statements  of  earnings  and cash flows  (collectively  the  Financial
         Statements"),   prepared  in  conformance   with   generally   accepted
         accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with prior periods,
         and  which  fairly  present  in all  material  respects  the  financial
         condition of  Printronic  as of the  represented  dates thereof and the
         results of Printronic's operations for the periods covered thereby. For
         purposes of this Agreement, the Financial Statements shall be deemed to
         include any notes and schedules thereto.

                  (b)  Printronic's  Books and  Records.  Printronic's  books of
         account  and records  (including  customer  order files and  production
         records) are complete, true and correct in all material respects.

                  (c) Absence of  Undisclosed  Liabilities.  As of December  31,
         1995, except as set forth on Exhibit 2.6(c), Printronic had no material
         liabilities  or  obligations of any kind,  whether  accrued,  absolute,
         contingent  or  otherwise,  that were not  disclosed  in the  Financial
         Statements. Except for liabilities incurred since December 31, 1995, in
         the ordinary  course of business  consistent  with past  practices  and
         except  as set  forth on  Exhibit  2.6(c),  there  is no basis  for the
         assertion  of any material  claim or  liability  of any nature  against
         Printronic in any amount not fully reflected or reserved against on the
         December 31, 1995 balance sheet.

                  (d) No Adverse Changes. Since December 31, 1995, there has not
         occurred or arisen (whether or not in the ordinary course of business):
         (i) any material adverse change in the financial condition,  prospects,
         or operations of Printronic's Business, (ii) any change in Printronic's
         accounting  methods or  practices,  (iii) any sale or  transfer  of any
         asset or any  amendment of any  agreement of  Printronic  except in the
         ordinary  course of business,  (iv) any loss of or damage to the Assets
         due to abuse,  misuse, fire or other casualty whether or not covered by
         insurance,  (v) any  labor  trouble,  (vi) any  reasonably  foreseeable
         increase in operating costs of Printronic's  Business not  commensurate
         with  increased  production,  (vii) any  warranty or product  liability
         claims or  losses,  or (viii)  any other  event or  condition  known by
         Printronic  or the  Shareholders  to have occurred or to exist or which
         Printronic or the Shareholder  had reasonable  grounds to know occurred
         or existed which, singly or in the aggregate,  materially and adversely
         affects or may affect the Assets or Printronic's Business.

         2.7) Tax Reports.

                  (a) Tax Reports and Payment.  Printronic  has  accurately  and
         correctly  prepared and timely filed all federal and applicable  state,
         local, and foreign tax or assessment  reports and returns of every kind
         required  to be filed  by  Printronic  with  relation  to  Printronic's
         Business, including, without limitation, income tax, sales and use tax,
         real estate tax,  personal  property tax and unemployment  tax, and has
         duly  paid  all  taxes  and  other  charges  (including   interest  and
         penalties)  shown as due and  payable.  True and correct  copies of the
         reports and returns filed by  Printronic  during the last three (3) tax
         years have been delivered to DynaMark. Where required, timely estimated
         payments or installment  payments of tax liabilities  have been made to
         all governmental  agencies in amounts  sufficient to avoid underpayment
         penalties or late payment penalties applicable thereto.

                  (b) Tax Proceedings.  No unexpired waivers executed by or with
         respect to the liability of  Printronic  of the statute of  limitations
         with  respect to any taxes,  duties or charges  are in effect,  nor has
         Printronic otherwise agreed to any extension of time with respect to an
         assessment or deficiency with respect to such taxes, duties or charges.
         Printronic  is not a party to any pending  action or  proceeding by any
         governmental  agency for  assessment or collection of taxes relating to
         Printronic's  Business. No claim, proposed assessment or assessment for
         collection  of  taxes  relating  to  Printronic's  Business  have  been
         asserted or threatened and Printronic has no reasonable grounds to know
         of,  any  facts  or  circumstances   which  would  give  rise  thereto.
         Printronic confirms  Printronic's  responsibility for, and agreement to
         pay  when  due,  any  and  all  taxes,   duties  or  charges  based  on
         Printronic's  Business,  Printronic's  income or sales,  or  otherwise,
         incurred  or relating  to any period or  occurrence  on or prior to the
         Closing Date.

         2.8) Title to Assets.  The Assets constitute all property necessary for
the conduct of Printronic's Business as now conducted.  Printronic is the owner,
lessee or  licensee  of the  Assets.  Printronic  holds  title to or a leasehold
interest in such Assets free and clear of all liens,  charges,  encumbrances  or
third-party claims or interests of any kind whatsoever,
 except as disclosed in Exhibit 2.8 hereto.

         2.9)  Location  of Assets.  All Assets are  located on the  premises of
Printronic  at 17 Battery  Place,  New York,  New York,  and no Assets are under
consignment or are in storage outside of the premises of Printronic.

         2.10)  Tangible  Personal  Property.  All assets  described  in Section
1.2(a) are in good repair and operating condition and will be maintained in good
repair and operating condition,  ordinary wear and tear excepted,  from the date
hereof  until the  Closing  Date.  Printronic  will assign to DynaMark as of the
Closing Date any and all assignable warranties covering such
 property existing as of the Closing Date.

         2.11)  Trademarks.  Printronic  has  good  title  to,  and the full and
unrestricted  right use the assumed  names listed on Exhibit  1.2(b)(i)  and the
Trademarks  free and  clear of all  liens,  charges,  encumbrances,  or,  to its
knowledge,  third party claims or interests of any kind  whatsoever.  The use of
such assumed names and Trademarks  does not, to its  knowledge,  infringe on any
rights of any other person or entity;  such assumed names and Trademarks are not
licensed to or licensed from any other person or entity;  and there have been no
claims of any  infringement  regarding  such  assumed  names and  Trademarks  or
Printronic's use thereof.

         2.12) Patents and Technology.  Printronic does not own, lease,  license
or use any domestic or foreign letter patent,  patent applications or patent and
know-how  license.  Printronic  has  good  title  to or  is a  licensee  of  the
Technology, and the full and unrestricted right to use the same. With respect to
the Technology owned by Printronic, such rights are free and clear of all liens,
charges,  encumbrances or, to its knowledge,  third-party claims or interests of
any kind whatsoever. With respect to the Technology licensed by Printronic, such
rights are, to its knowledge, free and clear of all liens, charges, encumbrances
or  third-party  claims or interests of any kind  whatsoever.  The nature of the
practice of the  Technology  does not infringe on any rights of any other person
or entity and there have been no claims by any person of such infringement. None
of such rights is licensed to any other person or entity.  The  Shareholders  do
not own or have any  rights as  individuals  in or to any  patents,  inventions,
ideas or technology, which relate materially to Printronic's Business.

          2.13) Accounts Receivables. All Accounts Receivable are collectable in
the amounts  thereof as  determined  as of the Closing Date net of any allowance
for  doubtful  accounts  specified  in the  Final  Balance  Sheet.  There are no
defenses, offsets, or counterclaims thawed or pending with respect to any of the
Accounts Receivable.

         2.14) Supplies  Inventory.  The supplies inventory described in Section
1.2(g)  is  and  will  be  of  a  quality,  quantity  and  mix  consistent  with
Printronic's past business practices.

          2.15) Licenses and Permits. Printronic possesses all permits, licenses
and  approvals,  governmental  or  otherwise,  which are  necessary  to  conduct
Printronic's  Business in its present form and at its present  location,  all of
which are listed on Exhibit  1.2(e).  All of the  Licenses and Permits are valid
and in good  standing  and  Printronic  has not  received  any  notice  that the
Licenses and Permits will lapse or be terminated  by action of any  governmental
authority or otherwise.  Except as disclosed in Exhibit  1.2(e) and Section 1.10
with  respect to the NCOA  License,  all of the  Licenses and Permits are freely
assignable  and  transferable  to DynaMark and will continue to be in full force
and effect after such transfer.

          2.16) Leases. Exhibit 1.2(f) contains an accurate and complete list of
all leases of real and personal  property related to or used in the operation of
Printronic's  Business  (collectively  the  "Leases").  Except as  identified in
Exhibit 1.2(f),  Printronic has not breached, nor has it received in writing any
claim or threat  that it has  breached,  any of the terms or  conditions  of any
Lease.  Each Lease is  currently  in full force and effect and is not subject to
any  material  default by any party  thereto.  Except as  identified  in Exhibit
1.2(f),  Printronic  has not  received  any notice of default  under any of such
Leases  and to the best of  Printronic's  knowledge  there is no event  existing
which,  with notice or lapse of time, or both,  would constitute a default under
any  such  Lease.  There  are  no  provisions  of,  or  developments  materially
affecting,  any of such Leases which might prevent Printronic from realizing the
benefits  thereof or which might prevent  DynaMark from  realizing such benefits
following  completion of the  transactions  contemplated by this  Agreement.  No
repairs or improvements on any real estate leased by Printronic are presently in
process,  and no such repairs or improvements will have been completed less than
one hundred  twenty (120) days prior to the Closing Date unless  payment in full
therefore has been made. All lienable utility payments on any real estate leased
by Printronic have been and will be paid in full when due and payable.

         2.17) Agreements. Contracts and Commitments.

                  (a) Material Contracts. Except as disclosed on Exhibit 1.2(f),
         Printronic is not a party to or bound by any written or oral:

                           (i) broker,  dealer,  agent,  distributorship,  sales
                  agent or similar agreement or arrangements;

                           (ii)     advertising contract;

                           (iii)  contract  commitments,   or  arrangements  for
                  capital  expenditures  having a remaining balance in excess of
                  One Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($1,000.00);

                           (iv) leases  with  respect to any  property,  real or
                  personal, whether as lessor or lessee;

                           (v)   contracts,    commitments,    or   arrangements
                  containing covenants by Printronic not to compete in any lines
                  of business or with any person or business entity;

                           (vi) franchise  agreements,  rights, or other similar
                  arrangements;

                           (vii)   loans,    credits,    financing   agreements,
                  promissory notes or other evidence of indebtedness,  including
                  all agreements for any commitments  for future loans,  credit,
                  or financing;

                           (viii)   guarantees;

                           (ix)  agreements,  contracts or  commitments  for the
                  purchase  of  any  services,   raw   materials,   supplies  or
                  equipment,  involving  payments of more than One  Thousand and
                  no/100 Dollars  ($1,000.00)  per annum or an aggregate of more
                  than Two Thousand Five Hundred and no/100 Dollars ($2,500.00);

                           (x) agreements, contracts or commitments for the sale
                  of assets, products or services, excluding customer orders for
                  the sale of products and  services in the  ordinary  course of
                  Printronic's Business (and in compliance with this Agreement);
                  or

                           (xi) any other material  contracts,  commitments,  or
                  arrangements of any kind.

Except for the  contracts at will which are  identified  in Exhibit  1.2(f),  no
contract,  commitment,  or arrangement referred to in such Exhibit is terminable
without penalty,  cost, or liability (whether express,  implied, or by operation
of law). All such contracts,  commitments or other  arrangements  are assignable
without  consent of any  person  other  than as listed in  Exhibit  1.2(f).  The
provisions of any and all such contracts,  commitments or arrangements comply in
all material respects with the laws of relevant jurisdictions.

                  (b) Breach.  Printronic has performed all material obligations
         required to be  performed  by  Printronic  to date under any  contract,
         commitment,  or arrangement of any kind to which  Printronic is a party
         or by which Printronic is bound including those contracts,  commitments
         and arrangements  identified on Exhibit 1.2(f);  and neither Printronic
         nor  any  other  party  is in  material  default  under  any  contract,
         commitment,  or arrangement of any kind to which  Printronic is a party
         or by which  Printronic is bound. No event has occurred which after the
         giving of notice or the lapse of time or otherwise  would  constitute a
         material  default  under,  or result in a breach by  Printronic  or any
         other party,  of any  contract,  commitment,  or  arrangement  to which
         Printronic is a party or by which Printronic is bound.

                  (c)  Copies of  Contracts:  Terms and  Binding  Effect.  True,
         complete   and   correct   copies   of  all   contracts,   commitments,
         understandings,  and other  documents  referred to in the Exhibits have
         been delivered to DynaMark; there are no amendments to or modifications
         of, or  agreements  of the  parties  relating  to, any such  contracts,
         commitments,  and  understandings  which  have  not been  delivered  to
         DynaMark;  and each such contract,  commitment,  or  understanding,  as
         amended,  is  considered  valid and  binding  on the  parties  to it in
         accordance with its respective terms, and the transaction  contemplated
         by this  Agreement  will not result in the  violation  or breach of any
         such material contract, commitment, or understanding.

         2.18) Employee Information.

                  (a) Employee List.  Exhibit  2.18(a) hereto is an accurate and
         complete  list of the names of all directors and officers of Printronic
         and the names, positions, titles, and salary rates for all employees of
         Printronic,   together  with  a  summary  of  the  bonuses,  additional
         compensation  and other employee  benefits,  if any, paid or payable to
         such persons as of the date of this Agreement and for the prior one (1)
         year period and anticipated payments from the date of this Agreement to
         the Closing Date.

                  (b) Terminated Employees. Exhibit 2.18(b) hereto is a true and
         accurate  list of all  employees of  Printronic  whose  employment  has
         terminated  either  voluntarily  or  involuntarily  in the two (2) year
         period  preceding  the date of the  Agreement.  Except as  described on
         Exhibit  2.18(b),  no  claims  have  been  made or  threatened  against
         Printronic  by any  former  or  present  employee  based on  employment
         discrimination,  wrongful discharge, or any other circumstance relating
         to or arising from the employment  relationship  with Printronic or the
         termination thereof.

                  (c)  Compliance   with   Employment   Laws.  To  the  best  of
         Printronic's  knowledge,  Printronic  has complied with all  applicable
         federal and state laws relating to the employment of labor,  including,
         but not limited to, the provisions  thereof  relating to wages,  hours,
         collective bargaining, immigration,  discrimination, and the payment of
         withholding  and  social  security  taxes,  and is not  liable  for any
         arrears of wages,  or any tax or penalties,  for failure to comply with
         any of the foregoing.

                  (d) Employee Plans. Printronic does not maintain any "Employee
         Plans" except as set forth in Exhibit  2.18(d).  "Employee  Plans" mean
         any pension, retirement,  disability,  medical, dental, or other health
         insurance  plan,  life  insurance or other death benefit  plan,  profit
         sharing,  deferred  compensation,  stock  option,  or  bonus  or  other
         incentive  plan,  vacation  benefit  plan,  severance  plan,  or  other
         employee benefit plan or arrangement including, without limitation, any
         "pension  plan" as defined in Section 3(2) of the  Employee  Retirement
         Income  Security Act of 1974,  as amended  ("ERISA"),  and any "welfare
         plan" as defined in  Section  3(1) of ERISA,  whether or not any of the
         foregoing is funded,  (i) to which Printronic is a party or by which it
         is  bound,  or (ii)  with  respect  to  which  Printronic  has made any
         payments  or   contributions   or  may  otherwise  have  any  liability
         (including any such plan or other  arrangement  formerly  maintained by
         Printronic).

                  (e) Union and Employment Contracts.  Printronic is not a party
         to any collective  bargaining agreement or any other written employment
         agreement (including any employee policy manuals),  nor is Printronic a
         party to any other  contract or  understanding  (oral or written)  that
         contains  any  severance  pay  liabilities  or  obligations,  including
         accrued and unused  vacation  pay or accrued and unused sick leave pay.
         During  the  three  (3) As  year  period  preceding  the  date  of this
         Agreement,  Printronic has experienced no work  stoppages,  walkouts or
         strikes or attempts by its employees to organize a union.

         2.19)  Change  In  Customers.  Neither  Printronic  nor  either  of the
Shareholders  knows or has  reasonable  grounds  to know  that  any  significant
customers intend to cease doing business with Printronic or materially alter the
amount of business they do with Printronic.

         2.20)  Insurance.  Printronic  has  maintained  and  will  continue  to
maintain  until the  Closing  Date the  insurance  described  in  Exhibit  2.20,
including  insurance on  Printronic's  tangible  real and personal  property and
assets,  whether  owned  or  leased,  against  loss or  damage  by fire or other
casualty,  in amounts equal to or in excess of one hundred percent (100%) of the
replacement  value  thereof.  All such insurance is in full force on the date of
this Agreement and is carried with reputable  insurers.  Printronic has promptly
and adequately  notified  Printronic's  insurance carriers of any and all claims
known to Printronic with respect to the operations or products of Printronic for
which Printronic is insured.

         2.21) Litigation and Related Matters. There is no pending or threatened
litigation,  proceeding,  or, to the best of Printronic's  or the  Shareholder's
knowledge,  investigation  (including  any  environmental,  building  or  safety
investigation)  by or  against  Printronic,  or the  Assets,  nor is  Printronic
subject to any existing judgment,  order,  decree, or other action affecting the
operation of Printronic's Business or the Assets or which would prevent, impede,
or make  illegal  the  consummation  of the  transactions  contemplated  in this
Agreement,  or which would have a material  adverse effect on Printronic,  or on
Printronic's Business or any of the Assets. Neither Printronic nor either of the
Shareholders know of any facts,  circumstances or events which provide the basis
for any such litigation,  proceeding or investigation of Printronic,  the Assets
or Printronic's Business.

         2.22)  Laws  and  Regulations.  To the best of  Printronic's  knowledge
during  the three  (3) year  period  prior to the date  hereof,  Printronic  has
complied,  and is in compliance,  with all applicable  laws,  statutes,  orders,
rules  regulations  and  requirements   promulgated  by  governmental  or  other
authorities  relating to Printronic's  Business,  the Assets or the operation of
Printronic's  Business,  including,  without limitation,  any relating to wages,
hours, hiring, promotion, retirement, working conditions, environmental matters,
nondiscrimination,  health, safety and benefits, and Printronic has not received
any notice of any sort of alleged  violation of any such statute,  order,  rule,
regulation or  requirement.  DynaMark  acknowledges  that,  notwithstanding  the
foregoing,  Printronic  has had  disagreements  with the  United  States  Postal
Service concerning the NCOA License and has had the United States Postal Service
temporarily  suspend  the  NCOA  License.  The  circumstances   surrounding  the
operation of the NCOA License have been fully disclosed to DynaMark.

         2.23) Breaches of Contracts:  Required Consents.  Neither the execution
and delivery of this Agreement by Printronic or the Shareholders, nor compliance
by  Printronic  or the  Shareholders  with  the  terms  and  provisions  of this
Agreement will:

                  (a)  Conflict  with or  result  in a breach  of (i) any of the
         terms,  conditions  or  provisions  of the  Articles of  Incorporation,
         Bylaws or other governing instruments of Printronic, (ii) any judgment,
         order,  decree or ruling to which  Printronic or the  Shareholders is a
         party,  (iii) any injunction of any court or governmental  authority to
         which  any of them is  subject,  or (iv)  any  agreement,  contract  or
         commitment  to which  Printronic or the  Shareholders  is a party or by
         which they are bound; or

                  (b) Except as disclosed in Exhibit  1.2(e) and Exhibit  1.2(f)
         hereto, require the affirmative consent or approval of any third party.

         2.24) Binding Obligation.  This Agreement  constitutes the legal, valid
and binding obligation of Printronic and the Shareholders in accordance with the
terms hereof.

         2.25) Investment Representations.

                  (a) Transfer by Printronic.  Printronic will not sell, assign,
         transfer  or  otherwise  dispose  of the Fair,  Isaac  Shares  issuable
         pursuant to this  Agreement,  or any  interest  therein,  to any person
         other than the  Shareholders  in  connection  with the  liquidation  of
         Printronic (the "Liquidation").

                  (b) Purchase Entirely for Own Account.  The Fair, Isaac Shares
         will be acquired by the Shareholders in connection with the Liquidation
         for investment for such Shareholders' own account,  not as a nominee or
         agent,  and not with a view to the resale or  distribution  of any part
         thereof,  and the  Shareholders  have no present  intention of selling,
         granting  any  participation  in, or otherwise  distributing  the same,
         provided  that  the  parties  acknowledge  that  the  Shareholders  may
         transfer all or part of the Fair, Isaac Shares to charitable  remainder
         trusts of which the  Shareholders  and/or members of their families are
         income  beneficiaries.  The  Shareholders  further  represent  that the
         Shareholders  do not  have  any  contract,  undertaking,  agreement  or
         arrangement with any person to sell,  transfer or grant  participations
         to such person or to any third person, with respect to any of the Fair,
         Isaac  Shares,   provided  that  the  parties   acknowledge   that  the
         Shareholders  may  transfer  all or part of the Furs  Isaac  Shares  to
         charitable remainder trusts of which the Shareholders and/or members of
         their families are income beneficiaries.

                  (c)   Reliance   Upon   Shareholders'   Representations.   The
         Shareholders  understand that the Fair, Isaac Shares are not registered
         under the Securities  Act on the ground that the transfer  provided for
         in this  Agreement and the issuance of  securities  hereunder is exempt
         from  registration  under the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended (the
         "Securities Act") pursuant to section 4(2) thereof, and that DynaMark's
         and  Fair,   Isaac's  reliance  on  such  exemption  is  based  on  the
         Shareholders'   representations  set  forth  herein.  The  Shareholders
         realize  that  the  basis  for the  exemption  may not be  present  if,
         notwithstanding  such  representations,  the Shareholders  have in mind
         merely  acquiring  the Fair,  Isaac Shares for a fixed or  determinable
         period in the future,  or for a market rise,  or for sale if the market
         does not rise.  Except for the contemplated  transfer to the charitable
         remainder  trusts  described  above,  the  Shareholders  have  no  such
         intention.

                  (d) Receipt of  Information.  The  Shareholders  have reviewed
         Fair,  Isaac's recent periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange
         Commission under the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  and
         believes they have received all the information they consider necessary
         or appropriate for deciding whether to acquire the Fair, Isaac Shares.

                  (e) Investment Experience.  Each Shareholder acknowledges that
         he or she is able to fend for himself or herself, can bear the economic
         risk of his or her investment, and has such knowledge and experience in
         financial and business  matters that he or she is capable of evaluating
         the merits and risks of the investment in the Fair, Isaac Shares.

                  (f) Restricted  Securities.  The Shareholders  understand that
         except for the transfers to the charitable  remainder  trusts described
         above, the Fair, Isaac Shares may not be sold, transferred or otherwise
         disposed  of  without  registration  under  the  Securities  Act  or an
         exemption   therefrom,   and  that  in  the  absence  of  an  effective
         registration  statement covering the Fair, Isaac Shares or an available
         exemption from  registration  under the Securities Act, the Fair, Isaac
         Shares must be held indefinitely.  In particular,  the Shareholders are
         aware that the Fair,  Isaac Shares may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144
         promulgated  under the  Securities  Act unless all of the conditions of
         that  Rule are met.  Among  the  conditions  for use of Rule 144 is the
         requirement  that a minimum  of two years  elapse  between  the date of
         acquisition of the Fair,  Isaac Shares from Fair,  Isaac and any resale
         of the Fair, Isaac Shares in releases on Rule 144.

         2.26)  Completeness  of  Disclosures.  None of the  representations  or
warranties  made by Printronic  and the  Shareholders  in this  Agreement or the
Exhibits,  and no written  statement,  certificate or Exhibit furnished or to be
furnished by or on behalf of Printronic or the Shareholders,  to DynaMark or its
agents pursuant  hereto,  or in connection with the transaction  contemplated by
this Agreement, contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omits  or will  omit  any  material  fact  the  omission  of  which  would be
misleading.  The Exhibits to this  Agreement,  where provided by or on behalf of
Printronic,  completely and correctly  present the information  required by this
Agreement to be set forth in them in all material respects.

                                   ARTICLE 3.
                   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF DYNAMARK

         DynaMark  makes  the  following   representations   and  warranties  to
Printronic,  with the  intention  that  Printronic  may rely upon the same,  and
acknowledge  that the same shall be true as of the  Closing  Date (as if made at
the Closing) and shall survive the Closing of this transaction:

         3.1)  Organization  of  DynaMark.  DynaMark  is  a  corporation,   duly
organized,  validly  existing  in good  standing  under the laws of the State of
Minnesota,  and has all requisite power and authority,  corporate and otherwise,
to own its properties and conduct the business in which it is presently engaged.

         3.2) Corporate Authority. DynaMark has all requisite corporate power to
execute,  perform and carry out the provisions of this  Agreement.  DynaMark has
taken all requisite  corporate  action  authorizing  and empowering  DynaMark to
enter  into this  Agreement  and to  consummate  the  transactions  contemplated
herein.

         3.3) Binding  Obligation.  This Agreement  constitutes the legal, valid
and binding obligation of DynaMark in accordance with the terms hereof.

                                   ARTICLE 4.
                      CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PRIOR TO CLOSING

         4.1)  Access to  Information.  During the period  prior to the  Closing
Date,  Printronic  shall  upon  reasonable  notice  give  to  DynaMark  and  its
attorneys,  accountants or other authorized representatives,  full access during
normal business hours, to all of the property, books, contracts, commitments and
records of Printronic and shall furnish to DynaMark  during such period all such
information  concerning   Printronic's  Business  and  the  Assets  as  DynaMark
reasonably may request.  Such review shall not  unreasonably  interfere with the
normal operation of Printronic's Business.

         4.2)  Restrictions.  Except as  otherwise  provided in this  Agreement,
Printronic  and the  Shareholders  represent and covenant that during the period
from  the  date of this  Agreement  to the  Closing  Date  (except  as  DynaMark
otherwise has consented in writing):

                  (a) Printronic's  Business has been and will be conducted in a
         manner consistent with Printronic's past business practices.

                  (b) No  change  has  been or  will  be  made  in  Printronic's
         authorized or issued corporate shares, or in its capital structure.

                  (c) No increase will be made in the compensation payable to or
         to become payable to any employee of  Printronic,  and no bonus payment
         will be made by Printronic to any such employee.

                  (d) Printronic  will not embark upon any new line of business,
         enter into or amend any leases or agreements, purchase any fixed assets
         or equipment,  amend any loan  agreements,  guarantee any obligation or
         increase any existing lines of credit.

                  (e) Printronic  will not sell,  dispose,  transfer,  assign or
         otherwise  remove any of the Assets  except  supplies  inventory in the
         ordinary course of business.

                  (f)  Printronic  will timely pay and  discharge  all bills and
         monetary  obligations  and  timely  and  properly  perform  all  of its
         obligations and commitments under all existing contracts and agreements
         pertaining to or affecting Printronic,  Printronic's Business or any of
         its properties or assets.

                  (g)  Printronic  and the  Shareholders  shall use  their  best
         efforts to preserve the business  organization and assets of Printronic
         and to keep available to DynaMark the services of Printronic's  present
         employees,  and to act reasonably  with respect to  relationships  with
         suppliers,   customers  and  others  having  business   relations  with
         Printronic.

                  (h)  The   Shareholders   will  not  receive  any  payment  or
         distribution from  Printronic's  Business except for regular salary and
         customary  dividends  to pay  federal and New York state  income  taxes
         resulting from income of Printronic  attributable  to the  Shareholders
         under the  provisions of  Subchapter S of the Internal  Revenue Code of
         1986,  as  amended,  provided  that  each  Shareholder  may  receive  a
         performance bonus in an amount not to exceed Seventy-Five  Thousand and
         no/100 Dollars ($75,000.00) prior to the Closing.

         4.3) Risk of Loss. Prior to completion of the Closing, the risk of loss
or destruction to any of the Assets shall be that of Printronic. In the event of
damage or  destruction  of any of the  Assets,  Printronic  shall  replace  such
damaged or destroyed Assets with similar assets of equal value and shall use any
insurance proceeds received for such damage to make such replacements.

         4.4) Preserve Accuracy of  Representations  Warranties.  Printronic and
the  Shareholders  shall  refrain from taking any action,  except with the prior
written consent of DynaMark, which would render any representation,  warranty or
agreement of Printronic and the  Shareholders  in this  Agreement  inaccurate or
breached.  At all times prior to the Closing,  Printronic  and the  Shareholders
will promptly  inform DynaMark in writing with respect to any matters that arise
after the date of this Agreement  which, if existing or occurring at the date of
this  Agreement,  would have been  required to be set forth or  described in the
Exhibits.  Printronic  and the  Shareholders  promptly  will notify  DynaMark in
writing of all lawsuits,  claims,  proceedings  and  investigations  that may be
threatened,  brought,  asserted or commenced against  Printronic or Printronic's
officers or directors  involving the transaction  contemplated by this Agreement
or which  might have a  material  adverse  impact on the Assets or  Printronic's
Business.

         4.5)  Obtaining  Consents.  Printronic  and/or the  Shareholders  shall
obtain all consents and/or  termination  statements  necessary for the valid and
effective  consummation  of the  transactions  contemplated  by this  Agreement,
including without  limitation,  the affirmative consent or approval of any third
party described in Exhibits 1.2(e) and 1.2(f).

         4.6) Maintenance of Insurance.  Printronic shall maintain in full force
until the Closing Date the insurance described in Exhibit 2.20.

         4.7) Financial Statements.  Printronic shall furnish DynaMark unaudited
monthly  financial  statements  of  Printronic  for the  periods  subsequent  to
December 31, 1995, to and including the Closing Date as they become available.

                                   ARTICLE 5.
                CONDITIONS OF CLOSING, ABANDONMENT OF TRANSACTION

         5.1)  Conditions to  Obligations  of DynaMark to Proceed on the Closing
Date.  The  obligations  of  DynaMark  to proceed on the  Closing  Date shall be
subject  (at  DynaMark's  discretion)  to the  satisfaction,  on or prior to the
Closing Date, of all of the following conditions:

                  (a) Truth of  Representations  and  Warranties  and Compliance
         with Obligations.  The representations and warranties of Printronic and
         the Shareholders  herein shall be true in all material  respects on the
         Closing  Date  with  the  same  effect  as  though  made at such  time.
         Printronic  and the  Shareholders  shall have  performed  all  material
         obligations  and complied with all material  covenants  and  conditions
         that are required to be  performed  or complied  with prior to or as of
         the  Closing  Date.  Printronic  shall  have  delivered  to  DynaMark a
         certificate  of Printronic and the  Shareholders  in form and substance
         satisfactory  to DynaMark  dated as of the Closing Date and executed by
         the  President  of  Printronic  and by  each  Shareholder  re all  such
         effects.

                  (b) Opinion of Counsel.  DynaMark  shall have  received a duly
         executed opinion letter from Printronic's legal counsel dated as of the
         Closing Date,  in  substantially  the form  attached  hereto as Exhibit
         5.1(b)  which shall be  reasonably  satisfactory  to  DynaMark  and its
         counsel.

                  (c) Required  Consents.  Printronic and the Shareholders shall
         have obtained the consent,  approval and/or the termination  statements
         of  each  person  whose  consent,   approval   and/or  the  termination
         statements is necessary for the valid and effective consummation of the
         transactions contemplated at the Closing by this Agreement.

                  (d) Delivery of  Documents.  Printronic  and the  Shareholders
         shall have  delivered  all  documents  required to be  delivered at the
         Closing pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof.

                  (e) Litigation  Affecting  Closing.  No suit,  action or other
         proceeding  shall be  pending or  threatened  by or before any court or
         governmental agency in which it is sought to restrain or prohibit or to
         obtain damages or other relief in connection with this Agreement or the
         consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and no
         investigation  that  may  result  in any  such  suit,  action  or other
         proceeding shall be pending or threatened.

                  (f) Legislation.  No statute,  rule, regulation or order shall
         have been enacted,  entered or deemed  applicable by any  government or
         governmental  or  administrative  agency or court  which would make the
         transaction   contemplated  by  this  Agreement  illegal  or  otherwise
         materially and adversely  affect the Assets or the use and operation of
         Printronic's Business in the hands of DynaMark.

                  (g) Payment of DynaMark Loan.  Printronic shall have satisfied
         in full the promissory note in the original  principal amount of Eighty
         Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($80,000.00) in favor of DynaMark.

         5.2)  Conditions to Obligation of Printronic  and the  Shareholders  to
Proceed on the Closing Date. The  obligation of Printronic and the  Shareholders
to proceed on the Closing Date shall be subject (at Printronic's  discretion) to
the satisfaction, on or before the Closing Date, of the following conditions:

                  (a) Truth of  Representations  and  Warranties  and Compliance
         with Obligations. The representations and warranties of DynaMark herein
         contained  shall be true in all  material  respects on the Closing Date
         with the same effect as though made at such time.  DynaMark  shall have
         performed  all  material  obligations  and  complied  with all material
         covenants and conditions  that are required to be performed or complied
         with prior to or as of the Closing Date.  DynaMark shall have delivered
         to  Printronic  a  certificate   of  DynaMark  in  form  and  substance
         reasonably  satisfactory to Printronic dated as of the Closing Date and
         executed by the President of DynaMark to all such effects.

                  (b) Opinion of Counsel.  Printronic shall have received a duly
         executed  opinion letter from DynaMark's  legal counsel dated as of the
         Closing  Date in  substantially  the form  attached  hereto as  Exhibit
         5.2(b) which shall be reasonably  satisfactory  to  Printronic  and its
         counsel.

                  (c) Delivery of Documents.  DynaMark  shall have delivered all
         documents  required to be delivered at Closing  pursuant to Section 6.3
         hereof.

                  (d) Litigation  Affecting  Closing.  No suit,  action or other
         proceeding  shall be  pending or  threatened  by or before any court or
         governmental agency in which it is sought to restrain or prohibit or to
         obtain damages or other relief in connection with this Agreement or the
         consummation of the transaction  contemplated by this Agreement, and no
         investigation  that might  eventuate in any such suit,  action or other
         proceeding shall be pending or threatened.

                  (e) Legislation.  No statute,  rule, regulation or order shall
         have been enacted,  entered or deemed  applicable by any  government or
         governmental  or  administrative  agency or court  which would make the
         transaction contemplated by this Agreement illegal.

                  5.3)   Termination  of  Agreement.   This  Agreement  and  the
         transactions  contemplated  herein may be terminated at or prior to the
         Closing Date as follows:

                  (a) By mutual written consent of all parties.

                  (b) By DynaMark  pursuant to written  notice  delivered  at or
         prior to the Closing Date if Printronic or the Shareholders have failed
         in any material respect to satisfy all of the conditions to the Closing
         set forth in Section 5.1 or (with respect to those conditions set forth
         in Section 5.1 for which  DynaMark,  Printronic or the  Shareholders do
         not have the  responsibility  to  satisfy)  there has been a failure to
         satisfy such conditions in any material respect.

                  (c) By Printronic  pursuant to written notice  delivered at or
         prior to the Closing if DynaMark has failed in any material  respect to
         satisfy the  conditions  set forth in Section  5.2 or (with  respect to
         those   conditions  set  forth  in  Section  5.2  for  which  DynaMark,
         Printronic  or the  Shareholders  do not  have  the  responsibility  to
         satisfy)  there has been a failure to satisfy  such  conditions  in any
         material respect.

         5.4) Consequences of Termination.

                  (a)  Printronic and the  Shareholders  may pursue any remedies
         available  at law or  equity  in the  event  DynaMark  terminates  this
         Agreement  other than in compliance with Section 5.3(b) or in the event
         Printronic  terminates this Agreement in compliance with the provisions
         of Section 5.3(c).

                  (b)  DynaMark  may pursue  any  remedies  available  at law or
         equity in the event Printronic  terminates this Agreement other than in
         compliance  with Section  S.3(c),  or in the event DynaMark  terminates
         this Agreement in compliance with the provisions of Section 5.3(b). The
         parties  recognize  that the  Assets to be  transferred  hereunder  are
         unique and that  DynaMark's  damages  in the event of breach  hereof by
         Printronic or the Shareholders would be difficult to assess. Printronic
         and the Shareholders therefore agree that DynaMark shall be entitled to
         specific  performance  as  relief  in the  event of  breach  by  either
         Printronic or the Shareholders of their obligations hereunder.

                                   ARTICLE 6.
                                     CLOSING

         6.1)  Closing.  The  closing of the  transaction  contemplated  by this
Agreement ("Closing") shall be held at the offices of Warshaw,  Burstein, Cohen,
Schlesinger & Kuh, LLP, 555 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, 10017, on July 19,
1996,  at 9:00 am., or at such later date or time as the  parties  may  mutually
agree upon in writing.  Such date of Closing  shall be referred to herein as the
Closing Date. The Closing shall be effective at 12:01 a.m. July 19, 1996.

         6.2)  Documents to be Delivered by Printronic and the  Shareholders  at
the Closing.  Printronic  and the  Shareholders  agree to deliver the  following
documents, duly executed as appropriate, to DynaMark at the Closing:

                  (a) All certificates,  schedules, exhibits, and attachments in
         completed  form  and  specifying  the   information   required  by  the
         provisions of this Agreement.

                  (b) Articles of Incorporation  of Printronic  certified by the
         New York Secretary of State.

                  (c) Bylaws of Printronic certified by Printronic's Secretary.

                  (d)  Certificate  of Good  Standing  for  Printronic  dated no
         earlier than fifteen (15) days prior to the Closing Date.

                  (e) Certified  copies of corporate  resolutions  of Printronic
         authorizing it to enter into the transactions contemplated herein.

                  (f) A warranty bill of sale and  instruments of assignment and
         transfer for the sale of the Assets.

                  (g) Certificates of title and assignment thereof for all motor
         vehicles transferred by Printronic to DynaMark as part of the Assets.

                  (h) Certificate of Printronic's President and the Shareholders
         regarding  representations  and  warranties  as required  under Section
         5.1(a).

                  (I) Opinion of Printronic's  counsel as required under Section
         5.1(b).

                  (j)   Documentation   for  all  consents  and/or   termination
         statements  required in connection  with the Closing  described in this
         Agreement.

                  (k) Noncompetition Agreements as required under Section 7.2.

                  (l) The Escrow Agreement described in Section 1.5.

                  (m) Instruments of assignment and transfer for the Contracts.

