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                                                                       Exhibit H



                           CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT

THE CREDIT FACILITY EXTENSION AGREEMENT (the 'Agreement') is made as of
November, 29th 2001 by and between ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Tokyo branch (the
'Bank'), LAZARE KAPLAN JAPAN INC., a Delaware corporation, (the 'Borrower')
operating through its branch office in Japan and LAZARE KAPLAN INTERNATIONAL
INC., a Delaware corporation (the 'Guarantor') as follows:

1. Definitions:

1.1 In this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Advance -- the borrowing of the Facility (as defined in Section 2.1 below) by
the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Business Day -- a day, other than Saturday or Sunday on which banks are open for
general interbank business in Tokyo, New York and London.

Original Closing & Drawdown Date -- November 29th, 2000.

Drawdown Date -- the date on which the Advances are made, or are proposed to be
made.

Extension Date -- Nov 29, 2001

Event of Default -- any event specified in Section 14 of this Agreement.

Interest Period -- with respect to any Advance hereunder, the period determined
in accordance with Section 4.2 of this Agreement.

'month(s)' -- a period of the required number of calendar days, ending on the
day numerically corresponding to the day of the calendar month(s) on which it
started and 'monthly' shall be construed accordingly; provided, that (i) if
there is no such numerically corresponding day, it shall end on the last
Business Day in the relevant calendar month and (ii) if such numerically
corresponding day is not a Business Day, the period shall end on the immediately
preceding Business Date.

Notice of Intent to Borrow -- the Borrower's request to the Bank requesting an
Advance in a manner as provided in Section 8 hereof.

Outstanding Amount(s) -- all advances and monies extended hereunder, all
liabilities of the Borrower to the bank whatsoever arising (whether accrued or
contingent) and all interest and fees from time to time payable to the Bank, in
each case under or in connection with the Facility (as defined in Section 2.1)
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Agreement.

Repayment Date -- means, with respect to an Advance, the last day of the
Interest Period with respect to such Advance; provided, that if such date falls
on a day that is not a Business Day, the Repayment Date shall be the immediately
succeeding Business Day; provided, further, that if such Business Day falls on
the next calendar month, the Repayment Date shall be immediately preceding
Business Day.

Original Termination Date -- two (2) years from the Closing Date; provided, that
if such date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the Termination Date
shall be the immediately preceding Business Day. New Termination date to fall 2
years from the Extension Date. All other terms and conditions apply.

1.2 Clause headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and
shall be ignored in construing this Agreement. Words denoting singular numbers
shall include the plural and vice versa.

2. Type of Facilities and Facility Limit

2.1 Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Bank agrees to make available to
the Borrower loan facilities in Japanese yen (the 'Facility' or 'Facilities') in
the maximum amount equivalent to Japanese Yen One Billion & one hundred million
(JPY 1,100,000,000.00) (the 'Facility Amount').

2.2 The aggregate of all Advances outstanding hereunder shall not, at any time,
exceed the Facility Amount.

3. Availability and Borrowing

3.1 From the Closing Date and prior to the Termination Date, the Borrower may
borrow, repay and re-borrow, subject to the terms of the Facility as stated
herein.

3.2 All Advances shall be in Japanese yen in the minimum principal amount
equivalent to Japanese Yen One hundred million (JPY 1,000,000.00), with integral
multiples equivalent to Yen One hundred million (JPY 1,000,000.00).

3.3 The Facility shall be available only if the debt to equity ratio of the
Guarantor does not exceed 1.5:1, where debt would represent obligations of the
Guarantor for borrowed money.

