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                                                                   Exhibit 10.17


                              COINMACH CORPORATION

                                  $450,000,000
                            9% Senior Notes due 2010

                               PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                                                                January 17, 2002

DEUTSCHE BANC ALEX. BROWN INC.
JEFFERIES & COMPANY, INC.
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.
FIRST UNION SECURITIES, INC.
CREDIT LYONNAIS SECURITIES (USA) INC.
c/o Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Inc.
      31 West 52nd Street
      New York, New York 10019

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      Coinmach Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Super
Laundry Equipment Corp., a New York corporation and Grand Wash & Dry
Launderette, Inc., a New York corporation, both subsidiaries of the Company
(together, the "Guarantors" and, collectively with the Company, the "Issuers"),
hereby confirm their agreement with you (the "Initial Purchasers"), as set forth
below.

      1.    The Securities. Subject to the terms and conditions herein
contained, the Company proposes to issue and sell to the Initial Purchasers
$450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 9% Senior Notes due 2010 (the
"Notes"). The Notes will be unconditionally guaranteed (the "Guarantees" and,
together with the Notes, the "Securities") by the Guarantors on a senior basis.
The Securities are to be issued under an indenture (the "Indenture") to be dated
as of January 25, 2002 by and between the Company and U.S. Bank, N.A., as
trustee (the "Trustee").

      The Securities will be offered and sold to the Initial Purchasers without
being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), in
reliance on exemptions therefrom.

      In connection with the sale of the Securities, the Company has prepared a
preliminary offering memorandum dated January 7, 2002 (the "Preliminary
Memorandum") and a final offering memorandum dated January 17, 2002 (the "Final
Memorandum"; the Preliminary Memorandum and the Final Memorandum each herein
being referred to as a "Memorandum") setting forth or

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including a description of the terms of the Securities, the terms of the
offering of the Securities, a description of the Company and the Guarantors and
any material developments relating to the Company occurring after the date of
the most recent historical financial statements included therein.

      The Initial Purchasers and their direct and indirect transferees of the
Securities will be entitled to the benefits of the Registration Rights Agreement
to be dated January 25, 2002, substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company
and the Guarantors will agree, among other things, to file a registration
statement (the "Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") registering the Securities or the Exchange Notes
(as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) under the Act.

      In connection with the sale of the Securities, the Company is concurrently
entering into a new $355,000,000 aggregate principal amount senior credit
facility among the Company, the guarantors named therein, Bankers Trust Company,
as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto (as amended,
supplemented, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the "Senior
Credit Agreement").

      2.    Representations and Warranties. The Issuers represent and warrant to
and agree with each of the Initial Purchasers that:

      (a)   Neither the Preliminary Memorandum as of the date thereof nor the
Final Memorandum nor any amendment or supplement thereto as of the date thereof
and at all times subsequent thereto up to and on the Closing Date (as defined in
Section 3 below) contained or contains any untrue statement of a material fact
or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, except that the representations and warranties set forth in this
Section 2(a) do not apply to statements or omissions made in reliance upon and
in conformity with information relating to the Initial Purchasers furnished to
the Company in writing by the Initial Purchasers expressly for use in the
Preliminary Memorandum, the Final Memorandum or any amendment or supplement
thereto.

      (b)   All of the subsidiaries of the Company as of the Closing Date are
listed in Schedule 2 attached hereto (each, a "Subsidiary" and collectively, the
"Subsidiaries"); all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company
and the Subsidiaries have been, and as of the Closing Date will be, duly
authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and were not
issued in violation of any preemptive or similar

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rights; all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company and of
each of the Subsidiaries will be free and clear of all liens, encumbrances,
equities and claims or restrictions on transferability (other than those imposed
by the Senior Credit Agreement, the Act and the securities or "Blue Sky" laws of
certain jurisdictions) or voting; except as set forth in the Final Memorandum,
there are no (i) options, warrants or other rights to purchase, (ii) agreements
or other obligations to issue, or (iii) other rights to convert any obligation
into, or exchange any securities for, shares of capital stock of or ownership
interests in the Company or any of the Subsidiaries outstanding. Except for the
Subsidiaries or as disclosed in the Final Memorandum, the Company does not own,
directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock or any other equity or
long-term debt securities or have any equity interest in any firm, partnership,
joint venture or other entity.

      (c)   Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly incorporated,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its respective
jurisdiction of incorporation and has all requisite corporate power and
authority to own its properties and conduct its business as now conducted and as
described in the Final Memorandum; each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is
duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing in all
other jurisdictions where the ownership or leasing of its properties or the
conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to
be so qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial
or otherwise), prospects or results of operations of the Company and the
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (any such event, a "Material Adverse Effect").

      (d)   The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform each of its obligations under the Notes, the
Exchange Notes and the Private Exchange Notes (as defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement). Each of the Guarantors has all requisite corporate power and
authority to execute, deliver and perform each of its obligations under the
Guarantees and the guarantees of the Exchange Notes and Private Exchange Notes.
The Securities, when issued, will be in the form contemplated by the Indenture.
The Notes, the Exchange Notes and the Private Exchange Notes have each been duly
and validly authorized by the Company, and the Guarantees and the guarantees of
the Exchange Notes and the Private Exchange Notes have each been duly and
validly authorized by each of the Guarantors, and, when executed by the Company
and each of the Guarantors and authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with
the provisions of the Indenture and, in the case of the Notes, when delivered to
and paid for by the Initial Purchasers in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company

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and each of the Guarantors, entitled to the benefits of the Indenture, and
enforceable against the Company and each of the Guarantors in accordance with
their terms, except that the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i)
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or
hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and (ii) general
principles of equity and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding
therefor may be brought.

