LOAN AGREEMENT

                                   Among

                             MERIX CORPORATION

                                as Borrower,

                                    and

                          BANK OF AMERICA NW, N.A.

                          as Agent for the Lenders

                                    and

           BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION

                 as Letter of Credit Agent for the Lenders

                                    and

               THE OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO


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                              October 31, 1996

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                             TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 - DEFINITIONS........................................................1
     Section 1.1   Certain Defined Terms.......................................1
     Section 1.2   General Principles Applicable to Definitions...............14
     Section 1.3   Accounting Terms...........................................14

ARTICLE 2 - THE LOANS.........................................................14
     Section 2.1   Loans......................................................14
     Section 2.2   Manner of Borrowing........................................14
     Section 2.3   Agent's Right to Fund......................................15
     Section 2.4   Repayment of Principal.....................................15
     Section 2.5   Interest on Loans..........................................16
             (a)   General Provisions.........................................16
             (b)   Selection of Alternative Rates.............................16
             (c)   Applicable Days For Computation of Interest................17
             (d)   Unavailable Alternative Rate...............................17
             (e)   Compensation for Increased Costs...........................18
     Section 2.6   Prepayments................................................19
     Section 2.7   Notes......................................................20
     Section 2.8   Manner of Payments.........................................20
     Section 2.9   Utilization of Revolving Commitments in Offshore
                   Currencies.................................................21
     Section 2.10  Fees.......................................................22
     Section 2.11  Agency Fee.................................................22
     Section 2.12  Sharing of Payments, Etc...................................22
     Section 2.13  Application of Payments....................................23

ARTICLE 3 - LETTERS OF CREDIT.................................................23
     Section 3.1   Letters of Credit..........................................23
     Section 3.2   Manner of Requesting Letters of Credit.....................23
     Section 3.3   Indemnification; Increased Costs...........................24
     Section 3.4   Payment by Borrower........................................25

ARTICLE 4 - CONDITIONS TO ADVANCES............................................26
     Section 4.1   Conditions to Initial Advance..............................26
             (a)   Loan Documents.............................................26
             (b)   Borrower Authority.........................................26
             (c)   Legal Opinion..............................................26
             (d)   Officer's Certificate......................................26
             (e)   Evidence of Insurance......................................26
             (f)   Other Information..........................................26


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     Section 4.2   Conditions to All Advances.................................26
             (a)   Prior Conditions...........................................27
             (b)   Notice of Borrowing........................................27
             (c)   No Default.................................................27
             (d)   Other Information..........................................27

ARTICLE 5 - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES....................................27
     Section 5.1   Corporate Existence and Power..............................27
     Section 5.2   Corporate Authorization....................................27
     Section 5.3   Government Approvals, Etc..................................28
     Section 5.4   Binding Obligations, Etc...................................28
     Section 5.5   Litigation.................................................28
     Section 5.6   Financial Condition........................................28
     Section 5.7   Title and Liens............................................28
     Section 5.8   Taxes......................................................29
     Section 5.9   Laws, Orders, Other Agreements.............................29
     Section 5.10  Federal Reserve Regulations................................29
     Section 5.11  ERISA......................................................29
     Section 5.12  Subsidiaries...............................................30
     Section 5.13  Permits; Franchises........................................30
     Section 5.14  Representations as a Whole.................................30

ARTICLE 6 - AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.............................................31
     Section 6.1   Use of Proceeds from Advances..............................31
     Section 6.2   Preservation of Corporate Existence, Etc...................31
     Section 6.3   Visitation Rights..........................................31
     Section 6.4   Keeping of Books and Records...............................31
     Section 6.5   Maintenance of Property, Etc...............................31
     Section 6.6   Compliance with Laws, Etc..................................32
     Section 6.7   Other Obligations..........................................32
     Section 6.8   Insurance..................................................32
     Section 6.9   Financial Information......................................32
             (a)   Annual Audited Financial Statements........................32
             (b)   Quarterly Unaudited Financial Statements...................33
             (c)   SEC Reports................................................33
             (d)   Other......................................................33
     Section 6.10  Notification...............................................34
     Section 6.11  Additional Payments; Additional Acts.......................34
     Section 6.12  Consolidated Debt..........................................35
     Section 6.13  Minimum Quick Ratio........................................35
     Section 6.14  Consolidated Net Worth.....................................35
     Section 6.15  Profitability..............................................35
     Section 6.16  Hazardous Waste Indemnification............................35


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ARTICLE 7 - NEGATIVE COVENANTS................................................36
     Section 7.1   Dividends, Purchase of Stock, Etc..........................36
     Section 7.2   Liquidation, Merger, Sale of Assets........................36
     Section 7.3   Limitations on Indebtedness................................36
     Section 7.4   Liens......................................................38
     Section 7.5   Prepayment.................................................39
     Section 7.6   Modifications..............................................39
     Section 7.7   ERISA Compliance...........................................39
     Section 7.8   Transactions with Affiliates...............................40
     Section 7.9   Transfer of Assets.........................................40

ARTICLE 8 - EVENTS OF DEFAULT.................................................40
     Section 8.1   Events of Default..........................................40
             (a)   Payment Default............................................40
             (b)   Breach of Warranty.........................................40
             (c)   Breach of Certain Covenants................................40
             (d)   Breach of Other Covenant...................................41
             (e)   Cross-default..............................................41
             (f)   Voluntary Bankruptcy, Etc..................................41
             (g)   Involuntary Bankruptcy, Etc................................41
             (h)   Insolvency, Etc............................................42
             (i)   Judgment...................................................42
             (j)   Government Approvals.......................................42
             (k)   Other Government Action....................................42
             (1)   ERISA......................................................42
             (m)   Material Adverse Change....................................42
             (n)   Change of Control..........................................43
     Section 8.2   Consequences of Default....................................43

ARTICLE 9 - THE AGENT.........................................................43
     Section 9.1   Authorization and Action...................................43
     Section 9.2   Duties and Obligations.....................................44
     Section 9.3   Dealings Between Letter of Credit Agent and BORROWER.......45
     Section 9.4   Lender Credit Decision.....................................46
     Section 9.5   Indemnification............................................46
     Section 9.6   Successor Agents...........................................46

ARTICLE 10 - RISK PARTICIPATIONS..............................................47
     Section 10.1  Sale of Risk Participations................................47
     Section 10.2  Procedure for Participations...............................47
     Section 10.3  Payment Obligations........................................47
              (a)  Reimbursements to Agent....................................47
              (b)  Payments to Letter of Credit Agent.........................48
              (c)  Payments to Lenders........................................48


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              (d)  Reimbursements to Lenders..................................48

ARTICLE 11 - MISCELLANEOUS....................................................48
     Section 11.1  No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative.............................48
     Section 11.2  Governing Law..............................................49
     Section 11.3  Notices....................................................49
     Section 11.4  Successors and Assigns.....................................49
     Section 11.5  Assignments, Participations, Etc...........................49
     Section 11.6  Severability...............................................50
     Section 11.7  Survival...................................................51
     Section 11.8  Executed in Counterparts...................................51
     Section 11.9  Entire Agreement; Amendment, Etc...........................51
     Section 11.10 Headings...................................................51
     Section 11.11 Exchange of Information....................................51
     Section 11.12 Termination................................................52
     Section 11.13 Written Agreements.........................................52
     Section 11.14 Waiver of Jury Trial.......................................52

SCHEDULES
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     Schedule 1 - Commitments
     Schedule 2 - Prepayment Fees
     Schedule 3 - Litigation
     Schedule 4 - Licenses, Permits, etc.
     Schedule 5 - Indebtedness
     Schedule 6 - Liens
     Schedule 7 - Transactions with Affiliates

EXHIBITS
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     Exhibit A   -  Notice of Borrowing for Offshore Currency Loan
     Exhibit B   -  Form of Revolving Note
     Exhibit C-1 -  Application and Agreement for Commercial Letter of Credit
     Exhibit C-2 -  Application and Agreement for Standby Letter of Credit
     Exhibit D   -  Opinion of Counsel


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                               LOAN AGREEMENT


     THIS LOAN AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made as of the 31st day of
October, 1996, by and among Bank of America National Trust and Savings
Association and the several financial institutions from time to time party
to this Agreement (each individually a "Lender" and collectively the
"Lenders"), BANK OF AMERICA NW, N.A. d/b/a SEAFIRST BANK, as agent for
Lenders (the "Agent"), Bank of America National Trust and Savings
Association as letter of credit agent for Lenders (the "Letter of Credit
Agent"), and Merix Corporation, an Oregon corporation (the "Borrower").

                                  RECITALS

     A. Borrower has requested that Lenders make revolving loans to
Borrower and issue letters of credit for the account of Borrower to finance
the Borrower's business activities.

     B. Lenders are willing to make revolving loans and to issue letters of
credit, each upon the terms and conditions contained herein, and Agent and
Letter of Credit Agent are willing to act as agent for Lenders, also upon
the terms and conditions contained herein.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants herein contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:

                                 AGREEMENT

                                 ARTICLE 1

                                DEFINITIONS

     SECTION 1.1 CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS. As used in this Agreement, the
following terms have the following meanings:

          "Alternative Rate" means the LIBOR Rate or the Banker's
Acceptance Rate, as applicable.

          "Alternative Rate Loans" means any Loan bearing interest at the
Banker's Acceptance Rate or LIBOR Rate.

          "Advances" means Loans and issuances of Letters of Credit.

          "Affiliate" means, at any time, and with respect to any Person,
(a) any other Person that at such time directly or indirectly through one
or more intermediaries Controls, or

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is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such first Person, and
(b) any Person beneficially owning or holding, directly or indirectly, 10%
or more of any class of voting or equity interests of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary or any corporation of which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
beneficially own or hold, in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, 10% or
more of any class of voting or equity interests. As used in this
definition, "CONTROL" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a
Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to
an "Affiliate" is a reference to an Affiliate of the Borrower.

          "Agent" means Bank of America NW, N.A. d/b/a Seafirst Bank and
any successor agent selected pursuant to Section 9.6 hereof.

          "Applicable Currency" means, as to any particular payment or
Loan, Dollars or the Offshore Currency in which it is denominated or is
payable.

          "Applicable Interest Period" means with respect to any Loan
accruing interest at the LIBOR Rate or Banker's Acceptance Rate, the period
commencing on the first date Borrower elects to have the LIBOR Rate or
Banker's Acceptance Rate apply to such Loan pursuant to Section 2.5(b), and
ending one, two, three, four, five and six and, with the consent of all
Lenders, twelve months thereafter for an advance of at least $500,000 and
two, three, four, five and six and, with the consent of all Lenders, twelve
months thereafter for an advance of at least $300,000 as specified in the
Interest Rate Notice given in respect of such Loan; provided, however, that
no Applicable Interest Period may extend beyond the Maturity Date.

          "Applicable Interest Rate" means for any Loan, the Prime Rate,
LIBOR Rate or Banker's Acceptance Rate, as designated by Borrower in an
Interest Rate Notice given with respect to such Loan (or portion thereof)
or as otherwise determined pursuant to Section 2.5(b).

          "Bank of America" means Bank of America National Trust and
Savings Association.

          "Banker's Acceptance Rate" means the per annum rate equal to the
rate quoted by Agent to reflect the discount and fees charged by the Agent
to accept Eligible Drafts which arise out of transactions involving the
importation or exportation of goods or the domestic shipment of goods
within the United States, plus one percent (1%).

          "Banker's Acceptance Rate Loan" means any portion of a Loan
bearing interest at the Banker's Acceptance Rate.


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          "Borrower" means Merix Corporation, an Oregon corporation, and
any Successor.

          "Business Day" means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or
another day on which banks are authorized or obligated to close in Seattle,
Washington, except in the context of the selection of a LIBOR Loan or the
calculation of the LIBOR Rate for any Applicable Interest Period, in which
event "Business Day" means any day other than Saturday or Sunday on which
dealings in foreign currencies and exchange between banks may be carried on
in London, England and Seattle, Washington.

          "Capital Lease" means at any time, a lease with respect to which
the lessee is required concurrently to recognize the acquisition of an
asset and the incurrence of a liability in accordance with GAAP.

          "Capital Lease Obligation" means, with respect to any Person and
a Capital Lease, the amount of the obligation of such Person as the lessee
under such Capital Lease which would, in accordance with GAAP, appear as a
liability on a balance sheet of such Person.

          "Change of Control" means (i) any transaction or series of
related transactions in which any Person or two or more Persons acting in
concert shall acquire beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Borrower (or other securities convertible into such
securities) representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of all
securities of the Borrower entitled to vote in the election of directors;
or (ii) during any period of up to 12 consecutive months, commencing after
execution of this Agreement, individuals who at the beginning of such
12-month period were directors of the Borrower shall cease for any reason
to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Borrower and the
Persons replacing such individuals shall not have been nominated by the
Board of Directors of the Borrower.

          "Closing Date" means the date of the initial funding of any Loan
hereunder.

          "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time.

          "Commercial Letter of Credit" means any commercial letter of
credit issued by Letter of Credit Agent pursuant to the terms of Article 3
hereof.

          "Commitment" shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.

          "Commitment Period" shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.

          "Computation Date" has the meaning specified in Section 2.9.


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          "Consolidated Debt" means, at any time, the total of all
Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries outstanding at such time,
after eliminating all offsetting debits and credits between the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries and all other items required to be eliminated in the
course of the preparation of consolidated financial statements of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

          "Consolidated Net Income" means, with reference to any period,
the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such
period (taken as a cumulative whole), as determined in accordance with
GAAP, after eliminating all offsetting debits and credits between the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries and all other items required to be eliminated
in the course of the preparation of consolidated financial statements of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, provided that
all extraordinary gains shall be excluded and all extraordinary losses
shall be included.

          "Consolidated Net Worth" means, at any time the sum of (a) the
par value (or value stated on the books of the Borrower) of the capital
stock (but excluding all capital stock Redeemable on or before September
30, 2003, treasury stock and capital stock subscribed and unissued) of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries plus (b) the amount of the paid-in capital
and retained earnings of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in each case as
such amounts would be shown on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries as of such time prepared in accordance with GAAP,
minus the book value of all Restricted Investments.

          "Consolidated Total Capitalization" means, at any time, the sum
of Consolidated Net Worth and Consolidated Debt.

          "Controlled Group" means all members of a controlled group of
corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated)
under common control which, together with Borrower, are treated as a single
employer under Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code.

          "Default" means any event which but for the passage of time or
the giving of notice or both would be an Event of Default.

          "Dollar Equivalent" means, at any time, (a) as to any amount
denominated in Dollars, the amount thereof at such time, and (b) as to any
amount denominated in an Offshore Currency, the equivalent amount in
Dollars as determined by Agent at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate
for the purchase of Dollars with such Offshore Currency on the most recent
Computation Date provided for in Section 2.9.

          "Dollars," "dollars" and "$" each mean lawful money of the United
States.

          "Draft" shall mean a draft presented for acceptance and
discounting by any Lender.


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          "Eligible Assignee" means (a) a commercial bank organized under
the laws of the United States, or any state thereof, and having a combined
capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000; (b) a commercial bank
organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the "OECD"), or a
political subdivision of any such country, and having a combined capital
and surplus of at least $100,000,000, provided that such bank is acting
through a branch or agency located in the United States; and (c) a Person
that is primarily engaged in the business of commercial banking and that is
(i) a Subsidiary of a Lender, (ii) a Subsidiary of a Person of which a
Lender is a Subsidiary; or (iii) a Person of which a Lender is a
Subsidiary; provided that such Person is acting through a branch or agency
located in the United States. No proposed assignee shall be an Eligible
Assignee if the effect of the assignment to the proposed assignee would be
to impose increased costs on a Borrower pursuant to Section 2.5(e).

          "Eligible Draft" shall mean a Draft that is eligible for discount
under the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. ss. 372) and is eligible for
purchase under the rules and regulations established from time to time by
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

          "Environmental Laws" means all federal, state and local statutes,
regulations, ordinances, and requirements, now or hereafter in effect,
pertaining to environmental protection, contamination or cleanup, including
without limitation (i) the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
of 1976 (42 U.S.C. ss. 6901, et seq.), (ii) the Federal Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. ss. 9601
et seq.), (iii) the Federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Control Act
(49 U.S.C. ss. 1801, et seq.), (iv) the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
ss. 7401, et seq.), (v) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Federal
Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. ss. 1251 et seq.), (vi) the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Federal Pesticide Act (7 U.S.C. ss. 136, et
seq.), (vii) the Federal Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. ss. 2601
et seq.), and (viii) the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. ss.
300f et seq.).

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

          "Event of Default" has the meaning given in Section 8.1.

          "Federal Funds Rate" means, for any period, a fluctuating
interest rate per annum 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 transactions received by Agent
from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by Agent.


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          "Financial Statements" has the meaning given in Section 5.6.

          "Financial Transaction Liability" means (a) any overdraft on any
account maintained by Borrower with Agent or Bank of America, and (b)
liabilities incurred by Agent or Bank of America as a result of Automated
Clearing House transactions for the account of Borrower.

          "GAAP" shall have the meaning given in Section 1.3.

          "Government Approval" means an approval, permit, license,
authorization, certificate, or consent of any Governmental Authority.

          "Governmental Authority" means the government of the United
States or any State or any foreign country or any political subdivision of
any thereof or any branch, department, agency, instrumentality, court,
tribunal or regulatory authority which constitutes a part or exercises any
sovereign power of any of the foregoing.

