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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.24

                   DISTRIBUTION AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

         THIS DISTRIBUTION AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT") is
made and entered into as of the ___ day of ____, _____, by and among PMC JOINT
VENTURE, L.P. _________, a Delaware limited partnership (the "PARTNERSHIP"), PMC
CAPITAL, INC., a Florida corporation ("PMC") and PMC COMMERCIAL TRUST, a Texas
real estate investment trust ("PMCT").

                                    RECITALS:

A.       Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement (i) the Partnership
         has entered into that certain Trust Indenture with _______________, an
         _____________, dated as of _____, _____ (the "INDENTURE"), pursuant to
         which the Partnership issued $_________ of its PMC Joint Venture, L.P.
         ______ Loan-Backed ___________ Notes (the "NOTES"), which are secured
         by, among other things, certain loans originated by and transferred to
         the Partnership by PMC and PMCT (the "LOANS"). All capitalized terms
         not other wise defined herein shall have the same meanings as ascribed
         to them in the Indenture;

B.       PMC Joint Venture ____________, a Delaware limited liability company
         the ("GENERAL PARTNER") is the general partner of the Partnership.
         Based solely upon the outstanding principal balance of the Loans that
         PMC transferred to the Partnership, PMC owns a _____________________
         percent (____%) equity ownership interest in the General Partner and a
         ___________________ (___%) limited partner interest in the Partnership.
         Based solely upon the outstanding principal balance of the Loans that
         PMCT transferred to the Partnership, PMCT owns a _____________________
         percent (____%) equity ownership interest in the General Partner and a
         ___________________ (___%) limited partner interest in the Partnership;

C.       PMC, PMCT and the Partnership have entered into the transactions
         contemplated by the Indenture pursuant to an Exemptive Order granted to
         the parties by the Securities and Exchange Commission dated effective
         November 21, 2000 (the "EXEMPTIVE ORDER");

D.       The Exemptive Order requires that PMC and PMCT comply with certain
         conditions in connection with any such joint securitization transaction
         to assure that the consideration to be received by PMC is fair and
         reasonable and would not involve overreaching of PMC or its
         shareholders on the part of any person concerned; and

E.       To comply with these conditions and to further induce PMC and PMCT to
         enter into the joint securitization transaction, the parties hereto
         have agreed to certain distribution allocations and indemnities as set
         forth herein.

         NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing recitals and
the promises, mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

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         1. Distributions. The relative ownership interests of PMC and PMCT in
the Partnership and the General Partner and the initial amount of net proceeds
that each one received in respect of the Loans that it transferred to the
Partnership was based on the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the
Loans each party transferred to the Partnership, without regard to the different
interest rates on such Loans. Partnership distributions will continue to be made
pursuant to the relative partnership interests of PMC and PMCT; provided,
however, pursuant to the conditions set forth in the Exemptive Order, and to
ensure that each of PMC and PMCT benefits from the value of the Loans it
transferred to the Partnership, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in the Partnership's Agreement of Limited Partnership (the
"PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT"), the parties hereto hereby agree that all subsequent
distributions to be made to PMC and PMCT will be allocated proportionately
(after giving effect to any allocation adjustments that are necessary to
proportionately allocate the distributions during any period when the amount on
deposit in the Spread Account is less than the Specified Spread Account
Requirement) between PMC and PMCT based upon the relationship that the amount of
the funds then available for distribution to PMC and PMCT that is attributable
to the Loans (including interest earned thereon) that were transferred to the
Partnership by each such party bears to the total amount of funds then available
for distribution to PMC and PMCT pursuant to the terms of the Indenture. In the
event that on any distribution date, either PMC or PMCT does not receive the
full amount of the distribution to which it would otherwise be entitled to
receive as a result of the non-performance or losses caused by or attributable
to the Loans transferred to the Partnership by the other party, the party whose
Loans caused PMC or PMCT, as the case may be, not to receive its full
distribution amount shall promptly reimburse the other party in the full amount
of the deficiency.

