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                                                              Exhibit - 10(h)(i)

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                         RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT



                          dated as of November 30, 2000



                                      among



                      WORTHINGTON RECEIVABLES CORPORATION,



                          WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.,
                                   as Servicer



                     THE MEMBERS OF VARIOUS PURCHASER GROUPS
                         FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO



                                       and



                         PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                as Administrator





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         This RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, this "AGREEMENT") is entered into as of
November 30, 2000, among WORTHINGTON RECEIVABLES CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, as seller (the "SELLER"), WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC., an Ohio
corporation ("WORTHINGTON"), as initial servicer (in such capacity, together
with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the "SERVICER"),
MARKET STREET FUNDING CORPORATION ("MARKET STREET"), a Delaware corporation, as
a Conduit Purchaser, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ("PNC"), as agent for Market
Street, and as Administrator for each Purchaser Group (in such capacity, the
"ADMINISTRATOR"), and each of the other members of each Purchaser Group party
hereto or that become parties hereto by executing an Assumption Agreement or a
Transfer Supplement.

         PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS. Certain terms that are capitalized and used
throughout this Agreement are defined in EXHIBIT I. References in the Exhibits
hereto to the "Agreement" refer to this Agreement, as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.

         The Seller desires to sell, transfer and assign an undivided variable
percentage interest in a pool of receivables, and the Purchasers desire to
acquire such undivided variable percentage interest, as such percentage interest
shall be adjusted from time to time based upon, in part, reinvestment payments
that are made by such Purchasers.

         In consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants
contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I
                       AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE PURCHASES

         Section 1.1. PURCHASE FACILITY.

                  (a) On the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, the
         Seller may, from time to time before the Facility Termination Date,
         request that the Conduit Purchasers, or, only if a Conduit Purchaser
         denies such request or is unable to fund (and provides notice of such
         denial or inability to the Seller, the Administrator and its Purchaser
         Agent), ratably request that the Related Committed Purchasers, make
         purchases of and reinvestments in undivided percentage ownership
         interests with regard to the Purchased Interest from the Seller from
         time to time from the date hereof to the Facility Termination Date.
         Subject to SECTION 1.4(b), concerning reinvestments, at no time will a
         Conduit Purchaser have any obligation to make a purchase. Each Related
         Committed Purchaser severally hereby agrees, on the terms and subject
         to the conditions hereof, to make Purchases before the Facility
         Termination Date, based on the applicable Purchaser Group's Ratable
         Share of each purchase requested pursuant to SECTION 1.2(a) (each a
         "PURCHASE") (and, in the case of each Related Committed Purchaser, its
         Commitment Percentage of its Purchaser Group's Ratable Share of such
         Purchase) to the extent its Investment would not thereby exceed its
         Commitment and the Aggregate Investment would not (after giving effect
         to all Purchases on such date) exceed the Purchase Limit.



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         (b) The Seller may, upon at least 60 days' written notice to the
Administrator and each Purchaser Agent terminate the purchase facility provided
for in this Section in whole or, upon 30 days' written notice to the
Administrator and each Purchaser Agent, from time to time, irrevocably reduce in
part the unfunded portion of the Purchase Limit (but not below the amount which
would cause the Group Investment of any Purchaser Group to exceed its Group
Commitment (after giving effect to such reduction)); provided that each partial
reduction shall be in the amount of at least $3,000,000, or an integral multiple
of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and unless terminated in whole, the Purchase
Limit shall in no event be reduced below $50,000,000. Such reduction shall at
the option of the Seller be applied either (i) ratably to reduce the Group
Commitment of each Purchaser Group or (ii) to terminate the Group Commitment of
any one Purchaser Group.

Section 1.2. MAKING PURCHASES.

         (a) Each purchase (but not reinvestment) of undivided percentage
ownership interests with regard to the Purchased Interest hereunder shall be
made upon the Seller's irrevocable written notice in the form of Annex B
delivered to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent in accordance with
SECTION 6.2 (which notice must be received by the Administrator and each
Purchaser Agent before 11:00 a.m., New York City time) at least three Business
Days before the requested Purchase Date, which notice shall specify: (A) the
amount requested to be paid to the Seller (such amount, which shall not be less
than $3,000,000, with respect to each Purchaser Group, being the aggregate of
the Investments of each Purchaser within such Purchaser Group, relating to the
undivided percentage ownership interest then being purchased), (B) the date of
such purchase (which shall be a Business Day), and (C) a pro forma calculation
of the Purchased Interest after giving effect to the increase in the Aggregate
Investment. If the Purchase is requested from a Conduit Purchaser and such
Conduit Purchaser determines, in its sole discretion, to make the requested
Purchase, such Conduit Purchaser shall transfer to the account of the Seller
described in SECTION 1.2(b), below (the "DISBURSEMENT ACCOUNT"), an amount equal
to such Conduit Purchaser's Purchaser Group Ratable Share of such Purchase on
the requested Purchase Date. If the Purchase is requested from the Related
Committed Purchasers for a Purchaser Group (in the case where the related
Conduit Purchaser determined not to or was unable to make such Purchase),
subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such Related Committed Purchasers
for a Purchaser Group shall use its reasonable best efforts to transfer the
applicable Purchaser Group's Ratable Share of each Purchase (and, in the case of
each Related Committed Purchaser, its Commitment Percentage of its Purchaser
Group's Ratable Share of such Purchase) into the Disbursement Account by no
later than 4:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Purchase Date.

         (b) On the date of each Purchase, each Purchaser (or the related
Purchaser Agent on its behalf), shall make available to the Seller in same day
funds, at Bank One, N.A., Columbus Ohio, account number 981237763, ABA
044000037, an amount equal to the proceeds of such Purchase.

         (c) Effective on the date of each Purchase pursuant to this SECTION 1.2
and each reinvestment pursuant to SECTION 1.4, the Seller hereby sells and
assigns to the Administrator for the benefit of the Purchasers (ratably,
according to each such

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Purchaser's Investment) an undivided percentage ownership interest in: (i) each
Pool Receivable then existing, (ii) all Related Security with respect to such
Pool Receivables, and (iii) all Collections with respect to, and other proceeds
of, such Pool Receivables and Related Security.

         (d) To secure all of the Seller's obligations (monetary or otherwise)
under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party,
whether now or hereafter existing or arising, due or to become due, direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, the Seller hereby grants to the Administrator,
for the benefit of the Purchasers, a security interest in all of the Seller's
right, title and interest (including any undivided interest of the Seller) in,
to and under all of the following, whether now or hereafter owned, existing or
arising: (i) all Pool Receivables, (ii) all Related Security with respect to
such Pool Receivables, (iii) all Collections with respect to such Pool
Receivables, (iv) the Lock-Box Accounts and all amounts on deposit therein, and
all certificates and instruments, if any, from time to time evidencing such
Lock-Box Accounts and amounts on deposit therein, (v) all books and records of
each Receivable, and all Transaction Documents to which the Seller is a party,
together with all rights (but none of the obligations) of the Seller thereunder
and (vi) all proceeds and products of, and all amounts received or receivable
under any or all of, the foregoing (collectively, the "POOL ASSETS"). The
Administrator, for the benefit of the Purchasers, shall have, with respect to
the Pool Assets, and in addition to all the other rights and remedies available
to the Administrator and the Purchasers, all the rights and remedies of a
secured party under any applicable UCC.

         (e) The Seller may, with the written consent of the Administrator and
each Purchaser, add additional Persons as Purchasers (either to an existing
Purchaser Group or by creating new Purchaser Groups) or cause an existing
Purchaser to increase its Commitment in connection with a corresponding increase
in the Purchase Limit; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Commitment of any Purchaser
may only be increased with the consent of such Purchaser. Each new Purchaser (or
Purchaser Group) and each Purchaser increasing its Commitment shall become a
party hereto or increase its Commitment, as the case may be, by executing and
delivering to the Administrator and the Seller an Assumption Agreement in the
form of Annex C hereto (which Assumption Agreement shall, in the case of any new
Purchaser or Purchasers be executed by each Person in such new Purchaser's
Purchaser Group).

         (f) Each Related Committed Purchaser's obligation hereunder shall be
several, such that the failure of any Related Committed Purchaser to make a
payment in connection with any purchase hereunder shall not relieve any other
Related Committed Purchaser of its obligation hereunder to make payment for any
Purchase. Further, in the event any Related Committed Purchaser fails to satisfy
its obligation to make a purchase as required hereunder, upon receipt of notice
of such failure from the Administrator (or any relevant Purchaser Agent),
subject to the limitations set forth herein, the non-defaulting Related
Committed Purchasers in such defaulting Related Committed Purchaser's Purchaser
Group shall purchase the defaulting Related Committed Purchaser's Commitment
Percentage of the related Purchase PRO RATA in proportion to their relative
Commitment Percentages (determined without regard to the Commitment

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         Percentage of the defaulting Related Committed Purchaser; it being
         understood that a defaulting Related Committed Purchaser's Commitment
         Percentage of any Purchase shall be first put to the Related Committed
         Purchasers in such defaulting Related Committed Purchaser's Purchaser
         Group and thereafter if there are no other Related Committed Purchasers
         in such Purchaser Group or if such other Related Committed Purchasers
         are also defaulting Related Committed Purchasers, then such defaulting
         Related Committed Purchaser's Commitment Percentage of such Purchase
         shall be put to each other Purchaser Group ratably and applied in
         accordance with this paragraph (f)). Notwithstanding anything in this
         paragraph (f) to the contrary, no Related Committed Purchaser shall be
         required to make a Purchase pursuant to this paragraph for an amount
         which would cause (i) the aggregate Investment of such Related
         Committed Purchaser (after giving effect to such Purchase) to exceed
         its Commitment or (ii) the sum of the aggregate Investments of all
         Purchasers in the Purchaser Group of such Related Committed Purchaser
         (after giving effect to such Purchase) to exceed the sum of the
         Commitments of all of the Purchasers in such Purchaser Group.

         Section 1.3. PURCHASED INTEREST COMPUTATION. The Purchased Interest
shall be initially computed on the date of the initial Purchase hereunder.
Thereafter, until the Facility Termination Date, such Purchased Interest shall
be automatically recomputed (or deemed to be recomputed) on each Business Day
other than a Termination Day. From and after the occurrence of any Termination
Day, the Purchased Interest shall (until the event(s) giving rise to such
Termination Day are satisfied or are waived by the Administrator and a Simple
Majority of the Purchasers) be deemed to be 100%. The Purchased Interest shall
become zero when the Aggregate Investment thereof and Aggregate Discount thereon
shall have been paid in full, all the amounts owed by the Seller and the
Servicer hereunder to each Purchaser, the Administrator and any other
Indemnified Party or Affected Person are paid in full, and the Servicer shall
have received the accrued Servicing Fee thereon.

         Section 1.4. SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES.

                  (a) The collection of the Pool Receivables shall be
         administered by the Servicer in accordance with this Agreement. The
         Seller shall provide to the Servicer on a timely basis all information
         needed for such administration, including notice of the occurrence of
         any Termination Day and current computations of the Purchased Interest.

                  (b) The Servicer shall, on each day on which Collections of
         Pool Receivables are received (or deemed received) by the Seller or the
         Servicer:

                           (i) set aside and hold in trust (and shall, at the
                  request of the Administrator (with the consent or at the
                  direction of the Majority Purchasers), segregate in a separate
                  account approved by the Administrator if, at the time of such
                  request, there exists an Unmatured Termination Event or a
                  Termination Event or if the failure to so segregate reasonably
                  could be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect) for the
                  benefit of each Purchaser Group, out of the Purchasers' Share
                  of such Collections, first, an amount equal to the Aggregate
                  Discount accrued through such day for each Portion of
                  Investment and not previously set aside, second, an amount
                  equal to the fees set forth in each



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                  Purchaser Group Fee Letter accrued and unpaid through such
                  day, and third, to the extent funds are available therefor, an
                  amount equal to the aggregate of each Purchaser Group's
                  Ratable Share of the Purchasers' Share of the Servicing Fee
                  accrued through such day and not previously set aside,

                           (ii) subject to SECTION 1.4(f), if such day is not a
                  Termination Day, remit to the Seller, ratably, on behalf of
                  each Purchaser Group, the remainder of the Purchasers' Share
                  of such Collections. Such remainder shall, to the extent
                  representing a return on the Aggregate Investment, ratably,
                  according to each Purchaser's Investment, be automatically
                  reinvested in Pool Receivables, and in the Related Security,
                  Collections and other proceeds with respect thereto; PROVIDED,
                  however, that if the Purchased Interest would exceed 100%,
                  then the Servicer shall not reinvest, but shall set aside and
                  hold in trust for the benefit of the Purchasers (and shall, at
                  the request of the Administrator (with the consent or at the
                  direction of the Majority Purchasers), segregate in a separate
                  account approved by the Administrator if, at the time of such
                  request, there exists an Unmatured Termination Event or a
                  Termination Event or if the failure to so segregate reasonably
                  could be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect) a
                  portion of such Collections that, together with the other
                  Collections set aside pursuant to this paragraph, shall equal
                  the amount necessary to reduce the Purchased Interest to 100%;
                  PROVIDED, FURTHER, that in the case of any Purchaser that has
                  provided notice (an "EXITING NOTICE") to its Purchaser Agent
                  of its refusal, pursuant to SECTION 1.10, to extend its
                  Commitment hereunder (an "EXITING PURCHASER"), then such
                  Purchaser's ratable share of such Collections based on its
                  Investment shall not be reinvested and shall instead be held
                  in trust for the benefit of such Purchaser and applied in
                  accordance with CLAUSE (iii) below,

                           (iii) if such day is a Termination Day (or any day
                  following the provision of an Exiting Notice), set aside,
                  segregate and hold in trust (and shall, at the request of the
                  Administrator (with the consent or at the direction of a
                  Simple Majority of the Purchasers), segregate in a separate
                  account approved by the Administrator) for the benefit of each
                  Purchaser Group the entire remainder of the Purchasers' Share
                  of the Collections (or in the case of an Exiting Purchaser an
                  amount equal to such Purchaser's ratable share of such
                  Collections based on its Investment; provided, that solely for
                  the purpose of determining such Purchaser's ratable share of
                  such Collections, such Purchaser's Investment shall be deemed
                  to remain constant from the date of the provision of an
                  Exiting Notice until the date such Purchaser's Investment has
                  been paid in full; it being understood that if such day is
                  also a Termination Day, such Exiting Purchaser's Investment
                  shall be recalculated taking into account amounts received by
                  such Purchaser in respect of this parenthetical and thereafter
                  Collections shall be set aside for such Purchaser ratably in
                  respect of its Investment (as recalculated)); provided, that
                  if amounts are set aside and held in trust on any Termination
                  Day of the type described in clause (a) of the definition of
                  "Termination Day" (or any day following the provision of an
                  Exiting Notice) and, thereafter, the conditions set forth in
                  SECTION 2 of EXHIBIT II are satisfied or waived by the
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                  of the Purchasers (or in the case of an Exiting Notice, such
                  Exiting Notice has been revoked by the related Exiting
                  Purchaser, and written notice thereof has been provided to the
                  Administrator, the related Purchaser Agent and the Servicer),
                  such previously set-aside amounts shall, to the extent
                  representing a return on Aggregate Investment (or the
                  Investment of the Exiting Purchaser) and ratably in accordance
                  with each Purchaser's Investment, be reinvested in accordance
                  with CLAUSE (ii) on the day of such subsequent satisfaction or
                  waiver of conditions or revocation of Exiting Notice, and

                           (iv) release to the Seller (subject to SECTION
                  1.4(f)) for its own account any Collections in excess of: (x)
                  amounts required to be reinvested in accordance with CLAUSE
                  (ii) or the proviso to CLAUSE (iii) plus (y) the amounts that
                  are required to be set aside pursuant to CLAUSE (i), the
                  proviso to CLAUSE (ii) and CLAUSE (iii) plus (z) the Seller's
                  Share of the Servicing Fee accrued and unpaid through such day
                  and all reasonable and appropriate out-of-pocket costs and
                  expenses of the Servicer for servicing, collecting and
                  administering the Pool Receivables.

                  (c) The Servicer shall, in accordance with the priorities set
         forth in SECTION 1.4(d), below, deposit into each applicable
         Purchaser's account (or such other account designated by such
         applicable Purchaser or its Purchaser Agent), on each Settlement Date,
         Collections held for each Purchaser with respect to such Purchaser's
         Portion(s) of Investment pursuant to CLAUSE (b)(i) or (f) plus the
         amount of Collections then held for such Purchaser pursuant to CLAUSES
         (b)(ii) and (iii) of SECTION 1.4; PROVIDED, that if Worthington or an
         Affiliate thereof is the Servicer, such day is not a Termination Day
         and the Administrator has not notified Worthington (or such Affiliate)
         that such right is revoked, (or such Affiliate) Worthington may retain
         the portion of the Collections set aside pursuant to CLAUSE (b)(i) that
         represents the aggregate of each Purchaser Group's Ratable Share of the
         Purchasers' Share of the Servicing Fee. On or before the last day of
         each Yield Period with respect to any Portion of Investment, the
         applicable Purchaser Agent will notify the Servicer by facsimile of the
         amount of the Discount accrued with respect to each such Portion of
         Investment during the related Yield Period then ending.

                  (d) The Servicer shall distribute the amounts described (and
         at the times set forth) in SECTION 1.4(c), as follows:

                  (i) if such distribution occurs on a day that is not a
         Termination Day and the Purchased Interest does not exceed 100%, first
         to each Purchaser Agent ratably according to the Discount accrued
         during such Yield Period (for the benefit of the relevant Purchasers
         within such Purchaser Agent's Purchaser Group) in payment in full of
         all accrued Discount and fees (other than Servicing Fees) with respect
         to each Portion of Investment maintained by such Purchasers; it being
         understood that each Purchaser Agent shall distribute such amounts to
         the Purchasers within its Purchaser Group ratably according to
         Discount, and second, if the Servicer has set aside amounts in respect
         of the Servicing Fee pursuant to CLAUSE (b)(i) and has not retained
         such amounts pursuant to CLAUSE (c), to the Servicer's own account
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         in full of the aggregate of each Purchaser Group's Ratable Share of the
         Purchasers' Share of accrued Servicing Fees so set aside, and

                  (ii) if such distribution occurs on a Termination Day or on a
         day when the Purchased Interest exceeds 100%, FIRST if Worthington or
         an Affiliate thereof is not the Servicer, to the Servicer's own account
         in payment in full of all accrued Servicing Fees, SECOND to each
         Purchaser Agent ratably according to Discount (for the benefit of the
         relevant Purchasers within such Purchaser Agent's Purchaser Group) in
         payment in full of all accrued Discount with respect to each Portion of
         Investment funded or maintained by the Purchasers within such Purchaser
         Agent's Purchaser Group, THIRD to each Purchaser Agent ratably
         according to the aggregate of the Investment of each Purchaser in each
         such Purchaser Agent's Purchaser Group (for the benefit of the relevant
         Purchasers within such Purchaser Agent's Purchaser Group) in payment in
         full of each Purchaser's Investment (or, if such day is not a
         Termination Day, the amount necessary to reduce the Purchased Interest
         to 100%); it being understood that each Purchaser Agent shall
         distribute the amounts described in the first and second clauses of
         this SECTION 1.4(d)(ii) to the Purchasers within its Purchaser Group
         ratably according to Discount and Investment, respectively, FOURTH, if
         the Aggregate Investment and accrued Aggregate Discount with respect to
         each Portion of Investment for all Purchaser Groups have been reduced
         to zero, and all accrued Servicing Fees payable to the Servicer (if
         other than Worthington or an Affiliate thereof) have been paid in full,
         to each Purchaser Group ratably (for the benefit of the Purchasers
         within such Purchaser Group) in accordance with its Ratable Share, the
         Administrator and any other Indemnified Party or Affected Person in
         payment in full of any other amounts owed thereto by the Seller or
         Servicer hereunder and, FIFTH, to the Servicer's own account (if the
         Servicer is Worthington or an Affiliate thereof) in payment in full of
         the Aggregate of each Purchaser Group's Ratable Share of all accrued
         Servicing Fees.

After the Aggregate Investment, Aggregate Discount, fees payable pursuant to
each Purchaser Group Fee Letter and Servicing Fees with respect to the Purchased
Interest, and any other amounts payable by the Seller and the Servicer to each
Purchaser Group, the Administrator or any other Indemnified Party or Affected
Person hereunder, have been paid in full, all additional Collections with
respect to the Purchased Interest shall be paid to the Seller for its own
account.

         (e) For the purposes of this SECTION 1.4:

                  (i) if on any day the Outstanding Balance of any Pool
         Receivable is reduced or adjusted as a result of any defective,
         rejected, returned, repossessed or foreclosed goods or services, or any
         revision, cancellation, allowance, discount or other adjustment made by
         the Seller or any Affiliate of the Seller, or the Servicer or any
         Affiliate of the Servicer, or any setoff or dispute between the Seller
         or any Affiliate of the Seller, or the Servicer or any Affiliate of the
         Servicer and an Obligor, the Seller shall be deemed to have received on
         such day a Collection of such Pool Receivable in the amount of such
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                  (ii) if on any day any of the representations or warranties in
         SECTION 1(g) or (h) of EXHIBIT III is not true with respect to any Pool
         Receivable, the Seller shall be deemed to have received on such day a
         Collection of such Pool Receivable in full;

                  (iii) except as provided in CLAUSE (i) or (ii), or as
         otherwise required by applicable law or the relevant Contract, all
         Collections received from an Obligor of any Receivable shall be applied
         to the Receivables of such Obligor in the order of the age of such
         Receivables, starting with the oldest such Receivable, unless such
         Obligor designates in writing its payment for application to specific
         Receivables; and

                  (iv) if and to the extent the Administrator, any Purchaser
         Agent or any Purchaser shall be required for any reason to pay over to
         an Obligor (or any trustee, receiver, custodian or similar official in
         any Insolvency Proceeding) any amount received by it hereunder, such
         amount shall be deemed not to have been so received by such Person but
         rather to have been retained by the Seller and, accordingly, such
         Person shall have a claim against the Seller for such amount, payable
         when and to the extent that any distribution from or on behalf of such
         Obligor is made in respect thereof.