                  (n) Documentation relating to the novation of the NCOA License
         to Printronic.

                  (o)  Amendment  to  Printronic's   Articles  of  Incorporation
         changing  Printronic's  name, in form complete and adequate for filing,
         as required under Section 6.6.

                  (p) Consulting Agreements as required under Section 7.3.

                  (q) Such other  documents as DynaMark may  reasonably  request
         for the purpose of assigning,  transferring,  granting,  conveying, and
         confirming  to  DynaMark or  reducing  to its  possession,  any and all
         assets,  property  and rights to be conveyed  and  transferred  by this
         Agreement or to carry out transactions contemplated by the Agreement.

         6.3) Documents Delivered by DynaMark at the Closing. DynaMark agrees to
deliver the following  documents,  duly executed as  appropriate,  to Printronic
and/or the Shareholders at the Closing:

                  (a)  Articles of  Incorporation  of DynaMark  certified by the
         Minnesota Secretary of State.

                  (b) Bylaws of DynaMark certified by DynaMark's Secretary.

                  (c)  Certificate of Good Standing of DynaMark dated no earlier
         than fifteen (15) days prior to the Closing Date.

                  (d)  Certified  copies of  corporate  resolutions  of DynaMark
         authorizing it to enter into the transactions contemplated herein.

                  (e) Certified or cashier's checks, or equivalent instrument or
         funds,  from DynaMark,  made payable to Printronic and the Escrow Agent
         in the amounts determined pursuant to Section 1.7.

                  (f)  The  estimated  number  of  the  Fair,  Isaac  Shares  as
         determined  pursuant  to  Section  1.5  which  shall  be  delivered  to
         Printronic and the Escrow Agent.

                  (g)  Agreement   granting  certain   registration   rights  as
         described in Section 1.4.

                  (h) Noncompetition Agreements as required under Section 7.2.

                  (I) The Escrow Agreement described in Section 1.5.

                  (j) Documentation relating to the novation of the NCOA License
         to Printronic.

                  (k) Consulting Agreements as required under Section 7.3.

                  (l)   Documentation   relating  to  the   assumptions  of  the
         liabilities described in Section 1.6.

                  (m) Such other documents as Printronic  reasonably may request
         to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

         6.4)  Failure  to  Obtain   Transfer  of  NCOA  License.   The  parties
acknowledge  and  understand  that pending  approval of the novation of the NCOA
License by the United States Postal  Service,  neither  Printronic  nor DynaMark
will be entitled to operate under the NCOA License.  The parties acknowledge and
agree that the risk of obtaining approval of the novation of the NCOA License by
the  United  States  Postal  Service  shall be on  DynaMark  after the  Closing.
DynaMark and  Printronic  shall use their best efforts to obtain the novation of
the NCOA License after the Closing.

         6.5) Employee  Expenses.  DynaMark may, but shall have no obligation to
hire any employees of Printronic  after the Closing Date.  Printronic  agrees to
take appropriate  action to enable DynaMark to hire such employees.  All amounts
due to the  employees of  Printronic  through the Closing Date for  commissions,
salary,  wages,  fringe  benefits,  pension  benefits,  sick leave and  vacation
benefits,  including  cash  bonuses  accrued  through the  Closing  Date and all
employment taxes incurred thereon,  will be paid in full as of the Closing Date,
but any such amounts not then due shall be paid  thereafter but on or before the
due date;  provided  DynaMark  agrees to assume any liabilities for accrued sick
leave and vacation  benefits  incurred by Printronic  prior to the Closing Date;
provided  further,  that DynaMark's total obligation for such accrued sick leave
and  vacation  benefits  shall not exceed  Fifty  Thousand  and  no/100  Dollars
($50,000.00).  DynaMark shall  thereafter hold Printronic  harmless  against any
claims by such  employee  for accrued  sick leave and  vacation  benefits to the
extent such claims relate to the obligations for accrued sick leave and vacation
benefits  for which  DynaMark  has  assumed  responsibility.  At the  request of
Printronic,  with respect to any employees of Printronic hired by DynaMark after
the closing,  DynaMark  shall pay the  commissions,  salary,  and wages  accrued
through the Closing Date by Printronic and all employment taxes incurred thereon
which shall be paid with DynaMark's  regular payroll.  The accrued  commissions,
salary,  wages and  employment  take shall be listed as a liability on the Final
Balance Sheet.  Any  employment  taxes advanced by DynaMark shall be advanced on
behalf of Printronic.

         6.6) Printronic Chance of Name. Printronic shall deliver to DynaMark on
or before the Closing  Date,  in a form  complete and  adequate  for filing,  an
amendment to Printronic's Articles of Incorporation,  changing Printronic's name
to a name that is not similar to  Printronic's  present name,  and shall provide
such consents and take any other action  required by DynaMark to enable DynaMark
to utilize Printronic's name, if DynaMark so desires.

         6.7) Prorations.  The business  operations of Printronic and the income
and expenses  attributable  thereto through the date  immediately  preceding the
Closing  Date  shall be payable by and for the  account  of  Printronic  and for
periods  thereafter  shall be payable by and for the  account of  DynaMark.  The
parties  shall  account to each other for all such items of income and  expense.
Allocation of items under these  proration  provisions  shall include but not be
limited  to work in  process,  power  and  utility  charges,  real and  personal
property taxes and rents and payments pertaining the Contracts being transferred
to DynaMark hereunder (to the extent not already included as prepaid expenses or
accrued expenses).

         6.8) Reorganization  Treatment.  DynaMark and Printronic shall take all
actions necessary to cause the Exchange and the other transactions  contemplated
by this Agreement to be treated for tax purposes as a reorganization  under Code
Section  368(a)(1)(C),  including  all  actions  necessary  to  comply  with the
"continuity of business  enterprise" and  "continuity of interest"  requirements
with respect thereto.

                                   ARTICLE 7.
                            POST-CLOSING OBLIGATIONS

         7.1) Further  Documents  and  Assurances.  At any time and from time to
time after the Closing Date,  each party shall,  upon request of another  party,
execute,  acknowledge  and deliver all such  further  and other  assurances  and
documents,  and  will  take  such  action  consistent  with  the  terms  of this
Agreement,  as may  be  reasonably  requested  to  carry  out  the  transactions
contemplated  herein and to permit  each party to enjoy its rights and  benefits
hereunder.

         7.2) Covenant Not to Compete.  Printronic and each of the  Shareholders
agree not to engage in competition with DynaMark  subsequent to the Closing Date
all as more  particularly set forth in the  Noncompetition  Agreements  attached
hereto as Exhibit 7.2.

         7.3)  Consulting   Agreements.   Each  Shareholder  agrees  to  provide
consulting  services to  DynaMark  subsequent  to the  Closing  Date all as more
particularly set forth in the Consulting  Agreements  attached hereto as Exhibit
7.3.

                                   ARTICLE 8.
                                 INDEMNIFICATION

         8.1)  Indemnification  by DynaMark.  DynaMark shall  indemnify and hold
Printronic and the Shareholders, and each of them, harmless from and against all
losses or damages suffered by Printronic  (including  reasonable attorneys fees)
which arise out of, relate to,  pertain to or concern any  misrepresentation  by
DynaMark,  or any failure of DynaMark to disclose any material fact necessary to
make any  statement  herein or in any other  document  furnished  by DynaMark to
Printronic  not  misleading,   or  any  breach  of  DynaMark's   warranties  and
representations  hereunder,  or any breach,  nonfulfillment or nonperformance by
DynaMark of any of their covenants,  dudes, or obligations  hereunder including,
without limitation, the payment and discharge of all Permitted Liabilities.

         8.2) Indemnification by Printronic and the Shareholders. Printronic and
the  Shareholders,  jointly and  severally,  shall  indemnify  and hold DynaMark
harmless from and against all losses or damages suffered by DynaMark  (including
reasonable attorneys' fees) which arise out of, relate to, pertain to or concern
any  misrepresentation  by  Printronic  or the  Shareholders,  or any failure of
Printronic or the  Shareholders  to disclose any material fact necessary to make
any  statement  herein or in any other  document  furnished by Printronic or the
Shareholders to DynaMark not misleading,  or any breach of Printronic's  and the
Shareholders'  warranties and representations  hereunder,  or any claim, demand,
action or proceeding  asserted by a creditor of Printronic  under the provisions
of  the  New  York  Bulk  Transfer  Act,  or  any  breach,   nonfulfillment   or
nonperformance  by Printronic  or the  Shareholders  of any of their  covenants,
duties,  or  obligations  hereunder.  Without  limiting  the  generality  or the
foregoing, Printronic and the Shareholders,  jointly and severally, guarantee to
DynaMark  that the amount of the  Accounts  Receivable  used for purposes of the
calculation  of the  Adjustment  Amount under  Section 1.8 will be paid during a
collection  period of one hundred  fifty (150) days  immediately  following  the
Closing to the extent that the actual  amount of Accounts  Receivable  collected
would have  required an  adjustment  to the Base  Consideration  pursuant to the
provisions of Section 1.8. At any time after the end of this  collection  period
but on or prior to one  hundred  eighty  (180)  days  after  the  Closing  Date,
DynaMark shall deliver to Printronic  and the  Shareholders a schedule of all of
those Accounts Receivable unpaid at the end of the collection period. Printronic
or the  Shareholders  shall  promptly  pay to  DynaMark  the full  amount of any
adjustment to the Base  Consideration  resulting from the failure to collect the
Accounts  Receivable in a manner  similar to that  described in Section  1.8(b).
DynaMark  shall not be obligated  to  undertake  any legal action to collect the
Accounts Receivable.  Printronic and the Shareholders shall have no liability to
DynaMark  for any  damages for such unpaid  Accounts  Receivable  except for the
amount of any adjustment to the Base Consideration.

         8.3) Third Party Claims. In the event of any claim for  indemnification
hereunder resulting from or in connection with any claim or legal proceedings by
a third party, the party entitled to indemnification ("Indemnified Party") shall
promptly give written  notice to the party from whom  indemnification  is sought
(the Indemnifying Party") and, if possible, no later than ten (10) days prior to
the time any  response to the asserted  claim is  required.  In the event of any
such claim for  indemnification  resulting from or in connection with a claim or
legal proceeding by a third party, the Indemnifying  Party may, at its sole cost
and  expense,   assume  the  defense  thereof;   provided,   however,  that  the
Indemnifying   Party   agrees  in  writing  to  pay  the  full  amount  of  such
indemnification  to the Indemnified Party. If the Indemnifying Party assumes the
defense of any such claim or legal proceeding,  the Indemnifying  Party shall be
entitled to select  counsel and take all steps  necessary in the  settlement  or
defense thereof; provided, however, that no settlement shall be made without the
prior  written  consent of the  Indemnified  Party  which  consent  shall not be
unreasonably withheld; and, provided further, that the Indemnified Party may, at
its own  expense,  participate  in any such  proceeding  with the counsel of its
choice. The parties shall cooperate with each other in the defense of such claim
and shall make  available  to each other any  nonprivileged  or  nonconfidential
information which a party may reasonably  request concerning such claim. So long
as the  Indemnifying  Party is in good faith defending such claim or proceeding,
the  Indemnified  Party shall not  compromise or settle such claims  without the
prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party;  provided that the Indemnifying
Party shall not by this Agreement permit to exist any lien, encumbrance or other
adverse charge upon any assets of any  Indemnified  Party.  If the  Indemnifying
Party does not assume the defense of any such claim or  litigation in accordance
with the terms hereof,  the  Indemnified  Party may defend against such claim or
litigation in such manner as it may deem appropriate (including, but not limited
to;  settling  such claim or  litigation  after giving notice of the same to the
Indemnifying Party) on such terms as the Indemnified Party may deem appropriate,
and the  Indemnifying  Party shall promptly  indemnify the Indemnified  Party in
accordance with the provisions of this Article 8.

         8.4) Set-Off.  In the event Printronic (or either of the  Shareholders)
fails to pay when due any claim DynaMark may have for  indemnification  pursuant
to this Article 8, or otherwise, DynaMark may, in addition to any other remedies
to which it may be  entitled,  set-off  any  amount  equal to  DynaMark's  claim
against the amounts otherwise owed by DynaMark to Printronic or the Shareholders
or any of them, under this Agreement,  the agreements  executed pursuant to this
Agreement,   or  otherwise.   DynaMark  shall  provide   Printronic  and/or  the
Shareholders,  as the case may be,  written notice of such set-off which written
notice shall contain a description (in reasonable  detail) of the claim on which
the setoff is based.  Such  written  notice  shall be  provided  within ten (10)
business days after the set-off is made.

         8.5)   Survival   Periods.   The   parties   hereto   agree   that  all
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement,  or any certificate,
document or other instrument delivered in connection herewith, shall survive the
execution  and  delivery  of  this  Agreement  and  the   consummation   of  the
transactions  contemplated  hereby,  regardless of any investigation made by the
parties hereto or their independent accountants or legal representatives,  for a
period ending on the third (3rd)  anniversary  of the Closing Date,  except that
representations and warranties relating to any liability for taxes of Printronic
shall  survive  without  limitation  (in  each  case,  the  "Survival  Period");
provided,  however, that no claim for breach of a representation or warranty may
be brought  under this  Agreement by any person  unless  written  notice of such
claim  shall  have  been  given on or  prior  to the last day of the  applicable
Survival  Period (in which event each such  representation  and  warranty  shall
survive the applicable  Survival Period until such claim is finally resolved and
all obligations with respect thereto are fully satisfied).

                                   ARTICLE 9.
                                     GENERAL

         9.1)  Exhibits.  Each Exhibit  delivered  pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement shall be in writing, and shall constitute a part of the Agreement.

         9.2) Notices.  Any notice or other communication  required or permitted
hereunder  shall be in  writing  and shall be deemed  to have been  given,  when
received,  if personally delivered,  and, when deposited,  if placed in the U.S.
mails for delivery by registered or certified  mail,  return receipt  requested,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

Printronic and the Shareholders:       Printronic Corporation of America, Inc.
                                       17 Battery Place
                                       New York, New York 10004-1298

                                       Leo R. Yochim
                                       737 Park Avenue, Apt. 17-C
                                       New York, New York 10021

                                       Susan Keenan
                                       737 Park Avenue, Apt. 17-C
                                       New York, New York 10021

with a copy to:                        Allen N. Ross, Esq.
                                       Warshaw, Burstein, Cohen, Schlesinger &
                                           Kuh, LLP
                                       555 Fifth Avenue
                                       New York, New York 10017

DynaMark:                              DynaMark, Inc.
                                       4295 Lexington Avenue North
                                       St. Paul, Minnesota 55126-6164

with a copy to:                        John J. Erhart, Esq.
                                       Fredrikson & Byron , P. A.
                                       1100 International Centre
                                       900 Second Avenue South
                                       Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

Addresses  may be changed by written  notice  given  pursuant  to this  Section,
however  any such  notice  shall not be  effective,  if mailed,  until three (3)
working  days after  depositing  in the U.S.  mails or when  actually  received,
whichever occurs first.

         9.3)  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and
by different  parties on different  counterparts  with the same effect as if the
signatures thereto were on the same instrument.

         9.4)  Successors and Assign.  This Agreement  shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties to this  Agreement  and their  successors or
assigns,  provided that the rights of Printronic and the Shareholders under this
Agreement  may not be  assigned  without the prior  written  consent of DynaMark
(except  that the  rights of  Printronic  may be  assigned  to the  Shareholders
pursuant to the  Liquidation of Printronic)  and the rights of DynaMark may only
be assigned to its parent  corporation,  its subsidiary,  or a subsidiary of its
parent  or  to  such  other  business   organization   which  shall  succeed  to
substantially all the assets and business of DynaMark or its parent.

         9.5) Headings.  The  descriptive  headings of the several  Articles and
Sections of this  Agreement  and of the several  Exhibits to this  Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.

         9.6) Expenses.  Except as otherwise provided herein,  each party hereto
shall each bear and pay for its own costs and expenses  incurred by it or on its
behalf in  connection  with the  transactions  contemplated  hereby,  including,
without  limitation,  all fees and  disbursements of attorneys,  accountants and
financial  consultants.  DynaMark  shall be  responsible  for and  shall pay any
sales, use or other transfer taxes associated with the transactions herein.

         9.7) Brokers'  Commissions.  The parties  represent and warrant to each
other that they have not  engaged  any broker or finder in  connection  with the
transaction described herein.

         9.8)  Entire  Agreement:   Modification  and  Waiver.  This  Agreement,
together  with the  Exhibits  and the related  written  agreements  specifically
referred to herein,  represents the only agreement among the parties  concerning
the subject  matter hereof and supersedes  all prior  agreements  (including the
Restated  Memorandum  of Intent  dated June 24, 1996)  whether  written or oral,
relating thereto. No purported amendment modification or waiver of any provision
hereof shall be binding,  unless set forth in a written  document  signed by all
parties  (in the case of  amendments  or  modifications)  or by the  party to be
charged  thereby (in the case of  waivers).  Any waiver  shall be limited to the
provision hereof and the circumstance or event specifically made subject thereto
and  shall  not be  deemed a waiver  of any  other  term  hereof  or of the same
circumstance or event upon any recurrence thereof.

         9.9)   Public   Announcements.   DynaMark   will   prepare  any  public
announcements of the transaction.  Neither  Printronic nor the Shareholders will
issue any press release or public announcement concerning, or otherwise divulge,
any  provisions  of  this  Agreement  or the  transaction  contemplated  by this
Agreement either prior to or after the Closing without the consent of DynaMark.

         9.10) Governing Law. This Agreement and the legal relations between the
parties shall be governed by and  construed in  accordance  with the laws of the
State of Minnesota.

         9.11) Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. Except as
otherwise  provided  in  Section  8.5,  the   representations,   warranties  and
agreements  contained m this  Agreement  shall survive the Closing and remain in
full force and effect.

         IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  each  of the  parties  hereto  has  caused  this
Agreement to be executed in the manner  appropriate  to each,  all as of the day
and year first above written.

                                  DYNAMARK, INC.

                                  By     /s/ James Schoeller
                                         --------------------------------
                                    Its    Vice President
                                           ------------------------------

                                                             DYNAMARK

                                  PRINTRONIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC.

                                  By     /s/  Leo R. Yochim
                                         --------------------------------
                                    Its    President
                                           ------------------------------
                                                             PRINTRONIC

                                  /s/ Leo R. Yochim
                                  ---------------------------------------
                                      Leo R. Yochim

                                  /s/ Susan Keenan
                                  ---------------------------------------
                                      Susan Keenan
                                                             SHAREHOLDERS


                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.25

                 AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION

         THIS  AGREEMENT is made and entered into  effective as of September __,
1996, by and among Fair, Isaac and Company,  Incorporated  ("Buyer"), a Delaware
corporation;  FIC Acquisition Corporation ("Acquisition Subsidiary"), a Delaware
corporation;  Credit & Risk Management Associates,  Inc. ("Seller"),  a Delaware
corporation;  and Donald J.  Sanders,  Paul A.  Makowski,  and Lawrence E. Dukes
(collectively, the "Shareholders").


                                    RECITALS:

         A. Buyer  desires to  acquire by forward  subsidiary  merger all of the
assets and business of Seller upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

         B. The Shareholders, as the owners of all of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of Seller,  wish to dispose of their  interests in Seller upon the
terms and conditions set forth herein.

         NOW, THEREFORE,  in consideration of the  representations,  warranties,
covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other valuable consideration,
the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby  acknowledged,  the parties mutually
agree as follows:


                                    ARTICLE 1
                                   Definitions

         In this Agreement the following terms shall have the meanings  assigned
to them below:

         1.1  "Acquisition  Subsidiary"  means FIC  Acquisition  Corporation,  a
Delaware corporation.

         1.2 "Adjustment  Amount" means the amount determined in accordance with
the provisions of Section 2.7(a)(i).

         1.3  "Affiliate"  of a specified  person or entity  means a person that
directly,  or indirectly  through one or more  intermediaries,  controls,  or is
controlled by, or is under common control with, the person specified.

         1.4 "Average  Market Price" means the average of the reported last sale
price at which the Buyer  Common  Stock is trading as  reported  on the New York
Stock  Exchange  composite  tape for the twenty (20)  consecutive  trading  days
immediately preceding the applicable date.

         1.5 "Balance  Sheet"  means the balance  sheet of Seller dated June 30,
1996, as described in Section 2.7.

         1.6 "Base  Consideration"  means an amount equal to Three  Million Four
Hundred   Ninety   Thousand   Five  Hundred   Fifty-Three   Dollars  and  no/100
($3,490,553.00) plus or minus, as the case may be, the Adjustment Amount.

         1.7 "Buyer  Common  Stock" means shares of common stock of Buyer,  $.01
par value per share.

         1.8 "Cash Payment" means the amount  determined in accordance  with the
provisions of Section 2.4.

         1.9   "Closing"   means  the  meeting  of  the  parties  at  which  the
transactions contemplated herein to occur are completed,  which meeting shall be
held at 9:00 a.m.,  local time, at the offices of Miles & Stockbridge,  10 Light
Street,  Baltimore,  MD, on the Closing  Date, or at such other time or place as
may be mutually agreed upon by the parties.

         1.10 "Closing Date" means September 30, 1996, or such other date as may
be mutually agreed upon by the parties.

         1.11 "Direct  Margin"  shall mean the amount  calculated  in the manner
described in Section 2.8(a).

         1.12  "Earnout  Cash  Payment"  means the cash  portion of the  Earnout
Payment as determined in accordance with Section 2.8.

         1.13 "Earnout  Payment"  means one of the three  payments to be made to
the Shareholders pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.8.

         1.14 "Earnout Statement" means the report delivered to the Shareholders
pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.8(c)(i).

         1.15 "Effective Time" means 12:01 a.m. on the date described in Section
6.1.

         1.16 "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended.

         1.17 "ERISA  Plans" means all employee  benefit  plans of Seller within
the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, as described in Section 3.18.

         1.18 "Final  Balance Sheet" means the balance sheet of Seller as of the
close of  business  immediately  prior to the  Effective  Time as  described  in
Section 2.7(a)(i).

         1.19 "Financial  Statements"  means the financial  statements of Seller
described in Section 3.5.

         1.20 "Indemnity Period" means the period described in Section 8.1.

         1.21  "Intellectual  Property"  means patents and patent  applications,
copyrights and copyright applications,  trademarks,  service marks, trade names,
know-how,  trade secrets, data, information,  technology,  processes,  formulas,
drawings,  designs,  computer  programs,  and  license  rights  to  any  of  the
foregoing.

         1.22  "Liens"  means  any  liens,  mortgages,  pledges,   encumbrances,
conditional sales agreements,  security interests, or title retention devices of
any nature.

         1.23 "Merger" means the merger of Seller into Acquisition Subsidiary as
described in section 2.1.

         1.24 "Merger  Articles" means the Certificate of Merger with respect to
the Merger, as described in Section 2.1.

         1.25 "Merger  Consideration" means the aggregate  consideration payable
to the Shareholders, as described in Section 2.2.

         1.26  "Permitted  Liens"  means the Liens  against the assets of Seller
described on Schedule 1.26 hereto.

         1.27  "Report"  means the  report  prepared  by Buyer as  described  in
Section 2.7(a)(i).

         1.28 "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

         1.29  "SEC  Reports"  means  all  periodic   and/or  current   reports,
registration statements and proxy statements filed with the SEC.

         1.30 "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

         1.31 "Seller  Shares" means all of the issued and  outstanding  capital
stock of Seller.

         1.32 "Surviving  Corporation"  means the Acquisition  Subsidiary as the
surviving corporation in the Merger, as described in Section 2.1.

         1.33 "Tax"  means any tax or other  primary,  secondary  or  transferee
liability to any governmental entity, including without limitation, all federal,
state, county, local and foreign income,  profits, gross receipts,  withholding,
payroll, sales, use, employment, value added, custom, duty, and any other taxes,
obligations, and assessments of any kind whatsoever,  together with all interest
and penalties;  the foregoing shall include any liability arising as a result of
being (or ceasing to be) a member of any affiliated,  consolidated, combined, or
unitary group as well as any liability  under any Tax  allocation,  Tax sharing,
Tax indemnity or similar agreement.


                                    ARTICLE 2
                                     Merger

         2.1 Merger. Buyer has caused to be formed, Acquisition Subsidiary which
is a wholly owned  subsidiary of Buyer in order to consummate the acquisition by
merger contemplated hereby. At the Effective Time, pursuant to the provisions of
this Agreement and pursuant to the provisions of the General  Corporation Law of
the  State of  Delaware,  Seller  shall  be  merged  with  and into  Acquisition
Subsidiary  (the  "Merger"),  which shall be the  surviving  corporation  in the
Merger  ("Surviving  Corporation"),  and the separate  existence of Seller shall
thereupon  cease.   After  the  Effective  Time,  the  existence  and  corporate
organization  of  Acquisition  Corporation  shall  continue  in  effect  as  the
Surviving Corporation. Buyer shall cause to be filed with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware,  a  certificate  of merger  substantially  in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 (the "Merger Articles").  It is intended that the
Merger  constitute  and  qualify as a tax-free  reorganization  pursuant  to the
provisions  of Section  368(a)(2)(D)  of the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986,  as
amended.

                  (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of Acquisition Subsidiary
         in effect  immediately  prior to the Effective Time shall be and remain
         the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving  Corporation,  except
         that  Article 1 of such  Certificate  of  Incorporation  shall,  at the
         Effective  Time and  pursuant  to the  Merger,  be  amended  to read as
         follows:

         "The name of the  corporation is Credit & Risk  Management  Associates,
         Inc."

                  (b) The Bylaws of Acquisition Subsidiary in effect immediately
         prior to the  Effective  Time  shall be and  remain  the  Bylaws of the
         Surviving Corporation, until amended in accordance with law.

                  (c)  The   directors   and  the  officers  of  the   Surviving
         Corporation  at and after the Effective  Time shall be the  individuals
         specified in Exhibit  2.1(c).  Such  individuals  shall continue as the
         directors and the officers,  respectively, of the Surviving Corporation
         until their successors are elected and qualified.

                  (d) Each share of stock of Acquisition  Subsidiary  issued and
         outstanding  at the Effective Time shall not be changed or converted by
         virtue of the Merger and shall remain outstanding following the Merger,
         having  rights  and  preferences   identical  to  those  which  it  had
         immediately prior to the Effective Time.

                  (e) Each share of stock of Seller  issued and  outstanding  at
         the  Effective  Time  shall be changed  or  converted  by virtue of the
         Merger into the Merger Consideration described in this Article 2.

                  (f) At the Closing,  the  Shareholders  shall  surrender their
         outstanding   certificates  (each  referred  to  herein  as  a  "Seller
         Certificate")   representing   the   Seller   Shares   to   Acquisition
         Corporation.  Any  outstanding  Seller  Certificate  not so surrendered
         shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to evidence the ownership of
         the right to receive the Merger  Consideration.  No  interest  shall be
         paid or  accrued on the  amounts to be  received  upon  surrender  of a
         Seller Certificate.

                  (g) After the Effective  Time,  there shall be no transfers on
         the stock  transfer  books of Seller of any  Seller  Certificates.  If,
         after the  Effective  Time,  a Seller  Certificate  is presented to the
         Surviving  Corporation for transfer,  such Seller Certificates shall be
         canceled and exchanged for the Merger Consideration.

         2.2 Merger  Consideration.  The "Merger  Consideration" shall mean: (i)
the  aggregate  number  of  shares  of  Buyer  Common  Stock  to be  paid to the
Shareholders described in Section 2.3 below; (ii) the Cash Payment to be paid to
the Shareholders  described in Section 2.4 below;  (iii) the aggregate number of
shares of Buyer  Common  Stock to be issued to the  Shareholders  as part of the
Earnout as described  in Section  2.8; and (iv) the Earnout Cash  Payments to be
paid to the Shareholders as part of the Earnout as described in Section 2.8. The
certificates   evidencing   the  Buyer  Common  Stock  shall  contain  a  legend
restricting transfer under the Securities Act and identifying other restrictions
or limitations  described in this Agreement,  such legend to be substantially as
follows:

         The securities represented by this certificate have not been registered
         or qualified under the Securities Act of 1933 or the securities laws of
         any state, and may be offered and sold only if registered and qualified
         pursuant to the  relevant  provisions  of federal and state  securities
         laws or if the  company  has been  provided  with an opinion of counsel
         satisfactory to the company that registration and  qualification  under
         federal and state securities laws is not required.

The Buyer Common Stock constituting Merger Consideration shall be subject to the
terms of an agreement  granting limited  registration  rights (the "Registration
Rights  Agreement")in  the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.2. No consideration
of any kind, other than the Merger  Consideration,  shall be paid or transferred
by Buyer to the Shareholders in consideration for the Seller Shares.

         2.3  Conversion  of  Shares.  Subject to the other  provisions  of this
Article 2, the  manner and basis of  converting  the  Seller  Shares  into Buyer
Common Stock shall be as follows:

                  (a) At the Effective Time, the Seller Shares then  outstanding
         shall,  by virtue of the Merger and without  any further  action on the
         part of the holders  thereof,  be converted into and  thereafter  shall
         constitute  the right to receive  the number of shares of Buyer  Common
         Stock  calculated as described in Section 2.3.(b) and such other shares
         as may become payable pursuant to the terms of Section 2.8.

                  (b) The Shareholders shall receive a number of shares of Buyer
         Common Stock equal to the Base Consideration  (which Base Consideration
         shall be reduced by the amount of the Cash Payment described in Section
         2.4) divided by the Average  Market Price as of the Closing Date or, if
         sooner,  the date on which the Merger is publicly  announced by or with
         the express  consent of Buyer or  otherwise  publicly  disclosed by any
         agent or employee of Buyer.  The  Shareholders  shall each  receive the
         shares of Buyer Common Stock in proportion to their  holdings of Seller
         Shares.  The parties  acknowledge and agree that they will be unable to
         determine  the total  number of  shares  of Buyer  Common  Stock on the
         Closing Date due to the inability to determine  the Base  Consideration
         and the Cash  Payment.  At least seven (7)  business  days prior to the
         Closing Date, the parties shall, in good faith,  estimate the number of
         shares of Buyer  Common  Stock to be issued  to the  Shareholders.  The
         final  determination of number of shares of Buyer Common Stock shall be
         made in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.7.

         2.4  Cash  Portion  of  Merger  Consideration.  Subject  to  the  other
provisions  of this  Article 2, the manner  and basis of  converting  the Seller
Shares into cash shall be as follows:

                  (a) At the Effective Time, the Seller Shares then  outstanding
         shall,  by virtue of the Merger and without  any further  action on the
         part of the holders  thereof,  be converted into and  thereafter  shall
         constitute the right to receive the payment described in Section 2.4(b)
         and such other payments as may become payable  pursuant to the terms of
         Section 2.8.

                  (b) The Shareholders  shall receive,  in cash, an amount equal
         to  forty-five  percent  (45%) of the  Base  Consideration  (the  "Cash
         Payment").  The  Shareholders  shall each receive a portion of the Cash
         Payment in proportion to their holdings of Seller  Shares.  The parties
         acknowledge  and  agree  that the Cash  Payment  will not be able to be
         finally  determined  by  the  Closing  Date  due to  the  inability  to
         determine  the Base  Consideration.  At least seven (7)  business  days
         prior to the Closing Date, the parties shall,  in good faith,  estimate
         the Cash Payment.  The final determination of the Cash Payment shall be
         made in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.7.

         2.5  Exchange  of  Certificates;  Cash  Payment.  At the  Closing,  the
Shareholders  shall deliver to Buyer, in escrow,  certificates  representing the
Seller  Shares,  and  Buyer  shall  issue  instructions  to its  transfer  agent
directing  the  issuance  to  Shareholders  of  certificates   representing  the
estimated  number of shares of Buyer Common Stock  determined in accordance with
Section 2.3(b). In addition,  on the Closing Date, Buyer shall deliver certified
or cashier's  checks payable to the  Shareholders,  or equivalent  instrument or
funds, in the amount of the estimated Cash Payment in escrow.  Buyer shall then,
by 10:00 a.m. on the first business day following the Effective Time, deliver to
the  Shareholders,  in  proportion  to their  holdings  of  Seller  Shares,  the
estimated Cash Payment.

         2.6 Treatment of  Outstanding  Seller Debt and  Warrants.  Prior to the
Closing, Seller shall take the following actions with respect to its outstanding
debts, securities, options, warrants, and other obligations: (i) all outstanding
convertible  securities of Seller will be converted to equity and become part of
the Seller  Shares;  (ii) all non-trade debt owed to Seller by any Affiliates or
other related parties of Seller (other than the Shareholders)  will be repaid by
the Affiliate or related  party to Seller;  and (iii) all  outstanding  options,
warrants,  and other  rights to purchase  Seller  Shares will be  canceled.  Any
non-trade debt owed by Seller to the Shareholders at the Effective Time shall be
repaid by Buyer to the  Shareholders  within  thirty (30) days of the  Effective
Time. Any trade debt between Seller and its Affiliates or other related  parties
that is outstanding at the Effective Time shall remain  outstanding  and be paid
in the normal course of business.

         2.7   Post-Closing   Adjustments.   After   the   Closing,   the  final
determination  of Base  Consideration  and the  Cash  Payment  shall  be made as
provided in this Section 2.7 as follows:

                  (a) (i) Not later than  forty-five (45) days after the Closing
                  Date,  Buyer shall deliver to the Shareholders a balance sheet
                  of Seller as of the close of business immediately prior to the
                  Effective Time (the "Final Balance Sheet").  The Final Balance
                  Sheet shall be prepared by the accountants  regularly retained
                  by Buyer in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting
                  principles consistent with past practices of Seller including,
                  without limitation,  revenue recognition methods and practices
                  employed to calculate  the balance  sheet of Seller dated June
                  30,  1996  (the  "Balance   Sheet").   Without   limiting  the
                  generality  of  the  foregoing,   the  accountants   regularly
                  retained by Buyer shall employ the same methods of recognizing
                  unbilled  work in process and accrued tax  liabilities  as the
                  methods used by Seller in determining  the Balance Sheet.  The
                  cost of the  preparation  of the Final  Balance Sheet shall be
                  borne by Buyer.  The Final Balance Sheet shall be  accompanied
                  by a report (the  "Report")  prepared by Buyer  containing the
                  calculation of Base Consideration, Cash Payment and the number
                  of shares of Buyer Common Stock described in Section 2.3(b) in
                  reasonable  detail. In determining Base  Consideration,  Buyer
                  shall determine the  "Adjustment  Amount" which shall be equal
                  to the amount  determined  by  subtracting  an amount equal to
                  Four Hundred  Ninety  Thousand  Five  Hundred  Fifty Three and
                  no/100  Dollars  ($490,553.00)  from the retained  earnings as
                  shown on the Final Balance Sheet. The Adjustment Amount may be
                  either a positive number or a negative number.

                  (ii) The  Shareholders  shall  have  fifteen  (15) days  after
                  delivery  of the Final  Balance  Sheet and the  Report  within
                  which to  present  in  writing  to Buyer  any  objections  the
                  Shareholders may have to any of the matters set forth therein,
                  which objections shall be set forth in reasonable  detail. The
                  Shareholders   and  the   Shareholder's   independent   public
                  accountants  shall have the  opportunity  to examine  the work
                  papers,  schedules and other documents  prepared in connection
                  with  the  preparation  of the  Final  Balance  Sheet  and the
                  Report.  If no objections  are  presented  within such fifteen
                  (15) day period, or if the Shareholders shall deliver to Buyer
                  a notice stating that the Shareholders  accept and approve the
                  Final  Balance Sheet and Report and shall present no objection
                  to any matter set forth  therein,  the Final Balance Sheet and
                  Report   shall  be  deemed   accepted   and  approved  by  the
                  Shareholders.

                           (iii) If the Shareholders shall present any objection
                  within the fifteen (15) day period, the Shareholders and Buyer
                  shall  attempt  to resolve  the matter or matters in  dispute,
                  and,  if  resolved  within  twenty  (20) days (or such  longer
                  period as the  Shareholders  and Buyer may agree  upon)  after
                  delivery of any such written  objections to Buyer, the parties
                  shall  adjust  the  number  of shares  of Buyer  Common  Stock
                  payable to the  Shareholders  and the Cash Payment  payable to
                  the  Shareholders as provided in Section 2.7(b) based upon the
                  Final Balance Sheet and the Report with such changes  therein,
                  if any, as are required to reflect the  resolution of any such
                  disputed matter or matters.

                           (iv)  If  such  dispute  cannot  be  resolved  by the
                  Shareholders  and Buyer,  then the specific matters in dispute
                  shall be submitted to the Baltimore  office of Arthur Andersen
                  LLP, or, if such firm declines to act in such  capacity,  such
                  other  firm  of  independent   public   accountants   mutually
                  acceptable  to Buyer and the  Shareholders,  which  firm shall
                  make a final  and  binding  written  determination  as to such
                  matter or matters  within  sixty  (60) days after  submission.
                  Such accounting firm shall send its written  determination  to
                  Buyer and the  Shareholders  and the parties  shall adjust the
                  number  of  shares  of  Buyer  Common  Stock  payable  to  the
                  Shareholders  and the Cash Payment payable to the Shareholders
                  as provided in Section 2.7(b) in accordance  with such written
                  determination.  The fees and expenses of the  accounting  firm
                  referred to in this Section  2.7(a)(iv) shall be paid one-half
                  (1/2) by Buyer and one-half (1/2) by the Shareholders.

                           (v) Buyer  and the  Shareholders  agree to  cooperate
                  with each other's  accountants and authorized  representatives
                  in order that any  matters in dispute  under this  Section 2.7
                  may be resolved as soon as possible.

