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1999 Directors' Stock Option Plan - Accrue Sofware Inc.

                              ACCRUE SOFTWARE, INC.

                        1999 DIRECTORS' STOCK OPTION PLAN


           1. PURPOSES OF THE PLAN. The purposes of this Directors' Stock Option
Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for service as
Directors of the Company, to provide additional incentive to the Outside
Directors of the Company to serve as Directors, and to encourage their continued
service on the Board.

           All options granted hereunder shall be nonstatutory stock options.

           2. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following definitions shall
apply:

              (a) 'BOARD' means the Board of Directors of the Company.

              (b) 'CHANGE OF CONTROL' means a sale of all or substantially all
of the Company's assets, or any merger or consolidation of the Company with or
into another corporation other than a merger or consolidation in which the
holders of more than 50% of the shares of capital stock of the Company
outstanding immediately prior to such transaction continue to hold (either by
the voting securities remaining outstanding or by their being converted into
voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the total voting
power represented by the voting securities of the Company, or such surviving
entity, outstanding immediately after such transaction.

              (c) 'CODE' means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

              (d) 'COMMON STOCK' means the Common Stock of the Company.

              (e) 'COMPANY' means Accrue Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

              (f) 'CONTINUOUS STATUS AS A DIRECTOR' means the absence of any
interruption or termination of service as a Director.

              (g) 'CORPORATE TRANSACTION' means a dissolution or liquidation of
the Company, a sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, or a
merger, consolidation or other capital reorganization of the Company with or
into another corporation.

              (h) 'DIRECTOR' means a member of the Board.

              (i) 'EMPLOYEE' means any person, including any officer or
Director, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
The payment of a director's fee by the Company shall not be sufficient in and of
itself to constitute 'employment' by the Company.

              (j) 'EXCHANGE ACT' means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.





              (k) 'OPTION' means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
All options shall be nonstatutory stock options (i.e., options that are not
intended to qualify as incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code).

              (l) 'OPTIONED STOCK' means the Common Stock subject to an Option.

              (m) 'OPTIONEE' means an Outside Director who receives an Option.

              (n) 'OUTSIDE DIRECTOR' means a Director who is not an Employee.

              (o) 'PARENT' means a 'parent corporation,' whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

              (p) 'PLAN' means this 1999 Directors' Stock Option Plan.

              (q) 'SHARE' means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in
accordance with Section 11 of the Plan.

              (r) 'SUBSIDIARY' means a 'subsidiary corporation,' whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

           3. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. Subject to the provisions of Section 11
of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be optioned and
sold under the Plan is 250,000, plus an annual increase on the first day of each
of the Company's fiscal years beginning in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 equal
to the lesser of (i) 100,000 Shares, (ii) one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the
Shares outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, or
(iii) such lesser number of Shares as is determined by the Board. Shares of
Common Stock (the 'Pool'). The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or
reacquired Common Stock.

           If an Option should expire or become unexercisable for any reason
without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares which were subject
thereto shall, unless the Plan has been terminated, become available for future
grant under the Plan. In addition, any Shares of Common Stock that are retained
by the Company upon exercise of an Option in order to satisfy the exercise price
for such Option, or any withholding taxes due with respect to such exercise,
shall be treated as not issued and shall continue to be available under the
Plan. If Shares that were acquired upon exercise of an Option are subsequently
repurchased by the Company, such Shares shall not in any event be returned to
the Plan and shall not become available for future grant under the Plan.

           4. ADMINISTRATION OF AND GRANTS OF OPTIONS UNDER THE PLAN.

              (a) ADMINISTRATOR. Except as otherwise required herein, the Plan
shall be administered by the Board.

              (b) PROCEDURE FOR GRANTS. All grants of Options hereunder shall be
automatic and nondiscretionary and shall be made strictly in accordance with the
following provisions:



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                  (i) No person shall have any discretion to select which
Outside Directors shall be granted Options or to determine the number of Shares
to be covered by Options granted to Outside Directors.

                  (ii) Each Outside Director shall be automatically granted an
Option to purchase 50,000 Shares (the 'First Option') on the date on which such
person first becomes an Outside Director after the effective date of this Plan,
whether through election by the shareholders of the Company or appointment by
the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy.

