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                        LEINER HEALTH PRODUCTS GROUP INC.

                   AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

                          Dated as of December 17, 1999

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1.       Board of Directors..................................................................................2
         (a) Nominating......................................................................................2
         (b) Removal and Replacement of Nominees.............................................................2
         (c) Chairman .......................................................................................3

2.       Voting, etc.........................................................................................3

         (a) Stockholder Approval............................................................................3
         (b) Charter and Bylaws..............................................................................4
         (c) Board Approval; Notice of Board Meetings........................................................4
         (d) Confidentiality.................................................................................4

3.       Restrictions on Disposition; Right of First Refusal.................................................5
         (a) Restrictions on Disposition.....................................................................5
         (b) Subsequent Dispositions.........................................................................6
         (c) Right of First Refusal..........................................................................6
         (d) Dispositions by North Castle, North Castle I-A and North Castle II..............................7

4.       Tag-Along Rights....................................................................................7

5.       Take-Along Rights...................................................................................8
         (a) Take-Along Notice...............................................................................8
         (b) Conditions to Take-Along........................................................................8
         (c) Remedies .......................................................................................9

6.       Piggyback Registration Rights......................................................................10

7.       Registration Upon Request..........................................................................12

8.       Registration Procedures............................................................................14

9.       Indemnification....................................................................................17

10.      Affiliate Transactions.............................................................................20

11.      Management Stockholders............................................................................20
         (a) Call Option....................................................................................20
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         (b) Termination of Call Option.....................................................................21
         (c) Put Options....................................................................................21
         (d) Termination of Put Option......................................................................21

12.      Severability.......................................................................................21

13.      Information........................................................................................22

14.      Certain Definitions................................................................................22

15.      Notices............................................................................................25

16.      Term...............................................................................................26

17.      Headings...........................................................................................27

18.      Entire Agreement...................................................................................27

19.      Counterparts.......................................................................................27

20.      Governing Law......................................................................................27

21.      Binding Effect.....................................................................................27

22.      Assignment.........................................................................................27

23.      No Third Party Beneficiaries.......................................................................27

24.      Amendment; Waivers, Etc............................................................................27

25.      Consent to Jurisdiction............................................................................28

26.      Waiver of Jury Trial...............................................................................28

27.      AEA Authority......................................................................................28
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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.22

                   AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

                  AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT, dated as of
December 17, 1999, among Leiner Health Products Group Inc., a Delaware corpora
tion (the "COMPANY"), North Castle Partners I, L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company ("NORTH CASTLE"), North Castle Partners I-A, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership ("NORTH CASTLE I-A"), North Castle Partners II, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership ("NORTH CASTLE II"), AEA Investors Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("AEA"), NCP Co-Investment Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("NCP"), Squam Lake Investors IV, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("SQUAM IV") and each other person who is or, becomes party to this
Agreement (collectively, with North Castle, North Castle I-A, North Castle II,
AEA, NCP, Squam IV and the Covered Shareholders (as defined below), the
"STOCKHOLDERS"). Capitalized terms used herein without otherwise being defined
herein are defined in Section 14.

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

                  WHEREAS, North Castle, North Castle I-A, North Castle II, AEA,
NCP, Squam IV and each other Stockholder hold shares of Common Stock of the
Company;

                  WHEREAS, the parties hereto wish to set forth certain rights
and obligations that shall attach to the ownership of Common Stock and other
Covered Equity (as defined below) held by certain of the Stockholders;

                  WHEREAS, in connection with the 1997 recapitalization of the
Company, AEA entered into Covered Shareholder Agreements with holders (the
"COVERED SHAREHOLDERS") of 516,861 shares of Class A Common Stock, 10,000 shares
of Class B Common Stock and 140,731 shares of Class C Common Stock, which stock
was converted into shares of Common Stock in the merger (the "MERGER") described
in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 31, 1997 between the
Company, North Castle and LHP Acquisition Corp., pursuant to which AEA has been
appointed representative of such shareholders for purposes of this Agreement;

                  WHEREAS, as of June 30, 1997, North Castle, AEA and each other
stockholder of the Company on such date entered into a Stockholders Agreement
(the "ORIGINAL STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT");

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                  WHEREAS, in September 1998, North Castle and AEA entered into
Amendment No. 1 to the Original Stockholders Agreement;

                  WHEREAS, on the date hereof North Castle I-A, North Castle II,
NCP and Squam IV have purchased new Common Stock issued by the Company; and

                  WHEREAS, North Castle I, North Castle I-A, North Castle II,
NCP, Squam IV and AEA have agreed to amend and restate the Original Stockholders
Agreement, as amended;

                  NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, North Castle I, North
Castle I-A, North Castle II, NCP, Squam IV and AEA do hereby agree as follows:

