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                                                                    Exhibit 10.4



                           LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

                          DATED AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2006

                                      among

                              CS ACQUISITION CORP.
                            COLLINS INDUSTRIES, INC.
                             COLLINS BUS CORPORATION
                         WHEELED COACH INDUSTRIES, INC.
                             CAPACITY OF TEXAS, INC.
                                  MID BUS, INC.
                                       and
                              MOBILE PRODUCTS, INC.

                                  as Borrowers,

                          The GUARANTORS named herein,

                                       and

                               ORIX FINANCE CORP.,

                          as Agent and as a Lender, and

                       The Financial Institution(s) Listed
                         on the Signature Pages Hereof,

                                   as Lenders




                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1   DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS                                   1
1.1.     Certain Defined Terms.................................................1
1.2.     UCC Defined Terms....................................................17
1.3.     Accounting Terms.....................................................17
1.4.     Other Definitional Provisions........................................18

SECTION 2   LOANS AND COLLATERAL                                              18
2.1.     Loans................................................................18
         (A)   [Intentionally Omitted]........................................18
         (B)   [Intentionally Omitted]........................................18
         (C)   Term Loan......................................................18
         (D)   [Intentionally Omitted]........................................18
         (E)   Notes..........................................................18
         (F)   [Intentionally Omitted]........................................18
         (G)   [Intentionally Omitted]........................................18
         (H)   [Intentionally Omitted]........................................18
2.2.     Interest.............................................................19
         (A)   Rate of Interest...............................................19
         (B)   Computation and Payment of Interest............................19
         (C)   Interest Laws..................................................19
         (D)   Conversion or Continuation.....................................20
2.3.     Fees.................................................................21
         (A)   Arrangement Fee................................................21
         (B)   Prepayment Fees................................................21
         (C)   [Intentionally Omitted]........................................21
         (D)   [Intentionally Omitted]........................................21
         (E)   [Intentionally Omitted]........................................21
         (F)   Other Fees and Expenses........................................21
         (G)   [Intentionally Omitted]........................................21
2.4.     Payments and Prepayments.............................................21
         (A)   Manner and Time of Payment.....................................21
         (B)   Mandatory Prepayments..........................................22
         (1)   [Intentionally Omitted]........................................22
         (2)   Prepayments from Proceeds of Asset Dispositions................22
         (3)   [Intentionally Omitted]........................................22
         (4)   Prepayments from Issuance of Securities........................22
         (5)   Prepayments from Tax Refunds. .................................22
         (6)   Prepayments from Payments Received from the
               Disbursing Agent...............................................23
         (C)   Voluntary Prepayments and Repayments...........................23
         (D)   Payments on Business Days......................................23
         (E)   Application of Prepayment Proceeds.............................23
2.5.     Term of this Agreement...............................................23
2.6.     Statements...........................................................23


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2.7.     Grant of Security Interest...........................................23
         (A)   Grant of Liens in the Collateral...............................23
         (B)   Loan Parties Remain Liable.....................................24
2.8.     Yield Protection.....................................................24
         (A)   Capital Adequacy and Other Adjustments.........................24
         (B)   Increased LIBOR Funding Costs..................................25
2.9.     Taxes................................................................25
         (A)   No Deductions..................................................25
         (B)   Changes in Tax Laws............................................25
         (C)   Foreign Lenders................................................26
         (D)   Mitigation.....................................................26
2.10.    Required Termination and Prepayment..................................27
2.11.    Optional Prepayment/Replacement of Lenders...........................27
         (A)   Replacement of an Affected Lender..............................27
         (B)   Prepayment of an Affected Lender...............................27
2.12.    Compensation.........................................................27
2.13.    Booking of LIBOR Loans...............................................28
2.14.    Assumptions Concerning Funding of LIBOR Loans........................28
2.15.    Endorsement; Insurance Claims........................................28

SECTION 3   CONDITIONS TO LOANS                                               28
3.1.     Closing Date.........................................................28
         (A)   Closing Deliveries.............................................28
         (B)   Security Interests.............................................29
         (C)   Closing Date Availability......................................29
         (D)   Representations and Warranties.................................29
         (E)   Fees...........................................................29
         (F)   No Default.....................................................29
         (G)   Performance of Agreements......................................29
         (H)   No Prohibition.................................................29
         (I)   No Litigation..................................................29
         (J)   Delivery of Merger Documents...................................29
         (K)   First Lien Debt................................................30
         (L)   Equity Contribution............................................30
         (M)   Collateral Audit...............................................30
         (N)   Management Meetings............................................30
         (O)   Environmental Audit and Assessment.............................31
         (P)   Insurance......................................................31
         (Q)   Financial Information..........................................31
         (R)   Material Adverse Change........................................31
         (S)   Federal and Missouri State Law Compliance......................31
         (T)   Solvency.......................................................31
         (U)   Management Agreement...........................................31
         (V)   Structure of Loan Parties......................................31
         (W)   Federal Compliance.............................................31
         (X)   Intercreditor Agreements.......................................31
         (Y)   Repayment of Existing Indebtedness.............................31


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         (Z)   Trust Agreement................................................32
         (AA)  Warranty Plans.................................................32
3.2.     [Intentionally Omitted]..............................................32

SECTION 4   REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND CERTAIN COVENANTS                 32
4.1.     Organization, Powers, Capitalization.................................32
         (A)   Organization and Powers........................................32
         (B)   Capitalization.................................................32
4.2.     Authorization of Borrowing, No Conflict..............................33
4.3.     Financial Condition..................................................33
4.4.     Indebtedness and Liabilities.........................................33
4.5.     Collateral Warranties and Covenants..................................34
         (A)   Accounts Warranties and Covenants..............................34
         (B)   Inventory Warranties and Covenants.............................34
         (C)   Equipment Warranties and Covenants.............................34
         (D)   Chattel Paper Warranties and Covenants.........................35
         (E)   Instruments Warranties and Covenants...........................35
         (F)   Investment Property Warranties and Covenants...................35
         (G)   Letters of Credit Warranties and Covenants.....................35
         (H)   General Intangibles Warranties and Covenants...................36
         (I)   Intellectual Property Warranties and Covenants.................36
         (J)   Commercial Tort Claims Warranties and Covenants................36
         (K)   Deposit Accounts; Bank Accounts Warranties and Covenants.......37
         (L)   Bailees........................................................37
         (M)   Collateral Description; Use of Collateral......................37
         (N)   Collateral Filing Requirements; Collateral Records.............37
         (O)   Federal Claims.................................................37
         (P)   Agent Authorized...............................................38
         (Q)   Invoices.......................................................38
4.6.     Names and Locations..................................................38
4.7.     Title to Properties; Liens...........................................38
4.8.     Litigation; Adverse Facts............................................40
4.9.     Payment of Taxes.....................................................40
4.10.    Performance of Agreements............................................40
4.11.    Employee Benefit Plans...............................................41
4.12.    Broker's Fees........................................................42
4.13.    Environmental Compliance.............................................42
4.14.    Solvency.............................................................42
4.15.    Disclosure...........................................................42
4.16.    Insurance............................................................42
4.17.    Compliance with Laws; Government Authorizations; Consents............43
4.18.    Employee Matters.....................................................43
4.19.    Governmental Regulation..............................................44
4.20.    Access to Accountants and Management.................................44
4.21.    Inspection...........................................................44
4.22.    [Intentionally Omitted]..............................................44
4.23.    Payment of Taxes by Agent............................................44


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4.24.    Amendment of Schedule................................................44

SECTION 5   REPORTING AND OTHER AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS                         45
5.1.     Financial Statements and Other Reports...............................45
5.2.     Maintenance of Properties............................................45
5.3.     Further Assurances...................................................45
5.4.     Mortgages; Title Insurance; Surveys..................................45
         (A)   Title Insurance................................................45
         (B)   Additional Mortgaged Property..................................45
         (C)   Surveys........................................................46
         (D)   Additional Real Property Deliveries............................46
5.5.     Use of Proceeds and Margin Security..................................46
5.6.     Maintenance of Properties............................................46
5.7.     [Intentionally Omitted]..............................................46
5.8.     46
5.9.     Additional Collateral................................................47

SECTION 6   FINANCIAL COVENANTS                                               47

SECTION 7   NEGATIVE COVENANTS                                                47
7.1.     Indebtedness and Liabilities.........................................47
7.2.     Guaranties...........................................................48
7.3.     Transfers, Liens and Related Matters.................................48
         (A)   Transfers......................................................48
         (B)   Liens..........................................................48
         (C)   No Negative Pledges............................................48
         (D)   No Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions to Loan Parties....49
7.4.     Investments and Loans................................................49
7.5.     Restricted Payments..................................................49
7.6.     Restriction on Fundamental Changes...................................50
7.7.     Changes Relating to First Lien Debt..................................50
7.8.     Transactions with Affiliates.........................................50
7.9.     Conduct of Business..................................................50
7.10.    Tax Consolidations...................................................50
7.11.    Subsidiaries.........................................................51
7.12.    Fiscal Year; Tax Designation.........................................51
7.13.    Press Release; Public Offering Materials.............................51
7.14.    [Intentionally Omitted]..............................................51
7.15.    IRS Form 8821........................................................51

SECTION 8   DEFAULT, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES                                      51
8.1.     Event of Default.....................................................51
         (A)   Payment........................................................51
         (B)   Default in Other Agreements....................................51
         (C)   Breach of Certain Provisions...................................51
         (D)   Breach of Warranty.............................................51
         (E)   Other Defaults Under Loan Documents............................52
         (F)   Change in Control..............................................52
         (G)   Involuntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, etc...........52


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         (H)   Voluntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, etc.............52
         (I)   Liens..........................................................53
         (J)   Judgment, Attachments and Litigation...........................53
         (K)   Dissolution....................................................53
         (L)   Solvency.......................................................53
         (M)   Injunction.....................................................53
         (N)   Invalidity of Loan Documents...................................53
         (O)   Failure of Security............................................53
         (P)   Damage, Strike, Casualty.......................................53
         (Q)   Licenses and Permits...........................................54
         (R)   Forfeiture.....................................................54
         (S)   Merger.........................................................54
         (T)   [AIP Management Agreement/Shareholder's Agreement..............54
         (U)   Intercreditor Agreement........................................54
8.2.     [Intentionally Omitted]..............................................54
8.3.     Acceleration.........................................................54
8.4.     Remedies.............................................................54
8.5.     Appointment of Attorney-in-Fact......................................55
8.6.     Limitation on Duty of Agent and Lenders with Respect to Collateral...55
8.7.     Application of Proceeds..............................................56
8.8.     License of Intellectual Property.....................................56
8.9.     Waivers; Non-Exclusive Remedies......................................56

SECTION 9   AGENT                                                             57
9.1.     Agent................................................................57
         (A)   Appointment....................................................57
         (B)   Nature of Duties...............................................57
         (C)   Rights, Exculpation, Etc.......................................57
         (D)   Reliance.......................................................58
         (E)   Indemnification................................................58
         (F)   ORIX Individually..............................................59
         (G)   Successor Agent................................................59
               (1)   Resignation..............................................59
               (2)   Appointment of Successor.................................59
               (3)   Successor Agent..........................................59
         (H)   Collateral Matters.............................................59
               (1)   Release of Collateral....................................59
               (2)   Confirmation of Authority; Execution of Releases.........60
               (3)   Absence of Duty..........................................60
         (I)   Agency for Perfection..........................................60
         (J)   Exercise of Remedies...........................................61
9.2.     Notice of Default....................................................61
9.3.     Action by Agent......................................................61
9.4.     Amendments, Waivers and Consents.....................................61
         (A)   Percentage of Lenders Required.................................61
         (B)   Specific Purpose or Intent.....................................62
         (C)   Failure to Give Consent; Replacement of Non-Consenting Lender..62


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9.5.     Assignments..........................................................63
         (A)   Assignments....................................................63
         (B)   [Intentionally Omitted]........................................63
         (C)   No Relief of Obligations; Cooperation;
               Ability to Make LIBOR Loans....................................63
         (D)   Security Interests; Assignment to Affiliates...................63
         (E)   Recording of Assignments.......................................64
9.6.     Set Off and Sharing of Payments......................................64
9.7.     [Intentionally Omitted]..............................................64
9.8.     Settlements, Payments and Information................................64
         (A)   Fee Payments...................................................65
               (1)   [Intentionally Omitted]..................................65
               (2)   [Intentionally Omitted]..................................65
               (3)   Settlement Definitions...................................65
               (4)   Settlement Payments......................................65
         (B)   Term Loan Principal Payments...................................66
         (C)   Return of Payments.............................................66
               (1)   Recovery after Non-Receipt of Expected Payment...........66
               (2)   Recovery of Returned Payment.............................66
9.9.     [Intentionally Omitted]..............................................66

SECTION 10  BORROWING AGENCY                                                  66
10.1.    Borrowing Agency Provisions..........................................66
         (A)   Designation of Borrowing Agent.................................66
         (B)   Indemnifications...............................................66
         (C)   Obligations Absolute...........................................67
         (D)   Waivers........................................................67
10.2.    Waiver of Subrogation................................................68
10.3.    Interdependent Companies.............................................68

SECTION 11  GUARANTY                                                          68
11.1.    Unconditional Guaranty...............................................68
11.2.    Taxes................................................................69
11.3.    Waivers of Notice, Demand, etc.......................................69
11.4.    No Invalidity, Irregularity, etc.....................................69
11.5.    Independent Liability................................................69
11.6.    Indemnity............................................................70
11.7.    Liability Absolute...................................................70
11.8.    Action by Agent Without Notice.......................................71
11.9.    Application of Proceeds..............................................71
11.10.   Continuing Effectiveness.............................................71
         (A)   Reinstatement..................................................71
         (B)   No Marshalling.................................................72
         (C)   Priority of Claims.............................................72
         (D)   Invalidated Payments...........................................72
         (E)   Assignment and Waiver..........................................72
         (F)   Payments to Guarantors.........................................72
11.11.   Enforcement..........................................................73
11.12.   Statute of Limitations...............................................73


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11.13.   Interest.............................................................73
11.14.   Currency Conversion..................................................73
11.15.   Acknowledgement......................................................74
11.16.   Continuing Effectiveness.............................................74
11.17.   [Intentionally Omitted]..............................................74

SECTION 12  MISCELLANEOUS                                                     74
12.1.    Expenses and Attorneys' Fees.........................................74
12.2.    Indemnity............................................................75
12.3.    Notices..............................................................75
12.4.    Survival of Representations and Warranties and Certain Agreements....76
12.5.    Indulgence Not Waiver................................................77
12.6.    Marshaling; Payments Set Aside.......................................77
12.7.    Entire Agreement.....................................................77
12.8.    Severability.........................................................77
12.9.    Lenders' Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders' Rights..77
12.10.   Headings.............................................................77
12.11.   APPLICABLE LAW.......................................................78
12.12.   Successors and Assigns...............................................78
12.13.   No Fiduciary Relationship; No Duty; Limitation of Liabilities........78
         (A)   No Fiduciary Relationship......................................78
         (B)   No Duty........................................................78
         (C)   Limitation of Liabilities......................................78
12.14.   CONSENT TO JURISDICTION..............................................78
12.15.   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.................................................79
12.16.   Construction.........................................................79
12.17.   Counterparts; Effectiveness..........................................79
12.18.   Confidentiality......................................................80
12.19.   Publication..........................................................80
12.20.   Special Provisions Relating to Collins and its Subsidiaries..........80
12.21.   Intercreditor Agreement .............................................81


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                           LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

         This LOAN AND  SECURITY  AGREEMENT  is dated as of October 31, 2006 and
entered  into  among  CS  ACQUISITION   CORP.,  a  Missouri   corporation   ("CS
Acquisition"),  COLLINS INDUSTRIES,  INC., a Missouri  corporation  ("Collins"),
COLLINS BUS CORPORATION, a Kansas corporation ("Bus"), WHEELED COACH INDUSTRIES,
INC.,  a  Florida  corporation  ("WCI"),   CAPACITY  OF  TEXAS,  INC.,  a  Texas
corporation ("Capacity"), MID BUS, INC., an Ohio corporation ("Mid Bus"), MOBILE
PRODUCTS,  INC., a Kansas corporation  ("Mobile Products",  and together with CS
Acquisition,  Collins,  Bus, WCI,  Capacity,  and Mid Bus, each a "Borrower" and
collectively  "Borrowers"),  the  Guarantors  signatory  hereto,  the  financial
institution(s)  listed  on the  signature  pages  hereof  and  their  respective
successors and assigns (each individually a "Lender" and collectively "Lenders")
and ORIX FINANCE CORP.,  a Delaware  corporation  (in its  individual  capacity,
"ORIX"), for itself as a Lender and as Agent.

         WHEREAS,  Borrowers  desire that  Lenders  extend a credit  facility to
finance a portion of the Merger  Consideration  for the merger of CS Acquisition
with and into  Collins,  with Collins being the  surviving  corporation  of such
merger (the "Merger"),  to refinance  existing  indebtedness of Borrowers and to
provide  working  capital  financing  and to  provide  funds for  other  general
corporate purposes; and

         WHEREAS,  to  secure  each  Loan  Party's  obligations  under  the Loan
Documents,  Loan  Parties are  granting  to Agent,  for the benefit of Agent and
Lenders,  a security  interest  in and lien upon all of Loan  Parties'  real and
personal property; and

         WHEREAS,  each  entity  listed  on  the  signature  pages  hereto  as a
"Guarantor" (each a "Guarantor" and  collectively,  the "Guarantors") is willing
to guaranty all (or part) of the  Obligations  of Borrowers to Agent and Lenders
under the Loan  Documents  and to grant to Agent,  for the  benefit of Agent and
Lenders, a security interest in all real and personal property of such Guarantor
to secure such guaranty;

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration of the premises and the agreements,
provisions and covenants  herein  contained,  Borrowers,  Guarantors,  Agent and
Lenders agree as follows:

SECTION 1     DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

         1.1. CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS. The capitalized terms not otherwise defined
in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth below:

         "Additional Mortgaged Property" means all real property owned or leased
by any Loan Party in which, after the Closing Date, Agent requires a mortgage to
secure the Obligations.

         "Affected  Lender" has the meaning  assigned to that term in subsection
2.11.




         "Affiliate"  means any Person  (other  than Agent or any  Lender):  (a)
directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with,
any Loan Party;  (b) directly or indirectly  owning or holding five percent (5%)
or more of any Equity Interest in any Loan Party;  (c) five percent (5%) or more
of whose stock or other Equity  Interest  having  ordinary  voting power for the
election  of  directors  or the  power to  direct  or  cause  the  direction  of
management,  is directly or indirectly  owned or held by any Loan Party;  or (d)
which has a senior officer who is also a senior  officer of any Loan Party.  For
purposes of this definition, "control" (including with correlative meanings, the
terms "controlling",  "controlled by" and "under common control with") means the
possession  directly or indirectly of the power to direct or cause the direction
of the  management  and policies of a Person,  whether  through the ownership of
Equity Interests, or by contract or otherwise.

         "Agent"  means ORIX in its capacity as agent for the Lenders  under the
Loan  Documents  and  any  successor  in such  capacity  appointed  pursuant  to
subsection 9.1(G).

         "Agent's Account" means the following Deposit Account of Agent:

                           Mellon Bank, N.A.
                           Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
                           ABA No.              043-000-261
                           Account Name         ORIX Finance Corp.
                           Account No.          008-0215
                           Reference:           Collins Industries, Inc.

         "Agreement"  means  this  Loan  and  Security  Agreement  as it  may be
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

         "AIP" means AIP IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

         "AIP/CHC" means AIP/CHC  Holdings,  LLC, a Delaware  limited  liability
company.

         "AIP  Management  Agreement"  has the meaning  assigned to that term in
subsection 3(U).

         "Applicable  Margin"  for each type of Loan shall  mean the  applicable
percentage specified below:


TYPE OF LOAN                    APPLICABLE MARGIN         APPLICABLE MARGIN FOR
                               FOR BASE RATE LOANS          LIBOR RATE LOANS
------------                    -----------------         ---------------------
Term Loan and any                     4.25%                       6.25%
other Obligations

         "Asset  Disposition"  means the  disposition,  whether by sale,  lease,
transfer, loss, damage, destruction, condemnation or otherwise, of any or all of
the assets of any Loan Party other than (i) sales of  Inventory  in the ordinary
course of  business  and  collections  of  Accounts  arising  out of the sale of
Inventory   in  the  ordinary   course  of  business  and  (ii)  the   Insurance
Monetization.


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         "Assignment  and  Acceptance  Agreement"  shall mean an Assignment  and
Acceptance Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A.

         "Base  Rate" means a variable  rate of interest  per annum equal to the
higher of (a) the rate of interest  from time to time  published by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System as the "Bank Prime Loan" rate in Federal
Reserve  Statistical Release H.15(519) entitled "Selected Interest Rates" or any
successor  publication of the Federal  Reserve  System  reporting the Bank Prime
Loan rate or its equivalent,  or (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus fifty
(50) basis points.  The  statistical  release  generally sets forth a Bank Prime
Loan rate for each  Business  Day. The  applicable  Bank Prime Loan rate for any
date not set forth shall be the rate set forth for the last  preceding  date. In
the event the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ceases to publish
a Bank Prime Loan rate or its  equivalent,  the term  "Base  Rate"  shall mean a
variable  rate of interest  per annum equal to the highest of the "prime  rate",
"reference rate", "base rate", or other similar rate announced from time to time
by any of the three  largest  banks  (based on  combined  capital  and  surplus)
headquartered in New York, New York (with the  understanding  that any such rate
may merely be a reference rate and may not  necessarily  represent the lowest or
best rate actually charged to any customer by any such bank).

         "Base Rate Loans" means the Term Loans during any periods that the Term
Loans bear interest at rates determined by reference to the Base Rate.

         "BNS" means BNS Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

         "Borrower" and "Borrowers"  have the meaning  assigned to such terms in
the introductory paragraph of this Agreement, and after the effectiveness of the
Merger shall include Collins as survivor of the Merger.

         "Borrowing Agent" means CS Acquisition,  and after the effectiveness of
the Merger shall mean Collins, as survivor of the Merger.

         "Borrowing  Base  Certificate"  means a  certificate  and schedule duly
executed  by an  officer  of  Borrowing  Agent  appropriately  completed  and in
substantially the form of Exhibit B.

         "Business  Day" means any day  excluding  Saturday,  Sunday and any day
which is a legal holiday under the laws of the States of New York or Michigan or
is a day on which banking  institutions located in any such state are closed, or
for the purposes of LIBOR Loans only, a London Banking Day.

         "Capital   Expenditures"   means,  with  respect  to  any  Person,  all
expenditures for, or contracts for expenditures with respect to any fixed assets
or improvements, or for replacements,  substitutions or additions thereto, that,
in  accordance  with GAAP,  either  would be required to be  capitalized  on the
balance  sheet of such  Person,  or would be  classified  and  accounted  for as
capital expenditures on a statement of cash flows of such Person.

         "Capital Lease" means any lease of any property (whether real, personal
or mixed) that,  in conformity  with GAAP,  should be accounted for as a capital
lease.


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         "Cash Interest Expense" means, without duplication, for any period, for
Loan Parties:  interest  expenses  deducted in the  determination  of net income
(excluding  (a)  the  amortization  of  fees  and  costs  with  respect  to  the
transactions  contemplated  by this  Agreement  which have been  capitalized  as
transaction  costs in accordance  with the provisions of subsection 1.3; and (b)
interest paid in kind).

         "Certificate  of  Exemption"  has the meaning  assigned to that term in
subsection 2.9(C).

         "Charges" shall mean all taxes, charges, fees, imposts, levies or other
assessments,  including, without limitation, all net income, gross income, gross
receipts,  sales, use, ad valorem,  value added, transfer,  franchise,  profits,
inventory,  capital stock, license,  withholding,  payroll,  employment,  social
security, unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation and property taxes,
custom  duties,  fees,  assessments,  liens,  claims  and  charges  of any  kind
whatsoever,  together with any interest and any  penalties,  additions to tax or
additional  amounts,  imposed  by any  taxing or other  Governmental  Authority,
domestic  or  foreign   (including,   without   limitation,   the  PBGC  or  any
environmental agency or superfund), upon the Collateral, the Loan Parties or any
of their Affiliates.

         "Closing Date" means October 31, 2006.

         "Collateral"  has  the  meaning  assigned  to that  term in  subsection
2.7(A).

          "Collins"  has the meaning  assigned to that term in the  introductory
paragraph to this Agreement.

         "Commitment"  or  "Commitments"  means the Term Loan Commitment or Term
Loan Commitments.

         "Compliance Certificate" means a certificate duly executed by the chief
executive  officer or chief financial  officer of Borrowing Agent  appropriately
completed and in substantially the form of Exhibit C.

         "Control"  means  "control"  as  defined  in the UCC with  respect to a
particular item of Collateral.

         "Copyright  Security  Agreement" means any Copyright Security Agreement
executed and  delivered by each Loan Party to Agent,  as the same may be amended
and in effect from time to time.

         "Copyrights"  means,  collectively,   all  of  the  following  (a)  all
copyrights,  rights and interests in copyrights, works protectable by copyright,
copyright  registrations and copyright  applications,  including those listed in
the schedules to any Copyright  Security  Agreement;  (b) all renewals of any of
the foregoing; (c) all income, royalties,  damages and payments now or hereafter
due and/or  payable  under any of the  foregoing  or with  respect to any of the
foregoing,   including   damages  or  payments  for  past,   present  or  future
infringements  of any of the foregoing;  (d) the right to sue for past,  present
and  future  infringements  of  any  of  the  foregoing;   and  (e)  all  rights
corresponding to any of the foregoing throughout the world.


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         "CS  Acquisition"  has  the  meaning  assigned  to  that  term  in  the
introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

         "Daily  Interest  Amount"  has the  meaning  assigned  to that  term in
subsection 9.8(A)(3).

         "Daily  Interest  Rate"  has  the  meaning  assigned  to  that  term in
subsection 9.8(A)(3).

         "Daily  Loan  Balance"  has  the  meaning  assigned  to  that  term  in
subsection 9.8(A)(3).

         "Default" means a condition,  act or event that,  after notice or lapse
of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default if that condition,  act or
event were not cured or removed within any applicable grace or cure period.

         "Default  Rate" has the  meaning  assigned  to that term in  subsection
2.2(A).

         "Disbursing  Agent" means Mellon  Investor  Services  LLC, a New Jersey
limited liability company.

         "Disbursing  Agent  Agreement"  means  that  certain  Disbursing  Agent
Agreement dated as of October 18, 2006 between Collins and the Disbursing Agent.

         "EBITDA" means, for any period,  without duplication,  the total of the
following for Loan Parties on a  consolidated  basis,  each  calculated for such
period:  (a) net income  determined in accordance with GAAP; plus, to the extent
deducted  in the  calculation  of net  income,  (b)  the sum of (i)  income  and
franchise  taxes paid or accrued  [or any  payments  made under the Tax  Sharing
Agreement];  (ii) interest  expenses,  net of interest income,  paid or accrued;
(iii) amortization and depreciation,  (iv) Pro-Forma Adjustments, (v) Management
Fees and  Expenses,  (vi)  non-cash  stock-based  compensation,  (vii)  non-cash
purchase  accounting  charges,  and (viii)  other  non-cash  charges  (excluding
accruals for cash  expenses made in the ordinary  course of business);  LESS, to
the extent  included in the  calculation  of net income,  (c) the sum of (i) the
income of any  Person  (other  than a Loan  Party) in which a Loan  Party has an
ownership  interest except to the extent such income is received by a Loan Party
in a cash  distribution  during such period;  (ii) gains or losses from sales or
other  dispositions  of assets  (other than  Inventory  in the normal  course of
business);  and (iii) extraordinary or non-recurring gains, net of extraordinary
or non-recurring "cash" losses to the extent such non-recurring "cash" losses do
not exceed the extraordinary or non-recurring gains.

         "Employee  Benefit  Plan" means any  employee  benefit  plan within the
meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (a) which is  maintained  for former or current
employees of any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or has at any time within the
preceding 6 years been  maintained  for former or current  employees of any Loan
Party or any current or former ERISA  Affiliate or (b) with respect to which any
Loan  Party or  ERISA  Affiliate  contributes  or may  have  any  obligation  to
contribute or any other liability.

         "Environmental Claims" means claims, liabilities, monetary obligations,
damages,  punitive damages, fines, penalties,  costs, expenses,  investigations,
litigation,   administrative  proceedings,   judgments  or  orders  relating  to
Hazardous Materials.


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         "Environmental  Laws"  means any  present or future  federal,  state or
local law, rule,  regulation or order relating to pollution,  waste, disposal or
the  protection  of human health or safety,  plant life or animal life,  natural
resources or the environment.

         "Equity  Contribution"  means,  on or prior to the  Closing  Date,  the
contribution  of new cash  equity to Holdings  and  subsequent  contribution  by
Holdings to CS Acquisition of not less than  $32,500,000  pursuant to the Equity
Documentation,  consisting  of:  (a) not less  than  $29,700,000  from BNS (such
amounts to be provided to BNS by Persons and on terms and conditions  reasonably
satisfactory to Agent),  and (b) not less than $2,800,000 from AIP, in each case
on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to Agent.

         "Equity  Documentation"  means the  documentation  governing the Equity
Contribution.

         "Equity Interests" of any Person shall mean any and all shares,  rights
to  purchase,   options,   warrants,   general,  limited  or  limited  liability
partnership interests,  member interests,  participation or other equivalents of
or interest in (regardless  of how  designated)  equity of such Person,  whether
voting or  nonvoting,  including  common  stock,  preferred  stock,  convertible
securities  or any other  "equity  security"  (as such term is  defined  in Rule
3a11-1 of the General  Rules and  Regulations  promulgated  by the SEC under the
Exchange Act).

         "ERISA" means the Employee  Retirement  Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended  from  time to  time,  and any  successor  statute  and  all  rules  and
regulations promulgated thereunder.

         "ERISA  Affiliate",  as applied to any Loan Party, means any Person who
is a member of a group which is under common  control  with any Loan Party,  who
together with any Loan Party is treated as a single  employer within the meaning
of Section 414(b) and (c) of the IRC.

         "Event of Default" has the meaning  assigned to that term in subsection
8.1.

         "Excess  Interest" has the meaning  assigned to that term in subsection
2.2(C).

         "Fairness  Opinion" means the opinion issued by George K. Baum Advisors
LLC to the  Special  Committee  of the  Board of  Directors  of  Collins,  dated
September 26, 2006.

         "Federal Funds Effective Rate" means, for any day, the weighted average
of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal
Reserve  System  arranged  by  Federal  funds  brokers,   as  published  on  the
immediately  following  Business  Day by the Board of  Governors  of the Federal
Reserve System as the Federal Funds Rate or Federal Reserve  Statistical Release
H.15(519) entitled "Selected Interest Rates" or any successor publication of the
Federal  Reserve  System  reporting  the  Federal  Funds  Effective  Rate or its
equivalent  or, if such rate is not  published for any Business Day, the average
of the quotations for the day of the requested Loan received by Agent from three
Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by Agent.

         "First  Lien  Agent"  means GMAC  Commercial  Finance,  LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, and its permitted successors and assigns.


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         "First Lien  Lenders"  has the meaning  provided in the  definition  of
"First Lien Loan Agreement".

         "First  Lien Loan  Agreement"  means  that  certain  Loan and  Security
Agreement  dated as of the date  hereof by and among  Loan  Parties,  First Lien
Agent and the other  lenders a party  thereto  (the  "First Lien  Lenders"),  as
amended,  restated,  supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time to the
extent permitted under the Intercreditor Agreement.

         "First Lien Debt" means all  Indebtedness  of Borrowers under the First
Lien Loan Documents.

         "First Lien Loan Documents" means the First Lien Loan Agreement and all
related documents, instruments, certificates and agreements.

         "Fiscal  Year" means each twelve (12) month  period  ending on the last
day of October in each year.

         "Fiscal  Year 2006 Tax Refunds"  means any tax refunds  received by any
Loan Party that are related to the Fiscal Year of the Loan Parties ended October
31, 2006.

         "Fixed Charge  Coverage"  means,  for any period,  Operating  Cash Flow
divided by Fixed Charges.

         "Fixed  Charges"  means,  for any period,  and each calculated for Loan
Parties on a consolidated basis for such period (without duplication):  (a) Cash
Interest Expense;  plus (b) scheduled  payments of principal with respect to all
Indebtedness; plus (c) any provision for (to the extent it is greater than zero)
income  or  franchise  taxes  included  in  the  determination  of  net  income,
[including  any payments  under the Tax Sharing  Agreement,  but]  excluding any
provision for deferred taxes;  plus (d) payment of deferred taxes accrued in any
prior  period;   plus  (e)  Restricted  Junior  Payments   (including,   without
limitation,  any Management  Fees and Expenses,  but excluding any payments made
pursuant  to  subsection  7.5(h))  made in cash to the  extent  included  in the
calculation of EBITDA.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Fixed Charges" shall not
include any payments of Merger  Consideration or any fees and expenses  relating
to the closing of the Transaction.

         "Foreign  Lender" has the meaning  assigned to that term in  subsection
2.9(C).

         "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting  principles set forth in the
opinions and  pronouncements of the Accounting  Principles Board of the American
Institute of Certified Public  Accountants and statements and  pronouncements of
the  Financial   Accounting   Standards   Board  that  are   applicable  to  the
circumstances as of the date of determination.

         "Governmental  Authorities" means any federal, state or municipal court
or  other  governmental  department,   commission,   board,  bureau,  agency  or
instrumentality, governmental or quasi-governmental, domestic or foreign.


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         "Guarantors"  has the  meaning  assigned  to that term in the  Recitals
section of this Agreement,  and shall include any other Person who may hereafter
guarantee payment or performance of the whole or any part of the Obligations.

         "Hazardous Material" means all or any of the following:  (a) substances
that are  defined  or listed  in,  or  otherwise  classified  pursuant  to,  any
Environmental  Laws  or  regulations  as  "hazardous   substances",   "hazardous
materials",  "hazardous  wastes",  "toxic  substances" or any other  formulation
intended  to  define,  list or  classify  substances  by reason  of  deleterious
properties such as ignitability,  corrosivity,  reactivity,  carcinogenicity, or
toxicity;  (b) oil,  petroleum or  petroleum  derived  substances,  natural gas,
natural gas liquids or synthetic gas and drilling  fluids,  produced  waters and
other wastes associated with the exploration, development or production of crude
oil,  natural gas or  geothermal  resources;  (c) any  flammable  substances  or
explosives  or any  radioactive  materials;  and  (d)  asbestos  in any  form or
electrical  equipment  which  contains any oil or  dielectric  fluid  containing
polychlorinated biphenyls.

         "Holdings" means Collins I Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation.

         "Indebtedness",  as applied to any Person,  means without  duplication:
(a) all indebtedness  for borrowed money; (b) obligations  under leases which in
accordance  with GAAP constitute  Capital  Leases;  (c) notes payable and drafts
accepted   representing   extensions  of  credit  whether  or  not  representing
obligations for borrowed  money;  (d) any obligation owed for all or any part of
the deferred purchase price of property or services if the purchase price is due
more  than  six (6)  months  from  the date the  obligation  is  incurred  or is
evidenced by a note or similar written instrument;  (e) all indebtedness secured
by any Lien on any property or asset owned or held by that Person  regardless of
whether the indebtedness  secured thereby shall have been assumed by that Person
or is non-recourse  to the credit of that Person;  (f) obligations in respect of
Letters of Credit or similar  instruments;  (g) all  obligations  of such Person
under any foreign  exchange  contract,  currency swap  agreement,  interest rate
swap, cap or collar agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed
to alter the risks of that Person arising from  fluctuations  in currency values
or interest rates;  (h) "earnouts" and similar  payment  obligations and (i) any
advances under any factoring arrangement.

         "Indemnified  Liabilities"  has the  meaning  assigned  to that term in
subsection 12.2.

         "Indemnitees" has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection 12.2.

         "Insufficiency" means, at any time with respect to any Employee Benefit
Plan,  the amount,  if any, of such Employee  Benefit  Plan's  unfunded  benefit
liabilities within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(18) of ERISA.

         "Insurance  Monetization"  means the  receipt  by the Loan  Parties  of
approximately  $500,000 as a result of the  surrender of certain life  insurance
policies as to which Collins is the beneficiary.

         "Intangible   Assets"  means  all  intangible  assets   (determined  in
conformity with GAAP)  including,  without  limitation,  goodwill,  Intellectual
Property, Software, licenses,  organizational costs, deferred amounts, covenants
not to compete, unearned income and restricted funds.