      (e)   Each of the Issuers has all requisite corporate power and authority
to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Indenture. The
Indenture meets the requirements for qualification under the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, as amended (the "TIA"). The Indenture has been duly and validly
authorized by each of the Issuers and, when executed and delivered by the
Issuers (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Trustee),
will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of each of the Issuers,
enforceable against each of the Issuers in accordance with its terms, except
that the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect
relating to creditors' rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity
and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be
brought.

      (f)   Each of the Issuers has all requisite corporate power and authority
to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Registration Rights
Agreement. The Registration Rights Agreement has been duly and validly
authorized by each of the Issuers and, when executed and delivered by the
Issuers (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Initial
Purchasers), will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of each of
the Issuers enforceable against each of the Issuers in accordance with its
terms, except that (A) the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in
effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and (ii) general principles of
equity and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may
be brought and (B) any rights to indemnity or contribution thereunder may be
limited by federal and state securities laws and public policy considerations.

      (g)   Each of the Issuers has all requisite corporate power and authority
to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Senior Credit
Agreement. The Senior Credit Agreement has been duly and validly authorized by
each of the Issuers and, when executed and delivered by the Issuers, will
constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of each of the Issuers,
enforceable against each of the Issuers in accordance with its terms, except
that the enforcement thereof may be sub-

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ject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar
laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditor's rights generally and (ii)
general principles of equity and the discretion of the court before which any
proceeding therefor may be brought.

      (h)   Each of the Issuers has all requisite corporate power and authority
to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement and the
consummation by the Issuers of the transactions contemplated hereby have been
duly and validly authorized by each of the Issuers. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by each of the Issuers.

      (i)   No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body, or third party is required for the issuance and
sale by the Issuers of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers or the
consummation by the Issuers of the other transactions contemplated hereby,
except such as have been obtained and such as may be required under state
securities or "Blue Sky" laws in connection with the purchase and resale of the
Securities by the Initial Purchasers. None of the Company or the Subsidiaries is
(i) in violation of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or similar
organizational document), (ii) in breach or violation of any statute, judgment,
decree, order, rule or regulation applicable to any of them or any of their
respective properties or assets, except for any such breach or violation that
would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) in breach of or default under (nor has any
event occurred that, with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute a
default under) or in violation of any of the terms or provisions of any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, note, lease, license,
franchise agreement, permit, certificate, contract or other agreement or
instrument to which any of them is a party or to which any of them or their
respective properties or assets is subject (collectively, "Contracts"), except
for any such breach, default, violation or event that would not, individually or
in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

      (j)   The execution, delivery and performance by the Issuers of this
Agreement, the Indenture, the Senior Credit Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement and the consummation by the Issuers of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance and
sale of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers) will not conflict with or
constitute or result in a breach of or a default under (or an event that with
notice or passage of time or both would constitute a default under) or violation
of any of (i) the terms or provisions of any Contract, (ii) the certifi-

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cate of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational document) of the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries or (iii) (assuming compliance with all
applicable state securities or "Blue Sky" laws and assuming the accuracy of the
representations and warranties of the Initial Purchasers in Section 8 hereof)
any statute, judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation applicable to the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or
assets, except for, with respect to clauses (i) and (iii) above, any such
conflict, breach or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

      (k)   The audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and the
Subsidiaries included in the Final Memorandum present fairly in all material
respects the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the
Company and the Subsidiaries at the dates and for the periods to which they
relate and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis, except as otherwise stated therein.
The summary and selected financial and statistical data in the Final Memorandum
present fairly in all material respects the information shown therein and have
been prepared and compiled on a basis consistent with the audited financial
statements included therein, except as otherwise stated therein. Ernst & Young
LLP (the "Independent Accountants") is an independent public accounting firm
within the meaning of the Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.

      (l)   There is not pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation to which the Company or
any of the Subsidiaries is a party, or to which the property or assets of the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries are subject, before or brought by any court,
arbitrator or governmental agency or body that, if determined adversely to the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries, would, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or that seeks to
restrain, enjoin, prevent the consummation of or otherwise challenge the
issuance or sale of the Securities to be sold hereunder or the consummation of
the other transactions described in the Final Memorandum.

      (m)   Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries possesses all licenses,
permits, certificates, consents, orders, approvals and other authorizations
from, and has made all declarations and filings with, all federal, state, local
and other governmental authorities, all self-regulatory organizations and all
courts and other tribunals, presently required or necessary to own or lease, as
the case may be, and to operate its respective properties and to carry on its
respective businesses as

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now or proposed to be conducted as set forth in the Final Memorandum
("Permits"), except where the failure to obtain such Permits would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect; each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has fulfilled and
performed all of its obligations with respect to such Permits and no event has
occurred that allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow, revocation
or termination thereof or results in any other material impairment of the rights
of the holder of any such Permit; and none of the Company or the Subsidiaries
has received any notice of any proceeding relating to revocation or modification
of any such Permit, except as described in the Final Memorandum and except where
such revocation or modification would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

      (n)   Since the date of the most recent financial statements appearing in
the Final Memorandum, except as described therein, (i) none of the Company or
the Subsidiaries has incurred any liabilities or obligations, direct or
contingent, or entered into or agreed to enter into any transactions or
contracts (written or oral) not in the ordinary course of business, which
liabilities, obligations, transactions or contracts would, individually or in
the aggregate, be material to the general affairs, management, business,
condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or results of operations of the
Companies and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) none of the Company or
the Subsidiaries has purchased any of its outstanding capital stock, nor
declared, paid or otherwise made any dividend or distribution of any kind on its
capital stock (other than with respect to any of such Subsidiaries, the purchase
of, or dividend or distribution on, capital stock owned by the Company) and
(iii) there has not been any material change in the capital stock or long-term
indebtedness of the Company or the Subsidiaries.

