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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.19

                             COINMACH HOLDINGS, LLC
                       MANAGEMENT CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

      THIS CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made as of March 5,
2003, by and between Coinmach Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the "Company"), MCS Capital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Management Stockholder"), and, for purposes of Sections 3.15 and 7.2 only,
Stephen R. Kerrigan, Chief Executive Officer of the Company ("Kerrigan"), and,
for purposes of Section 7.2 only, Coinmach Laundry Corporation, a Delaware
corporation ("Coinmach Laundry"). Except as otherwise indicated herein,
capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 6 hereof.

      WHEREAS, Coinmach Laundry will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
on the Closing Date;

      WHEREAS, Coinmach Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Coinmach
Corporation"), is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coinmach Laundry;

      WHEREAS, Appliance Warehouse of America, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Appliance Warehouse"), was formed as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coinmach
Corporation;

      WHEREAS, Management Stockholder acquired shares of common stock, par value
$.01 per share, of Coinmach Laundry (the "Non-EPP Common Stock") in connection
with Coinmach Laundry's going-private transaction in July of 2000;

      WHEREAS, Management Stockholder also acquired shares of Class B2 Preferred
Stock, par value $.01 per share, of Coinmach Laundry (the "CLC Preferred Stock")
in connection with Coinmach Laundry's going-private transaction in July of 2000;

      WHEREAS, in connection with Coinmach Laundry's equity participation
program (the "CLC Equity Participation Program"), Management Stockholder also
acquired shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Coinmach Laundry
(the "EPP Common Stock" and, together with the Non-EPP Common Stock, the "CLC
Common Stock") pursuant to the Coinmach Laundry Corporation Equity Participation
Program Restricted Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 17,
2000, by and between Management Stockholder and Coinmach Laundry (the "CLC
Equity Purchase Agreement");

      WHEREAS, Management Stockholder and Coinmach Laundry desire to terminate
the CLC Equity Purchase Agreement and enter into this Agreement, which shall
contain substantially similar terms as the CLC Equity Purchase Agreement;

      WHEREAS, in connection with the CLC Equity Participation Program,
Management Stockholder agreed to assign all of the issued and outstanding shares
of EPP Common Stock owned by Management Stockholder to Coinmach Laundry pursuant
to the Senior Management Stock Assignment, dated as of December 17, 2000 (the
"CLC Stock Assignment");

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      WHEREAS, Management Stockholder desires to replace such CLC Stock
Assignment with an undated instrument of transfer containing customary terms and
conditions of transfer in respect of the securities of the Company received in
exchange for the Contributed Stock (the "Instrument of Transfer");

      WHEREAS, in connection with the purchase of EPP Common Stock under the CLC
Equity Participation Program, Management Stockholder entered into the Senior
Management Promissory Note, dated as of December 17, 2000 (the "CLC Promissory
Note"), in favor of Coinmach Laundry;

      WHEREAS, Management Stockholder desires to amend and restate the CLC
Promissory Note as set forth in the Amended and Restated Promissory Note, dated
as of the Closing Date (the "Amended CLC Promissory Note"), with substantially
similar terms as the CLC Promissory Note;

      WHEREAS, in connection with the CLC Equity Participation Program,
Management Stockholder entered into the Senior Management Security Agreement,
dated as of December 17, 2000, by and among Management Stockholder, Coinmach
Laundry and the secretary of Coinmach Laundry (the "CLC Security Agreement");

      WHEREAS, Management Stockholder desires to amend and restate the CLC
Security Agreement as set forth in the Amended and Restated Security Agreement,
dated as of the Closing Date (the "Amended CLC Security Agreement," and together
with the Instrument of Transfer and the Amended CLC Promissory Note, the
"Amended EPP Documents");

      WHEREAS, on or prior to the date hereof, (i) Coinmach Corporation declared
and paid a dividend on its issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par
value $.01 per share, payable in shares of common stock, par value $.01 per
share, of Appliance Warehouse (the "AWA Common Stock"), and (ii) Coinmach
Laundry authorized the declaration of a dividend (the "AWA Common Stock
Dividend") on its issued and outstanding shares of CLC Common Stock in shares of
AWA Common Stock;

      WHEREAS, the AWA Common Stock Dividend is payable on the Closing Date to
holders of record of CLC Common Stock as of the Closing Date;

      WHEREAS, Management Stockholder desires to contribute to the Company, and
the Company desires to acquire from Management Stockholder, all of (i) the CLC
Common Stock, (ii) the AWA Common Stock (by Management Stockholder's assignment
of its right to receive the AWA Common Stock Dividend), and (iii) the CLC
Preferred Stock (the CLC Preferred Stock, the CLC Common Stock and the AWA
Common Stock being referred to collectively herein as the "Contributed Stock"),
owned (or with respect to which Management Stockholder has the right to
receive), directly or indirectly, by Management Stockholder and listed on
Schedule A attached hereto, in exchange for Common Units and Class C Preferred
Units of the Company in the amounts set forth on Schedule A attached hereto.

      NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

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      Section 1. Contribution; Issuance and Vesting of Common Units and Issuance
of Class C Preferred Units; Consent to Dividend.

      1.1 Authorization of Common Units and Preferred Units. The Company hereby
authorizes the issuance to Management Stockholder of 8,320,914 Common Units and
3,403.36 Class C Preferred Units.

      1.2 Contribution of Contributed Stock and Issuance of Common Units and
Class C Preferred Units. At the Closing (as defined in Section 1.5 below),
subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Management Stockholder
shall contribute the CLC Common Stock and the CLC Preferred Stock and assign all
of its right, title and interest in and to the AWA Common Stock Dividend, to the
Company (the "Management Stock Contribution"), and the Company shall issue to
Management Stockholder the number of Common Units and Class C Preferred Units
listed on Schedule A attached hereto in exchange therefor. The Company and
Management Stockholder agree that (i) the fair value of the Common Units
received in exchange for the contributed CLC Common Stock and the AWA Common
Stock is equal to the fair value of the CLC Common Stock and the AWA Common
Stock contributed by Management Stockholder for the Common Units as set forth on
Schedule A, (ii) the fair value of the Class C Preferred Units received in
exchange for the contributed CLC Preferred Stock is equal to the fair value of
the CLC Preferred Stock contributed by Management Stockholder for the Class C
Preferred Units as set forth on Schedule A, (iii) the consideration given by
Management Stockholder is a tax free contribution of property to a partnership
pursuant to Code Section 721, and (iv) each party shall prepare or cause to be
prepared their tax returns in accordance with clauses (i) through (iii) above.
The parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that upon delivery of the
Dividend Payment Notice to Coinmach Laundry pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof, the
Company shall be entitled to receive all of the AWA Common Stock to which
Management Stockholder is entitled pursuant to the AWA Common Stock Dividend
without any further action required to be taken by any party hereto or otherwise
(except as otherwise provided in this Section 1.2).

      1.3 Vesting of Common Units. The Management Stock Contribution shall
include both the Vested Shares and Unvested Shares of EPP Common Stock held by
Management Stockholder under the CLC Equity Purchase Agreement. Management
Stockholder shall receive from the Company at the Closing a number of Common
Units representing the number of Vested Shares of EPP Common Stock held by
Management Stockholder under the CLC Equity Purchase Agreement on the date of
the Closing (together with the other Common Units, the "Vested Common Units")
and a number of Common Units representing the number of Unvested Shares of EPP
Common Stock held by Management Stockholder under the CLC Equity Purchase
Agreement on the date of the Closing (the "Unvested Common Units"). 4,539,406 of
the Common Units held by Management Stockholder set forth on Schedule A shall be
subject to the following vesting schedule (expressed as a percentage of
4,539,406 Common Units):

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          VESTING DATE APPLICABLE TO
INSTALLMENT                      INSTALLMENT
-----------                      -----------
<S>                       <C>
     25%                      December 17, 2000
     25%                      December 17, 2001
     25%                      December 17, 2002
     25%                      December 17, 2003
</TABLE>

provided, however, that if Kerrigan ceases to be employed by the Company and its
Subsidiaries on any date other than any anniversary date, the cumulative
percentage to become vested will be determined on a pro-rata basis according to
the number of days elapsed since the prior anniversary date.

      1.4 No Voting Rights. Except as otherwise provided for in the LLC
Agreement, Management Stockholder shall have no voting rights with respect to
the Unvested Common Units.

      1.5 Closing. The closing of the Management Stock Contribution and the
issuance of the Common Units and Class C Preferred Units (the "Closing") shall
take place at the offices of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, 1675 Broadway, New York,
NY 10019 at 10:00 a.m. on the Closing Date, or at such other place designated by
the Company.