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         "Intellectual Property" means, collectively,  all: Copyrights,  Patents
and Trademarks.

         "Intercreditor   Agreement"  means  that  certain   Subordination   and
Intercreditor  Agreement  dated as of the Closing Date  between  Agent and First
Lien Agent.

         "Interest Period" means, in connection with the LIBOR Loan, an interest
period which  Borrowing  Agent shall elect to be  applicable  to the LIBOR Loan,
which Interest  Period shall be either a one (1), two (2), three (3), or six (6)
month period; provided that:

                  (1) the  initial  Interest  Period  for the LIBOR  Loan  shall
commence on the Closing Date;

                  (2)  in  the  case  of  successive   Interest  Periods,   each
successive  Interest  Period shall commence on the day on which the  immediately
preceding Interest Period expires;

                  (3) if an Interest  Period  expiration  date is not a Business
Day,  such  Interest  Period shall expire on the next  succeeding  Business Day;
provided that if any Interest  Period  expiration date is not a Business Day but
is a day of the month after which no further  Business Day occurs in such month,
such Interest Period shall expire on the immediately preceding Business Day;

                  (4) any Interest  Period that begins on the last  Business Day
of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding
day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall,  subject to
part (5) below, end on the last Business Day of a calendar month; and

                  (5) no Interest  Period  shall extend  beyond the  Termination
Date.

         "Interest  Rate" has the meaning  assigned  to that term in  subsection
2.2(A).

         "Interest  Ratio" has the meaning  assigned to that term in  subsection
9.8(A)(3).

         "Interest  Settlement  Date" has the  meaning  assigned to that term in
subsection 9.8(A)(4).

         "IRC" means the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time,  and any  successor  statute  and all  rules and  regulations  promulgated
thereunder.

         "IRS" means the United States of America Internal Revenue Service.

         "Issuing  Lender" has the meaning  assigned to that term in  subsection
2.1(G)(2)

         "Lender"  or  "Lenders"  has the  meaning  assigned to that term in the
Recitals section of this Agreement.

         "Letter of  Non-Exemption"  has the  meaning  assigned  to that term in
subsection 2.9(C).

         "Liabilities" shall have the meaning given that term in accordance with
GAAP and shall include, without limitation, Indebtedness.


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         "LIBOR" means, for each Interest Period, a rate per annum equal to:

                  (1) offered  rate for  deposits  in U.S.  dollars in an amount
comparable to the amount of the applicable Loan in the London  interbank  market
for the relevant  Interest  Period  which is  published by the British  Bankers'
Association  and  currently  appears on the Telerate  Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m.
(London  time) on the day which is two (2) Business  Days prior to the first day
of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period; provided,
however,  that if such a rate  ceases  to be  available  to Agent on that or any
other source from the British  Bankers'  Association,  LIBOR shall be equal to a
rate per annum equal to the average rate (rounded upwards, if necessary,  to the
nearest 1/100 of 1%) at which Agent  determines  that U.S.  dollars in an amount
comparable  to the  amount of the  applicable  Loans are being  offered to prime
banks at  approximately  11:00  a.m.  (London  time) on the day which is two (2)
Business  Days  prior  to the  first  day of  such  Interest  Period  for a term
comparable to such Interest Period for settlement in immediately available funds
by leading banks in the London interbank market selected by Agent; divided by

                  (2) a number  equal to one  (1.0)  minus the  maximum  reserve
percentages  (expressed as a decimal fraction)  (including,  without limitation,
basic,  supplemental,  marginal and emergency  reserves under any regulations of
the Board of  Governors  of the  Federal  Reserve  System or other  Governmental
Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto, as now and from time to time
in effect) for  Eurocurrency  funding  (currently  referred to as  "Eurocurrency
Liabilities"  in Regulation D of such Board) which are required to be maintained
by any Lender by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; such rate
to be rounded upward to the next whole multiple of  one-sixteenth of one percent
(.0625%).  LIBOR shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date
of any change in any such reserve percentage.

         "LIBOR  Loans"  means the Term Loans  during any periods  that the Term
Loans bear interest at rates determined by reference to LIBOR.

         "Lien"  means any lien  (statutory  or  otherwise),  mortgage,  deed of
trust,  pledge,  security  interest,  charge or encumbrance of any kind, whether
voluntary  or  involuntary  (including  any  conditional  sale  or  other  title
retention agreement,  any lease in the nature thereof, and any agreement to give
any security interest).

         "Loan" or "Loans" means the advance under the Term Loan Commitment.

         "Loan  Documents"  means this  Agreement,  the Pledge  Agreements,  the
Mortgages,  the Notes,  the  Intercreditor  Agreement  and all other  documents,
instruments  and  agreements  executed  by or on  behalf  of any Loan  Party and
delivered  concurrently herewith or at any time hereafter to or for Agent or any
Lender in connection with the Loans, and any other transactions  contemplated by
this Agreement, all as amended, restated,  supplemented or modified from time to
time.

         "Loan Party" means each of the  Borrowers,  each of the  Guarantors and
each  Subsidiary  of any  Loan  Party  which is or  becomes  a party to any Loan
Document.

         "Loan  Parties'  Accountants"  means  McGladrey and Pullen,  LLP, which
selection  shall  not be  modified  during  the term of this  Agreement  without
Agent's prior written consent.


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         "Loan  Year"  means  each  period of  twelve  (12)  consecutive  months
commencing on the Closing Date and on each anniversary thereof.

         "London  Banking  Day" means any day on which  dealings  in deposits in
U.S. dollars are transacted in the London Interbank market.

         "Management Equity  Contribution" means the contribution  following the
Closing  Date of up to  $500,000  to the  capital of  Holdings  (and  subsequent
contribution  by  Holdings  to  Collins)  by members of  management  of the Loan
Parties.

         "Management  Fees and Expenses"  means the management fees and expenses
permitted to be paid to AIP and BNS pursuant to subsection 7.5(b) and (c).

         "Material  Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect upon (a) the
business, operations,  prospects,  properties, assets or condition (financial or
otherwise)  of any  Borrower,  or the Loan  Parties  taken  as a whole,  (b) the
ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations  under any Loan Document to
which it is a party or of Agent or any Lender to  enforce or collect  any of the
Obligations or (c) a material  impairment of the  enforceability  or priority of
the Agent's Liens with respect to the Collateral.

         "Maximum  Rate" has the  meaning  assigned  to that term in  subsection
2.2(C).

         "Merger"  shall  have the  meaning  set forth in the  recitals  to this
Agreement.

         "Merger  Consideration"  shall mean cash paid by CS  Acquisition to the
shareholders  of Collins as  consideration  for the Merger in an amount equal to
$12.50 per common share of Collins.

         "Merger Documents" means,  collectively,  the (i) Agreement and Plan of
Merger dated as of September 26, 2006 among Collins,  CS  Acquisition  and Steel
Partners  II,  L.P.,  (ii) the  Fairness  Opinion,  (iii) the  Disbursing  Agent
Agreement and (iii) all articles of merger and certificates, related thereto.

         "Mortgage"  means  each of the  mortgages,  deeds of  trust,  leasehold
mortgages,  leasehold deeds of trust,  collateral assignments of leases or other
real estate security  documents  delivered by any Loan Party to Agent, on behalf
of Agent and Lenders, with respect to Mortgaged Property or Additional Mortgaged
Property, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.

         "Mortgage Policies" has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection
5.4(A).

         "Mortgaged Property" means the real property owned by any Loan Party as
described on Schedule 5.4.

         "Multiemployer  Plan" means any plan that is a "multiemployer plan" (as
such term is defined in Section  4001(a)(3) of ERISA) to which any Loan Party or
any ERISA  Affiliate  contributes or accrues an obligation to contribute or with
respect  to which any of them have any  liability,  or has  within  the past six
years had any obligation or liability to make contributions.


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         "Multiple  Employer Plan" shall mean an Employee Benefit Plan which has
two or more  contributing  sponsors  (including  any  Loan  Party  or any  ERISA
Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control,  as such a plan is
described in Section 4064 of ERISA.

         "Note" or "Notes" means the Term Notes.

         "Notice of  Borrowing"  means a notice duly  executed by an  authorized
representative  of Borrowing  Agent  appropriately  completed and in the form of
Exhibit D.
         "Obligations"  means all  obligations,  liabilities and indebtedness of
every nature of each Loan Party from time to time owed to Agent or to any Lender
under the Loan Documents (whether incurred before or after the Termination Date)
including,  without  limitation,  the principal amount of all debts,  claims and
indebtedness,  accrued and unpaid  interest  and all fees,  costs and  expenses,
whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise,  heretofore,
now and/or from time to time hereafter owing, due or payable including,  without
limitation,  all interest, fees, cost and expenses accrued or incurred after the
filing of any petition  under any  bankruptcy or insolvency  law  (regardless of
whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim therein).

         "Operating  Cash Flow"  means,  for any period,  (a)  EBITDA;  less (b)
Capital Expenditures net of amounts financed by third parties, including Capital
Leases.

         "ORIX"  has  the  meaning  assigned  to that  term in the  introductory
paragraph of this Agreement.

         "Patent  Security   Agreement"  means  any  Patent  Security  Agreement
executed and  delivered by each Loan Party to Agent,  as the same may be amended
and in effect from time to time.

         "Patents" means collectively all of the following:  (a) all patents and
patent applications including,  without limitation, those listed on any schedule
to any Patent Security  Agreement and the inventions and improvements  described
and claimed therein,  and patentable  inventions;  (b) the reissues,  divisions,
continuations,  renewals,  extensions  and  continuations-in-part  of any of the
foregoing; (c) all income, royalties,  damages and payments now or hereafter due
and/or  payable  under  any of  the  foregoing  or  with  respect  to any of the
foregoing, including, without limitation, damages and payments for past, present
and future infringements of any of the foregoing; (d) the right to sue for past,
present and future  infringements  of any of the  foregoing;  and (e) all rights
corresponding to any of the foregoing throughout the world.

          "PBGC"   shall  mean  the  Pension   Benefits   Guaranty   Corporation
established  pursuant  to Title IV of ERISA,  or any  successor  agency or other
Governmental Authority succeeding to the functions thereof.

         "Pension Benefit Plan" shall mean at any time any employee benefit plan
(including a Multiple  Employer  Plan,  but not a  Multiemployer  Plan) which is
covered  by Title IV of ERISA or is  subject to the  minimum  funding  standards
under Section 412 of the IRC and either (i) is maintained by a Loan Party or any
current or former ERISA Affiliate;  or (ii) has at any time within the preceding
five years been  maintained by a Loan Party or any entity which was at such time


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an ERISA  Affiliate or former ERISA Affiliate for employees of any Loan Party or
of any  entity  which  was at such  time an  ERISA  Affiliate  or  former  ERISA
Affiliate.

         "Permitted  Encumbrances" means the following types of Liens: (a) Liens
(other  than  Liens  relating  to  Environmental  Claims  or ERISA)  for  taxes,
assessments or other governmental charges or levies not yet due and payable; (b)
statutory  Liens  of  landlords,  carriers,  warehousemen,  mechanics,  vendors,
materialmen  and other similar  liens imposed by law,  which are incurred in the
ordinary course of business for sums not more than thirty (30) days  delinquent;
(c) Liens  (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA)  incurred or deposits  made in
the  ordinary  course of  business in  connection  with  workers'  compensation,
unemployment   insurance   and  other  types  of  social   security,   statutory
obligations,  surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade
contracts,  performance and return-of-money  bonds and other similar obligations
(exclusive  of  obligations  for the  payment  of  borrowed  money);  (d) zoning
restrictions, easements, licenses, reservations, provisions, covenants, waivers,
rights-of-way,  restrictions, minor irregularities of title (and with respect to
leasehold  interests,  mortgages,  obligations,  Liens  and  other  encumbrances
incurred,  created,  assumed or  permitted  to exist and arising by,  through or
under a landlord, ground lessor or owner of the leased property, with or without
consent of the lessee) and other similar charges or encumbrances with respect to
real property not interfering in any material  respect with the ordinary conduct
of the  business  of any Loan  Party and  which do not  secure  obligations  for
payment of money;  (e) Liens for purchase money  obligations,  provided that (i)
the  purchase  of the  asset  subject  to  any  such  Lien  is  permitted  under
subparagraph D of the Financial Covenant Rider, (ii) the Indebtedness secured by
any such Lien is permitted  under  subsection 7.1, and (iii) such Lien encumbers
only the asset so  purchased;  (f) Liens in favor of Agent,  on behalf of itself
and Lenders, (g) Liens set forth on Schedule 7.3(B); (h) precautionary financing
statements  filed in connection  with  operating  leases;  (i) Liens in favor of
First Lien Agent,  on behalf of itself and First Lien  Lenders,  so long as such
Liens are in compliance with the Intercreditor  Agreement; and (j) the Liens and
encumbrances listed on Schedule B of the loan policies issued for the benefit of
Agent  and  delivered  in   connection   with  this   Transaction   (the  "Title
Encumbrances").

         "Person"  means and includes  natural  persons,  corporations,  limited
partnerships,   general  partnerships,   limited  liability  companies,  limited
liability  partnerships,  joint stock companies,  joint ventures,  associations,
companies, trusts, banks, trust companies, land trusts, business trusts or other
organizations,  whether or not legal entities,  and governments and agencies and
political subdivisions thereof.

         "Pledge  Agreement"  shall  mean the Pledge  Agreement  dated as of the
Closing Date by and among each Loan Party party  thereto and Agent,  as amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

         "Pro  Forma"  means the  unedited  balance  sheet of Loan  Parties on a
consolidated   basis  as  of  the  Closing  Date  after  giving  effect  to  the
Transaction. The Pro Forma is attached hereto as Schedule 4.4.

         "Pro Forma Adjustments" means: (i) $479,000 for the quarter ended April
30, 2006, (ii) $507,000 for the quarter ended July 31, 2006, (iii) $472,000,  as
well as all  severance  and  transaction  expenses  relating to the merger of CS
Acquisition into Collins which are included in the calculation of net income for


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the quarter  ended October 31, 2006 and (iv) for future  periods,  to the extent
included  in the  calculation  of net  income,  the  sum  of (1)  severance  and
transaction  expenses  relating to the merger of CS Acquisition into Collins and
(2) expenditures (including but not limited to retention, severance, relocation,
moving and other project  costs)  incurred by Borrower prior to October 31, 2008
associated with the consolidation of Borrower's facilities and implementation of
Borrower's  operating plan, in an aggregate  amount not in excess of $3,000,000,
provided that (x) the Borrower has determined the need for such  expenditures in
its  reasonable  judgment,   and  (y)  such  expenditures  shall  be  reasonably
acceptable to the First Lien Agent.

         "Pro Rata Share"  means the  percentage  obtained  by dividing  (i) the
Total Term Loan  Commitment of a Lender by (ii) the Total Term Loan  Commitments
of all Lenders,  as such  percentage  may be adjusted by  assignments  permitted
pursuant to subsection 9.5;  provided,  however,  if any Term Loan Commitment is
terminated  pursuant to the terms  hereof,  then "Pro Rata Share"  means (x) the
aggregate  amount of a  Lender's  outstanding  Term  Loans by (y) the  aggregate
amount of all outstanding Term Loans.

         "Projections"  means  the Loan  Parties'  forecasted  consolidated  and
consolidating: (a) balance sheets, (b) profit and loss statements, (c) cash flow
statements,  (d) capitalization  statements and (e) Revolving Loan availability,
all  prepared on a division by  division  and  Subsidiary  by  Subsidiary  basis
consistent  with Loan Parties'  historical  financial  statements and based upon
good faith estimates and  assumptions by Loan Parties  believed to be reasonable
at the time made,  together with appropriate  supporting details and a statement
of underlying assumptions.

         "Register" has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection 9.5(E).

         "Related  Fund" has the  meaning  assigned  to that term in  subsection
9.5(D).

         "Replacement   Lender"  has  the  meaning  assigned  to  that  term  in
subsection 2.11(A).

         "Reportable  Event" shall mean a reportable  event described in Section
4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations  promulgated  thereunder other than an event
for which the requirement to provide notice to the PBGC has been waived.

         "Requisite  Lenders"  means (a) if the  number of Lenders is two (2) or
less,  all of the  Lenders,  and (b) if the  number of Lenders is three or more,
Lenders  holding or being  responsible  for more than fifty percent (50%) of the
sum of the outstanding Loans.

         "Responsible  Officer" means any senior vice president,  executive vice
president, president, chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of any
Loan Party.

         "Restricted   Junior  Payment"   means:   (a)  any  dividend  or  other
distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any Equity Interests of any Loan
Party now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely with shares
of the class of stock on which such  dividend  is  declared;  (b) any payment of
Merger  Consideration  after the Closing Date or payment in  connection  with or
relating  to the  extinguishment,  cancellation  or  repurchase  of  any  Equity
Interests  of Collins  that  existed  prior to the  Merger;  (c) any  payment or
prepayment of principal of, premium,  if any, or interest on, or any redemption,


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conversion,  exchange, retirement,  defeasance, sinking fund or similar payment,
purchase  or other  acquisition  for value,  direct or  indirect,  of any Equity
Interests of any Loan Party now or hereafter  outstanding,  or the issuance of a
notice of an  intention  to do any of the  foregoing;  (d) any  payment  made to
retire,  or to obtain the surrender  of, any  outstanding  warrants,  options or
other rights to acquire shares of any Equity  Interests of any Loan Party now or
hereafter  outstanding;  (e) any director fee paid to any member of the board of
directors  of any Loan Party who is also an employee of any Loan Party;  (f) any
payment by any Loan Party of any  management,  consulting or similar fees to any
Affiliate,  whether  pursuant to a management  agreement or  otherwise;  (g) any
payment with respect to principal,  interest, fees or other amounts of the First
Lien Debt,  other than as expressly  permitted under the terms of the First Lien
Loan Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date and the Intercreditor Agreement;
and (h)  any  prepayment  of any  other  Indebtedness  not  otherwise  expressly
permitted above.

         "Securities Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

         "Settlement  Date" has the meaning  assigned to that term in subsection
9.8(A)(2).

         "Shareholder's  Agreement" means that certain  Shareholder's  Agreement
dated as of October  31,  2006 by and among  Holdings,  AIP/CH,  BNS and certain
other shareholders of Holdings.

         "Subsidiary"  means,  with  respect  to any  Person,  any  corporation,
association or other  business  entity of which more than fifty percent (50%) of
the  total  voting  power  of  Equity  Interest  (or  equivalent   ownership  or
controlling  interest)  entitled  (without  regard  to  the  occurrence  of  any
contingency) to vote in the election of directors,  managers or trustees thereof
is at the time owned or controlled,  directly or  indirectly,  by that Person or
one or more of the other subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof.

         "Tax  Liabilities"  has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection
2.9(A).

         "Tax Sharing  Agreement" means that certain Tax Sharing Agreement dated
as of  October  31,  2006  among  BNS,  Holdings  and the  direct  and  indirect
Subsidiaries of Holdings (without giving effect to any amendment or modification
thereto without the prior written consent of Agent).

         "Term Loan" means the unpaid  balance of the term loan made pursuant to
subsection 2.1(C).

         "Term Loan  Commitment"  means (a) as to any Lender,  the commitment of
such Lender to make its Pro Rata share of the Term Loan in the maximum aggregate
amount set forth on the signature page of this Agreement  opposite such Lender's
signature or in the most recent  Assignment and Acceptance  Agreements,  if any,
executed by such Lender and (b) as to all Lenders,  the aggregate  commitment of
all Lenders to make the Term Loan.

         "Term  Note"  means  each  promissory  note of  Borrowers  in form  and
substance acceptable to Agent, issued to evidence the Term Loan Commitment.


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         "Termination  Date" has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection
2.5.

         "Termination  Event" shall mean (i) a Reportable  Event with respect to
any Employee Benefit Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan); (ii) the withdrawal
of any Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate from any Employee  Benefit Plan (other than
a Multiemployer Plan) during a plan year in which such entity was a "substantial
employer"  as defined in Section  4001(a)(2)  of ERISA;  (iii) the  providing of
notice  of  intent  to  terminate  any  Employee  Benefit  Plan  (other  than  a
Multiemployer  Plan) in a distress  termination  described in Section 4041(c) of
ERISA; (iv) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate any Employee
Benefit  Plan or  Multiemployer  Plan;  (v) any event or  condition  which would
reasonably be expected to (a) constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for
the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer,  any Employee
Benefit Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan), (b) result in the termination of
a  Multiemployer  Plan  pursuant to Section  4041A of ERISA or (c) result in the
imposition  of any  Lien on the  assets  of any Loan  Party or ERISA  Affiliate,
including by  operation  of Section 4069 of ERISA;  (vi) the partial or complete
withdrawal  within the  meaning of  Sections  4203 and 4205 of ERISA of any Loan
Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer  Plan; or (vii) the payment by
any  Loan  Party  or  ERISA   Affiliate  of  any   withdrawal   liability  to  a
Multi-Employer Plan which would have a Material Adverse Effect.

         "Title   Encumbrances"  has  the  meaning  assigned  to  that  term  in
sub-clause (j) of the definition of "Permitted Encumbrances".

         "Trademark  Security  Agreement" means any Trademark Security Agreement
executed and  delivered by each Loan Party to Agent,  as the same may be amended
and in effect from time to time.

         "Trademarks"  means   collectively  all  of  the  following:   (a)  all
trademarks,  trade  names,  corporate  names,  company  names,  business  names,
fictitious  business names, trade styles,  service marks,  logos, other business
identifiers,  prints and labels on which any of the  foregoing  have appeared or
appear,  all  registrations  and recordings  thereof,  and all  applications  in
connection therewith including, without limitation, those listed on any schedule
to any Trademark Security Agreement;  (b) all renewals thereof;  (c) all income,
royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable under any of
the  foregoing or with  respect to any of the  foregoing  including  damages and
payments for past, present and future infringements of any of the foregoing; (d)
the  right to sue for  past,  present  and  future  infringements  of any of the
foregoing;  (e) all rights  corresponding to any of the foregoing throughout the
world;  and  (f) all  goodwill  associated  with  and  symbolized  by any of the
foregoing.

         "Transaction"  means  the  transactions   contemplated  by  the  Equity
Documents,  the  Merger  Documents,  the Loan  Documents,  the  First  Lien Loan
Documents and the financial accommodations and Loans contemplated herein.

         "Trust Agreement" means, collectively, the Trust Agreement, dated on or
about the  Closing  Date,  among  Borrowers,  First  Lien  Agent,  and the named
Trustee, in form and substance  satisfactory to Agent, providing for the holding
by such trustee on behalf of the Lenders of title documents  relating to chassis
constituting Collateral and periodic reporting relating thereto.


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         "UCC" means the Uniform  Commercial Code as in effect from time to time
in the State of New York; provided,  however, to the extent the law of any other
state or other jurisdiction applies to the attachment,  perfection,  priority or
enforcement of any Lien granted to Agent in any of the  Collateral,  "UCC" means
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other state or jurisdiction for
purposes  of the  provisions  hereof  relating to such  attachment,  perfection,
priority  or  enforcement  of a Lien  in such  Collateral.  To the  extent  this
Agreement  defines the term  "Collateral" by reference to terms used in the UCC,
each of such terms shall have the broadest meaning given to such terms under the
UCC as in effect in any state or other jurisdiction.

         "Undrawn  Availability"  means an amount equal to the Maximum Revolving
Loan Amount less the Revolving Loan.

         1.2. UCC DEFINED  TERMS.  The  following  terms used in this  Agreement
shall have the respective meanings provided for in the UCC: "Accounts", "Account
Debtor",  "Buyer in Ordinary Course of Business",  "Chattel Paper",  "Commercial
Tort  Claim",  "Deposit  Account",  "Documents",   "Electronic  Chattel  Paper",
"Equipment",  "Farm  Products",  "Fixtures",  "General  Intangibles",   "Goods",
"Instruments",   "Inventory",   "Investment   Property",   "Letter  of  Credit",
"Letter-of-Credit Rights",  "Licensee in Ordinary Course of Business",  "Payment
Intangibles",  "Proceeds",  "Record",  "Software",  "Supporting Obligations" and
"Tangible Chattel Paper".

         1.3.  ACCOUNTING TERMS. For purposes of this Agreement,  all accounting
terms not  otherwise  defined  herein shall have the  meanings  assigned to such
terms in  conformity  with  GAAP.  Financial  statements  and other  information
furnished to Agent or any Lender pursuant to subsection 5.1 shall be prepared in
accordance  with  GAAP  (as in  effect  at the  time of such  preparation)  on a
consistent basis. In the event any "Accounting Changes" (as defined below) shall
occur and such changes affect  financial  covenants,  standards or terms in this
Agreement, then Loan Parties and Agent agree to enter into negotiations in order
to amend such  provisions  of this  Agreement  so as to  equitably  reflect such
Accounting  Changes with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating the
financial  condition  of Loan  Parties  shall be the same after such  Accounting
Changes as if such Accounting  Changes had not been made, and until such time as
such an amendment  shall have been  executed  and  delivered by Loan Parties and
Requisite  Lenders,  (A) all  financial  covenants,  standards and terms in this
Agreement shall be calculated and/or construed as if such Accounting Changes had
not been made, and (B) Loan Parties shall prepare  footnotes to each  Compliance
Certificate and the financial statements required to be delivered hereunder that
show the differences between the financial  statements  delivered (which reflect
such  Accounting  Changes)  and the basis  for  calculating  financial  covenant
compliance (without reflecting such Accounting  Changes).  "Accounting  Changes"
means: (a) changes in accounting  principles required by GAAP and implemented by
Loan Parties; (b) changes in accounting principles  recommended by Loan Parties'
Accountants;  and  (c)  changes  in  carrying  value  of Loan  Parties'  assets,
liabilities or equity  accounts  resulting from (i) the  application of purchase
accounting  principles  (A.P.B. 16 and/or 17 and EITF 88-16 and FASB 109) to the
Transaction,  PROVIDED that the  application of purchase  accounting  principles
shall not constitute an Accounting Change to the extent such application and the
changes in the carrying  value of Loan Parties'  assets,  liabilities  or equity
accounts  cause  thereby are  reflected in the Pro Forma and/or the  Projections
delivered on or before the Closing Date or (ii) any other  adjustments  that, in
each case,  were  applicable  to, but not included  in, the Pro Forma.  All such
adjustments  resulting  from  expenditures  made  subsequent to the Closing Date
(including,  but not limited to, capitalization of costs and expenses or payment


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of pre-Closing Date liabilities)  shall be treated as expenses in the period the
expenditures  are made and deducted as part of the calculation of EBITDA in such
period.

         1.4.   OTHER   DEFINITIONAL   PROVISIONS.   References  to  "Sections",
"subsections",  "Riders",  "Exhibits",  "Schedules"  and  "Addenda"  shall be to
Sections, subsections, Riders, Exhibits, Schedules and Addenda, respectively, of
this Agreement unless otherwise  specifically provided. Any of the terms defined
in  subsection  1.1 or  otherwise  in this  Agreement  may,  unless the  context
otherwise  requires,  be used in the  singular  or the plural  depending  on the
reference.  In this  Agreement,  words  importing  any gender  include the other
genders;  the words "including,"  "includes" and "include" shall be deemed to be
followed by the words  "without  limitation";  the term "or" has,  except  where
otherwise  indicated,  the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase "and/or";
references to agreements and other  contractual  instruments  shall be deemed to
include subsequent amendments, assignments, and other modifications thereto, but
only to the extent such amendments,  assignments and other modifications are not
prohibited by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; references
to Persons include their respective  permitted successors and assigns or, in the
case of governmental  Persons,  Persons  succeeding to the relevant functions of
such  Persons;  and all  references  to statutes and related  regulations  shall
include any amendments of same and any successor statutes and regulations.

SECTION 2     LOANS AND COLLATERAL

         2.1. LOANS.

                  (A) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

                  (B) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

                  (C) TERM LOAN.  Each Lender,  severally,  agrees to lend to CS
Acquisition, on the Closing Date, its Pro Rata Share of the Term Loan Commitment
which is in the aggregate  amount of $45,000,000.  The Term Loan shall be funded
in one drawing. Amounts borrowed under this subsection 2.1(C) and repaid may not
be  reborrowed.  The aggregate  outstanding  principal  balance of the Term Loan
shall  be due  and  payable  in  full  in  immediately  available  funds  on the
Termination Date.

                  (D) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

                  (E) NOTES.  Borrowers shall execute and deliver to each Lender
with appropriate insertions Notes to evidence such Lender's Commitments.  In the
event of an assignment under subsection 9.5,  Borrowers shall, upon surrender of
the assigning  Lender's  Notes,  issue new Notes to reflect the interest held by
the assigning Lender and its assignee.

                  (F) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

                  (G) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

                  (H) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].


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         2.2. INTEREST.

                  (A) RATE OF  INTEREST.  The Loans  and all  other  Obligations
shall bear interest from the date such Loans are made or such other  Obligations
become due to the date paid at a rate per annum equal to (1) in the case of Base
Rate Loans and  Obligations  for which no interest rate basis is specified,  the
Base Rate PLUS the Applicable  Margin and (2) in the case of LIBOR Loans,  LIBOR
PLUS the Applicable Margin  (collectively the "Interest Rate"). Such designation
by  Borrowing  Agent may be changed  from time to time  pursuant  to  subsection
2.2(D).  If on any day the Loan is outstanding and notice has not been delivered
to Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement specifying the basis for
determining  the rate of  interest or if LIBOR has been  specified  and no LIBOR
quote is available,  then for that day all Loans shall bear interest  determined
by reference to the Base Rate.

                  After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default (1) the Loans and all other Obligations  shall, at the election of Agent
or  Requisite  Lenders,  bear  interest at a rate per annum equal to two percent
(2%) PLUS the  applicable  Interest Rate (the "Default  Rate"),  (2) LIBOR Loans
shall  automatically  convert  to Base Rate  Loans at the end of any  applicable
Interest Period and (3) the Loans may not be converted to LIBOR Loans.

                  (B) COMPUTATION AND PAYMENT OF INTEREST. Interest on the Loans
and all other  Obligations  shall be computed on the daily principal  balance on
the basis of a three  hundred sixty (360) day year for the actual number of days
elapsed. In computing interest on the Loans, the date of funding of the Loans or
the first day of an Interest Period  applicable to the Loans or, with respect to
the Base Rate Loans being converted from LIBOR Loans,  the date of conversion of
the LIBOR Loans to Base Rate Loans,  shall be included;  and the date of payment
of the Loans or the  expiration  date of an Interest  Period  applicable  to the
Loans,  or with respect to Base Rate Loans being  converted to LIBOR Loans,  the
date of  conversion  of the Base Rate Loans to LIBOR  Loans,  shall be excluded;
provided  that if a Loan is repaid on the same day on which it is made,  one (1)
day's  interest  shall be paid on the Loan.  Interest on the Loans and all other
Obligations  shall be  payable to Agent for the  benefit  of Lenders  monthly in
arrears on the first day of each month,  on the date of any prepayment of Loans,
and at maturity, whether by acceleration or otherwise.

                  (C)  INTEREST  LAWS.  Notwithstanding  any  provision  to  the
contrary  contained in this  Agreement or any other Loan  Document,  no Borrower
shall be required to pay, and neither Agent nor any Lender shall be permitted to
collect,  any amount of  interest  in excess of the  maximum  amount of interest
permitted by  applicable  law  ("Excess  Interest").  If any Excess  Interest is
provided for or  determined  by a court of competent  jurisdiction  to have been
provided  for in this  Agreement  or in any other  Loan  Document,  then in such
event:  (1) the  provisions  of this  subsection  shall govern and control;  (2)
neither  any  Borrower  nor any other Loan Party shall be  obligated  to pay any
Excess  Interest;  (3) any  Excess  Interest  that  Agent or any Lender may have
received  hereunder shall be, at such Lender's  option,  (a) applied as a credit
against the  outstanding  principal  balance of the  Obligations  or accrued and
unpaid  interest  (not to exceed  the  maximum  amount  permitted  by law),  (b)
refunded to the payor thereof, or (c) any combination of the foregoing;  (4) the
interest  rate(s)  provided  for herein  shall be  automatically  reduced to the
maximum lawful rate allowed from time to time under applicable law (the "Maximum
Rate"),  and this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to have
been and shall be,  reformed  and modified to reflect  such  reduction;  and (5)


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neither  any  Borrower  nor any other Loan Party  shall have any action  against
Agent or any Lender for any damages  arising out of the payment or collection of
any Excess Interest.  Notwithstanding  the foregoing,  if for any period of time
interest on any  Obligations  is  calculated at the Maximum Rate rather than the
applicable  rate under this  Agreement,  and  thereafter  such  applicable  rate
becomes  less  than the  Maximum  Rate,  the rate of  interest  payable  on such
Obligations  shall  remain at the  Maximum  Rate  until each  Lender  shall have
received  the amount of interest  which such Lender would have  received  during
such period on such Obligations had the rate of interest not been limited to the
Maximum Rate during such period.

                  (D)   CONVERSION  OR   CONTINUATION.   Subject  to  the  other
provisions of this  Agreement,  including,  without  limitation,  satisfying the
conditions set forth in Section 3, Borrowing  Agent shall have the option to (1)
convert at any time all outstanding Loans from Base Rate Loans to LIBOR Loans or
(2) upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to LIBOR Loans, to (a)
continue  all of the LIBOR  Loans or (b)  convert all of the LIBOR Loans to Base
Rate Loans.  The  succeeding  Interest  Period(s) of the  continued or converted
Loans shall  commence on the last day of the Interest  Period of the Loans to be
continued or  converted;  provided that the Loans may not be continued as, or be
converted into,  LIBOR Loans,  when any Event of Default or Default has occurred
and is continuing.  Any such  conversion or continuation of the Term Loans shall
be of the entire  outstanding  principal  amount under all Term Loans so that at
all times  either (i) all Term Loans are LIBOR  Loans or (ii) all Term Loans are
Base Rate Loans.

                  Borrowing  Agent  shall  deliver  a Notice of  Borrowing  with
respect  to any such  conversion/continuation  to Agent no later  than 1:00 p.m.
(New York City time) at least three (3) Business Days in advance of the proposed
conversion/continuation  date.  The  Notice of  Borrowing  with  respect to such
conversion/continuation shall certify: (1) the proposed  conversion/continuation
date  (which  shall  be  a  Business  Day);  (2)  the  nature  of  the  proposed
conversion/continuation; (3) in the case of conversion to, or a continuation of,
LIBOR Loans,  the  requested  Interest  Period;  (4) that no Default or Event of
Default  has  occurred  and is  continuing  or would  result  from the  proposed
conversion/continuation;  and (5) that all conditions to make Loans as set forth
in Section 3 have been satisfied.

                  In lieu of  delivering a Notice of  Borrowing  with respect to
any such  conversion/continuation,  Borrowing  Agent may give  Agent  telephonic
notice by the required time of any proposed  conversion/continuation  under this
subsection  2.2(D) (in such telephonic  notice  Borrowing Agent shall certify to
the items set forth  above with  respect to the Notice of  Borrowing);  provided
that such telephonic  notice shall be promptly  confirmed in writing by delivery
of a Notice of Borrowing (in form and substance  described  herein) with respect
to  such   conversion/continuation   to  Agent  on  or   before   the   proposed
conversion/continuation  date.  Once  given,  Borrowers  shall  be bound by such
telephonic notice. Upon the expiration of an Interest Period for LIBOR Loans, in
the absence of a new Notice of  Borrowing or a  telephonic  notice  submitted to
Agent not less than three (3)  Business  Days prior to the end of such  Interest
Period, all LIBOR Loans shall be automatically converted to Base Rate Loans.

                  Neither  Agent nor any Lender shall incur any liability to any
Borrower  or any other  Loan  Party in acting  upon any  telephonic  notice or a
Notice of Borrowing  referred to above that Agent believes in good faith to have


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been  given by an  officer  or  other  person  authorized  to act on  behalf  of
Borrowers or for otherwise acting in good faith under this subsection 2.2(D).

         2.3. FEES.

                  (A) ARRANGEMENT FEE. On the Closing Date,  Borrowers shall pay
to ORIX, for its own account, an Arrangement Fee in the amount of [INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED]  (representing  [INTENTIONALLY  OMITTED]  of the  aggregate  Term  Loan
Commitment).