                  1.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

                  (a) NOMINATING. Until such time as AEA and the Covered
Shareholders have sold or transferred (other than through sales or transfers to
AEA or Covered Shareholders) in excess of 50% of the Common Stock held by AEA
and the Covered Shareholders upon the consummation of the Merger, AEA shall be
entitled to nominate one person for election to the board of directors (the
"BOARD") of the Company. So long as North Castle, North Castle I-A and North
Castle II collectively own at least 40% of the Common Stock, each of North
Castle I-A and North Castle II shall be entitled to nominate one person for
election to the Board and North Castle shall be entitled to nominate all other
persons for election to the Board. The Board shall have at least four and no
more than ten members in the aggregate for so long as AEA is entitled to
nominate one individual for election to the Board pursuant to this Section 1(a).
If it owns less than 40% of the Common Stock, North Castle shall be entitled to
nominate a number of directors bearing the same relationship to the total number
of directors on the Board as the number of shares of Common Stock then held by
North Castle bears to the then outstanding shares of Common Stock. The Company
and each of the other parties hereto agrees to take all steps within their
power, including voting any voting Common Stock owned or controlled by them or
any of their Affiliates, to cause any person so nominated to be elected to the
Board by action of the Stockholders of the Company.

                  (b) REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF NOMINEES. (i) At any time at
which any party shall have exercised its rights to nominate a director pursuant
to Section 1(a) and such party shall determine to remove one or more of its
nominated directors, with or without cause, the Company and each of the
Stockholders agrees to take all steps within their power, including voting (or
causing to be voted) any voting Common Stock owned

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or controlled by them or any of their Affiliates, to cause such director to be
so removed from the Board by action of the stockholders of the Company. At any
time at which any party shall have exercised its rights to nominate a director
pursuant to Section 1(a) and a vacancy shall be created on any of the Board as a
result of the death, disability, retirement, resignation or removal, with or
without cause, of a director nominated by such party, (X) the Board will request
such party to nominate a candidate to be appointed by the Board to fill such
vacancy or (Y) in the event that a candidate to fill such vacancy is to be
elected at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company, such party shall
have the right to nominate the individual to fill such vacancy, and the
provisions of paragraph 1(a) above shall apply with respect to the nomination
and election of such nominee to fill such vacancy.

                  (ii) Each of the parties hereto further agrees (X) if a
candidate nominated by any party or parties to fill any vacancy on the Board in
accordance with paragraph (b)(i) above shall not have been appointed to fill
such vacancy within ten Business Days of the Board having been given the name of
such candidate by the nominating party or parties, then each of the parties
hereto (other than the Company) shall act by written consent, or call a special
meeting of stockholders of the Company for the sole purpose of filling such
vacancy, and in such written consent or at such special meeting, vote or cause
to be voted the voting Common Stock of the Company held or controlled by such
party or any Affiliate of such party in favor of the candidate nominated to fill
such vacancy, (Y) other than as provided in Section 1(b)(i), no party hereto
shall vote, or give any consent, in favor of the removal as a director of the
Company of any candidate nominated by any other party, and (Z) if, in connection
with the election of any candidate nominated by another party in accordance
herewith for election as a director of the Company any party hereto fails or
refuses to vote as required by this Section 1, or votes or gives any consent or
proxy in contravention of this Section 1, the respective nominating party shall
have an irrevocable proxy (which irrevocable proxy shall revoke any proxy
previously given by the defaulting party in contravention of this Section 1)
pursuant to Section 212(e) of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, coupled with an interest, to vote, all the voting Common Stock of the
Company held or controlled by such party in accordance with this Section 1, and
each party hereto hereby grants such proxy.

                  (c) CHAIRMAN. The Chairman of the Board shall be selected by
directors from one of North Castle's nominees.

                  2. VOTING, ETC. (a) STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. Neither the
Certificate of Incorporation nor the By-Laws of the Company shall contain any
provision requiring a vote of a supermajority of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock for any matter, except as required by law.

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                  (b) CHARTER AND BYLAWS. The parties agree that the provisions
of the Company's certificate of incorporation and bylaws will not (I) conflict
with the terms of this Agreement or (II) be amended in a manner adversely
affecting one or more Stockholders but not adversely affecting all Stockholders
without consent of the adversely affected Stockholders.

                  (c) BOARD APPROVAL; NOTICE OF BOARD MEETINGS. All actions
requiring the approval of the Board shall be approved by a majority of the
directors present at any duly convened Board meeting or without a meeting by
written consent of a majority of the members of the Board, in each case in
accordance with the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law. The
Company agrees to give any director nominated by AEA no less than three Business
Days' prior notice of any meeting of the Board or, in the case of a telephonic
Board meeting, two Business Days' prior notice.