         (f) If at any time the Seller shall wish to cause the reduction of
Aggregate Investment (but not to commence the liquidation, or reduction to zero,
of the entire Aggregate Investment), the Seller may do so as follows:

                  (i) the Seller shall give the Administrator, each Purchaser
         Agent and the Servicer (A) at least two Business Days' prior written
         notice thereof for any reduction of Aggregate Investment less than or
         equal to $10,000,000 and (B) at least ten Business Days' prior written
         notice thereof for any reduction of Aggregate Investment greater than
         $10,000,000 (in each case such notice shall include the amount of such
         proposed reduction and the proposed date on which such reduction will
         commence);

                  (ii) on the proposed date of commencement of such reduction
         and on each day thereafter, the Servicer shall cause Collections not to
         be reinvested until the amount thereof not so reinvested shall equal
         the desired amount of reduction; and

                  (iii) the Servicer shall hold such Collections in trust for
         the benefit of each Purchaser ratably according to its Investment, for
         payment to each such Purchaser (or its related Purchaser Agent for the
         benefit of such Purchaser) on the (i) next Settlement Date with respect
         to any Portions of Investment maintained by such Purchaser immediately
         following the related current Yield Period or (ii) such other date
         approved by the Administrator with at least five Business Days prior
         written notice to the Administrator of such payment, and the Aggregate
         Investment (together with the Investment of any related Purchaser)
         shall be deemed reduced in the amount to be paid to such Purchaser (or
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         Purchaser Agent for the benefit of such Purchaser) only when in fact
         finally so paid;

PROVIDED, that:

                  (A) the amount of any such reduction shall be not less than
         $1,000,000 for each Purchaser Group and shall be an integral multiple
         of $500,000, and the entire Aggregate Investment after giving effect to
         such reduction shall be not less than $50,000,000 and shall be in an
         integral multiple of $1,000,000 (unless the Aggregate Investment shall
         have been reduced to zero); and

                  (B) with respect to any Portion of Investment, the Seller
         shall choose a reduction amount, and the date of commencement thereof,
         so that to the extent practicable such reduction shall commence and
         conclude in the same Yield Period.

Section 1.5. FEES. The Seller shall pay to each Purchaser Agent for the benefit
of the related Purchasers certain fees in the amounts and on the dates set forth
in letters, dated the date hereof, each such letter (as amended, supplemented,
or otherwise modified from time to time, a "PURCHASER GROUP FEE LETTER") in each
case among the Seller, the Servicer, the Administrator and the related Purchaser
Agent.

         Section 1.6. PAYMENTS AND COMPUTATIONS, ETC.

                  (a) All amounts to be paid or deposited by the Seller or the
         Servicer hereunder shall be made without reduction for offset or
         counterclaim and shall be paid or deposited no later than noon (New
         York City time) on the day when due in same day funds to the applicable
         Purchaser's account (as such account is identified in the related
         Purchaser Group Fee Letter). All amounts received after noon (New York
         City time) will be deemed to have been received on the next Business
         Day.

                  (b) The Seller or the Servicer, as the case may be, shall, to
         the extent permitted by law, pay interest on any amount not paid or
         deposited by the Seller or the Servicer, as the case may be, when due
         hereunder, at an interest rate equal to the Base Rate, payable on
         demand.

                  (c) All computations of interest under CLAUSE (B) and all
         computations of Discount, fees and other amounts hereunder shall be
         made on the basis of a year of 360 (or 365 or 366, as applicable, with
         respect to Discount or other amounts calculated by reference to the
         Base Rate) days for the actual number of days elapsed. Whenever any
         payment or deposit to be made hereunder shall be due on a day other
         than a Business Day, such payment or deposit shall be made on the next
         Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the
         computation of such payment or deposit.

                  (d) Each Affected Person will notify Seller and the applicable
         Purchaser Agent promptly after it has received official notice of any
         event which will entitle such Affected Person to such additional
         amounts as compensation pursuant to this SECTION 1.7. Such additional
         amounts shall accrue from the date as to which such Affected Person
         becomes subject to such additional costs as a result of such event (or
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         such event is not given to Seller by such Affected Person within 90
         days after such Affected Person received such official notice of such
         event, from the date which is 90 days prior to the date such notice is
         given to Seller by such Affected Person).

         Section 1.7. INCREASED COSTS.

                  (a) If any Purchaser Agent, Purchaser, Liquidity Provider, the
         Administrator or any other Program Support Provider or any of their
         respective Affiliates (each an "AFFECTED PERSON") reasonably determines
         that the existence of or compliance with: (i) any law or regulation or
         any change therein or in the interpretation or application thereof, in
         each case adopted, issued or occurring after the date hereof, or (ii)
         any request, guideline or directive from any central bank or other
         Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law) issued
         or occurring after the date of this Agreement, affects or would affect
         the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such
         Affected Person, and such Affected Person determines that the amount of
         such capital is increased by or based upon the existence of any
         commitment to make purchases of (or otherwise to maintain the
         investment in) Pool Receivables related to this Agreement or any
         related liquidity facility, credit enhancement facility or other
         commitments of the same type, then, upon demand by such Affected Person
         (with a copy to the Administrator), the Seller shall promptly pay to
         the Administrator, for the account of such Affected Person, from time
         to time as specified by such Affected Person, additional amounts
         sufficient to compensate such Affected Person in the light of such
         circumstances, to the extent that such Affected Person reasonably
         determines such increase in capital to be allocable to the existence of
         any of such commitments. A certificate as to such amounts submitted to
         the Seller and the Administrator by such Affected Person shall be
         conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

                  (b) If, due to either: (i) the introduction of or any change
         in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation or (ii) compliance
         with any guideline or request from any central bank or other
         Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law), there
         shall be any increase in the cost to any Affected Person of agreeing to
         purchase or purchasing, or maintaining the ownership of, the Purchased
         Interest or any portion thereof in respect of which Discount is
         computed by reference to the Euro-Rate, then, upon demand by such
         Affected Person, the Seller shall promptly pay to such Affected Person,
         from time to time as specified by such Affected Person, additional
         amounts sufficient to compensate such Affected Person for such
         increased costs. A certificate as to such amounts submitted to the
         Seller and the Administrator by such Affected Person shall be
         conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

                  (c) If such increased costs affect the related Affected
         Person's portfolio of financing transactions, such Affected Person
         shall use reasonable averaging and attribution methods to allocate such
         increased costs to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

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                  If any Affected Person reasonably determines that the
         existence of or compliance with: (a) any law or regulation or any
         change therein or in the interpretation or application thereof, in each
         case adopted, issued or occurring after the date hereof, or (b) any
         request, guideline or directive from any central bank or other
         Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law) issued
         or occurring after the date of this Agreement:

                           (i) does or shall subject such Affected Person to any
                  tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any
                  increase in the Purchased Interest or any portion thereof or
                  in the amount of such Person's Investment relating thereto, or
                  does or shall change the basis of taxation of payments to such
                  Affected Person on account of Collections, Discount or any
                  other amounts payable hereunder (excluding taxes imposed on
                  the overall pre-tax net income of such Affected Person, and
                  franchise taxes imposed on such Affected Person, by the
                  jurisdiction under the laws of which such Affected Person is
                  organized or a political subdivision thereof),

                           (ii) does or shall impose, modify or hold applicable
                  any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar
                  requirement against assets held by, or deposits or other
                  liabilities in or for the account of, purchases, advances or
                  loans by, or other credit extended by, or any other
                  acquisition of funds by, any office of such Affected Person
                  that are not otherwise included in the determination of the
                  Euro-Rate or the Base Rate hereunder, or

                           (iii) does or shall impose on such Affected Person
                  any other condition,

and the result of any of the foregoing is: (A) to increase the cost to such
Affected Person of acting as Administrator or as a Purchaser Agent, or of
agreeing to purchase or purchasing or maintaining the ownership of undivided
percentage ownership interests with regard to the Purchased Interest (or
interests therein) or any Portion of Investment, or (B) to reduce any amount
receivable hereunder (whether directly or indirectly), then, in any such case,
upon demand by such Affected Person, the Seller shall promptly pay to such
Affected Person additional amounts necessary to compensate such Affected Person
for such additional cost or reduced amount receivable. All such amounts shall be
payable as incurred. A certificate from such Affected Person to the Seller and
the Administrator certifying, in reasonably specific detail, the basis for,
calculation of, and amount of such additional costs or reduced amount receivable
shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no Affected Person shall be required to disclose any
confidential or tax planning information in any such certificate.

         Section 1.9. INABILITY TO DETERMINE EURO-RATE. (a) If the Administrator
(or any Purchaser Agent) determines before the first day of any Yield Period
(which determination shall be final and conclusive) that, by reason of
circumstances affecting the interbank eurodollar market generally, deposits in
dollars (in the relevant amounts for such Yield Period) are not being offered to
banks in the interbank eurodollar market for such Yield Period, or adequate
means do not exist for ascertaining the Euro-Rate for such Yield Period, then
the Administrator shall give notice thereof to the Seller. Thereafter, until the
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Agent notifies the Seller that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension
no longer exist, (a) no Portion of Investment shall be funded at the Yield Rate
determined by reference to the Euro-Rate and (b) the Discount for any
outstanding Portions of Investment then funded at the Yield Rate determined by
reference to the Euro-Rate shall, on the last day of the then current Yield
Period, be converted to the Yield Rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.

                  (b) If, on or before the first day of any Yield Period, the
         Administrator shall have been notified by any Purchaser, Purchaser
         Agent or Liquidity Provider that, such Person has determined (which
         determination shall be final and conclusive) that, any enactment,
         promulgation or adoption of or any change in any applicable law, rule
         or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or administration
         thereof by a governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency
         charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or
         compliance by such Person with any guideline, request or directive
         (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central
         bank or comparable agency shall make it unlawful or impossible for such
         Person to fund or maintain any Portion of Investment at the Yield Rate
         and based upon the Euro-Rate, the Administrator shall notify the Seller
         thereof. Upon receipt of such notice, until the Administrator notifies
         the Seller that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no
         longer apply, (a) no Portion of Investment shall be funded at the Yield
         Rate determined by reference to the Euro-Rate and (b) the Discount for
         any outstanding Portions of Investment then funded at the Yield Rate
         determined by reference to the Euro-Rate shall be converted to the
         Yield Rate determined by reference to the Base Rate either (i) on the
         last day of the then current Yield Period if such Person may lawfully
         continue to maintain such Portion of Investment at the Yield Rate
         determined by reference to the Euro-Rate to such day, or (ii)
         immediately, if such Person may not lawfully continue to maintain such
         Portion of Investment at the Yield Rate determined by reference to the
         Euro-Rate to such day.

Section 1.10. EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE. The Seller may advise the
Administrator and each Purchaser Agent in writing of its desire to extend the
Facility Termination Date for an additional 364 days, provided such request is
made not more than 90 days prior to, and not less than 60 days prior to, the
then current Facility Termination Date. In the event that the Purchaser Agents
are all agreeable to such extension, the Administrator shall so notify the
Seller in writing (it being understood that the Purchaser Agents may accept or
decline such a request in their sole discretion and on such terms as they may
elect) not less than 30 days prior to the then current Facility Termination Date
and the Seller, the Administrator, the Purchaser Agents and the Purchasers shall
enter into such documents as the Purchasers may deem necessary or appropriate to
reflect such extension, and all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the
Purchasers, the Administrator and the Purchaser Agents in connection therewith
(including reasonable Attorneys' Costs) shall be paid by the Seller. In the
event the Purchaser Agents decline the request for such extension, the
Administrator shall so notify the Seller of such determination; provided,
however, that the failure of the Administrator to notify the Seller of the
determination to decline such extension shall not affect the understanding and
agreement that the Purchaser Agents shall be deemed to have refused to grant the
requested extension in the event the Administrator fails to affirmatively notify
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                                   ARTICLE II
                   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; COVENANTS;
                               TERMINATION EVENTS

         Section 2.1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; COVENANTS. Each of the
Seller, Worthington and the Servicer hereby makes the representations and
warranties, and hereby agrees to perform and observe the covenants, applicable
to it set forth in EXHIBITS III and IV, respectively.

         Section 2.2. TERMINATION EVENTS. If any of the Termination Events set
forth in EXHIBIT V shall occur, the Administrator may (with the consent of a
Simple Majority of the Purchasers) or shall (at the direction of a Simple
Majority of the Purchasers), by notice to the Seller, declare the Facility
Termination Date to have occurred (in which case the Facility Termination Date
shall be deemed to have occurred); PROVIDED, that automatically upon the
occurrence of any event (without any requirement for the passage of time or the
giving of notice) described in PARAGRAPH (f) of EXHIBIT V, the Facility
Termination Date shall occur. Upon any such declaration, occurrence or deemed
occurrence of the Facility Termination Date, the Administrator, each Purchaser
Agent and each Purchaser shall have, in addition to the rights and remedies that
they may have under this Agreement, all other rights and remedies provided after
default under the New York UCC and under other applicable law, which rights and
remedies shall be cumulative.

                                  ARTICLE III
                                 INDEMNIFICATION

         Section 3.1. INDEMNITIES BY THE SELLER. Without limiting any other
rights that the any Purchaser Agent, Purchaser, Liquidity Provider, the
Administrator or any Program Support Provider or any of their respective
Affiliates, employees, officers, directors, agents, counsel, successors,
transferees or assigns (each, an "INDEMNIFIED PARTY") may have hereunder or
under applicable law, the Seller hereby agrees to indemnify each Indemnified
Party from and against any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs, losses and
liabilities (including Attorney Costs) (all of the foregoing being collectively
referred to as "INDEMNIFIED AMOUNTS") arising out of or resulting from this
Agreement (whether directly or indirectly), the use of proceeds of purchases or
reinvestments, the ownership of the Purchased Interest, or any interest therein,
or in respect of any Receivable, Related Security or Contract, excluding,
however: (a) Indemnified Amounts to the extent resulting from gross negligence
or willful misconduct on the part of such Indemnified Party or its officers,
directors, agents or counsel, (b) recourse with respect to any Receivable to the
extent that such Receivable is uncollectible on account of the insolvency,
bankruptcy or lack of credit worthiness of the related Obligor, or (c) any
overall net income taxes or franchise taxes imposed on such Indemnified Party by
the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Indemnified Party is organized or
any political subdivision thereof. Without limiting or being limited by the
foregoing, and subject to the exclusions set forth in the preceding sentence,
the Seller shall pay on demand (which demand shall be accompanied by
documentation of the Indemnified Amounts, in reasonable detail) to each
Indemnified Party any and all amounts necessary to indemnify such Indemnified
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                  (i) the failure of any Receivable included in the calculation
         of the Net Receivables Pool Balance as an Eligible Receivable to be an
         Eligible Receivable, the failure of any information contained in an
         Information Package to be true and correct, or the failure of any other
         information provided to such Indemnified Party by the Seller or
         Servicer with respect to Receivables or this Agreement to be true and
         correct,

                  (ii) the failure of any representation, warranty or statement
         made or deemed made by the Seller (or any of its officers) under or in
         connection with this Agreement to have been true and correct as of the
         date made or deemed made in all respects when made,

                  (iii) the failure by the Seller to comply with any applicable
         law, rule or regulation with respect to any Pool Receivable or the
         related Contract, or the failure of any Pool Receivable or the related
         Contract to conform to any such applicable law, rule or regulation,

                  (iv) the failure to vest in the Administrator (for the benefit
         of the Purchasers) a valid and enforceable: (A) perfected undivided
         percentage ownership interest, to the extent of the Purchased Interest,
         in the Receivables in, or purporting to be in, the Receivables Pool and
         the other Pool Assets, or (B) first priority perfected security
         interest in the Pool Assets, in each case, free and clear of any
         Adverse Claim,

                  (v) the failure to have filed, or any delay in filing,
         financing statements or other similar instruments or documents under
         the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable laws with
         respect to any Receivables in, or purporting to be in, the Receivables
         Pool and the other Pool Assets, whether at the time of any purchase or
         reinvestment or at any subsequent time,

                  (vi) any dispute, claim, offset or defense (other than
         discharge in bankruptcy of the Obligor) of the Obligor to the payment
         of any Receivable in, or purporting to be in, the Receivables Pool
         (including a defense based on such Receivable or the related Contract
         not being a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor
         enforceable against it in accordance with its terms), or any other
         claim resulting from the sale of the goods or services related to such
         Receivable or the furnishing or failure to furnish such goods or
         services or relating to collection activities with respect to such
         Receivable,

                  (vii) any failure of the Seller, any Affiliate of the Seller
         or the Servicer to perform its duties or obligations in accordance with
         the provisions hereof or under the Contracts,

                  (viii) any products liability or other claim, investigation,
         litigation or proceeding arising out of or in connection with
         merchandise, insurance or services that are the subject of any
         Contract,

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                           (x) the use of proceeds of purchases or
                  reinvestments, or

                           (xi) any reduction in the Aggregate Investment as a
                  result of the distribution of Collections pursuant to SECTION
                  1.4(d), if all or a portion of such distributions shall
                  thereafter be rescinded or otherwise must be returned for any
                  reason.

         Section 3.2. INDEMNITIES BY THE SERVICER. Without limiting any other
rights that any Indemnified Party may have hereunder or under applicable law,
the Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Party from and against
any and all Indemnified Amounts arising out of or resulting from (whether
directly or indirectly): (a) the failure of any information contained in an
Information Package to be true and correct, or the failure of any other
information provided to such Indemnified Party by, or on behalf of, the Servicer
to be true and correct, (b) the failure of any representation, warranty or
statement made or deemed made by the Servicer (or any of its officers) under or
in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it
is a party to have been true and correct as of the date made or deemed made in
all respects when made, (c) the failure by the Servicer to comply with any
applicable law, rule or regulation with respect to any Pool Receivable or the
related Contract, (d) any dispute, claim, offset or defense of the Obligor to
the payment of any Receivable in, or purporting to be in, the Receivables Pool
resulting from or related to the collection activities with respect to such
Receivable, (e) any failure of the Servicer to perform its duties or obligations
in accordance with the provisions hereof or any other Transaction Document to
which it is a party, (f) the failure to have filed, or any delay in filing,
financing statements or other similar instruments or documents under the UCC of
any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable laws with respect to any
Receivables in, or purporting to be in, the Receivables Pool and the other Pool
Assets, whether at the time of any purchase or reinvestment or at any subsequent
time, or (g) any commingling by the Servicer of Collections at any time with
other funds.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                         ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTIONS

         Section 4.1. APPOINTMENT OF THE SERVICER.

                  (a) The servicing, administering and collection of the Pool
         Receivables shall be conducted by the Person so designated from time to
         time as the Servicer in accordance with this Section. Until the
         Administrator gives notice to Worthington (in accordance with this
         SECTION 4.1) of the designation of a new Servicer, Worthington is
         hereby designated as, and hereby agrees to perform the duties and
         obligations of, the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof. Upon the
         occurrence of a Termination Event, the Administrator may (with the
         consent of the Majority Purchasers) or shall (at the direction of the
         Majority Purchasers) designate as Servicer any Person (including
         itself) to succeed Worthington or any successor Servicer, on the
         condition in each case that any such Person so designated shall agree
         to perform the duties and obligations of the Servicer pursuant to the
         terms hereof.

                  (b) Upon the designation of a successor Servicer as set forth
         in CLAUSE (a), Worthington agrees that it will terminate its activities
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that the Administrator determines will facilitate the transition of the
performance of such activities to the new Servicer, and Worthington shall
cooperate with and assist such new Servicer. Such cooperation shall include
access to and transfer of related records (including all Contracts) and use by
the new Servicer of all licenses, hardware or software necessary or desirable to
collect the Pool Receivables and the Related Security.

         (c) Worthington acknowledges that, in making their decision to execute
and deliver this Agreement, the Administrator and each Purchaser Group have
relied on Worthington's agreement to act as Servicer hereunder. Accordingly,
Worthington agrees that it will not voluntarily resign as Servicer without the
consent of the Majority Purchasers.

         (d) The Servicer may delegate its duties and obligations hereunder to
any subservicer (each a "SUB-SERVICER"); PROVIDED, that, in each such
delegation: (i) such Sub-Servicer shall agree in writing to perform the duties
and obligations of the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, (ii) the Servicer
shall remain primarily liable for the performance of the duties and obligations
so delegated, (iii) the Seller, the Administrator and each Purchaser Group shall
have the right to look solely to the Servicer for performance, and (iv) the
terms of any agreement with any Sub-Servicer shall provide that the
Administrator may terminate such agreement upon the termination of the Servicer
hereunder by giving notice of its desire to terminate such agreement to the
Servicer (and the Servicer shall provide appropriate notice to each such
Sub-Servicer); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if any such delegation is to any Person
other than an Originator or an Affiliate thereof, the Administrator and the
Majority Purchasers shall have consented in writing in advance to such
delegation.

Section 4.2. DUTIES OF THE SERVICER.

         (a) The Servicer shall take or cause to be taken all such action as may
be necessary or advisable to administer and collect each Pool Receivable from
time to time, all in accordance with this Agreement and all applicable laws,
rules and regulations, with reasonable care and diligence, and in accordance
with the Credit and Collection Policies. The Servicer shall set aside, for the
account of each Purchaser Group, the amount of the Collections to which each
such Purchaser Group is entitled in accordance with ARTICLE I. The Servicer may,
in accordance with the applicable Credit and Collection Policy, extend the
maturity of any Pool Receivable (but not beyond 30 days) and extend the maturity
or adjust the Outstanding Balance of any Defaulted Receivable as the Servicer
may determine to be appropriate to maximize Collections thereof; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that: (i) such extension shall not change the number of days such Pool
Receivable has remained unpaid from the date of the original due date related to
such Pool Receivable, (ii) such extension or adjustment shall not alter the
status of such Pool Receivable as a Delinquent Receivable or a Defaulted
Receivable or limit the rights of the Administrator or any Purchaser Group under
this Agreement and (iii) if a Termination Event has occurred and Worthington or
an Affiliate thereof is serving as the Servicer, Worthington or such Affiliate
may make such extension or adjustment only upon the prior approval of the
Administrator (with the consent of the Majority Purchasers). The Seller shall
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         (individually and for the benefit of each Purchaser Group), in
         accordance with their respective interests, all records and documents
         (including computer tapes or disks) with respect to each Pool
         Receivable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
         the Administrator may direct the Servicer (whether the Servicer is
         Worthington or any other Person) to commence or settle any legal action
         to enforce collection of any Pool Receivable or to foreclose upon or
         repossess any Related Security; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no such
         direction may be given unless either: (A) a Termination Event has
         occurred or (B) the Administrator believes in good faith that failure
         to commence, settle or effect such legal action, foreclosure or
         repossession could adversely affect Receivables constituting a material
         portion of the Pool Receivables.

                  (b) The Servicer shall, as soon as practicable following
         actual receipt of collected funds, turn over to the Seller the
         collections of any indebtedness that is not a Pool Receivable, less, if
         Worthington or an Affiliate thereof is not the Servicer, all reasonable
         and appropriate out-of-pocket costs and expenses of such Servicer of
         servicing, collecting and administering such collections. The Servicer,
         if other than Worthington or an Affiliate thereof, shall, as soon as
         practicable upon demand, deliver to the Seller all records in its
         possession that evidence or relate to any indebtedness that is not a
         Pool Receivable, and copies of records in its possession that evidence
         or relate to any indebtedness that is a Pool Receivable.

                  (c) The Servicer's obligations hereunder shall terminate on
         the later of: (i) the Facility Termination Date and (ii) the date on
         which all amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser Agents, each
         Purchaser, the Administrator and any other Indemnified Party or
         Affected Person hereunder shall have been paid in full.

         After such termination, if Worthington or an Affiliate thereof was not
the Servicer on the date of such termination, the Servicer shall promptly
deliver to the Seller all books, records and related materials that the Seller
previously provided to the Servicer, or that have been obtained by the Servicer,
in connection with this Agreement.