      1.6 Consent to Dividend. Management Stockholder hereby consents and agrees
to the declaration and payment of the AWA Common Stock Dividend by Coinmach
Laundry prior to the payment of any dividend or other distribution on such
Management Stockholder's CLC Preferred Stock to which such Management
Stockholder may be entitled and expressly agrees, solely in its capacity as a
holder of CLC Preferred Stock, that such Management Stockholder shall not be
entitled to be paid any dividends on its CLC Preferred Stock, including the AWA
Common Stock Dividend, as a condition to the payment of such AWA Common Stock
Dividend.

      Section 2. Conditions to Closing. The Company's obligation to issue the
Common Units and Class C Preferred Units to Management Stockholder in connection
with the Management Stock Contribution is subject to the satisfaction as of the
Closing of the following conditions:

      2.1 Limited Liability Company Agreement. Management Stockholder shall have
entered into the LLC Agreement on the Closing Date and shall have executed and
delivered a counterpart signature page thereto. The LLC Agreement shall be in
full force and effect as of the Closing, and the parties to the LLC Agreement
shall not be in breach of any of the terms thereof.

      2.2 Registration Agreement. Management Stockholder shall have entered into
the Company's registration agreement (the "LLC Registration Agreement") on the
Closing Date and shall have executed and delivered to the Company a counterpart
signature page thereto. The LLC Registration Agreement shall be in full force
and effect as of the Closing, and the parties to the LLC Registration Agreement
shall not be in breach of any of the terms thereof.

      2.3 Securityholders Agreement. Management Stockholder shall have entered
into the Company's securityholders agreement (the "LLC Securityholders
Agreement") on the Closing

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Date and shall have executed and delivered to the Company a counterpart
signature page thereto. The LLC Securityholders Agreement shall be in full force
and effect as of the Closing, and the parties to the LLC Securityholders
Agreement shall not be in breach of any of the terms thereof.

      2.4 Amended EPP Documents. Management Stockholder shall have entered into
each of the Amended EPP Documents on the Closing Date and shall have executed
and delivered to the Company a counterpart signature page thereto.

      2.5 Delivery of Dividend Payment Notice. Management Stockholder shall have
delivered to Coinmach Laundry written notice substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A (the "Dividend Payment Notice"), directing and authorizing
Coinmach Laundry to pay to the Company on the Closing Date all of the AWA Common
Stock to which Management Stockholder is entitled pursuant to the AWA Common
Stock Dividend. The Dividend Payment Notice is hereby deemed to evidence the
assignment by Management Stockholder of its right to receive the AWA Common
Stock Dividend pursuant to Section 1.2 hereof.

      Section 3. Representations and Warranties of Management Stockholder. As a
material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement, Management
Stockholder represents and warrants to the Company that:

      3.1 Authorization of Transactions. Management Stockholder has full power
and authority to enter into this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated
hereby to which Management Stockholder is a party, and to perform Management
Stockholder's obligations hereunder and thereunder.

      3.2 Execution, Delivery; Valid and Binding Agreements. This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by Management Stockholder, and constitutes, and
the other agreements contemplated hereby to which Management Stockholder is a
party, when executed and delivered by Management Stockholder in accordance with
the terms thereof shall each constitute, a valid and binding obligation of
Management Stockholder, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the
effect of bankruptcy, or other similar laws and to general principles of equity
(whether considered in proceedings at law or in equity).

      3.3 No Breach. The execution and delivery by Management Stockholder of
this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby to which Management
Stockholder is a party, and the fulfillment of and compliance with the
respective terms hereof and thereof by Management Stockholder, does not and
shall not (i) conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or
provisions of, (ii) constitute a default under (whether with or without the
giving of notice, the passage of time or both), (iii) result in the creation of
any lien upon Management Stockholder's assets or encumbrance upon Management
Stockholder's Contributed Stock pursuant to, (iv) give any third party the right
to modify, terminate or accelerate any obligation under, (v) result in a
violation of, or (vi) require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption or
other action by or notice or declaration to, or filing with, any third party or
any court or administrative or governmental body or agency pursuant to, any law,
statute, rule or regulation to which Management Stockholder is subject, or any
organizational document, agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to
which Management Stockholder is subject.

