EXHIBIT 10.1

                    AMENDMENT NO. 1 AND AGREEMENT dated as of March 14, 2007
(this “Amendment”), with respect to the Credit Agreement dated as of November
18, 2005 (the “Credit Agreement”), among EPL FINANCE CORP., a Delaware
corporation (“Finance Co.”), an entity which was merged with and into EL POLLO
LOCO, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), EPL INTERMEDIATE, INC., a
Delaware corporation (“Parent Guarantor”), as the parent, each lender from time
to time party thereto, MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Administrative
Agent and Swing Line Lender and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Syndication Agent and
L/C Issuer.

                    WHEREAS, the Borrower desires to create a new tranche of
term loans consisting of Term B Loans (as defined in Section 1) pursuant to
amendments authorized by Section 10.01(a)(ii) of the Credit Agreement, which
Term B Loans shall, except with respect to the definition of “Applicable Rate”,
and other amendments set forth herein, have terms substantially identical to the
Term Loans and shall be in a like principal amount as the outstanding Term Loans
and the proceeds of which shall be used to refinance all of the Term Loans all
as more fully set forth in Section 1;

                    WHEREAS, upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each Term
Loan Lender that shall have executed and delivered a signature page to this
Amendment shall be deemed to have exchanged its Term Loans (which Term Loans
shall thereafter no longer be deemed to be outstanding) for Term B Loans in the
same aggregate principal amount as such Term Loan Lender’s Term Loans, and such
Term Loan Lender shall thereafter become a Term B Lender, and the Borrower shall
pay to each Term Loan Lender all accrued and unpaid interest on the Term Loans
to, but not including, the date of effectiveness of the Amendment No. 1
Effective Date (as defined below);

                    WHEREAS, upon the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, each
Person who executes and delivers a signature page to this Amendment as an
Additional Term B Lender (as defined in Section 1) will make Term B Loans to the
Borrower in Dollars, the proceeds of which will be used by the Borrower to repay
in full the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans that are not converted to
Term B Loans;

                    WHEREAS, the Loan Parties and Required Lenders wish to make
certain other amendments set forth in Section 1 below pursuant to amendments
authorized by Section 10.01(a) of the Credit Agreement; and

                    WHEREAS, Merrill Lynch & Co. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated are the sole arrangers and sole bookrunners for the
Term B Loans;

                    NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and
covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto,
intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

                    SECTION 1. Amendments. The Credit Agreement is hereby
amended effective as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (as defined below) as
follows:

                     (a)       The following defined terms shall be added to
Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement:

 

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                    “Additional Term B Commitment” means, with respect to an
Additional Term B Lender, the commitment of such Additional Term B Lender to
make Additional Term B Loans on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, in an amount
set forth next to the signature of such Additional Term B Lender on Amendment
No. 1. The aggregate amount of the Additional Term B Commitments shall equal the
outstanding principal amount of Term Loans of Non-Consenting Term Lenders.

                    “Additional Term B Lender” means a Person with an Additional
Term B Commitment on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.

                    “Additional Term B Loan” means a Loan that is made pursuant
to Section 2.5A on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.

                    “Amendment No. 1” means Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement
dated as of March 14, 2007.

                    “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” means the first Business
Day on which all conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 of Amendment No. 1
are waived or satisfied.

                    “Non-Consenting Term Lender” means each Term Loan Lender
that does not execute and deliver a counterpart of Amendment No. 1 on or prior
to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.

                    “Term B Commitment” means, with respect to a Term Loan
Lender, the agreement of such Term Loan Lender to exchange its Term Loans for an
equal aggregate principal amount of Term B Loans on the Amendment No. 1
Effective Date, as evidenced by such Term Loan Lender executing and delivering a
counterpart to Amendment No. 1.

                    “Term B Lender” means, collectively, (i) each Term Loan
Lender that executes and delivers a counterpart to Amendment No. 1 on or prior
to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and (ii) each Additional Term B Lender.

                    “Term B Loan” means a Loan in Dollars made pursuant to
Section 2.01A on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.

