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Amendment No. 9 to the Receivables Purchase Agreement dated November 16, 2004

 EXHIBIT 10.23 
  
 AMENDMENT NO. 9 
 to 
 RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS AMENDMENT NO. 9 (“Amendment”) is entered into as of November 16, 2004 by and among New School, Inc., as Seller (“Seller”), School
Specialty, Inc., as Servicer (“SSI”), Falcon Asset Securitization Corporation (“Falcon”), the Financial Institutions party hereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (successor by merger to Bank One, N.A.
(Main Office Chicago), as agent (the “Agent”). 
  
 PRELIMINARY STATEMENT 
  
 A. Seller, SSI, Falcon, the
Financial Institutions and the Agent are parties to that certain Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of November 22, 2000 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”).
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement. 
  
 B. Seller, SSI, Falcon, the Financial Institutions and the Agent have agreed to amend the Purchase Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
premises set forth above, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
  
 SECTION 1. Amendment. Effective as of the date hereof, subject to the satisfaction of the condition precedent set
forth in Section 2 below, the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended as follows: 
  
 (a) The phrase “, its obligation to pay Falcon its Acquisition Amounts” is deleted from the first sentence of Section 12.2 of the Purchase Agreement. 
  
 (b) The following new Section 12.3 is added to the Purchase Agreement
immediately following Section 12.2 of the Purchase Agreement: 
  
 “Section 12. 3. Terminating Financial Institutions. 
  
 (a) Each Financial Institution hereby agrees to deliver written notice to the Agent not more than 30 Business Days and not less than 5 Business Days prior to the Liquidity Termination Date indicating whether such
Financial Institution intends to renew its Commitment hereunder. If any Financial Institution fails to deliver such notice on or prior to the date that is 5 Business Days prior to the Liquidity Termination Date, such Financial Institution will be
deemed to have declined to renew its Commitment (each Financial Institution which has declined 

 or has been deemed to have declined to renew its Commitment hereunder, a “Non-Renewing
Financial Institution”). The Agent shall promptly notify Falcon and Seller of each Non-Renewing Financial Institution and Falcon, in its sole discretion, may (A) to the extent of Commitment Availability, declare that such Non-Renewing
Financial Institution’s Commitment shall, to such extent, automatically terminate on a date specified by Falcon on or before the Liquidity Termination Date or (B) upon one (1) Business Day’s notice to such Non-Renewing Financial
Institution assign to such Non-Renewing Financial Institution on a date specified by Falcon its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate Purchaser Interests then held by Falcon, subject to, and in accordance with, the Liquidity Agreement. In addition, Falcon
may, in its sole discretion, at any time (x) to the extent of Commitment Availability, declare that any Affected Financial Institution’s Commitment shall automatically terminate on a date specified by Falcon or (y) assign to any Affected
Financial Institution on a date specified by Falcon its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate Purchaser Interests then held by Falcon, subject to, and in accordance with, the Liquidity Agreement (each Affected Financial Institution or each Non-Renewing
Financial Institution is hereinafter referred to as a “Terminating Financial Institution”). The parties hereto expressly acknowledge that any declaration of the termination of any Commitment, any assignment pursuant to this
Section 12.3 and the order of priority of any such termination or assignment among Terminating Financial Institutions shall be made by Falcon in its sole and absolute discretion. 
  
 (b) Upon any assignment to a Terminating Financial Institution as
provided in this Section 12.3, any remaining Commitment of such Terminating Financial Institution shall automatically terminate. Upon reduction to zero of the Capital of all of the Purchaser Interests of a Terminating Financial Institution
(after application of Collections thereto pursuant to Sections 2.2 and 2.3) all rights and obligations of such Terminating Financial Institution hereunder shall be terminated and such Terminating Financial Institution shall no longer
be a “Financial Institution” hereunder; provided, however, that the provisions of Article X shall continue in effect for its benefit with respect to Purchaser Interests held by such Terminating Financial Institution
prior to its termination as a Financial Institution. 
  
 (c)
Article XIII of the Purchase Agreement is deleted in its entirety. 
  
 (d) Each of the references to “Article XIII” in Section 4.1 of, and in the definition of “Broken Funding Costs” in Exhibit I to, the Purchase Agreement are replaced by a reference to “the Liquidity
Agreement”. 
  