          "Guaranty" means, with respect to any Person, any obligation
(except the endorsement in the ordinary course of business of negotiable
instruments for deposit or collection) of such Person guaranteeing or in
effect guaranteeing any indebtedness, dividend or other obligation of any
other Person in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including
(without limitation) obligations incurred through an agreement, contingent
or otherwise, by such Person:

          (a) to purchase such indebtedness or obligation or any property
constituting security therefor;

          (b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of
such indebtedness or obligation, or (ii) to maintain any working capital or
other balance sheet condition or any income statement condition of any
other Person or otherwise to advance or make available funds for the
purchase or payment of such indebtedness or obligation;

          (c) to lease properties or to purchase properties or services
primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of such indebtedness or
obligation of the ability of any other Person to make payment of the
indebtedness or obligation; or

          (d) otherwise to assure the owner of such indebtedness or
obligation against loss in respect thereof.

In any computation of the indebtedness or other liabilities of the obligor
under any Guaranty, the indebtedness or other obligations that are the
subject of such Guaranty shall be assumed to be direct obligations of such
obligor.


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          "Hazardous Substances" means any substance or material defined or
designated as hazardous or toxic waste, hazardous or toxic material, a
hazardous, toxic or radioactive substance, or other similar terms, by any
federal, state or local environmental statute, regulation or ordinance
presently in effect, including but not limited to the Environmental Laws.

          "Indebtedness" means, with respect to any Person, without
duplication,

          (a) its liabilities for borrowed money;

          (b) its liabilities for the deferred purchase price of property
acquired by such Person (excluding accounts payable arising in the ordinary
course of business but including, without limitation, all liabilities
created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement with respect to any such property);

          (c) its Capital Lease Obligations;

          (d) its liabilities for borrowed money secured by any Lien with
respect to any property owned by such Person (whether or not it has assumed
or otherwise become liable for such liabilities);

          (e) its liabilities in respect of letters of credit or
instruments serving a similar function issued or accepted for its account
by banks and other financial institutions (whether or not representing
obligations for borrowed money);

          (f) Swaps of such Person;

          (g) its redemption obligations in respect of Redeemable capital
stock;

          (h) any Guaranty of such Person with respect to liabilities of a
type described in any of clauses (a) through (g) hereof.

Indebtedness of any Person shall include all obligations of such Person of
the character described in clauses (a) through (h) to the extent such
Person remains legally liable in respect thereof notwithstanding that any
such obligation is deemed to be extinguished under GAAP. For purposes of
determining compliance with Section 7.4(e) and clauses (iii) and (iv) of
Section 7.3(a), Indebtedness shall be deemed not to include items (e), (f)
or (g) above, or Guaranties thereof.

          "Interest Rate Notice" shall have the meaning given in Section
2.5(b).

          "Investments" means any investment, made in cash or by delivery
of property, by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (a) in any Person,
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Indebtedness or other obligation or Security or by loan, Guaranty, advance
capital contribution or otherwise, or (b) in any property.

          "Lenders" has the meaning specified in the introductory clause
hereto.

          "Letters of Credit" means Commercial Letters of Credit and
Standby Letters of Credit.

          "Letter of Credit Agent" means Bank of America and any successor.

          "Letter of Credit Request" shall have the meaning given in
Section 3.2(a).

          "Letter of Credit Risk Participation" with respect to each
Lender, means a risk participation purchased by such Lender pursuant to
Article 10 hereof with respect to a Letter of Credit.

          "Letter of Credit Usage" means, as of any date of determination,
the sum of (i) the aggregate face amount of all outstanding unmatured
Letters of Credit plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all payments made by
Letter of Credit Agent under Letters of Credit and not yet reimbursed by
Borrower pursuant to Section 3.4.

          "LIBOR Loan" means any portion of a Loan bearing interest at the
LIBOR Rate.

          "LIBOR Rate" shall mean, with respect to any LIBOR Loan for any
Applicable Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the sum of:
(a) 100 basis points (1.00%) and (b) the product of (i) the Euro-dollar
Rate in effect for such Applicable Interest Period and (ii) the Euro-dollar
Reserves in effect on the first day of such Applicable Interest Period.

          The Euro-dollar Rate will be determined by reference to that rate
(rounded upward to the next one-hundredth of one percent (.01%) appearing
on the display designated as "Page 3750" on the Telerate Service (or on
such other page on that service or such other service designated by the
British Banker's Association for the display of that Association's Interest
Settlement Rates for deposits in the Applicable Currency) in the
approximate amounts of the requested Loan as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on
the day that is two (2) Business Days prior to the first date of the
proposed Applicable Interest Period. If the Agent is unable to obtain any
quotation as provided above, the LIBOR Rate shall be the rate of interest
per annum determined by the Agent to be the arithmetic mean (rounded upward
to the nearest 1/16 of one percent) of the rates of interest per annum
notified to the Agent by Bank of America for loans in the Applicable
Currency having a maturity comparable to the Applicable Interest Period,
which would be offered to major banks in the London interbank market at
their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business
Days prior to the commencement of such Applicable Interest Period. If there
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Telerate Service or through the London interbank market, then the LIBOR
Rate shall be deemed unavailable as provided in Section 2.5(d) hereof.

          As used herein, the term "Euro-dollar Reserves" means a fraction
(expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the
denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum
reserve percentages (including, without limitation, any special,
supplemental, marginal or emergency reserves) expressed as a decimal
established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any
other banking authority to which Agent is subject for Eurocurrency
Liability (as defined in Regulation D of such Board of Governors) as
applicable to the Lenders. It is agreed that for purposes hereof, each
LIBOR Loan shall be deemed to constitute a Eurocurrency Liability and to be
subject to the reserve requirements of Regulation D, without benefit of
credit or proration, exemptions or offsets which might otherwise be
available to any Lender from time to time under such Regulation D.
Euro-dollar Reserves shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the
effective date of any change in any reserve percentage and shall apply to
Applicable Interest Periods commencing after the effective date of such
change.

          "Lien" means, for any Person, any security interest, pledge,
mortgage, charge, assignment, hypothecation, encumbrance, attachment,
garnishment, execution or other voluntary or involuntary lien upon or
affecting the revenues of such Person or any real or personal property in
which such Person has or hereafter acquires any interest, except (a) liens
for Taxes or governmental fees which are not delinquent or which remain
payable without penalty or the validity or amount of which is being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings upon stay of execution
of the enforcement thereof with, in the case of liens on the property of
Borrower, provision having been made to the reasonable satisfaction of
Agent for the payment thereof in the event the contest is determined
adversely to Borrower; (b) liens imposed by law (such as mechanics' liens)
incurred in good faith in the ordinary course of business which are not
delinquent or which remain payable without penalty or the validity or
amount of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
upon stay of execution of the enforcement thereof with, in the case of
liens on property of Borrower, provision having been made to the reasonable
satisfaction of Agent for the payment thereof in the event the contest is
determined adversely to Borrower; (c) deposits or pledges under worker's
compensation, unemployment insurance, social security or other similar laws
or made to secure the performance of bids, tenders, contracts (except for
repayment of borrowed money), or leases, or to secure statutory obligations
or surety or appeal bonds or to secure indemnity, performance, customs or
other similar bonds given in the ordinary course of business; (d) judgment
or judicial attachment liens, provided that the enforcement of such liens
is effectively stayed; (e) Liens securing obligations in respect of Capital
Leases on assets subject to such leases; and (f) Liens arising solely by
virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker's liens,
rights or setoff or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or
other funds maintained with a credit or depository institution, provided
(i) such deposit account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is
not subject to restriction against access by the Borrower in excess of
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Federal Reserve Board and (ii) such deposit account is not intended by the
Borrower to provide collateral to the depository institution.

          "Loan Documents" means this Agreement, the Revolving Notes, the
Letters of Credit and all other certificates, instruments and other
documents executed by or on behalf of Borrower in connection with this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including any amendments
thereto.

          "Loans" has the meaning given in Section 2.1.

          "Majority Lenders" means at any time Lenders having an aggregate
Pro Rata Share of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%).

          "Maturity Date" means September 30, 1998.

          "Note Lenders" means John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company,
John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company, Massachusetts Mutual Life
Insurance Company and CM Life Insurance Company and their successors and
assigns.

          "Note Purchase Agreement" means the agreement dated September 10,
1996, whereby the Note Lenders purchased senior unsecured notes of the
Borrower as the same may from time to time be supplemented, amended or
restated as permitted hereunder.

          "Notes" has the meaning given in Section 2.7.

          "Notice of Borrowing" means a written or oral request for Loans
from Borrower delivered to Agent in the manner, at the time, and containing
the information required under Section 2.2.

          "Officer's Certificate" means a certificate executed and
delivered on behalf of Borrower by its Chair and Chief Executive Officer,
its Chief Financial officer, its Vice President and Secretary, or its Vice
President and Treasurer.

          "Offshore Currency" means at any time English Pounds Sterling,
French Francs, Deutsche Marks, Japanese Yen and Swedish Krone.

          "Offshore Currency Loan" means any Loan that is a LIBOR Rate Loan
denominated in any Offshore Currency.

          "Offshore Currency Loan Sublimit" means, as to all Offshore
Currencies in the aggregate, $15,000,000.


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          "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any
entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.

          "Person or Persons" means an individual, corporation,
partnership, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock
company, government (including political subdivisions), Governmental
Authority or agency or any other entity.

          "Pension Plan" means an "employee pension benefit plan" (as such
term is defined in ERISA) from time to time maintained by Borrower or a
member of the Controlled Group.

          "Plan" shall mean, at any time, an employee pension benefit plan
which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding
standards under Section 412 of the Code and is either (a) maintained by
Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group for employees of Borrower or
any member of the Controlled Group or (b) maintained pursuant to a
collective bargaining agreement or any other arrangement under which more
than one employer makes contributions and to which Borrower or any member
of the Controlled Group is then making or accruing an obligation to make
contributions or has within the preceding five (5) plan years made
contributions.

          "Prime Rate" means, on any day, Agent's publicly announced prime
rate of interest at its principal office (which prime rate is a reference
rate and not necessarily the lowest rate of interest charged by Agent to
its prime customers), changing as such prime rate changes.

          "Prime Rate Loan" means any portion of a Loan bearing interest at
the Prime Rate.

          "Pro Rata Share" means with respect to each Lender, at any time,
the percentage that such Lender's Commitment bears to the Total Revolving
Advance Commitment.

          "Redeemable" means, with respect to the capital stock of any
Person, each share of such Person's capital stock that is:

          (a) redeemable, payable or required to be purchased or otherwise
retired or extinguished, or convertible into Indebtedness of such Person
(i) at a fixed or determinable date, whether by operation of sinking fund
or otherwise, (ii) at the option of any Person other than such Person, or
(iii) upon the occurrence of a condition not solely within the control of
such Person; or

          (b) convertible into other Redeemable capital stock.


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          "Reimbursement Agreements" shall have the meaning given in
Section 3.2(d).

          "Restricted Investments" means all Investments except those made
in compliance with the terms of the Merix Investment Policy dated June 1,
1994, as the same may be revised from time to time with the approval of the
Audit and Finance Committee of the Company's Board of Directors, provided
that, at the time of any such revision, a majority of the members of such
committee shall be independent directors.

          "Responsible Officer" means the chief financial officer,
treasurer or corporate controller of the Borrower and any other officer of
the Borrower with responsibility for the administration of the relevant
portion of this Agreement.

          "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

          "Security" has the meaning set forth in Section 21 of the
Securities Act.

          "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
from time to time.

          "Spot Rate" for a currency means the rate quoted by Agent as the
spot rate for the purchase by Agent of such currency with another currency
through its FX Trading Office at approximately 8:00 a.m. (Seattle time) on
the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign
exchange computation is made.

          "Standby Letter of Credit" means any standby letter of credit
issued by Letter of Credit Agent pursuant to the terms of Article 3 hereof.

          "Subsidiary" means, as to any Person, any corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, association or other business
entity in which such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such
Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries owns sufficient equity or voting
interests to enable it or them (as a group) ordinarily, in the absence of
contingencies, to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons performing
similar functions) of such entity, and any partnership or joint venture if
more than a 50% interest in the profits or capital thereof is owned by such
Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of
its Subsidiaries (unless such partnership can and does ordinarily take
major business actions without the prior approval of such Person or one or
more of its Subsidiaries). Unless the context otherwise clearly requires,
any reference to a "Subsidiary" is a reference to a Subsidiary of the
Borrower.

          "Subsidiary Stock" means, with respect to any Person, the stock
(or any options, warrants to purchase stock or other securities
exchangeable for or convertible into stock) of any subsidiary of such
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          "Successor" means, for any corporation or banking association,
any successor by merger or consolidation, or by acquisition of
substantially all of the assets of the predecessor.

          "Swaps" means, with respect to any Person, payment obligations
with respect to interest rate swaps, currency swaps and similar obligations
obligating such Person to make payments, whether periodically or upon the
happening of a contingency. For the purposes of this Agreement, the amount
of the obligation under any Swap shall be the amount determined in respect
thereof as of the end of the then most recently ended fiscal quarter of
such Person, based on the assumption that such Swap had terminated at the
end of such fiscal quarter, and in making such determination, if any
agreement relating to such Swap provides for the netting of amounts payable
by and to such Person thereunder or if any such agreement provides for the
simultaneous payment of amounts by and to such Person, then in each such
case, the amount of such obligation shall be the net amount so determined.

          "Tax" means, for any person, any tax, assessment, duty, levy,
impost or other charge imposed by any Governmental Authority on such person
or on any property, revenue, income, or franchise of such person and any
interest or penalty with respect to any of the foregoing.

          "Total Revolving Advance Commitment" means $30,000,000.

          "Total Utilization" shall mean, as of any date of determination,
the sum of (i) the aggregate Dollar Equivalent amount of all outstanding
Loans; plus (ii) the Letter of Credit Usage.

          "Transfer" means with respect to any Person, any transaction in
which such Person sells, conveys, transfers or leases (as lessor) any of
its property, including, without limitation, Subsidiary Stock.

          "Unfunded Vested Liabilities" means, with respect to any Plan at
any time, the amount (if any) by which (a) the present value of all vested
nonforfeitable benefits under such Plan exceeds (b) the fair market value
of all Plan assets allocable to such benefits, all determined as of the
then most recent evaluation date for such Plan, but only to the extent that
such excess represents a potential liability of Borrower or any member of
the Controlled Group to the PBGC or the Plan under Title IV of ERISA.

          "Wholly-Owned Subsidiary" means, at any time, any Subsidiary of
the Borrower all of the equity interests (except directors' qualifying
shares) of which are owned by any one or more of the Borrower and the
Borrower's other Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries at such time.


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     SECTION 1.2 GENERAL PRINCIPLES APPLICABLE TO DEFINITIONS. Definitions
given herein shall be equally applicable to both singular and plural forms
of the terms therein defined and references herein to "he" or "it" shall be
applicable to persons whether masculine, feminine or neuter. References
herein to any document including, but without limitation, this Agreement
shall be deemed a reference to such document as it now exists, and as, from
time to time hereafter, the same may be amended. References herein to any
section, subsection, schedule or exhibit shall, unless otherwise indicated,
be deemed a reference to sections and subsections within and schedules and
exhibits to this Agreement.

     SECTION 1.3 ACCOUNTING TERMS. Except as otherwise provided herein,
accounting terms not specifically defined shall be construed, and all
accounting procedures shall be performed, in accordance with generally
accepted United States accounting principles consistently applied ("GAAP")
and as in effect on the date of application.

                                 ARTICLE 2

                                 THE LOANS

     SECTION 2.1 LOANS. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, each Lender hereby severally agrees during the period beginning
on the date hereof and ending on the Maturity Date (the "Commitment
Period") to make loans duly requested hereunder (the "Loans") to Borrower
in the aggregate principal Dollar Equivalent amount not to exceed at any
time outstanding the amount set forth on Schedule 1 under the heading
Commitment (the "Commitment"); provided, however, that after giving effect
to any requested loan (a) absent such Lender's consent, the aggregate of
all Loans from such Lender will not exceed at any one time its Pro Rata
Share of the Total Revolving Advance Commitment and (b) Total Utilization
will not exceed the Total Revolving Advance Commitment; and provided
further that, (i) after giving effect to any Offshore Currency Loan the
aggregate principal Dollar Equivalent amount of all Offshore Currency Loans
shall not exceed the Offshore Currency Loan Sublimit.