                    “Term B Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower
in favor of a Term B Lender evidencing the portion of the Term B Loan made by
such Term B Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-1.

                     (b)      The definition of “Applicable Rate” in Section
1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (i) thereof in
its entirety and replacing it with the following:

                    “(i) with respect to the Term B Loan, 2.50% per annum in the
case of Eurodollar Rate Loans and 1.50% per annum in the case of Base Rate Loans
and”

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                     (c)      The definition of “Capital Expenditures” in
Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (e)
thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

                    “(e) expenditures to (x) acquire franchised assets
subsequently re-franchised within one year of such franchise acquisition, (y)
acquire franchised assets with the proceeds of sales of franchised assets sold
within one year prior to such franchise acquisition and (z) build company
restaurants subsequently franchised within one year from the date that
construction of such company restaurant is completed,” and

                    by replacing “.” at the end of clause (f) thereof with “and”
and adding the following at the end thereof:

                    “(g) capital expenditures paid in connection with the
relocation of the Borrower’s executive offices during fiscal year 2007 not to
exceed $2.0 million.”

                     (d)       The definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” in
Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by redesignating clause
(xiii) thereof as clause (xv) thereof and inserting the following after the end
of clause (xii) thereof:

                    “plus (xiii) to the extent deducted in calculating
Consolidated Net Income for such period, customary fees and expenses payable in
connection with the Borrower’s abandoned initial public offering not to exceed
$1.8 million, plus (xiv) customary fees and expenses payable in connection with
the relocation of the Borrower’s executive offices during fiscal year 2007 not
to exceed $500,000,”

                    and by inserting the following paragraph at the end thereof:

                    “Other than for purposes of calculating Excess Operating
Cash Flow, Consolidated EBITDA shall (i) be calculated on a pro forma basis to
give effect to any acquisition by the Borrower of a New Operating Unit from a
franchisee and any Disposition of a Restaurant consummated after the Closing
Date and (ii) include (or exclude) from Consolidated EBITDA the cash profits
attributable to the acquisition, or Disposition of, any such New Operating Unit
or Restaurant, as the case may be, prior to the date of such acquisition (or
Disposition) and during the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of the Borrower
then last ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to
Sections 6.01(a) and (b) hereof, adjusted for contractual rent payments on real
estate and equipment and payments in respect of advertising contracts, all as
certified by the president or chief financial officer of the Borrower, together
with appropriate documentation supporting the reasonableness of any such
adjustments.”

                     (e)       The definition of “Consolidated Financial
Obligations” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the third sentence of such definition and replacing it with the
following:

                    “For purposes of (i) the fiscal periods ending prior to the
first anniversary of the Closing Date, (a) cash payments in respect of income
taxes shall be calculated on a pro forma basis giving effect to the Transactions
on the first day of the period for which such calculation is made and (b) in
calculating Capital Expenditures for purposes of this definition, Capital Expen-

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ditures for each fiscal quarter of 2005 shall be deemed to equal the aggregate
combined Capital Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2005, divided by four, and (ii)
the fiscal periods ending prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date,
in calculating Capital Expenditures for purposes of this definition, Capital
Expenditures for each fiscal quarter of 2006 shall be deemed to equal the
aggregate combined Capital Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2006, divided by four;
provided that in each case, such Capital Expenditures may not exceed the maximum
amount permitted in Section 7.16 for such Fiscal Year.”

                     (f)       The definition of “Excess Operating Cash Flow” in
Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word
“and” from the end of clause (g) thereof, and adding the following at the end of
clause (h) thereof:

                    “(i) cash Consolidated Restaurant Pre-Opening Expenses
deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such Fiscal Year, (j)
amounts actually incurred by the Borrower in connection with the implementation
or readiness for compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, not to exceed
$1,000,000 in the aggregate from October 1, 2005 through the Final Maturity
Date, (k) litigation expenses and settlement payments associated with (A) the
Borrower’s two existing and ongoing disputes in California with current and
former employees regarding unpaid wages and overtime compensation and (B) the
Borrower’s existing and ongoing dispute with Jose Ochoa and EPL-Mexico, not to
exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate from October 1, 2005 through the Final
Maturity Date for all such amounts pursuant to this clause, (l) to the extent
deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such period, customary fees
and expenses payable in cash in connection with the Borrower’s abandoned initial
public offering not to exceed $1.8 million, and (m) all other cash capital
expenditures to the extent not included as Capital Expenditures,”

                     (g)       The definition of “Fiscal Quarters” in Section
1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety
and replacing it with:

                    “Fiscal Quarters” means the quarterly fiscal periods of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries ending on the last day of March, June, September
and December in each year.