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      3.4 Title to Coinmach Laundry Stock. Management Stockholder is the record
and beneficial owner of the shares of Contributed Stock shown on Schedule A
attached hereto. On the Closing Date, Management Stockholder shall transfer to
the Company good and marketable title to such shares of Contributed Stock, free
and clear of all liens or other encumbrances of any kind. Except for the shares
of stock shown on Schedule A attached hereto, Management Stockholder owns no
other shares of CLC Common Stock, AWA Common Stock or CLC Preferred Stock and is
not a party to any option, warrant, right, contract, call, put or other
agreement or commitment providing for the acquisition or disposition of any
capital stock of Coinmach Laundry (other than this Agreement and the CLC Equity
Purchase Agreement). Management Stockholder is not a party to any voting trust,
proxy or other agreement or understanding with respect to the voting of any
capital stock of Coinmach Laundry, Appliance Warehouse or the Company.

      3.5 Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings, orders or
investigations pending or, to the best of Management Stockholder's knowledge,
threatened against or affecting Management Stockholder, at law or in equity, or
before or by any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department,
commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, which
would adversely affect Management Stockholder's performance under this
Agreement, the other agreements contemplated hereby to which Management
Stockholder is a party or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby.

      3.6 Brokerage. There are no claims for brokerage, commissions, finders'
fees or similar compensation in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement based on any arrangement or agreement binding upon Management
Stockholder. Management Stockholder shall pay, and hold the Company harmless
against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys' fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection
with any such claim.

      3.7 Issued Entirely for Own Account. The Common Units and Class C
Preferred Units to be issued to Management Stockholder are for investment for
Management Stockholder's own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a
view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof, and Management
Stockholder has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in,
or otherwise distributing the same. By executing this Agreement, Management
Stockholder further represents that Management Stockholder does not have any
contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to sell,
transfer or grant participation to such person or to any third person, with
respect to any of the Common Units or Class C Preferred Units.

      3.8 Disclosure of Information. Management Stockholder acknowledges that it
is aware of the Company's business affairs and financial condition and has
received all the information Management Stockholder considers necessary or
appropriate for deciding whether to acquire the Common Units and Class C
Preferred Units. Management Stockholder further represents that it has had an
opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the
terms and conditions of the Common Units or Class C Preferred Units, and the
business, properties, prospects and financial condition of the Company.

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      3.9 Investment Experience. Management Stockholder acknowledges that it can
bear the economic risk of its investment, and has such knowledge and experience
in financial or business matters that Management Stockholder is capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in Common Units and Class C
Preferred Units hereunder.

      3.10 Restricted Securities. Management Stockholder acknowledges that the
Common Units and Class C Preferred Units have not been registered under the
Securities Act, are deemed to constitute "restricted securities" under Rule 701
and Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and must be held indefinitely
unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act and qualified
under any applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such
registration and qualification is available. Management Stockholder further
acknowledges that the Company is under no obligation to register the Common
Units or Class C Preferred Units.

      3.11 Resales of Restricted Securities. Management Stockholder acknowledges
that it is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144 under the
Securities Act, which Rules, in substance, permit limited public resale of
"restricted securities" acquired, directly or indirectly from the issuer
thereof, in a non-public offering subject to the satisfaction of certain
conditions. Management Stockholder understands that if the Company becomes
subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act, Management Stockholder will not be able to resell the Common Units or Class
C Preferred Units under Rule 701 (i) until at least ninety (90) days after the
Company became subject to such reporting requirements (or any longer stand-off
period, as discussed below, may require) and (ii) unless such resale satisfies
those provisions of Rule 144 that are specified in Rule 701(g)(3). Even if the
Company is not subject to such reporting requirements, the Common Units and
Class C Preferred Units may be resold in certain limited circumstances subject
to satisfaction of all of the applicable provisions of Rule 144. Management
Stockholder further acknowledges that in the event all of the applicable
requirements of Rule 144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities
Act, compliance with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption will be
required in order to resell the Common Units or Class C Preferred Units.
Management Stockholder understands that no assurances can be given that any such
registration will be made or any such exemption will be available in such event.

      3.12 Legends. Management Stockholder acknowledges and understands that all
certificates representing Common Units or Class C Preferred Units shall have
endorsed thereon the legend described in the Senior Management Agreement and
such other appropriate legends reflecting any other restrictions pursuant to the
LLC Agreement, bylaws, this Agreement and/or applicable securities laws.

      3.13 Stop-Transfer Instructions. Management Stockholder agrees that, if
required by the Company (or a representative of the underwriters) in connection
with the first underwritten registration of the offering of any securities of
the Company under the Securities Act, Management Stockholder will not sell or
otherwise Transfer or dispose of any Common Units, Class C Preferred Units or
other securities of the Company during such stand-off period (not to exceed
one-hundred eighty (180) days following the effective date of the registration
statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act) as may be requested by
the Company or representatives of the underwriters. Management Stockholder
further agrees that the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with
respect to the Common Units or Class C Preferred

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Units and any other of Management Stockholder's securities that are subject to
the foregoing restrictions until the end of such period.