                  (iii) Each Outside Director, including an Outside Director who
did not receive a First Option grant, shall be automatically granted an Option
to purchase 5,000 Shares (the 'Subsequent Option') on the date of each Annual
Meeting of the Company's stockholders immediately following which such Outside
Director is serving on the Board, provided that, on such date, he or she shall
have served on the Board for at least six (6) months prior to the date of such
Annual Meeting.

                  (iv) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (ii) and
(iii) hereof, in the event that a grant would cause the number of Shares subject
to outstanding Options plus the number of Shares previously purchased upon
exercise of Options to exceed the Pool, then each such automatic grant shall be
for that number of Shares determined by dividing the total number of Shares
remaining available for grant by the number of Outside Directors receiving an
Option on the automatic grant date. Any further grants shall then be deferred
until such time, if any, as additional Shares become available for grant under
the Plan through action of the stockholders to increase the number of Shares
which may be issued under the Plan or through cancellation or expiration of
Options previously granted hereunder.

                  (v) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (ii) and
(iii) hereof, any grant of an Option made before the Company has obtained
stockholder approval of the Plan in accordance with Section 17 hereof shall be
conditioned upon obtaining such stockholder approval of the Plan in accordance
with Section 17 hereof.

                  (vii) The terms of each option granted hereunder shall be as
follows:

                        (1) each option shall be exercisable only while the
Outside Director remains a Director of the Company, except as set forth in
Section 9 below;

                        (2) the exercise price per Share shall be 100% of the
fair market value per Share on the date of grant of each option, determined in
accordance with Section 8 hereof;

                        (3) each Option shall vest and be exercisable as to
1/48th of the Shares subject to the option on each month after the date of
grant.

              (c) POWERS OF THE BOARD. Subject to the provisions and
restrictions of the Plan, the Board shall have the authority, in its discretion:
(i) to determine, upon review of relevant information and in accordance with
Section 8(b) of the Plan, the fair market value of the 



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Common Stock; (ii) to determine the exercise price per Share of Options to be
granted, which exercise price shall be determined in accordance with Section 8
of the Plan; (iii) to interpret the Plan; (iv) to prescribe, amend and rescind
rules and regulations relating to the Plan; (v) to authorize any person to
execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effectuate the grant
of an Option previously granted hereunder; and (vi) to make all other
determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

              (d) EFFECT OF BOARD'S DECISION. All decisions, determinations and
interpretations of the Board shall be final and binding on all Optionees and any
other holders of any Options granted under the Plan.

              (e) SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF OPTION. If the Chief Executive
Officer or his or her designee reasonably believes that an Optionee has
committed an act of misconduct, such officer may suspend the Optionee's right to
exercise any option pending a determination by the Board (excluding the Outside
Director accused of such misconduct). If the Board (excluding the Outside
Director accused of such misconduct) determines an Optionee has committed an act
of embezzlement, fraud, dishonesty, nonpayment of an obligation owed to the
Company, breach of fiduciary duty or deliberate disregard of the Company rules
resulting in loss, damage or injury to the Company, or if an Optionee makes an
unauthorized disclosure of any Company trade secret or confidential information,
engages in any conduct constituting unfair competition, induces any Company
customer to breach a contract with the Company or induces any principal for whom
the Company acts as agent to terminate such agency relationship, neither the
Optionee nor his or her estate shall be entitled to exercise any Option
whatsoever. In making such determination, the Board of Directors (excluding the
Outside Director accused of such misconduct) shall act fairly and shall give the
Optionee an opportunity to appear and present evidence on Optionee's behalf at a
hearing before the Board or a committee of the Board.

           5. ELIGIBILITY. Options may be granted only to Outside Directors. All
Options shall be automatically granted in accordance with the terms set forth in
Section 4(b) above. An Outside Director who has been granted an Option may, if
he or she is otherwise eligible, be granted an additional Option or Options in
accordance with such provisions.

              The Plan shall not confer upon any Optionee any right with respect
to continuation of service as a Director or nomination to serve as a Director,
nor shall it interfere in any way with any rights which the Director or the
Company may have to terminate his or her directorship at any time.