                  (b) Following final  determination  of the Base  Consideration
         and the Cash Payment, the party shall determine the number of shares of
         Buyer Common Stock  transferable to the Shareholders in accordance with
         the provisions of Section 2.3(b).  If, as a result of the determination
         of the  adjustment  described in this Section 2.7, the number of shares
         of Buyer Common Stock to which the Shareholders are entitled is greater
         than the number  delivered in accordance  with Section 2.5, Buyer shall
         issue such  additional  shares of Buyer  Common  Stock  within ten (10)
         business  days after the final  determination  of the actual  number of
         shares of Buyer  Common Stock to be issued in  accordance  with Section
         2.3(b).  If instead  the number of shares of Buyer  Common  Stock to be
         issued to the  Shareholders  is less than the number of shares of Buyer
         Common Stock delivered in accordance with Section 2.5, the Shareholders
         shall  return the  necessary  number of shares of Buyer Common Stock to
         Buyer for cancellation by Buyer within ten (10) business days after the
         final  determination  of the  actual  number of shares of Buyer  Common
         Stock to be issued in accordance with Section  2.3(b).  If, as a result
         of the determination of the Adjustment Amount described in this Section
         2.7, the Cash Payment to which the Shareholders are entitled is greater
         than the estimated Cash Payment paid to them in accordance with Section
         2.5,  Buyer shall  deliver to the  Shareholders  by  certified  or bank
         cashier's  checks or by wire  transfer to an account  designated by the
         Shareholders,  within ten (10) business days after final  determination
         of the Cash Payment,  the difference between the estimated Cash Payment
         and the actual amount of the Cash Payment.  If instead the Cash Payment
         to which the  Shareholders are entitled is less than the estimated Cash
         Payment paid to them in accordance  with Section 2.5, the  Shareholders
         shall deliver to Buyer by certified or bank cashier's  check or by wire
         transfer to an account  designated  by Buyer  within ten (10)  business
         days after the final determination of the Cash Payment,  the difference
         between the  estimated  Cash Payment and the actual  amount of the Cash
         Payment.

         2.8 Determination of Earnout Payments.  For each of the following three
(3) fiscal years ending September 30, 1997, September 30, 1998 and September 30,
1999, the Shareholders shall, as additional consideration for the Merger receive
the following amounts (each an "Earnout Payment") equal to the amount determined
in accordance with this Section 2.8 as follows:

                  (a) For each of the fiscal  years ending  September  30, 1997,
         1998 and 1999, Buyer shall determine the "Direct Margin." Direct Margin
         shall be equal to all billings of Surviving  Corporation less all costs
         and expenses  directly  controllable by Surviving  Corporation  without
         taking into  consideration  any federal and state income tax effects of
         such  income,   costs  and  expenses.   Costs  and  expenses   directly
         controllable by Surviving  Corporation  includes all costs and expenses
         directly  related to the  production  of  billings.  Costs and expenses
         directly  controllable by Surviving  Corporation  shall not include any
         support costs or  allocations  of Buyer (other than services  performed
         for Surviving  Corporation by Buyer for which Surviving Corporation has
         the  unrestricted  option  of  alternatively  utilizing  a third  party
         vendor).  Any sales incentives or referral fees paid to the sales staff
         of Buyer shall be treated as directly  controllable  costs and expenses
         provided  that the amount of such sales  incentives  and referral  fees
         will be determined by mutual agreement  between the sales management of
         Surviving  Corporation  and Buyer.  The  parties  acknowledge  that the
         employee  benefits  available  to the  employees  of Seller  are not as
         extensive or as costly as the benefit  programs  that will be available
         to  employees of Surviving  Corporation  after the Merger.  The parties
         further  acknowledge and agree that for purposes of determining  Direct
         Margin,  such incremental costs of the employee  benefits  available to
         the  employees  of Surviving  Corporation  will be treated as costs and
         expenses directly controllable by Surviving Corporation. Salary and any
         incentive  compensation  programs for either the  Shareholders or other
         employees  of  Surviving  Corporation  will be  treated  as  costs  and
         expenses  directly  controllable  by Surviving  Corporation.  Except as
         otherwise  provided  herein,  all revenue and  expense  measures  shall
         follow  generally  accepted  accounting  principles as specified by the
         accountants  regularly  retained  by  the  Buyer  applied  on  a  basis
         consistent with Seller's past practices.

                  (b) An  Earnout  Payment  for each  fiscal  year of  Surviving
         Corporation  shall be  determined  in  accordance  with  the  following
         formulae  for the fiscal  year for which the  Earnout  Payment is being
         calculated:

                           (i) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997: if
                  Direct  Margin is less than or equal to One Million and no/100
                  Dollars ($1,000,000.00), the Earnout Payment shall be equal to
                  Direct  Margin  multiplied  by a  factor  of  eighty-four  one
                  hundredths (.84); if Direct Margin is greater than One Million
                  and no/100 Dollars  ($1,000,000.00),  then the Earnout Payment
                  shall be equal to Eight  Hundred  Forty  Thousand  and  no/100
                  Dollars  ($840,000.00) plus the Direct Margin in excess of One
                  Million and no/100  Dollars  ($1,000,000.00)  multiplied  by a
                  factor equal to eight  thousand two hundred  seventy-five  ten
                  thousandths (.8275);  provided,  in no event shall the Earnout
                  Payment exceed One Million Eight Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand
                  and no/100 Dollars ($1,833,000.00).

                           (ii) For the fiscal year ending  September  30, 1998:
                  if Direct  Margin is less than or equal to One  Million  Three
                  Hundred  Thousand  and  no/100  Dollars  ($1,300,000.00),  the
                  Earnout Payment shall be equal to Direct Margin  multiplied by
                  a  factor  of  six  thousand   four  hundred   sixty  two  ten
                  thousandths  (.6462);  if Direct  Margin is  greater  than One
                  Million   Three   Hundred    Thousand   and   no/100   Dollars
                  ($1,300,000.00),  then the Earnout  Payment  shall be equal to
                  Eight Hundred Forty Thousand and no/100 Dollars  ($840,000.00)
                  plus the Direct  Margin in excess of One Million Three Hundred
                  Thousand and no/100  Dollars  ($1,300,000.00)  multiplied by a
                  factor  equal to six hundred and twenty  thousand  six hundred
                  twenty-five ten thousandths  (.620625);  provided, in no event
                  shall the Earnout  Payment  exceed One Million  Eight  Hundred
                  Thirty-Three Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($1,833,000.00).

                           (iii) For the fiscal year ending  September 30, 1999:
                  if  Direct  Margin is less  than or equal to One  Million  Six
                  Hundred  Thousand  and  no/100  Dollars  ($1,600,000.00),  the
                  Earnout Payment shall be equal to Direct Margin  multiplied by
                  a factor of five  thousand two hundred  fifty ten  thousandths
                  (.5250);  if Direct  Margin is greater  than One  Million  Six
                  Hundred Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($1,600,000.00),  then the
                  Earnout Payment shall be equal to Eight Hundred Forty Thousand
                  and no/100  Dollars  ($840,000.00)  plus the Direct  Margin in
                  excess of One Million Six Hundred  Thousand and no/100 Dollars
                  ($1,600,000.00)  multiplied by a factor equal to four thousand
                  nine hundred and sixty-five ten thousandths (.4965); provided,
                  in no event shall the Earnout Payment exceed One Million Eight
                  Hundred Thirty-Three and no/100 Dollars ($1,833,000.00).

                  (c) (i) As soon as  practicable  but in no  event  later  than
                  sixty  (60) days after the close of the  fiscal  years  ending
                  September 30, 1997, September 30, 1998 and September 30, 1999,
                  Buyer shall deliver to the Shareholders a report detailing the
                  calculation  of the  Direct  Margin  and the  Earnout  Payment
                  (individually an "Earnout Statement"), which shall be prepared
                  in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.8.

                           (ii) The  Earnout  Payment  described  in the Earnout
                  Statement shall be made to the Shareholders  concurrently with
                  the delivery of the Earnout  Statement in the manner described
                  in Section  2.8(d).  The  Shareholders  shall have twenty (20)
                  days after delivery of each Earnout  Statement within which to
                  present in writing to Buyer any  objections  the  Shareholders
                  may  have  to any of the  matters  set  forth  therein,  which
                  objections  shall be set  forth in  reasonable  detail.  If no
                  objections  are presented  within such twenty (20) day period,
                  or if the Shareholders shall deliver to Buyer a notice stating
                  that  the   Shareholders   accept  and  approve  such  Earnout
                  Statement  and shall  present no  objection  to any matter set
                  forth therein,  the Earnout  Statement and the  calculation of
                  the  Earnout  Payment  as set  forth  therein  shall be deemed
                  accepted and approved by the Shareholders.

                           (iii)  If  the   Shareholders   shall   present   any
                  objections  within the twenty (20) day  period,  Buyer and the
                  Shareholders shall attempt to resolve the matter or matters in
                  dispute  and if  resolved  within  twenty  (20)  days (or such
                  longer  period as Buyer and the  Shareholders  may agree upon)
                  after  delivery of any such written  objections to Buyer,  any
                  adjusted  Earnout  Payment  shall be made based on the Earnout
                  Statement with such changes  therein,  if any, as are required
                  to  reflect  the  resolution  of any such  disputed  matter or
                  matters, in the manner as described in Section 2.8(d).

                           (iv) If such dispute  cannot be resolved by Buyer and
                  the  Shareholders,  then the  specific  matter or  matters  in
                  dispute shall be submitted to the  Baltimore  office of Arthur
                  Andersen LLP (provided  such firm is then  independent  of the
                  parties)  or if  such  firm  is not  then  independent  of the
                  parties or declines to act in such  capacity,  such other firm
                  of independent public accountants mutually acceptable to Buyer
                  and the  Shareholders,  which  firm  shall  make a  final  and
                  binding  determination  as to such  matter  or  matters.  Such
                  accounting firm shall send its written  determination to Buyer
                  and  Shareholders,  and any adjusted  Earnout Payment shall be
                  made in the manner  described in Section 2.8 (3). The fees and
                  expenses of the  accounting  firm  referred to in this Section
                  2.8 shall be paid  one-half  by the Buyer and  one-half by the
                  Shareholders.

                  (d) The Earnout Payment shall be paid fifty-five percent (55%)
         in the form of shares of Buyer  Common  Stock  valued at their  Average
         Market  Price as of the  last day of the  fiscal  year  for  which  the
         Earnout Payment is being  determined to the  Shareholders in proportion
         to their holdings of Seller Shares.  The Buyer Common Stock issued as a
         portion of the  Earnout  Payment  shall be subject to the  registration
         rights set forth in the  Registration  Rights  Agreement  described  in
         Section 2.2 hereof.  The balance of the Earnout  Payment of  forty-five
         percent (45%) shall be paid in cash (the "Earnout Cash  Payment").  The
         Earnout  Cash  Payment  shall  be  made by  delivery  of  certified  or
         cashier's checks or equivalent instruments or funds to the Shareholders
         in  proportion  to their  holding of Seller  Shares.  In the event of a
         dispute regarding the amount of the Earnout Payment,  any adjustment to
         the Earnout  Payment,  as  determined  pursuant to Section 2.8 shall be
         paid to the  Shareholders  by Buyer within ten (10) business days after
         any adjustment has been finally determined.

         2.9  Preparation  of Tax  Returns.  The  federal  and state  income tax
returns for Seller for the period beginning January 1, 1996 through the close of
business on the day  immediately  preceding the Effective Time shall be prepared
by the  Shareholders  on the same bases as prior  federal  and state  income tax
returns of Seller (including,  without limitation, a cash basis personal service
corporation)  and  otherwise  consistent  with prior tax returns.  Any resulting
accrued  income tax  liability  shall appear on the Final  Balance Sheet and the
liability shall be paid by Surviving Corporation.


                                    ARTICLE 3
          Representations and Warranties of Seller and the Shareholders

         Seller and the Shareholders  hereby make the following  representations
and warranties to Buyer,  all of which  representations  and warranties are true
and  correct as of the date  hereof and shall be true and  correct as of (and as
though made at) the Closing:

         3.1  Organization.  Seller is a  corporation  duly  organized,  validly
existing  and in good  standing  under the laws of the State of Delaware  and is
duly qualified or registered to do business as a foreign  corporation  and is in
good  standing  in  each  jurisdiction  that  requires  such   qualification  or
registration and in which it owns or leases any material  properties or conducts
any material business,  except where the failure so to qualify or register would
not have a material adverse effect on Seller. Seller has all necessary corporate
power to own its  properties,  conduct its  business as  presently  conducted or
proposed  to be  conducted  by it,  and to do and  perform  all acts and  things
required to be done by it under this Agreement.

         3.2 Capitalization. Seller has duly authorized capital stock consisting
of 3,000  shares  of  common  stock,  of  which  1,500  shares  are  issued  and
outstanding  on the date  hereof  and no shares are held in  treasury.  All such
outstanding  shares  (referred to  collectively in this Agreement as the "Seller
Shares") are duly authorized,  validly issued,  fully paid and nonassessable and
were issued in compliance with, or pursuant to an exemption from, all applicable
federal and state  securities  laws.  Except as  described  in this Section 3.2,
there is no other outstanding  stock of Seller or outstanding  rights to acquire
such stock,  the holders of the Seller  Shares have no  preemptive  rights,  and
there are no outstanding  subscriptions,  options,  warrants,  calls, contracts,
demands,  commitments,  conversion rights or other agreements or arrangements of
any character or nature whatsoever, under which Seller is or may be obligated to
issue any  capital  stock or other  securities  of  Seller;  and  Seller  has no
obligation for the repurchase of any of its outstanding securities.  Any and all
preemptive  or similar  rights to purchase any capital  stock or  securities  of
Seller to which any holders of capital stock or any other security of Seller may
have been entitled with respect to prior issuances of Seller Shares or rights to
acquire  Seller Shares shall have,  on or before the Closing Date,  been validly
and  enforceably  waived by all such  holders or are  otherwise no longer of any
force or effect.  Each of the record and beneficial owners of the Seller Shares,
and the number of Seller  Shares held by each such  person,  is as set  opposite
such  person's  respective  name  on  Schedule  3.2.  There  are no  shareholder
agreements,  or other agreements,  understandings or commitments  relating to or
otherwise   affecting  the  Seller  Shares.   Copies  of  Seller's  Articles  of
Incorporation  and Bylaws  previously  delivered by Seller to Buyer are complete
and correct.

         3.3 Subsidiaries. Seller has no subsidiaries.

         3.4 Corporate  Authority.  The execution,  delivery and  performance by
Seller and the Shareholders of this Agreement and the transactions  contemplated
hereby  have been duly and validly  authorized  and  approved  by all  requisite
corporate and shareholder action, and neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement  by  Seller  and  the  Shareholders,   nor  the  consummation  of  the
transactions  contemplated  hereby, will (i) conflict with or result in a breach
of the terms or provisions of or constitute a default under Seller's Certificate
of Incorporation or Bylaws or any material instrument,  contract,  or agreement,
judgment,  order,  decree  or other  restriction  to which  Seller or any of the
Shareholders is a party or by which any of its assets is bound or affected, (ii)
except as  specifically  described  in Schedule  3.4,  require  any  affirmative
approval,  consent,  or authorization  of any person,  court, or governmental or
regulatory authority, or (iii) except as specifically described in Schedule 3.4,
give any  party  with  rights  under  any such  material  instrument,  contract,
agreement,  judgment, order, decree or other restriction the right to terminate,
modify or  otherwise  change the rights or  obligations  of Seller or any of the
Shareholders  thereunder.  This Agreement constitutes,  and all other agreements
and instruments  contemplated hereby, when duly executed and delivered by Seller
and the Shareholders,  will constitute,  valid and binding obligations of Seller
and the  Shareholders  enforceable  in accordance  with their  respective  terms
except as may be limited by laws  affecting  creditors'  rights  generally or by
judicial limitations on the right to specific performance.

         3.5  Financial  Statements.  Seller has  furnished  Buyer with true and
complete copies of its unaudited balance sheets as of December 31, 1995 and 1994
and the related  statements of earnings and cash flows and has furnished interim
unaudited  balance  sheets  as of June 30,  1996 and the  related  statement  of
earnings  (collectively the "Financial  Statements").  The Financial  Statements
have been and any interim financial statements delivered to Buyer for subsequent
periods  pursuant to Section 5.4 will be,  prepared and conform  with  generally
accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with prior periods,
and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of Seller as
of the  represented  dates  thereof and results of Seller's  operations  for the
period covered thereby. For purposes of this Agreement, the Financial Statements
shall be deemed to include any notes and schedules thereto.

         3.6 Taxes.  Seller has not  failed to file any  reports or Tax  returns
required by any law or regulation of any jurisdiction to be filed as of the date
hereof,  and all such  reports and returns are true and correct in all  material
respects.  Seller has duly paid, or accrued on its books of account,  all Taxes,
duties and  charges  pursuant  to such  reports  and  returns  assessed or to be
assessed against Seller with respect to all periods through the date hereof,  or
which  Seller is obligated  to withhold  from  amounts  owing to any employee or
other  person.  Seller  will not be liable  for any Taxes  with  respect  to any
periods  up to the  Effective  Time,  except  for Taxes  paid at or  before  the
Effective Time or which are accrued on the Final Balance  Sheet.  Seller has not
received any notice of proposed  adjustment,  audit report,  deficiency  notice,
notice of assessment or similar  notification with respect to any Tax that could
become the obligation and liability of the Surviving Corporation.

         3.7 Absence of Undisclosed  Liabilities.  There are no material  debts,
liabilities,  claims against or financial  obligations of Seller,  or reasonable
legal basis therefor, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, except
to the extent  reflected on the Balance  Sheet,  or  disclosed on the  footnotes
thereto or elsewhere on Schedule 3.7.

         3.8 Absence of Certain  Changes and Events.  Except as  contemplated by
this  Agreement or as  specifically  described in Schedule  3.8,  since June 30,
1996:

                  (a)  There  has not been any  material  adverse  change in the
         general  affairs,  management,  net worth or  condition  (financial  or
         otherwise) of Seller or its business or assets.

                  (b) Seller has not (1) made or suffered any  material  adverse
         change in its assets; (2) entered into any contract, license, franchise
         or  commitment  other than ones that  either were  entered  into in the
         ordinary  course of business  or, if not entered  into in the  ordinary
         course of  business,  involved  amounts to be paid or  received of less
         than Twenty-Five Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($25,000.00),  or made any
         capital  expenditures  or  commitment  therefor  except in the ordinary
         course of business or in amounts of less than Twenty-Five  Thousand and
         no/100 Dollars  ($25,000.00),  or waived any material rights,  or made,
         permitted,  or suffered any  amendment or  termination  of any material
         contract,  license,  franchise or agreement; (3) altered or revised its
         accounting procedures,  methods or practices except as required by law;
         (4) incurred,  assumed,  discharged or satisfied any material liability
         (absolute  or  contingent),   mortgage,   lien,  security  interest  or
         encumbrance,  other than in the ordinary  course of business or, if not
         in the  ordinary  course of  business,  involving  amounts of less than
         Twenty-Five  Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($25,000.00) (and otherwise in
         compliance with this Agreement);  (5) declared,  set aside, or paid any
         dividend or shareholder distributions in cash, securities, or property;
         (6)  sold,  transferred,  or  leased  any of its  assets  except in the
         ordinary  course  of  business;   (7)  suffered  any  physical  damage,
         destruction,  or loss (whether or not covered by insurance)  materially
         and  adversely  affecting  the  properties  or business of Seller;  (8)
         entered into any material transaction other than in the ordinary course
         of  business;  or (9)  agreed  to do any of the  foregoing  other  than
         pursuant hereto.

         3.9  Assets.  Seller  has good title to all of its  assets,  or, in the
cases of leases,  valid and subsisting  leasehold interests in the assets leased
thereby,  in each case free and clear of all Liens,  except for Permitted Liens.
Seller has not received  any notice of default  under any lease and, to the best
of Seller's  knowledge,  there is no event that, with notice or lapse of time or
both,  would  constitute a default  under any such lease.  The real and personal
properties to be included in the assets acquired by Buyer pursuant to the Merger
include all the  properties  used in and,  except as set forth on Schedule  3.9,
necessary to the conduct of the operations of Seller and taken as a whole are in
a good state of repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

         3.10 Intellectual  Property.  Except as described in Schedule 3.10, (i)
all  Intellectual  Property  necessary  to or used in the  conduct  of  Seller's
present or proposed  operations  is owned by Seller or  licensed  to Seller,  in
either case free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Liens, and Seller's
ownership of such Intellectual  Property has not been challenged in any judicial
or administrative  proceeding;  (ii) Seller's present and proposed operations do
not infringe,  misuse or  misappropriate  any  intellectual  property  rights of
others;  (iii) no employees  of Seller have any right in or to the  Intellectual
Property  necessary  to or used in the conduct of  Seller's  present or proposed
operations,  and no such employees are subject to restrictive covenants with any
person other than Seller with respect to such employee's employment by Seller or
use of  Intellectual  Property  in such  employment;  and  (iv)  to the  best of
Seller's  knowledge,  none of Seller's rights to Intellectual  Property is being
infringed, misused, or misappropriated by others.

         3.11  Licenses;  Compliance  with  Laws,  Regulations,  Etc.  Except as
specifically described in Schedule 3.11, Seller possesses all permits,  licenses
and other  approvals  and  authorizations  that are  necessary  to  conduct  its
business,   and  all  of  such  licenses,   permits  and  other   approvals  and
authorizations are in full force and effect.  Seller has not received any notice
that any of such licenses, permits, approvals or authorizations will lapse or be
terminated  by action of a  governmental  authority  or  otherwise.  Seller  has
complied,  and is in  compliance,  in all material  respects with all applicable
laws,  statutes,  orders,  rules,  regulations and  requirements  promulgated by
governmental  or  other   authorities   relating  to  the  conduct  of  Seller's
businesses.

         3.12  Litigation;  Insolvency.  Except  as  specifically  described  in
Schedule 3.12, there is no action, lawsuit, claim, proceeding,  or investigation
of any kind  pending or, to the best of the  knowledge of each of Seller and the
Shareholders,  threatened against, by or affecting Seller.  Seller (i) is not in
default with respect to any order, writ,  injunction,  or decree of any court or
of any federal, state, municipal or other governmental  department,  commission,
board,  bureau,  agency or  instrumentality,  domestic or foreign,  (ii) has not
suffered a garnishment,  summons or writ of attachment against or served upon it
for the attachment of any material  property that has not been expunged,  bonded
against or  otherwise  discharged  within  thirty (30)  calendar  days after the
issuance or service  thereof,  or (iii) has not voluntarily  filed, or had filed
against it  involuntarily,  a petition under the United States  Bankruptcy  Code
that,  in the case of an  involuntary  petition,  shall not have been vacated or
dismissed  within thirty (30) calendar days after the filing  thereof,  and (iv)
has not taken  action or  otherwise  had  proceedings  commenced  to dissolve or
liquidate it.

         3.13 Environmental  Matters.  Seller has obtained, and is in compliance
with, all permits,  licenses or other approvals  necessary  under  Environmental
Laws (as defined  below) with  respect to Seller and its  business,  operations,
products or properties. Neither Seller nor its business,  operations,  products,
or  properties,  currently  or  formerly  owned,  operated,  or leased  (i) have
violated  or violate  or, to the best of  Seller's  knowledge,  have been or are
subject to any judicial or administrative  investigations,  proceedings or other
actions  alleging  the  violation  of,  any  federal,  state,  local or  foreign
environmental,  superfund,  conservation,  health or safety statute, regulation,
ordinance,  common law,  order or decree  (collectively,  "Environmental  Laws")
governing "Hazardous Substances," which for purposes hereof means asbestos, urea
formaldehyde,  polychlorinated  biphenyls,  nuclear fuel or materials,  chemical
waste, radioactive materials, explosives, known carcinogens, petroleum products,
or substances  defined as hazardous or as a pollutant or contaminant  in, or the
generation, handling, storage, release or disposal of which is regulated by, any
Environmental Laws or (ii) to the best of Seller's  knowledge,  have been or are
the subject of any federal, state, local or foreign investigation, proceeding or
other action  evaluating  whether any remedial  action is needed to respond to a
release of any  Hazardous  Substance or (iii) have taken any action or failed to
take any action that might reasonably  result in violation of any  Environmental
Laws.  Neither  Seller,  nor,  to the best of Seller's  knowledge,  any prior or
current lessee, owner, occupant,  operator or other person has released, spilled
or disposed of any Hazardous  Substance in or on the ground of any real property
currently or formerly owned,  operated, or leased by Seller, and no above-ground
or underground storage tanks or Hazardous Substances are or were present on such
real property or any structures thereon.  Seller has no removal,  restoration or
similar  obligation under any  Environmental  Laws with respect to any property.
Seller has delivered to Buyer true and complete  copies of all reports,  studies
or tests in the  possession  of or initiated by Seller  pertaining  to Hazardous
Substances  or other  environmental  concerns  regarding  Seller,  its business,
operations,  products or properties,  currently or formerly  owned,  operated or
leased.

         3.14 Contracts;  Leases.  Schedule 3.14 attached hereto contains a list
of  each  of the  following  contracts,  agreements,  plans  (other  than  those
described in Schedule  3.18),  arrangements  or commitments  (the  "Contracts"),
including  amendments thereto, to which Seller is a party or by which any assets
of Seller are in any way bound or obligated:

                  (a) Written employment and compensation agreements and written
         employment   policies  with  employees  or   independent   contractors,
         officers,  or directors and  agreements  that contain any severance pay
         liability or  obligation to any employee,  former  employee,  director,
         former director, or consultant;

                  (b)  Agreements  of  guarantee  or   indemnification   (except
         endorsements  of  negotiable  instruments  in the  ordinary  course  of
         business);

                  (c) Loan or credit  agreements  providing for any extension of
         credit to or by Seller,  except for trade credit  extended by Seller in
         the ordinary course of business;

                  (d)  Collectively bargained union agreements;

                  (e) Leases to or for any  personal  property  that involve the
         payment or receipt of annual rent of more than Ten  Thousand and no/100
         Dollars  ($10,000.00)  individually or Twenty-Five  Thousand and no/100
         Dollars  ($25,000.00)  in the aggregate,  and leases to or for any real
         property, regardless of the dollar amount involved;

                  (f) Contracts for products or services provided by Seller that
         (i) involve the receipt of more than Twenty Thousand and no/100 Dollars
         ($20,000.00)  individually  in any  period of twelve  (12)  consecutive
         months,  or (ii) may  reasonably  be  expected  to  result in a loss to
         Seller,  based on the facts known to Seller as of the date  hereof,  or
         (iii)  commit  Seller to  provide  technology  or other  products,  the
         development of which has not been completed as of the date hereof; and

                  (g)  Any  other  agreement,  contract,  commitment,  or  other
         arrangement (oral or written) not otherwise described above if it:

                           (i) is of six (6) month or longer duration and Seller
                  cannot terminate it, without liability to Seller, on notice of
                  thirty (30) days or less; or

                           (ii)   requires   payment  by  Seller  of  more  than
                  Twenty-Five Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($25,000.00) per year;
                  provided,   however,   that  the   aggregate   amount  of  the
                  obligations  under  contracts  excluded  by  reason  of  these
                  Sections  3.14(g)(i)  and  3.14(g)(ii)  shall not exceed Fifty
                  Thousand  and  no/100  Dollars  ($50,000.00)  in any period of
                  twelve (12) consecutive months.

Except  as  specified  in  Schedule  3.14,  (i) all of the  Contracts  listed on
Schedule  3.14 or material to the  business of Seller are valid,  binding and in
full force and effect in accordance  with their terms and conditions  (except as
may be limited by laws  affecting  creditors'  rights  generally  or by judicial
limitations  on the right to  specific  performance),  (ii) there is no existing
material  default under any of the  Contracts  listed on Schedule  3.14,  and no
default  under any other  Contract  which default is material to the business of
Seller,  and (iii) none of the Contracts  listed on Schedule 3.14 or material to
the business of Seller by their express terms  requires the consent of any party
thereto to Buyer's assumption thereof by reason of the Merger or provides that a
merger involving Seller  constitutes an event of default  thereunder.  Copies of
all of the  Contracts  (or in the case of oral  Contracts,  descriptions  of the
material terms thereof) described in Schedule 3.14 have been delivered by Seller
to Buyer.

         3.15  Insurance.  Listed on Schedule 3.15 attached  hereto is a list of
all of the policies of fire,  liability,  life,  health,  product  liability and
other insurance maintained by or on behalf of Seller whether for its own benefit
or the benefit and  protection of  employees,  agents,  lessors or lenders,  and
copies of such  policies  have  been  delivered  by  Seller  to Buyer.  Seller's
physical  assets are and will be through the Effective Time insured against loss
by fire and other insurable  perils to which they may be subject at or above the
levels of coverage maintained by Seller as of June 30, 1996. Except as set forth
on Schedule 3.15,  Seller currently  maintains in effect insurance  coverage for
all of its properties and assets.

         3.16 Inventories.  No material inventory is included in any of Seller's
balance  sheets  described  in Section  3.5 and no  material  inventory  will be
included in the Closing Date balance sheet of Seller.

         3.17 Accounts  Receivable.  All accounts  receivable of Seller (i) have
arisen in the  ordinary  course of  business,  and (ii) are  collectible  in the
amounts  at which  they are  carried  on  Seller's  books,  except to the extent
reflected in the reserve for doubtful  accounts  reflected on the Balance  Sheet
which  reserve is adequate to cover  accounts  not  collectible  in the ordinary
course of business consistent with standard and reasonable business practices.

         3.18 ERISA Matters.  Schedule 3.18 attached  hereto contains a complete
list and  description of all employee  benefit plans ("ERISA  Plans") within the
meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee  Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended ("ERISA"), including all such benefit plans that Seller maintains for
any of its employees or former employees and with respect to which Seller has or
may incur any future or contingent  obligations.  True and correct copies of the
ERISA Plans have been delivered to Buyer; all required  contributions  and other
payments to be made by Seller to the ERISA Plans as of the Effective  Time shall
have been made or accrued, as appropriate;  all reports and disclosures relating
to the ERISA  Plans  required to be filed or  distributed  under ERISA as of the
Effective  Time shall have been filed or  distributed;  and the ERISA Plans that
are "employee  pension  benefit  plans," as that term is defined in ERISA,  have
received favorable  determination letters from the Internal Revenue Service with
respect to their  qualification  and  continue,  to the best of the knowledge of
Seller, to be so qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

         3.19  Employee  Matters.  Seller has complied in all material  respects
with all applicable  federal and state laws relating to the employment of labor,
including  the  provisions   thereof  relating  to  wages,   hours,   collective
bargaining,  and the payment of all  payroll,  withholding  and social  security
taxes,  and is not liable for any wages,  taxes or penalties  for the failure to
comply with any of the  foregoing.  All amounts due to  employees  of Seller for
commissions,  salaries,  wages,  bonuses,  fringe benefits and vacation benefits
accrued  through the Effective Time shall have been paid in the ordinary  course
or accrued,  as appropriate,  before the Effective Time.  Except as disclosed in
Schedule  3.19,  Seller has not (i)  promulgated  any policy or entered into any
written  agreements  relating to the payment of severance pay to employees whose
employment  is  terminated  or  suspended,   voluntarily  or  involuntarily,  or
otherwise,  or (ii)  entered  into any written  employment  agreements  with any
employee.  Schedule  3.19  attached  hereto  contains  a  complete  list  of all
full-time  and   part-time   employees  of  Seller  and  the  current  level  of
compensation  payable  to  each.  There  are  no  strikes,   work  stoppages  or
controversies pending or, to the best of the knowledge of the officers of Seller
after diligent inquiry, threatened, between Seller and any of its employees.

         3.20   Miscellaneous   Information.   Schedule  3.20  attached   hereto
constitutes a true and complete list of the following:

         (a)      the names of the directors and officers of Seller;

         (b)      the name of each financial  institution in which Seller has an
                  account  or safety  deposit  box,  the  account  numbers  with
                  respect  thereto,  and the names of all persons  authorized to
                  draw thereon or who have access thereto; and

         (c)      the  names of all  persons  holding  powers of  attorney  from
                  Seller and a copy of the documents providing such powers.

         3.21 No Finders.  No act of Seller or its  representatives has given or
will  give rise to any valid  claim  against  any of the  parties  hereto  for a
brokerage commission, finder's fee or other like payment.

         3.22 Investment Intent. The shares of Buyer Common Stock being acquired
by the  Shareholders  pursuant  to this  Agreement  are being  acquired  for the
Shareholders'  own account  and not with a view to, or for resale in  connection
with, any  distribution or public offering thereof except in compliance with the
Securities  Act and any  applicable  state  securities  laws.  The  Shareholders
understand that the shares of Buyer Common Stock have not been registered  under
the Securities Act or any state securities laws by reason of their  contemplated
issuance in a transaction  exempt from the registration and prospectus  delivery
requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, and
that the  reliance  of Buyer  upon  this  exemption  is based in part  upon this
representation  and  warranty  by each  of the  Shareholders.  The  Shareholders
further  understand that the shares of Buyer Common Stock may not be transferred
or resold without (i)  registration  under the Securities Act and any applicable
state  securities  laws,  or  (ii)  the  existence  of  an  exemption  from  the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and such state securities laws.

         3.23  Shareholder  Status.  The  state  of  residence  of  each  of the
Shareholders  is as  shown  on  Schedule  3.23  attached  hereto.  Each  of  the
Shareholders has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters
that such  Shareholder  is  capable  of  evaluating  the merits and risks of the
investment to be made by such  Shareholder  in the shares of Buyer Common Stock.
Each  Shareholder  acknowledges  that such  Shareholder  has had  access to such
Shareholder's  satisfaction  to such financial and other  information  regarding
Buyer and to officers of Buyer as such Shareholder  deems necessary for purposes
of making an investment in the shares of Buyer Common Stock.

         3.24  Disclosure.  No  representation  or  warranty  by  Seller in this
Agreement,  and no information  disclosed in the Schedules,  contains any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements contained herein or therein not misleading.


                                    ARTICLE 4
                     Representations and Warranties of Buyer

         Buyer hereby makes the  following  representations  and  warranties  to
Seller and the  Shareholders,  all of which  representations  and warranties are
true and  correct as of the date hereof and shall be true and correct as of (and
as though made at) the Closing.

         4.1  Organization.  Buyer  is a  corporation  duly  organized,  validly
existing  and in good  standing  under the laws of the State of Delaware  and is
duly qualified or registered to do business as a foreign  corporation  and is in
good  standing  in  each  jurisdiction  that  requires  such   qualification  or
registration and in which it owns or leases any material  properties or conducts
any material business,  except where the failure so to qualify or register would
not have a material adverse effect on Buyer.  Buyer has all necessary  corporate
power to own its  properties,  conduct its businesses as presently  conducted or
proposed  to be  conducted  by it,  and to do and  perform  all acts and  things
required to be done by it under this Agreement.

         4.2 Corporate  Authority.  The execution,  delivery and  performance by
Buyer of this Agreement and the transactions  contemplated hereby have been duly
and validly  authorized  and approved by all  requisite  corporate  action,  and
neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will conflict with or result in a breach of the
terms or  provisions  of or  constitute  a  default  under  its  Certificate  of
Incorporation  or  Bylaws  or  any  material  instrument,  contract,  agreement,
judgment,  order,  decree or other  restriction  to which Buyer is a party or by
which  any of its  assets  is bound or  affected,  or  require  any  affirmative
approval,  consent,  or authorization  of any person,  court, or governmental or
regulatory authority.  This Agreement constitutes,  and the other agreements and
instruments contemplated hereby, when duly executed and delivered by Buyer, will
constitute,  valid and binding  obligations  of Buyer  enforceable in accordance
with  their  respective  terms,  except  as may be  limited  by  laws  affecting
creditors' rights generally or by judicial  limitations on the right to specific
performance.

         4.3  SEC  Filings  and  Financial  Statements.   Buyer  has  heretofore
furnished to Seller  copies of all SEC Reports filed by Buyer with the SEC on or
after  September  30, 1995.  Each of the SEC Reports was complete and correct in
all material  respects as of its effective  date and, as of its effective  date,
did not  contain  any untrue  statement  of a  material  fact or omit to state a
material  fact  required to be stated  therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading.
The financial  statements  of Buyer and the notes  thereto  contained in the SEC
Reports are correct  and  complete  and fairly  present the  combined  financial
position of Buyer and its  subsidiaries  as of the respective  dates thereof and
the results of  operations  for the  periods  then  ended,  except as  disclosed
therein or in the notes thereto or in the explanations  thereof contained in the
SEC Reports; and the balance sheets and notes thereto contained therein show and
properly reflect all material liabilities of Buyer and its combined subsidiaries
on the  respective  dates  thereof,  except for any claims and lawsuits  against
Buyer and its combined  subsidiaries now pending, the total liability from which
would not materially  adversely  affect the business,  properties,  or financial
condition of Buyer and its combined  subsidiaries,  taken as a whole.  Each such
financial   statement  was  prepared  in  conformity  with  generally   accepted
accounting  principles  consistently  applied (except,  in the case of unaudited
statements, as permitted by the SEC for its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q).

         4.4 No Material Adverse Changes.  Except as otherwise  disclosed herein
or in the SEC Reports issued by Buyer,  since September 30, 1995,  there has not
been any material  adverse change in the financial  condition or in the business
operations,  properties,  assets or liabilities  of Buyer and its  subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business.