4. Interest Rates and Fees

4.1 Interest Rates

The interest shall accrue on each Advance from and including the relevant
Drawdown Date up to but excluding the date that the Advance is repaid at the
rate

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that is the aggregate of:

        (i) The Japanese yen LIBOR for the relevant Interest Period that appears
        on the Telerate Page 3750 at or around 11:00 a.m. two (2) Business Days
        prior to the first day of each Interest Period (the 'LIBOR'), and if the
        LIBOR does not appear on the Telerate Page 3750, the rate determined by
        the Bank by reference to such other publicly available service for
        displaying the LIBOR; and

        (ii) a margin rate of one percent (1%) per annum

4.2 Interest Period

With respect to any Advance, Interest Period is at the Borrower's option as
stated in the Notice of Intent to Borrow at either one (1), two (2), three (3),
six (6) or more months as requested by the Borrower; provided, that no Interest
Period may exceed the Termination Date. The Interest Period for an Advance shall
begin on the Drawdown Date of that Advance. If the Borrower fails to indicate an
Interest Period in the Notice of Intent to Borrow, the Interest Period shall be
[one (1) month].

4.3 Interest Payment

With respect to each Advance, interest payment due from the Borrower under this
Agreement accrue from day to day and are due on the last day of the Interest
Period of such Advance; provided, that interest shall be payable by the Borrower
at least semi-annually in arrears. The interest shall be calculated based on the
actual number of days elapsed and 360 days a year.

4.4 Facility Fee

A facility fee equal to 17.5 basis points (0.175%) per annum of the Facility
Amount in Japanese Yen, accruing from and including the Closing Date to and
including the Termination Date shall be payable by the Borrower to the Bank at
least semi-annually in arrears in Japanese Yen.

4.5 Commitment Fee

The Borrower shall pay to the Bank, at least semi-annually in arrears in
Japanese Yen, a commitment fee equal to 25 basis points (0.25%) per annum of the
unused portion of the Facility Amount in Japanese Yen, accruing from and
including the Closing Date to and including the Termination Date.

5. Purpose of Facility

The Facilities available under this Agreement shall be used by the Borrower for
the

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purpose of working capital of the Borrower or any other purpose in the normal
course of business, including the repayment of outstanding indebtedness.

6. Repayment

The Borrower will be required to make repayment of any Advance of the Facility
and any other Outstanding Amount under this Agreement on the Repayment Date.

7. Renewal and Review of Facility

The Borrower may request that the Bank renew and extend the terms of this
Agreement for additional one year periods, provided that the Borrower gives
notice of such request to the Bank at least three hundred sixty five (365) days
prior to the Termination Date then in effect. The determination to renew and
extend this Facility on the same or new terms and conditions is in the sole
discretion of the Bank and subject to the Bank's approval of the Borrower and
Guarantor's credit history.

8. Notice of Intent to Borrow (the loan has already been drawn on Nov. 29, 2000)

The Facility becomes available subject to the Bank's receipt of the Borrower's
Notice of Intent to Borrow. Such Notice of Intent to Borrow must be received by
the Bank at least by 11:00 a.m. two (2) Business Days prior to any proposed
Drawdown Date. The Notice of Intent to Borrow shall state the amount of the
Advance in Japanese Yen, the Interest Period and the Drawdown Date that the
Borrower is requesting.

9. Conditions Precedent (Already submitted at original closing date)

Save as the Bank may otherwise agree, the availability of the Facility and each
Advance hereunder shall be strictly conditional upon the Borrower's compliance
with all the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, there being no
occurrence of an Event of Default and the execution and delivery of the
following documents and other evidence, and that each is, in form and substance,
satisfactory to the Bank:

(a) An original of this Agreement duly signed by the Borrower and the Guarantor;

(b) A certified copy of the seal certificate (inkan shomei sho) of the Borrower;

(c) A copy of the: (i) certified commercial register (shogyo tokibo tohon);
    (ii) Articles of Incorporation (teikan); and (iii) Regulations of the Board
    of

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         Directors (torishimariyakukai kitei), of the Borrower certified as of a
         date which is before the first Drawdown Date;

(d)      Evidence that all necessary filings, if any, registration and other
         formalities in relation to this Agreement or any other document
         referred to herein or in connection with the Facility have been
         completed; and

(e)      A certificate of the Borrower dated within seven (7) days after any
         Drawdown Date that (i) the Representations and Warranties contained in
         Section 10 below are true and correct in all material respects on and
         as of any Drawdown Date; and (ii) no Event of Default or event which,
         with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would be an
         Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result from
         such borrowing.