         2. Mutual Indemnification. Each of PMC and PMCT hereby covenants and
agrees, at its sole cost and expense, to indemnify, protect, hold harmless and
defend the other from and against any and all claims, demands, damages, losses,
liabilities, obligations, penalties, fines, actions, causes of action,
judgments, suits, proceedings, costs, disbursements and expenses (including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) (collectively
"LOSSES"), which may at any time be imposed upon, incurred, or suffered by, or
asserted or awarded against, PMC or PMCT, as the case may be, and directly or
indirectly relating to or arising from (i) a default by such party under the
Indenture or the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Indenture) after
the date hereof, and (ii) any Loss suffered by the other party including,
without limitation, a Loss to the value of the other party's residual interest
in the Loans it transferred to the Partnership or any Loss resulting from an
increase in the reserve requirements under the Indenture occurring as a result
of the non-performance of the Loans transferred to the Partnership by such
party. The amount of any such indemnification to be paid or received by PMC or
PMCT, as the case may be, pursuant to this Paragraph 2 must be approved by such
person's board of directors or board of trust managers, as the case may be.

         3. Compliance with Exemptive Order. Subject to all applicable laws
(including, without limitation, all fiduciary duties), each of PMCT and PMC
hereby agrees that, at any time and from time to time after the date hereof, it
shall, and without further consideration, perform such other and further acts,
and execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be acknowledged and delivered,
such further instruments, documents and assurances as may reasonably be
necessary for the purpose of complying with the Exemptive Order and the
applicable requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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         4. Miscellaneous.

                  (a) The covenants, agreements, indemnities, terms and
         conditions contained in this Agreement shall extend to and be binding
         upon the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns, and
         shall inure to the benefit of, and may be enforced by the parties
         hereto, or any of them, and their respective successors and assigns.
         The reimbursement and indemnification provisions contained herein shall
         survive the repayment of the Notes.

                  (b) Each of PMC and PMCT represents and warrants to the other
         that it has the full right, power and authority to enter into and
         perform its obligations under this Agreement, all without the consent
         or approval of any natural person, trust, corporation, partnership,
         joint venture, limited liability company or other entity.

                  (c) No provision of this Agreement may be changed, waived,
         discharged or terminated by any means other than an instrument in
         writing signed by the party against whom the enforcement of the change,
         waiver, discharge or termination is sought.

                  (d) Every provision of this Agreement is intended to be
         severable. If any provision hereof or the application of any provision
         hereof to any party or circumstance is declared to be illegal, invalid
         or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever by a court of competent
         jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the balance of the terms
         and provisions hereof or the application of the provision in question
         to any other party or circumstance, all of which shall continue in full
         force and effect.

                  (e) The indemnifying party shall reimburse the indemnified
         party for all reasonable attorneys fees and expenses incurred in
         connection with the enforcement of the indemnified party's rights under
         this Agreement, including those incurred in any case, action, proceed
         or claim under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any successor statute.

                  (f) No failure or delay on the part of the indemnified party
         to exercise any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall
         operate as a waiver thereof.

                  (g) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
         ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS IN EXISTENCE AT THE TIME
         OF THE EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR AS THEREAFTER MODIFIED, AMENDED
         OR RECODIFIED.

                  (h) Time is of the essence as to all of the obligations of an
         indemnitor under this Agreement.

                  (i) PMC represents and warrants that it will directly or
         indirectly benefit from the transactions contemplated by the Indenture,
         and that its entering into this Agreement is in its best interest. PMCT
         represents and warrants that it will directly or indirectly benefit
         from the transactions contemplated by the Indenture, and that its
         entering into this Agreement is in its best interest.

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                  (j) The Partnership is a party to this Agreement solely to the
         extent necessary to further define the rights of PMC and PMCT to
         receive distributions from the Partnership. This Agreement does not and
         is not intended to create any additional liabilities or obligations in
         respect of the Partnership.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the date and year first above written.