         4.5 Tax-Related  Representations and Warranties.  The parties intend to
adopt this Agreement as a tax-free plan of reorganization  and to consummate the
Merger in accordance with the provisions of Section 368(a)(1)(A) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986,  as amended (the  "Code") by virtue of the  provisions  of
Section  368(a)(2)(D)  of the Code.  The parties  believe  that the value of the
Buyer Common Stock to be issued to the Shareholders in the Merger, together with
the cash portion of the Merger Consideration, is equal, in each instance, to the
value of the Seller Shares to be  surrendered  in exchange  therefor.  Buyer and
Acquisition  Subsidiary will pay their respective expenses,  if any, incurred in
connection  with the Merger.  Buyer  represents  and warrants that, (a) the only
liabilities of Acquisition  Subsidiary are those incurred in connection with its
incorporation   and  organization  and  in  connection  with  the  Merger;   (b)
immediately following the Merger,  Acquisition Subsidiary will hold at least 90%
of the fair  market  value of the net  assets of Seller  and at least 70% of the
fair market  value of the gross assets of Seller held  immediately  prior to the
Merger;  (c)  prior to the  Merger,  Buyer  will be in  control  of  Acquisition
Subsidiary  within the meaning of Section  368(c) of the Code;  (d) Buyer has no
present plan or intention to (i) issue additional  shares of the common stock of
Acquisition  Subsidiary  after the  Merger  that  would  result in Buyer  losing
control of  Acquisition  Subsidiary  within the meaning of Section 368(c) of the
Code;  (ii)  reacquire  any of the shares of Buyer  Common  Stock  issued to the
Shareholders  in the Merger;  or (iii)  liquidate the Surviving  Corporation  or
merge the  Surviving  Corporation  with or into another  corporation  or sell or
otherwise  dispose  of the  stock of the  Surviving  Corporation  or  cause  the
Surviving  Corporation to sell or otherwise  dispose of any of its assets or any
of the assets acquired from Seller (except for dispositions made in the ordinary
course of business or transfers described in Section 368 (a)(2)(C) of the Code);
(e) it has not owned, nor has it owned during the past five years, any shares of
stock of Seller and (f) neither it nor the Acquisition Subsidiary are investment
companies  as defined in Section 368  (a)(2)(F)(iii)  and (iv) of the Code.  The
parties  shall not take a position  on any tax  returns  inconsistent  with this
Section. In addition,  Buyer represents now, and as of the Closing Date, that it
presently  intends to continue  Seller's  historic business or use a significant
portion  of  Seller's  business  assets  in  a  business.   The  provisions  and
representations contained or referred to in this Section 4.5 shall survive until
the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.

         4.6 No  Finders.  No act of Buyer or its  representatives  has given or
will  give rise to any valid  claim  against  any of the  parties  hereto  for a
brokerage commission, finder's fee or other like payment.

         4.7  Disclosure.  No  representation  or  warranty  by  Buyer  in  this
Agreement  contains any untrue  statement of a material fact or omits to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements  contained  herein or therein not
misleading.

                                    ARTICLE 5
                                    Covenants

         5.1  Access.  Seller  shall,  prior  to  Closing,  give  Buyer  and its
representatives  full access to Seller's  properties,  records and personnel and
such  other  information  of Seller as Buyer may  reasonably  request to analyze
Seller and its business, assets and prospects.  Buyer agrees to maintain, and to
cause its  representatives  to  maintain,  the  confidentiality  of any material
nonpublic  information that they receive as a result of such access and which is
identified to them by Seller as being nonpublic,  and to obtain Seller's consent
prior to disclosing any of such information to any other person or entity.

         5.2  Conduct of  Business  Until  Effective  Time.  Except as Buyer may
otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed or
withheld)  or otherwise  contemplated  by this  Agreement,  from the date hereof
until the Effective  Time,  Seller shall operate its business only in the usual,
regular,  and ordinary course and consistent with past practice and use its best
efforts to preserve  intact its business,  to keep available the services of its
officers and  employees,  and to maintain  good  relationships  with  suppliers,
contractors,  customers and others having  business  relationships  with it, and
shall not (i) amend its  Certificate  of  Incorporation;  (ii) make or grant any
increase in the  compensation  payable to or to become  payable to any  officer,
employee,  director,  or  consultant  or any increase in any officer,  employee,
director,  or consultant  benefit plan,  provided that Seller may pay bonuses to
its employees  prior to the Closing Date which bonuses shall reduce the retained
earnings of Seller; (iii) merge with or enter into,  consolidate with or acquire
all or  substantially  all of the  stock or  assets  of any  other  corporation,
partnership,  limited partnership,  joint venture, association, or other entity;
(iv) issue, deliver or sell, or authorize or propose the issuance,  delivery, or
sale of, any shares of its capital stock of any class or series,  any securities
or debt  convertible  into, or any rights,  warrants,  calls,  subscriptions  or
options to  acquire,  any such  shares,  convertible  securities,  or debt;  (v)
declare or pay any dividend or shareholder distribution in cash, securities,  or
property;  (vi)  incur,  assume,  discharge  or satisfy any  material  liability
(absolute or contingent), mortgage, lien, security interest or encumbrance other
than trade payables or other obligations in the ordinary course of business (and
in compliance  with this  Agreement);  (vii) sell,  assign,  lease, or otherwise
transfer or dispose of any of its assets without the replacement  thereof with a
substantially  equivalent asset of substantially equivalent kind, condition, and
value, except for assets having an aggregate original cost of not more than Five
Thousand and no/100 Dollars  ($5,000.00)  and except for increases and decreases
in receivables in the ordinary course of business under circumstances consistent
with  past  practice;   (viii)  make  any  capital  expenditures  in  excess  of
Twenty-Five  Thousand  and  no/100  Dollars  ($25,000.00);  (ix)  enter into any
material  transaction  other than in the ordinary course of business (subject to
the exceptions  stated above);  or (x) agree to any of the foregoing  other than
pursuant hereto.

         5.3  Exclusive  Dealing.  Prior to the  Closing  Date,  Seller will not
negotiate or discuss with any party (other than Buyer),  or solicit or encourage
the  submission  of  inquiries,  proposals  or offers from any party (other than
Buyer),  or otherwise provide  information to any other person,  with respect to
the sale of or investment  in Seller  (whether by merger,  combination,  sale of
assets, sale of stock, or otherwise) or the sale,  licensing,  distribution,  or
other disposition of Seller's assets or business except in the ordinary course.

         5.4  Financial  Statements.  Prior to the Closing  Date,  Seller  shall
provide Buyer with unaudited  monthly  financial  statements  within thirty (30)
days after the end of each fiscal  month.  Such  financial  statements  shall be
prepared  from the books and  records of Seller on a  consistent  basis with the
accounting  principles  and  practices  applied  with  respect  to the  year-end
financial statements of Seller described in Section 3.5 hereof.

         5.5 Employment Agreements.  On the Closing Date, to be effective at the
Effective Time, Buyer and each of the Shareholders  shall execute and deliver an
Employment  and Bonus  Compensation  Agreement  (containing  an agreement not to
compete with Buyer or the Surviving  Corporation  during the employment term and
for a  period  of  two  (2)  years  thereafter)  for  each  such  individual  in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 5.5.

         5.6  Officer  and  Director  Indemnification.  On or before the Closing
Date, Seller shall have obtained the written  agreement of the Shareholders,  in
form  reasonably  satisfactory  to Buyer,  either to (i) indemnify the Surviving
Corporation for all claims, demands, losses, obligations,  liabilities, damages,
deficiencies,  actions,  settlements,  judgments,  costs and expenses (including
reasonable costs and legal fees incident  thereto or in seeking  indemnification
therefor)  that the  Surviving  Corporation  may  incur or  suffer  by reason of
Seller's  indemnification  of its officers  and/or  directors  (whether in their
capacity as officers or directors of Seller or in any other  capacity) under its
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws,  applicable law, or otherwise,  that are
in excess of the losses that the  Surviving  Corporation  would have incurred or
suffered in the absence of such  indemnification  of those individuals by Seller
during the period prior to the Effective  Time or (ii) waive all of their rights
to any such indemnification that had been provided by Seller.

         5.7 Approvals and Consents.  As promptly as possible,  Seller and Buyer
each shall take all corporate and other action,  make all filings with courts or
governmental  authorities,  and use their  respective  best efforts to obtain in
writing all  approvals and consents  required to be taken,  made, or obtained by
them in order to effectuate the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby,
including  the  approvals  and consents  described in Section 3.4 hereof;  shall
cooperate with each other in effecting the foregoing; and shall deliver promptly
to the other copies of such filings, approvals, and consents.

         5.8 Insurance  Coverage.  Seller agrees to maintain in effect,  for the
period prior to the Effective Time, each of the types of insurance maintained by
Seller as described in Section 3.15.

         5.9  Integrity  of  Business of Seller.  During the Earnout  period the
Buyer will actively  assist the Surviving  Corporation  to maintain and grow its
business. Accordingly, during the Earnout period, Buyer shall not (a) materially
change the  business  of the  Surviving  Corporation  from  Seller's  historical
business objectives; (b) substantially change or divert the nature of the duties
of the  Shareholders  as  employees/principals  of  Surviving  Corporation;  (c)
develop  alternative   businesses  that  directly  compete  with  the  Surviving
Corporation;  or (d) sell the stock of the  Surviving  Corporation  or merge the
Surviving Corporation with or into any other entity or sell or transfer any part
of the business or assets of Surviving Corporation (whether, in each case, to an
affiliate or unrelated third party).  During the Earnout period, Buyer shall (a)
seek to maximize referrals of business  opportunities  arising during the course
of the Buyer's  business;  (b) credit the  Surviving  Corporation  with revenues
(based  on  prevailing  market  rates  of the  Surviving  Corporation)  for  the
provision  of services  under  contract  by the  Surviving  Corporation  (or any
employee or  subcontractor  thereof)  to Buyer,  any  affiliate  of Buyer or any
customer of Buyer;  and (c) maintain  the  Surviving  Corporation  as a separate
subsidiary of Buyer.

         5.10  Buyer's  Tax-Related  Covenants.  (a) Buyer and the  Shareholders
agree  that it or they will not take any  action  that  causes the Merger to not
qualify as a tax-free plan of  reoganization  under Section  368(a)(1)(A) of the
Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986,  as  amended  (the  "Code"),  by  virtue of the
provisions of Section 368(a)(2)(D) of the Code.

         (b) The Shareholders agree that they shall not amend any tax return for
Seller for any period  ending on or prior to the Closing Date if such  amendment
would in any way affect any item or  income,  deduction  or basis for income tax
purposes for any period ending after the Closing Date.

         5.11 Employee Benefits. The Buyer agrees that it will provide employees
of the Surviving Corporation with substantially the same employee benefits, as a
whole, that are provided to similarly situated employees of Buyer.


                                    ARTICLE 6
                                     Closing

         6.1  Effective  Time.  If the Closing  occurs,  the Merger shall become
effective at 12:01 a.m. on the day following  the date that the Merger  Articles
are  accepted  for filing by the  Delaware  Secretary  of State (the  "Effective
Time"),   after  the  properly  executed  and  certified  Merger  Articles  have
previously been duly filed with the Delaware Secretary of State.  Subject to the
provisions  hereof,  the filing shall be made by or at the  direction of counsel
for Buyer at any time on the Closing Date and prior to the Effective  Time,  the
actual time of the filing to be as the parties shall mutually determine.

         6.2  Closing  and  Execution  of  Merger   Articles.   Subject  to  the
satisfaction  (or waiver) of the  conditions  described  in this  Article 6, the
appropriate  officers of  Acquisition  Subsidiary  and Seller shall  execute the
Merger  Articles  on the  Closing  Date.  The  consummation  of the  deliveries,
exchanges,  and  transactions  described herein shall occur on the Closing Date,
but  to  be  effective  as  of  the  Effective  Time,  except  that  the  Merger
Consideration  described in Section 2.5 shall be delivered on the first business
day following the Effective Time.

         6.3 Conditions to Buyer's  Obligations.  The obligations of Buyer under
this Agreement to consummate the Closing shall, at its discretion, be subject to
the  satisfaction,  on or prior to the  Closing  Date,  of all of the  following
conditions, any of which conditions may be waived in writing by Buyer:

                  (a)  Seller   and   Shareholder   Approval.   Seller  and  the
         Shareholders  shall have taken  action to approve the Merger,  and such
         approval shall not have been rescinded.

                  (b) No  Misrepresentations,  Breaches or Adverse  Events.  All
         representations  and warranties of Seller and the  Shareholders in this
         Agreement shall be true and correct in all material  respects as of the
         Closing  Date  with the same  force and  effect as though  made on such
         date,  and there  shall have been no  material  breach by, or  material
         failure or inability of, Seller or the  Shareholders in the performance
         of any of their material covenants or obligations herein.

                  (c) Approvals; Consents. All permissions,  consents, releases,
         or  approvals,  governmental  or  otherwise,  necessary  on the part of
         Seller to consummate the  transactions  contemplated  by this Agreement
         shall have been obtained by Seller and delivered to Buyer.

                  (d) Due Diligence.  Buyer and its  representatives  shall have
         been given full access to Seller's  properties,  records and  personnel
         and such other information of Seller as Buyer may reasonably request to
         assess and analyze Seller and its business and prospects and shall have
         been satisfied with the results of such due diligence.

                  (e) No Litigation. There shall not then be in effect any order
         enjoining  or  restraining  the   transactions   contemplated  by  this
         Agreement and there shall not then have been  instituted or pending any
         action or proceeding  before any federal or state court or governmental
         agency or other regulatory or administrative  agency or instrumentality
         (i) challenging the Merger or otherwise seeking to restrain or prohibit
         consummation  of the  transactions  contemplated  by this  Agreement or
         seeking to impose any material  limitations  on any  provisions of this
         Agreement;  or (ii) seeking to impose  limitations  on Buyer's  ability
         effectively  to exercise  full rights of ownership of Seller  following
         the Merger.

                  (f) Delivery of Documents.  Seller and the Shareholders  shall
         have  executed  and  delivered  to  Buyer  all  of  the  documents  and
         instruments  required to be delivered by Seller and/or the Shareholders
         to Buyer at or prior to the Closing, including each of the following:

                           (i) A true and correct  copy of Seller's  Certificate
                  of Incorporation,  and all amendments thereto,  and Bylaws, as
                  amended to date.

                           (ii)  Certified copy of resolutions of Seller's Board
                  of Directors and  shareholders  authorizing  the execution and
                  delivery of this Agreement and performance of the transactions
                  contemplated herein,  including specifically the authorization
                  of the Merger.

                           (iii) The Merger  Articles  as  described  in Section
                  2.1.

                           (iv) Any tax clearance  certificates  required  under
                  applicable law in order to consummate the Merger.

                           (v) The Employment and Bonus Compensation  Agreements
                  described in Section 5.5.

                           (vi)   Agreements    waiving   or   terminating   the
                  indemnification  of  Seller's   directors  and  officers,   as
                  described in Section 5.6.

                           (g) Officer's Certificate.  Buyer shall have received
                  a  certificate  signed by the  president  and the treasurer of
                  Seller to the effect that:

                           (i) The  representations and warranties of Seller set
                  forth herein are true and correct in all material  respects as
                  of the Closing.

                           (ii)  All  acts,   covenants  and  conditions  to  be
                  performed or complied  with by Seller on or before the Closing
                  have been fully  performed  or complied  with in all  material
                  respects.

                           (iii) The copies of the Certificate of  Incorporation
                  and Bylaws  provided  by Seller to Buyer  pursuant  to Section
                  6.3(f)(i) above are current as of the Closing.

                  (h) Legal  Opinion.  Buyer  shall have  received  a  favorable
         opinion, addressed to Buyer, of Miles & Stockbridge, counsel to Seller,
         in form and substance  satisfactory  to counsel for Buyer,  dated as of
         the date of the  Closing,  to the effect set forth on  Schedule  6.3(h)
         hereto.

         6.4 Conditions to Seller's  Obligations.  The obligations of Seller and
the  Shareholders  under this  Agreement to  consummate  the Closing  shall,  at
Seller's discretion, be subject to the satisfaction,  on or prior to the Closing
Date, of all of the following conditions,  any of which conditions may be waived
in writing by Seller:

                  (a) No  Misrepresentations,  Breaches or Adverse  Events.  All
         representations and warranties of Buyer in this Agreement shall be true
         and correct in all  material  respects as of the Closing  Date with the
         same force and effect as though made on such date, and there shall have
         been no material breach by, or material  failure or inability of, Buyer
         in the  performance  of any of its material  covenants  or  obligations
         herein.

                  (b) Approvals; Consents. All permissions,  consents, releases,
         or approvals, governmental or otherwise, necessary on the part of Buyer
         to consummate the  transactions  contemplated  by this Agreement  shall
         have been obtained by Buyer and delivered to Seller.

                  (c) No Litigation. There shall not then be in effect any order
         enjoining  or  restraining  the   transactions   contemplated  by  this
         Agreement and there shall not then have been  instituted or pending any
         action or proceeding  before any federal or state court or governmental
         agency or other regulatory or administrative  agency or instrumentality
         challenging  the Merger or  otherwise  seeking to  restrain or prohibit
         consummation  of the  transactions  contemplated  by this  Agreement or
         seeking to impose any material  limitations  on any  provisions of this
         Agreement.

                  (d)  Delivery  of  Documents.  Buyer shall have  executed  and
         delivered  to  Seller  (except  for  the  items  described  in  Section
         6.4(d)(i)  below,  which Buyer shall deliver to the Shareholders on the
         dates  described in Section 2.5) all of the documents  and  instruments
         required to be delivered by Buyer to Seller at or prior to the Closing,
         including each of the following:

                           (i)  The Merger  Consideration,  described in Section
                  2.5.

                           (ii)  The  Merger Articles as described  in   Section
                  2.1.

                           (iii)  Certified copy of resolutions of Buyer's Board
                  of  Directors  authorizing  execution  and  delivery  of  this
                  Agreement and  performance  of the  transactions  contemplated
                  herein, including specifically the authorization of the Merger
                  and the formation of Acquisition Subsidiary.

                           (iv) The  Registration  Rights Agreement as described
                  in Section 2.2.

                           (v) The Employment and Bonus Compensation  Agreements
                  described in Section 5.5.

                  (e)  Officer's  Certificate.  Seller  shall  have  received  a
         certificate signed by an executive officer of Buyer to the effect that:

                           (i) The  representations  and warranties of Buyer set
                  forth herein are true and correct in all material  respects as
                  of the Closing.

                           (ii)  All  acts,   covenants  and  conditions  to  be
                  performed  or complied  with by Buyer on or before the Closing
                  have been fully  performed  or  complied  with by Buyer in all
                  material respects.

                  (f) Legal  Opinion.  Seller  and the  Shareholders  shall have
         received a favorable  opinion,  addressed to each of them,  of Peter L.
         McCorkell, General Counsel of Buyer, in form and substance satisfactory
         to counsel  for  Seller,  dated as of the date of the  Closing,  to the
         effect set forth on Schedule 6.4(f).


                                    ARTICLE 7
                                   Termination

         7.1 Termination Prior to Closing.  The obligation of the parties hereto
to  consummate  the Closing may be  terminated  and  abandoned at any time on or
before the Closing as follows:

                  (a) By and at the  option of  Buyer,  upon  written  notice to
         Seller,  if the  conditions  set  forth  in  Section  6.3 have not been
         satisfied  and the Closing  shall not have  occurred by  September  30,
         1996.

                  (b) By and at the option of Seller and the Shareholders,  upon
         written  notice to Buyer,  if either  (i) the  conditions  set forth in
         Section  6.4 have not been  satisfied  and the  Closing  shall not have
         occurred by September 30, 1996.

                  (c) At any time,  without  liability  of  either  party to the
         other, upon the mutual written consent of Buyer and Seller.

         7.2  Consequences  of  Termination  Prior to  Closing.  In the event of
termination  of this  Agreement  prior  to the  Closing,  without  limiting  the
parties' respective remedies for any breach of this Agreement,  Buyer and Seller
each will return to the other all  documents  and  materials  obtained  from the
other pursuant to this Agreement.


                                    ARTICLE 8
                            Survival; Indemnification

         8.1  Survival.   All  representations,   warranties,   covenants,   and
agreements  contained  in  this  Agreement,  or any  Schedule,  certificate,  or
statement  delivered pursuant hereto,  shall survive (and not be affected in any
respect by) the Closing, any investigation conducted by any party hereto, or any
information  that any party may  receive,  and  shall  remain in full  force and
effect  until the close of  business on the date that is two (2) years after the
Effective Time (the  "Indemnity  Period").  Upon the expiration of the Indemnity
Period, all such representations,  warranties,  covenants,  and agreements shall
expire,  terminate,  and be of no  further  force  or  effect,  except  that the
representations  and  warranties  contained  in  Section  3.6  (relating  to Tax
matters) and Section 3.13 (relating to  environmental  matters) shall not expire
but shall continue in perpetuity.

         8.2  Indemnification  by Seller  and the  Shareholders.  Seller and the
Shareholders,  jointly and severally, shall indemnify,  defend and hold harmless
Buyer  and  its  officers,  directors,   shareholders,   employees,  agents  and
affiliates  (collectively,  all such indemnitees are referred to in this section
as  "Buyer")  against  and in respect of any and all  claims,  demands,  losses,
obligations,   liabilities,   damages,   deficiencies,   actions,   settlements,
judgments,  costs and  expenses  (including  reasonable  costs  and  legal  fees
incident thereto or in seeking indemnification therefor) that Buyer may incur or
suffer arising out of or based upon the breach by Seller or the  Shareholders of
any of their  respective  representations,  warranties,  covenants or agreements
contained or  incorporated  in this Agreement or any  agreement,  certificate or
document  executed  and  delivered  to Buyer by  Seller in  connection  with the
transactions hereunder. The indemnification provided for under this Section 8.2,
as it relates to  breaches of Seller's  and the  Shareholders'  representations,
warranties,  covenants and agreements  contained herein,  shall  specifically be
interpreted to mean and include the following  occurrences  for which Seller and
the Shareholders  shall be liable pursuant hereto:  (i) occurrences prior to the
Effective  Time (that result in any such breach  giving rise to  indemnification
hereunder), regardless of when the claim is made or the loss is booked; and (ii)
any nonpayment of an account  receivable of Seller as of the Effective Time that
is subsequently written off (after good faith,  diligent efforts to collect such
receivable  by September  30,  1997),  but only to the extent that the aggregate
amount of such  accounts  receivable  so  written  off exceed  the  reserve  for
doubtful accounts reflected on the Final Balance Sheet of Seller as described in
Section 2.7(a)(i).

         8.3  Indemnification by Buyer.  Buyer shall indemnify,  defend and hold
harmless Seller, and its officers,  directors,  shareholders,  employees, agents
and  affiliates  (collectively,  all such  indemnitees  are  referred to in this
Section as  "Seller")  against  and in respect of any and all  claims,  demands,
losses, obligations,  liabilities, damages, deficiencies,  actions, settlements,
judgments,  costs and  expenses  (including  reasonable  costs  and  legal  fees
incident thereto or in seeking  indemnification  therefor) that Seller may incur
or  suffer  arising  out of or  based  upon  the  breach  by Buyer of any of its
representations,  warranties,  covenants or agreements contained or incorporated
in this  Agreement  or any  agreement,  certificate  or  document  executed  and
delivered to Seller by Buyer in connection with the transactions hereunder.

         8.4 Procedure  for Claims.  If a claim by a third party is made against
any indemnified  party,  and if the indemnified  party intends to seek indemnity
with respect thereto under this Article 8, such indemnified party shall promptly
provide written notice to the  indemnifying  party of such claim,  including the
amount of the  claim to the  extent  then  known.  With  respect  to claims  for
indemnification  made under this  Article 8, other than claims  with  respect to
certain  items  specified  in Section 8.1 dealing  with Taxes and  environmental
matters,  an indemnifying  party shall be liable to an indemnified party only if
such written notice of the claim for indemnification is given by the indemnified
party to the indemnifying party prior to the expiration of the Indemnity Period.
If such notice is timely given, the indemnifying party's obligation to indemnify
the indemnified party shall survive the expiration of the Indemnity Period until
resolved.  If the  indemnifying  party  hereunder is Seller,  references in this
Section  8.4 to actions  to be taken by the  indemnifying  party  shall mean and
refer  to  the  actions  to be  taken  by  the  Shareholders  collectively.  The
indemnifying   party  shall  have   twenty  (20)  days  after   receipt  of  the
above-mentioned notice to undertake, conduct and control, through counsel of its
own choosing (subject to the consent of the indemnified  party, such consent not
to be  unreasonably  withheld)  and at its expense,  the  settlement  or defense
therefor,  and the  indemnified  party  shall  cooperate  with it in  connection
therewith; provided that: (i) the indemnifying party shall not thereby permit to
exist any Lien upon any asset of any indemnified  party,  (ii) the  indemnifying
party shall permit the  indemnified  party to participate in such  settlement or
defense  through  counsel  chosen by the  indemnified  party,  with the fees and
expenses of such  counsel to be borne by the  indemnifying  party only if and to
the extent that such counsel is necessary by reason of a  demonstrable  conflict
of interest,  and (iii) the indemnifying party shall agree promptly to reimburse
the indemnified  party for the full amount of any loss resulting from such claim
and all related  expenses  incurred by the  indemnified  party  pursuant to this
Article 8. So long as the indemnifying  party is reasonably  contesting any such
claim in good  faith,  the  indemnified  party  shall not pay or settle any such
claim. If the  indemnifying  party does not notify the indemnified  party within
twenty (20) days after receipt of the  indemnified  party's notice of a claim of
indemnity  hereunder  that it elects  to  undertake  the  defense  thereof,  the
indemnified  party shall have the right to  contest,  settle or  compromise  the
claim  in the  exercise  of its  exclusive  discretion  at  the  expense  of the
indemnifying party.

         8.5 Set-off.  In the event Seller or the Shareholders  fail to pay when
due any claim Buyer may have for  indemnification  pursuant  to this  Article 8,
Buyer  may,  in  addition  to any other  remedies  to which it may be  entitled,
set-off any amount equal to Buyer's claim against the amounts  otherwise owed by
Buyer to the Shareholders or any of them,  under this Agreement,  the agreements
executed  pursuant to this  Agreement,  or  otherwise.  Buyer shall  provide the
Shareholders written notice of such set-off which written notice shall contain a
description  (in reasonable  detail) of the claim on which the set-off is based.
Such written  notice shall be provided  within ten (10)  business days after the
set-off is made.


                                    ARTICLE 9
                            Miscellaneous Provisions

         9.1  Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement  shall be binding upon and
inure to the  benefit of the parties  hereto and the  successors  and  permitted
assigns of the parties  hereto.  No party may assign or delegate its obligations
hereunder  without the written  consent of the other  parties,  and no party may
assign its rights  hereunder,  without the written consent of the other parties,
to any person or entity unless the assignor  remains liable for the  performance
of its  obligations  hereunder  and the  assignment  is to an  Affiliate  of the
assignor or a business  organization that shall succeed to substantially all the
assets and business, to which this Agreement relates, of the assignor or of such
Affiliate.

         9.2  Further  Assurances.  Buyer,  on the one hand,  and Seller and the
Shareholders,  on the other,  shall,  at the  request  of the other and  without
further  consideration,  execute and deliver  such  instruments  of  assignment,
transfer,  license or assumption and take such further  actions as the other may
reasonably  request  in order  more  effectively  to carry out the  intents  and
purposes of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

         9.3 Waiver, Discharge,  Amendment, Etc. The failure of any party hereto
to enforce at any time any of the  provisions of this  Agreement,  including the
election of a party to proceed with the Closing  despite the  nonfulfillment  of
conditions  to such  party's  obligations,  shall in no way be construed to be a
waiver of any such  provision,  nor in any way to affect  the  validity  of this
Agreement  or any part thereof or the right of the party  thereafter  to enforce
each and every such  provision.  No waiver of any breach of this Agreement shall
be held to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. Neither this Agreement
nor any term hereof may be amended,  waived,  discharged or terminated,  nor may
any waiver,  permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of
any party be effective  against such party,  other than by a written  instrument
signed  by the  party  against  whom  enforcement  of  such  amendment,  waiver,
discharge,  termination,  permit,  consent or approval  is sought and  expressly
stating  the  extent to which such  instrument  shall be an  amendment,  waiver,
discharge, termination, permit, consent or approval.

         9.4 Notices. All notices or other communications  required or permitted
hereunder  shall be in  writing  and shall be  personally  delivered,  mailed by
certified or registered mail or telecopied  (with  confirmation of transmission)
to the party  receiving such notice or shall be delivered by Federal  Express or
similar overnight courier, addressed as follows:

if to Buyer to:

         Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated
         120 North Redwood Drive
         San Rafael, California  94903
         Attention:  Peter L. McCorkell
         Telecopy No. (415) 479-6320

if to Seller or the Shareholders to:

         Credit & Risk Management Associates, Inc.
         Attention: Donald J. Sanders
         100 East Pratt Street
         16th Floor
         Baltimore, Maryland  21202
         Telecopy No. (410) 244-8993

         with a copy to:

         Miles & Stockbridge
         Attention: Mark S. Demilio, Esq.
         10 Light Street
         Baltimore, Maryland  21202
         Telecopy No. (410) 385-3700


Any party may change the  above-specified  recipient  and/or mailing  address by
notice to the other party given in the manner herein  prescribed.  Following the
Effective  Time,  notices  otherwise to be provided to Seller  shall  instead be
provided to the Shareholders.  All notices shall be deemed given on the day when
actually  delivered as provided above,  if delivered  personally or by telecopy,
three (3) business days after the date deposited, if mailed, or the business day
after the date deposited, if delivered by overnight courier.

         9.5 Publicity. Seller shall make no public announcement with respect to
the  transactions  contemplated  hereby and will respond to all  inquiries  with
respect  thereto  by  stating  that it is the policy of Seller not to comment on
such  matters.  Seller  and the  Shareholders  agree to  maintain  the  absolute
confidentiality of all information  related to the transactions  contemplated by
this  Agreement,  including the existence of negotiations  and all terms,  until
such  information  has been publicly  announced by Buyer.  If Buyer  proposes to
issue any press release or public announcement concerning any provisions of this
Agreement or the transactions  contemplated hereby, Buyer shall so advise Seller
and review the text thereof with Seller prior to  publication.  After an initial
public   announcement  has  been  made,   simple  references  by  Buyer  to  the
arrangements in annual reports or other stockholder  communications shall not be
subject to the previous sentence.

         9.6  Expenses.  Each party hereto shall be solely  responsible  for and
shall  pay  its  own  expenses  and  broker's  fees,  if  any,  incident  to the
negotiation  and  preparation  of this  Agreement and the  preparation  for, and
consummation of, the transactions provided for herein.

         9.7 Governing Law;  Consent to  Jurisdiction.  This Agreement  shall be
governed  by and  interpreted  in  accordance  with  the  laws of the  State  of
Delaware,  including  all matters of  construction,  validity,  performance  and
enforcement,  without giving effect to principles of conflict of laws. Venue for
any  lawsuit or other  proceeding  arising  under this  Agreement  or in any way
relating  to  the  transactions  contemplated  herein  may  be in  the  City  of
Baltimore,  State of  Maryland,  and any such  proceeding  may be brought in any
state or federal court in such  jurisdiction.  Each party hereto consents to the
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the District of Maryland.

         9.8  Arbitration.  Any  dispute  arising  out of or  relating  to  this
Agreement or the breach of it shall be discussed  between the disputing  parties
in a good-faith effort to arrive at a mutual settlement of any such controversy.
If,  notwithstanding,  such dispute  cannot be resolved,  such dispute  shall be
settled by arbitration in accordance  with the Commercial  Arbitration  Rules of
the American Arbitration Association, and judgment upon the award may be entered
in any court having  jurisdiction of the controversy.  The arbitrator shall be a
retired state or federal judge or an active or retired  attorney  experienced in
business  or  commercial  litigation  selected  by the mutual  agreement  of the
parties.  If the parties cannot so agree within twenty (20) days, the arbitrator
shall be selected in accordance  with the  Commercial  Arbitration  Rules of the
American Arbitration  Association.  The costs of the proceedings shall be shared
equally by the disputing parties.

         9.9 Severability and Interpretation. In the event that any provision of
this  Agreement  is held  invalid  by a court  of  competent  jurisdiction,  the
remaining provisions shall nonetheless be enforceable  according to their terms.
Any provision  held  overbroad as written shall be deemed  amended to narrow its
application  to the extent  necessary to make the  provision  enforceable  under
applicable law, and enforced as amended.  Titles and headings to sections herein
are inserted for  convenience  of reference  only and are not intended to affect
the  meaning  or  interpretation  of this  Agreement.  This  Agreement  shall be
construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction
hereof against the party causing this Agreement to be drafted.

         9.10   Knowledge.   Knowledge,   as  used  in  this  Agreement  or  the
instruments,  certificates or other documents required  hereunder,  means actual
knowledge of a fact or constructive  knowledge if a reasonably prudent person in
a like position would have known.

         9.11  Benefit.  Nothing in this  Agreement,  expressed  or implied,  is
intended  to  confer  on any  person  other  than the  parties  hereto  or their
respective permitted successors or assigns any rights, remedies,  obligations or
liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.

         9.12 Complete Agreement. This Agreement, the Exhibits and the Schedules
constitute the entire  agreement  between the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all previous proposals or agreements,  oral
or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof, including but not limited
to the Letter of Intent by and among the  parties  dated  August 17,  1996.  The
Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement  shall be construed as an integral part
of this  Agreement  to the same  extent as if they had been set  forth  verbatim
herein.

         9.13  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may be  executed in any number of
counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute but one agreement.




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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be
executed in the manner appropriate for each, and to be dated and effective as of
the day and year first above written.


                                      FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED

                                      By        /s/ Peter L. McCorkell
                                         -----------------------------------
                                          Its   Peter L. McCorkell


                                      FIC ACQUISITION CORPORATION,

                                      By        /s/ Peter L. McCorkell
                                         -----------------------------------
                                          Its   Peter L. McCorkell


                                      CREDIT & RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC.

                                      By /s/ Donald J. Sanders
                                         -----------------------------------
                                             Donald J. Sanders



                                      /s/ Donald J. Sanders
                                      --------------------------------------
                                          Donald J. Sanders
  

                                      /s/ Paul A. Makowski
                                      --------------------------------------
                                          Paul A. Makowski


                                      /s/ Lawrence E. Dukes
                                      --------------------------------------
                                          Lawrence E. Dukes

                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.26

                                    CONTRACT


This  contract  between Dr.  Robert M.  Oliver  ("Oliver")  and Fair,  Isaac and
Company, Incorporated (the "Company"), is entered into in light of the following
facts:

         1.       Oliver was elected  Chairman pro tem of the Company's Board of
                  Directors on November  21, 1995,  and Chairman of the Board on
                  January 29, 1996; and

         2.       The  Company  desires  to  make  use of  Oliver's  skills  and
                  experience  in various  matters for so long as Oliver  remains
                  Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors.

THEREFORE, the parties have agreed as follows:

         1.       Oliver  agrees  to  make  himself  available  to  the  Company
                  approximately  half-time (1,000 hours per year) for so long as
                  he remains Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors.

         2.       The  Company  agrees to pay Oliver at the rate of  $100,000.00
                  per  year,  payable  quarterly  in  arrears  for his  services
                  hereunder,  and to reimburse Oliver for out-of-pocket expenses
                  incurred for the benefit of the Company in accordance with the
                  same expense reimbursement  guidelines applicable to employees
                  of the Company.  Reimbursement for expenses will be made after
                  submission of an expense report and appropriate documentation.
                  In addition to the above amounts, the Company shall pay Oliver
                  the  sum  of  $2,000.00  for  each  meeting  of its  Board  of
                  Directors which he attends while Chairman.

         3.       Oliver and the  Company  agree  that,  should his work for the
                  Company  exceed  1,000 hours per year,  compensation  for such
                  additional work shall be subject to mutual agreement of Oliver
                  and the Company.

         4.       The term of this agreement shall begin on January 1, 1996, and
                  shall  continue  indefinitely  until (a) it is  terminated  by
                  either  party on 60 days'  written  notice to the  other,  (b)
                  Oliver  resigns  from or is not  re-elected  to the  Company's
                  Board of  Directors,  or (c)  another  person  is  elected  as
                  Chairman  of  the  Company's   Board  of  Directors.   Nothing
                  contained   herein  shall  be  construed  as  constituting  an
                  agreement  that Oliver  shall be  nominated  or elected to the
                  Company's  Board of  Directors  or elected as Chairman of said
                  Board.







         5.       It is understood  that this contract  requires the approval of
                  the  disinterested  Directors of the Company.  Notwithstanding
                  the  foregoing,  the Company shall in any event pay Oliver the
                  amounts  due  hereunder  for the period  from  January 1, 1996
                  through June 30, 1996.

Dated as of April 2, 1996.

Fair, Isaac and Company Incorporated


By: /s/  PETER L. MCCORKELL
    ----------------------------------
         Peter L. McCorkell
Its Senior Vice President and Secretary



    /s/  ROBERT M. OLIVER
    ----------------------------------
         Robert M. Oliver




                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.27


July 15, 1996


Mr. James Helfrich
Mr. Scott Kepner
Mr. Robert Issacson
Village Properties
562 Mission Street, Suite 201
San Francisco, CA  94105

Dear Sirs:

Thank you for your  cooperation over the past several months with our evaluation
of candidate sites for Fair,  Isaac's  corporate  facilities  expansion.  As you
know,  Sandy  Greenblat of H&L  Commercial  and AMB have been working with Fair,
Isaac management to determine Fair, Isaac's best course of action. At this time,
we are prepared to recommend that Fair, Isaac & Company,  Inc.  ("Tenant") enter
into a build-to suit lease ("Lease") with Village Properties ("Landlord") on the
following terms:

1.       INITIAL PROCESS

         1.1  Feasibility  Phase.  This letter presents an outline of terms that
both Landlord and Tenant find acceptable  given the parties'  current  knowledge
and understanding of the intended project. Commencing with the execution of this
letter of intent and extending for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) days
(the  "Feasibility  Phase") both  Landlord and Tenant will endeavor to 1) refine
their  respective  understanding  of  the  feasibility  of the  project  through
undertaking design studies,  environmental investigations,  and discussions with
technical  consultants,  public  officials and others;  and 2) draft a lease and
other agreements  incorporating  the terms of this letter with additional detail
as required.  A separate letter agreement will describe  Landlord's and Tenant's
cost responsibility during the Feasibility Phase.

