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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.3



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                             AMENDED AND RESTATED
                               CREDIT AGREEMENT


                         DATED AS OF OCTOBER __, 1998

                                     AMONG

                             AFC ENTERPRISES, INC.

                                      AND

                      GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.,
                             AS SYNDICATION AGENT
                               AND LEAD ARRANGER


                                      AND

                          THE LENDERS LISTED HEREIN,
                                  AS LENDERS,


                                      AND

                      CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
                     (acting through its New York Agency)
                            AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT


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                             AFC ENTERPRISES, INC.
                             AMENDED AND RESTATED
                               CREDIT AGREEMENT

                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
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     SECTION 1.                           DEFINITIONS                                 
                                                                                      
     1.1      Certain Defined Terms......................................................       2  
     1.2      Accounting Terms; Utilization of GAAP for Purposes of Calculations                   
              Under Agreement............................................................      33  
     1.3      Other Definitional Provisions..............................................      33  
                                                                                                   
     SECTION 2.               AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS AND LOANS                                
                                                                                                   
     2.1      Commitments; Making of Loans; the Register; Notes..........................      33  
     2.2      Interest on the Loans......................................................      41  
     2.3      Fees.......................................................................      44  
     2.4      Repayments, Prepayments and Reductions in Commitments;                               
              General Provisions Regarding Payments; Application of Proceeds                       
              of Collateral and Payments Under Subsidiary Guaranty.......................      45  
     2.5      Use of Proceeds............................................................      55  
     2.6      Special Provisions Governing Eurodollar Rate Loans.........................      55  
     2.7      Increased Costs; Taxes; Capital Adequacy...................................      57  
     2.8      Obligation of Lenders and Issuing Lender to Mitigate.......................      61  
                                                                                                   
     SECTION 3.                    LETTERS OF CREDIT                                               
                                                                                                   
     3.1      Issuance of Letters of Credit and Lenders' Purchase of                               
              Participations Therein.....................................................      62  
     3.2      Letter of Credit Fees......................................................      64  
     3.3      Drawings and Reimbursement of Amounts Drawn Under Letters                            
              of Credit..................................................................      65  
     3.4      Obligations Absolute.......................................................      67  
     3.5      Indemnification; Nature of Issuing Lender's Duties.........................      68  
     3.6      Increased Costs and Taxes Relating to Letters of Credit....................      69   
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     SECTION 4.                      CONDITIONS TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

     4.1      Conditions to Existing Loans and Letters of Credit.........................       70  
     4.2      Conditions to Tranche B Term Loans.........................................       71  
     4.3      Conditions to All Loans....................................................       76  
     4.4      Conditions to Issuance of Letters of Credit................................       77  
                                                                                                    
     SECTION 5.             COMPANY'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES                                
                                                                                                    
     5.1      Organization, Powers, Qualification, Good Standing, Business                          
              and Subsidiaries...........................................................       78  
     5.2      Authorization of Borrowing, etc............................................       79  
     5.3      Financial Condition........................................................       80  
     5.4      No Material Adverse Change; No Restricted Junior Payments..................       81  
     5.5      Title to Properties; Liens.................................................       81  
     5.6      Litigation; Adverse Facts..................................................       82  
     5.7      Payment of Taxes...........................................................       82  
     5.8      Performance of Agreements; Materially Adverse Agreements...................       82  
     5.9      Governmental Regulation....................................................       83  
     5.10     Securities Activities......................................................       83  
     5.11     Employee Benefit Plans.....................................................       83  
     5.12     Certain Fees...............................................................       84  
     5.13     Environmental Protection...................................................       84  
     5.14     Employee Matters...........................................................       84  
     5.15     Solvency...................................................................       85  
     5.16     Intellectual Property......................................................       85  
     5.17     Applicable Law.............................................................       85  
     5.18     Real Property..............................................................       86  
     5.19     Insurance..................................................................       86  
     5.20     Related Agreements.........................................................       86  
     5.21     Disclosure.................................................................       87  
                                                                                                    
     SECTION 6.                    COMPANY'S AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS                                       
                                                                                                    
     6.1      Financial Statements and Other Reports.....................................       87  
     6.2      Corporate Existence, etc...................................................       92  
     6.3      Payment of Taxes and Claims; Tax Consolidation.............................       92  
     6.4      Maintenance of Properties; Insurance.......................................       93  
     6.5      Inspection; Lender Meeting.................................................       93  
     6.6      Compliance with Laws, etc..................................................       94  
     6.7      Environmental Disclosure and Inspection....................................       94  
     6.8      Company's Remedial Action Regarding Hazardous Materials....................       96  
     6.9      Environmental Indemnity....................................................       96   
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     6.10      Execution of Loan Documents by Future Subsidiaries........................       96
     6.11      Covenants Regarding Acquisition Properties................................       97
     6.12      Further Assurances........................................................       99
     6.13      Year 2000.................................................................       99 
 
     SECTION 7.                           COMPANY'S NEGATIVE COVENANTS
 
     7.1      Indebtedness..............................................................       100
     7.2      Liens and Related Matters.................................................       101
     7.3      Investments; Joint Ventures...............................................       102
     7.4      Contingent Obligations....................................................       103
     7.5      Restricted Junior Payments................................................       104
     7.6      Financial Covenants.......................................................       105
     7.7      Restriction on Fundamental Changes; Asset Sales and Acquisitions..........       109
     7.8      Capital Expenditures......................................................       110
     7.9      Fiscal Year...............................................................       111
     7.10     Sales and LeaseBacks......................................................       111
     7.11     Sale or Discount of Receivables...........................................       111
     7.12     Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates.............................       111
     7.13     Disposal of Subsidiary Stock..............................................       112
     7.14     Conduct of Business.......................................................       112
     7.15     Amendments of Documents Relating to Subordinated Indebtedness.............       112
                                                                                                  
     SECTION 8.                              EVENTS OF DEFAULT                                    
                                                                                                  
     8.1      Failure to Make Payments When Due.........................................       113
     8.2      Default in Other Agreements...............................................       113
     8.3      Breach of Certain Covenants...............................................       113
     8.4      Breach of Warranty........................................................       113
     8.5      Other Defaults Under Loan Documents.......................................       114
     8.6      Involuntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, etc......................       114
     8.7      Voluntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, etc........................       114
     8.8      Judgments and Attachments.................................................       114
     8.9      Dissolution...............................................................       115
     8.10     Employee Benefit Plans....................................................       115
     8.11     Change in Control.........................................................       115
     8.12     Failure of Security.......................................................       116
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     8.13     Invalidity of Subsidiary Guaranty.........................................       116
     8.14     Subordination Provisions..................................................       116
                                                                                                  
     SECTION 9.                              AGENTS                                               
                                                                                                  
     9.1      Appointment...............................................................       117
     9.2      Powers and Duties; General Immunity.......................................       118
     9.3      Representations and Warranties; No Responsibility For Appraisal                     
              of Creditworthiness.......................................................       119
     9.4      Right to Indemnity........................................................       119
     9.5      Collateral Documents......................................................       120
     9.6      Successor Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender......................       120
     9.7      Agent Authorized to Release Security Interests............................       121
                                                                                                  
     SECTION 10.                          MISCELLANEOUS                                           
                                                                                                  
     10.1     Assignments and Participations in Loans and Letters of Credit.............       122
     10.2     Expenses..................................................................       125
     10.3     Indemnity.................................................................       125
     10.4     Set-Off; Security Interest in Deposit Accounts............................       126
     10.5     Ratable Sharing...........................................................       127
     10.6     Amendments and Waivers....................................................       127
     10.7     Independence of Covenants.................................................       128
     10.8     Notices...................................................................       128
     10.9     Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements....................       129
     10.10    Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver; Remedies Cumulative.....................       129
     10.11    Marshalling; Payments Set Aside...........................................       129
     10.12    Severability..............................................................       130
     10.13    Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders' Rights................       130
     10.14    Headings..................................................................       130
     10.15    Applicable Law............................................................       130
     10.16    Successors and Assigns....................................................       130
     10.17    Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process............................       131
     10.18    Waiver of Jury Trial......................................................       131
     10.19    Confidentiality...........................................................       132
     10.20    Maximum Amount............................................................       132
     10.21    Counterparts; Effectiveness...............................................       133 
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               Signature pages     S-1
               
                                   EXHIBITS


I         FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING
II        FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION/CONTINUATION
III       FORM OF NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF LETTER OF CREDIT
IV-A      FORM OF ACQUISITION LOAN NOTE
IV-B      FORM OF TERM LOAN NOTE
IV-C      FORM OF REVOLVING NOTE
IV-D      FORM OF SWING LINE NOTE
IV-E      FORM OF TRANCHE B TERM NOTE
V         FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
VI-A      FORM OF OPINION OF COHEN POLLOCK MERLIN AXELROD & 
          TANENBAUM, LLP
VI-B      FORM OF OPINION OF RICHARDS & O'NEILL
VI-C      FORM OF OPINION OF DORSEY & WHITNEY
VI-D      FORM OF OPINION OF SKADDEN ARPS SLATE MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
VII       FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
VIII      FORM OF AGREEMENT OF SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND 
          ATTORNMENT
IX        FORM OF CERTIFICATE RE NON-BANK STATUS
X         FORM OF COLLATERAL ACCOUNT AGREEMENT
XI        FORM OF COMPANY PLEDGE AGREEMENT
XII       FORM OF COMPANY SECURITY AGREEMENT
XIII      FORM OF COMPANY TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT
XIV       FORM OF COMPANY PATENT AND COPYRIGHT SECURITY 
          AGREEMENT
XV        FORM OF CLOSING DATE MORTGAGE
XVI       FORM OF MODIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF EXISTING
          MORTGAGE
XVII      FORM OF SUBSIDIARY TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT
XVIII     FORM OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE
XIX       FORM OF SUBSIDIARY PLEDGE AGREEMENT
XX        FORM OF SUBSIDIARY SECURITY AGREEMENT
XXI       FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT


                                 SCHEDULES


1.1A      CERTAIN SPECIFIED INDEBTEDNESS
1.1B      FISCAL QUARTERS
1.1C      CERTAIN PERMITTED EARNOUT AGREEMENTS
2.1       LENDERS' COMMITMENTS, EXISTING LOANS AND PRO RATA SHARES
3.1       EXISTING LETTERS OF CREDIT
4.2M      CORPORATE AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE; MANAGEMENT
5.1       SUBSIDIARIES OF COMPANY
5.2B      CERTAIN CONSENTS
5.2F      CERTAIN COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS
5.11      CERTAIN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
5.14      EMPLOYEE MATTERS
5.16      INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MATTERS
5.18A     REAL PROPERTY ASSETS
5.18B     CERTAIN LANDLORDS
7.1       CERTAIN EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS
7.2       CERTAIN EXISTING LIENS
7.3       CERTAIN EXISTING INVESTMENTS
7.4       CERTAIN EXISTING CONTINGENT OBLIGATIONS
7.5       CERTAIN PERMITTED RESTRICTED JUNIOR PAYMENTS
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                             AFC ENTERPRISES, INC.
                     AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT



     This AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT is dated as of October __, 1998,
and entered into by and among AFC ENTERPRISES, INC., a Minnesota corporation
("COMPANY"), GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P. ("GSCP"), as Lead Arranger (in
such capacity, "LEAD ARRANGER") and as syndication agent (in such capacity,
"SYNDICATION AGENT"), CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, acting through its New
York Agency ("CIBC") as administrative agent for Lenders (in such capacity,
"ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT") and THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE
PAGES HEREOF (each individually referred to herein as a "LENDER" and
collectively as "LENDERS").


                                 R E C I T A L S
                                 - - - - - - - -

     WHEREAS, Company and certain financial institutions (the "EXISTING
LENDERS") are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of May 21, 1997
(as heretofore amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the "EXISTING CREDIT
AGREEMENT"), pursuant to which the Existing Lenders (capitalized terms used in
these Recitals without definition shall have the respective meanings assigned in
subsection 1.1 hereof) have extended and agreed to extend certain credit
facilities to Company, the proceeds of which were or will be used (i) together
with the proceeds of the Unsecured Subordinated Notes and certain other funds,
to consummate the Refinancings and to fund Permitted Acquisitions and to pay
certain related transaction fees and expenses, and (ii) to provide financing for
working capital and for other general corporate purposes;

     WHEREAS, the domestic Subsidiaries of Company have guarantied all of the
obligations of Company with respect to the credit facilities provided by Lenders
under the Existing Credit Agreement;

     WHEREAS, Company has secured all of the Obligations under the Existing
Credit Agreement, and each such Subsidiary of Company has secured its respective
obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranty, by granting to Collateral Agent, for
the benefit of Agents and Lenders, (i) a first priority Lien on certain of their
respective real and personal property and (ii) a first priority pledge of all of
the capital stock of their respective domestic Subsidiaries;

     WHEREAS, each of Company and AFC Franchise Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Company ("ACQUISITION CORP.") has
entered into the Cinnabon Acquisition Agreement with Cinnabon International,
Inc., a Delaware corporation ("VENDOR"), pursuant to which, among other things,
Vendor will merge with and into Acquisition Corp. in accordance with the
Delaware General Corporation Law whereby Vendor will be the surviving entity;

     WHEREAS, Company desires that Existing Lenders and New Lenders agree to
amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety (i) to extend
additional credit facilities to Company in an aggregate principal amount of
$50,000,000 through the addition of a Tranche B Term Loan facility, the proceeds
of which will be used (a) to finance the purchase of the capital stock of Vendor
pursuant to the Cinnabon Acquisition Agreement and (b) to pay Transaction Costs,
and (ii) to make certain other changes as more fully set forth herein, which
amendment and restatement shall become effective upon satisfaction of the
conditions precedent set forth herein;

     WHEREAS, it is the intent of the parties hereto that this Agreement not
constitute a novation of the obligations and liabilities of the parties under
the Existing Credit Agreement or be deemed to evidence or constitute repayment
of all or any portion of such obligations and liabilities and that this
Agreement amend and restate in its entirety the Existing Credit Agreement and 
re-evidence the Obligations of Company outstanding thereunder; and

     WHEREAS, it is the intent of Loan Parties to confirm that all Obligations
of Loan Parties under the other Loan Documents shall continue in full force and
effect and that, from and after the Effective Date, all references to the
"CREDIT AGREEMENT" contained therein shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement.

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     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements,
provisions and covenants herein contained, Company, Lenders, Administrative
Agent, Lead Arranger and Syndication Agent agree that on the Effective Date the
Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:


                                  SECTION 10
                                 DEFINITIONS 

1.1  CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS.
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     The following terms used in this Agreement shall have the following
     meanings:

          "ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT" means that certain Acknowledgment and
     Consent executed by the Subsidiary Guarantors dated as of the Effective
     Date and substantially in the form of Exhibit XXI annexed hereto, as such
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     Acknowledgment and Consent may be amended, restated, supplemented or
     otherwise modified from time to time.

          "ACQUISITION CORP." shall have the meaning attached to it in the
     Recitals to this Agreement.

          "ACQUISITION FACILITY COMMITMENT" means (i) with respect to the period
     prior to the Effective Date, the commitment of a Lender to make Acquisition
     Loans to the Company pursuant to subsection 2.1A(i) of the Existing Credit
     Agreement, and (ii) thereafter, the commitments of Lenders to make
     Acquisition Loans as set forth in subsection 2.1A(ii) of this Agreement and
     "ACQUISITION FACILITY COMMITMENTS" means such commitments of all Lenders in
     the aggregate.

          "ACQUISITION LOAN EXPOSURE" means, with respect to any Lender as of
     any date of determination (i) prior to the termination of the Acquisition
     Facility Commitments, that Lender's Acquisition Facility Commitment and
     (ii) after the termination of the Acquisition Facility Commitments, the sum
     of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Acquisition Loans of
     that Lender.

          "ACQUISITION LOAN NOTES" means (i) the promissory notes of the Company
     issued pursuant to subsection 2.1E of the Existing Credit Agreement and
     (ii) any promissory notes issued by the Company pursuant to subsection
     9.1B(i) in connection with assignments of the Acquisition Facility
     Commitments or Acquisition Loans, in each case substantially in the form of
     Exhibit IV-A annexed hereto, as they may be amended, restated, supplemented
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     or otherwise modified from time to time.

          "ACQUISITION LOANS" means (i) the Existing Acquisition Loans and (ii)
     the Loans made by the Lenders to the Company pursuant to subsection
     2.1A(ii).

          "ACQUISITION PROPERTIES" has the meaning assigned that term in
     subsection 6.11.

          "ADDITIONAL MORTGAGES" has the meaning assigned that term in
     subsection 6.11.

          "ADJUSTED EURODOLLAR RATE" means, for any Interest Rate Determination
     Date with respect to an Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the
     rate per annum obtained by dividing (i) the arithmetic mean of the offered
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     rates for deposits in Dollars with a term comparable to such Interest
     Period that appears on the Telerate British Bankers Assoc. Interest
     Settlement Rates Page (as defined below) at approximately 11:00 A.M.,
     London time, on the second full Business Day preceding the first day of
     such Interest Period ("TELERATE BRITISH BANKERS ASSOC. INTEREST SETTLEMENT
     RATES PAGE" shall mean the display designated as Page 3750 on the Telerate
     System Incorporated Service (or such other page as may replace such page on
     such service for the purpose of displaying the rates at which Dollar
     deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit
     market)) by (ii) a percentage equal to 100% minus the stated maximum rate
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     of all reserve requirements (including, without limitation, any marginal,
     emergency, supplemental, special or other reserves) applicable on such
     Interest Rate Determination Date to any member bank of the Federal Reserve
     System in respect of "Eurocurrency liabilities" as defined in Regulation D
     (or any successor category of liabilities under Regulation D).

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          "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT" means Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
     (acting through its New York Agency) in its capacity as administrative
     agent for Lenders and also means and includes any successor Administrative
     Agent appointed pursuant to subsection 9.5A.

          "AFFECTED LENDER" has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection
     2.6C.

          "AFFILIATE", as applied to any Person, means any other Person directly
     or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with,
     that Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control" (including,
     with correlative meanings, the terms "controlling", "controlled by" and
     "under common control with"), as applied to any Person, means the
     possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
     direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through
     the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.

          "AGENT" means, individually, each of the Administrative Agent, Lead
     Arranger, and Syndication Agent, and "AGENTS" means Administrative Agent,
     Lead Arranger and Syndication Agent, collectively.

          "AGREEMENT" means this Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as
     of October __, 1998, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise
     modified from time to time.

          "APPLICABLE COMMITMENT FEE PERCENTAGE" means a percentage per annum
     determined by reference to the Leverage Ratio as set forth below:

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                                               APPLICABLE
                                               COMMITMENT
                   LEVERAGE RATIO            FEE PERCENTAGE
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              greater than 3.00:1.00              1/2%
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              less than or equal to
              3.00:1.00 but greater               3/8%
              than 2.50:1.00
              --------------------------------------------------
 
              less than or equal to               1/4%
              2.50:1.00
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     The Commitment Fee Percentage shall be determined by reference to the
     Leverage Ratio in effect from time to time; provided, however, that (x) no
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     change in the Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage shall be effective until
     three Business Days after the date on which the Administrative Agent
     receives the financial statements and a Compliance Certificate pursuant to
     subsection 6.1(iv) calculating the Leverage Ratio, and (y) the Applicable
     Commitment Fee Percentage shall be .50% per annum for so long as Company
     has not submitted to the Administrative Agent the information described in
     clause (x) of this proviso as and when required under subsection 6.1(ii).

          "APPLICABLE MARGIN" means a percentage per annum determined by
     reference to the Leverage Ratio as set forth below:
 
                                 APPLICABLE MARGIN    APPLICABLE MARGIN
                                    FOR BASE          FOR EURODOLLAR
             LEVERAGE RATIO          RATE LOANS           RATE LOANS
          ==================================================================
                                                  
          greater than 3.50:1.0           1-1/4%               2-1/4%
          ------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  
          less than or equal to                        
          3.50:1.00 but greater than        7/8%               1-7/8%
                                                  

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          3.00:1.00                                    
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          less than or equal to                        
          3.00:1.00 but greater             5/8%               1-5/8%
          than 2.50:1.00                               
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          less than or equal to                        
          2.50:1.00 but greater             3/8%               1-3/8%
          than 2.00:1.00                               
          ------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  
          less than or equal to             1/8%               1-1/8%
          2.00:1.00                                    
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     ; provided that the Applicable Margin for Tranche B Term Loans shall be a
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     percentage per annum determined by reference to the Leverage Ratio set
     forth below:

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                                   APPLICABLE MARGIN       APPLICABLE MARGIN
                                       FOR BASE              FOR EURODOLLAR
             LEVERAGE RATIO           RATE LOANS               RATE LOANS
          ------------------------------------------------------------------

          greater than 3.00:1.00           1.75%                2.75%
          ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
          less than or equal to
          3.00:1.00                        1.50%                2.50%
          ==================================================================

     The Applicable Margin for each Base Rate Loan shall be determined by
     reference to the Leverage Ratio in effect from time to time and the
     Applicable Margin for each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be determined by
     reference to the ratio in effect on the first day of the Interest Period
     for such Loan; provided, however, that (x) no change in the Applicable
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     Margin shall be effective until three Business Days after the date on which
     the Administrative Agent receives the financial statements and a Compliance
     Certificate pursuant to subsection 6.1(iv) calculating the Leverage Ratio,
     and (y) the Applicable Margin shall be 1.25% in the case of Loans other
     than Tranche B Term Loans or 1.75% in the case of Tranche B Term Loans,
     that are Base Rate Loans, and 2.25% in the case of Loans other than Tranche
     B Term Loans or 2.75% in the case of Tranche B Term Loans, that are
     Eurodollar Rate Loans, for so long as Company has not submitted to the
     Administrative Agent the information described in clause (x) of this
     proviso as and when required under subsection 6.1(ii).

          "ASSET SALE" means the sale by Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
     any Person of (i) any of the stock of any of Company's Subsidiaries, (ii)
     substantially all of the assets of any division or line of business of
     Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iii) any other assets (whether
     tangible or intangible) of Company or any of its Subsidiaries outside of
     the ordinary course of business excluding tangible personal property that
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     in the reasonable judgment of Company, has become uneconomic, obsolete or
     worn out and which is disposed of in the ordinary course of business, and
     any other such assets to the extent that the aggregate amount of sales of
     such assets during any fiscal year is equal to or less than $1,000,000.

          "ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT" means an Assignment Agreement in substantially
     the form of Exhibit VIII annexed hereto.
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          "BANKRUPTCY CODE" means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled
     "Bankruptcy", as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.

          "BASE RATE" means, at any time, the higher of (i) the Prime Rate or
     (ii) the rate which is 2 of 1% in excess of the Federal Funds Effective
     Rate.

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          "BASE RATE LOANS" means Loans bearing interest at rates determined by
     reference to the Base Rate as provided in subsection 2.2A.

          "BUSINESS DAY" means (i) for all purposes other than as covered by
     clause (ii) below, any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day which is
     a legal holiday under the laws of the States of Georgia or New York or is a
     day on which banking institutions located in either such state are
     authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close, and
     (ii) with respect to all notices, determinations, fundings, issuances and
     payments in connection with the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate or any Eurodollar
     Rate Loans, any day that is a Business Day described in clause (i) above
     and that is also (a) a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar
     deposits in the London interbank market and (b) a day on which banking
     institutions are open for business in London.

          "CAPITAL LEASE", as applied to any Person, means any lease of any
     property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that,
     in conformity with GAAP, is accounted for as a capital lease on the balance
     sheet of that Person.

          "CASH" means money, currency or a credit balance in a Deposit Account.

          "CASH EQUIVALENTS" means, as at any date of determination, (i)
     marketable securities (a) issued or directly and unconditionally guaranteed
     as to interest and principal by the United States Government or (b) issued
     by any agency of the United States the obligations of which are backed by
     the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing
     within one year after such date; (ii) marketable direct obligations issued
     by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision
     of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof, in each case
     maturing within one year after such date and having, at the time of the
     acquisition thereof, the highest rating obtainable from either Standard &
     Poor's Ratings Group ("S&P") or Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
     ("MOODY'S"); (iii) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the
     date of creation thereof and having, at the time of the acquisition
     thereof, a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody's;
     (iv) certificates of deposit or bankers' acceptances maturing within one
     year after such date and issued or accepted by any Lender or by any
     commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or
     any state thereof or the District of Columbia or any foreign country that
     (a) is at least "adequately capitalized" (as defined in the regulations of
     its primary Federal banking regulator) and (b) has Tier 1 capital (as
     defined in such regulations) of not less than $100,000,000 (a "CASH
     EQUIVALENT BANK"); (v) Eurodollar time deposits having a maturity of less
     than one year purchased directly from any Lender or Cash Equivalent Bank;
     and (vi) shares of any money market mutual fund that (a) has at least 95%
     of its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to
     in clauses (i) through (v) above, (b) has net assets of not less than
     $500,000,000, and (c) has the highest rating obtainable from either S&P or
     Moody's.

          "CASH INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO" has the meaning assigned to that term
     in subsection 7.6A.

          "CASH PROCEEDS" means, with respect to any Asset Sale, Cash payments
     (including any Cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or
     monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so
     received) received from such Asset Sale.

          "CERTIFICATE RE NON-BANK STATUS" means a certificate substantially in
     the form of Exhibit IX annexed hereto delivered by a Lender to
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     Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection 2.7B(iii).

          "CHESAPEAKE TRANSACTION" means the acquisition by the Company from the
     American Bagel Company of all the intangible assets of the franchise
     business of Chesapeake Bagel Bakery.

          "CIBC" has the meaning assigned to that term in the introduction to
     this Agreement.

          "CINNABON ACQUISITION" means the transactions contemplated by the
     Cinnabon Acquisition Agreement.

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          "CINNABON ACQUISITION AGREEMENT" means that certain Agreement and Plan
     of Merger by and between Company, Acquisition Corp. and Vendor, dated as of
     August 13, 1998, in the form delivered to Lead Arranger on or prior to the
     Funding Date for the Tranche B Term Loans and as such agreement may be
     amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time to
     the extent permitted under subsection 7.15.

          "CINNABON ACQUISITION DOCUMENTS" means the Cinnabon Acquisition
     Agreement and the certificate of merger to be filed on the Effective Date.

          "CLOSING DATE" means May 21, 1997.

          "COLLATERAL" means, collectively, all real, personal and mixed
     property collateral securing the Obligations pursuant to the Collateral 
     Documents.

          "COLLATERAL ACCOUNT" has the meaning assigned to that term in the
     Collateral Account Agreement.

          "COLLATERAL ACCOUNT AGREEMENT" means the Collateral Account Agreement
     executed by Company and Administrative Agent on the Closing Date,
     substantially in the form of Exhibit X annexed hereto, pursuant to which
                                  ---------                                  
     Company may pledge cash to Administrative Agent to secure the obligations
     of Company to reimburse Issuing Lender for payments made under one or more
     Letters of Credit as provided in Section 8, as such Collateral Account
     Agreement may heretofore have been or hereafter may be amended,
     supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

          "COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS" means the Company Pledge Agreement, the Company
     Security Agreement, the Company Trademark Security Agreement, the Company
     Patent and Copyright Security Agreement, the Collateral Account Agreement,
     the Subsidiary Pledge Agreements, the Subsidiary Security Agreements, the
     Subsidiary Trademark Security Agreements, the Mortgages and all other
     instruments or documents delivered by any Loan Party pursuant to this
     Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in order to grant to
     Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders, a Lien on any real, personal or
     mixed property of that Loan Party as security for the Obligations.

          "COMMITMENTS" means (i) with respect to the period prior to the
     Effective Date, the commitments of Lenders to make Loans as set forth in
     subsection 2.1A of the Existing Credit Agreement, and (ii) thereafter, the
     commitments of Lenders to make Loans as set forth in subsection 2.1A of
     this Agreement.

          "COMPANY" has the meaning assigned to that term in the introduction to
     this Agreement.

          "COMPANY COMMON STOCK" means the common stock of Company, par value
     $0.01 per share.

          "COMPANY PATENT AND COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT" means the Patent
     Collateral and Security Agreement executed by Company and Administrative
     Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit XIV annexed hereto, as such
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     Patent Collateral and Security Agreement may heretofore have been or
     hereafter may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
     time.

          "COMPANY PLEDGE AGREEMENT" means, collectively, the Pledge Agreement
     executed by Company and Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of
     Exhibit XI annexed hereto, relating to the pledge of the shares of capital
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     stock of its Subsidiary(ies) as such Pledge Agreement may heretofore have
     been or hereafter may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
     time to time.

          "COMPANY SECURITY AGREEMENT" means the Security Agreement executed by
     Company and Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit XII
                                                                    -----------
     annexed hereto, as such Security Agreement may heretofore have been or
     hereafter may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
     time.

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          "COMPANY TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT" means the Trademark Collateral
     Security Agreement executed by Company and Administrative Agent,
     substantially in the form of Exhibit XIII annexed hereto, as such Trademark
                                  ------------                                  
     Collateral Security Agreement may heretofore have been or hereafter may be
     amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

          "COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE" means an Officer's Certificate substantially
     in the form of Exhibit V annexed hereto delivered to Administrative Agent
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     and Lenders by Company pursuant to subsection 6.1(iv).

          "CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES" means, for any period, the sum of
     (i) the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or other
     consideration or accrued as a liability and including that portion of
     Capital Leases which is capitalized on the consolidated balance sheet of
     Company and its Subsidiaries) by Company and its Subsidiaries during that
     period that, in conformity with GAAP, are included in "additions to
     property, plant or equipment" or comparable items reflected in the
     consolidated statement of cash flows of Company and its Subsidiaries plus
                                                                          ----
     (ii) to the extent not covered by clause (i) of this definition, the
     aggregate of all expenditures by Company and its Subsidiaries during that
     period to acquire (by purchase or otherwise) (a) the business, property or
     fixed assets of any Person, or (b) stock or other evidence of beneficial
     ownership of any Person to the extent the purchase price of such stock or
     other evidence of beneficial ownership of such Person is appropriately
     allocated to property, plant, or equipment in accordance with GAAP;
     provided, however, Consolidated Capital Expenditures shall not include
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     expenditures made from the proceeds of any insurance or condemnation
     payments (or payments made in lieu of condemnation) received by Company and
     its Subsidiaries and used to repair or replace the damaged property with
     respect to which such proceeds were received.

          "CONSOLIDATED CASH INTEREST EXPENSE" means, for any period,
     Consolidated Interest Expense for such period excluding, however, any
                                                   ---------  -------     
     interest expense not payable in Cash (including amortization of discount
     and amortization of debt issuance costs).

          "CONSOLIDATED CURRENT ASSETS" means, as at any date of determination,
     the total assets of Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis
     which may properly be classified as current assets in conformity with GAAP
     excluding Cash and Cash Equivalents.

          "CONSOLIDATED CURRENT LIABILITIES" means, as at any date of
     determination, the total liabilities of Company and its Subsidiaries on a
     consolidated basis which may properly be classified as current liabilities
     in conformity with GAAP excluding, however, the current portion of long-
     term Indebtedness.

          "CONSOLIDATED EBITDA" means, for any period, the sum of the amounts
     for such period of (i) Consolidated Net Income, (ii) Consolidated Interest
     Expense, (iii) provisions for taxes based on income, (iv) total
     depreciation expense, (v) total amortization expense, (vi) other non-cash
     items reducing Consolidated Net Income (excluding any such non-cash charge
     to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash
     expenditures in any future period) and (vii) to the extent deducted in
     determining Consolidated Net Income fees, expenses and similar transaction
     costs paid in connection with Permitted Acquisitions less (viii) other non-
                                                          ----                 
     cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income, all of the foregoing as
     determined on a consolidated basis for Company and its Subsidiaries in
     conformity with GAAP.

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          "CONSOLIDATED EXCESS CASH FLOW" means, for any period, an amount (if
     positive) equal to (i) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for
     such period of (a) Consolidated EBITDA and (b) the Consolidated Working
     Capital Adjustment minus (ii) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts
                        -----                                                  
     for such period of (a) voluntary, mandatory and scheduled repayments of
     Consolidated Total Debt (excluding repayments of revolving loans except to
     the extent the revolving loan commitments are permanently reduced in
     connection with such repayments and mandatory repayments of the Loans
     pursuant to subsection 2.4B.(iii)), (b) Consolidated Capital Expenditures
     (net of any proceeds of any related financings with respect to such
     expenditures or equity contributions applied to finance such expenditures),
     (c) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense, (d) provisions for current taxes
     based on income of Company and its Subsidiaries and payable in cash with
     respect to such period, (e) to the extent not included in Consolidated
     Capital Expenditures, payments made in connection with Permitted
     Acquisitions (net of any proceeds of any related financing with respect to
     such expenditures or equity contributions applied to finance such
     expenditures) and (f) to the extent not otherwise deducted in calculating
     Consolidated Net Income or included in Consolidated Capital Expenditures,
     payments made under Permitted Earnout Agreements.

          "CONSOLIDATED FIXED CHARGES" means, for any period, an amount equal to
     the sum of the amounts for such period of (i) scheduled repayments of
     principal of all Indebtedness (as reduced as a result of prepayments
     pursuant to subsection 2.4B in the case of Indebtedness hereunder), (ii)
     Consolidated Cash Interest Expense, (iii) Maintenance Capital Expenditures
     (net of related financings) and (iv) the portion of taxes based on income
     actually paid in cash (excluding taxes on extraordinary gains) all as
     determined for Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in
     conformity with GAAP.

          "CONSOLIDATED INTEREST EXPENSE" means, for any period, (i) total
     interest expense (including that portion attributable to Capital Leases in
     accordance with GAAP) and capitalized interest including, without
     limitation, all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with
     respect to letters of credit and bankers' acceptance financing and net
     costs under Interest Rate Agreements, but excluding that portion
     attributable to (a) amortization expense associated with the Transaction
     Costs, (b) the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs taken by
     Company in connection with the refinancings of Company and its Subsidiaries
     on a consolidated basis with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of
     Company and its Subsidiaries, and (c) any amounts referred to in subsection
     2.3 of this Agreement or subsection 2.3 of the Existing Credit Agreement
     payable to Lead Arranger, Syndication Agent, Administrative Agent or
     Lenders on or before the Effective Date, respectively, minus (ii) total
                                                            -----           
     interest income of Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

          "CONSOLIDATED MAINTENANCE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES" means, for any period,
     the aggregate amount of all Consolidated Capital Expenditures actually paid
     by Company and its Subsidiaries during that period for repair or
     maintenance of property, plant or equipment.

          "CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME" means, for any period, the net income (or
     loss) of Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such
     period taken as a single accounting period determined in conformity with
     GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded (i) the income (or loss) of any
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     Person (other than a Subsidiary of Company) in which any other Person
     (other than Company or any of its Subsidiaries) has an equity or similar
     interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other
     distributions actually paid to Company or any of its Subsidiaries by such
     Person during such period, (ii) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued
     prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of Company or is merged into or
     consolidated with Company or any of its Subsidiaries or that Person's
     assets are acquired by Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) the income
     of any Subsidiary of Company to the extent that the declaration or payment
     of dividends or similar distributions by that Subsidiary of that income is
     not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any
     agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or
     governmental regulation applicable to that Subsidiary (other than such
     restriction contained in documents governing Indebtedness of such
     Subsidiary permitted under this Agreement), (iv) any after-tax gains or
     losses attributable to Asset Sales or returned surplus assets of any
     Pension Plan, and (v) (to the extent not included in clauses (i) through
     (iv) above) any net extraordinary gains or net non-cash extraordinary
     losses.

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          "CONSOLIDATED TOTAL DEBT" means, as at any date of determination, the
     aggregate stated balance sheet amount of all Indebtedness of Company and
     its Subsidiaries, less an amount equal to the Cash balances of Company and
                       ----                                                    
     its Subsidiaries (net of any overdraft balances), determined on a
     consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

          "CONSOLIDATED WORKING CAPITAL" means, as at any date of determination,
     the amount (which may be a negative number) obtained by subtracting
     Consolidated Current Liabilities from Consolidated Current Assets.

          "CONSOLIDATED WORKING CAPITAL ADJUSTMENT" means, for any fiscal year,
     the amount (which may be a negative number) obtained by subtracting (i)
     Consolidated Working Capital as of the end of such fiscal year from (ii)
     Consolidated Working Capital as of the beginning of such fiscal year.

          "CONTINGENT OBLIGATION", as applied to any Person, means any direct or
     indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person (i) with
     respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another
     if the primary purpose, intent or result thereof by the Person incurring
     the Contingent Obligation is to provide assurance to the obligee of such
     obligation of another that such obligation of another will be paid or
     discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with,
     or that the holders of such obligation will be protected (in whole or in
     part) against loss in respect thereof, (ii) with respect to any letter of
     credit issued for the account of that Person or as to which that Person is
     otherwise liable for reimbursement of drawings, or (iii) under Interest
     Rate Agreements and Currency Agreements. Contingent Obligations shall
     include, without limitation, (a) the direct or indirect guaranty,
     endorsement (otherwise than for collection or deposit in the ordinary
     course of business), co-making, discounting with recourse or sale with
     recourse by such Person of the obligation of another, (b) the obligation to
     make take-or-pay or similar payments if required regardless of non-
     performance by any other party or parties to an agreement, and (c) any
     liability of such Person for the obligation of another through any
     agreement (contingent or otherwise) (X) to purchase, repurchase or
     otherwise acquire such obligation or any security therefor, or to provide
     funds for the payment or discharge of such obligation (whether in the form
     of loans, advances, stock purchases, capital contributions or otherwise) or
     (Y) to maintain the solvency or any balance sheet item, level of income or
     financial condition of another if, in the case of any agreement described
     under subclauses (X) or (Y) of this sentence, the primary purpose or intent
     thereof is as described in the preceding sentence. The amount of any
     Contingent Obligation shall be equal to the amount of the obligation so
     guaranteed or otherwise supported or, if less, the amount to which such
     Contingent Obligation is specifically limited.

          "CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION", as applied to any Person, means any
     provision of any Security issued by that Person or of any material
     indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, contract, undertaking, agreement or
     other instrument to which that Person is a party or by which it or any of
     its properties is bound or to which it or any of its properties is subject.

          "CURRENCY AGREEMENT" means any foreign exchange contract, currency
     swap agreement, futures contract, option contract, synthetic cap or other
     similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect Company or any of its
     Subsidiaries against fluctuations in currency values.

          "CUT-OFF DATE" has the meaning assigned such term in subsection 6.9.

          "DEPOSIT ACCOUNT" means a demand, time, savings, passbook or like
     account with a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or like
     organization, other than an account evidenced by a negotiable certificate
     of deposit.

          "DOLLARS" and the sign "$" mean the lawful money of the United States
     of America.

          "EFFECTIVE DATE" means the date on or before October 15, 1998 on which
     the conditions precedent set forth in subsections 4.2 and 4.3 shall be
     satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof.

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          "ELIGIBLE ASSIGNEE" means (i) (a) a commercial bank organized under
     the laws of the United States or any state thereof; (b) a savings and loan
     association or savings bank organized under the laws of the United States
     or any state thereof; (c) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any
     other country or a political subdivision thereof, provided that (1) such
                                                       --------              
     bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States or
     (2) such bank is organized under the laws of a country that is a member of
     the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or a political
     subdivision of such country; and (d) any other entity which is an
     "accredited investor" (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act)
     or which extends credit or buys loans as one of its businesses including,
     but not limited to, insurance companies, mutual funds and lease financing
     companies, in each case (under clauses (a) through (d) above) that is
     reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent; and (ii) any Lender and any
     Affiliate of any Lender; provided that no Affiliate of Company shall be an
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     Eligible Assignee.

          "EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN" means any "employee benefit plan" as defined
     in Section 3(3) of ERISA (i) currently maintained or contributed to by
     Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates, (ii) which was at any time since
     November 5, 1992 maintained or contributed to by Company or any of its
     ERISA Affiliates or (iii) with respect to which there is any potential or
     outstanding liability of Company.

          "EMPLOYEE TAX LOAN NOTES" mean the promissory notes evidencing the
     loans made to employees of the Company to cover their tax liabilities in
     connection with grants made to such employees under the Company's 1996
     Stock Bonus Plans.

          "ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIM" means any written accusation, allegation, notice
     of violation, claim, demand, abatement order or other order or direction
     (conditional or otherwise) by any governmental authority or any Person for
     any damage, including, without limitation, personal injury (including
     sickness, disease or death), tangible or intangible property damage,
     contribution, indemnity, indirect or consequential damages, damage to the
     environment, nuisance, pollution, contamination or other adverse effects on
     the environment, or for fines, penalties or restrictions, in each case
     relating to, resulting from or in connection with Hazardous Materials and
     relating to Company, any of its Subsidiaries, any of their respective
     Affiliates or any Facility.

          "ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS" means all statutes, ordinances, orders, rules,
     regulations, or any published plans, policies or decrees and the like
     relating to (i) environmental matters, including, without limitation, those
     relating to fines, injunctions, penalties, damages, contribution, cost
     recovery compensation, losses or injuries resulting from the Release or
     threatened Release of Hazardous Materials, (ii) the generation, use,
     storage, transportation or disposal of Hazardous Materials, or (iii)
     occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene, land use or the
     protection of human, plant or animal health or welfare, in any manner
     applicable to Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective
     properties, including, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C.(S) 9601 et seq.), the
                                                                  -- ---       
     Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C.(S) 1801 et seq.), the
                                                               -- ---       
     Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C.(S) 6901 et seq.), the
                                                               -- ---       
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C.(S) 1251 et seq.), the Clean
                                                             -- ---             
     Air Act (42 U.S.C.(S) 7401 et seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15
                                -- ---                                        
     U.S.C.(S) 2601 et seq.), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide
                    -- ---                                                      
     Act (7 U.S.C.(S) et seq.), the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29
                      -- ---                                              
     U.S.C.(S) 651 et seq.) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-
                   -- ---                                                    
     Know Act (42 U.S.C.(S) 11001 et seq.), each as amended or supplemented, and
                                  -- ---                                        
     any future or present local, state and federal statutes and regulations
     promulgated pursuant thereto.