           6. TERM OF PLAN; EFFECTIVE DATE. The Plan shall become effective on
the effectiveness of the registration statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, relating to the Company's initial public offering of
securities. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless
sooner terminated under Section 13 of the Plan.

           7. TERM OF OPTIONS. The term of each Option shall be ten (10) years
from the date of grant thereof unless an Option terminates sooner pursuant to
Section 9 below.




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           8. EXERCISE PRICE AND CONSIDERATION.

              (a) EXERCISE PRICE. The per Share exercise price for the Shares to
be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be 100% of the fair market
value per Share on the date of grant of the Option.

              (b) FAIR MARKET VALUE. The fair market value shall be determined
by the Board; provided however that in the event the Common Stock is traded on
the Nasdaq National Market or listed on a stock exchange, the fair market value
per Share shall be the closing sales price on such system or exchange on the
date of grant of the Option (or, in the event that the Common Stock is not
traded on such date, on the immediately preceding trading date), as reported in
The Wall Street Journal, or if there is a public market for the Common Stock but
the Common Stock is not traded on the Nasdaq National Market or listed on a
stock exchange, the fair market value per Share shall be the mean of the bid and
asked prices of the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market on the date of
grant, as reported in The Wall Street Journal (or, if not so reported, as
otherwise reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
Quotation ('Nasdaq') System). For purposes of the First Options granted on the
effective date of this Plan, the fair market value per Share shall be the Price
to Public as set forth in the final prospectus filed with the Securities
Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

              (c) FORM OF CONSIDERATION. The consideration to be paid for the
Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option shall consist entirely of cash,
check, other Shares of Common Stock having a fair market value on the date of
surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which the
Option shall be exercised (which, if acquired from the Company, shall have been
held for at least six months), or any combination of such methods of payment
and/or any other consideration or method of payment as shall be permitted under
applicable corporate law.

           9. EXERCISE OF OPTION.

              (a) PROCEDURE FOR EXERCISE; RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER. Any Option
granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times as are set forth in Section
4(b) above; provided however that no Options shall be exercisable prior to
stockholder approval of the Plan in accordance with Section 17 below has been
obtained.

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

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

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

              (b) TERMINATION OF CONTINUOUS STATUS AS A DIRECTOR. If an Outside
Director ceases to serve as a Director, he or she may, but only within ninety
(90) days after the date he or she ceases to be a Director of the Company,
exercise his or her Option to the extent that he or she was entitled to exercise
it at the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event
may the Option be exercised after its term set forth in Section 7 has expired.
To the extent that such Outside Director was not entitled to exercise an Option
at the date of such termination, or does not exercise such Option (to the extent
he or she was entitled to exercise) within the time specified above, the Option
shall terminate and the Shares underlying the unexercised portion of the Option
shall revert to the Plan.

              (c) DISABILITY OF OPTIONEE. Notwithstanding Section 9(b) above, in
the event a Director is unable to continue his or her service as a Director with
the Company as a result of his or her total and permanent disability (as defined
in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), he or she may, but only within twelve (12)
months from the date of such termination, exercise his or her Option to the
extent he or she was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may the Option be exercised after its
term set forth in Section 7 has expired. To the extent that he or she was not
entitled to exercise the Option at the date of termination, or if he or she does
not exercise such Option (to the extent he or she was entitled to exercise)
within the time specified above, the Option shall terminate and the Shares
underlying the unexercised portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan.

              (d) DEATH OF OPTIONEE. In the event of the death of an Optionee:
(A) during the term of the Option who is, at the time of his or her death, a
Director of the Company and who shall have been in Continuous Status as a
Director since the date of grant of the Option, or (B) three (3) months after
the termination of Continuous Status as a Director, the Option may be exercised,
at any time within twelve (12) months following the date of death, by the
Optionee's estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option
by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that
had accrued at the date of death or the date of termination, as applicable.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may the Option be exercised after its
term set forth in Section 7 has expired. To the extent that an Optionee was not
entitled to exercise the Option at the date of death or termination or if he or
she does not exercise such Option (to the extent he or she was entitled to
exercise) within the time specified above, the Option shall terminate and the
Shares underlying the unexercised portion of the Option shall revert to the
Plan.




