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Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement and Consent dtd December 19, 2006

 EXHIBIT 4.40 
  
 AMENDMENT TO NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND CONSENT 
  
 THIS AMENDMENT TO NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND CONSENT (this “Amendment”) is made and dated as of the 19th day of December, 2006, by and among the undersigned
current holders of certain Notes issued under the Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement referred to in Recital A below, JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY as collateral agent for the Noteholders (in such capacity, the “Collateral
Agent”), and UNIFIED WESTERN GROCERS, INC., a California corporation (the “Company”). 
  
 RECITALS 
  
 A.    Pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement dated as of January 3, 2006, by and among the Company, the Collateral Agent and the Purchasers named therein (as amended hereby and as
further amended, extended and replaced from time to time, the “Note Purchase Agreement,” and with capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined used with the meanings given such terms in the Note Purchase
Agreement), the Company issued the Notes and the Purchasers purchased the same on the terms and conditions set forth therein. 
  
 B.    The Company desires to make a one-time Distribution in respect of Class E shares of the Company, which Distribution would not be permitted under section
8.6(f) of the Note Purchase Agreement, and has requested that the Collateral Agent and Noteholders consent to such Distribution. In addition, the Company desires to amend the definition of “Consolidated Tangible Net Worth” in the Note
Purchase Agreement. The Collateral Agent and the Noteholders have agreed to such waiver and amendment, subject to terms and conditions set forth herein. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows: 
  
 AGREEMENT 
  
 1.    Consent.    The Collateral Agent and the
Noteholders hereby consent to the Company’s payment of cash distributions in respect of Class E shares of the Company (the “Permitted Distribution”), provided that (a) the aggregate amount of the Permitted Distribution
shall not exceed $1,000,000.00, and (b) both before and as a result of the Permitted Distribution, no Default or Event of Default shall exist under the Note Purchase Agreement,. The Company acknowledges and agrees that such consent is given on
a one-time basis and that nothing contained herein shall in any manner or to any extent constitute an agreement by the Collateral Agent or the Noteholders to consent to any other Distribution. 
  
 2.    Amendment of Note Purchase Agreement.    The
definition of “Consolidated Tangible Net Worth” in the Glossary to the Note Purchase Agreement is amended by adding the following subsection (i): 
  
 (i)    plus any consolidated accumulated other comprehensive loss or minus any consolidated accumulated other comprehensive earnings (in each
case to the extent that such loss or earnings result from the application of FASB Statement No. 158 and as determined for the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles). 
  
 3.    Amendment Effective Date.    Upon delivery of a
copy of this Amendment duly executed by the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Collateral Agent and the Required Noteholders, this Amendment shall be effective as of the day and year first above written (the “Amendment Effective
Date”). 
  
 4.    Reaffirmation of Debt
Documents.    The Company hereby affirms and agrees that: (a) its execution and delivery of, and the performance of its obligations under, this Amendment shall not in any way amend, impair, invalidate or otherwise affect
any of its obligations or the rights of the Collateral Agent or the Noteholders under the Note Purchase Agreement and the other Debt Documents, except as expressly set forth herein, (b) to the extent not expressly amended hereby, the Note
Purchase Agreement and the other Debt Documents remain in full force and effect, and (c) the Security Documents continue to constitute a first priority perfected Lien upon the Real Property and the Personal Property as to the Obligations of the
Company under the Note Purchase Agreement as amended hereby, subject in each case to any Liens or other matters expressly permitted by the Note Purchase Agreement. 

 5.    Counterparts.    This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 
  
 6.    Representations and Warranties.    The Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor, by executing this Amendment as provided below,
each hereby represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and the Noteholders as follows: 
  
 (a)    It has the requisite power and authority and the legal right to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of
this Amendment. 
  
 (b)    This Amendment has been duly
executed and delivered on its behalf and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms. 
  
 (c)    At and as of the date hereof, there has not occurred any Default or Event of Default. 
  