 (e) Each of the references to
“Section 13.1” in Sections 6.2, 12.1 & 14.13 of the Purchase Agreement is replaced by a reference to “the Liquidity Agreement”. 
  

(f) Each of the references to “Section 13.6” in Section 2.2 of the Purchase Agreement and in the definitions of
“Commitment”, “Non-Renewing Financial Institution” and “Terminating Financial Institution” in Exhibit I to the Purchase Agreement is replaced by a reference to “Section 12.3”. 
  

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 (g) The phrase “(except pursuant to Sections 13.1 or 13.5)” in Section 14.1(b) of
the Purchase Agreement is replaced by the following phrase: “(except pursuant to the Liquidity Agreement or Section 12.3)”. 
  
 (h) The definitions of “Acquisition Amount”, “Adjusted Funded Amount”, “Adjusted Liquidity Price”, “Approved
Unconditional Liquidity Provider”, “Defaulting Financial Institution”, “Falcon Residual”, “Falcon Transfer Price”, “Falcon Transfer Price Deficit”, “Falcon Transfer Price Reduction”,
“Non-Defaulting Financial Institution”, “Reduction Percentage” and “Unconditional Liquidity Provider” in Exhibit I to the Purchase Agreement are deleted in their entirety. 
  
 (i) The following definition of “Liquidity Agreement” is added to
Exhibit I to the Purchase Agreement: 
  
 “Liquidity
Agreement” means the agreement entered into by Falcon with the Financial Institutions in connection herewith for the purpose of providing liquidity with respect to the Capital funded by Falcon under this Agreement. 
  
 (j) The definition of “Liquidity Termination Date” in Exhibit
I to the Purchase Agreement is restated in its entirety as follows: 
  
 “Liquidity Termination Date” means November 15, 2005. 
  
 (k) The definition of “Pro Rata Share” in Exhibit I to the Purchase Agreement is restated in its entirety as follows: 
  
 “Pro Rata Share” means, for each Financial Institution,
a percentage equal to (i) the Commitment of such Financial Institution, divided by (ii) the aggregate amount of all Commitments of all Financial Institutions hereunder, adjusted as necessary to give effect to the application of the
terms of the Liquidity Agreement or Section 12.3. 
  
 (l) The reference to “Section 10.02(a)” in Section 10.2(b) of the Purchase Agreement is replaced by a reference to “Section 10.2(a)”. 
  
 SECTION 2. Condition Precedent. This Amendment shall become effective and be deemed effective, as of the date first
above written, upon receipt by the Agent of one copy of this Amendment duly executed by each of the parties hereto. 
  
 SECTION 3. Covenants, Representations and Warranties of the Seller and the Servicer. 
  
 3.1 Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each of Seller and SSI hereby reaffirms all covenants, representations and
warranties made by it, to the extent the same are not amended hereby, in the Purchase Agreement and agrees that all such covenants, representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been re-made as of the effective date of this Amendment.

  

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 3.2 Each of Seller and SSI hereby represents and warrants as to itself (i) that this Amendment
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such party enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting
the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity which may limit the availability of equitable remedies and (ii) upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, no event shall have occurred and be continuing which
constitutes an Amortization Event or a Potential Amortization Event. 
  
 SECTION 4. Reference to and Effect on the Purchase Agreement. 
  
 4.1 Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Purchase Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” or words of like
import shall mean and be a reference to the Purchase Agreement as amended hereby, and each reference to the Purchase Agreement in any other document, instrument or agreement executed and/or delivered in connection with the Purchase Agreement shall
mean and be a reference to the Purchase Agreement as amended hereby. 
  
 4.2 Except as specifically amended hereby, the Purchase Agreement and other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

  
 4.3 The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this
Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Falcon, the Financial Institutions or the Agent under the Purchase Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision contained
therein, except as specifically set forth herein. 
  
 SECTION 5.
GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS, AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS. 

 
 SECTION 6. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be
executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same
instrument. 
  
 SECTION 7. Headings. Section headings in
this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose. 
  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed on the date first set
forth above by their respective officers thereto duly authorized, to be effective as hereinabove provided. 
  