                  (d) CONFIDENTIALITY. Each of the Stockholders agrees to keep
confidential and not to disclose to any Person any Information provided to it by
or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or obtained by the
Stockholder; PROVIDED that nothing contained herein shall prevent any
Stockholder from disclosing such Information to (I) any of the other
Stockholders, (II) any of its Representatives, PROVIDED that such Stockholder
(W) informs each of its Representatives receiving any such Information of its
confidential nature and of this provision and its terms, (X) uses its reasonable
best efforts to cause its Representatives to treat such Information
confidentially in accordance herewith, and otherwise to comply herewith as if
parties hereto, and (III) any member of the Board. If any Stockholder or any of
its Representatives is requested to disclose any such Information by any
Governmental Entity, such Stockholder will promptly notify the Company to permit
it to seek a protective order or take other action that the Company in its
discretion deems appropriate, and such Stockholder will cooperate in any such
efforts to obtain a protective order or other reasonable assurance that
confidential treatment will be accorded such Information. If, in the absence of
a protective order, such Stockholder or any of its Representatives is compelled
as a matter of law to disclose any such Information in any proceeding or
pursuant to legal process, such Stockholder may disclose to the party compelling
disclosure only the part of such Information as is required by law to be
disclosed (in which case, prior to such disclosure, such Stockholder will advise
and consult with the Company and its counsel as to such disclosure and the
nature and wording of such disclosure) and such Stockholder will use its
reasonable best efforts to obtain confidential treatment therefor.

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                  3. RESTRICTIONS ON DISPOSITION; RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.

                  (a) RESTRICTIONS ON DISPOSITION. Prior to a Public Offering,
no Stockholder may sell, transfer, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of any
Covered Equity to any Person (other than the Company) except as follows (a
"PERMITTED TRANSFER"):

                  (i) to any Specified Affiliate of such Stockholder, PROVIDED
         that such Specified Affiliate agrees in writing to become a party to
         this Agreement and PROVIDED FURTHER that such Specified Affiliate
         delivers to the Company (X) an opinion of counsel, which opinion and
         counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect
         that the transfer is not a Prohibited Transfer, and (Y) a certificate
         of the transferor and the transferee, to the effect that the transferee
         is a Specified Affiliate of the transferor;

                  (ii) to any other Stockholder, PROVIDED that such transferee
         Stockholder delivers an opinion of counsel to the Company, which
         opinion and counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to
         the effect that the transfer is not a Prohibited Transfer;

                  (iii) any transfer of Common Stock in a public offering if
         such stock has been registered pursuant to Section 6 or 7;

                  (iv) any transfer of Common Stock pursuant to Sections 4 and
         5; and

                  (v) any transfer of Common Stock to a person who is not a
         Stockholder or a Specified Affiliate of the transferor, subject to
         compliance with the right of first refusal provided in Section 3(c),
         PROVIDED that the transferee (X) agrees in writing to become a party to
         this Agreement and (Y) delivers an opinion of counsel to the Company,
         which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the
         effect that the transfer is not a Prohibited Transfer;

Each Stockholder shall give the Company at least 15 days prior notice of any
proposed disposition of any Covered Equity pursuant to a Permitted Transfer
described in this Section 3(a), and prompt notice of any such actual
disposition. Any sale, transfer, pledge, encumbrance or other disposition of any
Covered Equity other than pursuant to a Permitted Transfer shall be void and of
no effect. The Company agrees to provide such certificates with respect to
factual matters involving the Company as may be reasonably requested by a
Stockholder or its counsel in connection with a proposed Permitted Transfer.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Management Stockholder may effect any
Permitted Transfer (except of the type described in clauses (i), (iii) and (iv)
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Section 3.1(a)) until the earlier to occur of (X) June 30, 2002, and (Y) the
termination of such Management Stockholder's employment with the Company.

                  (b) SUBSEQUENT DISPOSITIONS. Following any Public Offering,
any Stockholder may transfer Common Stock to any Person, PROVIDED that, except
with respect to a transfer of the type described in Sections 3(a)(iii) and (iv),
the transferee must deliver to the Company an opinion of counsel, which opinion
and counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that
such transfer is not required to be registered under the Securities Act.