      (o)   Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has filed all necessary
federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns, except where the
failure to so file such returns would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect, and has paid all taxes shown as due thereon; and
other than tax deficiencies that the Company or any Subsidiary is contesting in
good faith and for which the Company or such Subsidiary has provided adequate
reserves, there is no tax deficiency that has been asserted against the Company
or any of the Subsidiaries that would, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

      (p)   The statistical and market-related data included in the Final
Memorandum are based on or derived from sources

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that the Company and the Subsidiaries believe to be reliable and accurate.

      (q)   None of the Company, the Subsidiaries or any agent acting on their
behalf has taken or will take any action that might cause this Agreement or the
sale of the Securities to violate Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, in each case as in effect, or as the same may
hereafter be in effect, on the Closing Date.

      (r)   Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has good and marketable
title to all real property and good title to all personal property described in
the Final Memorandum as being owned by it and good and marketable title to a
leasehold estate in the real and personal property described in the Final
Memorandum as being leased by it free and clear of all liens, charges,
encumbrances or restrictions, except as described in the Final Memorandum or to
the extent the failure to have such title or the existence of such liens,
charges, encumbrances or restrictions would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All leases,
contracts and agreements to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a
party or by which any of them is bound are valid and enforceable against the
Company or such Subsidiary, and are valid and enforceable against the other
party or parties thereto and are in full force and effect with only such
exceptions as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and the Subsidiaries own
or possess adequate licenses or other rights to use all patents, trademarks,
service marks, trade names, copyrights and know-how necessary to conduct the
businesses now or proposed to be operated by them as described in the Final
Memorandum, and none of the Company or the Subsidiaries has received any notice
of infringement of or conflict with (or knows of any such infringement of or
conflict with) asserted rights of others with respect to any patents,
trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights or know-how that, if such
assertion of infringement or conflict were sustained, would have a Material
Adverse Effect.

      (s)   There are no legal or governmental proceedings involving or
affecting the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or
assets that would be required to be described in a prospectus pursuant to the
Act that are not described in the Final Memorandum, nor are there any material
contracts or other documents that would be required to be described in a
prospectus pursuant to the Act that are not described in the Final Memorandum.

      (t)   Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (A) each of the Company and the
Subsidiaries is in compli-

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ance with and not subject to liability under applicable Environmental Laws (as
defined below), (B) each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has made all
filings and provided all notices required under any applicable Environmental
Law, and has and is in compliance with all Permits required under any applicable
Environmental Laws and each of them is in full force and effect, (C) there is no
civil, criminal or administrative action, suit, demand, claim, hearing, notice
of violation, investigation, proceeding, notice or demand letter or request for
information pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries, threatened against the Company or any of the Subsidiaries under
any Environmental Law, (D) no lien, charge, encumbrance or restriction has been
recorded under any Environmental Law with respect to any assets, facility or
property owned, operated, leased or controlled by the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries, (E) none of the Company or the Subsidiaries has received notice
that it has been identified as a potentially responsible party under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as
amended ("CERCLA"), or any comparable state law and (F) no property or facility
of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is (i) listed or proposed for listing
on the National Priorities List under CERCLA or (ii) listed in the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System List
promulgated pursuant to CERCLA, or on any comparable list maintained by any
state or local governmental authority.

      For purposes of this Agreement, "Environmental Laws" means the common law
and all applicable federal, state and local laws or regulations, codes, orders,
decrees, judgments or injunctions issued, promulgated, approved or entered
thereunder, relating to pollution or protection of public or employee health and
safety or the environment, including, without limitation, laws relating to (i)
emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of hazardous materials
into the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water,
ground water, land surface or subsurface strata), (ii) the manufacture,
processing, distribution, use, generation, treatment, storage, disposal,
transport or handling of hazardous materials, and (iii) underground and above
ground storage tanks and related piping, and emissions, discharges, releases or
threatened releases therefrom.

      (u)   There is no strike, labor dispute, slowdown or work stoppage with
the employees of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries that is pending or, to
the knowledge of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, threatened.

      (v)   Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries carries insurance in such
amounts and covering such risks as is adequate for the conduct of its business
and the value of its properties.

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      (w)   None of the Company or the Subsidiaries has any liability for any
prohibited transaction or funding deficiency or any complete or partial
withdrawal liability with respect to any pension, profit sharing or other plan
that is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended ("ERISA"), to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries makes or ever
has made a contribution and in which any employee of the Company or of any
Subsidiary is or has ever been a participant. With respect to such plans, the
Company and each Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable provisions of ERISA.

      (x)   Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries (i) makes and keeps
accurate books and records and (ii) maintains internal accounting controls that
provide reasonable assurance that (A) transactions are executed in accordance
with management's authorization, (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of its financial statements and to maintain accountability
for its assets, (C) access to its assets is permitted only in accordance with
management's authorization and (D) the reported accountability for its assets is
compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals.

      (y)   None of the Company or the Subsidiaries will be an "investment
company" or "promoter" or "principal underwriter" for an "investment company,"
as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and
the rules and regulations thereunder.

      (z)   The Notes, the Guarantees, the Indenture, the Senior Credit
Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement will conform in all material
respects to the descriptions thereof in the Final Memorandum.

      (aa)  No holder of securities of the Company or any Subsidiary will be
entitled to have such securities registered under the registration statements
required to be filed by the Company pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement other than as expressly permitted thereby.

      (bb)  Immediately after the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, the fair value and present fair saleable value of the assets
of each of the Company and the Subsidiaries (each on a consolidated basis) will
exceed the sum of its stated liabilities and identified contingent liabilities;
none of the Company or the Subsidiaries (each on a consolidated basis) is, nor
will any of the Company or the Subsidiaries (each on a consolidated basis) be,
after giving effect to the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (a)
left with unreasonably small capital with which to carry on its business as it
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ducted, (b) unable to pay its debts (contingent or otherwise) as they mature or
(c) otherwise insolvent.

