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                              FINANCIAL INNOVATORS



                                AGENCY AGREEMENT

               FINOVA Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation
                              as AGENT AND LENDER
                       and the other LENDERS named herein



              USA Detergents, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("USA")
        Big Cloud Powder Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("POWDER")
     Chicago Management Powder Corp., a Delaware corporation ("MANAGEMENT")
   Chicago Contract Powder Corporation, an Illinois corporation ("CONTRACT")
                                    BORROWER




                                  $48,500,000
                                  CREDIT LIMIT


                                AUGUST 14, 1998
                                      DATE


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                                    CONTENTS
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1.       Definitions..............................................................................................1
         1.1      Definitions.....................................................................................1

2.       Commitments and Commitment Percentages...................................................................5
         2.1      Commitments to Make Revolving Credit Loans......................................................5
         2.2      Commitment to Make Term Loans...................................................................5
         2.3      Commitments to Participate in L/C Drawings......................................................5
         2.4      Nature of Obligations of Lenders................................................................5
         2.5      Commitments:  Dollar Commitments and Commitment Percentages.....................................6

3.       Funding and Distributions................................................................................6
         3.1      Funding Procedures; Settlement..................................................................6
         3.2      Agent Advances..................................................................................7
         3.3      Cover Loans by Agent............................................................................8
         3.4      Distributions of  Payments......................................................................8

4.       Applications of Payments, Etc............................................................................9
         4.1      Setoff; Ratable Payments........................................................................9
         4.2      Application of Payments........................................................................10

5.       The Agent...............................................................................................10
         5.1      Appointment of Agent; Nature of Relationship...................................................10
         5.2      Powers of Agent................................................................................11
         5.3      General Immunity...............................................................................11
         5.4      Relations Among Lenders........................................................................11
         5.5      Reliance by Agent; Right of Non-Action.........................................................12
         5.6      Agents Rights as a Lender......................................................................12
         5.7      No Responsibility for Certain Matters..........................................................12
         5.8      Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Lenders........................................................12
         5.9      Employment of Agents and Counsel...............................................................13
         5.10     Distributions of Notices and of Documents......................................................13
         5.11     Concerning Collateral..........................................................................13
         5.12     Concerning Distributions.......................................................................14
         5.13     The Agent's Reimbursement and Indemnification..................................................15
         5.14     Resignation of Agent...........................................................................15
         5.15     Actions Affecting Agent........................................................................16

6.       Amendments -- Waivers...................................................................................16
         6.1      Amendments and Waivers.........................................................................16
         6.2      Take-Out Of Lender.............................................................................17

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7.       Assignments and Participations..........................................................................17
         7.1      In General.....................................................................................17
         7.2      Assignments....................................................................................18
         7.3      Participations.................................................................................19

8.       Miscellaneous...........................................................................................20
         8.1      Confidential Information.......................................................................20
         8.2      Dispute Resolution; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.......................................................20
         8.3      Notices........................................................................................21
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                                AGENCY AGREEMENT

         THIS AGREEMENT is made as of August 14, 1998, among:

                  FINOVA Capital Corporation, Foothill Capital Corporation,
                  First Source Financial, L.L.C. and Merrill Lynch Business
                  Financial Services, Inc.; and those other Persons (if any)
                  who become "LENDERS" as provided in, and pursuant to, Section
                  7, below;

                  And

                  FINOVA Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as
                  contractual representative AGENT for such "Lenders" having
                  offices at 355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400, Los Angeles,
                  California 90071;

                  And

                  The BORROWER named on the cover page hereof, jointly and 
                  severally

in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and benefits to be 
derived herefrom,

                                   Recitals:

                  (i) Borrower has entered into that certain Loan and Security
Agreement dated as of August 14, 1998 with FINOVA Capital Corporation, in its
capacity as Agent (as hereinafter defined) for itself and the Lenders; and

                  (ii) Borrower has selected Agent to seek and arrange
additional commitments from such Lenders to provide pro rata shares of the
Loans comprising the $48,500,000 Total Facility described in the Loan
Agreement; and

                  (iii) The Lenders under the Loan Agreement desire to enter
into this Agreement with Agent in connection with the Loan Agreement.

         NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:

1.       DEFINITIONS

1.1 Definitions. Terms defined in the Loan Agreement (defined below) and used
herein have the respective meanings given those terms therein and the following
terms have the following meanings:

         "AGENT": FINOVA Capital Corporation, in its capacity as contractual
representative for itself and the Lenders as set forth in Section 5.1 of this
Agreement, and any successor Agent appointed pursuant to the provisions of
Section 5.14 hereof.


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         "AGENT ADVANCES": Individually and collectively, Agent Administrative
Advances and Agent Availability Advances, as described in Section 3.2 hereof.

         "AGENT ADMINISTRATIVE ADVANCES": Defined in Section 3.2(A).

         "AGENT AVAILABILITY ADVANCES": Defined in Section 3.2(B).

         "ASSIGNEE LENDER":  Defined in Section 7.2.

         "ASSIGNING LENDER":  Defined in Section 7.2.

         "ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE DATE":  Defined in Section 7.2.

         "AVAILABILITY": With respect to Revolving Credit Loans, the amount
determined, on any day, in accordance with Section 2.2 of the Schedule to the
Loan Agreement.

         "BORROWER": USA Detergents, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Big Cloud
Powder Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Chicago Management Powder Corp., a
Delaware corporation and Chicago Contract Powder Corporation, an Illinois
corporation, jointly and severally, as coborrowers; and references to
"Borrower" herein shall mean each of the foregoing corporations individually
and collectively, as the context requires; collectively having their principal
executive offices at 1735 Jersey Avenue, North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902.

         "COLLATERAL": Has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 of the Loan
Agreement.

         "COMMITMENT": The referenced "Dollar Commitment" and "Commitment
Percentage" as indicated in Section 2.5, below (as such amounts may change in
accordance with Section 7, below).

         "COMMITMENT PERCENTAGE": As indicated in Section 2.5, below (as such
Percentage may change in accordance with Section 7.2, below).

         "CONCENTRATION ACCOUNT": That certain Blocked Account or Dominion
Account established by Agent pursuant to Section 2.10 of the Loan Agreement.

         "CONSENT": Actual consent given by a Lender to the Agent or the
passage of Seven (7) days from a Lender's receipt of notice from the Agent of a
proposed course of action to be followed by the Agent without such Lender
giving the Agent written notice of the Lender's objection to such course of
action.

         "COVER LOANS": The amount which the Agent makes available to the
Borrower, as provided in Section 3.2, below, which amount a Lender was
obligated to provide to the Agent in accordance with Section 2.5, below.


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         "DELINQUENT LENDER":  Defined in Section 3.3.

         "DOLLAR COMMITMENT": As indicated in Section 2.5 (as such amount may
change in accordance with Section 7, below).