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

          "ERISA AFFILIATE", as applied to any Person, means (i) any corporation
     which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning
     of Section 414(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person is a
     member; (ii) any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a
     member of a group of trades or businesses under common control within the
     meaning of Section 414(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person
     is a member; and (iii) any member of an affiliated service group within the
     meaning of Section 414(m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that
     Person, any corporation described in clause (i) above or any trade or
     business described in clause (ii) above is a 

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     member. Any former ERISA Affiliate of Company shall continue to be
     considered an ERISA Affiliate within the meaning of this definition with
     respect to the period such entity was an ERISA Affiliate of Company and
     with respect to liabilities arising after such period for which Company
     could be liable under the Internal Revenue Code or ERISA.

          "ERISA EVENT" means (i) a "reportable event" within the meaning of
     Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder with respect to
     any Pension Plan (excluding those for which the provision for 30-day notice
     to the PBGC has been waived by regulation); (ii) the failure to meet the
     minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code with
     respect to any Pension Plan (whether or not waived in accordance with
     Section 412(d) of the Internal Revenue Code) or the failure to make by its
     due date a required installment under Section 412(m) of the Internal
     Revenue Code with respect to any Pension Plan or the failure to make any
     required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (iii) the provision by the
     administrator of any Pension Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA
     of a notice of intent to terminate such plan in a distress termination
     described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (iv) the withdrawal by Company or
     any of its ERISA Affiliates from any Pension Plan with two or more
     contributing sponsors or the termination of any such Pension Plan resulting
     in liability pursuant to Section 4062(e) or 4063 of ERISA; (v) the
     institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate any Pension Plan, or
     the occurrence of any event or condition which might constitute grounds
     under ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to
     administer, any Pension Plan; (vi) the imposition of liability on Company
     or any of its ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 4064 or 4069 of ERISA or
     by reason of the application of Section 4212(c) of ERISA; (vii) the
     withdrawal by Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates in a complete or
     partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA)
     from any Multiemployer Plan if there is any potential liability therefor,
     or the receipt by Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of notice from any
     Multiemployer Plan that it is in reorganization or insolvency pursuant to
     Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA, or that it intends to terminate or has
     terminated under Section 4041A or 4042 of ERISA; (viii) the occurrence of
     an act or omission which could give rise to the imposition on Company or
     any of its ERISA Affiliates of fines, penalties, taxes or related charges
     under Chapter 43 of the Internal Revenue Code or under Section 409 or
     502(c), (i) or (l) or 4071 of ERISA in respect of any Employee Benefit
     Plan; (ix) the assertion of a material claim (other than routine claims for
     benefits or for a qualified domestic relations order) against any Employee
     Benefit Plan other than a Multiemployer Plan or the assets thereof, or
     against Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates in connection with any such
     Employee Benefit Plan; (x) receipt from the Internal Revenue Service of
     notice of a final determination of the failure of any Pension Plan (or any
     other Employee Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a)
     of the Internal Revenue Code) to qualify under Section 401(a) of the
     Internal Revenue Code, or the failure of any trust forming part of any
     Pension Plan to qualify for exemption from taxation under Section 501(a) of
     the Internal Revenue Code; or (xi) the imposition of a Lien pursuant to
     Section 401(a)(29) or 412(n) of the Internal Revenue Code or pursuant to
     ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan.

          "EURODOLLAR RATE LOANS" means Loans bearing interest at rates
     determined by reference to the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate as provided in
     subsection 2.2A.

          "EVENT OF DEFAULT" means each of the events set forth in Section 8.

          "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
     from time to time, and any successor statute.

          "EXISTING ACQUISITION LOAN" means, with respect to any Existing
     Lender, the Acquisition Loan under, as defined in, the Existing Credit
     Agreement held by such Existing Lender, in the principal amount of such
     Loan outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date, and "EXISTING
     ACQUISITION LOANS" means such Loans of all Existing Lenders, collectively.

          "EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT" has the meaning assigned to that term in
     the Recitals to this Agreement.

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          "EXISTING FACILITY" means the loan agreement dated November 5, 1992
     (as amended and restated) made between Company, the Lenders party to the
     agreement and CIBC, as Agent.

          "EXISTING LENDERS" has the meaning assigned to that term in the
     Recitals to this Agreement.

          "EXISTING LETTERS OF CREDIT" has the meaning assigned to that term in
     subsection 3.1.

          "EXISTING LOAN" or "EXISTING LOANS" means, as the context requires,
     one or more of the Existing Acquisition Loans, Existing Term Loans or
     Existing Revolving Loans or any combination thereof.

          "EXISTING MORTGAGES" means any mortgage, deed of trust or deed to
     secure debt securing the Specified Indebtedness including any amendments,
     modifications, restatements or assignments thereof.

          "EXISTING REVOLVING LOANS" means, with respect to any Existing Lender,
     the Revolving Loans under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit Agreement
     held by such Existing Lender, in the principal amount of such Loans
     outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date.

          "EXISTING TERM LOAN" means, with respect to any Existing Lender, the
     Term Loan under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit Agreement held by
     such Existing Lender, in the principal amount of such Loan outstanding
     immediately prior to the Effective Date.

          "EXISTING TERM LOANS" means such Term Loans made by the Existing
     Lenders, collectively, pursuant to subsection 2.1A(ii) of the Existing
     Credit Agreement.

          "FACILITIES"  means any and all real property (including, without
     limitation, all buildings, fixtures or other improvements located thereon)
     now, hereafter or heretofore owned, leased or operated by Company or any of
     its Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors or Affiliates.

          "FAR WEST DIVISION" means the cooking and restaurant kitchen equipment
     manufacturing division of the Company.

          "FEDERAL FUNDS EFFECTIVE RATE" means, for any period, a fluctuating
     interest rate equal for each day during such period to 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 for
     such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding
     Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is
     not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the
     quotations for such day on such transactions received by Administrative
     Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by
     Administrative Agent.

          "FIRST AMENDMENT DATE" means June 30, 1997.

          "FISCAL QUARTER" means the periods described in Schedule 1.1B.
                                                          ------------- 

          "FISCAL YEAR" means the fiscal year of Company and its Subsidiaries
     ending on the last Sunday of December of each calendar year.

          "FUNDING AND PAYMENT OFFICE" means the office of the New York Agency
     of CIBC located at (i) 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017 as
     long as CIBC is Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender or (ii) the
     address specified in a written notice to Company and Lenders by any
     successor Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender.

          "FUNDING DATE" means the date of the funding of a Loan.

          "GAAP" means, subject to the limitations on the application thereof
     set forth in subsection 1.2, generally accepted accounting principles set
     forth in 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 or in such other
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     entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting
     profession, in each case as the same are applicable to the circumstances as
     of the date of determination.

          "GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATION" means any permit, license, authorization,
     plan, directive, consent order or consent decree of or from any federal,
     state or local governmental authority, agency or court.

          "GSCP" has the meaning assigned to that term in the introduction to
     this Agreement.

          "HAZARDOUS MATERIALS" means (i) any chemical, material or substance at
     any time defined as or included in the definition of "hazardous
     substances", "hazardous wastes", "hazardous materials", "extremely
     hazardous waste", "restricted hazardous waste", "infectious waste", "toxic
     substances" or any other formulations intended to define, list or classify
     substances by reason of deleterious properties such as ignitability,
     corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, toxicity, reproductive toxicity,
     "TCLP toxicity" or "EP toxicity" or words of similar import under any
     applicable Environmental Laws pursuant thereto; (ii) any oil, petroleum,
     petroleum fraction or petroleum derived substance; (iii) any drilling
     fluids, produced waters and other wastes associated with the exploration,
     development or production of crude oil, natural gas or geothermal
     resources; (iv) any flammable substances or explosives; (v) any radioactive
     materials; (vi) asbestos in any form; (vii) urea formaldehyde foam
     insulation; (viii) polychlorinated biphenyls; (ix) pesticides; and (x) any
     other chemical, material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited,
     limited or regulated by any governmental authority or which may or could
     pose a hazard to the health and safety of the owners, occupants or any
     Persons in the vicinity of the Facilities.

          "INDEBTEDNESS", as applied to any Person, means, without duplication,
     (i) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (ii) that portion of obligations
     with respect to Capital Leases that is properly classified as a liability
     on a balance sheet in conformity with GAAP, (iii) notes payable and drafts
     accepted representing extensions of credit whether or not representing
     obligations for borrowed money, and (iv) any obligation owed for all or any
     part of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding any
     such obligations incurred under ERISA and obligations under Permitted
     Earnout Agreements), which purchase price is (a) due more than twelve
     months from the date of incurrence of the obligation in respect thereof or
     (b) evidenced by a note or similar written instrument.  Obligations under
     Interest Rate Agreements and Currency Agreements constitute Contingent
     Obligations and not Indebtedness.

          "INDEMNIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIM" has the meaning assigned to that
     term in subsection 6.9.

          "INDEMNITEE" has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection 10.3.

          "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" means all patents, trademarks, tradenames,
     copyrights, technology, know-how and processes used in or necessary for the
     conduct of the business of Company and its Subsidiaries as currently
     conducted that are material to the condition (financial or otherwise),
     business or operations of Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

          "INTEREST PAYMENT DATE" means (i) with respect to any Base Rate Loan,
     each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year,
     commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and (ii)
     with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest
     Period applicable to such Loan; provided that in the case of each Interest
                                     --------                                  
     Period of six months "Interest Payment Date" shall also include the date
     that is three months after the commencement of such Interest Period.

          "INTEREST PERIOD" has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection
     2.2B.

          "INTEREST RATE AGREEMENT" means any interest rate swap agreement,
     interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement or other
     similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect Company or any of its
     Subsidiaries against fluctuations in interest rates.

          "INTEREST RATE DETERMINATION DATE" means, with respect to any Interest
     Period, the second Business Day prior to the first day of such Interest
     Period.

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          "INTERNAL REVENUE CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
     amended to the date hereof and from time to time hereafter.

          "INVESTMENT" means (i) any direct or indirect purchase or other
     acquisition by Company or any of its Subsidiaries of, or of a beneficial
     interest in, any Securities of any other Person, (ii) any direct or
     indirect redemption, retirement, purchase or other acquisition for value,
     by any Subsidiary of Company from any Person other than Company or any of
     its Subsidiaries, of any equity Securities of such Subsidiary, or (iii) any
     direct or indirect loan, advance (other than advances to employees for
     moving, entertainment and travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar
     expenditures in the ordinary course of business) or capital contribution by
     Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any other Person, including all
     indebtedness and accounts receivable from that other Person that are not
     current assets or did not arise either from sales to that other Person in
     the ordinary course of business or from obligations arising in connection
     with development projects funded by customers of Company.  The amount of
     any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment plus the cost
     of all additions thereto, without any adjustments for increases or
     decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to
     such Investment.

          "ISSUING LENDER" means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the
     Lender which agrees or is otherwise obligated to issue such Letter of
     Credit, determined as provided in subsection 3.1B(ii).

          "JOINT VENTURE" means a joint venture, partnership or other similar
     arrangement, whether in corporate, partnership or other legal form;
     provided that in no event shall any corporate Subsidiary of any Person be
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     considered to be a Joint Venture to which such Person is a party.

          "LEAD ARRANGER" means GSCP in its capacity as Lead Arranger.

          "LENDER" and "LENDERS" means the persons identified as "Lenders" and
     listed on the signature pages of this Agreement, together with their
     successors and permitted assigns pursuant to subsection 10.1 and the term
     "Lenders" shall include the Swing Line Lender unless the context otherwise
     requires; provided that the term "Lenders", when used in the context of a
               -------- 
     particular Commitment, shall mean Lenders having that Commitment. To the
     extent the context so requires, the terms "Lender" and "Lenders" shall
     include "Lenders" under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit Agreement.

          "LETTER OF CREDIT" or "LETTERS OF CREDIT" means letters of credit
     issued or to be issued by Issuing Lender for the account of Company
     pursuant to subsection 3.1.

          "LETTER OF CREDIT USAGE" means, as at any date of determination, the
     sum of (i) the maximum aggregate amount which is or at any time thereafter
     may become available for drawing under all Letters of Credit then
     outstanding plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all drawings under Letters of
                 ----                                                           
     Credit honored by Issuing Lender and not theretofore reimbursed by Company
     (including any such reimbursement out of the proceeds of Revolving Loans
     pursuant to subsection 3.3B).

          "LEVERAGE RATIO" has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection
     7.6B.

          "LIEN" means any lien, mortgage, pledge, assignment, security
     interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale
     or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any
     Uniform Commercial Code financing statement and any agreement to give any
     security interest) and any option, trust or other preferential arrangement
     having the practical effect of any of the foregoing.

          "LOAN" or "LOANS" means one or more of the Acquisition Loans, Term
     Loans, Tranche B Term Loans, Revolving Loans or Swing Line Loans or any
     combination thereof.

          "LOAN DOCUMENTS" means this Agreement, the Notes, the Letters of
     Credit (and any applications for, or reimbursement agreements or other
     documents or certificates executed by Company in favor of Issuing Lender
     relating to, the Letters of Credit), the Collateral Documents, Currency
     Agreements, or Interest Rate Agreements entered into between Company and a
     Lender and/or its Affiliates, the 

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     Acknowledgment and Consent and any document executed and delivered by
     Company or a Subsidiary pursuant to subsection 6.10, 6.11 or 6.12.

          "LOAN PARTY" means each of Company and any of Company's Subsidiaries
     from time to time executing a Loan Document, and "LOAN PARTIES" means all
     such Persons, collectively.

          "MARGIN STOCK" has the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation U
     of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as in effect from
     time to time.

          "MATERIAL CONTRACT'' means any contract or other arrangement to which
     Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (other than the Loan
     Documents) for which breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to
     renew could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

          "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means (i) a material adverse effect upon the
     business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or
     otherwise) or prospects of Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole
     or (ii) the impairment of the ability of Company to perform, or of
     Administrative Agent or Lenders to enforce, the Obligations.

          "MATERIAL SUBSIDIARY" shall mean a Subsidiary that, as of the end of
     the most recent fiscal quarter accounted for 5% or more of the Company's
     consolidated (i) total assets, (ii) shareholders' equity or (iii) operating
     income (calculated for the four most recent fiscal quarters), determined in
     each case in accordance with GAAP.

          "MORTGAGE" means an instrument (whether designated as a deed of trust,
     a trust deed or a mortgage or by any similar title) executed and delivered
     by Company and Administrative Agent in substantially the form of Exhibit XV
                                                                      ----------
     annexed hereto encumbering a fee or leasehold interest in Real Property
     Assets, as such instrument may be amended, supplemented or otherwise
     modified from time to time, and "Mortgages" means all such instruments,
     including any Additional Mortgages, collectively.

          "MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN" means a "multiemployer plan", as defined in
     Section 3(37) of ERISA, (i) to which Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates
     is contributing or has an obligation to contribute, (ii) to which Company
     or any of its then ERISA Affiliates or its current ERISA Affiliates has
     contributed or had an obligation to contribute and with respect to which
     Company or any of its current ERISA Affiliates has any potential or
     outstanding liability, or (iii) to which neither Company nor any of its
     ERISA Affiliates has directly contributed or had an obligation to
     contribute, but with respect to which Company or any of its ERISA
     Affiliates has any potential or outstanding liability solely as a result of
     the application of Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA and the regulations
     thereunder.

          "NET CASH PROCEEDS" means, with respect to any Asset Sale, Cash
     Proceeds of such Asset Sale net of bona fide direct costs of sale including
     (i) taxes reasonably estimated to be actually payable as a result of such
     Asset Sale within two years of the date of such Asset Sale, (ii) payment of
     the outstanding principal amount of, premium or penalty, if any, and
     interest on any Indebtedness (other than the Loans) that is secured by a
     Lien on the stock or assets in question and that is required to be repaid
     under the terms thereof as a result of such Asset Sale, (iii) reasonable
     reserves taken by Company in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities
     (actual or contingent) associated with the assets subject to the Asset Sale
     retained by Company as determined (in the case of any such reserves in
     excess of $1,000,000) by the Board of Directors of Company in its
     reasonable good faith judgment and evidenced by a resolution of the Board
     of Directors, and (iv) reasonable employee termination costs payable in
     connection with such Asset Sale; provided, that any reduction in such
                                      --------                            
     reserve will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as a new Asset
     Sale at the time of such reduction with Net Cash Proceeds equal to the
     amount of such reduction.

          "NET INSURANCE/CONDEMNATION PROCEEDS" means any Cash payments or
     proceeds received by Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) under any
     business interruption or casualty insurance policy in respect of a covered
     loss thereunder or (ii) as a result of the taking of any assets of Company
     or any of its Subsidiaries by any Person pursuant to the power of eminent
     domain, condemnation or otherwise, or pursuant to a sale of any such assets
     to a purchaser with such power under threat of such a taking, in each 

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     case net of any actual and reasonable documented costs incurred by Company
     or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the adjustment or settlement
     of any claims of Company or such Subsidiary in respect thereof.

          "NEW LENDER" means any Lender which is a party to this Agreement as of
     the Effective Date and which is not an Existing Lender.

          "NOTES" means one or more of the Acquisition Loan Notes, Term Loan
     Notes, Revolving Notes or Swing Line Note or any combination thereof.

          "NOTICE OF BORROWING" means with respect to Loans to be made under
     subsection 2.1A(ii), 2.1A(iii) , 2.1A(iv) or 2.1A(v), a notice
     substantially in the form of Exhibit I annexed hereto delivered by Company
                                  ---------                                    
     to Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection 2.1B with respect to a
     proposed borrowing.

          "NOTICE OF CONVERSION/CONTINUATION" means a notice substantially in
     the form of Exhibit II annexed hereto delivered by Company to
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     Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection 2.2D with respect to a proposed
     conversion or continuation of the applicable basis for determining the
     interest rate with respect to the Loans specified therein.

          "NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF LETTER OF CREDIT" means a notice substantially
     in the form of Exhibit III annexed hereto delivered by Company to
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     Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection 3.1B(i) with respect to the
     proposed issuance of a Letter of Credit.

          "OBLIGATIONS" means all obligations of every nature of Company or any
     Subsidiary from time to time owed to Administrative Agent, Syndication
     Agent, Lead Arranger or Lenders or any of them under the Loan Documents,
     whether for principal, interest, reimbursement of amounts drawn under
     Letters of Credit, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise.

          "OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE" means, as applied to any corporation, a
     certificate executed on behalf of such corporation by its chairman of the
     board (if an officer) or its president or one of its vice presidents and by
     its chief financial officer or its treasurer; provided that every Officers'
                                                   --------                     
     Certificate with respect to the compliance with a condition precedent to
     the making of any Loans hereunder shall include  (i) a statement that the
     officer or officers making or giving such Officers' Certificate have read
     such condition and any definitions or other provisions contained in this
     Agreement relating thereto, (ii) a statement that, in the opinion of the
     signers, they have made or have caused to be made such examination or
     investigation as is necessary to enable them to express an informed opinion
     as to whether or not such condition has been complied with, and (iii) a
     statement as to whether, in the opinion of the signers, such condition has
     been complied with.

          "OPERATING LEASE" means, as applied to any Person, any lease
     (including, without limitation, leases that may be terminated by the lessee
     at any time) of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) that is not
     a Capital Lease other than any such lease under which that Person is the
     lessor.

          "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (or any
     successor thereto).

          "PENSION PLAN" means any Employee Benefit Plan, other than a
     Multiemployer Plan, which is subject to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue
     Code or Section 302 of ERISA.

          "PERMITTED ACQUISITIONS" means (i) the Cinnabon Acquisition and (ii)
     an acquisition (whether by means of equity or asset purchase acquisition)
     by Company or its Subsidiaries, of a business or a series of related
     businesses, provided that (i) the businesses acquired are suitable for
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     franchising; (ii) with respect to any such acquisition financed with the
     proceeds of Acquisition Loans after giving effect to such acquisition,
     Company and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis,
     with the financial covenants as required under subsection 7.6F of this
     Agreement; and (iii) concurrently with such acquisition the Administrative
     Agent, on behalf of Lenders, shall be granted a first priority security
     interest in the businesses and assets acquired (to the extent available
     under applicable law) including Acquisition 

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     Properties pursuant to subsection 6.11 of this Agreement (subject to
                            ----------  
     Permitted Encumbrances and other exceptions expressly set forth in this
     Agreement).

          "PERMITTED EARNOUT AGREEMENTS" shall mean (x) the agreements set forth
     in Schedule 1.1C and (y) any other agreement by Company or one of its
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     Subsidiaries to pay the seller or sellers of any Person or assets acquired
     in accordance with the provisions of subsection 7.7(vi) at any time
     following the consummation of such acquisition by reference to the
     financial performance of the assets acquired; provided that the aggregate
                                                   --------                   
     amount of all such payments which may be owed under such agreements
     contemplated by this clause (y) at any time shall not exceed $10,000,000.

          "PERMITTED ENCUMBRANCES" means the following types of Liens or defects
     in title (other than any such Lien imposed pursuant to Section 401(a)(29)
     or 412(n) of the Internal Revenue Code or by ERISA):

               (i     Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or
          claims the payment of which is not, at the time, required by
          subsection 6.3;

               (ii    statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers,
          warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen and other Liens imposed by law
          incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet
          delinquent or being contested in good faith, if such reserve or other
          appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have
          been made therefor;

               (iii   Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of
          business in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment
          insurance and other types of social security, or to secure the
          performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety, indemnity 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);

               (iv    any attachment or judgment Lien not constituting an Event
          of Default under subsection 8.8;

               (v     leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in
          any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of
          Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

               (vi    easements, rights-of-way, licenses, covenants, conditions,
          restrictions, zoning requirements, minor defects, encroachments or
          irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances not
          interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the
          business of Company or any of its Subsidiaries at the Real Property
          Assets subject to such Lien ;

               (vii   any (a) interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under
          any lease, (b) restriction or encumbrance that the interest or title
          of such lessor or sublessor may be subject to, or (c) subordination of
          the interest of the lessee or sublessee under such lease to any
          restriction or encumbrance referred to in the preceding clause (b);

               (viii  Liens arising from filing UCC financing statements
          relating solely to leases permitted by this Agreement;

               (ix    Liens on goods held by suppliers arising in the ordinary
          course of business for sums not yet delinquent or being contested in
          good faith, if such reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as
          shall be required by GAAP shall have been made therefore and as long
          as such Lien remains unperfected;

               (x     Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising
          as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection
          with the importation of goods;

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               (xi    rights of franchisees under franchise agreements in
          keeping with the Company's historical practices;

               (xii   with respect to any Real Property Asset in which the
          Company owns a leasehold estate, any defect or encumbrance caused by
          or arising out of the failure to record the lease or a memorandum
          thereof in the applicable real property records in the county where
          such Real Property Asset is located other than any defect or
          encumbrance created or suffered by the Company; and

               (xiii  the effect of any eminent domain or condemnation
          proceedings.

          "PERMITTED FOREIGN JOINT VENTURE INVESTMENT" means the Investment by
     Company in the proposed Joint Venture in Asia; provided that, (i) the joint
                                                    --------                    
     venture interest shall be at least 10%, (ii) the aggregate investment by
     Company shall not exceed $30,000,000 and the Investment made by Company in
     any Fiscal Year shall not exceed $10,000,000, and (iii) the businesses of
     the Joint Venture shall consist of the development and operation of "quick
     service restaurants" in Asia using Company's brands.

          "PERSON" means and includes natural persons, corporations, limited
     partnerships, general 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.

          "PREFERRED STOCK" means all issued and outstanding shares of
     cumulative exchangeable, redeemable 10% Preferred Stock of Company.

          "PREPAYMENT CUT-OFF DATE" has the meaning assigned to that term in
     subsection 2.4B(iv).

          "POTENTIAL EVENT OF DEFAULT" means a condition or event that, after
     notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

          "PRIME RATE" means the rate that CIBC announces from time to time as
     its prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time. The Prime Rate is a
     reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate
     actually charged to any customer.  CIBC or any other Lender may make
     commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the
     Prime Rate.

          "PRO FORMA BASIS" has the meaning assigned that term in subsection
     7.6E.

          "PRO RATA SHARE" means (i) with respect to all payments, computations
     and other matters relating to the Acquisition Facility Commitment or the
     Acquisition Loans of any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a)
                                                                 --------    
     the Acquisition Loan Exposure of that Lender by (b) the aggregate
                                                  --                  
     Acquisition Loan Exposure of all Lenders, (ii) with respect to all
     payments, computations and other matters relating to the Term Loan
     Commitment or the Term Loan of any Lender, the percentage obtained by
     dividing (a) the Term Loan Exposure of that Lender by (b) the aggregate
     --------                                           --                  
     Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders, (iii) with respect to all payments,
     computations and other matters relating to the Tranche B Term Loan
     Commitment or the Tranche B Term Loans of any Lender, the percentage
     obtained by dividing (x) the Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of that Lender by
                 --------                                                     --
     (y) the aggregate Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders, (iv) with
     respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the
     Revolving Loan Commitment or the Revolving Loans of any Lender or any
     Letters of Credit issued or participations therein purchased by any Lender,
     or any participations in any Swing Line Loan purchased by any Lender, the
     percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Revolving Loan Exposure of that
                            --------                                        
     Lender by (b) the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders, and (v)
            --                                                                  
     for all other purposes with respect to each Lender, the percentage obtained
     by dividing (a) the sum of the Acquisition Loan Exposure of that Lender
        --------                                                            
     plus the Term Loan Exposure of that Lender plus the Tranche B Term Loan
     ----                                       ----                        
     Exposure of that Lender plus the Revolving Loan Exposure of that Lender by
                             ----                                            --
     (b) the sum of the aggregate Acquisition Loan Exposure of all Lenders plus
                                                                           ----
     the aggregate Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders plus the aggregate Tranche
                                                     ----                      
     B Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders plus the aggregate Revolving Loan
                                         ----                             
     Exposure of all Lenders, in any such case as the 

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     applicable percentage may be adjusted by assignments permitted pursuant to
     subsection 10.1. The initial Pro Rata Share of each Lender for purposes of
     each of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of the preceding sentence is
     set forth opposite the name of that Lender in Schedule 2.1 annexed hereto.
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          "PROJECTIONS" has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection
     5.3B.

          "REAL PROPERTY ASSETS" means interests in land, buildings,
     improvements, and fixtures attached thereto or used in the operation
     thereof, in each case owned or leased (as lessee) by Company or any of its
     Subsidiaries.

          "REFINANCINGS" means, collectively, (i) the purchase by Company of all
     of the outstanding Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price not to
     exceed $63,000,000 and (ii) the refinancing by Company of all Specified
     Indebtedness.

          "REFUNDED SWING LINE LOANS" has the meaning assigned to that term in
     subsection 2.1A(iv).

          "REGISTER" has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection 2.1D.

          "REGULATION D" means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the
     Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.

          "REGULATORY SHARES" means, with respect to any Person, shares of such
     Person required to be issued as qualifying shares to directors or persons
     similarly situated or shares issued to Persons other than Company or a
     Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Company in response to regulatory requirements
     of foreign jurisdictions pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors
     of such Person, so long as such shares do not exceed one percent of the
     total outstanding shares of equity such Person and any owners of such
     shares irrevocably covenant with Company to remit to Company or waive any
     dividends or distributions paid or payable in respect of such shares.

          "REIMBURSEMENT DATE" has the meaning assigned to that term in
     subsection 3.3B.

          "RELATED AGREEMENTS" means the Unsecured Subordinated Notes, the
     Unsecured Subordinated Note Indenture and the Cinnabon Acquisition
     Documents.

          "RELATED PLANT" means any plant or facility that is or is intended to
     be used by Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the
     businesses permitted under subsection 7.14.

          "RELEASE" means any release or any threatened release, spill,
     emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, injection, escaping, deposit,
     disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of Hazardous
     Materials into the indoor or outdoor environment (including, without
     limitation, the abandonment or disposal of any barrels, containers or other
     closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Materials), or into or out of
     any Facility, including the movement of any Hazardous Material through the
     air, soil, surface water, groundwater or property.

          "REQUIRED PREPAYMENT DATE" has the meaning assigned to that term in
     subsection 2.4B(iv).

          "REQUISITE LENDERS" means, at any time, Lenders having or holding not
     less than 51% of the sum of (w) the aggregate Acquisition Loan Exposure
     plus (x) the aggregate Term Loan Exposure plus (y) the aggregate Tranche B
     ----                                      ----                            
     Term Loan Exposure plus (z) the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure; provided
                        ----                                            --------
     that in respect of any amendment which would disproportionately affect the
     holders of the Term Loans, the Acquisition Loans, the Tranche B Term Loans
     or Revolving Loans, "REQUISITE LENDERS" shall mean, at any time, Lenders
     having or holding not less than 51% of such class of Loans.

          "RESTRICTED JUNIOR PAYMENT" means (i) any dividend or other
     distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any shares of any class of
     stock of Company now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable
     solely in shares of that class of stock to the holders of that class, (ii)
     any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or
     other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares of 

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     any class of stock of Company now or hereafter outstanding, (iii) any
     payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding
     warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of stock
     of Company now or hereafter outstanding, and (iv) any payment or prepayment
     of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, or redemption, purchase,
     retirement, defeasance (including in-substance or legal defeasance),
     sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, the Unsecured Subordinated
     Notes.

          "REVOLVING LOAN COMMITMENT" means the commitment of a Lender to make
     Revolving Loans to Company pursuant to subsection 2.1A(iv), and "REVOLVING
     LOAN COMMITMENTS" means such commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate.

          "REVOLVING LOAN COMMITMENT TERMINATION DATE" means June 30, 2002.

          "REVOLVING LOAN EXPOSURE" means, with respect to any Lender as of any
     date of determination (i) prior to the termination of the Revolving Loan
     Commitments, that Lender's Revolving Loan Commitment and (ii) after the
     termination of the Revolving Loan Commitments, the sum of (a) the aggregate
     outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans of that Lender plus (b)
                                                                        ----    
     in the event that Lender is an Issuing Lender, the aggregate Letter of
     Credit Usage in respect of all Letters of Credit issued by that Lender (in
     each case net of any participations purchased by other Lenders in such
     Letters of Credit or any unreimbursed drawings thereunder) plus (c) the
                                                                ----        
     aggregate amount of all participations purchased by that Lender in any
     outstanding Letters of Credit or any unreimbursed drawings under any
     Letters of Credit plus (d) in the case of Swing Line Lender, the aggregate
                       ----                                                    
     outstanding principal amount of all Swing Line Loans (net of any
     participations therein purchased by other Lenders) plus (e) the aggregate
                                                        ----                  
     amount of all participations purchased by that Lender in any outstanding
     Swing Line Loans.

          "REVOLVING LOANS" means (i) the Loans made by Lenders to Company
     pursuant to subsection 2.1A(iii) of the Existing Credit Agreement and
     outstanding after the Effective Date and (ii) any Loans made by Lenders to
     Company pursuant to subsection 2.1A(iv) of this Agreement.

          "REVOLVING NOTES" means (i) the promissory notes of Company issued
     pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement and (ii) any promissory notes
     issued by Company pursuant to the last sentence of subsection 10.1B(i) in
     connection with assignments of the Revolving Loan Commitments and Revolving
     Loans of any Lenders, in each case substantially in the form of Exhibit IV-
                                                                     ----------
     C annexed hereto, as they may be amended, supplemented or otherwise
     -                                                                  
     modified from time to time.

          "SECURITIES" means any stock, shares, partnership interests, voting
     trust certificates, certificates of interest or participation in any
     profit-sharing agreement or arrangement, options, warrants, bonds,
     debentures, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, secured or
     unsecured, convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or in general any
     instruments commonly known as "securities" or any certificates of interest,
     shares or participations in temporary or interim certificates for the
     purchase or acquisition of, or any right to subscribe to, purchase or
     acquire, any of the foregoing.

          "SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from
     time to time, and any successor statute.

          "SOLVENT" means, with respect to any Person, that as of the date of
     determination both (i) (a) the then fair saleable value of the property of
     such Person is (1) greater than the total amount of liabilities (including
     contingent liabilities) of such Person and (2) not less than the amount
     that will be required to pay the probable liabilities on such Person's then
     existing debts as they become absolute and matured considering all
     financing alternatives and potential asset sales reasonably available to
     such Person; (b) such Person's capital is not unreasonably small in
     relation to its business or any contemplated or undertaken transaction; and
     (c) such Person does not intend to incur, or believe (nor should it
     reasonably believe) that it will incur, debts beyond its ability to pay
     such debts as they become due; and (ii) such Person is "solvent" within the
     meaning given that term and similar terms under applicable laws relating to
     fraudulent transfers and conveyances.  For purposes of this definition, the
     amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the
     amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at
     such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become
     an actual or matured liability.

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          "SENIOR LEVERAGE RATIO" means the ratio of (I)  as of the last day of
     any four-fiscal quarter period, the sum of Consolidated Total Debt less
                                                                        ----
     indebtedness outstanding under the Unsecured Subordinated Notes, determined
     on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP to (II) Consolidated
     EBITDA for the four-fiscal quarter period then ended, in each case as set
     forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate delivered by Company to
     Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection 6.1(iv).

          "SPECIFIED ASSET SALES" means Asset Sales with respect to (i) sale-
     leaseback transactions completed within one year following the acquisition
     of the subject asset; (ii) sales, leases or transfers of restaurant
     properties to franchisees pursuant to the Company's "turnkey" development
     programs, (iii) sales, leases or transfers of franchises and related assets
     and properties repossessed or reacquired by the Company from franchisees
     and subsequently resold to new franchisees all in the ordinary course of
     business, (iv) sales or dispositions of restaurant-related properties and
     assets that are no longer in operation and are surplus to the Company's
     needs in the ordinary course of business in an amount not in excess of
     $5,000,000 in any twelve month period, (v) exchanges of properties or
     assets for other properties or assets (other than cash or cash equivalents)
     that (1) are useful in the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as
     then being conducted and (2) have a fair market value at least equal to the
     fair market value of the assets or properties being exchanged (as evidenced
     by a resolution of the directors of the Company in the case of transactions
     having a fair market value in excess of $1,000,000) in the ordinary course
     of business and (vi) the Far West Division and (vii) sales of restaurant
     related properties in connection with a market relocation program.

          "SPECIFIED INDEBTEDNESS" means (i) the Existing Facility and (ii)
     other Indebtedness of Company and its Subsidiaries outstanding on the
     Closing Date described in Schedule 1.1A.
                               ------------- 

          "SPONSOR" means Freeman Spogli & Co. Incorporated or its Affiliates or
     PENMAN Private Equity Fund L.P.

          "SUBSIDIARY" means, with respect to any Person, any corporation,
     partnership, association, joint venture or other business entity of which
     more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of stock or other
     ownership interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any
     contingency) to vote in the election of the Person or Persons (whether
     directors, managers, trustees or other Persons performing similar
     functions) having the power to direct or cause the direction of the
     management and policies 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.

          "SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR" means any Subsidiary of Company that is a party
     to the Subsidiary Guarantee on the Effective Date or that executes and
     delivers a counterpart of the Subsidiary Guaranty from time to time
     thereafter pursuant to subsection 6.10.

          "SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY" means the Subsidiary Guaranty executed and
     delivered by existing Subsidiaries of Company on the Closing Date and
     delivered by the existing Subsidiary Guarantors on the Effective Date and
     to be executed and delivered by additional Subsidiaries of Company from
     time to time thereafter in accordance with subsection 6.10, substantially
     in the form of Exhibit XVIII annexed hereto, as such Subsidiary Guaranty
                    -------------                                            
     may heretofore have been or hereafter may be amended, supplemented or
     otherwise modified from time to time.

          "SUBSIDIARY PLEDGE AGREEMENT" means each Subsidiary Pledge Agreement
     executed and delivered by an existing Subsidiary Guarantor on the Closing
     Date or executed and delivered by any additional Subsidiary Guarantor from
     time to time thereafter in accordance with subsection 6.10, in each case
     substantially in the form of Exhibit XIX annexed hereto, as such Subsidiary
                                  -----------                                   
     Pledge Agreement may heretofore have been or may hereafter be amended,
     supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, and "SUBSIDIARY
     PLEDGE AGREEMENTS" means all such Subsidiary Pledge Agreements,
     collectively.

          "SUBSIDIARY SECURITY AGREEMENT" means each Subsidiary Security
     Agreement executed and delivered by an existing Subsidiary Guarantor on the
     Closing Date or executed and delivered by any 

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     additional Subsidiary Guarantor from time to time thereafter in accordance
     with subsection 6.10, in each case substantially in the form of Exhibit XX
                                                                     ----------
     annexed hereto, as such Subsidiary Security Agreement may heretofore have
     been or may hereafter be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
     time to time, and "SUBSIDIARY SECURITY AGREEMENTS" means all such
     Subsidiary Security Agreements, collectively.

          "SUBSIDIARY TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT" means each Subsidiary
     Trademark Security Agreement executed and delivered by an existing
     Subsidiary Guarantor on the Closing Date or executed and delivered by any
     additional Subsidiary Guarantor from time to time thereafter in accordance
     with subsection 6.10, in each case substantially in the form of Exhibit
                                                                     -------
     XVII annexed hereto, as such Subsidiary Trademark Security Agreement may
     ----                                                                    
     heretofore have been or may hereafter be amended, supplemented or otherwise
     modified from time to time, and "SUBSIDIARY TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENTS"
     means all such Subsidiary Trademark Security Agreements, collectively.

          "SWING LINE LENDER" means CIBC or any Person serving as a successor
     Administrative Agent hereunder, in its capacity as Swing Line Lender
     hereunder.

          "SWING LINE LOAN COMMITMENT" means the commitment of Swing Line Lender
     to make Swing Line Loans to Company pursuant to subsection 2.1A(v).

          "SWING LINE LOANS" means (i) the Loans made by Swing Line Lender
     pursuant to subsection 2.1A(iv) of the Existing Credit Agreement and
     outstanding after the Effective Date and (ii) the Loans made by Swing Line
     Lender to Company pursuant to subsection 2.1A(v) of this Agreement.

          "SWING LINE NOTE" means (i) any promissory note of Company issued
     pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement to a Swing Line Lender and (ii)
     any promissory note issued by Company to any successor Agent and Swing Line
     Lender pursuant to the last sentence of subsection 9.6B, in each case,
     substantially in the form of Exhibit IV-D annexed hereto, as it may be
                                  ------------                             
     amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

          "SYNDICATION AGENT" means GSCP in its capacity as syndication agent.

          "TAX" or "TAXES" means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty,
     charge, fee, deduction or withholding of any nature and whatever called, by
     whomsoever, on whomsoever and wherever imposed, levied, collected, withheld
     or assessed; provided that "TAX ON THE OVERALL NET INCOME" of a Person
                  --------                                                 
     shall be construed as a reference to a tax imposed by the jurisdiction in
     which that Person's principal office (and/or, in the case of a Lender, its
     lending office) is located or in which that Person is deemed to be doing
     business on all or part of the net income, profits or gains of that Person
     (whether worldwide, or only insofar as such income, profits or gains are
     considered to arise in or to relate to a particular jurisdiction, or
     otherwise).

          "TERM LOAN COMMITMENT" means the commitment of a Lender to make Term
     Loans to the Company pursuant to subsection 2.1A(ii) of the Existing Credit
     Agreement and "TERM LOAN COMMITMENTS" means such commitments of all Lenders
     in the aggregate.

          "TERM LOAN EXPOSURE" means, with respect to any Lender as of any date
     of determination the sum of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
     the Term Loans of that Lender.

          "TERM LOAN NOTES" means (i) the promissory notes of the Company issued
     pursuant to subsection 2.1E(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement on the
     Closing Date and (ii) any promissory notes issued by the Company pursuant
     to subsection 9.1B(i) in connection with assignments of the Term Loan
     Commitments or Term Loans, in each case substantially in the form of
     Exhibit IV-B annexed hereto, as they may be amended, restated, supplemented
     ------------                                                               
     or otherwise modified from time to time.

          "TERM LOANS" means the Existing Term Loans.

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          "TITLE COMPANY" means any of Chicago Title Insurance Company, Stewart
     Title and Guaranty Company, Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
     and First American Title Insurance Company or such other reputable title
     insurance company reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

          "TOTAL UTILIZATION OF REVOLVING LOAN COMMITMENTS" means, as at any
     date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all
     outstanding Revolving Loans (other than Revolving Loans made for the
     purpose of repaying any Refunded Swing Line Loans or reimbursing the
     applicable Issuing Lender for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit
     but not yet so applied) plus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all
                             ----                                           
     outstanding Swing Line Loans plus (iii) the Letter of Credit Usage.
                                  ----                                  

          "TRANCHE B TERM LOAN COMMITMENT" means the commitment of a Lender to
     make a Tranche B Term Loan to Company pursuant to subsection 2.1A(iii), and
     "TRANCHE B TERM LOAN COMMITMENTS" means such commitments of all Lenders in
     the aggregate.

          "TRANCHE B TERM LOAN EXPOSURE" means, with respect to any Lender as of
     any date of determination (i) prior to the funding of the Tranche B Term
     Loans, that Lender's Tranche B Term Loan Commitment, (ii) after the
     Effective Date, the outstanding principal amount of the Tranche B Term
     Loans of that Lender.

          "TRANCHE B TERM LOANS" means the Loans made by Lenders to Company
     pursuant to subsection 2.1A(iii).