                     (h)      The definition of “Fiscal Year” in Section 1.01 of
the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and
replacing it with:

                    “Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries consisting of four Fiscal Quarters, 52 or 53 weeks, as the case may
be, and ending on the last day of December.

                     (i)       By deleting the defined term “New Construction”
from Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement.

 

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                     (j)     New Section 2.01A is hereby added to the Credit
Agreement immediately after Section 2.01 as follows:

“2.01A Term B Loans.

                    (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement
and of Amendment No. 1, each Term Loan Lender that has executed a counterpart to
Amendment No. 1, severally (and not jointly), agrees to exchange its Term Loan
for a like principal amount of Term B Loans on the Amendment No. 1 Effective
Date.

                    (b) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and of
Amendment No. 1, each Additional Term B Lender severally agrees to make
Additional Term B Loans in Dollars to the Borrower on the Amendment No. 1
Effective Date in a principal amount not to exceed its Additional Term B
Commitment on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date. The Borrower shall prepay all
Term Loans of the Non-Consenting Term Lenders with the gross proceeds of the
Additional Term B Loans.

                    (c) On the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the Borrower
shall pay to each Term Loan Lender, including any Term Loan Lender that is not a
Term B Lender, all accrued and unpaid interest on the Term Loans to, but not
including, the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (it being understood that the
existing Interest Periods of the Term Loans prior to the Amendment No. 1
Effective Date shall continue on and after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date
and shall accrue interest at the Applicable Rate in effect on and after the
Amendment No. 1 Effective Date)

                    (d) The Term B Loans shall have the same terms as the Term
Loans as set forth in this Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents, except as
modified by Amendment No. 1. For avoidance of doubt, the Term B Loans (and all
principal, interest and other amounts in respect thereof) will constitute
Obligations under the Security Agreement and the other Loan Documents and,
except as set forth in Amendment No. 1, shall have the same rights and
obligations under this Agreement and the Loan Documents as the Term Loans.”

                     (k)     New Section 2.06A is hereby added to the Credit
Agreement immediately following Section 2.06 as follows:

 

“2.06A Prepayments from Proceeds of Additional Term B Loans.

                    Notwithstanding the foregoing, 100% of the proceeds of all
Additional Term B Loans shall be used to repay Term Loans of the Non-Consenting
Term Loan Lenders.”

                     (l)     New Section 2.06B is hereby added to the Credit
Agreement immediately following Section 2.06A as follows:

                     “2.06B Voluntary Prepayments of Term B Loans. All voluntary
prepayments of Term B Loans effected on or prior to the first anniversary of the
Amendment No. 1 Effective Date with the proceeds of a substantially concurrent
issuance or incurrence of new term loans or loans under a new revolving credit
facility (excluding a refinancing of all Loans outstanding under the Agreement
in connection with another transaction not permitted by this

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Agreement (as determined prior to giving effect to any amendment or waiver of
this Agreement being adopted in connection with such transaction)), shall be
accompanied by a prepayment fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate amount of such
prepayments if the Applicable Rate (or similar interest rate spread) applicable
to such new term loans is or, upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, could
be less than the Applicable Rate applicable to the Term B Loans as of the
Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.”

          

          (m)      Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting from subclause (ii)(a)(II) the words “Applicable Margin” and replacing
them with the words “Applicable Rate”.