         Section 4.3. LOCK-BOX ACCOUNT ARRANGEMENTS. Within 30 days from the
initial purchase hereunder, the Seller shall have entered into Lock-Box
Agreements with all of the Lock-Box Banks and delivered original counterparts of
each to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent. Upon the occurrence of a
Termination Event, the Administrator may (with the consent of a Simple Majority
of the Purchasers) or shall (upon the direction of a Simple Majority of the
Purchasers) at any time thereafter give notice to each Lock-Box Bank that the
Administrator is exercising its rights under the Lock-Box Agreements to do any
or all of the following: (a) to have the exclusive ownership and control of the
Lock-Box Accounts transferred to the Administrator (for the benefit of the
Purchasers) and to exercise exclusive dominion and control over the funds
deposited therein, (b) to have the proceeds that are sent to the respective
Lock-Box Accounts redirected pursuant to the Administrator's instructions rather
than deposited in the applicable Lock-Box Account, and (c) to take any or all
other actions permitted under the applicable Lock-Box Agreement. The Seller
hereby agrees that if the Administrator at any time takes any action set forth
in the preceding sentence, the Administrator shall have exclusive control (for
the benefit of the Purchasers) of the proceeds (including Collections) of all
Pool Receivables and the Seller hereby further agrees to take any other action
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or any Purchaser Agent may reasonably request to transfer such control. Any
proceeds of Pool Receivables received by the Seller or the Servicer thereafter
shall be sent immediately to the Administrator. The parties hereto hereby
acknowledge that if at any time the Administrator takes control of any Lock-Box
Account, the Administrator shall not have any rights to the funds therein in
excess of the unpaid amounts due to the Administrator, the Purchaser Groups, any
Indemnified Party or any other Person hereunder, and the Administrator shall
distribute or cause to be distributed such funds in accordance with SECTION
4.2(b) and ARTICLE I (in each case as if such funds were held by the Servicer
thereunder).

         Section 4.4. ENFORCEMENT RIGHTS.

         (a) At any time following the occurrence of a Termination Event:

                  (i) the Administrator may (with the consent or at the
         direction of the Majority Purchasers) direct the Obligors that payment
         of all amounts payable under any Pool Receivable is to be made directly
         to the Administrator or its designee,

                  (ii) the Administrator may (with the consent or at the
         direction of the Majority Purchasers) instruct the Seller or the
         Servicer to give notice of the Purchaser Groups' interest in Pool
         Receivables to each Obligor, which notice shall direct that payments be
         made directly to the Administrator or its designee (on behalf of such
         Purchaser Groups), and the Seller or the Servicer, as the case may be,
         shall give such notice at the expense of the Seller or the Servicer, as
         the case may be; PROVIDED, that if the Seller or the Servicer, as the
         case may be, fails to so notify each Obligor, the Administrator (at the
         Seller's or the Servicer's, as the case may be, expense) may so notify
         the Obligors, and

                  (iii) the Administrator may (with the consent or at the
         direction of the Majority Purchasers) request the Servicer to, and upon
         such request the Servicer shall: (A) assemble all of the records
         necessary or desirable to collect the Pool Receivables and the Related
         Security, and transfer or license to a successor Servicer the use of
         all software necessary or desirable to collect the Pool Receivables and
         the Related Security, and make the same available to the Administrator
         or its designee (for the benefit of the Purchasers) at a place selected
         by the Administrator, and (B) segregate all cash, checks and other
         instruments received by it from time to time constituting Collections
         in a manner acceptable to the Administrator and, promptly upon receipt,
         remit all such cash, checks and instruments, duly endorsed or with duly
         executed instruments of transfer, to the Administrator or its designee.

                  (b) The Seller hereby authorizes the Administrator (on behalf
         of each Purchaser Group), and irrevocably appoints the Administrator as
         its attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution and with full
         authority in the place and stead of the Seller, which appointment is
         coupled with an interest, to take any and all steps in the name of the
         Seller and on behalf of the Seller necessary or desirable, in the
         determination of the Administrator, after the occurrence of a
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         amounts or portions thereof due under any and all Pool Assets,
         including endorsing the name of the Seller on checks and other
         instruments representing Collections and enforcing such Pool Assets.
         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this subsection,
         none of the powers conferred upon such attorney-in-fact pursuant to the
         preceding sentence shall subject such attorney-in-fact to any liability
         if any action taken by it shall prove to be inadequate or invalid, nor
         shall they confer any obligations upon such attorney-in-fact in any
         manner whatsoever.

         Section 4.5. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SELLER.

                  (a) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the
         Seller shall: (i) perform all of its obligations, if any, under the
         Contracts related to the Pool Receivables to the same extent as if
         interests in such Pool Receivables had not been transferred hereunder,
         and the exercise by the Administrator, the Purchaser Agents or the
         Purchasers of their respective rights hereunder shall not relieve the
         Seller from such obligations, and (ii) pay when due any taxes,
         including any sales taxes payable in connection with the Pool
         Receivables and their creation and satisfaction. The Administrator, the
         Purchaser Agents or any of the Purchasers shall not have any obligation
         or liability with respect to any Pool Asset, nor shall any of them be
         obligated to perform any of the obligations of the Seller, Servicer,
         Worthington or the Originators thereunder.

                  (b) Worthington hereby irrevocably agrees that if at any time
         it shall cease to be the Servicer hereunder, it shall act (if the
         then-current Servicer so requests) as the data-processing agent of the
         Servicer and, in such capacity, Worthington shall conduct the
         data-processing functions of the administration of the Receivables and
         the Collections thereon in substantially the same way that Worthington
         conducted such data-processing functions while it acted as the
         Servicer.

         Section 4.6. SERVICING FEE. (a) Subject to CLAUSE (b), the Servicer
shall be paid a fee (the "SERVICING FEE") equal to 1.00% PER ANNUM of the daily
average aggregate Outstanding Balance of the Pool Receivables. The Aggregate of
each Purchaser Group's Ratable Share of such fee shall be paid through the
distributions contemplated by SECTION 1.4(d), and the Seller's Share of the
Purchasers' Share of such fee shall be paid by the Seller.

                  (b) If the Servicer ceases to be Worthington or an Affiliate
         thereof, the servicing fee shall be the greater of: (i) the amount
         calculated pursuant to CLAUSE (a), and (ii) an alternative amount
         specified by the successor Servicer not to exceed 110% of the aggregate
         reasonable costs and expenses incurred by such successor Servicer in
         connection with the performance of its obligations as Servicer.

                                   ARTICLE V
                                   THE AGENTS

         Section 5.1. APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORIZATION. (a) Each Purchaser and
Purchaser Agent hereby irrevocably designates and appoints PNC as the
"Administrator" hereunder and authorizes the Administrator to take such actions
and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrator hereby and to
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The Administrator shall hold, in its name, for the benefit of each Purchaser,
ratably, the Purchased Interest. The Administrator shall not have any duties
other than those expressly set forth herein or any fiduciary relationship with
any Purchaser or Purchaser Agent, and no implied obligations or liabilities
shall be read into this Agreement, or otherwise exist, against the
Administrator. The Administrator does not assume, nor shall it be deemed to have
assumed, any obligation to, or relationship of trust or agency with, the Seller
or Servicer. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or any other
Transaction Document to the contrary, in no event shall the Administrator ever
be required to take any action which exposes the Administrator to personal
liability or which is contrary to the provision of any Transaction Document or
applicable law.

                  (b) Each Purchaser hereby irrevocably designates and appoints
         the respective institution identified as the Purchaser Agent for such
         Purchaser's Purchaser Group on the signature pages hereto or in the
         Assumption Agreement or Transfer Supplement pursuant to which such
         Purchaser becomes a party hereto, and each authorizes such Purchaser
         Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this
         Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are
         expressly delegated to such Purchaser Agent by the terms of this
         Agreement, if any, together with such other powers as are reasonably
         incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary
         elsewhere in this Agreement, no Purchaser Agent shall have any duties
         or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any
         fiduciary relationship with any Purchaser or other Purchaser Agent or
         the Administrator, and no implied covenants, functions,
         responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities on the part of
         such Purchaser Agent shall be read into this Agreement or otherwise
         exist against such Purchaser Agent.

                  (c) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this
         Agreement, the provisions of this Article V are solely for the benefit
         of the Purchaser Agents, the Administrator and the Purchasers, and none
         of the Seller or Servicer shall have any rights as a third-party
         beneficiary or otherwise under any of the provisions of this ARTICLE V,
         except that this ARTICLE V shall not affect any obligations which any
         Purchaser Agent, the Administrator or any Purchaser may have to the
         Seller or the Servicer under the other provisions of this Agreement.
         Furthermore, no Purchaser shall have any rights as a third-party
         beneficiary or otherwise under any of the provisions hereof in respect
         of a Purchaser Agent which is not the Purchaser Agent for such
         Purchaser.

                  (d) In performing its functions and duties hereunder, the
         Administrator shall act solely as the agent of the Purchasers and the
         Purchaser Agents and does not assume nor shall be deemed to have
         assumed any obligation or relationship of trust or agency with or for
         the Seller or Servicer or any of their successors and assigns. In
         performing its functions and duties hereunder, each Purchaser Agent
         shall act solely as the agent of its respective Purchaser and does not
         assume nor shall be deemed to have assumed any obligation or
         relationship of trust or agency with or for the Seller, the Servicer,
         any other Purchaser, any other Purchaser Agent or the Administrator, or
         any of their respective successors and assigns.

         Section 5.2. DELEGATION OF DUTIES. The Administrator may execute any of
its duties through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice
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matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrator shall not be responsible
for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by
it with reasonable care.

         Section 5.3. EXCULPATORY PROVISIONS. None of the Purchaser Agents, the
Administrator or any of their directors, officers, agents or employees shall be
liable for any action taken or omitted (i) with the consent or at the direction
of the Majority Purchasers (or in the case of any Purchaser Agent, the
Purchasers within its Purchaser Group that have a majority of the aggregate
Commitment of such Purchaser Group) or (ii) in the absence of such Person's
gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrator shall not be
responsible to any Purchaser, Purchaser Agent or other Person for (i) any
recitals, representations, warranties or other statements made by the Seller,
Servicer, or any of their Affiliates, (ii) the value, validity, effectiveness,
genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of any Transaction Document, (iii)
any failure of the Seller, any Originator or any of their Affiliates to perform
any obligation or (iv) the satisfaction of any condition specified in EXHIBIT
II. The Administrator shall not have any obligation to any Purchaser or
Purchaser Agent to ascertain or inquire about the observance or performance of
any agreement contained in any Transaction Document or to inspect the
properties, books or records of the Seller, Servicer, Originator or any of their
Affiliates.

         Section 5.4. RELIANCE BY AGENTS. (a) Each Purchaser Agent and the
Administrator shall in all cases be entitled to rely, and shall be fully
protected in relying, upon any document or other writing or conversation
believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made
by the proper Person and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including
counsel to the Seller), independent accountants and other experts selected by
the Administrator. Each Purchaser Agent and the Administrator shall in all cases
be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under any
Transaction Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of
the Majority Purchasers (or in the case of any Purchaser Agent, the Purchasers
within its Purchaser Group that have a majority of the aggregate Commitment of
such Purchaser Group), and assurance of its indemnification, as it deems
appropriate.

                  (b) The Administrator shall in all cases be fully protected in
         acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement in
         accordance with a request of the Majority Purchasers or the Purchaser
         Agents, and such request and any action taken or failure to act
         pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all Purchasers, the
         Administrator and Purchaser Agents.

                  (c) The Purchasers within each Purchaser Group with a majority
         of the Commitment of such Purchaser Group shall be entitled to request
         or direct the related Purchaser Agent to take action, or refrain from
         taking action, under this Agreement on behalf of such Purchasers. Such
         Purchaser Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in
         refraining from acting, under this Agreement in accordance with a
         request of such majority Purchasers, and such request and any action
         taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of
         such Purchaser Agent's Purchasers.

                  (d) Unless otherwise advised in writing by a Purchaser Agent
         or by any Purchaser on whose behalf such Purchaser Agent is purportedly
         acting, each party to this Agreement may assume that (i) such Purchaser
         Agent is acting for the benefit of each of the Purchasers in respect of
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         "Purchaser Agent" in the definition of "Purchaser Agent" hereto, as
         well as for the benefit of each assignee or other transferee from any
         such Person, and (ii) each action taken by such Purchaser Agent has
         been duly authorized and approved by all necessary action on the part
         of the Purchasers on whose behalf it is purportedly acting. Each
         Purchaser Agent and its Purchaser(s) shall agree amongst themselves as
         to the circumstances and procedures for removal, resignation and
         replacement of such Purchaser Agent.

         Section 5.5. NOTICE OF TERMINATION EVENTS. Neither any Purchaser Agent
nor the Administrator shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the
occurrence of any Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event unless such
Administrator has received notice from any Purchaser, Purchaser Agent, the
Servicer or the Seller stating that a Termination Event or Unmatured Termination
Event has occurred hereunder and describing such Termination Event or Unmatured
Termination Event. In the event that the Administrator receives such a notice,
it shall promptly give notice thereof to each Purchaser Agent whereupon each
such Purchaser Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to its Purchasers. In
the event that a Purchaser Agent receives such a notice (other than from the
Administrator), it shall promptly give notice thereof to the Administrator. The
Administrator shall take such action concerning a Termination Event or Unmatured
Termination Event as may be directed by the Majority Purchasers unless such
action otherwise requires the consent of all Purchasers), but until the
Administrator receives such directions, the Administrator may (but shall not be
obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, as the
Administrator deems advisable and in the best interests of the Purchasers and
Purchaser Agents.

         Section 5.6. NON-RELIANCE ON ADMINISTRATOR, PURCHASER AGENTS AND OTHER
PURCHASERS. Each Purchaser expressly acknowledges that none of the
Administrator, the Purchaser Agents nor any of their respective officers,
directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates has made any
representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrator, or any
Purchaser Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the
Seller, Worthington, Servicer or any Originator, shall be deemed to constitute
any representation or warranty by the Administrator or such Purchaser Agent, as
applicable. Each Purchaser represents and warrants to the Administrator and the
Purchaser Agents that, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrator, Purchaser Agents or any other Purchaser and based on such
documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, it has made and will
continue to make its own appraisal of and investigation into the business,
operations, property, prospects, financial and other conditions and
creditworthiness of the Seller, Worthington, Servicer or the Originators, and
the Receivables and its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to take,
or omit, action under any Transaction Document. Except for items specifically
required to be delivered hereunder, the Administrator shall not have any duty or
responsibility to provide any Purchaser Agent with any information concerning
the Seller, Worthington, Servicer or the Originators or any of their Affiliates
that comes into the possession of the Administrator or any of its officers,
directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.

         Section 5.7. ADMINISTRATORS AND AFFILIATES. Each of the Purchasers and
the Administrator and their Affiliates may extend credit to, accept deposits
from and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, debt, equity or other
business with the Seller, Worthington, Servicer or any Originator or any of
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exercising its rights and powers as if it were not the Administrator. With
respect to the acquisition of the Eligible Receivables pursuant to this
Agreement, each of the Purchaser Agents and the Administrator shall have the
same rights and powers under this Agreement as any Purchaser and may exercise
the same as though it were not such an agent, and the terms "Purchaser" and
"Purchasers" shall include each of the Purchaser Agents and the Administrator in
their individual capacities.

         Section 5.8. INDEMNIFICATION. Each Purchaser Group shall indemnify and
hold harmless the Administrator (but solely in its capacity as Administrator)
and its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (to the
extent not reimbursed by the Seller, Worthington or Servicer and without
limiting the obligation of the Seller, Worthington or Servicer to do so),
ratably in accordance with its Ratable Share from and against any and all
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, judgments, settlements,
costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind whatsoever (including in
connection with any investigative or threatened proceeding, whether or not the
Administrator or such Person shall be designated a party thereto) that may at
any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrator or
such Person as a result of, or related to, any of the transactions contemplated
by the Transaction Documents or the execution, delivery or performance of the
Transaction Documents or any other document furnished in connection therewith
(but excluding any such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
judgments, settlements, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting solely from
the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrator or such Person
as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction); PROVIDED, that in
the case of each Purchaser that is a commercial paper conduit, such indemnity
shall be provided solely to the extent of amounts received by such Purchaser
under this Agreement which exceed the amounts required to repay such Purchaser's
outstanding Notes. Notwithstanding anything in this SECTION 5.8 to the contrary,
each of the Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser hereby
covenants and agrees that it shall not institute against, or join any other
Person in instituting against, any Conduit Purchaser any bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding or other
proceedings under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law, for one year
and a day after the latest maturing Note issued by such Conduit Purchaser is
paid in full.

         Section 5.9. SUCCESSOR ADMINISTRATOR. The Administrator may, upon at
least five (5) days notice to the Seller and each Purchaser and Purchaser Agent,
resign as Administrator. Such resignation shall not become effective until a
successor agent is appointed by the Majority Purchasers and has accepted such
appointment. Upon such acceptance of its appointment as Administrator hereunder
by a successor Administrator, such successor Administrator shall succeed to and
become vested with all the rights and duties of the retiring Administrator, and
the retiring Administrator shall be discharged from its duties and obligations
under the Transaction Documents. After any retiring Administrator's resignation
hereunder, the provisions of SECTIONS 3.1 and 3.2 and this Article V shall inure
to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was
the Administrator.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

         Section 6.1. AMENDMENTS, ETC. No amendment or waiver of any provision
of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or consent to any departure
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Servicer therefrom, shall be effective unless in a writing signed by the
Administrator and each of the Majority Purchasers, and, in the case of any
amendment, by the other parties thereto; and then such amendment, waiver or
consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific
purpose for which given; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, if required by any Conduit
Purchaser, no such material amendment shall be effective until both Moody's and
Standard & Poor's have notified the related Purchaser Agent in writing that such
action will not result in a reduction or withdrawal of the rating of any Notes;
PROVIDED, FURTHER that no such amendment or waiver shall, without the consent of
each affected Purchaser, (A) extend the date of any payment or deposit of
Collections by the Seller or the Servicer, (B) reduce the rate or extend the
time of payment of Yield, (C) reduce any fees payable to the Administrator, any
Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser pursuant to the applicable Purchaser Group Fee
Letter, (D) change the amount of Investment of any Purchaser, any Purchaser's
pro rata share of the Purchased Interest or any Related Committed Purchaser's
Commitment, (E) amend, modify or waive any provision of the definition of
"Majority Purchaser" or this SECTION 6.1, (F) consent to or permit the
assignment or transfer by the Seller of any of its rights and obligations under
this Agreement, (G) change the definition of "Concentration Percentage,"
"Concentration Reserve," "Concentration Reserve Percentage," "Eligible
Receivable," "Loss Reserve," "Loss Reserve Percentage," "Dilution Reserve,"
"Dilution Reserve Percentage," "Termination Event," "Total Reserve," "Yield
Reserve," or "Yield Reserve Percentage", (H) amend or modify any defined term
(or any defined term used directly or indirectly in such defined term) used in
clauses (A) through (G) above in a manner that would circumvent the intention of
the restrictions set forth in such clauses, or (I) otherwise materially and
adversely affect the rights of any such Purchaser hereunder. No failure on the
part of the Purchasers or the Administrator to exercise, and no delay in
exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.

         Section 6.2. NOTICES, ETC. All notices and other communications
hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (which shall
include facsimile communication) and be sent or delivered to each party hereto
at its address set forth under its name on the signature pages hereof (or in any
Assumption Agreement pursuant to which it became a party hereto) or at such
other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the
other parties hereto. Notices and communications by facsimile shall be effective
when sent (and shall be followed by hard copy sent by first class mail), and
notices and communications sent by other means shall be effective when received.

         Section 6.3. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; PARTICIPATIONS; ASSIGNMENTS.

                  (a) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding
         upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
         respective successors and assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein,
         the Seller may not assign or transfer any of its rights or delegate any
         of its duties hereunder or under any Transaction Document without the
         prior consent of the Administrator, the Purchaser Agents and the
         Purchasers.

                  (b) PARTICIPATIONS. Any Purchaser may sell to one or more
         Persons (each a "PARTICIPANT") participating interests in the interests
         of such Purchaser hereunder; provided, however, that no Purchaser shall
         grant any participation under which the Participant shall have rights
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         any other Transaction Document. Such Purchaser shall remain solely
         responsible for performing its obligations hereunder, and the Seller,
         each Purchaser Agent and the Administrator shall continue to deal
         solely and directly with such Purchaser in connection with such
         Purchaser's rights and obligations hereunder. A Purchaser shall not
         agree with a Participant to restrict such Purchaser's right to agree to
         any amendment hereto, except amendments that require the consent of all
         Purchasers.

                  (c) ASSIGNMENTS BY CERTAIN RELATED COMMITTED PURCHASERS. Any
         Related Committed Purchaser may assign to one or more Persons (each a
         "PURCHASING RELATED COMMITTED PURCHASER"), reasonably acceptable to the
         related Purchaser Agent in its sole discretion, any portion of its
         Commitment pursuant to a supplement hereto, substantially in the form
         of ANNEX D with any changes as have been approved by the parties
         thereto (a "TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT"), executed by each such Purchasing
         Related Committed Purchaser, such selling Related Committed Purchaser,
         such related Purchaser Agent. Any such assignment by Related Committed
         Purchaser cannot be for an amount less than $10,000,000. Upon (i) the
         execution of the Transfer Supplement, (ii) delivery of an executed copy
         thereof to the Seller, such related Purchaser Agent and the
         Administrator and (iii) payment by the Purchasing Related Committed
         Purchaser to the selling Related Committed Purchaser of the agreed
         purchase price, such selling Related Committed Purchaser shall be
         released from its obligations hereunder to the extent of such
         assignment and such Purchasing Related Committed Purchaser shall for
         all purposes be a Related Committed Purchaser party hereto and shall
         have all the rights and obligations of a Related Committed Purchaser
         hereunder to the same extent as if it were an original party hereto.
         The amount of the Commitment of the selling Related Committed Purchaser
         allocable to such Purchasing Related Committed Purchaser shall be equal
         to the amount of the Commitment of the selling Related Committed
         Purchaser transferred regardless of the purchase price paid therefor.
         The Transfer Supplement shall be an amendment hereof only to the extent
         necessary to reflect the addition of such Purchasing Related Committed
         Purchaser as a "Related Committed Purchaser" and any resulting
         adjustment of the selling Related Committed Purchaser's Commitment.