      3.14 Invalid Transfers. Management Stockholder acknowledges and agrees
that the Company shall not be required (i) to transfer on its books any Common
Units or Class C Preferred Units that have been sold or otherwise Transferred in
violation of any of the representations, warranties, agreements or other
provisions contained in this Agreement or any other agreement between the
Company and Management Stockholder, or (ii) in any such event, to treat as owner
of such Common Units or Class C Preferred Units, or to accord the right to vote
or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Common Units
or Class C Preferred Units shall have been so Transferred.

      3.15 Ownership of Management Stockholder. Kerrigan and Maureen W. Kerrigan
("Spouse") are the sole shareholders of all outstanding voting equity interests
of Management Stockholder, with Kerrigan owning of record and beneficially 100
shares of common stock and Spouse owning of record and beneficially 100 shares
of common stock, each free and clear of all liens, claims, charges,
encumbrances, voting agreements or restrictions of any kind. There are no
options, warrants, convertible securities or rights to acquire shares of
Management Stockholder outstanding and there are no agreements or arrangements
to issue any of the foregoing. Management Stockholder has conducted no business
other than holding investment securities and has no material liabilities.

      3.16 Closing Date. All of the representations and warranties of Management
Stockholder contained in this Section 3 and elsewhere in this Agreement, and all
information delivered by Management Stockholder in any schedule or attachment
hereto or in any writing delivered by Management Stockholder to the Company, are
true and correct on the date of this Agreement and will be true and correct on
the Closing Date, except to the extent that Management Stockholder shall have
advised the Company otherwise in writing prior to the Closing.

      Section 4. Representations and Warranties of the Company. As a material
inducement to Management Stockholder to enter into this Agreement and make the
Management Stock Contribution, the Company hereby represents and warrants to
Management Stockholder that:

      4.1 Organization and Power. The Company is a limited liability company
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Delaware and is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in which
the failure to so qualify might reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the financial condition, operating results, assets, operations
or business prospects of the Company. The Company has all requisite power and
authority and all material licenses, permits and authorizations necessary to own
and operate its properties, to carry on its businesses as now conducted and
presently proposed to be conducted and to carry out the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.

      4.2 Authorization; No Breach. The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the Amended EPP Documents (collectively, the "Transaction
Documents") have been duly authorized by the Company. Each Transaction Document
constitutes a valid and

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binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms. The
execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Documents, the issuance
of the Common Units and Class C Preferred Units hereunder, and the fulfillment
of and compliance with the respective terms hereof and thereof by the Company do
not and will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach of the terms,
conditions or provisions of, (ii) constitute a default under, (iii) result in
the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon the
Company's Units or assets pursuant to, (iv) give any third party the right to
modify, terminate or accelerate any obligation under, (v) result in a violation
of, or (vi) require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other
action by or notice to any court or administrative or governmental body pursuant
to, the LLC Agreement, or any law, statute, rule or regulation to which the
Company is subject, or any agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to
which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.

      4.3 Closing Date. The representations and warranties of the Company
contained in this Section 4 and elsewhere in this Agreement shall be true and
correct in all material respects on the Closing Date as though then made, except
as affected by the transactions expressly contemplated by this Agreement.

      Section 5. Escrow of Restricted Securities; Certain Matters Regarding the
Escrow Agent.

      5.1 For so long as Common Units or Class C Preferred Units held by
Management Stockholder are subject to the terms of the Amended CLC Security
Agreement, Management Stockholder irrevocably authorizes the Company to deposit
with the Escrow Agent any certificates evidencing such Common Units or Class C
Preferred Units to be held by the Escrow Agent hereunder. Management Stockholder
hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Escrow Agent as Management
Stockholder's attorney-in-fact and agent for the term of the escrow arrangement
created hereunder to execute with respect to such Common Units or Class C
Preferred Units all documents necessary or appropriate to make such Common Units
or Class C Preferred Units negotiable and to complete any transaction herein
contemplated.