          (n)      All references to “Term Loan Lender”, “Term Loan” and “Term
Loan Note” (except any such references appearing in the recitals to this
Amendment and the provisions of clauses (a), (j) and (k) of this Section 1 of
this Amendment) in the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents shall be deemed
to be references to “Term B Lender”, “Term B Loan” and “Term B Note”,
respectively.

                    SECTION 2. Representations and Warranties. Each Loan Party
represents and warrants to the Lenders as of the date hereof and as of the
Amendment No. 1 Effective Date that:

                    (a)      The execution and delivery of this Amendment by the
Loan Parties has been duly authorized.

                    (b)      The execution, delivery and performance by each of
the Loan Parties of this Amendment, (a) will not require any consent or approval
of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental
Authority, except (i) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force
and effect, (ii) filings reasonably necessary to perfect Liens pursuant to the
Security Documents to the extent required under the Loan Documents and (iii)
consents, approvals, registrations, filings, permits or actions the failure to
obtain or perform which could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, (b) will not violate the Organizational Documents of the
Borrower or its Subsidiaries, (c) will not violate any law, (d) will not violate
or result in a default or require any consent or approval under any indenture,
agreement or other instrument binding upon the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or
its property, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be
made by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, except for violations, defaults or the
creation of such rights that could not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect, and (e) will not result in the creation or imposition
of any Lien on any property of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, except Liens
created by the Loan Documents and permitted Liens.

                    (c)      Each of the representations and warranties made by
any Loan Party set forth in Article V of the Credit Agreement or in any other
Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (except that any
representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material
Adverse Effect” are true and correct in all respects) with the same effect as if
made on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, except to the extent such
representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date.

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                    (d)      At the time of and immediately after giving effect
to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing.

                    SECTION 3. Credit Agreement. Except as specifically provided
hereby, the Credit Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in
accordance with the provisions thereof as in existence on the date hereof. After
the date hereof, any reference to the Credit Agreement in any Loan Document
shall mean the Credit Agreement as modified hereby. This Amendment shall be a
Loan Document for all purposes.

                    SECTION 4. Conditions to Effectiveness of Amendment and
Post-Closing Real Property Requirements. (a) This Amendment shall become
effective on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, on the first Business Day on
which, the following conditions are satisfied or waived:

          

           (i)      The Administrative Agent shall have received from (A)
Additional Term B Lenders having Additional Term B Commitments equal in
principal amount to the amount of Term Loans held by Non-Consenting Term Loan
Lenders, (B) the Administrative Agent, (C) each Loan Party, and (D) the Required
Lenders, either (x) a counterpart of this Amendment signed on behalf of such
party or (y) written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent (which may include a telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of
this Amendment) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Amendment;

           (ii)      The Borrower shall have provided the Administrative Agent
with a loan notice substantially in the form of Exhibit B to the Credit
Agreement two Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date with
respect to the borrowing of Term B Loans on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date;

          (iii)      Each Term B Lender shall have received, if requested at
least three Business Days prior to the date on which each of the other
conditions to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date have been met, one or more Term
B Notes payable to the order of such Lender duly executed by the Borrower in
substantially the form of Exhibit E-1 to the Credit Agreement, as modified by
this Amendment, evidencing its Term B Loans;

          (iv)      The Borrower shall have paid to all Term Loan Lenders on the
Amendment No. 1 Effective Date simultaneously with the making of Term B Loans
under the Credit Agreement all accrued and unpaid interest on the Term Loans to,
but not including, the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date;

          (v)      The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the
resolutions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, of the board of directors of each Loan Party authorizing, as applicable,
(A) the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and (B) the Term B
Loan to the Borrower contemplated hereunder, certified by the secretary or an
assistant secretary of such Loan Party as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date,
which certificate shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and shall state that the resolutions thereby certified have
not been amended, modified (except as any later such resolution

 

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may modify any earlier such resolution), revoked or rescinded and are in full
force and effect;

          (vi)      The Administrative Agent shall have received a legal
opinion, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special New York counsel
to the Loan Parties;

          (vii)     The Administrative Agent shall have received certified
copies of UCC searches or equivalent reports or searches to the extent
reasonably requested, each dated as of a recent date and listing all effective
financing statements, lien notices or comparable documents that name any Loan
Party as debtor and that are filed in the state or other jurisdiction in which
such Loan Party is organized, none of which encumber the Collateral covered or
intended to be covered by the Security Documents (other than Liens permitted by
section 7.01);

          (viii)     At the time of and after giving effect to this Amendment no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

          (ix)      The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate
of a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party to the effect that the
representations and warranties set forth in Article V of the Credit Agreement
are true and correct in all material respects.