      (cc)  None of the Company, the Subsidiaries or any of their respective
Affiliates (as defined in Rule 501(b) of Regulation D under the Act) has
directly, or through any agent, (i) sold, offered for sale, solicited offers to
buy or otherwise negotiated in respect of, any "security" (as defined in the
Act) that is or could be integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner
that would require the registration under the Act of the Securities or (ii)
engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (as those
terms are used in Regulation D under the Act) in connection with the offering of
the Securities or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning
of Section 4(2) of the Act. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and
warranties of the Initial Purchasers in Section 8 hereof, it is not necessary in
connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Securities to the Initial
Purchasers in the manner contemplated by this Agreement to register any of the
Securities under the Act or to qualify the Indenture under the TIA.

      (dd)  No securities of the Company or any Subsidiary are of the same class
(within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Act) as the Securities and listed on
a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Exchange Act,
or quoted in a U.S. automated inter-dealer quotation system.

      (ee)  None of the Company or the Subsidiaries has taken, nor will any of
them take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to, or that might be
reasonably expected to, cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the
price of the Securities.

        (ff) None of the Company, the Subsidiaries, any of their respective
Affiliates or any person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial
Purchasers) has engaged in any directed selling efforts (as that term is defined
in Regulation S under the Act ("Regulation S")) with respect to the Securities;
the Company, the Subsidiaries and their respective Affiliates and any person
acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers) have complied
with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S.

        Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company or any Subsidiary
and delivered to any Initial Purchaser or to counsel for the Initial Purchasers
shall be deemed a joint and several representation and warranty by the Company
and each of the Subsidiaries to each Initial Purchaser as to the matters covered
thereby.

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      3.    Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Securities. On the basis of the
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants herein contained and
subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Issuers agree to issue
and sell to the Initial Purchasers, and the Initial Purchasers, acting severally
and not jointly, agree to purchase the Securities in the respective amounts set
forth on Schedule 1 hereto from the Issuers at 97.625% of their principal
amount. One or more certificates in definitive form for the Securities that the
Initial Purchasers have agreed to purchase hereunder, and in such denomination
or denominations and registered in such name or names as the Initial Purchasers
request upon notice to the Company at least 36 hours prior to the Closing Date,
shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Company to the Initial Purchasers,
against payment by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers of the purchase price
therefor by wire transfer (same day funds), to such account or accounts as the
Company shall specify prior to the Closing Date, or by such means as the parties
hereto shall agree prior to the Closing Date. Such delivery of and payment for
the Securities shall be made at the offices of Cahill Gordon & Reindel, 80 Pine
Street, New York, New York at 10:00 A.M., New York time, on January 25, 2002, or
at such other place, time or date as the Initial Purchasers, on the one hand,
and the Company, on the other hand, may agree upon, such time and date of
delivery against payment being herein referred to as the "Closing Date." The
Company will make such certificate or certificates for the Securities available
for checking and packaging by the Initial Purchasers at the offices of Deutsche
Banc Alex. Brown Inc. in New York, New York, or at such other place as Deutsche
Banc Alex. Brown Inc. may designate, at least 24 hours prior to the Closing
Date.

      4.    Offering by the Initial Purchasers. The Initial Purchasers propose
to make an offering of the Securities at the price and upon the terms set forth
in the Final Memorandum as soon as practicable after this Agreement is entered
into and as in the judgment of the Initial Purchasers is advisable.

      5.    Covenants of the Company. Each of the Issuers covenants and agrees
with each of the Initial Purchasers that:

      (a)   The Company will not amend or supplement the Final Memorandum or any
amendment or supplement thereto of which the Initial Purchasers shall not
previously have been advised and furnished a copy for a reasonable period of
time prior to the proposed amendment or supplement and as to which the Initial
Purchasers shall not have given their consent. The Company will promptly, upon
the reasonable request of the Initial Purchasers or counsel for the Initial
Purchasers, make any amendments or supplements to the Preliminary Memorandum or
the Final Memorandum that may be necessary or advisable in connec-

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tion with the resale of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers.

      (b)   The Company will cooperate with the Initial Purchasers in arranging
for the qualification of the Securities for offering and sale under the
securities or "Blue Sky" laws of which jurisdictions as the Initial Purchasers
may designate and will continue such qualifications in effect for as long as may
be necessary to complete the resale of the Securities; provided, however, that
in connection therewith, neither Issuer shall be required to qualify as a
foreign corporation or to execute a general consent to service of process in any
jurisdiction or subject itself to taxation in excess of a nominal dollar amount
in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.

      (c)   If, at any time prior to the completion of the distribution by the
Initial Purchasers of the Securities or the Private Exchange Notes (if
applicable), any event occurs or information becomes known as a result of which
the Final Memorandum as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue
statement of a material fact, or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, or if for any other reason it is necessary at any time to
amend or supplement the Final Memorandum to comply with applicable law, the
Company will promptly notify the Initial Purchasers thereof and will prepare, at
the expense of the Company, an amendment or supplement to the Final Memorandum
that corrects such statement or omission or effects such compliance.

      (d)   The Company will, without charge, provide to the Initial Purchasers
and to counsel for the Initial Purchasers as many copies of the Preliminary
Memorandum and the Final Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto as
the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request.

      (e)   The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the
Securities as set forth under "Use of Proceeds" in the Final Memorandum.

      (f)   For so long as any of the Securities remain outstanding, the Company
will furnish to the Initial Purchasers copies of all reports and other
communications (financial or otherwise) furnished by the Company to the Trustee
or to the holders of the Securities and, as soon as available, copies of any
reports or financial statements furnished to or filed by the Company with the
Commission or any national securities exchange on which any class of securities
of the Company may be listed.

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      (g)   Prior to the Closing Date, the Company will furnish to the Initial
Purchasers, as soon as they have been prepared, a copy of any unaudited interim
financial statements of the Company for any period subsequent to the period
covered by the most recent financial statements appearing in the Final
Memorandum.