         "ELIGIBLE ASSIGNEE": A bank, insurance company, or other company
engaged in the business of making commercial loans, that has combined capital
and surplus of at least $250 million, and either (i) is an entity created or
organized under the laws of the United States of America, or any political
subdivision thereof, or (ii) is an entity entitled to receive payments of
interest hereunder without deduction or withholding of United States of America
federal income tax.

         "FEES": Collectively, the Unused Line Fees, and any L/C Fees,
Termination Fees and Make Whole Premiums, to the extent applicable, all as set
forth in the Schedule to the Loan Agreement.

         "INDEBTEDNESS":  As defined in the Loan Agreement.

         "L/C DRAWING":  Any honoring of any L/C by the L/C Issuer.

         "L/C FEE":  As defined in the Loan Agreement.

         "L/C ISSUER": FINOVA Capital Corporation or any other Lender, as
provided in Section 2.4 the Loan Agreement.

         "L/C ISSUER FEE":  As defined in the Loan Agreement.

         "LENDERS", "LENDER": In the plural: Collectively, those Persons who
are or become "Lenders" as provided in, and pursuant to, Section 7, below. In
the singular: Each of the Lenders.

         "LETTER OF CREDIT": Any letter of credit to be issued by L/C Issuer,
as provided in the Loan Agreement.

         "LOAN": Any loan or advance under the Total Facility, as described in
the Loan Agreement.

         "LOAN AGREEMENT": The Loan and Security Agreement dated of even date
herewith, together with the Schedule thereto among the Borrowers, on the one
hand, and the Agent and the Lenders on the other, as may be amended or modified
from time to time.

         "LOAN DOCUMENTS":  Defined in the Loan Agreement.

         "NOTE":  Any promissory note evidencing any portion of any of the 
                  Loans.

         "NOTICE ADDRESS": With respect to the Agent and FINOVA Capital
Corporation, as provided in Section 8.3. With respect to the other Lenders and
any other Person who becomes a "Lender" 


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pursuant to Section 7, below, as provided (i) on the signature page hereto, or
(ii) in the Notice of Assignment, as such address is changed from time to time
in accordance with Section 8.3.

         "NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT":  Defined in Section 7.2(B).

         "OBLIGATIONS":  Defined in the Loan Agreement.

         "PARTICIPANTS":  Defined in Section 7.3.

         "PERSON":  Defined in the Loan Agreement.

         "REGISTER":  Defined in Section 7.2(C).

         "REQUIRED LENDERS" means Lenders whose Commitment Percentages, in the
aggregate, are greater than fifty percent (50%); provided, however, that, if
any of the Lenders shall then be a Delinquent Lender, "Required Lenders" means
Lenders whose Commitment Percentages represent greater than fifty percent (50%)
of the aggregate Commitment Percentages of such Lenders excluding Delinquent
Lenders; provided further, however, that, if the Commitments have been
terminated pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, "Required Lenders"
means Lenders whose ratable shares are greater than fifty percent (50%) of the
aggregate principal balance of all Loans then outstanding excluding any
outstanding Loans of any Delinquent Lenders.

         "REVOLVING CREDIT LOAN": Collectively, (i) any Loan described as a
Revolving Credit Loan in Section 2.2 of the Schedule to Loan Agreement, and
(ii) any Loan described as an Agent Advance in Section 3.2 hereof.

         "SETTLEMENT DATE":  Defined in Section 3.1.

         "SCHEDULE": That certain Schedule to Loan and Security Agreement,
attached to and forming an integral part of the Loan Agreement.

         "TERM LOAN": Collectively, (i) that certain Term Loan A, in the
original principal amount of $6,400,000, and (ii) that certain Term Loan B, in
the original principal amount of $2,100,000, as described in Section 2.2 of the
Schedule to the Loan Agreement.

         "TOTAL FACILITY": Loans in an aggregate maximum principal amount of
$48,500,000, consisting of (i) Revolving Credit Loans in a maximum aggregate
principal amount of $40,000,000, (ii) a Term Loan A in the original principal
amount of $6,400,000, and (iii) a Term Loan B in the original principal amount
of $2,100,000, as set forth in Section 2.1 of the Schedule to the Loan
Agreement.

         "TRANSFER": Wire transfer pursuant to the wire transfer system
maintained by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board, or as
otherwise may be agreed to from time to time by the 


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Agent and the subject Lender. Such wire transfer to the Agent and FINOVA
Capital Corporation shall be in accordance with the following wire instructions
or, with respect to the other Lenders or any other Person who becomes a
"Lender" pursuant to Section 7, below the wire instructions given by such
Lender or Person to the Agent (which instructions, in each instance, may be
revised by written notice given, with respect to such wire instructions, by
that Person to the Agent):

                  To the Agent:     Chase Manhattan Bank
                                    ABA #021000021
                                    for account of:  FINOVA Capital Corporation
                                    Acct. #808-011812
                                    Ref: USA Detergents, Inc.
                                    Lender Name: [___________]
                                    Attn:  Maureen Brown


2.       COMMITMENTS AND COMMITMENT PERCENTAGES

2.1 Commitments to Make Revolving Credit Loans. On and after the Closing Date
and during the Initial Term and any Renewal Term, each Lender shall make
available to the Borrower, through the Agent, as provided herein, that Lender's
Commitment Percentage of the Revolving Credit Loans, up to the maximum amount
of that Lender's Dollar Commitment as set forth in Section 2.5(A) below.

2.2 Commitment to Make Term Loans. On the Closing Date, each Lender shall make
available to Borrower, through the Agent, as provided herein, that Lender's
Dollar Commitment equal to the amount set forth in Section 2.5(A) below for
each of Term Loan A and Term Loan B.

2.3 Commitments to Participate in L/C Drawings. Each Lender shall make
available to the Borrower, through the Agent, as provided herein, that Lender's
Commitment Percentage of each L/C Drawing (to the extent that such L/C Drawing
is not "covered" by, or reserved under, the Revolving Credit Loan as provided
in the Loan Agreement).

2.4 Nature of Obligations of Lenders. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder
are several. The failure of any Lender to fulfill that Lender's obligations
hereunder shall not result in any other Lender becoming obligated to advance
more than its Commitment Percentage or Dollar Commitment of the Revolving
Credit Loans or Term Loans or its Commitment Percentage of any L/C Drawing.


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2.5      Commitments:  Dollar Commitments and Commitment Percentages.

         (a) The following table sets forth the "Dollar Commitment" and
"Commitment Percentage" for each of the parties hereto:

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                                             Dollar Commitment
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                            Revolving
                             Credit                 Term                Term                             Commitment
    Lender                   Loans                 Loan A              Loan B            Total           Percentage
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<S>                        <C>                   <C>                  <C>              <C>               <C>
FINOVA Capital
Corporation               $16,494,846           $2,639,175           $865,979         $20,000,000         41.24%
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Foothill Capital
Corporation                $9,072,165           $1,451,546           $476,289         $11,000,000         22.68%
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First Source
Financial LLP              $8,247,422           $1,319,588           $432,990         $10,000,000         20.62%
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Merrill Lynch
Business
Financial
Services, Inc.             $6,185,567             $989,691           $324,742          $7,500,000         15.46%
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Total                     $40,000,000           $6,400,000         $2,100,000         $48,500,000        100.00%
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         (b) The Dollar Commitments, and Commitment Percentages of each Lender
are subject to change as provided in Section 7.2, below.

