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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10(f)

                              INTERTAN CANADA LTD.
                                 INTERTAN, INC.

                        FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT

          The Fifth Amendment to Loan Agreement (this "Amendment") is dated as
of October 1, 1999 and entered into by and among, inter alia, InterTAN Canada
Ltd., as Canadian Borrower, InterTAN, Inc., as the Parent, the financial
institutions listed on the signature pages hereof (the "Lenders"), and Bank of
America Canada, a Canadian chartered bank, as agent for the Lenders (the
"Agent"), and is made with reference to that certain Loan Agreement dated as of
December 22, 1997 (as amended and in effect the "Loan Agreement"), by and among
the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent, as amended by the Rectification and
Amendment No. 1 dated as of February 24, 1998, the Second Amendment to Loan
Agreement dated as of January, 1999, the Third Amendment to Loan Agreement dated
as of April 12, 1999 and the Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of July
31, 1999.  Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the same
meanings herein as set forth in the Loan Agreement.

          Section 1  AMENDMENTS

          1.1  The first preamble to the Loan Agreement is amended by deleting
the reference to "U.S.$50,000,000 (or the Equivalent Amount thereof in Cdn.$)"
and substituting "Cdn. $67,000,000" therefor.

          1.2  Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is amended as follows:

               (a)  The definition of "BA Rate Margin" is deleted and the
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                    following is substituted therefor:

                    " "BA Rate Margin" means one and one half percent (1 1/2%)
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                    per annum.".

               (b)  The definition of "Base Rate Margin" is deleted and the
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                    following is substituted therefor:

                    " "Base Rate Margin" means zero percent (0%) per annum.".
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               (c)  The definition of "BAUK" is deleted and the following is
                                       ----
                    substituted therefor:

                    " "BAUK" means Bank of America National Association and its
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                    successors and assigns.".

               (d)  The definition of "Canadian Availability" is amended by
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                    deleting the phrase "(the foregoing amount calculated by
                    deducting (b) from (a)
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                    being hereinafter referred to as the "Canadian Borrowing
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                    Base"), less (c)" and substituting the following:
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                    "plus (c) up to sixty percent (60%) of the appraised (on a
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                    basis and with appraisers's satisfactory to the Agent and
                    Lenders) "as is" market value of Real Estate of the Canadian
                    Borrower, provided, however, that this amount will only be
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                    available to the extent that there are, and in a maximum
                    amount not exceeding, outstanding and unreimbursed Permitted
                    Parent Loans and further, provided, that the addition of
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                    availability against the Real Estate can never result in the
                    Maximum Revolving Credit Line being exceeded (the foregoing
                    amount calculated by deducting (b) from (a) and then adding
                    (c) being hereinafter referred to as the "Canadian Borrowing
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                    Base"), less (d)".
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               (e)  The definition of "Dilution Reserve" is amended by deleting
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                    the phrase "five percent (5%) of the Net Amount of Eligible
                    Canadian Accounts or the Net Amount of Eligible U.K.
                    Accounts, as applicable" and substituting "zero percent
                    (0%)" therefor.

               (f)  The definition of "LIBOR Rate Margin" is deleted and the
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                    following is substituted therefor:

                    " "LIBOR Rate Margin" means one and one half percent
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                    (1 1/2%) per annum.".

               (g)  The definition of "Material Agreements" is amended to delete
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                    everything after the semicolon in the sixth line.

               (h)  The definition of "Maximum Canadian Revolving Credit Line"
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                    is deleted and the following substituted therefor:

                    ""Maximum Canadian Revolving Credit Line" means
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                    Cdn.$67,000,000.".

               (i)  The definition of "Prime Rate Margin" is deleted and the
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                    following is substituted therefor:

                    " "Prime Rate Margin" means zero percent (0%) per annum.".
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               (j)  The definition of "Real Estate" is amended to delete
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                    everything after "279 Bayview Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4M
                    4W5".

               (k)  The definition of "Total Commitments" is deleted and the
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                    following substituted therefor:
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                    " "Total Commitments" means the aggregate of the Lenders'
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                    Commitments from time to time and which shall be, initially,
                    Cdn.$67,000,000.".