      5.2 The Escrow Agent is a party to this Agreement only for the purpose of
the escrow instructions contained herein. The duties of the Escrow Agent
hereunder are limited to those expressly set forth herein, and may be altered,
amended, modified or revoked only by a writing signed by all of the parties
hereto. The Escrow Agent may rely and shall be protected in relying or
refraining from acting on any instrument reasonably believed by the Escrow Agent
to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or
parties. The Escrow Agent shall not be personally liable for any act the Escrow
Agent may do or omit to do hereunder as Escrow Agent while acting in good faith,
and any act done or omitted by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the advice of the
Escrow Agent's attorneys shall be conclusive evidence of such good faith.

      5.3 The Escrow Agent shall not be liable in any respect on account of the
identity, authorities or rights of the parties executing or delivering or
purporting to execute or deliver this Agreement or any documents or papers
deposited or called for hereunder.

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      5.4 If the Escrow Agent reasonably requires other or further instruments
in connection with the instructions contained in this Agreement, the necessary
parties hereto shall join in furnishing such instruments.

      5.5 The responsibilities of the Escrow Agent hereunder shall terminate if
the Escrow Agent ceases to be an officer or agent of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or if the Escrow Agent resigns by written notice to the Company.
Upon such termination, the Company shall appoint a successor Escrow Agent. If at
the time of such termination, the Escrow Agent has in its possession any
documents, securities or other property belonging to, and then deliverable to
Management Stockholder, it shall deliver all of the same to Management
Stockholder and shall be discharged of all further obligations under this
Agreement.

      5.6 In the event of any dispute with respect to the delivery and/or
ownership or right of possession of the Common Units or Class C Preferred Units
held by the Escrow Agent hereunder, the Company and Management Stockholder
authorize and direct the Escrow Agent to retain in its possession without
liability to anyone all or any part of such Common Units or Class C Preferred
Units until settlement of such disputes by mutual written agreement of the
parties concerned or by a final order, decree or judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction after the time for appeal has expired and no appeal has
been perfected, but the Escrow Agent shall be under no duty to institute or
defend any such proceedings.

      5.7 The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to employ such legal counsel as it
deems reasonably necessary with respect to the obligations of the Escrow Agent
hereunder, and may rely upon the advice of such counsel.

      5.8 The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for the outlawing of any rights
under the statute of limitations with respect to the escrow instructions
contained herein.

      5.9 Notwithstanding any permitted Transfer of Restricted Securities, (i)
no Restricted Securities shall be released by the Escrow Agent under this
Section 5 until such time that all of Management Stockholder's obligations under
the Amended CLC Security Agreement are satisfied in full and (ii) no such
Transfer shall release Management Stockholder from, or modify or alter in any
manner any obligation of Management Stockholder under, the Amended CLC
Promissory Note.

      Section 6. Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the following
terms have the meanings set forth below:

      "Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

      "Amended CLC Promissory Note" has the meaning set forth in the eleventh
recital paragraph hereto.

      "Amended CLC Security Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the
thirteenth recital paragraph hereto.

      "Amended EPP Documents" has the meaning set forth in the thirteenth
recital paragraph hereto.

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      "Appliance Warehouse" has the meaning set forth in the third recital
paragraph hereto.

      "AWA Common Stock" has the meaning set forth in the fourteenth recital
paragraph hereto.

      "AWA Common Stock Dividend" has the meaning set forth in the fourteenth
recital paragraph hereto.

      "Class C Preferred Units" means Units having the rights and obligations of
Class C Preferred Units set forth in the LLC Agreement.

      "CLC Common Stock" has the meaning set forth in the sixth recital
paragraph hereto.

      "CLC Equity Participation Program" has the meaning set forth in the sixth
recital paragraph hereto.

      "CLC Equity Purchase Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the sixth
recital paragraph hereto.

      "CLC Preferred Stock" has the meaning set forth in the fifth recital
paragraph hereto.

      "CLC Promissory Note" has the meaning set forth in the tenth recital
paragraph hereto.

      "CLC Security Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the twelfth recital
paragraph hereto.

      "CLC Stock Assignment" has the meaning set forth in the eighth recital
paragraph hereto.

      "Closing" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.5 hereto.

      "Closing Date" means March 6, 2003, or such other date as an officer of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall determine.

      "Code" means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and any successor statute.

      "Coinmach Corporation" has the meaning set forth in the second recital
hereto.

      "Coinmach Laundry" has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

      "Coinmach Registration Agreement" means the Registration Agreement, by and
among CLC Acquisition Corporation, Kerrigan and each of the other parties
thereto, dated as of July 5, 2000.

      "Coinmach Stockholders Agreement" means the Stockholders Agreement, by and
among CLC Acquisition Corporation, Kerrigan and each of the other parties
thereto, dated as of July 5, 2000.