      (h)   None of the Company or any of its Affiliates will sell, offer for
sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any
"security" (as defined in the Act) that could be integrated with the sale of the
Securities in a manner which would require the registration under the Act of the
Securities.

      (i)   The Company will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiaries
to, (i) engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (as
those terms are used in Regulation D under the Act) in connection with the
offering of the Securities or in any manner involving a public offering within
the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Act or (ii) engage in any directed selling
efforts within the meaning of Regulation S, and all such persons will comply
with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S.

      (j)   For so long as any of the Securities remain outstanding, the Company
will make available at its expense, upon request, to any holder of such
Securities and any prospective purchasers thereof the information specified in
Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Act, unless the Company is then subject to Section 13
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

      (k)   The Company will use its best efforts to (i) permit the Securities
to be designated as PORTAL-eligible securities in accordance with the rules and
regulations adopted by the NASD relating to trading in the NASD's Portal Market
(the "Portal Market") and (ii) permit the Securities to be eligible for
clearance and settlement through The Depository Trust Company.

      (l)   In connection with Securities offered and sold in an off shore
transaction (as defined in Regulation S) the Company will not register any
transfer of such Securities not made in accordance with the provisions of
Regulation S and will not, except in accordance with the provisions of
Regulation S, if applicable, issue any such Securities in the form of definitive
securities.

      (m)   The Company will advise promptly, and confirm such advice in
writing, (i) of the issuance by any governmental or regulatory authority of any
order preventing or suspending the use of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum or
the Final Offering Memorandum or the initiation or threatening of any pro-

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ceeding for that purpose; and (ii) of the receipt by the Company of any notice
with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offer
and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding
for such purpose; and the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to
prevent the issuance of any such order preventing or suspending the use of the
Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Final Offering Memorandum or suspending
any such qualification of the Securities and, if issued, will obtain as soon as
possible the withdrawal thereof.

      6.    Expenses. The Issuers, jointly and severally, agree to pay all costs
and expenses incident to the performance of their obligations under this
Agreement, whether or not the transactions contemplated herein are consummated
or this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 11 hereof, including all
costs and expenses incident to (i) the printing, word processing or other
production of documents with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby,
including any costs of printing the Preliminary Memorandum and the Final
Memorandum and any amendment or supplement thereto, and any "Blue Sky"
memoranda, (ii) all arrangements relating to the delivery to the Initial
Purchasers of copies of the foregoing documents, (iii) the fees and
disbursements of the counsel, the accountants and any other experts or advisors
retained by the Company, (iv) preparation (including printing), issuance and
delivery to the Initial Purchasers of the Securities, (v) the qualification of
the Securities under state securities and "Blue Sky" laws, including filing fees
and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Initial Purchasers relating
thereto, (vi) expenses in connection with the "roadshow" and any other meetings
with prospective investors in the Securities, (vii) fees and expenses of the
Trustee including fees and expenses of counsel, (viii) all expenses and listing
fees incurred in connection with the application for quotation of the Securities
on the PORTAL Market and (ix) any fees charged by investment rating agencies for
the rating of the Securities. If the sale of the Securities provided for herein
is not consummated because any condition to the obligations of the Initial
Purchasers set forth in Section 7 hereof is not satisfied, because this
Agreement is terminated or because of any failure, refusal or inability on the
part of the Issuers to perform all obligations and satisfy all conditions on
their part to be performed or satisfied hereunder (other than solely by reason
of a default by the Initial Purchasers of their obligations hereunder after all
conditions hereunder have been satisfied in accordance herewith), the Issuers,
jointly and severally, agree to promptly reimburse the Initial Purchasers upon
demand for all out-of-pocket expenses (including fees, disbursements and charges
of Cahill Gordon & Reindel, counsel for the Initial Purchasers) that shall have
been incurred by the Initial Purchasers in connection with the proposed purchase
and sale of the Securities.

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      7.    Conditions of the Initial Purchasers' Obligations. The obligation of
the Initial Purchasers to purchase and pay for the Securities shall, in their
sole discretion, be subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following
conditions on or prior to the Closing Date:

      (a)   On the Closing Date, the Initial Purchasers shall have received the
opinion, dated as of the Closing Date and addressed to the Initial Purchasers,
of Mayer, Brown & Platt, counsel for the Company, in form and substance
satisfactory to counsel for the Initial Purchasers, with respect to the matters
provided for in Exhibit B hereto.

      (b)   On the Closing Date, the Initial Purchasers shall have received the
opinion, in form and substance satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, dated as
of the Closing Date and addressed to the Initial Purchasers, of Cahill Gordon &
Reindel, counsel for the Initial Purchasers, with respect to certain legal
matters relating to this Agreement and such other related matters as the Initial
Purchasers may reasonably require. In rendering such opinion, Cahill Gordon &
Reindel shall have received and may rely upon such certificates and other
documents and information as it may reasonably request to pass upon such
matters.

      (c)   The Initial Purchasers shall have received from the Independent
Accountants a comfort letter or letters dated the date hereof and the Closing
Date, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Initial Purchasers.

      (d)   The representations and warranties of the Issuers contained in this
Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the date hereof and on and as
of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date; the statements of
the Issuers' officers made pursuant to any certificate delivered in accordance
with the provisions hereof shall be true and correct on and as of the date made
and on and as of the Closing Date; the Issuers shall have performed all
covenants and agreements and satisfied all conditions on their part to be
performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date; and, except as
described in the Final Memorandum (exclusive of any amendment or supplement
thereto after the date hereof), subsequent to the date of the most recent
financial statements in such Final Memorandum, there shall have been no event or
development, and no information shall have become known, that, individually or
in the aggregate, has or would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.

      (e)   The sale of the Securities hereunder shall not be enjoined
(temporarily or permanently) on the Closing Date.