               (l)  the definition of "Tangible Net Worth" is amended by
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                    deleting paragraph (b) thereof and substituting therefor the
                    following:

                    "(b) an amount equal to the lesser of Cdn.$30,000,000 and
                    the amount of outstanding and unreimbursed Permitted Parent
                    Loans,",

                    by deleting the references in paragraph (c) to "the Closing
                    Date" and substituting therefor "July 1, 1999", and by
                    adding the following sentence at the end thereof:

                      "Notwithstanding the foregoing, the foregoing amount may
                    in the sole discretion of the Lenders be adjusted for non-
                    cash adjustments after September 30, 1999.".

               (m)  The following definition is added (in correct alphabetical
                    placement):

                    " "Permitted Parent Loans" means demand loans and/or
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                    Distributions made by the Canadian Borrower to the Parent on
                    or after September 30, 1999 which may be used by the Parent
                    for such purposes as it shall see fit (including stock buy
                    backs and/or dividends) provided that:
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                    (a)  no such loan or Distribution shall be made or permitted
                         to be outstanding and unrepaid or unreimbursed if an
                         Event has occurred and is continuing or if an Event
                         could reasonably be expected to occur in consequence
                         thereof; and

                    (b)  all loans (if any) shall be on a demand basis and
                         evidenced by promissory notes (in form and substance
                         satisfactory to the Agent) duly endorsed in favour of
                         and delivered to the Agent.".

          1.3  Section 2.1(a) of the Loan Agreement is amended by deleting the
reference to "$50,000,000" and substituting "Cdn.$67,000,000" therefor.

          1.4  Section 2.1(b) of the Loan Agreement is, for greater certainty,
amended by deleting the reference to "$25,000,000" and substituting "$nil"
therefor.
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          1.5  Section 2.3 of the Loan Agreement is amended by deleting the
reference to "$25,000,000" and substituting "Cdn.$20,000,000" therefore and by
deleting the reference to "$15,000,000" and substituting "$nil" therefor.

          1.6  Section 2.4(b) of the Loan Agreement is amended, for greater
certainty, by deleting the references to "$7,500,000" and "$750,000" and
substituting "$nil" therefor.

          1.7  Section 3.6 of the Loan Agreement is amended by deleting the
reference to "$10,000" and substituting "U.S. $7,500" therefor.

          1.8  Section 4.9 of the Loan Agreement is amended by deleting
everything after the phrase "in respect of any payments to it" in the second to
last line.

          1.9  Section 9.8 of the Loan Agreement is amended to add the following
at the end of the first full paragraph:

               "and (C) the Borrower may make and shall be permitted to have
               outstanding, and the Parent shall be entitled to make repayments
               or reimbursements of, the Permitted Parent Loans",

and the reference to "clauses (A) or (B)" is deleted and "clauses (A), (B) or
(C)" is substituted therefor.

          1.10  Section 9.22 is deleted and the following is substituted
therefor:

               "9.22 Minimum Availability.  The sum of (a)  Canadian
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               Availability plus, (b) between January 1 and April 30, up to
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               Cdn.$10,000,000 to the extent of cash of the Borrower on hand,
               shall be not less than Cdn.$25,000,000 at any time when any loans
               are outstanding or there are any unreimbursed/unrepaid
               Distributions to the Parent which in either case are Permitted
               Parent Loans.".

          1.11  Section 9.23 is amended by deleting the reference to
"U.S.$96,000,000" and substituting "Cdn.$116,000,000" therefor.

          1.12  Section 14.15 of the Loan Agreement is deleted and "Deliberately
Left Blank" is substituted therefor.

          1.13  Section 15.3 of the Loan Agreement is amended by deleting the
reference to "25,000,000" and substituting "Cdn.$10,000,000" therefor.

          Section 2.  CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS
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          This Amendment shall become effective as of October 1, 1999 (the
"Fifth Amendment Effective Date") but only upon each of the Borrower and the
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Parent delivering to the Agent (for the Lenders) two originally executed copies
of each of the following:

          (a)  this Agreement;

          (b)  a certified resolution of each of the Borrower's and the Parent's
               directors authorizing its entering into and performance of this
               Agreement;

          (c)  certified copies of the articles and by-laws of the Borrower and
               Parent, as currently in effect; and

          (d)  a certificate of the Borrower as to the truth and accuracy of all
               representations and warranties in Section 3 hereof.