2.       PARTIES & PREMISES

         2.1 Parties.  The parties to the Lease would be Fair,  Isaac & Company,
Inc., a Delaware  corporation and an entity  affiliated  with Village  Builders,
L.P., a California limited partnership. Landlord warrants that Village Builders,
L.P. holds a valid option to purchase the parcels  identified  below as the PG&E
Property and the City of San Rafael has passed a  resolution  to grant an option
to purchase City Property.

         2.2 Area and Location. The initial premises would consist of a building
or buildings to be built  according to plans and  specifications  to be mutually
agreed upon by Tenant and  Landlord,  and  comprising  a total of  approximately
200,000  gross  building  square feet of office space in the initial  phase with
structure  and  on-grade  parking as mutually  agreed upon by the  Parties.  The
project  will be located in San Rafael,  California  on the PG&E  Property.  The
development process for the project is described in Paragraph 5, below.

         2.2.1 PG&E Property.  The PG&E Property  consists of all that presently
unimproved  real  property  commonly  known as 750 & 751  Lindaro  Streets,  San
Rafael,  CA,  further  referred  to as  Assessor's  Parcel  Numbers  13-021-10 &
13-012-12  comprising  approximately 13.97 gross acres (less  dedications),  and
described more fully in Exhibit A.

         1.2.2 City Property.  The City Property  consists of all that presently
improved site  presently  owned by the City of San Rafael  Redevelopment  Agency
located  between the general  boundaries of Second Street on the north,  Lindaro
Street on the west,  San Rafael Creek on the east and the  confluence of Lincoln
Avenue  and San  Rafael  Creek on the  south,  presently  occupied  by the Shell
Service Station at the north end of site and the City of San Rafael  Corporation
Yard on the balance of site.  This parcel is further  referred to as  Assessor's
Parcel Number 13-021-19,  comprising approximately 2.38 acres (less dedications)
and described more fully in Exhibit A.

3.       TERM

         3.1 Term and Commencement.  The term of the Lease would commence thirty
(30) days  following  substantial  completion  of the  tenant  improvements  and
issuance by the City of San Rafael of a Certificate  of Occupancy and extend for
a term of twenty (20) years. The Lease will address issues of phased move-in and
Landlord  and  Tenant  delay  in  construction.   The  parties   anticipate  the
commencement  date to occur not  before  July 1, 1999 and not later than July 1,
2000.

         3.2 Extension Options. Tenant would have four (4) options to extend the
Lease for a term of five (5) years  each,  subject to not less than  twelve (12)
months prior  written  notice.  The annual base rent for each option would be no
more than ninety-five percent (95%) of the Fair Market Rental Value ("FMRV") for
the premises at the start of the additional  term, but in no event less than the
initial base rent.

         FMRV  would  be  defined  in the  Lease as the net  effective  rent per
rentable square foot being charged for comparable space in comparable  buildings
leased on comparable terms including as relevant factors the presence or absence
of tenant  improvement  contributions and rent concessions.  The discount of the
FMRV to ninety five  percent  (95%) would  adjust for the fact that no lost rent
would be incurred by the Landlord and no leasing  commissions would be incurred.
If the  parties  are  unable  to  agree  on the  FMRV  of the  space,  the  rent
determination would be submitted to arbitration through a procedure described in
the Lease.

         In the  alternative,  Tenant would have two options to extend the Lease
for terms of ten (10) years each at ninety-two  and one half percent  (92.5%) of
FMRV.

         3.3  Holdover.  Upon twelve (12) months prior  written  notice,  Tenant
would  have the  option to  holdover  following  expiration  of the  initial  or
extension term of the Lease for a fixed period designated in the notice, but not
exceeding six (6) months,  at a rent equal to one hundred and ten percent (110%)
of the escalated  base rent  applying to the final month of the term.  The Lease
would address holdover rights absent such prior notice.

4.       RENT

         4.1 Initial  Base Rent.  The  initial  annual base rent for the initial
premises  would be  established  by  multiplying  the  Project  Cost  times  the
Development Constant.

         4.1.1  Project  Cost.   Exhibit  C  presents  a  preliminary   proforma
reflecting  estimated Project Costs. Project Costs would include all development
costs of the Project as outlined in this Section 4.

         4.1.1.1 Developer Fixed Price Items ("DPFI"). These items would be paid
for and contributed by the Developer at a stipulated  price. The Developer would
bear all cost risk on these items:

         4.1.1.1.1.  All land costs for the PG&E  Property and all process costs
of entitlement.

                           (1) All Developer overhead

                           (2) EIR

                           (3) Consultants

                           (4) City staff time

                           (5) City consultants

                           (6) Campaigns and referenda

                           (7) Creek Park restoration

                           (8) All  legal  fees and the  cost of any  litigation
related to entitlements

                           (9) Public Relations

                           (10)  Carrying  and  operating   costs   incurred  by
Landlord during the period between Landlord's  purchase of the PG&E Property and
commencement of construction,  including  interest,  property taxes,  insurance,
maintenance  and any other  costs of  ownership,  subject to the  provisions  of
Paragraph 5.6.

         4.1.1.1.2.  All Environmental Issues.

                           (1)  Remediation  including  any  existing and future
obligations and any premiums or costs imposed on the construction of the Project
solely  by  virtue  of  contamination  of the soil or  groundwater.  During  the
Feasibility Phase, the parties will establish a practical method for determining
the amount of this premium, if any.

                           (2) Reports

                           (3) Indemnities

                               Land Entitlement Stipulated Price: $10,000.00

         4.1.1.1.3.  One Half of all mitigations  and exactions  imposed by City
and other parties as a condition of project approval.  

                           (1)  Including  Impact Fees and  Fair-Share  Fees 

                           (2)  Including  all required  road  widenings,  parks
(except Creek Park),  signals 

                           (3) Including all settlements with the City and other
parties as a condition required to obtain or expedite project approval.

                           (4) Does not include: (a) curb, gutter,  sidewalk and
normal offsites or costs that any development project would incur; (b) utilities
impact fees or capacity or hook-up fees:  (c) PG&E,  water or sewer  district or
school, park or building plan check, permit or similar regularly scheduled fees;
(d) any architectural or engineering costs, including entitlement submittals and
presentations.

                               50% of Mitigation - Stipulated Price: 
                               $1,000,000.00

         Landlord  and  Tenant  agree that the value of the  property  described
above,  for the  purposes  of  calculating  Phase  One  Project  Costs,  are the
stipulated prices shown above. A portion of the DFPI would be allocated to Phase
One development  with the exact amount depending on site development and parking
strategies. That portion of the DFPI not included in the Project Cost would be a
Forward Cost Item.

         4.1.1.2  Construction  Hard Costs.  The following costs of constructing
the project would be included in the Project Costs.

         4.1.1.2.1  Off-site  Utilities.  The cost of installation of utilities,
including  extensions  to offsite  services,  and  utility  impact  fees will be
included in Phase One Project  Costs  except to the extent  allocable  to future
phases.

         4.1.1.2.2 Site Work and  Landscaping.  The cost of site work,  off-site
work not related to mitigations,  and landscaping  will be included in Phase One
Project Costs except to the extent allocable to future phases.

         4.1.1.2.3  Base  Buildings  Shell  and Core.  The cost of  constructing
approximately 200,000 GSF of office building space will be included in Phase One
Project Cost. The definition of Base Building in relation to Tenant  Improvement
scope of work is outlined in Exhibit D.

         4.1.1.2.4  Parking  Structure(s).  The  cost  of  constructing  parking
structures  as  required  by the design of the  Project  would be  included as a
Project Cost.

         4.1.1.2.5  Tenant  Improvements.  An allowance of twenty-eight  dollars
($28.00)  per gross  square foot of  building  area would be included in Project
Costs.

         4.1.1.3 Soft Costs.  The following  soft costs would be included in the
Project Costs:

         4.1.1.3.1   Architectural  and  Engineering  Fees.   Architectural  and
Engineering  Fees  related to the  planning,  design,  and  construction  of the
Project would be included in the Project Cost.

         4.1.1.3.2  Development  Management  Fees. A Development  Management Fee
would be included in the Project Cost. The amount of the Development  Management
Fee would be established based on comparable fees for similar projects, with the
scope of work excluding the  entitlements  phase of the project.  This fee would
not exceed 2% of Project Cost.

         4.1.1.3.3  Building Permit,  Plan Check and Inspection Fees. These fees
would be included at rates actually incurred.

         4.1.1.3.4 Governmental Fees. Governmental fees, including school, park,
utility district,  and other fees normally imposed on all new office projects in
San Rafael, CA. These fees would be included at rates actually incurred.

         4.1.1.3.5  Construction  Financing.  The  actual  cost of  obtaining  a
construction  loan and the  actual  interest  paid on that loan,  through  lease
commencement,  would be included in Phase One Project  Cost.  Interest  and land
option   payments   related  to  carrying  the  land  through   commencement  of
construction,  subject to  Paragraph  5.6, and  associated  entitlements-related
costs  would  be  excluded.  Landlord  would  finance  actual  costs of land and
entitlements,  as opposed to the Land  Entitlement  Stipulated  Price. The Lease
will contain a provision entitling Tenant to provide substitute financing.

         4.1.1.3.6  Property Tax and  Insurance.  The cost of property taxes and
insurance,  allocated to Phase One, commencing upon construction and terminating
upon Lease Commencement, would be a Project Cost.

         4.1.1.3.7  Permanent  Financing Fees. The cost of obtaining a permanent
loan,  not to exceed two percent (2%) of the loan  amount,  would be included in
Project Cost.

         4.1.1.3.8 Mitigations. The portion of the mitigation and exaction costs
not paid as part of the DFPI will be included in Project Costs.

         4.1.2 Development  Constant.  The Development  Constant will be 110% of
the Mortgage Constant. The Mortgage Constant will be based upon an institutional
loan quote for  funding  upon  completion  of the Phase One  buildings  upon the
following terms:

         Fixed rate; non-recourse;  75% loan to value or 75% loan to cost, to be
determined in the Lease, for 25 year amortization for a 25-year term.

         The  use of the  above  loan-to-cost  criteria  is for the  purpose  of
establishing  a rental rate and is no intended  to limit  Landlord's  ability to
borrow in excess of the 75% loan level,  if it so desires.  Tenant will have the
right to obtain a forward  commitment  on permanent  financing  with the cost of
such financing to be included in Project Costs.

         4.1.3 Example.  Assume the Project Cost equals $38.0  Million.  Further
assume that on the Rent Determination  Date, the interest rate for the benchmark
loan having the  parameters  described  in Paragraph  4.1.2 above,  is 8.55% per
annum. Given a twenty-five (25) year  amortization,  the Mortgage Constant would
equal  9.63%.  This  constant  would then be  multiplied  by 1.10 to produce the
Development  Constant of 10.60%.  The  Development  Constant  would, in turn, be
multiplied by the Project Cost to produce the net rent of $4,025,340 per year.

         4.1.4 Rent  Determination  Dates. The Initial Rent  Determination  Date
will be a date determined by Tenant within thirty (30) days following acceptance
by Landlord and Tenant of a Guaranteed Maximum Price construction  contract.  In
the case in  which  Landlord  and  Tenant  elect  to  purchase  a  forward  loan
commitment  in  advance  of  commencement  of  construction,  the  Initial  Rent
Determination  Date will also be the date on which the commitment to an interest
rate is made. In the case the parties wish to defer the mortgage loan commitment
but the  construction  lender  requires a stated  rental rate,  the rent will be
determined by the same methodology described above except the interest rate will
be based on quoted rates and no loan  commitment  will be made. On the date such
mortgage loan  commitment is made,  the rent will be adjusted  accordingly.  The
Rent will be adjusted within ninety (90) days following  substantial  completion
of the Project to include  any  legitimate  change  order costs in excess of the
Guaranteed  Maximum  Price,  plus actual soft cost  incurred,  multiplied by the
Development Constant.

         4.2  Adjustments.  The  Initial  Base Rent  would be  subject  to a ten
percent (10%) increase on the fifth,  tenth, and fifteenth  anniversaries of the
Lease.

         4.3 Carrying  Costs Related to Future  Development.  It is  anticipated
that the Landlord will incur certain costs and expenses related to preparing the
site to accept future phases of the project ("Forward Cost Items").  Examples of
such Forward Cost Items include, but are not limited to, land, architectural and
engineering fees, site development costs, and utilities  installation costs. The
Lease will describe a procedure to enable Tenant and Landlord to mutually  agree
on a schedule of Forward Cost Items.

         Tenant will pay Landlord, as option payments for the Future Phase land,
upon  commencement  of the Lease term,  the cost of carrying  these Forward Cost
Items at an annual rate equal to the total actual cost of the Forward Cost Items
multiplied  times the  Development  Constant.  Tenant would be  responsible  for
paying any operating  expenses and taxes associated with the Forward Cost Items.
The Lease will  address the  prospect  that future  phase  development  might be
delayed or abandoned,  in which case an equitable  termination  payment would be
made to Landlord.

         4.4 Operating  Expenses and Taxes. The Lease will be "triple net," with
the Tenant  responsible  for payment of all direct  building and site  operating
expenses, including maintenance,  property management, insurance, janitorial and
security  services,  taxes and utilities and amortization or reserves related to
replacement of capital items. Landlord will be responsible for any costs related
to continued  monitoring  and  remediation  of any  environmental  contamination
identified  as of the Lease  Date,  and one half of any  continuing  obligations
imposed on the  project as a special  condition  of  approval  (i.e.,  excluding
municipal taxes,  fees, and imposition  required of all developments as a result
of laws existing as of the Lease date). Tenant will have the right to select and
contract   directly  with  service   providers   (e.g.   janitorial,   landscape
maintenance, etc.) subject to reasonable Landlord approval.

         4.5  Property  Tax  Reassessment.   The  Lease  will  address  Tenant's
requirement  for some  protection  from  increases  in  property  tax  caused by
Landlord's transfer of the project.

5.       DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECT

         5.1  Entitlement  Process.  Landlord will undertake to achieve land use
entitlements for the development of four hundred fifty thousand  (450,000) gross
square feet of  commercial  office  space but in no case less than four  hundred
thousand  (400,000) gross square feet, with parking for not less than 1,600 cars
on the Property.  Tenant would consider a reduced amount of parking if supported
by an analysis of usage patterns and  acceptable to the City of San Rafael.  All
significant  decisions  affecting  the design and phasing of the Project will be
subject to Tenant's  review and  approval.  Landlord  will  consult  with Tenant
regarding  its  conduct  of the  approval  process.  Tenant  will  expeditiously
cooperate with Landlord in the effort to achieve the  entitlements.  Tenant will
have the right to approve all significant  documents related to the development,
including all of the following:  the  application  for planning  review,  the PD
application,  application  for a  vesting  tentative  map,  and the  development
agreement.  All costs related to the  entitlement  process,  including  fees and
project expenses, and consulting expenses incurred by Landlord in furtherance of
the entitlement effort,  will be borne by Landlord.  Tenant will pay the cost of
its own consultants retained to advise it during this process. Architectural and
engineering fees will be paid by Landlord subject to the overall limit described
in Paragraph 4.1.1.3.1.

         5.2  Construction  of Base Buildings and Parking  Structures.  Landlord
will undertake the development of office buildings and parking structures on the
site,   including   site  work  and   landscaping  as  described  in  plans  and
specifications  to be  approved  by  Tenant.  The  cost  of  this  construction,
including governmental fees, permits, construction interest, taxes, and the cost
of architectural,  engineering,  and other consulting  services will be borne by
Landlord.  Exhibit  D  describes  the  scope of base  building  construction  in
relation to the scope of tenant  improvement  construction.  Landlord and Tenant
will cooperate  during the design process to develop a base building design with
flexibility  to enable  eventual  conversion  for  multi-tenant  occupancy.  The
project  will be  developed  on an "open  book"  basis with  respect to all cost
information.

         5.3  Construction of Tenant  Improvements  Landlord would construct all
improvements  to the  premises  in  accordance  with  plans  and  specifications
provided by Tenant,  according to a schedule and procedure  mutually agreed upon
in the Lease. The selection of a general  contractor and  subcontractors for the
tenant  improvement work would be subject to Tenant's  approval.  In the case in
which  Landlord  provides  construction   management  services  for  the  tenant
improvement work, the cost of such services will be charged at prevailing market
rates for similar third party  services.  Landlord may not impose any charge for
review or approval of plans and  specifications,  either for the initial  tenant
improvement  work or for  subsequent  improvements  and  alterations  within the
project.  In the  alternative,  Tenant would have the right to undertake its own
tenant improvement  construction,  subject to notice,  delivery and commencement
provisions to be described in the Lease.

         5.4 Tenant  Improvement  Allowance.  Landlord  would  provide  Tenant a
tenant  improvement  allowance equal to twenty-eight  dollars ($28.00) per gross
square foot of space leased.

         5.5 Limitation on Project Costs and Developer Equity Requirements.  The
Lease will address the legitimate  needs of the Landlord with respect to project
financing.  The method of determining rent based on the Development Constant and
Project Cost assumes a loan ratio of 75% or greater.

         5.6 Timing of  Construction.  The  parties  intend to proceed  with the
project according to the Preliminary Project Schedule attached as Exhibit B. The
Lease will contain a provision that will enable Tenant to defer  commencement of
construction  for the maximum period  allowable by the terms of the  Development
Agreement to be executed between Landlord and the City of San Rafael.

         All  actual   costs  of   deferral   beyond  the  target   construction
commencement  date  will be borne by Tenant as a  current  expense.  The  target
construction  commencement date will be mutually agreed by the parties,  but not
before the later of June 1, 1998 or that date six (6) months  following  receipt
of an executed development agreement,  unless Tenant consents to an earlier date
or the parties agree to a method to allocate  risk  associated  with  proceeding
with architectural work in advance of receipt of final  entitlements.  The Lease
will define the target date and itemize cost categories  related to deferral.  A
similar  provision will apply to construction of the second phase of the project
with the  objective  of affording  Tenant  maximum  flexibility  with respect to
timing the second phase.

6.       OPTIONS TO PURCHASE

         6.1 First  Option to Purchase -  Execution  of  Development  Agreement.
Landlord  grants  Tenant the right to purchase the PG&E Property and to purchase
the  option  to  purchase  the  City  Property,  complete  with  all  plans  and
specifications,  and subject to agreements with the City of San Rafael and other
jurisdictions,  for a price of Ten Million  Dollars  ($10,000,000).  This option
would become  effective upon Execution of the  Development  Agreement and extend
for sixty  (60)  days.  An  adjustment  would be made to the  purchase  price to
reflect  the  cost  of any  obligations  for  which  Landlord  would  have  been
responsible  subject to  Paragraphs  4.1.1.1.1  and 4.1.1.1.2 had the option not
been exercised.  In addition,  Tenant would reimburse Landlord any Project Costs
incurred by Landlord prior to closing.  No  reimbursement  would be made for any
portion of the Development Management Fee.

         6.2 Second  Option to Purchase - Completion  of Phase One  Development.
Landlord  grants  Tenant the right to purchase the PG&E Property and to purchase
the option to  purchase  the City  Property,  including  the  office  buildings,
parking structures,  and other improvements  constructed pursuant to this Lease,
at a price equal to one hundred and ten percent  (110%) of the Project Cost plus
an agreed upon price for Forward Cost Items.  Notice of intent to exercise  this
option would be made no later than sixty (60) days  following  the  execution of
the  development  agreement.  Landlord  would remain  responsible  for all costs
described in Paragraphs 4.1.1.1.1, 4.1.1.1.2 and 4.1.1.1.3. except to the extent
the parties agree to transfer  specified  obligations from Landlord to Tenant in
exchange for an adjustment in the purchase price.  The Lease will provide for an
interest  bearing  deposit or Letter of Credit  adequate to secure the purchase,
and will address  accommodations to Landlord's preference for a closing deferral
of one  year.  Closing  would  occur  on a date  corresponding  to the  intended
Commencement Date of the Lease.

         6.3 Third  Option to Purchase -  Completion  of Phase One  Development.
Landlord grants Tenant the right to purchase the PG&E Property,  and to purchase
the option to  purchase  the City  Property,  including  all  office  buildings,
parking structures,  and other improvements  constructed pursuant to this Lease,
at a price equal to one hundred and thirteen  percent (113%) of the Project Cost
plus an agreed upon price for Forward  Cost Items.  Notice of intent to exercise
this  option  must be made no later  than one  hundred  and  eighty  (180)  days
following  the  Commencement  of the Lease.  Closing  would be  scheduled  for a
mutually  agreed upon date not earlier than the first  anniversary  of the Lease
Commencement.  The Lease will provide for an interest  bearing deposit or Letter
of Credit adequate to secure the purchase.

         6.4 Financing  Limitation The option prices indicated in Paragraphs 6.2
and 6.3 above are  predicated on the  Landlord's  ability to attract  sufficient
equity  capital to the project to enable  construction.  The Lease will  address
those  circumstances  in which the  purchase  price  would be adjusted to enable
financing by third-party equity sources. In addition,  the Lease will describe a
procedure  whereby Tenant would have the right to contribute  cash equity to the
project prior to  construction in exchange for a reduction in the purchase price
corresponding to the value of the avoided financing costs.

         6.4 Right of First  Refusal  to  Purchase.  Throughout  the term of the
Lease,  Tenant  will have the right of first  refusal to purchase  the  Project,
subject to a thirty (30) day response period. The details of this right would be
addressed in the Lease.

7.       DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE PHASE(S)

         Future  phase or phases are  expected to total from  200,000 to 250,000
gross square feet plus parking (the "Expansion Premises").  The Lease will grant
Tenant  the  option to lease  these  Expansion  Premises  on the same  terms and
conditions as the Lease on the initial Premises, excephere circumstances dictate
an  appropriate  notification.  The Lease will  describe a  procedure  governing
notification,  design, and construction of the Expansion Premises. The rent will
be established  according to the formula presented in Paragraph 3.1. At Tenant's
option,  the term of the Lease with respect to the  Expansion  Premises  will be
coterminous with that of the initial Premises,  but in no case less than fifteen
(15) years. The Lease will contain  assurances  satisfactory to Tenant regarding
Landlord's obligation to develop Phase Two, if so requested.

8.       TERMINATION OF LEASE

         8.1  Tenant's  Option to  Terminate  Lease  Prior to Land  Purchase  by
Landlord.  The Lease will address  issues related to termination of the Lease by
Tenant. In general,  prior to Landlord's  exercise of its option to purchase the
PG&E Property, Tenant will have the right to terminate the Lease upon payment to
Landlord of liquidated  damages in an amount to be stipulated in the Lease based
on Landlord's  projected  overhead costs,  out-of-pocket  costs, and opportunity
costs.

         8.2  Tenant's  Option to Terminate  Lease  Following  Land  Purchase by
Landlord.  Following  Landlord's  purchase  of the PG&E  Property,  but prior to
commencement of construction,  Tenant will have an option to terminate the lease
upon payment to Landlord of Liquidated  Damages in an amount to be stipulated in
the Lease based on Landlord's projected overhead costs, out-of-pocket costs, and
opportunity costs.

         8.3 Termination Due to Landlord Non-Performance. The Lease will provide
Tenant  adequate  security  with  respect  to  Landlord's   performance  of  its
obligations under the Lease.

         8.4 Landlord's Termination Rights.  Landlord may terminate the Lease if
the City of San Rafael fails to grant the necessary entitlements or to execute a
development agreement consistent with the terms of the Lease and Project plans.

9.       Environmental Indemnities.

         Tenant will require  indemnities from Landlord and PG&E with respect to
the PG&E Property,  and from Landlord and the City of San Rafael with respect to
the City Property,  assuring  Tenant that it will bear no risk of  environmental
liability related to the existing condition of the soil and groundwater,  either
as Tenant or as owner.

         During the  Feasibility  Phase,  Tenant will require  cooperation  from
Landlord  regarding access to existing  documents related to the Properties.  In
addition,  Tenant will require Landlord to obtain an agreement from PG&E and the
City  of  San   Rafael   to   undertake   additional   Phase  II   environmental
investigations, subject to Tenant cost reimbursement.

10.      OTHER PROVISIONS

         10.1 Assignment and  Subleasing.  Tenant would have the right to assign
the Lease or sublease  space in the premises  with the consent of the  Landlord,
which consent would not be unreasonably withheld.

         Tenant  would  have the right to assign  the Lease in its  entirety  or
sublease all or a portion of the premises without the consent of the Landlord to
any entity resulting from merger or consolidation with Tenant, or any subsidiary
or affiliate of Tenant.  This waiver of  Landlord's  consent would be contingent
upon the financial worth and  organizational  structure of the resulting  entity
being  greater  than  or  equal  to that of the  Tenant  as of the  date of such
assignment.

         Subsequent to a sublease  notification or sublease,  the Landlord would
have no right to terminate the Lease,  "recapture"  the premises by the right of
first refusal, or otherwise. The Landlord would have no right to additional rent
from subleases entered into by Tenant.

         10.2  Restoration  of  Premises.  Landlord  would  agree to  waive  any
requirement  that  Tenant  restore  the  premises  or  remove  any  improvements
including stairs, floor penetrations,  cabling,  supplemental HVAC units, or any
other construction upon expiration of the Lease.

         10.3  Building  Identity.  Within the terms and  conditions of existing
local  ordinances,  the subject  property will be identified as exclusively  the
site of Fair, Isaac & Co. with signage and/or other identity  designed in such a
way as to compliment the project.  Such identity will be subject to the approval
of Landlord with such approval not to be unreasonably withhold.

         10.4 Tenant  Security.  The Lease will  address  Landlord's  reasonable
concerns with respect to Tenant's financial  capability to undertake the Lease's
obligations.

11.      CESSATION OF TENANT'S SEARCH AND LANDLORD'S MARKETING EFFORTS

         Upon mutual  execution  of this Letter of Intent,  Tenant and  Landlord
agree to end their  respective  search  and  marketing  efforts  related  to the
subject property for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) days.

12.      Non-Binding Agreement

         With the  exception  of  Paragraph  11 above,  this letter is a general
expression  of interest  and does not  constitute a binding  agreement.  Neither
Tenant nor  Landlord  will be bound  until a  definitive,  mutually-satisfactory
lease has been executed and both Tenant and Landlord  warrant that they will not
act in reliance on any terms of this agreement, except Paragraph 11, above.

We would  appreciate  receiving a response by July 14, 1996.  If the above terms
are acceptable to you,  please  indicate by signing in the space provided below.
When  counter-signed  by Fair,  Isaac,  this letter will  constitute a Letter of
Intent with regard to the matters agreed upon.

Sincerely,

AMB CORPORATE REAL ESTATE ADVISORS, INC.
/s/ Richard Springwater
- -------------------------
Richard Springwater

ACCEPTED AND AGREED
Village Properties                        Fair, Isaac & Company

By: /s/James A. Helfrich                  By: /s/Gerald de Kerchove
- -------------------------                 ------------------------------
Its: Partner                              Its: Executive Vice President
Date: July 15, 1996                       Date: July 16, 1996







                                    Exhibit A




                                   Map of Site







                                    Exhibit B


                          Preliminary Project Schedule


Execute Letter of Intent - Commence Feasibility Phase          July 15, 1996

End of Feasibility Phase - Execute Lease                   November 10, 1996

Submit Application for Planning Review                       January 1, 1997

EIR Certification, Development Agreement Executed            January 1, 1998

PG&E Option Exercise Date                                        May 1, 1998

Complete Construction Documents                                 June 1, 1998

Accept Guaranteed Maximum Price                                 July 1, 1998

Rent Determination Date                                       August 1, 1998

Commence Construction                                      September 1, 1998

Occupancy                                                    January 1, 2000







                                    Exhibit C
                              Hypothetical Proforma

           Phase One Costs                   Total                    Cost/SF
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Land                                         5,800                     $29.00
Mitigation Guarantee                           580                      $2.90
EIR & Entitlements                        Landlord
Environmental Compliance                  Landlord
Subtotal Land                                6,380                     $31.90

Construction Costs
  Offsite Utilities and Improvements           650                      $3.25
  Sitework/Landscaping                       2,000                     $10.00
  Building Shell                            14,600                     $73.00
  Tenant Improvement Allowance               5,600                     $28.00
  Parking Structure                          3,500                     $17.50
                                         ------------------------------------
Subtotal Construction                       26,350                    $131.75

Soft Costs
  Architecture/Engineering                   1,307                      $6.53
  Development Management                       600                      $3.00
  Permits/Fees                                 500                      $2.50
  Construction Financing                     2,250                     $11.25
  Property Tax/Insurance                       350                      $1.75
  Permanent Financing                          400                      $2.00
  Mitigations - Tenant's Share                 500                      $2.50
                                         ------------------------------------
Subtotal Soft Costs                          5,907                     $29.53

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Phase One                             38,637                    $193.18

Forward Cost Items
  Land                                       4,200                     $21.00
  Offsite Utilities                            650                      $3.25

Total Forward Cost Items                     4,850                     $24.25
                                         ------------------------------------








                                    Exhibit D




                             BASE BUILDING CHECKLIST







Exhibit 10.27



                       First Amendment to Letter of Intent
                         Between Village Properties and
                          Fair, Isaac and Company, Inc.
                               Dated July 15, 1996


The  following  additions and  modifications  to the Letter of Intent are agreed
upon by the parties:

1. The date for expiration of the Feasibility  Phase is extended to November 21,
1996.

2.  Landlord and Tenant agree that any  disputes  involving  this Letter will be
resolved  through  arbitration,  performed  subject to the rules of the American
Arbitration Association.

3.  Landlord  warrants  that James  Helfrich is duly  authorized  to execute the
Letter of Intent and this Amendment to the Letter of Intent on behalf of Village
Properties and Village Builders, L.P.


ACCEPTED AND AGREED
Village Properties                         Fair, Isaac & Company

By:   /s/ SCOTT KEPNER                     By:   /s/ GERALD DE KERCHOVE
      --------------------------                 ----------------------------

Its:  Vice President                       Its:  Executive Vice President 
      --------------------------                 ----------------------------

Date: July 17, 1996                        Date: July 18, 1996
      --------------------------                 ----------------------------





                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.28
                              OFFICE BUILDING LEASE

                                Regency Center II
                             San Rafael, California















                              OFFICE BUILDING LEASE

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


                                                                            Page
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1.  PARTIES................................................................  1

2.  PREMISES...............................................................  1

3.  TERM; PARTIAL SURRENDER; OPTION TO EXTEND..............................  1

4.  POSSESSION; CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS...............................  3

5.  RENT; RENT ESCALATIONS; FIRST/THIRD FLOOR RENT; HOLD-OPEN RENT.........  4

6.  SECURITY DEPOSIT.......................................................  5

7.  OPERATING EXPENSE ADJUSTMENTS..........................................  5

8.  USE....................................................................  7

9.  COMPLIANCE WITH LAW; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES..............................  7

10. ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS..............................................  8

11. REPAIRS................................................................  8

12. LIENS..................................................................  9

13. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING.............................................. 10

14. HOLD HARMLESS.......................................................... 11

15. SUBROGATION............................................................ 12

16. LIABILITY INSURANCE.................................................... 12

17. SERVICES AND UTILITIES................................................. 12

18. PROPERTY TAXES......................................................... 13

19. RULES AND REGULATIONS.................................................. 14

20. HOLDING OVER........................................................... 14

21. ENTRY BY LANDLORD...................................................... 14

22. RECONSTRUCTION......................................................... 15

23. DEFAULT................................................................ 16

24. REMEDIES IN DEFAULT.................................................... 16

25. EMINENT DOMAIN......................................................... 17

26. ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE................................................... 17

27. PARKING................................................................ 17

28. COMMUNICATIONS INSTALLATION............................................ 18

29. AUTHORITY OF PARTIES; LIMITATION....................................... 18

30. GENERAL PROVISIONS..................................................... 18

31. BROKERS................................................................ 21




                              OFFICE BUILDING LEASE

1.       PARTIES.  This Lease,  dated for  reference  purposes only November 14,
         1996,  is made by and between  Regency  Center,  a  California  general
         partnership  (herein called  "Landlord")  and Fair,  Isaac and Company,
         Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (herein called "Tenant").

2.       PREMISES.  Landlord  hereby  leases to Tenant and Tenant  hereby leases
         from Landlord that certain office space (herein called the  "Premises")
         consisting of the entire building  commonly known as Regency Center II,
         located on Smith Ranch Road, San Rafael,  California (the  "Building"),
         the three (3) floors of which shall be tendered,  improved and occupied
         in accordance  with the  provisions of this Lease.  For the purposes of
         this Lease,  the Premises are agreed to contain 124,196 rentable square
         feet (43,512; 40,342 and 40,342 for the first, second and third floors,
         respectively) and 111,668 usable square feet (38,105; 36,221 and 37,342
         for the first, second and third floors, respectively).

         This Lease is subject to the terms, covenants and conditions herein set
         forth and Tenant covenants as a material part of the  consideration for
         this Lease to keep and perform  each and all of said  terms,  covenants
         and  conditions  and that this Lease is made upon the condition of said
         performance.

3.       TERM; PARTIAL SURRENDER; OPTION TO EXTEND.

         A.       The term of this Lease  shall  commence  on the earlier of (i)
                  March 1, 1997,  or (ii) the date on which  Tenant  first takes
                  occupancy  of  the  second   floor  of  the  Building   ("Term
                  Commencement  Date"),  and shall  expire on February  28, 2017
                  (the "Term Expiration Date").

         B.       As of July  31,  2008  and as of July 31 of each  second  year
                  thereafter  (that is, July 31, 2010, July 31, 2012, etc.) (the
                  "Surrender Date(s)"), Tenant shall have the right to surrender
                  to Landlord, and to terminate this Lease only with respect to,
                  one-half   (1/2)  of  one  (1)  floor  of  the  Building  (the
                  "Surrendered Space(s)). The particular Surrendered Space to be
                  surrendered  to  Landlord  on  any  Surrender  Date  shall  be
                  designated by Tenant in a written notice delivered to Landlord
                  no later than the date that is twelve (12) months prior to the
                  applicable  Surrender Date,  time being of the essence.  After
                  Tenant first surrenders to Landlord a Surrendered  Space, then
                  any  additional  Surrendered  Space must be  surrendered  in a
                  manner such that Tenant shall at no time occupy only  one-half
                  (1/2) of more than one (1) floor of the Building. In addition,
                  Tenant shall not have the right to surrender to Landlord  more
                  than  one (1)  Surrendered  Space  (that  is,  not  more  than
                  one-half  (1/2) of (1) floor in the Building) on any Surrender
                  Date.  On  each  Surrender  Date,  Tenant  shall  deliver  the
                  Surrendered  Space to Landlord in accordance with Section 4.E.
                  of this Lease.

         C.       Provided  this  Lease is then in  effect  and  Tenant  is then
                  occupying  the entirety of the  Premises,  Landlord  grants to
                  Tenant the option to extend the term of this Lease for one (1)
                  ten- (10-) year period  commencing when the prior term expires
                  upon each and all of the following terms and conditions:




                  (i)      Tenant gives to Landlord and Landlord receives notice
                           of the  exercise  of the option to extend  this Lease
                           for such  additional  term no later than  twenty-four
                           (24)  months  prior to the time that the option  term
                           would  commence  if the option were  exercised,  time
                           being of the  essence.  If said  notification  of the
                           exercise of such option is not so given and received,
                           such option shall automatically expire.

                  (ii)     At the time said written  notification of exercise of
                           such  option  is given and  received,  or at the time
                           such option term is to commence,  Tenant shall not be
                           in default under any of the material  obligations  of
                           this Lease to be  performed  by Tenant and this Lease
                           shall not have  previously  terminated nor terminated
                           prior to the commencement of the option term.

                  (iii)    All of the terms and conditions of this Lease, except
                           where  specifically  modified by this  option,  shall
                           apply.

                  (iv)     the  monthly  rent for each month of the option  term
                           shall be calculated as follows:

                           The rent  payable by Tenant  during  the option  term
                           shall  be  the  "Fair  Market  Rental  Value"  of the
                           Premises (as defined below) at the commencement  date
                           of the option term.  There shall be an annual  C.P.I.
                           increase  in the rent  during the option  term not to
                           exceed four percent (4%) per annum. All of the C.P.I.
                           increases  during the option term shall be calculated
                           on the basis of the formula provided in Lease Section
                           5.A. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding,
                           if the rent in effect for the Premises for the twelve
                           (12) months  immediately  prior to the option term is
                           higher  than the Fair  Market  Rental  Value  for the
                           Premises at the commencement of the option term, then
                           the rent for the  Premises  for the option term shall
                           be the lesser  of:  (i) the rent for the last  twelve
                           (12) months of the initial  term, or (ii) one hundred
                           five percent  (105%) of the Fair Market Rental Value.
                           If  Landlord  and  Tenant  cannot  agree  on the Fair
                           Market  Rental  Value of the Premises for the periods
                           within  forty-five  (45) days  after the  Tenant  has
                           notified  Landlord  of its  exercise  of the  option,
                           Landlord  and  Tenant   shall  each  select,   within
                           forty-five  (45)  days  of  such   notification,   an
                           appraiser who must be a qualified M.A.I. appraiser to
                           determine said Fair Market Rental Value. If one party
                           fails to so designate  an  appraiser  within the time
                           required,  the  determination  of Fair Market  Rental
                           Value of the one appraiser who has been designated by
                           the other party hereto within the time required shall
                           be binding upon both parties.  The  appraisers  shall
                           submit  their  determinations  of Fair Market  Rental
                           Value to both parties  within  thirty (30) days after
                           their  selection.  If the difference  between the two
                           determinations  is ten  percent  (10%) or less of the
                           higher  appraisal,  then the average  between the two
                           determinations  shall be the Fair Market Rental Value
                           of the Premises.  If said  difference is greater than
                           ten  percent  (10%),  then the two  appraisers  shall
                           within  twenty  (20)  days of the date that the later
                           submittal  is  submitted  to the parties  designate a
                           third  appraiser who must also be a qualified  M.A.I.
                           appraiser.  The  sole  responsibility  of  the  third
                           appraiser   will  be  to   determine   which  of  the
                           determinations  made by the first  appraisers is most
                           accurate.  The third appraiser shall have no right to
                           propose a middle ground or any modification of either
                           of  the   determinations   made  by  the   first  two
                           appraisers.  The third  appraiser's  choice  shall be
                           submitted  to the  parties  within  thirty  (30) days
                           after his or her selection.  Such determination shall
                           bind both of the parties and shall establish the Fair
                           Market Rental Value of the Premises. Each party shall
                           pay for  their own  appraiser  and shall pay an equal
                           share  of  the  fees  and   expenses   of  the  third
                           appraiser.