                  (c) RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. If a Stockholder other than North
Castle, North Castle I-A or North Castle II (a "SELLING HOLDER") desires to make
a Permitted Transfer pursuant to clause (v) of Section 3(a) following an offer
(which offer must be in writing, be irrevocable by its terms for at least 15
Business Days and be a bona fide offer) from any prospective purchaser to
purchase all or any part of the Common Stock owned by such Selling Holder, such
Selling Holder shall give notice (the "NOTICE OF OFFER") in writing to the Board
and to North Castle, North Castle I-A or North Castle II (I) designating the
number of shares of Common Stock that such Selling Holder proposes to sell (the
"OFFERED SHARES"), (II) naming the prospective purchaser thereof (the
"DESIGNATED PURCHASER") and (III) specifying the price (the "OFFER PRICE") and
terms (the "OFFER TERMS") upon which such Selling Holder desires to sell the
same. During the 15 Business Day period following receipt of such notice by the
Company, North Castle, North Castle I-A and North Castle II (the "REFUSAL
PERIOD") such Selling Holder shall not be permitted to accept such offer, but
may submit a new Notice of Offer in respect of any revised offer in accordance
with and subject to this Section 3(c). During the Refusal Period, North Castle,
North Castle I-A or North Castle II or any Affiliate of North Castle, including
any pooled investment vehicle organized by the managing member of North Castle
or by any of its Affiliates shall have the right to purchase from the Selling
Holder at the Offer Price and on the Offer Terms all, but not less than all, of
the Offered Shares, PROVIDED that (A) North Castle I-A shall not be entitled to
exercise such right until North Castle I has issued a written notice stating
that it will not exercise such right, (B) North Castle II shall not be entitled
to exercise such right until North Castle and North Castle I-A have each issued
written notices stating that it will not exercise such right and (C) any other
Affiliate of North Castle shall not be entitled to exercise such right until
North Castle, North Castle I-A and North Castle II have each exercised written
notices stating that it will not exercise such right. The right provided
hereunder shall be exercised by written notice to the Selling Holder and the
Company given at any time during the Refusal Period. If such right is exercised,
North Castle, North Castle I-A or North Castle II or any Affiliate of North
Castle shall deliver to the Selling Holder payment of the Offer Price in
accordance with the Offer Terms, against delivery of appropriately endorsed
certificates or other instruments representing the Offered Shares. If North
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Castle II or any Affiliate of North Castle fails to subscribe for the Offered
Shares during the Refusal Period, the Selling Holder may sell to the Designated
Purchaser the Offered Shares at the Offer Price and on the Offer Terms.

                  (d) DISPOSITIONS BY NORTH CASTLE, NORTH CASTLE I-A AND NORTH
CASTLE II. North Castle, North Castle I-A and North Castle II may only sell,
transfer or otherwise dispose of any Covered Equity if each of them sell,
transfer or otherwise dispose of such Covered Equity on substantially similar
terms and conditions contemporaneously in transactions involving quantities of
such Covered Equity that are substantially similar on a pro rata basis.

                  4. TAG-ALONG RIGHTS. If North Castle, North Castle I-A, North
Castle II and their respective Affiliates or successors (the "NORTH CASTLE
SELLERS") desires to make a Permitted Transfer pursuant to clauses (ii) and (v)
of Section 3(a), which transfer, together with all prior transfers by the North
Castle Sellers involves more than 5% of the Common Stock owned by the North
Castle Sellers on the date hereof, following an offer (which offer must be in
writing, be irrevocable by its terms for at least 35 Business Days and be a bona
fide offer) from any prospective purchaser to purchase all or any part of the
Common Stock owned by the North Castle Sellers, the North Castle Sellers shall
give a Notice of Offer in writing to the Board and the other Stockholders (I)
designating the number of Offered Shares, (II) naming the Designated Purchaser
and (III) specifying the Offer Price and Offer Terms. During the 20 Business Day
period following receipt of such notice by the Company and the other
Stockholders, the other Stockholders shall have the right (a "TAG-ALONG RIGHT")
exercised by delivery of a written notice to the North Castle Sellers and the
Company, to participate in such sale to the Designated Purchaser at the Offer
Price and on the Offer Terms on a PRO RATA basis determined as the quotient
determined by dividing (A) the percentage of Common Stock held by each
Stockholder so electing to sell (each such Person, an "ACCEPTING STOCKHOLDER")
by (B) the aggregate percentage of Common Stock represented by the Common Stock
then held by all of the Accepting Stockholders and the North Castle Sellers. The
Company shall notify each Accepting Stockholder at least ten Business Days prior
to the closing of the proposed sale by the North Castle Sellers of the number of
Offered Shares which each such Accepting Stockholder may sell and such Accepting
Stockholder shall deliver into trust, three or more Business Days prior to the
closing certificates or other instruments representing the Offered Shares duly
endorsed for transfer or duly executed stock powers for release against payment
to such Accepting Stockholder of such Accepting Stock holder's net proceeds paid
for the shares of such Stockholder at the closing of such sale.

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                  5.  TAKE-ALONG RIGHTS.

                  (a) TAKE-ALONG NOTICE. If the North Castle Sellers intend to
effect a sale (a "TAKE-ALONG SALE") of all of their shares of Common Stock to a
non-Affiliate third party (a "100% BUYER") prior to a Public Offering and elect
to exercise their rights under this Section 5, the North Castle Sellers shall
deliver written notice (a "TAKE-ALONG NOTICE") to the Company and the other
Stockholders, which notice shall (I) state (W) that the North Castle Sellers
wish to exercise their rights under this Section 5 with respect to such
transfer, (X) the name and address of the 100% Buyer, (Y) the per share amount
and form of consideration the North Castle Sellers propose to receive for its
shares of Common Stock and (Z) drafts of purchase and sale documentation setting
forth the terms and conditions of payment of such consideration and all other
material terms and conditions of such transfer (the "DRAFT SALE AGREEMENT"),
(II) contain an offer (the "TAKE-ALONG OFFER") by the 100% Buyer to purchase
from the other Stockholders all of their shares of Common Stock, on and subject
to the same price, terms and conditions offered to the North Castle Sellers and
(III) state the anticipated time and place of the closing of such transfer (a
"SECTION 5 CLOSING"), which (subject to such terms and conditions) shall occur
not fewer than 15 days nor more than 90 days after the date such Take-Along
Notice is delivered, PROVIDED that if such Section 5 Closing shall not occur
prior to the expiration of such 90-day period, the North Castle Sellers shall be
entitled to deliver another Take-Along Notice with respect to such Take-Along
Offer. Upon request of the North Castle Sellers, the Company shall provide the
North Castle Sellers with a current list of the names and addresses of the other
Stockholders.