          Section 3.  BORROWERS' AND PARENT'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

          In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Amendment and to
amend the Loan Agreement in the manner provided herein, each of the Borrower and
Parent represents and warrants to the Agent and each Lender that the following
statements are true, correct and complete:

          A.  Authorization, Validity, and Enforceability of this Amendment.
The Borrower or the Parent, as applicable, has the corporate power and authority
to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform the Loan Agreement as
amended by this Amendment (the "Amended Agreement").  The Borrower or the
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Parent, as applicable, has taken all necessary corporate action (including,
without limitation, obtaining approval of its stockholders if necessary) to
authorize its execution and delivery of this Amendment and the performance of
the Amended Agreement.  This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by
the Borrower or the Parent, as applicable, and this Amendment and the Amended
Agreement constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower or
the Parent, as applicable, enforceable against it in accordance with their
respective terms without defence, setoff or counterclaim.  The Borrower's or the
Parent's, as applicable, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the
performance by the Borrower or the Parent, as applicable, of the Amended
Agreement do not and will not conflict with, or constitute a violation or breach
of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of
any Lien upon the property of the Borrower or the Parent, as applicable, or any
of its Subsidiaries by reason of the terms of (a) any contract, mortgage, Lien,
lease, agreement, indenture, or instrument to which the Borrower or the Parent,
as applicable, is a party or which is binding on it, (b) any Requirement of Law
applicable to the Borrower or the Parent, as applicable, or any of its
Subsidiaries, or (c) the certificate or articles of incorporation or
amalgamation or bylaws of the Borrower or the Parent, as applicable, or any of
its Subsidiaries.
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          B.  Governmental Authorization.  No approval, consent, exemption,
authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any
Governmental Authority or other person is necessary or required in connection
with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, the
Borrower or the Parent, as applicable, or any of its Subsidiaries of this
Amendment or the Amended Agreement except for such as have been obtained or made
and filings required in order to perfect the Agent's security interests.

          C.  Incorporation of Representations and Warranties From Loan
Agreement.  The representations and warranties contained in Section 8 of the
Loan Agreement except to the extent applicable to the U.K. Borrower or the U.K.
Collateral (and, in the case of Section 8.10, except as herein provided and
consented to) are and will be true, correct and complete in all material
respects on and as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date to the same extent as
though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such representations
and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date or incorporate by
reference information disclosed or contained in the Exhibits to the Loan
Agreement, in which case they were true, correct and complete in all material
respects on and as of such earlier date.

          D.  Absence of Default.  No event has occurred and is continuing or
will result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Amendment that would constitute an Event or an Event of Default.

          Section 4.  MISCELLANEOUS

          A.  Reference to and Effect on the Loan Agreement and the Other Loan
Documents.

               (1) On and after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, each
          reference in the Loan Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder",
          "hereof", "herein" or words of like import referring to the Loan
          Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the "Loan
          Agreement", "thereunder", "thereof" or words of like import referring
          to the Loan Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Amended
          Agreement.

               (2) Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Loan
          Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and
          effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

               (3) The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment
          shall not, except as expressly provided herein, constitute a waiver of
          any provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy
          of the Agent or any Lender under, the Loan Agreement or any of the
          other Loan Documents.
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          B.  Fees and Expenses.  The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent and
Lender an amendment fee in the amount of U.S.$10,000 for entering into this
Amendment.  The Borrower further agrees to pay and indemnify and save harmless
BACAN for and in respect of all fees paid or payable in connection with
assignments by Congress Financial Corporation and/or BankBoston Retail Finance
Inc. to BACAN of its and/or their Participations in the Canadian Revolving
Credit Facility, it being acknowledged by the Borrower that Congress Financial
Corporation and BankBoston Retail Finance Inc. will, as a condition of assigning
their interests, charge a fee equivalent in amount to the fee provided for in
Section 12 of the Loan Agreement upon a termination and repayment by the
Borrower of the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility plus U.S.$6,667 (in the
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aggregate for both of them) relating to the prior termination of the U.K.
Revolving Credit Facility.  The Agent is authorized and directed to collect the
foregoing fees by debiting the Borrower's account(s).  The Borrower acknowledges
that all costs, fees and expenses as described in Section 16.9 of the Loan
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Agreement incurred by the Agent and its counsel with respect to this Amendment
and the documents and transactions contemplated hereby shall be for the account
of the Borrower.

          C.  Captions.  The captions contained in this Amendment are for
convenience of reference only, are without substantive meaning and should not be
construed to modify, enlarge or restrict any provision.