 (d)    It has no existing claims, counterclaims, defenses, personal
or otherwise, or rights of setoff whatsoever with respect to any of the Debt Documents or against the Collateral Agent or any of the Noteholders, whether arising out of the Debt Documents or otherwise. 
  
 7.    Consent of Subsidiary Guarantors.    Each
Subsidiary Guarantor, by acknowledging and agreeing to this Amendment as provided below, hereby consents to this Amendment, and agrees that (a) the execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance of its obligations under, this
Amendment shall not in any way amend, impair, invalidate or otherwise affect any of the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor or the rights of Noteholders under any provisions of the Subsidiary Guaranties, and (b) the Subsidiary Guaranties
remain in full force and effect, and such Subsidiary Guarantor has no defenses or offsets to any of its obligations thereunder. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the day and year first above written.

  

			
	 UNIFIED WESTERN GROCERS, INC., a California corporation

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/    CHRISTINE NEAL        

	Name	 	CHRISTINE NEAL
	Title	 	VICE PRESIDENT – TREASURER
	
	 GROCERS DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC., a California corporation, as a Subsidiary Guarantor (for purposes of sections 6 and 7
only)

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/    CHRISTINE NEAL        

	Name	 	CHRISTINE NEAL
	Title	 	VICE PRESIDENT – TREASURER
	
	 CROWN GROCERS, INC., a California corporation, as a Subsidiary Guarantor (for purposes of sections 6 and 7 only)

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/    CHRISTINE NEAL        

	Name	 	CHRISTINE NEAL
	Title	 	VICE PRESIDENT – TREASURER
	
	 SAV MAX FOODS, INC., a California corporation, as a Subsidiary Guarantor (for purposes of sections 6 and 7 only)

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/    CHRISTINE NEAL        

	Name	 	CHRISTINE NEAL
	Title	 	VICE PRESIDENT – TREASURER
	
	 MARKET CENTRE (formerly known as GROCERS SPECIALTY COMPANY, a California corporation), as a Subsidiary Guarantor (for purposes of sections 6
and 7 only)

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/    CHRISTINE NEAL        

	Name	 	CHRISTINE NEAL
	Title	 	VICE PRESIDENT – TREASURER
	
	 JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, as Collateral Agent and as a Noteholder

		
	 By:
	 	  

	 	 	Michael L. Short
	 	 	Managing Director

			
	 JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Noteholder

		
	 By:
	 	  

	 	 	Michael L. Short
	 	 	Authorized Signatory
	
	 JOHN HANCOCK REASSURANCE COMPANY LTD., as a Noteholder

		
	 By:
	 	  

	 	 	Michael L. Short
	 	 	Authorized Signatory
	
	 SIGNATURE 3 LIMITED, as a Noteholder By: John Hancock Life Insurance Company, as Portfolio Advisor

		
	 By:
	 	  

	 	 	Michael L. Short
	 	 	Managing Director
	
	 MARKET CENTRE (formerly known as GROCERS SPECIALTY COMPANY, a California corporation), as a Subsidiary Guarantor (for purposes of sections 6
and 7 only)

		
	 By:
	 	  

	Name	 	  

	Title	 	  

	
	 JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, as Collateral Agent and as a Noteholder

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/    MICHAEL L. SHORT        

	 	 	Michael L. Short
	 	 	Managing Director
	
	 JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Noteholder

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/    MICHAEL L. SHORT        

	 	 	Michael L. Short
	 	 	Authorized Signatory
	
	 JOHN HANCOCK REASSURANCE COMPANY LTD., as a Noteholder

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/    MICHAEL L. SHORT        

	 	 	Michael L. Short
	 	 	Authorized Signatory

			
	 SIGNATURE 3 LIMITED, as a Noteholder By: John Hancock Life Insurance Company, as Portfolio Advisor

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/    MICHAEL L. SHORT        

	 	 	Michael L. Short
	 	 	Managing Director
	
	 SIGNATURE 6 LIMITED, as a Noteholder By: John Hancock Life Insurance Company, as Portfolio Advisor