                  (B) PREPAYMENT  FEES. If Borrowers pay after  acceleration  or
prepay  all or any  portion  of the  Term  Loans  or  terminate  the  Term  Loan
Commitments,  whether  voluntarily or involuntarily  and whether before or after
acceleration of the  Obligations,  Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for the benefit
of  Lenders  as  liquidated  damages  and  compensation  for the  costs of being
prepared to make funds  available  hereunder an amount  equal to the  Applicable
Percentage  (as defined  below)  multiplied by the principal  amount of the Term
Loans paid after  acceleration  or prepaid;  provided  that,  if  Borrowers  are
required to prepay the Term Loan as a result of a mandatory  prepayment required
pursuant to subsection  2.4(B)(3) of the Loan Agreement,  Borrowers shall not be
obligated to pay such prepayment fee with respect to such mandatory  prepayment.
As used herein,  the term "Applicable  Percentage"  shall mean (x) three percent
(3.0%) in the case of a prepayment or termination prior to the first anniversary
date of the Closing Date,  (y) two percent (2.0%) in the case of a prepayment or
termination  from and after the first  anniversary of the Closing Date and prior
to the  second  anniversary  of the  Closing  Date  and (z) one  percent  (1.0%)
thereafter.  The Loan  Parties  agree  that  the  Applicable  Percentages  are a
reasonable  calculation of Lenders' lost profits in view of the difficulties and
impracticality of determining  actual damages resulting from an early prepayment
of the Term Loan or termination of the Term Loan Commitment.

                  (C) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

                  (D) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

                  (E) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

                  (F) OTHER FEES AND EXPENSES. Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for
its own  account,  all charges  for  returned  items and all other bank  charges
incurred by Agent,  as well as Agent's  standard wire transfer  charges for each
wire transfer made under this Agreement.

                  (G) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

         2.4. PAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS.

                  (A) MANNER AND TIME OF PAYMENT.  Any amounts due  hereunder or
under any of the other Loan Documents,  such amount shall be immediately due and
payable  with  interest  thereon  accruing  from the  applicable  due date.  All
payments made by Borrowers with respect to the Obligations shall be made without
deduction,  defense,  setoff or  counterclaim.  All payments to Agent  hereunder
shall,  unless  otherwise  directed by Agent,  be made to Agent's  Account or in
accordance with subsection 4.22. All payments  remitted to Agent's Account shall
be credited to the  Obligations  on the same  Business Day as such  payments are
received by Agent in immediately available funds;  provided,  however,  payments


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received  by Agent after 2:00 P.M..  (EST) shall be deemed  received on the next
Business  Day.  Borrowing  Agent shall  notify  Agent by Noon (EST) if Borrowers
intend to make any  voluntary  payment or  repayment of the  Obligations  to the
Agent's Account.

                  (B) MANDATORY PREPAYMENTS.

                      (1) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

                      (2)  PREPAYMENTS  FROM  PROCEEDS  OF  ASSET  DISPOSITIONS.
Promptly,  but in no event later than seven (7) Business  Days after  receipt by
any  Loan  Party of  proceeds  of any  Asset  Dispositions  (including,  without
limitation,  any insurance  proceeds),  which  proceeds  exceed  $250,000 in the
aggregate (it being understood that if the proceeds exceed $250,000,  the entire
amount  and not  just the  portion  above  $250,000  shall  be  subject  to this
subsection  2.4(B)(2)),  and to the extent not prohibited pursuant to subsection
2.4(E) of the First Lien Loan Agreement,  Borrowers shall prepay the Obligations
in an amount equal to the net proceeds (i.e., gross proceeds less the reasonable
costs of such sales or other dispositions and less any Indebtedness for borrowed
money secured by a Lien  described in clause (e) of the  definition of Permitted
Encumbrances)  from  such  Asset  Dispositions.  All such  prepayments  shall be
applied to the Loans in accordance with subsection 2.4(E); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, if
Borrowers  reasonably  expect  the  proceeds  of  any  Asset  Disposition  to be
reinvested within one hundred eighty (180) days to repair or replace such assets
with assets of a similar class, Borrowers may, so long as no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be  continuing,  use such proceeds only for such
repair or  replacement.  If Borrowers  fail to reinvest  such  proceeds for such
purpose  within one hundred eighty (180) days,  Borrowers  shall repay the Loans
with such proceeds in the manner set forth in subsection 2.4(E).

                      (3)  PREPAYMENTS  TO FIRST LIEN  LENDERS  FROM EXCESS CASH
FLOW.  If Borrowers are required to make  prepayments  from Excess Cash Flow (as
defined in the First Lien Loan  Agreement)  under the First Lien Loan Agreement,
the proceeds of such payments  shall be applied to the Loans in accordance  with
subsection 2.4(E) to the extent not prohibited  pursuant to subsection 2.4(E) of
the First Lien Loan Agreement.

                      (4) PREPAYMENTS FROM ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES. Promptly, but
in no event later than seven (7) Business  Days after  receipt by any Loan Party
of the proceeds of the issuance of equity securities (other than proceeds of the
issuance of equity  securities  received on or before the Closing Date),  and to
the extent not prohibited  pursuant to subsection  2.4(E) of the First Lien Loan
Agreement, Borrowers shall prepay the Loans in an amount equal to such proceeds,
net of  underwriting  discounts  and  commissions  and  other  reasonable  costs
associated  therewith.  All such  prepayments  shall be  applied to the Loans in
accordance with subsection 2.4(E).

                      (5)  PREPAYMENTS  FROM TAX REFUNDS.  Immediately  upon the
receipt by any Loan Party of the proceeds of any tax refunds,  and to the extent
not prohibited  pursuant to subsection  2.4(E) of the First Lien Loan Agreement,
Borrowers  shall prepay the Loans in an amount equal to such proceeds.  All such
prepayments shall be applied to the Loans in accordance with subsection 2.4(E).


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                      (6) PREPAYMENTS FROM PAYMENTS RECEIVED FROM THE DISBURSING
AGENT.  Immediately  upon the  receipt  by any Loan  Party of any cash  proceeds
received from the Disbursing Agent under the Disbursing Agent Agreement,  and to
the extent not prohibited  pursuant to subsection  2.4(E) of the First Lien Loan
Agreement, Borrowers shall prepay the Loans in an amount equal to such proceeds.
All such prepayments shall be applied to the Loans in accordance with subsection
2.4(E).

                  (C) VOLUNTARY  PREPAYMENTS AND  REPAYMENTS.  Borrowers may, at
any time  upon not less than  three (3)  Business  Days  prior  notice to Agent,
prepay the Loans. Any prepayment of the Obligations permitted in this subsection
2.4(C) shall be subject to the payment of all fees set forth in  subsection  2.3
and the payment of any amounts owing pursuant to subsection  2.12 resulting from
such prepayment.

                  (D) PAYMENTS ON BUSINESS DAYS. Whenever any payment to be made
hereunder  shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a  Business  Day,  the
payment may be made on the next  succeeding  Business Day and such  extension of
time shall be included in the  computation of the amount of interest or fees due
hereunder.

                  (E)  APPLICATION OF PREPAYMENT  PROCEEDS.  With respect to the
prepayments described in subsections  2.4(B)(2),  2.4(B)(4) and 2.4(B)(5),  such
prepayments  shall be  applied  in payment  of the  Obligations  as Agent  shall
determine in its sole discretion.

         2.5. TERM OF THIS  AGREEMENT.  This Agreement  shall be effective until
the earlier of (a) October 31, 2011 and (b) the  acceleration of all Obligations
pursuant to subsection  8.3 (the  "Termination  Date").  The  Commitments  shall
terminate (unless earlier  terminated  pursuant to the terms hereunder) upon the
Termination  Date and all Obligations  shall become  immediately due and payable
without notice or demand. Notwithstanding any termination, until all Obligations
have been  fully paid and  satisfied,  Agent,  on behalf of itself and  Lenders,
shall be entitled to retain security interests in and liens upon all Collateral,
and even after payment of all Obligations hereunder,  each Borrower's obligation
to  indemnify  Agent and each Lender in  accordance  with the terms hereof shall
continue.

         2.6.  STATEMENTS.  Agent shall render a monthly statement of account to
Borrowing  Agent  within  twenty  (20) days  after the end of each  month.  Such
statement of account shall  constitute an account stated unless  Borrowing Agent
makes  written  objection  thereto  within  thirty  (30) days from the date such
statement  is mailed to  Borrowing  Agent.  Agent shall  record in its books and
records,  including  computer  records,  (a) all  Loans,  interest  charges  and
payments  thereof,  (b) the charging and payment of all fees, costs and expenses
and (c) all other debits and credits pursuant to this Agreement.  The balance in
the loan accounts shall constitute presumptive evidence,  absent manifest error,
of the accuracy of the information  contained therein;  provided,  however, that
any  failure by Agent to so record  shall not limit or affect  any Loan  Party's
obligation to pay.

         2.7. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST.

                  (A) GRANT OF LIENS IN THE  COLLATERAL.  To secure the  payment
and  performance  of  the  Obligations,   including  all  renewals,  extensions,
restructurings  and  refinancings  of any or all of the  Obligations,  each Loan


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Party hereby grants to Agent, for the benefit of Agent and Lenders, a continuing
security  interest in, lien and mortgage in and to, right of setoff  against and
collateral  assignment of all of such Loan  Parties'  personal and real property
and all rights to such  personal and real  property,  in each case,  whether now
owned or existing or  hereafter  acquired  or arising  and  regardless  of where
located  (all being  collectively  referred to as the  "Collateral")  including,
without  limitation,  all: (1) Accounts;  (2) Chattel Paper; (3) Commercial Tort
Claims,  including those specified on Schedule 2.7(A);  (4) Deposit Accounts and
cash and other monies and property of any Loan Party in the  possession or under
the  control  of  Agent,  or  any  Lender;  (5)  Documents  (including,  without
limitation,  all  manufacturers'  certificates  or  statements  of origin);  (6)
Equipment;   (7)  Fixtures;  (8)  General  Intangibles  (including  Intellectual
Property);  (9)  Goods;  (10)  Instruments;   (11)  Inventory;  (12)  Investment
Property; (13) Letter-of-Credit  Rights and Supporting  Obligations;  (14) other
personal  property  whether  or not  subject  to the  UCC;  and  (15)  Mortgaged
Property; together with all books, records, ledger cards, files, correspondence,
computer programs, tapes, disks and related data processing software that at any
time evidence or contain  information  relating to any of the property described
above or are  otherwise  necessary  or  helpful  in the  collection  thereof  or
realization  thereon;  and  Proceeds  and products of all or any of the property
described above.

                  (B)  LOAN  PARTIES  REMAIN  LIABLE.  Anything  herein  to  the
contrary  notwithstanding:  (a) each Loan Party shall  remain  liable  under the
contracts  and  agreements  included in the  Collateral  to the extent set forth
therein to perform  all of its duties  and  obligations  thereunder  to the same
extent as if this  Agreement or the other Loan  Documents had not been executed;
(b) the exercise by Agent of any of the rights under this Agreement or the other
Loan  Documents  shall not release  any Loan Party from any of their  respective
duties or obligations to the parties under the contracts and agreements included
in the Collateral; (c) neither Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation or
liability  under the  contracts  and  agreements  included in the  Collateral by
reason of this  Agreement or the other Loan  Documents,  nor shall Agent nor any
Lender be  obligated  to perform  any of the  obligations  or duties of any Loan
Party  thereunder  or to take any action to  collect  or  enforce  any claim for
payment  assigned  under this  Agreement  or the other Loan  Documents;  and (d)
neither  Agent nor any Lender  shall have any  liability in contract or tort for
any Loan Party's acts or omissions.

         2.8. YIELD PROTECTION.

                  (A) CAPITAL ADEQUACY AND OTHER  ADJUSTMENTS.  In the event any
Lender shall have determined that the adoption after the date hereof of any law,
treaty,  governmental (or  quasi-governmental)  rule,  regulation,  guideline or
order regarding capital adequacy,  reserve  requirements or similar requirements
or compliance by such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender with any
request or directive regarding capital adequacy, reserve requirements or similar
requirements  (whether or not having the force of law and whether or not failure
to comply  therewith  would be unlawful)  from any central bank or  governmental
agency or body having  jurisdiction  does or shall have the effect of increasing
the amount of capital, reserves or other funds required to be maintained by such
Lender or any corporation  controlling such Lender and thereby reducing the rate
of return on such Lender's or such corporation's capital as a consequence of its
obligations  hereunder,  then  Borrowers  shall  within  fifteen (15) days after
notice and demand from such Lender (together with the certificate referred to in
the next  sentence  and with a copy to Agent) pay to Agent,  for the  account of
such Lender,  additional  amounts  sufficient to compensate such Lender for such


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reduction.  A certificate as to the amount of such cost and showing the basis of
the  computation of such cost submitted by such Lender to Borrowing Agent shall,
absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes.

                  (B) INCREASED LIBOR FUNDING COSTS.  If, after the date hereof,
the introduction of, change in or interpretation  of any law, rule,  regulation,
treaty or directive would impose or increase reserve requirements (other than as
taken into account in the definition of LIBOR) or otherwise increase the cost to
any Lender of making or maintaining a LIBOR Loan, then Borrowers shall from time
to time within  fifteen  (15) days after  notice and demand  from such  affected
Lenders (together with the certificate referred to in the next sentence and with
a copy to  Agent)  pay to  Agent,  for the  account  of such  affected  Lenders,
additional  amounts  sufficient  to compensate  such Lenders for such  increased
cost. A  certificate  as to the amount of such cost and showing the basis of the
computation of such cost submitted by such affected  Lenders to Borrowing  Agent
and Agent shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding for all
purposes.

         2.9. TAXES.

                  (A) NO DEDUCTIONS. Any and all payments or reimbursements made
hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without  deduction for any and all
taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities
with respect thereto (all such taxes, levies,  imposts,  deductions,  charges or
withholdings and all liabilities with respect thereto referred to herein as "Tax
Liabilities";  excluding, however, taxes imposed on the net income of any Lender
or Agent by the  jurisdiction  under the laws of which  Agent or such  Lender is
organized  or doing  business  or any  political  subdivision  thereof and taxes
imposed  on its net  income by the  jurisdiction  of  Agent's  or such  Lender's
applicable lending office or any political subdivision). If any Loan Party shall
be required by law to deduct any such Tax Liabilities  from or in respect of any
sum payable  hereunder  to Agent or any Lender,  then the sum payable  hereunder
shall be  increased  as may be  necessary  so that,  after  making all  required
deductions,  Agent or such Lender  receives an amount  equal to the sum it would
have received had no such deductions been made.

                  (B) CHANGES IN TAX LAWS. In the event that,  subsequent to the
Closing  Date,  (1) any  changes  in any  existing  law,  regulation,  treaty or
directive or in the  interpretation  or  application  thereof,  (2) any new law,
regulation,  treaty or directive  enacted or any  interpretation  or application
thereof, or (3) compliance by a Lender with any request or directive (whether or
not  having  the  force  of law)  from any  Governmental  Authority,  agency  or
instrumentality:

                                    (a)  does  or  shall  subject  Agent  or any
Lender to any tax of any kind  whatsoever  with respect to this  Agreement,  the
other  Loan  Documents  or any Loans  made  hereunder,  or  change  the basis of
taxation of payments to Agent or such Lender of principal, fees, interest or any
other amount payable  hereunder (except for net income taxes, or franchise taxes
imposed in lieu of net income  taxes,  imposed  generally  by federal,  state or
local taxing  authorities  with respect to interest or  commitment or other fees
payable  hereunder  or changes in the rate of tax on the  overall  net income of
Agent or such Lender); or


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                                    (b)  does or  shall  impose  on Agent or any
Lender any other condition or increased cost in connection with the transactions
contemplated  hereby  or  participations  herein;  and the  result of any of the
foregoing  is to  increase  the  cost to  Agent  or such  Lender  of  making  or
continuing  any Loan  hereunder,  as the case may be,  or to reduce  any  amount
receivable hereunder;

then, in any such case,  Borrowers  shall  promptly pay to Agent or such Lender,
upon its notice and demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate Agent
or such  Lender,  on an after-tax  basis,  for such  additional  cost or reduced
amount  receivable,  as  determined by Agent or such Lender with respect to this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents.  If Agent or any Lender becomes  entitled
to claim any additional  amounts pursuant to this subsection,  it shall promptly
notify  Borrowing Agent of the event by reason of which Agent or such Lender has
become so  entitled  (with any such  Lender  concurrently  notifying  Agent).  A
certificate  as to any  additional  amounts  payable  pursuant to the  foregoing
sentence  submitted  by Agent or any Lender to  Borrowing  Agent  shall,  absent
manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes.

                  (C) FOREIGN LENDERS. Each Lender organized under the laws of a
jurisdiction outside the United States (a "Foreign Lender") as to which payments
to be made under this Agreement are exempt from United States withholding tax or
are  subject  to  United  States  withholding  tax at a  reduced  rate  under an
applicable  statute or tax treaty shall provide to Borrowing Agent and Agent (1)
a properly  completed and executed  Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Form
W-8ECI or other  applicable  form,  certificate  or document  prescribed  by the
Internal  Revenue Service of the United States of America  certifying as to such
Foreign  Lender's  entitlement  to such exemption or reduced rate of withholding
with respect to payments to be made to such Foreign Lender under this Agreement,
(a  "Certificate  of  Exemption"),  or (2) a letter from any such Foreign Lender
stating  that it is not  entitled  to any  such  exemption  or  reduced  rate of
withholding (a "Letter of Non-Exemption"). Prior to becoming a Lender under this
Agreement  and within  fifteen (15) days after a reasonable  written  request of
Borrowing Agent or Agent from time to time thereafter,  each Foreign Lender that
becomes a Lender under this  Agreement  shall provide a Certificate of Exemption
or a Letter of Non-Exemption to Borrowing Agent and Agent.

                      If a  Foreign  Lender is  entitled  to an  exemption  with
respect to payments to be made to such Foreign  Lender under this  Agreement (or
to a  reduced  rate of  withholding)  and  does not  provide  a  Certificate  of
Exemption to Borrowing  Agent and Agent within the time periods set forth in the
preceding  paragraph,  Loan Parties shall  withhold  taxes from payments to such
Foreign  Lender at the  applicable  statutory  rates and no Loan Party  shall be
required  to pay  any  additional  amounts  as a  result  of  such  withholding;
provided,  however,  that all such withholding shall cease upon delivery by such
Foreign Lender of a Certificate of Exemption to Borrowing Agent and Agent.

                  (D) MITIGATION.  If any Borrower is required to pay additional
amounts to any Lender or the Agent  pursuant  to  SUBSECTION  (A) OR (B) of this
Section,  then such Lender shall use reasonable  efforts  (consistent with legal
and regulatory restrictions) to change the jurisdiction of its lending office so
as to  eliminate  any  such  additional  payment  by  such  Borrower  which  may
thereafter  accrue,  if  such  change  in the  judgment  of such  Lender  is not
otherwise materially disadvantageous to such Lender.


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         2.10.  REQUIRED  TERMINATION AND PREPAYMENT.  If on any date any Lender
shall  have  reasonably  determined  (which  determination  shall be  final  and
conclusive and binding upon all parties) that the making or  continuation of its
LIBOR Loans has become  unlawful or  impossible  by compliance by such Lender in
good faith with any law,  governmental rule, regulation or order (whether or not
having the force of law and whether or not failure to comply  therewith would be
unlawful),  then, and in any such event,  that Lender shall promptly give notice
(by  telephone  confirmed  in  writing)  to  Borrowing  Agent  and Agent of that
determination.  Subject to prior  prepayment of LIBOR Loans as  contemplated  by
subsection  2.12,  the  obligation  of such Lender to make or maintain its LIBOR
Loans  during  any  such  period  shall  be  terminated  at the  earlier  of the
termination  of the Interest  Period then in effect or when  required by law and
Borrowers  shall no later than the  termination of the Interest Period in effect
at the time any such determination  pursuant to this subsection 2.10 is made or,
earlier when required by law,  repay or prepay all LIBOR Loans together with all
interest accrued thereon or convert all LIBOR Loans to Base Rate Loans.

         2.11. OPTIONAL  PREPAYMENT/REPLACEMENT  OF LENDERS. Within fifteen (15)
days after receipt by Borrowing Agent of: (a) written notice and demand from any
Lender  for  payment  of  additional  costs as  provided  in  subsection  2.8 or
subsection  2.9, or (b) written  notice of any Lender's  inability to make LIBOR
Loans as provided in subsection 2.10, (any such Lender demanding such payment or
having  such  inability  being  referred  to  herein as an  "Affected  Lender"),
Borrowing  Agent may, at its option notify Agent and such Affected Lender of its
intention  to take one of the actions set forth herein in  subparagraphs  (A) or
(B) below.

                  (A) REPLACEMENT OF AN AFFECTED  LENDER.  Borrowers may obtain,
at  Borrowers'  expense,  a  replacement  Lender  ("Replacement  Lender") for an
Affected Lender,  which Replacement  Lender shall be reasonably  satisfactory to
Agent. In the event Borrowers obtain a Replacement Lender that will purchase all
outstanding  Obligations owed to such Affected Lender and assume its Commitments
hereunder within ninety (90) days following notice of Borrowers' intention to do
so, the Affected  Lender shall sell and assign its Loans and Commitments to such
Replacement  Lender  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  subsection  9.5;
provided,  however,  Borrowers have (1) reimbursed  such Affected Lender for any
administrative  fee  payable  by such  Affected  Lender  to  Agent  pursuant  to
subsection 9.5 and, (2) in any case where such replacement  occurs as the result
of a  demand  for  payment  of  certain  costs  pursuant  to  subsection  2.8 or
subsection  2.9,  paid all  increased  costs for which such  Affected  Lender is
entitled to under subsection 2.8 or subsection 2.9 through the date of such sale
and assignment; or

                  (B) PREPAYMENT OF AN AFFECTED LENDER.  Borrowers may prepay in
full all outstanding  Obligations  owed to an Affected Lender and terminate such
Affected  Lender's  Commitments.   Borrowers  shall,  within  ninety  (90)  days
following  notice of their  intention to do so,  prepay in full all  outstanding
Obligations  owed to such Affected  Lender,  including  such  Affected  Lender's
increased costs for which it is entitled to  reimbursement  under this Agreement
through  the  date of such  prepayment  and  terminate  such  Affected  Lender's
Commitments.

         2.12.  COMPENSATION.  Borrowers shall promptly compensate Agent for the
benefit of Lenders (Agent's  calculation of such amounts shall,  absent manifest
error,  be  conclusive  and binding  upon all parties  hereto),  for any losses,
expenses and  liabilities  including,  without  limitation,  any loss (including


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interest paid) sustained by such Lender in connection with the  re-employment of
funds: (a) if for any reason (other than a default by any Lender) a borrowing of
any  LIBOR  Loan  does not  occur on a date  specified  therefor  in a Notice of
Borrowing or a telephonic  request of borrowing by Borrowing  Agent;  (b) if any
prepayment  of  LIBOR  Loans  occurs  on a date  that is not the last day of the
applicable  Interest  Period  (regardless  of the source of such  prepayment and
whether voluntary, by acceleration or otherwise); (c) if any prepayment of LIBOR
Loans is not made on any date  specified  in a  notice  of  prepayment  given by
Borrowers;  or (d) as a  consequence  of any other default by Borrowers to repay
their LIBOR Loans when required by the terms of this Agreement.

         2.13.  BOOKING OF LIBOR LOANS.  Each Lender may make, carry or transfer
LIBOR  Loans at, to, or for the  account  of,  any of its branch  offices or the
office of an affiliate of such Lender.

         2.14. ASSUMPTIONS CONCERNING FUNDING OF LIBOR LOANS. Calculation of all
amounts  payable to each Lender  under  subsection  2.12 shall be made as though
each Lender had actually  funded its relevant LIBOR Loan through the purchase of
a LIBOR  deposit  bearing  interest at LIBOR in an amount equal to the amount of
that LIBOR Loan and having maturity  comparable to the relevant  Interest Period
and through  the  transfer of such LIBOR  deposit  from an offshore  office to a
domestic office in the United States of America; provided,  however, each Lender
may fund each of its  LIBOR  Loans in any  manner it sees fit and the  foregoing
assumption  shall be utilized only for the  calculation of amounts payable under
subsection 2.12.

         2.15.  ENDORSEMENT;  INSURANCE CLAIMS. Each Borrower hereby constitutes
and appoints Agent and all Persons  designated by Agent for that purpose as such
Borrower's true and lawful  attorney-in-fact,  with power in the place and stead
of such Borrower and in the name of such Borrower (a) to endorse such Borrower's
name to any of the items of payment or proceeds  described  in  subsection  4.22
below and all proceeds of Collateral that come into Agent's  possession or under
Agent's  control,  including  without  limitation,  with  respect to any drafts,
Instruments,  Documents  and Chattel  Paper,  and (b) after the  occurrence  and
during the  continuance  of an Event of  Default  to  obtain,  adjust and settle
insurance  claims,  which are required to be paid to Agent. Each Borrower hereby
ratifies  and  approves  all  acts of  Agent  made  or  taken  pursuant  to this
subsection  2.15. Both the appointment of Agent as each Borrower's  attorney and
Agent's rights and powers are coupled with an interest and are  irrevocable,  so
long  as  any  of  the  Commitments  hereunder  shall  be in  effect  and  until
indefeasible payment in full, in cash, of all Obligations.

SECTION 3     CONDITIONS TO LOANS

         3.1. CLOSING DATE.3.2. The obligations of Agent and each Lender to make
Loans on the Closing  Date are subject to  satisfaction  of all of the terms and
conditions  set forth  below and the  accuracy  of all the  representations  and
warranties  of Borrowers  and the other Loan Parties set forth herein and in the
other Loan Documents:

                  (A) CLOSING DELIVERIES. Agent shall have received, in form and
substance  reasonably  satisfactory  to Agent,  all documents,  instruments  and
information  identified on the transaction checklist attached hereto as Schedule
3.1(A) and all other agreements,  notes, certificates,  orders,  authorizations,
financing statements,  mortgages and other documents which Agent may at any time
reasonably request.


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                  (B) SECURITY INTERESTS. Agent shall have received satisfactory
evidence that all security  interests and liens granted to Agent for the benefit
of Agent and Lenders pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents have
been duly  perfected and  constitute  first  priority  liens on the  Collateral,
subject only to Permitted Encumbrances.

                  (C) CLOSING  DATE  AVAILABILITY.  After  giving  effect to the
consummation of the transactions  contemplated hereunder on the Closing Date and
the payment by  Borrowers  of all costs,  fees and  expenses  relating  thereto,
Undrawn Availability under the First Lien Loan Agreement plus the Borrowers cash
on hand shall not be less than $10,000,000.

                  (D)  REPRESENTATIONS  AND WARRANTIES.  The representations and
warranties contained herein and in the Loan Documents shall be true, correct and
complete in all  material  respects  on and as of the  Closing  Date to the same
extent as though made on and as of that date,  except for any  representation or
warranty  limited by its terms to a specific  date and taking  into  account any
amendments to the Schedules or Exhibits as a result of any  disclosures  made by
Loan Parties to Agent after the Closing Date and approved by Agent.

                  (E) FEES.  Borrowers  shall have paid all fees due to Agent or
any Lender and payable on the Closing Date.

                  (F) NO DEFAULT. No event shall have occurred and be continuing
or would result from funding the Loan that would  constitute an Event of Default
or a Default.

                  (G)  PERFORMANCE  OF  AGREEMENTS.  Each Loan Party  shall have
performed in all material  respects all  agreements and satisfied all conditions
which any Loan  Document  provides  shall be  performed  by it on or before  the
Closing Date.

                  (H) NO PROHIBITION. No order, judgment or decree of any court,
arbitrator or  Governmental  Authority shall purport to enjoin or restrain Agent
or any Lender from making any Loans.

                  (I) NO  LITIGATION.  There  shall  not be  pending  or, to the
knowledge of any Loan Party,  threatened,  any action,  charge,  claim,  demand,
suit,  proceeding,  petition,  governmental  investigation  or  arbitration  by,
against or affecting any Loan Party or any of its  Subsidiaries  or any property
of any Loan  Party or any of its  Subsidiaries  that has not been  disclosed  to
Agent by Loan Parties in writing,  and there shall have occurred no  development
in  any  such  action,  charge,  claim,  demand,  suit,  proceeding,   petition,
governmental  investigation  or arbitration  that, in the reasonable  opinion of
Agent, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

                  (J) DELIVERY OF MERGER  DOCUMENTS.  Agent has received or will
receive on the Closing Date, complete copies of all Merger Documents  (including
all exhibits,  schedules and disclosure letters referred to therein or delivered
pursuant thereto, if any) and all amendments  thereto,  waivers relating thereto
and other side letters or agreements  affecting the terms  thereof.  Each of the
foregoing  shall be in form and substance  reasonably  satisfactory to Agent and
none of such documents and agreements  shall have been amended or  supplemented,


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nor shall any of the provisions  thereof have been waived,  except pursuant to a
written  agreement or instrument  which has  heretofore  been  delivered to, and
approved  in  writing  by,  Agent.  Each  of  the  conditions  precedent  to the
consummation  of the  Merger as set  forth in the  Merger  Documents  (excluding
receipt of the Merger  Consideration)  shall have been satisfied in all material
respects to the reasonable  satisfaction  of the Agent,  and not waived,  except
with the consent of the Agent,  and the  Certificate  of Merger  shall have been
filed with, and pre-cleared by, the Secretary of State of Missouri. Shareholders
holding at least 66-2/3% of the Equity  Interests of Collins (on a fully diluted
basis)  shall have voted in favor of the Merger and not elected to exercise  any
appraisal or similar rights.

                  (K) FIRST LIEN DEBT. Agent has received or will receive on the
Closing Date complete  copies of the First Lien Loan  Documents  (including  all
exhibits,  schedules  and  disclosure  letters  referred to therein or delivered
pursuant thereto, if any) and all amendments  thereto,  waivers relating thereto
and other side letters or  agreements  affecting the terms  thereof.  All of the
foregoing  shall be in form and substance  reasonably  satisfactory to Agent and
none of such documents and agreements  shall have been amended or  supplemented,
nor shall have any of the provisions  thereof been waived,  except pursuant to a
written  agreement or  instrument  which as  heretofore  been  delivered to, and
approved in writing by, Agent. The  transactions  contemplated by the First Lien
Loan Documents shall have been  consummated in accordance with the terms thereof
including  and First  Lien  Agent  shall  have  entered  into the  Intercreditor
Agreement with Agent.

                  (L) EQUITY CONTRIBUTION. Agent has received or will receive on
the  Closing  Date  complete  copies  of the  Equity  Documents  (including  all
exhibits,  schedules  and  disclosure  letters  referred to therein or delivered
pursuant thereto, if any) and all amendments  thereto,  waivers relating thereto
and other side letters or  agreements  affecting the terms  thereof.  All of the
foregoing  shall be in form and substance  reasonably  satisfactory to Agent and
none of such documents and agreements  shall have been amended or  supplemented,
nor shall have any of the provisions  thereof been waived,  except pursuant to a
written  agreement or  instrument  which as  heretofore  been  delivered to, and
approved in writing  by,  Agent.  The  transactions  contemplated  by the Equity
Documents  shall have been  consummated  in  accordance  with the terms  thereof
including,  without  limitation,  the  receipt by CS  Acquisition  of gross cash
proceeds of not less than $32,500,000 and CS Acquisition shall have utilized the
full amount of such gross cash  proceeds to make  payments  owing in  connection
with the Transaction  prior to the utilization by CS Acquisition of any proceeds
of Loans for such purpose.

                  (M) COLLATERAL  AUDIT.  Agent shall have received a collateral
audit  conducted  by  it or  its  representatives  of  Loan  Parties'  business,
operations, financial condition, assets and systems with results satisfactory to
Agent.

                  (N) MANAGEMENT  MEETINGS.  Agent or its representatives  shall
have had the opportunity to meet with Loan Parties'  management to discuss their
business,  its  business  plan,  any issues  raised by the  collateral  audit or
appraisals,  or other  matters  that may arise in  connection  with  Agent's due
diligence efforts.


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                  (O)  ENVIRONMENTAL  AUDIT AND  ASSESSMENT.  Agent  shall  have
received an  environmental  audit report in scope and substance  satisfactory to
Agent prepared by an environmental  engineering firm acceptable to Agent. Agent,
in  its  sole  discretion,  shall  be  satisfied  that  there  are  no  existing
environmental  liabilities  that  may  have a  Material  Adverse  Effect  on the
prospects of any Loan Party.

                  (P)  INSURANCE.  Agent  shall have  received  certificates  of
insurance, insurance policies or binders for insurance with respect to each Loan
Party in types and amounts,  under terms and  conditions  satisfactory  to Agent
with  appropriate  endorsements  naming  Agent as loss payee  and/or  additional
insured, as appropriate.

                  (Q)  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION.  Agent and each Lender shall have
received an updated  business plan and financial  and other  information,  as it
shall reasonably require with respect to each Loan Party, the foregoing to be in
form and substance satisfactory to Agent.

                  (R) MATERIAL  ADVERSE  CHANGE.  Since October 31, 2005,  there
shall have been no material adverse change in the business,  operations, assets,
properties,  liabilities,  profits,  prospects or financial position of the Loan
Parties taken as a whole as determined by the Agent in its sole discretion.

                  (S)  FEDERAL AND  MISSOURI  STATE LAW  COMPLIANCE.  The Merger
Documents  and the  transactions  contemplated  thereby  shall  comply  with all
applicable contract and securities laws (including,  without limitation, federal
and Missouri state securities and corporate laws and regulations).

                  (T) SOLVENCY. Each Loan Party shall have demonstrated to Agent
that after giving effect to the Transactions,  such Loan Party is solvent,  able
to meet its  obligations as they mature and has sufficient  capital to enable it
to operate its business.

                  (U)  MANAGEMENT  AGREEMENT.  Collins  shall have  entered into
management services agreements with (x) AIP (the "AIP Management Agreement") and
(y) BNS, which agreements  shall be in form and substance  satisfactory to Agent
in its sole discretion.

                  (V)  STRUCTURE  OF  LOAN   PARTIES.   Each  Loan  Party's  tax
assumptions,  capital,  organization,  ownership  and legal  structure  shall be
satisfactory  to Agent and not impair the  ability of Agent to enforce its claim
against  the  Collateral  and all  Collateral,  except  as  otherwise  expressly
provided  in this  Agreement,  must be freely  pledgeable  as  security  for the
Obligations.

                  (W) FEDERAL  COMPLIANCE.  No Loan Party is  sanctioned  or has
received  notice that it is under  investigation  under any  Federal  regulation
governing foreign asset control, or any other comparable statute or regulation.

                  (X) INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENTS. Agent shall have entered into an
intercreditor  agreement  with  any  holder  of a Lien  in any  chassis  that is
Collateral,  establishing  the  priority of the Lien in such  Collateral  to the
satisfaction of Agent and Lenders.

                  (Y) REPAYMENT OF EXISTING  INDEBTEDNESS.  All  Indebtedness of
any Loan Party not expressly  permitted  hereunder shall have been terminated or
contemporaneously  paid in full  (other  than  the  Indebtedness  set  forth  on


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Schedule 3.1(Y),  which shall be defeased in a manner satisfactory to Agent) and
any Liens on the assets of any Loan Party securing such Indebtedness  shall have
been  terminated.  Agent shall have  received  evidence,  in form and  substance
reasonably  satisfactory  thereto, with respect to all Indebtedness set forth on
Schedule  3.1(Y) that the Loan Parties  have (i) directed the trustee  under the
relevant  Indebtedness to deliver an "irrevocable  notice of redemption" to each
holder  of such  Indebtedness  in  accordance  with the  terms of the  documents
governing such Indebtedness,  stating that such Indebtedness will be redeemed no
later than the 30th day  following  the Closing  Date,  (y)  effected a covenant
defeasance  and (z)  irrevocably  deposited  cash with the  trustee  under  such
Indebtedness  sufficient  to  effect  the  redemption  of all such  Indebtedness
(including any accrued and unpaid  interest  through the  applicable  redemption
date) in accordance with the terms thereof.

                  (Z) TRUST  AGREEMENT.  Agent  shall  have  received  the Trust
Agreement, duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto.

                  (AA)  WARRANTY  PLANS.  Collins  shall have  provided  Agent a
copies  of its  standard  warranty  plans,  which  plans  shall  be in form  and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.