          D.  Governing Law.  THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS
AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO AND THE FEDERAL LAWS OF CANADA APPLICABLE THEREIN.

          E.  Counterparts; Effectiveness.  This Amendment may be executed in
any number of counterparts, and by the Agent, each Lender, the Parent and the
Borrower in separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all
of which shall together constitute one and the same amendment; signature pages
may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single
counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same
document.  This Amendment (other than the provisions of Section 1 hereof, the
effectiveness of which is governed by Section 2 hereof) shall become effective
upon the execution of a counterpart hereof by the Borrower, the Parent, the
Agent and the Lenders and receipt by the Borrower and the Agent of written or
telephonic notification of such execution and authorization of delivery thereof.
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized as of the date first written above.

INTERTAN CANADA LTD.

By:    /s/ James G. Gingerich
Name:  James G. Gingerich
Title: Vice President

INTERTAN, INC.

By:    /s/ James G. Gingerich
Name:  James G. Gingerich
Title: Executive Vice President & CFO

BANK OF AMERICA CANADA,
as Agent and as the Lender

By:    /s/ Robert Kizell
Name:  Robert Kizell
Title: Vice-President<PAGE>

                                                                   EXHIBIT 10(g)

                       ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
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          This ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (the "Assignment and
Assumption") is to be effectuated by the completion and execution of the
Assignment Execution Form attached hereto. A copy of the terms of the Assignment
and Assumption does not need to be physically attached to the Assignment
Execution Form, but rather these terms are incorporated therein by reference.
Terms defined in the Assignment Execution Form (or in the Loan Agreement
described therein) are used herein as therein defined.

          The Assignor and the Assignee agree as follows:

1.    Assignment; Effect of Certain Dates.
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          For value received, without recourse, representation or warranty
(except as expressly set forth herein or in the Loan Agreement) the Assignor
sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee purchases and assumes from
the Assignor, all of the Assignor's right, title and interest in and to, and all
of the Assignor's obligations with respect to, the applicable Assigned Shares
under the Loan Agreement. The Agent shall confirm by telecopy to the Assignor
and the Assignee that the Agent has received a fully completed Assignment
Execution Form signed by the Assignor and the Assignee on the date that the
Agent sends such confirmations, which shall in no event be later than October
29, 1999 (the "Contract Date"), the obligations of the Assignor and the Assignee
hereunder shall be irrevocable as between themselves. Upon its receipt of a
fully completed Assignment Execution Form signed by the Assignor and the
Assignee, the Agent will send a copy of such Assignment Execution Form to the
Canadian Borrower.  No (i) failure of any party to settle on the Settlement Date
any amount owed hereunder, (ii) dispute respecting settlement, or (iii)
bankruptcy, insolvency or other condition whatsoever respecting any Person shall
in any way impair, reduce or otherwise affect the transfer of the Assigned
Shares to the Assignee, and the release of the Assignor, as contemplated by this
Assignment and Assumption.

2.    Rights and Obligations of Assignee;
      Release of Assignor.
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     (a)  From and after the Settlement Date, the Assignee shall be entitled to
          all rights, powers and privileges of the Assignor and shall perform
          all of the duties and obligations of the Assignor under the Loan
          Agreement and the other Loan Documents, to the extent of the Assigned
          Shares, including without limitation (i) the right to receive all
          payments in respect of the Assigned Shares which are unpaid on the
          Settlement Date or become payable from and after the Settlement Date,
          whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnities,
          increased costs, additional amounts or otherwise, (ii) the right to
          vote and to instruct the Agent under the Loan Agreement to the extent
          of the Assigned Shares, (iii) the right to set off and to appropriate
          and apply deposits of the Canadian Borrower as set forth in the Loan
          Agreement or any other Loan Document, (iv) the right to receive
          notices, requests, demands and other communications from the Agent
          and/or any
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          other party required to give notices, requests, demands or other
          communications, (v) the obligation to fund all payments required to be
          made by a Lender holding an Assigned Share, and (vi) the obligation to
          provide to the Agent any withholding tax forms and other information
          prescribed by the applicable taxation authority certifying as to the
          Assignee's status for purposes of determining exemption from
          withholding taxes with respect to all payments to be made to the
          Assignee under the Loan Agreement or such other documents as are
          necessary to indicate that all such payments are subject to such rates
          at a rate reduced by an applicable tax treaty. From and after the
          Settlement Date, the Assignor shall be released from all duties and
          obligations under the Loan Agreement and all other Loan Documents to
          the extent of the Assigned Shares.