     SECTION 2.2 MANNER OF BORROWING. For each requested Loan, Borrower
shall deliver to Agent a Notice of Borrowing specifying the date of a
requested borrowing, the amount thereof, and the Applicable Currency. A
Notice of Borrowing for an Offshore Currency Loan shall be in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A. Borrower may give a written or oral Notice of
Borrowing on the same day it wishes a Loan to be made, provided said Notice
of Borrowing is received by Agent no later than 10:00 a.m. (Seattle time)
on the date of the requested borrowing, provided, if Borrower shall
simultaneously elect to have interest accrue on a Loan at a rate other than
the Prime Rate by giving an Interest Rate Notice (as defined in Section
2.5(b)) in respect of such borrowing or Borrower elects to have an Offshore
Currency Loan, the Notice of Borrowing shall be given orally or in writing
prior to 10:00 a.m. (Seattle time) on a Business Day at least three (3)
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requested date of borrowing. Any Notice of Borrowing given orally shall
promptly be confirmed by Borrower in a writing delivered to Agent. Requests
for borrowing received after the designated hour will be deemed received on
the next succeeding Business Day. Each such Notice of Borrowing shall be
irrevocable and shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty
by Borrower that as of the date of such notice the statements set forth in
Article 5 hereof are true and correct and that no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing. Agent is authorized to make Loans
upon the request of any of the following persons: Deborah A. Coleman,
Joseph H. Howell, Valerie Rosenfeld, or such other persons as Borrower may
from time to time designate by a written notice to the Agent. Each Loan
requested by Borrower under this Section 2.2 shall be in an amount of not
less than $100,000 and an integral multiple of $100,000. On receipt of a
Notice of Borrowing, Agent shall promptly notify each Lender by telephone,
telex or telefax of the date of the requested borrowing and the amount
thereof as denominated in the Applicable Currency. The Dollar Equivalent
amount of any Loan in an Offshore Currency will be determined by the Agent
for such Loan on the Computation Date in accordance with Section 2.9. Each
Lender shall before 1:00 p.m. (Seattle time) on the date of the requested
borrowing, pay such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal
amount of the requested borrowing in immediately available funds and in the
requested currency to Agent at its Commercial Loan Processing Center,
Seattle, Washington. Upon fulfillment to Agent's satisfaction of the
applicable conditions set forth in Article 4, and after receipt by Agent of
such funds, Agent will promptly make such funds available to Borrower by
depositing them to the ordinary checking account maintained by Borrower at
Bank of America.

     SECTION 2.3 AGENT'S RIGHT TO FUND. Unless Agent shall have received
notice from a Lender prior to 12:00 Noon (Seattle time) on the date of any
requested borrowing that such Lender will not make available to Agent its
share of the requested borrowing, Agent may assume that such Lender has
made such funds available to Agent on the date such Loan is to be made in
accordance with Section 2.2 hereof and Agent may, in reliance upon such
assumption, make available to Borrower on such date a corresponding amount.
If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have so made such portion
available to Agent, such Lender and Borrower jointly and severally agree to
pay to Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount, together with
interest thereon for each day from the date such amount is made available
to Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to Agent, at (a) in the
case of Borrower, the Prime Rate and (b) in the case of such Lender, the
Federal Funds Rate. Any such repayment by Borrower shall be without
prejudice to any rights it may have against the Lender that has failed to
make available its funds for any requested borrowing.

     SECTION 2.4 REPAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL. Borrower shall repay the principal
amount of the Loans on or before the Maturity Date.


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     SECTION 2.5 INTEREST ON LOANS.

          (A) GENERAL PROVISIONS. Borrower agrees to pay to Lenders
interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan from the date of such
Loan until such Loan shall be due and payable at a per annum rate equal to
the Applicable Interest Rate in effect from time to time with respect to
such Loan (or respective portions thereof), and, if default shall occur in
the payment when due of any such Loan (whether at maturity, upon
acceleration or otherwise), interest shall accrue at a per annum rate equal
to one percentage point (1%) above the Prime Rate (changing as the Prime
Rate changes). Accrued but unpaid interest on each Alternative Rate Loan
shall be paid on the last day of each Applicable Interest Period, on the
date of any principal payment (to the extent accrued on the principal
amount paid), and at maturity and, additionally, in the case of an
Alternative Rate Loan for which the Applicable Interest Period exceeds
three months, on the day that is three months after the commencement of
such Applicable Interest Period and on the last Business Day of each
three-month period thereafter. Accrued but unpaid interest on each Loan
accruing interest at the Prime Rate shall be paid in arrears on the fifth
day of each calendar month commencing on December 5, 1996 and at the
Maturity Date. If the fifth day of a month is not a Business Day, such
payment shall be made on the next Business Day. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, accrued interest on any Loan shall be payable on demand after
the occurrence of an Event of Default.

          (B) SELECTION OF ALTERNATIVE RATES.

               (1) Borrower may, subject to the requirements of this
Section 2.5(b), on at least three (3) Business Days' prior oral or written
notice elect to have interest accrue on any Loan or any portion thereof at
an Alternative Rate for an Applicable Interest Period; provided, however,
an Offshore Currency Loan shall accrue interest at the LIBOR Rate. Such
notice (herein, an "Interest Rate Notice") shall be deemed delivered when
communicated to Agent and promptly confirmed in writing (in the case of an
oral notice) or when received by Agent (in the case of written notice)
except that an Interest Rate Notice communicated to or received by Agent
after 10:00 a.m. (Seattle time) on any Business Day, shall be deemed to
have been delivered or received on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
Such Interest Rate Notice shall identify, subject to the conditions of this
Section 2.5(b), the Loan or portions thereof to accrue interest at the
Alternative Rate and the Applicable Interest Period which Borrower selects.
Any such Interest Rate Notice shall be irrevocable and shall constitute a
representation and warranty by Borrower that as of the date of such
Interest Rate Notice, the statements set forth in Article 5 are true and
correct and that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing.

               (2) Borrower's right to select an Alternative Rate to apply
to a Loan or any portion thereof shall be subject to the following
conditions: (i) the aggregate of all Loans, or portions thereof to accrue
interest at an Alternative Rate for an Applicable Interest Period of one
(1) month shall be an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than
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(ii) the aggregate of all Loans, or portions thereof to accrue interest at
an Alternative Rate for an Applicable Interest Period of two (2) months or
more shall be an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $300,000;
(iii) an Alternative Rate may not be selected for any Loan or portion
thereof which is already accruing interest at an Alternative Rate unless
such selection is only to become effective at the maturity of the
Applicable Interest Period then in effect; (iv) Borrower shall not at any
time have more than a total of ten (10) Applicable Interest Periods
relating to Alternative Rate Loans outstanding; (v) no Lender shall have
given notice pursuant to Section 2.5(d) that the selected Alternative Rate
is not available; (vi) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing; and (vii) if Borrower elects to have some portion (but
less than all) of the Loans accrue interest at the Alternative Rate,
Borrower shall select a portion of each Lender's outstanding Loans to
accrue interest at such rate in proportion to such Lender's Pro Rata Share.

               (3) In the absence of an effective request for the
application of an Alternative Rate, the Loans or remaining portions thereof
shall accrue interest at the Prime Rate. Any Interest Rate Notice which
specifies an Alternative Rate but fails to identify an Applicable Interest
Period shall be deemed to be a request for a Prime Rate Loan.

               (4) The Interest Rate Notice may be given with and contained
in any Notice of Borrowing.

               (5) If Borrower delivers an Interest Rate Notice with any
Notice of Borrowing for a Loan and Borrower thereafter declines to take
such Loan or a condition precedent to the making of such Loan is not
satisfied or waived, Borrower shall indemnify Agent and each Lender for all
losses and any costs which Agent or any Lender may sustain as a consequence
thereof including, without limitation, the costs of re-employment of funds
at rates lower than the cost to Lenders of such funds. A certificate from
Agent or any Lender setting forth the amount due to it pursuant to this
subparagraph (b)(5) and the basis for, and the calculation of, such amount
shall be conclusive evidence of the amount due to it hereunder absent
manifest error. Payment of the amount owed shall be due within fifteen (15)
days after Borrower's receipt of such certificate.

          (C) APPLICABLE DAYS FOR COMPUTATION OF INTEREST. Computations of
interest shall be made on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty (360)
days, for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding
the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest is payable,
provided, however, any Offshore Currency Loan demonstrated in English
Pounds Sterling shall be made on the basis of 365 or 366 days, as the case
may be, and actual days elapsed.

          (D) UNAVAILABLE ALTERNATIVE RATE. If any Lender determines that
for any reason, fair and adequate means do not exist for establishing a
particular Alternative Rate or that an Alternative Rate will not adequately
and fairly reflect the cost to it of making or maintaining the principal
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on any Alternative Rate Loan has become unlawful or is contrary to any
internal policies (of general application) or, in the case of the Banker's
Acceptance Rate, any lender discontinues calculation of a Banker's
Acceptance Rate or discontinues offering Eligible Drafts, such Lender may
give notice of that fact to Agent and Borrower and such determination shall
be conclusive and binding absent manifest error. After such notice has been
given and until such Lender notifies Borrower and Agent that the
circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, the interest rate
or rates so identified in such notice shall no longer be available. Any
subsequent request by Borrower to have interest accrue at such an
Alternative Rate shall be deemed to be a request for interest to accrue at
the Prime Rate. If the circumstances giving rise to the notice described
herein no longer exist, the Lender who had previously given notice of the
unavailability of rate(s) shall notify Agent and Borrower in writing of
that fact, and Borrower shall then once again become entitled to request
that such Alternative Rates apply to the Loans in accordance with Section
2.5(b) hereof.

          (E) COMPENSATION FOR INCREASED COSTS. In the event that after the
date hereof any change occurs in any applicable law, regulation, treaty or
directive or interpretation thereof by any authority charged with the
administration or interpretation thereof, or any condition is imposed by
any authority after the date hereof or any change occurs in any condition
imposed by any authority on or prior to the date hereof which:

               (1) subjects any Lender to any Tax (other than any Tax
measured by such Lender's net or gross income), or changes the basis of
taxation of any payments to any Lender on account of principal of or
interest on any Alternative Rate Loan, the Notes (to the extent the Notes
evidence an Alternative Rate Loan) or fees in respect of such Lender's
obligation to make Alternative Rate Loans or other amounts payable with
respect to its Alternative Rate Loans; or

               (2) imposes, modifies or determines applicable any reserve,
deposit or similar requirements against any assets held by, deposits with
or for the account of, or loans or commitments by, any office of any Lender
in connection with its Alternative Rate Loans to the extent the amount of
which is in excess of, or was not applicable at the time of computation of,
the amounts provided for in the definition of such Alternative Rate; or

               (3) affects the amount of capital required or expected to be
maintained by banks generally or corporations controlling banks and any
Lender determines that the amount by which it or any corporation
controlling it is required or expected to maintain or increase its capital
is increased by, or based upon, the existence of this Agreement or of any
Lender's Loans or Commitments hereunder; or

               (4) imposes upon any Lender any other condition with respect
to its Alternative Rate Loans or its obligation to make Alternative Rate
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which, as a result thereof, (i) increases the cost to any Lender of making
or maintaining its Loans or its Commitments hereunder, or (ii) reduces the
net amount of any payment received by any Lender in respect of its
Alternative Rate Loans (whether of principal, interest, commitment fees or
otherwise), or (iii) requires any Lender to make any payment on or
calculated by reference to the gross amount of any sum received by it in
respect of its Alternative Rate Loans, in each case by an amount which any
such Lender in its sole judgment deems material, then and in any such case
Borrower shall pay to Agent for the account of such Lender on demand such
amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for any increased cost,
deduction or payment actually incurred or made by such Lender, provided,
however, Borrower shall not be obligated for amounts hereunder unless,
promptly after learning thereof any such Lender shall have advised Borrower
of the subjection, change, requirement or other condition forming the basis
for such Lender's request for additional payment hereunder. If Borrower is
advised of any such subjection, change, requirement or other condition
prior to the expiration of an Applicable Interest Period for any
Alternative Rate Loan, Borrower may elect to prepay the Alternative Rate
Loan without penalty or premium if such prepayment would reduce or
eliminate the amounts which Borrower would otherwise be obligated to pay
any Lender under the terms of this Section 2.5(e). The demand for payment
by any Lender shall be delivered to both Agent and Borrower and shall state
the subjection or change which occurred or the reserve or deposit
requirements or other conditions which have been imposed upon such Lender
or the request, direction or requirement with which it has complied,
together with the date thereof, the amount of such cost, reduction or
payment and the manner in which such amount has been calculated. The
statement of any Lender as to the additional amounts payable pursuant to
this Section 2.5(e) shall be conclusive evidence of the amounts due
hereunder absent manifest error.

     The protection of this Section 2.5(e) shall be available to each
Lender regardless of any possible contention of invalidity or
inapplicability of the relevant law, regulation, treaty, directive,
condition or interpretation thereof. In the event that Borrower pays any
Lender the amount necessary to compensate such Lender for any charge,
deduction or payment incurred or made by such Lender as provided in this
Section 2.5(e), and such charge, deduction or payment or any part thereof
is subsequently returned to such Lender as a result of the final
determination of the invalidity or inapplicability of the relevant law,
regulation, treaty, directive or condition, then such Lender shall remit to
Borrower the amount paid by Borrower which has actually been returned to
such Lender (together with any interest actually paid to such Lender on
such returned amount), less such Lender's costs and expenses incurred in
connection with such governmental regulation or any challenge made by such
Lender with respect to its validity or applicability.

     SECTION 2.6 PREPAYMENTS. Prime Rate Loans may be repaid at any time
without penalty or premium. Except as provided in Section 2.5(e), if an
Alternative Rate Loan is paid prior to the end of the Applicable Interest
Period, a fee computed in the manner set out in Schedule 2 shall be
assessed and paid at the time of such payment. Such fee shall be calculated
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hereunder absent manifest error. Except as provided in Section 2.5(e), such
fee shall apply in all circumstances where an Alternative Rate Loan is paid
prior to the end of the Applicable Interest Period, regardless of whether
such payment is voluntary, mandatory, or the result of Agent's or any
Lender's collection efforts.

     SECTION 2.7 NOTES. The Loans shall be evidenced by promissory notes of
Borrower substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the
"Notes"). Each Lender is hereby authorized to record the date and amount of
Loans it makes and the date and amount of each payment of principal and
interest thereon on a schedule annexed to and constituting part of the
appropriate Note. Any such recordation by a Lender shall constitute prima
facie evidence of the accuracy of the information so recorded; provided,
however, that the failure to make any such recordation or any error in any
such recordation shall not affect the obligations of Borrower hereunder or
under the Notes.

     SECTION 2.8 MANNER OF PAYMENTS.

          (a) All payments and prepayments of principal and interest on any
Loan and all other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan
Document by Borrower to Agent or any Lender shall be made by paying the
same in United States Dollars (other than payments and prepayments in
respect to an Offshore Currency Loan which shall be made in the Offshore
Currency in which such Loan is denominated) and in immediately available
funds to Agent at its Commercial Loan Processing Center, Seattle,
Washington not later than (i) 12:00 Noon (Seattle time) on the date on
which such payment or prepayment shall become due, and (ii) in the case of
Offshore Currency payments, no later than such time on the dates specified
herein as may be determined by the Agent to be necessary for such payment
to be credited on such date in accordance with normal banking procedures.

          (b) Agent shall remit to each Lender, via federal wire transfer
of funds, such Lender's Pro Rata Share of any principal, interest or other
amounts received from or for the account of Borrower in respect of any Loan
on the same day that Agent receives such amounts, provided, however, that
amounts received by Agent later than 12:00 Noon (Seattle time) or later
than the time specified by the Agent as provided in clause (ii) of
subsection 2.8(a) above (in the case of Offshore Currency payments) on any
day shall be remitted to each Lender on the next succeeding Business Day,
provided, further, Agent shall not remit to any Lender any amounts received
from or for the account of Borrower in payment of any Loan unless, prior to
Agent's receipt of such funds, such Lender had paid its Pro Rata Share of
such amounts pursuant to Section 2.2. In the event Agent is required to
refund any amount which is paid to it or received by it from or for the
account of Borrower, then Lenders, to the extent they shall have previously
received their Pro Rata Share of such amount, agree to repay to Agent their
respective Pro Rata Shares of such amount.

          (c) Borrower hereby authorizes Agent and each Lender, if and to
the extent any payment is not promptly made pursuant to this Agreement or
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Document, and after prior oral notice to Borrower, to charge from time to
time against any or all of the accounts of Borrower with Agent or any
Lender or any affiliate of any Lender any amount due hereunder or under
such other Loan Document. Agent or the Lender, as the case may be, shall
promptly provide Borrower a written notice of the actions it has taken
pursuant to this Section.

          (d) Whenever any payment hereunder or under any other Loan
Document shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such
payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day. In the case of
an Alternative Rate Loan, whenever the last day of any Applicable Interest
Period would otherwise occur on a day other than a Business Day, the last
day of such Applicable Interest Period shall occur on the next succeeding
Business Day and such extension of time shall in such case be included in
the computation and payment of interest, unless such extension would cause
the last date of such Applicable Interest Period to occur in the next
following calendar month, in which case the last day of such Applicable
Interest Period shall occur, on the next preceding Business Day.

     SECTION 2.9 UTILIZATION OF REVOLVING COMMITMENTS IN OFFSHORE
CURRENCIES.


          (a) The Agent will determine the Dollar Equivalent amount with
respect to any (i) Borrowing of Loans comprised of Offshore Currency Loans
as of the day the Loan is made, (ii) outstanding Offshore Currency Loans as
of the last Business Day of each month, and (iii) outstanding Offshore
Currency Loans as of any redenomination date pursuant to this Section 2.9
(each such date under clauses (i) through (iii) a "Computation Date").

          (b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, during the
existence of a Default or an Event of Default, upon the request of the
Majority Lenders, all or any part of any outstanding Offshore Currency
Loans shall be redenominated and converted into Prime Rate Loans in Dollars
bearing interest based on the Prime Rate with effect from the last day of
the Interest Period with respect to any such Offshore Currency Loans. The
Agent will promptly notify the Borrower of any such redenomination and
conversion request.