3.       FUNDING AND DISTRIBUTIONS

3.1      Funding Procedures; Settlement.

         (a) The Agent shall advise each of the Lenders, no later than 3:00 PM,
that a Revolving Credit Loan is to be made on that date. Such advice, in each
instance, may be by telephone, provided that any such telephonic advice shall
be confirmed in writing on the same business day and shall include reference
(as applicable) to the amount of the proposed Revolving Credit Loan.

         (b) The Agent shall advise the L/C Issuer of each request by the
Borrower for the issuance of an L/C.

         (c) The amount of each Lender's Revolving Credit Loans and Term Loans
shall be computed WEEKLY (or more frequently in the Agent's discretion) net of
repayments received by the Agent as of 5:00 P.M. on the last Business Day of
the period specified by the Agent (such date, the "SETTLEMENT DATE").


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         (d) The Agent shall deliver to each of the Lenders promptly after the
Settlement Date a summary statement of the account of outstanding Revolving
Credit Loans, including, without limitation Agent Advances and Term Loans for
the period, the amount of repayments received for the period, and on a monthly
basis the amount allocated to each Lender of the interest and Fees for the
period.

         (e) In accordance with the application of payments provisions set
forth in Section 4.2, as reflected on the summary statement, (i) the Agent
shall Transfer on a monthly basis to each Lender its pro rata share of interest
and Fees actually received; and (ii) each Lender shall Transfer to the Agent,
or the Agent shall Transfer to each Lender, on a weekly basis such amounts as
are necessary to insure that, after giving effect to all such Transfers, the
amount of Revolving Credit Loans and Term Loans made by each Lender shall be
equal to such Lender's Commitment Percentage of the aggregate amount of
Revolving Credit Loans and Term Loans, respectively, outstanding as of such
Settlement Date. If the summary statement requires Transfers to be made to the
Agent by the Lenders and is received by the Lenders prior to 12:00 noon on a
Business Day, such transfers shall be made in immediately available funds no
later than 3:00 P.M. that day; and, if received after 12:00 noon, then no later
than 3:00 P.M. on the next Business Day. The obligation of each Lender to
Transfer such funds is irrevocable, unconditional and without recourse to or
warranty by the Agent.

3.2 Agent Advances. The Agent is authorized by the Lenders, but is not
obligated, to make certain Revolving Credit Loans ("AGENT ADVANCES") in the
form of Agent Administrative Advances or Agent Availability Advances, which
shall be subject to periodic settlement with the Lenders in accordance with
Section 3.1(E) hereof, in the following circumstances:

         (a) For administrative convenience, the Agent may, but is not
obligated to, make Agent Advances up to but not exceeding the amount of
Borrower's Availability ("AGENT ADMINISTRATIVE ADVANCES"), in reliance upon the
actual or deemed representations of Borrower pursuant to the Loan Agreement
that the conditions for Borrowing are satisfied.

         (b) Agent may, but is not obligated to, make Agent Advances to
Borrower which result in the aggregate principal balance of the Revolving
Credit Loans exceeding the amount of Borrower's Availability ("AGENT
AVAILABILITY ADVANCES"), provided that in those circumstances, the principal
balance of the Revolving Credit Loans made in the form of Agent Availability
Advances may not exceed 10% of Availability at any time, and may not so exceed
Availability for more than ninety (90) consecutive Business Days, unless the
Required Lenders otherwise agree to extend such period. For purposes of
determining whether the principal balance of the Revolving Credit Loans so
exceeds Availability for more than ninety (90) consecutive Business Days, any
reduction of the Revolving Credit Loans to, or below, Availability must occur
for ten (10) consecutive Business Days in order for such reduction to terminate
the running of the ninety (90) day period.


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3.3      Cover Loans by Agent.

         (a) In all circumstances, the Agent may (i) assume that each Lender
timely shall make available to the Agent that Lender's Commitment Percentage of
each Revolving Credit Loan, each Term Loan and, to the extent not "covered" by
or reserved under the Revolving Credit Loan, of each L/C Drawing, (ii) in
reliance upon such assumption, make available the corresponding amount to the
Borrower, and (iii) assume that each Lender timely shall make available to the
Agent all other amounts which that Lender is obligated to pay hereunder or
under the Loan Documents.

         (b) In the event that, in reliance upon such assumptions, the Agent
makes available a Lender's Commitment Percentage of one or more Revolving
Credit Loans, Term Loans, L/C Drawings, or any other amount due hereunder or
under the Loan Documents, which amount a Lender (a "DELINQUENT LENDER") fails
to provide to the Agent within One (1) Business Day of written notice of such
failure, then (i) the amount which had been made available by the Agent is a
"Cover Loan", (ii) all interest paid by the Borrower on account of the
Revolving Credit Loan, Term Loans or coverage of the subject L/C Drawing which
consist of the Cover Loan shall be retained by the Agent, (iii) the Delinquent
Lender shall pay to the Agent, on demand, interest (based on a 360 day year and
actual days elapsed) at a rate equal to the Prime Rate on the principal balance
of the Cover Loan, from the date of the making of such Cover Loan until repaid,
(iv) the Agent shall succeed to (a "DELINQUENT LENDER SHARE") all rights to
payment to which the Delinquent Lender otherwise would have been entitled
hereunder in respect to the Delinquent Lender's share of all other Obligations
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and (v) the Delinquent Lender shall
not be relieved of any obligation of such Delinquent Lender hereunder (all and
each of which shall constitute continuing obligations on the part of any
Delinquent Lender) unless and until the aggregate of the following have been
Transferred to Agent by the Delinquent Lender (or otherwise paid through
payments or distributions from Borrower) at which time such Lender shall no
longer be deemed a Delinquent Lender hereunder: (x) the Cover Loan, plus (y)
the aggregate of the amount of interest payable under this Section 3.3(B)(III),
plus (z) any costs and expenses as may be incurred by the Agent in connection
therewith.

3.4 Distributions of Payments. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.3
above (which relates to Cover Loans) and in Section 4.2 below (Application of
Payments) the Agent promptly shall distribute to the respective Lenders, as
provided in this Section, payments made by the Borrower pursuant to the Loan
Agreement, to the extent such payments are actually received and collected by
the Agent.

         (a) The Agent shall distribute to each Lender, as and when received
and collected from the Borrower, to the respective extent of their pro rata
share therein, (i) interest on the Revolving Credit Loans, (ii) interest
payments on the Term Loans, and (iii) principal payments on the Term Loans, in
accordance with the settlement provisions of Section 3.1(E). For purposes of
calculating interest due to any Lender, (A) each Lender shall be entitled to
receive interest on the amount of Loans actually advanced by such Lender
(including Agent Advances) outstanding during the applicable period covered by
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from and including the date Loans are advanced, excluding the date such Loans
are either repaid by the Borrowers or, if later, actually settled under Section
3.1. Any net principal reductions and collections received by the Agent in
accordance with the Loan Documents prior to the Settlement Date shall not
reduce or increase any Lender's outstanding Revolving Credit Loans (other than
FINOVA Capital Corporation) until the Agent distributes to the Lender its pro
rata share thereof in accordance with the Settlement provisions of Section
3.1(E).