          (b)      Post-Closing Real Property Requirements. To the extent such
items have not been delivered as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, within
thirty (30) days after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, unless waived or
extended by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, the applicable Loan
Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, with respect to each Mortgaged
Property, the following:

          (i)       a Mortgage amendment, executed and delivered by a duly
authorized officer of each mortgagor party thereto;

          (ii)      all documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial
Code or other applicable fixture security financing statements, reasonably
requested by the Collateral Agent to be filed, registered or recorded to create
the Liens intended to be created by any Mortgage amendment and perfect such
Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, such
Mortgage amendment;

          (iii)      a policy or policies of title insurance, or unconditional
commitments therefor, issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company
insuring the Lien of each Mortgage as a valid Lien on the Mortgaged Property
described therein, free of any other Liens except as expressly permitted by
Section 7.01 or consented to by the Collateral Agent, together with such
endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance as the Collateral Agent may reasonably
request having the effect of a valid, issued and binding title insurance policy;
and

          (iv)      written opinions of local counsel in the states in which
each such Mortgaged Property is located in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to the Collateral Agent.

 

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                    SECTION 5. Applicable Law. This Amendment shall be governed
by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

                    SECTION 6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in
counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each
of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall
constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature
page of this Amendment by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Amendment.

                    SECTION 7. Headings. The Section headings used herein are
for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Amendment and are not to
affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting,
this Amendment.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year
first written above.

  EL POLLO LOCO, INC.       By: /s/ Pamela R. Milner                 
      Name: Pamela R. Milner         Title:    Senior Vice President  
                General Counsel & Secretary

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  EPL INTERMEDIATE, INC.,       By: /s/ Pamela R. Milner                 
      Name: Pamela R. Milner         Title:    Senior Vice President  
                General Counsel & Secretary

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  MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL   CORPORATION, as Administrative Agent,   Swingline
Lender and a Lender       By: /s/ Stephanie Vallillo                 
      Name: Stephanie Vallillo         Title:    Vice President

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  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as L/C Issuer   and a Lender       By: /s/ Angelo
Maragos                        Name: Angelo Maragos         Title:    Vice
President

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In connection with the execution of the Amendment No. 1, kindly follow the
instructions below. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Amendment No. 1.

(1) For Term Loan Lenders, insert the name of each individual lending
entity/fund in the blank signature block found on the first signature page
attached hereto. Please note that by executing this Amendment No. 1 as a Term
Loan Lender, you are agreeing to exchange your Term Loan and its Pro Rata Term
Share for a Term B Loan and a Term B Commitment in an identical principal
amount. If your lending entity/fund does not require dual signatures, you may
ignore the bottom most signature block.

  Atlas Loan Funding 2, LLC   By: Atlas Capital Funding, Ltd.   By: Structured
Asset Invetors, LLC   Its Investment Manager,   as a Lender       By: /s/ Diana
M. Himes                        Name: Diana M. Himes         Title:    Vice
President

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  AVENUE CLO FUND, LIMITED         AVENUE CLO II, LIMITED      
_________________________________,   As a Lender,           By: /s/ Richard
D’Addario                        Name: RICHARD D’ADDARIO         Title:
   SENIOR PORTFOLIO MANAGER      
By:                                                      Name:         Title:

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  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as L/C Issuer   and a Lender           By: /s/ Angelo
Maragos                        Name: Angelo Maragos         Title:    Vice
President