          "TRANCHE B TERM NOTES" means (i) the promissory notes of Company
     issued pursuant to subsection 2.1E on the Effective Date and (ii) any
     promissory notes issued by Company pursuant to the last sentence of
     subsection 9.1B(i) in connection with assignments of the Tranche B Term
     Loan Commitments or Tranche B Term Loans of any Lenders, in each case
     substantially in the form of Exhibit IV-E annexed hereto, as they may be
                                  ------------                               
     amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

          "TRANSACTION COSTS" means the fees, costs and expenses payable by
     Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby to occur on
     the Effective Date.

          "UNSECURED SUBORDINATED NOTE INDENTURE" means the indenture pursuant
     to which the Unsecured Subordinated Notes will be issued, in the form
     delivered as of the Closing Date pursuant to subsection 4.1E of the
                                                  ---------------       
     Existing Credit Agreement, as such indenture may heretofore have been or
     may hereafter be amended from time to time to the extent permitted under
     subsection 7.15.

          "UNSECURED SUBORDINATED NOTES" means the $175,000,000 aggregate
     principal amount of Company's 10-1/4% senior subordinated notes due 2007 to
     be issued pursuant to the Unsecured Subordinated Note Indenture.

          "VENDOR" has the meaning assigned to that term in the Recitals to this
     Agreement.

          "WAIVABLE MANDATORY PREPAYMENT" has the meaning assigned to that term
     in subsection 2.4B(iv).

          "WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY" means, with respect to any Person, a
     Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding capital stock or other
     ownership interests of which (other than Regulatory Shares) shall at the
     time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of
     such Person or by such Person and one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of
     such Person.

          "YEAR 2000 COMPLIANT" means that all computer applications owned and
     controlled by Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are material to
     Company and its Subsidiaries' business and operations are or will be able
     to perform properly date-sensitive functions for all dates before and after
     January 1, 2000, except to the extent that a failure to do so could not
     reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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1.2  ACCOUNTING TERMS; UTILIZATION OF GAAP FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATIONS UNDER
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     AGREEMENT.
     --------- 

     Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all accounting
terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in
conformity with GAAP.  Financial statements and other information required to be
delivered by Company to Lenders pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (xiii)
of subsection 6.1 shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect at the
time of such preparation (and delivered together with the reconciliation
statements provided for in subsection 6.1(v)).  Calculations in connection with
the definitions, covenants and other provisions of this Agreement shall utilize
accounting principles in conformity with those used to prepare the financial
statements referred to in subsection 5.3.

1.3  OTHER DEFINITIONAL PROVISIONS.
     ----------------------------- 

     References to "Sections" and "subsections" shall be to Sections and
subsections, respectively, of this Agreement unless otherwise specifically
provided.  Any of the terms defined in subsection 1.1 may, unless the context
otherwise requires, be used in the singular or the plural, depending on the
reference.


                                  SECTION 2.
                  AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS AND LOANS

2.1  COMMITMENTS; MAKING OF LOANS; THE REGISTER; NOTES.
     ------------------------------------------------- 

     A.  COMMITMENTS.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
in reliance upon the representations and warranties of Company herein set forth,
each Lender hereby severally agrees to make (or maintain, as the case may be)
the Loans described in subsections 2.1A(ii), 2.1A(iii) and 2.1A(iv) and Swing
Line Lender hereby agrees to make the Loans described in subsection 2.1A(v).

         (i)  Existing Loans.  Company acknowledges and confirms that each
              --------------                                              
     Existing Lender holds Existing Loans in the respective principal amounts
     outstanding as of the Effective Date set forth opposite its name on
     Schedule 2.1 annexed hereto.  Company hereby represents, warrants, agrees,
     ------------                                                              
     covenants and (1) reaffirms that it has no (and it permanently and
     irrevocably waives and releases Agents and Lenders from any, to the extent
     arising on or prior to the Effective Date) defense, set off, claim or
     counterclaim against any Agent or Lender in regard to its Obligations in
     respect of such Existing Loans and (2) reaffirms its obligation to pay such
     Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the
     other Loan Documents.  Based on the foregoing, (A) Company and each Lender
     agree that (x) the Existing Acquisition Loans, (y) the Existing Term Loans
     and (z) the Existing Revolving Loans, and any amounts owed (whether or not
     presently due and payable, and including all interest accrued to the
     Effective Date (which shall be payable on the next Interest Payment Date
     with respect to the Loans to which such interest relates)) by Company to
     Lenders thereunder or in respect thereof, shall, as of the Effective Date,
     be converted to, maintained as, and owed by Company under or in respect of
     Acquisition Loans, Term Loans and Revolving Loans, respectively, hereunder.
     Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
     Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of the foregoing Acquisition Loans
     prior to the third anniversary of the Closing Date may be repaid and
     reborrowed through the third anniversary of the Closing Date and Revolving
     Loans may be repaid and reborrowed to but excluding the Revolving Loan
     Commitment Termination Date, respectively.

         (ii) Acquisition Loans.  Each Lender having an Acquisition Facility
              -----------------                                             
     Commitment severally agrees to lend to Company from time to time during the
     period from the Effective Date to the third anniversary of the Closing Date
     an aggregate amount which when aggregated with Existing Loans of the Lender
     that are Acquisition Loans, shall not exceed its Pro Rata Share of the
     aggregate amount of the Acquisition Facility Commitments to be used for the
     purposes identified in subsection 2.5A.  The amount of each Lender's
     Acquisition Facility Commitment is set forth opposite its name on Schedule
                                                                       --------
     2.1 annexed hereto and the aggregate amount of the Acquisition Facility
     ---                                                                    
     Commitments is $100,000,000; provided that the Acquisition Facility
                                  --------                              
     Commitments of Lenders shall be adjusted to give effect to any assignments
     of the Acquisition Facility Commitments pursuant to subsection 10.1B;
     provided further that the amount of the Acquisition Facility Commitment
     -------- -------                                                       
     shall be reduced from time to time by the amount of any reductions thereto
     made 

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     pursuant to subsections 2.4B. Amounts borrowed under this subsection 2.1A
     (ii) may be repaid and reborrowed through the third anniversary of the
     Closing Date.

          (iii)  Tranche B Term Loans.  Each Lender severally agrees to lend to
                 --------------------                                          
     Company on the Effective Date an aggregate amount not exceeding its Pro
     Rata Share of the aggregate amount of the Tranche B Term Loan Commitments
     to be used for the purposes identified in subsection 2.5C.  The amount of
     each Lender's Tranche B Term Loan Commitment is set forth opposite its name
     on Schedule 2.1 annexed hereto and the aggregate amount of the Tranche B
        ------------                                                         
     Term Loan Commitments is $50,000,000; provided that the Tranche B Term Loan
                                           --------                             
     Commitments of Lenders shall be adjusted to give effect to any assignments
     of the Tranche B Term Loan Commitments pursuant to subsection 10.1B.  Each
     Lender's Tranche B Term Loan Commitment shall expire immediately and
     without further action on October 15, 1998 if the Tranche B Term Loans are
     not made on or before that date.  Company may make only one borrowing under
     the Tranche B Term Loan Commitments.  Amounts borrowed under this
     subsection 2.1A(iii) and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be
     reborrowed.

          (iv)   Revolving Loans.  Each Lender having a Revolving Loan
                 ---------------   
     Commitment severally agrees, subject to the limitations set forth below
     with respect to the maximum amount of Revolving Loans permitted to be
     outstanding from time to time, to lend to Company from time to time during
     the period from the Effective Date to but excluding June 30, 2002 an
     aggregate amount which when aggregated with any outstanding Existing Loans
     of the Lender that are Revolving Loans, shall not exceed its Pro Rata Share
     of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Loan Commitments to be used for
     the purposes identified in subsection 2.5D. The original amount of each
     Lender's Revolving Loan Commitment is set forth opposite its name on
     Schedule 2.1 annexed hereto and the aggregate original amount of the
     ------------
     Revolving Loan Commitments is $25,000,000; provided that the Revolving Loan
                                                --------
     Commitments of Lenders shall be adjusted to give effect to any assignments
     of the Revolving Loan Commitments pursuant to subsection 10.1B; and
     provided, further that the amount of the Revolving Loan Commitments shall
     --------  ------- 
     be reduced from time to time by the amount of any reductions thereto made
     pursuant to subsection 2.4B. Each Lender's Revolving Loan Commitment shall
     expire on June 30, 2002 and all Revolving Loans and all other amounts owed
     hereunder with respect to the Revolving Loans and the Revolving Loan
     Commitments shall be paid in full no later than that date. Amounts borrowed
     under this subsection 2.1A(iv) may be repaid and reborrowed to but
     excluding June 30, 2002.

          Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding
     in no event shall the Total Utilization of Revolving Loan Commitments at
     any time exceed the Revolving Loan Commitments then in effect;

          (v)    Swing Line Loans.  Swing Line Lender hereby agrees, subject to
                 ----------------   
     the limitations set forth below with respect to the maximum amount of Swing
     Line Loans permitted to be outstanding from time to time, to make a portion
     of the Revolving Loan Commitments available to Company from time to time
     during the period from the Effective Date to but excluding June 30, 2002 by
     making Swing Line Loans to Company in an aggregate amount not exceeding the
     amount of the Swing Line Loan Commitment to be used for the purposes
     identified in subsection 2.5D, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing
     Line Loans, when aggregated with Swing Line Lender's outstanding Revolving
     Loans and Swing Line Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Usage
     then in effect, may exceed Swing Line Lender's Revolving Loan Commitment.
     The original amount of the Swing Line Loan Commitment is $5,000,000;
     provided that any reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitments made pursuant
     --------                                                                   
     to subsection 2.4A(iii), 2.4B(ii) or 2.4B(iii) which reduces the aggregate
     Revolving Loan Commitments to an amount less than the then current amount
     of the Swing Line Loan Commitment shall result in an automatic
     corresponding reduction of the Swing Line Loan Commitment to the amount of
     the Revolving Loan Commitments, as so reduced, without any further action
     on the part of Company, Agent or Swing Line Lender.  The Swing Line Loan
     Commitment shall expire on June 30, 2002 and all Swing Line Loans and all
     other amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Swing Line Loans shall be
     paid in full no later than that date.  Amounts borrowed under this
     subsection 2.1A(v) may be repaid and reborrowed to but excluding June 30,
     2002.

          Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding,
     the Swing Line Loans and the Swing Line Loan Commitment shall be subject to
     the limitation that in no event shall the Total 

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     Utilization of Revolving Loan Commitments at any time exceed the Revolving
     Loan Commitments then in effect.

          With respect to any Swing Line Loans which have not been voluntarily
     prepaid by Company pursuant to subsection 2.4B(i), Swing Line Lender may,
     at any time in its sole and absolute discretion, deliver to Administrative
     Agent (with a copy to Company), no later than 10:00 A.M. (New York time) on
     the first Business Day in advance of the proposed Funding Date, a notice
     (which shall be deemed to be a Notice of Borrowing given by Company)
     requesting Lenders to make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans on such
     Funding Date in an amount equal to the amount of such Swing Line Loans (the
     "REFUNDED SWING LINE LOANS") outstanding on the date such notice is given
     which Swing Line Lender requests Lenders to prepay.  Anything contained in
     this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) the proceeds of such
     Revolving Loans made by Lenders other than Swing Line Lender shall be
     immediately delivered by Administrative Agent to Swing Line Lender (and not
     to Company) and applied to repay a corresponding portion of the Refunded
     Swing Line Loans and (ii) on the day such Revolving Loans are made, Swing
     Line Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Refunded Swing Line Loans shall be
     deemed to be paid with the proceeds of a Revolving Loan made by Swing Line
     Lender, and such portion of the Swing Line Loans deemed to be so paid shall
     no longer be outstanding as Swing Line Loans and shall no longer be due
     under the Swing Line Note, if any, of Swing Line Lender but shall instead
     constitute part of Swing Line Lender's outstanding Revolving Loans and
     shall be due under the Revolving Note, if any, of Swing Line Lender.
     Company hereby authorizes Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender to
     charge Company's accounts with Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender
     (up to the amount available in each such account) in order to immediately
     pay Swing Line Lender the amount of the Refunded Swing Line Loans to the
     extent the proceeds of such Revolving Loans made by Lenders, including the
     Revolving Loan deemed to be made by Swing Line Lender, are not sufficient
     to repay in full the Refunded Swing Line Loans.  If any portion of any such
     amount paid (or deemed to be paid) to Swing Line Lender should be recovered
     by or on behalf of Company from Swing Line Lender in bankruptcy, by
     assignment for the benefit of creditors or otherwise, the loss of the
     amount so recovered shall be ratably shared among all Lenders in the manner
     contemplated by subsection 10.5.

          If for any reason (a) Revolving Loans are not made upon the request of
     Swing Line Lender as provided in the immediately preceding paragraph in an
     amount sufficient to repay any amounts owed to Swing Line Lender in respect
     of any outstanding Swing Line Loans or (b) the Revolving Loan Commitments
     are terminated at a time when any Swing Line Loans are outstanding, each
     Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby agrees to, have purchased a
     participation in such outstanding Swing Line Loans in an amount equal to
     its Pro Rata Share (calculated, in the case of the foregoing clause (b),
     immediately prior to such termination of the Revolving Loan Commitments) of
     the unpaid amount of such Swing Line Loans together with accrued interest
     thereon.  Upon one Business Day's notice from Swing Line Lender, each
     Lender shall deliver to Swing Line Lender an amount equal to its respective
     participation in same day funds at the Funding and Payment Office.  In
     order to further evidence such participation (and without prejudice to the
     effectiveness of the participation provisions set forth above), each Lender
     agrees to enter into a separate participation agreement at the request of
     Swing Line Lender in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Swing
     Line Lender.  In the event any Lender fails to make available to Swing Line
     Lender the amount of such Lender's participation as provided in this
     paragraph, Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on
     demand from such Lender together with interest thereon at the rate
     customarily used by Swing Line Lender for the correction of errors among
     banks for three Business Days and thereafter at the Base Rate.  In the
     event Swing Line Lender receives a payment of any amount in which other
     Lenders have purchased participations as provided in this paragraph, Swing
     Line Lender shall promptly distribute to each such other Lender its Pro
     Rata Share of such payment.

          Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, each
     Lender's obligation to make Revolving Loans for the purpose of repaying any
     Refunded Swing Line Loans pursuant to the second preceding paragraph and
     each Lender's obligation to purchase a participation in any unpaid Swing
     Line Loans pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph shall be
     absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance,
     including (a) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right
     which such Lender may have against Swing Line Lender, Company or any other
     Person for any reason whatsoever; (b) the occurrence or continuation of an
     Event of Default or a Potential Event of Default; 

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     (c) any adverse change in the business, operations, properties, assets,
     condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of Company or any of its
     Subsidiaries; (d) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document
     by any party thereto; or (e) any other circumstance, happening or event
     whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that
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     such obligations of each Lender are subject to the condition that (X) Swing
     Line Lender believed in good faith that all conditions under Section 4 to
     the making of the applicable Refunded Swing Line Loans or other unpaid
     Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, were satisfied at the time such
     Refunded Swing Line Loans or unpaid Swing Line Loans were made or (Y) the
     satisfaction of any such condition not satisfied had been waived in
     accordance with subsection 10.6 prior to or at the time such Refunded Swing
     Line Loans or other unpaid Swing Line Loans were made.

     B.  BORROWING MECHANICS.  Loans made on any Funding Date (other than
Revolving Loans made pursuant to a request by Swing Line Lender pursuant to
subsection 2.1A(v) for the purpose of repaying any Refunded Swing Line Loans or
Revolving Loans made pursuant to subsection 3.3B for the purpose of reimbursing
Issuing Lender for the amount of a drawing under a Letter of Credit issued by
it) shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples
of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount.  Swing Line Loans made on any Funding
Date shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000 and integral multiples
of $100,000 in excess of that amount.  Whenever Company desires that Lenders
make Loans it shall deliver to Administrative Agent a Notice of Borrowing no
later than 12:00 Noon (New York time) at least three Business Days in advance of
the proposed Funding Date (in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Loan) or at least
one Business Day in advance of the proposed Funding Date (in the case of a Base
Rate Loan).  Whenever Company desires that Swing Line Lender make a Swing Line
Loan, it shall deliver to Administrative Agent a Notice of Borrowing no later
than 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the proposed Funding Date.  The Notice
of Borrowing shall specify (i) the proposed Funding Date (which shall be a
Business Day), (ii) the amount and type of Loans requested, (iii) in the case of
Swing Line Loans, that such Loans shall be Base Rate Loans, (iv) in the case of
Acquisition Loans, Term Loans, Tranche B Term Loans and Revolving Loans, whether
such Loans shall be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, and (v) in the
case of any Loans requested to be made as Eurodollar Rate Loans, the initial
Interest Period requested therefor.  Loans may be continued as or converted into
Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Rate Loans in the manner provided in subsection
2.2D.  In lieu of delivering the above-described Notice of Borrowing, Company
may give Administrative Agent telephonic notice by the required time of any
proposed borrowing under this subsection 2.1B; provided that such notice shall
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be promptly confirmed in writing by delivery of a Notice of Borrowing to
Administrative Agent on or before the applicable Funding Date.

     Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall incur any liability to
Company in acting upon any telephonic notice referred to above that
Administrative Agent believes in good faith to have been given by a duly
authorized officer or other person authorized to borrow on behalf of Company or
for otherwise acting in good faith under this subsection 2.1B, and upon funding
of Loans by Lenders in accordance with this Agreement pursuant to any such
telephonic notice Company shall have effected Loans hereunder.

     Company shall notify Administrative Agent prior to the funding of any Loans
in the event that any of the matters to which Company is required to certify in
the applicable Notice of Borrowing is no longer true and correct as of the
applicable Funding Date, and the acceptance by Company of the proceeds of any
Loans shall constitute a re-certification by Company, as of the applicable
Funding Date, as to the matters to which Company is required to certify in the
applicable Notice of Borrowing.

     Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2.6B, 2.6C and 2.6G, a Notice
of Borrowing for a Eurodollar Rate Loan (or telephonic notice in lieu thereof)
shall be irrevocable on and after the related Interest Rate Determination Date,
and Company shall be bound to make a borrowing in accordance therewith.

     C.  DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.  All Acquisition Loans, Term Loans, Tranche B
Term Loans and Revolving Loans under this Agreement shall be made by Lenders
simultaneously and proportionately to their respective Pro Rata Shares, it being
understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other
Lender in that other Lender's obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder nor
shall the Commitment of any Lender to make the particular type of Loan requested
be increased or decreased as a result of a default by any other Lender in that
other Lender's obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder.  Promptly after
receipt by Administrative Agent of a Notice of Borrowing pursuant to subsection
2.1B (or telephonic notice in lieu thereof), Administrative Agent shall notify
each Lender, or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, of the proposed

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borrowing. Each Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to
Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the
applicable Funding Date, and Swing Line Lender shall make the amount of its
Swing Line Loan available to Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. (New
York time) on the applicable Funding Date, in each case in same day funds in
Dollars, at the Funding and Payment Office. Except as provided in subsection
2.1A(v) or subsection 3.3B with respect to Revolving Loans used to repay
refunded Swing Line Loans or to reimburse Issuing Lender for the amount of a
drawing under a Letter of Credit issued by it, upon satisfaction or waiver of
the conditions precedent specified in subsections 4.2 (in the case of Loans made
on the Effective Date) and 4.3 (in the case of all Loans), Administrative Agent
shall make the proceeds of such Loans available to Company on the applicable
Funding Date by causing an amount of same day funds in Dollars equal to the
proceeds of all such Loans received by Administrative Agent from Lenders, or
Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, to be credited to the account of Company
at the Funding and Payment Office.

     Unless Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to
the Funding Date for any Loans that such Lender does not intend to make
available to Administrative Agent the amount of such Lender's Loan requested on
such Funding Date, Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made
such amount available to Administrative Agent on such Funding Date and
Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, but shall not be obligated to,
make available to Company a corresponding amount on such Funding Date.  If such
corresponding amount is not in fact made available to Administrative Agent by
such Lender, Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such
corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon,
for each day from such Funding Date until the date such amount is paid to
Administrative Agent, at the customary rate set by Administrative Agent for the
correction of errors among banks for three Business Days and thereafter at the
Base Rate.  If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon
Administrative Agent's demand therefor, Administrative Agent shall promptly
notify Company and Company shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to
Administrative Agent together with interest thereon, for each day from such
Funding Date until the date such amount is paid to Administrative Agent, at the
rate payable under this Agreement for Base Rate Loans.  Nothing in this
subsection 2.1C shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to
fulfill its Commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that Company may
have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

     D.  THE REGISTER.

         (i)   Administrative Agent shall maintain, at its address referred to
     in subsection 10.8, a register for the recordation of the names and
     addresses of Lenders and the Commitments and Loans of each Lender from time
     to time (the "REGISTER"). The Register shall be available for inspection by
     Company or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon
     reasonable prior notice.

         (ii)  Administrative Agent shall record in the Register the Commitments
     and Loans from time to time of each Lender, the Swing Line Loan Commitment
     and the Swing Line Loans from time to time of Swing Line Lender, and each
     repayment or prepayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans of
     each Lender or the Swing Line Loans of Swing Line Lender.  Any such
     recordation shall be conclusive and binding on Company and each Lender,
     absent manifest error; provided that failure to make any such recordation,
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     or any error in such recordation, shall not affect Company's Obligations in
     respect of the applicable Loans.

         (iii) Each Lender shall record on its internal records (including,
     without limitation, any Notes held by such Lender) the amount of each Loan
     made by it and each payment in respect thereof.  Any such recordation shall
     be conclusive and binding on Company, absent manifest error; provided that
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     failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation,
     shall not affect Company's Obligations in respect of the applicable Loans;
     and provided, further that in the event of any inconsistency between the
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     Register and any Lender's records, the recordations in the Register shall
     govern.

         (iv)  Company, Administrative Agent and Lenders shall deem and treat
     the Persons listed as Lenders in the Register as the holders and owners of
     the corresponding Commitments and Loans listed therein for all purposes
     hereof, and no assignment or transfer of any such Commitment or Loan shall
     be effective, in each case unless and until an Assignment Agreement
     effecting the assignment or transfer thereof shall have been accepted by
     Administrative Agent and recorded in the Register as provided in 

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     subsection 10.1B(ii). Prior to such recordation, all amounts owed with
     respect to the applicable Commitment or Loan shall be owed to the Lender
     listed in the Register as the owner thereof, and any request, authority or
     consent of any Person who, at the time of making such request or giving
     such authority or consent, is listed in the Register as a Lender shall be
     conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder, assignee or transferee of
     the corresponding Commitments or Loans.

         (v)   Company hereby designates Administrative Agent to serve as
     Company's agent solely for purposes of maintaining the Register as provided
     in this subsection 2.1D, and Company hereby agrees that, to the extent
     Administrative Agent serves in such capacity, Administrative Agent and its
     officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates shall constitute
     Indemnitees for all purposes under subsection 10.3.

     E.  NOTES AND TRANCHE B TERM NOTES.  Company shall execute and deliver on
the Effective Date to each Lender providing a Tranche B Term Loan Commitment (or
to Administrative Agent for that Lender) a Tranche B Term Note, substantially in
the form of Exhibit IV-E annexed hereto, to evidence that Lender's Tranche B
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Term Loans in the principal amount of that Lender's Tranche B Term Loans and
with other appropriate insertions.  The Notes and the Obligations evidenced
thereby shall be governed by, subject to and benefit from all of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall be
guarantied and/or secured by the Collateral as provided in the Loan Documents.

     Administrative Agent and Company may deem and treat the payee of any Note
as the owner thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until an Assignment
Agreement effecting the assignment or transfer thereof shall have been accepted
by Administrative Agent as provided in subsection 10.1B(ii).  Any request,
authority or consent of any person or entity who, at the time of making such
request or giving such authority or consent, is the holder of any Note shall be
conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder, assignee or transferee of that
Note or of any Note or Notes issued in exchange therefor.

2.2  INTEREST ON THE LOANS.
     --------------------- 

     A.  RATE OF INTEREST.  Subject to the provisions of subsections 2:1B, 2.6
and 2.7, each Loan, except for Swing Line Loans, shall bear interest on the
unpaid principal amount thereof from the date made through maturity (whether by
acceleration or otherwise) at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate or
the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate.  Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.7, each
Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from
the date made through maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) at a rate
determined by reference to the Base Rate.  The applicable basis for determining
the rate of interest with respect to any Loan shall be selected by Company
initially at the time a Notice of Borrowing is given with respect to such Loan
pursuant to subsection 2.1B, and the basis for determining the interest rate
with respect to any Loan may be changed from time to time pursuant to subsection
2.2D.  If on any day a Loan is outstanding with respect to which notice has not
been delivered to Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement specifying the applicable basis for determining the rate of interest,
then for that day that Loan shall bear interest determined by reference to the
Base Rate.

     Subject to the provisions of subsections 2.2E and 2.7, the Acquisition
Loans, Term Loans, Tranche B Term Loans and the Revolving Loans shall bear
interest through maturity as follows:

         (i)   if a Base Rate Loan, then at the sum of the Base Rate plus the
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     Applicable Margin; or

         (ii)  if a Eurodollar Rate Loan, then at the sum of the Adjusted
     Eurodollar Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
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         Subject to the provisions of subsections 2.2E and 2.7, the Swing Line
     Loans shall bear interest through maturity at the sum of the Base Rate plus
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     the Applicable Margin.

     B.  INTEREST PERIODS.  In connection with each Eurodollar Rate Loan,
Company may, pursuant to the applicable Notice of Borrowing or Notice of
Conversion/Continuation, as the case may be, select an interest period (each an
"INTEREST PERIOD") to be applicable to such Loan, which Interest Period shall
be, at Company's option, either a one, two, three or six month period; provided
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that:

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          (i)    the initial Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Loan shall
     commence on the Funding Date in respect of such Loan, in the case of a Loan
     initially made as a Eurodollar Rate Loan, or on the date specified in the
     applicable Notice of Conversion/Continuation, in the case of a Loan
     converted to a Eurodollar Rate Loan;

          (ii)   in the case of immediately successive Interest Periods
     applicable to a Eurodollar Rate Loan continued as such pursuant to a Notice
     of Conversion/Continuation, each successive Interest Period shall commence
     on the day on which the next preceding Interest Period expires;

          (iii)  if an Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is
     not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next
     succeeding Business Day; provided that, if any Interest Period would
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     otherwise expire on a day that 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 next preceding Business Day;

          (iv)   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 clause (v) of this subsection 2.2B, end on the last Business Day
     of a calendar month;

          (v)    no Interest Period with respect to any portion of the Loans
     shall extend beyond June 30, 2002;

          (vi)   no Interest Period with respect to any portion of the Loans
     shall extend beyond a date on which Company is required to make a scheduled
     payment of principal on such Loans unless the sum of (a) the aggregate
     principal amount of such Loans that are Base Rate Loans plus (b) the
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     aggregate principal amount of such Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans
     with Interest Periods expiring on or before such date equals or exceeds the
     principal amount required to be paid on such Loan on such date;

          (vii)  Company may not select an initial Interest Period of longer
     than one month with respect to Tranche B Term Loans made on the Effective
     Date;

          (viii) there shall be no more than 10 Interest Periods outstanding at
     any time; and

          (ix)   in the event Company fails to specify an Interest Period for
     any Eurodollar Rate Loan in the applicable Notice of Borrowing or Notice of
     Conversion/Continuation, Company shall be deemed to have selected an
     Interest Period of one month.

     C.   INTEREST PAYMENTS.  Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.2E,
interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on and to each Interest
Payment Date applicable to that Loan, upon any prepayment of that Loan (to the
extent accrued on the amount being prepaid) and at maturity (including final
maturity); provided that in the event any Swing Line Loans or any Revolving
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Loans that are Base Rate Loans are prepaid pursuant to subsection 2.4B(i),
interest accrued on such Swing Line Loans or Revolving Loans through the date of
such prepayment shall be payable on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date
applicable to Base Rate Loans (or, if earlier, at final maturity).

     D.   CONVERSION OR CONTINUATION.  Subject to the provisions of subsection
2.6, Company shall have the option (i) to convert at any time all or any part of
its outstanding Acquisition Loans or Term Loan or Revolving Loans equal to
$5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount from
Loans bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to one basis to Loans
bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the alternative basis or
(ii) upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to a Eurodollar Rate
Loan, to continue all or any portion of such Loan equal to $5,000,000 and
integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount as a Eurodollar Rate
Loan; provided, however, that a Eurodollar Rate Loan may only be converted into
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a Base Rate Loan on the expiration date of an Interest Period applicable
thereto.

     Company shall deliver a Notice of Conversion/Continuation to Administrative
Agent no later than 12:00 Noon (New York time) at least one Business Day in
advance of the proposed conversion date (in the case of a 

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conversion to a Base Rate Loan) and at least three Business Days in advance of
the proposed conversion/continuation date (in the case of a conversion to, or a
continuation of, a Eurodollar Rate Loan). A Notice of Conversion/Continuation
shall specify (i) the proposed conversion/continuation date (which shall be a
Business Day), (ii) the amount and type of the Loan to be converted/continued,
(iii) the nature of the proposed conversion/continuation, (iv) in the case of a
conversion to, or a continuation of, a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the requested
Interest Period, and (v) in the case of a conversion to, or a continuation of, a
Eurodollar Rate Loan, that no Potential Event of Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing. In lieu of delivering the above-described Notice of
Conversion/Continuation, Company may give Administrative Agent telephonic notice
by the required time of any proposed conversion/continuation under this
subsection 2.2D; provided that such notice shall be promptly confirmed in
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writing by delivery of a Notice of Conversion/Continuation to Administrative
Agent on or before the proposed conversion/continuation date.

     Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall incur any liability to
Company in acting upon any telephonic notice referred to above that
Administrative Agent believes in good faith to have been given by a duly
authorized officer or other person authorized to act on behalf of Company or for
otherwise acting in good faith under this subsection 2.2D, and upon conversion
or continuation of the applicable basis for determining the interest rate with
respect to any Loans in accordance with this Agreement pursuant to any such
telephonic notice Company shall have effected a conversion or continuation, as
the case may be, hereunder.

     Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2.6B, 2.6C and 2.6G, a Notice
of Conversion/Continuation for conversion to, or continuation of, a Eurodollar
Rate Loan (or telephonic notice in lieu thereof) shall be irrevocable on and
after the related Interest Rate Determination Date, and Company shall be bound
to effect a conversion or continuation in accordance therewith.

     E.  POST-MATURITY INTEREST.  Any principal payments on the Loans not paid
when due and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any interest payments
on the Loans or any fees or other amounts owed hereunder not paid when due, in
each case whether at stated maturity, by notice of prepayment, by acceleration
or otherwise, shall thereafter bear interest (including post-petition interest
in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable bankruptcy laws
whether or not allowed as a claim against Company under the Bankruptcy Code or
other applicable bankruptcy laws) payable on demand at a rate which is 2% per
annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable under this Agreement with
respect to the applicable Loans (or, in the case of any such fees and other
amounts, at a rate which is 2% per annum in excess of the interest rate
otherwise payable under this Agreement for Base Rate Loans); provided that, in
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the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, upon the expiration of the Interest Period in
effect at the time any such increase in interest rate is effective such
Eurodollar Rate Loans shall thereupon become Base Rate Loans and shall
thereafter bear interest payable upon demand at a rate which is 2% per annum in
excess of the interest rate otherwise payable under this Agreement for Base Rate
Loans.  Payment or acceptance of the increased rates of interest provided for in
this subsection 2.2E is not a permitted alternative to timely payment and shall
not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit
any rights or remedies of Administrative Agent or any Lender.

     F.  COMPUTATION OF INTEREST.  Interest on the Loans shall be computed (i)
in the case of Base Rate Loans based on the Prime Rate, on the basis of a 365-
day or 366-day year, as the case may be, and (ii) in the case of  all other
Loans, on the basis of a 360-day year, in each case for the actual number of
days elapsed in the period during which it accrues.  In computing interest on
any Loan, the date of the making of such Loan or the first day of an Interest
Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being
converted from a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Eurodollar
Rate Loan to such Base Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be included, and the
date of payment of such Loan or the expiration date of an Interest Period
applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted to
a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Base Rate Loan to such
Eurodollar Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be excluded; provided that if a
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Loan is repaid on the same day on which it is made, one day's interest shall be
paid on that Loan.

2.3  FEES.
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     A.  COMMITMENT FEES.

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          (i)  Company agrees to pay to Administrative Agent, for distribution
     to each Lender in proportion to that Lender's Pro Rata Share of the
     Acquisition Facility Commitments, commitment fees for the period from and
     including the Closing Date to and excluding the third anniversary of the
     Closing Date equal to the average of the daily excess of the Acquisition
     Facility Commitments, as then in effect, over the sum of the aggregate
     principal amount of Acquisition Loans outstanding multiplied by the
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     Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage; and

          (ii) Company agrees to pay to Administrative Agent, for distribution
     to each Lender in proportion to that Lender's Pro Rata Share of the
     Revolving Loan Commitments (other than Swing Line Loan Commitments),
     commitment fees for the period from and including the Closing Date to and
     excluding June 30, 2002 equal to the average of the daily excess of the
     Revolving Loan Commitments over the aggregate principal amount of Revolving
     Loans outstanding (but not any Swing Line Loans outstanding) multiplied by
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     the Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage.

     Such commitment fees to be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and
the actual number of days elapsed and to be payable quarterly in arrears on
March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, commencing on the
first such date to occur after the Closing Date and ending on June 30, 2002.

     B.   ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FEE.  Company agrees to pay to Administrative
Agent, an Administrative Agent's fee in the amount and at the times separately
agreed to by Administrative Agent and Company.

     C.   OTHER FEES.  Company agrees to pay to Syndication Agent, Lead
Arranger, Administrative Agent and Lenders such other fees (including, without
limitation, amendment fees), in the amounts and at the times separately agreed
upon between Company, Syndication Agent, Lead Arranger and Administrative Agent.

2.4  REPAYMENTS, PREPAYMENTS AND REDUCTIONS IN COMMITMENTS; GENERAL PROVISIONS
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     REGARDING PAYMENTS; APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS OF COLLATERAL AND PAYMENTS
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     UNDER SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY.
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     A.   SCHEDULED PAYMENTS OF ACQUISITION LOANS.

          (i)  Scheduled Payments of Acquisition Loans.  Company shall make
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     principal payments on the Acquisition Loans in installments on the dates
     and in amounts equal to the percentage of the aggregate amount of the
     Acquisition Loans outstanding on the third anniversary of the Closing Date,
     as set forth below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               =====================================================  
                                                    SCHEDULED   
                                                    REPAYMENTS  
                                                  OF ACQUISITION
                       DATE                           LOANS      
               ===================================================== 
               <S>                                <C>
                 September 30, 2000                     5.0%
               ----------------------------------------------------- 
                  December 31, 2000                     5.0%
               ----------------------------------------------------- 
                     March 31, 2001                     5.0%
               ----------------------------------------------------- 
                      June 30, 2001                     5.0%
               ----------------------------------------------------- 
                 September 30, 2001                    10.0%
               ----------------------------------------------------- 
                  December 31, 2001                    10.0%
               ----------------------------------------------------- 
                     March 31, 2002                    15.0%
               ----------------------------------------------------- 
                      June 30, 2002                    45.0%
               ===================================================== 
</TABLE>

     ; provided that the scheduled installments of principal of the Acquisition
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     Loans provided for above shall be reduced in connection with any voluntary
     or mandatory prepayments of the Acquisition Loans in accordance with
     subsection 2.4B(iv); and provided further, that the Acquisition Loans and
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     all other amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Acquisition Loans
     shall be paid in full no later than June 30, 

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2002 with respect thereto and the final installment payable by Company
in respect of the Acquisition Loans on such date shall be in an amount, if
such amount is different from that provided for above, sufficient to repay
all amounts owing by Company under this Agreement with respect to the
Acquisition Loans.

     (ii) Scheduled Payments of Term Loan.  Company shall make principal
          -------------------------------                               
payments on the Term Loans in installments on the dates and in the amounts
set forth below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
            ==============================================================      
                                                           SCHEDULED
                                                          REPAYMENT OF
                         DATE                              TERM LOAN
            --------------------------------------------------------------
            <S>                                           <C>   
               September 30, 1998                         $1,250,000
            --------------------------------------------------------------
               December 31, 1998                          $1,250,000
            --------------------------------------------------------------
               March 31, 1999                             $2,000,000
            --------------------------------------------------------------
               June 30, 1999                              $2,000,000
            --------------------------------------------------------------
               September 30, 1999                         $2,000,000
            --------------------------------------------------------------
               December 31, 1999                          $2,000,000
            --------------------------------------------------------------
               March 31, 2000                             $2,500,000
            --------------------------------------------------------------
               June 30, 2000                              $2,500,000
            --------------------------------------------------------------
               September 30, 2000                         $2,500,000
            --------------------------------------------------------------
               December 31, 2000                          $2,500,000
            --------------------------------------------------------------
               March 31, 2001                             $2,500,000
            --------------------------------------------------------------
               June 30, 2001                              $2,500,000
            --------------------------------------------------------------
               September 30, 2001                         $2,500,000
            -------------------------------------------------------------- 
               December 31, 2001                          $2,500,000
            --------------------------------------------------------------
               March 31, 2002                             $7,500,000
            --------------------------------------------------------------
               June 30, 2002                              $7,500,000
            ==============================================================
</TABLE>

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; provided that the scheduled installments of principal of the Term Loans set
  --------
forth above shall be reduced in connection with any voluntary or mandatory
prepayments of the Term Loans in accordance with subsection 2.4B(iv); and
provided further that the Term Loans and all other amounts owed hereunder with
-------- -------
respect to the Term Loans shall be paid in full no later than June 30, 2002, and
the final installment payable by Company in respect of the Term Loans on such
date shall be in an amount, if such amount is different from that specified
above, sufficient to repay all amounts owing by Company under this Agreement
with respect to the Term Loan.

     (iii)     Scheduled Payments of Tranche B Term Loans.  Company shall make
               ------------------------------------------                     
principal payments on the Tranche B Term Loans in installments on the dates
and in the amounts set forth below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
             ======================================================= 
                          DATE                          SCHEDULED            
                                                       REPAYMENT OF          
                                                      TRANCHE B TERM         
                                                          LOANS 
             -------------------------------------------------------
               <S>                                    <C>             
               December 31, 1998                       $   125,000   
             -------------------------------------------------------
               March 31, 1999                          $   125,000   
               June 30, 1999                           $   125,000   
               September 30, 1999                      $   125,000   
               December 31, 1999                       $   125,000   
             -------------------------------------------------------
               March 31, 2000                          $   125,000   
               June 30, 2000                           $   125,000   
               September 30, 2000                      $   125,000   
               December 31, 2000                       $   125,000   
             -------------------------------------------------------
               March 31, 2001                          $   125,000   
               June 30, 2001                           $   125,000   
               September 30, 2001                      $   125,000   
               December 31, 2001                       $   125,000   
             -------------------------------------------------------
               March 31, 2002                          $   125,000   
               June 30, 2002                           $   125,000   
               September 30, 2002                      $ 3,750,000   
               December 31, 2002                       $ 3,750,000   
             -------------------------------------------------------
               March 31, 2003                          $ 3,750,000   
               June 30, 2003                           $ 3,750,000   
               September 30, 2003                      $ 3,750,000   
               December 31, 2003                       $ 3,750,000   
             -------------------------------------------------------
               March 31, 2004                          $ 3,750,000   
               June 30, 2004                           $21,875,000   
             =======================================================
</TABLE>

; provided that the scheduled installments of principal of the Tranche B Term
  --------
Loans set forth above shall be reduced in connection with any voluntary or
mandatory prepayments of the Tranche B Term Loans in accordance with subsection
2.4C; and provided further that the Tranche B Term Loans and all other amounts
          -------- -------
owed hereunder with respect to the Tranche B Term Loans shall be paid in full no
later than June 30, 2004, and the final installment payable by Company in
respect of the Tranche B Term Loans on such date shall be in an amount, if such
amount is different from that specified above, sufficient to repay all amounts
owing by Company under this Agreement with respect to the Tranche B Term Loans.

B.   PREPAYMENTS AND REDUCTIONS IN COMMITMENTS.

     (i) Voluntary Prepayments.  Company may, upon written or telephonic
         ---------------------                                          
notice to Administrative Agent on or prior to 12:00 Noon (New York time) on
the date of prepayment, which notice,

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if telephonic, shall be promptly confirmed in writing, at any time and from time
to time prepay any Swing Line Loan on any Business Day in whole or in part in an
aggregate minimum amount of $500,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in
excess of that amount. Company may, upon not less than one Business Day's prior
written or telephonic notice, in the case of Base Rate Loans, and three Business
Days' prior written or telephonic notice, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans,
in each case given to Administrative Agent by 12:00 Noon (New York time) on the
date required and, if given by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing to
Administrative Agent (which original written or telephonic notice Administrative
Agent will promptly transmit by telefacsimile or telephone to each Lender), at
any time and from time to time prepay any Acquisition Loans, Term Loans, Tranche
B Term Loans or Revolving Loans on any Business Day in whole or in part in an
aggregate minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in
excess of that amount (or such lesser amount as shall constitute the aggregate
amount of all outstanding Loans, as the case may be); provided, however, that
                                                      --------  -------
with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan not prepaid on the expiration of the
Interest Period applicable thereto, Company shall pay any amount payable
pursuant to subsection 2.6D. Notice of prepayment having been given as
aforesaid, the principal amount of the Loans specified in such notice shall
become due and payable on the prepayment date specified therein.

     (ii) Voluntary Reductions of Commitments.  Company may, upon not less
          -----------------------------------                             
than three Business Days' prior written or telephonic notice confirmed in
writing to Administrative Agent (which original written or telephonic notice
Administrative Agent will promptly transmit by telefacsimile or telephone to
each Lender), at any time and from time to time terminate in whole or
permanently reduce in part, without premium or penalty, the Acquisition Loan
Commitments, or the Revolving Loan Commitments in each case in an amount up to
the amount by which the Acquisition Facility Commitments, or the Revolving Loan
Commitments exceed the aggregate amount of all outstanding Acquisition Loans, or
aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure, respectively, at the time of such proposed
termination or reduction; provided that any such partial reduction of the
                          --------
Commitments shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral
multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount. Company's notice to
Administrative Agent shall designate the date (which shall be a Business Day) of
such termination or reduction and the amount of any partial reduction, and such
termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be effective on the date
specified in Company's notice and shall reduce the applicable Commitment of each
Lender proportionately to its Pro Rata Share of such Commitments.