     (b)  From and after the Settlement Date, Assignee shall be deemed a
          "Lender" and a "Canadian Lender" for all purposes in connection with
          the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as such term is
          defined in the Loan Agreement, and, subject to further adjustments,
          reductions, sales and assignments as provided for or contemplated in
          the Loan Agreement, (i) the "Commitment" of Assignee for all purposes
          under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be
          U.S.$50,000,000 under the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility, and (ii)
          the "Participation" of Assignee thereunder shall be equal to 100%,
          respectively.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
          herein or in the Assignment Execution Form, the assignment provided
          for herein shall be effective as of October ______, 1999 , which shall
          be deemed the "Settlement Date", as such term is used herein.  The
          term "Assigned Shares", as used herein and in the Assignment Execution
          Form, shall mean the aggregate of the Commitments of Assignor
          assigned, as set forth in Section 4 of the Assignment Execution Form.

2.    Representations and Warranties of Assignor.
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          The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that it is the legal and
beneficial owner of its Assigned Share, and that such Assigned Share is free and
clear of any adverse claim or encumbrances; and (b) except for the
representations and warranties in subclause (a) above and in Section 4 below and
herein makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility
whatsoever regarding the assignment affected hereby, including, without
limitation, with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made
in or in connection with the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document or the
execution, legality, validity, enforceability, sufficiency or value of the Loan
Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the financial condition of each of the
Canadian Borrower, the Parent, the other Creditors, or any other Person, or the
performance or observance by each of the Canadian Borrower, the Parent, the
other Creditors or any other Party of any of its obligations under the Loan
Agreement or any other Loan Document.

3.     Mutual Representations and Warranties.
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          The Assignor and the Assignee severally represents and warrants to the
other of them as of the Contract Date and the Settlement Date as follows:

     (a)  it is duly organized and validly existing and has full power and
          authority, and has taken or will take all action necessary, to execute
          and deliver the Assignment Execution Form and to fulfil its
          obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by,
          this Assignment and Assumption;

     (b)  the making and performance by it of this Assignment and Assumption
          does not and will not violate any law or regulation of the
          jurisdiction of its incorporation or any other law or regulation
          applicable to it;

     (c)  the Assignment Execution Form has been duly executed and delivered by
          it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation,
          enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by (i)
          bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
          creditors' rights generally and (ii) general equitable principles; and

     (d)  all approvals, authorizations or other actions by, or filings with,
          any Governmental Authority, if any, necessary for the validity or
          enforceability of its obligations under this Assignment and Assumption
          have been obtained or taken, as the case may be.

4.    Representations and Warranties of Assignee.
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          The Assignee (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the Loan
Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, which have in each case been
requested by it, together with copies of any financial statements requested by
it, and that it has, independently and without reliance on the Assignor, the
Agent or any other Person and based on such documents and information as it has
deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this
Assignment and Assumption; (ii) agrees that it will, independently and without
reliance upon the Assignor, the Agent or any other Person and based on 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 the Loan
Agreement and any other Loan Documents; (iii) represents that it is eligible to
become an assignee of the Assigned Shares pursuant to the terms, if any, of the
Loan Agreement which limit assignees to persons having specified characteristics
or falling within certain classes; and (iv) appoints the Agent to act in the
capacity set forth in the Loan Agreement.

5.    Single Net Payment.
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          Unless the Assignor and Assignee agree otherwise, on the Settlement
Date a single, net, final payment shall be made, which shall be in an amount
mutually agreed upon by the
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Assignor and the Assignee, taking into account the then outstanding principal
amount, if any, of the Assigned Shares, any fees payable to or by the Assignee,
and all accrued fees, interest and other amounts payable under the Loan
Agreement or any related documents.

6.    Governing Law.
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          This assignment and assumption shall be governed by, and shall be
construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the Province of Ontario,
without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.