                           Fair  Market  Rental  Value for purpose of this Lease
                           shall  mean the  then  prevailing  rent for  premises
                           comparable in size,  quality,  and orientation to the
                           Premises, located in buildings comparable in size to,
                           and in the general vicinity of, the Building in which
                           the Premises are located,  leased on terms comparable
                           to the terms contained in this Lease.

4.       POSSESSION; CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS.

         A.       Landlord  will  tender the  second  floor of the  Building  to
                  Tenant in a  partially-completed  shell  condition on or about
                  November 25, 1996. Landlord will tender to Tenant the first or
                  third floor of the Building  (such floor to be  determined  at
                  Tenant's option by written notice thereof to Landlord no later
                  than May 1, 1997) on or about August 1, 1997.  The floor which
                  is not  tendered to Tenant on or about  August 1, 1997 will be
                  tendered to Tenant on or about August 1, 1998. Tenant's rental
                  obligation  with  respect to the first and third  floors  will
                  commence  on the date that is the earlier of: (i) the date the
                  respective  floor  is  tendered  to  Tenant,  or (ii) the date
                  Tenant first takes occupancy of such floor.

         B.       Tenant shall be  responsible  for  construction  of all tenant
                  improvements, as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto.

         C.       The  Premises  when  delivered  by  Landlord  to Tenant  shall
                  include two (2) partially  completed decks on the second floor
                  of the  Building.  Tenant,  at its option,  may complete  such
                  decks  and/or  construct  a covered  walkway  at ground  level
                  between the Building and that certain building adjacent to the
                  Building commonly known as Regency Center I ("Regency I"). All
                  such work shall be part of Tenant's improvement work described
                  in Exhibit A hereto, and the actual cost thereof shall be part
                  of the  Allowance  (as defined in Exhibit A). If Tenant elects
                  to complete such work,  Tenant shall submit to Landlord  plans
                  and  specifications  therefor for Landlord's  approval,  which
                  approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

         D.       Prior to actual  striping of the  parking lot  adjacent to the
                  Building,  Landlord will notify Tenant so that Tenant may have
                  input into the  selection of reserved  areas for loading zone,
                  car/vanpool, maintenance vehicles, and the like.

         E.       On the Term  Expiration  Date or upon earlier  termination  of
                  this Lease, or on any Surrender Date,  Tenant shall deliver to
                  Landlord   possession  of  the  Premises  or  portion  thereof
                  together  with  all  improvements,  alterations  or  additions
                  thereto in  substantially  the same  condition  as received or
                  first  installed,  reasonable  wear and tear excepted.  Tenant
                  may,  upon the  termination  of this  Lease,  remove its trade
                  fixtures and personal property, repairing any damage caused by
                  such removal.

5.       RENT; RENT ESCALATIONS; FIRST/THIRD FLOOR RENT; HOLD-OPEN RENT.

         A.       Tenant  agrees to pay to  Landlord  as rental  for the  second
                  floor of the  Premises,  each month  during the term,  without
                  prior notice or demand,  an amount equal to the product of the
                  rentable square footage of the second floor and Two and 10/100
                  Dollars  ($2.10)  (that is,  $84,718.20  per month) (the "Base
                  Rent").  The Base Rent shall be payable on or before the first
                  day of the first full calendar  month of the term hereof and a
                  like  sum on or  before  the  first  day  of  each  and  every
                  successive  calendar month thereafter  during the term hereof,
                  except  that the first  month's  Base Rent  shall be paid upon
                  mutual  execution  of this  Lease.  Base  Rent for any  period
                  during the term which is for less than one (1) month  shall be
                  a prorated portion of the monthly  installment  herein,  based
                  upon a  thirty  (30) day  month.  Base  Rent  shall be paid to
                  Landlord  without  deduction  or offset in lawful money of the
                  United  States of America,  which shall be legal tender at the
                  time of  payment,  at 100 Smith  Ranch  Road,  Suite 325,  San
                  Rafael,  California  94903, or to such other place as Landlord
                  may from time to time designate in writing.

                  The Base Rent for the second  floor of the  Premises  shall be
                  adjusted as of the first day of each Lease Year in  accordance
                  with  increases,  if any, in the  Consumer  Price Index of the
                  Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor for
                  All   Urban   Consumers,   San   Francisco-Oakland-San    Jose
                  (1984=100), "All Items" herein referred to as "CPI."

                  The CPI increase shall be calculated as follows: The Base Rent
                  payable for the first month of the term of this Lease shall be
                  multiplied by the percentage  change in the CPI for the twelve
                  (12)  months   preceding   the  first   adjustment.   On  each
                  anniversary  following,  the Base Rent shall be  multiplied by
                  the  percentage  change in the CPI for the twelve  (12) months
                  preceding.  No single  increase shall exceed four percent (4%)
                  of the previous year's Base Rent and in no event shall the new
                  Base  Rent be less than the Base  Rent  payable  for the month
                  immediately  preceding  the date for rent  adjustment.  "Lease
                  Year", as used herein, shall mean the twelve (12) month period
                  commencing the Term  Commencement  Date, and each  consecutive
                  twelve (12) month period thereafter.

         B.       The Base Rent for the first and third  floors of the  Building
                  shall, as of the rent  commencement  date with respect to each
                  of such floors, be equal to the  then-effective  Base Rent for
                  the second floor. The Base Rent for the first and third floors
                  shall increase at the same time as the Base Rent increases for
                  the second floor in accordance with changes in the CPI, as set
                  forth in Section 5.A of this Lease.

         C.       Tenant shall pay to Landlord,  monthly in advance, in addition
                  to and  concurrently  with the  payment  of Base  Rent for the
                  second floor of the  Premises,  Base Rent for the floors which
                  have  not  yet  been  tendered  to  Tenant,  in the  following
                  amounts:

                  (i)      Base Rent for the floor  which  will be  tendered  to
                           Tenant in August 1997: Zero Dollars ($0.00).

                  (ii)     Base Rent for the floor  which  will be  tendered  to
                           Tenant in August 1998: One and 25/100 Dollars ($1.25)
                           per rentable square foot per month commencing  August
                           1, 1997.

6.       SECURITY DEPOSIT.

         Tenant shall deposit with  Landlord the sum of One Hundred  Twenty-Five
         Thousand Dollars  ($125,000.00)  upon mutual execution of this Lease by
         Landlord and Tenant. Said sum shall be held by Landlord as security for
         the faithful  performance  by Tenant of all the terms,  covenants,  and
         conditions  of this Lease to be kept and performed by Tenant during the
         term hereof.  If Tenant  defaults with respect to any provision of this
         Lease  including,  but not limited to, the  provisions  relating to the
         payment of rent, Landlord may (but shall not be required to) use, apply
         or retain all or any part of this  security  deposit for the payment of
         any rent or any other sum in default,  or for the payment of any amount
         which  Landlord  may  spend or become  obligated  to spend by reason of
         Tenant's  default to  compensate  Landlord for any other loss or damage
         which Landlord may suffer by reason of Tenant's default. If any portion
         of said deposit is so used or applied,  Tenant  shall,  within five (5)
         days after written  demand  therefor,  deposit cash with Landlord in an
         amount  sufficient  to restore  the  security  deposit to its  original
         amount and Tenant's failure to do so shall be a material breach of this
         Lease.  Landlord  shall not be required to keep this  security  deposit
         separate  from its  general  fund and Tenant  shall not be  entitled to
         interest on such deposit.  If Tenant shall fully and faithfully perform
         every  provision  of this Lease to be  performed  by it,  the  security
         deposit or any  balance  thereof  shall be  returned  to Tenant (or, at
         Landlord's option, to the last assignee of Tenant's interest hereunder)
         at the  expiration  of the Lease term. In the event of  termination  of
         Landlord's interest in this Lease, Landlord shall transfer said deposit
         to Landlord's successor in interest.

7.       OPERATING EXPENSE  ADJUSTMENTS.  For the purposes of this Article,  the
         following terms are defined as follows:

         Base Year                 The Base Year shall be 1997.

         Comparison Year           Each calendar year of the term after the Base
                                   Year.

         Direct Expenses           All   direct   costs   of    operation    and
                                   maintenance,   as   determined   by  standard
                                   accounting practices, including the following
                                   costs  by way  of  illustration,  but  not be
                                   limited   to:   real   property   taxes   and
                                   assessments; rent taxes, gross receipt taxes,
                                   (whether  assessed  against  the  Landlord or
                                   assessed  against the Tenant and collected by
                                   the  Landlord,  or  both);  water  and  sewer
                                   charges;   insurance   premiums;   utilities;
                                   janitorial services; labor; costs incurred in
                                   the   management   of   the   Building;   air
                                   conditioning & heating; elevator maintenance;
                                   supplies; materials; equipment and tools; and
                                   maintenance,  costs and upkeep of all parking
                                   and common areas.  ("Direct  Expenses"  shall
                                   not include  depreciation  on the Building of
                                   which the  Premises  are a part or  equipment
                                   therein, loan payments, executive salaries or
                                   real estate broker's commissions.)

         If the  Direct  Expenses  paid  or  incurred  by the  Landlord  for the
         Comparison  Year on  account of the  operation  or  maintenance  of the
         Building of which the  Premises  are a part are in excess of the Direct
         Expenses paid or incurred for the Base Year,  then the Tenant shall pay
         one hundred  percent  (100%) of the increase.  This  percentage is that
         portion of the total  rentable  area of the  Building  occupied  by the
         Tenant  hereunder.  Landlord  shall  endeavor  to give to  Tenant on or
         before  the first day of March of each year  following  the  respective
         Comparison  Year a statement  of the increase in rent payable by Tenant
         hereunder,  but failure by Landlord to give such statement by said date
         shall not  constitute  a waiver by  Landlord of its right to require an
         increase  in  rent.  Upon  receipt  of  the  statement  for  the  first
         Comparison  Year,  Tenant  shall  pay in full the  total  amount of the
         increase  due for the first  Comparison  Year and, in addition  for the
         then current year,  the amount of any such increase shall be used as an
         estimate  for said  current  year and this amount shall be divided into
         twelve  (12)  equal  monthly  installments  and  Tenant  shall  pay  to
         Landlord,  concurrently  with the regular monthly rent payment next due
         following  the receipt of such  statement,  an amount  equal to one (1)
         monthly installment  multiplied by the number of months from January in
         the calendar year in which said  statement is submitted to the month of
         such payment, both months inclusive.  Subsequent  installments shall be
         payable  concurrently  with the regular  monthly rent  payments for the
         balance  of that  calendar  year  and  shall  continue  until  the next
         Comparison Year's statement is rendered.  If the next or any succeeding
         Comparison Year results in a greater increase in Direct Expenses,  then
         upon receipt of a statement from Landlord,  Tenant shall pay a lump sum
         equal to such total  increase  in Direct  Expenses  over the Base Year,
         less the  total  of the  monthly  installments  to be paid for the next
         year, following said Comparison Year, shall be adjusted to reflect such
         increase.  If in any  Comparison  Year the  Tenant's  share  of  Direct
         Expenses  be less  than  the  preceding  year,  then  upon  receipt  of
         Landlord's  statement,  any  overpayment  made by Tenant on the monthly
         installment  basis  provided  above shall be credited  towards the next
         monthly  rent falling due and the  estimated  monthly  installments  of
         Direct  Expenses  to be paid shall be  adjusted  to reflect  such lower
         Direct Expenses for the most recent Comparison Year.

         Although the term has expired and Tenant has vacated the Premises, when
         the final  determination  is made of Tenant's share of Direct  Expenses
         for the year in which this Lease  terminates,  Tenant shall immediately
         pay any increase due over the estimated  expenses  paid and  conversely
         any  overpayment  made in the event  said  expenses  decrease  shall be
         immediately rebated by Landlord to Tenant.

         Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article to the contrary, the
         rent  payable  by Tenant  hereunder  shall in no event be less than the
         rent specified in Article 5 above.

         During the initial  term of this Lease,  the  management  costs for the
         Building  shall not be increased by more than three percent (3%) in any
         Lease Year.

         Landlord shall keep full,  accurate,  and separate books of account and
         records  covering  all Direct  Expenses,  which books of  accounts  and
         records shall accurately reflect total Direct Expenses,  and Landlord's
         billings to Tenant for Direct Expense Adjustments.

         Tenant shall have the right to protest any charge to Tenant by Landlord
         for Direct  Expense  Adjustments,  provided  that said  protest is made
         within  thirty  (30) days after  receipt of  Landlord's  notice of such
         charge.  In the  event  that  Tenant  shall  protest,  Tenant  shall be
         entitled  to audit  Landlord's  books of  account,  records,  and other
         pertinent data regarding Direct Expenses. The audit shall be limited to
         the  determination  of direct Expenses and charges to Tenant for Direct
         Expense  Adjustments  and shall be  conducted  during  normal  business
         hours. If the audit shows that there has been an overpayment by Tenant,
         the  overpayment  shall be immediately due and repayable by Landlord to
         Tenant.

         Anything  in this  Lease to the  contrary  notwithstanding,  during the
         first  five (5) years of the term of this  Lease,  Tenant  shall pay no
         portion of any  increase in real estate taxes  resulting  solely from a
         "change of ownership" (as such phrase is defined in California  Revenue
         and Taxation Code Section 60).

         Anything in this Lease to the  contrary  notwithstanding,  Tenant shall
         pay its share of  increases  in real estate  taxes within ten (10) days
         after  Landlord  furnishes  copies of invoices  marked  "Paid" for such
         taxes,  which  invoices  may be  furnished to Tenant no more often than
         semi-annually.

8.       USE.  Tenant  shall use the Premises  for general  office  purposes and
         shall not use or permit the Premises to be used for any other  purposes
         without the prior written consent of Landlord.  General office purposes
         shall be defined for purposes of this Lease to include  computer  rooms
         of any size required by Tenant.  Tenant shall not do or permit anything
         to be done in or about the Premises nor bring or keep anything  therein
         which will in any way increase the existing  rate of or affect any fire
         or other  insurance upon the Building or any of its contents,  or cause
         cancellation of any insurance policy covering said Building or any part
         thereof or any of its contents.  Tenant shall not do or permit anything
         to be done in or about the  Premises  which will in any way obstruct or
         interfere with the rights of other tenants or occupants of the Building
         on injure or annoy them or use or allow the Premises to be used for any
         improper,  immoral, unlawful or objectionable purpose, nor shall Tenant
         cause,  maintain or permit any nuisance  in, on or about the  Premises.
         Tenant shall not commit or suffer to be committed  any waste in or upon
         the Premises.

9.       COMPLIANCE WITH LAW; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.

         A.       Tenant  shall not use the  Premises  or permit  anything to be
                  done in or about the  Premises  which will in any way conflict
                  with any  law,  statute,  ordinance  or  governmental  rule or
                  regulation  now in force or which may  hereafter be enacted or
                  promulgated.  Tenant  shall,  at its sole  cost  and  expense,
                  promptly  comply  with  all  laws,  statutes,  ordinances  and
                  governmental  rules now in force or which may  hereafter be in
                  force,  and  with  the  requirements  of  any  board  of  fire
                  insurance   underwriters   or  other  similar  bodies  now  or
                  hereafter   constituted,   relating  to,  or   affecting   the
                  condition, use or occupancy of the Premises, excluding changes
                  not related to or affected by Tenant's  improvements  or acts.
                  The  judgment of any court of  competent  jurisdiction  or the
                  admission  of Tenant in any  action  against  Tenant,  whether
                  Landlord be a party  thereto or not,  that Tenant has violated
                  any law, statute,  ordinance or governmental rule,  regulation
                  or  requirement,  shall be  conclusive of that fact as between
                  the Landlord and Tenant.

         B.       Tenant  shall not  cause or permit  the  escape,  disposal  or
                  release  of any  biologically  or  chemically  active or other
                  hazardous substances or materials (a "Release").  Tenant shall
                  not allow the storage or use of such  substances  or materials
                  in  any  manner  not  sanctioned  by  law  or by  the  highest
                  standards  prevailing  in the industry for the storage and use
                  of such substances or materials,  nor allow to be brought into
                  the Building any such materials or substances except to use in
                  the ordinary course of Tenant's business,  and then only after
                  written  notice is given to Landlord  of the  identity of such
                  substances or materials.  If any lender or governmental agency
                  requires  testing  to  ascertain  whether  there  has been any
                  Release, then the reasonable costs thereof shall be reimbursed
                  by Tenant to  Landlord  upon demand as  additional  charges if
                  such requirement  applies to the Premises.  In addition Tenant
                  shall execute  affidavits,  representations  and the like from
                  time to  time  at  Landlord's  reasonable  request  concerning
                  Tenant's best  knowledge and belief  regarding the presence of
                  hazardous  substances  or  materials on the  Premises.  In all
                  events,  Tenant  shall  indemnify  Landlord,  its  agents  and
                  employees  from and  against  any and all  clean-up  costs and
                  expenses, losses, damages, claims, or liability for any damage
                  to any property or injury, illness or death of any person from
                  any  Release  on the  Premises  occurring  while  Tenant is in
                  possession, or elsewhere if caused by Tenant or persons acting
                  under Tenant. The covenants contained herein shall survive the
                  expiration or earlier  termination  of this Lease.  California
                  Health and Safety Code Section 25359.7(b)  requires any tenant
                  of  real  property  who  knows,  or has  reasonable  cause  to
                  believe, that any release of a hazardous substance has come to
                  be located on or beneath  such real  property to give  written
                  notice of such  condition  to the owner.  Tenant  shall comply
                  with the requirements of Section  25359.7(b) and any successor
                  statute thereto and with all other statutes, laws, ordinances,
                  rules, regulations and orders of governmental authorities with
                  respect to hazardous substances.

10.      ALTERATIONS  AND ADDITIONS.  Tenant shall not make or suffer to be made
         any alterations, additions or improvements to or of the Premises or any
         part  thereof  without  the written  consent of Landlord  first had and
         obtained.  Any  alterations,  additions or  improvements  to or of said
         Premises including,  but not limited to,  wallcovering,  paneling,  air
         conditioning  units and built-in  cabinet work,  but excepting  movable
         furniture  and  trade  fixtures,  shall on the  expiration  of the term
         become a part of the  realty and  belong to the  Landlord  and shall be
         surrendered  with the Premises.  In the event Landlord  consents to the
         making of any alterations, additions or improvements to the Premises by
         Tenant,  the same  shall be made by  Tenant at  Tenant's  sole cost and
         expense, and any contractor or persons,  selected by the Tenant to make
         the same must  first be  approved  in  writing  by the  Landlord.  Such
         approval  shall not be  unreasonably  withheld.  Upon the expiration or
         sooner  termination  of the term  hereof,  Tenant  shall,  upon written
         demand by Landlord,  which shall be given at the time Landlord approves
         the  tenant  improvement  work,  at  Tenant's  sole  cost and  expense,
         forthwith  and  with  all  due  diligence,   remove  any   alterations,
         additions, or improvements made by Tenant, designated by Landlord to be
         removed, and Tenant shall,  forthwith and with all due diligence at its
         sole cost and expense, repair any damage to the Premises caused by such
         removal.

11.      REPAIRS. 

         A.       By taking  possession of the Premises,  Tenant shall be deemed
                  to have  accepted  the  Premises  as being  in good,  sanitary
                  order,  condition and repair.  Tenant shall,  at Tenant's sole
                  cost and expense,  keep the Premises and every part thereof in
                  good condition and repair. Tenant shall upon the expiration or
                  sooner termination of this Lease hereof surrender the Premises
                  to the Landlord in good condition,  ordinary wear and tear and
                  damage from  causes  beyond the  reasonable  control of Tenant
                  excepted.  Except  as  specifically  provided  in this  Lease,
                  Landlord  shall  have  no  obligation   whatsoever  to  alter,
                  remodel,  improve,  repair,  decorate or paint the Premises or
                  any part  thereof  once the initial  tenant  improvements  are
                  completed and the parties hereto affirm that Landlord has made
                  no  representations  to Tenant respecting the condition of the
                  Premises or the  Building  except as  specifically  herein set
                  forth.

         B.       Notwithstanding   the  provisions  of  Section  11.A.   above,
                  Landlord shall repair and maintain the structural  portions of
                  the Building,  including the basic plumbing, air conditioning,
                  heating and  electrical  systems  installed  or  furnished  by
                  Landlord  unless  such  maintenance  and repairs are caused in
                  part or in whole by the act, neglect, fault or omission of any
                  duty  by  the  Tenant,  its  agents,  servants,  employees  or
                  invitees,  in which  case  Tenant  shall pay to  Landlord  the
                  reasonable  cost of such  maintenance  and  repairs.  Landlord
                  shall not be liable for any  failure to make any such  repairs
                  or to  perform  any  maintenance  unless  such  failure  shall
                  persist for an  unreasonable  time after written notice of the
                  need of such  repairs or  maintenance  is given to Landlord by
                  Tenant.  Except as provided in Article 22 hereof,  there shall
                  be no abatement of rent and no liability of Landlord by reason
                  of  any  injury  to or  interference  with  Tenant's  business
                  arising  from  the  making  of  any  repairs,  alterations  or
                  improvements  in or to  any  portion  of the  Building  or the
                  Premises,  or in or to fixtures,  appurtenances  and equipment
                  therein. Tenant waives the right to make repairs at Landlord's
                  expense  under any law,  statute or ordinance now or hereafter
                  in effect,  (including the provisions of California Civil Code
                  Sections 1941 and 1942 and any successor  sections or statutes
                  of a similar nature); provided,  however, if Landlord fails to
                  perform any repair work  required of Landlord  with respect to
                  the Premises pursuant to this Section, within thirty (30) days
                  after Landlord  receives  Tenant's  written notice of the need
                  for such  repair  (or such  period of time in excess of thirty
                  (30) days as is reasonably  necessary based upon the nature of
                  the  required  work),  then Tenant  shall be permitted to make
                  such  repairs,   using  contractors   reasonably  approved  by
                  Landlord,   provided  (i)  Tenant  first  gives   Landlord  an
                  additional   two  (2)  business  days  prior  written   notice
                  indicating  that Tenant intends to undertake such repair,  and
                  (ii)  Landlord  fails to commence  such repair within such two
                  (2)  business  day period.  If Tenant  performs  any repair as
                  permitted  under this  Section,  Landlord  agrees to reimburse
                  Tenant for the reasonable, actual and documented costs of such
                  repair  performed  by Tenant,  but without  any offset  rights
                  against rent or any other amounts payable by Tenant under this
                  Lease.  Any  repair  work  done  by  Tenant  shall  be done in
                  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  Lease,  including
                  without limitation, Article 12, keeping the Premises free from
                  liens.

12.      LIENS.  Tenant  shall keep the  Premises  and the property in which the
         Premises  are  situated  free  from any liens  arising  out of any work
         performed,  materials  furnished  or  obligations  incurred  by Tenant.
         Landlord  may require,  at  Landlord's  sole option,  that Tenant shall
         provide to  Landlord,  at Tenant's  sole cost and  expense,  a lien and
         completion  bond in an amount equal to one and one-half  (1-1/2)  times
         any and all estimated cost of any improvements, additions or alteration
         in the Premises to insure Landlord against any liability for mechanics'
         and materialmen's liens and to insure completion of the work.

13.      ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING.

         A.       Tenant  shall not either  voluntarily  or by operation of law,
                  assign, transfer,  mortgage, pledge, or encumber this Lease or
                  any interest  therein,  and shall not sublet the said Premises
                  or any part  thereof,  or any right or  privilege  appurtenant
                  thereto,  or suffer any other person (the  employees,  agents,
                  servants and invitees of Tenant excepted) to occupy or use the
                  said Premises or any portion thereof,  without written consent
                  of Landlord first had and obtained, which consent shall not be
                  unreasonably  withheld.  In the event Tenant desires to assign
                  this  Lease or any  interest  therein or sublet all or part of
                  the  Premises,  Tenant  shall  give  Landlord  written  notice
                  thereof,  which  notice  shall  include  (i)  the  name of the
                  proposed assignee, subtenant or occupant ("Transferee"),  (ii)
                  reasonable  financial  information  regarding the  Transferee,
                  (iii) a description of the Transferee's business to be carried
                  on in the  Premises,  and (iv) the terms of the  assignment or
                  sublease and a  description  of the portion of the Premises to
                  be  affected.   Tenant  shall  also  provide   Landlord   such
                  additional   information   regarding  the  Transferee  or  the
                  proposed  assignment  or sublease as Landlord  may  reasonably
                  request.

         B.       Notwithstanding the foregoing,  Tenant shall have the right to
                  assign or sublet  the  Premises,  or a portion  thereof,  to a
                  wholly owned  affiliated  company or  subsidiary,  without the
                  Landlord's consent. Tenant shall be required, however, to give
                  written  notice to Landlord in advance of such  assignment  or
                  sublet and to prepare assignment or sublet agreements on forms
                  that are  reasonably  satisfactory  to  Landlord.  In no event
                  shall  such  assignment  or  sublet  release  Tenant  from its
                  obligations under the terms of this Lease.

         C.       Consent to one  assignment,  subletting,  occupation or use by
                  any other  person  shall  not be  deemed  to a consent  to any
                  subsequent  assignment,   subletting,  occupation  or  use  by
                  another  person.  Any  assignment or  subletting  without such
                  consent  shall  be  void,  and  shall,  at the  option  of the
                  Landlord, constitute a default under this Lease.

         D.       In the event Tenant desires to assign this Lease or sublet the
                  Premises  for a period in excess  of five (5)  years  (or,  if
                  there are less than five (5) years  remaining in the term, for
                  the entire remaining term of this Lease),  Landlord shall have
                  the  option,  in  Landlord's  sole  and  absolute  discretion,
                  exercisable  by giving  notice  to  Tenant at any time  within
                  twenty (20) days after  Landlord's  receipt of Tenant's notice
                  to assign or sublet, to terminate this Lease as to the portion
                  of the  Premises  which  Tenant  desires to assign or sublease
                  (the "Space") as of the date on which Tenant desires to do so,
                  in  which  event  Tenant  shall  be  relieved  of all  further
                  obligations  hereunder  as to  such  Space  as of the  date of
                  Landlord's notice.

         E.       In the event Landlord consents to an assignment or subletting,
                  fifty   percent   (50%)  of  any   sums  or   other   economic
                  consideration   received   by  Tenant  as  a  result  of  such
                  assignment   or   subletting    (except   reasonable   leasing
                  commissions  and rental or other  payments  received which are
                  attributable  to  the  amortization  of  the  cost  of  tenant
                  improvements  made to the Space by Tenant,  at Tenant's  cost)
                  whether  denominated  rent or  otherwise,  which exceed in the
                  aggregate  the total sums  which  Tenant is  obligated  to pay
                  Landlord  under this Lease  (prorated  as to any  sublease  to
                  reflect obligations  allocable to that portion of the Premises
                  subject to such  sublease)  shall be payable  to  Landlord  as
                  additional  rent  under  this  Lease,   without  affecting  or
                  reducing  any other  obligation  of Tenant  hereunder.  Tenant
                  shall deliver to Landlord a statement  within thirty (30) days
                  after the end of each  calendar  year in which any part of the
                  Term occurs  specifying as to such calendar  year,  and within
                  thirty (30) days after the  expiration or earlier  termination
                  of the Term, specifying with respect to the elapsed portion of
                  the  calendar  year in which such  expiration  or  termination
                  occurs,  each  sublease and  assignment  in effect  during the
                  period  covered  by such  statement  and,  (i) the date of its
                  execution  and  delivery,  the  number of  square  feet of the
                  rentable area demised thereby,  and the term thereof; and (ii)
                  a computation showing the amounts (if any) paid and payable by
                  Tenant to Landlord  pursuant to this  Section  with respect to
                  such sublease or assignment.

14.      HOLD HARMLESS.

         A.       Tenant shall indemnify and hold harmless  Landlord against and
                  from any and all claims  arising from Tenant's use of Premises
                  for the conduct of its business or from any activity,  work or
                  other  thing done,  permitted  or suffered by the Tenant in or
                  about the  Building,  and  shall  further  indemnify  and hold
                  harmless  Landlord against and from any and all claims arising
                  from  any  breach  or  default  in  the   performance  of  any
                  obligation on Tenant's part to be performed under the terms of
                  this  Lease,  or  arising  from any act or  negligence  of the
                  tenant, or any officer,  agent, employee,  guest or invitee of
                  Tenant,  and from  and  against  all  cost,  attorney's  fees,
                  expenses and  liabilities  incurred in or about any such claim
                  or any action or proceeding  brought  thereon and in any case,
                  action or proceeding brought against Landlord by reason of any
                  such claim.  Tenant upon notice from Landlord shall defend the
                  same at Tenant's expense by counsel reasonably satisfactory to
                  Landlord.  Tenant as a material part of the  consideration  to
                  Landlord  hereby  assumes  all risk of damage to  property  or
                  injury to persons,  in, upon or about the  Premises,  from any
                  cause other than  Landlord's  negligence  or willful  act, and
                  Tenant  hereby  waives all claims in respect  thereof  against
                  Landlord.

         B.       Landlord  or its agents  shall not be liable for any damage to
                  property entrusted to employees of the Building,  nor for loss
                  or damage to any property by theft or  otherwise,  nor for any
                  injury to or damage to  persons  or  property  resulting  from
                  fire,  explosion,  falling plaster,  steam, gas,  electricity,
                  water or rain  which  may leak  dampness  or any  other  cause
                  whatsoever,  unless  caused  by or due to  the  negligence  or
                  willful acts of Landlord,  its agents,  servant or  employees.
                  Landlord  or its agents  shall not be liable for  interference
                  with the  light or other  incorporeal  hereditaments,  less of
                  business  by  Tenant,  nor shall  Landlord  be liable  for any
                  latent defect in the Premises or in the Building. Tenant shall
                  give prompt notice to Landlord in case of fire or accidents in
                  the  Premises or in the  Building or of defects  therein or in
                  the fixtures or equipment.

15.      SUBROGATION. Landlord and Tenant hereby mutually waive their respective
         rights of  recovery  against  each other for any loss  insured by fire,
         extended  coverage and other property  insurance  policies existing for
         the benefit of the  respective  parties.  Each party  shall  obtain any
         special  endorsements,   if  required  by  their  insurer  to  evidence
         compliance with the aforementioned waiver.

16.      LIABILITY INSURANCE. Tenant shall, at Tenant's expense, obtain and keep
         in force during the term of this Lease,  (1) a policy of  comprehensive
         general  liability  insurance  insuring Landlord and Tenant against any
         liability arising out of the ownership,  use,  occupancy or maintenance
         of the  Premises  and all  areas  appurtenant  thereto  with a  minimum
         combined  single limit of bodily injury,  personal  injury and property
         damage  coverage  of Two  Million  Dollars  ($2,000,000),  (2)  workers
         compensation  insurance as required by law, and (3) "all risk" property
         insurance on Tenant's above-standard tenant improvements  (specifically
         those  improvements  exceeding  the  Allowance  as defined in Exhibit A
         hereto),  personal  property,  equipment,  furniture and fixtures.  The
         limit of said insurance shall not, however,  limit the liability of the
         Tenant  hereunder.  Tenant  may carry  said  insurance  under a blanket
         policy,  providing,  however,  said  insurance  by Tenant  shall have a
         Landlord's protective liability endorsement attached thereto. If Tenant
         shall fail to procure and maintain  said  insurance,  Landlord may, but
         shall not be required to, procure and maintain same, but at the expense
         of Tenant.

         All the insurance required under this Lease shall:

         A.       Be issued by insurance companies  authorized to do business in
                  the State of California,  with a financial  rating of at least
                  an AAA  status as rated in the most  recent  edition of Best's
                  Insurance Reports.

         B.       Be issued as a primary policy.

         C.       Contain an  endorsement  requiring  thirty (30) days'  written
                  notice  from the  insurance  company  to both  parties  and to
                  Landlord's  lender  before   cancellation  or  change  in  the
                  coverage, scope, or amount of any policy.

         Each policy, and a certificate of the policy, together with evidence of
         payment  of  premiums,   shall  be  deposited   with  Landlord  at  the
         commencement  of the term,  and on  renewal of the policy not less than
         twenty (20) days before expiration of the term of the policy.

17.      SERVICES AND UTILITIES.

         A.       Provided  that  Tenant is not in default  hereunder,  Landlord
                  agrees to  furnish  to the  Premises  five-  (5-) day per week
                  janitorial  service.  Landlord  shall also  maintain  and keep
                  lighted, heated and air conditioned during reasonable hours of
                  generally recognized business days, the common entries, common
                  corridors,  common  stairs and toilet rooms in the Building of
                  which  Premises are a part.  Landlord shall not be liable for,
                  and Tenant shall not be entitled  to, any  reduction of rental
                  by  reason  of  Landlord's  failure  to  furnish  any  of  the
                  foregoing  when such failure is caused by accident,  breakage,
                  repairs,  strikes,  lockouts  or other labor  disturbances  or
                  labor  disputes  of  any  character,  or by any  other  cause,
                  similar  or  dissimilar,  beyond  the  reasonable  control  of
                  Landlord. Landlord shall not be liable under any circumstances
                  for a  loss  of or  injury  to  property,  however  occurring,
                  through  or in  connection  with or  incidental  to failure to
                  furnish any of the foregoing.

         B.       Tenant shall have twenty-four- (24-) hour per day, seven- (7-)
                  day per week access to its Premises.

         C.       Landlord shall provide Tenant a monthly  allowance of $.11 per
                  usable  square  foot  in the  Premises  (that  is,  $4,191.55;
                  $3,984.31 and $4,107.62 for the first, second and third floors
                  of  the  Building,   respectively)  for  Tenant's   electrical
                  service.  This  allowance  is  included  in the  Base  Rent as
                  defined  in  Article  5 of this  Lease.  Landlord  and  Tenant
                  recognize  that  Tenant's  electrical  service  shall  cost in
                  excess of Eleven Cents ($.11) per square foot per month due to
                  Tenant's heavy electrical and air  conditioning  requirements,
                  and  Tenant  shall pay any such  excess  costs for  electrical
                  service.

         D.       The hours of  operation  of the heating  and air  conditioning
                  system for the Building are as follows:

                           Monday through Friday:    7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
                           Saturdays:                8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

         E.       In the event Tenant  requires the operation of the heating and
                  air  conditioning  system beyond the normal hours of operation
                  for the Building,  Tenant shall notify the Building manager in
                  advance of the required  extended hour usage, and the Building
                  manager shall program the heating and air conditioning  system
                  to operate during the time period requested by Tenant.

         F.       In the event Tenant shall  request that an override  mechanism
                  be  installed  during  the  term of this  Lease,  an  override
                  mechanism   shall  be   installed   on  the  heating  and  air
                  conditioning  system which services the Premises.  The cost of
                  this mechanism  shall be paid by the Tenant at the time of the
                  installation.  This  mechanism  shall  allow  Tenant  to  have
                  control of the  heating  and air  conditioning  system for the
                  Premises in hours other than the normal Building hours.

                  Along with the  override  mechanism,  an hourly meter shall be
                  attached  to  the  override   mechanism  which  shall  measure
                  Tenant's use of the heating and air conditioning system beyond
                  the normal Building hours. On a monthly basis,  Landlord shall
                  charge  Tenant  for this  usage by  multiplying  the number of
                  hours used by the per hour  charge for  operating  the heating
                  and air  conditioning  system  which  shall be  determined  by
                  Landlord's   electrical   engineer   and   heating   and   air
                  conditioning contractor.

18.      PROPERTY  TAXES.  Tenant  shall  pay,  or  cause  to  be  paid,  before
         delinquency,  any and all taxes  levied or  assessed  and which  become
         payable   during  the  term   hereof   upon  all   Tenant's   leasehold
         improvements,  equipment,  furniture,  fixtures and  personal  property
         located  in the  Premises;  except  that  which  has  been  paid for by
         Landlord,  and is the standard of the Building. In the event any or all
         of the Tenant's leasehold improvements,  equipment, furniture, fixtures
         and personal  property  shall be assessed and taxed with the  Building,
         Tenant  shall pay to Landlord  its share of such taxes  within ten (10)
         days after  delivery to Tenant by  Landlord  of a statement  in writing
         setting forth the amount of such taxes applicable to Tenant's property.

19.      RULES AND REGULATIONS.  Tenant shall faithfully observe and comply with
         the  reasonable  rules and  regulations  for the Building that Landlord
         shall from time to time  promulgate.  A copy of the  current  Rules and
         Regulations  for the Building is attached hereto as Exhibit B. Landlord
         reserves   the  right  from  time  to  time  to  make  all   reasonable
         modifications to said rules.  The additions and  modifications to those
         rules shall be binding  upon Tenant upon  delivery of a copy of them to
         Tenant. Landlord shall not be responsible for the nonperformance of any
         said rules by any other tenants or occupants. The rules and regulations
         shall be applied equally to all tenants occupying the Building.