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           10. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. The Option may not be sold,
pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred or disposed of in any manner other
than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution or pursuant to a
qualified domestic relations order (as defined by the Code or the rules
thereunder). The designation of a beneficiary by an Optionee does not constitute
a transfer. An Option may be exercised during the lifetime of an Optionee only
by the Optionee or a transferee permitted by this Section.

           11. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION; CORPORATE
TRANSACTIONS.

               (a) ADJUSTMENT. Subject to any required action by the
stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by
each outstanding Option, the number of Shares of Common Stock set forth in
Sections 4(b)(ii), (iii) and (iv) above, and the number of Shares of Common
Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no
Options have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon
cancellation or expiration of an Option, as well as the price per Share of
Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Option, shall be proportionately
adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares of Common
Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend,
combination or reclassification of the Common Stock (including any such change
in the number of Shares of Common Stock effected in connection with a change in
domicile of the Company) or any other increase or decrease in the number of
issued Shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the
Company; provided however that conversion of any convertible securities of the
Company shall not be deemed to have been 'effected without receipt of
consideration.' Such adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination
in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly
provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or
securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no
adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price
of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option.

               (b) CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS; CHANGE OF CONTROL. In the event of a
Corporate Transaction, including a Change of Control, and except as otherwise
provided in a Stock Option Agreement issued under the Plan, each outstanding
Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be substituted by the
successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of such successor corporation,
unless the successor corporation does not agree to assume the outstanding
Options or to substitute equivalent options, in which case the Options shall
terminate upon the consummation of the transaction.

               For purposes of this Section 11(b), an Option shall be considered
assumed, without limitation, if, at the time of issuance of the stock or other
consideration upon such Corporate Transaction or Change of Control, each
Optionee would be entitled to receive upon exercise of an Option the same number
and kind of shares of stock or the same amount of property, cash or securities
as the Optionee would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such
transaction if the Optionee had been, immediately prior to such transaction, the
holder of the number of Shares of Common Stock covered by the Option at such
time (after giving effect to any adjustments in the number of Shares covered by
the Option as provided for in this Section 11); provided however that if such
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not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the
Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for
the consideration to be received upon exercise of the Option to be solely common
stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal to the Fair Market Value
of the per Share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the
transaction.

               (c) CERTAIN DISTRIBUTIONS. In the event of any distribution to
the Company's stockholders of securities of any other entity or other assets
(other than dividends payable in cash or stock of the Company) without receipt
of consideration by the Company, the Administrator may, in its discretion,
appropriately adjust the price per Share of Common Stock covered by each
outstanding Option to reflect the effect of such distribution.

           12. TIME OF GRANTING OPTIONS. The date of grant of an Option shall,
for all purposes, be the date determined in accordance with Section 4(b) hereof.
Notice of the determination shall be given to each Outside Director to whom an
Option is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

           13. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.

               (a) AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. The Board may amend or terminate
the Plan from time to time in such respects as the Board may deem advisable;
provided that, to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3
under the Exchange Act (or any other applicable law or regulation), the Company
shall obtain approval of the stockholders of the Company to Plan amendments to
the extent and in the manner required by such law or regulation.

               (b) EFFECT OF AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION. Any such amendment or
termination of the Plan that would impair the rights of any Optionee shall not
affect Options already granted to such Optionee and such Options shall remain in
full force and effect as if this Plan had not been amended or terminated, unless
mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Board, which agreement
must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the Company.

           14. CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES. Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan or any agreement entered into by the Company pursuant to
the Plan, the Company shall not be obligated, and shall have no liability for
failure, to issue or deliver any Shares under the Plan unless such issuance or
delivery would comply with the legal requirements relating to the administration
of stock option plans under applicable U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal
and applicable state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or Nasdaq
rules or regulations to which the Company may be subject and the applicable laws
of any other country or jurisdiction where Options are granted under the Plan,
as such laws, rules, regulations and requirements shall be in place from time to
time (the 'Applicable Laws'). Such compliance shall be determined by the Company
in consultation with its legal counsel.