     (iii)  Mandatory Prepayments and Mandatory Reductions of Commitments.
            ------------------------------------------------------------- 

            (a)     Prepayments and Reductions from Asset Sales.  No later than
                    -------------------------------------------                
     the first Business Day following the date of receipt by Company or any
     of its Subsidiaries of Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale, Company
     shall prepay first the Term Loans,  Tranche B Term Loans and, after
                  -----                                                 
     the third anniversary of the Closing Date, the Acquisition Loans on a
     pro rata basis to the full extent thereof (in accordance with the
     respective outstanding principal amounts thereof), and second the
                                                            ------    
     Revolving Loans  and, prior to the third anniversary of the Closing
     Date, the Acquisition Loans on a pro rata basis to the full extent
     thereof (in accordance with the respective outstanding principal
     amounts thereof) in an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds.
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Net Cash Proceeds of Specified
     Asset Sales shall not be required to prepay Loans as set forth above
     to the extent that and so long as such Net Cash Proceeds are (x)
     within 180 days of receipt of such proceeds, reinvested in the
     business of the Company and the Subsidiaries or, (y) within 180 days
     of receipt of such proceeds committed for reinvestment and reinvested
     within 300 days of receipt of such proceeds in the business of the
     Company and the Subsidiaries, and (z) the aggregate principal amount
     of all such proceeds not so reinvested at any time does not exceed
     $10,000,000; provided that any such funds in excess of $10,000,000 not
                  --------                                                 
     so committed or reinvested shall be used to make prepayments as
     required pursuant to this subsection 2.4B(iii)(a).  Concurrently with
     any prepayment of the Loans and/or reduction of the applicable
     Commitments pursuant to this subsection 2.4B(iii)(a), Company shall
     deliver to Administrative Agent an Officers' Certificate demonstrating
     the derivation of the Net Cash Proceeds of the correlative Asset Sale
     from the gross sales price thereof.  In the event that Company shall,
     at any time after receipt of Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale requiring
     a prepayment or a reduction of the applicable Commitments pursuant to
     this subsection 2.4B(iii)(a), determine that the prepayments and/or

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     reductions of the applicable Commitments previously made in respect of
     such Asset Sale were in an aggregate amount less than that required by
     the terms of this subsection 2.4B(iii)(a), Company shall promptly make
     an additional prepayment of the Loans (and, if applicable, the
     applicable Commitments shall be permanently reduced), in the manner
     described above in an amount equal to the amount of any such deficit,
     and Company shall concurrently therewith deliver to Administrative
     Agent an Officers' Certificate demonstrating the derivation of the
     additional Net Cash Proceeds resulting in such deficit.  Any mandatory
     prepayments pursuant to this subsection 2.4B(iii)(a) shall be further
     applied as specified in subsection 2.4B(iv).

          (b) Prepayments and Reductions Due to Reversion of Surplus Assets
              -------------------------------------------------------------
     of Pension Plans.  On the date of return to Company or any of its
     ----------------                                                 
     Subsidiaries of any surplus assets of any pension plan of Company or any of
     its Subsidiaries, Company shall prepay in an amount (the "NET REVERSION
     AMOUNT") equal to 100% of such returned surplus assets, net of transaction
     costs and expenses incurred in obtaining such return, including incremental
     taxes payable as a result thereof, and Company shall prepay first the Term
                                                                 -----
     Loans, Tranche B Term Loans and, after the third anniversary of the Closing
     Date, the Acquisition Loans on a pro rata basis to the full extent thereof
     (in accordance with the respective outstanding principal amounts thereof),
     and second the Revolving Loans and, prior to the third anniversary of the
         ------   
     Closing Date, the Acquisition Loans on a pro rata basis to the full extent
     thereof (in accordance with the respective outstanding principal amounts
     thereof) in an amount equal thereto. Any such mandatory prepayments shall
     be further applied as specified in subsection 2.4B(iv).

          (c) Prepayments Due to Issuance of Equity Securities.  No later
              ------------------------------------------------           
     than the first Business Day following the date of receipt by Company or any
     of its Subsidiaries of the Cash proceeds (net of underwriting discounts and
     commissions and other reasonable costs associated therewith) from the
     issuance of any equity Securities of such Person (including without
     limitation additional issuances of Company Common Stock but excluding (x)
     issuances of Company Common Stock to officers or employees of Company to
     the extent the proceeds from such issuances do not exceed in the aggregate
     $1,000,000 during any fiscal year and issuances of any Securities
     evidencing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to subsection 7.1
     and (y) issuance of equity Securities to the extent the proceeds of which
     are used to fund Permitted Acquisitions), Company shall prepay first the
                                                                    -----
     Term Loans, Tranche B Term Loans and, after the third anniversary of the
     Closing Date, the Acquisition Loans on a pro rata basis to the full extent
     thereof (in accordance with the respective outstanding principal amounts
     thereof), and second the Revolving Loans and, prior to the third
                   ------                    
     anniversary of the Closing Date, the Acquisition Loans on a pro rata basis
     to the full extent thereof (in accordance with the respective outstanding
     principal amounts thereof) in an amount equal to the proceeds of such
     issuance; provided that on and after the date on which the Leverage Ratio
               --------     
     (determined on a Pro Forma Basis giving effect to the issuance and
     application of the equity securities proceeds) is less than or equal to
     2.50:1.0, 50% of the proceeds otherwise required to be utilized to prepay
     Loans pursuant to this subdivision (c) of subsection 2.4B(iii) may be
     applied to repurchase or prepay the Unsecured Subordinated Notes. Any such
     mandatory prepayments shall be further applied as specified in subsection
     2.4B(iv).

          (d) Prepayments Due to Issuance of Debt.  On or prior to the
              -----------------------------------                     
     first Business Day after receipt by Company or any of its Subsidiaries of
     any proceeds of any Indebtedness (other than the Loans, and any other
     Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement), Company shall prepay first the
     Term Loans, Tranche B Term Loans and, after the third anniversary of the
     Closing Date, the Acquisition Loans on a pro rata basis to the full extent
     thereof (in accordance with the respective outstanding principal amounts
     thereof), and second the Revolving Loans and, prior to the third
     anniversary of the Closing Date, the Acquisition Loans on a pro rata basis
     to the full extent thereof (in accordance with the respective outstanding
     principal amounts thereof) in an amount equal to the amount of such
     proceeds; provided that payment or acceptance of the amounts provided for
     in this subsection 2.4B(iii)(d) shall not constitute a waiver of any Event
     of Default resulting from the incurrence of such Indebtedness or otherwise
     prejudice any rights or remedies of Agents or Lenders. Any such mandatory
     prepayments shall be further applied as specified in subsection 2.4(B)(iv).

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          (e)       Prepayments and Reductions from Net Insurance/Condemnation
                    ----------------------------------------------------------
     Proceeds.  No later than the first Business Day following the date of
     --------                                                             
     receipt by Agents or by Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Net
     Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds that are required to be applied to
     prepay the Loans pursuant to the provisions of subsection 6.4B,
     Company shall prepay first the Term Loans, Tranche B Term Loans and,
                          -----                                          
     after the third anniversary of the Closing Date, the Acquisition Loans
     on a pro rata basis to the full extent thereof (in accordance with the
     respective outstanding principal amounts thereof), and second the
                                                            ------    
     Revolving Loans  and, prior to the third anniversary of the Closing
     Date, the Acquisition Loans on a pro rata basis to the full extent
     thereof (in accordance with the respective outstanding principal
     amounts thereof) in an amount equal to such Net Insurance/Condemnation
     Proceeds.  Concurrently with any prepayment of the Loans and/or
     reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitments pursuant to this
     subsection 2.4B(iii)(e), Company shall deliver to Administrative Agent an
     Officers' Certificate demonstrating the calculation of the amount (the "NET
     PROCEEDS AMOUNT") of the Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds, that gave
     rise to such prepayment and/or reduction. In the event that Company shall
     subsequently determine that the actual Net Proceeds Amount was greater than
     the amount set forth in such Officers' Certificate, Company shall promptly
     make an additional prepayment of the Loans (and, if applicable, the
     Acquisition Loan Commitments and the Revolving Loan Commitments shall be
     permanently reduced) in an amount equal to the amount of such excess, and
     Company shall concurrently therewith deliver to Administrative Agent an
     Officers' Certificate demonstrating the derivation of the additional Net
     Proceeds Amount resulting in such excess. Any such mandatory prepayments
     shall be applied as specified in subsection 2.4B(iv).

          (f)       Prepayments and Reductions from Consolidated Excess Cash
                    --------------------------------------------------------
    Flow. In the event that there shall be Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for any
    fiscal year commencing on or after December 29, 1997, within 100 days after
    the last day of such fiscal year Company shall prepay first the Term Loans,
                                                          -----
    Tranche B Term Loans and, after the third anniversary of the Closing Date,
    the Acquisition Loans on a pro rata basis to the full extent thereof (in
    accordance with the respective outstanding principal amounts thereof), and
    second the Revolving Loans and, prior to the third anniversary of the
    ------
    Closing Date, the Acquisition Loans on a pro rata basis to the full extent
    thereof (in accordance with the respective outstanding principal amounts
    thereof) in an amount equal to 50% of such Consolidated Excess Cash Flow;
    provided that so long as the Leverage Ratio as of the end of Fiscal Year
    immediately prior to the date of payment under this subsection 2.4B(f) is
    less than or equal to 2.5:1.0 then only 25% of such Consolidated Excess Cash
    Flow shall be required to be prepaid. Any such mandatory prepayments shall
    be applied as specified in subsection 2.4B(iv).

          (g)       Prepayments Due to Reductions or Restrictions of Revolving
                    ----------------------------------------------------------
    Loan Commitments. Company shall from time to time prepay first the Swing
    -----------------                                        -----    
    Line Loans and second the Revolving Loans to the extent necessary so
                   ------     
    that the Total Utilization of Revolving Loan Commitments shall not at
    any time exceed the Revolving Loan Commitments then in effect.

    (iv)  Application of Prepayments.
          -------------------------- 

          (a)       Application of Voluntary Prepayments by Type of Loans and
                    ---------------------------------------------------------
    Order of Maturity. Any voluntary prepayments pursuant to subsection 2.4B(i)
    shall, with respect to the allocation of such prepayments among Loans and
    scheduled amortization payments, if applicable, be applied as specified by
    Company in the applicable notice of prepayment; provided that in the event
                                                    --------
    Company fails to specify the Loans to which any such prepayment shall be
    applied, such prepayment shall be applied to repay the Loans on a pro rata
    basis (in accordance with the respective outstanding principal amounts
    thereof) to the full extent thereof.

          (b)       Application of Mandatory Prepayments by Type of Loans and
                    ---------------------------------------------------------
    Order of Maturity.  Any mandatory prepayments of the Loans pursuant to
    -----------------                                                     
    subsection 2.4B(iii) shall be applied first pro rata to the scheduled
                                          ----- --------                 
    installments of principal of the applicable Loans set forth in
    subsections 2.4A(i), 2.4A(ii) and 2.4A(iii),  respectively, that are
    unpaid at the time of such prepayment, to the full extent thereof,
    second to prepay the Swing Line Loans to the full extent 
    ------                                                                

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    thereof, and third to prepay the Revolving Loans to the full extent
                 -----
    thereof. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, so long
    as any Tranche B Term Loans are outstanding, in the event Company is
    required to make any mandatory prepayment (a "WAIVABLE MANDATORY
    PREPAYMENT") of the Tranche B Term Loans pursuant to subsection 2.4B(iii),
                                                         --------------------
    not less than three Business Days prior to the date (the "REQUIRED
    PREPAYMENT DATE") on which Company is required to make such Waivable
    Mandatory Prepayment, Company shall notify Administrative Agent of the
    amount of such prepayment, and Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter
    notify each Lender holding an outstanding Tranche B Term Loan of the amount
    of such Lender's Pro Rata Share of such Waivable Mandatory Prepayment and
    such Lender's option to refuse such amount. Each such Lender may exercise
    such option by giving written notice to Company and Administrative Agent of
    its election to do so on or before the first Business Day (the "PREPAYMENT
    CUT-OFF DATE") prior to the Required Prepayment Date (it being understood
    that any Lender which does not notify Company and Administrative Agent of
    its election to exercise such option on or before the Prepayment Cutoff Date
    shall be deemed to have elected, as of the Prepayment Cutoff Date, not to
    exercise such option). On the Required Prepayment Date, Company shall pay to
    Administrative Agent the amount of the Waivable Mandatory Prepayment, which
    amount shall be applied (i) in an amount equal to that portion of the
    Waivable Mandatory Prepayment payable to those Lenders that have elected not
    to exercise such option, to prepay the Tranche B Term Loans of such Lenders
    (which prepayment shall be applied to the scheduled installments of
    principal of the Tranche B Term Loans in accordance with subsection
                                                             ----------    
    2.4A(iii)) and (ii) in an amount equal to that portion of the Waivable
    ----------     
    Mandatory Prepayment otherwise payable to those Lenders that have elected to
    exercise such option, to prepay the Acquisition Loans after the third
    anniversary of the Closing Date and the Term Loans on a pro rata basis (in
    accordance with the respective outstanding principal amounts thereof) to the
    full extent thereof (which prepayment shall be applied to the scheduled
    installments of principal of the Acquisition Loans and Term Loans in
    accordance with subsection 2.4A(i) and subsection 2.4A(ii), respectively).
                    ----------             ----------                           
          (c) Application of Prepayments to Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar
              ------------------------------------------------------------
    Rate Loans.  With respect to Acquisition Loans, Term Loans, Tranche B
    ----------                                                           
    Term Loans and Revolving Loans being prepaid separately, any prepayment
    thereof shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans to the full extent thereof
    before application to Eurodollar Rate Loans, in each case in a manner which
    minimizes the amount of any payments required to be made by Company pursuant
    to subsection 2.6D.

C.  GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING PAYMENTS.

    (i)   Manner and Time of Payment.  All payments by Company of principal,
          --------------------------                                        
interest, fees and other Obligations hereunder and under the Notes shall be made
in Dollars in same day funds, without defense, setoff or counterclaim, free of
any restriction or condition, and delivered to Administrative Agent not later
than 12:00 Noon (New York time) on the date due at the Funding and Payment
Office for the account of Lenders; funds received by Administrative Agent after
that time on such due date shall be deemed to have been paid by Company on the
next succeeding Business Day. Company hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to
charge its accounts with Administrative Agent in order to cause timely payment
to be made to Administrative Agent of all principal, interest, fees and expenses
due hereunder (subject to sufficient funds being available in its accounts for
that purpose).

    (ii)  Application of Payments to Principal and Interest.  Subject to
          -------------------------------------------------             
subsection 2.2C of this Agreement, all payments in respect of the principal
amount of any Loan shall include payment of accrued interest on the principal
amount being repaid or prepaid, and all such payments shall be applied to the
payment of interest before application to principal.

    (iii) Apportionment of Payments.  Aggregate principal and interest
          -------------------------                                   
payments in respect of Acquisition Loans, Term Loans, Tranche B Term Loans and
Revolving Loans shall be apportioned among all outstanding Loans to which such
payments relate, in each case proportionately to Lenders' respective Pro Rata
Shares. Administrative Agent shall promptly distribute to each Lender, at its
primary address set 

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forth below its name on the appropriate signature page hereof or at such other
address as such Lender may request, its Pro Rata Share of all such payments
received by Administrative Agent and the commitment fees of such Lender when
received by Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection 2.3. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions of this subsection 2.4C(iii), if, pursuant to the
provisions of subsection 2.6C, any Notice of Conversion/Continuation is
withdrawn as to any Affected Lender or if any Affected Lender makes Base Rate
Loans in lieu of its Pro Rata Share of any Eurodollar Rate Loans, Administrative
Agent shall give effect thereto in apportioning payments received thereafter.

     (iv)  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, such
payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of
time shall be included in the computation of the payment of interest hereunder
or of the commitment fees hereunder, as the case may be.

     (v)   Notation of Payment.  Each Lender agrees that before disposing of
           -------------------                                              
any Note held by it, or any part thereof (other than by granting
participations therein), that Lender will make a notation thereon of all
Loans evidenced by that Note and all principal payments previously made
thereon and of the date to which interest thereon has been paid; provided
                                                                 --------
that the failure to make (or any error in the making of) a notation of any
Loan made under such Note shall not limit or otherwise affect the
obligations of Company hereunder or under such Note with respect to any
Loan or any payments of principal or interest on such Note.

D.   APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS OF COLLATERAL AND PAYMENTS UNDER SUBSIDIARY
GUARANTY.

     (i)   Application of Proceeds of Collateral.  Except as provided in
           -------------------------------------                        
subsection 2.4B(iii)(a) with respect to prepayments from Asset Sales, all
proceeds received by Administrative Agent in respect of any sale of, collection
from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral pursuant to
the exercise of rights and remedies under any Collateral Document shall be
applied in full or in part by Agent against, the applicable Secured Obligations
(as defined in such Collateral Document) in the following order of priority:

           (a)  To the payment of all costs and expenses of such sale,
     collection or other realization, including reasonable compensation to
     Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and all other expenses,
     liabilities and advances made or incurred by Agent in connection therewith,
     and all amounts for which Agent is entitled to indemnification under such
     Collateral Document and all advances made by Agent thereunder for the
     account of the applicable Loan Party, and to the payment of all costs and
     expenses paid or incurred by Agent in connection with the exercise of any
     right or remedy under such Collateral Document, all in accordance with the
     terms of this Agreement and such Collateral Document;

           (b)  thereafter, to the extent of any excess such proceeds, to the
     payment of all other such Secured Obligations for the ratable benefit
     of the holders thereof; and

           (c)  thereafter, to the extent of any excess such proceeds, to the
     payment to or upon the order of such Loan Party or to whosoever may be
     lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent
     jurisdiction may direct.

     (ii)  Application of Payments Under Subsidiary Guaranty.  All payments
           -------------------------------------------------               
received by Agent under the Subsidiary Guaranty shall be applied promptly
from time to time by Administrative Agent in the following order of
priority:

           (a)  To the payment of the costs and expenses of any collection or
     other realization under the Subsidiary Guaranty, including reasonable
     compensation to Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and all
     expenses, liabilities and advances made or incurred by Administrative Agent
     in connection therewith, all in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
     and the Subsidiary Guaranty;

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<PAGE>
 
           (b)  thereafter, to the extent of any excess such payments, to the
     payment of all other Guarantied Obligations (as defined in the Subsidiary
     Guaranty) for the ratable benefit of the holders thereof; and

           (c)  thereafter, to the extent of any excess such payments, to the
     payment to the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor or to whosoever may be
     lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent
     jurisdiction may direct.

2.5  USE OF PROCEEDS.
     ---------------      

     A.  ACQUISITION LOANS.  The proceeds of the Acquisition Loans shall be
applied by Company to finance Permitted Acquisitions (which may include the
simultaneous repayment of debt assumed in connection with Permitted
Acquisitions) and to pay related costs and expenses.

     B.  TERM LOANS.  The proceeds of the Term Loans were applied by Company in
accordance with the Existing Credit Agreement.

     C.  TRANCHE B TERM LOANS.  The proceeds of the Tranche B Term Loans shall
be applied by Company to finance the Cinnabon Acquisition and to pay Transaction
Costs.

     D.  REVOLVING LOANS; SWING LINE LOANS.  The proceeds of any Revolving Loans
and Swing Line Loans shall be applied by Company for working capital or general
corporate purposes.

     E.  MARGIN REGULATIONS.  No portion of the proceeds of any borrowing under
this Agreement shall be used by Company or any of its Subsidiaries in any manner
that might cause the borrowing or the application of such proceeds to violate
Regulation U, Regulation T or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System or any other regulation of such Board or to violate the
Exchange Act, in each case as in effect on the date or dates of such borrowing
and such use of proceeds.

2.6  SPECIAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING EURODOLLAR RATE LOANS.
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     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the
following provisions shall govern with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans as to
the matters covered:

     A.  DETERMINATION OF APPLICABLE INTEREST RATE.  As soon as practicable
after 10:00 A.M. (New York time) on each Interest Rate Determination Date,
Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall, absent manifest
error, be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties) the interest rate that
shall apply to the Eurodollar Rate Loans for which an interest rate is then
being determined for the applicable Interest Period and shall promptly give
notice thereof (in writing or by telephone confirmed in writing) to Company and
each Lender.

     B.  INABILITY TO DETERMINE APPLICABLE INTEREST RATE.  In the event that
Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be final
and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto), on any Interest Rate
Determination Date with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loans, that by reason of
circumstances affecting the interbank Eurodollar market adequate and fair means
do not exist for ascertaining the interest rate applicable to such Loans on the
basis provided for in the definition of Adjusted Eurodollar Rate, Administrative
Agent shall on such date give notice (by telefacsimile or by telephone confirmed
in writing) to Company and each Lender of such determination, whereupon (i) no
Loans may be made as, or converted to, Eurodollar Rate Loans until such time as
Administrative Agent notifies Company and Lenders that the circumstances giving
rise to such notice no longer exist and (ii) any Notice of Borrowing or Notice
of Conversion/Continuation given by Company with respect to the Loans in respect
of which such determination was made shall be deemed to be rescinded by Company.

     C.  ILLEGALITY OR IMPRACTICABILITY OF EURODOLLAR RATE LOANS.  In the event
that on any date any Lender shall have determined (which determination shall be
final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto but shall be made only
after consultation with Company and Administrative Agent) that the making,
maintaining or continuation of its Eurodollar Rate Loans (i) has become unlawful
as a result of compliance by such Lender in good faith with any law, treaty,
governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order (or would conflict with any
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governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order not having the force of law
even though the failure to comply therewith would not be unlawful) or (ii) has
become impracticable, or would cause such Lender material hardship, as a result
of contingencies occurring after the date of this Agreement which materially and
adversely affect the interbank Eurodollar market or the position of such Lender
in that market, then, and in any such event, such Lender shall be an "AFFECTED
LENDER" and it shall on that day give notice (by telefacsimile or by telephone
confirmed in writing) to Company and Administrative Agent of such determination
(which notice Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each other
Lender). Thereafter (a) the obligation of the Affected Lender to make Loans as,
or to convert Loans to, Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until such
notice shall be withdrawn by the Affected Lender, (b) to the extent such
determination by the Affected Lender relates to a Eurodollar Rate Loan then
being requested by Company pursuant to a Notice of Borrowing or a Notice of
Conversion/Continuation, the Affected Lender shall make such Loan as (or convert
such Loan to, as the case may be) a Base Rate Loan, (c) the Affected Lender's
obligation to maintain its outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans (the "AFFECTED
LOANS") shall be terminated at the earlier to occur of the expiration of the
Interest Period then in effect with respect to the Affected Loans or when
required by law, and (d) the Affected Loans shall automatically convert into
Base Rate Loans on the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
to the extent a determination by an Affected Lender as described above relates
to a Eurodollar Rate Loan then being requested by Company pursuant to a Notice
of Borrowing or a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, Company shall have the
option, subject to the provisions of subsection 2.6D, to rescind such Notice of
Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation as to all Lenders by giving
notice (by telefacsimile or by telephone confirmed in writing) to Administrative
Agent of such rescission on the date on which the Affected Lender gives notice
of its determination as described above (which notice of rescission
Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each other Lender). Except as
provided in the immediately preceding sentence, nothing in this subsection 2.6C
shall affect the obligation of any Lender other than an Affected Lender to make
or maintain Loans as, or to convert Loans to, Eurodollar Rate Loans in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

     D.  COMPENSATION FOR BREAKAGE OR NON-COMMENCEMENT OF INTEREST PERIODS.
Company shall compensate each Lender, upon written request by that Lender (which
request shall set forth the basis for requesting such amounts), for all
reasonable losses, expenses and liabilities (including, without limitation, any
interest paid by that Lender to lenders of funds borrowed by it to make or carry
its Eurodollar Rate Loans and any loss, expense or liability sustained by that
Lender in connection with the liquidation or re-employment of such funds) which
that Lender may sustain: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by that
Lender) a borrowing of any Eurodollar Rate Loan does not occur on a date
specified therefor in a Notice of Borrowing or a telephonic request for
borrowing, or a conversion to or continuation of any Eurodollar Rate Loan does
not occur on a date specified therefor in a Notice of Conversion/Continuation or
a telephonic request for conversion or continuation, (ii) if any prepayment or
other principal payment or any conversion of any of its Eurodollar Rate Loans
occurs on a date prior to the last day of an Interest Period applicable to that
Loan, (iii) if any prepayment of any of its Eurodollar Rate Loans is not made on
any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by Company, or (iv) as a
consequence of any other default by Company in the repayment of its Eurodollar
Rate Loans when required by the terms of this Agreement.

     E.  BOOKING OF EURODOLLAR RATE LOANS.  Any Lender may make, carry or
transfer Eurodollar Rate Loans at, to, or for the account of any of its branch
offices or the office of an Affiliate of that Lender.

     F.  ASSUMPTIONS CONCERNING FUNDING OF EURODOLLAR RATE LOANS.  Calculation
of all amounts payable to a Lender under this subsection 2.6 and under
subsection 2.7A shall be made as though that Lender had actually funded each of
its relevant Eurodollar Rate Loans through the purchase of a Eurodollar deposit
bearing interest at the rate obtained pursuant to clause (i) of the definition
of Adjusted Eurodollar Rate in an amount equal to the amount of such Eurodollar
Rate Loan and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period and
through the transfer of such Eurodollar deposit from an offshore office of that
Lender to a domestic office of that Lender in the United States of America;
provided, however, that each Lender may fund each of its Eurodollar Rate Loans
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in any manner it sees fit and the foregoing assumptions shall be utilized only
for the purposes of calculating amounts payable under this subsection 2.6 and
under subsection 2.7A.

     G.  EURODOLLAR RATE LOANS AFTER DEFAULT.  After the occurrence of and
during the continuation of a Potential Event of Default or an Event of Default,
(i) Company may not elect to have a Loan be made or maintained as, or converted
to, a Eurodollar Rate Loan after the expiration of any Interest Period then in
effect for that Loan and (ii) subject to the provisions of subsection 2.6D, any
Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation given by Company with
respect to a requested borrowing or conversion/continuation that has not yet
occurred shall be deemed to be rescinded by Company.

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2.7  INCREASED COSTS; TAXES; CAPITAL ADEQUACY.
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     A.  COMPENSATION FOR INCREASED COSTS AND TAXES.  Subject to the provisions
of subsection 2.7B, in the event that any Lender shall determine (which
determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding
upon all parties hereto) that any law, treaty or governmental rule, regulation
or order, or any change therein or in the interpretation, administration or
application thereof (including the introduction of any new law, treaty or
governmental rule, regulation or order), or any determination of a court or
governmental authority, in each case that becomes effective after the Closing
Date, or compliance by such Lender with any guideline, request or directive
issued or made after the Closing Date by any central bank or other governmental
or quasi-governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law):

          (i)       subjects such Lender (or its applicable lending office) to
     any additional Tax (other than any Tax on the overall net income of such
     Lender) with respect to this Agreement or any of its obligations hereunder
     or any payments to such Lender (or its applicable lending office) of
     principal, interest, fees or any other amount payable hereunder;

          (ii)      imposes, modifies or holds applicable any reserve (including
     without limitation any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special or other
     reserve), special deposit, compulsory loan, FDIC insurance or similar
     requirement against assets held by, or deposits or other liabilities in or
     for the account of, or advances or loans by, or other credit extended by,
     or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender (other than
     any such reserve or other requirements with respect to Eurodollar Rate
     Loans that are reflected in the definition of Adjusted Eurodollar Rate); or

          (iii)     imposes any other condition (other than with respect to a
     Tax matter) on or affecting such Lender (or its applicable lending office)
     or its obligations hereunder or the interbank Eurodollar market;

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of
agreeing to make, making or maintaining Loans hereunder or to reduce any amount
received or receivable by such Lender (or its applicable lending office) with
respect thereto; then, in any such case, Company shall promptly pay to such
Lender, upon receipt of the statement referred to in the next sentence, such
additional amount or amounts (in the form of an increased rate of, or a
different method of calculating, interest or otherwise as such Lender in its
reasonable discretion shall determine) as may be necessary to compensate such
Lender for any such increased cost or reduction in amounts received or
receivable hereunder.  Such Lender shall deliver to Company (with a copy to
Administrative Agent) a written statement, setting forth in reasonable detail
the basis for calculating the additional amounts owed to such Lender under this
subsection 2.7A, which statement shall be conclusive and binding upon all
parties hereto absent manifest error.

     B.  WITHHOLDING OF TAXES.

         (i) Payments to Be Free and Clear.  All sums payable by Company under
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     this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall (except to the extent
     required by law) be paid free and clear of, and without any deduction or
     withholding on account of, any Tax (other than a Tax determined on the
     basis of the overall net income of any Lender) imposed, levied, collected,
     withheld or assessed by or within the United States of America or any
     political subdivision in or of the United States of America or any other
     jurisdiction from or to which a payment is made by or on behalf of Company
     or by any federation or organization of which the United States of America
     or any such jurisdiction is a member at the time of payment.

         (ii) Grossing-up of Payments.  If Company or any other Person is
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     required by law to make any deduction or withholding on account of any such
     Tax from any sum paid or payable by Company to Administrative Agent or any
     Lender under any of the Loan Documents:

               (a) Company shall notify Administrative Agent of any such
          requirement or any change in any such requirement as soon as Company
          becomes aware of it;


               

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                  (b) Company shall pay any such Tax before the date on which
          penalties attach thereto, such payment to be made (if the liability to
          pay is imposed on Company) for its own account or (if that liability
          is imposed on Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be)
          on behalf of and in the name of Administrative Agent or such Lender;

                  (c) the sum payable by Company in respect of which the
          relevant deduction, withholding or payment is required shall be
          increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of
          that deduction, withholding or payment, Administrative Agent or such
          Lender, as the case may be, receives on the due date a net sum equal
          to what it would have received had no such deduction, withholding or
          payment been required or made; and

                  (d) within 30 days after paying any sum from which it is
          required by law to make any deduction or withholding, and within 30
          days after the due date of payment of any Tax which it is required by
          clause (b) above to pay, Company shall deliver to Administrative Agent
          evidence satisfactory to the other affected parties of such deduction,
          withholding or payment and of the remittance thereof to the relevant
          taxing or other authority;

     provided that no such additional amount shall be required to be paid to any
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     Lender under clause (c) above except to the extent that any change after
     the Closing Date (in the case of each Existing Lender), after the Effective
     Date (in the case of each New Lender) or after the date of the Assignment
     Agreement pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender (in the case of
     each other Lender) in any such requirement for a deduction, withholding or
     payment as is mentioned therein shall result in an increase in the rate of
     such deduction, withholding or payment from that in effect at the date of
     this Agreement or at the date of such Assignment Agreement, as the case may
     be, in respect of payments to such Lender.

          (iii)   Evidence of Exemption from U.S. Withholding Tax.
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                  (a) Each Lender that is organized under the laws of any
          jurisdiction other than the United States or any state or other
          political subdivision thereof (for purposes of this subsection
          2.7B(iii), a "NON-US LENDER") shall deliver to Administrative Agent
          for transmission to Company, on or prior to the Closing Date (in the
          case of each Existing Lender), on or prior to the Effective Date (in
          the case of each New Lender) or on or prior to the date of the
          Assignment Agreement pursuant to which it becomes a Lender (in the
          case of each other Lender), and at such other times as may be
          necessary in the determination of Company or Administrative Agent
          (each in the reasonable exercise of its discretion), (1) two original
          copies of Internal Revenue Service Form 1001 or 4224 (or any successor
          forms), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, together
          with any other certificate or statement of exemption required under
          the Internal Revenue Code or the regulations issued thereunder to
          establish that such Lender is not subject to deduction or withholding
          of United States federal income tax with respect to any payments to
          such Lender of principal, interest, fees or other amounts payable
          under any of the Loan Documents or (2) if such Lender is not a "bank"
          or other Person described in Section 881(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
          Code and cannot deliver either Internal Revenue Service Form 1001 or
          4224 pursuant to clause (1) above, a Certificate re Non-Bank Status
          together with two original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8
          (or any successor form), properly completed and duly executed by such
          Lender, together with any other certificate or statement of exemption
          required under the Internal Revenue Code or the regulations issued
          thereunder to establish that such Lender is not subject to deduction
          or withholding of United States federal income tax with respect to any
          payments to such Lender of interest payable under any of the Loan
          Documents.

                  (b) Each Lender required to deliver any forms, certificates or
          other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax
          withholding matters pursuant to subsection 2.7B(iii)(a) hereby agrees,
          from time to time after the initial delivery by such Lender of such
          forms, certificates or other evidence, whenever a lapse in time or
          change in circumstances renders such forms, certificates or other
          evidence obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, that such
          Lender shall promptly (1) deliver to Administrative Agent for
          transmission to Company two new original copies of Internal Revenue
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          Status and two original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8,
          as the case may be, properly completed and duly executed by such
          Lender, together with any other certificate or statement of exemption
          required in order to confirm or establish that such Lender is not
          subject to deduction or withholding of United States federal income
          tax with respect to payments to such Lender under the Loan Documents
          or (2) notify Administrative Agent and Company of its inability to
          deliver any such forms, certificates or other evidence.

               (c) Company shall not be required to pay any additional amount to
          any Non-US Lender under clause (c) of subsection 2.7B(ii) if such
          Lender shall have failed to satisfy the requirements of clause (a) or
          (b) of this subsection 2.7B(iii); provided that if such Lender shall
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          have satisfied the requirements of subsection 2.7B(iii)(a) on the
          Closing Date (in the case of each Existing Lender) and on the
          Effective Date (in the case of each New Lender) or on the date of the
          Assignment Agreement pursuant to which it became a Lender (in the case
          of each other Lender), nothing in this subsection 2.7B(iii)(c) shall
          relieve Company of its obligation to pay any additional amounts
          pursuant to clause (c) of subsection 2.7B(ii) in the event that, as a
          result of any change after the Closing Date in any applicable law,
          treaty or governmental rule, regulation or order, or any change in the
          interpretation, administration or application thereof, such Lender is
          no longer properly entitled to deliver forms, certificates or other
          evidence at a subsequent date establishing the fact that such Lender
          is not subject to withholding as described in subsection 2.7B(iii)(a).

     C.   CAPITAL ADEQUACY ADJUSTMENT.  If any Lender shall have determined that
the adoption, effectiveness, phase-in or applicability after the date hereof of
any law, rule or regulation (or any provision thereof) regarding capital
adequacy, or any change therein or in the interpretation or administration
thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged
with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Lender
(or its applicable lending office) with any guideline, request or directive
regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such
governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the
effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any
corporation controlling such Lender as a consequence of, or with reference to,
such Lender's Loans or Commitments or Letters of Credit or participations
therein or other obligations hereunder with respect to the Loans or the Letters
of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or such controlling
corporation could have achieved but for such adoption, effectiveness, phase-in,
applicability, change or compliance (taking into consideration the policies of
such Lender or such controlling corporation with regard to capital adequacy),
then from time to time, within five Business Days after receipt by Company from
such Lender of the statement referred to in the next sentence, Company shall pay
to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender
or such controlling corporation on an after-tax basis for such reduction. Such
Lender shall deliver to Company (with a copy to Administrative Agent) a written
statement, setting forth in reasonable detail the basis of the calculation of
such additional amounts, which statement shall be conclusive and binding upon
all parties hereto absent manifest error.

2.8  OBLIGATION OF LENDERS AND ISSUING LENDER TO MITIGATE.
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     Each Lender and Issuing Lender agrees that, as promptly as practicable
after the officer of such Lender or Issuing Lender responsible for administering
the Loans or Letters of Credit of such Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may
be, becomes aware of the occurrence of an event or the existence of a condition
that would cause such Lender to become an Affected Lender or that would entitle
such Lender or Issuing Lender to receive payments under subsection 2.7 or
subsection 3.6, it will, to the extent not inconsistent with the internal
policies of such Lender or Issuing Lender and any applicable legal or regulatory
restrictions, use reasonable efforts (i) to make, issue, fund or maintain the
Commitments of such Lender or the affected Loans or Letters of Credit of such
Lender or Issuing Lender through another lending or letter of credit office of
such Lender or Issuing Lender, or (ii) take such other measures as such Lender
or Issuing Lender may deem reasonable, if as a result thereof the circumstances
which would cause such Lender to be an Affected Lender would cease to exist or
the additional amounts which would otherwise be required to be paid to such
Lender or Issuing Lender pursuant to subsection 2.7 or subsection 3.6 would be
reduced and if, as determined by such Lender or Issuing Lender in its sole
discretion, the making, issuing, funding or maintaining of such Commitments or
Loans or Letters of Credit through such other lending or letter of credit office
or in accordance with such other measures, as the case may be, would not
otherwise materially adversely affect such Commitments or Loans or Letters of
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provided that such Lender or Issuing Lender will not be obligated to utilize 
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such other lending or letter of credit office pursuant to this subsection 2.8
unless Company agrees to pay all incremental expenses incurred by such Lender or
Issuing Lender as a result of utilizing such other lending or letter of credit
office as described in clause (i) above. A certificate as to the amount of any
such expenses payable by Company pursuant to this subsection 2.8 (setting forth
in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount) submitted by such
Lender or Issuing Lender to Company (with a copy to Administrative Agent) shall
be conclusive absent manifest error.


                                 SECTION 3.
                          LETTERS OF CREDIT SECTION 

3.1  ISSUANCE OF LETTERS OF CREDIT AND LENDERS' PURCHASE OF PARTICIPATIONS
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     THEREIN
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     A.  LETTERS OF CREDIT.  Company acknowledges and confirms that Schedule 3.1
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annexed hereto sets forth each letter of credit issued under the Existing Credit
Agreement (collectively, the "EXISTING LETTERS OF CREDIT") and outstanding as of
the Effective Date.  Company hereby represents, warrants, agrees, covenants and
(a) reaffirms that it has no (and it permanently and irrevocably waives and
releases Agents and Lenders from any, to the extent arising on or prior to the
Effective Date) defense, set off, claim or counterclaim against any Agent or
Lender in regard to its Obligations in respect of such Existing Letters of
Credit and (b) reaffirms its obligation to reimburse the applicable Issuing
Lenders for honored drawings under such Existing Letters of Credit in accordance
with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
applicable to Letters of Credit issued hereunder.  Based on the foregoing, each
Lender agrees that (1) each Existing Letter of Credit which is a Standby Letter
of Credit shall, as of the Effective Date, be deemed for all purposes of this
Agreement to be a Standby Letter of Credit issued hereunder, and (2) each
Existing Letter of Credit which is a Commercial Letter of Credit shall, as of
the Effective Date, be deemed for all purposes of this Agreement to be a
Commercial Letter of Credit issued hereunder.  In addition to Company requesting
that Lenders make Revolving Loans pursuant to subsection 2.1A(iv) and that Swing
Line Lender make Swing Line Loans pursuant to subsection 2.1A(v), Company may
request, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection 3.1, from time to
time during the period from the Effective Date to but excluding June 30, 2002,
that Issuing Lender issue Letters of Credit for the account of Company for
general corporate purposes.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of Company
herein set forth, Issuing Lender shall issue such Letters of Credit in
accordance with the provisions of this subsection 3.1; provided that Company
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shall not request that Issuing Lender issue (and Issuing Lender shall not
issue):

          (i)  any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance,
     the Total Utilization of Revolving Loan Commitments would exceed the
     Revolving Loan Commitments then in effect; or

          (ii) any Letter of Credit having an expiration date later than the
     earlier of (a) June 30, 2002 and (b) the date which is two years from the
     date of issuance of such Letter of Credit; provided that the immediately
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     preceding clause (b) shall not prevent Issuing Lender from agreeing that a
     Letter of Credit will automatically be extended for one or more successive
     periods not to exceed one year each upon 40 days prior written request of
     Company and the beneficiary thereof, so long as Issuing Lender notifies
     Company or such beneficiary, as the case may be, in writing not less than
     20 days prior to the expiration date that it has agreed to extend for any
     such additional period; and provided, further that Issuing Lender shall
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     give notice that it will not extend such Letter of Credit if it has
     knowledge that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and has
     not been waived in accordance with subsection 10.6) at the time Issuing
     Lender must elect whether or not to allow such extension.

     B.   MECHANICS OF ISSUANCE.

          (i)  Notice of Issuance.  Whenever Company desires the issuance of a
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     Letter of Credit, it shall deliver to Administrative Agent a Notice of
     Issuance of Letter of Credit substantially in the form of Exhibit III
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     annexed hereto no later than 1:00 P.M. (New York time) at least five
     Business Days or such shorter period as may be agreed to by Issuing Lender
     in any particular instance, in advance of the proposed date of issuance.
     The Notice of Issuance of Letter of Credit shall specify (a) the proposed
     date of issuance (which shall be a Business Day), (b) the face amount of
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     Letter of Credit, (d) the name and address of the beneficiary, and (e) the
     verbatim text of the proposed Letter of Credit or the proposed terms and
     conditions thereof, including a precise description of any documents and
     the verbatim text of any certificates to be presented by the beneficiary
     which, if presented by the beneficiary prior to the expiration date of the
     Letter of Credit, would require Issuing Lender to make payment under the
     Letter of Credit. Company shall further execute and deliver any application
     and other customary form documents required by Issuing Lender.