                  (d) REPLACEABLE RELATED COMMITTED PURCHASER. If any Related
         Committed Purchaser (a "REPLACEABLE RELATED COMMITTED PURCHASER") shall
         (i) petition the Seller for any amounts under SECTION 1.7 or 1.8 or
         (ii) cease to have a short-term debt rating of "A-1" by Standard &
         Poor's and "P-1" by Moody's (if such a rating is required by the
         related Purchaser's securitization program), the related Purchaser
         Agent or the Administrator may designate a replacement financial
         institution (a "REPLACEMENT RELATED COMMITTED PURCHASER"), to which
         such Replaceable Related Committed Purchaser shall, subject to its
         receipt of an amount equal to the aggregate outstanding principal
         balance of its Investment and accrued and unpaid Discount thereon (and,
         if applicable, its receipt (unless a later date for the remittance
         thereof shall be agreed upon by the Seller and such Replaceable Related
         Committed Purchaser) of all amounts claimed under SECTION 1.7 and/or
         1.8) promptly assign all of its rights, obligations and Commitment
         hereunder, together with all of its right, title and interest in, to
         and under the Purchased Interest allocable to it, to the Replacement
         Related Committed Purchaser in accordance with SECTION 6.3(c), above.
         Once such assignment becomes effective, the Replacement Related
         Committed Purchaser shall be deemed to be a "Related Committed
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         for all purposes hereof and such Replaceable Related Committed
         Purchaser shall cease to be "Related Committed Purchaser" for all
         purposes hereof and shall have no further rights or obligations
         hereunder.

                  (e) ASSIGNMENT BY CONDUIT PURCHASERS. Each party hereto agrees
         and consents (i) to any Conduit Purchaser's assignment, participation,
         grant of security interests in or other transfers of any portion of, or
         any of its beneficial interest in, the Purchased Interest (or portion
         thereof), including without limitation to any collateral agent in
         connection with its commercial paper program and (ii) to the complete
         assignment by any Conduit Purchaser of all of its rights and
         obligations hereunder to any other Person, and upon such assignment
         such Conduit Purchaser shall be released from all obligations and
         duties, if any, hereunder; provided, however, that such Conduit
         Purchaser may not, without the prior consent of its Related Committed
         Purchasers, make any such transfer of its rights hereunder unless the
         assignee (i) is principally engaged in the purchase of assets similar
         to the assets being purchased hereunder, (ii) has as its Purchaser
         Agent the Purchaser Agent of the assigning Conduit Purchaser and (iii)
         issues commercial paper or other Notes with credit ratings
         substantially comparable to the ratings of the assigning Conduit
         Purchaser. Any assigning Conduit Purchaser shall deliver to any
         assignee a supplement hereto, substantially in the form of ANNEX D with
         any changes as have been approved by the parties thereto (also, a
         "TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT"), duly executed by such Conduit Purchaser,
         assigning any portion of its interest in the Purchased Interest to its
         assignee. Such Conduit Purchaser shall promptly (i) notify each of the
         other parties hereto of such assignment and (ii) take all further
         action that the assignee reasonably requests in order to evidence the
         assignee's right, title and interest in such interest in the Purchased
         Interest and to enable the assignee to exercise or enforce any rights
         of such Conduit Purchaser hereunder. Upon the assignment of any portion
         of its interest in the Purchased Interest, the assignee shall have all
         of the rights hereunder with respect to such interest (except that the
         Discount therefor shall thereafter accrue at the rate, determined with
         respect to the assigning Conduit Purchaser unless the Seller, the
         related Purchaser Agent and the assignee shall have agreed upon a
         different Discount).

                  (f) OPINIONS OF COUNSEL. If required by the Administrator or
         the applicable Purchaser Agent or to maintain the ratings of any
         Conduit Purchaser, each Transfer Supplement must be accompanied by an
         opinion of counsel of the assignee as to such matters as the
         Administrator or such Purchaser Agent may reasonably request.

         Section 6.4. COSTS, EXPENSES AND TAXES. In addition to the rights of
indemnification granted under SECTION 3.1, the Seller agrees to pay on demand
(which demand shall be accompanied by documentation thereof in reasonable
detail) all reasonable costs and expenses in connection with the preparation,
execution, delivery and administration (including periodic internal audits by
the Administrator of Pool Receivables) of this Agreement, the other Transaction
Documents and the other documents and agreements to be delivered hereunder (and
all reasonable costs and expenses in connection with any amendment, waiver or
modification of any thereof), including: (i) Attorney Costs for the
Administrator, each Purchaser Group and their respective Affiliates and agents
with respect thereto and with respect to advising the Administrator, each
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and remedies under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and (ii)
all reasonable costs and expenses (including Attorney Costs), if any, of the
Administrator, each Purchaser Group and their respective Affiliates and agents
in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents.

                  (a) In addition, the Seller shall pay on demand any and all
         stamp and other taxes and fees payable in connection with the
         execution, delivery, filing and recording of this Agreement or the
         other documents or agreements to be delivered hereunder, and agrees to
         save each Indemnified Party harmless from and against any liabilities
         with respect to or resulting from any delay in paying or omission to
         pay such taxes and fees.

         Section 6.5. NO PROCEEDINGS; LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS. Each of the
Seller, Worthington, the Servicer, the Administrator, the Purchaser Agents, the
Purchasers, each assignee of the Purchased Interest or any interest therein, and
each Person that enters into a commitment to purchase the Purchased Interest or
interests therein, hereby covenants and agrees that it will not institute
against, or join any other Person in instituting against, any Conduit Purchaser
any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation
proceeding, or other proceeding under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar
law, for one year and one day after the latest maturing Note issued by such
Conduit Purchaser is paid in full. The provision of this SECTION 6.5 shall
survive any termination of this Agreement.

         Section 6.6. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION.

                  (a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER
         AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING
         FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
         LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK) EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE VALIDITY OR
         PERFECTION OF A SECURITY INTEREST OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF
         ANY PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION
         OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

                  (b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS
         AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR OF
         THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK; AND, BY
         EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO
         CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE
         NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO
         IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY
         OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON
         THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE
         TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN
         RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT RELATED HERETO. EACH OF THE
         PARTIES HERETO WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY SUMMONS, COMPLAINT OR
         OTHER PROCESS, WHICH SERVICE MAY BE MADE BY ANY OTHER MEANS PERMITTED
         BY NEW YORK LAW.



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         Section 6.7. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed
in any number of counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed
to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one
and the same agreement.

         Section 6.8. SURVIVAL OF TERMINATION. The provisions of SECTIONS 1.7,
1.8, 3.1, 3.2, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.9 and 6.14 shall survive any termination of this
Agreement.

         Section 6.9. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES
THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED
UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE
BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR PARTIES, WHETHER WITH
RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO
AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL
WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO
FURTHER AGREES THAT ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY
OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING
THAT SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF
THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY
SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT.

         Section 6.10. SHARING OF RECOVERIES. Each Purchaser agrees that if it
receives any recovery, through set-off, judicial action or otherwise, on any
amount payable or recoverable hereunder in a greater proportion than should have
been received hereunder or otherwise inconsistent with the provisions hereof,
then the recipient of such recovery shall purchase for cash an interest in
amounts owing to the other Purchasers (as return of Investment or otherwise),
without representation or warranty except for the representation and warranty
that such interest is being sold by each such other Purchaser free and clear of
any Adverse Claim created or granted by such other Purchaser, in the amount
necessary to create proportional participation by the Purchaser in such
recovery. If all or any portion of such amount is thereafter recovered from the
recipient, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to
the extent of such recovery, but without interest.

         Section 6.11. RIGHT OF SETOFF. During a Termination Event, each
Purchaser is hereby authorized (in addition to any other rights it may have) to
setoff, appropriate and apply (without presentment, demand, protest or other
notice which are hereby expressly waived) any deposits and any other
indebtedness held or owing by such Purchaser (including by any branches or
agencies of such Purchaser) to, or for the account of, the Seller against
amounts owing by the Seller hereunder (even if contingent or unmatured).

         Section 6.12. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents embody the entire agreement and understanding between the
parties hereto, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements and
understandings of such Persons, verbal or written, relating to the subject
matter hereof and thereof.



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         Section 6.13. HEADINGS. The captions and headings of this Agreement and
any Exhibit, Schedule or Annex hereto are for convenience of reference only and
shall not affect the interpretation hereof or thereof.

         Section 6.14. PURCHASER GROUPS' LIABILITIES. The obligations of each
Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser under the Transaction Documents are solely
the corporate obligations of such Person. Except with respect to any claim
arising out of the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Administrator,
any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser, no claim may be made by the Seller or the
Servicer or any other Person against the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or
any Purchaser or their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees,
attorneys or agents for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages
in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability
arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by the Agreement or
any other Transaction Document, or any act, omission or event occurring in
connection therewith; and each of Seller and Servicer hereby waives, releases,
and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not
accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date
first above written.

                                   WORTHINGTON RECEIVABLES CORPORATION


                                   By:        /s/ John T. Baldwin
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Name:      John T. Baldwin
                                              ---------------------------------
                                        Title:     Vice President
                                               --------------------------------

                                        Address:

                                            Worthington Receivables Corporation
                                            1205 Dearborn Drive
                                            Columbus, Ohio 43085

                                            Attention: Randal I. Rombeiro
                                            Telephone: (614) 840-3574
                                            Facsimile:  (614) 438-7508



                                   WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC., as Servicer


                                   By:        /s/ John T. Baldwin
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Name:      John T. Baldwin
                                              ---------------------------------
                                        Title:     Vice President
                                               --------------------------------

                                        Address:

                                            Worthington Industries, Inc.
                                            1205 Dearborn Drive
                                            Columbus, Ohio 43085

                                            Attention: Randal I. Rombeiro
                                            Telephone: (614) 840-3574
                                            Facsimile:  (614) 438-7508

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                                  PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                  as Administrator


                                  By:        /s/ John Smathers
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:      John Smathers
                                             -----------------------------------
                                       Title:       Vice President
                                              ----------------------------------

                                       Address:

                                           PNC Bank, National Association
                                           One PNC Plaza
                                           249 Fifth Avenue
                                           Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  15222-2707

                                           Attention: John Smathers
                                           Telephone No.: (412) 762-6440
                                           Facsimile No.: (412) 762-9184

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PURCHASERS:

                                MARKET STREET FUNDING CORPORATION


                                By:        /s/ Douglas K. Johnson
                                     ------------------------------------------
                                     Name:      Douglas K. Johnson
                                           ------------------------------------
                                     Title:       President
                                            -----------------------------------

                                     Address:

                                         Market Street Funding Corporation
                                         c/o AMACAR Group, L.L.C.
                                         6525 Morrison Blvd., Suite 318
                                         Charlotte, North Carolina  28211

                                         Attention: Douglas K. Johnson
                                         Telephone No.: (704) 365-0569
                                         Facsimile No.: (704) 365-1362

                                With a copy to:

                                         PNC Bank, National Association
                                         One PNC Plaza
                                         249 Fifth Avenue
                                         Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  15222-2707

                                         Attention: John Smathers
                                         Telephone No.: (412) 762-6440
                                         Facsimile No.: (412) 762-9184

                                              Commitment $_____________________

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                                   PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                   as a Purchaser Agent


                                   By:        /s/ David B. Gookin
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Name:
                                              ---------------------------------
                                        Title:
                                               --------------------------------

                                        Address:

                                            PNC Bank, National Association
                                            One PNC Plaza
                                            249 Fifth Avenue
                                            Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  15222-2707

                                            Attention: John Smathers
                                            Telephone No.: (412) 762-6440
                                            Facsimile No.: (412) 762-9184

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                                    EXHIBIT I
                                   DEFINITIONS

         As used in the Agreement (including its Exhibits, Schedules and
Annexes), the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings
to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms
defined). Unless otherwise indicated, all Section, Annex, Exhibit and Schedule
references in this Exhibit are to Sections of and Annexes, Exhibits and
Schedules to the Agreement.

         "ADMINISTRATOR" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the
Agreement.

         "ADMINISTRATOR'S ACCOUNT" means the account (account number 1002422076
ABA 043000096) of the Administrator maintained at the office of PNC at One PNC
Plaza, 249 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2707, or such other
account as may be so designated in writing by the Administrator to the Servicer.

         "ADVERSE CLAIM" means a lien, security interest or other charge or
encumbrance, or any other type of preferential arrangement; it being understood
that any thereof in favor of the Administrator (for the benefit of the
Purchasers ) shall not constitute an Adverse Claim.

         "AFFECTED PERSON" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 1.7 of the
Agreement.

         "AFFILIATE" means, as to any Person: (a) any Person that, directly or
indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by or is under common control with
such Person, or (b) who is a director or officer: (i) of such Person or (ii) of
any Person described in CLAUSE (a), except that, in the case of each Conduit
Purchaser, Affiliate shall mean the holder of its capital stock. For purposes of
this definition, control of a Person shall mean the power, direct or indirect:
(x) to vote 25% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the
election of directors of such Person, or (y) to direct or cause the direction of
the management and policies of such Person, in either case whether by ownership
of securities, contract, proxy or otherwise.

         "AGGREGATE DISCOUNT" at any time, means the sum of the aggregate for
each Purchaser of the accrued and unpaid Discount with respect to each such
Purchaser's Investment at such time.

         "AGGREGATE INVESTMENT" means the amount paid to the Seller in respect
of the Purchased Interest or portion thereof by each Purchaser pursuant to the
Agreement, as reduced from time to time by Collections distributed and applied
on account of such Aggregate Investment pursuant to SECTION 1.4(d) of the
Agreement; PROVIDED, that if such Aggregate Investment shall have been reduced
by any distribution, and thereafter all or a portion of such distribution is
rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason, such Aggregate
Investment shall be increased by the amount of such rescinded or returned
distribution as though it had not been made.

         "AGREEMENT" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement.

         "ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT" means an agreement substantially in the form set
forth in Annex C to the Agreement.


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         "ATTORNEY COSTS" means and includes all reasonable fees and
disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel.

         "BANKRUPTCY CODE" means the United States Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978
(11 U.S.C.ss. 101, et seq.), as amended from time to time.

         "BASE RATE" means, for any day, (i) in the case of the Purchaser Group
including Market Street, the Market Street Base Rate and (ii) in the case of
each other Purchaser Group, shall mean the rate set forth as the Base Rate for
such Purchaser Group in the related Purchaser Group Fee Letter.

         "BBA" means the British Bankers' Association.

         "BENEFIT PLAN" means any employee benefit pension plan as defined in
SECTION 3(2) of ERISA in respect of which the Seller, any Originator,
Worthington or any ERISA Affiliate is, or at any time during the immediately
preceding six years was, an "employer" as defined in SECTION 3(5) of ERISA.

         "BUSINESS DAY" means any day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on
which: (a) banks are not authorized or required to close in New York City, New
York or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and (b) if this definition of "Business Day" is
utilized in connection with the Euro-Rate, dealings are carried out in the
London interbank market.

         "CHANGE IN CONTROL" means (i) with respect to Seller, that at any time
Worthington shall fail to own, directly or indirectly through one or more
wholly-owned Subsidiaries free and clear of any Adverse Claim, 100% of the
shares of outstanding voting stock of the Seller on a fully diluted basis, (ii)
with respect to any Originator, that at any time Worthington shall fail to own,
directly or indirectly through one or more wholly-owned Subsidiaries free and
clear of any Adverse Claim, 100% of the share of outstanding voting stock of
such Originator on a fully diluted basis, and (iii) with respect to Worthington,
the acquisition by any Person or its Affiliates (other than John H. McConnell,
John P. McConnell, their Affiliates or a group in which the foregoing are a
principal participant) of 20% or more of the stock (or equivalent ownership or
controlling interest) having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect
a majority of the directors of Worthington (irrespective of whether or not at
the time the stock of any class or classes of Worthington will have or might
have voting power by reason of the happening or any contingency).

         "CLOSING DATE" means November 30, 2000.

         "COLLECTIONS" means, with respect to any Pool Receivable: (a) all funds
that are received by any Originator, Worthington, the Seller or the Servicer in
payment of any amounts owed in respect of such Receivable (including purchase
price, finance charges, interest and all other charges), or that are applied to
amounts owed in respect of such Receivable (including insurance payments and net
proceeds of the sale or other disposition of repossessed goods or other
collateral or property of the related Obligor or any other Person directly or
indirectly liable for the payment of such Pool Receivable and available to be
applied thereon), (b) all amounts deemed to have been received pursuant to
SECTION 1.4(e) of the Agreement and (c) all other proceeds of such Pool
Receivable.

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         "COMMITMENT" means, with respect to each Related Committed Purchaser,
the maximum amount which such Purchaser is obligated to pay hereunder on account
of any Purchase, as set forth below its signature to this Agreement or in the
Assumption Agreement pursuant to which it became a Purchaser, as such amount may
be modified in connection with any subsequent assignment pursuant to SECTION
6.3(c) or in connection with a change in the Purchase Limit pursuant to SECTION
1.1(b).

         "COMMITMENT PERCENTAGE" means, for each Related Committed Purchaser in
a Purchaser Group, such Related Committed Purchaser's Commitment divided by the
total of all Commitments of all Related Committed Purchasers in such Purchaser
Group.

         "COMPANY NOTE" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 3.1 of the Sale
Agreement.

         "CONCENTRATION PERCENTAGE" means any Obligor which is (i) a Group A
Obligor, 16.0%, (ii) a Group B Obligor, 16.0%, (iii) a Group C Obligor, 8.0%, or
(iv) a Group D Obligor, 4.0%.

         "CONCENTRATION RESERVE" means, on any day, an amount equal to: (a) the
Aggregate Investment at the close of business of the Servicer on such date
MULTIPLIED BY (b) (i) the Concentration Reserve Percentage on such date, DIVIDED
by (ii) 100% minus the Concentration Reserve Percentage on such date.

         "CONCENTRATION RESERVE PERCENTAGE" means, on any date, the quotient of
(i) the greatest of (a) the largest aggregate Outstanding Balance of the
Receivables of any single Group A Obligor or Group B Obligor, (b) the sum of the
largest aggregate Outstanding Balances of the Receivables of any two Group C
Obligors or (c) the sum of the largest aggregate Outstanding Balances of the
Receivables of any four Group D Obligors, DIVIDED by (ii) the aggregate
Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables, on such date.

         "CONDUIT PURCHASERS" means each commercial paper conduit that is a
party to the Agreement, as a purchaser, or that becomes a party to the
Agreement, as a purchaser pursuant to an Assumption Agreement.

         "CONTRACT" means, with respect to any Receivable, any and all
contracts, instruments, agreements, leases, invoices, notes or other writings
pursuant to which such Receivable arises or that evidence such Receivable or
under which an Obligor becomes or is obligated to make payment in respect of
such Receivable.

         "CP RATE" for any Yield Period for any Portion of Investment (i) in the
case of the Purchaser Group including Market Street, means the Market Street CP
Rate, and (ii) in the case of each other Purchaser Group, shall mean the rate
set forth as the CP Rate for such Purchaser Group in the related Purchaser Group
Fee Letter.

         "CREDIT AND COLLECTION POLICY" means, as the context may require, those
receivables credit and collection policies and practices of each Originator and
of Worthington in effect on the date of the Agreement and described in SCHEDULE
I to the Agreement, as modified in compliance with the Agreement.

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         "CURRENT DAYS' SALES OUTSTANDING" means, for any calendar month, an
amount computed as of the last day of such calendar month equal to: (a) the
average of the Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables that are not passed
their respective due date as of the last day of most recent three calendar
months divided by (b)(i) the average of the aggregate credit sales made by the
Originators during most recent three calendar months divided by (ii) 90.

         "CUT-OFF DATE" has the meaning set forth in the Sale Agreement.

         "DEBT" means: (a) indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) obligations
evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (c)
obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, (d)
obligations as lessee under leases that shall have been or should be, in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, recorded as capital
leases, and (e) obligations under direct or indirect guaranties in respect of,
and obligations (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire, or
otherwise to assure a creditor against loss in respect of, indebtedness or
obligations of others of the kinds referred to in CLAUSES (a) through (D).

         "DEFAULT RATIO" means the ratio (expressed as a percentage and rounded
to the nearest 1/100 of 1%, with 5/1000th of 1% rounded upward) computed as of
the last day of each calendar month by dividing: (a) the aggregate Outstanding
Balance of all Pool Receivables that became Defaulted Receivables during such
month excluding Ineligible Elimination Amounts, by (b)(i) at all times during
which the Current Days' Sales Outstanding is less than or equal to 40, the
aggregate credit sales made by the Originators during the month that is five
months before such month and (ii) at all other times, the aggregate credit sales
made by the Originators during the month that is six months before such month.

         "DEFAULTED RECEIVABLE" means a Receivable:

                  (a) as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid
         for more than 120 days, in each case from the due date for such
         payment, or

                  (b) without duplication (i) as to which an Insolvency
         Proceeding shall have occurred with respect to the Obligor thereof or
         any other Person obligated thereon or owning any Related Security with
         respect thereto, (ii) that has been charged-off as uncollectible or
         (iii) that should have been charged-off as uncollectible pursuant to
         the Credit and Collection Policy.

         "DELINQUENCY RATIO" means the ratio (expressed as a percentage and
rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1%, with 5/1000th of 1% rounded upward) computed
as of the last day of each calendar month by dividing: (a) the aggregate
Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables that were Delinquent Receivables on
such day by (b) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables on
such day.

         "DELINQUENT RECEIVABLE" means a Receivable (a) as to which any payment,
or part thereof, remains unpaid for more than 90 days from the due date for such
payment or (b) without duplication, which has been (or consistent with the
Credit and Collection Policy, would be) classified as a Delinquent Receivable by
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         "DILUTION RATIO" means the ratio (expressed as a percentage and rounded
to the nearest 1/100th of 1%, with 5/1000th of 1% rounded upward), computed as
of the last day of each calendar month by dividing: (a) the aggregate amount of
payments made or owed by the Seller pursuant to SECTION 1.4(e)(i) of the
Agreement during such calendar month excluding Ineligible Elimination Amounts,
by (b) the aggregate credit sales made by the Originators during the calendar
month that is two months prior to such calendar month.

         "DILUTION RESERVE" means, on any day, an amount equal to: (a) the
Aggregate Investment at the close of business of the Servicer on such date
MULTIPLIED BY (b) (i) the Dilution Reserve Percentage on such date, DIVIDED BY
(ii) 100% minus the Dilution Reserve Percentage on such date.

         "DILUTION RESERVE PERCENTAGE" means, on any date, the greater of (a)
8.0%, or (b) the percentage determined by the following formula:

         [(2.0 x ED) + (0.25% x CS) + ((DS-ED) x DS/ED))] x DHR

         ED    =    the "Expected Dilution," which shall be equal to the
                    12-month rolling average Dilution Ratio, expressed as a
                    percentage;

         DS     =   the "Dilution Spike," which shall be equal to the highest
                    one month Dilution Ratio over the immediately preceding 12
                    months, expressed as a percentage; and

         CS     =   the aggregate credit sales made by the Originators during
                    the most recent calendar month divided by the Outstanding
                    Balance of all Eligible Receivables for such calendar month.

         DHR    =   the "Dilution Horizon Ratio," which shall be equal to the
                    aggregate credit sales made by the Originators during the
                    three preceding calendar months divided by the Outstanding
                    Balance of all Eligible Receivables as of the last day of
                    most recent calendar month.