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      "Common Units" means Units having the rights and obligations of Common
Units set forth in the LLC Agreement.

      "Company" has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

      "Contributed Stock" has the meaning set forth in the last recital
paragraph hereto.

      "Dividend Payment Notice" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5 hereto.

      "EPP Common Stock" has the meaning set forth in the sixth recital
paragraph hereto.

      "Escrow Agent" means Robert M. Doyle or such other executive officer or
agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as determined by the Company
from time to time.

      "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

      "Instrument of Transfer" has the meaning set forth in the ninth recital
paragraph hereto.

      "Kerrigan" has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

      "LLC Agreement" means the Limited Liability Company Agreement, by and
among the Company and its members, dated as of the Closing Date.

      "LLC Registration Agreement" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2
hereto.

      "LLC Securityholders Agreement" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3
hereto.

      "Management Stockholder" has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

      "Management Stock Contribution" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2
hereto.

      "Non-EPP Common Stock" has the meaning set forth in the fourth recital
paragraph hereto.

      "Person" means an individual, a partnership, a limited liability company,
a corporation, an association, a joint share company, a trust, a joint venture,
an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department,
agency or political subdivision thereof.

      "Restricted Securities" means (i) the Common Units issued hereunder, (ii)
the Class C Preferred Units issued hereunder, and (iii) any securities issued
with respect to the securities referred to in clause (i) or clause (ii) above by
way of a dividend, split, distribution, conversion or in connection with a
combination of securities, or any recapitalization, merger, consolidation or
other reorganization.

      "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any
similar federal law then in force.

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      "Senior Management Agreement" means that certain agreement, dated as of
the Closing Date, by and among Kerrigan, the Company, Management Stockholder and
Coinmach Corporation.

      "Spouse" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15 hereto.

      "Transaction Documents" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2 hereto.

      "Transfer" means to sell, assign, pledge, offer or otherwise dispose of
any interest in any Units.

      "Units" has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.

      "Unvested Common Units" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3 hereto.

      "Unvested Shares" has the meaning set forth in the CLC Equity Purchase
Agreement.

      "Vested Common Units" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3 hereto.

      "Vested Shares" has the meaning set forth in the CLC Equity Purchase
Agreement.

      Section 7. Miscellaneous.

      7.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All of the representations
and warranties set forth in this Agreement or in any writing delivered by the
Company or Management Stockholder in connection with this Agreement shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby (regardless of any investigation, inquiry or
examination made by or on behalf of or any knowledge of any party or on its
behalf or the acceptance by any party of a certificate or opinion).

      7.2 Termination of Existing Agreements. Management Stockholder and
Coinmach Laundry hereby agree and acknowledge that, effective as of the Closing
Date, the CLC Equity Purchase Agreement is hereby terminated in its entirety and
shall be of no further force or effect. Kerrigan and Coinmach Laundry hereby
agree and acknowledge that, effective as of the Closing Date, the Coinmach
Stockholders Agreement and the Coinmach Registration Agreement are hereby
terminated in their entirety and shall be of no further force or effect.

      7.3 Remedies. Management Stockholder shall have all rights and remedies
set forth in this Agreement and all rights and remedies which Management
Stockholder has been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract
and all of the rights which Management Stockholder has under any law. Any Person
having any rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to
enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to
recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and
to exercise all other rights granted by law.

      7.4 Consent to Amendments. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein,
the provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the Company may take any
action herein

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prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it,
only if the Company has obtained the written consent of Management Stockholder.
No other course of dealing between the Company and Management Stockholder or any
delay in exercising any rights hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any rights
of any such Person.

      7.5 Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein,
all covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of
either of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the
respective permitted successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators of
the parties hereto whether so expressed or not; provided, however, that
Management Stockholder may not assign its rights hereunder without the prior
written consent of the Company.

      7.6 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement
shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited
by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to
the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder
of this Agreement.

      7.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or
more counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than
one party, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the
same Agreement.

      7.8 Descriptive Headings; Interpretation. The descriptive headings of this
Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a Section of
this Agreement. The use of the word "including" in this Agreement shall be by
way of example rather than by limitation.

      7.9 Further Assurances. Management Stockholder will execute and deliver
such further instruments of conveyance and transfer and take such additional
action as the Company may reasonably request to effect, consummate, confirm or
evidence the transfer to the Company of the Contributed Stock and any other
transactions contemplated hereby.