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      (f)   Subsequent to the date of the most recent financial statements in
the Final Memorandum (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto after the
date hereof), none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries shall have
sustained any loss or interference with respect to its business or properties
from fire, flood, hurricane, accident or other calamity, whether or not covered
by insurance, or from any strike, labor dispute, slow down or work stoppage or
from any legal or governmental proceeding, order or decree, which loss or
interference, individually or in the aggregate, has or would be reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

      (g)   The Initial Purchasers shall have received a certificate of the
Company, dated the Closing Date, signed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman
of the Board, President or any Senior Vice President and the Chief Financial
Officer, to the effect that:

            (i) The representations and warranties of the Company contained in
      this Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date hereof and on
      and as of the Closing Date, and the Issuers have performed all covenants
      and agreements and satisfied all conditions on their part to be performed
      or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date;

            (ii) At the Closing Date, since the date hereof or since the date of
      the most recent financial statements in the Final Memorandum (exclusive of
      any amendment or supplement thereto after the date hereof), no event or
      development has occurred, and no information has become known, that,
      individually or in the aggregate, has or would be reasonably likely to
      have a Material Adverse Effect; and

            (iii) The sale of the Securities hereunder has not been enjoined
      (temporarily or permanently).

      (h)   On the Closing Date, the Initial Purchasers shall have received the
Registration Rights Agreement executed by the Issuers and such agreement shall
be in full force and effect at all times from and after the Closing Date.

      (i)   Concurrently with or prior to the issuance and sale of the
Securities by the Issuers, the Company and the Guarantors shall have entered
into the Senior Credit Agreement.

      (j)   The Securities shall have been approved by the NASD for trading in
the Portal Market and shall be eligible for clearance and settlement through
DTC.

      On or before the Closing Date, the Initial Purchasers and counsel for the
Initial Purchasers shall have received such

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further documents, opinions, certificates, letters and schedules or instruments
relating to the business, corporate, legal and financial affairs of the Company
and the Subsidiaries as they shall have heretofore reasonably requested from the
Issuers.

      All such documents, opinions, certificates, letters, schedules or
instruments delivered pursuant to this Agreement will comply with the provisions
hereof only if they are reasonably satisfactory in all material respects to the
Initial Purchasers and counsel for the Initial Purchasers. The Issuers shall
furnish to the Initial Purchasers such conformed copies of such documents,
opinions, certificates, letters, schedules and instruments in such quantities as
the Initial Purchasers shall reasonably request.

      8.    Offering of Securities; Restrictions on Transfer. (a) Each of the
Initial Purchasers agrees with the Issuers (as to itself only) that (i) it is a
"qualified institutional buyer" as defined in Rule 144A under the Act, (ii) it
has not and will not solicit offers for, or offer or sell, the Securities by any
form of general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in
Regulation D under the Act) or in any manner involving a public offering within
the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Act; and (iii) it has and will solicit offers
for the Securities only from, and will offer the Securities only to (A) in the
case of offers inside the United States, persons whom the Initial Purchasers
reasonably believe to be QIBs or, if any such person is buying for one or more
institutional accounts for which such person is acting as fiduciary or agent,
only when such person has represented to the Initial Purchasers that each such
account is a QIB, to whom notice has been given that such sale or delivery is
being made in reliance on Rule 144A, and, in each case, in transactions under
Rule 144A and (B) in the case of offers outside the United States, to persons
other than U.S. persons ("non-U.S. purchasers," which term shall include dealers
or other professional fiduciaries in the United States acting on a discretionary
basis for non-U.S. beneficial owners (other than an estate or trust)); provided,
however, that, in the case of this clause (B), in purchasing such Securities
such persons are deemed to have represented and agreed as provided under the
caption "Transfer Restrictions" contained in the Final Memorandum (or, if the
Final Memorandum is not in existence, in the most recent Memorandum).

      (b)   Each of the Initial Purchasers represents and warrants (as to itself
only) with respect to offers and sales outside the United States that (i) it has
and will comply with all applicable laws and regulations in each jurisdiction in
which it acquires, offers, sells or delivers Securities or has in its possession
or distributes any Memorandum or any such

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other material, in all cases at its own expense; (ii) the Securities have not
been and will not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the
account or benefit of, U.S. persons except in accordance with Regulation S under
the Act or pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Act; and (iii) it has offered the Securities and will offer and sell the
Securities (A) as part of its distribution at any time and (B) otherwise until
40 days after the later of the commencement of the offering and the Closing
Date, only in accordance with Rule 903 of Regulation S and, accordingly, neither
it nor any persons acting on its behalf have engaged or will engage in any
directed selling efforts (within the meaning of Regulation S) with respect to
the Securities, and any such persons have complied and will comply with the
offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S.

      Terms used in this Section 8 and not defined in this Agreement have the
meanings given to them in Regulation S.

      9.    Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Issuers, jointly and
severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser, its
affiliates and each person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against
any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which any Initial Purchaser, its
affiliates or such controlling person may become subject under the Act, the
Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as any such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon:

            (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material
      fact contained in any Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto;
      or

            (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state, in any Memorandum or
      any amendment or supplement thereto, a material fact required to be stated
      therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,

and will reimburse, as incurred, the Initial Purchasers, the affiliates and each
such controlling person for any legal or other expenses incurred by the Initial
Purchasers, the affiliates or such controlling person in connection with
investigating, defending against or appearing as a third-party witness in
connection with any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided,
however, the Issuers will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any
such loss, claim, damage, or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in
any Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information concerning the Initial Purchasers furnished
to the Company by

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the Initial Purchasers through Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Inc. specifically for
use therein. The indemnity provided for in this Section 9 will be in addition to
any liability that the Company may otherwise have to the indemnified parties.
The Company shall not be liable under this Section 9 for any settlement of any
claim or action effected without its prior written consent, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld.