         "DISCOUNT" means with respect to any Purchaser:

                  (a) for any Portion of Investment for any Yield Period with
         respect to any Purchaser to the extent such Portion of Investment will
         be funded by such Purchaser during such Yield Period through the
         issuance of Notes:

                                CPR x I x ED/360

                  (b) for any Portion of Investment for any Yield Period with
         respect to any Purchaser to the extent such Portion of Investment will
         not be funded by such Purchaser during such Yield Period through the
         issuance of Notes:

                              YR x I x ED/Year + TF

         where:



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         YR     =   the Yield Rate, as  applicable,  for such Portion of
                    Investment for such Yield Period with respect to such
                    Purchaser,

         I      =   the Investment with respect to such Portion of Investment
                    during such Yield Period with respect to such Purchaser,

         CPR    =   the CP Rate for the Portion of Investment for such Yield
                    Period with respect to such Purchaser,

         ED     =   the actual number of days during such Yield Period,

         Year   =   if such Portion of Investment is funded based upon: (i) the
                    Euro-Rate, 360 days, and (ii) the Base Rate, 365 or 366
                    days, as applicable, and

         TF     =   the Termination Fee, if any, for the Portion of Investment
                    for such Yield Period with respect to such Purchaser;

PROVIDED, that no provision of the Agreement shall require the payment or permit
the collection of Discount in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law;
and PROVIDED FURTHER, that Discount for any Portion of Investment shall not be
considered paid by any distribution to the extent that at any time all or a
portion of such distribution is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any
reason.

         "ELIGIBLE RECEIVABLE" means, at any time, a Pool Receivable:

                    (a) the Obligor of which is (i) a United States resident;
          PROVIDED, HOWEVER, if the Obligor of such Receivable is a resident of
          the Province of Ontario, Canada, such Receivable shall satisfy the
          requirements of this CLAUSE (a)(i) if the sum of the Outstanding
          Balance of such Receivable and the aggregate Outstanding Balance of
          all other Eligible Receivables (that are included in the calculation
          of the Net Receivables Pool Balance at such time) of Obligors who are
          residents of the Province of Ontario, Canada does not exceed
          $2,000,000, (ii) not a government or a governmental subdivision,
          affiliate or agency, (iii) not subject to any action of the type
          described in PARAGRAPH (f) of Exhibit V to the Agreement and (iv) not
          an Affiliate of Worthington,

                    (b) that is denominated and payable only in U.S. dollars in
          the United States,

                    (c) that does not have a stated maturity which is more than
          60 days after the original invoice date of such Receivable;, PROVIDED,
          HOWEVER, that up to 35% of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all
          Receivables may have a stated maturity which is more than 60 days but
          not more than 90 days from the original invoice date of such
          Receivable.

                    (d) that arises under a duly authorized Contract for the
          sale and delivery of goods and services in the ordinary course of an
          Originator's business,



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                    (e) that arises under a duly authorized Contract that is in
          full force and effect and that is a legal, valid and binding
          obligation of the related Obligor, enforceable against such Obligor in
          accordance with its terms,

                    (f) that conforms in all material respects with all
          applicable laws, rulings and regulations in effect,

                    (g) that is not the subject of any asserted dispute, offset,
          hold back defense, Adverse Claim or other claim,

                    (h) that satisfies all applicable requirements of the
          applicable Credit and Collection Policy,

                    (i) that has not been modified, waived or restructured since
          its creation, except as permitted pursuant to SECTION 4.2 of the
          Agreement,

                    (j) in which the Seller owns good and marketable title, free
          and clear of any Adverse Claims, and that is freely assignable by the
          Seller (including without any consent of the related Obligor),

                    (k) for which the Administrator (for the benefit of each
          Purchaser) shall have a valid and enforceable undivided percentage
          ownership or security interest, to the extent of the Purchased
          Interest, and a valid and enforceable first priority perfected
          security interest therein and in the Related Security and Collections
          with respect thereto, in each case free and clear of any Adverse
          Claim,

                    (l) that constitutes an account as defined in the UCC, and
          that is not evidenced by instruments or chattel paper,

                    (m) that is not a Defaulted Receivable or a Delinquent
          Receivable,

                    (n) for which none of the Originator thereof, the Seller and
          the Servicer has established any offset arrangements with the related
          Obligor,

                    (o) for which Defaulted Receivables of the related Obligor
          do not exceed 35% of the Outstanding Balance of all such Obligor's
          Receivables, and

                    (p) that represents amounts earned and payable by the
          Obligor that are not subject to the performance of additional services
          by the Originator or Servicer thereof.

         "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time, and any successor statute of similar import, together
with the regulations thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to time.
References to sections of ERISA also refer to any successor sections.

         "ERISA AFFILIATE" means: (a) any corporation that is a member of the
same controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of
the Internal Revenue Code) as the Seller, any Originator or Worthington, (b) a
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under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code) with the Seller, any Originator or Worthington, or (c) a member of
the same affiliated service group (within the meaning of Section 414(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code) as the Seller, any Originator, any corporation described
in CLAUSE (a) or any trade or business described in CLAUSE (b).

         "EURO-RATE" means with respect to any Yield Period, the interest rate
per annum determined by the Administrator by dividing (the resulting quotient
rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1% per annum) (i) the
rate of interest determined by the applicable Purchaser Agent in accordance with
its usual procedures (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest
error) to be the average of the London interbank market offered rates for U.S.
dollars quoted by the BBA as set forth on Dow Jones Markets Service (formerly
known as Telerate) (or appropriate successor or, if BBA or its successor ceases
to provide display page 3750 (or such other display page on the Dow Jones
Markets Service system as may replace display page 3750) at or about 11:00 a.m.
(London time) on the Business Day which is two (2) Business Days prior to the
first day of such Yield Period for an amount comparable to the Portion of
Investment to be funded at the Yield Rate and based upon the Euro-Rate during
such Yield Period by (ii) a number equal to 1.00 minus the Euro-Rate Reserve
Percentage. The Euro-Rate may also be expressed by the following formula:


                      Average of London interbank offered rates quoted by BBA
                      as shown on Dow Jones Markets Service display page 3750
                      or appropriate successor
       Euro-Rate  =
                      ----------------------------------------------------------

                                  1.00 - Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage

where "EURO-RATE RESERVE PERCENTAGE" means, the maximum effective percentage in
effect on such day as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the reserve requirements
(including without limitation, supplemental, marginal, and emergency reserve
requirements) with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as
"EUROCURRENCY LIABILITIES"). The Euro-Rate shall be adjusted with respect to any
Portion of Investment funded at the Yield Rate and based upon the Euro-Rate that
is outstanding on the effective date of any change in the Euro-Rate Reserve
Percentage as of such effective date. The applicable Purchaser Agent shall give
prompt notice to the Seller of the Euro-Rate as determined or adjusted in
accordance herewith (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest
error).

         "EXCESS CONCENTRATION" means, on any date, the sum of the amounts by
which the Outstanding Balance of Eligible Receivables of each Obligor then in
the Receivables Pool exceeds an amount equal to: (a) the applicable
Concentration Percentage for such Obligor multiplied by (b) the Outstanding
Balance of all Eligible Receivables, on such date.

         "EXITING PURCHASER" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(b)(ii).

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         "FACILITY TERMINATION DATE" means the earliest to occur of: (a) with
respect to each Purchaser November 29, 2001, subject to any extension pursuant
to SECTION 1.10 of the Agreement (it being understood that if any such Purchaser
does not extend its Commitment hereunder then the Purchase Limit shall be
reduced ratably with respect to the Purchasers in each Purchaser Group by an
amount equal to the Commitment of such Exiting Purchaser and the Commitment
Percentages and Group Commitments of the Purchasers within each Purchaser Group
shall be appropriately adjusted), (b) the date determined pursuant to SECTION
2.2 of the Agreement, (c) the date the Purchase Limit reduces to zero pursuant
to SECTION 1.1(b) of the Agreement, (d) with respect to each Purchaser Group,
the date that the commitments of all of the Liquidity Providers terminate under
the related Liquidity Agreements and (e) with respect to each Purchaser Group,
the date that the commitment, of all of the Related Committed Purchasers of such
Purchaser Group terminate pursuant to SECTION 1.10.

         "FEDERAL FUNDS RATE" means, for any day, the per annum rate set forth
in the weekly statistical release designated as H.15(519), or any successor
publication, published by the Federal Reserve Board (including any such
successor, "H.15(519)") for such day opposite the caption "Federal Funds
(Effective)." If on any relevant day such rate is not yet published in
H.15(519), the rate for such day will be the rate set forth in the daily
statistical release designated as the Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S.
Government Securities, or any successor publication, published by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York (including any such successor, the "Composite 3:30 p.m.
Quotations") for such day under the caption "Federal Funds Effective Rate." If
on any relevant day the appropriate rate is not yet published in either
H.15(519) or the Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations, the rate for such day will be
the arithmetic mean as determined by the applicable Purchaser Agent of the rates
for the last transaction in overnight Federal funds arranged before 9:00 a.m.
(New York time) on that day by each of three leading brokers of Federal funds
transactions in New York City selected by such Purchaser Agent.

         "FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD" means the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, or any entity succeeding to any of its principal functions.

         "FEES" means the fees payable by the Seller to each Purchaser Group
pursuant to the applicable Purchaser Group Fee Letter.

         "GAAP" means the generally accepted accounting principles and practices
in the United States, consistently applied.

         "GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" means any nation or government, any state or
other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or
regulatory authority) thereof, any body or entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining
to government, including any court, and any Person owned or controlled, through
stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by any of the foregoing.

         "GROUP A OBLIGOR" means an Obligor with a short-term senior unsecured
indebtedness rating (or, if such Obligor does not have such a short-term rating,
a long-term senior unsecured indebtedness rating) of at least "A-1" (or "A+") by
Standard & Poor's and "P-1" (or "A1") by Moody's.



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         "GROUP B OBLIGOR" means an Obligor with a short-term senior unsecured
indebtedness rating (or, if such Obligor does not have such a short-term rating,
a long-term senior unsecured indebtedness rating) of at least "A-2" (or "BBB+")
by Standard & Poor's and "P-2" (or "Baa1") by Moody's, that is not a Group A
Obligor.

         "GROUP C OBLIGOR" means an Obligor with a short-term senior unsecured
indebtedness rating (or, if such Obligor does not have such a short-term rating,
a long-term senior unsecured indebtedness rating) of at least "A-3" (or "BBB-")
by Standard & Poor's and "P-3" (or "Baa3") by Moody's, that is not a Group A
Obligor or a Group B Obligor.

         "GROUP COMMITMENT" means with respect to any Purchaser Group the
aggregate of the Commitments of each Purchaser within such Purchaser Group.

         "GROUP D OBLIGOR" means an Obligor which is not a Group A Obligor, a
Group B Obligor or a Group C Obligor.

         "GROUP INVESTMENT" means with respect to any Purchaser Group, an amount
equal to the aggregate of all Investments of the Purchasers within such
Purchaser Group.

         "INDEMNIFIED AMOUNTS" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 3.1 of the
Agreement.

         "INDEMNIFIED PARTY" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 3.1 of the
Agreement.

         "INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR" has the meaning set forth in PARAGRAPH 3(c) of
EXHIBIT IV to the Agreement.

         "INELIGIBLE ELIMINATION AMOUNTS" means amounts which are reported by
the Servicer as inputs to the Information Package as credit memos or aged
invoices which relate to Receivables which are not Eligible Receivables,
including without limitation, Receivables (a) the Obligor of which is not United
States resident, (b) the Obligor of which is an Affiliate of Worthington or (c)
related to the resale program.

         "INFORMATION PACKAGE" means a report, in substantially the form of
ANNEX A to the Agreement, furnished to the Administrator pursuant to the
Agreement.

         "INSOLVENCY PROCEEDING" means: (a) any case, action or proceeding
before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up
or relief of debtors, or (b) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors
of a Person or, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors of a Person, or
other, similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any
substantial portion of its creditors, in each of cases (a) and (b) undertaken
under U.S. Federal, state or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code.

         "INTERNAL REVENUE CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended from time to time, and any successor statute of similar import, together
with the regulations thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to time.
References to sections of the Internal Revenue Code also refer to any successor
sections.



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         "INVESTMENT" means with respect to any Purchaser the amount paid to the
Seller by such Purchaser pursuant to the Agreement, or such amount divided or
combined in accordance with the Agreement, in each case reduced from time to
time by Collections distributed and applied on account of such Investment
pursuant to SECTION 1.4(d) of the Agreement; provided, that if such Investment
shall have been reduced by any distribution and thereafter all or a portion of
such distribution is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason,
such Investment shall be increased by the amount of such rescinded or returned
distribution as though it had not been made.

         "LIQUIDITY AGENT" means each of the banks acting as agent for the
various Liquidity Banks under each Liquidity Agreement.

         "LIQUIDITY AGREEMENT" means any agreement entered into in connection
with this Agreement pursuant to which a Liquidity Provider agrees to make
purchases or advances to, or purchase assets from, any Conduit Purchaser in
order to provide liquidity for such Conduit Purchaser's Purchases.

         "LIQUIDITY PROVIDER" means each bank or other financial institution
that provides liquidity support to any Conduit Purchaser pursuant to the terms
of a Liquidity Agreement.

         "LOCK-BOX ACCOUNT" means an account maintained at a bank or other
financial institution for the purpose of, directly or indirectly, receiving
Collections.

         "LOCK-BOX AGREEMENT" means an agreement, among the Seller, the Servicer
and a Lock-Box Bank.

         "LOCK-BOX BANK" means any of the banks or other financial institutions
holding one or more Lock-Box Accounts.

         "LOSS RESERVE" means, on any date, an amount equal to the greater of
(a) 3.0%, MULTIPLIED by the Aggregate Investment at the close of business of the
Servicer on such date and (b) (i) the Aggregate Investment at the close of
business of the Servicer on such date MULTIPLIED by (ii) (1) the Loss Reserve
Percentage on such date DIVIDED by (2) 100% minus the Loss Reserve Percentage on
such date.

         "LOSS RESERVE PERCENTAGE" means, on any date, the product of (a) 2
TIMES (b) the highest average of the Default Ratios for any three consecutive
calendar months during the twelve most recent calendar months MULTIPLIED by (c)
(i) (1) at all times during which the Current Days' Sales Outstanding is less
than or equal to 40, the aggregate credit sales made by the Originators during
the five most recent calendar months, and (2) at all other times, the aggregate
credit sales made by the Originators during the six most recent calendar months
DIVIDED by (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of Eligible Receivables as of
such date.

         "MAJORITY PURCHASERS" means, at any time, Purchasers whose Commitments
aggregate 2/3rds or more of the aggregate of the Commitments of all Purchasers;
provided, however, that so long as any Purchaser's Commitment is greater than
50% of the aggregate Commitments, then "Majority Purchasers" shall mean a
minimum of two Purchasers whose Commitments aggregate more than 50% of the
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         "MARKET STREET" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the
Agreement.

         "MARKET STREET BASE RATE" means, in the case of Market Street or any
Purchaser in its Purchaser Group, for any day, a fluctuating interest rate per
annum as shall be in effect from time to time, which rate shall be at all times
equal to the higher of:

                    (a) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly
          announced from time to time by PNC in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as its
          "prime rate." Such "prime rate" is set by PNC based upon various
          factors, including PNC's costs and desired return, general economic
          conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for
          pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above or below such
          announced rate, and

                    (b) 0.50% per annum above the latest Federal Funds Rate.

         "MARKET STREET CP RATE" means, with respect to Market Street for any
Yield Period with respect to any Portion of Investment, the per annum rate
equivalent to the "weighted average cost" (as defined below) related to the
issuance of Market Street's Notes that are allocated, in whole or in part, by
Market Street (or by its Purchaser Agent) to fund or maintain such Portion of
Investment (and which may also be allocated in part to the funding of other
Portions of Investment hereunder or of other assets of Market Street); PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that if any component of such rate is a discount rate, in calculating
the "MARKET STREET CP RATE" for such Portion of Investment for such Yield
Period, Market Street shall for such component use the rate resulting from
converting such discount rate to an interest bearing equivalent rate per annum.
As used in this definition, Market Street's "WEIGHTED AVERAGE COST" shall
consist of (x) the actual interest rate (or discount) paid to purchasers of
Market Street's Notes, together with the commissions of placement agents and
dealers in respect of such Notes, to the extent such commissions are allocated,
in whole or in part, to such Notes by Market Street (or by its Purchaser Agent)
and (y) any incremental carrying costs incurred with respect to Market Street's
Notes maturing on dates other than those on which corresponding funds are
received by Market Street. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the "Market Street CP
Rate" for any day while a Termination Event exists shall be an interest rate
equal to 2% above the Base Rate in effect on such day.

         "MARKET STREET YIELD RATE" for any Yield Period for any Portion of
Investment of the Purchased Interest in the case of Market Street or any
Purchaser in its Purchaser Group, means an interest rate per annum equal to, at
Seller's option: (a) the rate set forth as the "Applicable Margin" in the
Purchaser Group Fee Letter relating to Market Street above the Euro-Rate for
such Yield Period, or (b) the Base Rate for such Yield Period; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that in the case of:

                    (i) any Yield Period on or before the first day of which the
          Administrator shall have been notified by any Purchaser or other
          Program Support Provider that the introduction of or any change in or
          in the interpretation of any law or regulation makes it unlawful, or
          any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts that it is
          unlawful, for such Person, to fund any Euro-Rate Portion of Investment
          (and such Person shall not have subsequently notified the
          Administrator that such circumstances no longer exist),



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                    (ii) any Yield Period of one to (and including) 29 days,

                    (iii) any Yield Period as to which the Administrator does
          not receive notice before noon (New York City time) on the third
          Business Day preceding the first day of such Yield Period that the
          Seller desires that the related Portion of Investment be a Euro-Rate
          Portion of Investment, or

                    (iv) any Yield Period relating to a Portion of Investment
          that is less than $5,000,000,

the "Yield Rate" for each such Yield Period shall be an interest rate per annum
equal to the Base Rate in effect on each day of such Yield Period. The "Yield
Rate" for any day while a Termination Event exists shall be an interest rate
equal to 2% per annum above the applicable Base Rate in effect on such day.

         "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means, relative to any Person with respect to
any event or circumstance, a material adverse effect on:

                    (a) the assets, operations, business or financial condition
          of the Seller, the Servicer or Worthington Industries, Inc. on a
          consolidated basis,

                    (b) the ability of any of such Person to perform its
          obligations under the Agreement or any other Transaction Document to
          which it is a party,

                    (c) the validity or enforceability of any other Transaction
          Document, or the validity, enforceability or collectibility of a
          material portion of the Pool Receivables, or

                    (d) the status, perfection, enforceability or priority of
          any Purchaser's or the Seller's interest in the Pool Assets.

         "MOODY'S" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc.

         "NET RECEIVABLES POOL BALANCE" means, at any time: (a) the Outstanding
Balance of Eligible Receivables then in the Receivables Pool minus (b) the
Excess Concentration.

         "NOTES" means short-term promissory notes issued, or to be issued, by
each Conduit Purchaser to fund its investments in accounts receivable or other
financial assets.

         "OBLIGOR" means, with respect to any Receivable, the Person obligated
to make payments pursuant to the Contract relating to such Receivable.

         "ORIGINATOR" has the meaning set forth in the Sale Agreement.

         "ORIGINATOR ASSIGNMENT CERTIFICATE" means each assignment, in
substantially the form of EXHIBIT C to the Sale Agreement, evidencing Seller's
ownership of the Receivables generated by Originator, as the same may be
amended, supplemented, amended and restated, or otherwise modified from time to
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         "OUTSTANDING BALANCE" of any Receivable at any time means the then
outstanding principal balance thereof.

         "PAYMENT DATE" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 2.1 of the Sale
Agreement.

         "PERMITTED LOCK-BOX BANK means any of the following Bank of America,
Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Bank One, Chase Manhattan,
Citibank, Comerica Bank, First Union Bank, Firstar Bank, Fleet Bank, Huntington
Bank, Key Bank, Mellon Bank, National City Bank, PNC Bank, Wachovia Bank, or
such other bank as may be consented to by the Administrator and the Majority
Purchasers.

         "PERSON" means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a
business trust), joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint
venture, limited liability company or other entity, or a government or any
political subdivision or agency thereof.

         "PNC" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement.

         "POOL ASSETS" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 1.2(d) of the
Agreement.

         "POOL RECEIVABLE" means a Receivable in the Receivables Pool.

         "PORTION OF INVESTMENT" means, with respect to any Purchaser and its
related Investment, the portion of such Investment being funded or maintained by
such Purchaser by reference to a particular interest rate basis.

         "PROGRAM SUPPORT AGREEMENT" means and includes any Liquidity Agreement
and any other agreement entered into by any Program Support Provider providing
for: (a) the issuance of one or more letters of credit for the account of any
Conduit Purchaser, (b) the issuance of one or more surety bonds for which the
such Conduit Purchaser is obligated to reimburse the applicable Program Support
Provider for any drawings thereunder, (c) the sale by such Conduit Purchaser to
any Program Support Provider of the Purchased Interest (or portions thereof)
maintained by such Conduit Purchaser and/or (d) the making of loans and/or other
extensions of credit to any Conduit Purchaser in connection with such Conduit
Purchaser's securitization program contemplated in the Agreement, together with
any letter of credit, surety bond or other instrument issued thereunder (but
excluding any discretionary advance facility provided by the Administrator).

         "PROGRAM SUPPORT PROVIDER" means and includes with respect to each
Conduit Purchaser any Liquidity Provider and any other Person (other than any
customer of such Conduit Purchaser) now or hereafter extending credit or having
a commitment to extend credit to or for the account of, or to make purchases
from, such Conduit Purchaser pursuant to any Program Support Agreement.

         "PURCHASE" is defined in Section 1.1(a).

         "PURCHASE AND SALE INDEMNIFIED AMOUNTS" has the meaning set forth in
SECTION 9.1 of the Sale Agreement.



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         "PURCHASE AND SALE INDEMNIFIED PARTY" has the meaning set forth in
SECTION 9.1 of the Sale Agreement.

         "PURCHASE AND SALE TERMINATION DATE" has the meaning set forth in
SECTION 1.4 of the Sale Agreement.

         "PURCHASE AND SALE TERMINATION EVENT" has the meaning set forth in
SECTION 8.1 of the Sale Agreement.

         "PURCHASE DATE" means the date of which a Purchase or a reinvestment is
made pursuant to the Agreement.

         "PURCHASE FACILITY" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 1.1 of the
Sale Agreement.

         "PURCHASE LIMIT" means $120,000,000, as such amount may be reduced
pursuant to SECTION 1.1(b) of the Agreement. References to the unused portion of
the Purchase Limit shall mean, at any time, the Purchase Limit minus the then
outstanding Aggregate Investment.

         "PURCHASE PRICE" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 2.1 of the Sale
Agreement.

         "PURCHASE REPORT" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 2.1 of the Sale
Agreement.