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  ___________________________________,   as a Lender,       BlackRock Senior
Income Series II   BlackRock Senior Income Series III           By: /s/ AnnMarie
Smith                        Name: AnnMarie Smith         Title:    Authorized
Signatory       By:                                                      Name:  
      Title:

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Boldwater CENA Loan Funding LLC

                           , as a Lender       By: /s/ Erich
VanRavenswaay                        Name: Erich VanRavenswaay         Title:
   Assistant Vice President

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       By: Callidus Debt Partners CLO Fund IV Ltd.        By: Its Collateral
Manager,        Callidus Capital Management, LLC.  
___________________________________,   as a Lender,       By: /s/ Peter R.
Bennitt                        Name: Peter R. Bennitt         Title:
   Principal       By:                                               
      Name:         Title:

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Additional Term B        By: Callidus Debt Partners CLO Fund VI, Ltd.
Commitment: $3,000,000             By: Its Collateral Manager          Callidus
Capital Management, LLC       __________________________________,     as an
Additional Term B Lender           By: /s/ Peter R. Bennitt                   
      Name: PETER R. BENNITT           Title:    PRINCIPAL            
By:                                                        Name:    
      Title:

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  Cent CDO 10, Ltd.   By: RiverSource Investments,   LLC as Collateral Manager  
          as a Lender       By: /s/ Robin C. Stancil                 
      Name: Robin C. Stancil         Title:    Director of Operations

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  Cent CDO XI, Limited   By: RiverSource Investments,   LLC as Collateral
Manager             as a Lender       By: /s/ Robin C. Stancil                 
      Name: Robin C. Stancil         Title:    Director of Operations

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            Centurion CDO 8, Limited             By: RiverSource Investments,  
          LLC as Collateral Manager                       as a Lender       By:
/s/ Robin C. Stancil                        Name: Robin C. Stancil  
      Title:    Director of Operations

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            Centurion CDO 9, Ltd.             By: RiverSource Investments,  
          LLC as Collateral Manager                       as a Lender       By:
/s/ Robin C. Stancil                        Name: Robin C. Stancil  
      Title:    Director of Operations

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            Centurion CDO VI, Ltd.             By: RiverSource Investments,  
          LLC as Collateral Manager                       as a Lender       By:
/s/ Robin C. Stancil                        Name: Robin C. Stancil  
      Title:    Director of Operations

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            Centurion CDO VII, Ltd.             By: RiverSource Investments,  
          LLC as Collateral Manager                       as a Lender       By:
/s/ Robin C. Stancil                        Name: Robin C. Stancil  
      Title:    Director of Operations

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  CIT Lending Services Corporation,   as a Lender,       By: /s/ Barbara
Perich                        Name: Barbara Perich         Title:    Vice
President

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LENDER:         CONFLUENT 4 LIMITED,           As Lender     By: Loomis, Sayles
& Company, L.P.,           As Sub-Manager     By: Loomis, Sayles & Company,
Incorporated           Its General Partner       By: /s/ Kevin J.
Perry                          Name: Kevin J. Perry           Title:    Vice
President

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  CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY,   as a Lender       By: /s/ Marilou R.
McGirr                        Name: Marilou R. McGirr         Title:    Vice
President and Assistant Treasurer      
By:                                                      Name:         Title:  
        Approved by   Law Dept.   By: MPC                       Date:
3-8-07               

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  Fidelity Advisor Series II: Fidelity Advisor   Floating Rate High Income Fund,
  as a Lender,           By: /s/ John Costello                        Name: John
Costello         Title:    Assistant Treasurer          
By:                                                      Name:         Title:

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  GoldenTree Loan Opportunities I, Limited,   By: GoldenTree Asset Management,
LP   as a Lender,           By: /s/ Karen Weber                        Name:
Karen Weber         Title:    Authorized Signatory

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Lender: Granite Ventures III Ltd.
 
