EXHIBIT 10.56

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT

REGARDING ASSETS

 

This First Amendment to Agreement Regarding Assets (the “Amendment”) is entered
into as of December 19, 2003, by and among Unified Western Grocers, Inc., a
California corporation (“Unified”), AH Investors, LLC, a California limited
liability company (“AH”), and TDH Investors, LLC, a California limited liability
company (“TDH”), who agree as follows:

 

1. Recitals. This Amendment is made with reference to the following facts and
circumstances:

 

(a) Unified, AH and TDH are parties to that certain Agreement Regarding Assets,
dated as of November 26, 2003 (the “Agreement”).

 

(b) Unified, AH and TDH desire to amend the Agreement as set forth in this
Amendment.

 

2. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this
Amendment have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.

 

3. Amendment. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary,
fee title to the land to which a Lease relates and/or the right, title and
interest of the landlord of a Lease in and to that Lease may be acquired by an
entity other than TDH, if, but only if, (a) the transaction in which such
acquisition is proposed to be made is first approved in writing by Unified,
which approval Unified agrees not to unreasonably withhold, and (b) concurrently
with the consummation of such acquisition, Unified is released from all
liabilities and obligations under such Lease.

 

4. Agreement Remains in Effect. Except as amended by this Amendment, the
Agreement remains unmodified and in full force and effect.

 

The parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective
duly authorized officers or agents as of the date first set forth above.

 

UNIFIED WESTERN GROCERS,

INC., a California corporation

     

AH INVESTORS, LLC,

a California limited liability company

By:

 

/s/ Robert M. Ling, Jr.

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Robert M. Ling, Jr., Executive Vice

President and Corporate Secretary

          By:  

Alamo Group VIII, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

               

By:

 

/s/ Donald F. Gaube

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Donald F. Gaube, Managing Member

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TDH INVESTORS, LLC,

a California limited liability company

   

By:

 

Alamo Group VIII, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

   

By:

 

/s/ Donald F. Gaube

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Donald F. Gaube, Managing Member

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