         "PURCHASED INTEREST" means, at any time, the undivided percentage
ownership interest in: (a) each and every Pool Receivable now existing or
hereafter arising, (b) all Related Security with respect to such Pool
Receivables and (c) all Collections with respect to, and other proceeds of, such
Pool Receivables and Related Security. Such undivided percentage interest shall
be computed as:

                      Aggregate Investment + Total Reserves
             ------------------------------------------------------
                          Net Receivables Pool Balance

The Purchased Interest shall be determined from time to time pursuant to SECTION
1.3 of the Agreement.

         "PURCHASER" means each Conduit Purchaser and/or each Related Committed
Purchaser, as applicable.

         "PURCHASER AGENT" means each Person acting as agent on behalf of a
Purchaser Group and designated as a Purchaser Agent for such Purchaser Group on
the signature pages to the Agreement or any other Person who becomes a party to
this Agreement as a Purchaser Agent pursuant to an Assumption Agreement or a
Transfer Supplement.

         "PURCHASER GROUP" means, for each Conduit Purchaser, such Conduit
Purchaser, its Related Committed Purchasers and its related Purchaser Agent.

         "PURCHASER GROUP FEE LETTER" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 1.5
of the Agreement.

         "PURCHASERS' SHARE" of any amount means such amount multiplied by the
Purchased Interest at the time of determination.



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         "RATABLE SHARE" means, for each Purchaser Group, such Purchaser Group's
aggregate Commitments divided by the aggregate Commitments of all Purchaser
Groups.

         "RATING AGENCY CONDITION" means, with respect to any material event or
occurrence, receipt by the Administrator (or the applicable Purchaser Agent) of
written confirmation from each of Standard & Poor's and Moody's that such event
or occurrence shall not cause the rating on the then outstanding Notes of any
applicable Purchaser to be downgraded or withdrawn.

         "RECEIVABLE" means any indebtedness and other obligations owed to the
Seller or any Originator by, or any right of the Seller or any Originator to
payment from or on behalf of, an Obligor, whether constituting an account,
chattel paper, instrument or general intangible, arising in connection with the
sale of goods or the rendering of services by an Originator, and includes the
obligation to pay any finance charges, fees and other charges with respect
thereto; PROVIDED HOWEVER, that "Receivable" shall not include any such
indebtedness and such other obligations or any such right to payment arising in
connection with the sale of goods or the rendering of services by the Taylor
Division of Worthington Steel of Michigan, Inc. or the Worthington Machine
Technology Division of The Worthington Steel Company, an Ohio corporation.
Indebtedness and other obligations arising from any one transaction, including
indebtedness and other obligations represented by an individual invoice or
agreement, shall constitute a Receivable separate from a Receivable consisting
of the indebtedness and other obligations arising from any other transaction.

         "RECEIVABLES POOL" means, at any time, all of the then outstanding
Receivables purchased by the Seller pursuant to the Sale Agreement prior to the
Facility Termination Date.

         "RELATED COMMITTED PURCHASER" means each Person listed as such (and its
respective Commitment) for each Conduit Purchaser as set forth on the signature
pages of the Agreement or in any Assumption Agreement or Transfer Supplement.

         "RELATED RIGHTS" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 1.1 of the Sale
Agreement.

         "RELATED SECURITY" means, with respect to any Receivable:

                    (a) all of the Seller's and the Originator thereof's
          interest in any goods (including returned goods), and documentation of
          title evidencing the shipment or storage of any goods (including
          returned goods), relating to any sale giving rise to such Receivable,

                    (b) all instruments and chattel paper that may evidence such
          Receivable,

                    (c) all other security interests or liens and property
          subject thereto from time to time purporting to secure payment of such
          Receivable, whether pursuant to the Contract related to such
          Receivable or otherwise, together with all UCC financing statements or
          similar filings relating thereto, and

                    (d) all of the Seller's and the Originator thereof's rights,
          interests and claims under the Contracts and all guaranties,
          indemnities, insurance and other agreements (including the related
          Contract) or arrangements of whatever character from time to time


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          supporting or securing payment of such Receivable or otherwise
          relating to such Receivable, whether pursuant to the Contract related
          to such Receivable or otherwise.

         "SALE AGREEMENT" means the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of
November 30, 2000, among the Seller, the Originators and the Servicer as amended
through the date of the Agreement and as such agreement may be amended, amended
and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

         "SELLER" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement.

         "SELLER'S SHARE" of any amount means the greater of: (a) $0 and (b)
such amount minus the product of (i) such amount multiplied by (ii) the
Purchased Interest.

         "SERVICER" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement.

         "SERVICING FEE" shall mean the fee referred to in SECTION 4.6 of the
Agreement.

         "SETTLEMENT DATE" means the 18th Business Day of each calendar month
which Business Day is set forth on SCHEDULE IV or such other Business Day as
otherwise consented to by the Administrator, the Purchasers, the Seller and the
Servicer. The Administrator shall update SCHEDULE IV to list the 18th Business
Day of each calendar month beyond November 2001 by no later than October 31,
2001.

         "SIMPLE MAJORITY" means, at any time, Purchasers whose Commitments
aggregate 51% or more of the aggregate of the Commitments of all Purchasers.

         "SOLVENT" means, with respect to any Person at any time, a condition
under which:

                              (i) the fair value and present fair saleable value
                    of such Person's total assets is, on the date of
                    determination, greater than such Person's total liabilities
                    (including contingent and unliquidated liabilities) at such
                    time;

                              (ii) the fair value and present fair saleable
                    value of such Person's assets is greater than the amount
                    that will be required to pay such Person's probable
                    liability on its existing debts as they become absolute and
                    matured ("DEBTS," for this purpose, includes all legal
                    liabilities, whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or
                    unliquidated, absolute, fixed, or contingent);

                              (iii) such Person is and shall continue to be able
                    to pay all of its liabilities as such liabilities mature;
                    and

                              (iv) such Person does not have unreasonably small
                    capital with which to engage in its current and in its
                    anticipated business.

         For purposes of this definition:

                    (A) the amount of a Person's contingent or unliquidated
          liabilities at any time shall be that amount which, in light of all
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represents the amount which can reasonably be expected to become an actual or
matured liability;

                    (B) the "fair value" of an asset shall be the amount which
          may be realized within a reasonable time either through collection or
          sale of such asset at its regular market value;

                    (C) the "regular market value" of an asset shall be the
          amount which a capable and diligent business person could obtain for
          such asset from an interested buyer who is willing to Purchase such
          asset under ordinary selling conditions; and

                    (D) the "present fair saleable value" of an asset means the
          amount which can be obtained if such asset is sold with reasonable
          promptness in an arm's-length transaction in an existing and not
          theoretical market.

         "STANDARD & POOR'S" means Standard & Poor's, a division of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

         "SUBSIDIARY" means, as to any Person, a corporation, partnership,
limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock of each class
or other interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or other
interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to
elect a majority of the Board of Directors or other managers of such entity are
at the time owned, or management of which is otherwise controlled: (a) by such
Person, (b) by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (c) by such Person and
one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

         "TANGIBLE NET WORTH" means, with respect to any Person, the tangible
net worth of such Person as determined in accordance with GAAP.

          "TERMINATION DAY" means: (a) each day on which the conditions set
forth in SECTION 2 of EXHIBIT II to the Agreement are not satisfied or (b) each
day that occurs on or after the Facility Termination Date.

         "TERMINATION EVENT" has the meaning specified in EXHIBIT V to the
Agreement.

         "TERMINATION FEE" means, for any Yield Period, with respect to any
Purchaser, the amount, if any, by which: (a) the additional Discount related to
such Purchaser's Investment (calculated without taking into account any
Termination Fee or any shortened duration of such Yield Period) that would have
accrued during such Yield Period on the reductions of Investment relating to
such Yield Period had such reductions not been made, exceeds (b) the income, if
any, received by such Purchaser from investing the proceeds of such reductions
of Investment, as determined by the such Purchaser's Purchaser Agent, which
determination shall be binding and conclusive for all purposes, absent manifest
error.

         "TOTAL RESERVES" means, at any time, the sum of the Yield Reserve and
the greater of (a) the sum of the Loss Reserve and the Dilution Reserve, or (b)
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         "TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS" means the Agreement, the Lock-Box Agreements,
each Purchaser Group Fee Letter, the Sale Agreement and all other certificates,
instruments, UCC financing statements, reports, notices, agreements and
documents executed or delivered under or in connection with any of the
foregoing, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time in accordance with the Agreement.

         "TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT" has the respective meanings set forth in SECTIONS
6.3(c) and 6.3(e).

         "TURNOVER RATE" means, for any calendar month, an amount computed as of
the last day of such calendar month equal to: (a) the average of the Outstanding
Balance of all Pool Receivables as of the last day of such calendar month,
divided by (b) the quotient of (i) the aggregate credit sales made by the
Originators during the three calendar months ended on the last day of such
calendar month, divided by (ii) 3.

         "UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect
in the applicable jurisdiction.

         "UNMATURED PURCHASE AND SALE TERMINATION EVENT" means any event which,
with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Purchase and
Sale Termination Event.

         "UNMATURED TERMINATION EVENT" means an event that, with the giving of
notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a Termination Event.

         "WORTHINGTON" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the
Agreement.

         "YIELD PERIOD" means, with respect to each Portion of Investment: (a)
before the Facility Termination Date: (i) initially the period commencing on the
date of the initial Purchase pursuant to SECTION 1.2 of the Agreement (or in the
case of any fees payable hereunder, commencing on the Closing Date) and ending
on (but not including) the next Settlement Date, and (ii) thereafter, each
period commencing on such Settlement Date and ending on (but not including) the
next Settlement Date, and (b) on and after the Facility Termination Date, such
period (including a period of one day) as shall be selected from time to time by
the Administrator or, in the absence of any such selection, each period of 30
days from the last day of the preceding Yield Period.

         "YIELD RATE" for any Yield Period for any Portion of Investment of the
Purchased Interest (i) in the case of the Purchaser Group including Market
Street, means the Market Street Yield Rate, and (ii) in the case of each other
Purchaser Group, shall mean the rate set forth as the Yield Rate for such
Purchaser Group in the related Purchaser Group Fee Letter.

         "YIELD RESERVE" shall be equal to the Aggregate Investment multiplied
by a percentage equal to (i) the Yield Reserve Percentage divided by (ii) 100%
minus the Yield Reserve Percentage.

         "YIELD RESERVE PERCENTAGE" means, on any date, an amount equal to (i)
the sum of the weighted average Base Rate for the most recent period plus 1.0%,
multiplied by (ii) the product of 1.5 times the Turnover Rate, divided by (iii)
12.


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         OTHER TERMS. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall
be construed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. All
terms used in Article 9 of the UCC in the State of New York, and not
specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined in such Article 9.
Unless the context otherwise requires, "or" means "and/or," and "including" (and
with correlative meaning "include" and "includes") means including without
limiting the generality of any description preceding such term.

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                                   EXHIBIT II
                             CONDITIONS OF PURCHASES

          1. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO INITIAL PURCHASE. The initial Purchase
under this Agreement is subject to the following conditions precedent that the
Administrator and each Purchaser Agent shall have received on or before the date
of such Purchase (other than with respect to the condition set forth in
PARAGRAPH (g), which such condition must be satisfied within 30 days of such
Purchase), each in form and substance (including the date thereof) satisfactory
to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent:

                    (a) A counterpart of the Agreement and the other Transaction
          Documents executed by the parties thereto.

                    (b) Certified copies of: (i) the resolutions of the Board of
          Directors of each of the Seller, the Originators and Worthington
          authorizing the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller,
          such Originator and Worthington, as the case may be, of the Agreement
          and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party; (ii) all
          documents evidencing other necessary organizational action and
          governmental approvals, if any, with respect to the Agreement and the
          other Transaction Documents and (iii) the certificate of incorporation
          and by-laws or certificate of formation and limited liability company
          agreement or any other organizational document, as applicable, of the
          Seller, each Originator and Worthington.

                    (c) A certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of
          the Seller, the Originators and Worthington certifying the names and
          true signatures of its officers who are authorized to sign the
          Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. Until the Administrator
          and each Purchaser Agent receives a subsequent incumbency certificate
          from the Seller, an Originator or Worthington, as the case may be, the
          Administrator and each Purchaser Agent shall be entitled to rely on
          the last such certificate delivered to it by the Seller, such
          Originator or Worthington, as the case may be.

                    (d) Acknowledgment copies, or time stamped receipt copies,
          of proper financing statements, duly filed on or before the date of
          such initial purchase under the UCC of all jurisdictions that the
          Administrator may deem necessary or desirable in order to perfect the
          interests of the Seller, Worthington and the Administrator (on behalf
          of each Purchaser) contemplated by the Agreement and the Sale
          Agreement.

                    (e) Acknowledgment copies, or time-stamped receipt copies,
          of proper financing statements, if any, necessary to release all
          security interests and other rights of any Person in the Receivables,
          Contracts or Related Security previously granted by the Originators,
          Worthington or the Seller.

                    (f) Completed UCC search reports, dated on or shortly before
          the date of the initial purchase hereunder, listing the financing
          statements filed in all applicable jurisdictions referred to in
          SUBSECTION (e) above that name the Originators or the Seller as
          debtor, together with copies of such other financing statements, and
          similar search reports with respect to judgment liens, federal tax
          liens and liens of the Pension Benefit Guaranty

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          Corporation in such jurisdictions, as the Administrator or any
          Purchaser Agent may request, showing no Adverse Claims on any Pool
          Assets.

                    (g) Copies of executed Lock-Box Agreements with each
          Lock-Box Bank.

                    (h) Favorable opinions, in form and substance reasonably
          satisfactory to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent, of: (i)
          Jones Day Reavis & Pogue, counsel for the Seller, the Originators,
          Worthington and the Servicer, and (ii) Dale T. Brinkman, counsel for
          Seller, Worthington and the Originators.

                    (i) Satisfactory results of a review and audit (performed by
          representatives of each Purchaser Agent) of the Servicer's collection,
          operating and reporting systems, the Credit and Collection Policy of
          each Originator, historical receivables data and accounts, including
          satisfactory results of a review of the Servicer's operating
          location(s).

                    (j) A pro forma Information Package representing the
          performance of the Receivables Pool for the calendar month before
          closing.

                    (k) Evidence of payment by the Seller of all accrued and
          unpaid fees (including those contemplated by each Purchaser Group Fee
          Letter), costs and expenses to the extent then due and payable on the
          date thereof, including any such costs, fees and expenses arising
          under or referenced in SECTION 6.4 of the Agreement and the Fee
          Letter.

                    (l) Each Purchaser Group Fee Letter (received only by the
          related Purchaser Group Agent) duly executed by the Seller and the
          Servicer.

                    (m) Good standing certificates with respect to each of the
          Seller, the Originators and the Servicer issued by the Secretary of
          State (or similar official) of the state of each such Person's
          organization and principal place of business.

                    (n) To the extent required by each Conduit Purchaser's
          commercial paper program, letters from each of the rating agencies
          then rating the Notes confirming the rating of such Notes after giving
          effect to the transaction contemplated by the Agreement.

                    (o) Each Liquidity Agreement (received only by the related
          Purchaser Group Agent) and all other Transaction Documents duly
          executed by the parties thereto.

                    (p) A computer file containing all information with respect
          to the Receivables as the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent may
          reasonably request.

                    (q) Such other approvals, opinions or documents as the
          Administrator or any Purchaser Agent may reasonably request.

         2. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO ALL PURCHASES AND REINVESTMENTS. Each
Purchase (including the initial Purchase) and each reinvestment shall be subject
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                    (a) in the case of each purchase, the Servicer shall have
          delivered to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent on or before
          such purchase, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrator
          and such Purchaser Agent, a completed pro forma Information Package to
          reflect the level of Investment with respect to each Purchaser Group
          and related reserves and the calculation of the Purchased Interest
          after such subsequent purchase and a completed purchase notice in the
          form of Annex B; and

                    (b) on the date of such purchase or reinvestment the
          following statements shall be true (and acceptance of the proceeds of
          such purchase or reinvestment shall be deemed a representation and
          warranty by the Seller that such statements are then true):

                              (i) the representations and warranties contained
                    in Exhibit III to the Agreement are true and correct in all
                    material respects on and as of the date of such purchase or
                    reinvestment as though made on and as of such date (except
                    to the extent that such representations and warranties
                    relate expressly to an earlier date, and in which case such
                    representations and warranties shall be true and correct in
                    all material respects as of such earlier date); and

                              (ii) no event has occurred and is continuing, or
                    would result from such purchase or reinvestment, that
                    constitutes a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination
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                                   EXHIBIT III
                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

          1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER. The Seller represents
and warrants as follows:

                    (a) The Seller is a corporation duly incorporated, validly
          existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware,
          and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a
          foreign corporation in every jurisdiction where the nature of its
          business requires it to be so qualified, except where the failure to
          be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

                    (b) The execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of
          the Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a
          party, including its use of the proceeds of purchases and
          reinvestments: (i) are within its corporate powers; (ii) have been
          duly authorized by all necessary corporate action; (iii) do not
          contravene or result in a default under or conflict with: (A) its
          charter or by-laws, (B) any law, rule or regulation applicable to it,
          (C) any indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other
          material agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it
          is bound, or (D) any order, writ, judgment, award, injunction or
          decree binding on or affecting it or any of its property; and (iv) do
          not result in or require the creation of any Adverse Claim upon or
          with respect to any of its properties. The Agreement and the other
          Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly executed
          and delivered by the Seller.

                    (c) No authorization, approval or other action by, and no
          notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person
          is required for its due execution, delivery and performance by the
          Seller of the Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it
          is a party, other than the Uniform Commercial Code filings referred to
          in EXHIBIT II to the Agreement, all of which shall have been filed on
          or before the date of the first purchase hereunder.

                    (d) Each of the Agreement and the other Transaction
          Documents to which the Seller is a party constitutes its legal, valid
          and binding obligation of the Seller enforceable against the Seller in
          accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
          bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws from time
          to time in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
          generally and by general principles of equity, regardless of whether
          such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

                    (e) There is no pending or, to Seller's best knowledge,
          threatened action or proceeding affecting Seller or any of its
          properties before any Governmental Authority or arbitrator.

                    (f) No proceeds of any purchase or reinvestment will be used
          to acquire any equity security of a class that is registered pursuant
          to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



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          (g) The Seller is the legal and beneficial owner of the Pool
Receivables and Related Security, free and clear of any Adverse Claim. Upon each
purchase or reinvestment, Administrator (for the benefit of each Purchaser)
shall acquire a valid and enforceable perfected undivided percentage ownership
or security interest, to the extent of the Purchased Interest, in each Pool
Receivable then existing or thereafter arising and in the Related Security,
Collections and other proceeds with respect thereto, free and clear of any
Adverse Claim. The Agreement creates a security interest in favor of the
Administrator (for the benefit of each Purchaser) in the Pool Assets, and the
Administrator (for the benefit of each Purchaser) has a first priority perfected
security interest in the Pool Assets, free and clear of any Adverse Claims. No
effective financing statement or other instrument similar in effect covering any
Pool Asset is on file in any recording office, except those filed in favor of
the Seller pursuant to the Sale Agreement and the Administrator (for the benefit
of each Purchaser) relating to the Agreement, or in respect of which the
Administrator has received evidence satisfactory to the Administrator of
acknowledgment copies, or time-stamped receipt copies, of proper financing
statements releasing or terminating, as applicable, all security interests and
other rights of any Person in such Pool Asset.

          (h) Each Information Package (if prepared by the Seller or one of its
Affiliates, or to the extent that information contained therein is supplied by
the Seller or an Affiliate), information, exhibit, financial statement,
document, book, record or report furnished or to be furnished at any time by or
on behalf of the Seller to the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent in
connection with the Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a
party is or will be complete and accurate in all material respects as of its
date or as of the date so furnished, and does not and will not contain any
material misstatement of fact or omit to state a material fact or any fact
necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading.

          (i) [RESERVED].

          (j) The names and addresses of all the Lock-Box Banks, together with
the account numbers of the Lock-Box Accounts at such Lock-Box Banks, are
specified in Schedule II to the Agreement (or at such other Lock-Box Banks
and/or with such other Lock-Box Accounts as have been notified to the
Administrator in accordance with the Agreement) and all Lock-Box Accounts are
subject to Lock-Box Agreements (except as otherwise agreed to in writing by the
Administrator and each Purchaser Agent or as provided in SECTION 4.3). Seller
has not granted to any Person, other than the Administrator as contemplated by
the Agreement, dominion and control of any Lock-Box Account, or the right to
take dominion and control of any such account at a future time or upon the
occurrence of a future event.

          (k) The Seller is not in violation of any order of any court,
arbitrator or Governmental Authority.

          (l) Neither the Seller nor any of its Affiliates has any direct or
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          (m) No proceeds of any purchase or reinvestment will be used for any
purpose that violates any applicable law, rule or regulation, including
Regulations T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.

          (n) Each Pool Receivable included as an Eligible Receivable in the
calculation of the Net Receivables Pool Balance is an Eligible Receivable.

          (o) No event has occurred and is continuing that constitutes a
Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event and no event would result
from a purchase in respect of, or reinvestment in respect of, the Purchased
Interest or from the application of the proceeds therefrom that constitutes a
Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event.

          (p) The Seller has accounted for each sale of undivided percentage
ownership interests in Receivables in its books and financial statements as
sales, consistent with generally accepted accounting principles.

          (q) The Seller has complied in all material respects with the Credit
and Collection Policy of each Originator with regard to the Receivables
originated by such Originator, unless such Receivables were not Eligible
Receivables as of the date of the sale or conveyance of such Receivables by such
Originator to the Seller under the Sale Agreement and the aggregate Outstanding
Balance of all such Receivables does not exceed $1,000,000.

          (r) The Seller has complied in all material respects with all of the
terms, covenants and agreements contained in the Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents that are applicable to it and all laws, rules, regulations
and orders that are applicable to it.

          (s) The Seller's complete corporate name is set forth in the preamble
to the Agreement, and it does not use and has not during the last six years used
any other corporate name, trade name, doing-business name or fictitious name,
except as set forth on Schedule III to the Agreement and except for names first
used after the date of the Agreement and set forth in a notice delivered to the
Administrator pursuant to SECTION 1(k)(iv) of EXHIBIT IV to the Agreement.

          (t) The Seller is not an "investment company," or a company
"controlled" by an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended. In addition, the Seller is not a "holding
company," a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company" or an "affiliate" of a
"holding company" or of a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company" within the
meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.

          (u) With respect to each Receivable transferred to the Seller under
the Sale Agreement, Seller has given reasonably equivalent value to the
Originator thereof in consideration therefor and such transfer was not made for
or on account of an antecedent debt. No transfer by any Originator of any
Receivable under the Sale Agreement is or may be voidable under any section of
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                    (v) Each Contract with respect to each Receivable is
          effective to create, and has created, a legal, valid and binding
          obligation of the related Obligor to pay the Outstanding Balance of
          the Receivable created thereunder and any accrued interest thereon,
          enforceable against the Obligor in accordance with its terms, except
          as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
          insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws relating to or
          limiting creditors' rights generally and by general principles of
          equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in
          equity or at law).