			
	NEW SCHOOL, INC., as Seller
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Mary M. Kabacinski

	Name:	 	Mary M. Kabacinski
	Title:	 	Treasurer
	
	SCHOOL SPECIALTY, INC., as Servicer
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Mary M. Kabacinski

	Name:	 	Mary M. Kabacinski
	Title:	 	EVP / CFO
	
	 FALCON ASSET SECURITIZATION
 CORPORATION

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Ronald J. Atkins

	Name:	 	Ronald J. Atkins
	Title:	 	 
	
	 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL
 ASSOCIATION
(successor by merger to Bank
 One, N.A. (Main Office Chicago), as a
 Financial Institution and as Agent

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Ronald J. Atkins

	Name:	 	Ronald J. Atkins
	Title:	 	 

  
 Signature Page
to 
 Amendment No. 9Amendment No. 3 to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated April 20, 2005

 EXHIBIT 10.24 
  
 AMENDMENT NO. 3 
 to 
 RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 (“Amendment”) is entered into as of April 20, 2005 by and between School Specialty, Inc., as Originator
(“Originator”) and New School, Inc., as Buyer (“Buyer”),. 
  
 PRELIMINARY STATEMENT 
  
 A.
Originator and Buyer are parties to that certain Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of November 22, 2000 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Sale Agreement”).
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Sale Agreement. 
  
 B. Originator and Buyer have agreed to amend the Sale Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
  
 SECTION 1. Amendment. Effective as of the date hereof, subject to the satisfaction of the condition precedent set forth in Section 2 below,
the Sale Agreement is hereby amended as follows: 
  
 1.1 Exhibit I thereto is hereby amended to insert the following definition therein in alphabetical order: 
  
 “Excluded Receivable” means any account, general indebtedness or other obligation generated by the Children’s
Publishing division of Originator which is identified on the books and records of Originator as “Region 51 Children’s Publishing Trade”. 
  
 1.2 the definition of “Receivable” appearing in Exhibit I thereto is hereby amended to insert the phrase “(other than any
Excluded Receivable)” immediately following the phrase “all indebtedness and other obligations” appearing in the first line thereof.  
  
 SECTION 2. Condition Precedent. This Amendment shall become effective and be deemed effective, as of the date first above written, upon receipt by
the Agent of one copy of this Amendment duly executed by each of the parties hereto. 

 SECTION 3. Covenants, Representations and Warranties of the Originator. 
  
 3.1 Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, the Originator hereby
reaffirms all covenants, representations and warranties made by it, to the extent the same are not amended hereby, in the Sale Agreement and agrees that all such covenants, representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been re-made as of
the effective date of this Amendment. 
  
 3.2 Each of the
Originator and the Buyer hereby represents and warrants as to itself (i) that this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such party enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may
be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity which may limit the availability of equitable remedies and (ii) upon the
effectiveness of this Amendment, no event shall have occurred and be continuing which constitutes an Amortization Event or a Potential Amortization Event. 
  
 SECTION 4. Reference to and Effect on the Sale Agreement. 
  

4.1 Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Sale Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,”
“hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Sale Agreement as amended hereby, and each reference to the Sale Agreement in any other document, instrument or agreement
executed and/or delivered in connection with the Sale Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Sale Agreement as amended hereby. 
  
 4.2 Except as specifically amended hereby, the Sale Agreement and other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection
therewith shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed. 
  
 4.3 The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Originator or Buyer under the Sale Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents,
nor constitute a waiver of any provision contained therein, except as specifically set forth herein. 
  
 SECTION 5. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS, AND
REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS. 
  
 SECTION 6. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be
deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. 
  
 SECTION 7. Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of
this Amendment for any other purpose. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed on the date first set
forth above by their respective officers thereto duly authorized, to be effective as hereinabove provided. 
  

			
	 NEW SCHOOL, INC., as Buyer

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Mary M. Kabacinski

	Name:	 	Mary M. Kabacinski
	Title:	 	Treasurer
	
	SCHOOL SPECIALTY, INC., as Originator
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Mary M. Kabacinski

	Name:	 	Mary M. Kabacinski
	Title:	 	EVP / CFO

  
 Consented to: 
  

			
	 FALCON ASSET SECURITIZATION
 CORPORATION

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Ronald J. Atkins

	Name:	 	Ronald J. Atkins
	Title:	 	Authorized Signer
	
	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
	(successor by merger to Bank One, NA
	(Main Office Chicago)), as Agent
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Ronald J. Atkins

	Name:	 	Ronald J. Atkins
	Title:	 	Vice President

  

 Signature Page to Amendment No.3 to RSA

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