         3.2. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

SECTION 4     REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND CERTAIN COVENANTS

         To induce Agent and each Lender to enter into the Loan Documents and to
make the Loans, each Loan Party represents,  warrants and covenants to Agent and
each  Lender that the  following  statements  are and will be true,  correct and
complete on the Closing  Date after giving  effect to  Transaction  and,  unless
specifically  limited,  shall  remain  so for so long as any of the  Commitments
hereunder shall be in effect and until indefeasible payment in full, in cash, of
all Obligations:

         4.1. ORGANIZATION, POWERS, CAPITALIZATION.

                  (A)  ORGANIZATION  AND POWERS.  Each of the Loan Parties is an
entity duly organized,  validly  existing and in good standing under the laws of
its  jurisdiction of organization and qualified to do business in all states and
other jurisdictions where such qualification is required except where failure to
be so  qualified  could not  reasonably  be expected to have a Material  Adverse
Effect.  Each of the Loan Parties has all  requisite  power and authority to own
and operate  its  properties,  to carry on its  business  as now  conducted  and
proposed  to be  conducted  and to enter  into each Loan  Document.  The name of
(within  the  meaning  of  Section  9-503  of  the  UCC)  and   jurisdiction  of
organization  of each Loan  Party is set  forth on  Schedule  4.1(A).  The chief
executive  office of each Loan  Party is  located at the  address  indicated  on
Schedule 4.1(A).  Each Loan Party's  organizational  identification  numbers, if
any, are identified on Schedule 4.1(A).

                  (B)  CAPITALIZATION.  The authorized  capital stock of each of
the Loan  Parties and its  respective  Subsidiaries  is as set forth on Schedule
4.1(B), including all preemptive or other outstanding rights, options, warrants,
conversion rights or similar  agreements or  understandings  for the purchase or
acquisition  from  any  Loan  Party  of any  shares  of  capital  stock or other


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securities or equity  interests of any such entity.  All issued and  outstanding
shares of capital  stock or other  equity  interests of each of the Loan Parties
are duly  authorized and validly  issued,  fully paid,  nonassessable,  free and
clear of all Liens  other  than  those (x) in favor of Agent for the  benefit of
Agent and Lenders and (y) in favor of First Lien Agent, for the benefit of First
Lien Agent and the First Lien  Lenders,  so long as such Liens are in compliance
with the Intercreditor Agreement, and such shares were issued in compliance with
all  applicable  state and federal laws  concerning  the issuance of securities.
Each Loan Party will  promptly  notify  Agent of any change in its  ownership or
organizational structure.

         4.2. AUTHORIZATION OF BORROWING,  NO CONFLICT.  Each Loan Party has the
power and authority to incur the Obligations and to grant security  interests in
the Collateral. On the Closing Date, the execution,  delivery and performance of
the Loan  Documents  by each Loan Party  signatory  thereto  will have been duly
authorized by all necessary  corporate and  shareholder  action.  The execution,
delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which it is
a party  and the  consummation  of the  transactions  contemplated  by the  Loan
Documents by each Loan Party do not contravene any applicable law, the corporate
charter  or bylaws or other  organizational  documents  of any Loan Party or any
material agreement or order by which any Loan Party or any Loan Party's property
is bound and will not (x) result in or require the creation or imposition of any
Lien of any nature  whatsoever  upon any properties or assets of any Loan Party,
other than Permitted  Encumbrances,  or (y) require any approval of the interest
holders of any Loan  Party or any  approval  or consent of any Person  under any
material  contractual  obligation  of any Loan  Party,  other than  consents  or
approvals  that have been  obtained and that are still in force and effect.  The
Loan  Documents are the legally valid and binding  obligations of the applicable
Loan  Parties  respectively,  each  enforceable  against  the Loan  Parties,  as
applicable, in accordance with their respective terms.

         4.3.  FINANCIAL  CONDITION.  All financial  statements  concerning Loan
Parties  furnished  by or on  behalf  of Loan  Parties  to Agent  or any  Lender
pursuant  to  this  Agreement  have  been  prepared  in  accordance   with  GAAP
consistently  applied  throughout  the  periods  involved  (except as  disclosed
therein) and present fairly the financial  condition of the Loan Parties covered
thereby as at the dates  thereof  and the  results of their  operations  for the
periods  then ended.  The Pro Forma was  prepared by Loan  Parties  based on the
unaudited  balance  sheet  of  Collins  dated  September  30,  2006  as  if  the
Transaction had been consummated. The Projections delivered by Loan Parties will
be prepared in light of the past operations of the business of Loan Parties, and
such  Projections  will  represent  the good faith  estimate of Loan Parties and
their  senior  management,  as  of  the  date  such  Projections  are  delivered
concerning  the most  probable  course  of their  business  as of the date  such
Projections are delivered.  The Loan Parties shall not be required to update the
Projections  following their  delivery,  other than any requirement set forth in
the Reporting Rider to deliver Projections for a subsequent period.

         4.4.  INDEBTEDNESS  AND  LIABILITIES.  As of the Closing  Date, no Loan
Party has (a) any Indebtedness  except as reflected on the Pro Forma; or (b) any
Liabilities  other  than as  reflected  on the Pro Forma or as  incurred  in the
ordinary course of business following the date of the Pro Forma. Borrowing Agent
shall promptly deliver copies of all notices given or received by any Loan Party
or any of  their  Affiliates  with  respect  to  noncompliance  with any term or
condition  related  to the  First  Lien  Debt or other  Indebtedness,  and shall
promptly  notify Agent of any  potential or actual Event of Default with respect
to the First Lien Debt or other Indebtedness.


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         4.5. COLLATERAL WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS.

                  (A) ACCOUNTS  WARRANTIES  AND  COVENANTS.  Except as otherwise
disclosed to Agent in writing,  as to each of Loan Party's existing Accounts and
each of its hereafter  arising Accounts that: at the time of its creation,  such
Account  is  a  valid,   bona  fide   obligation,   representing  an  undisputed
indebtedness  incurred by the Account Debtor (and any other Person  obligated on
such  Account)  for  property  actually  sold  and  delivered  or  for  services
completely  rendered;  there  are no  defenses,  setoffs,  offsets,  claims,  or
counterclaims,  genuine or otherwise,  against such Account  except as otherwise
included in a Loan  Party's  reserves  and  disclosed in writing to Agent on the
accounts  receivable  schedules delivered by Loan Parties to Agent; such Account
does not  represent a sale to a Subsidiary or an  Affiliate,  or a  consignment,
sale or return or a bill and hold  transaction;  the amount  represented by Loan
Parties  to  Agent as owing by each  Account  Debtor  (and by each of the  other
Persons  obligated on such Account) is, or will be, the correct amount  actually
and  unconditionally  owing,  to the  knowledge  of any Loan Party no  agreement
exists  permitting  any other  deduction or discount  other than  agreements set
forth on Schedule 4.5(A);  the applicable Loan Party is the lawful owner of such
Account and has the right to assign the same to Agent,  for the benefit of Agent
and Lenders (other than to the extent  assignment of such Account may be limited
by the Federal  Assignment  of Claims Act of 1940 as amended (31 U.S.C.  Section
3727 et seq.) or any  applicable  statute  or  municipal  ordinance  of  similar
purpose  and  effect);  such  Account is free of all Liens,  other than those in
favor of (x) Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders and (y) First Lien Agent, on
behalf  of itself  and the  First  Lien  Lenders,  so long as such  Liens are in
compliance with the Intercreditor Agreement,  and such Account constitutes,  the
legally valid and binding  obligation of the applicable  Account Debtor (and any
other  Person  obligated on such  Account) and is due and payable in  accordance
with its terms.

                  (B) INVENTORY  WARRANTIES AND  COVENANTS.  Except as otherwise
disclosed to Agent in writing, all of each Loan Party's Inventory is of good and
merchantable quality, free from any defects that would reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect,  such Inventory is not subject to any licensing,
patent,  trademark,  trade name or  copyright  agreement  with any  Person  that
restricts such Loan Party's  ability to  manufacture  and/or sell the Inventory.
The  completion  and  manufacturing  process of such Inventory by a Person other
than a Loan Party would be permitted under any contract to which a Loan Party is
a party or to which the Inventory is subject. None of any Loan Party's Inventory
has been or will be produced in  violation of the Fair Labor  Standards  Act and
subject to the so-called "hot goods" provisions contained in Title 29 U.S.C. 215
or in violation of any other law. All  inventory  and products  owned by Persons
other than a Loan Party and located on any premises owned,  leased or controlled
by a Loan Party,  shall be separately and  conspicuously  identified as such and
shall be  segregated  from such  Loan  Party's  own  Inventory  located  at such
premises.

                  (C) EQUIPMENT  WARRANTIES AND  COVENANTS.  Each Loan Party has
maintained  and shall cause all of its Equipment to be maintained  and preserved
in good  working  order,  ordinary  wear and tear  excepted,  and all  necessary
replacements  of and  repairs  thereto  shall  be  made so that  the  value  and
operating efficiency of the Equipment shall be maintained and preserved. None of
any Loan  Party's  Equipment  is  covered  by any  certificate  of title and the
applicable  Loan Party shall promptly notify Agent to the extent such Loan Party
obtains any  Equipment  covered by any  certificate  of title.  Upon  request of
Agent,  each Loan Party shall promptly  deliver to Agent or to First Lien Agent,
as bailee for Agent, any and all  certificates of title,  applications for title
or similar  evidence of ownership of all of its  Equipment and shall cause Agent
to be named as lienholder on any such  certificate of title or other evidence of
ownership.  Each Loan Party shall  promptly  inform Agent of any additions to or


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deletions  from the  Equipment  and no Loan Party shall permit any such items to
become  Fixtures to real estate  other than real estate  subject to mortgages or
deeds of trust in favor of Agent, for the benefit of itself and Lenders.

                  (D) CHATTEL PAPER WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS.  As of the Closing
Date, no Loan Party holds any Chattel Paper and does not anticipate  holding any
Chattel Paper in the ordinary course of their  business.  To the extent any Loan
Party  holds or  obtains  any  Chattel  Paper,  the  applicable  Loan Party will
promptly (i) deliver to Agent or to First Lien Agent,  as bailee for Agent,  all
Tangible   Chattel  Paper  duly  endorsed  and   accompanied  by  duly  executed
instruments  of transfer or  assignment,  all in form and  substance  reasonably
satisfactory  to Agent and (ii) provide Agent or First Lien Agent, as bailee for
Agent, with Control of all Electronic  Chattel Paper, by having Agent identified
as the assignee of the Records(s)  pertaining to the single  authoritative  copy
thereof and  otherwise  complying  with the  applicable  elements of Control set
forth in the UCC.  Borrowing  Agent  will also  deliver  to Agent  all  security
agreements  securing  any  Chattel  Paper and execute  UCC  financing  statement
amendments  assigning to Agent any UCC  financing  statements  filed by any Loan
Party in  connection  with such security  agreements.  Each Loan Party will mark
conspicuously all Chattel Paper with a legend, in form and substance  reasonably
satisfactory to Agent, indicating that such Chattel Paper is subject to the Lien
of Agent.

                  (E) INSTRUMENTS WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS. Each Loan Party will
deliver to Agent or to First Lien Agent, as bailee for Agent, all Instruments it
holds or obtains duly endorsed and  accompanied by duly executed  instruments of
transfer or assignment,  all in form and substance  reasonably  satisfactory  to
Agent.  Each Loan  Party  will also  deliver  to Agent all  security  agreements
securing  any  Instruments  and  execute  UCC  financing  statement   amendments
assigning  to Agent any UCC  financing  statements  filed by each Loan  Party in
connection with such security agreements.

                  (F) INVESTMENT  PROPERTY  WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS.  Each Loan
Party will take any and all  actions  necessary  (or  required or  requested  by
Agent), from time to time, to (i) cause Agent or First Lien Agent, as bailee for
Agent, to obtain exclusive Control of any Investment Property owned by each Loan
Party in a  manner  reasonably  acceptable  to Agent  and (ii)  obtain  from any
issuers of such Investment  Property and such other Persons,  for the benefit of
Agent,  written  confirmation of Agent's  Control over such Investment  Property
upon terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to Agent

                  (G) LETTERS OF CREDIT  WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS.  If requested
by Agent,  each Loan Party will  deliver  to Agent or to First  Lien  Agent,  as
bailee  for  Agent,  all  Letters  of  Credit  under  which a Loan  Party is the
beneficiary  or is  otherwise  entitled to receive  proceeds  duly  endorsed and
accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment,  all in form
and  substance  reasonably  satisfactory  to Agent.  Each Loan  Party  will also
deliver to Agent all security agreements securing any such Letters of Credit and
execute UCC financing statement  amendments assigning to Agent any UCC financing
statements filed by any Loan Party in connection with such security  agreements.


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Each  Loan  Party  will  take any and all  actions  necessary  (or  required  or
requested by Agent),  from time to time, to cause Agent or First Lien Agent,  as
bailee for Agent, to obtain  exclusive  Control of any  Letter-of-Credit  Rights
owned by any Loan Party in a manner acceptable to Agent.

                  (H) GENERAL  INTANGIBLES  WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS.  Each Loan
Party shall use its best efforts to obtain any  consents,  waivers or agreements
necessary to enable  Agent to exercise  remedies  hereunder  and under the other
Loan  Documents with respect to any of any Loan Party's rights under any General
Intangibles, including each Loan Party's rights as a licensee of custom designed
computer software.

                  (I) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS.  Each Loan
Party  owns,  is  licensed  to use or  otherwise  has  the  right  to  use,  all
Intellectual  Property  used in or necessary  for the conduct of its business as
currently  conducted,  and all  such  Intellectual  Property  is  identified  on
Schedule  4.5(I).  Except  as  set  forth  on  Schedule  4.5(I),  there  are  no
restrictions  on any Loan  Party's  right to create a Lien in such  Intellectual
Property nor in Agent's right to perfect and enforce such Lien.  Each Loan Party
shall concurrently  herewith deliver to Agent each Copyright Security Agreement,
Patent  Security  Agreement  and  Trademark  Security  Agreement  and all  other
documents,  instruments  and other items as may be  necessary  for Agent to file
such agreements with the U.S. Copyright Office and the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office.  The  Copyrights,  Patents  and  Trademarks  listed  on  the  respective
schedules to each of the Copyright Security Agreement, Patent Security Agreement
and Trademark Security Agreement  constitute all of the Patents,  Trademarks and
government  registered  Copyrights  owned  by any Loan  Party.  If,  before  the
Obligations are  indefeasibly  paid in full, in cash, any Loan Party acquires or
becomes  entitled to any new or  additional  Patents,  Trademarks  or  federally
registered  Copyrights,  or rights thereto,  such Loan Party shall give to Agent
prompt written notice  thereof,  and shall amend the schedules to the respective
security  agreements  or enter into new or  additional  security  agreements  to
include any such new Patents,  Trademarks or government  registered  Copyrights.
Each Loan  Party  shall:  (a)  prosecute  diligently  any  copyright,  patent or
trademark application at any time pending; (b) make application for registration
or issuance of all new copyrights,  patents and trademarks as reasonably  deemed
appropriate  by such Loan Party;  (c)  preserve  and  maintain all rights in the
Intellectual  Property  material to the  operation  of the  business of the Loan
Parties;  and (d) use its best  efforts  to  obtain  any  consents,  waivers  or
agreements  necessary to enable  Agent to exercise its remedies  with respect to
the  Intellectual  Property.  No Loan Party shall abandon any material  right to
file a  copyright,  patent or  trademark  application  nor shall any Loan  Party
abandon any material  pending  copyright,  patent or trademark  application,  or
Copyright,  Patent or Trademark  without the prior written consent of Agent. All
government  registered  Intellectual  Property owned by any Loan Party is valid,
subsisting  and   enforceable   and  all  filings   necessary  to  maintain  the
effectiveness of such registrations have been made. The execution,  delivery and
performance  of this  Agreement  by any Loan Parties will not violate or cause a
default  under any of the  Intellectual  Property or any agreement in connection
therewith.

                  (J) COMMERCIAL  TORT CLAIMS  WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS.  Except
for matters disclosed on Schedule 2.7(A), no Loan Party owns any Commercial Tort
Claims.  Each Loan  Party  shall  advise  Agent  promptly  upon such Loan  Party
becoming aware that it owns any additional  Commercial Tort Claims. With respect
to any new Commercial  Tort Claim,  the  applicable  Loan Party will execute and


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deliver such documents as Agent deems  necessary to create,  perfect and protect
Agent's security interest in such Commercial Tort Claim.

                  (K) DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS;  BANK ACCOUNTS WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS.
Schedule  4.5(K) sets forth the account  numbers  and  locations  of all Deposit
Accounts or other bank accounts of each Loan Party.

                  (L) BAILEES.  Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.5(L),  none of
the  Collateral is in the  possession of any  consignee,  bailee,  warehouseman,
agent or  processor.  No  Collateral  shall at any time be in the  possession or
control of any  warehouse,  bailee or any of Loan Parties'  agents or processors
without  Agent's  prior  written  consent  and  unless  Agent,  if Agent  has so
requested,  has received  warehouse  receipts or bailee lien waivers  reasonably
satisfactory  to Agent prior to the  commencement of such possession or control.
If any  Collateral is at any time in the possession or control of any warehouse,
bailee or any of Loan Parties' agents or processors, such Loan Party shall, upon
the request of Agent, notify such warehouse,  bailee,  agent or processor of the
Liens in favor of Agent,  for the benefit of Agent and Lenders,  created hereby,
shall  instruct  such Person to hold all such  Collateral  for  Agent's  account
subject to Agent's instructions,  and shall obtain such Person's acknowledgement
that it is holding the Collateral for Agent's benefit.

                  (M) COLLATERAL DESCRIPTION; USE OF COLLATERAL. Each Loan Party
will furnish to Agent, from time to time upon request,  statements and schedules
further  identifying,  updating,  and  describing  the Collateral and such other
information,  reports  and  evidence  concerning  the  Collateral,  as Agent may
reasonably  request,  all in reasonable detail. No Loan Party will use or permit
any  Collateral  to be used  unlawfully  or in  violation  of any  provision  of
applicable law, or any policy of insurance covering any of the Collateral.

                  (N) COLLATERAL FILING REQUIREMENTS;  COLLATERAL RECORDS.  None
of the  Collateral  is of a type in which Liens may be  registered,  recorded or
filed under,  or notice thereof given under,  any federal  statute or regulation
except for  Collateral  described  on the  schedules to the  Copyright  Security
Agreement,  the Patent Security Agreement and the Trademark Security  Agreement.
Each Loan Party  shall  promptly  notify  Agent in writing  upon  acquiring  any
interest  hereafter  in  Collateral  that  is of a  type  where  a  Lien  may be
registered,  recorded of filed under, or notice thereof given under, any federal
statute or  regulation.  Each Loan Party shall keep full and accurate  books and
records  relating to the Collateral and shall stamp or otherwise mark such books
and records in such manner as Agent may reasonably  request to indicate  Agent's
Liens in the Collateral, for the benefit of Agent and Lenders.

                  (O) FEDERAL  CLAIMS.  Together  with the  reports  required by
subparagraph (5) of the Reporting  Rider,  each Loan Party shall notify Agent of
any Collateral  which  constitutes a claim against the United States of America,
or any State or  municipal  government  or any  department,  instrumentality  or
agency  thereof,  the  assignment  of which claim is  restricted  by law. If the
aggregate  amount of  Collateral  which  constitutes  a claim against the United
States of  America,  or any State or  municipal  government  or any  department,
instrumentality  or agency thereof,  the assignment of which claim is restricted
by law,  exceeds  $7,500,000,  then upon the  request of Agent,  each Loan Party
shall take such steps as may be necessary to comply with any applicable  federal
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                  (P) AGENT  AUTHORIZED.  Each Loan Party hereby authorizes and,
until such time as the Obligations are indefeasibly paid in full, in cash, shall
continue  to  authorize  Agent to file  one or more  financing  or  continuation
statements, and amendments thereto (or similar documents required by any laws of
any  applicable  jurisdiction),  relating  to all or any part of the  Collateral
without the  signature of such Loan Party and hereby  specifically  ratifies all
such actions previously taken by Agent.

                  (Q)  Invoices.  No Borrower  will use any invoices  other than
invoices in the form delivered to Agent prior to the Closing Date without giving
Agent 30 days' prior notice of the  intended use of a different  form of invoice
together with a copy of such  different  form.  Upon the request of Agent,  each
Borrower  shall  deliver  to  Agent,  at  such  Borrower's  expense,  copies  of
customers'  invoices or the equivalent,  original shipping and delivery receipts
or other proof of delivery,  customers' statements,  customer address lists, the
original  copy  of  all  documents,  including  without  limitation,   repayment
histories  and present  status  reports,  relating  to  Accounts  and such other
documents and information relating to the Accounts as Agent shall specify.

         4.6. NAMES AND  LOCATIONS.  Schedule 4.6 sets forth (a) all legal names
and all other names (including trade names, fictitious names and business names)
under  which any Loan  Party  currently  conducts  business,  or has at any time
during the past five years conducted business,  (b) the name of any entity which
any Loan Party has  acquired in whole or in part or from whom any Loan Party has
acquired a  significant  amount of assets  within the past five  years,  (c) the
location of each Loan  Party's  principal  place of  business,  (d) the state or
other  jurisdiction of organization for each Loan Party and sets forth each Loan
Party's organizational identification number or specifically designates that one
does not exist, (e) the location of each Loan Party's books and records, (f) the
location  of all  other  offices  of each  Loan  Party,  and (g) all  Collateral
locations  (designating Inventory and Equipment locations and indicating between
owned,  leased,  warehouse,  storage,  and processor  locations).  The locations
designated  on  Schedule  4.6 are the Loan  Parties'  sole  locations  for their
respective  businesses  and the  Collateral.  Each Loan Party will give Agent at
least thirty (30) days advance  written  notice of any: (a) change of name or of
any new trade name or fictitious  business name of any Loan Party, (b) change of
principal place of business of any Loan Party, (c) change in the location of any
Loan Party's books and records or the Collateral,  (d) new location for any Loan
Party's books and records or the Collateral,  or (e) changes in any Loan Party's
state or other jurisdiction of organization or its organizational identification
number.

         4.7. TITLE TO PROPERTIES;  LIENS. Each Loan Party has good,  sufficient
and  legal  title to,  or  interest  in,  all of the  Collateral  (and any other
material properties and assets, if any) and will have good, sufficient and legal
title of all after-acquired  Collateral (and any other  after-acquired  material
properties and assets, if any), in each case, free and clear of all Liens except
for the Permitted  Encumbrances.  Agent has a valid,  perfected and,  except for
Liens set forth in clauses  (a),  (c),  (d),  (e) and (j) of the  definition  of
Permitted  Encumbrances,  first priority Liens in the  Collateral,  securing the
payment of the  Obligations,  and such Liens are  entitled to all of the rights,
priorities and benefits  afforded by the UCC or other  applicable law as enacted
in any relevant  jurisdiction  which relates to perfected  Liens. The applicable
Loan Party owns good and marketable, indefeasible fee simple title to all of the
real estate described on Schedule 4.7(a-1) hereto as owned by it and has a valid
leasehold  interest in all of the real  estate  described  on Schedule  4.7(a-2)
hereto  as  leased  by it,  in each  case  free and  clear of all Liens or other
encumbrances of any kind,  except as described in Schedule  4.7(a-1) or 4.7(a-2)
as  applicable  and  subject  to  clauses  (a),  (d),  (g),  (h)  and (j) of the
definition of Permitted  Encumbrances.  Schedules  4.7(a-1) and 4.7(a-2)  hereto
correctly identify as of the Closing Date (x) each parcel of real property owned


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by each Loan Party,  together in each case with an accurate  street  address and
description of the use of such parcel,  (y) each parcel of real property  leased
by or to a Loan Party, together in each case with an accurate street address and
description  of the use of such  parcel,  and (z) each  other  interest  in real
property  owned,  leased or  granted to or held by a Loan  Party.  Except as set
forth on Schedules 4.7(a-1) and 4.7(a-2):

                           (i) no  structure  owned or  leased  by a Loan  Party
                  fails to  conform  in any  material  respect  with  applicable
                  ordinances, regulations, zoning laws and restrictive covenants
                  (including  in any such  case  and  without  limitation  those
                  relating to  environmental  protection)  nor  encroaches  upon
                  property of others,  nor is any such real property  encroached
                  upon by  structures  of others in any case in any manner  that
                  would have or could be reasonably  expected to have a Material
                  Adverse  Effect on the  Agent's or  Lenders'  interest  in any
                  material Collateral located on the premises or otherwise would
                  have or would be reasonably  likely to have a Material Adverse
                  Effect;

                           (ii)  no  charges  or  violations  have  been  filed,
                  served,  made or  threatened,  to the  knowledge  of any  Loan
                  Party,  against or relating to any such  property or structure
                  or any of the  operations  conducted  at any such  property or
                  structure,  as a result of any violation or alleged  violation
                  of  any  applicable  ordinances,  requirements,   regulations,
                  zoning laws or  restrictive  covenants  (including in any such
                  case and without  limitation  those relating to  environmental
                  protection) or as a result of any encroachment on the property
                  of others  where the  effect  of same  would  have or could be
                  reasonably  expected to have a Material  Adverse Effect on the
                  Agent's  or  Lenders'  interest  in  any  material  Collateral
                  located on the  premises or  otherwise  would have or would be
                  reasonably likely have a Material Adverse Effect;

                           (iii) other than pursuant to applicable laws,  rules,
                  regulations or ordinances, covenants that run with the land or
                  provisions  in  the   applicable   leases,   there  exists  no
                  restriction  on the use,  transfer or  mortgaging  of any such
                  property, subject to Title Encumbrances;

                           (iv) the applicable Loan Party has adequate permanent
                  rights of ingress to and egress from any such property used by
                  it for the operations conducted thereon;

                           (v)  except  as  expressly  set  forth  in the  lease
                  agreements  to  which  such  property  relates,  there  are no
                  developments  affecting  any of the real property or interests
                  therein  pending  or  threatened  which  might  reasonably  be
                  expected to curtail or interfere in any material  respect with
                  the use of such  property for the purposes for which it is now
                  used; and


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                           (vi) No Loan Party has any option in, or any right or
                  obligation to acquire any interest in, any real property;

                  Except  as set  forth in  Schedule  4.7(a-1)  or  4.7(a-2)  as
applicable,  the applicable Loan Party owns and has good and marketable title to
all the owned  properties and assets  reflected on its most recent balance sheet
and valid  leasehold  interests  in the  property it leases  subject to no Liens
(other  than  Liens  described  in clauses  (a),  (d),  (g),  (h) and (j) of the
definition of Permitted Encumbrances), and all such leases are in full force and
effect and the applicable Loan Party enjoys peaceful and undisturbed  possession
under all such leases.

         4.8.  LITIGATION;  ADVERSE  FACTS.  There are no judgments  outstanding
against any Loan Party or affecting  any property of any Loan Party nor is there
any action,  charge,  claim, demand, suit,  proceeding,  petition,  governmental
investigation  or  arbitration  now  pending  or, to the best  knowledge  of any
Responsible  Officer,  threatened  against  or  affecting  any Loan Party or any
property  of any Loan Party which  would  reasonably  be expected to result in a
Material  Adverse  Effect.  Promptly  upon  any  Responsible  Officer  obtaining
knowledge of (a) the institution of any action, suit,  proceeding,  governmental
investigation or arbitration against or affecting any Loan Party or any property
of any Loan Party not  previously  disclosed in writing by Loan Parties to Agent
or (b) any material  development in any action, suit,  proceeding,  governmental
investigation  or arbitration at any time pending  against or affecting any Loan
Party or any  property of any Loan Party which would  reasonably  be expected to
have a Material  Adverse  Effect,  the applicable  Loan Party will promptly give
notice thereof to Agent in writing and provide such other  information as may be
reasonably available to enable Agent and its counsel to evaluate such matter.

         4.9. PAYMENT OF TAXES. All material tax returns and reports of any Loan
Party  required  to be filed  by any of them  have  been  timely  filed  and are
complete and accurate in all material respects. All taxes, assessments, fees and
other governmental charges which are due and payable by any Loan Party have been
paid when  due;  provided  that no such tax need be paid if such  Loan  Party is
contesting same in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and
diligently conducted and if such Loan Party has established appropriate reserves
as shall be required in conformity  with GAAP.  As of the Closing Date,  none of
the income tax returns of any Loan Party are under audit and Loan Parties  shall
promptly  notify Agent in the event that any of Loan Parties' tax returns become
the  subject of an audit.  No tax liens have been filed  against any Loan Party.
The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of each Loan Party in respect of
any taxes or other  governmental  charges are in accordance with GAAP. Each Loan
Party has executed IRS Form 8821designating Agent as such Loan Party's appointee
to receive directly from the IRS, on an on-going basis, certain tax information,
notices and other written  communication and each Loan Party authorizes Agent to
file such Form 8821 with the IRS.  Each  Loan  Party's  respective  federal  tax
identification number is set forth on Schedule 4.9.

         4.10.  PERFORMANCE  OF  AGREEMENTS.  No Loan Party is in default in the
performance,  observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations,  covenants or
conditions contained in any material contractual  obligation of any such Person,
and no condition  exists that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or
both,  would  constitute  such a default.  Each Loan Party shall promptly notify
Agent  of (a) the  occurrence  of any  default  or  breach  under  any  material
contractual  obligation of any Loan Party,  (b) the  termination of any material
contractual  obligation of any Loan Party,  or (c) the amendment or modification


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of any material contractual obligation of any Loan Party. Loan Parties shall not
amend or modify  any  material  contractual  obligation  of any Loan  Party in a
manner that would  reasonably be expected to be  materially  adverse to Agent or
any Lender without Agent's prior written consent.

         4.11. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS. Each Loan Party, each ERISA Affiliate and
Employee  Benefit  Plan  is in  compliance,  and  will  continue  to  remain  in
compliance,  in all material  respects with all applicable  provisions of ERISA,
the IRC and all other  applicable laws and the  regulations and  interpretations
thereof with respect to all Employee  Benefit Plans.  No material  liability has
been incurred or will be incurred by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate which
remains unsatisfied for any funding obligation,  taxes or penalties with respect
to any Employee  Benefit Plan. Each Loan Party and each ERISA Affiliate has made
and shall continue to make all contributions  required to be made by such Person
to each Employee  Benefit Plan when due. No Loan Party or ERISA  Affiliate shall
establish any new Employee  Benefit Plan or amend any existing  Employee Benefit
Plan  if  the  liability   (contingent  or  otherwise)  or  increased  liability
(contingent or otherwise)  resulting from such  establishment or amendment could
be material.

         No prohibited  transaction  (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA
or Section  4975 of the IRC) has occurred  with respect to any Employee  Benefit
Plan (other than a Multiemployer  Plan) subject to Part 4 of Subtitle B of Title
I of ERISA which could result in material liabilities to any Loan Party.

         No Termination Event has occurred, is planned or is reasonably expected
to occur,  and no  condition or event  currently  exists or is expected to occur
that could result in any such Termination Event. Except as set forth in Schedule
4.11, no Employee Benefit Plan has incurred any "accumulated funding deficiency"
(within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the IRC),  whether
or not waived.  No Pension  Benefit Plan has incurred any  "accumulated  funding
deficiency"  (within  the  meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the
IRC),  whether or not waived.  The  aggregate  "projected  benefit  obligations"
(within the meaning of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 87) under all
Pension  Benefit  Plans  (other  than  Multiemployer  Plans) do not  exceed  the
aggregate fair market value of the assets of such Pension  Benefit Plans by more
than $250,000,  in each case as of the latest actuarial  valuation date for such
Pension  Benefit  Plans  (determined  in  accordance  with  the  same  actuarial
assumptions  and methods as those used by the Pension  Benefit Plans' actuary in
its valuation of such Pension Benefit Plans as of such valuation  date). No Loan
Party or ERISA  Affiliate  has any  contingent  liabilities  with respect to any
post-retirement  benefits under any employee  welfare  benefit plan,  other than
liability for continuation  coverage  described in Part 6 of Title I of ERISA or
disclosed on Schedule 4.11.

         No Loan Party nor any ERISA  Affiliate has  incurred,  or is reasonably
expected to incur any material  withdrawal  liability  (within the meaning given
such term under Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA) to any  Multiemployer
Plan. No Loan Party or any ERISA  Affiliate has received any  notification  that
any Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization or has been terminated,  partitioned
or reorganized within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, and, to the best of each
Loan Party's knowledge,  no Multiemployer  Plan is reasonably  expected to be in
reorganization  or to be  terminated,  partitioned  or  reorganized  within  the
meaning of Title IV of ERISA.


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         4.12.  BROKER'S FEES. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.12, no broker's
or  finder's  fee or  commission  will be  payable  with  respect  to any of the
transactions contemplated hereby.

         4.13. ENVIRONMENTAL  COMPLIANCE.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.13,
each Loan Party is and shall continue to remain in material  compliance with all
applicable  Environmental  Laws. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.13, there are
no  claims,  liabilities,  Liens,  investigations,   litigation,  administrative
proceedings,  whether pending or threatened,  or judgments or orders relating to
any  Hazardous  Materials  asserted  or  threatened  against  any Loan  Party or
relating to any real property currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by
any Loan Party.

         4.14.  SOLVENCY.  From and after the date of this Agreement,  each Loan
Party:  (a) owns assets the fair  saleable  value of which are greater  than the
total amount of its  liabilities  (including  contingent  liabilities);  (b) has
capital that is not unreasonably  small in relation to its business as presently
conducted or any contemplated or undertaken transaction; and (c) does not intend
to incur and does not believe that it will incur debts beyond its ability to pay
such debts as they become due.

         4.15.  DISCLOSURE.  No  representation  or  warranty  of any Loan Party
contained in this Agreement, the financial statements, the other Loan Documents,
or any other document,  certificate or written  statement  furnished to Agent or
any  Lender by or on behalf of any such  Person for use in  connection  with the
Loan  Documents  contains any untrue  statement  of a material  fact or omitted,
omits  or will  omit to state a  material  fact  necessary  in order to make the
statements   contained  herein  or  therein  not  misleading  in  light  of  the
circumstances  in which the same were made.  There is no material  fact known to
any Loan Party that has had or could have a Material Adverse Effect and that has
not  been  disclosed  herein  or  in  such  other  documents,  certificates  and
statements  furnished  to Agent or any  Lender  for use in  connection  with the
transactions contemplated hereby.

         4.16.  INSURANCE.  Each Loan  Party  maintains  and shall  continue  to
maintain  adequate  insurance  policies and shall provide Agent with evidence of
such  insurance  coverage  for  public  liability,   property  damage,   product
liability, and business interruption with respect to its business and properties
and the business and  properties of its  Subsidiaries  against loss or damage of
the kinds  customarily  carried or maintained  by  corporations  of  established
reputation engaged in similar businesses and in amounts acceptable to Agent. The
Loan  Parties  shall  maintain  and at all times  after the  Closing  Date shall
continue to  maintain  an  environmental  insurance  policy with  respect to its
properties  reasonably  acceptable  to Agent  in such  amount  as is  reasonably
acceptable to Agent, it being agreed that the environmental  insurance policy in
effect on the Closing Date is acceptable  to Agent.  Each Loan Party shall cause
Agent at all times to be named as loss payee on all insurance  policies relating
to any  Collateral  and shall cause Agent at all times to be named as additional
insured  under all  liability  policies  (including,  without  limitation,  with
respect  to the  environmental  insurance  policy),  in each  case  pursuant  to
appropriate  endorsements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent
and shall collaterally  assign to Agent, for itself and on behalf of Lenders, as
security for the payment of the Obligations all business interruption  insurance
of each Loan Party. No notice of cancellation  has been received with respect to
such policies and each Loan Party is in compliance with all conditions contained
in such policies.  Any proceeds received from any policies of insurance relating
to any Collateral shall be applied to the Obligations as set forth in subsection
2.4(B)(2).  Each Loan  Party  shall  provide  Agent  evidence  of the  insurance


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coverage and of the  assignments  and  endorsements  required by this  Agreement
immediately  upon request by Agent and upon renewal of any existing  policy.  If
any Loan  Party  elects to  change  insurance  carriers,  policies  or  coverage
amounts,  such Loan Party shall notify Agent and provide  Agent with evidence of
the updated insurance coverage and of the assignments and endorsements  required
by this  Agreement.  In the event any Loan  Party  fails to  provide  Agent with
evidence of the insurance coverage required by this Agreement, Agent may, but is
not required to, purchase  insurance at Loan Parties' expense to protect Agent's
and the Lender's interests in the Collateral.  This insurance may, but need not,
protect Loan Parties' interests. The coverage purchased by Agent may not pay any
claim made by any Loan Party or any claim that is made against any Loan Party in
connection  with the  Collateral.  Loan Parties may later  cancel any  insurance
purchased by Agent,  but only after providing Agent with evidence that each Loan
Party has obtained  insurance as required by this Agreement.  If Agent purchases
insurance for the Collateral,  each Loan Party will be responsible for the costs
of that insurance, including interest thereon and other charges imposed on Agent
in connection  with the placement of the insurance,  until the effective date of
the cancellation or expiration of the insurance,  and such costs may be added to
the  Obligations.  The  costs  of the  insurance  may be more  than  the cost of
insurance Borrower is able to obtain on its own.