                    (w) Since its most recent fiscal year end, there has been no
          change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or
          assets of the Seller which would have a Material Adverse Effect on its
          ability to perform its obligations under the Agreement or any other
          Transaction Document to which it is a party or materially and
          adversely affect the transactions contemplated under the Agreement or
          such other Transaction Documents.

          2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF WORTHINGTON (INCLUDING IN ITS
CAPACITY AS THE SERVICER). Worthington, individually and in its capacity as the
Servicer, represents and warrants as follows:

                    (a) Worthington is a corporation duly incorporated, validly
          existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Ohio, and
          is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign
          corporation in every jurisdiction where the nature of its business
          requires it to be so qualified, except where the failure to be so
          qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

                    (b) The execution, delivery and performance by Worthington,
          of the Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a
          party, including the Servicer's use of the proceeds of purchases and
          reinvestments: (i) are within its corporate powers; (ii) have been
          duly authorized by all necessary corporate action; (iii) do not
          contravene or result in a default under or conflict with: (A) its
          charter or by-laws, (B) any law, rule or regulation applicable to it,
          (C) any material indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or
          other material agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by
          which it is bound, or (D) any order, writ, judgment, award, injunction
          or decree binding on or affecting it or any of its property; and (iv)
          do not result in or require the creation of any Adverse Claim upon or
          with respect to any of its properties. The Agreement and the other
          Transaction Documents to which Worthington is a party have been duly
          executed and delivered by Worthington.

                    (c) No authorization, approval or other action by, and no
          notice to or filing with any Governmental Authority or other Person,
          is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by
          Worthington of the Agreement or any other Transaction Document to
          which it is a party.

                    (d) Each of the Agreement and the other Transaction
          Documents to which Worthington is a party constitutes the legal, valid
          and binding obligation of Worthington enforceable against Worthington
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          may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
          similar laws from time to time in effect affecting the enforcement of
          creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity,
          regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a
          proceeding in equity or at law.

                    (e) The balance sheets of Worthington and its consolidated
          Subsidiaries as at May 31, 2000, and the related statements of income
          and retained earnings for the fiscal year then ended, copies of which
          have been furnished to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent,
          fairly present the financial condition of Worthington and its
          consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date and the results of the
          operations of Worthington and its Subsidiaries for the period ended on
          such date, all in accordance with generally accepted accounting
          principles consistently applied, and since May 31, 2000, there has
          been no event or circumstances which have had a Material Adverse
          Effect.

                    (f) Except as disclosed in the most recent audited financial
          statements of Worthington furnished to the Administrator and each
          Purchaser Agent, there is no pending or, to its best knowledge,
          threatened action or proceeding affecting it or any of its
          Subsidiaries before any Governmental Authority or arbitrator that
          could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

                    (g) No proceeds of any purchase or reinvestment will be used
          to acquire any equity security of a class that is registered pursuant
          to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                    (h) Each Information Package (if prepared by Worthington or
          one of its Affiliates, or to the extent that information contained
          therein is supplied by Worthington or an Affiliate), information,
          exhibit, financial statement, document, book, record or report
          furnished or to be furnished at any time by or on behalf of the
          Servicer to the Administrator, any Purchaser or any Purchaser Agent in
          connection with the Agreement is or will be complete and accurate in
          all material respects as of its date or as of the date so furnished
          and does not and will not contain any material misstatement of fact or
          omit to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the
          statements contained therein not materially misleading.

                    (i) The principal place of business and chief executive
          office (as such terms are used in the UCC) of Worthington and the
          office where it keeps its records concerning the Receivables are
          located at the address referred to in SECTION 2(b) of EXHIBIT IV to
          the Agreement.

                    (j) Worthington is not in violation of any order of any
          court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority, which could have a
          Material Adverse Effect.

                    (k) Neither Worthington nor any of its Affiliates has any
          direct or indirect ownership or other financial interest in any
          Purchaser.

                    (l) The Servicer has complied in all material respects with
          the Credit and Collection Policy of each Originator with regard to the
          Receivables originated by such Originator, unless such Receivables
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          sale or conveyance of such Receivables by such Originator to the
          Seller under the Sale Agreement and the aggregate Outstanding Balance
          of all such Receivables does not exceed $1,000,000.

                    (m) Worthington has complied in all material respects with
          all of the terms, covenants and agreements contained in the Agreement
          and the other Transaction Documents that are applicable to it.

                    (n) Worthington is not an "investment company" or a company
          "controlled" by an "investment company" within the meaning of the
          Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. In addition, Worthington
          is not a "holding company," a "subsidiary company" of a "holding
          company," or an "affiliate" of a "holding company" or of a "subsidiary
          company" of a "holding company" within the meaning of the Public
          Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.

                    (o) Since its most recent fiscal year end, there has been no
          change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or
          assets of the Servicer which would have a Material Adverse Effect on
          its ability to perform its obligations under the Agreement or any
          other Transaction Document to which it is a party or materially and
          adversely affect the transactions contemplated under the Agreement or
          such other Transaction Documents.

                    (p) No license or approval is required for the Administrator
          or any successor Servicer to use any program used by the Servicer in
          the servicing of the Receivables, other than such licenses and
          approvals that have been obtained and are in full force and effect.


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                                   EXHIBIT IV
                                    COVENANTS

          1. COVENANTS OF THE SELLER. Until the latest of the Facility
Termination Date, the date on which no Investment of or Discount in respect of
the Purchased Interest shall be outstanding or the date all other amounts owed
by the Seller under the Agreement to any Purchaser, Purchaser Agent, the
Administrator and any other Indemnified Party or Affected Person shall be paid
in full:

                    (a) COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, ETC. The Seller shall comply with
          all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders, and preserve and
          maintain its corporate existence, rights, franchises, qualifications
          and privileges, except to the extent that the failure so to comply
          with such laws, rules and regulations or the failure so to preserve
          and maintain such rights, franchises, qualifications and privileges
          would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

                    (b) OFFICES, RECORDS AND BOOKS OF ACCOUNT, ETC. The Seller:
          (i) shall not move its principal place of business and chief executive
          office (as such terms or similar terms are used in the UCC) and the
          office where it keeps its records concerning the Receivables to an
          address other than the address of the Seller set forth under its name
          on the signature page to the Agreement or, pursuant to CLAUSE (k)(iv)
          below, at any other locations in jurisdictions where all actions
          reasonably requested by the Administrator to protect and perfect the
          interest of the Administrator (for the benefit of the Purchasers) in
          the Receivables and related items (including the Pool Assets) have
          been taken and completed and (ii) shall provide the Administrator with
          at least 30 days' written notice before making any change in the
          Seller's name or making any other change in the Seller's identity or
          corporate structure (including a Change in Control) that could render
          any UCC financing statement filed in connection with this Agreement
          "seriously misleading" as such term (or similar term) is used in the
          UCC; each notice to the Administrator pursuant to this sentence shall
          set forth the applicable change and the effective date thereof. The
          Seller also will maintain and implement (or cause the Servicer to
          maintain and implement) administrative and operating procedures
          (including an ability to recreate records evidencing Receivables and
          related Contracts in the event of the destruction of the originals
          thereof), and keep and maintain (or cause the Servicer to keep and
          maintain) all documents, books, records, computer tapes and disks and
          other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection
          of all Receivables (including records adequate to permit the daily
          identification of each Receivable and all Collections of and
          adjustments to each existing Receivable). The Seller will (and will
          cause each Originator to) on or prior to the date of the Agreement,
          mark its master data processing records and other books and records
          relating to the Purchased Interest (and at all times thereafter (until
          the latest of the Facility Termination Date or the date all other
          amounts owed by the Seller under the Agreement shall be paid in full)
          continue to maintain such records) with a legend, acceptable to the
          Administrator, describing the Purchased Interest.

                    (c) PERFORMANCE AND COMPLIANCE WITH CONTRACTS AND CREDIT AND
          COLLECTION POLICY. The Seller shall (and shall cause the Servicer to),
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          perform and comply in all material respects with all provisions,
          covenants and other promises required to be observed by it under the
          Contracts related to the Receivables unless the failure to so perform
          or comply does not involve a material portion of such Receivables, and
          the Seller shall have complied with its obligations with respect to
          such Receivables set forth in SECTION 1.4(e), and (ii) timely comply
          in all material respects with the applicable Credit and Collection
          Policies with regard to each Receivable.

                    (d) OWNERSHIP INTEREST, ETC. The Seller shall (and shall
          cause the Servicer to), at its expense, take all action necessary or
          desirable to establish and maintain a valid and enforceable undivided
          percentage ownership or security interest, to the extent of the
          Purchased Interest which shall not be greater than 100%, in the Pool
          Receivables, the Related Security and Collections with respect
          thereto, and a first priority perfected security interest in the Pool
          Assets, in each case free and clear of any Adverse Claim, in favor of
          the Administrator (for the benefit of the Purchasers), including
          taking such action to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the
          interest of the Administrator (for the benefit of the Purchasers) as
          the Administrator, may reasonably request.

                    (e) SALES, LIENS, ETC. The Seller shall not sell, assign (by
          operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or create or
          suffer to exist any Adverse Claim upon or with respect to, any or all
          of its right, title or interest in, to or under any Pool Assets
          (including the Seller's undivided interest in any Receivable, Related
          Security or Collections, or upon or with respect to any account to
          which any Collections of any Receivables are sent), or assign any
          right to receive income in respect of any items contemplated by this
          paragraph.

                    (f) EXTENSION OR AMENDMENT OF RECEIVABLES. Except as
          provided in the Agreement, the Seller shall not, and shall not permit
          the Servicer to, extend the maturity or adjust the Outstanding Balance
          or otherwise modify the terms of any Pool Receivable, or amend, modify
          or waive any term or condition of any related Contract.

                    (g) CHANGE IN BUSINESS OR CREDIT AND COLLECTION POLICY. The
          Seller shall not make (or permit any Originator to make) any change in
          the character of its business or in any Credit and Collection Policy,
          or any change in any Credit and Collection Policy that would have a
          Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Receivables. The Seller
          shall not make (or permit any Originator to make) any other change in
          any Credit and Collection Policy without giving prior written notice
          thereof to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent.

                    (h) AUDITS. The Seller shall (and shall cause each
          Originator to), from time to time during regular business hours, but
          no more frequently than annually unless (x) a Termination Event or
          Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or (y) in
          the opinion of the Administrator (with the consent or at the direction
          of the Majority Purchasers) reasonable grounds for insecurity exist
          with respect to the collectibility of a material portion of the Pool
          Receivables or with respect to the Seller's performance or ability to
          perform in any material respect its obligations under the Agreement,
          as reasonably requested in advance (unless a Termination Event or
          Unmatured Termination Event exists) by the Administrator or any
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          Administrator or any Purchaser, or agent or representatives of the
          Administration or any Purchaser: (i) to examine and make copies of and
          abstracts from all books, records and documents (including computer
          tapes and disks) in the possession or under the control of the Seller
          (or any such Originator) relating to Receivables and the Related
          Security, including the related Contracts, and (ii) to visit the
          offices and properties of the Seller and the Originators for the
          purpose of examining such materials described in CLAUSE (i) above, and
          to discuss matters relating to Receivables and the Related Security or
          the Seller's, Worthington's or the Originator's performance under the
          Transaction Documents or under the Contracts with any of the officers,
          employees, agents or contractors of the Seller, Worthington or the
          Originator having knowledge of such matters and (iii) without limiting
          CLAUSES (i) and (ii) above, to engage certified public accountants or
          other auditors acceptable to the Seller and the Administrator to
          conduct, at the Seller's expense, a review of the Seller's books and
          records with respect to such Receivables.

                    (i) CHANGE IN LOCK-BOX BANKS, LOCK-BOX ACCOUNTS AND PAYMENT
          INSTRUCTIONS TO OBLIGORS. The Seller shall not, and shall not permit
          the Servicer or any Originator to, add or terminate any bank as a
          Lock-Box Bank or any account as a Lock-Box Account from those listed
          in SCHEDULE II to the Agreement, or make any change in its
          instructions to Obligors regarding payments to be made to the Seller,
          the Originators, the Servicer or any Lock-Box Account (or related post
          office box), unless the Administrator and the Majority Purchasers
          shall have consented thereto in writing and the Administrator shall
          have received copies of all agreements and documents (including
          Lock-Box Agreements) that it may request in connection therewith.
          Notwithstanding anything contained in this PARAGRAPH (i) to the
          contrary, the Seller may add a Permitted Lock-Box Bank as a Lock-Box
          Bank upon the consent of the Administrator and the Majority
          Purchasers, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

                    (j) DEPOSITS TO LOCK-BOX ACCOUNTS. The Seller shall (or
          shall cause the Servicer to): (i) deposit, or cause to be deposited,
          any Collections received by it, the Servicer or any Originator into
          Lock-Box Accounts not later than one Business Day after receipt
          thereof, and (ii) instruct all Obligors to make payments of all
          Receivables to one or more Lock-Box Accounts or to post office boxes
          to which only Lock-Box Banks have access (and shall instruct the
          Lock-Box Banks to cause all items and amounts relating to such
          Receivables received in such post office boxes to be removed and
          deposited into a Lock-Box Account on a daily basis). Except as
          otherwise agreed to in writing by the Administrator and the Majority
          Purchasers or as provided in SECTION 4.3, each Lock-Box Account shall
          at all times be subject to a Lock-Box Agreement. The Seller will not
          (and will not permit the Servicer to) deposit or otherwise credit, or
          cause or permit to be so deposited or credited, to any Lock-Box
          Account cash or cash proceeds other than Collections.

                    (k) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. The Seller will provide to the
          Administrator (in multiple copies, if requested by the Administrator)
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                    (i) as soon as available and in any event within 90 days
          after the end of each fiscal year of the Seller, unaudited financial
          statements for such year certified as to accuracy by the chief
          financial officer or treasurer of the Seller;

                    (ii) as soon as possible and in any event within five days
          after the occurrence of each Termination Event or Unmatured
          Termination Event, a statement of the chief financial officer of the
          Seller setting forth details of such Termination Event or Unmatured
          Termination Event and the action that the Seller has taken and
          proposes to take with respect thereto;

                    (iii) promptly after the filing or receiving thereof, copies
          of all reports and notices that the Seller or any Affiliate files
          under ERISA with the Internal Revenue Service, the Pension Benefit
          Guaranty Corporation or the U.S. Department of Labor or that the
          Seller or any Affiliate receives from any of the foregoing or from any
          multiemployer plan (within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA)
          to which the Seller or any of its Affiliates is or was, within the
          preceding five years, a contributing employer, in each case in respect
          of the assessment of withdrawal liability or an event or condition
          that could, in the aggregate, result in the imposition of material
          liability on the Seller and/or any such Affiliate;

                    (iv) at least 30 days before any change in the Seller's name
          or any other change requiring the amendment of UCC financing
          statements, a notice setting forth such changes and the effective date
          thereof;

                    (v) promptly after the Seller obtains knowledge thereof,
          notice of any: (A) material adverse litigation, investigation or
          proceeding that may exist at any time between the Seller and any
          Person or (B) material litigation or proceeding relating to any
          Transaction Document;

                    (vi) promptly after the occurrence thereof, notice of a
          Material Adverse Effect in the business, operations, property or
          financial or other condition of the Seller, the Servicer or
          Worthington Industries, Inc. on a consolidated basis; and

                    (vii) such other information respecting the Receivables or
          the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Seller or
          any of its Affiliates as the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent may
          from time to time reasonably request.

          (l) CERTAIN AGREEMENTS. Without the prior written consent of the
Administrator and the Majority Purchasers, the Seller will not (and will not
permit any Originator to) amend, modify, waive, revoke or terminate any
Transaction Document to which it is a party or any provision of Seller's
certificate of incorporation or by-laws.

          (m) RESTRICTED PAYMENTS. (i) Except pursuant to CLAUSE (ii) below, the
Seller will not: (A) purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock, (B)
declare or pay any dividend or set aside any funds for any such purpose, (C)
prepay, purchase or redeem any Debt, (D) lend or advance any funds or (E) repay
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any of its Affiliates (the amounts described in CLAUSES (A) through (E) being
referred to as "RESTRICTED PAYMENTS").

                              (ii) Subject to the limitations set forth in
                    CLAUSE (iii) below, the Seller may make Restricted Payments
                    so long as such Restricted Payments are made only in one or
                    more of the following ways: (A) the Seller may make cash
                    payments (including prepayments) on the Company Note in
                    accordance with its terms, and (B) if no amounts are then
                    outstanding under the Company Note, the Seller may declare
                    and pay dividends.

                              (iii) The Seller may make Restricted Payments only
                    out of the funds it receives pursuant to SECTIONS 1.4(b)(ii)
                    and (iv) of the Agreement. Furthermore, the Seller shall not
                    pay, make or declare: (A) any dividend if, after giving
                    effect thereto, the Seller's tangible net worth would be
                    less than $10,000,000 or (B) any Restricted Payment
                    (including any dividend) if, after giving effect thereto,
                    any Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event shall
                    have occurred and be continuing.

                    (n) OTHER BUSINESS. The Seller will not: (i) engage in any
          business other than the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
          Documents; (ii) create, incur or permit to exist any Debt of any kind
          (or cause or permit to be issued for its account any letters of credit
          or bankers' acceptances) other than pursuant to this Agreement or the
          Company Note; or (iii) form any Subsidiary or make any investments in
          any other Person; provided, however, that the Seller shall be
          permitted to incur minimal obligations to the extent necessary for the
          day-to-day operations of the Seller (such as expenses for stationery,
          audits, maintenance of legal status, etc.).

                    (o) USE OF SELLER'S SHARE OF COLLECTIONS. The Seller shall
          apply the Seller's Share of Collections to make payments in the
          following order of priority: (i) the payment of its expenses
          (including all obligations payable to the Purchaser Groups and the
          Administrator under the Agreement and under each Purchaser Group Fee
          Letter); (ii) the payment of accrued and unpaid interest on the
          Company Note; and (iii) other legal and valid corporate purposes.

                    (p) TANGIBLE NET WORTH. The Seller will not permit its
          tangible net worth, at any time, to be less than $10,000,000.

          2. COVENANTS OF THE SERVICER AND WORTHINGTON. Until the latest of the
Facility Termination Date, the date on which no Investment of or Discount in
respect of the Purchased Interest shall be outstanding or the date all other
amounts owed by the Seller under the Agreement to the Purchaser Agents, the
Purchasers, the Administrator and any other Indemnified Party or Affected Person
shall be paid in full:

                    (a) COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, ETC. The Servicer and, to the
          extent that it ceases to be the Servicer, Worthington shall comply
          (and shall cause each Originator to comply) in all material respects
          with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders, and preserve
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          privileges, except to the extent that the failure so to comply with
          such laws, rules and regulations or the failure so to preserve and
          maintain such existence, rights, franchises, qualifications and
          privileges would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

                    (b) OFFICES, RECORDS AND BOOKS OF ACCOUNT, ETC. The Servicer
          and, to the extent that it ceases to be the Servicer, Worthington,
          shall keep (and shall cause each Originator to keep) its principal
          place of business and chief executive office (as such terms or similar
          terms are used in the applicable UCC) and the office where it keeps
          its records concerning the Receivables at the address of the Servicer
          set forth under its name on the signature page to the Agreement or,
          upon at least 30 days' prior written notice of a proposed change to
          the Administrator, at any other locations in jurisdictions where all
          actions reasonably requested by the Administrator to protect and
          perfect the interest of the Administrator (for the benefit of each
          Purchaser) in the Receivables and related items (including the Pool
          Assets) have been taken and completed. The Servicer and, to the extent
          that it ceases to be the Servicer, Worthington, also will (and will
          cause each Originator to) maintain and implement administrative and
          operating procedures (including an ability to recreate records
          evidencing Receivables and related Contracts in the event of the
          destruction of the originals thereof), and keep and maintain all
          documents, books, records, computer tapes and disks and other
          information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of
          all Receivables (including records adequate to permit the daily
          identification of each Receivable and all Collections of and
          adjustments to each existing Receivable).

                    (c) PERFORMANCE AND COMPLIANCE WITH CONTRACTS AND CREDIT AND
          COLLECTION POLICY. The Servicer and, to the extent that it ceases to
          be the Servicer, Worthington, shall (and shall cause each Originator
          to), at its expense, (i) timely perform and comply in all material
          respects with all provisions, covenants and other promises required to
          be observed by it under the Contracts related to the Receivables
          unless the failure to so perform or comply does not involve a material
          portion of such Receivables, and the Seller shall have complied with
          its obligations with respect to such Receivables set forth in SECTION
          1.4(e), and (ii) timely comply in all material respects with the
          applicable Credit and Collection Policies with regard to each
          Receivable.

                    (d) EXTENSION OR AMENDMENT OF RECEIVABLES. Except as
          provided in the Agreement, the Servicer and, to the extent that it
          ceases to be the Servicer, Worthington, shall not extend (and shall
          not permit any Originator to extend), the maturity or adjust the
          Outstanding Balance or otherwise modify the terms of any Pool
          Receivable, or amend, modify or waive any term or condition of any
          related Contract.

                    (e) CHANGE IN BUSINESS OR CREDIT AND COLLECTION POLICY. The
          Servicer and, to the extent that it ceases to be the Servicer,
          Worthington, shall not make (and shall not permit any Originator to
          make) any change in the character of its business or in any Credit and
          Collection Policy that would have a Material Adverse Effect. The
          Servicer and, to the extent that it ceases to be the Servicer,
          Worthington, shall not make (and shall not permit any Originator to
          make) any other change in any Credit and Collection Policy without
          giving prior written notice thereof to the Administrator and each
          Purchaser Agent.

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          (f) AUDITS. The Servicer and, to the extent that it ceases to be the
Servicer, Worthington, shall (and shall cause each Originator to), from time to
time during regular business hours, but no more frequently than annual unless
(x) a Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is
continuing or (y) in the opinion of the Administrator (with the consent or at
the direction of the Majority Purchasers) reasonable grounds for insecurity
exist with respect to the collectibility of a material portion of the Pool
Receivables or with respect to the Servicer's performance or ability to perform
in any material respect its obligations under the Agreement, as reasonably
requested in advance (unless a Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event
exists) by the Administrator or a Purchaser, permit the Administrator or a
Purchaser, or of the Administrator or any Purchaser agent or representative: (i)
to examine and make copies of and abstracts from all books, records and
documents (including computer tapes and disks) in its possession or under its
control relating to Receivables and the Related Security, including the related
Contracts; and (ii) to visit its offices and properties for the purpose of
examining such materials described in CLAUSE (i) above, and to discuss matters
relating to Receivables and the Related Security or its performance hereunder or
under the Contracts with any of its officers, employees, agents or contractors
having knowledge of such matters and (iii) without limiting CLAUSES (i) and (ii)
above, to engage certified public accountants or other auditors acceptable to
the Servicer and the Administrator to conduct, at the Servicer's expense, a
review of the Servicer's books and records with respect to such Receivables.