10. Representations and Warranties

10.1     The Borrower represents and warrants as follows on and as of each
Drawdown Date:

(a)      The Borrower is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under
         the laws of the State of Delaware with power to own its own property
         and assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

(b)      The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this
         Agreement are within the Borrower's corporate powers, have been duly
         authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not contravene the
         Borrower's Articles of Incorporation ('teikan') or Regulations of the
         Board of Directors ('torishimariyakukai kitei') or does not violate any
         law or any existing agreement or contractual obligation binding on or
         affecting the Borrower.

(c)      No governmental, regulatory approval, registration, permit, or third
         party approval, etc. is required with regard to the Borrowers
         participation in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(d)      There is no pending, threatened or continuing action, suit,
         investigation, litigation or proceeding affecting the Borrower before
         any court, governmental agency or arbitrator that could be reasonably
         likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or
         business operations of the Borrower or would affect the legality,
         validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any Advance hereunder.

(e)      The claims of the Bank against the Borrower under this Agreement shall
         [ILLEGIBLE] at least pari passu [ILLEGIBLE] all other general unsecured

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         creditors and all unsubordinated creditors of the Borrower except to
         the extent that there are certain preferential rights that arise as a
         matter of law.

(f)      The consolidated and non-consolidated financial statements of the
         Borrower and the Guarantor for the fiscal year ended [May 31,] 2001,
         and any other relevant information, copies of which have been furnished
         to the Bank, fairly and accurately present the financial condition of
         the Borrower as of such date and that there has been no material
         adverse change in the financial condition of the Borrower or in the
         results of the Borrower's business operations.

(g)      The Borrower is in compliance, in all material respects which bear any
         relation to this Agreement, with all applicable laws, rules,
         regulations and orders of Japan and of any foreign countries in which
         the Borrower carries on business and the Borrower has obtained and is
         maintaining all licenses and approvals as are required under applicable
         laws, rules, regulations and orders to ensure the validity and
         performance of this Agreement.

(h)      This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower.
         This Agreement shall constitute, when delivered, a legal, valid and
         binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in
         accordance with its terms and furthermore each loan made to the
         Borrower pursuant to this Agreement will constitute a legal, valid and
         binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in
         accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(i)      No Event of Default has occurred which has not been cured.

10.2 The Guarantor represents and warrants as follows on and as of each Drawdown
Date:

(a)      The Guarantor is a corporation duly organized and validly existing
         under the laws of Delaware with power to own its own property and
         assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

(b)      The execution, delivery and performance by the Guarantor of this
         Agreement are within the Guarantor's corporate powers, have been duly
         authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not contravene the
         Guarantor's Articles of Incorporation or Certificate of Incorporation
         that may be applicable to the Guarantor or By-laws or does not violate
         any law or any existing agreement or contractual obligation binding on
         or affecting the Guarantor.

(c)      Paragraphs (c), (d), (e), (g) and (h) of Section 10.1 above are mutatis
         mutandis applicable to the Guarantor in respect of the guarantee made
         by the Guarantor hereunder [ILLEGIBLE]


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11. Affirmative Covenants

So long as any Outstanding Amount shall remain unpaid with respect to any
Advance furnished by the Bank hereunder, the Borrower shall at all times:

Material Compliance with Laws

Comply, in all material respects which bear any relation to this Agreement, with
all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders and obtain and maintain all
licenses and approvals as are required under applicable law for the validity or
performance of this Agreement.

Payment of Taxes and Material Obligations

Pay and discharge, before the same shall become delinquent, (i) all taxes,
assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its
property and (ii) all lawful claims that, if unpaid, might by law become a lien
upon its property; provided, that the Borrower shall not be required to pay or
discharge any such tax, assessment, charge, claim or obligation that is being
contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and as to which appropriate
reserves are being maintained, unless and until any action is taken to enforce
any lien resulting therefrom attached to its property.