             By: Stone Tower Debt Advisors LLC.,
   
             As Its Collateral Manager
 
 
   

 

 
By: /s/ Michael W. Delpercio               
 
     Name: Michael W. Delpercio
 
     Title:    Authorized Signatory

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  GSCP (NJ), l.p., on behalf of each of the following      funds, in its
capacity as Collateral Manager:       GSC PARTNERS CDO FUND IV, LIMITED   GSC
PARTNERS CDO FUND VI, LIMITED   GSC PARTNERS CDO FUND VII, LIMITED   GSC CAPITAL
CORP. LOAN FUNDING 2005-1       By: /s/ Alexander J. Wright                 
      Name: Alex Wright         Title:    Authorized Signatory  
                 GSC Group               GSC PARTNERS GEMINI FUND LIMITED   By:
GSCP (NJ), L.P., as Collateral Monitor   By: GSCP (NJ), INC., its General
Partners       By: /s/ Alexander J. Wright                        Name: Alex
Wright         Title:    Authorized Signature                    GSC Group

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     Highland Credit Opportunities CDO Ltd      By: Highland Capital Management,
L.P.,      As Collateral Manager      By: Strand Advisors, Inc., Its General  
   Partner   ___________________________________,   as a Lender,       By: /s/
Brian Lohrding                        Name: Brian Lohrding, Treasurer  
      Title:    Strand Advisors, Inc.,         General Partner of  
      Highland Capital Management, L.P.      
By:                                                      Name:         Title:

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  Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund   ____________________________________,
  as a Lender,           By: /s/ M. Jason Blackburn                        Name:
M. Jason Blackburn, Treasurer         Title:      
By:                                                      Name:         Title:

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  Highland Floating Rate LLC       ____________________________________,   as a
Lender,           By: /s/ M. Jason Blackburn                        Name: M.
Jason Blackburn, Treasurer         Title:      
By:                                                      Name:         Title:

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  IXIS LOOMIS SAYLES SENIOR LOAN FUND   By Loomis, Sayles and Company, L.P.  
           its manager   By Loomis, Sayles and Company, Inc.              its
general partner       By: /s/ Kevin J. Perry                        Name: Kevin
J. Perry         Title:    Vice President

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  KENNECOTT FUNDING LTD.,   as a Lender,           By: /s/ Kaitlin
Trinh                        Name: Kaitlin Trinh         Title:    Director    
  By:                                                      Name:         Title:

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      By: MAPS CLO Fund II, Ltd.       By: Its Collateral Manager,  
    Callidus Capital Management, LLC       ____________________________________,
  as a Lender,       By: /s/ Peter R. Bennitt                        Name: Peter
R. Bennitt         Title:    Principal      
By:                                                      Name:         Title:

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  MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL   CORPORATION, as Administrative Agent,   Swingline
Lender and a Lender       By: /s/ Stephanie Vallillo                 
      Name: Stephanie Vallillo         Title:    Vice President

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  Merrill Lynch Credit Products, LLC,   as a Lender,           By: /s/ Neyda
Darias                        Name: Neyda Darias         Title:    Vice
President

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  Morgan Stanley Investment   Management Croton, Ltd.   By: Morgan Stanley
Investment Management Inc. as   Collateral Manager      
_________________________________________,   as a Lender,           By: /s/
Darvin D. Pierce                        Name: DARVIN D. PIERCE         Title:
   EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR       By:                                               
      Name:         Title:

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  MORGAN STANLEY   PRIME INCOME TRUST      
_____________________________________,   as a Lender,       By: /s/ Darvin D.
Pierce                        Name: DARVIN D. PIERCE         Title:    EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR

      By:                                                      Name:  
      Title:

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  Mt Wilson CLO Ltd       _____________________________________,   as a Lender,
      By: /s/ Kelly Olsen                        Name: Kelly Olsen  
      Title:    Authorized Signatory      
By:                                                      Name:         Title:

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  OLYMPIC CLO I   [               ], as a Lender     By: /s/ John M.
Casparian                  Name: John M. Casparian   Title:   Senior Managing
Director             (Manager)             Churchill Pacific Asset Management
LLC

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  Lender: Rampart CLO I Ltd.              By: Stone Tower Debt Advisors LLC.,  
           As its Collateral Manager                 By: /s/ Michael W.
Delpercio                        Name: MICHAEL W. DELPERCIO         Title:
   AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