                  (b) CONDITIONS TO TAKE-ALONG. Upon delivery of a Take-Along
Notice, each of the other Stockholders shall have the obligation to transfer all
of its shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Take-Along Offer, as such offer
may be modified from time to time, PROVIDED that the North Castle Sellers
transfer all of their shares of Common Stock to the 100% Buyer at the Section 5
Closing and that all shares of Common Stock held by the North Castle Sellers and
the other Stockholders are sold to the 100% Buyer at the same price, and on the
same terms and conditions PROVIDED FURTHER that a Stockholder shall only be
required to make, in connection with a Take-Along Sale, representations and
warranties that survive the closing of such Sale with respect to its authority,
its title to its Common Stock, certain conflicts, approvals and litigation
relating to it, and shall not be required to make any representations or
warranties with respect to the Company or its business that survive that Closing
of such Sale or with respect to any other Stockholder. Within five Business Days
prior to the closing contemplated by the Take-Along Notice, each of the other
Stockholders shall (I) deliver to the North Castle Sellers certificates
representing such other Stockholder's shares of Common Stock, duly endorsed for
transfer or accompanied by duly executed stock powers, and (II) execute and
deliver to the North Castle Sellers a power of attorney and a letter of
transmittal and custody

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agreement in favor of the North Castle Sellers, and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the North Castle Sellers appointing North Castle as
the true and lawful attorney-in-fact and custodian for such other Stockholder,
with full power of substitution, and authorizing the North Castle Sellers to
execute and deliver a purchase and sale agreement substantially in the form of
the Draft Sale Agreement and otherwise in accordance with the terms of this
Section 5(b) and to take such actions as the North Castle Sellers may reasonably
deem necessary or appropriate to effect the sale and transfer of the shares of
Common Stock to the 100% Buyer, upon receipt of the purchase price therefor set
forth in the Take-Along Notice at the Section 5 Closing, free and clear of all
security interests, liens, claims, encumbrances, options, and voting agreements
of whatever nature, together with all other documents delivered with such
Notice and required to be executed in connection with the sale thereof pursuant
to the Take-Along Offer. The North Castle Sellers shall hold such shares and
other documents in trust for such other Stockholder for release against payment
to such Stockholder of such Stockholder's net proceeds in accordance with the
contemplated transaction. If, within 15 days after delivery to the North Castle
Sellers, the North Castle Sellers have not completed the sale of all of the
shares of Common Stock owned by the North Castle Sellers and the other
Stockholders to the 100% Buyer and another Take-Along Notice with respect to
such Take-Along Offer has not been sent to the other Stockholders, the North
Castle Sellers shall return to each other Stockholder all certificates
representing the shares and all other documents that such other Stockholder
delivered in connection with such sale. The North Castle Sellers shall be
permitted to send only two Take-Along Notices with respect to any one Take-Along
Offer. Promptly after the Section 5 Closing, the North Castle Sellers shall
furnish such other evidence of the completion and time of completion of such
sale and the terms thereof as may reasonably be requested by any of the other
Stockholders.

                  (c) REMEDIES. Each of the Other Stockholders acknowledges that
North Castle would be irreparably damaged in the event of a breach or a
threatened breach by such other Stockholder of any of its obligations under this
Section 5 and each of the other Stockholders agrees that, in the event of a
breach or a threatened breach by such other Stockholder of any such obligation,
the North Castle Sellers shall, in addition to any other rights and remedies
available to it in respect of such breach, be entitled to an injunction from a
court of competent jurisdiction (without any requirement to post bond) granting
it specific performance by such other Stockholder of its obligations under this
Section 5. In the event that the North Castle Sellers shall file suit to enforce
the covenants contained in this Section 5 (or obtain any other remedy in respect
of any breach thereof), the prevailing party in the suit shall be entitled to
recover, in addition to all other damages to which it may be entitled, the costs
incurred by such party in conducting the suit, including reasonable attorney's
fees and expenses.

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                  6. PIGGYBACK REGISTRATION RIGHTS. (a) If the Company at any
time proposes to register any shares of Common Stock under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT"), whether or not for sale for its own
account (other than pursuant to a Special Registration) and the registration
form to be used may also be used for the registration of Registrable Securities
(as defined below) owned by the Stock holders, the Company shall notify the
Stockholders at least 45 days prior to the filing of the first registration
statement in connection therewith. Upon the receipt of a written request of any
Stockholder made within 20 days after such notice (which request shall specify
the Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such Stockholder and
the intended method of disposition thereof), the Company will, subject to the
other provisions of this Section 8, include in such registration all Registrable
Securities with respect to which the Company has received a written request for
inclusion (a "PIGGYBACK REGISTRATION"). Each such request shall also contain an
undertaking from the applicable Stockholder to provide all such information and
material and to take all actions as may be reasonably required by the Company in
order to permit the Company to comply with all applicable federal and state
securities laws.