Maintenance of Books

Keep proper books of record and account, in which full and correct entries shall
be made of all financial transactions and the assets and business of the
Borrower in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in effect
from time to time.

Maintenance of Properties

Maintain and preserve all of its properties that are used or useful in the
conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and
tear excepted.

Reporting Requirements

Furnish to the Bank, as soon as available and in any event within three (3)
months after the end of each fiscal year and fiscal half year, a copy of all
relevant financial statements or other statement or information relating to the
business and financial condition of the Borrower and the Guarantor as may from
time to time be requested by the Bank, with a verification as to the accuracy of
such information. Further, the Borrower shall promptly notify the Bank in
writing of any substantial change in its shareholders, management or
constitutive documents; it shall promptly notify the Bank if there is any
litigation that if [ILLEGIBLE] determined would have a material

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adverse effect on the financial condition or operations of the Borrower, or
which would affect the legality, validity, and enforceability of this Agreement.

12. Financial Covenant (Maintaining Debt to Equity Ratio)

So long as any amount shall remain unpaid with respect to any Advance furnished
by the Bank hereunder, the Guarantor shall at all times maintain its debt to
equity ratio not to exceed 1.5:1, where debt would represent obligations of
the Guarantor for borrowed money.

13. Events of Default

Each of the following describes circumstances that constitute an Event of
Default:

(a) The Borrower or the Guarantor fails to pay when due any or all of the
    Outstanding Amounts and/or any other amount payable under this Agreement or
    any other document referred to in this Agreement or in connection with the
    Facility and upon notification of non payment by the bank the payment shall
    remain unpaid for a period of five (5) business days

(b) The Borrower or the Guarantor fails duly to perform or comply with any of
    the obligations or covenants assumed by it in this Agreement or any other
    document referred to in this Agreement or in connection with the Facility
    and such non compliance shall continue uncured for a period of forty five
    (45) days

(c) Any representation or warranty made or deemed to be made by the Borrower or
    the Guarantor in this Agreement or any other document referred to in this
    Agreement or in connection with the Facility proves to have been incorrect
    or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed to be made.

(d) Any indebtedness of the Borrower or the Guarantor for borrowed money in
    excess of US Dollars One Million (USD 1,000,000.00) in aggregate or its
    equivalent is not paid when due or within any applicable grace period, or
    any creditor or creditors of the Borrower or the Guarantor, as the case may
    be, declares that any indebtedness of the Borrower or the Guarantor for
    borrowed money in excess of US Dollars One Million (USD 1,000,000.00) in
    aggregate or its equivalent is in default and is due and payable prior to
    its specified maturity.

(e) The Borrower or the Guarantor is unable to pay its debts as they fall due
    and commences negotiations with any one or more of its creditors with a view
    to the general readjustment or rescheduling of its indebtedness.

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(f)  The Borrower or the Guarantor takes any corporate action or other steps are
     taken or legal proceedings are started for its winding-up, dissolution,
     administration or re-organization or for the appointment of a liquidator,
     receiver, trustee, administrator or similar officer or any proceeding is
     instituted by or against the Borrower or the Guarantor, whether in Japan or
     some other jurisdiction, seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent,
     or seeking liquidation, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or
     composition of its or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy
     ('hasan'), commencement of procedures for rehabilitation ('saisei
     tetsuzuki'), commencement of reorganization proceedings ('kaisha kosei
     tetsuzuki'), commencement of company arrangement ('kaisha seiri'),
     commencement of special liquidation ('tokubetsu seisan') or such comparable
     actions in any other jurisdiction, and in the case of such proceeding
     against it, either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for
     a period of thirty (30) days or any of the actions sought in such
     proceeding shall occur; or the Borrower shall take any corporate action to
     authorize any of the actions set forth above in this paragraph.