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            RiverSource Bond Series, Inc.                RiverSource Floating
Rate Fund                            as a Lender       By: /s/ Robin C.
Stancil                        Name: Robin C. Stancil         Title:
   Assistant Vice President

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       Sequils-Centurion V. Ltd.        By: RiverSource Investments,        LLC
as Collateral Manager                  as a Lender       By: /s/ Robin C.
Stancil                        Name: Robin C. Stancil         Title:    Director
of Operations

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  SHASTA CLO I   [                ], as a Lender     By: /s/ John M.
Casparian                  Name: John M. Casparian   Title:   Senior Managing
Director             (Manager)             Churchill Pacific Asset Management
LLC

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    SIERRA CLO II     [                ], as a Lender       By: /s/ John M.
Casparian                    Name: John M. Casparian     Title:    Senior
Managing Director                (Manager)                Churchill Pacific
Asset Management LLC

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  Lender: Stone Tower CLO II Ltd.                By: Stone Tower Debt Advisors
LLC.,                As its Collateral Manager             By: /s/ Michael W.
Delpercio                        Name: MICHAEL W. DELPERCIO         Title:
   AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

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  Lender: Stone Tower CLO III Ltd.                By: Stone Tower Debt Advisors
LLC.,                As its Collateral Manager             By: /s/ Michael W.
Delpercio                        Name: MICHAEL W. DELPERCIO         Title:
   AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

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  Lender: Stone Tower CLO IV Ltd.                By: Stone Tower Debt Advisors
LLC.,                As its Collateral Manager             By: /s/ Michael W.
Delpercio                        Name: MICHAEL W. DELPERCIO         Title:
   AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

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  Lender: Stone Tower Credit Funding Ltd.                By: Stone Tower Fund
Management LLC.,                As its Collateral Manager             By: /s/
Michael W. Delpercio                        Name: MICHAEL W. DELPERCIO  
      Title:    AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

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Symphony GLDI, LTD, as a Lender  By: Symphony Asset Management               

  By: /s/ illegible                        Name: illegible         Title:
   illegible

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  THE LOOMIS SAYLES SENIOR LOAN FUND II LLC   By: Loomis, Sayles & Company,
L.P., Its Managing Member   By: Loomis, Sayles & Company, Inc., Its General
Partner       By: /s/ Kevin J. Perry                        Name: Kevin J. Perry
        Title:    Vice President

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  THE LOOMIS SAYLES SENIOR LOAN FUND, LLC   By Loomis Sayles and Company, L.P.  
           its manager   By Loomis Sayles and Company, Inc.              its
general partner       By: /s/ Kevin J. Perry                        Name: Kevin
J. Perry         Title:    Vice President

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  Trimaran CLO V Ltd   By Trimaran Advisors, L.L.C.,   as a Lender,          
By: /s/ David M. Millison                        Name: David M. Millison  
      Title:    Managing Director

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In connection with the execution of the Amendment No. 1, kindly follow the
instructions below. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Amendment No. 1.

(1) For Term Loan Lenders, insert the name of each individual lending
entity/fund in the blank signature block found on the first signature page
attached hereto. Please note that by executing this Amendment No. 1 as a Term
Loan Lender, you are agreeing to exchange your Term Loan and its Pro Rata Term
Share for a Term B Loan and a Term B Commitment in an identical principal
amount. If your lending entity/fund does not require dual signatures, you may
ignore the bottom most signature block.

  WB Loan Funding 4, LLC   as a Lender       By: /s/ Diana M.
Himes                        Name: Diana M. Himes         Title:    Vice
President

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  WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as a Lender       By: /s/ Darcy McLaren               
        Name: Darcy McLaren         Title:    Vice President       By: /s/
Stephen Leon                        Name: Stephen Leon         Title:
   Managing Director

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    WHITNEY CLO I     [                ], as a Lender       By: /s/ John M.
Casparian                          Name: John M. Casparian       Title:
   Senior Managing Director                  (Manager)      
           Churchill Pacific Asset Management LLC

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