      (b)   Each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers and each
person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities to which the Issuers or any such director, officer or controlling
person may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar
as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of any material fact contained in any Memorandum or any amendment or
supplement thereto, or (ii) the omission or the alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated in any Memorandum or any amendment
or supplement thereto, or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made
in reliance upon and in conformity with written information concerning such
Initial Purchaser, furnished to the Company by such Initial Purchaser through
Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Inc. specifically for use therein; and subject to the
limitation set forth immediately preceding this clause, will reimburse, as
incurred, any legal or other expenses incurred by the Issuers or any such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with investigating or
defending against or appearing as a third party witness in connection with any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action in respect thereof. The indemnity
provided for in this Section 9 will be in addition to any liability that the
Initial Purchasers may otherwise have to the indemnified parties. The Initial
Purchasers shall not be liable under this Section 9 for any settlement of any
claim or action effected without their consent, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld. The Issuers shall not, without the prior written consent of the
Initial Purchasers, effect any settlement or compromise of any pending or
threatened proceeding in respect of which any Initial Purchaser is or could have
been a party, or indemnity could have been sought hereunder by any Initial
Purchaser, unless such settlement (A) includes an unconditional written release
of the Initial Purchasers, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Initial Purchasers, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of
such proceeding and (B) does not include any statement as to an admission of
fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of any Initial Purchaser.

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      (c)   Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 9
of notice of the commencement of any action for which such indemnified party is
entitled to indemnification under this Section 9, such indemnified party will,
if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under
this Section 9, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof in
writing; but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party (i) will not
relieve it from any liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the
extent such failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of
substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the
indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the
indemnification obligation provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) above. In case any
such action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies the
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be
entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly
with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense
thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party;
provided, however, that if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying
party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a
conflict of interest, (ii) the defendants in any such action include both the
indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall
have been advised by counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses
available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different from or
additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or (iii) the
indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable
time after receipt by the indemnifying party of notice of the institution of
such action, then, in each such case, the indemnifying party shall not have the
right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party
or parties and such indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select
separate counsel to defend such action on behalf of such indemnified party or
parties. After notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of
its election so to assume the defense thereof and approval by such indemnified
party of counsel appointed to defend such action, the indemnifying party will
not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 9 for any legal or
other expenses, other than reasonable costs of investigation, subsequently
incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof,
unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in
accordance with the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence (it being
understood, however, that in connection with such action the indemnifying party
shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (in
addition to local counsel) in any one action or separate but substantially
similar actions in the same jurisdiction arising

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out of the same general allegations or circumstances, designated by the Initial
Purchasers in the case of paragraph (a) of this Section 9 or the Issuers in the
case of paragraph (b) of this Section 9, representing the indemnified parties
under such paragraph (a) or paragraph (b), as the case may be, who are parties
to such action or actions) or (ii) the indemnifying party has authorized in
writing the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of
the indemnifying party. All fees and expenses reimbursed pursuant to this
paragraph (c) shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. After such notice from
the indemnifying party to such indemnified party, the indemnifying party will
not be liable for the costs and expenses of any settlement of such action
effected by such indemnified party without the prior written consent of the
indemnifying party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), unless
such indemnified party waived in writing its rights under this Section 9, in
which case the indemnified party may effect such a settlement without such
consent.

      (d)   In circumstances in which the indemnity agreement provided for in
the preceding paragraphs of this Section 9 is unavailable to, or insufficient to
hold harmless, an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), each indemnifying party, in order
to provide for just and equitable contribution, shall contribute to the amount
paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the indemnifying
party or parties on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other from the
offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by the foregoing
clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, not only such relative benefits
but also the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand
and the indemnified party on the other in connection with the statements or
omissions or alleged statements or omissions that resulted in such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof). The relative
benefits received by the Issuers on the one hand and any Initial Purchaser on
the other shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total proceeds
from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Issuers bear to
the total discounts and commissions received by such Initial Purchaser. The
relative fault of the parties shall be determined by reference to, among other
things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the
omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information
supplied by the Issuers on the one hand, or such Initial Purchaser on the other,
the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity
to correct or prevent such statement or omission or alleged statement or
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stances. The Issuers and the Initial Purchasers agree that it would not be
equitable if the amount of such contribution were determined by pro rata or per
capita allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into
account the equitable considerations referred to in the first sentence of this
paragraph (d). Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph (d), no
Initial Purchaser shall be obligated to make contributions hereunder that in the
aggregate exceed the total discounts, commissions and other compensation
received by such Initial Purchaser under this Agreement, less the aggregate
amount of any damages that such Initial Purchaser has otherwise been required to
pay by reason of the untrue or alleged untrue statements or the omissions or
alleged omissions to state a material fact, and no person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be
entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. For purposes of this paragraph (d), each person, if any, who
controls an Initial Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the
Initial Purchasers, and each director of the Company, each officer of the
Issuers and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, shall have the same
rights to contribution as the Company . The Initial Purchases' obligation to
contribute pursuant to this section is several in proportion to their respective
purchase obligations hereunder and not joint.

      10.   Survival Clause. The respective representations, warranties,
agreements, covenants, indemnities and other statements of the Issuers, their
officers and the Initial Purchasers set forth in this Agreement or made by or on
behalf of them pursuant to this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect,
regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Issuers, any of
their officers or directors, the Initial Purchasers or any controlling person
referred to in Section 9 hereof and (ii) delivery of and payment for the
Securities. The respective agreements, covenants, indemnities and other
statements set forth in Sections 6, 9, 10 and 15 hereof shall remain in full
force and effect, regardless of any termination or cancellation of this
Agreement.