         (b) The Agent shall distribute those closing fees due to the Lenders
in accordance with the arrangements agreed to by the Agent and each Lender
within two (2) Business Days after the Closing Date.

         (c) The Agent shall distribute any payment to Agent of the Fees, to
Lenders based on their respective pro rata share in accordance with Section 2.6
of the Loan Agreement.

         (d) No Lender shall have any interest in, or right to receive any part
of, the Agent's Fee, any Examination Fee or any Collateral Monitoring Fee to be
paid by the Borrower to Agent pursuant to the Loan Agreement or to any "float"
provided in Section 2.10(B) of the Loan Agreement.

         (e) Any amount received by the Agent or by any Lender as reimbursement
for any cost or expense (including without limitation, attorneys' reasonable
fees) incurred with respect to, or on account of, the relationship contemplated
by the Loan Agreement shall be distributed to, or retained by, the Agent or the
Lenders on account of which such reimbursement was made.

4.       APPLICATIONS OF PAYMENTS, ETC.

4.1      Setoff; Ratable Payments.

         (a) In addition to, and without limitation of, any rights of the
Lenders under applicable law, if any Event of Default occurs and is continuing,
any indebtedness from any Lender to the Borrower (including all account
balances, whether provisional or final and whether or not collected or
available) may be offset and applied toward the payment of the Obligations
owing to such Lender, whether or not the Obligations, or any part hereof, shall
then be due. Each Lender exercising such rights shall notify the Agent thereof
and any amount received as a result of the exercise of such rights shall be
shared or reallocated pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with Section 4.1(B)
hereof.

         (b) If any Lender, whether by setoff or otherwise, has payment made to
it upon its Loans in a greater proportion than its Commitment Percentage, such
Lender agrees, promptly upon demand, to purchase a portion of the Loans held by
the other Lenders so that after such purchase each Lender will hold its
Commitment Percentage of such Loans. If any Lender, whether in connection with
setoff or amounts which might be subject to setoff or otherwise, receives
collateral or other protection for its Obligations or such amounts which may be
subject to setoff, such Lender agrees, promptly upon demand, to take such
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ratably in proportion to the obligations owing to them. In case any such
payment is disturbed by legal process, or otherwise, appropriate further
adjustments shall be made.

4.2 Application of Payments. Agent shall apply all payments and prepayments in
respect of any Loans and all proceeds of Collateral in respect of the
Obligations in the following order:

                  (i) first, to the payment of (first) any Cover Loans and any
costs and expenses as may be incurred by the Agent in connection therewith, to
the full extent of the Delinquent Lender Shares, and (second) to the payment of
any Agent Advances then outstanding;

                  (ii) second, to pay Obligations in respect of any fees,
expense reimbursements or indemnities then due to the Agent;

                  (iii) third, to pay Obligations in respect of any Fees,
expenses, reimbursements or indemnities then due to the Lenders and any L/C
Issuer;

                  (iv) fourth, to the pro rata payment of accrued and unpaid
interest on (first) the Revolving Credit Loan, (second) Term Loan A, and
(third) Term Loan B;

                  (v) fifth, to the pro rata payment or prepayment of the
unpaid principal balance of the Revolving Credit Loan;

                  (vi) sixth, to provide required cash collateral, if required
pursuant to the Loan Agreement, for any Letters of Credit;

                  (vii) seventh, to the unpaid principal balance of (first)
Term Loan B, and (second) Term Loan A; and

                  (viii) eighth, as provided under applicable law.

The order of priority set forth in this Section 4.2 and the related provisions
of this Agreement are set forth solely to determine the rights and priorities
of the Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer as among themselves. The order of
priority set forth in clauses (iii) through (vii) of this Section 4.2 may at
any time and from time to time changed by the Required Lenders (a) with the
consent of Borrower if no Event of Default exists, and (b) without the
necessity of notice to or Consent of or approval by the Borrower, or any other
Person during the existence of an Event of Default. The order of priority set
forth in clauses (i) through (ii) of this Section 4.2 may be changed only with
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5.       THE AGENT

5.1 Appointment of Agent; Nature of Relationship. FINOVA Capital Corporation is
hereby appointed and authorized by each of the Lenders to act as the
contractual administrative and collateral representative of such Lender and as
arranger and syndication representative (collectively, "Agent") with the rights
and duties expressly set forth in this Agreement in respect of the Loan
Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Agent agrees to act as such
contractual representative upon the express terms and conditions contained in
this Agreement. Notwithstanding the use of the defined term "Agent", it is
expressly understood and agreed that the Agent shall not have any fiduciary
responsibilities to any Lender by reason of this Agreement and that the Agent
is merely acting as the contractual representative of the Lenders with only
those duties as are expressly set forth in this Agreement and the Loan
Documents. In its capacity as the Lenders' contractual representative, the
Agent (i) does not assume any fiduciary duties to any of the Lenders, (ii) is a
"representative" of the Lenders within the meaning of Section 9-105 of the
Uniform Commercial Code and (iii) is acting as an independent contractor, the
rights and duties of which are limited to those expressly set forth in this
Agreement and the Loan Documents. Each of the Lenders agrees to assert no claim
against the Agent on any agency theory or any other theory of liability for
breach of fiduciary duty, all of which claims each Lender hereby waives.

5.2 Powers of Agent. The Agent shall have and may exercise such powers under
the Loan Documents as are specifically delegated to the Agent by the terms
thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The
Agent shall have no implied duties or any obligation to the Lenders to take any
action hereunder or under any of the Loan Documents except any action expressly
required to be taken by the Agent as set forth in this Agreement or any of the
Loan Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, the Agent is hereby authorized
to execute and deliver the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents and all
instruments and certificates relating thereto, in each case, in substantially
the same form as last distributed to the Lenders prior to the Closing Date, and
Agent is hereby authorized to enter into any amendments thereto on behalf of
each of the Lenders, subject to any applicable directions of the Lenders or the
Required Lenders pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof.

5.3 General Immunity. Neither the Agent, nor any of its directors, officers, or
employees shall be responsible for any action taken or omitted to be taken by
any of them nor for any action taken or omitted to be taken in connection
herewith, or with respect to the Loans contemplated by the Loan Agreement,
except for any action taken or omitted to be taken as to which a final judicial
determination has been or is made (in a proceeding in which such Person has had
an opportunity to be heard) that such Person had acted in a grossly negligent
manner or in willful misconduct.