         4.17.  COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS;  GOVERNMENT  AUTHORIZATIONS;  CONSENTS. No
Loan Party is in  violation  of any law,  ordinance,  rule,  regulation,  order,
policy,  guideline or other requirement of (a) any Governmental Authority in all
jurisdictions  in  which  any  Loan  Party is now  doing  business,  and (b) any
government  authority otherwise having jurisdiction over the conduct of any Loan
Party  or any of  its  respective  businesses,  or the  ownership  of any of its
respective  properties,  which violation would subject any Loan Party, or any of
their  respective  officers to  criminal  liability  or have a Material  Adverse
Effect and no such violation has been alleged.  Each Loan Party will comply with
the requirements of all applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders,
policies,  guidelines or other requirements of (a) any Governmental Authority as
now in effect and which may be imposed  in the  future in all  jurisdictions  in
which any Loan Party is now doing  business or may hereafter be doing  business,
and (b) any government  authority otherwise having jurisdiction over the conduct
of any Loan Party or any of its respective  businesses,  or the ownership of any
of its respective properties,  except to the extent the noncompliance with which
would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  No  authorization,  approval or other
action by, and no notice to or filing with, any domestic or foreign Governmental
Authority or regulatory  body or consent of any other Person is required for (a)
the grant by each Loan Party of the Liens granted  hereby or for the  execution,
delivery or  performance  of this  Agreement or the other Loan Documents by each
Loan Party;  (b) the  perfection of the Liens granted hereby and pursuant to any
other  Loan  Documents  (except  for filing UCC  financing  statements  with the
appropriate  jurisdiction  and filing any Patent Security  Agreement,  Trademark
Security  Agreement and Copyright  Security  Agreement  with the U.S.  Copyright
Office and the U.S.  Patent and Trademark  Office,  as  applicable);  or (c) the
exercise by Agent of its rights and remedies  hereunder (except as may have been
taken by or at the direction of a Loan Party or Agent).

         4.18.  EMPLOYEE  MATTERS.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.18, (a) no
Loan Party nor any of such Loan Party's  employees is subject to any  collective
bargaining  agreement,  (b) no petition for  certification  or union election is
pending  with  respect  to the  employees  of any  Loan  Party  and no  union or


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collective  bargaining unit has sought such  certification  or recognition  with
respect  to the  employees  of any Loan  Party  and (c)  there  are no  strikes,
slowdowns,  work stoppages or controversies pending or, to the best knowledge of
any Responsible Officer after due inquiry, threatened between any Loan Party and
its respective employees, other than employee grievances arising in the ordinary
course  of  business,  which  would  reasonably  be  expected  to  have,  either
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth
on Schedule 4.18, no Loan Party is subject to an employment contract.

         4.19. GOVERNMENTAL  REGULATION.  None of the Loan Parties is subject to
regulation  under the Public  Utility  Holding  Company Act of 1935, the Federal
Power  Act or the  Investment  Company  Act of 1940 or to any  federal  or state
statute or regulation  limiting its ability to incur  indebtedness  for borrowed
money.

         4.20. ACCESS TO ACCOUNTANTS AND MANAGEMENT.  Each Loan Party authorizes
Agent and Lenders to discuss the financial condition and financial statements of
each Loan Party with Loan Parties'  Accountants  upon reasonable  notice to Loan
Parties of its intention to do so, and authorizes  Loan Parties'  Accountants to
respond to all of Agent's inquiries. Agent and each Lender may, with the consent
of Agent,  which will not be  unreasonably  denied,  confer at reasonable  times
during normal  business  hours with Loan  Parties'  senior  management  directly
regarding Loan Parties' business, operations and financial condition.

         4.21. INSPECTION. Each Loan Party shall permit Agent and any authorized
representatives  designated by Agent to visit and inspect any of the  properties
of any Loan Party,  including  their financial and accounting  records,  and, in
conjunction  with such  inspection,  to make copies and take extracts  therefrom
(all to be subject to subsection 12.18), and to discuss their affairs,  finances
and business  with their  officers and any Loan  Parties'  Accountants,  at such
reasonable  times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably
requested.  Each  Lender  may with  the  consent  of  Agent,  which  will not be
unreasonably denied, accompany Agent on any such visit or inspection.

         4.22. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

         4.23.  PAYMENT OF TAXES BY AGENT.  If any of the Collateral  includes a
charge for any tax payable to any  governmental  tax authority,  Agent is hereby
authorized  (but in no event  obligated)  in its  discretion  to pay the  amount
thereof to the proper taxing  authority for the account of any Loan Party and to
charge the Loan Party's  account  therefore.  The  Borrowing  Agent shall notify
Agent if any Collateral include any tax due to any such taxing authority and, in
the  absence of such  notice,  the Agent shall have the right to retain the full
proceeds  of such  Collateral  and shall not be liable for any taxes that may be
due from any Loan Party by reason of the sale of any of the Collateral.

         4.24. AMENDMENT OF SCHEDULE.  Each Loan Party may amend any one or more
of the  Schedules  referred in this Section 4 (subject to prior notice to Agent,
as applicable) and any  representation,  warranty,  or covenant contained herein
which  refers  to any such  Schedule  shall  from and after the date of any such
amendment  refer to such Schedule as so amended;  provided  however,  that in no
event shall the amendment of any such Schedule  constitute a waiver by Agent and


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Lenders of any  Default  or Event of Default  that  exists  notwithstanding  the
amendment of such Schedule.

SECTION 5     REPORTING AND OTHER AFFIRMATIVE COVENANT

         Each  Loan  Party  covenants  and  agrees  that,  so long as any of the
Commitments  hereunder shall be in effect and until payment in full, in cash, of
all  Obligations,  each Loan Party  shall  perform,  and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to perform, all covenants in this Section 5.

         5.1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER REPORTS.  Loan Parties will deliver
to Agent and each Lender (unless  specified to be delivered solely to Agent) the
financial statements and other reports contained in the Reporting Rider attached
hereto.

         5.2. MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES.  Each Loan Party will maintain or cause
to be  maintained  in good  repair,  working  order and  condition  all material
properties  used in the business of each Loan Party and will make or cause to be
made all appropriate repairs, renewals and replacements thereof.

         5.3.  FURTHER  ASSURANCES.  Each Loan Party  shall,  from time to time,
execute  such  guaranties,  financing  or  continuation  statements,  documents,
security  agreements,  reports  and other  documents  or  deliver  to Agent such
instruments,  certificates  of  title,  mortgages,  deeds  of  trust,  or  other
documents as Agent at any time may  reasonably  request to evidence,  perfect or
otherwise implement the guaranties and security for repayment of the Obligations
provided for in the Loan Documents.

         5.4. MORTGAGES; TITLE INSURANCE; SURVEYS.

                  (A) TITLE  INSURANCE.  On the Closing  Date (or within  thirty
(30)  days  following  delivery  of any  Mortgage  with  respect  to  Additional
Mortgaged  Property),  Loan  Parties  shall  deliver or cause to be delivered to
Agent ALTA lender's title insurance policies issued by title insurers reasonably
satisfactory  to Agent (the  "Mortgage  Policies")  in form and substance and in
amounts  reasonably  satisfactory to Agent assuring Agent that the Mortgages are
valid and enforceable first priority mortgage liens on the respective  Mortgaged
Property or  Additional  Mortgaged  Property,  free and clear of all defects and
encumbrances  except Permitted  Encumbrances.  The Mortgage Policies shall be in
form and  substance  reasonably  satisfactory  to Agent  and  shall  include  an
endorsement insuring against the effect of future advances under this Agreement,
for mechanics' liens and for any other matter that Agent may reasonably request.
In the case of each  leasehold  constituting  Mortgaged  Property or  Additional
Mortgaged  Property,  Agent shall have received such estoppel letters,  consents
and waivers from the landlords and  non-disturbance  agreements from any holders
of mortgages or deeds of trust on such real estate as may have been requested by
Agent, which letters shall be in form and substance  reasonably  satisfactory to
Agent.

                  (B)  ADDITIONAL  MORTGAGED  PROPERTY.  Loan  Parties  shall as
promptly  as  possible  (and in any event  within  thirty  (30) days  after such
designation)  deliver to Agent a fully executed Mortgage,  in form and substance
reasonably  satisfactory  to Agent  together with title  insurance  policies and
surveys on any Additional Mortgaged Property designated by Agent.


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                  (C) SURVEYS.  On or before the Closing Date (or within  thirty
(30)  days  following  delivery  of any  Mortgage  with  respect  to  Additional
Mortgaged  Property),  Loan  Parties  shall  deliver or cause to be delivered to
Agent current surveys,  certified by a licensed surveyor,  for all real property
that is the subject of the  Mortgage  Policies  including  Additional  Mortgaged
Property  for which a  Mortgage  Policy is  issued.  All such  surveys  shall be
sufficient to allow the issuer of the mortgage  policy to issue an ALTA lender's
policy.

                  (D) ADDITIONAL REAL PROPERTY DELIVERIES. Each Loan Party shall
furnish to Agent for the benefit of the  Lenders,  on or before the Closing Date
(or within thirty (30) days  following  delivery of any Mortgage with respect to
Additional Mortgaged Property),  at the expense of the Loan Parties, in addition
to the  items  set  forth  in  Section  5.4(A),(B)  and (C) or under  any  other
provision  hereof,  (i) such  other  certificates  and  documents  as Agent  may
reasonably  request and which are customary in financing of this type, (ii) with
respect to any real property to be subject to a Mortgage,  appraisals  for owned
real  property as shall be requested by Agent,  and (iii) flood  insurance  with
respect to any real  property  subject to any  Mortgage to the extent such flood
insurance can be obtained by the Loan Parties on commercially  reasonable terms;
provided,  however,  that, at the cost and expense of the Loan Parties, the Loan
Parties  shall in any event  maintain  and  shall  furnish  to the  Agent  flood
insurance  with  respect to any real  property  subject to any  Mortgage  to the
extent  flood  insurance  with  respect to such real  property is required to be
maintained  by  applicable  law (whether  such law is  applicable to any Lender,
including,  without  limitation,  by reason of such Mortgage,  any Loan Party or
otherwise).  This  Section  5.4 shall  not be deemed to allow any Loan  Party to
acquire any property if otherwise prohibited by this Agreement.

         5.5.  USE OF  PROCEEDS  AND MARGIN  SECURITY.  Borrowers  shall use the
proceeds of all Loans for proper business purposes (as described in the recitals
to this Agreement)  consistent  with all applicable  laws,  statutes,  rules and
regulations.  No  portion  of the  proceeds  of any  Loan  shall be used for the
purpose of purchasing or carrying  margin stock within the meaning of Regulation
U, or in any manner that might cause the  borrowing or the  application  of such
proceeds to violate  Regulation T or Regulation X or any other regulation of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or to violate the Exchange Act.

         5.6. MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES. The Loan Parties shall, and shall cause
their respective  Subsidiaries to, maintain and preserve all of their respective
properties (excluding Equipment which is subject to Section 4.5(C) hereof) which
are necessary or useful in the proper  conduct of their business in good working
order and  condition,  ordinary wear,  tear,  and casualty  excepted and make or
cause to be made all  appropriate  repairs,  renewals and  replacements  thereof
(except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse  Effect),  and comply at all times with the provisions of all
material  leases to which it is a party as lessee,  so as to prevent any loss or
forfeiture thereof or thereunder. Each Loan Party will maintain and preserve its
existence, rights, privileges, permits, licenses,  authorizations and approvals,
and become or remain duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which the character of the  properties  owned or leased by such Loan Party or in
which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary.

         5.7. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].


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         5.9.  ADDITIONAL  COLLATERAL.  The Loan Parties  acknowledge that it is
their intention to provide the Agent with a Lien on all the property of the Loan
Parties  (personal,  real and mixed),  whether now owned or  hereafter  acquired
(other  than as  agreed  to in  writing  by the  Agent),  subject  only to Liens
permitted  hereunder.  Loan Parties shall from time to time promptly  notify the
Agent of the acquisition by any Loan Party of any material property in which the
Agent does not then hold a perfected Lien (other than as agreed to in writing by
the Agent),  or the creation or existence of any such property,  and such person
shall,  upon request by the Agent,  promptly execute and deliver to the Agent or
cause to be executed  and  delivered to the Agent  pledge  agreements,  security
agreements,  mortgages or other like  agreements  with respect to such property,
together with such other  documents,  certificates,  opinions of counsel and the
like as the Agent shall reasonably request in connection therewith,  in form and
substance satisfactory to the Agent, such that the Agent shall receive valid and
perfected  first priority Liens (subject to the Permitted  Encumbrances)  on all
such property  (including property which, on the Closing Date, is not subject to
a Lien in favor of the  Agent).  In  addition,  in the event that any Loan Party
acquires  or  owns  any  material  trademarks,   copyrights,  patents  or  other
intellectual  property,  the Loan  Parties  shall  notify the Agent  promptly in
writing and shall  execute,  or cause the execution of a security  agreement and
other  documents  with  respect   thereto  in  form  and  substance   reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent.

SECTION 6     FINANCIAL COVENANTS

         Loan Parties  covenant and agree that so long as any of the Commitments
remain in  effect  and  until  indefeasible  payment  in full,  in cash,  of all
Obligations,  Loan  Parties  shall  comply  with  and  shall  cause  each of its
Subsidiaries  to comply with all covenants  contained in the Financial  Covenant
Rider.

SECTION 7     NEGATIVE COVENANTS

         Each  Loan  Party  covenants  and  agrees  that  so  long as any of the
Commitments remain in effect and until indefeasible payment in full, in cash, of
all  Obligations,  each  Loan  Party  shall not and will not  permit  any of its
Subsidiaries to:

         7.1.  INDEBTEDNESS  AND  LIABILITIES.  Directly or  indirectly  create,
incur,  assume,  guaranty,  or otherwise become or remain directly or indirectly
liable, on a fixed or contingent basis, with respect to any Indebtedness except:
(a) the Obligations;  (b)  intercompany  Indebtedness  among the Borrowers;  (c)
intercompany  Indebtedness  of one or more  Guarantors to one or more Borrowers,
not to exceed $2,000,000 outstanding at any time in the aggregate; provided that
such  Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the  Obligations;  (d)
Indebtedness  (excluding  Capital  Leases)  not  to  exceed  $1,000,000  in  the
aggregate at any time outstanding, either unsecured or secured by purchase money
Liens  permitted by Section 7.3; (e)  Indebtedness  under Capital  Leases not to
exceed  $5,000,000  outstanding at any time in the aggregate;  (f)  Indebtedness
pursuant to the First Lien Loan Documents, not to exceed the Maximum Senior Debt
Amount  (as  defined  in the  Intercreditor  Agreement),  and  (g)  Indebtedness
existing on the Closing Date and identified on Schedule 7.1. No Loan Party will,
incur  any  Liabilities  except  for  Indebtedness  permitted  herein  and trade
payables and normal  accruals in the ordinary course of business not yet due and
payable or with respect to which any Loan Party is  contesting in good faith the
amount or  validity  thereof  by  appropriate  proceedings  and then only to the
extent that such Loan Party has  established  adequate  reserves  therefor under
GAAP.


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         7.2. GUARANTIES.  Except (i) as provided under the Loan Documents, (ii)
for  guarantees of the First Lien Debt pursuant to the First Lien Loan Documents
(to  the  extent  permitted  by the  Intercreditor  Agreement),  and  (iii)  for
endorsements  of  instruments or items of payment for collection in the ordinary
course of business,  no Loan Party will guaranty,  endorse,  or otherwise in any
way become or be responsible  for any  obligations of any other Person,  whether
directly or  indirectly by agreement to purchase the  indebtedness  of any other
Person or through the purchase of goods, supplies or services, or maintenance of
working  capital or other balance sheet  covenants or  conditions,  or by way of
stock purchase, capital contribution,  advance or loan for the purpose of paying
or discharging any indebtedness or obligation of such other Person or otherwise.

         7.3. TRANSFERS, LIENS AND RELATED MATTERS.

                  (A) TRANSFERS. Sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise)
or  otherwise  dispose  of,  or grant  any  option  with  respect  to any of the
Collateral,  except that each Loan Party may (1) in the  ordinary  course of its
business, sell Inventory to a Buyer in Ordinary Course of Business and license a
General  Intangible to a Licensee in Ordinary  Course of Business;  and (2) make
Asset  Dispositions  of equipment  and real  property,  if all of the  following
conditions are met: (a) the market value of assets sold or otherwise disposed of
in any  single  transaction  or series of related  transactions  does not exceed
$2,000,000,  the aggregate market value of assets sold or otherwise  disposed of
in any Fiscal Year does not exceed  $3,000,000 and the aggregate market value of
assets sold or  otherwise  disposed  of after the  Closing  Date does not exceed
$6,000,000;  (b) the consideration received is at least equal to the fair market
value of such assets; (c) the sole  consideration  received is cash; (d) the net
proceeds of such Asset  Disposition  are applied as required by subsection  2.4;
(e) after giving effect to the sale or other  disposition of the assets included
within the Asset  Disposition  and the  repayment  of the  Obligations  with the
proceeds  thereof,  Loan Parties on a consolidated  basis are in compliance on a
pro forma basis with the  covenants set forth in the  Financial  Covenant  Rider
recomputed for the most recently ended month for which  information is available
and is in  compliance  with all other  terms and  conditions  contained  in this
Agreement;  and (f) no Default  or Event of  Default  shall then exist or result
from  such  sale  or  other  disposition.  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  the
Transaction shall be permitted.

                  (B) LIENS.  Except for  Permitted  Encumbrances,  directly  or
indirectly create,  incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on or with respect
to any of the Collateral or any proceeds, income or profits therefrom.

                  (C) NO NEGATIVE  PLEDGES.  Enter into or assume any  agreement
(other than (i) the Loan Documents or (ii) the First Lien Loan Documents (to the
extent  not  in  violation  of the  Intercreditor  Agreement))  prohibiting  the
creation or  assumption of any Lien upon its  properties or assets,  whether now
owned or hereafter acquired.

                  (D)  NO  RESTRICTIONS  ON  SUBSIDIARY  DISTRIBUTIONS  TO  LOAN
PARTIES. Except as provided (i) herein and (ii) in the First Lien Loan Documents
(to the extent not in violation  of the  Intercreditor  Agreement),  directly or


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indirectly  create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any
consensual  encumbrance  or  restriction  of any kind on the ability of any such
Subsidiary to: (1) pay dividends or make any other  distribution  on any of such
Subsidiary's  capital stock owned by a Loan Party; (2) pay any indebtedness owed
to a Loan  Party or any other  Subsidiary  of a Loan  Party;  (3) make  loans or
advances  to a Loan  Party  or any  other  Subsidiary  of a Loan  Party;  or (4)
transfer any of its  property or assets to a Loan Party or any other  Subsidiary
of a Loan Party.

         7.4.  INVESTMENTS AND LOANS.  Make or permit to exist investments in or
loans to any other Person,  except:  (a) cash in aggregate  amount not to exceed
$1,000,000  held in  Deposit  Accounts  maintained  in the  ordinary  course  of
business,  so long as such  Deposit  Accounts  are subject to a deposit  account
control agreement unless otherwise agreed to by Agent; (b) loans and advances to
employees for moving,  entertainment,  travel and other similar  expenses in the
ordinary course of business in an aggregate  outstanding amount not in excess of
$500,000  at  any  time,  and  (c)  as   contemplated  in  connection  with  the
Transaction.

         7.5. RESTRICTED PAYMENTS.  Directly or indirectly declare,  order, pay,
make or set apart any sum for any  Restricted  Junior  Payment,  except that (a)
Loan Parties may make Restricted  Payments with respect to their common stock to
the extent necessary to permit Loan Parties to pay the  Obligations/or the First
Lien Debt (to the extent Loan Parties are  permitted to make such  payments with
respect to the First Lien Debt under the Intercreditor  Agreement) and to permit
Loan Parties to pay expenses  incurred in the ordinary  course of business,  (b)
Loan  Parties may make  payments of any  sponsor  management  fees not to exceed
$1,500,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year,  with (i) $1,000,000  payable to
AIP annually and (ii) $500,000  payable to BNS annually,  but only to the extent
no Default or Event of Default is then existing or would be created thereby, (c)
Loan Parties may make  payments of up to $250,000 in the  aggregate per annum to
AIP and BNS, in respect of out of pocket  expenses;  (d) Holdings may repurchase
its Equity Interests from directors,  executive officers,  members of management
or  employees  of  Holdings  and its  Subsidiaries  upon the death,  disability,
retirement or  termination of such  directors,  executive  officers,  members of
management  or  employees,  so long as no  Default  or Event of  Default is then
existing or would be created  thereby and the aggregate  amount of cash expended
by Holdings  does not exceed  $500,000 in any fiscal year of Holdings;  (e) Loan
Parties may make payments required under the Tax Sharing Agreement (as in effect
on the Closing  Date);  (f) Loan Parties may pay the fees payable on the Closing
Date to AIP and Steel Partners II, L.P., which have previously been disclosed in
writing to Agent;  (g) Loan  Parties may make  payments of Merger  Consideration
after the Closing Date with amounts released from the Closing Date Reserve under
the First Lien Loan Agreement or amounts  received from the Disbursing Agent and
applied to the First Lien Debt  pursuant to  subsection  2.4(B)(6)  of the First
Lien Loan Agreement to the extent that such amounts shall have been reserved for
immediately prior to such payment pursuant to subsection  2.4(B)(6) of the First
Lien Loan  Agreement,  PROVIDED that  notwithstanding  the foregoing,  after the
release of any such reserve  under  subsection  2.4(B)(6) of the First Lien Loan
Agreement, Loan Parties may still make such payments of Merger Consideration, so
long as (i) no Default or Event of Default is then  existing or would be created
thereby and (ii) either,  (x) the  aggregate  amount of all such payments do not
exceed $750,000,  or (y) to the extent the aggregate amount of all such payments
exceed $750,000, solely with respect to the amount of such payments in excess of
$750,000 in the  aggregate,  after giving  effect to any such payment  Borrowers
have at least  $7,500,000  of  Undrawn  Availability  under the First  Lien Loan


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Agreement;  and (h) Loan Parties may make up to  $2,000,000  in the aggregate of
payments  in  connection  with or relating to the  repurchase,  cancellation  or
extinguishment  of the Equity  Interests of Collins  that  existed  prior to the
Merger,  so long as no Default or Event of Default is then  existing or would be
created  thereby and after giving effect to any such payment  Borrowers  have at
least $7,500,000 of Undrawn Availability under the First Lien Loan Agreement.

         7.6. RESTRICTION ON FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES. (a) Enter into any transaction
of merger or consolidation  (other than the Merger);  (b) liquidate,  wind-up or
dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or  dissolution);  (c) convey,  sell,
lease,  sublease,  transfer or  otherwise  dispose of, in one  transaction  or a
series of  transactions,  all or any substantial part of its business or assets,
or the capital stock of any of its Subsidiaries,  whether now owned or hereafter
acquired PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  the Guarantors (other than Holdings) may (i) merge
with and into  each  other  and/or  into  Borrowers,  so long as the  applicable
Borrower is the surviving  entity,  or (ii) convey all or  substantially  all of
their assets to each other or to any entity wholly owned,  in the aggregate,  by
the Loan Parties, or (iii) liquidate, wind-up or dissolve, so long as any assets
of such Guarantor are transferred to another Loan Party,  provided that, in each
case of the foregoing instances,  the Loan Parties shall give the Agent at least
30 days  notice  thereof  prior to any such  merger,  conveyance  of  assets  or
liquidation,  wind-up or dissolution and,  provided  further,  immediately after
such merger, conveyance,  liquidation,  wind-up or dissolution, the Loan Parties
would not, as a result of such  transaction,  breach any other  obligation under
any  Loan  Documents;  or  (d)  acquire  by  purchase  or  otherwise  all or any
substantial  part of the  business  or assets  of, or stock or other  beneficial
ownership of, any Person.

         7.7. CHANGES RELATING TO FIRST LIEN DEBT.  Change or amend the terms of
the First Lien Loan Documents if such change or amendment is not permitted under
the Intercreditor Agreement.

         7.8. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.  Directly or indirectly,  enter into
or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase,  sale or exchange of
property  or the  rendering  of any  service)  with  any  Affiliate  or with any
officer,  director or employee of any Loan Party, except for transactions in the
ordinary course of any Loan Party's  business and upon fair and reasonable terms
which are fully  disclosed to Agent and Lenders and which are no less  favorable
to Loan Parties than it would  obtain in a comparable  arm's length  transaction
with an unaffiliated Person.

         7.9.  CONDUCT OF BUSINESS.  From and after the Closing Date,  engage in
any business other than businesses of the type engaged in by Loan Parties on the
Closing Date.

         7.10.  TAX  CONSOLIDATIONS.  File  or  consent  to  the  filing  of any
consolidated income tax return with any Person other than the other Loan Parties
or BNS;  provided that in the event any Loan Party files a  consolidated  return
with any such  Person  (including  BNS),  such Loan  Party's  contribution  with
respect to taxes as a result of the filing of such consolidated return shall not
be greater,  nor the receipt of tax benefits less, than they would have been had
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         7.11.  SUBSIDIARIES.  Other than the Subsidiaries set forth on Schedule
7.11 and except as  contemplated to occur on or prior to the Closing Date by the
terms  of  the  Merger   Documents,   establish,   create  or  acquire  any  new
Subsidiaries.

         7.12. FISCAL YEAR; TAX DESIGNATION. Change its Fiscal Year; or elect to
be designated as an entity other than a C corporation as defined in IRC.

         7.13. PRESS RELEASE;  PUBLIC OFFERING  MATERIALS.  Disclose the name of
Agent or any Lender in any press release or in any  prospectus,  proxy statement
or other  materials  filed with any  governmental  entity  relating  to a public
offering  of the  capital  stock of any Loan Party  except as may be required by
law.

         7.14. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

         7.15.  IRS FORM 8821.  Revoke IRS Form 8821  designating  Agent as Loan
Parties'  appointee  to receive  directly  from the IRS, on an  on-going  basis,
certain tax information, notices and other written communication or fail to take
actions  necessary to renew such Form 8821 prior to its  expiration for all time
periods prior to the Termination Date.

SECTION 8     DEFAULT, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

         8.1. EVENT OF DEFAULT.  "Event of Default" shall mean the occurrence or
existence of any one or more of the following  (for each  subsection a different
grace or cure period may be specified,  if no grace or cure period is specified,
such occurrence or existence constitutes an immediate Event of Default):

                  (A) PAYMENT. Failure to make payment of any of the Obligations
when due; or

                  (B) DEFAULT IN OTHER AGREEMENTS. (1) Failure of any Loan Party
to pay when due any  principal  or  interest on the First Lien Debt or any other
Indebtedness  (other than the  Obligations) or (2) breach or default of any Loan
Party with respect to the First Lien Loan  Documents  or any other  Indebtedness
(other than the  Obligations)  and such failure  continues beyond any applicable
grace period;  if such failure to pay, breach or default  entitles the holder to
cause  such  Indebtedness  having an  individual  principal  amount in excess of
$250,000 or having an aggregate principal amount in excess of $500,000 to become
or be  declared  due prior to its stated  maturity,  or (3) breach of any of the
provisions of the Merger Documents; or

                  (C) BREACH OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS. Failure of any Loan Party to
perform or comply with any term or condition contained in subparagraphs (1), (2)
and (3) of the Reporting Rider and subsections  5.3, 5.4 or 5.5, or contained in
Section 4, Section 6, Section 7 or the Financial Covenants Rider; or

                  (D)  BREACH  OF  WARRANTY.   Any   representation,   warranty,
certification  or other statement made by any Loan Party in any Loan Document or
in any  statement  or  certificate  at any time given by such  Person in writing
pursuant  or in  connection  with any  Loan  Document  is false in any  material
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                  (E)  OTHER  DEFAULTS  UNDER  LOAN  DOCUMENTS.  Any Loan  Party
defaults in the  performance  of or compliance  with any term  contained in this
Agreement  other than  those  otherwise  set forth in this  subsection  8.1,  or
defaults in the  performance  of or  compliance  with any term  contained in the
other Loan  Documents and such default is not remedied or waived within  fifteen
(15) days after notice from Agent, or Requisite  Lenders,  to Borrowing Agent of
such default; or

                  (F) CHANGE IN CONTROL. (1) the consummation of any transaction
(including any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any "person"
or "group" (as such terms are defined for purposes of the Securities Act), other
than Steel  Partners II, L.P.  ("Steel") or one of its Affiliates of which Steel
owns at least 20% of the Equity  Interests of each class of Equity  Interests of
such Affiliate, becomes the owner, directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the
issued  and  outstanding  Equity  Interests  of BNS;  (2)  Steel  ceases  to (i)
beneficially own and control, directly or indirectly, at least 20% of the Equity
Interests of each class of Equity  Interests of BNS entitled  (without regard to
the  occurrence of any  contingency)  to vote for the election of the members of
the board of directors of BNS or (ii) have at least two  representatives  on the
board of directors of BNS; (3) BNS ceases to (i)  beneficially  own and control,
directly  or  indirectly,  at least 80% of the  issued  and  outstanding  Equity
Interests of each class of Equity Interests of Holdings entitled (without regard
to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote for the election of the members of
the board of directors of Holdings or (ii) have the right to elect or appoint at
least four of the five members of the board of directors of Holdings; (4) AIP/CH
ceases to beneficially own and control,  directly or indirectly, at least 15% of
the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each class of Equity Interests of
Holdings  entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote
for the  election  of the members of the board of  directors  of  Holdings;  (5)
Holdings  ceases to own 100% of the Equity  Interests  of  Collins;  (6) Collins
ceases to own 100% of the  Equity  Interests  of any of its  direct or  indirect
Subsidiaries or (7) any "Change of Control" occurs under, and as defined in, the
First Lien Loan Documents; or

                  (G) INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY;  APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER, ETC. (1)
A court enters a decree or order for relief with respect to any Loan Party in an
involuntary  case under any applicable  bankruptcy,  insolvency or other similar
law now or  hereafter  in effect,  which  decree or order is not stayed or other
similar relief is not granted under any applicable  federal or state law; or (2)
the  continuance  of any of the  following  events  for sixty  (60) days  unless
dismissed,  bonded or discharged:  (a) an involuntary case is commenced  against
any Loan Party, under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law
now or  hereafter  in  effect;  or  (b) a  receiver,  liquidator,  sequestrator,
trustee, custodian or other fiduciary having similar powers over any Loan Party,
or over all or a substantial part of their respective property, is appointed; or

                  (H) VOLUNTARY  BANKRUPTCY;  APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER,  ETC. (1)
Any Loan Party  commences  a  voluntary  case under any  applicable  bankruptcy,
insolvency or other  similar law now or hereafter in effect,  or consents to the
entry of an order for relief in an  involuntary  case or to the conversion of an
involuntary  case to a  voluntary  case  under any such law or  consents  to the
appointment of or taking  possession by a receiver,  trustee or other  custodian
for all or a substantial  part of its property;  or (2) any Loan Party makes any
assignment  for the benefit of  creditors;  or (3) the board of directors of any
Loan Party adopts any resolution or otherwise  authorizes  action to approve any
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                  (I) LIENS.  Any lien,  levy or assessment is filed or recorded
with  respect  to or  otherwise  imposed  upon all or any  material  part of the
Collateral  or the  assets  of  any  Loan  Party  by the  United  States  or any
department or instrumentality  thereof or by any state, county,  municipality or
other  governmental  agency (other than Permitted  Encumbrances)  and such lien,
levy or assessment is not stayed,  vacated,  paid or discharged  within ten (10)
days; or

                  (J) JUDGMENT,  ATTACHMENTS AND LITIGATION. Any money judgment,
writ or warrant of attachment, or similar process involving (1) an amount in any
individual  case in excess of $500,000 or (2) an amount in the  aggregate at any
time in excess of $1,000,000 (in either case not adequately covered by insurance
as to which the insurance company has acknowledged coverage) is entered or filed
against  any  Loan  Party  or  any  of  their  respective   assets  and  remains
undischarged,  unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of thirty (30) days,
but in any event not later than five (5) days prior to the date of any  proposed
sale thereunder;  or an event occurs or circumstance  arises with respect to any
litigation  involving  the Loan  Parties  which  could have a  Material  Adverse
Effect; or

                  (K)  DISSOLUTION.  Any  order,  judgment  or decree is entered
against any Loan Party  decreeing the dissolution or split up of such Loan Party
and such order remains undischarged or unstayed for a period in excess of twenty
(20)  days,  but in any event not later  than five (5) days prior to the date of
any proposed dissolution or split up; or

                  (L)  SOLVENCY.  Any  Loan  Party  ceases  to  be  solvent  (as
represented  by such Loan Party in  subsection  4.14) or admits in  writing  its
present or prospective inability to pay its debts as they become due; or

                  (M) INJUNCTION.  Any Loan Party is enjoined,  restrained or in
any way prevented by the order of any court or any  administrative or regulatory
agency from  conducting  all or any material part of its business and such order
continues for thirty (30) days or more; or

                  (N)  INVALIDITY OF LOAN  DOCUMENTS.  Any of the Loan Documents
for any  reason,  other than a partial or full  release in  accordance  with the
terms  thereof,  ceases to be in full force and effect or is declared to be null
and void, or any Loan Party denies that it has any further  liability  under any
Loan Documents to which it is party, or gives notice to such effect; or

                  (O)  FAILURE  OF  SECURITY.  Agent,  on behalf  of itself  and
Lenders,  does not have or ceases to have a valid and perfected  first  priority
security interest in the Collateral (subject, as to priority, to Liens described
in  clauses  (b),   (c),  (e)  and/or  (i)  of  the   definition   of  Permitted
Encumbrances),  in each case,  for any reason other than the failure of Agent or
any Lender to take any action within its control; or

                  (P) DAMAGE, STRIKE, CASUALTY. Any material damage to, or loss,
theft or destruction of, any Collateral,  whether or not insured, or any strike,
lockout, labor dispute,  embargo,  condemnation,  act of God or public enemy, or
other casualty which causes,  for more than fifteen (15) consecutive days beyond
the coverage  period of any  applicable  business  interruption  insurance,  the
cessation or  substantial  curtailment  of revenue  producing  activities at any
facility  of  Borrower  or  any  of  its  Subsidiaries  if  any  such  event  or
circumstance would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or


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                  (Q) LICENSES AND PERMITS.  The loss,  suspension or revocation
of, or failure to renew, any license or permit now held or hereafter acquired by
any Loan Party, if such loss,  suspension,  revocation or failure to renew would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

                  (R)  FORFEITURE.  There is filed  against  any Loan  Party any
civil  or  criminal  action,  suit or  proceeding  under  any  federal  or state
racketeering  statute (including,  without limitation,  the Racketeer Influenced
and Corrupt  Organization Act of 1970), which action,  suit or proceeding (1) is
not dismissed  within one hundred twenty (120) days; and (2) would reasonably be
expected to result in the  confiscation or forfeiture of any material portion of
the Collateral; or

                  (S) MERGER.  Any of the Merger  Documents ceases to be in full
force and effect or is declared  null and void or the Merger is not  consummated
on the Closing Date; or

                  (T) AIP MANAGEMENT  AGREEMENT/SHAREHOLDER'S  AGREEMENT. Either
the AIP Management Agreement or the Shareholder's Agreement ceases to be in full
force and effect or is declared  null and void or any material  provision of the
AIP Management  Agreement or the Shareholder's  Agreement is amended without the
prior written consent of Agent; or

                  (U) INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. Any breach or violation by a Loan
Party of the Intercreditor  Agreement,  or if a court of competent  jurisdiction
issues an order  finding  that any material  provision  of any of the  foregoing
agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

         8.2. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

         8.3.  ACCELERATION.  Upon  the  occurrence  of  any  Event  of  Default
described in the foregoing  subsections  8.1(G) or 8.1(H), all Obligations shall
automatically become immediately due and payable,  without presentment,  demand,
protest or other  requirements  of any kind,  all of which are hereby  expressly
waived by each Loan Party, and the Commitments shall thereupon  terminate.  Upon
the occurrence and during the  continuance of any other Event of Default,  Agent
may, and upon demand by Requisite  Lenders shall, by written notice to Borrowing
Agent,  declare all or any portion of the  Obligations to be, and the same shall
forthwith  become,  immediately  due  and  payable  and  the  Commitments  shall
thereupon terminate.