          (c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if there
shall occur on or prior to the proposed Borrowing Date of any Offshore
Currency Loan any change in national or international financial, political
or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls
which would in the reasonable opinion of the Agent or the Majority Lenders
make it impracticable for the Offshore Rate Loans included in such
requested Borrowing to be denominated in the Offshore Currency requested by
a Borrower, then the Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the
Lenders, and such Loans shall not be denominated in the requested Offshore
Currency, but shall be made on the day the Loan is made as a Prime Rate
Loan in Dollars, unless the Borrower notifies the Agent (which shall
promptly notify the Lenders) on or before 9:00 a.m. (Seattle time) one
Business Day prior to the day the Loan is to be made that it elects not to
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          (d) The Borrower will be entitled to request that Loans hereunder
also be permitted to be made in any other lawful currency constituting an
offshore currency (other than Dollars), in addition to the offshore
currencies specified in the definition of "Offshore Currency" herein, that
in the opinion of the Lenders is at such time freely traded in the offshore
interbank foreign exchange markets and is freely convertible into Dollars
(an "Agreed Alternative Currency"). The Borrower shall deliver to Agent
written or oral notice of any request for designation of an Agreed
Alternative Currency not later than 10:00 a.m. (Seattle time) at least ten
Business Days in advance of the date of any borrowing hereunder proposed to
be made in such Agreed Alternative Currency. Upon receipt of any such
request the Agent will promptly notify the Lenders thereof, and each Lender
will use its best efforts to respond to such request within two business
days of receipt thereof. Each Lender may grant or accept such request in
its sole discretion. The Agent will promptly notify the Borrower of the
acceptance or rejection of any such request by the Lenders. Any such
currency shall only be an Agreed Alternative Currency if accepted by all of
the Lenders.

     SECTION 2.10 FEES. During the Commitment Period, Borrower agrees to
pay to Agent for the account of Lenders in proportion to their respective
Pro Rata Share a commitment fee computed daily at the rate of one-fifth of
one percent (1/5%) per annum on the difference between the Total Revolving
Advance Commitment and the Total Utilization. Such commitment fee shall be
payable in arrears at quarterly intervals commencing on December 31, 1996,
and payable on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and
December thereafter, except that accrued commitment fees shall be payable
on the Maturity Date and on demand after an Event of Default. Computations
of commitment fees shall be made on the basis of a year of three hundred
sixty (360) days for the actual number of days (including the first day but
excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such fees are
payable.

     SECTION 2.11 AGENCY FEE. Borrower agrees to pay Agent a fee equal to
$10,000 per year plus an additional $5,000 per year for each additional
lender which may provide loans hereunder. The fee is payable in advance and
is nonrefundable with the first payment payable upon execution of this
Agreement and each annual payment thereafter payable on September 30 of
each year.

     SECTION 2.12 SHARING OF PAYMENTS, ETC. If any Lender shall obtain any
payment from Borrower or otherwise apply any amounts to the Loans (whether
voluntary or involuntary through the exercise of any right of setoff or
otherwise) in excess of its ratable share of all payments due Lenders
hereunder, such Lender shall forthwith purchase from the other Lenders such
participations in the Loans made by it as shall be necessary to cause such
purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably with the other
Lenders. Borrower hereby authorizes the purchase of such participations and
agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender
may exercise all its rights to payment (including the right of setoff) with
respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct
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     SECTION 2.13 APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS. Any payment made by Borrower in
respect of amounts owing by it under any of the Loan Documents, in the
absence of a continuing Event of Default, shall be applied in the manner
directed by Borrower and, in the absence of any such direction, shall be
applied first against fees, expenses and indemnities due to Agent and
Lenders hereunder or under any other Loan Document; second, against
interest due in respect of any Advance, if any; third, against any
principal payment then due and owing in respect of any Advance, if any;
fourth, against the principal amount of any Prime Rate Loan then
outstanding but not yet due, if any; and fifth, against the principal
amount of any Alternative Rate Loan then outstanding but not yet due, if
any. Any payments received by Agent by any means and from any source after
the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default shall be
applied first against any Financial Transaction Liability, second, against
fees, expenses and indemnities due to Agent and Lenders hereunder or under
any other Loan Document; third, against interest due in respect of any
Advance, if any; fourth, against any principal payment then due and owing
in respect of any Advance, if any; fifth, against the principal amount of
any Prime Rate Loan then outstanding but not yet due, if any; sixth,
against the principal amount of any Alternative Rate Loan then outstanding
but not yet due, if any; and seventh as cash collateral security for
Borrower's obligations in respect of unmatured Acceptance Advances and
unreimbursed Letters of Credit.

                                 ARTICLE 3

                             LETTERS OF CREDIT

     SECTION 3.1 LETTERS OF CREDIT. Borrower may request that Letter of
Credit Agent issue Letters of Credit for Borrower's account in accordance
with the terms and conditions of this Article 3.

     SECTION 3.2 MANNER OF REQUESTING LETTERS OF CREDIT.

          (a) From time to time, Borrower may request that Letter of Credit
Agent issue Standby or Commercial Letters of Credit for Borrower's account
or extend or renew any existing Letters of Credit by delivering a written
request or making an oral request for the issuance, extension or renewal of
such a letter of credit (a "Letter of Credit Request") to Agent not later
than 11:00 a.m. (Seattle time) on the date a new letter of credit is to be
issued or an existing letter of credit is scheduled to expire, provided
that, any request given orally shall be confirmed by Borrower in a writing
delivered to Agent not later than 12:00 Noon (Seattle time) on the date
such oral request is made. Each Letter of Credit Request shall be deemed to
constitute a representation and warranty by Borrower that as of the date of
such request, statements set forth in Article 5 hereof are true and correct
and that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
Each Letter of Credit Request shall specify the face amount of the
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the intended beneficiary thereof, and whether such Letter of Credit is a
Standby or Commercial Letter of Credit or an extension or renewal thereof.

          (b) Each Letter of Credit requested hereunder shall (i) be in a
face amount such that after issuance of such letter of credit (A) the Total
Utilization will not exceed the Total Revolving Advance Commitment and (B)
the Letter of Credit Usage would not exceed $10,000,000; (ii) shall be in a
face amount of not less than $50,000; and (iii) and shall have an
expiration date not later than the Maturity Date.

          (c) Upon fulfillment to Agent's satisfaction of the conditions
precedent set forth in Article 4 and Borrower's compliance with the terms
of this Section 3.2, Agent shall promptly notify Letter of Credit Agent by
telephone, telex or telefax of the contents of the Letter of Credit Request
received by it, and Letter of Credit Agent shall issue and deliver its
letter of credit to Borrower or to the designated beneficiary at such
address as Borrower may specify. New Letters of Credit and extensions or
renewals of any existing Letters of Credit shall contain terms and
conditions customarily included in Letter of Credit Agent's letters of
credit and shall otherwise be in a form reasonably acceptable to Letter of
Credit Agent. Borrower shall pay upon issuance of the Letter of Credit such
Letter of Credit fees calculated at the rate of one percent per annum on
the face amount of outstanding Letters of Credit and will be calculated on
the basis of a year of three hundred sixty (360) days, for the number of
actual days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring
in the period on which such fee is payable.

          (d) At the request of Letter of Credit Agent, Borrower shall
execute a letter of credit application and reimbursement agreement, in
forms substantially similar to the ones attached hereto as Exhibits C-1 and
C-2, in respect of each Letter of Credit requested hereunder (all
reimbursement agreements relating to any of the Letters of Credit shall, as
such agreements may be amended from time to time, be collectively referred
to herein as the "Reimbursement Agreements").

          (e) In the event of any conflict between the terms of any
Reimbursement Agreement or Letter of Credit and the terms of this
Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control, unless Agent has
otherwise agreed in a writing.

     SECTION 3.3 INDEMNIFICATION; INCREASED COSTS. Borrower agrees to
indemnify Agent, Letter of Credit Agent and any Lender on demand for any
and all additional costs, expenses, or damages incurred by such Agent,
Letter of Credit Agent or Lender, directly or indirectly, arising out of
the issuance of any Letter of Credit or the purchase of any Letter of
Credit Risk Participation, including, without limitation, any costs of
maintaining reserves in respect thereof and any premium rates imposed by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in connection therewith. A
certificate as to such additional amounts submitted to Borrower by Agent,
Letter of Credit Agent or such Lender shall be final, conclusive, and
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     If at any time after the date hereof the introduction of or any change
in applicable law, rule, or regulation or in the interpretation or the
administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by Agent, Letter of
Credit Agent or Lender with any requests directed by any such Governmental
Authority (whether or not having the force of law) shall, with respect to
any Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Risk Participation, subject Agent,
Letter of Credit Agent or such Lender to any Tax or impose, modify, or deem
applicable any reserve, special deposit, or similar requirements against
assets of, deposits with or for the account of, credit extended by Agent,
Letter of Credit Agent or such Lender or shall impose on Agent or such
Lender any other conditions affecting the Letters of Credit or Letter of
Credit Risk Participations and the result of any of the foregoing is to
increase the cost to Agent, Letter of Credit Agent or such Lender of
issuing a Letter of Credit or holding a Letter of Credit Risk Participation
or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by Agent, Letter
of Credit Agent or such Lender hereunder with respect to the Letters of
Credit or Letter of Credit Risk Participations, then, upon demand by Agent,
Letter of Credit Agent or such Lender, Borrower shall pay to Agent or such
Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate Agent, Letter
of Credit Agent or such Lender for such increased cost or reduction. A
certificate submitted to Borrower by Agent, Letter of Credit Agent or such
Lender setting forth the basis for the determination of such additional
amount or amounts shall be final, conclusive, and binding, absent manifest
error.

     Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold Agent, Letter of Credit Agent
and Lenders (each, an "Indemnitee") harmless from and against any and all
(a) Taxes payable in connection with Letters of Credit, Letter of Credit
Risk Participations or the provisions of this Agreement relating thereto,
and (b) actions, claims, damages, losses, liabilities, fines, penalties,
costs, and expenses of every nature, including reasonable attorney's fees,
suffered or incurred by the Indemnitee otherwise arising out of or relating
to this Article 4, any Letter of Credit, or any Letter of Credit Risk
Participations; provided, however, said indemnification shall not apply to
the extent that any such action, claim, damage, loss, liability, fine,
penalty, cost, or expense arises out of or is based solely upon the
Indemnitee's willful misconduct or gross negligence.

     SECTION 3.4 PAYMENT BY BORROWER. In the event of any request for a
drawing under a Letter of Credit by the beneficiary or transferee thereof,
Letter of Credit Agent will promptly notify the Borrower. The Borrower
shall reimburse Letter of Credit Agent prior to 12:00 Noon (Seattle time)
on each date that any amount is paid by Letter of Credit Agent in an amount
equal to the amount so paid by the Letter of Credit Agent. If Agent so
elects pursuant to the terms of Section 8.2, following the occurrence of an
Event of Default, the face amount of each Letter of Credit shall become
immediately due and payable. In the event Borrower fails to reimburse
Letter of Credit Agent for the full amount of the drawing under any Letter
of Credit by 12:00 Noon (Seattle time) on the date Borrower is first
notified by Agent that Letter of Credit Agent has made payment under the
Letter of Credit, Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Loan at the
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portion of the drawing on the Letter of Credit, subject to the conditions
set forth in Section 4.2 and the Total Revolving Advance Commitment.

                                 ARTICLE 4

                           CONDITIONS TO ADVANCES

     SECTION 4.1 CONDITIONS TO INITIAL ADVANCE. In addition to the
conditions set forth in Section 4.2, the obligation of each Lender to make
any Loan and the obligation of the Letter of Credit Agent to issue any
Letter of Credit are subject to fulfillment of the following:

          (A) LOAN DOCUMENTS. Agent shall have received this Agreement and
the Notes, each duly executed and delivered by Borrower.

          (B) BORROWER AUTHORITY. Agent shall have received in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to it (i) a copy of a resolution adopted
by the Board of Directors of Borrower authorizing the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents certified by
the Secretary of Borrower; (ii) evidence of the authority and specimen
signatures of the persons who have signed this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents; (iii) a Certificate of Existence dated as of a recent date
issued by the Secretary of the state of Oregon in respect of Borrower; and
(iv) such other evidence of corporate authority as Agent shall reasonably
require.

          (C) LEGAL OPINION. Agent on behalf of each Lender shall have
received the legal opinion of the law firm of Stoel Rives LLP, as counsel
to Borrower, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D and
dated as of the date hereof.

          (D) OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE. Agent shall have received an Officer's
Certificate of Borrower as to the accuracy of Borrower's representations
and warranties set forth in Article 5 and as to the absence of any Default
or Event of Default.

          (E) EVIDENCE OF INSURANCE. Agent shall have received evidence of
insurance coverage as specified in Section 6.8 of this Agreement.

          (F) OTHER INFORMATION. Agent shall have received such other
statements, opinions, certificates, documents, undertakings and information
with respect to the matters contemplated by this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents as any Lender may reasonably request.

     SECTION 4.2 CONDITIONS TO ALL ADVANCES. The obligation of each Lender
to make any Advance hereunder, including the initial Advance, and the
obligation of the Letter of Credit Agent to issue any Letter of Credit, is
subject to fulfillment of the following conditions:


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          (A) PRIOR CONDITIONS. All of the conditions set forth in Section
4.1 shall have been satisfied.

          (B) NOTICE OF BORROWING. If such Advance is a Loan, Agent shall
have received the Notice of Borrowing in respect of such Loan, and if such
Advance is a Letter of Credit, Agent shall have received from Borrower a
Letter of Credit Request complying with the requirements of Section 3.2.

          (C) NO DEFAULT. At the date of the Advance or issuance of a
Letter of Credit, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing or will have occurred as the result of the making of the
Advance; and the representations and warranties of Borrower in Article 5
shall be true on and as of such date with the same force and effect as if
made on and as of such date.

          (D) OTHER INFORMATION. Agent and each Lender shall have received
such other statements, opinions, certificates, documents and information as
it may reasonably request in order to satisfy itself that the foregoing
conditions have been fulfilled.

                                 ARTICLE 5

                       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     Borrower represents and warrants to Agent, Letter of Credit Agent and
Lenders as follows:

     SECTION 5.1 CORPORATE EXISTENCE AND POWER. Borrower is a corporation
duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the State of
Oregon. Each of its Subsidiaries shall be a legal entity duly created and
in good standing or validly existing in the jurisdiction of its
organization. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do
business in each other jurisdiction where the nature of their respective
activities or the ownership of their respective properties requires such
qualification, except to the extent that failure to be so qualified does
not have a material adverse effect on the business, operations or financial
condition of Borrower on a consolidated basis. Borrower and each of its
Subsidiaries has full corporate power, authority and legal right to carry
on its business as presently conducted, to own and operate its properties
and assets, and to execute, deliver and perform the Loan Documents to which
it is a party.

     SECTION 5.2 CORPORATE AUTHORIZATION. The execution, delivery and
performance by Borrower of the Loan Documents and any borrowing thereunder,
and the request for the issuance of any Letter of Credit thereunder, have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of Borrower, and do
not require any shareholder approval or the approval or consent of any
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been obtained (certified copies thereof having been delivered to Agent), do
not contravene any law, regulation, rule or order binding on it or its
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws and do not contravene the provisions of
or constitute a default under any indenture, mortgage, contract or other
agreement or instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower,
or any of its properties, may be bound or affected.

     SECTION 5.3 GOVERNMENT APPROVALS, ETC. No Government Approval or
filing or registration with any Governmental Authority is required for the
making and performance by Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a
party or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby, except such as have been heretofore obtained and are in full force
and effect (certified copies thereof having been delivered to Agent).

     SECTION 5.4 BINDING OBLIGATIONS, ETC. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by Borrower and constitutes, and the other Loan
Documents when duly executed and delivered by Borrower will constitute, the
legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower enforceable against
Borrower in accordance with their respective terms except as such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally or by
the exercise of judicial discretion in accordance with general principles
of equity.

     SECTION 5.5 LITIGATION. There are no actions, proceedings,
investigations, or claims against or affecting Borrower and each of its
Subsidiaries now pending before any court, arbitrator or Governmental
Authority (nor to the knowledge of Borrower has any thereof been
threatened) which might reasonably be determined adversely to Borrower or
its Subsidiary and which, if determined adversely, would be likely to have
a material adverse effect on the financial condition or operations of
Borrower on a consolidated basis, except as described on Schedule 3
attached hereto.

     SECTION 5.6 FINANCIAL CONDITION. All financial and other information
that has been or will be supplied to the Lenders, including Borrower's
audited financial statements as of May 31, 1996 (the "Financial
Statements"), fairly present the financial condition of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as at such date and the results of operations of Borrower and
its Subsidiaries for the period then ended, all in accordance with GAAP.
Borrower and its Subsidiaries did not have on such date any material
contingent liabilities, unusual forward or long-term commitments or
unrealized or anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments, except
as referred to or reflected or provided for in that balance sheet and in
the notes to those financial statements and since that date there has been
no material adverse change in the financial condition or operations of
Borrower or its Subsidiaries.

     SECTION 5.7 TITLE AND LIENS. Borrower and its Subsidiaries have good
and marketable title to each of the properties and assets reflected on the
Financial Statements (except such as have been since sold or otherwise
disposed of in the ordinary course of business). No assets or revenues of
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permitted in Section 7.4 of this Agreement. All properties of Borrower and
its Subsidiaries and its use thereof comply in all material respects with
applicable zoning and use restrictions and with applicable laws and
regulations relating to health, safety and the environment.