                                       THE PARTNERSHIP:

                                       PMC JOINT VENTURE, L.P. _______,
                                       a Delaware limited partnership

                                       By:  PMC Joint Venture LLC _______,
                                            a Delaware limited liability company
                                       Its: General Partner

                                       By:
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                                       Name:
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                                       Title:
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                                       PMC:

                                       PMC CAPITAL, INC.,
                                       a Florida corporation

                                       By:
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                                       Name:
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                                       Title:
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                                       PMCT:

                                       PMC COMMERCIAL TRUST,
                                       a Texas real estate investment trust

                                       By:
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                                       Name:
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                                       Title:
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.42

                   SIXTH AMENDMENT TO RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT

         THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT TO RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT (hereinafter referred
to as the "Amendment") executed as of the 15th day of December, 2001, by and
among NATIONAL ENERGY GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Borrower") and
ARNOS CORP., a Nevada corporation ("Lender"), a successor by assignment to BANK
ONE, TEXAS, N.A., a national banking association ("Bank One") and CREDIT
LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH ("Credit Lyonnais") and each of the financial
institutions which may from time to time become a party hereto or any successor
or assignee thereof (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Banks",
individually as "Bank" or "Lender").

                                   WITNESSETH

         WHEREAS, Borrower, Guarantor, Banks and Agent entered into a Restate
Loan Agreement, dated as of August 29, 1996 (as so modified and amended and as
otherwise supplemented from time to time, the "Loan Agreement") under the terms
of which the Banks agreed to provide the Borrower with a reducing revolving line
of credit facility in an amount of up to $100,000,000 and a term loan in an
amount of up to $25,000,000;

         WHEREAS, Borrower, Guarantor, Banks and Agent entered into a First
Amendment to Restated Loan Agreement dated October 31, 1996 and a Second
Amendment to Restated Loan Agreement dated March 7, 1997 and a Third Amendment
to Restated Loan Agreement dated May 12, 1997 and a Fourth Amendment to Restated
Loan Agreement dated August 21, 1997; and a Fifth Amendment to Restated Loan
Agreement dated August 1, 2001; and

         WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth below, (i) the Lender extend the Revolving Maturity Date to
December 31, 2003 and (ii) the Lender consent to waiver of compliance with any
and all covenant requirements by the Borrower through the 4th Quarter of 2003.

         NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Borrower and the Lender hereby
agree as follows:

         1. Definitions.

         Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Loan Agreement.

         2. Amendment to the Loan Agreement.

         The Loan Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

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         The definition of "Revolving Maturity Date" contained in Section 1
shall be amended by deleting therefrom the date "August 29, 2000" and in lieu
thereof inserting the date "December 31, 2003."

         3. Waiver.

         The Lender hereby waives non-compliance with any and all covenant
requirements by the Borrower through the 4th quarter of 2003.

         4. Governing Law.

         This amendment shall be governed by the construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of
law or choice of law.

         5. Modification.

         No provisions of this Amendment may be waived, amended or modified
except in writing signed by the affected party.

         6. Continued Effectiveness of the Loan Agreement; No Default or Event
of Default.

         Except as expressly amended herein, the terms and provisions of the
Loan Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect and all
references therein to this "Agreement" shall be deemed to be references to the
Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment. On the date hereof, no Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Loan Agreement.

         7. Counterparts; Effective Date.

         This Amendment may be signed in one or more counterparts, all of which
together shall constitute a single agreement binding upon the parties hereto.
This Amendment shall be effective as of August 29, 2000.

                            [Signature Page Follows]

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

                                    ARNOS CORP.

                                    By: /s/ EDWARD B. MATTNER
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                                       Edward B. Mattner
                                       Vice President

                                    NATIONAL ENERGY GROUP, INC.

                                    By: /s/ BOB G. ALEXANDER
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                                       Bob G. Alexander
                                       President and Chief Executive Officer

         [Signature Page to Sixth Amendment to Restated Loan Agreement]

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