         8.4.  REMEDIES.  If any Event of  Default  shall have  occurred  and be
continuing, in addition to and not in limitation of any other rights or remedies
available  to Agent and Lenders at law or in equity,  Agent may,  and shall upon
the request of  Requisite  Lenders,  exercise in respect of the  Collateral,  in
addition  to all other  rights and  remedies  provided  for herein or  otherwise
available to it, all the rights and remedies of a secured party on default under
the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected Collateral) and may also
(a) require Loan Parties to, and each Loan Party hereby  agrees that it will, at
its expense and upon  request of Agent  forthwith,  assemble  all or part of the
Collateral  as directed by Agent and make it available to Agent at a place to be
designated  by Agent which is reasonably  convenient  to both  parties;  and (b)
without notice or demand or legal  process,  enter upon any premises of any Loan
Party and take possession of the Collateral. Each Loan Party agrees that, to the
extent notice of sale of the Collateral or any part thereof shall be required by
law, at least ten (10) days notice to  Borrowing  Agent of the time and place of
any public  disposition or the time after which any private  disposition  (which


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notice shall include any other information  required by law) is to be made shall
constitute  reasonable  notification.  At  any  disposition  of  the  Collateral
(whether  public or private),  if permitted by law,  Agent or any Lender may bid
(which  bid may be,  in  whole  or in  part,  in the  form  of  cancellation  of
indebtedness)  for the purchase,  lease,  or licensing of the  Collateral or any
portion  thereof  for the  account of Agent or such  Lender.  Agent shall not be
obligated  to make  any  disposition  of  Collateral  regardless  of  notice  of
disposition  having been  given.  Each Loan Party  shall  remain  liable for any
deficiency.  Agent may  adjourn any public or private  disposition  from time to
time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor,  and such disposition
may,  without further  notice,  be made at the time and place to which it was so
adjourned.  Agent is not obligated to make any  representations or warranties in
connection with any disposition of the  Collateral.  To the extent  permitted by
law, each Loan Party hereby specifically  waives all rights of redemption,  stay
or appraisal,  which it has or may have under any law now existing or hereafter,
enacted.  Agent shall not be required to proceed  against any Collateral but may
proceed against one or more Loan Parties directly.

         8.5.   APPOINTMENT   OF   ATTORNEY-IN-FACT.   Each  Loan  Party  hereby
constitutes and appoints Agent as such Loan Party's  attorney-in-fact  with full
authority in the place and stead of such Loan Party and in the name of such Loan
Party,  Agent or  otherwise,  from time to time in Agent's  discretion  while an
Event of Default is continuing to take any action and to execute any  instrument
that Agent may deem  necessary or advisable to  accomplish  the purposes of this
Agreement,  including: (a) to ask, demand, collect, sue for, recover,  compound,
receive and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under
or in respect of any of the  Collateral;  (b) to enforce the  obligations of any
Account  Debtor or other  Person  obligated  on the  Collateral  and enforce the
rights of any Loan Party with  respect to such  obligations  and to any property
that  secures  such  obligations;  (c) to file any  claims or take any action or
institute  any  proceedings  that Agent may deem  necessary or desirable for the
collection of or to preserve the value of any of the  Collateral or otherwise to
enforce the rights of Agent and Lenders with  respect to any of the  Collateral;
(d) to pay or  discharge  taxes or Liens  levied  or placed  upon or  threatened
against  the  Collateral,  the  legality  or  validity  thereof  and the amounts
necessary  to  discharge  the  same  to be  determined  by  Agent  in  its  sole
discretion,  and such  payments  made by Agent to  become  Obligations,  due and
payable  immediately  without  demand;  (e) to sign and  endorse  any  invoices,
freight  or express  bills,  bills of lading,  storage  or  warehouse  receipts,
assignments,  verifications  and notices in connection  with  Accounts,  Chattel
Paper or General Intangibles and other Documents relating to the Collateral; and
(f)  generally  to take any act  required of any Loan Party  under  Section 4 or
Section 5 of this Agreement,  and to sell, transfer,  pledge, make any agreement
with  respect  to or  otherwise  deal  with any of the  Collateral  as fully and
completely as though Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and
to do, at Agent's option and Loan Parties' expense,  at any time or from time to
time,  all acts and things that Agent deems  necessary  to protect,  preserve or
realize upon the  Collateral.  Each Loan Party hereby  ratifies and approves all
acts of Agent made or taken pursuant to this  subsection 8.5. The appointment of
Agent as each Loan Party's  attorney  and Agent's  rights and powers are coupled
with  an  interest  and  are  irrevocable,  so  long  as any of the  Commitments
hereunder shall be in effect and until indefeasible payment in full, in cash, of
all Obligations.

         8.6.   LIMITATION  ON  DUTY  OF  AGENT  AND  LENDERS  WITH  RESPECT  TO
COLLATERAL. Beyond the safe custody thereof, Agent and each Lender shall have no
duty with respect to any  Collateral in its  possession (or in the possession of
any agent or bailee) or with respect to any income  thereon or the  preservation


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of rights against prior parties or any other rights  pertaining  thereto.  Agent
shall  be  deemed  to  have  exercised   reasonable  care  in  the  custody  and
preservation  of the  Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded
treatment  substantially  equal to that which Agent  accords  its own  property.
Neither  Agent nor any  Lender  shall be liable or  responsible  for any loss or
damage to any of the Collateral,  or for any diminution in the value thereof, by
reason of the act or  omission of any  warehouse,  carrier,  forwarding  agency,
consignee,  broker or other agent or bailee selected by Loan Parties or selected
by Agent in good faith.

         8.7. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this  Agreement,  upon the occurrence and during the continuance of
an Event of Default,  (a) each Loan Party irrevocably waives the right to direct
the application of any and all payments at any time or times thereafter received
by  Agent  from or on  behalf  of any  Loan  Party,  and  Agent  shall  have the
continuing  and  exclusive  right to apply and to reapply  any and all  payments
received at any time or times after the occurrence and during the continuance of
an Event of Default  against  the  Obligations  in such manner as Agent may deem
advisable  notwithstanding  any  previous  application  by Agent  and (b) in the
absence of a specific  determination by Agent with respect thereto, the proceeds
of any sale of, or other  realization  upon,  all or any part of the  Collateral
shall be applied: first, to all fees, costs and expenses incurred by or owing to
Agent and then any  Lender  with  respect  to this  Agreement,  the  other  Loan
Documents  or the  Collateral;  second,  to accrued  and unpaid  interest on the
Obligations  (including  any  interest  which  but  for  the  provisions  of any
bankruptcy or insolvency law would have accrued on such amounts);  third, to the
principal  amounts of the  Obligations  outstanding  in a manner as Agent  shall
determine in its sole discretion;  and fourth,  to any other  Obligations of any
Loan Party owing to Agent or any Lender  under the Loan  Documents.  Any balance
remaining  shall be delivered to Borrowing  Agent or to whomever may be lawfully
entitled to receive  such balance or as a court of  competent  jurisdiction  may
direct.

         8.8. LICENSE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.  Each Loan Party hereby assigns,
transfers and conveys to Agent, for the benefit of Agent and Lenders,  effective
upon the occurrence of any Event of Default hereunder,  the non-exclusive  right
and  license to use all  Intellectual  Property  owned or used by any Loan Party
together with any goodwill associated therewith,  all to the extent necessary to
enable Agent to realize on the  Collateral  and any successor or assign to enjoy
the  benefits  of the  Collateral.  This right and  license  shall  inure to the
benefit of all successors,  assigns and transferees of Agent and its successors,
assigns and  transferees,  whether by  voluntary  conveyance,  operation of law,
assignment,  transfer,  foreclosure,  deed in lieu of  foreclosure or otherwise.
Such right and license is granted  free of charge and,  except to the extent the
failure to obtain such consent would result in a Material  Adverse Effect,  does
not require the consent of any other Person.

         8.9. WAIVERS;  NON-EXCLUSIVE  REMEDIES. No failure on the part of Agent
or any Lender to exercise,  and no delay in exercising  and no course of dealing
with  respect to, any right  under this  Agreement  or the other Loan  Documents
shall operate as a waiver thereof;  nor shall any single or partial  exercise by
Agent or any Lender of any right under this Agreement or any other Loan Document
preclude  any other or further  exercise  thereof or the  exercise  of any other
right.  The rights in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are cumulative
and shall in no way limit any other remedies provided by law.


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SECTION 9     AGENT

         9.1. AGENT.

                  (A)  APPOINTMENT.  Each Lender hereto and,  upon  obtaining an
interest in any Loan,  transferee  or other  assignee of any Lender  irrevocably
appoints,  designates  and  authorizes  ORIX as Agent to take  such  actions  or
refrain from taking such action as its agent on its behalf and to exercise  such
powers  hereunder  and under the other Loan  Documents  as are  delegated by the
terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto.  Neither the Agent nor any of its  directors,  officers,  employees  or
agents  shall  be  liable  for any  action  so  taken.  The  provisions  of this
subsection 9.1 are solely for the benefit of Agent and Lenders and no Loan Party
shall  have any rights as a third  party  beneficiary  of any of the  provisions
hereof.  In performing  its  functions  and duties under this  Agreement and the
other Loan  Documents,  Agent  shall act solely as agent of Lenders and does not
assume  and  shall  not be  deemed  to have  assumed  any  obligation  toward or
relationship  of  agency or trust  with or for any  Borrower  or any other  Loan
Party.  Agent  may  perform  any of its  duties  hereunder,  or  under  the Loan
Documents, by or through its agents or employees.

                  (B) NATURE OF DUTIES. Agent shall have no duties,  obligations
or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement or in the
Loan Documents.  The duties of Agent shall be mechanical and  administrative  in
nature.  Agent shall not have by reason of this Agreement a fiduciary,  trust or
agency  relationship with or in respect of any Lender, any Borrower or any other
Loan Party.  Nothing in this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents,  express or
implied,  is  intended  to or  shall be  construed  to  impose  upon  Agent  any
obligations in respect of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents  except as
expressly set forth herein or therein.  Each Lender shall make its own appraisal
of the credit worthiness of each Loan Party, and shall have independently  taken
whatever  steps it considers  necessary to evaluate the financial  condition and
affairs of Loan Parties, and Agent shall have no duty or responsibility,  either
initially  or on a  continuing  basis,  to provide any Lender with any credit or
other  information  with  respect  thereto  (other  than as  expressly  required
herein),  whether coming into its  possession  before the Closing Date or at any
time or times thereafter.  If Agent seeks the consent or approval of any Lenders
to the taking or refraining from taking any action  hereunder,  then Agent shall
send notice thereof to each Lender.  Agent shall promptly notify each Lender any
time that the  Requisite  Lenders have  instructed  Agent to act or refrain from
acting pursuant hereto.

                  (C) RIGHTS,  EXCULPATION,  ETC.  Neither  Agent nor any of its
officers,  directors,  employees or agents shall be liable to any Lender for any
action taken or omitted by them hereunder or under any of the Loan Documents, or
in connection  herewith or  therewith,  except that Agent shall be liable to the
extent of its own gross  negligence  or willful  misconduct  as  determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction. Agent shall not be liable for any apportionment
or  distribution  of  payments  made  by  it in  good  faith  and  if  any  such
apportionment  or distribution  is subsequently  determined to have been made in
error,  the sole  recourse  of any Lender to whom  payment was due but not made,
shall be to recover  from other  Lenders  any payment in excess of the amount to
which they are determined to be entitled (and such other Lenders hereby agree to
return to such Lender any such  erroneous  payments  received by them).  Neither
Agent  nor any of its  agents or  representatives  shall be  responsible  to any
Lender for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties herein or for


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the   execution,    effectiveness,    genuineness,   validity,   enforceability,
collectibility, or sufficiency of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents or
the transactions  contemplated  thereby,  or for the financial  condition of any
Loan Party.  Agent shall not be required to make any inquiry  concerning  either
the  performance or observance of any of the terms,  provisions or conditions of
this  Agreement or any of the Loan  Documents or the financial  condition of any
Loan Party,  or the  existence or possible  existence of any Default or Event of
Default. Agent may at any time request instructions from Lenders with respect to
any actions or approvals  which by the terms of this  Agreement or of any of the
Loan Documents  Agent is permitted or required to take or to grant,  and if such
instructions  are  promptly  requested,  Agent shall be  absolutely  entitled to
refrain  from taking any action or to  withhold  any  approval  and shall not be
under any liability  whatsoever to any Person for refraining  from any action or
withholding  any approval  under any of the Loan  Documents  until it shall have
received such  instructions  from Requisite Lenders or all or such other portion
of the Lenders as shall be prescribed by this  Agreement.  Without  limiting the
foregoing,  no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against Agent as
a result of Agent acting or refraining  from acting under this  Agreement or any
of the other Loan  Documents in accordance  with the  instructions  of Requisite
Lenders in the absence of an express  requirement  for a greater  percentage  of
Lender approval hereunder for such action.

                  (D) RELIANCE. Agent shall be under no duty to examine, inquire
into, or pass upon the validity, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement,
any other Loan Document, or any instrument,  document or communication furnished
pursuant hereto or in connection herewith.  Agent shall be entitled to rely, and
shall  be  fully  protected  in  relying,  upon  any  written  or oral  notices,
statements,  certificates, orders or other documents or any telephone message or
other communication  (including any writing, fax, telecopy or telegram) believed
by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been  signed,  sent or
made by the proper  Person,  and with respect to all matters  pertaining to this
Agreement or any of the Loan  Documents and its duties  hereunder or thereunder.
Agent shall be entitled  to rely upon the advice of legal  counsel,  independent
accountants, and other experts selected by Agent in its sole discretion.

                  (E)  INDEMNIFICATION.  Lenders will  reimburse  and  indemnify
Agent for and against any and all  liabilities,  obligations,  losses,  damages,
penalties,  actions,  judgments,  suits,  costs,  expenses  (including,  without
limitation,  reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses), advances or disbursements
of any kind or  nature  whatsoever  which may be  imposed  on,  incurred  by, or
asserted  against Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this  Agreement
or any of the Loan  Documents or any action taken or omitted by Agent under this
Agreement or any of the Loan Documents,  in proportion to each Lender's Pro Rata
Share,  but  only  to the  extent  that  any of the  foregoing  is not  promptly
reimbursed by Loan Parties; provided, however, no Lender shall be liable for any
portion of such liabilities,  obligations,  losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments,  suits,  costs,  expenses,  advances or disbursements  resulting from
Agent's  gross  negligence  or  willful  misconduct  as  determined  by a  final
non-appealable judgment by a court of competent  jurisdiction.  If any indemnity
furnished  to  Agent  for  any  purpose  shall,  in the  opinion  of  Agent,  be
insufficient  or become  impaired,  Agent may call for additional  indemnity and
cease, or not commence,  to do the acts indemnified against, even if so directed
by Lenders or Requisite Lenders,  until such additional  indemnity is furnished.
The  obligations  of Lenders  under this  subsection  9.1(E)  shall  survive the
payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.



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                  (F) ORIX INDIVIDUALLY. With respect to its Commitments and the
Loans made by it,  ORIX shall have and may  exercise  the same rights and powers
hereunder and is subject to the same  obligations  and liabilities as and to the
extent set forth herein for any other Lender.  The terms "Lenders" or "Requisite
Lenders" or any  similar  terms  shall,  unless the  context  clearly  otherwise
indicates,  include  ORIX in its  individual  capacity as a Lender or one of the
Requisite Lenders. ORIX, either directly or through strategic affiliations,  may
lend money to, acquire equity or other ownership  interests in, provide advisory
services to and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business
with  any Loan  Party as if it were not  acting  as Agent  pursuant  hereto  and
without  any duty to account  therefor  to  Lenders.  ORIX,  either  directly or
through strategic affiliations, may accept fees and other consideration from any
Loan Party for services in connection  with this Agreement or otherwise  without
having to account for the same to Lenders.  Each Lender  acknowledges  that ORIX
may purchase  certain  equity  interests in certain Loan Parties and each Lender
(x)  consents  thereto and (y) waives any actual  and/or  potential  conflict of
interest or other  claims with respect to ORIX as Agent and as a Lender and as a
holder of an equity interest in certain Loan Parties.

                  (G) SUCCESSOR AGENT.

                           (1)   RESIGNATION.   Agent   may   resign   from  the
performance  of all its agency  functions  and duties  hereunder  at any time by
giving at least thirty (30)  Business  Days' prior  written  notice to Borrowing
Agent and the Lenders. Such resignation shall take effect upon the acceptance by
a successor Agent of appointment as provided below.

                           (2) APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR. Upon any such notice of
resignation  pursuant to subsection  9.1(G)(1)  above,  Requisite  Lenders shall
appoint a successor Agent which,  unless an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, shall be reasonably acceptable to Loan Parties. If a successor Agent
shall not have been so  appointed  within said thirty (30)  Business Day period,
the  retiring  Agent,  upon  notice to  Borrowing  Agent,  shall then  appoint a
successor  Agent who shall serve as Agent until such time,  if any, as Requisite
Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided above.

                           (3)  SUCCESSOR  AGENT.  Upon  the  acceptance  of any
appointment  as Agent  under  the Loan  Documents  by a  successor  Agent,  such
successor  Agent  shall  thereupon  succeed  to and become  vested  with all the
rights,  powers,  privileges and duties of the retiring Agent,  and the retiring
Agent  shall be  discharged  from its  duties  and  obligations  under  the Loan
Documents.  After any retiring  Agent's  resignation as Agent, the provisions of
this Section 9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions  taken or omitted to
be taken by it while it was Agent.

                  (H) COLLATERAL MATTERS.

                           (1) RELEASE OF COLLATERAL. Lenders hereby irrevocably
authorize  Agent,  at its option  and in its  discretion,  to  release  any Lien
granted  to or held by Agent upon any  Collateral  (a) upon  termination  of the
Commitments and upon payment and  satisfaction  of all  Obligations  (other than
contingent  indemnification  obligations  to the  extent no claims  giving  rise
thereto have been asserted); or (b) constituting property being sold or disposed
of if the applicable  Loan Party certifies to Agent that the sale or disposition
is made in compliance  with the provisions of this Agreement (and Agent may rely
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addition, with the consent of Requisite Lenders, Agent may release Liens granted
to or held by Agent upon any Collateral  having a book value of not greater than
ten percent  (10%) of the total book value of all  Collateral,  as determined by
Agent,  either in a single  transaction or in a series of related  transactions;
provided, however, in no event will Agent, acting under the authority granted to
it pursuant to this sentence,  release during any calendar year Liens granted to
or held by Agent  upon any  Collateral  having a total  book  value in excess of
twenty percent (20%)of the total book value of all Collateral,  as determined by
Agent.

                           (2) CONFIRMATION OF AUTHORITY; EXECUTION OF RELEASES.
Without in any manner limiting Agent's  authority to act without any specific or
further  authorization  or  consent  by  Lenders  (as set  forth  in  subsection
9.1(H)(1)  above),  each Lender  agrees to confirm in writing,  upon  request by
Agent or Borrowing Agent, the authority to release any Collateral conferred upon
Agent under  clauses (a) and (b) of  subsection  9.1(H)(1).  To the extent Agent
agrees to  release  any Lien  granted  to or held by Agent as  authorized  under
subsection 9.1(H)(1),  (a) Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized by Lenders to,
execute such  documents as may be necessary to evidence the release of the Liens
granted to Agent,  for the benefit of Agent and Lenders,  upon such  Collateral;
provided, however, that Agent shall not be required to execute any such document
on terms which,  in Agent's  opinion,  would expose Agent to liability or create
upon Agent any  obligation or entail any  consequence  other than the release of
such Liens without  recourse or warranty,  and (b) Loan Parties shall provide at
least  ten (10)  Business  Days  prior  written  notice of any  request  for any
document  evidencing  such release of the Liens and Loan Parties  agree that any
such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations
or any  Liens  granted  to  Agent  on  behalf  of  Agent  and  Lenders  upon (or
obligations of any Loan Party, in respect of) all interests retained by any Loan
Party,  including,  without  limitation,  the proceeds of any sale, all of which
shall continue to constitute  part of the property  covered by this Agreement or
the Loan Documents.

                           (3) ABSENCE OF DUTY.  Agent shall have no  obligation
whatsoever to any Lender or any other Person to assure that the property covered
by this Agreement or the Loan Documents  exists or is owned by any Loan Party or
is cared for,  protected  or insured  or has been  encumbered  or that the Liens
granted to Agent on behalf of Agent and Lenders  herein or pursuant  hereto have
been  properly or  sufficiently  or lawfully  created,  perfected,  protected or
enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise at all or in
any particular manner or under any duty of care,  disclosure or fidelity,  or to
continue  exercising,  any of the  rights,  authorities  and  powers  granted or
available to Agent in this Agreement or in any of the Loan  Documents,  it being
understood and agreed that in respect of the property  covered by this Agreement
or the Loan Documents or any act,  omission or event related thereto,  Agent may
act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its discretion,  given Agent's own
interest in property  covered by this  Agreement or the Loan Documents as one of
the Lenders and that Agent shall have no duty or liability  whatsoever to any of
the other Lenders;  provided,  however,  that Agent shall exercise the same care
which it would in dealing with loans for its own account.

                  (I)  AGENCY  FOR  PERFECTION.  Agent  and each  Lender  hereby
appoint  each  other  Lender  as agent for the  purpose  of  perfecting  Agent's
security  interest in assets which,  in accordance  with the Uniform  Commercial
Code in any applicable jurisdiction,  can be perfected by possession or Control.
Should any Lender (other than Agent) obtain possession of any such assets,  such
Lender shall notify Agent thereof,  and, promptly upon Agent's request therefor,


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shall deliver such assets to Agent or in accordance  with Agent's  instructions.
The Agent may file such  proofs of claim or  documents  as may be  necessary  or
advisable  in order to have the claims of the Agent and the  Lenders  (including
any claim for the reasonable compensation,  expenses, disbursements and advances
of the Agent and the Lenders,  their respective  agents,  financial advisors and
counsel), allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to any Loan Party, or any
of their respective  creditors or property,  and shall be entitled and empowered
to collect,  receive and  distribute  any monies,  securities or other  property
payable  or  deliverable  on any such  claims.  Any  custodian  in any  judicial
proceedings  relative to any Loan Party is hereby  authorized  by each Lender to
make payments to the Agent and, in the event that the Agent shall consent to the
making of such payments directly to the Lenders,  to pay to the Agent any amount
due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Agent, its agents, financial advisors and counsel, and any other amounts due the
Agent.  Nothing contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be
deemed to  authorize  the Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on
behalf of any  Lender any plan of  reorganization,  arrangement,  adjustment  or
composition  affecting  the Loans,  or the rights of any holder  thereof,  or to
authorize  the Agent to vote in  respect  of the claim of any Lender in any such
proceeding, except as specifically permitted herein.

                  (J) EXERCISE OF REMEDIES.  Each Lender agrees that it will not
have any right  individually to enforce or seek to enforce this Agreement or any
Loan Document or to realize upon any  collateral  security for the  Obligations,
unless  instructed to do so by Agent,  it being  understood and agreed that such
rights and remedies may be exercised only by Agent.

         9.2. NOTICE OF DEFAULT.

                  Agent shall not be deemed to have  knowledge  or notice of the
occurrence of any Default or Event of Default except with respect to defaults in
the payment of principal, interest and fees required to be paid to Agent for the
account of Lenders,  unless  Agent  shall have  received  written  notice from a
Lender or Borrowing Agent  referring to this Agreement,  describing such Default
or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a "notice of default". Agent
will notify each Lender of its receipt of any such notice.

         9.3. ACTION BY AGENT.

                  Agent shall take such  action  with  respect to any Default or
Event of Default as may be  requested by Requisite  Lenders in  accordance  with
Section 8. Unless and until Agent has received any such request,  Agent may (but
shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action,
with respect to any Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable or in
the best interests of Lenders.

         9.4. AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS AND CONSENTS.

                  (A)  PERCENTAGE  OF  LENDERS  REQUIRED.  Except  as  otherwise
provided  herein  or  in  any  of  the  other  Loan  Documents,   no  amendment,
modification,  termination  or waiver of any provision of this  Agreement or any
other Loan  Document,  or consent to any departure by any Loan Party  therefrom,
shall in any event be  effective  unless the same shall be in writing and signed
by Requisite  Lenders (or, Agent, if expressly set forth herein or in any of the
other Loan Documents) and the applicable Loan Party;  provided however,  that no


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amendment,  modification,  termination,  waiver or consent  with  respect to the
Intercreditor  Agreement shall be effective  unless in writing and signed by the
Agent,   with  the  consent  of  the  Requisite   Lenders,   and  no  amendment,
modification,  termination,  waiver or  consent  shall be  effective,  unless in
writing and signed by all Lenders, to do any of the following:  (1) increase any
of the  Commitments;  (2) reduce the principal of or the rate of interest on any
Loan or reduce  the fees  payable  with  respect  to any Loan;  (3)  extend  the
Termination  Date or the  scheduled due date for all or any portion of principal
of the Loans or any  interest  or fees due  hereunder  or under  any other  Loan
Document;  (4) amend  the  definition  of the term  "Requisite  Lenders"  or the
percentage  of Lenders  which shall be  required  for Lenders to take any action
hereunder;  (5) amend or waive this  subsection  9.4 or the  definitions  of the
terms  used in  this  subsection  9.4  insofar  as the  definitions  affect  the
substance of this  subsection 9.4; (6) release  Collateral  (except if the sale,
disposition or release of such Collateral is permitted  under  subsection 7.3 or
subsection  9.1 or  under  any  other  Loan  Document);  or (8)  consent  to the
assignment,  delegation or other transfer by any Loan Party of any of its rights
and obligations under any Loan Document;  provided,  further, that no amendment,
modification,  termination,  waiver or consent affecting the rights or duties of
Agent  under  this  Section 9 or under any Loan  Document  shall in any event be
effective,  unless in writing  and signed by Agent,  in  addition to the Lenders
required to take such action. Any amendment,  modification,  termination, waiver
or consent effected in accordance with this Section 9 shall be binding upon each
Lender or future Lender and, if signed by a Loan Party, on such Loan Party.

                  (B) SPECIFIC PURPOSE OR INTENT. Each amendment,  modification,
termination,  waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance
and for the specific purpose for which it was given. No amendment, modification,
termination,  waiver or consent  shall be required for Agent to take  additional
Collateral.

                  (C) FAILURE TO GIVE  CONSENT;  REPLACEMENT  OF  NON-CONSENTING
LENDER. In the event Agent requests the consent of a Lender and does not receive
a written  consent or denial  thereof  within ten (10)  Business Days after such
Lender's receipt of such request, then such Lender will be deemed to have denied
the giving of such  consent.  If, in  connection  with any  proposed  amendment,
modification,  termination  or waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement
requiring the consent or approval of all Lenders under this  subsection 9.4, the
consent of ORIX and of  Requisite  Lenders is obtained but the consent of one or
more other Lenders whose consent is required is not obtained,  then either Agent
or Borrowers  shall have the right, so long as all such  non-consenting  Lenders
are either  replaced or prepaid as  described  in clauses  (1) or (2) below,  to
either (1)  replace  the  non-consenting  Lenders  with one or more  Replacement
Lenders  pursuant  to  subsection  2.11(A),  as if such  Lender were an Affected
Lender thereunder,  but only so long as each such Replacement Lender consents to
the proposed  amendment,  modification,  termination or waiver, or (2) prepay in
full  the   Obligations  of  the   non-consenting   Lenders  and  terminate  the
non-consenting  Lenders'  Commitments pursuant to subsection 2.11(B), as if such
Lender were an Affected Lender thereunder.

                  Notwithstanding  anything in this  subsection  9.4,  Agent and
Loan Parties,  without the consent of either  Requisite  Lenders or all Lenders,
may execute  amendments to this Agreement and the Loan Documents,  which consist
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         9.5. ASSIGNMENTS.

                  (A)  ASSIGNMENTS.  Each  Lender  may  assign  its  rights  and
delegate its  obligations  under this  Agreement;  provided,  however,  (1) such
Lender  (other than ORIX) shall first  obtain the written  consent of Agent and,
provided that no Event of Default shall then exist and be continuing,  Borrowing
Agent,  neither  of which  shall be  unreasonably  withheld,  (2) the  amount of
Commitments  and Loans of the assigning  Lender being assigned shall in no event
be less  than the  lesser  of (a)  $5,000,000  or (b) the  entire  amount of the
Commitments  and Loans of such assigning  Lender and (3)(a) each such assignment
shall  be of a pro  rata  portion  of all  such  assigning  Lender's  Loans  and
Commitments hereunder,  and (b) the parties to such assignment shall execute and
deliver to Agent for  acceptance  and  recording  a  Assignment  and  Acceptance
Agreement  together with (i) a processing and recording fee of $3,500 payable by
the assigning Lender to Agent and (ii) each of the Notes originally delivered to
the assigning Lender.  The  administrative  fee referred to in clause (3) of the
preceding  sentence  shall not apply to an assignment of a security  interest in
all or any portion of a Lender's  rights under this  Agreement or the other Loan
Documents,  as described in clause (1) of subsection  9.5(D) below. Upon receipt
of all of the foregoing,  Agent shall notify  Borrowing Agent of such assignment
and  Borrowers  shall comply with their  obligations  under the last sentence of
subsection 2.1(D). In the case of an assignment authorized under this subsection
9.5,  the  assignee  shall be  considered  to be a "Lender"  hereunder  and Loan
Parties hereby  acknowledge  and agree that any  assignment  will give rise to a
direct obligation of Loan Parties to the assignee. The assigning Lender shall be
relieved of its obligations to make Loans hereunder with respect to the assigned
portion of its Commitment.

                  (B) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

                  (C) NO RELIEF OF  OBLIGATIONS;  COOPERATION;  ABILITY  TO MAKE
LIBOR LOANS.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 9.5(A) no Lender shall,
as between Loan Parties and that Lender,  be relieved of any of its  obligations
hereunder as a result of any sale,  assignment,  transfer or negotiation of, all
or any part of the Loans or other  Obligations owed to such Lender.  Each Lender
may furnish any  information  concerning  Loan Parties in the possession of that
Lender from time to time to its  assignees  (including  prospective  assignees).
Loan Parties agree that they will use their best efforts to assist and cooperate
with Agent and any Lender in any manner  reasonably  requested  by Agent or such
Lender to effect an assignment described above,  including,  without limitation,
assistance in the preparation of appropriate  disclosure  documents or placement
memoranda. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary,
so long as the Requisite  Lenders shall remain capable of making LIBOR Loans, no
Person shall become a Lender  hereunder unless such Person shall also be capable
of making LIBOR Loans.

                  (D)   SECURITY    INTERESTS;    ASSIGNMENT   TO    AFFILIATES.
Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement,  any Lender may
at any time following written notice to Agent (1) pledge the Obligations held by
it or create a security  interest in all or any portion of its rights under this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents in favor of any Person; provided,  however
(a) no such pledge or grant of security  interest  to any Person  shall  release
such Lender from its obligations  hereunder or under any other Loan Document and
(b) the  acquisition  of  title to such  Lender's  Obligations  pursuant  to any
foreclosure or other exercise of remedies by such Person shall be subject to the


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provisions  of this  Agreement  and the other  Loan  Documents  in all  respects
including,  without limitation,  any consent required by subsection 9.5; and (2)
subject to complying with the  provisions of subsection  9.5 (A),  assign all or
any portion of its funded  loans to an assignee  which is a  Subsidiary  of such
Lender or its  parent  company,  to one or more other  Lenders,  or to a Related
Fund. For purposes of this paragraph,  a "Related Fund" shall mean, with respect
to any Lender,  a fund or other  investment  vehicle that invests in  commercial
loans and is  managed  by such  Lender or by the same  investment  advisor  that
manages such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.

                  (E)  RECORDING  OF  ASSIGNMENTS.  Agent shall  maintain at its
office in  Dallas,  Texas a copy of each  Assignment  and  Acceptance  Agreement
delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of
Lenders, and the commitments of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to each
Lender  pursuant  to the terms  hereof from time to time (the  "Register").  The
entries in the  Register  shall be  presumptive  evidence of the amounts due and
owing to Lender in the absence of manifest error.  Loan Parties,  Agent and each
Lender may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register  pursuant to
the terms hereof as a Lender  hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement.  The
Register shall be available for inspection by Borrowing Agent and any Lender, at
any reasonable time upon reasonable prior notice.

         9.6. SET OFF AND SHARING OF PAYMENTS.  In addition to any rights now or
hereafter  granted under applicable law and not by way of limitation of any such
rights,  upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default,
each Lender is hereby  authorized by each Loan Party at any time or from time to
time, with reasonably  prompt subsequent notice to Borrowing Agent (any prior or
contemporaneous  notice  being  hereby  expressly  waived)  to  set  off  and to
appropriate  and to apply any and all (a) balances held by such Lender at any of
its offices for the account of Loan Parties (regardless of whether such balances
are then due to Loan Parties),  and (b) other property at any time held or owing
by such  Lender  to or for the  credit  or for the  account  of any Loan  Party,
against and on account of any of the  Obligations;  except that no Lender  shall
exercise any such right without the prior written  consent of Agent.  Any Lender
exercising  its right to set off shall  purchase for cash (and the other Lenders
shall  sell)  interests  in each of such  other  Lender's  Pro Rata Share of the
Obligations  as would be  necessary  to cause all Lenders to share the amount so
set off with each other  Lender in  accordance  with their  respective  Pro Rata
Shares. Each Loan Party agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that any
Lender may  exercise  its right to set off with  respect to amounts in excess of
its Pro Rata  Share of the  Obligations  and upon  doing so shall  deliver  such
amount  so set off to Agent  for the  benefit  of Agent  and of all  Lenders  in
accordance with their Pro Rata Shares.

         9.7. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

         9.8. SETTLEMENTS, PAYMENTS AND INFORMATION.

                  (A) FEE PAYMENTS.

                           (1) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

                           (2) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].


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                           (3)  SETTLEMENT  DEFINITIONS.  For  purposes  of this
subsection  9.8(A),  the following  terms and conditions  will have the meanings
indicated:

                                    (a)  "Daily  Loan  Balance"  means an amount
calculated as of the end of each calendar day by subtracting  (i) the cumulative
principal  amount  paid by Agent to a Lender  on a Loan  from the  Closing  Date
through and including  such calendar  day,  from (ii) the  cumulative  principal
amount on a Loan  advanced by such Lender to Agent on that Loan from the Closing
Date through and including such calendar day.

                                    (b) "Daily  Interest  Rate"  means an amount
calculated  by dividing the interest  rate payable to a Lender on a Loan (as set
forth in  subsection  2.2) as of each calendar day by three hundred sixty (360).

                                    (c) "Daily Interest  Amount" means an amount
calculated  by  multiplying  the Daily Loan Balance of a Loan by the  associated
Daily Interest Rate on that Loan.

                                    (d)   "Interest   Ratio"   means  a   number
calculated  by dividing the total  amount of the interest on a Loan  received by
Agent with  respect to the  immediately  preceding  month by the total amount of
interest on that Loan due from Borrower during the immediately preceding month.

                           (4) SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS. On the first Business Day of
each month  ("Interest  Settlement  Date"),  Agent will  advise  each  Lender by
telephone,  fax or telecopy of the amount of such Lender's share of interest and
fees on each of the  Loans  as of the  end of the  last  day of the  immediately
preceding month.  Provided that such Lender has made all payments required to be
made by it under this Agreement, Agent will pay to such Lender, by wire transfer
to such Lender's  account (as specified by such Lender on the signature  page of
this Agreement or the applicable Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, as amended
by such  Lender  from time to time  after the date  hereof or in the  applicable
Assignment and Acceptance Agreement) not later than 3:00 p.m. New York City time
on the next Business Day following the Interest  Settlement  Date, such Lender's
share of interest and fees on each of the Loans. Such Lender's share of interest
on each Loan will be  calculated  for that  Loan by  adding  together  the Daily
Interest  Amounts  for each  calendar  day of the prior  month for that Loan and
multiplying the total thereof by the Interest Ratio for that Loan. Such Lender's
share of all fees paid to Agent for the  benefit of Lenders  hereunder  shall be
paid and calculated based on such Lender's  Commitment with respect to the Loans
on which such fees are  associated.  To the extent  Agent does not  receive  the
total amount of any fee owing by  Borrowers  under this  Agreement,  each amount
payable by Agent to a Lender  under this  subsection  9.8(A)(4)  with respect to
such fee shall be reduced on a pro rata basis.  Any funds  disbursed or received
by Agent  pursuant  to this  Agreement,  including,  without  limitation,  under
subsections 9.7 and 9.9, prior to the Settlement  Date for such  disbursement or
payment shall be deemed  advances or  remittances  by ORIX, in its capacity as a
Lender,  for  purposes  of  calculating  interest  and  fees  pursuant  to  this
subsection 9.8(A)(4).