                  "REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" shall mean any shares of Common Stock
held by a Stockholder other than those not acquired from the Company, an
Affiliate thereof or another Stockholder. As to any particular Registrable
Securities once issued, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities
when (I) a registration statement with respect to the sale of such securities
shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall
have been disposed of in accordance with such registration statement, (II) they
shall have been distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144, or (III) they
shall have ceased to be outstanding.

                  (b) Each selling Stockholder shall pay all sales commissions
or other similar selling charges with respect to Registrable Securities sold by
such Stockholder pursuant to a Piggyback Registration. The Company shall pay all
registration and filing fees, fees and expenses of compliance with federal and
state securities laws, printing expenses, messenger and delivery expenses, fees
and disbursements of counsel and accountants for the Company, and reasonable
fees and disbursements of one counsel for all selling stockholders who shall be
selected, if the Piggyback Registration is also a Demand Registration, as
provided in Section 7(b)(i), unless the applicable state securities laws require
that stockholders whose securities are being registered pay their pro rata share
of such fees, expenses and disbursements, in which case each Stockholder
participating in the registration shall pay its PRO RATA share of all such fees,
expenses and disbursements based on its PRO RATA share of the total number of
shares being registered.

                  (c) If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten
registration, only Registrable Securities which are to be distributed by the
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the registration. If the managing underwriters or, if the Piggyback Registration
is not an underwritten registration, the Company's investment bankers, advise
the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of securities requested
to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such
offering or will have a material adverse effect on the price of the Registrable
Securities to be sold, the Company will include in such registration (I) if it
is not a Demand Registration (as defined below), the securities proposed to be
sold by the Company for its own account, and then Registrable Securities
proposed to be sold by Stockholders making a Piggyback Registration Request or,
(II) if such registration is a Demand Registration, the securities proposed to
be sold by the Company for its own account, and then Registrable Securities for
which registration has been requested pursuant to Section 7(a)(i) or 7(a)(ii),
in each case which Registrable Securities shall be included in such registration
in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the amount of Registrable Securities
of the Company owned by each such holder of Registrable Securities to the total
amount of Registrable Securities as to which a Piggyback Registration and/or a
Demand Registration request has been made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
managing underwriters or, if the registration is not an underwritten
registration, the Company's investment bankers, advise the Company in writing
that in their opinion, the inclusion in a Piggyback Registration of Common Stock
held by Management Stockholders will have a material adverse effect on the
offering, the Company will not include such Common Stock in such registration.

                  (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time after giving
written notice to the Stockholders of its intention to register any shares of
Common Stock pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 6 and prior to the
effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such
registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to register such
securities, the Company may, at its election, give written notice of such
determination to each Stockholder and thereupon shall be relieved of its
obligation to register Registrable Securities as part of such terminated
registration (but not from its obligation to pay expenses in connection
therewith as provided in subsection (b) above). If a registration pursuant to
this Section 6 involves an underwritten public offering and a Stockholder
requests to be included in such registration, such Stockholder may elect, in
writing prior to the effective date of the registration statement filed in
connection with such registration, not to participate in such registration.

                  (e) Each Stockholder agrees not to sell or offer for public
sale or distribution, including pursuant to Rule 144, any of such Stockholder's
Common Stock within 15 days prior to or 180 days after the effective date of any
registration (except as part of such registration other than a Special
Registration) with respect to which piggyback registration rights are available
pursuant to this Section 6.

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                  7. REGISTRATION UPON REQUEST. (a) REQUEST FOR REGISTRATION.
Upon the written request of North Castle, North Castle I-A and North Castle II
(the "INITIATING HOLDER") at any time after the date hereof requesting that the
Company effect pursuant to this Section 7 the registration (a "DEMAND
REGISTRATION") of any of such Initiating Holders' Registrable Securities under
the Securities Act (which request shall specify the Registrable Securities so
requested to be registered, the proposed amounts thereof, and the intended
method of disposition by the Initiating Holders), the Company shall promptly
give written notice of such requested registration to all Stockholders, and
thereupon the Company will, as expeditiously as reasonably possible, use its
commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration under the Securities
Act of

                  (i) the Registrable Securities which the Company has been so
         requested to register, for disposition in accordance with the intended
         method of disposition stated in such request, and

                  (ii) all other Registrable Securities owned by Stockholders,
         the holders of which shall have made a written request to the Company
         for registration thereof (which request shall specify such Registrable
         Securities and the proposed amounts thereof) within 30 days after the
         receipt of such written notice from the Company,

all to the extent requisite to permit the disposition by the holders of the
securities constituting Registrable Securities so to be registered, PROVIDED
that the Company shall not be required to effect any registration pursuant to
this Section 7 if it is a registration with respect to which the Company is not
required to pay expenses pursuant to Section 7(b)(i) unless the Company shall
have received assurances satisfactory to it that the Initiating Holders will
bear the expenses of registration and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that each other
Stockholder proposing to register securities as part of such Demand Registration
shall agree in writing to pay its PRO RATA share of such expenses.

