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Title:
Rights Agreement
Entities:
DuPont Photomasks, Inc.
Date:
2001
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                            DUPONT PHOTOMASKS, INC.



                                      and



                EQUISERVE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Rights Agent







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                               RIGHTS AGREEMENT



                         Dated as of January 30, 2001



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Section 1.   Certain Definitions.....................................................1



Section 2.   Appointment of Rights Agent.............................................9



Section 3.   Issue of Right Certificates.............................................9



Section 4.   Form of Right Certificates.............................................11



Section 5.   Countersignature and Registration......................................11



Section 6.   Transfer, Split Up, Combination and Exchange of Right

             Certificates; Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Right

             Certificates...........................................................11



Section 7.   Exercise of Rights, Purchase Price; Expiration Date of Rights..........12



Section 8.   Cancellation and Destruction of Right Certificates.....................13



Section 9.   Availability of Shares of Preferred Stock..............................14



Section 10.  Preferred Stock Record Date............................................15



Section 11.  Adjustment of Purchase Price, Number of Shares and Number

             of Rights..............................................................15



Section 12.  Certificate of Adjusted Purchase Price or Number of Shares.............23



Section 13.  Consolidation, Merger or Sale or Transfer of Assets or

             Earning Power..........................................................23



Section 14.  Fractional Rights and Fractional Shares................................26



Section 15.  Rights of Action.......................................................27



Section 16.  Agreement of Right Holders.............................................28



Section 17.  Right Certificate Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder......................28



Section 18.  Concerning the Rights Agent............................................28



Section 19.  Merger or Consolidation or Change of Name of Rights Agent..............29

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Section 20.  Duties of Rights Agent.................................................30



Section 21.  Change of Rights Agent.................................................31



Section 22.  Issuance of New Right Certificates.....................................32



Section 23.  Redemption.............................................................33



Section 24.  Exchange...............................................................33



Section 25.  Notice of Certain Events...............................................34



Section 26.  Notices................................................................35



Section 27.  Supplements and Amendments.............................................36



Section 28.  Successors.............................................................36



Section 29.  Benefits of this Agreement.............................................36



Section 30.  Determinations and Actions by the Board of Directors...................36



Section 31.  Severability...........................................................36



Section 32.  Governing Law..........................................................37



Section 33.  Counterparts...........................................................37



Section 34.  Descriptive Headings...................................................37

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                               RIGHTS AGREEMENT

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        Rights Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2001 ("Agreement"), between

DuPont Photomasks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and EquiServe

Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent (the "Rights Agent").



        The Board of Directors of the Company has authorized and declared a

dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a "Right") for each share of

Common Stock (as hereinafter defined) of the Company outstanding as of the Close

of Business (as defined below) on February 20, 2001 (the "Record Date"), each

Right representing the right to purchase one one-thousandth (subject to

adjustment) of a share of Preferred Stock (as hereinafter defined), upon the

terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth, and has further authorized
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