5.4 Relations Among Lenders. The Agent shall have the exclusive right on behalf
of the Lenders to enforce the payment of the principal of and interest on any
Loan after the date such principal or interest has become due and payable
pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Except
with respect to the exercise of set-off rights of any Lender in accordance with
Section 4.1(A) above, the proceeds of which shall be applied in accordance with
this Agreement, each


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Lender agrees that it will not take any action, nor institute any actions or
proceedings, against the Borrower or with respect to any Collateral or any Loan
Document, it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may be
exercised solely by the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, upon the terms
set forth in the Loan Documents. The Lenders are not partners or coventurers,
and no Lender shall be liable for the acts or omissions of, or (except as
otherwise set forth herein in case of the Agent) authorized to act for, any
other Lender.

5.5 Reliance by Agent; Right of Non-Action. The Agent shall be entitled to rely
upon any certificate, notice or other document (including any cable, telegram,
telex, or facsimile) believed by the Agent to be genuine and correct and to
have been signed or sent by or on behalf of the proper Person or Persons, and
upon advice and statements of attorneys, accountants and other experts selected
by the Agent. As to any matters not expressly provided for in this Agreement,
any Loan Document, or in any other document referred to therein, the Agent
shall in all events be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting,
in accordance with the Consent of the Required Lenders or Unanimous Consent, as
applicable. Instructions given with such Consent, as applicable, shall be
binding on all of the Lenders. The Agent shall be fully justified in failing or
refusing to take action under this Agreement or any Loan Document on behalf of
any Lender unless the Agent shall (i) receive such clear, unambiguous, written
instructions as the Agent deems appropriate, and (ii) be indemnified to the
Agent's satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense
which may be incurred by the Agent by reason of taking or continuing to take
any such action, unless such action had been grossly negligent or in willful
misconduct.

5.6 Agents Rights as a Lender. The Lenders recognize that FINOVA Capital
Corporation is serving as Agent for the Lenders and that FINOVA Capital
Corporation itself is a Lender; and the Lenders consent to same and waive any
claims or defenses which they might have on account thereof, including, without
limitation, any claims of conflict of interest. The Agent, in its separate
capacity as a Lender, shall have the same rights and powers hereunder as any
other Lender.

5.7 No Responsibility for Certain Matters. Neither the Agent nor any of its
directors, officers, agents or employees shall be responsible for or have any
duty to ascertain, inquire into, or verify (i) any statement, warranty or
representation made in connection with any Loan Document or any borrowing
thereunder; (ii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants or
agreements of Borrower under any Loan Document; or the satisfaction of any
condition specified in the Loan Agreement; (iii) the existence or possible
existence of any Event of Default or (iv) the validity, effectiveness or
genuineness of any Loan Document or any other instrument or writing furnished
in connection therewith. The Agent shall not be responsible to any Lender for
any recitals, statements, representations or warranties in any of the Loan
Documents, for the perfection or priority of any of the liens on any of the
Collateral, or for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity,
legality, enforceability, collectibility, or sufficiency of any of the Loan
Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, or for the financial
condition of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.


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5.8      Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Lenders.

         (a) Each Lender represents to all other Lenders and to the Agent that
such Lender (i) independently and without reliance on any representation or act
by any Agent or by any other Lender, and based on such documents and
information as that Lender has deemed appropriate, has made such Lender's own
appraisal of the financial condition and affairs of the Borrowers and decision
to enter into this Agreement and the Loan Documents, and (ii) has relied upon
that Lender's review of the Loan Documents and such review of the Loan
Documents by counsel to that Lender as that Lender deemed appropriate under the
circumstances.

         (b) Each Lender agrees that such Lender, independently and without
reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and based upon such documents and
information as such Lender shall deem appropriate at the time, will continue to
make such Lender's own appraisals of the financial condition and affairs of the
Borrower when determining whether to take or not to take any discretionary
action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

         (c) The Agent, in the discharge of the Agent's duties hereunder, shall
not be required to make inquiry of, or to inspect the properties or books of,
any Person.

         (d) Except for notices, reports, and other documents and information
expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Agent hereunder (see
Section 5.10, below), the Agent shall not have any affirmative duty or
responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information
concerning any Person, which information may come into the possession of the
Agent or any of its affiliates.

         (e) Each Lender shall have reasonable access to all documents relating
to the Agent's performance of the Agent's duties hereunder at such Lender's
request.

5.9 Employment of Agents and Counsel. Agent may employ attorneys, accountants,
and other professionals and agents and attorneys-in-fact and shall not be
responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any such attorneys,
accountants, and other professionals or agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by
the Agent with reasonable care. No such attorney, accountant, other
professional, agent or attorney in fact shall be responsible for any action
taken or omitted to be taken by another such Person.

5.10 Distributions of Notices and of Documents. The Agent will forward to each
Lender, promptly after the Agent's receipt thereof, a copy of each notice or
other documents furnished to the Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents other
than (i) routine communications associated with requests for Revolving Credit
Loans and/or the issuance of Letters of Credit, (ii) routine and nonmaterial
communications, (iii) any notice or document required by any of the Loan
Documents to be furnished to the Lenders by any Borrower, and (iv) any notice
or document of which the Agent has knowledge that such notice or document had
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5.11     Concerning Collateral.

         (a) The Agent is hereby authorized on behalf of all of the Lenders,
without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any Lender, from
time to time, to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Collateral
Documents which may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the security
interest in and liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Collateral
Documents.

         (b) The Lenders hereby authorize the Agent, at its option and in its
discretion, to release any lien granted to or held by the Agent upon any
Collateral (i) upon termination of the Commitments and payment and satisfaction
of all of the Obligations at any time arising under or in respect of this
Agreement or the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby, (ii) upon any sale and transfer of Collateral which is expressly
permitted pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, or consented to by the
Required Lenders, as applicable, and to execute such documents as may be
necessary to evidence the release of the liens granted to the Agent for the
benefit of the Lenders upon the Collateral that was sold or transferred;
provided that the Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on
terms which, in the Agent's opinion, would expose the Agent to liability or
create any obligation or entail any consequence other than the release of such
liens without recourse, representation or warranty. In the event of any sale or
transfer of Collateral, or any foreclosure with respect to any of the
Collateral, the Agent shall be authorized to deduct all of the expenses
reasonably incurred by the Agent from the proceeds of any such sale, transfer
or foreclosure.

         (c) The Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Lenders or to
any other Person to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by Borrower
or is cared for, protected or insured or that the liens granted to the Agent
therein have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected,
protected and enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to
exercise or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of
care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers granted
or available to the Agent in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents,
it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act,
omission or event related thereto, the Agent may act in any manner it may deem
appropriate, in its sole discretion, given the Agent's own interest in the
Collateral as one of the Lenders and that the Agent shall have no duty or
liability whatsoever to the Lenders, except for its gross negligence or willful
misconduct.