     SECTION 5.8 TAXES. Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all tax
returns and reports required and have paid all Taxes which are shown to be
due and payable on such returns and reports (except such returns and
reports and Taxes where failure to so file or pay would not have a material
adverse effect on the financial condition or operations of Borrower on a
consolidated basis) or have contested the payment thereof in good faith by
appropriate proceedings upon stay of execution of the enforcement thereof,
and have provided adequate reserves for payment of any Tax whose payment is
being contested. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of
Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries in respect of Taxes for all fiscal
periods to date are accurate in all material respects and there are no
material questions or disputes between Borrower and its Subsidiaries and
any Governmental Authority with respect to any Taxes except as disclosed in
the Financial Statements or otherwise disclosed to Agent in writing prior
to the date of this Agreement.

     SECTION 5.9 LAWS, ORDERS, OTHER AGREEMENTS. Borrower and its
Subsidiaries are not in violation of or subject to any contingent liability
on account of any laws, statutes, rules, regulations and orders of any
Governmental Authority, except for violations which in the aggregate do not
have a material adverse effect on the business, operations or financial
condition of Borrower on a consolidated basis. Each of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries are not in material breach of or default under any material
agreement to which it is a party or which is binding on it or any of its
assets.

     SECTION 5.10 FEDERAL RESERVE REGULATIONS. Borrower is not 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
(within the meaning of Federal Reserve Regulation U), and no part of the
proceeds of any Loan or the proceeds received from the acceptance of any
Draft will be used to purchase or carry any such margin stock or to extend
credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin
stock or for any other purpose that violates the applicable provisions of
any Federal Reserve Regulation. Borrower will furnish to any Lender on
request a statement conforming with the requirements of Regulation U.

     SECTION 5.11 ERISA.

          (a) The present value of all benefits vested under all Pension
Plans did not, as of the most recent valuation date of such Pension Plans,
exceed the value of the assets of the Pension Plans allocable to such
vested benefits by an amount which would represent a potential material
liability of Borrower or affect materially the ability of Borrower to
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          (b) No Plan or trust created thereunder, or any trustee or
administrator thereof, has engaged in a "prohibited transaction" (as such
term is defined in Section 406 or Section 2003(a) of ERISA) which could
subject such Plan or any other Plan, any trust created thereunder, or any
trustee or administrator thereof, or any party dealing with any Plan or any
such trust to any material tax or penalty on prohibited transactions
imposed by Section 502 or Section 2003(a) of ERISA.

          (c) No Pension Plan or trust has been terminated, and there have
been no "reportable events" as that term is defined in section 4043 of
ERISA since the effective date of ERISA.

          (d) No Pension Plan or trust created thereunder has incurred any
"accumulated funding deficiency" (as such term is defined in Section 302 of
ERISA) whether or not waived, since the effective date of ERISA.

          (e) The required allocations and contributions to Pension Plans
will not violate Section 415 of the Code in any material respect.

     SECTION 5.12 SUBSIDIARIES. Borrower has no Subsidiaries, except for
such Subsidiaries which may be added by Borrower from time to time.

     SECTION 5.13 PERMITS; FRANCHISES. Borrower and each of its
Subsidiaries owns or possesses all the patents, trademarks, service marks,
trade names, copyrights, licenses, franchises, permits and rights with
respect to the foregoing necessary to own and operate their properties and
to carry on their business as presently conducted and presently planned to
be conducted without material conflict with the rights of others, except
(i) as listed on Schedule 4, and (ii) such as would not have a materially
adverse effect on Borrower's financial condition on a consolidated basis.

         SECTION 5.14 REPRESENTATIONS AS A WHOLE. This Agreement, the other
Loan Documents, the Financial Statements, and all other instruments,
documents, certificates and statements furnished to Agent or Lenders by
Borrower, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the statements contained herein or therein not misleading. Without limiting
the foregoing, each of the representations and warranties made by Borrower
in the other Loan Documents is true and correct in all material respects on
and as of the date when made, on and as of the date hereof, and on and as
of each date this representation is deemed made hereunder with the same
force and effect as if made on and as of such dates.


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                                 ARTICLE 6

                           AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     So long as Letter of Credit Agent or any Lender shall have any
Commitment hereunder or there shall be any outstanding Letters of Credit
and until payment in full of each Loan and performance of all other
obligations of Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
Borrower agrees to do all of the following unless Agent, with the consent
of the Majority Lenders, shall otherwise consent in writing.

     SECTION 6.1 USE OF PROCEEDS FROM ADVANCES. The proceeds of the
Advances and the Letters of Credit will be used for general working capital
needs, capital expenditures and acquisitions.

     SECTION 6.2 PRESERVATION OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE, ETC. Borrower will
preserve and maintain and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to preserve
and maintain their respective organizational existence, rights, franchises
and privileges in the jurisdiction of their formation and will qualify and
remain qualified and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to qualify and
remain qualified as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where
nonqualification would have a material adverse effect on the business,
operations or financial condition of Borrower on a consolidated basis.

     SECTION 6.3 VISITATION RIGHTS. At any reasonable time, and from time
to time, and upon reasonable advance notification, Borrower will permit
Agent and Lenders to examine and make copies of and abstracts from the
records and books of account of and to visit the properties of Borrower and
its Subsidiaries and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of
Borrower with any of its officers or directors. If any of Borrower's or its
Subsidiaries' financial books or records are in the possession of a third
party, Borrower authorizes that third party to permit Agent and Lenders or
their agents to have access to perform inspections or audits and to respond
to Agent's or Lender's requests for information concerning such financial
books or records.

     SECTION 6.4 KEEPING OF BOOKS AND RECORDS. Borrower will keep and will
cause each Subsidiary to keep adequate records and books of account in
which complete entries will be made, in accordance with GAAP or if GAAP is
not applicable to a foreign Subsidiary, in accordance with the accounting
practices applicable to such Subsidiary, reflecting all financial
transactions of Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

     SECTION 6.5 MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY, ETC. Borrower will and will cause
each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve their respective
properties in reasonably good working order and condition, ordinary wear
and tear excepted, and will from time to time make all needed repairs,
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repairs, renewals and replacements so that the efficiency of such
properties shall be fully maintained and preserved.

     SECTION 6.6 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, ETC. Borrower will and will cause
each of its Subsidiaries to comply in all respects with all laws,
regulations, rules, and orders of Governmental Authorities to which each of
them or their respective operations or property is subject, except any
thereof whose validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings upon stay of execution of the enforcement thereof, and except
where noncompliance would not have a material adverse effect on the
business or operations of Borrower on a consolidated basis.

     SECTION 6.7 OTHER OBLIGATIONS. Borrower will and will cause each of
its Subsidiaries to pay and discharge before the same shall become
delinquent all material Indebtedness, Taxes and other obligations for which
each is liable or to which their income or property is subject and all
claims for labor and materials or supplies which, if unpaid, might become
by law a Lien upon assets of Borrower or a Subsidiary except such as are
being contested by Borrower or a Subsidiary in good faith by appropriate
proceedings upon stay of execution of the enforcement thereof with
provision having been made to the reasonable satisfaction of Agent for the
payment thereof in the event the contest is determined adversely to
Borrower or its Subsidiary, as the case may be.

     SECTION 6.8 INSURANCE. Borrower will and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to keep in force insurance reasonably satisfactory to Agent as
to amount, nature and carrier covering property damage (including loss of
use and occupancy) to any of their respective properties, public liability
insurance including coverage for contractual liability, product liability
and worker's compensation and any other insurance which is usual for
Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' business. An insurance carrier having a
minimum A.M. Bests rating of "A" or better shall be deemed satisfactory to
Agent for the purposes of this Section. Borrower will deliver to Agent,
promptly upon request, certificates of insurance or duplicate policies
evidencing such coverage.

     SECTION 6.9 FINANCIAL INFORMATION. Borrower will deliver to Agent in
sufficient copies for distribution to Agent and each Lender:

          (A) ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. As soon as available and
in any event within one hundred five (105) days after the end of each
fiscal year of Borrower, consolidated and, at such time as the Borrower has
any Subsidiaries, consolidating balance sheets of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, as of the end of such fiscal year, and consolidated
statements of income, shareholders' equity and cash flows of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries and, at such time as the Borrower has any
Subsidiaries, consolidating statements of income of the Borrower, for such
year accompanied by the audit report thereon by independent certified
public accountants selected by Borrower who shall be either a "Big Six"
accounting firm or reasonably satisfactory to Agent (which financial
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with GAAP and which report shall not be qualified by reason of restricted
or limited examination of any material portion of the records of Borrower
and shall contain no disclaimer of opinion or adverse opinion except such
as Agent in its reasonable credit judgment determines to be immaterial),
together with the certificate of such accountants that as of the close of
such fiscal year, Borrower was in compliance with the provisions of
Sections 6.12, 6.13, 6.14, 6.15 and 7.9 hereof; provided, that delivery
within the time period specified above of the Borrower's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for such fiscal year (together with the Borrower's Annual Report
to Shareholders, if any, prepared pursuant to Rule 14a-3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) in accordance with the requirements
therefor and filed with the SEC, together with the accountant's letter
described above, shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this
Section 6.9(a) (other than the requirement to deliver consolidating
financial statements); and provided further, that the consolidating
financial statements to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.9(a) may be
the financial statements used by Borrower in the preparation of the
consolidated financial statements of Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

          (B) QUARTERLY UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. As soon as
available and in any event within sixty (60) days after the end of each
fiscal quarter of Borrower, consolidated and, at such time as Borrower has
any Subsidiaries, consolidating balance sheets of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter, and consolidated statements of
income, shareholders' equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries and at such time as the Borrower has any Subsidiaries
consolidating statements of income, for such quarter and (in the case of
the second and third quarters) for the portion of the fiscal year ending
with such quarter, provided, that delivery within the time period specified
above of copies of Borrower's quarterly report on Form 10-Q prepared in
compliance with the requirements therefor and filed with the SEC shall be
deemed to satisfy the foregoing requirements of this Section 6.9(b),
accompanied by an Officer's Certificate of Borrower certifying that (i)
such unaudited balance sheets and statements of income and shareholder's
equity and statements of cash flows have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP and present fairly the financial position and the results of
operations of Borrower as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter
(subject to year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes) and that
since the end of the most recent fiscal year there has been no material
adverse change in the financial condition or operations of Borrower as
shown on the balance sheets as of said date and that (ii) as of the close
of such fiscal quarter no Event of Default or Default had occurred and was
continuing. Such officers certificate shall contain a worksheet containing
Borrower's calculation of the financial covenants contained in Sections
6.12, 6.13, 6.14, 6.15 and 7.9 of this Agreement.

          (C) SEC REPORTS. As soon as available, all reports sent by
Borrower to its shareholders and all quarterly and annual reports filed by
Borrower or its Subsidiaries with the SEC.

          (D) OTHER. Promptly upon request, all other statements, reports
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     SECTION 6.10 NOTIFICATION. Promptly after a Responsible Officer learns
thereof, Borrower shall notify Agent of (a) any action, proceeding,
investigation or claim against or affecting Borrower instituted before any
court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority or, to Borrower's knowledge,
threatened to be instituted, which might reasonably be determined adversely
to Borrower and which, if determined adversely, would be likely to have a
material adverse effect on the financial condition or operations of
Borrower, or to result in a judgment or order against Borrower for more
than $500,000 or, when combined with all other pending or threatened
claims, more than $1,000,000, net of amounts recoverable from insurers
where coverage is not contested or pursuant to uncontested rights of
subrogation, contribution or indemnity; (b) any dispute between Borrower
and any Governmental Authority which could reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse financial impact on Borrower on a consolidated basis; (c)
any labor controversy which has resulted in or, to Borrower's knowledge,
threatens to result in a strike which would materially affect the business
operations of Borrower; (d) if Borrower or any member of the Controlled
Group gives or is required to give notice to the PBGC of any "reportable
event" (as defined in subsections (b)(1),(2),(5) or (6) of Section 4043 of
ERISA) with respect to any Plan (or the Internal Revenue Service gives
notice to the PBGC of any "reportable event" as defined in subsection
(c)(2) of Section 4043 of ERISA and Borrower obtains knowledge thereof)
which might constitute grounds for a termination of such Plan under Title
IV of ERISA, or knows that the plan administrator of any Plan has given or
is required to give notice of any such reportable event, a copy of the
notice of such reportable event given or required to be given to the PBGC;
(e) the occurrence of any Event of Default or Default; (f) any material
adverse change in Borrower's financial condition or operations; (g) the
occurrence of any default or event of default under the Note Purchase
Agreement; (h) its intent to optionally prepay the Note Lenders; and (i)
the formation of any Subsidiary. In the case of the occurrence of an Event
of Default or Default, Borrower will deliver to Agent an Officer's
Certificate specifying the nature thereof, the period of existence thereof,
and what action Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto.

     SECTION 6.11 ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS; ADDITIONAL ACTS. Borrower will
reimburse Agent, Letter of Credit Agent and Lenders for all reasonable
expenses including legal fees incurred by Agent, Letter of Credit Agent and
Lenders in connection with the preparation of the Loan Documents, provided,
however, such expenses shall not exceed $19,000. Thereafter, from time to
time, Borrower will (a) pay or reimburse Agent, Letter of Credit Agent and
Lenders on request for all Taxes (other than Taxes imposed on the net or
gross income of Agent, Letter of Credit Agent or Lenders) imposed on any
Loan Document or payment thereunder and for all reasonable expenses,
including legal fees, incurred by Agent, Letter of Credit Agent or any
Lender in connection with the administrating of the Loans or the issuance
of any Letter of Credit; (b) pay or reimburse Agent, Letter of Credit Agent
and any Lender for all expenses, including legal fees, incurred by Agent,
Letter of Credit Agent or any Lender in connection with the enforcement by
judicial proceedings (including those costs and attorneys' fees incurred on
appeal) or otherwise of any of the rights of Agent, Letter of Credit Agent
or any Lender under the Loan Documents, provided they are the prevailing
party in such enforcement action; (c) obtain all such Government Approvals
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enable Borrower to comply with its obligations under the Loan Documents and
to continue in business without material interruption or interference; and
(d) execute and deliver all such instruments and perform all such other
acts as Agent, Letter of Credit Agent or any Lender may reasonably request
to carry out the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents.

     SECTION 6.12 CONSOLIDATED DEBT. Borrower shall maintain, as of the end
of each fiscal quarter, a ratio of Consolidated Debt to Consolidated Total
Capitalization of not more than Fifty Percent (50%).

     SECTION 6.13 MINIMUM QUICK RATIO. Borrower and Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis shall maintain, as of the end of each
fiscal quarter, a ratio of Quick Assets to current liabilities of at least
1.2 to 1.0. As used herein, "Quick Assets" shall mean cash, short term cash
investments, net trade receivables and marketable securities not classified
as long-term investments.

     SECTION 6.14 CONSOLIDATED NET WORTH. Borrower will not, at any time,
permit Consolidated Net Worth to be less than the sum of (a) $50,000,000,
plus (b) an aggregate amount equal to 50% of Consolidated Net Income (but,
in each case only if a positive number) for each completed fiscal quarter
of the Borrower beginning with the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 1996.

     SECTION 6.15 PROFITABILITY. Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis shall, as of the end of each fiscal quarter, report
Pre-tax Earnings of not less than zero ($0.00) for at least one of the
preceding two consecutive fiscal quarters. As used herein, "Pre-tax
Earnings" means, for any period, net income (or net loss), excluding any
extraordinary gains or losses and taxes associated therewith, plus income
tax expense, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP for such
period.

     SECTION 6.16 HAZARDOUS WASTE INDEMNIFICATION. Borrower will indemnify
and hold harmless Agent and Lenders for, from and against any loss or
liability asserted by a third party directly or indirectly arising out of
the use, generation, manufacture, production, storage, release, discharge,
disposal or presence of a Hazardous Substance by Borrower or its agents.
This indemnity will apply whether the Hazardous Substance is on, under or
about Borrower's property or operations or property leased to Borrower.
This indemnity includes but is not limited to attorney's fees (including
the reasonable estimate of the allocated costs of in-house counsel and
staff). This indemnity extends to Agent and Lenders and their affiliates
and all of their officers, directors, employees, agents, successors,
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                                 ARTICLE 7

                             NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     So long as Agent or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder or
there shall be any outstanding Letters of Credit and until payment in full
of each Loan and performance of all other obligations of Borrower under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Borrower agrees that it will
not do any of the following unless Agent, with the consent of the Majority
Lenders, shall otherwise consent in writing.

     SECTION 7.1 DIVIDENDS, PURCHASE OF STOCK, ETC. Upon the occurrence and
during the continuation of a Default or an Event of Default, Borrower shall
not (a) declare or pay any dividend (except dividends payable in its
capital stock) on any shares of any class of its capital stock or (b) apply
any assets to the purchase, redemption or other retirement of, or set aside
any sum for the payment of any dividends on or for the purchase, redemption
or other retirement of, or make any other distribution by reduction of
capital or otherwise in respect of, any shares of any class of capital
stock of Borrower.

     SECTION 7.2 LIQUIDATION, MERGER, SALE OF ASSETS. Borrower will not (a)
consolidate or merge with or into any other person; provided, however, that
Borrower may merge with another person if (i) Borrower is the surviving
corporation and (ii) on the effective date of such consolidation or merger,
and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default
hereunder shall have occurred or be continuing; (b) engage in any business
activities or introduce any major product which is substantially different
from and unrelated to Borrower's present business activities or products of
Borrower, nor discontinue any major product or any portion of Borrower's
present business activities which constitutes a substantial portion
thereof; (c) liquidate or dissolve Borrower's business; or (d) sell or
otherwise dispose of any assets for less than fair market value if such
sale has a material adverse effect on Borrower's financial condition, or
enter into any sale and leaseback agreement covering any of its fixed or
capital assets that has a material adverse effect on Borrower's financial
condition.