          Company shall notify the applicable Issuing Lender (and Administrative
     Agent, if Administrative Agent is not Issuing Lender) prior to the issuance
     of any Letter of Credit in the event that any of the matters to which
     Company is required to certify in the applicable Notice of Issuance of
     Letter of Credit is no longer true and correct as of the proposed date of
     issuance of such Letter of Credit, and upon the issuance of any Letter of
     Credit Company shall be deemed to have re-certified, as of the date of such
     issuance, as to the matters to which Company is required to certify in the
     applicable Notice of Issuance of Letter of Credit.

          (ii)    Determination of Issuing Lender.  Upon receipt by a proposed
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     Issuing Lender of a Notice of Issuance of Letter of Credit pursuant to
     subsection 3.1B(i) requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, (a) in
     the event Administrative Agent is the proposed Issuing Lender,
     Administrative Agent shall be the Issuing Lender with respect to such
     Letter of Credit, notwithstanding the fact that the Letter of Credit Usage
     with respect to such Letter of Credit and with respect to all other Letters
     of Credit issued by Administrative Agent, when aggregated with
     Administrative Agent's outstanding Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans,
     may exceed Administrative Agent's Revolving Loan Commitment then in effect;
     and (b) in the event any other Lender is the proposed Issuing Lender, such
     Lender shall promptly notify Company and Administrative Agent whether or
     not, in its sole discretion, it has elected to issue such Letter of Credit,
     and (1) if such Lender so elects to issue such Letter of Credit it shall be
     the Issuing Lender with respect thereto and (2) if such Lender fails to so
     promptly notify Company and Administrative Agent or declines to be the
     Issuing Lender with respect to such Letter of Credit in accordance with the
     provisions of this subsection 3.1B Company may request Administrative Agent
     or another Lender to (and in the case of the Administrative Agent,
     Administrative Agent will) be the Issuing Lender with respect to such
     Letter of Credit in accordance with the provisions of this subsection 3.1B.

          (iii)   Issuance of Letter of Credit.  Upon satisfaction or waiver of
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     the conditions set forth in subsection 4.4, Issuing Lender shall issue the
     requested Letter of Credit in accordance with Issuing Lender's standard
     operating procedures.

          (iv)    Notification to Lenders.  Upon the issuance of any Letter of
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     Credit, Issuing Lender shall promptly notify Administrative Agent (if
     Issuing Lender is not Administrative Agent) and each other Lender of such
     issuance.  Promptly after receipt of such notice, Administrative Agent
     shall notify each Lender of the amount of such Lender's respective
     participation in such Letter of Credit, determined in accordance with
     subsection 3.1C.

          (v)     Reports to Lenders.  At the request of any Lender, Issuing 
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     Lender shall deliver to each other Lender a report setting forth the
     average for the immediately preceding calendar quarter of the daily maximum
     amount available to be drawn under the Letters of Credit issued by Issuing
     Lender that were outstanding during such calendar quarter, if any.

     C.   LENDERS' PURCHASE OF PARTICIPATIONS IN LETTERS OF CREDIT.  Immediately
upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender having a Revolving Loan
Commitment shall be deemed to, and hereby agrees to, have irrevocably purchased
from Issuing Lender a participation in such Letter of Credit and drawings
thereunder in an amount equal to such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the maximum
amount which is or at any time may become available to be drawn thereunder.

     D.   EXISTING LETTERS OF CREDIT.  As of the Closing Date the Existing
Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued under this Agreement and
from and after the Closing Date shall be deemed Letters of Credit for all
purposes hereunder.

3.2  LETTER OF CREDIT FEES.
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     Company agrees to pay the following amounts to Issuing Lender with respect
to Letters of Credit issued by it:

          (i)     with respect to each Letter of Credit, a fronting fee equal to
     .25% per annum of the daily maximum amount available to be drawn under such
     Letter of Credit payable in arrears on and to (but excluding) each March
     31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year and computed on the
     basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed; provided
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     that the fronting fee payable with respect to each Letter of Credit shall
     not be less than $500 per annum; and

          (ii)    with respect to the issuance, amendment or transfer of each
     Letter of Credit and each payment of a drawing made thereunder (without
     duplication of the fees payable under clause (i) above), documentary and
     processing charges in accordance with Issuing Lender's standard schedule
     for such charges in effect at the time of such issuance, amendment,
     transfer or payment, as the case may be.

     Company further agrees to pay to Administrative Agent, for distribution to
each Lender in proportion to that Lender's Pro Rate Share of the Revolving Loan
Commitments, a letter of credit fee equal to the product of (y) a percentage
equal to the Applicable Margin with respect to Eurodollar Loans and (z) daily
maximum amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit, payable in
arrears on and to (but excluding) each March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31 of each year and computed on the basis of a 360-day year for the
actual number of days elapsed.

3.3  DRAWINGS AND REIMBURSEMENT OF AMOUNTS DRAWN UNDER LETTERS OF CREDIT.
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     A.   RESPONSIBILITY OF ISSUING LENDER WITH RESPECT TO DRAWINGS.  In
determining whether to honor any drawing under any Letter of Credit by the
beneficiary thereof, the Issuing Lender shall be responsible only to examine the
documents delivered under such Letter of Credit with reasonable care so as to
ascertain whether they appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with
the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit.

     B.   REIMBURSEMENT BY COMPANY OF AMOUNTS DRAWN UNDER LETTERS OF CREDIT.  In
the event Issuing Lender has determined to honor a drawing under a Letter of
Credit issued by it, Issuing Lender shall immediately notify Company and
Administrative Agent, and Company shall reimburse Issuing Lender on or before
the Business Day immediately following the date on which such drawing is honored
(the "REIMBURSEMENT DATE") in an amount in Dollars and in same day funds equal
to the amount of such drawing; provided that, anything contained in this
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Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) unless Company shall have
notified Administrative Agent (if Issuing Lender is not Administrative Agent)
and Issuing Lender prior to 11:00 A.M. (New York time) on the date of such
drawing that Company intends to reimburse Issuing Lender for the amount of such
drawing with funds other than the proceeds of Revolving Loans, Company shall be
deemed to have given a timely Notice of Borrowing to Administrative Agent
requesting Lenders to make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans on the
Reimbursement Date in an amount in Dollars equal to the amount of such drawing
and (ii) subject to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions specified in
subsection 4.3B, Lenders shall, on the Reimbursement Date, make Revolving Loans
that are Base Rate Loans in the amount of such drawing, the proceeds of which
shall be applied directly by Administrative Agent to reimburse Issuing Lender
for the amount of such drawing; and provided, further that if for any reason
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proceeds of Revolving Loans are not received by Issuing Lender on the
Reimbursement Date in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing, Company
shall reimburse Issuing Lender, on demand, in an amount in same day funds equal
to the excess of the amount of such drawing over the aggregate amount of such
Revolving Loans, if any, which are so received.  Nothing in this subsection 3.3B
shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to make Revolving
Loans on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and Company shall
retain any and all rights it may have against any Lender resulting from the
failure of such Lender to make such Revolving Loans under this subsection 3.3B.

     C.   PAYMENT BY LENDERS OF UNREIMBURSED DRAWINGS UNDER LETTERS OF CREDIT.

          (i) Payment by Lenders.  In the event that Company shall fail for any
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     reason to reimburse Issuing Lender as provided in subsection 3.3B in an
     amount equal to the amount of any drawing honored by Issuing Lender under a
     Letter of Credit issued by it, Issuing Lender shall promptly notify each
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     Lender having a Revolving Loan Commitment of the unreimbursed amount of
     such drawing and of such other Lender's respective participation therein
     based on such Lender's Pro Rata Share. Each Lender shall make available to
     Issuing Lender an amount equal to its respective participation, in Dollars
     and in same day funds, at the office of Issuing Lender specified in such
     notice, not later than 1:00 P.M. (New York time) on the first business day
     (under the laws of the jurisdiction in which such office of Issuing Lender
     is located) after the date notified by Issuing Lender. In the event that
     any Lender fails to make available to Issuing Lender on such business day
     the amount of such Lender's participation in such Letter of Credit as
     provided in this subsection 3.3C, Issuing Lender shall be entitled to
     recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest
     thereon at the rate customarily used by Issuing Lender for the correction
     of errors among banks for three Business Days and thereafter at the Base
     Rate. Nothing in this subsection 3.3C shall be deemed to prejudice the
     right of any Lender to recover from Issuing Lender any amounts made
     available by such Lender to Issuing Lender pursuant to this subsection 3.3C
     in the event that it is determined by the final judgment of a court of
     competent jurisdiction that the payment with respect to a Letter of Credit
     by Issuing Lender in respect of which payment was made by such Lender
     constituted gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of Issuing
     Lender.

          (ii)  Distribution to Lenders of Reimbursements Received From Company.
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     In the event Issuing Lender shall have been reimbursed by other Lenders
     pursuant to subsection 3.3C(i) for all or any portion of any drawing
     honored by Issuing Lender under a Letter of Credit issued by it, Issuing
     Lender shall distribute to each other Lender which has paid all amounts
     payable by it under subsection 3.3C(i) with respect to such drawing such
     other Lender's Pro Rata Share of all payments subsequently received by
     Issuing Lender from Company in reimbursement of such drawing when such
     payments are received.  Any such distribution shall be made to a Lender at
     its primary address set forth below its name on the appropriate signature
     page hereof or at such other address as such Lender may request.

     D.  INTEREST ON AMOUNTS DRAWN UNDER LETTERS OF CREDIT.

          (i)   Payment of Interest by Company.  Company agrees to pay to 
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     Issuing Lender, with respect to drawings made under any Letters of Credit
     issued by it, interest on the amount paid by Issuing Lender in respect of
     each such drawing from the date of such drawing to but excluding the date
     such amount is reimbursed by Company (including any such reimbursement out
     of the proceeds of Revolving Loans pursuant to subsection 3.3B) at a rate
     equal to (a) for the period from the date of such drawing to but excluding
     the Reimbursement Date, the rate then in effect under this Agreement with
     respect to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans and (b) thereafter, a
     rate which is 2% per annum in excess of the rate of interest otherwise
     payable under this Agreement with respect to Revolving Loans that are Base
     Rate Loans. Interest payable pursuant to this subsection 3.3D(i) shall be
     computed on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days
     elapsed in the period during which it accrues and shall be payable on
     demand or, if no demand is made, on the date on which the related drawing
     under a Letter of Credit is reimbursed in full.

          (ii)  Distribution of Interest Payments by Issuing Lender.  Promptly
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     upon receipt by Issuing Lender of any payment of interest pursuant to
     subsection 3.3D(i) with respect to a drawing under a Letter of Credit
     issued by it, (a) Issuing Lender shall distribute to each other Lender
     having a Revolving Loan Commitment, out of the interest received by Issuing
     Lender in respect of the period from the date of such drawing to but
     excluding the date on which Issuing Lender is reimbursed for the amount of
     such drawing (including any such reimbursement out of the proceeds of
     Revolving Loans pursuant to subsection 3.3B), the amount that such other
     Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the letter of
     credit fee that would have been payable in respect of such Letter of Credit
     for such period pursuant to subsection 3.2 if no drawing had been made
     under such Letter of Credit, and (b) in the event Issuing Lender shall have
     been reimbursed by other Lenders pursuant to subsection 3.3C(i) for all or
     any portion of such drawing, Issuing Lender shall distribute to each other
     Lender which has paid all amounts payable by it under subsection 3.3C(i)
     with respect to such drawing such other Lender's Pro Rata Share of any
     interest received by Issuing Lender in respect of that portion of such
     drawing so reimbursed by other Lenders for the period from the date on
     which Issuing Lender was so reimbursed by other Lenders to but excluding
     the date on which such portion of such drawing is reimbursed by Company.
     Any such distribution shall be made to a Lender at its primary address set
     forth below its name on the appropriate signature page hereof or at such
     other address as such Lender may request.

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3.4  OBLIGATIONS ABSOLUTE.
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     Subject to the provisions of subsection 3.3A, the obligation of Company to
reimburse Issuing Lender for drawings made under the Letters of Credit issued by
it and to repay any Revolving Loans made by Lenders pursuant to subsection 3.3B
and the obligations of Lenders under subsection 3.3C(i) shall be unconditional
and irrevocable and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement under all circumstances including, without limitation, the following
circumstances:

          (i)    any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit;

          (ii)   the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right
     which Company or any Lender may have at any time against a beneficiary or
     any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Persons for whom any such
     transferee may be acting), Issuing Lender or other Lender or any other
     Person or, in the case of a Lender, against Company, whether in connection
     with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated
     transaction (including any underlying transaction between Company or one of
     its Subsidiaries and the beneficiary for which any Letter of Credit was
     procured);

          (iii)  any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented
     under any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or
     insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or
     inaccurate in any respect;

          (iv)   payment by Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit against
     presentation of a demand, draft or certificate or other document which does
     not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit;

          (v)    any adverse change in the business, operations, properties,
     assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of Company or any
     of its Subsidiaries;

          (vi)   any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any
     party thereto; or

          (vii)  the fact that an Event of Default or a Potential Event of
     Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

provided, in each case, that payment by Issuing Lender under the applicable
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Letter of Credit shall not have constituted gross negligence or willful
misconduct of Issuing Lender under the circumstances in question (as determined
by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction).

3.5  INDEMNIFICATION; NATURE OF ISSUING LENDER'S DUTIES.
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     A.   INDEMNIFICATION.  In addition to amounts payable as provided in
subsection 3.6, Company hereby agrees to protect, indemnify, pay and save
harmless Issuing Lender from and against any and all claims, demands,
liabilities, damages, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable
fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel and allocated costs of internal
counsel) which Issuing Lender may incur or be subject to as a consequence,
direct or indirect, of (i) the issuance of any Letter of Credit by Issuing
Lender, other than as a result of (a) the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of Issuing Lender as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction or (b) subject to the following clause (ii), the wrongful dishonor
by Issuing Lender of a proper demand for payment made under any Letter of Credit
issued by it or (ii) the failure of Issuing Lender to honor a drawing under any
such Letter of Credit as a result of any act or omission, whether rightful or
wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto government or
governmental authority (all such acts or omissions herein called "GOVERNMENTAL
ACTS").

     B.   NATURE OF ISSUING LENDER'S DUTIES.  As between Company and Issuing
Lender, Company assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of the
Letters of Credit issued by Issuing Lender by, the respective beneficiaries of
such Letters of Credit.  In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing,
Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for:  (i) the form, validity,
sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by
any party in connection with the application for and issuance of any such Letter
of Credit,

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even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid,
insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (ii) the validity or sufficiency
of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign
any such Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds
thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for
any reason; (iii) failure of the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit to
comply fully with any conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of
Credit; (iv) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or
delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether
or not they be in cipher; (v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi)
any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in
order to make a drawing under any such Letter of Credit or of the proceeds
thereof; (vii) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any such Letter of
Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; or (viii) any
consequences arising from causes beyond the control of Issuing Lender, including
without limitation any Governmental Acts, and none of the above shall affect or
impair, or prevent the vesting of, any of Issuing Lender's rights or powers
hereunder.

     In furtherance and extension and not in limitation of the specific
provisions set forth in the first paragraph of this subsection 3.5B, any action
taken or omitted by Issuing Lender under or in connection with the Letters of
Credit issued by it or any documents and certificates delivered thereunder, if
taken or omitted in good faith, shall not put Issuing Lender under any resulting
liability to Company.

     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this subsection 3.5
and without limiting the provisions of subsection 3.3A, Company shall retain any
and all rights it may have against Issuing Lender for any liability arising
solely out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Issuing Lender, as
determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

3.6  INCREASED COSTS AND TAXES RELATING TO LETTERS OF CREDIT.
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     In the event that Issuing Lender or any Lender shall determine (which
determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding
upon all parties hereto) that any law, treaty or governmental rule, regulation
or order, or any change therein or in the interpretation, administration or
application thereof (including the introduction of any new law, treaty or
governmental rule, regulation or order), or any determination of a court or
governmental authority, in each case that becomes effective after the Closing
Date, or compliance by Issuing Lender or any Lender with any guideline, request
or directive issued or made after the Closing Date by any central bank or other
governmental or quasi-governmental authority (whether or not having the force of
law):

          (i)   subjects Issuing Lender or any Lender (or its applicable lending
     or letter of credit office) to any additional Tax (other than any Tax on
     the overall net income of Issuing Lender or any Lender) with respect to the
     issuing or maintaining of any Letters of Credit or the purchasing or
     maintaining of any participations therein or any other obligations under
     this Section 3, whether directly or by such being imposed on or suffered by
     Issuing Lender;

          (ii)  imposes, modifies or holds applicable any reserve (including
     without limitation any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special or other
     reserve), special deposit, compulsory loan, FDIC insurance or similar
     requirement in respect of any Letters of Credit issued by Issuing Lender or
     participations therein purchased by any Lender; or

          (iii) imposes any other condition (other than with respect to a Tax
     matter) on or affecting Issuing Lender or any Lender (or its applicable
     lending or letter of credit office) regarding this Section 3 or any Letter
     of Credit or any participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to Issuing Lender
or any Lender of agreeing to issue, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit
or agreeing to purchase, purchasing or maintaining any participation therein or
to reduce any amount received or receivable by Issuing Lender or such Lender (or
its applicable lending or letter of credit office) with respect thereto; then,
in any case, Company shall promptly pay to Issuing Lender or such Lender, upon
receipt of the statement referred to in the next sentence, such additional
amount or amounts as may be necessary to compensate Issuing Lender or such
Lender for any such increased cost or reduction in amounts received or
receivable hereunder. Issuing Lender or such Lender shall deliver to Company a
written statement, setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for calculating
the additional amounts owed to Issuing Lender or such

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Lender under this subsection 3.6, which statement shall be conclusive and
binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error.


                                  SECTION 4.
                   CONDITIONS TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT


4.1  CONDITIONS TO EXISTING LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT.
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     The conditions to the making of the Existing Loans and the issuance of the
Existing Letters of Credit have been satisfied.

4.2  CONDITIONS TO TRANCHE B TERM LOANS.
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     The obligations of Lenders to make the Tranche B Term Loans are, in
addition to the conditions precedent specified in subsection 4.3, subject to
prior or concurrent satisfaction of the following conditions:

          A.   COMPANY DOCUMENTS. On or before the Effective Date, Company shall
     deliver or cause to be delivered to Lenders (or to Administrative Agent for
     Lenders with sufficient originally executed copies, where appropriate, for
     each Lender and its counsel) the following, each, unless otherwise noted,
     dated the Effective Date:

               (i)    Certified copies of its Certificate of Incorporation,
          together with a good standing certificate from the Secretary of State
          of the State of Minnesota and each other state in which it is
          qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and, to the extent
          generally available, a certificate or other evidence of good standing
          as to payment of any applicable franchise or similar taxes from the
          appropriate taxing authority of each of such states, each dated a
          recent date prior to the Effective Date;

               (ii)   Copies of its Bylaws, certified as of the Effective Date
          by its corporate secretary or an assistant secretary;

               (iii)  Resolutions of its Board of Directors approving and
          authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement,
          the other Loan Documents and the Cinnabon Acquisition Documents to
          which it is a party and approving the  Cinnabon Acquisition as
          contemplated by the Cinnabon Acquisition Documents, certified as of
          the Effective Date by its corporate secretary or an assistant
          secretary as being in full force and effect without modification or
          amendment;

               (iv)   Signature and incumbency certificates of its officers
          executing this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

               (v)    Executed originals of this Agreement and (to the extent
          not previously executed and delivered to the Lenders) the other Loan
          Documents to which it is a party; and

               (vi)   Such other documents as Lead Arranger or Administrative
          Agent may reasonably request.

     B.   ACQUISITION DOCUMENTS. On or before the Effective Date, Company shall,
or shall cause Acquisition Corp. to, deliver to Lenders (or to Administrative
Agent for Lenders with sufficient originally executed copies, where appropriate,
for each Lender and its counsel) the following with respect to the Cinnabon
Acquisition, each dated the Effective Date:

          (i)  Certified copies of the Certificate of Incorporation of
     Acquisition Corp., together with a good standing certificate from the
     Secretary of State of Delaware and each other state in which Acquisition
     Corp. is qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and, to the
     extent generally available, a certificate

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     or other evidence of good standing as to payment of any applicable
     franchise or similar taxes from the appropriate taxing authority of each of
     such jurisdictions, each dated a recent date prior to the Effective Date;

          (ii)   Copies of the Bylaws of Acquisition Corp., certified as of the
     Effective Date by its corporate secretary or an assistant secretary;

          (iii)  Resolutions of the Board of Directors of Acquisition Corp.
     approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the
     Cinnabon Acquisition Agreement, and approving and authorizing the
     consummation of the Cinnabon Acquisition in the manner contemplated by the
     Cinnabon Acquisition Documents, certified as of the Effective Date by the
     secretary or an assistant secretary of Acquisition as being in full force
     and effect without modification or amendment; and

          (iv)   Signature and incumbency certificates of the officers of
     Acquisition executing the Cinnabon Acquisition Agreement.

     C.   CINNABON ACQUISITION DOCUMENTS.

          (i)    Cinnabon Acquisition Documents. On or before the Effective
     Date, Company shall, or shall cause Acquisition Corp. to, deliver to
     Lenders (or to Administrative Agent for Lenders with sufficient originally
     executed copies, where appropriate, for each Lender and its counsel) a
     fully executed or conformed copy of each Cinnabon Acquisition Document,
     each of which shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to
     Lead Arranger and Administrative Agent. The Cinnabon Acquisition Documents
     shall each be in full force and effect and no provision thereof shall have
     been modified or waived in any respect which could be reasonably expected
     to have a Material Adverse Effect, in each case without the consent of Lead
     Arranger and Administrative Agent, such consent not to be unreasonably
     withheld.

          (ii)   No Material Litigation.  There shall be no material litigation
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     pending which challenges the Cinnabon Acquisition in any respect which is,
     in the reasonable judgment of Lead Arranger or Administrative Agent,
     material.

          D.     SECURITY INTERESTS. Company and Subsidiary Guarantors shall
     have taken or caused to be taken (and Lead Arranger and Administrative
     Agent shall have received satisfactory evidence thereof) such actions
     (other than the filing or recording of items described in clauses (ii) and
     (iv) below) in such a manner so that Administrative Agent, for the benefit
     of Lenders, will have, a valid first priority security interest (subject to
     Liens permitted under subsection 7.2) in the entire Collateral (except to
     the extent any such security interest cannot be granted under applicable
     laws). Such actions shall include, without limitation, (i) certificates
     (which certificates shall be registered in the name of Administrative Agent
     or properly endorsed in blank for transfer or accompanied by irrevocable
     undated stock powers duly endorsed in blank, all in form and substance
     satisfactory to Administrative Agent) representing the capital stock
     pledged pursuant to the Company Pledge Agreement and delivery to
     Administrative Agent of all other instruments (duly endorsed where
     appropriate) evidencing the Collateral, (ii) delivery to Administrative
     Agent of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and fixture filings
     as to the Collateral for all jurisdictions as may be necessary or desirable
     to perfect the security interests in the Collateral, (iii) delivery to
     Administrative Agent of the Acknowledgment and Consent and (iv) delivery to
     Administrative Agent of such other documents and instruments that Lead
     Arranger or Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary or advisable to
     establish, preserve and perfect as of the Closing Date the first priority
     Liens granted to Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders under the
     Collateral Documents.

          E.     OPINIONS OF COMPANY'S COUNSEL.  Lenders and their respective
     counsel shall have received (i) originally executed copies of one or more
     favorable written opinions of Cohen Pollock Merlin Axelrod & Tanenbaum,
     LLP, Dorsey & Whitney, and Richards & O'Neil, L.L.P., counsel for Company,
     in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lead Arranger and its
     counsel and Administrative Agent, dated as of the Effective Date and
     setting forth substantially the matters in the opinions designated in
     Exhibits VI-A, VI-B and VI-C annexed hereto and as to such other matters as
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     Lead Arranger and Administrative Agent acting on behalf of Lenders may
     reasonably request, and (ii) evidence satisfactory to

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     Lead Arranger and Administrative Agent that Company has requested such
     counsel to deliver such opinions to Lenders.

          F.  OPINIONS OF LEAD ARRANGER'S COUNSEL.  Lenders shall have received
     originally executed copies of one or more favorable written opinions of
     Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, counsel to Lead Arranger, dated
     as of the Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit VI-D annexed
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     hereto and as to such other matters as Lead Arranger acting on behalf of
     Lenders may reasonably request.

          G.  FEES.  Company shall have paid to Syndication Agent, Lead
     Arranger, Administrative Agent and Lenders, the fees payable on the
     Effective Date referred to in subsection 2.3.

          H.  NO MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT.  Since December 29, 1996, no Material
     Adverse Effect (in the reasonable opinion of Lead Arranger and
     Administrative Agent) shall have occurred.  Since June 14, 1998, there
     shall not have been an adverse change, or any development involving a
     prospective adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs,
     management, financial position, shareholders' equity or results of
     operation of Company and its Subsidiaries or of Cinnabon, which is, in the
     reasonable judgment of Lead Arranger and Administrative Agent, material.

          I.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; PERFORMANCE OF AGREEMENTS.
     Company shall have delivered to Lead Arranger and Administrative Agent an
     Officers' Certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to Lead Arranger
     and Administrative Agent, to the effect that the representations and
     warranties in Section 5 hereof are true, correct and complete in all
     material respects on and as of the Effective Date to the same extent as
     though made on and as of such date and that Company shall have performed in
     all material respects all agreements and satisfied all conditions which
     this Agreement provides shall be performed or satisfied by it on or before
     such date except as otherwise disclosed to and agreed to in writing by Lead
     Arranger, Administrative Agent and Requisite Lenders.

          J.  COMPLETION OF PROCEEDINGS.  All corporate and other proceedings
     taken or to be taken in connection with the transactions contemplated
     hereby and all documents incidental thereto not previously found acceptable
     by Lead Arranger, acting on behalf of Lenders, and its counsel shall be
     satisfactory in form and substance to Lead Arranger and such counsel, and
     Lead Arranger and such counsel shall have received all such counterpart
     originals or certified copies of such documents as Lead Arranger or
     Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

          K.  INSURANCE APPRAISAL; EVIDENCE OF INSURANCE.  Administrative Agent
     and Lead Arranger shall have received satisfactory certificates of
     insurance with respect to each of the insurance policies required pursuant
     to subsection 6.4, and Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger shall be
     satisfied with the nature and scope of these insurance policies.

          L.  NECESSARY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATIONS AND CONSENTS; EXPIRATION OF
     WAITING PERIODS, ETC.  Company shall have obtained all Governmental
     Authorizations that are necessary in connection with the Cinnabon
     Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents
     and the Related Agreements, and the continued operation of the business
     conducted by Vendor and its Subsidiaries in substantially the same manner
     as conducted prior to the Acquisition, and each of the foregoing shall be
     in full force and effect and in form and substance satisfactory to Lead
     Arranger (except as disclosed to and approved by Lead Arranger).  All
     applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being
     taken or threatened by any competent authority which would restrain,
     prevent or otherwise impose adverse conditions on the Cinnabon Acquisition
     or the financing thereof.  No action, request for stay, petition for review
     or rehearing, reconsideration, or appeal with respect to any of the
     foregoing shall be pending, and the time for any applicable agency to take
     action to set aside its consent on its own motion shall have expired.

          M.  CORPORATE STRUCTURE; MANAGEMENT.

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              (i)  Corporate Structure.  The corporate organizational structure,
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     capital structure and ownership of Company and its Subsidiaries, after
     giving effect to the Cinnabon Acquisition, shall be as set forth on
     Schedule 4.2M annexed hereto.
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              (ii) Management.  The management structure of Company, after
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     giving effect to the Cinnabon Acquisition, shall be as set forth on
     Schedule 4.2M annexed hereto and there shall not have been any material
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     adverse changes to the Material Contracts since the Closing Date.

          N.  REPAYMENT OF SWING LINE LOANS.  On the Effective Date, immediately
     before and after giving effect to any borrowings hereunder on such date, no
     Swing Line Loans shall be outstanding.

          O.  NO EVENT OF DEFAULT.  Company shall have delivered to
     Administrative Agent an Officer's Certificate, in form and substance
     satisfactory to Administrative Agent, to the effect that immediately prior
     to the Effective Date, no event has occurred and is continuing that would
     constitute an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default under the
     Existing Credit Agreement.

          P.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; PRO FORMA BALANCE SHEET.  On or before the
     Effective Date, Lenders shall have received from Company and be satisfied
     with (i) audited financial statements of Vendor and its Subsidiaries for
     the periods ending March 31, 1997 and March 31, 1998 (it being understood
     and agreed that the foregoing audited financial statements for the said
     periods shall  not be released by Vendor to Company until the Effective
     Date), consisting of consolidated and consolidating balance sheets and the
     related consolidated and consolidating statements of income, stockholders'
     equity and cash flows for such periods, (ii) unaudited financial statements
     of Vendor and its Subsidiaries for the period from April 1, 1998 through
     the monthly period most recently ended (for which such statements are
     available), consisting of a consolidated balance sheet (prepared on a
     divisional basis) and the related consolidated statement of income for the
     period ending on each such date, all in reasonable detail and the accuracy
     and preparation of which have been represented to by Vendor under the
     Cinnabon Acquisition Agreement that they fairly present, in all material
     respects, the financial condition of Vendor and its Subsidiaries as at the
     dates indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows
     for the periods indicated, subject to changes resulting from audit and
     normal year-end adjustments, (iii) audited financial statements of the
     Company and its Subsidiaries for the period ending December 28, 1997,
     consisting of consolidated and consolidating balance sheets and the related
     consolidated and consolidating statements of income, stockholders' equity
     and cash flows for such period, (iv) unaudited financial statements of
     Company and its Subsidiaries for the period from December 29, 1997 through
     August 9, 1998, consisting of a consolidated balance sheet and the related
     consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for
     the period ending on each such date, all in reasonable detail and certified
     by the chief financial officer of the Company that they fairly present, in
     all material respects, the financial condition of the Company and its
     Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations
     and their cash flows for the periods indicated, subject to changes
     resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustments, (v) pro forma
     combined balance sheets of Company and its Subsidiaries as at June 14,
     1998, prepared in accordance with GAAP and reflecting the consummation of
     the Merger, the related financings and the other transactions contemplated
     by the Loan Documents, which pro forma financial statements shall be in
     form and substance satisfactory to Lenders, and (vi) the Projections.

          Q.  CAPITALIZATION OF COMPANY.  On or before the Effective Date,
     Sponsor and other investors shall have purchased common stock of Company
     for cash consideration of  not less than $20,000,000, which amount shall be
     contributed by Company to the consideration due under the Cinnabon
     Acquisition Agreement.

          For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified
     in subsection 4.2, each Lender that has executed this Agreement or
     subsequently becomes a party to this Agreement shall be deemed to have
     consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with each document or
     other matter either sent or made available by Administrative Agent to such
     Lender for consent, approval, acceptance or satisfaction, or required
     hereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory
     to the Lender or Administrative Agent, unless Administrative Agent shall
     have received written notice from such Lender prior to the Closing Date
     specifying its objection thereto and either such objection shall not have

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     been withdrawn by written notice to Administrative Agent to that effect on
     or prior to the Effective Date or, if any borrowing on the Effective Date
     has been requested, the Lender shall not have made available to
     Administrative Agent on or prior to the Closing date the Lender's Pro Rata
     Share of such borrowing.

4.3  CONDITIONS TO ALL LOANS.

     The obligations of Lenders to make Loans on each Funding Date are subject
to the following conditions precedent:

          A.   Administrative Agent shall have received before that Funding
     Date, in accordance with the provisions of subsection 2.1B, an originally
     executed Notice of Borrowing, in each case signed by the president, chief
     executive officer, the chief financial officer or the treasurer of Company
     or by any executive officer of Company designated by any of the above-
     described officers on behalf of Company in a writing delivered to
     Administrative Agent.

          B.   As of that Funding Date:

               (i)    The representations and warranties contained herein and in
          the other Loan Documents shall be true, correct and complete in all
          material respects on and as of that Funding Date to the same extent as
          though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such
          representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date,
          in which case such representations and warranties shall have been
          true, correct and complete in all material respects on and as of such
          earlier date;

               (ii)   No event shall have occurred and be continuing or would
          result from the consummation of the borrowing contemplated by such
          Notice of Borrowing that would constitute an Event of Default or a
          Potential Event of Default;

               (iii)  Each Loan Party shall have performed in all material
          respects all agreements and satisfied all conditions which this
          Agreement provides shall be performed or satisfied by it on or before
          that Funding Date;

               (iv)   No order, judgment or decree of any court, arbitrator or
          governmental authority shall purport to enjoin or restrain any Lender
          from making the Loans to be made by it on that Funding Date;

               (v)    The making of the Loans requested on such Funding Date
          shall not violate any law including, without limitation, Regulation T,
          Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal
          Reserve System; and

               (vi)   There shall not be pending or, to the knowledge of
          Company, threatened, any action, suit, proceeding, governmental
          investigation or arbitration against or affecting Company or any of
          its Subsidiaries or any property of Company or any of its Subsidiaries
          that has not been disclosed by Company in writing pursuant to
          subsection 5.6 or 6.1(x) prior to the making of the last preceding
          Loans (or, in the case of the Tranche B Term Loans, prior to the
          Effective Date), and there shall have occurred no development not so
          disclosed in any such action, suit, proceeding, governmental
          investigation or arbitration so disclosed, that, in either event, in
          the opinion of Lead Arranger, Administrative Agent or of Requisite
          Lenders, would be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and no
          injunction or other restraining order shall have been issued and no
          hearing to cause an injunction or other restraining order to be issued
          shall be pending or noticed with respect to any action, suit or
          proceeding seeking to enjoin or otherwise prevent the consummation of,
          or to recover any damages or obtain relief as a result of, the
          transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the making of Loans
          hereunder.

4.4  CONDITIONS TO ISSUANCE OF LETTERS OF CREDIT.
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     The issuance of any Letter of Credit (other than the Existing Letters of
Credit) hereunder (whether or not Issuing Lender is obligated to issue such
Letter of Credit) is subject to the following conditions precedent:

          A.  On or before the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit,
     Administrative Agent shall have received, in accordance with the provisions
     of subsection 3.1B(i), an originally executed Notice of Issuance of Letter
     of Credit, in each case signed by the president, chief executive officer,
     the chief financial officer or the treasurer of Company or by any executive
     officer of Company designated by any of the above-described officers on
     behalf of Company in a writing delivered to Administrative Agent, together
     with all other information specified in subsection 3.1B(i) and such other
     documents or information as Issuing Lender may reasonably require in
     connection with the issuance of such Letter of Credit.

          B.  On the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit, all conditions
     precedent described in subsection 4.3B shall be satisfied to the same
     extent as if the issuance of such Letter of Credit were the making of a
     Loan and the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit were a Funding Date.

                                  SECTION 5.
                   COMPANY'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     In order to induce Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make (or
maintain, as the case may be) the Loans, to induce Issuing Lender to issue (or
maintain, as the case may be) Letters of Credit and to induce other Lenders to
purchase participations therein, Company represents and warrants to each Lender,
on the date of this Agreement, on the Effective Date, on each Funding Date and
on the date of issuance of each Letter of Credit, that the following statements
are true, correct and complete; provided, however, that any representations and
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warranties made on the Effective Date only regarding Vendor and its Subsidiaries
are based upon Company's knowledge as of the Effective Date:

5.1  ORGANIZATION, POWERS, QUALIFICATION, GOOD STANDING, BUSINESS AND
     ----------------------------------------------------------------
     SUBSIDIARIES.
     ------------

     A.   ORGANIZATION AND POWERS.  Company is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Minnesota.
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to own and operate its
properties, to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be
conducted, to enter into the Loan Documents and to carry out the transactions
contemplated thereby.

     B.   QUALIFICATION AND GOOD STANDING.  Company is qualified to do business
and in good standing in every jurisdiction where its assets are located and
wherever necessary to carry out its business and operations, except in
jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing has not
had and will not have a Material Adverse Effect.

     C.   CONDUCT OF BUSINESS.  Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged only in
the businesses permitted to be engaged in pursuant to subsection 7.14.

     D.   SUBSIDIARIES.  All of the Subsidiaries of Company (as of the Effective
Date and after giving effect to the Cinnabon Acquisition) are identified in
Schedule 5.1 annexed hereto, as said Schedule 5.1 may be supplemented from time
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to time pursuant to the provisions of subsection 6.1(xvii). The capital stock of
each of the Subsidiaries of Company identified in Schedule 5.1 annexed hereto
                                                  ------------               
(as so supplemented) is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and none of such capital stock constitutes Margin Stock. Each of
the Subsidiaries of Company identified in Schedule 5.1 annexed hereto (as so
                                          ------------                      
supplemented) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of incorporation set
forth therein, has all requisite corporate power and authority to own and
operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as
proposed to be conducted, and is qualified to do business and in good standing
in every jurisdiction where its assets are located and wherever necessary to
carry out its business and operations, in each case except where failure to be
so qualified or in good standing or a lack of such corporate power and
authority, singly or in the aggregate, has not had and will not have a Material
Adverse Effect. Schedule 5.1 annexed hereto (as so supplemented) correctly sets
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forth the ownership interest of Company and each of its Subsidiaries in each of
the Subsidiaries of Company identified therein.

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5.2  AUTHORIZATION OF BORROWING, ETC.
     -------------------------------

     A.  AUTHORIZATION OF BORROWING. The execution, delivery and performance of
the Loan Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
on the part of Company.

     B.  NO CONFLICT. After giving effect to the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby to occur on the Effective Date, the execution,
delivery and performance by Company of the Loan Documents and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents do not and will not (i)
violate any provision of any law or any governmental rule or regulation
applicable to Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Certificate or Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws or any other organizational documents of Company or any
of its Subsidiaries or any order, judgment or decree of any court or other
agency of government binding on Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii)
conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of
time or both) a default under any Contractual Obligation of Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any
Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(other than any Liens created under any of the Loan Documents in favor of
Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders), or (iv) require any approval of
stockholders or any approval or consent of any Person under any Contractual
Obligation of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for such approvals or
consents which will be obtained on or before the Effective Date and disclosed in
writing to Lenders and except as disclosed on Schedule 5.2B.
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     C.  GOVERNMENTAL CONSENTS.  The execution, delivery and performance by
Company of the Loan Documents and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Loan Documents do not and will not require any registration
with, consent or approval of, or notice to, or other action to, with or by, any
federal, state or other governmental authority or regulatory body, other than
filings required in connection with the perfection of security interests granted
pursuant to the Collateral Documents.

     D.  BINDING OBLIGATION.  This Agreement has, and each of the other Loan
Documents have been duly executed and delivered by Company and this Agreement
and each of the other Loan Documents is the legally valid and binding obligation
of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its respective terms,
except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally or by
equitable principles relating to enforceability.

     E.  VALID ISSUANCE OF UNSECURED SUBORDINATED NOTES.  The Unsecured
Subordinated Notes are the legally valid and binding obligations of Company,
enforceable against Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar
laws relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally or by equitable
principles relating to enforceability. The subordination provisions of the
Unsecured Subordinated Notes will be enforceable against the holders thereof,
and the Loans and all other monetary Obligations hereunder are and will be
within the definition of "SENIOR DEBT" included in such provisions. The
Unsecured Subordinated Notes, when issued and sold, will either (a) have been
registered or qualified under applicable federal and state securities laws or
(b) be exempt therefrom.

     F.  COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS.  Except as set forth in Schedule 5.2F, the
                                                       -------------     
security interests created in favor of Administrative Agent under the Collateral
Documents (to the extent purported to be created thereunder) will at all times
from and after the Effective Date constitute, as security for the obligations
purported to be secured thereby, a legal, valid and enforceable security
interest in and Lien on all of the Collateral referred to therein in favor of
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and, from and after the date
of filing of the documents delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to subsection
4.2D perfected and prior to the rights of all third persons (other than
Permitted Encumbrances) in accordance with the requirements of all applicable
Collateral Documents. Each Loan Party has title to its Collateral as set forth
in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection 5.5, as the case may be, and all
such Collateral is free and clear of all Liens except for Liens permitted by
subsection 7.2. No consents, filings or recordings are required in order to
perfect (or maintain the perfection or priority of) the security interests
purported to be created by any of the Collateral Documents, other than such as
have been obtained and which remain in full force and effect and uniform
commercial code financing statements to be filed, or delivered to Administrative
Agent for filing, on the Effective Date and periodic uniform commercial code
continuation filings or as is specifically otherwise permitted by the terms of
any applicable Collateral Document.

5.3  FINANCIAL CONDITION.
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     A.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.  Company has heretofore delivered to Lenders, at
Lenders' request, the following financial statements and information: (i) the
audited consolidated balance sheet of Company and its Subsidiaries for fiscal
years 1996 and 1997, and the related consolidated statements of income,
stockholders' equity and cash flows of Company and its Subsidiaries for the
fiscal year then ended together with auditors letters provided to Company in
respect of such balance sheets, (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of
Company and its Subsidiaries for the Company's last fiscal period ending August
9, 1998 and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income,
stockholders' equity and cash flows of Company and its Subsidiaries for the
period from December 28, 1997 to the fiscal period then ended, (iii) a pro forma
balance sheet for Company and its Subsidiaries as of June 14, 1998 giving effect
to the transaction to be consummated on the Effective Date together with an
income statement for Company and its Subsidiaries for the three fiscal periods
ending on such date, (iv) the consolidated balance sheet of Vendor and its
Subsidiaries as at June 30, 1998 and the related consolidated statements of
income, stockholders' equity and cash flows of Vendor and its Subsidiaries for
the three-month period then ended, together with the corresponding figures for
the corresponding period ending on June 30 of the previous year, together with
monthly financial statements of Vendor and its Subsidiaries for each month from
June 30, 1998 to the month most recently ended (for which such statements are
available), and (v) the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant
to subsection 4.2P. All such statements were prepared in conformity with GAAP
and fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position (on a
consolidated basis) of the entities described in such financial statements as at
the respective dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows (on a
consolidated

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basis) of the entities described therein for each of the periods then ended,
subject, in the case of any such unaudited financial statements, to changes
resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustments and to the omission of
footnotes. Neither Company, Acquisition Corp. nor Vendor has (and will not
following the funding of the Tranche B Term Loans), any Contingent Obligation,
contingent liability or liability for taxes, long-term lease or unusual forward
or long-term commitment that is not reflected in the foregoing financial
statements or the notes thereto or the most recent financial statements
delivered by Company pursuant to subsection 6.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement
or subsection 4.2P of this Agreement in the case of Vendor and which singly or
in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     B.  PROJECTIONS.  On and as of the Effective Date, the financial
projections of Company and its Subsidiaries for fiscal years 1998 through 2004
(giving effect to the Cinnabon Acquisition) previously delivered to Lenders (the
"PROJECTIONS") are based on good faith estimates and assumptions made by the
management of Company, it being recognized, however, that projections as to
future events are not to be viewed as facts and that the actual results during
the period or periods covered by the Projections may differ from the projected
results and that the differences may be material. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
as of the Effective Date, management of Company believed that the Projections
were reasonable and attainable.

