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                         AM International, Inc.
                         9399 West Higgins Road
                               Suite 900
                        Rosemont, Illinois 60018



October 29, 1996


Mr. Thomas D. Rooney
1420 Carlisle Drive
Inverness, Illinois 60010

Dear Mr. Rooney:

Reference is hereby made to your Change in Control and Termination
Benefits Agreement with AM International, Inc. (the "Company") dated as
of July 7, 1995 (the "Agreement").  This letter is to effect a
satisfaction and discharge of your and the Company's respective
obligations under the Agreement.  You will be entitled to receive, on
the date of the Closing or commencing upon the date of the Closing, the
cash payments and benefits set forth on Schedule A to this letter
agreement.  In addition, pursuant to Section 2 of the Agreement and in
accordance with the Escrow Agreement dated July 7, 1995 between the
Company, Bank of America Illinois (the "Escrow Agent") and you, you are
entitled to receive a lump sum cash amount equal to $250,000 (plus
interest thereon in accordance with Section 2 of the Escrow Agreement)
upon the earliest to occur of (i) the date of the Closing, so long as
you are employed by the Company on the date of the Closing, (ii)
February 27, 1997, so long as you are employed by the Company on
February 27, 1997, and (iii) the effective date on which your employment
by the Company terminates by reason of a Qualifying Termination, your
death, or termination of your employment by the Company by reason of
your Incapacity (as defined in the Agreement) or disability.

All amounts paid or released to you may be subject to withholding for
federal, state or local taxes.  The Company hereby undertakes to deliver
to the Escrow Agent, on or prior to the Closing Date, a certificate in
the form of Schedule B to this letter.

Terms used in this letter and in the Schedules hereto which are not
defined herein and are defined in the Merger Purchase Agreement among
8044 Acquisition, Inc., 8044 Acquisition Sub Inc. and the Company, dated
as of the date hereof (the "Merger Agreement"), shall have the meanings
set forth in the Merger Agreement.  This letter shall not affect your
rights under the Agreement, including, without limitation, your right to
terminate your employment for Good Reason.  This letter shall be of no
force or effect in the event the Closing does not occur; provided,
however, that in such event this letter shall not affect the terms and
conditions of the Agreement or the Escrow Agreement.

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                                   AM INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                   By:_/s/ Jerome D. Brady___
                                        Name:  Jerome D. Brady
                                             Title:  President and Chief
                                                       Executive Officer
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED
this 29th day of October, 1996


By:    /s/ Thomas D. Rooney
     Name:  Thomas D. Rooney
     Title:  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer                         
             President, AM Multigraphics

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                               SCHEDULE A
                     TO LETTER TO THOMAS D. ROONEY
                         DATED OCTOBER 29, 1996

At the Closing, the Company shall pay to Thomas D. Rooney (the
"Executive"), in immediately available funds, the following: (1footnote)

1.  Pursuant to Section 3(a)(1)(i) of the Agreement an amount equal to
the Executive's base salary through and including the Closing Date, to
the extent not theretofore paid;

2.  Pursuant to Section 3(a)(1)(ii) of the Agreement, an amount equal to
$14,140 (i.e., the product of 2,828 multiplied by $5.00), representing
payment in full for all Deferred Compensation Shares held by or for the
account of the Executive;

3.  Pursuant to Section 3(a)(1)(ii) of the Agreement, an amount equal to
any accrued vacation pay of the Executive, through and including the
Closing Date, to the extent not theretofore paid;

4.  Assuming the Closing occurs no earlier than November 27, 1996 (the
date which is three months after the sale of AM Graphics, as defined in
the Agreement), pursuant to Section 3(a)(2) of the Agreement, an amount
equal to the product of (i) two times the Executive's highest rate of
annual base salary in effect at any time from and after July 7, 1995 to
the day prior to the date of the Closing (which base salary as of the
date hereof is $199,500, which, when doubled, equals $399,000)
multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to 24
minus the number of months which elapse during the 12-month period
commencing on November 27, 1996 (including a partial month with a
partial month being expressed as a fraction, the numerator of which is
the number of days which have elapsed in such month and the denominator
of which is the number of days in such month) and the denominator of
which is 24;

5.  With respect to the Executive's annual bonus, the amount will not be
determined in accordance with Section 3(a)(3) of the Agreement, but
rather will be paid in accordance with the Executive's EICP Grant;
provided, however, that if the Executive's employment is terminated for
any reason prior to payment of the 1997 EICP awards, Executive will be
entitled to receive the grant which would have been payable in
accordance with Section 3(a)(3) of the Agreement as if Executive's
employment had been terminated for Good Reason on the Closing Date.

FOOTNOTE:  1. All amounts payable to Mr. Rooney under the Company's
401(k) plan, savings plans, retirement plan, deferred compensation
plans, and other plans under which he is a participant, and which are
not otherwise referred to in this Schedule, shall be paid to Mr. Rooney
according to their respective terms.

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6.  With respect to the Executive's supplemental retirement benefit, the
amount, if any, determined in accordance with Section 3(b) of the
Agreement; and

7.  With respect to unvested employer contributions to Retirement Plans,
the amount, if any, determined in accordance with Section 3(c)(1) of the
Agreement.