     SECTION 7.3 LIMITATIONS ON INDEBTEDNESS.

          (a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, be liable or create, incur,
assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable with respect to, any
Indebtedness other than:

               (i) Indebtedness evidenced by the notes issued to the Note
Lenders.

               (ii) Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof and
disclosed on Schedule 5 and any extension, renewal or refunding of such
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the date of any such extension, renewal or refunding and immediately after
giving effect thereto and to the concurrent retirement of any other
Indebtedness:

                    (A) no Default or Event of Default exists;

                    (B) the principal amount of the Indebtedness which is
to be extended, renewed or refunded is not increased; and

                    (C) the maturity of the Indebtedness which is to be
extended, renewed or refunded is not reduced;

               (iii) Indebtedness incurred by any Wholly-owned Subsidiary
in addition to that otherwise permitted by this Section 7.3, provided that,
on the date of any such incurrence and immediately after giving effect
thereto and to the concurrent retirement of any other Indebtedness:

                    (A) no Default or Event of Default exists; and

                    (B) the total amount of all Indebtedness of the
Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower (except Indebtedness owed to the
Borrower or to a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary) and all Indebtedness of the
Borrower and/or any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries secured by Liens of
the kind described in clause (e) of Section 7.4, does not exceed 10% of
Consolidated Net Worth; and

               (iv) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower in addition to
that otherwise permitted by this Section 7.3, provided that, on the date of
any such incurrence and immediately after giving effect thereto and to the
concurrent retirement of any other Indebtedness:

                    (A) no Default or Event of Default exists; and

                    (B) Consolidated Debt does not exceed 50% of
Consolidated Total Capitalization;

               (v) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Loans and
Indebtedness hereunder in respect of the Letters of Credit; and

               (vi) Indebtedness owed to the Company or to a Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary.

          (b) For purposes of this Section 7.3, any Person becoming a
Subsidiary after the date hereof shall be deemed, at the time it becomes a
Subsidiary, to have incurred all of its then outstanding Indebtedness, and
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Indebtedness shall be deemed to have incurred such Indebtedness at the time
of such extension, renewal or refunding.

     SECTION 7.4 LIENS. Borrower shall not and shall not permit any
Subsidiary to create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any of its
assets except:

          (a) Liens existing on the date of this Agreement and referred to
on Schedule 6 and any Lien renewing, extending or refunding any such
existing Lien, provided that (i) the principal amount of Indebtedness
secured by such Lien immediately prior to such extension, renewal or
refunding is not increased and the maturity thereof is not reduced, (ii)
such Lien is not extended to any other property and (iii) immediately after
such extension, renewal or refunding, no Default or Event of Default would
exist;

          (b) any Lien created to secure all or any part of the purchase
price, or to secure Indebtedness incurred or assumed to pay all or any part
of the purchase price or cost of construction, of assets (or any
improvement thereon) acquired or constructed by the Borrower or a
Subsidiary after execution of this Agreement, provided that:

               (i) any such Lien shall extend solely to such assets (or any
improvement thereon) so acquired or constructed,

               (ii) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by any
such Lien shall at no time exceed the fair market value of the assets (or
any improvement thereon) so acquired or constructed, and

               (iii) any such Lien shall be created contemporaneously with,
or within 120 days after, the acquisition or construction of such assets
(or any improvement thereon);

          (c) any Lien existing on any tangible property of a Person
immediately prior to its being consolidated with or merged into the
Borrower or a Subsidiary or its becoming a Subsidiary, or any Lien existing
on any tangible property acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary at the
time such tangible property is so acquired (whether or not the Indebtedness
secured thereby shall have been assumed), provided that (i) no such Lien
shall have been created or assumed in contemplation of such consolidation
or merger or such Person's becoming a Subsidiary or such acquisition of
tangible property, (ii) any such Lien shall extend solely to the tangible
property so acquired and (iii) the principal amount of the Indebtedness
secured by any such Lien shall at no time exceed the fair market value of
such tangible property;

          (d) Liens on property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
securing Indebtedness owing to the Borrower or to any Wholly-Owned
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          (e) other Liens not otherwise permitted by paragraphs (a) through
(d), provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness secured
by all Liens incurred pursuant to this paragraph (e), together with the
aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of Subsidiaries incurred
pursuant to Section 7.3(a)(iii), shall at no time exceed 10% of
Consolidated Net Worth.

     For the purposes of this Section 7.4, any Person becoming a Subsidiary
after the date of this Agreement shall be deemed to have incurred all of
its then outstanding Liens at the time it becomes a Subsidiary, and any
Person extending, renewing or refunding any Indebtedness secured by any
Lien shall be deemed to have incurred such Lien at the time of such
extension, renewal or refunding.

     SECTION 7.5 PREPAYMENT. Borrower may not optionally prepay any amounts
owing to the Note Lenders (in their capacity as such) if (a) at the time of
such prepayment Borrower is in Default or an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing; (b) such prepayment shall cause a Default or Event of
Default; or (c) Borrower must request a Loan to make such prepayment or as
a result of such prepayment provided, that Borrower shall not be deemed to
have requested a Loan as the result of such prepayment if Borrower does not
request a Loan for a period of 60 days after such prepayment.

     SECTION 7.6 MODIFICATIONS. Borrower shall not modify or amend the
terms of the Note Purchase Agreement to the extent such modification or
amendment (a) increases the interest rate applied to the principal portion
of the Indebtedness under or in connection with the Note Purchase Agreement
or (b) increases the amount due under or in connection with the Note
Purchase Agreement if at the time of the proposed modification or amendment
(i) Borrower is in Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or (ii) there are any outstanding Loans under this Agreement.

     SECTION 7.7 ERISA COMPLIANCE. Neither Borrower nor any member of the
Controlled Group nor any Plan will:

          (a) engage in any "prohibited transaction" (as such term is
defined in Section 406 or Section 2003(a) of ERISA) which could result in a
material liability to Borrower;

          (b) incur any "accumulated funding deficiency" (as such term is
defined in Section 302 of ERISA) whether or not waived which could result
in a material liability to Borrower;

          (c) terminate any Pension Plan in a manner which could result in
a material liability to Borrower or could result in the imposition of a
material Lien on any property of Borrower or any member of the Controlled
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          (d) violate state or federal securities laws applicable to any
Plan in any material respect.

     SECTION 7.8 TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES. Borrower will not, and will
not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into directly or indirectly
any transaction or material group of related transactions (including,
without limitation, the purchase, lease, sale or exchange of properties of
any kind or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate (other than
Borrower or another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary), except in the ordinary course
and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the Borrower's or such
Subsidiaries' business and upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable
to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than would be obtainable in a comparable
arm's length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate; provided that
nothing herein shall prohibit the Borrower from performing those agreements
heretofore entered into with Tektronix, Inc. and described in Schedule 7 as
the same may be extended or renewed.

     SECTION 7.9 TRANSFER OF ASSETS. Borrower will not during any fiscal
year, Transfer more than 12.5% of the assets consisting of the building and
furniture, fixtures and equipment at its corporate headquarters, and the
inventory and furniture, fixtures and equipment located at and accounts
receivable arising from the operations of its facilities at Forest Grove,
Oregon and Loveland, Colorado, measured as a percentage of such assets
shown on the Borrower's consolidated financial statements as of the prior
fiscal year end. Borrower shall be in compliance with this covenant in each
fiscal quarter of the fiscal year.

                                 ARTICLE 8

                             EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     SECTION 8.1 EVENTS OF DEFAULT. The occurrence of any of the following
events shall constitute an "Event of Default" hereunder.

          (A) PAYMENT DEFAULT. Borrower shall fail to pay when due any
amount of principal an any Loan or Borrower shall fail to reimburse Letter
of Credit Agent under a Letter of Credit as required by Section 3.4 or
Borrower fails to pay within five days of the due date thereof any
interest, fee or other amount payable hereunder; or

          (B) BREACH OF WARRANTY. Any representation or warranty made or
deemed made by Borrower under or in connection with this Agreement or any
Loan Document shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect
when made; or

          (C) BREACH OF CERTAIN COVENANTS. Borrower shall have failed to
comply with Sections 6.8, 6.10(e), 6.12, 6.13, 6.14 or 6.15 or any
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          (D) BREACH OF OTHER COVENANT. Borrower shall fail to perform or
observe any other material covenant, obligation or term of any Loan
Document executed by it and such failure shall remain unremedied for thirty
(30) days after written notice thereof shall have been given to Borrower by
Agent; or

          (E) CROSS-DEFAULT. Borrower or any Subsidiary (i) is in default
(as principal or as guarantor or other surety) in the payment of any
principal of or premium or make-whole amount or interest or other amount
due in respect of Indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding amount of at
least $2,500,000 beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto,
or (ii) is in default in the performance of or compliance with any term of
any evidence of any Indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding amount of at
least $2,500,000 or of any mortgage, indenture or other agreement relating
thereto or any other condition exists, and as a consequence of such default
or condition such Indebtedness has become, or has been declared (or one or
more Persons are entitled to declare such Indebtedness to be), due and
payable before the stated maturity thereof or before the regularly
scheduled dates of payment thereof, or as a consequence of the occurrence
or continuation of an event or condition, (x) Borrower or any Subsidiary
has become obligated to purchase or repay before the regular maturity
thereof or before the regularly scheduled dates of payment therefor any
Indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding amount of at least $2,500,000, or
(y) one or more Persons have the right to require the Borrower or any
Subsidiary so to purchase or repay any Indebtedness in an aggregate
outstanding amount of at least $2,500,000.

          (F) VOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY, ETC. Borrower or any Subsidiary shall:
(i) file a petition seeking relief for itself under Title 11 of the United
States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or file an answer
consenting to, admitting the material allegations of or otherwise not
controverting, or fail timely to controvert a petition filed against it
seeking relief under Title 11 of the United State Code, as now constituted
or hereafter amended; or (ii) file such petition or answer with respect to
relief under the provisions of any other now existing or future applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, or other similar law of the United States of
America or any State thereof or of any other country or jurisdiction
providing for the reorganization, winding-up or liquidation of corporations
or an arrangement, composition, extension or adjustment with creditors; or

          (G) INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY, ETC. An order for relief shall be
entered against Borrower or any Subsidiary under Title 11 of the United
States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, which order is not
stayed; or upon the entry of an order, judgment or decree by operation of
law or by a court having jurisdiction in the premises which is not stayed
adjudging it a bankrupt or insolvent under, or ordering relief against it
under, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking relief against it
under the provisions of any other now existing or future applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law of the United States of America
or any State thereof or of any other country or jurisdiction providing for
the reorganization, winding-up or liquidation of corporations or any
arrangement, composition, extension or adjustment with creditors; or
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sequestrator, trustee or custodian of Borrower, or of any substantial part
of its property, or ordering the reorganization, winding-up or liquidation
of its affairs; or upon the expiration of sixty (60) days after the filing
of any involuntary petition against it seeking any of the relief specified
in Section 9.1(f) or this Section 9.1(g) without the petition being
dismissed prior to that time; or

          (H) INSOLVENCY, ETC. Borrower or any Subsidiary shall (i) make a
general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or (ii) consent to the
appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, or custodian of all or a substantial part of its property, or
(iii) admit its insolvency or inability to pay its debts generally as they
become due, or (iv) fail generally to pay its debts as they become due, or
(v) take any action (or suffer any action to be taken by its directors or
shareholders) looking to the dissolution or liquidation of Borrower or any
Subsidiary, as the case may be; or

          (I) JUDGMENT. A final judgment or order for the payment of money
in excess of $3,000,000 shall be rendered against Borrower or any
Subsidiary and such judgment or order shall continue unsatisfied and in
effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days; or

          (J) GOVERNMENT APPROVALS. Any Government Approval or registration
or filing with any Governmental Authority now or hereafter required in
connection with the performance by Borrower of its obligations set forth in
the Loan Documents shall be revoked, withdrawn or withheld or shall fail to
remain in full force and effect unless in the reasonable opinion of Agent
such revocation, withdrawal or withholding would not be likely to have a
material adverse affect on the ability of Borrower to perform its
obligations under the Loan Documents; or

          (K) OTHER GOVERNMENT ACTION. Any act of any Governmental
Authority shall, in the reasonable opinion of Agent, deprive Borrower or
any Subsidiary of any substantial right, privilege, or franchise which is
material to the Borrower's business on a consolidated basis or
substantially restrict the exercise thereof and such act is not revoked or
rescinded within sixty (60) days after it becomes effective or within
thirty (30) days after notice from Agent, whichever first occurs; or

          (L) ERISA. A reportable event shall occur with respect to a Plan
which is in the reasonable judgment of Agent likely to result in the
termination of such Plan for purposes of Title IV of ERISA or any plan
termination (or commencement of proceedings to terminate a Plan) or
Borrower's full or partial withdrawal from a Plan and such event or events
could reasonably be expected in the judgment of Agent, to subject Borrower
to any tax, penalty or liability (or any combination of the foregoing),
which in the aggregate could have a material adverse effect on the
financial condition of Borrower with respect to a Plan; or,

          (M) MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. An event shall occur which results
in a material adverse change in Borrower's financial condition, operations,
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or ability to repay any indebtedness, liability or obligation of Borrower
owing to Agent, Letter of Credit Agent or any Lender arising under,
pursuant to or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by
the this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

          (N) CHANGE OF CONTROL. Borrower shall have a Change of Control.

     SECTION 8.2 CONSEQUENCES OF DEFAULT. If an Event of Default described
in Section 8.1(f) or 8.1(g) shall occur and be continuing, then in any such
case each Lender's Commitment shall be immediately terminated and, if any
Loans or Letters of Credit shall have been made or issued, the principal of
and interest on the Loans and the face amounts of all issued and
outstanding Letters of Credit, and all other sums payable by Borrower under
the Loan Documents shall become immediately due and payable all without
notice or demand of any kind.

     If any other Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, then in
any such case and at any time thereafter so long as any such Event of
Default shall be continuing, Agent shall at the request, or may with the
consent, of the Majority Lenders immediately terminate each Lender's
Commitment, and, if any Loans or Letters of Credit shall have been made or
issued, Agent shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the
Majority Lenders declare the principal of and the interest on the Loans,
the face amounts of all issued and outstanding Letters of Credit, and all
other sums payable by Borrower under the Loan Documents immediately due,
whereupon the same shall become immediately due and payable all without
protest, presentment, notice or demand, all of which Borrower expressly
waives.

     Amounts paid or received hereunder in respect of issued and
outstanding Letters of Credit which exceed amounts paid by Letter of Credit
Agent under such Letters of Credit shall be held (and applied) as cash
collateral to secure the performance of all obligations of Borrower owing
to Agent, Letter of Credit Agent and Lenders hereunder and under the other
Loan Documents.

                                 ARTICLE 9

                                 THE AGENT

     SECTION 9.1 AUTHORIZATION AND ACTION. Each Lender hereby appoints and
authorizes Agent and Letter of Credit Agent to take such action as agent on
its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are
delegated to Agent and Letter of Credit Agent by the terms hereof, together
with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Neither Agent nor
Letter of Credit Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities except
those expressly set forth in this Agreement. The duties of Agent and Letter
of Credit Agent shall be mechanical and administrative in nature; neither
Agent nor Letter of Credit Agent shall have by reason of this Agreement a
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this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, expressed or implied, is
intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon Agent or Letter of
Credit Agent any obligations in respect of this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents except as expressly set forth herein. In any instance where Agent
or Letter of Credit Agent is required or permitted to consent to or approve
any action of Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
such consent or approval shall be deemed to be administrative in nature and
may be given or withheld in Agent's or Letter of Credit Agent's sole
discretion unless the Loan Document states otherwise. As to any matters not
expressly provided for by this Agreement, including enforcement or
collection of the Loans and Indebtedness owed in respect of any Letter of
Credit, neither Agent nor Letter of Credit Agent shall be required to
exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or
to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or
refraining) upon the instructions of the Majority Lenders, and such
instructions shall be binding on all Lenders, provided that neither Agent
nor Letter of Credit Agent shall be required to take any action which
exposes it to personal liability or which is contrary to the Loan Documents
or applicable law and provided, further, that without the consent of all
Lenders, neither Agent nor Letter of Credit Agent shall change or modify
any Lender's Commitment, the definition of "Majority Lenders" or "Total
Revolving Advance Commitment," the timing or rates of interest payments,
the timing or amounts of principal payments due in respect of Loans, and
provided, further, that the terms of Section 2.3, Article 3 and this
Article 9 shall not be amended without the prior written consent of Agent
and Letter of Credit Agent (each acting for its own account). In the
absence of instructions from the Majority Lenders, the Agent and the Letter
of Credit Agent shall have authority (but no obligation), in their sole
discretion, to take or not to take any action, unless this Agreement
specifically requires the consent of Lenders or the consent of the Majority
Lenders, and any such action or failure to act shall be binding on all
Lenders and on all holders of the Notes. Each Lender and each holder of any
Note shall execute and deliver such additional instruments, including
powers of attorney in favor of Agent, as may be necessary or desirable to
enable Agent and Letter of Credit Agent to exercise their respective powers
hereunder.

     SECTION 9.2 DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS.