5.4  NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE; NO RESTRICTED JUNIOR PAYMENTS.
     --------------------------------------------------------- 

     Since December 31, 1996, no event or change has occurred that has caused or
evidences, either in any case or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Since the Closing Date, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has directly
or indirectly declared, ordered, paid or made, or set apart any sum or property
for, any Restricted Junior Payment or agreed to do so except as permitted by
subsection 7.5.

5.5  TITLE TO PROPERTIES; LIENS.
     --------------------------

     After giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to
occur on the Effective Date, and subject to Permitted Encumbrances, Company and
its Subsidiaries have (i) good, sufficient and legal title to (in the case of
fee interests in real property), (ii) leasehold interests in (in the case of
leasehold interests in real or personal property), or (iii) good title to (in
the case of all other personal property), all of their respective properties and
assets reflected in the financial statements referred to in subsection 5.3 or in
the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to subsection 6.1 of the
Existing Credit Agreement, in each case except for assets disposed of since the
date of such financial statements in the ordinary course of business or as
otherwise permitted under subsection 7.7, or the leasehold properties the loss
of which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Except as permitted by this Agreement or the Collateral Documents, all such
properties and assets are free and clear of Liens.

5.6  LITIGATION; ADVERSE FACTS.
     -------------------------

     There are no actions, suits, proceedings, arbitrations or governmental
investigations (whether or not purportedly on behalf of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries) at law or in equity or before or by any federal, state, municipal
or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or
instrumentality, domestic or foreign, pending or, to the knowledge of Company,
threatened against or affecting Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any
property of Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the
aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is (i) in violation of any
applicable laws that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) subject to or in default
with respect to any final judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees, rules or
regulations of any court or any federal, state, municipal or other governmental
department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or
foreign, that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.

5.7  PAYMENT OF TAXES.
     ----------------

     Except to the extent permitted by subsection 6.3, all tax returns and
reports of Company and its Subsidiaries required to be filed by any of them have
been timely filed, and all material taxes, assessments, fees and other
governmental charges upon Company and its Subsidiaries and upon their respective
properties, assets, income,

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businesses and franchises which would be delinquent if unpaid have been paid.
Company knows of no proposed material tax assessment against Company or any of
its Subsidiaries which is not being actively contested by Company or such
Subsidiary in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; provided that such
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reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required in
conformity with GAAP shall have been made or provided therefor.

5.8   PERFORMANCE OF AGREEMENTS; MATERIALLY ADVERSE AGREEMENTS.
      -------------------------------------------------------- 

      A.  Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default in the
performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or
conditions contained in any of its Contractual Obligations, and no condition
exists that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would
constitute such a default, except where the consequences, direct or indirect, of
such default or defaults, if any, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

      B.  Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or is
otherwise subject to any agreements or instruments or any charter or other
internal restrictions which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

5.9   GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION.
      -----------------------

      Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to regulation under
the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the Federal Power Act, the
Interstate Commerce Act or the Investment Company Act of 1940 or under any other
federal or state statute or regulation which may limit its ability to incur
Indebtedness or which may otherwise render all or any portion of the Obligations
unenforceable.

5.10  SECURITIES ACTIVITIES.
      ---------------------

      A.  Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or
as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the
purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock.

      B.  Following application of the proceeds of each Loan, not more than 25%
of the value of the assets (either of Company only or of Company and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) subject to the provisions of subsection
7.2 or 7.7 or subject to any restriction contained in any agreement or
instrument, between Company and any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender,
relating to Indebtedness and within the scope of subsection 8.2, will be Margin
Stock.

5.11  EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS.
      ----------------------

      A.  Company and each of its ERISA Affiliates are in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable provisions and requirements of ERISA and
the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to each
Employee Benefit Plan, and have performed all their obligations under each
Employee Benefit Plan in all material respects.

      B.  There has been no ERISA Event which is continuing or in respect of
which there is any outstanding liability of Company or any of its ERISA
Affiliates which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
No ERISA Event is reasonably expected to occur which would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

      C.  Except to the extent required under Section 4980B of the Internal
Revenue Code or conversion rights under applicable state law or except as set
forth in Schedule 5.11 annexed hereto, no Employee Benefit Plan provides health
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or welfare benefits (through the purchase of insurance or otherwise) for any
retired or former employees of Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates.

      D.  As of the most recent valuation date for any Pension Plan, the excess
of the actuarial present value (determined on the basis of reasonable
assumptions employed by the independent actuary for such Pension Plan) of the
benefit liabilities (as defined in Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA) over the fair
market value of the assets of such

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Pension Plan, individually or in the aggregate for all Pension Plans (excluding
for purposes of such computation any Pension Plans with respect to which there
is no such excess), does not exceed $1,000,000.

      E.  As of the most recent valuation date for each Multiemployer Plan for
which the actuarial report is available, the potential liability of Company or
any of its ERISA Affiliates for a complete withdrawal from such Multiemployer
Plan (within the meaning of Section 4203 of ERISA), when aggregated with such
potential liability for a complete withdrawal for all Multiemployer Plans, based
on information available pursuant to Section 4221(e) of ERISA, does not exceed
$1,000,000.

5.12  CERTAIN FEES.
      ------------

      No broker's or finder's fee or commission will be payable with respect to
this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and Company
hereby indemnifies Lenders against, and agrees that it will hold Lenders
harmless from, any claim, demand or liability for any such broker's or finder's
fees alleged to have been incurred in connection herewith or therewith and any
expenses (including reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel)
arising in connection with any such claim, demand or liability.

5.13  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
      ------------------------

      A.  The operations of Company and each of its Subsidiaries (including,
without limitation, all operations and conditions at or in the Facilities)
comply in all material respects with all Environmental Laws except to the extent
a failure to so comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect;

      B.  None of the operations of Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
subject to any judicial or administrative proceeding alleging the violation of
or liability under any Environmental Laws which if adversely determined could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

      C.  Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their
respective Facilities or operations are subject to any outstanding written order
or agreement with any governmental authority or private party relating to (a)
prior administrative or judicial proceedings relating to the violation by
Company or such Subsidiary of any Environmental Laws or (b) any Environmental
Claims; and

      D.  No Hazardous Materials exist on, under or about any Facility in a
manner that has a reasonable possibility of giving rise to an Environmental
Claim having a Material Adverse Effect, and neither Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has filed any notice or report of a Release of any Hazardous
Materials that in any single case or in the aggregate has a reasonable
possibility of giving rise to an Environmental Claim having a Material Adverse
Effect.

5.14  EMPLOYEE MATTERS.
      ----------------

      Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries as of the date hereof is party
to any collective bargaining agreement. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.14,
there is no strike, work stoppage, slow down, lock-out or other labor dispute
pending or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened involving Company or any of
its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.

5.15  SOLVENCY.
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      Each of Company and each of its Subsidiaries, is and, upon the incurrence
of any Obligations by Company on any date on which this representation is made,
will be, Solvent except to the extent the failure of any such Subsidiaries to be
Solvent would not in the aggregate be reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.

5.16  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
      -----------------------

      A.  Company and its Subsidiaries own, or are licensed (to the extent
required to be so licensed) to use, the Intellectual Property and all such
Intellectual Property is, to the extent reasonably deemed necessary and
appropriate by Company for the conduct of its business, fully protected and duly
and properly registered, filed or

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issued in the appropriate office and jurisdictions for such registrations,
filing or issuances, and Company owns all of the right, title and interest in
and to the "Churchs Fried Chicken " and "Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits"
trademarks and the other Intellectual Property listed on Schedule 5.16 under the
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applicable laws of the United States free and clear of any Lien (other than
Permitted Encumbrances and Liens created in favor of Administrative Agent on
behalf of Lenders pursuant to the Loan Documents).

      B.  Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.16, no material claim has been
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asserted by any Person with respect to the use of any such Intellectual
Property, or challenging or questioning the validity or effectiveness of any
such Intellectual Property. Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.16, the use of
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such Intellectual Property by Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not
infringe on the rights of any Person, subject to such claims and infringements
as do not, in the aggregate, give rise to any liabilities on the part of Company
or any of its Subsidiaries that are material to Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the Refinancings will not in any material manner or to any material
extent impair the ownership of (or the license to use, as the case may be) any
of such Intellectual Property by Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

5.17  APPLICABLE LAW.
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      Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with the
requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, applications,
reporting and licensing requirements of all governmental authorities except for
violations thereof which in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.18  REAL PROPERTY.
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      A.  Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any interest in real
property other than the Real Property Assets identified in Schedule 5.18A
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annexed hereto (as supplemented from time to time pursuant to subsection
6.1(xvii)).

      B.  Except as set forth in Schedule 5.18B, with respect to each lease 
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for a Real Property Asset in which the Company or one of its Subsidiaries has a
leasehold interest, either (i) no consent is required from the lessor thereunder
in order for the Company or applicable Subsidiary to encumber its leasehold
interest or (ii) the Company or such Subsidiary has obtained from the lessor all
required consents to the Mortgages and assignment and modification thereof, to
the extent required and not excluded by subsection 6.11.

5.19  INSURANCE.
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      Company and its Subsidiaries maintain, with financially sound and
reputable insurers, insurance with respect to its properties and business and
the properties and business of its Subsidiaries, against loss or damage of the
kinds customarily insured against by corporations of established reputation
engaged in the same or similar business of such types and in such amounts as are
customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other corporations, all
as determined by the officers of Company in their reasonable discretion.

5.20  RELATED AGREEMENTS.
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      A.  DELIVERY OF RELATED AGREEMENTS. Company has delivered to Agents
complete and correct copies of each Related Agreement and of all exhibits and
schedules thereto.

      B.  VENDOR'S WARRANTIES. Except to the extent otherwise set forth herein
or in the schedules hereto, to Company's knowledge each of the representations
and warranties given by Vendor to Company in the Cinnabon Acquisition Agreement
was true and correct in all material respects as of the Effective Date (or as of
any earlier date to which such representation and warranty specifically
relates), subject to the qualifications set forth in the schedules to the
Cinnabon Acquisition Agreement.

      C.  WARRANTIES OF COMPANY. Subject to the qualifications and the schedules
set forth therein, each of the representations and warranties given by Company
to Vendor in the Cinnabon Acquisition Agreement was true and correct in all
material respects as of the Effective Date.

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      D.  SURVIVAL. Notwithstanding anything in the Cinnabon Acquisition
Agreement to the contrary, the representations and warranties of Company set
forth in subsections 5.20B and 5.20C shall, for purposes of this Agreement,
survive the Effective Date for the benefit of Agents and Lenders.

5.21  DISCLOSURE.
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      No representation or warranty of Company or any of its Subsidiaries
contained in any Loan Document or in any other document, certificate or written
statement furnished to Lenders by or on behalf of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries for use in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (including, without limitation, the Summary Information Memorandum
dated September 1998, slides and other material distributed to Lenders in
syndication meetings and for due diligence purposes) contains as of its date any
untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact (known to
Company, in the case of any document not furnished by it) necessary in order to
make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading in light of the
circumstances in which the same were made. Any projections and pro forma
financial information contained in such materials are based upon good faith
estimates and assumptions believed by Company to be reasonable at the time made,
it being recognized by Lenders that such projections as to future events are not
to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods
covered by any such projections may differ from the projected results. There are
no facts known (or which should upon the reasonable exercise of diligence be
known) to Company (other than matters of a general economic nature) that,
individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect and that have not been disclosed herein or in such other
documents, certificates and statements furnished to Lenders for use in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.


                                  SECTION 6.
                       COMPANY'S AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS  

      Company covenants and agrees that, so long as any of the Commitments
hereunder shall remain in effect and until payment in full of all of the Loans
and other Obligations and the cancellation or expiration of all Letters of
Credit, unless Requisite Lenders shall otherwise give prior written consent,
Company shall perform, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to perform, all
covenants in this Section 6.

6.1   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER REPORTS.
      --------------------------------------

      Company will maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, a
system of accounting established and administered in accordance with sound
business practices to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity
with GAAP. Company will deliver to Administrative Agent and Lenders:

          (i)  Four-week Financials:  as soon as available and in any event
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     within 30 days after the end of each four-week accounting period ending
     after the Closing Date, a consolidated profit and loss statement for
     Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such four-week period in the
     form prepared for presentation to the Board of Directors of Company for
     such period and for the period from the beginning of the then current
     fiscal year to the end of such period;

          (ii) Quarterly Financials:  as soon as available and in any event
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     within 45 days after the end of each of the first, second and third fiscal
     quarter of each fiscal year, (a) the consolidated and consolidating balance
     sheets of Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter
     and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income,
     stockholders' equity and cash flows of Company and its Subsidiaries for
     such fiscal quarter and for the period from the beginning of the then
     current fiscal year to the end of such fiscal quarter, setting forth in
     each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the
     corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding
     figures from the consolidated plan for the current fiscal year delivered
     pursuant to subsection 6.1(xiii), all in reasonable detail and certified by
     the chief financial officer of Company that they fairly present, in all
     material respects, the financial condition of Company and its Subsidiaries
     as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and their
     cash flows for the periods indicated, subject to changes resulting from
     audit and normal year-end adjustments, and (b) a narrative report
     describing the operations of Company and its Subsidiaries in the form
     prepared for presentation to the Board of Directors of Company for such

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     fiscal quarter and for the period from the beginning of the then current
     fiscal year to the end of such fiscal quarter;

          (iii)  Year-End Financials:  as soon as available and in any event
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     within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, (a) the consolidated and
     consolidating balance sheets of Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end
     of such fiscal year and the related consolidated and consolidating
     statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows of Company and
     its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in
     comparative form the corresponding figures for the previous fiscal year and
     the corresponding figures from the consolidated plan delivered pursuant to
     subsection 6.1(xiii) for the fiscal year covered by such financial
     statements, all in reasonable detail and certified by the chief financial
     officer of Company that they fairly present, in all material respects, the
     financial condition of Company and its Subsidiaries as at the dates
     indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the
     periods indicated, (b) a narrative report describing the operations of
     Company and its Subsidiaries in the form prepared for presentation to the
     Board of Directors of Company for such fiscal year, and (c) in the case of
     such consolidated financial statements, a report thereon of Arthur Andersen
     & Co. or other independent certified public accountants of recognized
     national standing selected by Company and satisfactory to Administrative
     Agent, which report shall be unqualified, shall express no doubts about the
     ability of Company and its Subsidiaries to continue as a going concern, and
     shall state that such consolidated financial statements fairly present, in
     all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Company and
     its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their
     operations and their cash flows for the periods indicated in conformity
     with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior years (except as
     otherwise disclosed in such financial statements) and that the examination
     by such accountants in connection with such consolidated financial
     statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing
     standards;

          (iv)   Officers' and Compliance Certificates:  (a) together with each
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     delivery of financial statements of Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant
     to subdivisions (ii) and (iii) above, an Officers' Certificate of Company
     stating that the signers have reviewed the terms of this Agreement and have
     made, or caused to be made under their supervision, a review in reasonable
     detail of the transactions and condition of Company and its Subsidiaries
     during the accounting period covered by such financial statements and that
     such review has not disclosed the existence during or at the end of such
     accounting period, and that the signers do not have knowledge of the
     existence as at the date of such Officers' Certificate, of any condition or
     event that constitutes an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default,
     or, if any such condition or event existed or exists, specifying the nature
     and period of existence thereof and what action Company has taken, is
     taking and proposes to take with respect thereto; and (b) together with
     each delivery of financial statements of Company and its Subsidiaries
     pursuant to subdivisions (ii) and (iii) above, a Compliance Certificate
     demonstrating in reasonable detail compliance during and at the end of the
     applicable accounting periods with the restrictions contained in Section 7
     and the provisions of 2.4B(iii);

          (v)    Reconciliation Statements:  if, as a result of any change in
                 -------------------------                                   
     accounting principles from those used in the preparation of the audited
     financial statements referred to in subsection 5.3, the consolidated
     financial statements of Company and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to
     subdivisions (i), (ii), (iii) or (xiii) of this subsection 6.1 will differ
     in any material respect from the consolidated financial statements that
     would have been delivered pursuant to such subdivisions had no such change
     in accounting principles been made, then (a) together with the first
     delivery of financial statements pursuant to subdivision (i), (ii), (iii)
     or (xiii) of this subsection 6.1 following such change, consolidated
     financial statements of Company and its Subsidiaries for (y) the current
     fiscal year to the effective date of such change and (z), if requested by
     Administrative Agent, the one full fiscal year immediately preceding the
     fiscal year in which such change is made, in each case prepared on a pro
     forma basis as if such change had been in effect during such periods, and
     (b) together with each delivery of financial statements pursuant to
     subdivision (i), (ii), (iii) or (xiii) of this subsection 6.1 following
     such change, a written statement of the chief accounting officer or chief
     financial officer of Company setting forth the differences (including
     without limitation any differences that would affect any calculations
     relating to the financial covenants set forth in subsection 7.6) which
     would have resulted if such financial statements had been prepared without
     giving effect to such change;

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          (vi)   Accountants' Certification:  together with each delivery of
                 --------------------------                                 
     consolidated financial statements of Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant
     to subdivision (iii) above, a written statement by the independent
     certified public accountants giving the report thereon (a) stating that
     their audit examination has included a review of the terms of this
     Agreement and the other Loan Documents as they relate to accounting
     matters, (b) stating whether, in connection with their audit examination,
     any condition or event that constitutes an Event of Default or Potential
     Event of Default has come to their attention and, if such a condition or
     event has come to their attention, specifying the nature and period of
     existence thereof; provided that such accountants shall not be liable by
                        --------                                             
     reason of any failure to obtain knowledge of any such Event of Default or
     Potential Event of Default that would not be disclosed in the course of
     their audit examination, and (c) stating that based on their audit
     examination nothing has come to their attention that causes them to believe
     either or both that the information contained in the certificates delivered
     therewith pursuant to subdivision (iv) above is not correct or that the
     matters set forth in the Compliance Certificates delivered therewith
     pursuant to clause (b) of subdivision (iv) above for the applicable fiscal
     year are not stated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

          (vii)  Accountants' Reports:  promptly upon receipt thereof (unless
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     restricted by applicable professional standards), copies of all reports
     submitted to Company by independent certified public accountants in
     connection with each annual, interim or special audit of the financial
     statements of Company and its Subsidiaries made by such accountants,
     including, without limitation, any comment letter submitted by such
     accountants to management in connection with their annual audit;

          (viii) SEC Filings and Press Releases:  promptly upon their becoming
                 ------------------------------                               
     available, copies of (a) all financial statements, reports, notices and
     proxy statements sent or made available generally by Company to its
     security holders or by any Subsidiary of Company to its security holders
     other than Company or another Subsidiary of Company, (b) all regular and
     periodic reports and all registration statements (other than on Form S-8 or
     a similar form) and prospectuses, if any, filed by Company or any of its
     Subsidiaries with any securities exchange or with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission or any governmental or private regulatory authority,
     and (c) all press releases and other statements made available generally by
     Company through its corporate office to the public concerning material
     developments in the business of Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

          (ix)   Events of Default, etc.: promptly upon any executive officer of
                 -----------------------
     Company obtaining knowledge (a) of any condition or event that constitutes
     an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default, or becoming aware that
     any Lender has given any notice (other than to Administrative Agent) or
     taken any other action with respect to a claimed Event of Default or
     Potential Event of Default, (b) that any Person has given any notice to
     Company or any of its Subsidiaries or taken any other action with respect
     to a claimed default or event or condition of the type referred to in
     subsection 8.2, (c) of any condition or event that would be required to be
     disclosed in a current report filed by Company with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on Form 8-K (Items 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 of such Form as in
     effect on the date hereof) if Company were required to file such reports
     under the Exchange Act, or (d) of the occurrence of any event or change
     that has caused or evidences, either in any case or in the aggregate, a
     Material Adverse Effect, an Officers' Certificate specifying the nature and
     period of existence of such condition, event or change, or specifying the
     notice given or action taken by any such Person and the nature of such
     claimed Event of Default, Potential Event of Default, default, event or
     condition, and what action Company has taken, is taking and proposes to
     take with respect thereto;

          (x)    Litigation or Other Proceedings:  promptly upon any executive
                 -------------------------------                              
     officer of Company obtaining knowledge of (1) the institution of, or non-
     frivolous threat of, any action, suit, proceeding (whether administrative,
     judicial or otherwise), governmental investigation or arbitration against
     or affecting Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any property of Company
     or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, "PROCEEDINGS") not previously
     disclosed in writing by Company to Lenders or (2) any material development
     in any Proceeding that, in any case:

                 (x)   if adversely determined, has a reasonable possibility of
          giving rise to a Material Adverse Effect; or

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               (y)  seeks to enjoin or otherwise prevent the consummation of, or
          to recover any damages or obtain relief as a result of, the
          transactions contemplated hereby;

     written notice thereof together with such other information as may be
     reasonably available to Company to enable Lenders and their counsel to
     evaluate such matters;

          (xi)    ERISA Events:  promptly upon becoming aware of the occurrence 
                  ------------
     of or forthcoming occurrence of any ERISA Event that could have a Material
     Adverse Effect, a written notice specifying the nature thereof, what action
     Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates has taken, is taking or proposes to
     take with respect thereto and, when known, any action taken or threatened
     by the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor or the PBGC with
     respect thereto;

          (xii)   ERISA Notices:  with reasonable promptness, copies of (a) each
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     Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual report (Form 5500 Series)
     filed by Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates with the Internal Revenue
     Service with respect to each Pension Plan; (b) all notices received by
     Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates concerning an ERISA Event with
     respect to a Multiemployer Plan that could have a Material Adverse Effect;
     and (c) such other documents or governmental reports or filings relating to
     any Employee Benefit Plan as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request;

          (xiii)  Financial Plans:  as soon as practicable and in any event no
                  ---------------                                             
     later than 75 days after the beginning of each fiscal year, (a) a
     consolidated and consolidating plan and financial budget for such fiscal
     year, including without limitation budgeted consolidated and consolidating
     balance sheets and budgeted consolidated and consolidating statements of
     income and cash flows of Company and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year,
     and an explanation of the assumptions on which such budgets are based, and
     (b) to the extent otherwise prepared by Company, projected consolidated and
     consolidating statements of income and cash flows of Company and its
     Subsidiaries for the period remaining through June 30, 2004 together with
     an explanation of the assumptions on which such long term projections are
     based;

          (xiv)   Insurance:  as soon as practicable and in any event by April 1
                  ---------                                                     
     of each fiscal year, a report in form and substance satisfactory to
     Administrative Agent outlining all material deviations in insurance
     coverage maintained as of the date of such report by Company and its
     Subsidiaries from that maintained during the immediately preceding period;

          (xv)    Environmental Audits and Reports:  as soon as practicable
                  --------------------------------                         
     following receipt thereof, copies of all environmental audits and reports,
     whether prepared by personnel of Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by
     independent consultants, with respect to significant environmental matters
     at any Facility or which relate to an Environmental Claim which would
     reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

          (xvi)   Board of Directors:  with reasonable promptness, written 
                  ------------------ 
     notice of any material change in the Board of Directors of Company or any
     of its Subsidiaries;

          (xvii)  New Subsidiaries; New Real Property:  (x) not less than ten
                  -----------------------------------                        
     Business Days prior to any Person becoming a Subsidiary of Company, a
     written notice setting forth with respect to such Person (a) the date on
     which such Person will become a Subsidiary of Company and (b) all of the
     data required to be set forth in Schedule 5.1 annexed hereto with respect
                                      ------------                            
     to all Subsidiaries of Company (it being understood that such written
     notice shall be deemed to supplement Schedule 5.1 annexed hereto for all
                                          ------------                       
     purposes of this Agreement) and (y) no less than once during each six month
     period, a list of real property acquired by Company and its Subsidiaries
     since the date of the last list provided pursuant to this clause 6.1(xvii);

          (xviii) Existing Agreement Financial Covenants:  on or before the
                  --------------------------------------                   
     Effective Date, an Officer's Certificate to Lenders evidencing pro forma
     compliance with the requirements of subsection 7.6 of the Existing Credit
     Agreement as of June 14, 1998;

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          (xix)  Other Information:  with reasonable promptness, such other
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     information and data with respect to Company or any of its Subsidiaries as
     from time to time may be reasonably requested by any Lender through
     Administrative Agent.

6.2  CORPORATE EXISTENCE, ETC.
     -------------------------     

     Except as permitted under subsection 7.7, Company will, and will cause each
of its Subsidiaries to, at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect
its corporate existence and all rights and franchises material to its business.

6.3  PAYMENT OF TAXES AND CLAIMS; TAX CONSOLIDATION.
     ----------------------------------------------     

     A.  Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay all
taxes, assessments and other governmental charges imposed upon it or any of its
properties or assets or in respect of any of its income, businesses or
franchises before any penalty accrues thereon, and all claims (including,
without limitation, claims for labor, services, materials and supplies) for sums
that have become due and payable and that by law have or may become a Lien upon
any of its properties or assets, prior to the time when any penalty or fine
shall be incurred with respect thereto; provided that no such charge or claim
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need be paid if being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
promptly instituted and diligently conducted and if such reserve or other
appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP
shall have been made therefor.

     B.  Company will not, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, file
or consent to the filing of any consolidated income tax return with any Person
(other than Company or any of its Subsidiaries).

6.4  MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES; INSURANCE.
     ------------------------------------     

     A.  Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain or
cause to be maintained in good repair, working order and condition, ordinary
wear and tear excepted, all material properties used or useful in the business
of Company and its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, Intellectual
Property) and from time to time will make or cause to be made all appropriate
repairs, renewals and replacements thereof. Company will maintain or cause to be
maintained, with financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance with
respect to its properties and business and the properties and businesses of its
Subsidiaries against loss or damage of the kinds customarily carried or
maintained under similar circumstances by corporations of established reputation
engaged in similar businesses. Each such policy of insurance (other than general
liability policies) shall name Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders
as the loss payee thereunder and shall provide for at least 30 days prior
written notice to Administrative Agent of any modification or cancellation of
such policy.

     B.  APPLICATION OF NET INSURANCE/CONDEMNATION PROCEEDS.  Upon receipt by
         --------------------------------------------------                  
Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any proceeds constituting Net
Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds so long as no Event of Default or Potential
Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing, Company or such
Subsidiary may retain and apply such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds (i) in
the case of business interruption insurance for working capital and general
corporate purposes and (ii) in the case of any other insurance proceeds to
promptly and diligently apply such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds to pay or
reimburse the cost of repairing or restoring or replacing the assets in respect
of which such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds were received within 300 days
of receipt thereof, provided that any such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds
not so applied shall be used to prepay the Loans as provided in subsection
2.4B(iii)(e).

6.5  INSPECTION; LENDER MEETING
     --------------------------     

     Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any
authorized representatives designated by any Lender to visit and inspect any of
the properties of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including its and their
financial and accounting records, and to make copies and take extracts
therefrom, and to discuss its and their affairs, finances and accounts with its
and their officers and independent public accountants (provided that Company
may, if it so chooses, be present at or participate in any such discussion), all
upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times during normal business hours
and as often as may be reasonably requested and provided that Lenders shall make
reasonable efforts to coordinate their visits and inspections with each other to
minimize the number of such

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visits and inspections. Without in any way limiting the foregoing, Company will,
upon the request of Administrative Agent or Requisite Lenders, participate in a
meeting of Administrative Agent and Lenders once during each calendar year to be
held at Company's corporate offices (or such other location as may be agreed to
by Company and Administrative Agent) at such time as may be agreed to by Company
and Administrative Agent.

6.6  COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, ETC.
     --------------------------     
     
     Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with the
requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of any
governmental authority, noncompliance with which would reasonably be expected to
cause a Material Adverse Effect.

6.7  ENVIRONMENTAL DISCLOSURE AND INSPECTION.
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     A.  Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, exercise
all due diligence in order to comply and cause (i) all tenants under any leases
or occupancy agreements affecting any portion of the Facilities currently owned
and leased and (ii) all other Persons on or occupying such property, to comply
with all Environmental Laws noncompliance with which would individually or in
the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     B.  Company agrees that Administrative Agent may, from time to time, (i)
upon reasonable belief based upon information obtained after the Closing Date of
the existence of a past or present Release or threatened Release of any
Hazardous Materials into, onto, beneath or from any Facility or (ii) upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, retain, at
Company's expense, an independent professional consultant to review any report
relating to Hazardous Materials prepared by or for Company and to conduct its
own investigation of any Facility owned, leased or operated by Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, and Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts
to obtain permission for Administrative Agent's professional consultant to
conduct its own investigation of any Facility previously owned, leased or
operated by Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Company hereby, grants to the
extent no consent of a landlord is required or, if landlord consent is required,
to use its reasonable efforts to obtain a landlord consent to grant, to
Administrative Agent and its agents, employees, consultants and contractors the
right to enter into or on to the Facilities currently owned, leased, operated by
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to perform such tests on such property as are
reasonably necessary to conduct such a review and/or investigation. Any such
investigation of any Facility shall be conducted, unless otherwise agreed to by
Company and Administrative Agent, during normal business hours and, to the
extent reasonably practicable, shall be conducted so as not to interfere with
the ongoing operations at any such Facility or to cause any damage or loss to
any property at such Facility. Company and Administrative Agent hereby
acknowledge and agree that any report of any investigation conducted at the
request of Administrative Agent pursuant to this subsection 6.7B will be
obtained and shall be used by Administrative Agent and Lenders for the purposes
of Lenders' internal credit decisions, to monitor and police the Loans and to
protect Lenders' security interests, if any, created by the Loan Documents.
Administrative Agent agrees to deliver a copy of any such report to Company with
the understanding that Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) it will
indemnify and hold harmless Administrative Agent and each Lender from any costs,
losses or liabilities relating to Company's use of or reliance on such report,
(ii) neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender makes any representation or
warranty with respect to such report, and (iii) by delivering such report to
Company, neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender is requiring or
recommending the implementation of any suggestions or recommendations contained
in such report. Company acknowledges that Administrative Agent's exercise of its
rights under this subsection 6.7B shall not be deemed generation, treatment,
storage, transportation, disposal or arrangement for disposal of Hazardous
Materials.

     C.  Company shall promptly advise Lenders in writing and in reasonable
detail of (i) any Release of any Hazardous Materials required to be reported to
any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory agency under any
applicable Environmental Laws, (ii) any and all written communications with
respect to any Environmental Claims that have a reasonable possibility of giving
rise to a Material Adverse Effect or with respect to any Release of Hazardous
Materials required to be reported to any federal, state or local governmental or
regulatory agency, (iii) any remedial action taken by Company or any other
Person in response to (a) any Hazardous Materials on, under or about any
Facility, the existence of which has a reasonable possibility of resulting in an
Environmental Claim having a Material Adverse Effect, or (b) any Environmental
Claim that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv)
Company's discovery of any occurrence or condition on any real

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property adjoining or in the vicinity of any Facility that could cause such
Facility or any part thereof to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership,
occupancy, transferability or use thereof under any Environmental Laws, and (v)
any request for information from any governmental agency that suggests such
agency is investigating whether Company or any of its Subsidiaries may be
potentially responsible for a Release of Hazardous Materials.

      D.  Company shall promptly notify Lenders of (i) any proposed acquisition
of stock, assets, or property by Company or any of its Subsidiaries that could
reasonably be expected to expose Company or any of its Subsidiaries to, or
result in, Environmental Claims that would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect or that could reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on any Governmental Authorization then held by Company or any of
its Subsidiaries and (ii) any proposed action to be taken by Company or any of
its Subsidiaries to commence manufacturing, industrial or other operations that
would reasonably be expected to subject Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
additional laws, rules or regulations, including, without limitation, laws,
rules and regulations requiring additional environmental permits or licenses.

      E.  Company shall, at its own expense, provide copies of such documents or
information as Lead Arranger or Administrative Agent may reasonably request in
relation to any matters disclosed pursuant to this subsection 6.7.

6.8   COMPANY'S REMEDIAL ACTION REGARDING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.
      --------------------------------------------------------    

     Company shall promptly take, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries
promptly to take, any and all necessary response action in connection with the
presence, storage, use, disposal, transportation or Release of any Hazardous
Materials on, under or about any Facility in order to comply with all applicable
Environmental Laws and Governmental Authorizations to the extent that the
failure to so comply could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. In the event Company or any of its Subsidiaries undertakes any remedial
action with respect to any Hazardous Materials on, under or about any Facility,
Company or such Subsidiary shall conduct and complete such remedial action in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws, and
in accordance in all material respects with the policies, orders and directives
of all federal, state and local governmental authorities except when, and only
to the extent that, Company's or such Subsidiary's liability for such presence,
storage, use, disposal, transportation or discharge of any Hazardous Materials
is being contested in good faith by Company or such Subsidiary.

6.9   ENVIRONMENTAL INDEMNITY.
      -----------------------    

      Company shall fully and promptly pay, perform, discharge, defend (subject
to Indemnitee's reasonable approval of Company's selection of counsel),
indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from and against any action, suit,
proceeding, claim or loss (an "INDEMNIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIM") suffered or
incurred by that Indemnitee under or on account of any Environmental Laws or any
Release of any Hazardous Materials relating to the Facilities or any Hazardous
Materials generated at or originating from the Facilities by or at the direction
of Company or its Subsidiaries) other than any liability to the extent that such
liability results solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the
Indemnitee, all as evidenced by a final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction; provided, however, that if Indemnities acquire title to any
              --------  -------                                          
Facility and Company and its Subsidiaries are no longer in possession of the
Facility (the "CUT-OFF DATE") at the time of an Indemnified Environmental Claim,
such Indemnified Environmental Claim shall be covered by the indemnity set forth
in this subsection 6.9 only if it arises out of or as a result of: (i) the
occurrence, at any time prior to the Cut-off Date, of any use, storage, holding,
existence, or Release of any Hazardous Materials whether currently known or
unknown; (ii) any use, storage, holding, existence, or Release of any Hazardous
Materials that Company or any of its Subsidiaries caused or contributed to
directly or indirectly at any time whether currently known or unknown; (iii) any
violation, prior to the Cut-off Date, of any applicable Environmental Laws
relating to any Facility or to the ownership, use, occupancy or operation
thereof; (iv) any investigation, inquiry, order, hearing, action or other
proceeding by or before any governmental authority in connection with any use,
storage, holding, existence or Release of any Hazardous Materials prior to the
Cut-off Date whether currently known or unknown; or (v) the inaccuracy or breach
of any representation or warranty set forth in any Loan Document.

6.10  EXECUTION OF LOAN DOCUMENTS BY FUTURE SUBSIDIARIES6.
      ------------------------------------------------------  

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      In the event that any Person becomes a Subsidiary of Company which is
organized under the law of the United States or any state thereof after the date
hereof, Company will promptly notify Administrative Agent of that fact and cause
such Subsidiary to execute and deliver to Administrative Agent a counterpart of
the Subsidiary Guaranty and a Subsidiary Pledge Agreement, a Subsidiary Security
Agreement, a Subsidiary Trademark Security Agreement, and Additional Mortgages
on all fee interests and material leasehold interests as Administrative Agent or
Requisite Lenders may request and to take all such further action and execute
all such further documents and instruments as may be required to grant
creditors' rights and grant and perfect in favor of Administrative Agent, for
the benefit of Lenders, subject to a first-priority Lien in all of the Real
Property Assets and all of the personal property assets of such Subsidiary
Guarantor (provided that with respect to leased Real Property Assets, Company
           --------                                                          
and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to grant any security interests
requested by Administrative Agent or Requisite Lenders which require a landlord
consent if Company has exercised commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such
consent and has been unable to do so), all in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Administrative Agent. Company shall deliver to Administrative
Agent, together with such Loan Documents, (i) certified copies of such
Subsidiary's Articles or Certificate of Incorporation or comparable
organizational documents, together with a good standing certificate from the
Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization,
each to be dated a recent date prior to their delivery to Administrative Agent,
(ii) a copy of such Subsidiary's Bylaws, certified by its corporate secretary or
an assistant corporate secretary as of a recent date prior to their delivery to
Administrative Agent, (iii) a certificate executed by the secretary or an
assistant secretary of such Subsidiary as to (a) the incumbency and signatures
of the officers of such Subsidiary executing the guaranty and the Collateral
Documents to which such Subsidiary is a party and (b) the fact that the attached
resolutions of the Board of Directors of such Subsidiary authorizing the
execution, delivery and performance of such Loan Documents are in full force and
effect and have not been modified or rescinded, and (iv) a favorable opinion of
counsel to such Subsidiary, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Administrative Agent and its counsel, as to (a) the due organization and good
standing of such Subsidiary, (b) the due authorization, execution and delivery
by such Subsidiary of such Loan Documents, (c) the enforceability of the such
Loan Documents against such Subsidiary, and (d) such other matters as
Administrative Agent may reasonably request, all of the foregoing to be
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Administrative Agent and its
counsel.

6.11  COVENANTS REGARDING ACQUISITION PROPERTIES.
      -----------------------------------------------  

      A.  With respect to Real Property Assets to be acquired by Company or any
of its Subsidiaries after the Effective Date that individually has a book value
greater than or equal to $250,000 or in the aggregate has a book value greater
than or equal to $5,000,000 (each an "ACQUISITION PROPERTY" and collectively,
the "ACQUISITION PROPERTIES") Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries
to, (i) not less than ten (10) days prior to the acquisition thereof, notify
Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger in writing of such pending acquisition;
(ii) not later than the date on which such property is acquired, deliver to
Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger a mortgage, deed of trust or deed to
secure debt (each an "ADDITIONAL MORTGAGE" and collectively the "ADDITIONAL
MORTGAGES") substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit XV to be
                                                         ----------      
executed by Company or applicable Subsidiary, encumbering each such Acquisition
Property; (iii) not later than the date on which such property is acquired, have
delivered to Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger a title report in respect of
any such Acquisition Property to be owned by Company or one of its Subsidiaries
in fee and, if reasonably required by Administrative Agent, a title report in
respect of any such Acquisition Property to consist of material leasehold
interests; (iv) if such Acquisition Property is to be held by Company or one of
its Subsidiaries as a leasehold interest, exercise commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain and deliver to Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger (x) the
consent of the lessor thereof to the encumbering by Company or the applicable
Subsidiary of its leasehold interest as a condition to Company's obligation to
deliver an Additional Mortgage and (y) upon the request of Administrative Agent,
deliver to Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger an estoppel letter from the
landlord, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent;
and (v) not less than ten (10) days prior to the acquisition thereof, in the
case of any such Acquisition Property to be owned in fee, deliver to
Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger environmental audits prepared by
nationally recognized professional consultants or other consultants mutually
acceptable to Company and Administrative Agent, in form, scope and substance
satisfactory to Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

     B.  If required pursuant to subsection 6.11A, on or prior to the date on
which any such Acquisition Property is acquired by Company or one of its
Subsidiaries, Company shall have, or have caused such Subsidiary to have, with
respect to each such Acquisition Property (i) delivered to Administrative Agent
fully executed

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counterparts of an Additional Mortgage previously approved by Administrative
Agent and Lead Arranger, together with evidence that such Additional Mortgage
has been recorded in all places to the extent necessary or desirable, in the
reasonable judgment of Administrative Agent, so as to effectively create a valid
and enforceable first priority lien (or such other priority lien as may be
specified in the applicable Additional Mortgage), subject to Permitted
Encumbrances, on such Acquisition Property in favor of Administrative Agent (or
such other trustee as may be required or desired under local law) for the
benefit of Lenders; (ii) if required to order a title report pursuant to
subsection 6.11(a)(iii) above, deliver an ALTA mortgagee title insurance policy
(each an "ADDITIONAL MORTGAGEE POLICY" and collectively, the "ADDITIONAL
MORTGAGEE POLICIES") issued by the Title Company, in an amount reasonably
satisfactory to Administrative Agent (but not in excess of Agent's reasonable
determination of the fair market value of the Acquisition Property), assuring
Administrative Agent that the Additional Mortgage to be executed in connection
with the acquisition thereof creates a valid and enforceable first priority
mortgage lien (or such other priority lien as may be specified in the Additional
Mortgage) on such Acquisition Property, free and clear of all defects and
encumbrances except Permitted Encumbrances, and subject to a standard survey
exception, and which Additional Mortgagee Policy shall provide for affirmative
insurance and such reinsurance as Administrative Agent may reasonably request,
all of the foregoing in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Administrative Agent; and (iii) if the Acquisition Property is to be leased or
subleased by the Company or applicable Subsidiary to a non-Affiliate of Company
a counterpart agreement of subordination, non-disturbance and attornment
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit VIII, subordinating the
                                             ------------                   
leasehold interest of such third party to the Additional Mortgage and the Lien
created thereby, which agreement shall be executed by Company or the applicable
Subsidiary as lessor (or sublessor, as the case may be) and the lessee (or
sublessee, as the case may be).