Commencing upon the date of the Closing, pursuant to Section 3(c)(2) of
the Agreement, the Company shall:

1.  For a period of two years commencing on the date of the Closing,
continue to keep in full force and effect (or shall cause a successor to
keep in full force and effect or shall cause to be provided by a third-
party provider) all policies of medical, prescription, dental, accident,
disability and life insurance with respect to the Executive and his
dependents with the same level of coverage, upon the same terms and
otherwise to the same extent as such policies shall have been in effect
immediately prior to the date of the Closing or, if more favorable to
the Executive, as provided generally with respect to other peer
executives of the Company and its affiliated companies. The obligation
of the Company to continue coverage of the Executive and his spouse and
other dependents under such policies shall cease at such time as the
Executive and his spouse and other dependents obtain substantially
comparable coverage under another policy or policies, including a policy
maintained by another employer.

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                                                              SCHEDULE B
                         Certificate and Waiver

     , 1997 [insert first to occur of date of Closing and 2/27/97]

Bank of America Illinois
231 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60697
Attention:

          Re:  Escrow Account No.          (the "Escrow Account")

Gentlemen:

          Reference is made to that certain Change in Control and
Termination Benefits Agreement dated as of July 7th, 1995 (the
"Agreement") between AM International, Inc. (the "Company") and Thomas
D. Rooney (the "Employee"); each capitalized term used herein and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the
Agreement.

          The undersigned, on behalf of the Company, hereby certifies to
Bank of America Illinois that the Employee is entitled to have the funds
held in the Escrow Account released to the Employee.

          The Company hereby waives, for itself and on behalf of its
successors and assigns, all rights the Company may have (i) to receive a
copy of the certificate from the Employee to the Escrow Agent, dated the
date of this Certificate and Waiver, in the form of Annex I to the
Escrow Agreement (the "Certificate"), and (ii) to dispute any
certifications of the Employee set forth in the Certificate.

          Please release all funds held in the Escrow Account and
deliver such funds in accordance with the instructions of the Employee.


                              AM INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                              By:
                                   Name:
                                   Title:

                              Certificate

     , 1997 [insert first to occur of date of Closing and 2/27/97]

Bank of America Illinois
231 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60697
Attention:          Re:  Escrow Account No.          (the "Escrow Account")

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

          Reference is made to that certain Change in Control and
Termination Benefits Agreement dated as of July 7th, 1995 (the
"Agreement") between AM International, Inc. ("AMI") and the undersigned;
each capitalized term used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in the Agreement.

          The undersigned hereby certifies to Bank of America Illinois
that at least one of the following statements is true and correct as of
the date hereof:

          1.   A Change in Control (other than a Change in Control
               resulting from a sale of all or substantially all of the
               assets of AM Graphics) has occurred at least three months
               prior to the date hereof and on the three-month
               anniversary date of such Change in Control the
               undersigned was an employee of AMI or the person who
               assumed the Agreement and the Escrow Agreement.

          2.   A Change in Control (other than a Change in Control
               resulting from a sale of all or substantially all of the
               assets of AM Graphics) has occurred and the Employee's
               employment by AMI or the person who assumed the Agreement
               and the Escrow Agreement was terminated after, or on the
               same date as, such Change in Control by reason of a
               Qualifying Termination, death of the Executive, or
               termination of employment by AMI or the person who
               assumed the Agreement and the Escrow Agreement by reason
               of the Executive's Incapacity or disability.

          3.   A Change in Control resulting from a sale of all or
               substantially all of the assets of AM Graphics has
               occurred in accordance with Section 1(c)(4)(ii) of the
               Agreement, the consummation of the sale of all or
               substantially all of the domestic assets of AM
               Multigraphics has occurred prior to, or on the same date
               as, such Change in Control, and the undersigned was an
               employee of AMI on the date of such Change in Control.

          4.   A Change in Control resulting from a sale of all or
               substantially all of the assets of AM Graphics has
               occurred in accordance with Section 1(c)(4)(ii) of the
               Agreement, the consummation of the sale of all or
               substantially all of the domestic assets of AM
               Multigraphics has occurred after the date of such Change
               in Control, and the undersigned was an employee of AMI on
               the date of such sale of assets of AM Multigraphics.

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          5.   A Change in Control resulting from a sale of all or
               substantially all of the assets of AM Graphics has
               occurred in accordance with Section 1(c)(4)(ii) of the
               Agreement at least six months prior to the date hereof
               and, on the six-month anniversary date of such Change in
               Control, the undersigned was an employee of AMI.

          6.   A Change in Control resulting from a sale of all or
               substantially all of the assets of AM Graphics has
               occurred in accordance with Section 1(c)(4)(ii) of the
               Agreement and the Employee's employment by AMI was
               terminated after, or on the same date as, such Change in
               Control by reason of a Qualifying Termination, death of
               the Executive, or termination of employment by AMI by
               reason of the Executive's Incapacity or disability.
          
          7.   A Change in Control has occurred and the Employee's
               employment by AMI was terminated prior to such Change in
               Control for a reason other than for Cause or the
               Executive's Incapacity at a time when AMI was a party to
               a letter of intent which contemplates effecting, or a
               binding written agreement (subject to customary closing
               conditions) to effect, a transaction constituting a
               Change in Control.

Please release all funds representing proceeds of all Securities held in
the Escrow Account and deliver such funds to .


                              Thomas D. Rooney
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