20.      HOLDING OVER. If Tenant  remains in possession  after the expiration or
         sooner  termination  of this  Lease,  all of the terms,  covenants  and
         agreements  hereof  shall  continue to apply and bind Tenant so long as
         Tenant remains in possession insofar as the same are applicable, except
         that if Tenant remains in possession without Landlord's written consent
         (regardless  of whether  Landlord  accepts  rent  payments  in a lesser
         amount during such holdover period), the Base Rent shall be one hundred
         twenty-five  percent (125%) of the Base Rent payable for the last month
         of the term, prorated on a daily basis for each day that Tenant remains
         in possession,  and Tenant shall indemnify Landlord against any and all
         claims,  losses and liabilities  for damages  resulting from failure to
         surrender possession, including, without limitation, any claims made by
         any succeeding  tenant. If Tenant remains in possession with Landlord's
         written consent, such tenancy shall be from month to month,  terminable
         by either party on not less than thirty (30) days' written notice.

21.      ENTRY BY  LANDLORD.  Landlord  reserves  and shall at any and all times
         have  the  right  to enter  the  Premises,  inspect  the  same,  supply
         janitorial  service and any other service to be provided by Landlord to
         Tenant hereunder,  to submit said Premises to prospective purchasers or
         tenants, to post notices of  non-responsibility,  and to alter, improve
         or repair the  Premises  and any  portion of the  Building of which the
         Premises  are a part that  Landlord may deem  necessary  or  desirable,
         without  abatement of rent and may for that purpose  erect  scaffolding
         and  other  necessary  structures  where  reasonably  required  by  the
         character  of the  work to be  performed,  always  providing  that  the
         entrance  to the  Premises  shall not be blocked  thereby,  and further
         providing that the business of the Tenant shall not be interfered  with
         unreasonably.  Tenant  hereby  waives any claim for  damages or for any
         injury or inconvenience to or interference  with Tenant's  business any
         loss of occupancy or quiet  enjoyment  of the  Premises,  and any other
         loss occasioned thereby.  For each of the aforesaid purposes,  Landlord
         shall at all times  have and  retain a key with  which to unlock all of
         the doors in, upon and about the Premises,  excluding  Tenant's vaults,
         safes and files,  and specific,  secured,  sensitive  and  confidential
         offices  and  Landlord  shall  have the  right to use any and all means
         which Landlord may deem proper to open said doors in any emergency,  in
         order to  obtain  entry to the  Premises  without  liability  to Tenant
         except for any failure to exercise due care for Tenant's property.  Any
         entry to the  Premises  obtained by  Landlord by any of said means,  or
         otherwise shall not under any  circumstances  be construed or deemed to
         be a forcible or unlawful  entry into,  or a detainer of, the Premises,
         or an eviction of Tenant from the Premises or any portion thereof.

22.      RECONSTRUCTION.

         A.       In the  event  the  Premises  or the  Building  of  which  the
                  Premises  are a part  are  damaged  by  fire or  other  perils
                  covered by all-risk  insurance,  Landlord  agrees to forthwith
                  repair the same, and this Lease shall remain in full force and
                  effect,   except   that   Tenant   shall  be   entitled  to  a
                  proportionate  reduction  of the rent while such  repairs  are
                  being made, such proportionate  reduction to be based upon the
                  extent to which the making of such  repairs  shall  materially
                  interfere  with  the  business  carried  on by  Tenant  in the
                  Premises.  If the  damage  is due to the fault or  neglect  of
                  Tenant or its employees, there shall be no abatement of rent.

         B.       In the  event  the  Premises  or the  Building  of  which  the
                  Premises are a part are damaged as a result of any cause other
                  than  the  perils   covered  by  fire  or  extended   coverage
                  insurance,  then  Landlord  shall  forthwith  repair  the same
                  provided the extent of the  destruction be less than ten (10%)
                  of the  then  full  replacement  cost of the  Premises  or the
                  Building of which the  Premises  are a part.  In the event the
                  destruction  of the  Premises or the  Building is to an extent
                  greater  than ten  (10%) of the full  replacement  cost,  then
                  Landlord  shall have the option (1) to repair or restore  such
                  damage,  this Lease  continuing in full force and effect,  but
                  the rent to be proportionately  reduced as hereinabove in this
                  Article  provided;  or (2) give  notice  to Tenant at any time
                  within  sixty  (60) days after such  damage  terminating  this
                  Lease as of the date  specified  in such  notice,  which  date
                  shall be no less than  thirty (30) and no more than sixty (60)
                  days after the giving of such  notice.  In the event of giving
                  such  notice,  this Lease shall expire and all interest of the
                  Tenant  in  the  Premises  shall  terminate  on  the  date  so
                  specified   in  such  notice  and  the  Rent,   reduced  by  a
                  proportionate  amount, based upon the extent, if any, to which
                  such damage materially interfered with the business carried on
                  by the  Tenant  in the  Premises,  shall be paid up to date of
                  said such termination.

         C.       Notwithstanding  anything to the  contrary  contained  in this
                  Article,  Landlord shall not have any obligation whatsoever to
                  repair,  reconstruct  or restore  any  damage to the  Premises
                  resulting  from any casualty  covered under this Article which
                  occurs  during the last twelve (12) months of the term of this
                  Lease or any extension thereof.

         D.       Tenant  shall  repair  any  injury  or damage by fire or other
                  cause,  and  make  any  repairs  to  or  replacements  of  any
                  over-standard   tenant   improvements    (specifically   those
                  exceeding  Allowance  as  defined  in  Exhibit  A  hereto)  or
                  Tenant's  trade  fixtures,  equipment,  furniture  or personal
                  property.  Landlord  shall have no obligation to make any such
                  repairs or replacements.

         E.       Except for  abatement  of rent as provided  above,  the Tenant
                  shall not be  entitled  to any  compensation  or damages  from
                  Landlord  for loss of the use of the  whole or any part of the
                  Premises,  Tenant's  personal property or any inconvenience or
                  annoyance occasioned by such damage, repair, reconstruction or
                  restoration.

23.      DEFAULT.  The  occurrence of any or more of the following  events shall
         constitute a default and breach of this Lease by Tenant:

         A.       The vacating or abandonment of the Premises by Tenant,  except
                  in cases when Tenant is current with all rental payments.

         B.       The failure by Tenant to make any payment of rent or any other
                  payment required to be made by Tenant  hereunder,  as and when
                  due,  where such  failure  shall  continue for a period of ten
                  (10) days after written notice thereof by Landlord to Tenant.

         C.       The  failure  by  Tenant  to  observe  or  perform  any of the
                  covenants,  conditions  or  provisions  of  this  Lease  to be
                  observed or performed by the Tenant,  other than  described in
                  Sections  23.A.  and 23.B.  above,  where such  failure  shall
                  continue for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice
                  thereof by Landlord to Tenant; provided,  however, that if the
                  nature of Tenant's  default is such that more than thirty (30)
                  days are reasonably  required for its cure,  then Tenant shall
                  not be deemed to be in default if Tenant  commences  such cure
                  within said thirty (30) day period and  thereafter  diligently
                  prosecutes such cure to completion.

         D.       The  making by Tenant of any  general  assignment  or  general
                  arrangement for the benefit of creditors,  or the filing by or
                  against  Tenant  of a  petition  to  have  Tenant  adjudged  a
                  bankrupt, or a petition or reorganization or arrangement under
                  any law  relating  to  bankruptcy  (unless,  in the  case of a
                  petition filed against  Tenant,  the same is dismissed  within
                  sixty  (60)  days);  or  the  appointment  of a  trustee  or a
                  receiver to take possession of  substantially  all of Tenant's
                  assets located at the Premises or of Tenant's interest in this
                  Lease,  where  possession  is not  restored  to Tenant  within
                  thirty  (30)  days;  or the  attachment,  execution  or  other
                  judicial  seizure  of  substantially  all of  Tenant's  assets
                  located  at the  Premises  or of  Tenant's  interests  in this
                  Lease,  where such  seizure is not  discharged  in thirty (30)
                  days.

24.      REMEDIES IN DEFAULT. In the event of a default by Tenant,  Landlord, at
         any time thereafter,  may give a written  termination notice to Tenant,
         and on the date  specified in such notice (which shall be not less than
         three (3) days  after the  giving of such  notice),  Tenant's  right to
         possession shall terminate and this Lease shall terminate, unless on or
         before such date all sums  identified in such three (3) day notice have
         been paid by Tenant and all other  breaches  of this Lease by Tenant at
         the time existing shall have been fully remedied to the satisfaction of
         Landlord.  If Landlord terminates this Lease pursuant to the provisions
         of this Section,  Landlord  shall have all the rights and remedies of a
         landlord provided by Section 1951.2 of the California Civil Code or any
         successor code section. Upon such termination, in addition to any other
         rights and remedies to which Landlord may be entitled under  applicable
         law,  Landlord may recover  from  Tenant:  (a) the worth at the time of
         award  of the  unpaid  rent  which  had  been  earned  at the  time  of
         termination;  (b) the worth at the time of award of the amount by which
         the unpaid rent which would have been earned  after  termination  until
         the time of award  exceeds  the  amount of such  rent loss that  Tenant
         proves could have been reasonably avoided; (c) the worth at the time of
         award of the  amount by which the  unpaid  rent for the  balance of the
         term of this Lease  after the time of award  exceeds the amount of such
         rent loss that Tenant proves could be reasonably  avoided;  and (d) any
         other amount  necessary to  compensate  Landlord for all the  detriment
         proximately caused by Tenant's failure to perform its obligations under
         this Lease or which in the ordinary course of things would be likely to
         result  therefrom.  The  "worth at the time of  award"  of the  amounts
         referred  to in clauses (a) and (b) above shall be computed by allowing
         interest at the lesser of (i) twelve  percent (12%) per annum,  or (ii)
         the highest rate permitted by applicable  law. The worth at the time of
         award of the amount  referred  to in clause (c) above shall be computed
         by discounting  such amount at a rate equal to the discount rate of the
         Federal  Reserve  Board of San  Francisco at the time of award plus one
         percent (1%).

25.      EMINENT DOMAIN.  If more than twenty-five (25%) percent of the Premises
         shall be taken or appropriated by any public or quasi-public  authority
         under the power of eminent  domain,  either party hereto shall have the
         right,  at its option,  to terminate this Lease,  and Landlord shall be
         entitled to any and all income,  rent,  award or any  interest  therein
         whatsoever  which may be paid or made in connection with such public or
         quasi-public  use or purpose,  and Tenant  shall have no claim  against
         Landlord for the value of any unexpired  term of this Lease.  If either
         less than or more than  twenty-five  (25%)  percent of the  Premises is
         taken,  and neither party elects to terminate as herein  provided,  the
         rental thereafter to be paid shall be equitably reduced. If any part of
         the Building  other than the Premises may be so taken or  appropriated,
         Landlord shall have the right at its option to terminate this Lease and
         shall  be   entitled   to  the   entire   award   as  above   provided.
         Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall be entitled to that portion
         of any  condemnation  award made  specifically  on account of  Tenant's
         relocation expenses, increased rental costs, improvements contracted at
         Tenant's expense or disruption of Tenant's business.

26.      ESTOPPEL  CERTIFICATE.  At any time and  from  time to time,  but in no
         event on less than ten (10) days prior  written  request  by  Landlord,
         Tenant shall  execute,  acknowledge  and deliver to Landlord,  promptly
         upon request,  a certificate  certifying:  (a) that Tenant has accepted
         the  Premises  (or,  if Tenant  has not done so,  that  Tenant  has not
         accepted the Premises,  and specifying the reasons  therefor);  (b) the
         commencement  and expiration dates of this Lease; (c) whether there are
         then  existing  any  defaults  by Landlord  in the  performance  of its
         obligations  under this Lease (and, if so,  specifying  the same);  (d)
         that this Lease is  unmodified  and in full force and  effect  (or,  if
         there  have been  modifications,  that this  Lease is in full force and
         effect,  as  modified,   and  stating  the  date  and  nature  of  each
         modification);   (e)  the  capacity  of  the  person   executing   such
         certificate,  and that such  person is duly  authorized  to execute the
         same on behalf of Tenant; (f) the date, if any, to which rent and other
         sums  payable  hereunder  have been  paid;  (g) that no notice has been
         received by Tenant of any default  which has not been cured,  except as
         to  defaults  specified  in the  certificate;  (h)  the  amount  of any
         security deposit and prepaid rent; and (i) such other matters as may be
         reasonably  requested by Landlord.  Any such  certificate may be relied
         upon by any prospective  purchaser,  mortgagee or beneficiary under any
         deed of trust affecting the Building or any part thereof.

27.      PARKING.  Tenant  shall  have the right to use,  in common  with  other
         tenants or occupants of the  Building,  the parking  facilities  of the
         Building.  Tenant agrees that,  after the effective date of this Lease,
         at Landlord's  option,  Landlord may construct (in conjunction with the
         construction  of a third  building  adjacent  to the  Building  and for
         Regency  I) a  parking  structure  in  portions  of  the  common  areas
         currently used for grade-level parking, provided the parking ratios are
         not thereby reduced.  Tenant  acknowledges that the parking  facilities
         for the Building,  for Regency I and for the property  adjacent thereto
         commonly  known as the  Regency  Theater  are  subject  to an  existing
         written reciprocal parking rights agreement.

28.      COMMUNICATIONS INSTALLATION.  Tenant may install certain communications
         equipment on the roof of the  Building in  compliance  with  applicable
         law. On or before the Term  Expiration  Date or earlier  termination of
         this Lease,  Tenant,  at Tenant's  sole cost and expense,  shall remove
         such  communications  equipment  and shall,  forthwith and with all due
         diligence,  repair any damage to the Premises or the Building caused by
         such removal.

29.      AUTHORITY OF PARTIES; LIMITATION

         A.       Authority.  Each individual  executing this Lease on behalf of
                  either party  represents  and warrants  that he or she is duly
                  authorized to execute and deliver this Lease on behalf of such
                  party.

         B.       Limitation of Liability.  It is understood and agreed that any
                  recovery made upon any claim by Tenant against  Landlord shall
                  be limited solely to Landlord's ownership interest of Landlord
                  in the Building, and furthermore,  Tenant expressly waives any
                  and  all  rights  to  proceed  against  the  other  assets  of
                  Landlord,   or  against  any   trustee,   employee,   partner,
                  shareholder, director or agent of Landlord.

30.      GENERAL PROVISIONS.

         A.       Plats and Riders. Clauses, plats and riders, if any, signed by
                  the Landlord and the Tenant and endorsed on or affixed to this
                  Lease are by this reference made a part hereof.

         B.       Waiver.  The  waiver  by  Landlord  of any term,  covenant  or
                  condition  herein contained shall not be deemed to be a waiver
                  of such term,  covenant or condition on any subsequent  breach
                  of the same or any other term,  covenant or  condition  herein
                  contained.  The  subsequent  acceptances  of rent hereunder by
                  Landlord  shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any  preceding
                  breach by Tenant of any term,  covenant or  condition  of this
                  Lease,  other  than  the  failure  of the  Tenant  to pay  the
                  particular  rental  so  accepted,   regardless  of  Landlord's
                  knowledge  of  such  preceding  breach  at  the  time  of  the
                  acceptance of such rent.

         C.       Notices.  All  notices  and  demands  which  may  or are to be
                  required or permitted to be given by either party to the other
                  hereunder shall be in writing.  All notices and demands by the
                  Landlord to the Tenant  shall be sent by United  States  Mail,
                  postage prepaid,  addressed to the Tenant at 120 North Redwood
                  Drive, San Rafael,  California  94903, or to such other places
                  as Tenant may from time to time  designate  in a notice to the
                  Landlord.  All  notices  and  demands  by  the  Tenant  to the
                  Landlord shall be sent by United States Mail, postage prepaid,
                  addressed to the Landlord at 100 Smith Ranch Road,  Suite 325,
                  San Rafael, California 94903, or to such other person or place
                  as the Landlord may from time to time designate in a notice to
                  the Tenant.

         D.       Joint  Obligation.  If  there  be more  than  one  Tenant  the
                  obligations  hereunder imposed upon Tenants shall be joint and
                  several.

         E.       Marginal  Headings.  The  marginal  headings and titles to the
                  Articles  of this Lease are not a part of this Lease and shall
                  have no effect upon the construction or  interpretation of any
                  part hereof.

         F.       Time.  Except with  respect to the delivery of the Premises to
                  Tenant,  time is of the essence of this Lease and each and all
                  of its provisions in which performance is a factor.

         G.       Successors and Assigns.  The covenants and  conditions  herein
                  contained,  subject to the provisions as to assignment,  apply
                  to and bind the heirs, successors,  executors,  administrators
                  and assigns of the parties hereto.

         H.       Recordation.  Neither  Landlord  nor Tenant  shall record this
                  Lease or a short  form  memorandum  hereof  without  the prior
                  written consent of the other party.

         I.       Quiet  Possession.   Upon  Tenant  paying  the  rent  reserved
                  hereunder and observing and  performing  all of the covenants,
                  conditions  and provisions on Tenant's part to be observed and
                  performed hereunder, Tenant shall have quiet possession of the
                  Premises  for  the  entire  term  hereof,  subject  to all the
                  provisions of this Lease.

         J.       Hazardous  Materials.  Landlord hereby represents that, to the
                  best of Landlord's actual knowledge, there are no hazardous or
                  toxic materials on the real property on which the Building and
                  Regency I are located,  nor, to the best of Landlord's  actual
                  knowledge,  have any hazardous or toxic materials been removed
                  from such real property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant
                  has been  advised and is aware that  property  adjacent to the
                  Building has previously been used as a sanitary landfill.

         K.       Late Charges.  Tenant hereby acknowledges that late payment by
                  Tenant to  Landlord of rent or other sums due  hereunder  will
                  cause Landlord to incur costs not  contemplated by this Lease,
                  the  exact  amount of which  will be  extremely  difficult  to
                  ascertain.  Such  costs  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,
                  processing and accounting charges,  and late charges which may
                  be imposed  upon  Landlord  by terms of any  mortgage or trust
                  deed covering the Premises. Accordingly, if any installment of
                  rent or of a sum due from  Tenant  shall  not be  received  by
                  Landlord  or  Landlord's  designee  within ten (10) days after
                  said amount is past due,  then Tenant  shall pay to Landlord a
                  late charge equal to five (5%) percent of such overdue amount.
                  The parties  hereby agree that such late  charges  represent a
                  fair and  reasonable  estimate of the cost that  Landlord will
                  incur by reason of the late payment by Tenant.  Acceptance  of
                  such late charges by Landlord  shall in no event  constitute a
                  waiver  of  Tenant's  default  with  respect  to such  overdue
                  amount,  nor prevent Landlord from exercising any of the other
                  rights and remedies granted hereunder.

         L.       Prior Agreements. This Lease contains all of the agreements of
                  the  parties  hereto  with  respect to any  matter  covered or
                  mentioned  in  this  Lease,   and  no  prior   agreements   or
                  understanding   pertaining   to  any  such  matters  shall  be
                  effective  for any purpose.  No provision of this Lease may be
                  amended or added to except by an agreement  in writing  signed
                  by the  parties  hereto  or  their  respective  successors  in
                  interest.  This Lease shall not be effective or binding on any
                  party until fully executed by both parties hereto.

         M.       Inability to Perform.  This Lease and the  obligations  of the
                  Tenant hereunder shall not be affected or impaired because the
                  Landlord is unable to fulfill any of its obligations hereunder
                  or is  delayed  in doing  so,  if such  inability  or delay is
                  caused by reason of strike,  labor  troubles,  acts of God, or
                  any other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Landlord.

         N.       Attorneys'  Fees.  In the event of any  action  or  proceeding
                  brought by either party against the other under this Lease the
                  prevailing  party  shall be  entitled to recover all costs and
                  expenses including the fees of its attorneys in such action or
                  proceeding in such amount as the court may adjudge  reasonable
                  as attorneys' fees.

         O.       Sale of Premises by Landlord.  In the event of any sale of the
                  Building,  Landlord shall be and is hereby  entirely freed and
                  relieved of all  liability  under any and all of its covenants
                  and  obligations  contained  in or  derived  from  this  Lease
                  arising out of any act, occurrence or omission occurring after
                  the consummation of such sale; and the purchaser, at such sale
                  or any  subsequent  sale  of the  Premises  shall  be  deemed,
                  without  any  further  agreement  between the parties or their
                  successors  in  interest  or between  the parties and any such
                  purchaser  to have assumed and agreed to carry out any and all
                  of the covenants and  obligations  of the Landlord  under this
                  Lease.

         P.       Subordination and Attornment. Landlord represents and warrants
                  to Tenant  that,  as of the date  hereof,  no person or entity
                  holds a mortgage or deed of trust  affecting  the  Premises or
                  the  Building.  Upon request of the  Landlord,  Tenant will in
                  writing  subordinate  its rights  hereunder to the lien of any
                  first mortgage or deed of trust to any bank, insurance company
                  or  other  lending  institution,  now or  hereafter  in  force
                  against the real  property  and Building of which the Premises
                  are a part, and upon any buildings  hereafter  placed upon the
                  real  property of which the  Premises  are a part,  and to all
                  advances  made or  hereafter  to be  made  upon  the  security
                  thereof. Notwithstanding such subordination,  neither Tenant's
                  right to quiet possession of the Premises nor this Lease shall
                  be disturbed or affected if Tenant is not in default hereunder
                  and so long as  Tenant  shall  pay the  rent and  observe  and
                  perform all of the provisions of this Lease, unless this Lease
                  is otherwise terminated pursuant to its terms.

         Q.       Foreclosure.  In the event any  proceedings  are  brought  for
                  foreclosure,  or in the event of the exercise of power of sale
                  under  any  mortgage  or deed of  trust  made by the  Landlord
                  covering  the  Premises,   the  Tenant  shall  attorn  to  the
                  purchaser upon any such foreclosure or sale and recognize such
                  purchaser as the Landlord under this Lease.

         R.       Name.  Tenant shall not use the name of the Building or of the
                  development  in which the  Building is situated  and is a part
                  for any purpose other than as an address of the business to be
                  conducted by the Tenant in the Premises.

         S.       Separability. Any provision of this Lease which shall prove to
                  be invalid,  void or illegal shall in no way affect, impair or
                  invalidate any other provision hereof and such other provision
                  shall remain in full force and effect.

         T.       Cumulative Remedies.  No remedy or election hereunder shall be
                  deemed exclusive but shall,  wherever possible,  be cumulative
                  with all other remedies at law or in equity.

         U.       Choice of Law. This Lease shall be governed by the laws of the
                  State of California.

         V.       Signs and  Auctions.  Tenant shall not place any sign upon the
                  Premises  or the  Building  or  conduct  any  auction  thereon
                  without Landlord's prior written consent.

31.      BROKERS.  Tenant  warrants  that it has had no  dealings  with any real
         estate  brokers or agents in connection  with the  negotiation  of this
         Lease and Tenant  knows no real estate  broker or agent who is entitled
         to a commission in connection with this Lease.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  Landlord and Tenant have  executed this Lease on the dates
set forth below and this Lease shall be effective on the later of such dates.

REGENCY CENTER,                     FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY,
A CALIFORNIA GENERAL                INCORPORATED,
PARTNERSHIP                         A DELAWARE CORPORATION



BY:  /S/ JOSEPH PELL                BY: /S/ GERALD de KERCHOVE
ITS: GENERAL PARTNER                ITS: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

DATE:  NOVEMBER 22, 1996            DATE:  NOVEMBER 18, 1996




                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.29
                             SIXTH ADDENDUM T0 LEASE
                                 BY AND BETWEEN
                  THE JOSEPH PELL AND EDA PELL REVOCABLE TRUST
                                 (THE LANDLORD)
                                       AND
                      FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED
                                  (THE TENANT)
                                      DATED
                                  JULY 1, 1993

This  Addendum to Lease dated  January 10, 1996,  ("Sixth  Addendum")  is hereby
attached  to and  incorporated  into and made a part of that lease dated July 1,
1993, by and between The Joseph and Eda Pell Revocable Trust and Fair, Isaac and
Company,  Incorporated and First Addendum to Lease by and between The Joseph and
Eda Pell Revocable Trust and Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated dated July 1,
1993,  and  Second  Addendum  to Lease by and  between  The  Joseph and Eda Pell
Revocable  Trust and Fair,  Isaac and Company,  Incorporated  dated  January 31,
1994,  and  Third  Addendum  to Lease by and  between  The  Joseph  and Eda Pell
Revocable Trust and Fair, Isaac and Company Incorporated dated January 31, 1994,
and Fourth  Addendum to Lease by and  between The Joseph and Eda Pell  Revocable
Trust and Fair, Isaac and Company,  Incorporated dated December 15, l994 and the
Fifth Addendum to Lease by and between the Joseph and Eda Pell  Revocable  Trust
and Fair, Isaac and Company,  Incorporated dated May 24, 1995. The parties agree
to the following terms and conditions set forth herein below:


LEASE

2.       PREMISES:  Paragraph  2 shall  be  amended  to  provide  that  Tenant's
         Premises  on the Third  Floor  shall be  increased  from  approximately
         18,115  rentable  square feet and 16,210 usable square feet  ("Original
         Premises") to 27,320 rentable square feet and 24,392 usable square feet
         ("Added  Premises")  to include the Premises  known as Suite 301 (9,205
         rentable SF and 8,182 useable SF) as shown on the attached Exhibit A.

4.       POSSESSION: Tenant shall take possession of the Added Premises on March
         18, l996, the first business day after  Headquarters  Companies vacates
         the premises in accordance with its Lease  Termination  Agreement dated
         January 9, 1996.

5.       A.       RENT:  Paragraph 5.A. of the Lease shall be amended to provide
                  that Tenant  agrees to pay Landlord as Base Rent for the Added
                  Premises the sum of Nineteen Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-eight
                  and 45/100 Dollars ($19,238.45) (9,205 rentable SF x $2.09 per
                  square  foot)  which makes the total Base Rent for the   Third
                  Floor  Premises  Fifty-five   Thousand  Four  Hundred   Sixty-
                  eight  and  45/100 Dollars ($55,468.45).

         If Fair,  Isaac  executes a  long-term  lease at Regency  Center 1 (ten
         years  minimum),  the base  rental  rate on the Added  Premises of this
         Addendum shall be the same as all the other space in the building.

7.       OPERATING EXPENSES ADJUSTMENTS: Paragraph 7 shall be amended to provide
         that  Tenant  shall  pay  26%  of  the  increase  in  Direct   Expenses
         (27,320RSF/105,000SF).

         The Base Year for the Added Premises shall be 1996.


FIRST ADDENDUM

4.       TENANT IMPROVEMENT ALLOWANCE:

         Landlord  shall provide a tenant  improvement  allowance of Twenty-five
         Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) to be used on design and construction for
         the Added  Premises.  Landlord shall pay this allowance to Fair,  Isaac
         within thirty (30) days after occupancy of the Premises by Fair. Isaac.


SECOND ADDENDUM

5.       SERVICES AND UTILITIES

         Paragraph C shall be amended as follows:

         Tenant's monthly allowance for the entire Third Floor Premises shall be
         $3,005.20 (27,320 rentable SF x $.11).

         Tenant shall pay the amount of $2,683.12 (24,392 useable SF x $.11) per
         month as a projected expense for over-standard electrical usage.


SIXTH ADDENDUM

1.       MOVE-OUT  COMPENSATION:  In the  event  Fair,  Isaac  does  not  sign a
         long-term  lease (ten years  minimum) at Regency Center I and moves out
         of the Added  Premises,  it shall pay as  compensation on or before the
         date the Premises are vacated, six (6) months rent at the then existing
         rate. If the Added Premises are leased and occupied prior to the end of
         that six (6) month period,  the move-out  compensation shall be reduced
         for each month the space is occupied and rent is paid.

LANDLORD                    The Joseph Pell and Eda Pell Revocable Trust

                                     By:       /s/Joseph Pell
                                               -----------------------------
                                               Joseph Pell, Trustee


                                     Date:           3-7-96
                                               -----------------------------




TENANT                      Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated

                                     By:       /s/ Michael C. Gordon
                                               -----------------------------


                                     Its:
                                               -----------------------------



                                     Date:           3-7-96
                                               -----------------------------






                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.29

                            SEVENTH ADDENDUM TO LEASE
                                 BY AND BETWEEN
                     THE JOSEPH AND EDA PELL REVOCABLE TRUST
                                ("THE LANDLORD")
                                       AND
                      FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED
                                 ("THE TENANT")


         This  Seventh  Addendum to Lease  dated  November  22,  1996  ("Seventh
Addendum"),  is hereby attached to and incorporated into and made a part of that
Lease dated July 1, 1993, by and between The Joseph and Eda Pell Revocable Trust
and Fair,  Isaac and  Company,  Incorporated  as amended by a First  Addendum to
dated July 1, 1993; a Second  Addendum to Lease dated  January 31, 1994; a Third
Addendum to Lease dated January 31, 1994;  and a Fourth  Addendum to Lease dated
December  15, 1995;  a Fifth  Addendum to Lease dated May 24, 1995;  and a Sixth
Addendum to Lease dated January 10, 1996 ("the Lease"). The parties agree to the
following terms and conditions set forth herein below:

                                    Recitals

         A.  Landlord  and Tenant are  parties  to the Lease  pursuant  to which
Landlord  leased  to  Tenant  and  Tenant  leased  from  Landlord  office  space
containing  approximately  27,320 rentable square feet and 24,392 useable square
feet  comprising  part of the of the Third Floor of that certain office building
known as Regency  Center I ("Regency  I")  located at 100 Smith Ranch Road,  San
Rafael, California ("the Premises").

         B. Landlord is currently constructing a building adjacent to Regency I,
which new building will be known as Regency  Center II, and which will be leased
in its  entirety  to Tenant  pursuant to an Office  Building  Lease of even date
herewith.

         C. Landlord and Tenant now desire to amend the Lease as hereinafter set
forth.

         D. The capitalized terms herein, unless otherwise indicated, shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in the Lease.

         NOW, THEREFORE,  for good and valuable  consideration,  the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

         1. Paragraph 3 ("Right of First  Opportunity") of the First Addendum to
Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety.

         2. Subparagraph A and  sub-subparagraph  (i) of Paragraph 2 ("Option to
Extend")  of the First  Addendum to Lease are hereby  deleted and the  following
substituted therefor:

                  "A. Landlord grants to Tenant the option to extend the term of
                  this Lease for the Existing Premises for one (1) ten (10) year
                  period commencing upon expiration of the Term for the lease of
                  the  Existing  Premises,  upon  each and all of the  following
                  terms and conditions:"

                           "(i) Tenant gives to Landlord  and Landlord  receives
                           notice of the  exercise  of the option to extend this
                           Lease for said  additional  term no later than twelve
                           (12) months prior to the time that the option  period
                           would  commence  if the option were  exercised,  time
                           being of the  essence.  If said  notification  of the
                           exercise of said option is not so given and received,
                           this option shall automatically expire;"

         3. Except as set forth herein, the Lease shall remain unmodified and in
full force and effect.  Should  there by any  conflict  between the terms of the
Lease and the terms of this Seventh Addendum, the terms of this Seventh Addendum
shall control.

         IT WITNESS WHEREOF,  the parties have executed this Seventh Addendum to
Lease as of the date first written above.

                                 The Joseph and Eda Pell Revocable Trust


                                 By:      /s/ JOSEPH PELL
                                          --------------------------------
                                          Joseph Pell, Trustee


                                 By:      /s/ EDA PELL
                                          --------------------------------
                                          Eda Pell, Trustee


                                 Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated


                                 By:      /s/ MICHAEL C. GORDON
                                          --------------------------------


                                 Its:     Vice President
                                          --------------------------------





                                    Exhibit A

                    Map of the Third Floor of Regency Center

                       Approximately 9205 Rentable Sq. Ft.

                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.30

                             FIRST ADDENDUM TO LEASE
                                 BY AND BETWEEN
                THE JOSEPH AND EDA PELL REVOCABLE TRUST, LANDLORD
                                       AND
                  FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED, TENANT
                               DATED JULY 10, 1993

1.   TENANT IMPROVEMENTS

     A.    Working Drawings and  Specifications  ("Bid  Package"):  Tenant shall
           authorize  Richard  Pollack and Associates or any other  architect or
           architectural  firm of  Tenant's  choice  ("Architect")  to prepare a
           space plan,  construction  drawings and design specifications for the
           Premises.  Tenant may direct  Architect  to utilize  the  services of
           consultants ("Consultants") to provide engineered drawings and design
           specifications for the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems in
           the  Premises,  including,  but not  limited to any air  conditioning
           system,  duct  work,  heating  and  electric  facilities.  (All  such
           architectural and engineering  drawings and specifications are herein
           referred to collectively as the "Bid Package").  In putting  together
           the Bid Package,  Architect  and  Consultants  shall exert their best
           efforts to reuse all  existing  improvements  in the  Premises  where
           possible  and  in  conformance  with  Tenant's  requirements  in  the
           Premises.  Tenant  shall  not be  required  to reuse  existing  light
           fixtures  in the  Premises,  but rather  shall  specify its own light
           fixtures.  Landlord shall provide the Architect and Consultants  with
           the base building capacity for (1) electrical power, (2) HVAC and (3)
           floor loading (live and dead load  capacities and design criteria for
           the  Premises).  The Bid Package shall be submitted to Tenant for its
           review and  written  approval  which shall be  evidenced  by Tenant's
           signing the Bid Package.  The Bid Package  shall also be submitted to
           Landlord  for  Landlord's  approval  which shall also be evidenced by
           Landlord's signing the Bid Package.  Landlord's approval shall not be
           unreasonably  withheld.  It is the  understanding of the parties that
           Tenant  intends to provide its  employees  with high  quality  office
           space which meets the current needs of the workforce and enhances the
           work  performance of the employees and the company,  while  remaining
           flexible  enough to accommodate  the growth and changing needs of the
           Tenant.  In other words, the Tenant may not always be looking for the
           most economical  solution or method of  construction,  but rather one
           which  provides  Tenant with the highest  ability to perform its work
           while maintaining flexibility for future needs.

           All architectural design,  engineering,  and consulting fees shall be
           included in the Tenant  Improvement  Allowance.  See Addendum  1[1.C.
           Tenant  may  require  that  certain  subcontractors  be  used  by the
           Contractor in bidding and  performing  the work,  including,  but not
           limited to, WBE Electrical, WBE Telecom and Peerless Lighting.

           The Bid Package shall include the  Construction  Contract which shall
           be  provided by Tenant.  Landlord  shall have the right to review and
           approve the Construction Contract and make any necessary changes with
           respect to preserving and protecting Landlord's rights,  remedies and
           property.

           The Bid Package  shall be completed and accepted by both Landlord and
           Tenant no later than July 1, 1994. Each party shall have at least ten
           (10) working  days to review the Bid  Package.  Tenant will prepare a
           schedule  for  delivery  and review of the Bid  Package by January 1,
           1994.

     B.    Contractor:  The Contractor who shall perform the tenant  improvement
           work in the Premises  shall be selected  from two  bidders.  Landlord
           shall select one Contractor  and Tenant shall select one  Contractor.
           No later than June 1, 1994,  Landlord and Tenant  shall  provide each
           other  with the  name and  address  of their  respective  Contractor.
           Landlord  shall have  fourteen  (14) days to evaluate the  Contractor
           selected by Tenant.  Landlord's  criteria for  evaluation of Tenant's
           Contractor  shall  include,  but not be limited  to,  reputation  and
           quality  of  workmanship,  record  of  completing  previous  jobs  on
           schedule and within budget,  relationship with the City of San Rafael
           Building and Planning  Departments,  cooperativeness  in dealing with
           Landlord and its employees, financial strength and billing procedure.
           Tenant  shall  have  fourteen   (14)  days  to  evaluate   Landlord's
           Contractor. Tenant's criteria for evaluation of Landlord's Contractor
           shall include, but not be limited to, cost effectiveness,  quality of
           workmanship,  creativity,  record of completing  work on schedule and
           within budget,  and an  understanding  of Tenant's current and future
           requirements and a good working relationship with Tenant and Tenant's
           employees.  Landlord  and  Tenant  shall  each  use best  efforts  in
           ensuring that their evaluation process of each other's Contractors is
           fair and  reasonable.  A copy of the Bid Package may be given to each
           Contractor and may be used in evaluating the Contractor. Landlord and
           Tenant shall have the right to reject each other's  Contractor  based
           on any of the above  criteria or any other  relevant  criteria.  If a
           Contractor is rejected, the reasons for the rejection shall be stated
           in a letter to Landlord  or Tenant.  If a  Contractor  is rejected by
           Landlord or Tenant, another Contractor shall be selected and its name
           submitted in writing within five (S) days. Each  Contractor  shall be
           evaluated  using the same criteria  stated above.  Neither Tenant nor
           Landlord  may reject  more than three  Contractors  submitted  by the
           other.

           Landlord may submit its own name as a Contractor.

           As  soon  as  Landlord  approves  Tenant's  choice  of  a  Contractor
           ("Tenant's  Contractor")  and as soon as Tenant  approves  Landlord's
           choice of a Contractor ("Landlord's  Contractor") Tenant's Contractor
           and Landlord's  Contractor  shall be requested in writing to submit a
           bid on the Bid Package.  Ten (10)  working days after  receipt of the
           request for bid and the complete Bid Package,  both Contractors shall
           submit a sealed fixed price  contract bid (on such  contract  form as
           Landlord,  Tenant and  Architect  shall  designate)  to construct the
           tenant improvements specified in the Bid Package. Landlord and Tenant
           shall  jointly open and review the bids.  Landlord and Tenant  (after
           adjustments   for  any   inconsistent   assumptions   to  reflect  an
           "apples-to-apples"  comparison)  shall select the lowest price bidder
           as the Contractor  ("Contractor").  The Contractor shall enter into a
           construction  contract with Tenant  consistent  with the terms of the
           Bid Package and its bid to construct  the tenant  improvements.  That
           contract must state that Tenant shall hold Landlord harmless from any
           and all  liability  for the work to be  performed  under the terms of
           that construction contract.