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

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

           16. OPTION AGREEMENT. Options shall be evidenced by written option
agreements in such form as the Board shall approve.

           17. STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. If required by the Applicable Laws,
continuance of the Plan shall be subject to approval by the stockholders of the
Company. Such stockholder approval shall be obtained in the manner and to the
degree required under the Applicable Laws.



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                              ACCRUE SOFTWARE, INC.

                        1999 DIRECTORS' STOCK OPTION PLAN

                          NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT




 
 
 

           You have been granted an option to purchase Common Stock of Accrue
Software, Inc. (the 'Company') as follows:

           Date of Grant                                   

           Vesting Commencement Date                       

           Exercise Price per Share                        

           Total Number of Shares Granted                  

           Total Exercise Price                           

           Expiration Date                                 

           Vesting Schedule: This Option may be exercised, in whole or in part,
           in accordance with the following schedule and the Acceleration of
           Vesting Schedule set forth below: 25% of the Shares subject to the
           Option shall vest on the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Vesting
           Commencement Date and 1/48th of the total number of Shares subject to
           the Option shall vest on the   of each month
           thereafter.

           Acceleration of Vesting Schedule: In the event Optionee's Continuous
           Status as a Director is terminated without Cause in connection with
           or within three (3) months following a Change of Control, an
           additional 25% of the Shares subject to the Option shall vest.
           Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Optionee be entitled
           to exercise a number of shares under this Option in excess of the
           Total Number of Shares Granted set forth above.




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           Definitions:

                     For purposes of this Agreement, 'Change of Control' shall
           have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) of the 1999 Directors'
           Stock Option Plan.

                     For purposes of this Agreement, 'Cause' for Optionee's
           termination of Continuous Status as a Director will exist at any time
           after the happening of one or more of the following events:

                               (a) Optionee's willful misconduct or gross
                     negligence in performance of his duties hereunder;

                               (b) Dishonest or fraudulent conduct, a deliberate
                     attempt to do an injury to the Company, or conduct that
                     materially discredits the Company or is materially
                     detrimental to the reputation of the Company, including
                     conviction of a felony; or

                               (c) Optionee's incurable material breach of any
                     element of the Company's Confidential Information and
                     Invention Assignment Agreement, including without
                     limitation, Optionee's theft or other misappropriation of
                     the Company's proprietary information.

Termination Period: This Option may be exercised for 90 days after termination
of Optionee's Continuous Status as a Director, or such longer period as may be
applicable upon death or Disability of Optionee as provided in the Plan, but in
no event later than the Expiration Date as provided above.

           By your signature and the signature of the Company's representative
below, you and the Company agree that this option is granted under and governed
by the terms and conditions of the 1999 Directors' Stock Option Plan and the
Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement, all of which are attached and made a part
of this document.


OPTIONEE:                                      ACCRUE SOFTWARE, INC.



--------------------------                     By:
Signature                                         --------------------------



--------------------------                     Title:
Print Name                                           -----------------------




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                              ACCRUE SOFTWARE, INC.

                       NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT



           1. GRANT OF OPTION. The Board of Directors of the Company hereby
grants to the Optionee named in the Notice of Stock Option Grant attached as
Part I of this Agreement (the 'Optionee'), an option (the 'Option') to purchase
a number of Shares, as set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, at the
exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant (the
'Exercise Price''), subject to the terms and conditions of the 1999 Directors'
Stock Option Plan (the 'Plan'), which is incorporated herein by reference.
(Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such
terms in the Plan.) In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions
of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Nonstatutory Stock Option
Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail.

           2.        EXERCISE OF OPTION.

                     (a) RIGHT TO EXERCISE. This Option is exercisable during
its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice of Stock
Option Grant and the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Nonstatutory
Stock Option Agreement. In the event of Optionee's death, disability or other
termination of Optionee's employment or consulting relationship, the
exercisability of the Option is governed by the applicable provisions of the
Plan and this Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement.