      Nothing stated in this Section 6.11 shall be interpreted so as to allow
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to acquire fee or leasehold title to any
Real Property Asset on or after the Closing Date except in accordance with the
terms of Section 7.7 hereof.

6.12  FURTHER ASSURANCES.
      ------------------     

      A.  At any time or from time to time upon the request of Administrative
Agent, the Company will, at its expense, promptly execute, acknowledge and
deliver such further documents and do such other acts and things as such
Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to effect fully the
purposes of the Loan Documents and to provide for payment of the Obligations in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan
Documents. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Company
shall take, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to take, such actions as
Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time (including,
without limitation, the execution and delivery of guaranties, security
agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, stock powers,
financing statements and other documents, the filing or recording of any of the
foregoing, and the delivery of stock certificates and other collateral with
respect to which perfection is obtained by possession) to ensure that the
Obligations are guarantied by Subsidiary Guarantors and are secured by such of
the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as is provided in the Loan
Documents.

      B.  The Company shall promptly record and file or cause to be recorded and
filed, as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, the Closing Date
Mortgages, Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statements and Fixture Filings and
all other necessary documents, certificates and affidavits in the appropriate
real and personal property records or filing office in each jurisdiction where
the Collateral is located. In connection therewith, the Company shall cooperate
with the Administrative Agent and with the Title Company and shall pay all
recording and filing fees, taxes (including mortgage recording taxes) and all
other costs and expenses incurred with respect thereto.

6.13  YEAR 2000.
      ---------     

      No later than December 31, 1998, Company shall perform, except for the
implementation of a replacement program in respect of point of service cash
registers in approximately 450 retail stores, the installation of which shall
have occurred no later than June 30, 1999, all acts reasonably necessary to
ensure that Company and its Subsidiaries are Year 2000 Compliant. Such acts
shall include, to the extent reasonably necessary to become Year 2000 Compliant,
performing a comprehensive review and assessment of all of Company's systems and
adopting a detailed plan, with itemized budget, for the remediation, monitoring
and testing of such systems. Company shall, immediately upon request, provide to
Administrative Agent such certifications or other evidence of Company's
compliance with the terms of this paragraph as Administrative Agent may from
time to time require.

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                                  SECTION 7.
                         COMPANY'S NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     Company covenants and agrees that, so long as any of the Commitments
hereunder shall remain in effect and until payment in full of all of the Loans
and other Obligations and the cancellation or expiration of all Letters of
Credit, unless Requisite Lenders shall otherwise give prior written consent,
Company shall perform, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to perform, all
covenants in this Section 7.

7.1  INDEBTEDNESS.
     ------------     

     Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or guaranty, or otherwise become
or remain directly or indirectly liable with respect to, any Indebtedness,
except:

          (i)    Company may become and remain liable with respect to the
     Obligations;

          (ii)   Company may become and remain liable with respect to the
     Unsecured Subordinated Notes;

          (iii)  Company and its Subsidiaries may become and remain liable with
     respect to Contingent Obligations permitted by subsection 7.4 and, upon any
     matured obligations actually arising pursuant thereto, the Indebtedness
     corresponding to the Contingent Obligations so extinguished;

          (iv)   Company and its Subsidiaries may become and remain liable with
     respect to intercompany Indebtedness, provided that (a) all such
                                           --------                  
     intercompany Indebtedness shall be evidenced by intercompany notes; (b) the
     obligations of each obligor on such Indebtedness shall be subordinated in
     right of payment to the payment and performance of such obligor's
     Obligations, if any, (whether as a borrower, guarantor or pledgor of
     Collateral under the Loan Documents to which such obligor is a party)
     pursuant to the terms of the intercompany notes; (c) such intercompany
     Indebtedness shall be reduced pro tanto by the amount of any payments made
                                   --- -----                                   
     by such obligor in respect of its Obligations under any guarantee of the
     Obligations; and (d) the Intercompany Notes evidencing such indebtedness
     shall be pledged to Lenders;

          (v)    Company may remain liable with respect to Indebtedness
     described in Schedule 7.1 annexed hereto and any renewals or refinancings
                  ------------ 
     thereof;
                                                                 

          (vi)   Company and its Subsidiaries may become and remain liable with
     respect to Indebtedness under Capital Leases, to the extent permitted under
     subsection 7.8;

          (vii)  Company and its Subsidiaries may become and remain liable with
     respect to Indebtedness incurred in connection with the construction of
     properties for its "turnkey" program in an aggregate principal amount not
     to exceed $15,000,000 outstanding at any time; and

          (viii) Company and its Subsidiaries may become and remain liable with
     respect to other Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to
     exceed $20,000,000 at any time outstanding; provided that not more than
                                                 --------                   
     $10,000,000 of such Indebtedness may be secured pursuant to the provisions
     of subsection 7.2A(iii).

7.2  LIENS AND RELATED MATTERS.
     -------------------------     

     A.  PROHIBITION ON LIENS. Company shall not, and shall not permit any of
its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or permit to
exist any Lien on or with respect to any property or asset of any kind
(including any document or instrument in respect of goods or accounts
receivable) of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom, or file or permit the
filing of, or permit to remain in effect, any financing statement or other
similar notice of any Lien with respect

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to any such property, asset, income or profits under the Uniform Commercial Code
of any State or under any similar recording or notice statute, except:

          (i)    Permitted Encumbrances and Liens securing the Obligations;

          (ii)   Liens described in Schedule 7.2 annexed hereto and Liens
                                    ------------
     securing the refinancing of the Indebtedness secured by such Liens to the
     extent permitted by subsection 7.1; and

          (iii)  Other Liens securing Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to
     clause (vii) and (viii) of subsection 7.1, provided that Liens securing
                                                --------                    
     Indebtedness permitted under subsection 7.1(vii) and (viii) shall not
     encumber any assets other than the assets (and proceeds thereof) purchased
     or financed with the proceeds of such Indebtedness;

     B.   EQUITABLE LIEN IN FAVOR OF LENDERS. If Company or any of its
Subsidiaries shall create or assume any Lien upon any of its properties or
assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than Liens excepted by
the provisions of subsection 7.2A, it shall make or cause to be made effective
provision whereby the Obligations will be secured by such Lien equally and
ratably with any and all other Indebtedness secured thereby as long as any such
Indebtedness shall be so secured; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing,
                                  --------                                     
this covenant shall not be construed as a consent by Requisite Lenders to the
creation or assumption of any such Lien not permitted by the provisions of
subsection 7.2A.

     C.   NO FURTHER NEGATIVE PLEDGES. Except (i) with respect to specific
property encumbered to secure payment of particular Indebtedness in accordance
with this subsection 7.2 or to be sold pursuant to an executed agreement with
respect to an Asset Sale, (ii) with respect to assets in connection with the
incurrence of Indebtedness permitted under subsection 7.1(vi) or 7.1(vii), or
(iii) pursuant to the terms of Unsecured Note Indenture, neither Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries shall enter into any agreement prohibiting the creation or
assumption of any Lien upon any of its properties or assets, whether now owned
or hereafter acquired.

     D.   NO RESTRICTIONS ON SUBSIDIARY DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMPANY OR OTHER
SUBSIDIARIES. Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
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
(i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on any of such Subsidiary's
capital stock owned by Company or any other Subsidiary of Company, (ii) repay or
prepay any Indebtedness owed by such Subsidiary to Company or any other
Subsidiary of Company, (iii) make loans or advances to Company or any other
Subsidiary of Company, or (iv) transfer any of its property or assets to Company
or any other Subsidiary of Company, except (a) customary nonassignment
provisions in contracts or leases entered into in the ordinary course of
business, (b) encumbrances or restrictions contained in agreements relating to
Indebtedness incurred by Company or a Subsidiary of Company; provided (1) such
                                                             --------         
Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred pursuant to subsection 7.1, (2) the
encumbrances or restrictions relate solely to the property or assets of such
Subsidiary, (3) are customary for the type of Indebtedness being incurred and
(4) are no more restrictive in any material respect than the existing
restrictions.

7.3  INVESTMENTS; JOINT VENTURES7.
     ------------------------------  

     Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, make or own any Investment in any Person, including any
Joint Venture, except:

          (i)    Company and its Subsidiaries may make and own Investments in
     Cash and Cash Equivalents;

          (ii)   Company may make and own Investments in Subsidiaries of
     Company;

          (iii)  Company and its Subsidiaries may continue to own the
     Investments owned by them and described in Schedule 7.3 annexed hereto;
                                                ------------                

          (iv)   Company may make and own Investments consisting of notes
     received in connection with Asset Sales permitted under subsection 7.7;

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          (v)    Company may make extensions of credit or otherwise provide
     credit support to franchisees in respect of the deferral of royalty
     payments, rental payments, taxes, equipment sales, financing of restaurant
     properties, franchise agreements and development or territory agreements of
     such franchisees, provided that the aggregate amount thereof created after
                       --------                                                
     the Closing Date shall at no time be outstanding in an amount greater than
     $2,000,000 to any franchisee or $12,500,000 to all franchisees;

          (vi)   Company may make Investments in or loans to franchisees not
     specified in subsection 7.4(vi) in an aggregate amount not to exceed
     $1,500,000 at any one time outstanding;

          (vii)  Company may continue to own loans evidenced by the Employee Tax
     Loan Notes in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any
     one time outstanding;

          (viii) Company may make and own Investments consisting of notes
     received from employees of Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with,
     and in an amount not to exceed the purchase price of, their purchase of
     Company Common Stock, provided such notes are secured by the Company Common
     Stock being purchased with the proceeds thereof;

          (ix)   Company may make and own Investments to be held by a grantor
     trust established by Company for the purpose of providing a deferred
     compensation plan for certain members of management; provided that the
                                                          --------         
     aggregate amount of all such Investments made shall not at any time exceed
     $5,000,000;

          (x)    Company may make and own other Investments in an amount not to
     exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate;

          (xi)   Company may make and own the Permitted Foreign Joint Venture
     Investment; and

          (xii)  Company may make and own Investments permitted pursuant to
     subsection 7.7.

7.4  CONTINGENT OBLIGATIONS.
     ----------------------      

     Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, create or become or remain liable with respect to any
Contingent Obligation, except:

          (i)    Subsidiaries of Company may become and remain liable with
     respect to Contingent Obligations in respect of the Subsidiary Guaranty;

          (ii)   Company may become and remain liable with respect to Contingent
     Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit;

          (iii)  Company may become and remain liable with respect to Contingent
     Obligations under Interest Rate Agreements with respect to the Obligations;

          (iv)   Company and its Subsidiaries may become and remain liable with
     respect to Contingent Obligations in respect of customary indemnification
     and purchase price adjustment obligations incurred in connection with Asset
     Sales or other sales of assets;

          (v)    Company and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, may remain liable
     with respect to Contingent Obligations described in Schedule 7.4 annexed
                                                         ------------        
     hereto;

          (vi)   Company and its Subsidiaries may become and remain liable with
     respect to other Contingent Obligations; provided that the maximum
                                              --------                 
     aggregate liability, contingent or otherwise, of Company and its
     Subsidiaries in respect of all such Contingent Obligations shall at no time
     exceed $5,000,000;

          (vii)  Company may become and remain liable with respect to commodity
     hedging arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business;

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          (viii) Company may become and remain liable with respect to Permitted
     Earnout Agreements;

          (ix)   To the extent constituting a Contingent Obligation, Company may
     become and remain liable with respect to credit support obligations
     relating to franchisees permitted under subsection 7.3(v) and 7.3(ix); and

          (x)    Guarantees of Unsecured Subordinated Notes to the extent
     required under the terms of the Unsecured Subordinated Note Indenture.

7.5  RESTRICTED JUNIOR PAYMENTS.
     --------------------------    

     Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, declare, order, pay, make or set apart any sum for any
Restricted Junior Payment; provided that Company may (i) make regularly
                           --------                                    
scheduled payments of principal and interest in respect of the Unsecured
Subordinated Notes in accordance with the terms of, and only to the extent
required by, and subject to the subordination provisions contained in, the
Unsecured Subordinated Note Indenture, as the Unsecured Subordinated Note
Indenture may be amended from time to time to the extent permitted under
subsection 7.15 and repurchases or redemptions of Unsecured Subordinated Notes
with the proceeds of equity securities as contemplated by subsection
2.4B(iii)(c), and (ii) make, so long as no Potential Event of Default or Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, payments to purchase Company
Common Stock or options, warrants or rights to purchase or acquire Company
Common Stock to officers or employees or former officers or employees (or their
estates or estate beneficiaries) upon death, disability, retirement or
termination of employment from Company or its Subsidiaries not to exceed
$1,500,000 during any fiscal year, plus the amount of any Cash proceeds received
                                   ----                                         
by Company from the sale of Company Common Stock to officers or employees of
Company or its Subsidiaries within such fiscal year and (iii) other Restricted
Junior Payments described in Schedule 7.5.
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7.6  FINANCIAL COVENANTS.
     -------------------      

     A.  MINIMUM CASH INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO. Company shall not permit the
ratio (the "CASH INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO") of (i) Consolidated EBITDA to (ii)
Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for any four-fiscal quarter period ending on
the dates set forth below to be less than the correlative ratio indicated:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                  ==========================================   
                        FISCAL               MINIMUM
                       QUARTER            CASH INTEREST
                       Ending            Coverage Ratio
                  ==========================================
                  <S>                    <C>
 
                    06/14/98                     2.25:1.00
                  ==========================================
 
                    09/06/98                     2.25:1.00
                  ==========================================
 
                    12/27/98                     2.25:1.00
                  ==========================================
 
                    03/21/99                     2.50:1.00
                  ==========================================
 
                    06/13/99                     2.50:1.00
                  ==========================================
 
                    09/05/99                     2.50:1.00
                  ==========================================
 
                    12/26/99                     2.50:1.00
                  ==========================================
 
                    03/19/00                     2.75:1.00
                  ==========================================
 
                    06/11/00                     2.75:1.00
                  ==========================================
 
                    09/03/00                     2.75:1.00
                  ==========================================
 
                    12/31/00                     2.75:1.00
                  ==========================================
 
                    03/25/01 and                 3.00:1.00
                   thereafter
                  ==========================================
</TABLE>

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     B.  MAXIMUM LEVERAGE RATIO. Company shall not permit the ratio (the
"LEVERAGE RATIO") of (i) Consolidated Total Debt as of the dates set forth below
to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the four-fiscal quarter period ending on the
dates set forth below to exceed the correlative ratio indicated:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               FISCAL               MAXIMUM
              QUARTER               LEVERAGE
               Ending                Ratio
          ==========================================
          <S>                       <C>
 
              06/14/98                     4.00:1.00
          ==========================================
 
              09/06/98                     4.00:1.00
          ==========================================
 
              12/27/98                     4.00:1.00
          ==========================================
 
              03/21/99                     4.00:1.00
          ==========================================
 
              06/13/99                     4.00:1.00
          ==========================================
 
              09/05/99                     4.00:1.00
          ==========================================
 
              12/26/99                     4.00:1.00
          ==========================================
 
              03/19/00                     3.75:1.00
          ==========================================
 
              06/11/00                     3.75:1.00
          ==========================================
 
              09/03/00                     3.75:1.00
          ==========================================
 
              12/31/00                     3.75:1.00
          ==========================================
 
              03/25/01 and                 3.50:1.00
              thereafter
          ==========================================
</TABLE>

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     C.  MINIMUM FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO. Company shall not permit the ratio
(the "FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO") of (i) Consolidated EBITDA to (ii)
Consolidated Fixed Charges for any four-fiscal quarter period ending on the
dates set forth below shall not be less than the correlative ratio indicated:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          ===========================================
               FISCAL                MINIMUM
              QUARTER             FIXED CHARGE
               Ending               Coverage
          ===========================================
              <S>                 <C>
 
              06/14/98                      1.25:1.00
          =========================================== 

              09/06/98                      1.25:1.00
          ===========================================
 
              12/27/98                      1.25:1.00
          ===========================================
 
              03/21/99                      1.30:1.00
          ===========================================
 
              06/13/99                      1.30:1.00
          ===========================================
 
              09/05/99                      1.30:1.00
          ===========================================
 
              12/26/99                      1.30:1.00
          ===========================================
 
              03/19/00                      1.35:1.00
          ===========================================
 
              06/11/00                      1.35:1.00
          ===========================================
 
              09/03/00                      1.35:1.00
          =========================================== 

              12/31/00                      1.35:1.00
          ===========================================
 
            03/25/01 and                    1.40:1.00
            thereafter
          ===========================================
</TABLE>

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     D.  MAXIMUM SENIOR LEVERAGE RATIO.

     Company shall not permit the Senior Leverage Ratio as of the last day of
any four-fiscal quarter period to exceed 2.50:1.00.

     E.  CERTAIN CALCULATIONS.

         (i)   With respect to any calculation of Consolidated Interest Expense
     or Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for purposes of subsection 7.6 for a
     four-fiscal quarter period including the initial Funding Date, Consolidated
     Interest Expense and Consolidated Cash Interest Expense shall be calculated
     on a pro forma basis assuming, in each case, that the initial Funding Date,
          --- -----                                                             
     and the Refinancings and the borrowings by the Company to fund the same
     pursuant to this Agreement and the Unsecured Subordinated Notes, occurred
     on the first day of the applicable four-fiscal quarter period and assuming
     further, for purposes of calculation of the pro forma interest accrued on
                                                 --- -----                    
     the Loans during such periods prior to the Closing Date that all Loans
     outstanding were Eurodollar Loans and that the applicable reference
     interest rates were the average effective Adjusted Eurodollar Rates plus
                                                                         ----
     the Applicable Margin for Loans outstanding during the period from the
     initial Funding Date through the date of determination.

         (ii)  With respect to any period during which a Permitted Acquisition
     is made, for purposes of determining compliance with the financial
     covenants set forth in this subsection 7.6, Consolidated EBITDA,
     Consolidated Interest Expense and Consolidated Cash Interest Expense shall
     be calculated with respect to such periods and such Permitted Acquisition
     on a pro forma basis (a "PRO FORMA BASIS"), including any pro forma expense
     and cost reductions calculated on a basis consistent with Regulation S-X
     promulgated under the Securities Act), using the audited (if available)
     historical financial statements of all entities or assets so acquired or to
     be acquired and the consolidated financial statements of Company and its
     Subsidiaries which shall be reformulated as if such Permitted Acquisition,
     and any other Permitted Acquisitions which have been consummated during
     such period, and any Indebtedness or other liabilities incurred in
     connection therewith had been consummated or incurred at the beginning of
     such period (and assuming that such Indebtedness bears interest during any
     portion of the applicable measurement period prior to the acquisition date
     at the average effective Adjusted Eurodollar Rates plus the Applicable
                                                        ----               
     Margin applicable to outstanding Loans during such period), and otherwise
     in conformity with certain procedures to be agreed upon between
     Administrative Agent and Company, all such calculations to be in form and
     substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

     F.  PRO FORMA COMPLIANCE FOR PERMITTED ACQUISITIONS.

     On or prior to the consummation of a Permitted Acquisition financed in
whole or in part with the proceeds of an Acquisition Loan, Company shall deliver
to Administrative Agent an Officer's Certificate, demonstrating compliance, (y)
on a Pro Forma Basis, with the financial covenants set forth in Schedule 7.6 as
of the fiscal quarter most recently ended, after giving effect to such Permitted
Acquisition and (z) projected compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with the
financial covenants set forth in this subsection 7.6 as of the last day of the
next succeeding fiscal quarter.

7.7  RESTRICTION ON FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES; ASSET SALES AND ACQUISITIONS.
     ----------------------------------------------------------------   

     Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, alter
the corporate, capital or legal structure of Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
or enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation, or liquidate, wind-up
or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or convey, sell,
lease, sublease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or a
series of transactions, all or any part of its business, property or fixed
assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (other than in the ordinary
course of business), or acquire by purchase or otherwise any portion of the
business, property or fixed assets of, or stock or other evidence of beneficial
ownership of, any Person or any division or line of business of any Person
(other than in the ordinary course of business), except:

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          (i)    any Subsidiary of Company may be merged with or into Company or
     any other Subsidiary of Company, or be liquidated, wound up or dissolved,
     or all or any part of its business, property or assets may be conveyed,
     sold, leased, transferred or otherwise disposed of, in one transaction or a
     series of transactions, to Company or any other wholly owned Subsidiary of
     Company; provided that, in the case of such a merger, Company or such
              --------                                                    
     wholly owned Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving corporation;

          (ii)   Company and its Subsidiaries may sell or otherwise dispose of
     assets in transactions that do not constitute Asset Sales; provided that
                                                                --------     
     the consideration received for such assets shall be in an amount at least
     equal to the fair market value thereof;

          (iii)  Company and its Subsidiaries may lease stores owned or leased
     by the Company or Subsidiaries to franchisees; provided that the rentals
                                                    --------                 
     received under any such lease reflect the fair market value of such
     property;

          (iv)   subject to subsection 7.13, Company and its Subsidiaries may
     sell or dispose of (y) the Far West Division and (z) may make other Asset
     Sales (other than Specified Asset Sales) having an aggregate fair market
     value not in excess of $10,000,000; provided that (a) the consideration
                                         --------
     received for each such Asset Sale shall be in an amount at least equal to
     the fair market value thereof; (b) the consideration for each such Asset
     Sale (other than the Far West Division) is at least 75% Cash, and the
     balance is promissory notes payable to Company or its Subsidiaries; and (c)
     the proceeds of such Asset Sales shall be applied as required by subsection
     2.4B(iii)(a);

          (v)    Company and its Subsidiaries may make Investments permitted
     pursuant to subsection 7.3;

          (vi)   Company and its Subsidiaries may make Permitted Acquisitions;
     and (vii) Company and its Subsidiaries may make Specified Asset Sales; and

          (viii) Company and Acquisition Corp. may consummate the Cinnabon
     Acquisition on the Effective Date.

7.8  CAPITAL EXPENDITURES7.
     -----------------------  

     A.   CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. Except as set forth in subdivision
B of this subsection 7.8, Company shall not, and shall not permit its
Subsidiaries to, make or incur Consolidated Capital Expenditures, in any fiscal
year or period indicated below, in an aggregate amount in excess of the
corresponding amount (the "MAXIMUM CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AMOUNT")
set forth in the chart below opposite such fiscal year or period; provided that
                                                                  --------
with respect to the Maximum Consolidated Capital Expenditure Amount for any
fiscal year or period, at Company's option such amount may be increased (a) by a
portion (not to exceed 20%) of the Maximum Consolidated Capital Expenditure
amount for the immediately preceding fiscal year which was not utilized during
such preceding fiscal year, and (b) a portion (not to exceed 15%) of the amount
of Maximum Consolidated Capital Expenditures Amount for the immediately
succeeding year (which, to the extent of such increase shall reduce the amount
of the Maximum Consolidated Capital Expenditure Amount for such succeeding
year), provided that in no event shall the aggregate amount of the increases to
       --------
the Maximum Consolidated Capital Expenditures Amount pursuant to the foregoing
clauses (a) and (b) in any fiscal year or period exceed $10,000,000; provided
                                                                     --------
further that the Maximum Consolidated Capital Expenditures Amount for each
-------
fiscal year set forth below shall be increased by the amount of Consolidated
Excess Cash flow for the immediately preceding fiscal year not required to be
used to prepay Loans pursuant to subsection 2.4B(iii)(f).

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     ====================================================
                                  Maximum Consolidated
         FISCAL                   CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
       Year/Period                       Amount
     ====================================================
       <S>                        <C>
 
          1998                                    $35,000,000
</TABLE> 

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<PAGE>
 
<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
          =============================================================
          <S>                                              <C>   
                                                                     0 
          =============================================================
           1999 and thereafter                             $45,000,000
          =============================================================
                                                                     0
</TABLE>

; provided that each of the Maximum Consolidated Capital Expenditure Amounts
  --------                                                                  
provided for above shall be increased by an aggregate amount equal to 15% of the
purchase price paid by Company in connection with any Permitted Acquisition;
provided further that such aggregate amount shall be allocated pro rata among
-------- -------                                                             
the remaining periods set forth above after the consummation of the Permitted
Acquisition.

      B.  In addition to the foregoing, Company may make Consolidated Capital
Expenditures (i) in connection with Permitted Acquisitions and (ii) with the
proceeds of Specified Asset Sales, and such Consolidated Capital Expenditures
made pursuant to this subsection 7.8B shall not be included for the purposes of
calculating the Maximum Consolidated Capital Expenditures set forth in
subsection 7.8A.

7.9   FISCAL YEAR.
      ----------- 

      Company shall not change the fiscal year-end of Company and its
Subsidiaries from the last Sunday in December of each calendar year.

7.10  SALES AND LEASEBACKS.
      --------------------      

      Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, become or remain liable as lessee or as a guarantor or
other surety with respect to any lease, whether an Operating Lease or a Capital
Lease, of any property (whether real, personal or mixed), whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, (i) which Company or any of its Subsidiaries has sold or
transferred or is to sell or transfer to any other Person (other than Company or
any of its Subsidiaries) or (ii) which Company or any of its Subsidiaries
intends to use for substantially the same purpose as any other property which
has been or is to be sold or transferred by Company or any of its Subsidiaries
to any Person (other than Company or any of its Subsidiaries) in connection with
such lease; provided that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to (i) any
            --------                                                           
sale-leaseback transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date and (ii) any
property acquired after the Closing Date; provided that (y) the sale of such
                                          --------                          
property constitutes a Specified Asset Sale and (z) the aggregate sale price
paid to the Company with respect to all sales or transfers of such property
shall not exceed $15,000,000.

7.11  SALE OR DISCOUNT OF RECEIVABLES.
      -------------------------------      

      Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, sell with recourse, or discount or otherwise sell for
less than the face value thereof, any of its notes or accounts receivable.

7.12  TRANSACTIONS WITH SHAREHOLDERS AND AFFILIATES.
      ---------------------------------------------      

      Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction
(including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any
property or the rendering of any service) with any holder of 5% or more of any
class of equity Securities of Company or with any Affiliate of Company or of any
such holder, on terms that are less favorable to Company or that Subsidiary, as
the case may be, than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who
are not such a holder or Affiliate; provided that the foregoing restriction
                                    --------                               
shall not apply to (i) any transaction between Company and any of its Wholly
Owned Subsidiaries or between any of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, (ii)
reasonable and customary compensation or employee benefit arrangements with any
officer or member of the Board of Directors of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with
past practice or (iii) any transactions permitted pursuant to clause (ii) or
(iii) of subsection 7.5 or clauses (vii) and (viii) of subsection 7.3.

7.13  DISPOSAL OF SUBSIDIARY STOCK.
      ----------------------------      

      Except for any sale of any Regulatory Shares or 100% of the capital stock
or other equity Securities of any of its Subsidiaries in compliance with the
provisions of subsection 7.7(iv), Company shall not:

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<PAGE>
 
          (i)  directly or indirectly sell, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber
     or dispose of any shares of capital stock or other equity Securities of any
     of its Subsidiaries, except to qualify directors if required by applicable
     law; or

          (ii) permit any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly to sell,
     assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of any shares of capital
     stock or other equity Securities of any of its Subsidiaries (including such
     Subsidiary), except to Company, another Subsidiary of Company, or to
     qualify directors if required by applicable law.

7.14  CONDUCT OF BUSINESS.
      -------------------      

      From and after the Closing Date, Company shall not, and shall not permit
any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than (i) the businesses
engaged in by Company and its Subsidiaries on the Effective Date (after giving
effect to the Cinnabon Acquisition) and similar or related businesses or
businesses acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition or otherwise commenced
by Company or its Subsidiaries; provided that any such business other than the
                                --------                                      
food service business shall be entered into after reasonable notice to the
Lenders and after consultation with the Administrative Agent and (ii) such other
lines of business as may be consented to by Requisite Lenders; provided,
                                                               -------- 
however, that Company will not permit its Subsidiary, AFC Properties, Inc., a
-------                                                                      
Georgia corporation, to own, purchase, hold, acquire (including by lease or
sublease) any property other than such property it holds as at the Closing Date.

7.15  AMENDMENTS OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO SUBORDINATED INDEBTEDNESS.
      -------------------------------------------------------------    

      Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, amend
or otherwise change the terms of the Unsecured Subordinated Note Indenture or
the Unsecured Subordinated Notes, or make any payment consistent with an
amendment thereof or change thereto, if the effect of such amendment or change
is to increase the interest rate on the Unsecured Subordinated Notes, change (to
earlier dates) any dates upon which payments of principal or interest are due
thereon, change any event of default or condition to an event of default (other
than to eliminate any such event of default), change the redemption, prepayment
or defeasance provisions thereof, change the subordination provisions thereof
(or of any guaranty thereof), or if the effect of such amendment or change,
together with all other amendments or changes made, is to increase materially
the obligations of the obligor thereunder or to confer any additional rights on
the holders of the Unsecured Subordinated Notes (or a trustee or other
representative on their behalf) which would be adverse to Company or Lenders.
Company shall not designate any Indebtedness as "Designated Senior Indebtedness"
under the terms of the Unsecured Subordinated Note Indenture without the prior
written consent of Administrative Agent and Requisite Lenders.

                                  SECTION 8.
                              EVENTS OF DEFAULT 

     If any of the following conditions or events ("EVENTS OF DEFAULT") shall
occur:

8.1  FAILURE TO MAKE PAYMENTS WHEN DUE.
     ---------------------------------     

     Failure by Company to pay any installment of principal of any Loan when
due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, by notice of voluntary
prepayment, by mandatory prepayment or otherwise; failure by Company to pay when
due any amount payable to an Issuing Lender in reimbursement of any drawing
under a Letter of Credit; or failure by Company to pay any interest, any fee or
any other amount due under this Agreement within five days after the date due;
or

8.2  DEFAULT IN OTHER AGREEMENTS.
     ---------------------------     

     (i) Failure of Company or any of its Subsidiaries to pay when due any
principal of or interest on or other amounts (to the extent such other amounts
are in excess of $750,000) owing in respect of on one or more items of
Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness referred to in subsection 8.1) or
Contingent Obligations in an individual principal amount of $750,000 or more or
with an aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000 or more, in each case beyond
the end of any grace period provided therefor; or (ii) breach or default by
Company (which breach or default

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<PAGE>
 
occurs or continues after the Closing Date) or any of its Subsidiaries with
respect to any other material term of (a) one or more items of Indebtedness or
Contingent Obligations in the individual or aggregate principal amounts referred
to in clause (i) above or (b) any loan agreement, mortgage, indenture or other
agreement relating to such item(s) of Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation(s),
if the effect of such breach or default is to cause, or to permit the holder or
holders of that Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation(s) (or a trustee on behalf
of such holder or holders) to cause, that Indebtedness or Contingent
Obligation(s) to become or be declared due and payable prior to its stated
maturity or the stated maturity of any underlying obligation, as the case may be
(upon the giving or receiving of notice, lapse of time, both, or otherwise); or

8.3  BREACH OF CERTAIN COVENANTS.
     ---------------------------     

     Failure of Company to perform or comply with any term or condition
contained in subsection 2.4, 2.5 or 6.2 or Section 7 of this Agreement; or

8.4  BREACH OF WARRANTY.
     ------------------     
  
     Any representation, warranty, certification or other statement made by
Company or any of its Subsidiaries in any Loan Document or in any statement or
certificate at any time given by Company or any of its Subsidiaries in writing
pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall be false
in any material respect on the date as of which made; or

8.5  OTHER DEFAULTS UNDER LOAN DOCUMENTS.
     -----------------------------------     

     Company shall default in the performance of or compliance with any term
contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, other than any
such term referred to in any other subsection of this Section 8, and such
default shall not have been remedied or waived within 30 days after the earlier
of (i) an officer of Company becoming aware of such default or (ii) receipt by
Company of notice from Administrative Agent or any Lender of such default; or

8.6  INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY; APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER, ETC.
     -----------------------------------------------------     

     (i) A court having jurisdiction in the premises shall enter a decree or
order for relief in involuntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or under any
other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in
effect, which decree or order is not stayed; or any other similar relief shall
be granted under any applicable federal or state law; or (ii) an involuntary
case shall be commenced against Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries
under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency
or similar law now or hereafter in effect; or a decree or order of a court
having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a receiver,
liquidator, sequestrator, trustee, custodian or other officer having similar
powers over Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries, or over all or a
substantial part of its property, shall have been entered; or there shall have
occurred the involuntary appointment of an interim receiver, trustee or other
custodian of Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries for all or a
substantial part of its property; or a warrant of attachment, execution or
similar process shall have been issued against any substantial part of the
property of Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries, and any such event
described in this clause (ii) shall continue for 60 days unless dismissed,
bonded or discharged; or

8.7  VOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY; APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER, ETC.
     --------------------------------------------------

     (i) Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries shall have an order for
relief entered with respect to it or commence a voluntary case under the
Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar
law now or hereafter in effect, or shall consent 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 shall consent to the appointment of or
taking possession by a receiver, trustee or other custodian for all or a
substantial part of its property; or Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries
shall make any assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (ii) Company or any
of its Material Subsidiaries shall be unable, or shall fail generally, or shall
admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts as such debts become due; or
the Board of Directors of Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries (or any

                                       83
<PAGE>
 
committee thereof) shall adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action
to approve any of the actions referred to in clause (i) above or this clause
(ii); or

8.8  JUDGMENTS AND ATTACHMENTS.
     ------------------------- 

     Any final money judgment, writ or warrant of attachment or similar process
involving (i) in any individual case an amount in excess of $750,000 or (ii) in
the aggregate at any time an amount in excess of $3,000,000 (in either case not
adequately covered by insurance as to which a solvent and unaffiliated insurance
company has acknowledged coverage) shall be entered or filed against Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets and shall remain
undischarged, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 60 days (or in any
event later than five days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder);
or

8.9  DISSOLUTION.
     ----------- 

     Any order, judgment or decree shall be entered against Company or any of
its Subsidiaries decreeing the dissolution or split up of Company or that
Subsidiary and such order shall remain undischarged or unstayed for a period in
excess of 30 days; or

8.10 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS.
     ---------------------- 

     There shall occur one or more ERISA Events which individually or in the
aggregate results in liability of Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates in
excess of $1,000,000 during the term of this Agreement; or there exists, as of
any valuation date for a Pension Plan, an excess of the actuarial present value
(determined on the basis of reasonable assumptions employed by the independent
actuary for such Pension Plan) of benefit liabilities (as defined in Section
4001(a)(16) of ERISA) over the fair market value of the assets of such Pension
Plan, individually or in the aggregate for all Pension Plans (excluding for
purposes of such computation any Pension Plans with respect to which there is no
such excess) which exceeds $1,000,000; or

8.11 CHANGE IN CONTROL.
     ----------------- 

     There shall occur any of (i) (a) prior to an initial public offering of the
Company Common Stock, Freeman Spogli & Co. Incorporated and its Affiliates,
PENMAN Private Equity Fund L.P. and senior management of the Company shall cease
to beneficially own and control in the aggregate at least (1) a majority of the
issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Company entitled (without
regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote for the election of members
of the Board of Directors of Company and (2) more than 50% of the economic
interest in all outstanding capital stock of Company or (b) prior to an initial
public offering of Company Common Stock, Freeman Spogli & Co. Incorporated and
its Affiliates shall cease to own and control 40% of the economic interest in
all the outstanding capital stock of the Company, or (ii) following an initial
public offering of the Company Common Stock, (1) Freeman Spogli & Co.
Incorporated and its Affiliates , PENMAN Private Equity Fund L.P. and senior
management of Company, in the aggregate shall cease to beneficially own and
control at least 35% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of
Company entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote
for the election of members of the Board of Directors of Company and (2) any
other Person or Persons acting together that would constitute a group (for
purposes of Section 13(d) of the Security Exchange Act of 1934, or any successor
provision thereto), together with any Affiliates thereof, shall beneficially own
35% or more of the aggregate voting power of all classes of capital stock of
Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; or (iii) either
(a) any Person or Persons acting together that would constitute a group (for
purposes of Section 13(d) of the Security Exchange Act of 1934, or any successor
provision thereto), together with any Affiliates thereof, shall beneficially own
30% or more of the aggregate voting power of all classes of stock of Company
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and Freeman Spogli & Co.
Incorporated and its Affiliates, PENMAN Private Equity Fund L.P. and senior
management of Company, in the aggregate at such time shall not own and control
more than 30% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Company
entitled (without regard to the incurrence of any contingency) to vote for the
election of members of the Board of Directors of Company or (b) prior to an
initial public offering, principals or employees of Freeman Spogli & Co.
Incorporated or its Affiliates shall cease to comprise at least 40% of the Board
of Directors of Company; or (iv) the occurrence of any "Change of Control" under
the Unsecured Subordinated Note Indenture; or

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8.12 FAILURE OF SECURITY.
     ------------------- 

     Upon or after execution and delivery thereof, any Collateral Document
shall, at any time, cease to be in full force and effect in any material respect
(other than by reason of a release of Collateral thereunder in accordance with
the terms hereof or thereof, the satisfaction in full of the Obligations or any
other termination of such Collateral Document in accordance with the terms
hereof or thereof) or shall be declared null and void, or the validity or
enforceability thereof shall be contested in writing by any Loan Party, or the
Administrative Agent shall not have or shall cease to have a valid and perfected
first priority security interest (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) in any
Collateral purported to be covered thereby (other than Collateral the aggregate
fair market value of which does not exceed $750,000), in each case for any
reason other than the failure of Administrative Agent or any Lender to take any
action within its control; or

8.13 INVALIDITY OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY.
     --------------------------------- 

     Any Subsidiary Guaranty of a Material Subsidiary for any reason other than
the satisfaction in full of all Obligations, ceases to be in full force and
effect or is declared to be null and void, or any Guarantor denies that it has
any further liability, including, without limitation, with respect to future
advances by Lenders, under any such Subsidiary Guaranty or other guarantee or
gives notice to such effect; or

8.14 SUBORDINATION PROVISIONS.
     ------------------------ 

     Company shall fail to comply with the subordination provisions contained in
the Unsecured Subordinated Note Indenture or the subordination provisions
contained in the Unsecured Subordinated Note Indenture shall be declared null
and void.

THEN (i) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in subsection 8.6
or 8.7, each of (a) the unpaid principal amount of and accrued interest on the
Loans, (b) an amount equal to the maximum amount that may at any time be drawn
under all Letters of Credit then outstanding (whether or not any beneficiary
under any such Letter of Credit shall have presented, or shall be entitled at
such time to present, the drafts or other documents or certificates required to
draw under such Letter of Credit), and (c) all other 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 Company, and the obligation of each Lender to make any Loan, the
obligation of Issuing Lender to issue any Letter of Credit shall thereupon
terminate, and (ii) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any other
Event of Default, Administrative Agent shall, upon the written request or with
the written consent of Requisite Lenders, by written notice to Company, declare
all or any portion of the amounts described in clauses (a) through (c) above to
be, and the same shall forthwith become, immediately due and payable, and the
obligation of each Lender to make any Loan, the obligation of Issuing Lender to
issue any Letter of Credit shall thereupon terminate; provided that the
                                                      --------         
foregoing shall not affect in any way the obligations of Lenders under
subsection 3.3C(i) or the obligations of Lenders to purchase participations in
any unpaid Swing Line Loans as provided in subsection 2.1A(v).

     Any amounts described in clause (b) above, when received by Administrative
Agent shall be delivered to Administrative Agent and shall be held by
Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Account Agreement
and shall be applied as therein provided.

     Notwithstanding anything contained in the second preceding paragraph, if at
any time within 60 days after an acceleration of the Loans pursuant to such
paragraph Company shall pay all arrears of interest and all payments on account
of principal which shall have become due otherwise than as a result of such
acceleration (with interest on principal and, to the extent permitted by law, on
overdue interest, at the rates specified in this Agreement) and all Events of
Default and Potential Events of Default (other than non-payment of the principal
of and accrued interest on the Loans, in each case which is due and payable
solely by virtue of acceleration) shall be remedied or waived pursuant to
subsection 10.6, then Requisite Lenders, by written notice to Company, may at
their option rescind and annul such acceleration and its consequences; but such
action shall not affect any subsequent Event of Default or Potential Event of
Default or impair any right consequent thereon.  The provisions of this
paragraph are intended merely to bind Lenders to a decision which may be made at
the election of Requisite Lenders and are not intended to benefit Company and do
not grant Company the right to require Lenders to rescind or annul any
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hereunder or preclude Lenders from exercising any of their rights and remedies
under the Loan Documents, even if the conditions set forth herein are met.


                                 SECTION 9.
                                   AGENTS  

9.1  APPOINTMENT.
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     GSCP is hereby appointed Lead Arranger and Syndication Agent hereunder and
each Lender hereby authorizes Lead Arranger and Syndication Agent to act as its
agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.  CIBC is hereby appointed Administrative Agent hereunder and under
the other Loan Documents and each Lender hereby authorizes Administrative Agent
to act as its agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents and the Collateral Documents.  Agents agree to act upon the
express conditions contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as
applicable.  The provisions of this Section 9 are solely for the benefit of
Agents and Lenders and Company shall have no rights as a third party beneficiary
of any of the provisions thereof.  In performing its functions and duties under
this Agreement, each Agent shall act solely as an agent of Lenders and does not
assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation towards or
relationship of agency or trust with or for Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Upon the Effective Date, all obligations of Syndication Agent and Lead Arranger
hereunder shall terminate.

9.2  POWERS AND DUTIES; GENERAL IMMUNITY.
     ----------------------------------- 

     A.   POWERS; DUTIES SPECIFIED.  Each Lender irrevocably authorizes each of
the Agents to take such action on such Lender's behalf and to exercise such
powers, rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents as are
specifically delegated or granted to such Agent by the terms hereof and thereof,
together with such powers, rights and remedies as are reasonably incidental
thereto.  Agents shall have only those duties and responsibilities that are
expressly specified in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  Agents may
each exercise such powers, rights and remedies and perform such duties by or
through their agents or employees.  Agents shall not have, by reason of this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, a fiduciary relationship in
respect of any Lender; and nothing in this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to
impose upon Agents any obligations in respect of this Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents except as expressly set forth herein or therein.

