diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1176fe76b..c4aabc9cb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 2011-05-04  Dietmar Warning
+ * spicelib/parser/inpdomod.c: vbic now accept level 4 and 9
  * DEVICES: update and include HiSIM HV model.
  
 2011-05-03  Holger Vogt
diff --git a/DEVICES b/DEVICES
index d9f720c60..af17bbf75 100644
--- a/DEVICES
+++ b/DEVICES
@@ -368,12 +368,12 @@ will be updated every time the device specific code is altered or changed to ref
         
      Ver:    N/A
      Class:  Q
-     Level:  4
+     Level:  4 & 9
      Dir:    devices/vbic
      Status:
 
-     This is the Vertical Bipolar InterCompany model. The author of VBIC is
-     Colin McAndrew mcandrew@ieee.org
+     This is the Vertical Bipolar InterCompany model in version 1.2. The author 
+     of VBIC is Colin McAndrew mcandrew@ieee.org.
      Spice3 Implementation: Dietmar Warning DAnalyse GmbH
      Web Site: http://www.designers-guide.com/VBIC/index.html
 
diff --git a/src/spicelib/parser/inpdomod.c b/src/spicelib/parser/inpdomod.c
index 28f5c3e2f..8192e649a 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/parser/inpdomod.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/parser/inpdomod.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ char *INPdomodel(CKTcircuit *ckt, card * image, INPtables * tab)
 			}
 		break;
 		case 4:
+		case 9:
 			 type = INPtypelook("VBIC");
                 if(type < 0) {
                     err = INPmkTemp(
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ char *INPdomodel(CKTcircuit *ckt, card * image, INPtables * tab)
 #endif
 		default: /* placeholder; use level 4 for the next model */
 		err = INPmkTemp(
-		  "Only BJT levels 1-2, 4,6,7,8 are supported in this binary\n");
+		  "Only BJT levels 1-2, 4,6-9 are supported in this binary\n");
                 break;
 
 	}