                  (B) TERM LOAN  PRINCIPAL  PAYMENTS.  Provided that such Lender
has made all payments  required to be made by it under this Agreement,  payments
of principal of the Term Loan will be settled on the date of receipt if received
by  Agent  on the  first  Business  Day of a  month  and  on  the  Business  Day


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immediately  following the date of receipt if received on any day other than the
first Business Day of a month.

                  (C) RETURN OF PAYMENTS.

                           (1) RECOVERY AFTER  NON-RECEIPT OF EXPECTED  PAYMENT.
If Agent  pays an amount  to a Lender  under  this  Agreement  in the  belief or
expectation  that a related  payment  has been or will be received by Agent from
any Loan Party and such  related  payment is not  received by Agent,  then Agent
will be entitled  to recover  such  amount  from such  Lender  without  set-off,
counterclaim or deduction of any kind together with interest  thereon,  for each
day from and including  the date such amount is made  available by Agent to such
Lender to but  excluding  the date of repayment to Agent,  at the greater of the
Federal Funds  Effective Rate and a rate  determined by Agent in accordance with
banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

                           (2) RECOVERY OF RETURNED PAYMENT. If Agent determines
at any time that any  amount  received  by Agent  under this  Agreement  must be
returned  to any  Loan  Party  or  paid  to any  other  Person  pursuant  to any
requirement of law, court order or otherwise,  then,  notwithstanding  any other
term or condition of this  Agreement,  Agent will not be required to  distribute
any portion thereof to any Lender. In addition,  each Lender will repay to Agent
on demand any portion of such amount that Agent has  distributed to such Lender,
together  with interest at such rate, if any, as Agent is required to pay to any
Loan Party or such other Person,  without set-off,  counterclaim or deduction of
any kind.

         9.9. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

SECTION 10    BORROWING AGENCY

         10.1. BORROWING AGENCY PROVISIONS.

                  (A)  DESIGNATION  OF BORROWING  AGENT.  Each  Borrower  hereby
irrevocably  designates Borrowing Agent to be its attorney and agent and in such
capacity  to borrow,  sign and  endorse  notes,  and  execute  and  deliver  all
instruments,  documents,  writings  and  further  assurances  now  or  hereafter
required  hereunder,  on  behalf  of such  Borrower  or  Borrowers,  and  hereby
authorizes Agent to pay over or credit all loan proceeds hereunder in accordance
with the request of Borrowing Agent.

                  (B) INDEMNIFICATIONS.  The handling of this credit facility as
a co-borrowing  facility with a Borrowing  Agent in the manner set forth in this
Agreement  is solely as an  accommodation  to  Borrowers  and at their  request.
Neither  Agent nor any Lender  shall incur  liability  to  Borrowers as a result
thereof. To induce Agent and the Lenders to do so and in consideration  thereof,
each Borrower hereby  indemnifies Agent and each Lender and holds Agent and each
Lender  harmless  from and against any and all  liabilities,  expenses,  losses,
damages and claims of damage or injury  asserted  against Agent or any Lender by
any Person  arising from or incurred by reason of the handling of the  financing
arrangements of Borrowers as provided herein, reliance by Agent or any Lender on
any request or  instruction  from  Borrowing  Agent or any other action taken by
Agent or any  Lender  with  respect  to this  Subsection  10.1(B)  except due to
willful  misconduct or gross (not mere) negligence by the indemnified  party (as
determined  by a court  of  competent  jurisdiction  in a  final  non-appealable
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                  (C) OBLIGATIONS  ABSOLUTE.  All Obligations shall be joint and
several,  and  each  Borrower  shall  make  payment  upon  the  maturity  of the
Obligations by acceleration  or otherwise,  and such obligation and liability on
the  part  of each  Borrower  shall  in no way be  affected  by any  extensions,
renewals  and  forbearance  granted  by Agent or any  Lender to any Loan  Party,
failure of Agent or any Lender to give any  Borrower  notice of borrowing or any
other  notice,  any  failure  of Agent or any Lender to pursue or  preserve  its
rights  against  any Loan  Party,  the  release  by Agent or any  Lender  of any
Collateral now or thereafter acquired from any Loan Party, and such agreement by
each Loan Party to pay upon any notice issued pursuant  thereto is unconditional
and  unaffected  by prior  recourse  by Agent or any  Lender to the  other  Loan
Parties or any Collateral for such Loan Party's Obligations or the lack thereof,
irrespective of the validity,  regularity or enforceability of this Agreement or
any other circumstances whatsoever.

                  (D) WAIVERS.  Except as otherwise  expressly  provided in this
Agreement,  each  Borrower  hereby  waives notice of acceptance of its joint and
several  liability,  notice  of any  Loan  issued  under  or  pursuant  to  this
Agreement,  notice of the occurrence of any Default, Event of Default, or of any
demand for any payment  under this  Agreement,  notice of any action at any time
taken  or  omitted  by  Agent  or  Lenders  under  or in  respect  of any of the
Obligations, any requirement of diligence or to mitigate damages and, generally,
to the extent  permitted  by  applicable  law,  all  demands,  notices and other
formalities of every kind in connection with this Agreement (except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement).  Each Borrower hereby assents to, and waives notice
of, any  extension  or  postponement  of the time for the  payment of any of the
Obligations,  the  acceptance  of any  payment  of any of the  Obligations,  the
acceptance of any partial payment thereon,  any waiver,  consent or other action
or  acquiescence  by Agent or  Lenders  at any time or times in  respect  of any
default  by any  Borrower  in  the  performance  or  satisfaction  of any  term,
covenant,   condition  or  provision  of  this  Agreement,  any  and  all  other
indulgences whatsoever by Agent or Lenders in respect of any of the Obligations,
and the taking,  addition,  substitution or release, in whole or in part, at any
time or times,  of any  security  for any of the  Obligations  or the  addition,
substitution or release, in whole or in part, of any Borrower.  Without limiting
the  generality of the foregoing,  each Borrower  assents to any other action or
delay in  acting  or  failure  to act on the part of  Agent or any  Lender  with
respect to the  failure by any  Borrower  to comply  with any of its  respective
Obligations, including any failure strictly or diligently to assert any right or
to pursue any  remedy or to comply  fully with  applicable  laws or  regulations
thereunder,  which might,  but for the provisions of this Section afford grounds
for  terminating,  discharging  or relieving any Borrower,  in whole or in part,
from any of its Obligations  under this Section,  it being the intention of each
Borrower that, so long as any of the Obligations  hereunder remain  unsatisfied,
the  Obligations  of each  Borrower  under this Section  shall not be discharged
except by  performance  and then only to the  extent  of such  performance.  The
Obligations  of each  Borrower  under this Section  shall not be  diminished  or
rendered   unenforceable  by  any  winding  up,   reorganization,   arrangement,
liquidation,  reconstruction or similar  proceeding with respect to any Borrower
or Agent or any  Lender.  Each  Borrower  represents  and  warrants to Agent and
Lenders that such Borrower is currently  informed of the financial  condition of
Borrowers and of all other  circumstances  which a diligent inquiry would reveal
and which bear upon the risk of  nonpayment  of the  Obligations.  Each Borrower
further represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders that such Borrower has read
and understands  that terms and conditions of the Loan Documents.  Each Borrower
hereby covenants that such Borrower will continue to keep informed of Borrowers'
financial condition, the financial condition of other guarantors, if any, and of
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of the Obligations.  Each Borrower waives all rights and defenses arising out of
an election of  remedies  by Agent or any Lender,  even though that  election of
remedies,  such as a  nonjudicial  foreclosure  with  respect to security  for a
guaranteed  obligation,  has  destroyed  Agent's  or  such  Lender's  rights  of
subrogation and  reimbursement  against such Borrower.  Each Borrower waives all
rights and defenses  that such  Borrower may have  because the  Obligations  are
secured by real property.  This means, among other things: (i) Agent may collect
from such  Borrower  without  first  foreclosing  on any  Collateral  pledged by
Borrowers,  and  (ii) if  Agent  forecloses  on any  real  property  pledged  by
Borrowers:  (A) the amount of the  Obligations  may be reduced only by the price
for  which  that  Collateral  is  sold  at the  foreclosure  sale,  even  if the
Collateral is worth more than the sale price,  (B) Agent and Lenders may collect
from such Borrower even if Agent or Lenders, by foreclosing on the real property
Collateral,  has  destroyed any right such Borrower may have to collect from the
other Borrowers.  This is an unconditional and irrevocable  waiver of any rights
and defenses such Borrower may have because the  Obligations are secured by real
property.

         10.2.  WAIVER OF SUBROGATION.  Each Loan Party expressly waives any and
all rights of subrogation,  reimbursement,  indemnity, exoneration, contribution
of any other claim which such Loan Party may now or  hereafter  have against the
other Loan  Parties or other  Person  directly  or  contingently  liable for the
Obligations  hereunder,  or against or with  respect to the other Loan  Parties'
property  (including,  without limitation,  any property which is Collateral for
the  Obligations),  arising from the existence or performance of this Agreement,
until termination of this Agreement and repayment in full of the Obligations.

         10.3.  Interdependent  Companies.  The Borrowers  acknowledge and agree
that they are a part of an integrated, interdependent group of companies that on
a regular  basis make  intercompany  loans to one another and that the Agent and
Lenders are relying upon the joint and several  obligations  of the Borrowers in
providing  the  financing  accommodations  described  herein  and would not have
provided such accommodations  without such joint and several undertakings of all
of the Borrowers.

SECTION 11    GUARANTY

         11.1.  UNCONDITIONAL  GUARANTY.  Each Guarantor hereby  unconditionally
guarantees,  as a  primary  obligor  and not  merely as a  surety,  jointly  and
severally  with each other  Guarantor when and as due,  whether at maturity,  by
acceleration,  by  notice  of  prepayment  or  otherwise,  the due and  punctual
performance of all Obligations of each other party hereto.  Without limiting the
generality of the  foregoing,  each  Guarantor's  liability  shall extend to all
amounts  that  constitute  part  of the  Obligations  and  would  be owed by the
Borrowers to the Agent or the Lenders  under any Loan  Document but for the fact
that  they  are  unenforceable  or  not  allowable  due to  the  existence  of a
bankruptcy,  reorganization or similar proceeding involving any Loan Party. Each
payment made by any Guarantor  pursuant to this Guaranty shall be made in lawful
money of the United States in immediately  available  funds, (a) without set-off
or counterclaim  and (b) free and clear of and without  deduction or withholding
for or on account  of any  present  and future  Charges  and any  conditions  or
restrictions resulting in Charges and all penalties, interest and other payments
on or in respect  thereof (except for Charges based on the overall net income of
Agent or a Lender)  ("Tax" or "Taxes")  unless  Guarantor is compelled by law to
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         11.2.  TAXES.  All Taxes in respect  of this  Guaranty  or any  amounts
payable or paid under this Guaranty  shall be paid by Guarantor  when due and in
any event prior to the date on which penalties  attach  thereto.  Each Guarantor
will indemnify  Agent and each of the Lenders against and in respect of all such
Taxes. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if any Taxes or amounts
in respect thereof must be deducted or withheld from any amounts payable or paid
by any Guarantor hereunder,  such Guarantor shall pay such additional amounts as
may be necessary to ensure that the Agent and each of the Lenders receives a net
amount  equal  to the full  amount  which it would  have  received  had  payment
(including of any additional  amounts  payable under this Section 11.2) not been
made  subject to such  Taxes.  Within  thirty  (30) days of each  payment by any
Guarantor  hereunder  of Taxes or in  respect  of Taxes,  such  Guarantor  shall
deliver  to Agent  satisfactory  evidence  (including  originals,  or  certified
copies, of all relevant receipts) that such Taxes have been duly remitted to the
appropriate authority or authorities.

         11.3. WAIVERS OF NOTICE, DEMAND, ETC. Each Guarantor hereby absolutely,
unconditionally  and  irrevocably  waives (i) promptness,  diligence,  notice of
acceptance,  notice of  presentment  of payment and any other notice  hereunder,
(ii) demand of payment, protest, notice of dishonor or nonpayment, notice of the
present and future amount of the  Obligations  and any other notice with respect
to the Obligations,  (iii) any requirement that the Agent or any Lender protect,
secure,  perfect or insure any security interest or Lien or any property subject
thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against any other Loan Party, or
any Person or any  Collateral,  (iv) any other action,  event or precondition to
the  enforcement  hereof  or the  performance  by  each  such  Guarantor  of the
Obligations, and (v) any defense arising by any lack of capacity or authority or
any other  defense of any Loan Party or any notice,  demand or defense by reason
of cessation from any cause of Obligations other than payment and performance in
full of the  Obligations  by the Loan  Parties  and any  defense  that any other
guarantee or security was or was to be obtained by Agent.

         11.4. NO INVALIDITY,  IRREGULARITY,  ETC. No invalidity,  irregularity,
voidableness,  voidness  or  unenforceability  of  this  Agreement  or any  Loan
Document or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto, or of all or any
part of the  Obligations  or of any collateral  security  therefor shall affect,
impair or be a defense hereunder.

         11.5. INDEPENDENT  LIABILITY.  The Guaranty hereunder is one of payment
and performance, not collection, and the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder
are  independent of the  Obligations  of the other Loan Parties,  and a separate
action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against any Guarantor to enforce
the terms and  conditions  of this  Section  11.5,  irrespective  of whether any
action is brought  against any other Loan Party or other  Persons or whether any
other Loan Party or other Persons are joined in any such action or actions. Each
Guarantor  waives  any right to  require  that any resort be had by Agent or any
Lender to any security held for payment of the  Obligations or to any balance of
any  deposit  account or credit on the books of any Agent or any Lender in favor
of any Loan Party or any other  Person.  No  election  to proceed in one form of
action or  proceedings,  or against any  Person,  or on any  Obligations,  shall
constitute  a waiver of Agent's  right to proceed in any other form of action or
proceeding  or against any other  Person  unless  Agent has  expressed  any such
waiver in writing.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,  no action
or proceeding  by Agent against any Loan Party under any document  evidencing or
securing indebtedness of any Loan Party to Agent shall diminish the liability of
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account of Obligations by such action or proceeding,  notwithstanding the effect
of any such election,  action or proceeding upon the right of subrogation of any
Guarantor in respect of any Loan Party.

         11.6. INDEMNITY.  As an original and independent  obligation under this
Guaranty,  each Guarantor  shall (a) indemnify the Agent and each of the Lenders
and keep the  Agent  and each of the  Lenders  indemnified  against  all  costs,
losses,  expenses and liabilities of whatever kind resulting from the failure by
any  party  to make  due  and  punctual  payment  of any of the  Obligations  or
resulting  from  any  of the  Obligations  being  or  becoming  void,  voidable,
unenforceable  or  ineffective   against  Borrowers   (including,   but  without
limitation,  all legal and other  costs,  Charges and  expenses  incurred by the
Agent and each of the Lenders,  or any of them in connection  with preserving or
enforcing,  or  attempting  to  preserve  or  enforce,  its  rights  under  this
Guaranty),  except to the  extent  that any of the same  results  from the gross
negligence or willful  misconduct by Agent or any Lender;  and (b) pay on demand
the amount of such costs, losses,  expenses and liabilities whether or not Agent
or any of the Lenders have  attempted to enforce any rights against any Borrower
or any other Person or otherwise.

         11.7.  LIABILITY  ABSOLUTE.  The liability of each Guarantor  hereunder
shall be absolute,  unlimited and  unconditional and shall not be subject to any
reduction,  limitation,  impairment,  discharge or  termination  for any reason,
including,   without  limitation,  any  claim  of  waiver,  release,  surrender,
alteration  or  compromise,  and shall not be subject  to any claim,  defense or
setoff,  counterclaim,  recoupment  or  termination  whatsoever by reason of the
invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any other Obligation or otherwise.
Without  limiting the  generality  of the  foregoing,  the  obligations  of each
Guarantor  shall not be discharged or impaired,  released,  limited or otherwise
affected by:

                           (i) any  change  in the  manner,  place  or  terms of
                  payment or performance,  and/or any change or extension of the
                  time  of  payment  or  performance  of,  release,  renewal  or
                  alteration  of,  or  any  new   agreements   relating  to  any
                  Obligation,  any security therefor,  or any liability incurred
                  directly or indirectly in respect  thereof,  or any rescission
                  of,  or  amendment,  waiver or other  modification  of, or any
                  consent  to  departure   from,  this  Agreement  or  any  Loan
                  Document,  including any increase in the Obligations resulting
                  from the  extension  of  additional  credit to any Borrower or
                  otherwise;

                           (ii) any sale, exchange,  release,  surrender,  loss,
                  abandonment,  realization  upon any property by  whomsoever at
                  any  time  pledged  or  mortgaged  to  secure,   or  howsoever
                  securing,  all or any of the  Obligations,  and/or  any offset
                  there  against,   or  failure  to  perfect,  or  continue  the
                  perfection of, any Lien in any such property,  or delay in the
                  perfection  of any such Lien, or any amendment or waiver of or
                  consent to departure from any other guaranty for all or any of
                  the Obligations;

                           (iii)  the  failure  of the  Agent or any  Lender  to
                  assert any claim or demand or to  enforce  any right or remedy
                  against  any  Borrower  or any other  Loan  Party or any other
                  Person  under the  provisions  of this  Agreement  or any Loan


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                  Document or any other  document  or  instrument  executed  and
                  delivered in connection herewith or therewith;

                           (iv) any settlement or compromise of any  Obligation,
                  any security therefor or any liability (including any of those
                  hereunder)  incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof
                  or hereof,  and any subordination of the payment of all or any
                  part thereof to the payment of any obligation  (whether due or
                  not) of any Loan Party to  creditors  of any Loan Party  other
                  than any other Loan Party;

                           (v) any  manner  of  application  of  Collateral,  or
                  proceeds  thereof,  to all or any of the  Obligations,  or any
                  manner of sale or other  disposition of any Collateral for all
                  or any of the  Obligations  or any  other  assets  of any Loan
                  Party; and

                           (vi) any other agreements or circumstance  (including
                  any statute of limitations) of any nature  whatsoever that may
                  or might in any manner or to any  extent  vary the risk of any
                  Guarantor,  or  that  might  otherwise  at  law  or in  equity
                  constitute  a defense  available  to, or a  discharge  of, the
                  Guaranty hereunder and/or the obligations of any Guarantor, or
                  a defense  to, or  discharge  of,  any Loan Party or any other
                  Person or party hereto or the  Obligations  or otherwise  with
                  respect to the Loans or other financial  accommodations to any
                  Borrower pursuant to this Agreement and/or the Loan Documents.

         11.8. ACTION BY AGENT WITHOUT NOTICE. The Agent shall have the right to
take any action set forth in Section 8.4 without notice to or the consent of any
Guarantor and each  Guarantor  expressly  waives any right to notice of, consent
to,  knowledge of and  participation  in any  agreements  relating to any of the
above or any other present or future event relating to Obligations whether under
this  Agreement  or  otherwise  or any right to challenge or question any of the
above and waives any defenses of such Guarantor which might arise as a result of
such actions.

         11.9.  APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS.  Agent may at any time and from time to
time (whether prior to or after the revocation or termination of this Agreement)
without  the  consent of, or notice to, any  Guarantor,  and  without  incurring
responsibility to any Guarantor or impairing or releasing the Obligations, apply
any sums by whomsoever paid or howsoever realized to any Obligations  regardless
of what Obligations remain unpaid.

         11.10. CONTINUING EFFECTIVENESS.

                  (A)  REINSTATEMENT.  The Guaranty  provisions herein contained
shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if claim is
ever made upon the Agent or any Lender for  repayment  or recovery of any amount
or  amounts  received  by such  Person in  payment  or on  account of any of the
Obligations  and such  Person  repays all or part of said  amount for any reason
whatsoever,  including, without limitation, by reason of any judgment, decree or
order of any court or administrative  body having  jurisdiction over such Person
or the respective property of each, or any settlement or compromise of any claim
effected by such Person with any such claimant  (including any Loan Party);  and
in such event each  Guarantor  hereby  agrees  that any such  judgment,  decree,


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order,  settlement or compromise  or other  circumstances  shall be binding upon
such Guarantor, notwithstanding any revocation hereof or the cancellation of any
note or other instrument evidencing any Obligation,  and each Guarantor shall be
and remain  liable to the Agent  and/or the  Lenders for the amount so repaid or
recovered  to the same  extent  as if such  amount  had  never  originally  been
received by such Person(s).

                  (B) NO MARSHALLING. Agent shall not be required to marshal any
assets in favor of any Guarantor, or against or in payment of Obligations.

                  (C)  PRIORITY  OF CLAIMS.  No  Guarantor  shall be entitled to
claim  against any present or future  security held by Agent from any Person for
Obligations  in  priority to or equally  with any claim of Agent,  or assert any
claim for any  liability  of any Loan Party to any  Guarantor  in priority to or
equally with claims of Agent for Obligations, and no Guarantor shall be entitled
to compete with Agent with respect to, or to advance any equal or prior claim to
any security held by Agent for Obligations.

                  (D) INVALIDATED  PAYMENTS. If any Loan Party makes any payment
to Agent, which payment is wholly or partly subsequently  invalidated,  declared
to be  fraudulent  or  preferential,  set aside or  required to be repaid to any
Person  under any  federal  or  provincial  statute  or at  common  law or under
equitable  principles,  then to the  extent  of  such  payment,  the  Obligation
intended to be paid shall be revived and  continued  in full force and effect as
if the payment had not been made,  and the resulting  revived  Obligation  shall
continue to be guaranteed, uninterrupted, by each Guarantor hereunder.

                  (E)  ASSIGNMENT  AND WAIVER.  All  present  and future  monies
payable by any Loan Party to any  Guarantor,  whether  arising out of a right of
subrogation  or  otherwise,  are  assigned  to Agent for its benefit and for the
ratable  benefit of the Lenders as security  for such  Guarantor's  liability to
Agent and the Lenders  hereunder and,  except (so long as no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing)  for monies payable by any Loan Party to
any  Guarantor in the ordinary  course of business,  each  Guarantor  waives any
right to demand any and all present and future monies  payable by any Loan Party
to such  Guarantor,  whether arising out of a right of subrogation or otherwise.
Except to the extent prohibited otherwise by this Agreement, all monies received
by any  Guarantor  from any Loan Party shall be held by such  Guarantor as agent
and trustee for Agent.  This assignment and waiver shall only terminate when the
Obligations  are  paid in  full  in  cash  and  this  Agreement  is  irrevocably
terminated.

                  (F) PAYMENTS TO GUARANTORS.  Each Loan Party acknowledges this
assignment and waiver and, except as otherwise set forth herein,  agrees to make
no payments,  except (so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and
is  continuing)  in  the  ordinary  course  of  business  consistent  with  past
practices,  to any Guarantor  without the prior written  consent of Agent.  Each
Loan Party agrees to give full effect to the provisions hereof.

         11.11.  ENFORCEMENT.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of
any  Event of  Default,  Agent may and upon  written  request  of the  Requisite
Lenders  shall,  without  notice to or demand  upon any Loan  Party or any other
Person,  declare any obligations of such Guarantor hereunder immediately due and
payable,  and shall be entitled to enforce the  obligations  of each  Guarantor.
Upon such declaration by Agent,  Agent and the Lenders are hereby  authorized at
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(general or special, time or demand,  provisional or final) at any time held and
other  indebtedness  at any time  owing by  Agent or the  Lenders  to or for the
credit or the account of any Guarantor against any and all of the obligations of
each Guarantor now or hereafter existing hereunder,  whether or not Agent or the
Lenders  shall have made any demand  hereunder  against any other Loan Party and
although such  obligations may be contingent and unmatured.  The rights of Agent
and  the  Lenders  hereunder  are in  addition  to  other  rights  and  remedies
(including  other rights of set-off) which Agent and the Lenders may have.  Upon
such  declaration by Agent,  with respect to any claims (other than those claims
referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph) of any Guarantor against any
Loan Party (the "Claims"),  Agent shall have the full right on the part of Agent
in its own name or in the name of such  Guarantor  to collect and  enforce  such
Claims  by legal  action,  proof  of debt in  bankruptcy  or  other  liquidation
proceedings,  vote in any  proceeding  for the  arrangement of debts at any time
proposed, or otherwise,  Agent and each of its officers being hereby irrevocably
constituted  attorneys-in-fact  for  each  Guarantor  for  the  purpose  of such
enforcement  and for the purpose of endorsing in the name of each  Guarantor any
instrument for the payment of money.  Each Guarantor will receive as trustee for
Agent and will pay to Agent  forthwith  upon receipt  thereof any amounts  which
such  Guarantor  may receive from any Loan Party on account of the Claims.  Each
Guarantor agrees that at no time hereafter will any of the Claims be represented
by any notes, other negotiable instruments or writings, except and in such event
they  shall  either be made  payable to Agent,  or if payable to any  Guarantor,
shall  forthwith be endorsed by such Guarantor to Agent.  Each Guarantor  agrees
that no payment on account of the Claims or any security  interest therein shall
be created,  received,  accepted or retained during the continuance of any Event
of Default nor shall any  financing  statement be filed with respect  thereto by
any Guarantor.

         11.12.  STATUTE OF  LIMITATIONS.  Any  acknowledgment  or new  promise,
whether by payment of principal or interest or otherwise and whether by any Loan
Party or others with respect to any of the Obligations  shall, if the statute of
limitations  in favor of any  Guarantor  against the Agent or the Lenders  shall
have commenced to run, toll the running of such statute of  limitations  and, if
the  period of such  statute of  limitations  shall have  expired,  prevent  the
operation of such statute of limitations.

         11.13. INTEREST. All amounts due, owing and unpaid from time to time by
any Guarantor  hereunder shall bear interest at the interest rate per annum then
chargeable  with respect to Base Rate Loans (without  duplication of interest on
the underlying Obligation).

         11.14.  CURRENCY CONVERSION.  Without limiting any other rights in this
Agreement,  if for the  purposes  of  obtaining  judgment  in any  court  in any
jurisdiction with respect to this Guaranty or any other Loan Document it becomes
necessary to convert into the currency of such  jurisdiction  (herein called the
"Judgment  Currency")  any amount due  hereunder in any currency  other than the
Judgment  Currency,  then  conversion  shall  be  made at the  rate of  exchange
prevailing  on the Business Day before the day on which  judgment is given.  For
this  purpose,  "rate of exchange"  means the rate at which Agent would,  on the
relevant date at or about 12:00 noon (New York City time), be prepared to sell a
similar  amount of such  currency in New York,  New York  against  the  Judgment
Currency. In the event that there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing
between the  Business  Day before the day on which the judgment is given and the
date of payment of the amount due,  Guarantor will, on the date of payment,  pay
such  additional  amounts (if any) as may be necessary to ensure that the amount


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paid on such date is the amount in the Judgment Currency which when converted at
the rate of  exchange  prevailing  on the date of payment is the amount then due
under this  Guaranty  or any other Loan  Document  in such other  currency.  Any
additional  amount due from Guarantor  under this Section 11.15 will be due as a
separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other
sums  due  under  or in  respect  of this  Agreement  or any of the  other  Loan
Documents.

         11.15.  ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.  Each Guarantor acknowledges receipt of a copy
of each of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  Each Guarantor has made
an independent  investigation of the Loan Parties and of the financial condition
of the Loan Parties. Neither Agent nor any Lender has made and neither Agent nor
any  Lender  does  make any  representations  or  warranties  as to the  income,
expense,  operation,  finances or any other matter or thing  affecting  any Loan
Party nor has Agent or any Lender made any  representations  or warranties as to
the amount or nature of the  Obligations of any Loan Party to which this Section
11 applies as specifically  herein set forth, nor has Agent or any Lender or any
officer, agent or employee of Agent or any Lender or any representative thereof,
made any other oral  representations,  agreements or  commitments of any kind or
nature,   and  each  Guarantor  hereby  expressly   acknowledges  that  no  such
representations  or  warranties  have  been  made and such  Guarantor  expressly
disclaims reliance on any such representations or warranties.

         11.16.  CONTINUING  EFFECTIVENESS.  The  provisions  of this Section 11
shall  remain in effect  until the  indefeasible  payment in full in cash of all
Obligations and irrevocable  termination of this  Agreement.  Payments  received
from Guarantors  pursuant to this Section 11 shall be applied in accordance with
Section 8.7 of this Agreement.

         11.17. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

SECTION 12    MISCELLANEOUS

         12.1.  EXPENSES AND ATTORNEYS'  FEES.  Whether or not the  transactions
contemplated hereby shall be consummated, each Loan Party agrees to promptly pay
all  fees,   costs  and  expenses   incurred  in  connection  with  any  matters
contemplated  by or arising out of this  Agreement  or the other Loan  Documents
including the following,  and all such fees, costs and expenses shall be part of
the  Obligations,  payable on demand and  secured by the  Collateral:  (a) fees,
costs and expenses incurred by Agent (including  reasonable  attorneys' fees and
expenses,  the  allocated  costs of  Agent's  internal  legal  staff and fees of
environmental  consultants,  accountants  and other  professionals  retained  by
Agent)  incurred in  connection  with the  examination,  review,  due  diligence
investigation, documentation and closing of the financing arrangements evidenced
by the Loan Documents; (b) fees, costs and expenses incurred by Agent (including
reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, the allocated costs of Agent's internal
legal  staff  and  fees of  environmental  consultants,  accountants  and  other
professionals  retained  by  Agent)  incurred  in  connection  with the  review,
negotiation,    preparation,    documentation,    execution,   syndication   and
administration  of the Loan Documents,  the Loans, and any amendments,  waivers,
consents,   forbearances  and  other  modifications   relating  thereto  or  any
subordination or intercreditor  agreements,  including reasonable  documentation
charges  assessed  by Agent  for  amendments,  waivers,  consents  and any other
documentation  prepared by Agent's  internal  legal staff;  (c) fees,  costs and
expenses (including  reasonable  attorneys' fees and allocated costs of internal
legal  staff)  incurred  by Agent or any  Lender  in  creating,  perfecting  and
maintaining  perfection  of Liens in favor of  Agent,  on  behalf  of Agent  and
Lenders;  (d) fees,  costs and  expenses  incurred by Agent in  connection  with
forwarding to Borrowers the proceeds of Loans including  Agent's or any Lenders'
standard wire  transfer fee; (e) fees,  costs,  expenses  (including  reasonable
attorneys' fees and allocated costs of internal legal staff) of Agent or any


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Lender and costs of settlement  incurred in collecting upon or enforcing  rights
against the  Collateral  or incurred in any action to enforce this  Agreement or
the other Loan Documents or to collect any payments due from any Borrower or any
other Loan Party under this  Agreement or any other Loan Document or incurred in
connection  with any  refinancing or  restructuring  of the credit  arrangements
provided  under  this  Agreement,  whether in the  nature of a  "workout"  or in
connection with any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or otherwise.

         12.2.  INDEMNITY.  In addition  to the payment of expenses  pursuant to
subsection 12.1,  whether or not the transactions  contemplated  hereby shall be
consummated,  each Loan Party agrees to  indemnify,  pay and hold Agent and each
Lender, and the officers, directors,  employees, agents, consultants,  auditors,
persons  engaged by Agent or any Lender,  to evaluate or monitor the Collateral,
affiliates and attorneys of Agent, Lender and such holders  (collectively called
the   "Indemnitees")   harmless  from  and  against  any  and  all  liabilities,
obligations,  losses, damages,  penalties,  actions,  judgments,  suits, claims,
costs,  expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature  whatsoever  (including
the fees and  disbursements  of counsel for such  Indemnitees in connection with
any   investigative,   administrative  or  judicial   proceeding   commenced  or
threatened,  whether or not such Indemnity  shall be designated a party thereto)
that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against that Indemnity,  in any
manner relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents,
the  consummation  of the  transactions  contemplated  by  this  Agreement,  the
statements  contained in the commitment  letters,  if any, delivered by Agent or
any Lender, Agent's and each Lender's agreement to make the Loans hereunder, the
use or intended  use of the  proceeds of any of the Loans or the exercise of any
right or remedy  hereunder or under the other Loan Documents  (the  "Indemnified
Liabilities");  provided  that no Loan  Party  shall have any  obligation  to an
Indemnitee  hereunder with respect to Indemnified  Liabilities  arising from the
gross  negligence or willful  misconduct  of that  Indemnitee as determined by a
final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction.

         12.3.  NOTICES.  Unless otherwise  specifically  provided  herein,  all
notices shall be in writing addressed to the respective party as set forth below
and may be personally  served,  faxed,  telecopied or sent by overnight  courier
service or United  States  mail and shall be deemed to have been  given:  (a) if
delivered in person, when delivered; (b) if delivered by fax or telecopy, on the
date of  transmission if transmitted on a Business Day before 4:00 p.m. New York
City time or, if not, on the next  succeeding  Business Day; (c) if delivered by
overnight  courier,  two  (2)  days  after  delivery  to such  courier  properly
addressed;  or (d) if by U.S. Mail,  four (4) Business Days after  depositing in
the United States mail, with postage prepaid and properly addressed.

              If to Borrowing Agent
              or any Loan Party:        Collins Industries, Inc.
                                        15 Compound Drive
                                        Hutchinson, Kansas 67502-4349
                                        Attention: Corporate Secretary
                                        Fax/Telecopy No.: (620) 663-1630


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              With a copy to:           Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky LLP
                                        Park Avenue Tower
                                        65 East 55th Street
                                        New York, New York 10022
                                        Attention: Adam W. Finerman, Esq.
                                        Fax/Telecopy No.: (212) 451-2222

              If to Agent or to ORIX:   ORIX Finance Corp.
                                        1717 Main Street, Suite 1100
                                        Dallas, Texas 75201
                                        Attn: Robert Stobo
                                        Fax/Telecopy No.: (214) 237-2356

              With a copy to:           ORIX Finance Corp.
                                        1717 Main Street, Suite 1100
                                        Dallas, Texas 75201
                                        Attn:  Ann Erickson
                                        Fax/Telecopy No.: (214) 237-2352

                                        and

                                        Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP
                                        1633 Broadway
                                        New York, New York 10019
                                        Attn: Michael D. Rosenbloom, Esq.
                                        Fax/Telecopy No.: (212) 506-1800

         If to any Lender:  Its address  indicated on the signature page hereto,
in an Assignment and Acceptance  Agreement or in a notice to Agent and Borrowing
Agent or to such other  address  as the party  addressed  shall have  previously
designated by written notice to the serving party, given in accordance with this
subsection 12.3.

         12.4.   SURVIVAL  OF   REPRESENTATIONS   AND   WARRANTIES  AND  CERTAIN
AGREEMENTS.  All  agreements,  representations  and warranties made herein shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans
hereunder.  Notwithstanding  anything in this Agreement or implied by law to the
contrary,  the  agreements of each Loan Party,  Agent,  and Lenders set forth in
subsections 9.1(E),  12.1, 12.2, 12.6, 12.11, 12.14, and 12.15 shall survive the
payment of the Loans and the termination of this Agreement.

         12.5.  INDULGENCE NOT WAIVER. No failure or delay on the part of Agent,
any Lender or any  holder of any Note in the  exercise  of any  power,  right or
privilege  hereunder  or under  any  Note  shall  impair  such  power,  right or
privilege or be construed to be a waiver of any default or acquiescence therein,
nor shall any single or partial  exercise of any such power,  right or privilege
preclude  other or  further  exercise  thereof or of any other  right,  power or
privilege.


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         12.6.  MARSHALING;  PAYMENTS  SET ASIDE.  Neither  Agent nor any Lender
shall be under any  obligation  to marshal any assets in favor of any Loan Party
or any other party or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations. To
the extent that any Loan Party  makes a payment or payments to Agent  and/or any
Lender or Agent and/or any Lender  enforces its security  interests or exercises
its rights of setoff,  and such  payment or  payments  or the  proceeds  of such
enforcement or setoff or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared
to be fraudulent or  preferential,  set aside and/or  required to be repaid to a
trustee,  receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal
law,  common law or equitable  cause,  then to the extent of such recovery,  the
Obligations or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied,  and all Liens,
rights and remedies  therefor,  shall be revived and continued in full force and
effect as if such  payment had not been made or such  enforcement  or setoff had
not occurred.