(g)  The Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or
     agreement contained in Section 11 or the Borrower shall fail to perform or
     observe any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement
     on its part to be performed or observed and such failure is not remedied
     within ninety (90) days after the Bank has given written notice of such
     failure to the Borrower, or such other extended period of time as the Bank
     may agree upon; or it shall become unlawful for the Borrower or the
     Guarantor to perform or comply with any of its obligations hereunder or the
     Borrower or the Guarantor repudiates or expresses an intention to repudiate
     any obligation under this Agreement.

(h)  The debt to equity ratio of the Guarantor exceeded 1.5:1 where debt would
     represent obligations of the Guarantor for borrowed money.

(i)  Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (and subject to the continuation
     thereof) or any termination of the Facility and/or this Agreement and at
     any time thereafter, the Bank may by giving verbal or written notice to the
     Borrower:

     (a)  cancel any part of the Facility then undrawn or unutilized, and
          declare all Outstanding Amounts to be immediately due and payable; and

     (b)  declare that this Agreement or the Facility shall be terminated.

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14. Set-Off

Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Bank
may, at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
set off and apply any obligation (whether or not matured) owed by the Bank to
the Borrower or the Guarantor, as the case may be, including any and all
deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) regardless
of the place of payments, booking branch or currency of either obligation
against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower or the Guarantor now or
hereafter existing under this Agreement and the Advances, whether or not the
Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any Advance and although
such obligations may be unmatured. If the obligations are in different
currencies, the Bank may convert its obligation at the spot rate of exchange of
the Bank, for the purpose of the set-off. The rights of the Bank under this
Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including without
limitation, other rights of set-off) that the Bank may have.

15. Taxes/Other Deductions and Expenses

15.1 All payments under this Agreement and any Advance hereunder are to be free
and clear of any present or future taxes, withholding or other deductions
whatsoever.

15.2 All relevant expenses, fees and out of pocket costs, including, but not
limited to the legal fees and costs to be incurred by the Bank for the
enforcement of it right hereunder, shall be for account of the Borrower, whether
or not the Facility is actually advanced.

16. Changes in Circumstances

If, at any time, it is unlawful for the Bank to fund or allow to remain
outstanding all or any part of the Facility, then the Bank shall, promptly after
becoming aware of the same, deliver to the Borrower a notice to that effect and
any amount owing or liability incurred pursuant to this Agreement or in relation
to or in connection with the Facility will be immediately due and payable and
availability under the Facility will be reduced to zero.

17. Indemnity

The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally undertakes to indemnify the Bank
and  each of its affiliates and  its  officers, directors, employees,  agents,
advisors and other representatives from and against any and all damages, losses,
liabilities and expenses  (including,  without  limitation,  reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel) that may be incurred by or asserted or awarded  against any
of them  arising  out of or relating to the  Facility or this  Agreement  or the
guarantee  hereunder,  except to the extent such  damage,  loss,  liability or
expense is found in a final judgment by a court

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of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the indemnified party's gross
negligence or willful misconduct.

18. Bank Transaction Agreement

To the extent that this Agreement does not contradict any terms of any Bank
Transaction Agreement in effect between the Bank and the Borrower, the terms of
any such Bank Transaction Agreement, except Article 4 (Security) and Article 5
(Acceleration of Payment) thereof, will apply to this Agreement. To the extent
that this Agreement does contradict any terms of any Bank Transaction Agreement
in effect between the Bank and the Borrower, the terms of this Agreement shall
apply.

19. Guarantee

The Guarantor hereby jointly and severally guarantees (rentai hosho) any debts,
liabilities and obligations of the Borrower arising under or in connection with
the Facility or pursuant to this Agreement, not merely as surety but as
independent obligor for the Bank and its successors.

20. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

20.1 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of Japan.

20.2 The parties hereto hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo
District Court in connection with any disputes that may arise hereunder.

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

LAZARE KAPLAN JAPAN INC.
As Borrower

By:_________________________________ Date:___________ ___, 2001
   Name:
   Title:

LAZARE KAPLAN INTERNATIONAL INC.
As Guarantor

By:_________________________________ Date:___________ ___, 2001
   Name:
   Title:

ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Tokyo branch
As Bank

By:_________________________________ Date:___________ ___, 2001
   Name:
   Title:


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