5.12     Concerning Distributions.

         (a) The Agent, in the Agent's reasonable discretion based upon the
Agent's determination of the likelihood that additional payments will be
received, expenses incurred, and/or claims made by third parties to all or a
portion of proceeds of a payment received on account of the Obligations, may
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         (b) The Agent may disburse funds prior to determining that the sums
which the Agent expects to receive have been finally and unconditionally paid
to the Agent. If and to the extent that the Agent does disburse funds and it
later becomes apparent that the Agent did not then receive a payment in an
amount equal to the sum paid out, then any Lender to whom the Agent made the
funds available, on demand from the Agent, shall refund to the Agent the sum
paid to that Lender.

         (c) If, in the opinion of the Agent, the distribution of any amount
received by the Agent in such capacity hereunder or under the Loan Documents
might involve the Agent in liability, or might be prohibited hereby, or might
be questioned by any Person, the Agent may refrain from making distribution
until the Agent's right to make distribution has been adjudicated by a court of
competent jurisdiction.

         (d) The proceeds of any Lender's exercise of any right of, or in the
nature of, set-off shall be deemed, first, to the extent that Lender is
entitled to any distribution hereunder, to constitute such distribution and
second, shall be shared with the other Lenders pro rata based upon their
respective contributions to the then principal balance of the Borrower's
Obligations under the Loan Agreement (and shall be deemed distributions by the
Agent hereunder).

         (e) In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge
that any amount received and distributed by the Agent is to be repaid or
disgorged, or the Lenders, acting by Required Lenders, determine to effect such
repayment or disgorgement, then each Lender to whom any such distribution shall
have been made shall repay to the Agent that Lender's Commitment Percentage of
the aggregate amount so adjudged to be repaid or disgorged.

         (f) The Agent shall not have any responsibility in any event for more
funds than the Agent actually receives and collects.

5.13 The Agent's Reimbursement and Indemnification. The Lenders agree to
reimburse and indemnify the Agent ratably in proportion to their respective
Commitment Percentages (i) for any amounts not reimbursed by the Borrower for
which the Agent is entitled to reimbursement by the Borrower under the Loan
Documents, (ii) for any other expenses incurred by the Agent on behalf of the
Lenders, in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery,
administration and enforcement of the Loan Documents and (iii) for any
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments,
suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever
(including attorneys' fees and expenses) which may be imposed on, incurred by
or asserted against the Agent in any way relating to or arising out of the Loan
Documents or any other document delivered in connection therewith or the
transactions contemplated thereby, or the enforcement of any of the terms
thereof or of any such other documents, provided that no Lender shall be liable
for any of the foregoing to the extent any of the foregoing is found in a final
non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen
from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Agent.


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5.14     Resignation of Agent.

         (a) The Agent may resign at any time by giving 60 days prior written
notice thereof to the Lenders. Upon any such resignation, the Lenders shall
have the right to appoint a successor Agent by consent of the Required Lenders.
If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Lenders and shall
have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the giving of notice by the
resigning Agent, then the resigning Agent, on behalf of the Lenders may appoint
a successor Agent, which shall be a financial institution having a combined
capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000.00.

         (b) Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a
successor Agent, such successor shall thereupon succeed to, and become vested
with, all the rights, powers, privileges, and duties of the (resigning) Agent
so replaced, and the (resigning) Agent shall be discharged from the (resigning)
Agent's duties and obligations hereunder, other than on account of any
responsibility for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the (resigning)
Agent as to which a final non-appealable judicial determination has been made
by a court of competent jurisdiction that such Agent acted in a grossly
negligent manner or with willful misconduct.

         (c) After any resigning Agent's resignation, the provisions of this
Agreement shall continue in effect for the resigning Agent's benefit in respect
of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as Agent

5.15 Actions Affecting Agent. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, no action referenced herein which affects the rights, duties,
obligations, or liabilities of the Agent shall be effective without the written
consent of the Agent.

6.       AMENDMENTS -- WAIVERS

6.1 Amendments and Waivers. No amendment, modification, termination or waiver
of any provision of the Loan Documents, or consent to any departure by the
Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective without the written consent
of the Required Lenders; provided, however, that no such amendment,
modification, termination, waiver or consent shall, without the consent of ALL
Lenders, have the effect of:

         (a) reducing any amount otherwise payable to any Lender hereunder;

         (b) decreasing any Fee or rate of interest payable by Borrower
pursuant to the Loan Documents;


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         (c) extending or postponing the due date for any payment due under the
Loan Documents;

         (d) releasing or subordinating the priority of any lien of Agent on
any material portion of the Collateral except in accordance with the terms
hereof or of the Loan Documents;

         (e) reducing the percentage specified in the definition of Required
Lenders;

         (f) increasing the Commitment Percentage or Dollar Commitment of any
Lender, subject to the provisions of Section 3.2 and 6.1(H);

         (g) permitting the Borrower to assign its rights with respect to the
Obligations;

         (h) permitting the making of any Revolving Credit Loan if, immediately
after the making of such Revolving Credit Loan, the principal balance of the
Revolving Credit Loans would exceed 110% of Availability, except that no
Consent shall be required (x) in connection with the making of any Revolving
Credit Loan to "cover" any honoring of a drawing under any Letter of Credit,
and (y) in connection with Revolving Credit Loans which may exceed 110% of
Availability due to changed circumstances beyond the control of the Agent (such
as a drop in Collateral value) or the need, as determined by the Agent in its
reasonable discretion, to make a Loan advance to protect the Agent's and
Lenders' rights against the Borrower or with respect to the Collateral; or

         (i) changing the advance formula with respect to Eligible Receivables
or Eligible Inventory which would result in an increase in the percentage rate
of advance;

         (j) materially adjusting the criteria for Eligible Receivables or
Eligible Inventory;

         (k) increasing the Revolving Credit Limit (as set forth in Section 2.2
of the Schedule to the Loan Agreement); or

         (l) amending this Section 6.1.

             Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, no amendment, modification,
termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents relating to the Agent including, without limitation, any affecting
the rights, duties, obligations or liabilities of the Agent, shall be effective
without the written consent of the Agent.

6.2 Take-Out Of Lender. In the event that a Lender does not provide its consent
to a proposal by the Agent to take action which requires Consent under Section
6.1 hereof, then one or more Lenders who provided Consent to such action may
require the assignment, without recourse, of the objecting Lender's Commitment
on fifteen (15) days written notice to the Agent and to the objecting Lender
and payment to the objecting Lender of its pro rata share of the principal and
interest of the Revolving Credit Loans, Term Loans, and of all Fees and L/C
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assignment, and any out-of-pocket costs and expenses for which such Lender is
entitled to reimbursement from the Borrower. In the event that more than one
(1) Lender wishes to require such assignment, the objecting Lender's Commitment
shall be divided amongst such Lenders, pro rata based upon their respective
Commitments, with the Agent coordinating such transaction.

7.       ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS

7.1 In General. The Agent may treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof
for all purposes hereof unless and until such payee complies with Section 7.2
hereof in the case of an assignment thereof or, in the case of any other
transfer, a written notice of the transfer is filed with and accepted by the
Agent. Any assignee or transferee of a Note agrees by acceptance thereof to be
bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents. Any request, authority or consent of any Person, who at the time of
making such request or giving such authority or consent is the holder of any
Note, shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder, transferee or
assignee of such Note or of any Note or Notes issued in exchange therefor.