     B.   NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR CERTAIN MATTERS.  Agents shall not be 
responsible to any Lender for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness,
validity, enforceability, collectibility or sufficiency of this Agreement or any
other Loan Document or for any representations, warranties, recitals or
statements made herein or therein or made in any written or oral statements or
in any financial or other statements, instruments, reports or certificates or
any other documents furnished or made by Agents to Lenders or by or on behalf of
Company to Agents or any Lender in connection with the Loan Documents and the
transactions contemplated thereby or for the financial condition or business
affairs of Company or any other Person liable for the payment of any
Obligations, nor shall Agents be required to ascertain or inquire as to the
performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants
or agreements contained in any of the Loan Documents or as to the use of the
proceeds of the Loans or the use of the Letters of Credit or as to the existence
or possible existence of any Event of Default or Potential Event of Default.
Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding,
Administrative Agent shall not have any liability arising from confirmations of
the amount of outstanding Loans or the Letter of Credit Usage or the component
amounts thereof.

     C.   EXCULPATORY PROVISIONS.  None of Agents nor any of their respective
officers, directors, partners, employees or agents shall be liable to Lenders
for any action taken or omitted by Agents under or in connection with any of the
Loan Documents except to the extent caused by their respective gross negligence
or willful misconduct.  If Agents shall request instructions from Lenders with
respect to any act or action (including the failure to take an action) in
connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, Agents shall
be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such action unless and until
Agents shall have received instructions from Requisite Lenders.  Without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, (i) Agent shall be entitled to
rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any communication,
instrument or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been

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signed or sent by the proper person or persons, and shall be entitled to rely
and shall be protected in relying on opinions and judgments of attorneys (who
may be attorneys for Company and its Subsidiaries), accountants, experts and
other professional advisors selected by it; and (ii) no Lender shall have any
right of action whatsoever against any Agent as a result of such Agent acting or
(where so instructed) refraining from acting under this Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents in accordance with the instructions of Requisite Lenders.
Each Agent shall be entitled to refrain from exercising any power, discretion or
authority vested in it under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents
unless and until it has obtained the instructions of Requisite Lenders.

     D.  AGENTS ENTITLED TO ACT AS LENDERS.  The agency hereby created shall in
no way impair or affect any of the rights and powers of, or impose any duties or
obligations upon, any Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender hereunder.
With respect to its participation in the Loans and the Letters of Credit, each
Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder as any other Lender and
may exercise the same as though it were not performing the duties and functions
delegated to it hereunder, and the term "Lender" or "Lenders" or any similar
term shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include each Agent
in its individual capacity.  Each Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits
from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust,
financial advisory or other business with Company or any of its Affiliates as if
it were not performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and
other consideration from Company for services in connection with this Agreement
and otherwise without having to account for the same to Lenders.

9.3  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR APPRAISAL OF
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     CREDITWORTHINESS.
     ---------------- 
     
     Each Lender represents and warrants that it has made its own independent
investigation of the financial condition and affairs of Company and its
Subsidiaries in connection with the making of the Loans and the issuance of
Letters of Credit hereunder and that it has made and shall continue to make its
own appraisal of the creditworthiness of Company and its Subsidiaries.  No Agent
shall have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing
basis, to make any such investigation or any such appraisal on behalf of Lenders
or to provide any Lender with any credit or other information with respect
thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of the Loans or at
any time or times thereafter, and no Agent shall have any responsibility with
respect to the accuracy of or the completeness of any information provided to
Lenders.

9.4  RIGHT TO INDEMNITY.
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     Each Lender, in proportion to its Pro Rata Share, severally agrees to
indemnify each Agent (and its respective affiliates and partners), to the extent
that such Agent shall not have been reimbursed by Company, for and against any
and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, counsel fees
and disbursements) or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may
be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent in exercising its
powers, rights and remedies or performing its duties hereunder or under the
other Loan Documents or otherwise in its capacity as Agent, in any way relating
to or arising out of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; provided that
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no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations,
losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or
disbursements resulting from any Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct.
If the amount of any indemnity furnished to any Agent for any purpose shall, in
the opinion of such Agent, be insufficient or become impaired, such Agent may
call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts
indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished.

9.5  COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS.
     -------------------- 

     Without limiting the generality of subsection 9.1, each Lender hereby
further authorizes Administrative Agent to enter into the Collateral Documents
as secured party on behalf of and for the benefit of Lenders and agrees to be
bound by the terms of each of the Collateral Documents and the Subsidiary
Guaranty; provided that, except as otherwise provided below, Administrative
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Agent shall not enter into or consent to any amendment, modification,
termination or waiver of any provision contained in any Collateral Document and
the Subsidiary Guaranty without the prior consent of Requisite Lenders.
Anything contained in any of the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding,
each Lender agrees that no Lender shall have any right individually to realize
upon any of the collateral under any Collateral Document and the Subsidiary
Guaranty, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies
under the Collateral Documents and the Subsidiary Guaranty may be exercised
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by Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders in accordance with the
terms thereof.  Each Lender hereby authorizes Administrative Agent (i) to
release or subordinate Collateral as permitted or required under this Agreement
or the Collateral Documents and the Subsidiary Guaranty, and agrees that a
certificate executed by Administrative Agent evidencing such release of
Collateral shall be conclusive evidence of such release as to any third party
and (ii) to enter into any amendments of the Collateral Documents and the
Subsidiary Guaranty to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or to amend
provisions relating to ministerial or administrative matters which do not
materially adversely affect the rights of the Lenders thereunder.  In the event
Company receives a notice regarding any Subject Lease (as such term is defined
in the Closing Date Mortgages) pursuant to clause (b) of item (i) of Schedule
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5.2F, Administrative Agent shall release the Subject Lease of record from the
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offending Closing Date Mortgage; provided that the Administrative Agent shall be
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satisfied that such landlord or lessor claim specified in such notice is in good
faith.

9.6  SUCCESSOR ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND SWING LINE LENDER.
     ---------------------------------------------------- 

     A.  SUCCESSOR ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.  Administrative Agent may resign at any
time by giving 30 days' prior written notice thereof to Lenders and Company, and
Administrative Agent may be removed at any time with or without cause by an
instrument or concurrent instruments in writing delivered to Company and
Administrative Agent, and signed by Requisite Lenders.  Upon any such notice of
resignation or any such removal, Requisite Lenders shall have the right, upon
consultation with Company, to appoint a successor Administrative Agent.  Upon
the acceptance of any appointment Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor
Administrative Agent, that successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon
succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties
of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent and the retiring or removed
Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under
this Agreement.  After any retiring or removed Administrative Agent's
resignation or removal hereunder as Administrative 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 Administrative Agent under this Agreement.

     B.  SUCCESSOR SWING LINE LENDER.  Any resignation or removal of
Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection 9.6A shall also constitute the
resignation or removal of CIBC or its successor as Swing Line Lender, and any
successor Agent appointed pursuant to subsection 9.6A shall, upon its acceptance
of such appointment, become the successor Swing Line Lender for all purposes
hereunder.  In such event (i) Company shall prepay any outstanding Swing Line
Loans made by the retiring or removed Administrative Agent in its capacity as
Swing Line Lender, (ii) upon such prepayment, the retiring or removed
Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender shall surrender the Swing Line Note
held by it to Company for cancellation, and (iii) Company shall issue a new
Swing Line Note to the successor Agent and Swing Line Lender substantially in
the form of Exhibit IV-D annexed hereto, in the principal amount of the Swing
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Line Loan Commitment then in effect and with other appropriate insertions.

9.7  AGENT AUTHORIZED TO RELEASE SECURITY INTERESTS.
     ---------------------------------------------- 

     Each Lender hereby further authorizes Administrative Agent to enter into
each Collateral Document as secured party on behalf of and for the benefit of
Lenders and agrees to be bound by the terms of each Collateral Document;
provided that Administrative Agent shall not enter into or consent to any
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amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision contained in any
Collateral Document without the prior consent of Requisite Lenders; provided
                                                                    --------
further, however, that, without further written consent or authorization from
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Requisite Lenders, Administrative Agent may execute any documents or instruments
necessary to effect the release of any asset constituting Collateral from the
Lien of the applicable Collateral Document in the event that such asset is sold
or otherwise disposed of in a transaction effected in accordance with subsection
7.7 (and shall, at the reasonable request of Company execute such documents and
instruments).  Anything contained in any of the Loan Documents to the contrary
notwithstanding, each Lender agrees that no Lender shall have any right
individually to realize upon any of the Collateral under any Collateral Document
(including without limitation through the exercise of a right of set-off against
call deposits of such Lender in which any funds on deposit in the Collateral
Account may from time to time be invested), it being understood and agreed that
all rights and remedies under the Collateral Documents may be exercised solely
by Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders in accordance with the terms
thereof.


                                  SECTION 10.

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                                MISCELLANEOUS  

10.1  ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS IN LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT.
      -------------------------------------------------------------   

      A.  GENERAL.  Each Lender shall have the right at any time to (i) subject
to Section 10.1B, sell, assign or transfer to any Eligible Assignee, or (ii)
sell participations to any Person in, all or any part of its Commitments or any
Loan or Loans made by it or its Letters of Credit or participations therein or
any other interest herein or in any other Obligations owed to it; provided that
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no such sale, assignment, transfer or participation shall, without the consent
of Company, require Company to file a registration statement with the Securities
and Exchange Commission or apply to qualify such sale, assignment, transfer or
participation under the securities laws of any state; provided, further that no
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such sale, assignment or transfer described in clause (i) above shall be
effective unless and until an Assignment Agreement effecting such sale,
assignment or transfer shall have been accepted by Administrative Agent and
recorded in the Register as provided in subsection 10.1B(ii); provided, further
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that no such sale, assignment, transfer or participation of any Letter of Credit
or any participation therein may be made separately from a sale, assignment,
transfer or participation of a corresponding interest in the Revolving Loan
Commitment and the Revolving Loans of the Lender effecting such sale,
assignment, transfer or participation and provided, further that, anything
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contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Swing Line Loan Commitment
and the Swing Line Loans of Swing Line Lender may not be sold, assigned or
transferred as described in clause (i) above to any Person other than a
successor Agent and Swing Line Lender to the extent contemplated by subsection
9.6.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection 10.1, no Lender shall, as
between Company and such Lender, be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder
as a result of any sale, assignment or transfer of, or any granting of
participations in, all or any part of its Commitments or the Loans, the Letters
of Credit or participations therein, or the other Obligations owed to such
Lender.

     B.   ASSIGNMENTS.

          (i) Amounts and Terms of Assignments.  Each Commitment, Loan, Letter
              --------------------------------                                
     of Credit or participation therein, or other Obligation may (a) be assigned
     in any amount to another Lender, or to an Affiliate of the assigning Lender
     (provided such Affiliate can reasonably be expected to be able to perform
     its obligations hereunder) or another Lender, with the giving of notice to
     Company and Administrative Agent or (b) be assigned in an aggregate amount
     of not less than $5,000,000 (or such lesser amount as shall constitute the
     aggregate amount of the Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit and
     participations therein, and other Obligations of the assigning Lender) to
     any other Eligible Assignee with the giving of notice to Company and with
     the consent of Company and Administrative Agent (which consent of Company
     and Administrative Agent shall not be unreasonably withheld).  To the
     extent of any such assignment in accordance with either clause (a) or (b)
     above, the assigning Lender shall be relieved of its obligations with
     respect to its Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or participations
     therein, or other Obligations or the portion thereof so assigned.  The
     parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to Administrative
     Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the Register, an Assignment
     Agreement, together with an assignment processing and recordation fee of
     (a) $2,000 in respect of assignments made between parties which are not
     Lenders as at the date hereof and (b) $500 in respect of assignments made
     between parties one of which is a Lender as at the date hereof and such
     forms, certificates or other evidence, if any, with respect to United
     States federal income tax withholding matters as the assignee under such
     Assignment Agreement may be required to deliver to Administrative Agent
     pursuant to subsection 2.7B(iii)(a); provided, however, that such
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     assignment processing and recordation fee shall not be required where the
     assignee is an Affiliate of the assignor.  Upon such execution, delivery,
     and acceptance and recordation, from and after the effective date specified
     in such Assignment Agreement, (1) the assignee thereunder shall be a party
     hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been
     assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment Agreement, shall have the rights
     and obligations of a Lender hereunder and (2) the assigning Lender
     thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have
     been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment Agreement, relinquish its
     rights and be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in
     the case of an Assignment Agreement covering all or the remaining portion
     of an assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, such
     Lender shall cease to be a party hereto; provided that, anything contained
                                              --------                         
     in any of the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, (x) the
     assigning Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of
     subsection 2.7, 3.5A, 3.6, 6.9 and 10.3 hereof subsequent to the
     effectiveness of such assignment and (y) if such Lender is 

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     the Issuing Lender with respect to any outstanding Letters of Credit such
     Lender shall continue to have all rights and obligations of an Issuing
     Lender with respect to such Letters of Credit until the cancellation or
     expiration of such Letters of Credit and the reimbursement of any amounts
     drawn thereunder). The Commitments hereunder shall be modified to reflect
     the Commitment of such assignee and any remaining Commitment of such
     assigning Lender and, if any such assignment occurs after the issuance of
     the Notes hereunder, the assigning Lender shall, upon the effectiveness of
     such assignment or as promptly thereafter as practicable, surrender its
     applicable Notes to Administrative Agent for cancellation, and thereupon
     new Notes shall be issued to the assignee and or to the assigning Lender,
     substantially in the form of Exhibit IV-A, Exhibit IV-B, Exhibit IV-C or
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     Exhibit IV-E annexed hereto, as the case may be, with appropriate
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     insertions, to reflect the new Commitments and/or outstanding Loans as the
     case may be, of the assignee and/or the assigning Lender.

          (ii)  Acceptance by Administrative Agent; Recordation in Register.
                -----------------------------------------------------------  
     Upon its receipt of an Assignment Agreement executed by an assigning Lender
     and an assignee representing that it is an Eligible Assignee, together with
     the assignment processing and recordation fee referred to in subsection
     10.1B(i) and any forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to
     United States federal income tax withholding matters that such assignee may
     be required to deliver to Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection
     2.7B(iii)(a), Administrative Agent shall, if Administrative Agent and
     Company have consented to the assignment evidenced thereby (in each case to
     the extent such consent is required pursuant to subsection 10.1B(i)), (a)
     accept such Assignment Agreement by executing a counterpart thereof as
     provided therein (which acceptance shall evidence any required consent of
     Administrative Agent to such assignment), (b) record the information
     contained therein in the Register, and (c) give prompt notice thereof to
     Company.  Administrative Agent shall maintain a copy of each Assignment
     Agreement delivered to and accepted by it as provided in this subsection
     10.1B(ii).

          (iii) Representation of Lenders.  Each Lender initially party to this
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     Agreement hereby represents, and each Person that becomes a Lender pursuant
     to an assignment permitted by this subsection 10.1B upon its becoming a
     Lender under this Agreement shall be deemed to represent, that it is a
     commercial lender, other financial institution or other "accredited
     investor" (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act) which makes
     loans in the ordinary course of its business and is acquiring the Loans
     without a view to distribution of the Loans within the meaning of the
     federal securities laws, and that it will make or acquire Loans for its own
     account in the ordinary course of such business; provided that, subject to
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     the provisions of this subsection 10.1, the disposition of any promissory
     notes or other evidences of or interests in Indebtedness held by such
     Lender shall at all times be within its exclusive control.

     C.  PARTICIPATIONS.  The holder of any participation, other than an
Affiliate of the Lender granting such participation, shall not be entitled to
require such Lender to take or omit to take any action hereunder except action
directly affecting (i) the extension of the final maturity of the principal
amount of any Loan or Commitment or interest on any Loan allocated to such
participation or (ii) a reduction of the principal amount of or the rate of
interest payable on any Loan allocated to such participation or (iii) or the
release of all or substantially all of the Collateral other than in accordance
with the terms of the Loan Documents, and all amounts payable by Company
hereunder (including without limitation amounts payable to such Lender pursuant
to subsections 2.6D, 2.7 and 3.6) shall be determined as if such Lender had not
sold such participation.  Company and each Lender hereby acknowledge and agree
that, solely for purposes of subsections 10.4 and 10.5, (a) any participation
will give rise to a direct obligation of Company to the participant and (b) the
participant shall be considered to be a "Lender".

     D.  ASSIGNMENTS TO FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS.  In addition to the assignments
and participations permitted under the foregoing provisions of this subsection
10.1, any Lender may assign and pledge all or any portion of its Loans, the
other Obligations owed to such Lender, and its Notes to any Federal Reserve Bank
as collateral security pursuant to Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System and any operating circular issued by such Federal Reserve
Bank; provided that (i) no Lender shall, as between Company and such Lender, be
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relieved of any of its obligations hereunder as a result of any such assignment
and pledge and (ii) in no event shall such Federal Reserve Bank be considered to
be a "Lender" or be entitled to require the assigning Lender to take or omit to
take any action hereunder.

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     E.  INFORMATION.  Each Lender may furnish any information concerning
Company and its Subsidiaries in the possession of that Lender from time to time
to assignees and participants (including prospective assignees and
participants), subject to subsection 10.19.

10.2  EXPENSES.
      -------- 

      Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated,
Company agrees to pay promptly (i) all the actual and reasonable costs and
expenses of preparation of the Loan Documents and any consents, amendments,
waivers or other modifications thereto; (ii) all the costs of furnishing all
opinions by counsel for Company (including without limitation any opinions
requested by Lenders as to any legal matters arising hereunder) and of Company's
performance of and compliance with all agreements and conditions on its part to
be performed or complied with under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
including, without limitation, with respect to confirming compliance with
environmental and insurance requirements; (iii) the reasonable fees, expenses
and disbursements of counsel to Agents (including allocated costs of internal
counsel) in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and
administration of the Loan Documents and any consents, amendments, waivers or
other modifications thereto and any other documents or matters requested by
Company; (iv) all other actual and reasonable costs and expenses (including
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by Syndication Agent and
Administrative Agent in connection with the syndication of the Commitments and
the negotiation, preparation and execution of the Loan Documents and any
consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications thereto and the
transactions contemplated thereby; (v) the reasonable costs of customary audits
conducted by Administrative Agent; and (vi) after the occurrence of an Event of
Default, all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees (including
allocated costs of internal counsel) and costs of settlement, incurred by
Administrative Agent and Lenders in enforcing any Obligations of or in
collecting any payments due from Company hereunder or under the other Loan
Documents by reason of such Event of Default (including, without limitation, in
connection with the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon any of
the Collateral or the enforcement of the Subsidiary Guaranty) or in connection
with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under
this Agreement in the nature of a "work-out" or pursuant to any insolvency or
bankruptcy proceedings.

10.3  INDEMNITY.
      --------- 

      In addition to the payment of expenses pursuant to subsection 10.2,
whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated,
Company agrees to defend (subject to Indemnitee's selection of counsel),
indemnify, pay and hold harmless Syndication Agent, Lead Arranger,
Administrative Agent and Lenders, and the officers, directors, partners,
employees, agents and affiliates of Syndication Agent, Administrative Agent,
Lead Arranger and Lenders (collectively called the "INDEMNITEES") from and
against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind
or nature whatsoever (including without limitation the reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel for such Indemnitees in connection with any
investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding commenced or threatened by
any Person, whether or not any such Indemnitee shall be designated as a party or
a potential party thereto), whether direct, indirect or consequential and
whether based on any federal, state or foreign laws, statutes, rules or
regulations (including without limitation securities and commercial laws,
statutes, rules or regulations and Environmental Laws), on common law or
equitable cause or on contract or otherwise, that may be imposed on, incurred
by, or asserted against any such Indemnitee, in any manner relating to or
arising out of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby (including without limitation Lenders' agreement
to make the Loans hereunder or the use or intended use of the proceeds of any of
the Loans or the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder or the use or intended
use of any of the Letters of Credit hereunder or the use or intended use
thereof, or any enforcement of any of the Loan Documents (including any sale of,
collection from, or other realization upon any of the Collateral or the
enforcement of the Subsidiary Guaranty)) (collectively called the "INDEMNIFIED
LIABILITIES"); provided that Company shall not have any obligation to any 
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Indemnitee hereunder with respect to any Indemnified Liabilities to the extent
such Indemnified Liabilities arise solely from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of that Indemnitee as determined by a final judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction; and provided, further, that any Indemnified 
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Environmental Claim arising after the Cut-off Date shall be covered by the
indemnity set forth in this subsection 10.3 only if it arises out of or as a
result of: (i) the occurrence, at any time prior to the Cut-off Date, of any
use, storage, holding, existence, or Release of any Hazardous Materials whether
currently known or unknown; (ii) any use, storage, holding, existence of Release
of any Hazardous

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Materials that Company or any of its Subsidiaries caused or contributed to
directly or indirectly at any time whether currently known or unknown; (iii) any
violation, prior to the Cut-off Date, of any applicable Environmental Laws
relating to any Facility or to the ownership, use, occupancy or operation
thereof; (iv) any investigation, inquiry, order, hearing, action or other
proceeding by or before any governmental authority in connection with any use,
storage, holding, existence, or Release of any Hazardous Materials prior to the
Cut-off Date whether currently known or unknown; or (v) the inaccuracy or breach
of any representation or warranty set forth in any loan document. To the extent
that the undertaking to defend, indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in
the preceding sentence may be unenforceable because it is violative of any law
or public policy, Company shall contribute the maximum portion that it is
permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law to the payment and
satisfaction of all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnitees or any
of them.

10.4  SET-OFF; SECURITY INTEREST IN DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS.
      ---------------------------------------------- 

      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 of any
Event of Default each Lender is hereby authorized by Company at any time or from
time to time subject to the consent of Administrative Agent, without notice to
Company or to any other Person (other than Administrative Agent), any such
notice being hereby expressly waived, to set off and to appropriate and to apply
any and all deposits (general or special, including, but not limited to,
Indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured,
but not including trust accounts) and any other Indebtedness at any time held or
owing by that Lender to or for the credit or the account of Company against and
on account of the obligations and liabilities of Company to that Lender under
this Agreement, the Letters of Credit and participations therein and the other
Loan Documents, including, but not limited to, all claims of any nature or
description arising out of or connected with this Agreement, the Letters of
Credit and participations therein or any other Loan Document, irrespective of
whether or not (i) that Lender shall have made any demand hereunder or (ii) the
principal of or the interest on the Loans or any amounts in respect of the
Letters of Credit or any other amounts due hereunder shall have become due and
payable pursuant to Section 8 and although said obligations and liabilities, or
any of them, may be contingent or unmatured. Company hereby further assigns,
pledges and grants to Administrative Agent and each Lender a security interest
in all deposits and accounts maintained with Administrative Agent or such Lender
as security for the Obligations.

10.5  RATABLE SHARING.
      --------------- 

      Lenders hereby agree among themselves that if any of them shall, whether
by voluntary payment (excluding voluntary payments made and applied in
accordance with this Agreement), by realization upon security, through the
exercise of any right of set-off or banker's lien, by counterclaim or cross
action or by the enforcement of any right under the Loan Documents or otherwise,
or as adequate protection of a deposit treated as cash collateral under the
Bankruptcy Code, receive payment or reduction of a proportion of the aggregate
amount of principal, interest, amounts payable in respect of Letters of Credit,
fees and other amounts then due and owing to that Lender hereunder or under the
other Loan Documents (collectively, the "AGGREGATE AMOUNTS DUE" to such Lender)
which is greater than the proportion received by any other Lender in respect of
the Aggregate Amounts Due to such other Lender, then the Lender receiving such
proportionately greater payment shall (i) notify Administrative Agent and each
other Lender of the receipt of such payment and (ii) apply a portion of such
payment to purchase participations or other interests (which it shall be deemed
to have purchased from each seller of a participation or other interests
simultaneously upon the receipt by such seller of its portion of such payment)
in the Aggregate Amounts Due to the other Lenders so that all such recoveries of
Aggregate Amounts Due shall be shared by all Lenders in proportion to the
Aggregate Amounts Due to them; provided that if all or part of such
                               --------                            
proportionately greater payment received by such purchasing Lender is thereafter
recovered from such Lender upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of Company or
otherwise, those purchases shall be rescinded and the purchase prices paid for
such participations or other interests shall be returned to such purchasing
Lender ratably to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.  Company
expressly consents to the foregoing arrangement and agrees that any holder of a
participation or other interests so purchased may exercise any and all rights of
banker's lien, set-off or counterclaim with respect to any and all monies owing
by Company to that holder with respect thereto as fully as if that holder were
owed the amount of the participation or other interests held by that holder.

10.6  AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS.
      ---------------------- 

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     No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of this
Agreement, the Notes or the Collateral Documents, and no consent to any
departure by Company therefrom, shall in any event be effective without the
written concurrence of Requisite Lenders; provided that any such amendment,
                                          --------                         
modification, termination, waiver or consent which: increases the amount of the
aggregate Commitments to an amount in excess of $350,000,000 or reduces the
principal amount of any of the Loans; changes in any manner the percentages
required under the definition of "Requisite Lenders"; changes in any manner any
provision of this Agreement which, by its terms, expressly requires the approval
or concurrence of all Lenders; postpones the scheduled final maturity date of
any of the Loans; postpones the date on which any interest or any fees are
payable; decreases the interest rate borne by any of the Loans (other than any
waiver of any increase in the interest rate applicable to any of the Loans
pursuant to subsection 2.2I) or the amount of any fees payable hereunder;
increases the maximum duration of Interest Periods permitted hereunder; reduces
the amount or postpones the due date of any amount payable in respect of, or
extends the required expiration date of, any Letter of Credit; changes in any
manner the obligations of Lenders relating to the purchase of participations in
Letters of Credit; releases the Liens granted in favor of Administrative Agent
with respect to any material portion of the Collateral other than in accordance
with the terms of the Loan Documents; releases any guaranty of the Obligations;
or changes in any manner the provisions contained in subsection 8.1 or this
subsection 10.6 shall be effective only if evidenced by a writing signed by or
on behalf of all Lenders.  In addition, (i) any amendment, modification,
termination or waiver of any of the provisions contained in Section 4 shall be
effective only if evidenced by a writing signed by or on behalf of
Administrative Agent and Requisite Lenders, (ii) no amendment, modification,
termination or waiver of any provision of any Note shall be effective without
the written concurrence of the Lender which is the holder of that Note, (iii) no
amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of Section 3
shall be effective without the written concurrence of Issuing Lender, (iv) no
amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of subsection
2.1A (v) or of any other provision of this Agreement relating to the Swing Line
Loan Commitment or the Swing Line Loans shall be effective without the written
concurrence of Swing Line Lender, and (v) no amendment, modification,
termination or waiver of any provision of Section 9 or of any other provision of
this Agreement which, by its terms, expressly requires the approval or
concurrence of Lead Arranger or Administrative Agent shall be effective without
the written concurrence of Lead Arranger or Administrative Agent respectively.
Administrative Agent may, but shall have no obligation to, with the concurrence
of any Lender, execute amendments, modifications, waivers or consents on behalf
of that Lender.  Any waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given.  No notice to or
demand on Company in any case shall entitle Company to any other or further
notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.  Any amendment,
modification, termination, waiver or consent effected in accordance with this
subsection 10.6 shall be binding upon each Lender at the time outstanding, each
future Lender and, if signed by Company, on Company.  Notwithstanding the above,
any amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent of any provision of
this Agreement, the Notes or the Collateral Documents which increases the amount
of a Lender's Commitment shall be effective only if evidenced by a writing
signed by the affected Lender.

10.7  INDEPENDENCE OF COVENANTS.
      ------------------------- 

      All covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a
particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the
fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or would otherwise be within
the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of an Event
of Default or Potential Event of Default if such action is taken or condition
exists.

10.8  NOTICES.
      ------- 

      Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice or other
communication herein required or permitted to be given shall be in writing and
may be personally served, telexed or sent by telefacsimile or United States mail
or courier service and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in
person or by courier service, upon receipt of telefacsimile or telex, or three
Business Days after depositing it in the United States mail with postage prepaid
and properly addressed; provided that notices to Administrative Agent shall not
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be effective until received.  For the purposes hereof, the address of each party
hereto shall be as set forth under such party's name on the signature pages
hereof or (i) as to Company and Administrative Agent, such other address as
shall be designated by such Person in a written notice delivered to the other
parties hereto and (ii) as to each other party, such other address as shall be
designated by such party in a written notice delivered to Administrative Agent.

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10.9   SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS.
       ------------------------------------------------------  

       A.  All representations, warranties and agreements made herein shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans
and the issuance of the Letters of Credit hereunder.

       B.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or implied by law to the
contrary, the agreements of Company set forth in subsections 2.6D, 2.7, 3.5A,
3.6, 6.9, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 and the agreements of Lenders set forth in
subsections 9.2C, 9.4 and 10.5 shall survive the payment of the Loans, the
cancellation or expiration of the Letters of Credit and the reimbursement of any
amounts drawn thereunder, and the termination of this Agreement.

10.10  FAILURE OR INDULGENCE NOT WAIVER; REMEDIES CUMULATIVE.
       ----------------------------------------------------- 

       No failure or delay on the part of Administrative Agent or any Lender in
the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan
Document 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 power, right or privilege.  All rights and
remedies existing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are
cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.

10.11  MARSHALLING; PAYMENTS SET ASIDE.
       ------------------------------- 

       Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be under any obligation
to marshal any assets in favor of Company or any other party or against or in
payment of any or all of the Obligations.  To the extent that Company makes a
payment or payments to Administrative Agent or Lenders (or to Administrative
Agent for the benefit of Lenders), or Administrative Agent or Lenders enforce
any security interests or exercise their 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, any other state or federal law, common law or any equitable
cause, then, to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof
originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies therefor
or related thereto, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as
if such payment or payments had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had
not occurred.

10.12  SEVERABILITY.
       ------------ 

       In case any provision in or obligation under this Agreement or the Notes
shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of
such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby.

10.13  OBLIGATIONS SEVERAL; INDEPENDENT NATURE OF LENDERS' RIGHTS.
       ----------------------------------------------------------    

       The obligations of Lenders hereunder are several and no Lender shall be
responsible for the obligations or Commitments of any other Lender hereunder.
Nothing contained herein or in any other Loan Document, and no action taken by
Lenders pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute Lenders as 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 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.

10.14  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.

10.15  APPLICABLE LAW.
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       THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH,
THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION SECTION
5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK), WITHOUT REGARD
TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.

10.16  SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.
       ---------------------- 

       This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and the successors and assigns of Lenders (it being understood that
Lenders' rights of assignment are subject to subsection 10.1).  Neither
Company's rights or obligations hereunder nor any interest therein may be
assigned or delegated by Company without the prior written consent of all
Lenders.

10.17  CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS.
       ---------------------------------------------- 

       ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST COMPANY ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE
BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF
NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT COMPANY ACCEPTS FOR
ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE
NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF
FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED
THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR SUCH
OBLIGATION. Company hereby agrees that service of all process in any such
proceeding in any such court may be made by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, to Company at its address provided in subsection 10.8, such
service being hereby acknowledged by Company to be sufficient for personal
jurisdiction in any action against Company in any such court and to be otherwise
effective and binding service in every respect. Nothing herein shall affect the
right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the
right of any Lender to bring proceedings against Company in the courts of any
other jurisdiction.

10.18  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
       -------------------- 

       EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY AGREES TO WAIVE ITS
RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR
ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY DEALINGS
BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS LOAN TRANSACTION OR THE
LENDER/COMPANY RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED. The scope of this waiver
is intended to be all-encompassing of any and all disputes that may be filed in
any court and that relate to the subject matter of this transaction, including
without limitation contract claims, tort claims, breach of duty claims and all
other common law and statutory claims. Each party hereto acknowledges that this
waiver is a material inducement to enter into a business relationship, that each
has already relied on this waiver in entering into this Agreement, and that each
will continue to rely on this waiver in their related future dealings. Each
party hereto further warrants and represents that it has reviewed this waiver
with its legal counsel and that it knowingly and voluntarily waives its jury
trial rights following consultation with legal counsel. THIS WAIVER IS
IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING
(OTHER THAN BY A MUTUAL WRITTEN WAIVER SPECIFICALLY REFERRING TO THIS SUBSECTION
10.18 AND EXECUTED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO), AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY
TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR
AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE LOANS MADE HEREUNDER. In the event of litigation,
this Agreement may be filed as a written consent to a trial by the court.

10.19  CONFIDENTIALITY.
       --------------- 

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       Each Lender shall hold all non-public information obtained pursuant to
the requirements of this Agreement which has been identified as confidential by
Company in accordance with such Lender's customary procedures for handling
confidential information of this nature, it being understood and agreed by
Company that in any event a Lender may make disclosures to their examiners,
outside auditors, counsel and other professional advisors, Affiliates of such
Lender or, provided it agrees to the confidentiality obligations set forth
herein, disclosures reasonably required by any bona fide assignee, transferee or
participant in connection with the contemplated assignment or transfer by such
Lender of any Loans or any sale of participations therein or disclosures
required or requested by any governmental agency or representative thereof or
pursuant to legal process; provided that, unless specifically prohibited by
                           --------                                        
applicable law or court order, each Lender shall notify Company of any request
by any governmental agency or representative thereof (other than any such
request in connection with any examination of the financial condition of such
Lender by such governmental agency) for disclosure of any such non-public
information prior to disclosure of such information; and provided, further that
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in no event shall any Lender be obligated or required to return any materials
furnished by Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

10.20  MAXIMUM AMOUNT.
       -------------- 

       A.  It is the intention of Company and Lenders to conform strictly to the
usury and similar laws relating to interest from time to time in force, and all
agreements between Company, Administrative Agent and Lenders, whether now
existing or hereafter arising and whether oral or written, are hereby expressly
limited so that in no contingency or event whatsoever, whether by acceleration
of maturity hereof or otherwise, shall the amount paid or agreed to be paid in
the aggregate to Lenders or to Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders as
interest hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or in any other security
agreement given to secure the Obligations, or in any other document evidencing,
securing or pertaining to the indebtedness evidenced hereby or thereby, exceed
the maximum amount permissible under applicable usury or such other laws (the
"MAXIMUM AMOUNT").  If under any circumstances whatsoever fulfillment of any
provision hereof, or of any of the other Loan Documents, at the time performance
of such provision shall be due, shall involve exceeding the Maximum Amount,
then, ipso facto, the obligation to be fulfilled shall be reduced to the Maximum
      ---- -----                                                                
Amount.  For the purposes of calculating the actual amount of interest paid
and/or payable hereunder in respect of laws pertaining to usury or such other
laws, all sums paid or agreed to be paid to the holder hereof for the use,
forbearance or detention of the indebtedness of Company evidenced hereby,
outstanding from time to time shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law,
be amortized, pro rated, allocated and spread from the date of disbursement of
the proceeds of the Loans until payment in full of all of such indebtedness, so
that the actual rate of interest on account of such indebtedness is uniform
throughout the term hereof.  The terms and provisions of this subsection shall
control and supersede every other provision of all agreements between Company,
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

       B.  If under any circumstances Lenders shall receive an amount which
would exceed the Maximum Amount, such amount shall be deemed a payment in
reduction of the principal amount of the Loans and shall be treated as a
voluntary prepayment under subsection 2.4B(i), and shall be so applied in
accordance with subsection 2.4B(iv) hereof, or if such amount exceeds the unpaid
balance of the Loans and any other indebtedness of Company in favor of Lenders,
the excess shall be deemed to have been a payment made by mistake and shall be
refunded to Company.

10.21  COUNTERPARTS; EFFECTIVENESS.
       --------------------------- 

       This Agreement and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements
hereto or in connection herewith may be executed 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 such counterparts
together shall constitute but one and the same instrument; signature pages may
be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single
counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same
document. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution of a
counterpart hereof by each of the parties hereto and receipt by Company and
Administrative Agent of written or telephonic notification of such execution and
authorization of delivery thereof.

     It is the intention of each of the parties hereto that the Existing Credit
Agreement be amended and restated so as to preserve the perfection and priority
of all security interests securing indebtedness and obligations under the
Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and that all indebtedness
and obligations of Company and 

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its Subsidiaries hereunder and thereunder shall be secured by the Collateral
Documents and that this Agreement shall not constitute a novation of the
obligations and liabilities existing under the Existing Credit Agreement or be
deemed to evidence or constitute repayment of all or any portion of any such
obligations or liabilities. The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree
that this Agreement constitutes an amendment of the Existing Credit Agreement
made under the terms of subsection 10.6 thereof.

     The Agreement shall become effective upon the execution of a counterpart
hereof by Company, Administrative Agent, Existing Lenders  and the New Lenders;
and receipt by Company and Administrative Agent of written or telephonic
notification of such execution and authorization of delivery thereof; provided
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that, unless and until all of the conditions set forth in subsections 4.2 and
4.3 have been satisfied or waived in accordance with subsection 10.6 of the
Existing Credit Agreement, the Existing Credit Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect without giving effect to the amendments set forth herein, all
as if this Agreement had never been executed and delivered.


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

          COMPANY:

                              AFC ENTERPRISES, INC.


                              By:  __________________________________
                                   Name:
                                   Title: Chief Financial Officer


                              Notice Address:

                              AFC Enterprises, Inc.
                              Suite 1700
                              Six Concourse Parkway
                              Atlanta , Georgia 30328
                              Tel:  (770) 353-9500
                              Fax:  (770) 353-3074

                              Attention:  Gerald Wilkins
                                          Chief Financial Officer

                              with a copy to:

                              Attention:  Samuel N. Frankel, Esq.
                                           General Counsel

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          SYNDICATION AGENT   GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.,
          AND LEAD ARRANGER:                      
                                                        individually as a Lender
                                               and as Syndication Agent and Lead
                                               Arranger


                              By:  _____________________________________________
                                                   Authorized Signatory

                              Notice Address:

                              Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P.
                              85 Broad Street
                              New York, New York 10004
                              Attention:  Stephen King

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     ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:  CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF
                               COMMERCE,
                            as Administrative Agent


                            By: ______________________________________
                                Name:
                                Title:


                            Notice Address:

                            Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
                            Agency Services
                            425 Lexington Avenue
                            New York, New York  10017
                            Attention:  Marybeth Ross
                            Tel:  212 856-3691
                            Fax:  212 856-3763

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                    LENDERS:  CIBC INC.
                              as a Lender


                              By:  _________________________________
                                   Name:
                                   Title:


                              Notice Address:

                              CIBC Inc.
                              425 Lexington Avenue
                              New York, New York  10017
                              Attention:  Katherine Bass
                              Tel:  212-856-3916
                              Fax:  212-856-3991

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                              GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
                              CORPORATION,
                              AS A LENDER


                              By:  _____________________________
                                   Name:
                                   Title:


                              Notice Address:

                              GE Capital-Commercial Finance
                              201 High Ridge Road
                              Sanford, CT 06927-5100
                              Attention: Joseph Baldini

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                              VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPITAL
                              SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND,
                              AS A LENDER


                              By:  _______________________________
                                   Name:
                                   Title:


                              Notice Address:

                              Van Kampen American Capital
                              One Parkview Plaza
                              Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
                              Attention: Jeffrey Maillet

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                              CREDIT LYONNAIS, NEW YORK BRANCH,
                              AS A LENDER


                              By:  ___________________________________
                                   Name:
                                   Title:


                              Notice Address:

                              Credit Lyonnais, New York Branch
                              1301 Avenue of the Americas
                              Leveraged Finance Group, 12th Floor
                              New York, New York 10019
                              Attention: Attila Koc

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                              HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK,
                              AS A LENDER


                              By:  __________________________________
                                   Name:
                                   Title:


                              Notice Address:

                              Hibernia National Bank
                              313 Carondellet Street
                              (7D130)
                              New Orleans, LA 70161
                              Attention: Karen Debllieux/Troy Villafarra

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<PAGE>
 
                              KZH ING-1 LLC,
                              AS A LENDER


                              By:   _____________________________________
                                    Name:
                                    Title:


                              Notice Address:

                              KZH ING-1 LLC
                              c/o The Chase Manhattan Bank
                              450 W. 33rd Street, 15th Floor
                              New York, New York 10001
                              Attention: Robert Goodwin/Joe Nerich

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<PAGE>
 
                              LTCB TRUST COMPANY,
                              AS A LENDER


                              By:   __________________________________
                                    Name:
                                    Title:


                              Notice Address:

                              LTCB Trust Company
                              Suite 2801
                              245 Peachtree Street
                              Atlanta, GA 30303
                              Attention: Rebecca Silbert

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                              MERRILL LYNCH SENIOR FLOATING RATE
                               FUND, INC.,
                              AS A LENDER


                              By:   _______________________________
                                    Name:
                                    Title:


                              Merrill Lynch Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.
                              800 Scudders Mill Road
                              Plainsboro, NJ 08536
                              Attention: John Johnson

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                              PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                              AS A LENDER


                              By:   ________________________________
                                    Name:
                                    Title:


                              Notice Address:

                              PNC Bank, National Association
                              249 Fifth Avenue
                              Pittsburgh, PA  15222-2707
                              Attention: Robert Mitchell

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                              SANWA BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION,
                              as a Lender


                              By:   _______________________________
                                    Name:
                                    Title:


                              Notice Address:

                              Sanwa Business Credit Corporation
                              One South Wacker Drive
                              Suite 3900
                              Chicago, Illinois 60606
                              Attention: Tracy Cassello

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<PAGE>
 
                              TRANSAMERICA BUSINESS CREDIT
                               CORPORATION,
                              AS A LENDER


                              By:   _______________________________
                                    Name:
                                    Title:


                              Notice Address:

                              Transamerica Business Credit Corporation
                              Suite C-301
                              555 Theodore Fremd Avenue
                              Rye, NY 10580
                              Attention: Paul Dellova

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