           If Landlord's  Contractor is not selected as the  successful  bidder,
           Tenant shall pay Landlord or its  representative a reasonable owner's
           representation fee to compensate  Landlord for its time and effort in
           inspecting and overseeing the construction of the tenant  improvement
           work and assuring itself of good quality  materials and  workmanship,
           that the work contained in the Request for Disbursement (see Addendum
           1[1.D.)  is  complete,  and that  there is no  interference  with the
           day-to-day  operations  of  the  Building  as a  result  of  Tenant's
           construction.  The parties  agree that the maximum fee  chargeable by
           Landlord  shall be $50.00 per hour for up to five (5) hours per week.
           This fee shall be deducted from the Tenant Improvement Allowance (see
           Addendum to Lease 111.C.

     C.    Tenant Improvement Allowance: Landlord shall contribute Seven Hundred
           Sixty-two Thousand Two Hundred Twenty Dollars ($762,220.00) ($23.00 x
           33,140 usable SF) toward the construction of the tenant  improvements
           for Tenant's Premises ("Tenant  Improvement  Allowance").  The Tenant
           Improvement  Allowance shall include all  architectural,  engineering
           and consultant  fees, and all other fees charged in conjunction  with
           preparation  of the Bid  Package.  All  costs  exceeding  the  Tenant
           Improvement Allowance shall be borne by Tenant.

     D.    Disbursement  of Tenant  Improvement  Allowance:  Once a month, on or
           before the 10th day of the month,  Tenant shall present to Landlord a
           Request for  Disbursement  ("Request  for  Disbursement")  requesting
           payment  by  Landlord  of  any  costs  associated  with  the  design,
           engineering or construction of the tenant  improvements.  The Request
           for Disbursement shall include the following information:

           1)     A  certificate  from  Tenant  confirming  that all of the work
                  contained in the Request for  Disbursement  has been completed
                  in accordance with the applicable contracts.

           2)     A Certificate from Tenant's  Architect  confirming that all of
                  the work  contained in the Request for  Disbursement  has been
                  completed in  accordance  with the  applicable  contracts  and
                  certifying that materials have arrived on the job.

           3)     Unconditional  mechanics  lien releases and copies of invoices
                  from the Contractor, subcontractors, suppliers and materialmen
                  marked "Paid."

           4)     And such other reasonable documentation as may be requested by
                  Landlord not later than the 25th day of the previous month.

           Payment shall not be made on any Request for  Disbursement  until all
           of the information and documentation above is complete.

           Payment  shall be made  only for  those  materials  which  have  been
           installed  or which have been  delivered  to the  Premises.  Landlord
           shall  have five (5)  calendar  days from the date of  receipt of the
           Request for Disbursement to review same and request clarification. If
           Landlord is in Agreement with the Request for  Disbursement,  payment
           shall be made to  Tenant  within  ten  (10)  days of  receipt  of the
           Request for Disbursement. If any items are in dispute, Landlord shall
           not make  payment on those items until the dispute is  resolved,  but
           Landlord  shall make  payment to Tenant of all amounts not in dispute
           within  ten (10) days of  receipt of the  Request  for  Disbursement.
           Landlord shall not unreasonably  withhold its approval of any Request
           for Disbursement or on any specific request for payment made therein.
           A final  disbursement of Twenty-five  Thousand  Dollars  ($25,000.00)
           shall be held until all  punchlist  items in  Tenant's  Premises  are
           complete,  and the time for the filing of any mechanics liens claimed
           or which might be filed on account of any work  performed  by Tenant,
           Contractor, subcontractors,  suppliers or materialmen has passed. Any
           damage  to  Landlord's   property  will  be  repaired  to  Landlord's
           satisfaction.  Once  Landlord has  disbursed the entire amount of the
           Tenant Improvement  Allowance (See Addendum 1[1.C.) to Tenant, except
           the final  disbursement of $25,000.00,  any and all costs  associated
           with the design,  engineering or  construction  of Tenant's  Premises
           shall be paid directly by Tenant.

     E.    Change  Orders:  Tenant  may,  but only by  written  instructions  or
           drawings issued to Landlord and Contractor  ("Change Order Request"),
           make  changes to the work  specified  in the Bid  Package,  including
           without limitation, requiring additional work, directing the omission
           of work  previously  ordered or changing  the quantity or type of any
           materials,  equipment or services.  Promptly upon receipt of a Change
           Order  Request,  Contractor  will provide  Tenant with a statement in
           detail  setting forth the cost of said change  (including a breakdown
           of costs attributable to labor and materials,  construction equipment
           exclusively necessary for the change, and preparation or amendment to
           shop  drawings  resulting  from  said  change  and  any  time  delays
           anticipated  to result  from said  change).  Tenant will have two (2)
           days after  receipt of such  statement in which to confirm the Change
           Order  Request and  authorize the work to be performed or to withdraw
           such request.  Change Orders will be signed by Landlord and Tenant in
           advance of any work being performed on a Change Order.

     F.    Substantial  Completion:  For  purposes of this  Lease,  "Substantial
           Completion" shall mean that  construction of the tenant  improvements
           has been  completed in  accordance  with the Bid Package,  except for
           minor  finishing  details  of  construction,  decoration,  mechanical
           adjustment,  minor replacement of defective or damaged materials, and
           other items of a type commonly found on architectural punchlists, all
           of which do not  materially  interfere  with the occupancy and use of
           the  Premises  by Tenant or with  Tenant's  ability to  complete  the
           improvements  to the Premises to be made by Tenant.  Within three (3)
           days of  Substantial  Completion  Tenant's,  Architect  shall  notify
           Landlord in writing that the Premises are Substantially  Complete. If
           Tenant is  conducting  business in any part of the Premises the space
           shall be automatically deemed Substantially Complete.

           Within ten (10)  calendar  days after  Substantial  Completion of the
           tenant  improvements,  Tenant,  accompanied by Landlord or Landlord's
           representative,  shall make an inspection of the Premises and prepare
           a  punchlist  of items  needing  additional  work by the  Contractor.
           Contractor shall complete all punchlist items  reasonably  identified
           by Tenant or  Landlord  within  thirty (30)  calendar  days after the
           inspection  or as soon as  practicable  thereafter.  If  there is any
           dispute as to whether  Contractor  has  substantially  completed  the
           work, a good faith decision of Tenant's  Architect shall be final and
           binding on the parties.

     G.    Standard  of  Construction:  Contractor  shall  complete  all work in
           accordance  with the Bid Package  approved by Landlord and Tenant and
           shall  make  no  alterations,  additions,  or  reinforcements  to the
           structure of the building except as specifically approved by Landlord
           in the Bid package, or in writing thereafter.  Tenant, or Contractor,
           at its expense, shall procure all building and other permits required
           for completion of Tenant's work.  Tenant agrees that all work done by
           Tenant, its Contractor and subcontractors  shall be performed in full
           compliance  with  all  laws,  rules,  orders,  permits,   ordinances,
           directions,   regulations  and   requirements  of  all   governmental
           agencies,  offices,  and departments having  jurisdiction,  including
           without  limitation   applicable  provisions  pertaining  to  use  of
           hazardous or toxic  materials  and the  Americans  with  Disabilities
           Ac't,  and in full  compliance  with the rules,  orders,  directions,
           regulations and requirements of the Board of Fire Underwriters or any
           other organization performing a similar function.

           Landlord  shall have the right to enter the  Premises  at any time to
           post any Notice of Non-Responsibility or other notice on the Premises
           during  Tenant's  construction.  Contractor and all  contractors  and
           subcontractors retained by Tenant or Contractor shall be bondable and
           bonded,  licensed  contractors,   possessing  good  labor  relations,
           adequate  financials,   and  with  a  record  of  performing  quality
           workmanship.

           During the course of  construction,  Tenant shall maintain  builder's
           risk  insurance  in  form  and  content  reasonably  satisfactory  to
           Landlord.  Tenant's  insurance  shall name  Landlord as an additional
           insured  and shall  provide  that it may not be  canceled  or amended
           without twenty (20) days prior written  notice to Landlord.  At least
           seven (7) calendar days prior to commencement of construction, Tenant
           shall  provide  Landlord  with a  certificate  of such  insurance and
           evidence of any required bonds in form satisfactory to Landlord.

           Contractor shall complete the tenant  improvement work with diligence
           and in such a manner as not to interfere with the use or enjoyment of
           other  portions of the  Project or common  areas by Landlord or other
           tenants.  Contractor shall provide for all temporary power, water and
           other  utility   facilities  as  required  in  connection   with  the
           construction  of  Tenant's  work.  Contractor  shall  provide its own
           dumpster for collection and disposition of construction debris, which
           shall  be  located  at a  location  approved  by  Landlord,  and  all
           construction  debris  from  construction  shall  be  disposed  of  in
           Contractor's  dumpster and not in trash  facilities  for the Project.
           Contractor's  construction  materials,  tools,  equipment  and debris
           shall be stored only within the Premises,  or in areas designated for
           that purpose by Landlord.  Work space  exterior to the Premises shall
           be available  only with the written  approval of  Landlord.  Tenant's
           construction  work shall be subject to the inspection and supervision
           of Landlord and Landlord's representatives.

           Tenant and Contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless  Landlord for
           any and all claims arising from Tenant's  work.  Tenant shall pay for
           all damage to the  Building,  the Project,  or  appurtenant  areas or
           equipment,  as well as all damage to tenants or occupants  thereof or
           their licensees, or invitees,  including,  but not limited to, losses
           incurred  as the  result  of power  outages  caused  by  Tenant's  or
           Contractor's  work in the Building.  Any such damages may be deducted
           from the Tenant Improvement Allowance.

     H.    Liability:  The parties acknowledge that Landlord is not an architect
           or engineer and that the tenant  improvement work will be designed by
           independent  Architects,  Engineers  and  Consultants.   Accordingly,
           Landlord  does  not  guarantee  or  warrant  that any part of the Bid
           Package will be free from errors or  omissions,  and  Landlord  shall
           have no liability therefor.

           Tenant shall be solely  responsible  for the adequacy in all respects
           of the Bid Package,  including without limitation compliance with all
           governmental requirements, compatibility with the building shell, and
           any special  requirements of Tenant's proposed  equipment or machines
           with respect to ambient  temperatures,  electrical use or current, or
           water availability.  Landlord shall warrant only that the information
           provided  regarding  the base  building  (referred  to in Addendum to
           Lease  111.A.)  is true and  correct  to the  best of its  knowledge.
           Tenant  acknowledges  that in connection  with  obtaining  Landlord's
           approval of the Bid Package, Tenant may provide Landlord with certain
           information  regarding its specific needs relating to the Premises in
           developing plans and specifications for Tenant's work and that Tenant
           may  provide  some  of its  own  equipment  for  installation  in the
           Premises.  Tenant  further  acknowledges  that  Landlord will make no
           independent review of any such information and that Landlord does not
           warrant,  either  expressly  or  impliedly,  the  adequacy of the Bid
           Package for Tenant's  requirements or Tenant's equipment for Tenant's
           intended purpose.

     I.    Ownership of Tenant Improvements:  Upon termination of the Lease, all
           of the  tenant  improvements  shall  remain  in the  Premises  unless
           Landlord  shall consent in writing to the removal  thereof by Tenant.
           However,  all  Tenant's  trade  fixtures,  equipment,  furniture  and
           personal property shall remain the property of Tenant.

     J.    Life Safety: With respect to Life Safety System, Landlord believes to
           the best of its knowledge  that Regency Center meets all current code
           requirements  including  handicap  access  compliance.  If  any  code
           requirements  are not met with respect to the Building's  Life Safety
           System all costs to  accomplish  changes  necessary  to the  Building
           shall be covered by Landlord.  All code compliance costs with respect
           to  Tenant's  Premises  shall be covered  by the  Tenant  Improvement
           Allowance or by Tenant.

     K.    Use of  Current  Fixtures  in Space:  Tenant  shall have the right to
           reuse  the  fixtures  currently  in the  Premises  including  but not
           limited  to  all  cafeteria   built-ins,   the  moveable   partitions
           (retractable  wall) in the training rooms and fire  extinguishers and
           cases.  The food trolley  located in the  cafeteria and the equipment
           purchased or leased by the previous Tenant including, but not limited
           to, the cafeteria  tables and chairs,  ice  dispenser,  training room
           tables,  chairs,  white boards,  projection  screen,  reception desk,
           counter and hutch are not part of the fixtures in the Premises.


3.   POSSESSION

     A.    Possession  of the  Premises  ("Possession")  shall be  delivered  to
           Tenant no later than October 1, 1994 for the purpose of  constructing
           the  tenant  improvements.  If  possession  of the  space  cannot  be
           delivered by Landlord by that date, for any reason  whatsoever,  this
           Lease shall not be void or voidable,  nor shall Landlord be liable to
           Tenant  for any loss or  damage  resulting  therefrom,  nor shall the
           expiration  date of the term of Lease be in any way extended,  but in
           that event, of Commencement Date (as defined in Addendum 14.A.) shall
           be  extended  by the  exact  number  of days of  Landlord's  delay in
           delivering  possession.  Landlord  shall inform Tenant of the date of
           Possession in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to Possession.

     B.    If  Landlord  shall not have  delivered  Possession  of the  Premises
           within  ninety (90) days after the  Commencement  Date (as defined in
           Addendum  1[4.A.),  Tenant  may,  at  Tenant's  option,  by notice in
           writing to  Landlord  within ten (10) days  thereafter,  cancel  this
           Lease,  in which  event  the  parties  shall be  discharged  from all
           obligations hereunder; provided, however, that if such written notice
           by  Tenant  is not  received  by  Landlord  within  said ten (10) day
           period, Tenant's right to cancel this lease hereunder shall terminate
           and be of no further force or effect.


4.   COMMENCEMENT

     A.    If Possession is delivered on October 1, 1994 the  Commencement  Date
           ("Commencement")  shall be  defined as  December  1, 1994 or five (5)
           days after Substantial  Completion of the tenant improvement work (as
           defined in Addendum  111.E.)  whichever is earlier.  If Possession is
           delivered  prior to October 1, 1994, the  Commencement  Date shall be
           sixty (60)  calendar  days after the date of  Possession  or five (5)
           days after  Substantial  Completion of the tenant  improvement  work,
           whichever is earlier.

           Landlord  shall notify  Tenant in writing of the actual  Commencement
           Date no later than thirty (30) days after Substantial Completion.  In
           the event  Substantial  Completion is delayed by Tenant Caused Delays
           (as  defined in  Addendum  1[4.C.)  the same  number of days shall be
           deducted  from total  number of days of the  build-out  and that date
           shall be the Commencement.


5.   FREE RENT

     Landlord shall allow Tenant and Contractor to occupy and perform the tenant
     improvement  work in the Premises  without payment of rent after Possession
     (as defined in Addendum 1[3) for a period of two (2) months. Landlord shall
     allow Tenant to occupy one-half (1/2) of the Premises (approximately 17,630
     rentable  square  feet)  for six (6)  months  after the  Commencement  Date
     without payment of rent. Tenant's first month's rent paid upon execution of
     this Lease  shall  cover the rent on the  remaining  one-half  (1t2) of the
     Premises for the first two (2) months after the Commencement Date.



6.   OPERATING EXPENSE ADJUSTMENTS  (Continued from Article 7 of the Lease.)

     A.    During  the  initial  term of this  Lease,  management  costs for the
           building  shall not exceed  three  percent  (3%) of the gross  rental
           income for the building.

     B.    Landlord shall keep full, accurate, and separate books of account and
           records  covering  all Direct  Expenses,  which books of accounts and
           records  shall  accurately  reflect the total  Direct  Expenses,  and
           Landlord's billings to Tenant for Operating Expense Adjustments.

     C.    Tenant  shall  have the  right to  protest  any  charge  to Tenant by
           Landlord  for  Operating  Expense  Adjustments,  provided  that  said
           protest is made within  thirty (30) days after  receipt of Landlord's
           notice of such charge. In the event that Tenant shall protest, Tenant
           shall be entitled to audit Landlord's books of account,  records, and
           other pertinent data regarding  Direct  Expenses.  The audit shall be
           limited to the determination of direct Expenses and charges to Tenant
           for  Operating  Expense  Adjustments  and shall be  conducted  during
           normal  business  hours.  If the audit  shows  that there has been an
           overpayment by Tenant,  the overpayment  shall be immediately due and
           repayable by Landlord to Tenant.


7.   OPTION TO EXTEND

     A.    Landlord grants to Tenant the option to extend the term of this Lease
           for two 3-year  periods  commencing  when the prior term expires upon
           each and all of the following terms and conditions:

           (i)    Tenant gives to Landlord and Landlord  receives  notice of the
                  exercise   of  the  option  to  extend  this  Lease  for  said
                  additional  term no later than twelve (12) months prior to the
                  time that the option period would  commence if the option were
                  exercised,  time being of the essence. If said notification of
                  the exercise of said option is not so given and received, this
                  option shall automatically expire;

           (ii)   At the time said written notification of exercise of option is
                  given and  received,  Tenant shall not be in default under any
                  of the material  obligations  of this Lease to be performed by
                  Tenant and this Lease shall not have previously terminated nor
                  terminated prior to the commencement of the option term;

           (iii)  All of the terms and  conditions  of this Lease  except  where
                  specifically modified by this option shall apply;

           (iv) The monthly  rent for each month of the option  period  shall be
calculated as follows:

           The rent payable by Tenant  during the first  option  period shall be
           the Fair Market  Rental Value of the  Premises (as defined  below) at
           the commencement date of the option period.  There shall be an annual
           C.P.I.  increase not to exceed four  percent (4%) in each  subsequent
           year of the first  option  period.  The rent in the first year of the
           second  option period shall be the rent in the last year of the first
           option period to which will be added a C.P.I.  increase not to exceed
           four percent (4%).  There shall be an annual  C.P.I.  increase not to
           exceed four percent (4%) in each subsequent year of the second option
           period.  All of the C.P.I.  increases during the option periods shall
           be  calculated  on the basis of the  formula  provided in the Lease 1
           5.B. If Landlord and Tenant  cannot  agree on the Fair Market  Rental
           Value of the Premises for the  extension  periods  within  forty-five
           (45) days after the Tenant has  notified  Landlord of its exercise of
           the option,  Landlord and Tenant shall each select, within forty-five
           (45) days of such notification,  an appraiser who must be a qualified
           M.A.I.  appraiser to determine said Fair Market Rental Value.  If one
           party fails to so designate an  appraiser  within the time  required,
           the  determination  of Fair Market  Rental Value of the one appraiser
           who has been  designated  by the other party  hereto  within the time
           required  shall be binding upon both parties.  The  appraisers  shall
           submit  their  determinations  of Fair  Market  Rental  Value to both
           parties  within  thirty  (30)  days  after  their  selection.  If the
           difference  between the two  determinations  is ten percent  (10%) or
           less of the  higher  appraisal,  then  the  average  between  the two
           determinations shall be the Fair Market Rental Value of the Premises.
           If said  difference is greater than ten percent  (10%),  then the two
           appraisers  shall within  twenty (20) days of the date that the later
           submittal is submitted to the parties designate a third appraiser who
           must also be a qualified M.A.I. appraiser. The sole responsibility of
           the third appraiser will be to determine which of the  determinations
           made by the first  appraisers is most accurate.  The third  appraiser
           shall have no right to propose a middle ground or any modification of
           either of the  determinations  made by the first two appraisers.  The
           third  appraiser's  choice shall be  submitted to the parties  within
           thirty (30) days after his or her selection. Such determination shall
           bind both of the parties and shall  establish  the Fair Market Rental
           Value of the  Premises.  Each party shall pay for their own appraiser
           and shall pay an equal  share of the fees and  expenses  of the third
           appraiser.

           Fair  Market  Rental  Value for  purpose of this Lease shall mean the
           then prevailing rent for premises  comparable in size,  quality,  and
           orientation to the demised Premises,  located in buildings comparable
           in size to, and in the general  vicinity of, the  building  which the
           demised Premises are located, leased on terms comparable to the terms
           contained in this Lease.

8.   RIGHT OF  FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO LEASE ADDITIONAL PREMISES AT 100 SMITH RANCH
     ROAD, SAN RAFAEL

     At any time during the term  hereof,  or any options to extend which Tenant
     has  exercised,  provided that Tenant is not in default as defined  herein,
     Tenant  shall  have a right of First  Opportunity  to Lease for all  office
     space that becomes available for lease at 100 Smith Ranch Road, San Rafael,
     based on the terms and conditions as outlined below.

     Landlord  and Tenant  acknowledge  that there are  existing  tenants at 100
     Smith  Ranch Road,  which  tenants  have  options to renew or wish to renew
     their  respective  leases,  and that these existing options and requests to
     renew would take  precedent  over the Right of First  Opportunity  to Lease
     described herein.

     Landlord  and  Tenant  further   acknowledge   that  this  Right  of  First
     Opportunity  to Lease shall  apply only to  premises,  from which  existing
     tenants vacate or which is currently vacant.

     Landlord shall notify Tenant in writing of the  availability  of additional
     office premises at 100 Smith Ranch Road, San Rafael within thirty (30) days
     of Landlord  receiving  notice  from an existing  Tenant at 100 Smith Ranch
     Road of that Tenant's intent to vacate their premises. Landlord's notice to
     Tenant shall include the size of premises,  the projected date at which the
     premises  may  be  available,  and a  floor  plan  indicating  the  current
     configuration of the premises.

     Tenant  shall have ten (10) days after  receipt of notice from  Landlord to
     notify  Landlord of  Tenant's  intent to lease the  premises  which was the
     subject of the notice.  In the event  Landlord does not receive notice from
     Tenant of Tenant's  intent to lease said  available  space,  Landlord shall
     have the right to lease  said  space to any  other  Tenant  which  Landlord
     chooses,  and Tenant's  Right of First  Opportunity  to lease that specific
     premises shall be deemed waived.

     In the event Tenant notifies Landlord of its intent to lease said premises,
     Landlord  and Tenant  shall  proceed as soon as is  reasonably  possible to
     execute a lease agreement for the specific  premises that became available.
     Terms  and  conditions  of the Lease  shall be based on the same  terms and
     conditions  of the  lease(s)  on the other  space  Tenant  occupies  in the
     Building at the time the lease is executed.  Landlord and Tenant shall make
     a good faith  effort to execute a Lease for the  specific  available  space
     within thirty (30) days after Tenant has notified Landlord of its intent to
     lease said space.

     This Right of First Opportunity to Lease shall in no way limit the Landlord
     from  executing  leases  with new  tenants  for terms of any  length,  with
     options to renew for any length,  for those spaces for which Tenant has not
     exercised its Right of First Opportunity to lease as defined herein.



9.   SERVICES AND UTILITIES

     A.    Provided that Tenant is not in default hereunder,  Landlord agrees to
           furnish  to  the  Premises  five-day  per  week  janitorial  service.
           Landlord  shall  also  maintain  and  keep  lighted,  heated  and air
           conditioned during reasonable hours of generally  recognized business
           days, the common entries, common corridors,  common stairs and toilet
           rooms in the building of which  Premises are a part.  Landlord  shall
           not be liable for, and Tenant shall not be entitled to, any reduction
           of rental  by reason of  Landlord's  failure  to  furnish  any of the
           foregoing when such failure is caused by accident, breakage, repairs,
           strikes,  lockouts or other labor  disturbances  or labor disputes of
           any character,  or by any other cause, similar or dissimilar,  beyond
           the  reasonable  control of  Landlord.  Landlord  shall not be liable
           under any circumstances for a loss of or injury to property,  however
           occurring,  through or in connection with or incidental to failure to
           furnish any of the foregoing.

     B.    Tenant shall have 24-hour per day,  seven-day  per week access to its
           Premises.

     C.    Landlord  shall  provide  Tenant a  monthly  allowance  of  $3,878.71
           (35,261  rentable SF x $.11) for Tenant's  electrical  service.  This
           allowance is included in the Base Rent as defined in Article 5 of the
           Lease.

           Landlord and Tenant recognize that Tenant's  electrical service shall
           cost in excess  of $.11 per  square  foot per  month due to  Tenant's
           heavy electrical and air conditioning requirements.

           Tenant shall be charged for all PG&E charges to the building over and
           above the monthly  allowance  provided above,  less any over-standard
           charges to other  tenant's in the  building  (any usage over the $.11
           allowance  provided to each Tenant.) At the time of Lease  execution,
           no per square foot tenants in the Building  other than Fireman's Fund
           who   currently   occupies  the  entire   second   floor,   have  any
           over-standard  usage.  Landlord shall notify Tenant as to any changes
           in the existing tenant's  electrical usage or any over-standard usage
           of new  tenants  to the  building.  Tenant  may  at any  time  notify
           Landlord  that in Tenant's  view,  a  particular  tenant may be using
           over-standard  electrical  and Landlord will  investigate  that usage
           with the  assistance  of an  electrical  engineer and shall report to
           Tenant its  findings  regarding  the usage and shall charge the other
           tenant for any actual  over-standard  usage,  which  amount  shall be
           deducted  from  Tenant's  over-standard  charges.  If Tenant does not
           agree with Landlord or Landlord's engineer's calculation,  Tenant may
           have its own engineer evaluate the other tenant's usage.

           For the first  year of  Tenant's  occupancy,  Landlord  shall  charge
           Tenant  $.11 per  useable  square  foot per month  for  over-standard
           electrical usage as a projected  expense,  which amount is an average
           paid by Tenant in its other Premises  located at 111 Smith Ranch Road
           and 120 North Redwood Drive.  This amount  ($3,645.40)  shall be paid
           along  with  the  monthly  rent.  At the  end of the  first  year  of
           occupancy, Landlord shall prepare a PG&E invoice analysis showing the
           actual cost of over-standard  usage by Tenant.  Landlord shall credit
           Tenant  for  any  amounts  paid  in  excess  of the  actual  cost  of
           overstandard usage. Tenant shall pay Landlord for any costs in excess
           of the  total  projected  sum paid by Tenant  over the first  year of
           occupancy.  The amount  paid by Tenant for  over-standard  electrical
           usage for each  subsequent  year of  occupancy  shall be based on the
           previous year's charges and a similar accounting between Landlord and
           Tenant will occur annually.

     D.    The hours of operation of the heating and air conditioning system for
           the building are as follows:

                  Monday thru Friday:           7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
                  Saturdays:                    8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

     E.    In the event  Tenant  requires  the  operation of the heating and air
           conditioning  system  beyond the normal  hours of  operation  for the
           building,  Tenant shall notify the building manager in advance of the
           required  extended hour usage, and the building manager shall program
           the heating and air  conditioning  system to operate  during the time
           period requested by Tenant.

     F.    In the event  Tenant  shall  request  that an override  mechanism  be
           installed  during the term of the Lease, an override  mechanism shall
           be  installed  on the  heating  and  air  conditioning  system  which
           services Tenant's premises.  The cost of this mechanism shall be paid
           by the Tenant at the time of the  installation.  This mechanism shall
           allow  Tenant to have  control of the  heating  and air  conditioning
           system for its premises in hours other than the normal building hours
           stated above.

           Along with the override mechanism,  an hourly meter shall be attached
           to the override  mechanism  which shall  measure  Tenant's use of the
           heating and air conditioning system beyond the normal building hours.
           On a monthly  basis,  Landlord  shall charge Tenant for this usage by
           multiplying  the  number  of hours  used by the per hour  charge  for
           operating  the heating  and air  conditioning  system  which shall be
           determined  by  Landlord's  electrical  engineer  and heating and air
           conditioning contractor.





10.  COMMUNICATIONS INSTALLATION

     Tenant has installed  certain  communications  equipment on the roof of the
     Building.

     Prior to the end of the term of this Lease,  Tenant,  at Tenant's sole cost
     and expense, shall remove the communications equipment and shall, forthwith
     and with all due  diligence,  repair any damage to the  Premises  caused by
     such removal.


11.  CONSENT

     Landlord  and Tenant  agree  that in the event  their  consent is  required
     pursuant  to the  provisions  of  the  Lease,  such  consent  shall  not be
     unreasonably withheld.


       LANDLORD                The Joseph and Eda Pell Revocable Trust

                               By:    /s/Joseph Pell
                                      ------------------------------
                                         Joseph Pell


                               Its:
                                      ------------------------------



                               By:    /s/ Eda  Pell
                                      ------------------------------
                                          Eda Pell


                               Its:
                                      ------------------------------



                               Date:  March 30, 1994


       TENANT                  Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated

                               By:    /s/ Robert D. Sanderson
                                      ------------------------------



                               Its:   Executive Vice President
                                      ------------------------------



                               Date:  March 10, 1994



                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.30

                            SECOND ADDENDUM TO LEASE
                                 BY AND BETWEEN
                     THE JOSEPH AND EDA PELL REVOCABLE TRUST
                                ("THE LANDLORD")
                                       AND
                      FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED
                                 ("THE TENANT")

         This  Second  Addendum  to  Lease  dated  November  22,  1996  ("Second
Addendum"),  is hereby attached to and incorporated into and made a part of that
Lease dated July 10,  1993,  by and  between  The Joseph and Eda Pell  Revocable
Trust and Fair,  Isaac and Company,  Incorporated as amended by a First Addendum
to Lease dated July 10, 1993 ("the  Lease").  The parties agree to the following
terms and conditions set forth herein below:

Recitals

         A. Landlord and Tenant are parties the Lease pursuant to which Landlord
leased to Tenant  and  Tenant  leased  from  Landlord  office  space  containing
approximately  35,261  rentable  square  feet and  33,140  useable  square  feet
comprising part of the of the Second Floor of that certain office building known
as Regency  Center I ("Regency I") located at 100 Smith Ranch Road,  San Rafael,
California ("the Premises").

         B. Landlord is currently constructing a building adjacent to Regency I,
which new building will be known as Regency  Center II, and which will be leased
in its  entirety  to Tenant  pursuant to an Office  Building  Lease of even date
herewith.

         C. Landlord and Tenant now desire to amend the Lease as hereinafter set
forth.

         D. The capitalized terms herein, unless otherwise indicated, shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in the Lease.

         NOW, THEREFORE,  for good and valuable  consideration,  the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

         1. Paragraph 8 ("Right of First  Opportunity") of the First Addendum to
Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety.

         2. Subparagraph A and  sub-subparagraph  (i) of Paragraph 7 ("Option to
Extend")  of the First  Addendum to Lease are hereby  deleted and the  following
substituted therefor:

"A.  Landlord  grants to Tenant  the option to extend the term of this Lease for
the  Existing  Premises  for  one (1)  ten  (10)  year  period  commencing  upon
expiration of the Term for the lease of the Existing Premises, upon each and all
of the following terms and conditions:"

"(i) Tenant gives to Landlord and  Landlord  receives  notice of the exercise of
the option to extend  this Lease for said  additional  term no later than twelve
(12)  months  prior to the time that the option  period  would  commence  if the
option were exercised,  time being of the essence.  If said  notification of the
exercise  of said  option  is not so  given  and  received,  this  option  shall
automatically expire;"

         3. Except as set forth herein, the Lease shall remain unmodified and in
full force and effect.  Should  there by any  conflict  between the terms of the
Lease and the terms of this Second  Addendum,  the terms of this Second Addendum
shall control.

         IT WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties have executed this Second Addendum to
Lease as of the date first written above.


                                 The Joseph and Eda Pell Revocable Trust

                                 By:  /s/ Joseph Pell
                                      ---------------------------------
                                 Joseph Pell, Trustee

                                 By:  /s/ Eda Pell
                                      ---------------------------------
                                 Eda Pell, Trustee

                                 Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated

                                 By:  /s/ Michael C. Gordon
                                      ---------------------------------
                                 Vice President



                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.31

                             FIFTH ADDENDUM TO LEASE
                                 BY AND BETWEEN
                     THE JOSEPH AND EDA PELL REVOCABLE TRUST
                                ("THE LANDLORD")
                                       AND
                      FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED
                                 ("THE TENANT")


         This  Fifth   Addendum  to  Lease  dated   November  22,  1996  ("Fifth
Addendum"),  is hereby attached to and incorporated into and made a part of that
Lease dated October 11, 1993,  by and between The Joseph and Eda Pell  Revocable
Trust and Fair,  Isaac and Company,  Incorporated as amended by a First Addendum
to Lease; a Second Addendum to Lease dated January 31, 1994; a Third Addendum to
Lease dated December 15, 1994; and Fourth  Addendum to Lease dated April 3, 1995
("the Lease"). The parties agree to the following terms and conditions set forth
herein below:

                                    Recitals

         A.  Landlord  and Tenant are  parties  to the Lease  pursuant  to which
Landlord  leased  to  Tenant  and  Tenant  leased  from  Landlord  office  space
containing  approximately  11,875 rentable square feet and 10,642 useable square
feet  comprising  part of the of the First Floor of that certain office building
known as Regency  Center I ("Regency  I")  located at 100 Smith Ranch Road,  San
Rafael, California ("the Premises").

         B. Landlord is currently constructing a building adjacent to Regency I,
which new building will be known as Regency  Center II, and which will be leased
in its  entirety  to Tenant  pursuant to an Office  Building  Lease of even date
herewith.

         C. Landlord and Tenant now desire to amend the Lease as hereinafter set
forth.

         D. The capitalized terms herein, unless otherwise indicated, shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in the Lease.

         NOW, THEREFORE,  for good and valuable  consideration,  the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

         1. Paragraph 3 ("Right of First  Opportunity") of the First Addendum to
Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety.

         2. Subparagraph A and  sub-subparagraph  (i) of Paragraph 2 ("Option to
Extend")  of the First  Addendum to Lease are hereby  deleted and the  following
substituted therefor:

                  "A. Landlord grants to Tenant the option to extend the term of
                  this Lease for the Existing Premises for one (1) ten (10) year
                  period commencing upon expiration of the Term for the lease of
                  the  Existing  Premises,  upon  each and all of the  following
                  terms and conditions:"

                           "(i) Tenant gives to Landlord  and Landlord  receives
                           notice of the  exercise  of the option to extend this
                           Lease for said  additional  term no later than twelve
                           (12) months prior to the time that the option  period
                           would  commence  if the option were  exercised,  time
                           being of the  essence.  If said  notification  of the
                           exercise of said option is not so given and received,
                           this option shall automatically expire;"

         3. Except as set forth herein, the Lease shall remain unmodified and in
full force and effect.  Should  there by any  conflict  between the terms of the
Lease and the terms of this Fifth  Addendum,  the terms of this  Fifth  Addendum
shall control.

         IT WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties have executed this Fifth  Addendum to
Lease as of the date first written above.


                                         The Joseph and Eda Pell RevocableTrust



                                         By:  /s/ Joseph Pell
                                              --------------------------------
                                         Joseph Pell, Trustee



                                         By:  /s/ Eda Pell
                                              --------------------------------
                                         Eda Pell, Trustee



                                         Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated



                                         By:  /s/ Michael C. Gordon
                                              --------------------------------
                                         Its: Vice President


                                                                    Exhibit 11.1

                     FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED

                       COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
                      (In thousands except per share data)

                                                     Year Ended September 30,
                                                    --------------------------
                                                    1996      1995      1994
                                                    ----      ----      ----
Primary Earnings Per Share:

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding         12,414     12,206    11,810

Dilutive effect of outstanding options
  (as determined by the treasury stock method)        335        517       666
                                                  -------    -------   -------

Weighted Average Common Shares outstanding,
  as Adjusted                                      12,749     12,723    12,476
                                                  =======    =======   =======

Net Income                                        $16,179    $12,695   $10,049
                                                  =======    =======   =======

Primary Earnings per Share                        $  1.27    $  1.00   $   .81
                                                  =======    =======   =======


Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share:

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding         12,414     12,206    11,810

Dilutive effect of outstanding options
  (as determined by the treasury stock method)        380        561       736
                                                  -------    -------   -------

Weighted Average Common Shares, as Adjusted        12,794     12,767    12,546
                                                  =======    =======   =======

Net Income                                        $16,179    $12,695   $10,049
                                                  =======    =======   =======

Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share                  $  1.26    $   .99   $   .80
                                                  =======    =======   =======




                                 Subsidiaries of

                      Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated


Name of Company and                                            Jurisdiction of
Name under which it                                            Incorporation or
Does Business                                                  Organization
===================================                            =================
          Fair, Isaac International
                Corporation(1)                                 California
                                                   
               DynaMark, Inc.(1)                               Minnesota
                                                   
          Fair, Isaac International                
            Germany Corporation(2)                             California
                                                   
           Fair, Isaac International               
             Canada Corporation(2)                             California
                                                   
           Fair, Isaac International               
               UK Corporation(2)                               California
                                                   
           Fair, Isaac International               
             Japan Corporation(2)                              California
                                                   
       Fair, Isaac International Ltd(2)                        England
                                                   
          Fair, Isaac International                
             France Corporation(2)                            California
                                                   
           Fair, Isaac International               
             Mexico Corporation(2)                            California
                                                   
      Fair, Isaac International, S. A.(3)                     Monaco
                                            

(1)      100% owned by Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated.
(2)      100% owned by Fair, Isaac International Corporation.
(3)      100% owned by Fair, Isaac International Corporation except
         for qualifying shares.







                                                                    EXHIBIT 21.1

 


5 THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN THE COMPANY'S 1996 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1,000 YEAR SEP-30-1996 SEP-30-1996 8,247 7,487 28,120 445 0 61,477 43,676 20,457 113,054 28,158 1,552 126 0 0 78,221 113,054 0 148,749 0 56,396 24,583 574 148 27,200 11,021 16,179 0 0 0 16,179 1.27 1.26