7.2      Assignments.

         (a) Permitted Assignments. Any Lender (in this Section 7.2, an
"ASSIGNING LENDER") may, in the ordinary course of its business and in
accordance with applicable law, at any time assign to one or more Eligible
Assignees (in this Section 7.2, each an "ASSIGNEE LENDER") all or a portion of
its rights and obligations under the Loan Agreement (including, without
limitation, its Commitment and the same portion of the Loans at the time owing
it and all of its interest in any existing Letter of Credit and its obligation
to participate in any additional Letter of Credit hereunder) in accordance with
the provisions of this Section 7.2. Each assignment shall be of a constant, and
not a varying, ratable percentage of all of the Assigning Lender's rights and
obligations under this Agreement. Such assignment shall be substantially in the
form of Exhibit A hereto and shall not be permitted hereunder unless such
assignment is either (i) for all of such Assigning Lender's rights and
obligations under the Loan Documents or (ii) involves a Dollar Commitment in
the amount of at least $5,000,000, and (iii) following the time such assignment
becomes effective, the Assigning Lender's Dollar Commitment shall not be less
than $5,000,000. The written consent of the Agent (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld), shall be required prior to an assignment becoming
effective. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Lender may at any time, without
the consent of the Agent, assign all or any portion of its rights under this
Agreement and its Notes to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided, however, that no
such assignment shall release the Assigning Lender from its obligations
hereunder.

         (b) Effect; Assignment Effective Date. Upon (i) delivery to the Agent
of a notice of assignment, substantially in the form attached as Appendix I to
Exhibit A hereto (a "NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT"), together with any consent required
by Section 7.2(A) hereof, and (ii) payment of a $2,500 fee to the Agent for
processing such assignment, such assignment shall become effective (the
"ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE DATE") on the date specified in such Notice of
Assignment. The Notice of Assignment shall contain a representation by the
Assignee Lender to the effect that none of the consideration used to make the
purchase of the Commitment, Loans and Letter of Credit


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participations under the applicable assignment agreement are "plan assets" as
defined under ERISA and that the rights and interests of the Assignee Lender in
and under the Loan Documents will not be "plan assets" under ERISA. On and
after the Assignment Effective Date of such assignment, such Assignee Lender,
if not already a Lender, shall for all purposes be a Lender party to this
Agreement and to all Loan Documents executed by the Lenders and shall have all
the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents, to the same
extent as if it were an original party, and no further consent or action by the
Borrower, the Lenders or the Agent shall be required to release the Assigning
Lender with respect to the percentage of the Commitment, Loans and Letter of
Credit participations assigned to such Assignee Lender. Upon the consummation
of any assignment to a Assignee Lender pursuant to this Section 7.2(B), the
Assigning Lender, the Agent and the Borrower shall make appropriate
arrangements so that replacement Notes are issued to such Assigning Lender and
new Notes or, as appropriate, replacement Notes, are issued to such Assignee
Lender, in each case in principal amounts reflecting their Loans, as adjusted
pursuant to such assignment.

         (c) The Register. The Agent shall maintain at its address referred to
in Section 8.3 a copy of each assignment delivered to and accepted by it
pursuant to this Section 7.2 and a register (the "REGISTER") for the
recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment of and
principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender from time to time and
whether such Lender is an original Lender or the assignee of another Lender
pursuant to an assignment under this Section 7.2. The entries in the Register
shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and
the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is
recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this
Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by any Lender at any
reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

7.3      Participations.

         (a) Permitted Participants; Effect. Subject to the terms set forth in
this Section 7.3 any Lender may, in the ordinary course of its business and in
accordance with applicable law, at any time sell to one or more banks or other
financial institutions ("PARTICIPANTS") participating interests in all or a
portion of such Lender's rights and obligations in any Loan owing to such
Lender, any Note held by such Lender, any Commitment of such Lender, any Letter
of Credit interest of such Lender or any other interest of such Lender under
the Loan Documents on a pro rata or non-pro rata basis. Written notice of such
participation to the Agent shall be required prior to any participation
becoming effective with respect to a Participant which is not a Lender or an
Affiliate thereof. In the event of any such sale by a Lender of participating
interests to a Participant, such Lender's obligations under the Loan Documents
shall remain unchanged, such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the
other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, such Lender shall
remain the holder of any such Note for all purposes under the Loan Documents,
all amounts payable by the Borrower under this Agreement shall be determined as
if such Lender had not sold such participating interests, and the Borrower and
the Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in
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         (b) Voting Rights. Each Lender shall retain the sole right to approve,
without the consent of any Participant, any amendment, modification or waiver
of any provision of the Loan Documents other than any amendment, modification
or waiver which affects the Participant with respect to any Loan, Letter of
Credit or Commitment in which such Participant has an interest which (i)
forgives principal, interest or fees or reduces the interest rate or fees
payable with respect to any such Loan, Letter of Credit or Commitment, (ii)
postpones any date fixed for any regularly scheduled payment of principal of,
or interest or fees on, any such Loan, Letter of Credit or Commitment, or (iii)
releases the Agent's security interest in all or substantially all of the
Collateral securing such Loan, Letter of Credit or Commitment, other than
pursuant to a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents.

         (c) Benefit of Setoff. Each Participant shall be deemed to have the
right of setoff provided in Section 4.1 hereof in respect to its participating
interest in amounts owing under the Loan Documents to the same extent as if the
amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender
under the Loan Documents, provided that each Lender shall retain the right of
setoff provided in Section 4.1 hereof with respect to the amount of
participating interests sold to each Participant except to the extent such
Participant exercises its right of setoff. Lenders agree to share with each
Participant, and each Participant, by exercising the right of setoff provided
in Section 4.1 hereof, agrees to share with each Lender, any amount received
pursuant to the exercise of its right of setoff, such amounts to be shared in
accordance with Section 4.1 hereof as if each Participant were a Lender.

8.       MISCELLANEOUS

8.1 Confidential Information. Each Lender will maintain, as confidential, all
(i) proprietary approaches, techniques, and methods of analysis which are
applied by the Agent in the administration of the credit facility contemplated
by the Loan Agreement, and (ii) proprietary forms and formats utilized by the
Agent for the Loan Documents and in providing reports to that Lender pursuant
hereto, which forms or formats are not of general currency; provided that
nothing contained herein shall prohibit the disclosure of any such information
as may be required by judicial process or to regulatory authorities having
jurisdiction over any party.

8.2 Dispute Resolution; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. Any dispute amongst the Lenders
and/or the Agent concerning the interpretation, administration, or enforcement
of the financing arrangements contemplated by the Loan Documents or the
interpretation or administration of this Agreement which cannot be resolved
amicably shall be resolved in any state or Federal court located within the
County of Maricopa in the State of Arizona or, at the sole option of Agent, in
any other court in which Agent shall initiate legal or equitable proceedings
and which has subject matter jurisdiction over the matter in controversy, to
the jurisdiction of which courts all parties hereto hereby submit. This
Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the internal laws (and not
the conflict of laws rules) of the state of Arizona governing contracts to be
performed entirely within such state. EACH OF THE LENDERS AND THE AGENT HEREBY
WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION INVOLVING THIS AGREEMENT.