          (a) Neither Agent, Letter of Credit Agent nor any of their
directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action
taken or omitted to be taken by it or any of them under or in connection
with this Agreement or any other Loan Document except for its or their own
gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, Agent and Letter of Credit Agent (i) may treat each Lender
which is a party hereto as the party entitled to receive payments hereunder
until Agent receives written notice of the assignment of such Lender's
interest herein signed by such Lender and made in accordance with the terms
hereof and a written agreement of the assignee that it is bound hereby to
the same extent as it would have been had it been an original party hereto,
in each case in form satisfactory to Agent; (ii) may consult with legal
counsel (including counsel for Borrower), independent public accountants
and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action
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advice of such experts; (iii) makes no warranty or representation to any
Lender and shall not be responsible to any Lender for any statements,
warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement,
any other Loan Document, or in any instrument or document furnished
pursuant hereto or thereto; (iv) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to
inquire as to the performance of any of the terms, covenants, or conditions
of the Loan Documents, or of any instrument or document furnished pursuant
thereto on the part of Borrower or as to the use of the proceeds of any
Loan or the proceeds received in respect of any Letter of Credit; (v) shall
not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity,
enforceability, genuineness, effectiveness, or value of this Agreement, of
any other Loan Document, or of any instrument or document furnished
pursuant hereto or thereto; and (vi) shall incur no liability under or in
respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon any
oral or written notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing
(which may be by cable, telex or telefax) believed by it to be genuine and
signed, sent or made by the proper party or parties or by acting upon any
representation or warranty of Borrower made or deemed to be made in this
Agreement or any other Loan Document. Agent may execute any of its duties
under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or through agents,
employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel
concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. Agent shall not be
responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or
attorney-in-fact that it selects with reasonable care.

          (b) Agent and Letter of Credit Agent will promptly transmit to
each Lender copies of all documents received from Borrower pursuant to the
requirements of this Agreement other than documents which by the terms of
this Agreement, Borrower is obligated to deliver directly to Lenders.

          (c) Each Lender or its assignee shall furnish to Agent in a
timely fashion such documentation (including, but not by way of limitation,
IRS Forms Nos. W-8, 1001 and 4224) as may be reasonably requested by Agent
to establish such Lender's status for tax withholding purposes.

          (d) Neither Agent nor Letter of Credit Agent shall be deemed to
have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of
Default under any of the Loan Documents unless Agent has received written
notice from a Lender or Borrower referring to one or more of the Loan
Documents, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that
such notice is a "notice of default." In the event that Agent receives such
a notice, Agent shall promptly notify each Lender.

     SECTION 9.3 DEALINGS BETWEEN LETTER OF CREDIT AGENT AND BORROWER. With
respect to its Commitment and the Loans made by it, Letter of Credit Agent
shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it
were not Letter of Credit Agent, as the case may be, and the term "Lender"
as used herein and in the other Loan Documents shall unless otherwise
expressly indicated include Letter of Credit Agent in its individual
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and Letter of Credit Agent may each accept deposits from, lend money to,
act and generally engage in any kind of business with Borrower and any
person which may do business with Borrower, all as if it were not Agent or
Letter of Credit Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor
to Lenders.

     SECTION 9.4 LENDER CREDIT DECISION. Each Lender acknowledges that it
has, independently and without reliance upon Agent or the other Lenders and
based upon such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate,
made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will,
independently and without reliance upon Agent or the other Lenders and
based upon such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at
the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking
action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

     SECTION 9.5 INDEMNIFICATION. Lenders agree to indemnify Agent and
Letter of Credit Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by Borrower) ratably
according to their respective Pro Rata Shares from and against any and all
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments,
suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever
which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Agent or Letter of
Credit Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any
other Loan Document or any action taken or omitted by Agent or Letter of
Credit Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except any
such as result from Agent's or Letter of Credit Agent's, as the case may
be, gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the foregoing,
each Lender agrees to reimburse Agent and Letter of credit Agent promptly
on demand in proportion to its Pro Rata Share for any out-of-pocket
expenses, including legal fees, incurred by Agent or Letter of Credit Agent
in connection with the administration or enforcement or preservation of any
rights under any Loan Document (to the extent that Agent or Letter of
Credit Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by Borrower) including
without limitation, expenses incurred in connection with any Letter of
Credit.

     SECTION 9.6 SUCCESSOR AGENTS. Agent and Letter of Credit Agent may
give written notice of resignation at any time to Lenders and may be
removed at any time with cause by the Majority Lenders. The Majority
Lenders shall have the right with the prior written consent of Borrower
(which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to appoint a
successor Agent or successor Letter of Credit Agent. If no successor Agent
or successor Letter of Credit Agent shall have been so appointed by the
Majority Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty
(30) days after the retiring Agent's giving of notice of resignation or the
Majority Lenders' removal of the retiring Agent or Letter of Credit Agent,
as the case may be, then the retiring Agent or Letter of Credit Agent may
on behalf of Lenders, appoint a successor Agent or Letter of Credit Agent,
as the case may be, which shall be a bank organized under the laws of the
United States or of any state thereof, or any affiliate of such bank, and
having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000. Upon the
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Agent, such successor Agent or Letter of Credit Agent shall thereupon
succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and
duties of the retiring Agent or Letter of Credit Agent, as the case may be,
and the retiring Agent or Letter of Credit Agent shall be discharged from
its duties and obligations under this Agreement. Until the acceptance by
such a successor Agent or successor Letter of Credit Agent, the retiring
Agent or Letter of Credit Agent shall continue as "Agent" or "Letter of
Credit Agent," as the case may be, hereunder. After any retiring Agent's or
retiring Letter of Credit Agent's resignation or removal hereunder as Agent
or Letter of Credit Agent, as the case may be, shall become effective, the
provisions of this Article 9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions
taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent or Letter of Credit
Agent under this Agreement.

     Any company into which Agent or Letter of Credit Agent may be merged
or converted or with which it may be consolidated or any company resulting
from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which it shall be a party
or, in the case of Agent, any company to which Agent may sell or transfer
all or substantially all of its agency relationships, shall be the
successor to Agent or Letter of Credit Agent, as the case may be, without
the execution or filing of any paper or further act, anything herein to the
contrary notwithstanding.

                                 ARTICLE 10

                            RISK PARTICIPATIONS

     SECTION 10.1 SALE OF RISK PARTICIPATIONS. Letter of Credit Agent
agrees to sell to each Lender, and each Lender severally agrees to
unconditionally and irrevocably purchase from Letter of Credit Agent, an
undivided risk participation in each Letter of Credit.

     SECTION 10.2 PROCEDURE FOR PARTICIPATIONS. Via telephone, telex, or
telefax Agent will advise each Lender of its respective Pro Rata Share of
each Letter of Credit on the same day Agent notifies Letter of Credit Agent
of the contents of a Letter of Credit Request received by it pursuant to
Article 3 hereof. Said notice shall contain the following information: (i)
the face amount of the Letter of Credit to be issued by Letter of Credit
Agent, (ii) the date of issuance, (iii) the expiration date, and (iv) any
letter of credit fees received by Agent in respect of such Letter of
Credit. Agent shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the
accuracy of the information furnished by Borrower, or accuracy of the
representations and warranties made by Borrower in any Letter of Credit
Request.

     SECTION 10.3 PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS.

          (A) REIMBURSEMENTS TO AGENT. In the event Borrower fails to fully
reimburse Letter of Credit Agent for amounts disbursed under a Letter of
Credit ("Letter of Credit Payment") by 12:00 Noon (Seattle time) on the
date reimbursement is demanded, each Lender shall, upon receipt of notice
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such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the face amount of such Letter of Credit
Payment, provided, however, if Borrower pays a portion but less than all of
the face amount of any such Letter of Credit Payment, Lenders shall pay
Agent only their respective Pro Rata Shares of the difference between the
face amount of the Letter of Credit Payment and the amount paid by Borrower
on account of such Letter of Credit Payment. Each and every payment to be
made by Lenders to Agent under this Section 10.3(a) shall be made by
federal wire transfer in immediately available funds. If any Lender
receives notice from Agent by 1:00 p.m. (Seattle time) on any Business Day
of its obligation to make payments under this subsection, then such Lender
shall make such payment no later than 2:00 p.m. (Seattle time) on the day
such notice is received. If any Lender receives such notice after 1:00 p.m.
(Seattle time) on any Business Day, then such Lender shall make such
payment by no later than 1:00 p.m. (Seattle time) on the next succeeding
Business Day. If any Lender fails to make such payment by the date and time
required, its obligation shall bear interest from and including the date
when such payment was due until paid at the per annum rate equal to the
Federal Funds Rate.

          (B) PAYMENTS TO LETTER OF CREDIT AGENT. Agent shall immediately
remit to Letter of Credit Agent, via federal wire transfer of funds, all
amounts received by Agent in respect of any Letter of Credit Payment.

          (C) PAYMENTS TO LENDERS. Agent shall immediately remit to each
Lender, via federal wire transfer of funds, such Lender's Pro Rata Share of
any principal, interest, letter of credit fees or other amounts received
from or for the account of Borrower in respect of any Loan or Letter of
Credit. In the event Agent is required to refund any amount which is paid
to it or received by it from or for the account of Borrower, then Lenders,
to the extent they shall have previously received their Pro Rata Share of
such amount, agree to repay to Agent their respective Pro Rata Shares of
such amount.

          (D) REIMBURSEMENTS TO LENDERS. Borrower agrees to reimburse any
Lender for amounts paid by such Lender to Agent pursuant to Section
10.3(a).

                                 ARTICLE 11

                               MISCELLANEOUS

     SECTION 11.1 NO WAIVER; REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. No failure by Agent,
Letter of Credit Agent or any Lender to exercise, and no delay in
exercising, any right, power or remedy under this Agreement or any other
Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or
partial exercise of any right, power or remedy under this Agreement or any
other Loan Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, power, or remedy. The exercise of any right,
power, or remedy shall in no event constitute a cure or waiver of any Event
of Default this Agreement or any other Loan Document or prejudice the
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of any right hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies provided
herein and therein are cumulative and not exclusive of any right or remedy
provided by law.

     SECTION 11.2 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement and the other Loan
Documents shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
internal laws of the State of Oregon (without regard to conflicts of law or
choice of law rules).

     SECTION 11.3 NOTICES. All notices and other communications provided
for in any Loan Document shall be in writing or (unless otherwise
specified) by telex, telefax or cable and shall be mailed (with first class
postage prepaid) or sent or delivered to each party at the address or
telefax number set forth under its name on the signature page hereof, or at
such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice
to each other party. Except as otherwise specified all notices sent by
mail, if duly given, shall be effective three (3) Business Days after
deposit into the mails, all notices sent by a nationally recognized
overnight courier service, if duly given, shall be effective one (1)
Business Day after delivery to such courier service, and all other notices
and communications if duly given or made shall be effective upon receipt.
Neither Agent, Letter of Credit Agent nor any Lender shall incur any
liability to Borrower for actions taken in reliance on any telephonic
notice referred to in this Agreement which Agent believes in good faith to
have been given by a duly authorized officer or other person authorized to
borrow or give such telephonic notice hereunder on behalf of Borrower.

     SECTION 11.4 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The provisions of this Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective successors and assigns, except that no Borrower may assign
or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without
the prior written consent of the Agent and the Lenders.

     SECTION 11.5 ASSIGNMENTS, PARTICIPATIONS, ETC.

          (a) Any Lender may, with the written consent of the Borrower at
all times other than during the existence of an Event of Default and the
Agent and the Letter of Credit Agent, which consents shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, at any time assign and delegate to one or
more Eligible Assignees (provided that no written consent of the Borrower,
the Agent or the Letter of Credit Agent shall be required in connection
with any assignment and delegation by a Bank to an Eligible Assignee that
is an Affiliate of such Bank) (each an "Assignee") all, or any ratable part
of all, of the Loans and its Commitment and the other rights and
obligations of the Lender hereunder, in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 or,
if less, the remaining Commitment of such Lender; provided, however, that
after giving effect to any such assignment, the Commitment of the assignor
Lender shall be at least $5,000,000 unless such Lender's entire commitment
is assigned; and provided, further, that the Borrower and the Agent may
continue to deal solely and directly with such assigning Lender in
connection with the interest so assigned to an Assignee until (i) written
notice of such assignment, together with payment instructions, addresses
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to Assignee, shall have been given to the Borrower and the Agent by such
Lender and the Assignee; (ii) such Lender and its Assignee shall have
delivered to the Borrower and the Agent an Assignment and Acceptance
Agreement (the "Assignment and Acceptance"), together with any note or
Notes subject to such assignment.

          (b) From and after the date that the Agent notifies the assignor
Lender that it has received (and provided its consent with respect to) an
executed Assignment and Acceptance, (i) 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 and Acceptance, shall have
the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents, and (ii)
the assignor Lender shall, to the extent that rights and obligations
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents have been assigned by it
pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be
released from its obligations under the Loan Documents.

          (c) Within five Business Days after receipt of notice from the
Agent that the Agent has received an executed Assignment and Acceptance
(and provided that it consents to such assignment if such consent is
required in accordance with subsection 11.5(a)), if requested by the
assignor Lender or the Assignee, through the Agent, the Borrower shall
execute and deliver to the Agent new Notes evidencing such Assignee's
assigned Loans and Commitment and, if the assignor Lender has retained a
portion of its Loans and its Commitment, replacement Notes in the principal
amount of the Loans retained by the assignor Lender (such Notes to be in
exchange for, but not in payment of, the Notes held by such Lender), and
upon delivery by the Borrower to the Agent of the new Notes evidencing the
assigned Loans and Commitment and, if applicable, any replacement Notes in
favor of the assignor Lender, the Agent shall mark the original Notes
payable to the assignor Lender "replaced and cancelled" and deliver such
Notes to the Borrower. Upon execution of the Assignment and Acceptance,
this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, but only to the
extent, necessary to reflect the addition of the Assignee and the resulting
adjustment of the Commitments arising therefrom. The Commitment allocated
to each Assignee shall reduce such Commitment of the assigning Lender pro
tanto.

          (d) Each lender may grant participations in all or any portion of
its Loan and Commitment, but such grant shall not entitle the participant
to any direct rights against Borrower under the terms of this Agreement or
any other Loan Document.

     SECTION 11.6 SEVERABILITY. Any provision of this Agreement or any
other Loan Document which is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall as to such jurisdiction be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such
provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable
law, the parties waive any provision of law which renders any provision
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     SECTION 11.7 SURVIVAL. The representations, warranties and indemnities
of Borrower in favor of Agent, Letter of Credit Agent and Lenders shall
survive indefinitely and, without limiting the foregoing, shall survive the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Loan Documents and the other
Loan Documents, the making of any Loans, the issuance of any Letters of
Credit, the expiration of the Commitments and the repayment of all amounts
due under the Loan Documents.

     SECTION 11.8 EXECUTED IN COUNTERPARTS. The Loan Documents may be
executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.

     SECTION 11.9 ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENT, ETC. This Agreement together
with the schedules and exhibits hereto comprise the entire agreement of the
parties and may not be amended or modified except by written agreement of
Borrower and Agent executed in conformance with the terms hereof. No
provision of this Agreement may be waived except in writing and then only
in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

     SECTION 11.10 HEADINGS. The headings of the various provisions of this
Agreement are for convenience of reference only, do not constitute a part
hereof, and shall not affect the meaning or construction of any provision
hereof.

     SECTION 11.11 EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION. The Borrower agrees that Agent
and Lenders may exchange financial information, subject to and in
compliance with federal and state securities laws, about the Borrower with
their affiliates and other related entities. Each Lender agrees to take and
to cause its affiliates to take normal and reasonable precautions and
exercise due care to maintain the confidentiality of all information
identified as "confidential" or "secret" by the Borrower and provided to it
by the Borrower, or by the Agent on the Borrower's behalf, under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, and neither it nor any of its
affiliates shall use any such information other than in connection with or
in enforcement of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or in
connection with other business now or hereafter existing or contemplated
with the Borrower, except to the extent such information (i) was or becomes
generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by
the Lender, or (ii) was or becomes available on a nonconfidential basis
from a source other than the Borrower, provided that such source is not
bound by a confidentiality agreement with the Borrower known to the Lender;
provided, however, that any Lender may disclose such information (A) at the
request or pursuant to any requirement of any Governmental Authority to
which the Lender is subject or in connection with an examination of such
Lender by any such authority; (B) pursuant to subpoena or other court
process; (C) when required to do so in accordance with the provisions of
any applicable law; (D) to the extent reasonably required in connection
with any litigation or proceeding to which the Agent, any Lender or their
respective affiliates may be party; (E) to the extent reasonably required
in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other
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independent auditors and other professional advisors; (G) to any
participant or assignee, actual or potential, provided that such Person
agrees in writing to keep such information confidential to the same extent
required of the Lenders hereunder; (H) as to any Lender or its affiliate,
as expressly permitted under the terms of any other document or agreement
regarding confidentiality to which the Borrower is party or is deemed party
with such Lender or such affiliate; and (I) to its affiliates; provided,
that with respect to disclosures under clauses (B) and (D), such Lender
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to notify the Borrower (unless
such notification is prohibited by any applicable law) of the proposed
disclosure before such disclosure is made to reasonably afford the Borrower
the opportunity to seek to prevent such disclosure.

     SECTION 11.12 TERMINATION. Borrower may terminate this Agreement at
any time upon 15 days prior written notice to Agent provided there are no
amounts outstanding and owing to Lenders under this Agreement.

     SECTION 11.13 WRITTEN AGREEMENTS. Under Oregon law, most agreements,
promises and commitments made by the Lenders after October 3, 1989,
concerning loans and other credit extensions which are not for personal,
family or household purposes or secured solely by the borrower's residence
must be in writing, express consideration and be signed by the Lenders to
be enforceable.