      11.   Termination. (a) This Agreement may be terminated in the sole
discretion of the Initial Purchasers by notice to the Issuers given prior to the
Closing Date in the event that the Issuers shall have failed, refused or been
unable to perform all obligations and satisfy all conditions on its part to be
performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior thereto or, if at or prior to the
Closing Date:

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            (i) any of the Company or the Subsidiaries shall have sustained any
      loss or interference with respect to its businesses or properties from
      fire, flood, hurricane, accident or other calamity, whether or not covered
      by insurance, or from any strike, labor dispute, slow down or work
      stoppage or any legal or governmental proceeding, which loss or
      interference, in the sole judgment of the Initial Purchasers, has had or
      has a Material Adverse Effect, or there shall have been, in the sole
      judgment of the Initial Purchasers, any event or development that,
      individually or in the aggregate, has or could be reasonably likely to
      have a Material Adverse Effect (including without limitation a change in
      control of the Company or the Subsidiaries), except in each case as
      described in the Final Memorandum (exclusive of any amendment or
      supplement thereto);

            (ii) trading in securities of the Company or in securities generally
      on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ
      National Market or the over the counter market shall have been suspended
      or materially limited or minimum or maximum prices shall have been
      established on any such exchange or market;

            (iii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared by New York or
      United States authorities or a material disruption in commercial banking
      or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States;

            (iv) there shall have been (A) an outbreak or escalation of
      hostilities between the United States and any foreign power, or (B) an
      outbreak or escalation of any other insurrection or armed conflict
      involving the United States or any other national or international
      calamity or emergency, or (C) any material change in the financial markets
      of the United States which, in the case of (A), (B) or (C) above and in
      the sole judgment of the Initial Purchasers, makes it impracticable or
      inadvisable to proceed with the offering or the delivery of the Securities
      as contemplated by the Final Memorandum; or

            (v) any securities of the Company shall have been downgraded or
      placed on any "watch list" for possible downgrading by any nationally
      recognized statistical rating organization.

      (b)   Termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11 shall be
without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section
10 hereof.

      12.   Information Supplied by the Initial Purchasers. The statements set
forth in the last paragraph under the head-

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ing "Private Placement" in the Final Memorandum (to the extent such statements
relate to the Initial Purchasers) constitute the only information furnished by
the Initial Purchasers to the Company for the purposes of Sections 2(a) and 9
hereof.

      13.   Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and, if
sent to the Initial Purchasers, shall be mailed or delivered to (i) Deutsche
Banc Alex. Brown Inc., 31 West 52nd Street, New York, New York 10019, Attention:
Corporate Finance Department; if sent to the Company, shall be mailed or
delivered to the Company at 303 Sunnyside Boulevard, Suite 70, Plainview, New
York 11803, Attention: Robert Doyle; with a copy to Mayer, Brown & Platt, 1675
Broadway, New York, NY 10019, Attention: Ron Brody, Esq.

      All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly
given: when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five business days after
being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; and one business day
after being timely delivered to a next-day air courier.

      14.   Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the Initial Purchasers, the Issuers and their respective successors
and legal representatives, and nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement
is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement, or any
provisions herein contained; this Agreement and all conditions and provisions
hereof being intended to be and being for the sole and exclusive benefit of such
persons and for the benefit of no other person except that (i) the indemnities
of the Issuers contained in Section 9 of this Agreement shall also be for the
benefit of any person or persons who control the Initial Purchasers within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and (ii) the
indemnities of the Initial Purchasers contained in Section 9 of this Agreement
shall also be for the benefit of the directors of the Issuers, their officers
and any person or persons who control the Issuers within the meaning of Section
15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act. No purchaser of Securities from
the Initial Purchasers will be deemed a successor because of such purchase.

      15.   APPLICABLE LAW. THE VALIDITY AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT,
AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS
MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY THEREIN, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY PROVISIONS
THEREOF RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF LAW.

      16.   Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an

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original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.

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      If the foregoing correctly sets forth our understanding, please indicate
your acceptance thereof in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon
this letter shall constitute a binding agreement between the Company, the
Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers.

                                    Very truly yours,

                                    COINMACH CORPORATION,
                                        as Company and Issuer

                                    By: /s/    Robert M. Doyle
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Name:  Robert M. Doyle
                                        Title: Chief Financial Officer

                                    SUPER LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT CORP.,
                                        as Guarantor and Issuer

                                    By: /s/    Robert M. Doyle
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Name:  Robert M. Doyle
                                        Title: Chief Financial Officer

                                    GRAND WASH & DRY LAUNDERETTE, INC.,
                                        as Guarantor and Issuer

                                    By: /s/    Robert M. Doyle
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Name:  Robert M. Doyle
                                        Title: Secretary

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The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted on behalf of the
Initial Purchasers as of the date first above written.

DEUTSCHE BANC ALEX. BROWN INC.
JEFFERIES & COMPANY, INC.
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.
FIRST UNION SECURITIES, INC.
CREDIT LYONNAIS SECURITIES (USA) INC.

DEUTSCHE BANC ALEX. BROWN INC.

By: /s/    Larry E. Zimmerman
     ----------------------------------
    Name:  Larry E. Zimmerman
    Title: Managing Director

By: /s/    Charles W. Lockyer
    ----------------------------------
    Name:  Charles W. Lockyer
    Title: Vice President

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                                                                      SCHEDULE 1

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Principal
                                                                      Amount of
Initial Purchaser                                                    Securities
-----------------                                                    ----------
<S>                                                                 <C>
Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Inc. ....................                 $225,000,000
Jefferies & Company, Inc. .........................                   72,000,000
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. .......................                   72,000,000
First Union Securities, Inc. ......................                   72,000,000
Credit Lyonnais Securities (USA) Inc. .............                    9,000,000
                                                                    ------------
   Total ..........................................                 $450,000,000
</TABLE>

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                                                                      SCHEDULE 2

                           Subsidiaries of the Company

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    Jurisdiction of
                Name                                                 Incorporation
                ----                                                 -------------
<S>                                                                 <C>
Super Laundry Equipment Corp.                                       New York
Grand Wash & Dry Launderette, Inc.                                  New York
</TABLE>