         12.7.  ENTIRE  AGREEMENT.  This  Agreement and the other Loan Documents
embody the entire  agreement  among the parties  hereto and  supersede all prior
commitments, agreements, representations, and understandings, whether written or
oral,  relating to the subject matter  hereof,  and may not be  contradicted  or
varied by evidence of prior,  contemporaneous,  or subsequent oral agreements or
discussions of the parties hereto.

         12.8. SEVERABILITY.  The invalidity,  illegality or unenforceability in
any  jurisdiction of any provision in or obligation  under this Agreement or the
other  Loan  Documents  shall not  affect or impair the  validity,  legality  or
enforceability of the remaining  provisions or obligations under this Agreement,
or the other Loan Documents.

         12.9.  LENDERS'  OBLIGATIONS  SEVERAL;  INDEPENDENT  NATURE OF LENDERS'
RIGHTS.  The  obligation  of each Lender  hereunder is several and not joint and
neither  Agent  nor any  Lender  shall  be  responsible  for the  obligation  or
Commitment  of any other Lender  hereunder.  In the event that any Lender at any
time should fail to make a Loan as herein provided, the Lenders, or any of them,
at their sole option, may make the Loan that was to have been made by the Lender
so failing to make such Loan.  Nothing  contained  in any Loan  Document  and no
action taken by Agent or any Lender  pursuant  hereto or thereto shall be deemed
to constitute  Lenders to be a partnership,  an association,  a joint venture or
any other kind of entity.  The  amounts  payable at any time  hereunder  to each
Lender shall be a separate and independent  debt,  and,  provided Agent fails or
refuses to exercise  any  remedies  against any Loan Party after  receiving  the
direction of the Requisite Lenders, each Lender shall be entitled to protect and
enforce its rights  arising out of this  Agreement and it shall not be necessary
for any other Lender to be joined as an additional  party in any  proceeding for
such purpose.

         12.10. HEADINGS.  Section and subsection headings in this Agreement are
included  herein for  convenience  of reference  only and shall not constitute a
part of this Agreement for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.

         12.11.  APPLICABLE  LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL
BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE  WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK  (WITHOUT  REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS  PRINCIPLES  BUT  INCLUDING  AND
GIVING EFFECT TO SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL  OBLIGATIONS
LAW),  EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT ANY SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT  EXPRESSLY  SELECTS THE
LAW OF ANOTHER  JURISDICTION  AS GOVERING LAW THEREOF,  IN WHICH CASE THE LAW OF
SUCH OTHER JURISDICTION SHALL GOVERN.


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         12.12. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their  respective  successors and
assigns,  provided,  however, no Loan Party may assign its rights or obligations
hereunder without the written consent of Lenders.

         12.13. NO FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP; NO DUTY; LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES.

                  (A) NO FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP.  No provision in this Agreement
or in any of the other  Loan  Documents  and no course of  dealing  between  the
parties shall be deemed to create any  fiduciary  duty by Agent or any Lender to
any Loan Party.

                  (B) NO DUTY. All attorneys, accountants, appraisers, and other
professional  Persons and consultants retained by Agent or any Lender shall have
the right to act  exclusively  in the interest of Agent or such Lender and shall
have no duty of  disclosure,  duty of  loyalty,  duty of care,  or other duty or
obligation of any type or nature whatsoever to any Loan Party or any of any Loan
Party's shareholders or any other Person.

                  (C) LIMITATION OF  LIABILITIES.  Neither Agent nor any Lender,
nor any affiliate, officer, director, shareholder,  employee, attorney, or agent
of Agent or any Lender shall have any  liability  with respect to, and each Loan
Party hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue any of them upon, any claim
for any special,  indirect,  incidental,  or  consequential  damages suffered or
incurred  by any Loan Party in  connection  with,  arising out of, or in any way
related to, this  Agreement  or any of the other Loan  Documents,  or any of the
transactions  contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
Each Loan  Party  hereby  waives,  releases,  and agrees not to sue Agent or any
Lender  or any of  Agent's  or any  Lender's  affiliates,  officers,  directors,
employees,  attorneys, or agents for punitive damages in respect of any claim in
connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Agreement or any
of the other Loan  Documents,  or any of the  transactions  contemplated by this
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

         12.14. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION.  EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE
JURISDICTION  OF ANY STATE OR  FEDERAL  COURT  LOCATED  WITHIN THE COUNTY OF NEW
YORK,  STATE  OF NEW  YORK AND  IRREVOCABLY  AGREES  THAT,  SUBJECT  TO  AGENT'S
ELECTION,  ALL  ACTIONS  OR  PROCEEDINGS  ARISING  OUT OF OR  RELATING  TO  THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN  DOCUMENTS  SHALL BE LITIGATED IN SUCH COURTS.  EACH
LOAN PARTY EXPRESSLY  SUBMITS AND CONSENTS TO THE  JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID
COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON  CONVENIENS.  EACH LOAN PARTY  HEREBY
WAIVES PERSONAL  SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS AND AGREES THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE
OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE UPON  BORROWING  AGENT BY CERTIFIED OR  REGISTERED  MAIL,
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, ADDRESSED TO BORROWING AGENT, AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH
IN THIS  AGREEMENT AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE COMPLETE TEN (10) DAYS AFTER THE
SAME HAS BEEN POSTED.  IN ANY  LITIGATION,  TRIAL,  ARBITRATION OR OTHER DISPUTE
RESOLUTION  PROCEEDING  RELATING  TO THIS  AGREEMENT  OR ANY OF THE  OTHER  LOAN


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DOCUMENTS, ALL DIRECTORS,  OFFICERS,  EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS OF EACH LOAN PARTY OR
OF ITS  AFFILIATES  SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE EMPLOYEES  OR MANAGING  AGENTS OF SUCH
LOAN PARTY FOR  PURPOSES  OF ALL  APPLICABLE  LAW OR COURT RULES  REGARDING  THE
PRODUCTION  OF WITNESSES BY NOTICE FOR TESTIMONY  (WHETHER IN A  DEPOSITION,  AT
TRIAL OR OTHERWISE). EACH LOAN PARTY AGREES THAT AGENT'S OR ANY LENDER'S COUNSEL
IN ANY SUCH DISPUTE  RESOLUTION  PROCEEDING MAY EXAMINE ANY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS
AS IF UNDER  CROSS-EXAMINATION  AND THAT ANY DISCOVERY DEPOSITION OF ANY OF THEM
MAY BE USED IN THAT PROCEEDING AS IF IT WERE AN EVIDENCE  DEPOSITION.  EACH LOAN
PARTY IN ANY EVENT WILL USE ALL  COMMERCIALLY  REASONABLE  EFFORTS TO PRODUCE IN
ANY SUCH DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEEDING,  AT THE TIME AND IN THE MANNER REQUESTED
BY AGENT OR ANY LENDER, ALL PERSONS, DOCUMENTS (WHETHER IN TANGIBLE,  ELECTRONIC
OR OTHER FORM) OR OTHER THINGS UNDER ITS CONTROL AND RELATING TO THE DISPUTE.

         12.15.  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH LOAN  PARTY,  AGENT AND EACH LENDER
HEREBY  WAIVE THEIR  RESPECTIVE  RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF
ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.
EACH  LOAN  PARTY,  AGENT AND EACH  LENDER  ACKNOWLEDGE  THAT  THIS  WAIVER IS A
MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP,  THAT EACH HAS RELIED
ON THE WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS  AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN  DOCUMENTS AND
THAT EACH WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THE WAIVER IN THEIR RELATED FUTURE  DEALINGS.
EACH LOAN PARTY,  AGENT AND EACH LENDER  WARRANT AND REPRESENT THAT EACH HAS HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY OF REVIEWING THIS JURY WAIVER WITH LEGAL COUNSEL,  AND THAT EACH
KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS.

         12.16.  CONSTRUCTION.  Each  Loan  Party,  Agent and each  Lender  each
acknowledge  that it has had the benefit of legal  counsel of its own choice and
has been  afforded an  opportunity  to review this  Agreement and the other Loan
Documents  with its legal  counsel.  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents
shall be construed as if jointly drafted by Loan Parties, Agent and each Lender.

         12.17. COUNTERPARTS;  EFFECTIVENESS. This Agreement and any amendments,
waivers, consents, or supplements may be executed via telecopier or facsimile or
other  electronic  method of transmission  in any number of counterparts  and by
different  parties  hereto  in  separate  counterparts,  each of  which  when so
executed  and  delivered  shall  be  deemed  an  original,   but  all  of  which
counterparts  together  shall  constitute  one and  the  same  instrument.  This
Agreement shall become  effective upon the execution of a counterpart  hereof by
each of the parties hereto.

         12.18.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  Agent and each Lender agree to exercise their
best efforts to keep confidential any non-public  information delivered pursuant
to the Loan Documents and identified as such by Loan Parties and not to disclose
such information to Persons other than to: its respective affiliates,  officers,
directors and employees;  or its potential assignees ; or Persons employed by or


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engaged  by  Agent,  a  Lender  or  a  Lender's  assignees  including,   without
limitation,  attorneys, auditors,  professional consultants, rating agencies and
portfolio management services. The confidentiality  provisions contained in this
subsection  shall not apply to  disclosures  (a) required to be made by Agent or
any Lender to any regulatory or governmental agency or pursuant to legal process
or (b) consisting of general  portfolio  information  that does not identify any
Loan Party.  The  obligations of Agent and Lenders under this  subsection  12.18
shall  supersede  and replace  the  obligations  of Agent and Lenders  under any
confidentiality agreement in respect of this financing executed and delivered by
Agent or any Lender  prior to the date  hereof.  In no event  shall Agent or any
Lender be  obligated  or  required  to return any  materials  furnished  by Loan
Parties;  provided,  however, each potential assignee shall be required to agree
that if it does not become an assigneeit shall return all materials furnished to
it by Loan Parties in connection herewith.

Notwithstanding the foregoing,  and notwithstanding any other express or implied
agreement or understanding to the contrary, each of the parties hereto and their
respective  employees,  representatives,  and other  agents  are  authorized  to
disclose the tax treatment and tax  structure of these  transactions  to any and
all persons,  without  limitation  of any kind.  Each of the parties  hereto may
disclose all  materials of any kind  (including  opinions or other tax analyses)
insofar  as  they  relate  to  the  tax  treatment  and  tax  structure  of  the
transactions  contemplated by the Loan Documents.  This  authorization  does not
extend to disclosure of any other information including (without limitation) (a)
the identities of participants or potential participants in the transactions (b)
the existence or status of any  negotiations,  (c) any pricing  other  financial
information or (d) any other term or detail not related to the tax treatment and
tax structure of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents.

         12.19.  PUBLICATION.  Each Loan Party  consents to the  publication  by
Agent of a tombstone or similar  advertising  material relating to the financing
transactions  contemplated by this  Agreement;  provided,  however,  Agent shall
provide  a draft  of any such  tombstone  or  similar  advertising  material  to
Borrowing Agent for review prior to the publication  thereof.  Agent and Lenders
reserve the right to provide industry trade organizations  information necessary
and customary for inclusion in league table measurements.

         12.20.  SPECIAL  PROVISIONS  RELATING TO COLLINS AND ITS  SUBSIDIARIES.
Notwithstanding  anything to the  contrary  contained  in this  Agreement or any
other  Loan  Document,  neither  Collins  nor  any of  its  direct  or  indirect
Subsidiaries  shall be bound by the terms of this  Agreement  or any other  Loan
Document,  or  be  a  "Borrower",  "Guarantor"  or  "Loan  Party"  hereunder  or
thereunder until the  consummation of the Merger,  PROVIDED that Collins and its
direct and indirect Subsidiaries shall be considered  "Borrowers",  "Guarantors"
or "Loan Parties", as applicable,  solely for the purposes of any representation
or warranty contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and any such
representation  or  warranty  with  respect to Collins or its direct or indirect
Subsidiaries  shall be deemed made to Agent and Lenders,  jointly and severally,
by Holdings and CS  Acquisition  until the  consummation  of the Merger at which
time Collins and each of its  Subsidiaries  that is a Loan Party hereunder shall
be deemed to have made each such  representation  and warranty directly to Agent
and Lenders.

         12.21.  INTERCREDITOR  AGREEMENT.  This  Agreement  is  subject  to the
Subordination and Intercreditor  Agreement,  dated as of October 31, 2006, among
each Loan Party (as defined below),  ORIX Finance Corp.,  as Subordinated  Agent


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and GMAC Commercial  Finance Corp., as Senior Agent,  under which this Agreement
and each Loan Party's  obligations  hereunder are subordinated in the manner set
forth  therein to the prior  payment of certain  obligations  to the  holders of
Senior Indebtedness as defined therein.




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         Witness the due  execution  hereof by the  respective  duly  authorized
officers of the undersigned as of the date first written above.


                                         CS ACQUISITION CORP., as a Borrower

                                         By: /s/ Kenneth Dabrowski
                                             -----------------------------------
                                         Title: Chief Executive Officer
                                                --------------------------------
                                         FEIN:
                                               ---------------------------------


                                         COLLINS I HOLDING CORP., as a Guarantor

                                         By: /s/ Kenneth Dabrowski
                                             -----------------------------------
                                         Title: Chief Executive Officer
                                                --------------------------------
                                         FEIN:
                                               ---------------------------------


                                         ORIX FINANCE CORP., as Agent and as a
                                         Lender

                                         By: /s/ Christopher L. Smith
                                             -----------------------------------
                                         Title: Authorized Representative
                                                --------------------------------

                                         Term Loan Commitment: $45,000,000.00




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         Upon the consummation of the Merger,  each signatory hereto agrees that
it shall be bound as a Borrower and/or  Guarantor under this Agreement,  and all
references to "Borrower", "Borrowers",  "Guarantor",  "Guarantors", "Loan Party"
or  "Loan  Parties"  contained  in  this  Agreement  or any of  the  other  Loan
Documents, shall thereafter be deemed to include each signatory hereto.

                                         COLLINS INDUSTRIES, INC., as a Borrower

                                         By: /s/ Kenneth Dabrowski
                                             -----------------------------------
                                         Title: Chief Executive Officer
                                                --------------------------------
                                         FEIN:
                                               ---------------------------------


                                         COLLINS BUS CORPORATION, as a Borrower
                                         and a Guarantor

                                         By: /s/ Kenneth Dabrowski
                                             -----------------------------------
                                         Title: Chief Executive Officer
                                                --------------------------------
                                         FEIN:
                                               ---------------------------------


                                         WHEELED COACH INDUSTRIES, INC., as a
                                         Borrower and a Guarantor

                                         By: /s/ Kenneth Dabrowski
                                             -----------------------------------
                                         Title: Chief Executive Officer
                                                --------------------------------
                                         FEIN:
                                               ---------------------------------


                                         CAPACITY OF TEXAS, INC., as a Borrower
                                         and a Guarantor

                                         By: /s/ Kenneth Dabrowski
                                             -----------------------------------
                                         Title: Chief Executive Officer
                                                --------------------------------
                                         FEIN:
                                               ---------------------------------




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                                         MID BUS, INC., as a Borrower and a
                                         Guarantor

                                         By: /s/ Kenneth Dabrowski
                                             -----------------------------------
                                         Title: Chief Executive Officer
                                                --------------------------------
                                         FEIN:
                                               ---------------------------------


                                         MOBILE PRODUCTS, INC., as a Borrower
                                         and a Guarantor

                                         By: /s/ Kenneth Dabrowski
                                             -----------------------------------
                                         Title: Chief Executive Officer
                                                --------------------------------
                                         FEIN:
                                               ---------------------------------


                                         COLLINS AMBULANCE CORP., as a Guarantor

                                         By: /s/ Kenneth Dabrowski
                                             -----------------------------------
                                         Title: Chief Executive Officer
                                                --------------------------------
                                         FEIN:
                                               ---------------------------------


                                         WHEELED COACH ENTERPRISES, INC., as a
                                         Guarantor

                                         By: /s/ Kenneth Dabrowski
                                             -----------------------------------
                                         Title: Chief Executive Officer
                                                --------------------------------
                                         FEIN:
                                               ---------------------------------




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                                         MOBILE-TECH CORPORATION, as a Guarantor

                                         By: /s/ Kenneth Dabrowski
                                             -----------------------------------
                                         Title: Chief Executive Officer
                                                --------------------------------
                                         FEIN:
                                               ---------------------------------


                                         WORLD TRANS, INC., as a Guarantor

                                         By: /s/ Kenneth Dabrowski
                                             -----------------------------------
                                         Title: Chief Executive Officer
                                                --------------------------------
                                         FEIN:
                                               ---------------------------------


                                         BRUTZER CORPORATION, as a Guarantor

                                         By: /s/ Kenneth Dabrowski
                                             -----------------------------------
                                         Title: Chief Executive Officer
                                                --------------------------------
                                         FEIN:
                                               ---------------------------------


                                         COLLINS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., as a
                                         Guarantor

                                         By: /s/ Kenneth Dabrowski
                                             -----------------------------------
                                         Title: Chief Executive Officer
                                                --------------------------------
                                         FEIN:
                                               ---------------------------------




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                                    EXHIBITS

A.  Assignment and Acceptance Agreement
B.  Borrowing Base Certificate
C.  Compliance  Certificate
D.  Notice of Borrowing
E.  Inventory Report
F.  Reconciliation Report




                                    SCHEDULES

1.1(A)    Foreign Account Debtors
2.7(A)    Commercial Tort Claims
3.1(A)    List of Closing Documents
3.1(Y)    Indebtedness to be Defeased
4.1(A)    Chief Executive Office and Organizational Identification Number
4.1(B)    Capitalization of Loan Parties
4.4       Pro Forma
4.5(A)    Deductions and Discounts
4.5(I)    Intellectual Property
4.5(K)    Deposit Accounts
4.5(L)    Bailees
4.6       Business and Trade Names  (Present  and Past Five Years);  Location of
          Principal Place of Business,  Books and Records and Collateral;  State
          (other Jurisdiction) of Organization and Organizational Identification
          Number
4.7(a-1)  Owned Real Properties
4.7(a-2)  Leased Real Properties
4.9       Federal Tax Identification Numbers
4.11      Employee Benefit Plans
4.12      Broker's or Finder's Fees
4.13      Environmental Matters
4.18      Employee Matters
5.4       Mortgaged Property
7.1       Indebtedness
7.11      Subsidiaries
7.3(B)    Other Liens




                                     RIDERS


A.  Reporting Rider
B.  Financial Covenants Rider




                                 REPORTING RIDER

         This  Reporting  Rider  is  attached  and  made a part of that  certain
Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2006
and entered into among CS Acquisition Corp.,  Collins Industries,  Inc., certain
Affiliates, ORIX Finance Corp., as Agent, and certain Lenders.

         1. ANNUAL FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS.  Furnish Agent within ninety (90) days
after the end of each  fiscal  year of Loan  Parties,  financial  statements  of
Holdings  and  its  Subsidiaries  on  a  consolidating  and  consolidated  basis
including, but not limited to, statements of income and stockholders' equity and
cash flow  from the  beginning  of the  current  fiscal  year to the end of such
fiscal  year  and the  balance  sheet  as at the end of such  fiscal  year,  all
prepared  in  accordance  with GAAP  applied  on a basis  consistent  with prior
practices,  and in reasonable detail and reported upon without  qualification by
the Loan Parties'  Accountants The report of the Loan Parties' Accountants shall
be accompanied by a statement of the Loan Parties'  Accountants  certifying that
(i) they have  caused  the Loan  Agreement  to be  reviewed,  (ii) in making the
examination upon which such report was based either no information came to their
attention which to their knowledge  constituted an Event of Default or a Default
under this Agreement or any related  agreement or, if such  information  came to
their  attention,  specifying any such Default or Event of Default,  its nature,
when it occurred and whether it is continuing,  and such report shall contain or
have appended thereto calculations which set forth Loan Parties' compliance with
the covenant  set forth on the  Financial  Covenants  Rider.  In  addition,  the
reports  shall be  accompanied  by a  certificate  of each  Loan  Party's  Chief
Financial Officer which shall state that, based on an examination  sufficient to
permit him to make an informed statement, no Default or Event of Default exists,
or, if such is not the case,  specifying  such Default or Event of Default,  its
nature, when it occurred,  whether it is continuing and the steps being taken by
Loan  Parties  with  respect  to such  event,  and such  certificate  shall have
appended thereto  calculations which set forth Loan Parties' compliance with the
covenants set forth on the Financial Covenants Rider.

         2. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

         3. MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.  Furnish Agent within thirty (30) days
after the end of each month,  an  unaudited  balance  sheet of Holdings  and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated and consolidating basis and unaudited  statements
of  income  and  stockholders'   equity  and  cash  flow  of  Holdings  and  its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated and  consolidating  basis  reflecting  results of
operations  from the  beginning  of the fiscal year to the end of such month and
for such month, prepared on a basis consistent with prior practices and complete
and correct in all material  respects,  subject to normal and recurring year end
adjustments  that  individually  and in the  aggregate  are not  material to the
business of Loan  Parties.  Each such  balance  sheet,  statement  of income and
stockholders'  equity and statement of cash flow shall set forth a comparison of
the figures for (w) the current  fiscal period and (x) the current  year-to-date
with the figures for (y) the same fiscal period and  year-to-date  period of the
immediately preceding fiscal year and (z) the projections for such fiscal period
and  year-to-date  period  delivered  pursuant to item 12 hereof.  The financial
statements  shall be accompanied by a certificate of Holdings'  Chief  Financial
Officer,  which shall state that,  based on an examination  sufficient to permit
him to make an informed statement, no Default or Event of Default exists, or, if
such is not the case,  specifying such Default or Event of Default,  its nature,
when it  occurred,  whether it is  continuing  and the steps being taken by Loan




Parties with respect to such event and,  such  certificate  shall have  appended
thereto calculations which set forth Loan Parties' compliance with the covenants
set forth on the Financial Covenants Rider.

         4. BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE.  Deliver to Agent a simultaneous copy of
any  Borrowing  Base  Certificate  delivered to First Lien Agent under the First
Lien Loan Documents.

         5.  COLLATERAL  REPORTS.  Deliver to Agent on or before  the  fifteenth
(15th)  day of each  month as and for the prior  month (a)  accounts  receivable
agings,  (b) accounts payable agings,  and (c) Inventory  reports.  In addition,
each Loan Party shall  deliver to Agent at such  intervals as Agent may require:
(i) confirmatory assignment schedules, (ii) copies of Customer's invoices, (iii)
evidence of shipment or  delivery,  and (iv) such further  schedules,  documents
and/or  information  regarding the  Collateral  as Agent may require  including,
without limitation, trial balances and test verifications.  Agent shall have the
right to confirm and verify all Accounts by any manner and through any medium it
considers advisable and do whatever it may deem reasonably  necessary to protect
its interests hereunder. The items to be provided under items (4) and (5) hereof
are to be in form  reasonably  satisfactory  to Agent and  executed by Borrowing
Agent and delivered to Agent from time to time solely for Agent's convenience in
maintaining records of the Collateral,  and Borrowing Agent's failure to deliver
any of such items to Agent  shall not  affect,  terminate,  modify or  otherwise
limit Agent's Lien with respect to the Collateral.

         6. DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL  MATTERS.  Immediately upon learning thereof,
report to Agent all matters  materially  affecting the value,  enforceability or
collectibility of any portion of the Collateral  including,  without limitation,
any Loan Party's reclamation or repossession of, or the return to any Loan Party
of, a material amount of goods or claims or disputes asserted by any Customer or
other obligor.

         7. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

         8.  MATERIAL  OCCURRENCES.  Promptly  notify  Agent in writing upon the
occurrence of (a) any Event of Default or Default with such notice  stating that
it is a "Notice of Default";  (b) any event of default under the First Lien Loan
Documents;  (c) any event  which with the giving of notice or lapse of time,  or
both,  would constitute an event of default under the First Lien Loan Documents;
(d) any event,  development or circumstance  whereby any financial statements or
other reports furnished to Agent fail in any material respect to present fairly,
in  accordance  with GAAP  consistently  applied,  the  financial  condition  or
operating  results of any Loan Party as of the date of such statements;  (e) any
accumulated  retirement  plan  funding  deficiency  which,  if  such  deficiency
continued  for two plan years and was not  corrected as provided in Section 4971
of the IRC, could subject any Loan Party to a tax imposed by Section 4971 of the
IRC;  (f) each and every  default by any Loan Party  which  might  result in the
acceleration  of the  maturity  of any  Indebtedness,  including  the  names and
addresses of the holders of such  Indebtedness  with respect to which there is a
default  existing  or with  respect to which the  maturity  has been or could be
accelerated, and the amount of such Indebtedness;  and (g) any other development
in the business or affairs of any Loan Party which could  reasonably be expected
to have a Material  Adverse  Effect;  in each case describing the nature thereof
and the action Loan Parties propose to take with respect thereto.




         9. LITIGATION. Promptly notify Agent in writing of any litigation, suit
or administrative  proceeding affecting any Loan Party, whether or not the claim
is covered by insurance, and of any suit or administrative proceeding,  which in
any such case would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

         10. OTHER REPORTS. Furnish Agent as soon as available, but in any event
concurrently  with the  issuance  thereof,  (i) with  copies  of such  financial
statements,  material reports and material returns as each Loan Party shall send
to its stockholders and (ii) copies of all notices, reports or other information
sent pursuant to the First Lien Loan Documents.

         11.  ADDITIONAL   INFORMATION.   Furnish  Agent  with  such  additional
information  as Agent  shall  reasonably  request  in order to  enable  Agent to
determine  whether  the terms,  covenants,  provisions  and  conditions  of this
Agreement have been complied with by Loan Parties including,  without limitation
and  without  the  necessity  of  any  request  by  Agent,  (a)  copies  of  all
environmental  audits and reviews,  (b) at least thirty (30) days prior thereto,
notice of any Loan Party's opening of any new office or place of business or any
Loan  Party's  closing  of any  existing  office or place of  business,  and (c)
promptly upon any Loan Party's learning thereof,  notice of any labor dispute to
which any Loan Party may become a party, any strikes or walkouts relating to any
of its plants or other  facilities,  and the expiration of any labor contract to
which any Loan Party is a party or by which any Loan Party is bound.

         12. PROJECTED  OPERATING BUDGET.  Furnish Agent, prior to the beginning
of each  fiscal year of  Holdings,  commencing  with the fiscal year  commencing
November 1, 2007, a month by month projected  operating  budget and cash flow of
Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated and consolidating basis for such
fiscal year (including an income statement for each month and a balance sheet as
at the end of the last month in each fiscal  quarter),  such  projections  to be
accompanied by a certificate  signed by the President or Chief Financial Officer
of each Loan Party to the effect that such projections have been prepared on the
basis of sound  financial  planning  practice  consistent  with past budgets and
financial  statements  and that  such  officer  has no reason  to  question  the
reasonableness  of any  material  assumptions  on which  such  projections  were
prepared.

         13. VARIANCES FROM OPERATING BUDGET.  Furnish Agent,  concurrently with
the delivery of the financial statements referred to in item 1 hereof, a written
report summarizing all material variances from budgets submitted by Loan Parties
pursuant to item 12 hereof and a  discussion  and  analysis by  management  with
respect to such variances.

         14. NOTICE OF SUITS,  ADVERSE EVENTS.  Furnish Agent with prompt notice
of (i) any lapse or other termination of any Consent issued to any Loan Party by
any Governmental Authority or any other Person that is material to the operation
of any Loan Party's business,  (ii) any refusal by any Governmental Authority or
any other  Person to renew or extend any such  Consent;  and (iii) copies of any
periodic  or  special  reports  filed by any Loan  Party  with any  Governmental
Authority  or  Person,  if such  reports  indicate  any  material  change in the
business,  operations,  affairs or  condition  of any Loan  Party,  or if copies
thereof are  requested  by Agent or any Lender,  and (iv) copies of any material
notices and other communications from any Governmental Authority or Person which
specifically relate to any Loan Party.




         15. ERISA NOTICES AND REQUESTS.  Furnish Agent with  immediate  written
notice  in the event  that (i) any Loan  Party or any  member of the  Controlled
Group  knows or has  reason  to know  that a  Termination  Event  has  occurred,
together with a written  statement  describing  such  Termination  Event and the
action,  if any,  which  such Loan Party or member of the  Controlled  Group has
taken, is taking,  or proposes to take with respect thereto and, when known, any
action taken or threatened by the IRS,  Department of Labor or PBGC with respect
thereto,  (ii) any Loan Party or any member of the Controlled Group knows or has
reason to know that a  prohibited  transaction  (as defined in  Sections  406 of
ERISA  and 4975 of the IRC)  has  occurred  together  with a  written  statement
describing  such  transaction and the action which such Loan Party or any member
of the  Controlled  Group has taken,  is taking or proposes to take with respect
thereto,  (iii) a funding waiver request has been filed with respect to any Plan
together with all communications received by any Loan Party or any member of the
Controlled Group with respect to such request, (iv) any increase in the benefits
of any existing Plan or the establishment of any new Plan or the commencement of
contributions  to any  Plan  to  which  any  Loan  Party  or any  member  of the
Controlled Group was not previously contributing shall occur, (v) any Loan Party
or any member of the  Controlled  Group shall  receive from the PBGC a notice of
intention  to terminate a Plan or to have a trustee  appointed  to  administer a
Plan,  together  with  copies of each such  notice,  (vi) any Loan  Party or any
member of the  Controlled  Group shall  receive  any  favorable  or  unfavorable
determination  letter from the IRS regarding the  qualification  of a Plan under
Section 401(a) of the IRC,  together with copies of each such letter;  (vii) any
Loan  Party  or any  member  of the  Controlled  Group  shall  receive  a notice
regarding the imposition of withdrawal  liability,  together with copies of each
such notice;  (viii) any Loan Party or any member of the Controlled  Group shall
fail to make a required  installment or any other required payment under Section
412 of the IRC on or before the due date for such  installment or payment;  (ix)
any  Loan  Party  or any  member  of  the  Controlled  Group  knows  that  (a) a
Multiemployer Plan has been terminated, (b) the administrator or plan sponsor of
a Multiemployer Plan intends to terminate a Multiemployer  Plan, or (c) the PBGC
has  instituted  or will  institute  proceedings  under Section 4042 of ERISA to
terminate a Multiemployer Plan.

         16.  ENVIRONMENTAL  REPORTS.  Furnish  Agent,   concurrently  with  the
delivery of the financial statements referred to in items 1 and 3 hereof, with a
certificate  signed by the President of each Loan Party stating,  to the best of
his  knowledge,  that each Loan Party is in compliance in all material  respects
with all federal, state and local laws relating to environmental  protection and
control and occupational  safety and health. To the extent any Loan Party is not
in compliance  with the foregoing  laws,  the  certificate  shall set forth with
specificity all areas of non-compliance  and the proposed action Loan Party will
implement in order to achieve full compliance.

         17.  CHASSIS STATUS  REPORT.  Borrowers  shall furnish Agent as soon as
available,  but in any event concurrently with the receipt by Borrowers thereof,
with copies of all  notices,  reports or other  information  sent by the trustee
under the Trust Agreement to Borrowers or the First Lien Lenders.

         18. ADDITIONAL  DOCUMENTS.  Execute and deliver to Agent, upon request,
such  documents  and  agreements  as Agent  may,  from time to time,  reasonably
request to carry out the purposes, terms or conditions of this Agreement.




                            FINANCIAL COVENANTS RIDER

         This Financial  Covenants  Rider is attached and made a part of that certain Loan and Security  Agreement,
dated as of October 31,  2006 and entered  into among CS  Acquisition  Corp.,  Collins  Industries,  Inc.,  certain
Affiliates of Collins Industries, Inc., ORIX Finance Corp., as Agent, and certain Lenders.

         A. MINIMUM  EBITDA.  Holdings and its  Subsidiaries  on a  consolidated
basis shall at all times maintain EBITDA of at least the amounts set forth below
for each rolling  twelve (12) month period ending on the last day of each fiscal
quarter set forth below.

                Fiscal Quarter Ending                        Amount
                ---------------------                        ------

                  January 31, 2007                         $21,000,000
                   April 30, 2007                          $18,000,000
                    July 31, 2007                          $17,000,000
                  October 31, 2007                         $16,000,000
                  January 31, 2008                         $17,000,000
                   April 30, 2008                          $17,500,000
       July 31, 2008 and the last day of each              $18,000,000
         fiscal quarter ending thereafter

         B. TOTAL  LEVERAGE.  Holdings and its  Subsidiaries  on a  consolidated
basis  shall  not  permit  the  ratio  of (a)  Holdings'  and its  Subsidiaries'
Indebtedness  on a consolidated  basis,  to (b) Holdings' and its  Subsidiaries'
EBITDA for the trailing twelve months on a consolidated  basis,  each calculated
as of the last day of any fiscal  quarter set forth below to be greater than the
ratio set forth below for such periods:

                Fiscal Quarter Ending                          Ratio
                ---------------------                          -----

                  January 31, 2007                          4.75 to 1.0
                   April 30, 2007                           4.75 to 1.0
                    July 31, 2007                           4.75 to 1.0
                  October 31, 2007                          4.75 to 1.0
                  January 31, 2008                          4.50 to 1.0
                   April 30, 2008                           4.50 to 1.0
                    July 31, 2008                           4.25 to 1.0
                  October 31, 2008                          4.25 to 1.0
                  January 31, 2009                          4.00 to 1.0
                   April 30, 2009                           4.00 to 1.0
                    July 31, 2009                           4.00 to 1.0
                  October 31, 2009                          4.00 to 1.0
                  January 31, 2010                          3.75 to 1.0
                   April 30, 2010                           3.75 to 1.0
                    July 31, 2010                           3.75 to 1.0




                  October 31, 2010                          3.75 to 1.0
    January 31, 2011 and the last day of each              3.50 to 1.00
       fiscal quarter ending thereafter

         C. CAPITAL  EXPENDITURE  LIMITS.  The  aggregate  amount of all Capital
Expenditures,   (excluding,   in  each  case,  expenditures  for  trade-ins  and
replacement of assets to the extent funded with casualty insurance  proceeds) of
Holdings and its  Subsidiaries  on a consolidated  basis in any Fiscal Year will
not exceed the amount set forth below for each period set forth below.

                       Period                                 Amount
                       ------                                 ------

                  Fiscal Year 2007                          $5,500,000

             Fiscal Year 2008 and each                      $5,000,000
           Fiscal Year ending thereafter

         D.  FIXED  CHARGE   COVERAGE.   Holdings  and  its  Subsidiaries  on  a
consolidated  basis shall not permit their Fixed Charge Coverage for the rolling
twelve (12) month period ending on the last day of each fiscal quarter set forth
below to be less than the ratio set forth below for such periods, PROVIDED that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purposes of determining Fixed Charges (x)
for  the  period  ending  January  31,  2007,  sub-clauses  (a)  and  (c) of the
definition  of Fixed  Charges  (I.E.,  Cash  Interest  Expense  and  income  and
franchise  taxes) shall each be  determined  by taking the actual  amounts under
such  sub-clauses for the three month period ending on such date and multiplying
such amounts by 4, (y) for the period ending April 30, 2007, sub-clauses (a) and
(c) of the definition of Fixed Charges (I.E.,  Cash Interest  Expense and income
and franchise taxes) shall each be determined by taking the actual amounts under
such  sub-clauses  for the six month period ending on such date and  multiplying
such amounts by 2 and (z) for the period ending July 31, 2007,  sub-clauses  (a)
and (c) of the  definition of Fixed  Charges  (I.E.,  Cash Interest  Expense and
income  and  franchise  taxes)  shall  each be  determined  by taking the actual
amounts under such sub-clauses for the nine month period ending on such date and
(i) dividing each such amount by 3 and then (ii) multiplying each such amount by
4.

                Fiscal Quarter Ending                          Ratio
                ---------------------                          -----

                  January 31, 2007                          1.15 to 1.0
                   April 30, 2007                           1.15 to 1.0
                    July 31, 2007                           1.15 to 1.0
                  October 31, 2007                          1.15 to 1.0
                  January 31, 2008                          1.25 to 1.0
                   April 30, 2008                           1.25 to 1.0
                    July 31, 2008                           1.25 to 1.0
                  October 31, 2008                          1.25 to 1.0
                  January 31, 2009                          1.35 to 1.0
                   April 30, 2009                           1.35 to 1.0
                    July 31, 2009                           1.35 to 1.0
                  October 31, 2009                          1.35 to 1.0
    January 31, 2010 and the last day of each               1.50 to 1.0
         fiscal quarter ending thereafter