      7.10 Governing Law. The Delaware Limited Liability Company Act shall
govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and the holders
of its Common Units and Class C Preferred Units. All other questions concerning
the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement and the exhibits
and schedules hereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of
law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or
any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.

      7.11 Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement between the Company and
Management Stockholder constitutes the full and entire understanding and
agreement between the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof and
thereof, and no party will be liable or bound to any other party in any manner
by any warranties, representations or covenants except as specifically set forth
herein. Except as expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any term
hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written

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instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such amendment,
waiver, discharge or termination is sought.

      7.12 Broker's Fees. Each party hereto represents and warrants that no
agent, broker, investment banker, person or firm acting on behalf of or under
the authority of such party hereto is or will be entitled to any broker's or
finder's fee or any other commission directly or indirectly in connection with
the transactions contemplated herein. Each party hereto further agrees to
indemnify each other party for any claims, losses or expenses incurred by such
other party as a result of the representation of this section being untrue.

      7.13 Notices. All notices, demands or other communications to be given or
delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered personally to the
recipient, sent to the recipient by reputable express courier service (charges
prepaid) or mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested and postage prepaid. Such notices, demands and other
communications shall be sent to Management Stockholder and Kerrigan at their
respective addresses set forth on the signature page hereto and to the Company
at the address indicated below:

           Coinmach Holdings, LLC
           c/o Coinmach Laundry Corporation
           521 East Morehead Street
           Suite 590
           Charlotte, NC 28202
           Attention: Stephen R. Kerrigan

           with copies, which will not constitute notice to the Company, to:

           GTCR-CLC, LLC
           c/o GTCR Golder Rauner, L.L.C.
           Sears Tower
           Chicago, IL 60606-6402
           Attention: David A. Donnini

           Kirkland & Ellis
           200 East Randolph Drive
           Chicago, IL 60601
           Attention: Stephen L. Ritchie, P.C.

           Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
           1675 Broadway
           New York, NY 10019
           Attention: Ronald S. Brody

or to such other address or to the attention of such other person as the
recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party.

                                    * * * * *

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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Contribution
Agreement on the date first written above.

                                     COINMACH HOLDINGS, LLC

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

                                     MANAGEMENT STOCKHOLDER:

                                     MCS CAPITAL, INC.

                                     By: /s/ Stephen R. Kerrigan
                                     ---------------------------------
                                     Name: Stephen R. Kerrigan
                                     Title: President

                                     Address:
                                     521 East Morehead Street
                                     Suite 590
                                     Charlotte, NC 28202

                                     For purposes of Sections 3.15 and 7.2 only:

                                     /s/ Stephen R. Kerrigan
                                     -----------------------------------
                                     Stephen R. Kerrigan

                                     Address:
                                     7300 Governors Hill Lane
                                     Charlotte, NC 28211

                                     For purposes of Section 7.2 only:

                                     COINMACH LAUNDRY CORPORATION

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

ESCROW AGENT:

/S/ Robert M. Doyle
-------------------------------
Name: Robert M. Doyle
Title: Secretary

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                                                                      Schedule A

      Management Stockholder Schedule of Contributed Stock Exchanged For Units

        Contributed Stock                                Units
        -----------------                                -----
8,320,914 shares of CLC Common Stock            8,320,914 Common Units
497.819929 shares of AWA Common Stock

3,403.36 shares of CLC Preferred Stock          3,403.36 Class C Preferred Units

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                                                                       Exhibit A

                         Form of Dividend Payment Notice

                                   [                        __], 2003

Coinmach Holdings, LLC
c/o Coinmach Laundry Corporation
521 East Morehead Street
Suite 590
Charlotte, NC 28202
Attn: Stephen R. Kerrigan

            Re:   Dividend Payment Notice authorizing Coinmach Laundry
                  Corporation to pay to Coinmach Holdings all of the AWA Common
                  Stock beneficially owned by Management Stockholder pursuant to
                  the AWA Common Stock Dividend

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      Pursuant to Section 2.5 of that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as
of the date hereof (the "Contribution Agreement"), by and between the
undersigned (the "Management Stockholder"), and Coinmach Holdings, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company ("Coinmach Holdings"), Management Stockholder
hereby directs and authorizes Coinmach Laundry Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, to pay to Coinmach Holdings all of the AWA Common Stock to which
Management Stockholder is entitled pursuant to the AWA Common Stock Dividend on
the Closing Date. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Contribution
Agreement.

      Management Stockholder has caused this Dividend Payment Notice to be
executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

                            [Management Stockholder]

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