     SECTION 11.14 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. The Borrower, Agent, Letter of
Credit Agent and Lenders each hereby waive the right to trial by jury in
any action or proceeding based upon, arising out of, or in any way relating
to the Loan Documents or any Reimbursement Agreements, or any conduct, acts
or omissions of Borrower, Agent, Letter of Credit Agent or Lenders or any
of their directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or any other
persons affiliated with Borrower, Agent, Letter of Credit Agent or Lenders
relating to the foregoing agreements, in all foregoing cases, whether
sounding in contract or tort or otherwise.

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

                    BORROWER:          MERIX CORPORATION


                                       By ________________________________
                                          Its ____________________________


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<PAGE>
                                       By ________________________________
                                          Its ____________________________

                                       Address:  1521 Poplar Lane
                                                 Forest Grove, OR 97116
                                                 Attn:  Valerie Rosenfeld
                                                 Telefax:  (503) 357-5744


                     LENDERS:          BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST
                                       AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION


                                       By ________________________________
                                          Its ____________________________

                                       Address:  121 S.W. Morrison Street
                                                 Commercial Banking
                                                 Suite 1700
                                                 Portland, OR 97204
                                                 Attn:  Robert Countryman
                                                 Telefax:  (503) 275-1391


                       AGENT:          BANK OF AMERICA NW, N.A.


                                       By ________________________________
                                          Its Assistant Vice President

                                       Address:  701 Fifth Avenue
                                                 Floor 16
                                                 Seattle, WA  98104
                                                 Attn:  Dora A. Brown
                                                 Telefax:  (206) 358-0971


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<PAGE>
                LETTER OF              BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST
                CREDIT AGENT:          AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION


                                       By ________________________________
                                          Its ____________________________

                                       Address:  121 S.W. Morrison Street
                                                 Commercial Banking
                                                 Suite 1700
                                                 Portland, OR 97204
                                                 Attn:  Robert Countryman
                                                 Telefax:  (503) 275-1391


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<PAGE>
                                 SCHEDULE 1

                                COMMITMENTS



LENDER                                                         COMMITMENT
------                                                         ----------

Bank of America National                                       $30,000,000
 Trust and Savings Association


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<PAGE>
                                 SCHEDULE 2

                              PREPAYMENT FEES

     The amount of the fee to be paid pursuant to Section 2.6 shall depend
on the following:

     (1)  The amount by which interest rates have changed between the
          Reference Date and the Prepayment Date. As used herein,
          "Reference Date" shall mean the first day of an Applicable
          Interest Period. As used herein, "Prepayment Date" shall mean the
          date Borrower either voluntarily or involuntarily prepays an
          Alternative Rate Loan. Certain U.S. Treasury rates are used as a
          benchmark to measure changes in interest rate levels.

          (a)  A "reference rate" equal to the average interest rate yield
               at the Reference Date for U.S. Government Securities having
               maturities equivalent to that of the applicable Alternative
               Rate Loan will be determined in the manner described below
               for determining applicable rates but will be established as
               of the Reference Date for the Applicable Interest Period.
               This rate represents interest rate levels at the time a Loan
               is made or its interest rate fixed.

          (b)  An "applicable rate," determined as described below,
               represents interest rate levels as of the Prepayment Date.

     (2)  The amount of principal prepaid.

     (3)  A payment fee factor (see "payment fee factor schedule" below).
          This factor represents the economic loss to Agent and Lenders
          resulting from a one dollar payment if rates were to drop by one
          percent from the time the rate was fixed.


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<PAGE>
                         CALCULATION OF PAYMENT FEE
                         --------------------------

     If the reference rate is lower than or equal to the applicable rate,
there is no payment fee.

     If the applicable rate is lower than the reference rate, the payment
fee shall be equal to the difference between the reference rate and the
applicable rate (expressed as a decimal), multiplied by the appropriate
factor from the payment fee factor schedule, multiplied by the principal
amount of the Alternative Rate Loan which is prepaid.

          Example:
          --------

          An Alternative Rate Loan with principal of $850,000 is
          fully prepaid with 4 months remaining prior to the end
          of the Applicable Interest Period. A reference rate of
          10% was assigned to the Alternative Rate Loan when the
          rate was fixed. The applicable rate (as determined by
          current 4-month U.S. Treasury rates) is 8.5%. Rates are
          therefore judged to have dropped by 1.5% since the rate
          was fixed, and a payment fee applies.

          A payment fee factor of .41 is determined from the
          tables below, and the payment fee is computed as
          follows:

Payment Fee = (.10-.085) x (.41) x ($850,000) = $5,227.50

                         APPLICABLE RATES
                         ----------------

     The applicable rate is equal to the average interest rate yield at the
time of prepayment for U.S. Government Securities having maturities
equivalent to the remaining portion of the Applicable Interest Period.

     The applicable rate shall be determined from the Federal Reserve
Statistical Release (Publication H.15(519)) in the "This Week" (most recent
week) column under the heading U.S. Government Securities - Treasury Bills
- Secondary Market, interpolated to the nearest month.

     Rates listed in the Federal Reserve Statistical Release for maturities
of less than one year are on a discount rate basis, and these rates shall
be converted to a coupon equivalent basis, based upon a 360-day year. The
Statistical Release published on Monday shall be used for calculation of
payment fees payable on the following Tuesday through the following Monday,
with appropriate adjustment if the day of publication changes.


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<PAGE>
                        PAYMENT FEE FACTOR SCHEDULES

                          Months Remaining in the
                Applicable Interest Period for LIBOR Loans 1
                -----------------------------------------------

                   0       1       2       3       4       5       6
                 -----   -----   -----   -----   -----   -----   -----
        Factors    0      .10     .20     .31     .41     .51     .61

                   7       8       9       10      11      12
                 -----   -----   -----   -----   -----   -----
        Factors   .71     .81     .91     1.01    1.11    1.21


----------

1   If the remaining Applicable Interest Period or time prior to scheduled
maturity is between any two time periods in the above schedules,
interpolate between the corresponding factors.

     Agent and Lenders are not required to actually reinvest the paid
principal in any U.S. Government Treasury obligations as a condition to
receiving a payment fee as calculated above.


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<PAGE>
                                 SCHEDULE 3

                                 LITIGATION



     None.
<PAGE>
                                 SCHEDULE 4

                          LICENSES, PERMITS, ETC.


     Reference is made to "Item 1. Business--Patents and Other Intellectual
Property" in the Borrower's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended May 25, 1996.
<PAGE>
                                 SCHEDULE 5

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                INDEBTEDNESS


Obligor           Lender/Creditor                  Outstanding Amount            Descriptions
-------           ---------------                  ------------------            ------------
<S>               <C>                              <C>                           <C>
Merix Corp.       Tektronix, Inc.                  $6,426,943.67                 06/01/94 Note
Merix Corp.       John Hancock Mutual              $40,000,000                   7.92% Senior Notes
                  Life Insurance Company,                                        due September 15,
                  John Hancock Variable                                          2003
                  Life Insurance Company,
                  Massachusetts Mutual
                  Life Insurance Company,
                  CM Life Insurance
                  Company
Merix Corp.       Bank of America                  $175,000                      Letter of Credit
                  N.T.&S.A. (formerly                                            issued in accordance
                  Bank of America Oregon)                                        with San Diego
                                                                                 building lease
                                                                                 agreement
Merix Corp.       Oracle Corporation               $334,000                      Software license
                                                                                 financing agreement
                                                                                 payable in quarterly
                                                                                 payments over 3
                                                                                 years
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                                 SCHEDULE 6

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   LIENS


Secured Party                      Collateral                           Description
-------------                      ----------                           -----------
<S>                                <C>                                  <C>
Degussa Corporation                656 troy ounces of gold              Gold located at Merix and
                                                                        used in manufacturing
                                                                        processing
Vanguard Financial Services        Espresso Machine (notice             Equipment located at
Corp./Marriott Corporation         filing re true lease)                Merix
Orbotech, Inc.                     PC-1490 AOI System,                  Merix leased equipment
                                   CDX14/7000, VRS41
Bank of America N.T.&S.A.          Goods related to commercial          Ongoing
                                   letters of credit
Various vendors                    Specific pieces of equipment         Ongoing
                                   on loan from various vendors
Tektronix, Inc.                    Forest Grove Real Property<F1>       06/01/94 Note

--------------------
<FN>
<F1> Parcel I of Partition Plat No. 1993-106, in the City of Forest Grove,
County of Washington and State of Oregon, together with an appurtenant
easement as reserved by Grantor in deed recorded January 10, 1994 as
Recorder's Fee No. 94-002287, Official Records of Washington County,
Oregon.
</FN>
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                                 SCHEDULE 7

                        TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES


     Tektronix, Inc. purchases products from Merix in the ordinary course
of business. Immediately prior to Merix's initial public offering,
Tektronix entered into seven separate supply agreements with Merix. During
the three-year term of the supply agreements, Tektronix agreed to purchase
at least the lesser of 90 percent of its aggregate requirements for printed
circuit boards, flexible circuits and related tooling and test fixtures or
$28,500,000. Prices are calculated in accordance with an agreed-upon
formula, subject to certain adjustments, and may not exceed prices charged
to other customers by the Company for comparable products and quantities.
Net sales to Tektronix during fiscal year 1996 were $32,010,000. In
addition, Merix and Tektronix have entered into a Waste Management and
Master Services Agreement covering certain environmental matters for a
three-year term.
<PAGE>
                                 EXHIBIT A

               NOTICE OF BORROWING FOR OFFSHORE CURRENCY LOAN

TO:      Bank of America NW, N.A.
         Seafirst Agency Services
         701 Fifth Avenue, Floor 16
         Seattle, WA   98104
         Attn:  Brenda Little/Dora Brown
         Phone:   206-358-0048/0101
         FAX:       206-358-0971

         BORROWING INSTRUCTIONS:

         Date of Borrowing:
                                                                 ---------------
         Specify New Advance or Rollover:
                                                                 ---------------
         Currency type:
                                                                 ---------------
         Amount requested in applicable Currency:
                                                                 ---------------
         Interest Period (1,2,3,4,5,6 or 12 months):
                                                                 ---------------

         WIRE INSTRUCTIONS:                 Bank Name:
                                                                 ---------------
                                            Swift Code:
                                                                 ---------------
                                            Account Name:
                                                                 ---------------
                                            Account Number:
                                                                 ---------------
                                            Attention:
                                                                 ---------------
                                            Phone Number:
                                                                 ---------------

     Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Banks that as of the date
hereof (a) the statements set forth in Article 5 of the Loan Agreement
dated October 31, 1996, are true and correct; and (b) no Default (as
defined in the Loan Agreement) has occurred and is continuing or will
result from the disbursement of the requested Advance.

     DATED as of the _____ day of _______________, 199__.


                                       MERIX CORPORATION

                                       By:
                                           -------------------------------
                                       Its:
                                            ------------------------------

 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

BANK OF AMERICA NW, N.A. USE ONLY:

         Currency  Borrowing  Rate:
                                                                 ---------------
         Plus applicable Interest Rate Margin:
                                                                 ---------------
         All-in Currency Borrowing Rate:
                                                                 ---------------
         Accrual Basis (actual/360 or actual/365/366)
                                                                 ---------------
         U.S. Interest Rate Equivalent:
                                                                 ---------------
         US$ Equivalent:
                                                                 ---------------


Exhibit A - Page 1
<PAGE>
The information contained in this Notice is privileged and confidential
information, intended only for the use of the individual or entity named
above. If the reader of this message is not the recipient, you are hereby
notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of the
message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error,
immediately notify the sender by telephone and return the original message
to us at the above address via the U.S. Postal Service


Exhibit A - Page 2
<PAGE>
                                 EXHIBIT B

                            REVOLVING LOAN NOTE
                            -------------------


$30,000,000                                                    October 31, 1996
                                                               Portland, Oregon


     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, MERIX CORPORATION, an Oregon
corporation (the "Borrower"), hereby promises to pay to the order of BANK
OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION (the "Lender") on the
Maturity Date the unpaid principal balance of all Loans made by the Lender
under this Revolving Loan Note, in a maximum amount not to exceed Thirty
Million Dollars ($30,000,000), together with interest thereon at a per
annum rate equal to the Interest Rate as defined below (changing as the
Interest Rate changes), and, if default shall occur in the payment when due
(whether by acceleration or otherwise) of any principal amount hereunder,
from the maturity of that amount until it is paid in full at a per annum
rate equal to the Prime Rate (changing as the Prime Rate changes), plus one
percent (1%). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, interest
shall not accrue at a rate in excess of the maximum rate permitted by
applicable law.

     The Borrower further agrees as follows:

     1. All payments of principal and interest on this Revolving Loan Note
shall be made in immediately available funds to Bank of America NW, N.A.,
as the Agent for the Lender, at the Agent's Commercial Loan Service Center,
Fifth Avenue Plaza Building, 13th Floor, 800 Fifth Avenue, Seattle,
Washington 98104, or such other address as the Agent shall from time to
time designate.

     2. As used herein "Interest Rate" shall mean the Prime Rate unless the
Borrower shall elect to have some or all of the loans made hereunder accrue
interest at an Alternative Rate as provided in Section 2.05(b) of the Loan
Agreement (as defined below). Accrued but unpaid interest on each
Alternative Rate Loan shall be paid on the last day of each Applicable
Interest Period, on the date of any principal payment (to the extent
accrued on the principal amount paid) and at maturity and, additionally, in
the case of an Alternative Rate Loan for which the Applicable Interest
Period exceeds three months, on the day that is three months after the
commencement of such Applicable Interest Period and on the last day of each
three-month period thereafter. Accrued but unpaid interest on each loan
accruing interest at the Prime Rate shall be paid in arrears on the fifth
day of each calendar month commencing on December 5, 1996 and at the
Maturity Date. If the fifth day of a month is not a Business Day, such
payment shall be made on the next Business Day. Unpaid interest accruing on
amounts in default shall be payable on demand.

     3. This Revolving Loan Note is issued under and is subject to the
terms of a Loan Agreement dated as of the date hereof, among Bank of
America NW, N.A., as "Agent," Bank of America National Trust and Savings
Association, as Letter of Credit Agent, the Lender and certain other
financial institutions which may be added from time to


Exhibit B - Page 1
<PAGE>
time as "Lenders" and the undersigned as "Borrower" (as amended from time
to time, the "Loan Agreement"). Capitalized terms not defined herein have
the meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement.

     4. It is expressly provided that if any of the Events of Default
defined in Sections 8.01(f) or (g) of the Loan Agreement shall occur, the
entire unpaid balance of the principal and interest hereunder shall be
immediately due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Loan
Agreement. It is also expressly provided that upon the occurrence of any
other Event of Default, the entire remaining unpaid balance of the
principal and interest may be declared by the Agent to be immediately due
and payable in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement.

     5. The Borrower may repay a Prime Rate Loan at any time without
penalty or premium. Prepayment of any Loan bearing interest at an
Alternative Rate, whether voluntary, mandatory, or as the result of the
Agent's or Lender's collection efforts, shall be subject to the prepayment
of fees as described in Section 2.6 of the Loan Agreement.

     6. The unpaid principal balance of the Loans made hereunder shall be
the total amount advanced hereunder, less the amount of the principal
payments made hereon. This Revolving Loan Note is given to avoid the
execution of an individual note for each Loan by the Lender to the
Borrower. This Revolving Loan Note evidences a revolving credit and, within
the limits and on the conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement, prior to
the Maturity Date the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow hereunder.
The Lender is hereby authorized to record the date and amount of each Loan
it makes hereunder and the date and amount of each payment of principal and
interest thereon on a schedule annexed hereto and constituting a part of
this Revolving Loan Note or maintained in connection herewith. Any such
recordation by the Lender shall constitute prima facie evidence of the
accuracy of the information so recorded; provided, however, that the
failure to make any such recordation or any error in any such recordation
shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder.

     7. Each maker, surety, guarantor and endorser of this Revolving Loan
Note expressly waives all notices, demands for payment, presentations for
payment, notices of intention to accelerate the maturity, protest and
notice of protest.

     8. In the event this Revolving Loan Note is placed in the hands of an
attorney for collection, or suit is brought on the same, or the same is
collected through bankruptcy or other judicial proceedings, the Borrower
agrees and promises to pay reasonable attorneys' fees and collection costs,
including all out-of-pocket expenses and the allocated costs and
disbursements of internal counsel, incurred by the Lender or the Agent.

     9. This Revolving Loan Note has been executed and delivered in and
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of
the State of Oregon (without regard to conflicts of law or choice of law
rules). The Borrower hereby irrevocably upsubmits to the nonexclusive
jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in Portland,


Exhibit B - Page 2
<PAGE>
Multnomah County, Oregon, in any action or proceeding brought to enforce or
otherwise arising out of or relating to this Revolving Loan Note, and
hereby waives any objection to venue in any such court and any claim that
such forum is an inconvenient forum.

                                       MERIX CORPORATION

                                       By:
                                           -------------------------------
                                       Its:
                                            ------------------------------


Exhibit B - Page 3
<PAGE>
                                 SCHEDULE 1
                  TO MERIX CORPORATION REVOLVING LOAN NOTE


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Applicable       Amount of         Unpaid
             Amount of      Interest        Interest        Principal        Principal     Notification
   Date        Loan          Option          Period           Paid            Balance           By
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>          <C>            <C>            <C>              <C>              <C>           <C>

                                                                                           
</TABLE>


Exhibit B - Page 4