                     (b) METHOD OF EXERCISE. This Option is exercisable by
delivery of an exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit A (the 'Exercise
Notice'), which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of
Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised (the 'Exercised
Shares'), and such other representations and agreements as may be required by
the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. The Exercise Notice shall be
signed by the Optionee and shall be delivered in person or by certified mail to
the Secretary of the Company. The Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by
payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares. This Option
shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such fully
executed Exercise Notice accompanied by such aggregate Exercise Price.

                     No Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of this
Option unless such issuance and exercise complies with all relevant provisions
of law and the requirements of any stock exchange or quotation service upon
which the Shares are then listed. Assuming such compliance, for income tax
purposes the Exercised Shares shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on
the date the Option is exercised with respect to such Exercised Shares.

           3. METHOD OF PAYMENT. Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price shall
be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the
Optionee:

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                     (b) check;

                     (c) delivery of a properly executed exercise notice
together with such other documentation as the Administrator and the broker, if
applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to
the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price; or

                     (d) surrender of other Shares which (i) in the case of
Shares acquired upon exercise of an option, have been owned by the Optionee for
more than six (6) months on the date of surrender, and (ii) have a Fair Market
Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the
Exercised Shares.

           4. NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION. This Option may not be transferred
in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution
or pursuant to a domestic relations order (as defined by the Code or the rules
thereunder) and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the
Optionee or a transferee permitted by Section 10 of the Plan. The terms of the
Plan and this Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement shall be binding upon the
executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Optionee.

           5. TERM OF OPTION. This Option may be exercised only within the term
set out in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, and may be exercised during such
term only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement.

           6. TAX CONSEQUENCES. Set forth below is a brief summary of certain
federal tax consequences relating to this Option under the law in effect as of
the date of grant. THIS SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND
REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT HIS OR HER OWN TAX
ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.

                     (a) EXERCISING THE OPTION. Since this Option does not
qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code, the Optionee
may incur regular federal income tax liability upon exercise. The Optionee will
be treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income
tax rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the
Exercised Shares on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price.

                     (b) DISPOSITION OF SHARES. If the Optionee holds the Option
Shares for more than one year, gain realized on disposition of the Shares will
be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The
long-term capital gain will be taxed for federal income tax purposes at a
maximum rate of 20 percent.



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           By your signature and the signature of the Company's representative
below, you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed
by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Nonstatutory Stock Option
Agreement. Optionee has reviewed the Plan and this Nonstatutory Stock Option
Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of
counsel prior to executing this Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement and fully
understands all provisions of the Plan and Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement.
Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions
or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions relating to the Plan
and Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement.


                                               ACCRUE SOFTWARE, INC.


--------------------------                     By:
                                       --------------------------

                                               Title:
                                                     -----------------------



                                CONSENT OF SPOUSE


           The undersigned spouse of Optionee has read and hereby approves the
terms and conditions of the Plan and this Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement.
In consideration of the Company's granting his or her spouse the right to
purchase Shares as set forth in the Plan and this Nonstatutory Stock Option
Agreement, the undersigned hereby agrees to be irrevocably bound by the terms
and conditions of the Plan and this Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement and
further agrees that any community property interest shall be similarly bound.
The undersigned hereby appoints the undersigned's spouse as attorney-in-fact for
the undersigned with respect to any amendment or exercise of rights under the
Plan or this Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement.



                                               --------------------------
                                               Spouse of Optionee



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                                    EXHIBIT A

                               NOTICE OF EXERCISE



To:           Accrue Software, Inc.

Attn:         Stock Option Administrator

Subject:      Notice of Intention to Exercise Stock Option


           This is official notice that the undersigned ('Optionee') intends to
exercise Optionee's option to purchase __________ shares of Accrue Software,
Inc. Common Stock, under and pursuant to the Company's 1999 Directors' Stock
Option Plan and the Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement dated _______________,
as follows:

           Grant Number:             __________________________________________

           Date of Purchase:         __________________________________________

           Number of Shares:         __________________________________________

           Purchase Price:           __________________________________________

           Method of Payment of
           Purchase Price:           __________________________________________

           Social Security No.:      __________________________________________


           The shares should be issued as follows:

                     Name:     __________________________

                     Address:  __________________________

                               __________________________

                               __________________________

                               __________________________

                               __________________________


                     Signed:   __________________________

                     Date:     __________________________




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