                  (b) LIMITATIONS ON REGISTRATIONS. The registration rights
granted to Initiating Holders pursuant to this Section 7 are subject to the
following limitations:

                  (i) Each selling Stockholder shall pay all sales commissions
         or other similar selling charges with respect to the Registrable
         Securities sold by such Stockholder pursuant to a Demand Registration.
         In connection with four Demand Registrations pursuant to this Section
         7, the Company shall pay all registration and filing fees, fees and
         expenses of compliance with federal and state securities laws, printing
         expenses, messenger and delivery expenses, fees and disbursements of
         counsel and accountants for the Company and fees and expenses of one
         counsel, selected by the Initiating Holders, for all selling
         Stockholders in connection with a Demand Registration, unless the
         applicable state securities laws

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         require that stockholders whose securities are being registered pay
         their pro rata share of such fees, expenses and disbursements, in which
         case each Stockholder participating in the registration shall pay its
         pro rata share of all such fees, expenses and disbursements based on
         its pro rata share of the total number of shares being registered,
         PROVIDED that if a Demand Registration involves, pursuant to Section
         6(c) hereof, a cutback of the number of Registrable Securities which
         may be sold such that the Initiating Holders are not permitted to
         register at least 50% of the Registrable Securities which they request
         to register, then such Demand Registration shall not be deemed one of
         the Initiating Holders' Demand Registrations with respect to which
         expenses will be paid by the Company. In all other instances, the
         selling Stockholders shall pay all expenses of a Demand Registration;

                  (ii) the Initiating Holders shall determine the method of
         distribution of the securities to be registered in a Demand
         Registration and if an underwritten offering, shall select the managing
         underwriter of such offering;

                  (iii) the Company shall not be obligated to file a
         registration statement under this Section 7 unless the total number of
         shares of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such
         offering by the Initiating Holders equals or exceeds 5% of the number
         of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a fully diluted basis;

                  (iv) the Company shall be entitled to postpone for a
         reasonable time not exceeding 90 days the filing of any registration
         statement under this Section 7 if, at the time it receives a request
         for a Demand Registration pursuant thereto, the Board shall determine
         in good faith that such offering will interfere with a pending
         financing, merger, sale of assets, recapitalization or other similar
         corporation action which the Company is actively pursuing and is
         material to the business of the Company; and

                  (v) a registration statement that does not become effective or
         does not remain effective for the period specified in Section 8(b)
         shall be deemed not to constitute a registration statement filed
         pursuant to this Section 7, PROVIDED that, if such registration
         statement does not become effective or does not remain effective for
         such period solely by reason of the Initiating Holders' refusal to
         proceed, it shall be deemed to constitute a registration statement
         filed pursuant to Section 7 unless the Initiating Holders shall have
         elected to pay all expenses in connection with such registration as
         aforesaid.

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                  (c) Each Stockholder agrees not to sell or offer for public
sale or distribution including, pursuant to Rule 144, any of such Stockholder's
Common Stock-within 15 days prior to or 180 days after the effective date of any
Demand Registration (except as part of such registration).

                  (d) The Company agrees not to effect any sale or distribution
of any of its equity securities or of any security convertible into or
exchangeable or exercisable for any equity security of the Company (other than
such sale or distribution of such securities in connection with any merger or
consolidation by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or the acquisition
by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company of the capital stock or
substantially all the assets of any other Person or in connection with an
employee stock ownership or other benefit plan) during the 15 days prior to, and
during the 180 day period which begins on, the effective date of a registration
statement filed in connection with a Demand Registration (except as part of such
registration).

                  8. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES. If and whenever the Company is
required to use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration
of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act as provided in this
Agreement, the Company will promptly:

                  (a) prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "COMMISSION") a registration statement with respect to such
securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such
registration statement to become effective;

                  (b) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection
therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective and
to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the
disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement until such
time as all of such securities have been disposed of in accordance with the
intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof set forth in
such registration statement, but in no event for a period of more than six
months after such registration statement becomes effective;

                  (c) at least five business days before filing with the
Commission, furnish to counsel (if any) to the selling Stockholders such
registration copies of all documents proposed to be filed with the Commission in
connection with such registration, which documents will be subject to the review
of such counsel;

                  (d) furnish to each seller of securities such number of
conformed copies of such registration statement and of each amendment and
supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits, except that the Company
shall not be obligated to furnish any

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seller of securities with more than two copies of such exhibits), such number of
copies of the prospectus comprised in such registration statement (including
each preliminary prospectus and any summary prospectus), in conformity with the
requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents, as such seller may
reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the securities
owned by such seller;