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8.3      Notices.

         (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all
notices and other communications made or required to be given pursuant to this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be delivered to the following
addresses:


If to the Agent or FINOVA Capital    FINOVA Capital Corporation
Corporation:                         Corporate Finance
                                     1060 First Avenue, Suite 100
                                     King of Prussia, Pennsylvania  19406
                                     Attention:  Account Executive - USA 
                                       Detergents
                                     Fax:  (610) 354-8476

                                     With a copy to:

                                     FINOVA Capital Corporation
                                     1850 North Central Avenue
                                     Mail Station 1141
                                     Phoenix, Arizona  85004
                                     Attention:  Group Counsel -- Corporate 
                                       Finance
                                     Fax:  (602) 207-5036

If to a Lender:                      As provided in its Notice Address.

         (b) Any party may change its Notice Address on not less than Seven (7)
days prior written notice to all others given by certified mail, return receipt
requested.

         (c) Notices shall be deemed made, and correspondence received, by (i)
certified mail, the earlier of when actually received or three (3) days
following deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, (ii) nationally
recognized overnight express delivery, the Business Day following the day when
sent, (iii) hand delivery, if delivered during customary business hours on a
Business Day, when delivered, and otherwise at the opening of the then next
Business Day, and (iv) by facsimile transmission, if sent by 4:00 o'clock p.m.
on a Business Day (based upon the time in effect at the recipient of the
subject facsimile), on the Business Day when sent, and otherwise at the opening
of the next Business Day.

         (d) All references to time is to then applicable eastern standard
time.

                              [SIGNATURES FOLLOW]



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                       SIGNATURE PAGE TO AGENCY AGREEMENT


         AGENT:
                          FINOVA CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware
                                   corporation


                          By /s/ Terry Ward
                             -------------------------------
                                     Vice President


         LENDERS:
                          FINOVA CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware
                                   corporation

                          By /s/ Terry Ward
                             -------------------------------
                                            Vice President

                          Notice Address:     1060 First Avenue, Suite 100
                                              King of Prussia, PA 19406
                                              Attn:  Mr. Francis Monzo
                                              Tel. No.:  (610) 354-8462
                                              Fax No.:  (610) 354-8476


                          with a copy to:     FINOVA Capital Corporation
                                              Attn: Group Counsel - Corporate
                                                     Finance
                                              1850 North Central Avenue
                                              Mail Station 1141
                                              Phoenix, Arizona  85002-2209
                                              Fax No.:  (602) 262-1553


                                                COMMITMENT

                          REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS:            $16,494,845
                          TERM LOAN A LOAN:                  $ 2,639,175
                          TERM LOAN B LOAN:                  $   865,979
                          TOTAL DOLLAR COMMITMENT:           $20,000,000

                          COMMITMENT PERCENTAGE:                  41.24%

                          TAX I.D. NO. 94-1278569


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                                    Foothill

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                              Foothill Capital Corporation



                              By  /s/ Unintelligible
                                  ------------------------------------
                                                Vice President


                              Notice Address:     11111 South Monica Boulevard
                                                  Suite 1500
                                                  Los Angeles, CA 90025-3333
                                                  Attn:  Lalaine Pechayco
                                                  Tel. No.:  (310) 996-7042
                                                  Fax No.:   (310) 477-8225

                              with a copy to:     Robert Colton, Esq.
                                                  Buchalter, Nemer, Fields
                                                        & Younger
                                                  601 S. Figueroa Street
                                                  Suite 2400
                                                  Los Angeles, California  90017
                                                  Tel. No.:  (213) 891-5070
                                                  Fax No.:  (213) 896-0400

                                                    COMMITMENT

                              REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS:            $ 9,072,165
                              TERM LOAN A LOAN:                  $ 1,451,546
                              TERM LOAN B LOAN:                  $   476,289
                              TOTAL DOLLAR COMMITMENT:           $11,000,000

                              COMMITMENT PERCENTAGE:                  22.68%

                              TAX I.D. NO. 95-2689288

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                                  First Source

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                              First Source Financial LLP
                              By:  First Source Financial, Inc.
                              Its Agent/Manager



                              By  /s/ John P. Thacker
                                  -----------------------------
                              Name:    John P. Thacker
                              Title:   Senior Vice President


                              Notice Address:     2850 West Golf Road, 5th Floor
                                                  Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
                                                  Attn:  Kelly M. Schmidt
                                                  Tel. No.:  (847) 734-2056
                                                  Fax No.:   (847) 734-7912

                              with a copy to:     Edward Szarkowicz, Esq.
                                                  Senior Counsel
                                                  First Source Financial, Inc.
                                                  2850 W. Golf Road, 5th Floor
                                                  Rolling Meadows, IL  60008

                                                    COMMITMENT

                              REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS:            $ 8,247,423
                              TERM LOAN A LOAN:                  $ 1,319,588
                              TERM LOAN B LOAN:                  $   432,990
                              TOTAL DOLLAR COMMITMENT:           $10,000,000

                              COMMITMENT PERCENTAGE:                  20.62%

                              TAX I.D. NO. 36-3991240

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                                 Merrill Lynch

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                             Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services, Inc.


                             By  /s/ Unintelligible
                                 ----------------------------------
                                               Vice President


                             Notice Address:     33 West Monroe Street
                                                 22nd Floor
                                                 Chicago, IL 60603
                                                 Attn:  Dan McHugh
                                                 Tel. No.:  (312) 267-4425
                                                 Fax No.:   (312) 641-3421

                             with a copy to:     Lisa F. Raush, Esq.
                                                 Merrill Lynch Business
                                                     Financial Services, Inc.
                                                 33 West Monroe Street
                                                 22nd Floor
                                                 Chicago, IL 60603



                                                   COMMITMENT

                             REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS:            $6,185,567
                             TERM LOAN A LOAN:                  $  989,691
                             TERM LOAN B LOAN:                  $  324,742
                             TOTAL DOLLAR COMMITMENT:           $7,500,000

                             COMMITMENT PERCENTAGE:                 15.46%

                             TAX I.D. NO. ____________________________

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BORROWER:                         USA DETERGENTS, INC., a Delaware corporation
                                  BIG CLOUD POWDER CORPORATION, a Delaware
                                           corporation;
                                  CHICAGO MANAGEMENT POWDER CORP., a Delaware
                                           corporation
                                  CHICAGO CONTRACT POWDER CORPORATION, an
                                  Illinois corporation


                                  By:  /s/ Uri Evan
                                       ---------------------------------------
                                         Uri Evan, as President and Chief
                                         Executive Officer of, and intending
                                         to legally bind, each of the above
                                         corporations.