7.    Counterparts; Amendments; Binding Effect.
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          The Assignment Execution Form may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by different parties in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all such
counterparts together shall constitute one and the same agreement. The terms
hereof may not be amended or modified except in writing executed by the Assignor
and the Assignee. Any change in the Settlement Date to an earlier date than that
specified on the Assignment Execution Form shall require the consent of the
Agent. The terms hereof shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the parties executing (or deemed to have consented to) the
Assignment Execution Form and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

8     Effectiveness of Notices.
      ------------------------

          Notices required to be given and other documents required to be
delivered pursuant to the terms hereof shall be deemed given or delivered when
actually received unless sent by facsimile transmission, in which case such
notice or other document shall be deemed given or delivered when sent (as
established by sender's facsimile transmission machine printout or similar
mechanical record).

9     Quebec Addendum.
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          Addendum 1 to Exhibit "O" is hereby incorporated herein.
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                            ASSIGNMENT EXECUTION FORM
                            -------------------------

          This Assignment Execution Form incorporates by reference all of the
terms and conditions of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement which is
attached hereto. By executing this Assignment Execution Form, and pursuant to
the terms of such Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the Assignor sells and
assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee purchases and assumes from the
Assignor, in each case without recourse, representation or warranty (except as
set forth in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement), all of the Assignor's
right, title and interest in and to, and all of the Assignor's obligations with
respect to, the Assigned Shares (as calculated herein), and the Assignor are
released from such obligations.

1   Loan Agreement:

     Title:                         Loan Agreement dated as of December 22, 1997
                                    among InterTAN Canada Ltd., as Canadian
                                    Borrower, InterTAN U.K. Limited, as U.K.
                                    Borrower, InterTAN, Inc., as a guarantor,
                                    Bank of America Canada, as Agent and Lender
                                    and Bank of America N.T. & S.A. (London,
                                    England Branch Office), as a U.K. Lender, as
                                    amended by Rectification and Amendment No. 1
                                    dated February 24, 1998, Second Amendment to
                                    Loan Agreement dated as of January, 1999,
                                    Third Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as
                                    of April 12, 1999 and Fourth Amendment to
                                    Loan Agreement dated as of July 31, 1999.

     Date:                          December 22, 1997

     Name of Borrower(s):           InterTAN Canada Ltd.

     Name of Agent:                 Bank of America Canada

2    Name of Assignor:              BankBoston Retail Finance Inc.

     (The Agent must enter the date of delivery to it of this Assignment
     Execution Form, executed by Assignor and Assignee, and MUST INITIAL AND
     RETURN A COPY OF THIS PAGE TO Assignor.)

3    Name of Assignee:              Bank of America Canada

4    Assigned Shares:
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     (a)     Total Loan Agreement Commitment for All        U.S.:  $50,000,000
             Lenders as of Contract Date
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     (b)     Assigned Share of Assignor                     U.S.: $16,666,666.66
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     (c)     Percentage Amount of Assigned Share of         33%
              Assignor of Total Commitments
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     (d)     Total Loans Outstanding for All Lenders as     U.S.:  $nil
             of Contract Date (exclusive of Letters of
             Credit)
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     (e)     Outstanding Amount of Assigned Loans           U.S.:  $nil
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5    Sales Price of Assigned Shares: See Schedule I (Schedule I may be omitted
     when form is sent to the Agent).

Consent to/Acknowledged by as of October 28, 1999.

BANK OF AMERICA CANADA                   (Assignor)
                                         BANKBOSTON RETAIL FINANCE INC.

By:     /s/Robert Kizell                 By:      /s/Michael L. Pizette
Name:   Robert Kizell                    Name:    Michael L. Pizette
Title:  Vice-President                   Title:   Managing Director

(Assignee)
BANK OF AMERICA CANADA

By:     /s/Robert Kizell
Name:   Robert Kizell
Title:  Vice-President

The undersigned hereby intervene in the foregoing Assignment and Assumption
Agreement and unconditionally acquiesces in the assignment referred to therein
and agrees to pay the "Termination Fee" referred to in Schedule I.

INTERTAN CANADA LTD.

By:  /s/James G. Gingerich
Name:  James G. Gingerich
Title:  Vice President
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                                   Schedule I
                             Attached to Assignment
                            Execution Form executed
                 by BankBoston Retail Finance Inc., as Assignor
                    and Bank of America Canada, as Assignee

Principal Amount to be paid for Assigned Shares      U.S.:  $0

Canadian Unused Line Fee                             U.S.:  $

L/C Fee                                              U.S.:  $

Termination Fee (to be paid by Canadian Borrower)    U.S.:  $

Net Payment due by Assignee                          U.S.:  $

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