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/    MICHAEL L. SHORT        

	 	 	Michael L. Short
	 	 	Managing Director
	
	 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Directed Trustee for the AT&T Long-Term Investment Trust, as a Noteholder

		
	 By:
	 	  

	 	 	Name:
	 	 	Title:
	
	 SIGNATURE 6 LIMITED, as a Noteholder By: John Hancock Life Insurance Company, as Portfolio Advisor

		
	 By:
	 	  

	 	 	Michael L. Short
	 	 	Managing Director
	
	 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Directed Trustee for the AT&T Long-Term Investment Trust, as a Noteholder

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/    PETER OWEN        

	Name:	 	Peter Owen
	Title:	 	Vice PresidentAmendment No. 5 to the Unified Western Grocers, Inc. Cash Balance Plan

 EXHIBIT 10.1.4 
 AMENDMENT NO. 5 
 TO THE 
 UNIFIED WESTERN GROCERS, INC. 
 CASH BALANCE PLAN 
 Unified Western Grocers, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby amends the above-named plan (the “Plan”), effective as set forth below, as
follows: 
 1. Adoption and Effective Date of Amendment. The Company adopts this Amendment to the Plan to reflect certain provisions of
the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004 (“PFEA”). The Company intends this Amendment as good faith compliance with the requirements of these provisions. This Amendment shall be effective with respect to Plan Years beginning in 2004 and
2005. 
 2. Supersession of Inconsistent Provisions. This Amendment shall supersede the provisions of the Plan to the extent those
provisions are inconsistent with the provisions of this Amendment. 
 3. General Rule. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the
contrary, with respect to the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) Section 415 limit, for purposes of adjusting the “annual benefit” (as such term is defined in Code Section 415(b)(2)(A)) to a straight life annuity, the
equivalent “annual benefit” shall be the greater of the equivalent “annual benefit” computed using the Plan interest rate and Plan mortality table (or other tabular factor) and the equivalent “annual benefit” computed
using a five percent (5%) interest rate assumption and the “applicable mortality table” (as such term is defined in Code Section 417(e)(3)(A)(ii)(I)). However, for purposes of adjusting the “annual benefit” to a
straight life annuity in the case of any form of benefit subject to Code Section 417(e)(3), the equivalent “annual benefit” shall be the greater of the equivalent “annual benefit” computed using the Plan interest rate and
Plan mortality table (or other tabular factor) and the equivalent “annual benefit” computed using the “applicable interest rate” (as such term is defined in Code Section 417(e)(3)(A)(ii)(II)) and the “applicable
mortality table.” With respect to Plan Years beginning in 2004 and 2005, for purposes of adjusting the “annual benefit” to a straight life annuity in the case of any form of benefit subject to Code Section 417(e)(3), the
equivalent “annual benefit” shall be the greater of the equivalent “annual benefit” computed using the Plan interest rate and Plan mortality table (or other tabular factor) and the equivalent “annual benefit” computed
using five and one-half percent (5.5%) and the “applicable mortality table.” 
 4. Transition Rule. In the case of any
Participant or Beneficiary receiving a distribution with an annuity starting date after December 31, 2003 and before January 1, 2005, the amount payable in any form of benefit subject to Code Section 417(e)(3) shall be the lesser of
the amount that would have been so payable had the amount payable been determined using the “applicable interest rate” in effect as of the last day of the last Plan Year beginning before January 1, 2004 and the benefit calculated
under the terms of the Plan reflecting the limitations of Code Section 415 disregarding the enactment of the PFEA. 

 * * * * * * 
 The Company has caused this Amendment No. 5 to be signed on the date indicated below, to be effective as indicated above. 
  

					
		 	“Company”
		
		 	UNIFIED WESTERN GROCERS, INC.
			
	Dated: December 22, 2006	 	By:	 	 /s/ Donald E. Gilpin

		 	Its:	 	Vice President, Human Resources

  

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