          (g) CHANGE IN LOCK-BOX BANKS, LOCK-BOX ACCOUNTS AND PAYMENT
INSTRUCTIONS TO OBLIGORS. The Servicer and, to the extent that it ceases to be
the Servicer, Worthington, shall not (and shall not permit any Originator to)
add or terminate any bank as a Lock-Box Bank or any account as a Lock-Box
Account from those listed in SCHEDULE II to the Agreement, or make any change in
its instructions to Obligors regarding payments to be made to the Servicer or
any Lock-Box Account (or related post office box), unless the Administrator and
the Majority Purchasers shall have consented thereto in writing and the
Administrator shall have received copies of all agreements and documents
(including Lock-Box Agreements) that it may request in connection therewith.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this PARAGRAPH (g) to the contrary, the
Servicer may add a Permitted Lock-Box Bank as a Lock-Box Bank upon the consent
of the Administrator and the Majority Purchasers, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.

          (h) DEPOSITS TO LOCK-BOX ACCOUNTS. The Servicer shall: (i) deposit, or
cause to be deposited, any Collections received by it into Lock-Box Accounts not
later than one Business Day after receipt thereof, and (ii) instruct all
Obligors to make payments of all Receivables to one or more Lock-Box Accounts or
to post office boxes to which only Lock-Box Banks have access (and shall
instruct the Lock-Box Banks to cause all items and amounts relating to such
Receivables received in such post office boxes to be removed and deposited into
a Lock-Box Account on a daily basis). Except as otherwise agreed to in writing
by the Administrator and the Majority Purchasers or as provided in SECTION 4.3,
each Lock-Box Account shall at all times be subject to a Lock-Box Agreement. The
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deposited or credited, to any Lock-Box Account cash or cash proceeds other than
Collections.

          (i) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Worthington shall provide to the
Administrator (in multiple copies, if requested by the Administrator) and each
Purchaser Agent the following:

                    (i) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days
          after the end of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of
          Worthington, balance sheets of Worthington and its consolidated
          Subsidiaries and of Seller as of the end of such quarter and
          statements of income, retained earnings and cash flow of Worthington
          and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the period commencing at the end
          of the previous fiscal year and ending with the end of such quarter,
          certified by the chief financial officer of such Person;

                    (ii) as soon as available and in any event within 90 days
          after the end of each fiscal year of Worthington and of Seller, a copy
          of the annual report for such year for Worthington and its
          consolidated Subsidiaries, containing financial statements for such
          year audited by independent certified public accountants of nationally
          recognized standing;

                    (iii) as to the Servicer only, as soon as available and in
          any event not later than two Business Days prior to the Settlement
          Date, an Information Package as of the last day of such month or,
          within 10 Business Days of a request by the Administrator or any
          Purchaser Agent, an Information Package for such periods as is
          specified by the Administrator or such Purchaser Agent (including on a
          semi-monthly, weekly or daily basis);

                    (iv) as soon as possible and in any event within five days
          after becoming aware of the occurrence of each Termination Event or
          Unmatured Termination Event, a statement of the chief financial
          officer of Worthington setting forth details of such Termination Event
          or Unmatured Termination Event and the action that such Person has
          taken and proposes to take with respect thereto;

                    (v) promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of
          all reports that Worthington sends to any of its security holders, and
          copies of all reports and registration statements that Worthington or
          any Subsidiary files with the Securities and Exchange Commission or
          any national securities exchange; PROVIDED, that any filings with the
          Securities and Exchange Commission that have been granted
          "confidential" treatment shall be provided promptly after such filings
          have become publicly available;

                    (vi) promptly after the filing or receiving thereof, copies
          of all reports and notices that Worthington or any of its Affiliate
          files under ERISA with the Internal Revenue Service, the Pension
          Benefit Guaranty Corporation or the U.S. Department of Labor or that
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          of the foregoing or from any multiemployer plan (within the meaning of
          Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) to which such Person or any of its
          Affiliate is or was, within the preceding five years, a contributing
          employer, in each case in respect of the assessment of withdrawal
          liability or an event or condition that could, in the aggregate,
          result in the imposition of a material liability on Worthington and/or
          any such Affiliate;

                    (vii) at least thirty days before any change in
          Worthington's or any Originator's name or any other change requiring
          the amendment of UCC financing statements, a notice setting forth such
          changes and the effective date thereof;

                    (viii) promptly after Worthington obtains knowledge thereof,
          notice of any: (A) litigation, investigation or proceeding that may
          exist at any time between Worthington or any of its Subsidiaries and
          any Governmental Authority that, if not cured or if adversely
          determined, as the case may be, would reasonably be expected to result
          in a Material Adverse Effect; (B) litigation or proceeding adversely
          affecting such Person or any of its Subsidiaries in which the amount
          involved is more than $2,000,000 and not covered by insurance or in
          which injunctive or similar relief is sought and which would
          reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or (C)
          litigation or proceeding relating to any Transaction Document;

                    (ix) promptly after the occurrence thereof, notice of a
          Material Adverse Effect in the business, operations, property or
          financial or other condition of the Servicer, the Seller or
          Worthington Industries, Inc. on a consolidated basis;

                    (x) promptly after the occurrence thereof, notice of any
          downgrade of Worthington;

                    (xi) such other information respecting the Receivables or
          the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of Worthington or
          any of its Affiliates as the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent may
          from time to time reasonably request; and

                    (xii) promptly after the occurrence thereof, notice of any
          material acquisition or investment by Worthington of or in any Person,
          business or operation.

          3. SEPARATE EXISTENCE. Each of the Seller and Worthington hereby
acknowledges that the Purchasers, the Purchaser Agents, the Administrator and
the Liquidity Providers are entering into the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents in reliance upon the Seller's
identity as a legal entity separate from Worthington and its Affiliates.
Therefore, from and after the date hereof, each of the Seller and Worthington
shall take all steps specifically required by the Agreement or reasonably
required by the Administrator to continue the Seller's identity as a separate
legal entity and to make it apparent to third Persons that the Seller is an
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Person, and is not a division of Worthington, its Affiliates or any other
Person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and in addition to and
consistent with the other covenants set forth herein, each of the Seller and
Worthington shall take such actions as shall be required in order that:

                    (a) The Seller will be a limited purpose corporation whose
          primary activities are restricted in its certificate of incorporation
          to: (i) purchasing or otherwise acquiring from the Originators,
          owning, holding, granting security interests or selling interests in
          Pool Assets, (ii) entering into agreements for the selling and
          servicing of the Receivables Pool, and (iii) conducting such other
          activities as it deems necessary or appropriate to carry out its
          primary activities;

                    (b) The Seller shall not engage in any business or activity,
          or incur any indebtedness or liability, other than as expressly
          permitted by the Transaction Documents;

                    (c) Not less than one member of the Seller's Board of
          Directors (the "INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR") shall be an individual who is
          not a direct, indirect or beneficial stockholder, officer, director,
          employee, affiliate, associate or supplier of Worthington or any of
          its Affiliates. The certificate of incorporation of the Seller shall
          provide that: (i) the Seller's Board of Directors shall not approve,
          or take any other action to cause the filing of, a voluntary
          bankruptcy petition with respect to the Seller unless the Independent
          Director shall approve the taking of such action in writing before the
          taking of such action, and (ii) such provision cannot be amended
          without the prior written consent of the Independent Director;

                    (d) The Independent Director shall not at any time serve as
          a trustee in bankruptcy for the Seller, Worthington or any Affiliate
          thereof;

                    (e) Any employee, consultant or agent of the Seller will be
          compensated from the Seller's funds for services provided to the
          Seller. The Seller will not engage any agents other than its
          attorneys, auditors and other professionals, and a servicer and any
          other agent contemplated by the Transaction Documents for the
          Receivables Pool, which servicer will be fully compensated for its
          services by payment of the Servicing Fee, and a manager, which manager
          will be fully compensated from the Seller's funds;

                    (f) The Seller will contract with the Servicer to perform
          for the Seller all operations required on a daily basis to service the
          Receivables Pool. The Seller will pay the Servicer the Servicing Fee
          pursuant to the Agreement. The Seller will not incur any material
          indirect or overhead expenses for items shared with Worthington (or
          any other Affiliate thereof) that are not reflected in the Servicing
          Fee. To the extent, if any, that the Seller (or any Affiliate thereof)
          shares items of expenses not reflected in the Servicing Fee or the
          manager's fee, such as legal, auditing and other professional
          services, such expenses will be allocated to the extent practical on
          the basis of actual use or the value of services rendered, and
          otherwise on a basis reasonably related to the actual use or the value
          of services rendered; it being understood that Worthington shall pay
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          relating to the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of
          the Transaction Documents, including legal, agency and other fees;

                    (g) The Seller's operating expenses will not be paid by
          Worthington or any other Affiliate thereof;

                    (h) All of the Seller's business correspondence and other
          communications shall be conducted in the Seller's own name and on its
          own separate stationery;

                    (i) The Seller's books and records will be maintained
          separately from those of Worthington and any other Affiliate thereof;

                    (j) All financial statements of Worthington or any Affiliate
          thereof that are consolidated to include Seller will contain detailed
          notes clearly stating that: (i) a special purpose corporation exists
          as a Subsidiary of Worthington, and (ii) the Originators have sold
          receivables and other related assets to such special purpose
          Subsidiary that, in turn, has sold undivided interests therein to
          certain financial institutions and other entities;

                    (k) The Seller's assets will be maintained in a manner that
          facilitates their identification and segregation from those of
          Worthington or any Affiliate thereof;

                    (l) The Seller will strictly observe corporate formalities
          in its dealings with Worthington or any Affiliate thereof, and funds
          or other assets of the Seller will not be commingled with those of
          Worthington or any Affiliate thereof except as permitted by the
          Agreement in connection with servicing the Pool Receivables. The
          Seller shall not maintain joint bank accounts or other depository
          accounts to which Worthington or any Affiliate thereof (other than
          Worthington in its capacity as the Servicer) has independent access.
          The Seller is not named, and has not entered into any agreement to be
          named, directly or indirectly, as a direct or contingent beneficiary
          or loss payee on any insurance policy with respect to any loss
          relating to the property of Worthington or any Subsidiary or other
          Affiliate of Worthington. The Seller will pay to the appropriate
          Affiliate the marginal increase or, in the absence of such increase,
          the market amount of its portion of the premium payable with respect
          to any insurance policy that covers the Seller and such Affiliate; and

                    (m) The Seller will maintain arm's-length relationships with
          Worthington (and any Affiliate thereof). Any Person that renders or
          otherwise furnishes services to the Seller will be compensated by the
          Seller at market rates for such services it renders or otherwise
          furnishes to the Seller. Neither the Seller nor Worthington will be or
          will hold itself out to be responsible for the debts of the other or
          the decisions or actions respecting the daily business and affairs of
          the other. The Seller and Worthington will immediately correct any
          known misrepresentation with respect to the foregoing, and they will
          not operate or purport to operate as an integrated single economic
          unit with respect to each other or in their dealing with any other
          entity.

                    (n) Worthington shall not pay the salaries of Seller's
          employees, if any.

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                                    EXHIBIT V
                               TERMINATION EVENTS

         Each of the following shall be a "TERMINATION EVENT":

         (a) (i) the Seller, Worthington, any Originator or the Servicer shall
fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement under the Agreement
or any other Transaction Document and, except as otherwise provided herein, such
failure shall continue for more than five Business Days after knowledge or
notice thereof, (ii) the Seller or the Servicer shall fail to make when due any
payment or deposit to be made by it under the Agreement and such failure shall
continue unremedied for one Business Day or (iii) Worthington shall resign as
Servicer, and no successor Servicer reasonably satisfactory to the Administrator
and the Majority Purchasers shall have been appointed;

         (b) Worthington (or any Affiliate thereof) shall fail to transfer to
any successor Servicer when required any rights pursuant to the Agreement that
Worthington (or such Affiliate) then has as Servicer;

         (c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Seller,
Worthington or any Originator (or any of their respective officers) under or in
connection with the Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or any
information or report delivered by the Seller, Worthington or any Originator or
the Servicer pursuant to the Agreement or any other Transaction Document, shall
prove to have been incorrect or untrue in any material respect when made or
deemed made or delivered; PROVIDED HOWEVER, that if the representation and
warranty contained in SECTIONS 1(g), 1(n) or 1(v) of EXHIBIT III shall prove to
have been incorrect or untrue in any material respect when made or deemed made
or delivered, such breach shall not constitute a Termination Event if the Seller
shall have complied with its obligations with respect to such Receivable set
forth in SECTION 1.4(e);

          (d) the Seller or the Servicer shall fail to deliver the Information
Package pursuant to the Agreement, and such failure shall remain unremedied for
two Business Days;

         (e) the Agreement or any purchase or reinvestment pursuant to the
Agreement shall for any reason: (i) cease to create, or the Purchased Interest
shall for any reason cease to be, a valid and enforceable perfected undivided
percentage ownership or security interest to the extent of the Purchased
Interest in each Pool Receivable, the Related Security and Collections with
respect thereto, free and clear of any Adverse Claim, or (ii) cease to create
with respect to the Pool Assets, or the interest of the Administrator (for the
benefit of the Purchasers) with respect to such Pool Assets shall cease to be, a
valid and enforceable first priority perfected security interest, free and clear
of any Adverse Claim;

         (f) the Seller, Worthington or any Originator shall generally not pay
its debts as such debts become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to
pay its debts generally, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of
creditors; or any proceeding shall be instituted by or against the Seller,
Worthington or any Originator seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent,
or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment,
protection, relief or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to
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or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it
or for any substantial part of its property and, in the case of any such
proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), either such
proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days, or any
of the actions sought in such proceeding (including the entry of an order for
relief against, or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other
similar official for, it or for any substantial part of its property) shall
occur; or the Seller, Worthington or any Originator shall take any
organizational action to authorize any of the actions set forth above in this
paragraph;

         (g) (i) (A) the Default Ratio shall exceed 1.50%, or (B) the
Delinquency Ratio shall exceed 5.50% or (ii) the average for three consecutive
calendar months of (A) the Default Ratio shall exceed 1.00%, (B) the Delinquency
Ratio shall exceed 4.50%, or (C) the Dilution Ratio shall exceed 2.50%;

          (h) a Change in Control shall occur with respect to Seller, any
Originator or Worthington;

         (i) at any time (i) the sum of (A) the Aggregate Investment plus (B)
the Total Reserves, exceeds (ii) the sum of (A) the Net Receivables Pool Balance
at such time plus (B) the Purchasers' Share of the amount of Collections then on
deposit in the Lock-Box Accounts (other than amounts set aside therein
representing Discount and Fees), and such circumstance shall not have been cured
within two Business Days;

         (j) (i) Worthington or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to pay any
principal of or premium or interest on any of its Debt that is outstanding in a
principal amount of at least $5,000,000 in the aggregate when the same becomes
due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment,
acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the
applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement, mortgage, indenture
or instrument relating to such Debt (and shall have not been waived); or (ii)
any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement,
mortgage, indenture or instrument relating to any such Debt and shall continue
after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement,
mortgage, indenture or instrument (and shall have not been waived), if, in
either case: (a) the effect of such non-payment, event or condition is to give
the applicable debtholders the right (whether acted upon or not) to accelerate
the maturity of such Debt, or (b) any such Debt shall be declared to be due and
payable, or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required
prepayment), redeemed, purchased or defeased, or an offer to repay, redeem,
purchase or defease such Debt shall be required to be made, in each case before
the stated maturity thereof;

         (k) either: (i) a contribution failure shall occur with respect to any
Benefit Plan sufficient to give rise to a lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA,
(ii) the Internal Revenue Service shall file a notice of lien asserting a claim
or claims of $250,000 or more in the aggregate pursuant to the Internal Revenue
Code with regard to any of the assets of Seller, any Originator, Worthington or
any ERISA Affiliate and such lien shall have been filed and not released within
10 days, or (iii) the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall, or shall
indicate its intention in writing to the Seller, any Originator, Worthington or
any ERISA Affiliate to, either file a notice of lien asserting a claim pursuant
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Originator, Worthington or any ERISA Affiliate or terminate any Benefit Plan
that has unfunded benefit liabilities, or any steps shall have been taken to
terminate any Benefit Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA so as to result in any
liability in excess of $1,000,000 and such lien shall have been filed and not
released within 10 days;

         (l) one or more final judgments for the payment of money shall be
entered against the Seller or (ii) one or more final judgments for the payment
of money in an amount in excess of $20,000,000, individually or in the
aggregate, shall be entered against the Servicer on claims not covered by
insurance or as to which the insurance carrier has denied its responsibility,
and such judgment shall continue unsatisfied and in effect for sixty (60)
consecutive days without a stay of execution;

         (m) the "Purchase and Sale Termination Date" under and as defined in
the Sale Agreement shall occur under the Sale Agreement or any Originator shall
for any reason cease to transfer, or cease to have the legal capacity to
transfer, or otherwise be incapable of transferring Receivables to the Seller
under the Sale Agreement; or

         (n) Moody's or Standard & Poor's shall request any amendment,
supplement or other modification of the Agreement or any other Transaction
Document which is not made within 10 Business Days after the applicable
Purchaser Agent has provided notice thereof to the parties hereto.




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                                   SCHEDULE I
                          CREDIT AND COLLECTION POLICY

                                  Schedule I-1
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                                   SCHEDULE II
                      LOCK-BOX BANKS AND LOCK-BOX ACCOUNTS



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<CAPTION>
             Lock-Box Bank                             Lock-Box                              Account
             -------------                             --------                              -------
<S>                                                      <C>                               <C>  <C>
Bank of America, N.A.                                    99050                             8188-3-03227

Bank One, Columbus                                      710969                              630778041
                                                       711713

Bank One, Michigan                                       77301                               6734-23
                                                        78254
                                                       771033

Wachovia Bank, N.A.                                     75188                              1860-146125
                                                        75333
                                                        75864
                                                       751052
                                                       751617
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                                  Schedule II-1
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                                  SCHEDULE III
                                   TRADE NAMES


Organizational Name                              Trade Names / Fictitious Names
-------------------                              ------------------------------

Worthington Receivables Corporation              None



                                 Schedule III-1
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                                   SCHEDULE IV
                                SETTLEMENT DATES



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                     Settlement Date                                          Information Package
                   (18th Business Day)                                   due dates (16th Business Day)
<S>                                                                               <C>
                        12/27/2000                                                12/22/2000
                        01/26/2001                                                01/24/2001
                        02/27/2001                                                02/23/2001
                        03/26/2001                                                03/22/2001
                        04/25/2001                                                04/23/2001
                        05/24/2001                                                05/22/2001
                        06/26/2001                                                06/22/2001
                        07/26/2001                                                07/24/2001
                        08/24/2001                                                08/22/2001
                        09/27/2001                                                09/25/2001
                        10/25/2001                                                10/23/2001
                        11/28/2001                                                11/26/2001
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                                                                         ANNEX A
                                               TO RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT


                          FORM OF INFORMATION PACKAGE

                                   Annex A-1


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                                                                         ANNEX B
                                               TO RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT


                             FORM OF PURCHASE NOTICE

                                   Annex B-1
<PAGE>   84

                                                                         ANNEX C
                                               TO RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT


                          FORM OF ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT


                                   Annex C-1

<PAGE>   85



                                                                         ANNEX D
                                               TO RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT


                           FORM OF TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT


                                   Annex D-1


<PAGE>   86


EXHIBIT I         Definitions
EXHIBIT II        Conditions of Purchases
EXHIBIT III       Representations and Warranties
EXHIBIT IV        Covenants
EXHIBIT V         Termination Events

SCHEDULE I        Credit and Collection Policy

SCHEDULE II       Lock-Box Banks and Lock-Box Accounts
SCHEDULE III      Trade Names
SCHEDULE IV       Settlement Dates

ANNEX A           Form of Information Package
ANNEX B           Form of Purchase Notice
ANNEX C           Form of Assumption Agreement
ANNEX D           Form of Transfer Supplement

                                   Annex D-2

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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<S>                                                                                                            <C>
ARTICLE I             AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE PURCHASES.........................................................1

         Section 1.1.          Purchase Facility.................................................................1

         Section 1.2.          Making Purchases..................................................................2

         Section 1.3.          Purchased Interest Computation....................................................4

         Section 1.4.          Settlement Procedures.............................................................4

         Section 1.5.          Fees..............................................................................9

         Section 1.6.          Payments and Computations, Etc....................................................9

         Section 1.7.          Increased Costs..................................................................10

         Section 1.8.          Requirements of Law..............................................................11

         Section 1.9.          Inability to Determine Euro-Rate.................................................12

         Section 1.10.         Extension of Termination Date....................................................13

ARTICLE II            REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; COVENANTS; TERMINATION EVENTS.............................13

         Section 2.1.          Representations and Warranties; Covenants........................................13

         Section 2.2.          Termination Events...............................................................13

ARTICLE III           INDEMNIFICATION...........................................................................14

         Section 3.1.          Indemnities by the Seller........................................................14

         Section 3.2.          Indemnities by the Servicer......................................................16

ARTICLE IV            ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTIONS............................................................16

         Section 4.1.          Appointment of the Servicer......................................................16

         Section 4.2.          Duties of the Servicer...........................................................17

         Section 4.3.          Lock-Box Account Arrangements....................................................18

         Section 4.4.          Enforcement Rights...............................................................19

         Section 4.5.          Responsibilities of the Seller...................................................20

         Section 4.6.          Servicing Fee....................................................................20

ARTICLE V             THE AGENTS................................................................................21

         Section 5.1.          Appointment and Authorization....................................................21

         Section 5.2.          Delegation of Duties.............................................................22

         Section 5.3.          Exculpatory Provisions...........................................................22

         Section 5.4.          Reliance by Agents...............................................................22

         Section 5.5.          Notice of Termination Events.....................................................23
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                                  (continued)

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<S>                                                                                                            <C>

         Section 5.6.          Non-Reliance on Administrator, Purchaser Agents and Other Purchasers.............23

         Section 5.7.          Administrators and Affiliates....................................................24

         Section 5.8.          Indemnification..................................................................24

         Section 5.9.          Successor Administrator..........................................................25

ARTICLE VI            MISCELLANEOUS.............................................................................25

         Section 6.1.          Amendments, Etc..................................................................25

         Section 6.2.          Notices, Etc.....................................................................26

         Section 6.3.          Successors and Assigns; Participations; Assignments..............................26

         Section 6.4.          Costs, Expenses and Taxes........................................................28

         Section 6.5.          No Proceedings; Limitation on Payments...........................................28

         Section 6.6.          GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION...................................................29

         Section 6.7.          Execution in Counterparts........................................................29

         Section 6.8.          Survival of Termination..........................................................29

         Section 6.9.          WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.............................................................30

         Section 6.10.         Sharing of Recoveries............................................................30

         Section 6.11.         Right of Setoff..................................................................30

         Section 6.12.         Entire Agreement.................................................................30

         Section 6.13.         Headings.........................................................................31

         Section 6.14.         Purchaser Groups' Liabilities....................................................31
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