                  (e) use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or
qualify all securities covered by such registration statement under the
securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as each seller shall
request, and do any and all other acts and things which may be necessary or
advisable to enable such seller to consummate the disposition in such
jurisdictions of the securities owned by such seller, except that the Company
shall not for any such purpose be required to qualify generally to do
business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it is not so
qualified, or to consent to general service of process in any such
jurisdiction;

                  (f) in connection with an underwritten offering only, use its
commercially reasonable efforts to furnish to each seller copies of

                  (i) an opinion of counsel for the Company, dated the effective
         date of the registration statement, and

                  (ii) a "comfort" letter signed by the independent public
         accountants who have certified the Company's financial statements
         included in the registration statement,

each covering substantially the same matters with respect to the registration
statement (and the prospectus included therein) and, in the case of such
accountants' letter, with respect to events subsequent to the date of such
financial statements, as are customarily covered in opinions of issuer's counsel
and in accountant's letters delivered to the underwriters in underwritten
public offerings of securities;

                  (g) notify each seller of any securities covered by such
registration statement, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is
required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event
as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as
then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then
existing, and at the request of any such seller prepare and furnish to such
seller a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such
prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the
purchasers of such securities, such prospectus shall not include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material

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fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not mislead ing in the light of the circumstances then existing;

                  (h) otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make available to its
security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement
covering the period of at least 12 months, but not more than 18 months,
beginning with the first month after the effective date of such registration
statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section
11(a) of the Securities Act;

                  (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to list the
Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement on any securities
exchange (including NASDAQ), if such securities are not already so listed and if
such listing is then permitted under the rules of such exchange, and to provide
a transfer agent and registrar for such Registrable Securities not later than
the effective date of such registration statement;

                  (j) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such
Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of such registration
statement;

                  (k) enter into such customary agreements (including
underwriting agreements in customary form) and take all such other actions as
the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold or the
underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the
disposition of such Registrable Securities (including, without limitation,
effecting a stock split or a combination of shares);

                  (l) in the event of the issuance of any stop order suspending
the effectiveness of a registration statement, or of any order suspending or
preventing the use of any related prospectus or suspending the qualification of
any securities included in such registration statement for sale in any
jurisdiction, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts promptly to
obtain the withdrawal of such order.

                  The Company may require each seller of any securities as to
which any registration is being effected to furnish the Company such information
regarding such seller and the distribution of such securities as the Company may
from time to time reasonably request in writing in order to permit the Company
to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws.

                  The Company shall make available for inspection by any seller
of securities as to which any registration is being effected, any underwriter
participating in any disposition pursuant to the related registration statement,
and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such seller or any
such underwriter (collectively, the "IN-

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SPECTORS"), all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and
properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, if any, as shall be reasonably
necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and
shall cause the Company's and its subsidiaries' officers, directors and
employees to supply all information and respond to all inquiries reasonably
requested by any such Inspector in connection with such registration statement.

                  Each Stockholder hereby agrees that upon receipt of any notice
from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section
8(g), such holder will promptly discontinue such holder's disposition of
Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration statement covering such
Registrable Securities until such holder's receipt of the copies of the
supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 8(g), and, if so
directed by the Company, will deliver to the Company (at the Company's expense)
all copies, other than permanent file copies, then in such holder's possession
of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of
receipt of such notice. In the event the Company shall give such notice, the
period mentioned in Section 8(b) shall be extended by the number of days during
the period from and including the date when each seller of any Registrable
Securities covered by such registration statement shall have received such
notice to but not including the date when each such seller receives copies of
the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 8(g).

                  9. INDEMNIFICATION. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify, to
the extent permitted by law, each Stockholder participating in a registration
pursuant to this Agreement, the officers and directors of such Stockholder and
each Person that controls such Stockholder (within the meaning of the Securities
Act) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses,
including all reasonable legal fees incurred therewith, arising out of, based
upon or resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus or preliminary
prospectus, or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or any omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statement therein not misleading in light of the
circumstances then existing or any violation or alleged violation by the Company
of any federal, state, foreign or common law rule or regulation applicable to
the Company and relating to action required of or inaction by the Company in
connection with any such registration, except insofar as the same result from or
are contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company by such
Stockholder and stated to be specifically for use therein or, in the case of an
underwritten offering only, from such Stockholder's failure to deliver a copy of
the registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any
amendments thereof or supplements thereto.

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                  (b) Each Stockholder participating in a registration pursuant
to this Agreement agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, the
Company, its directors and officers and each Person that controls the Company
(within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities and expenses, including all reasonable legal fees incurred
in connection therewith, arising out of, based upon or resulting from any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any
registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus, or any amendment
thereof or supplement thereto, or any omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing,
but only to the extent that such untrue statement or (as to the matters set
forth in such information or affidavit) omission is contained in any information
or affidavit furnished to the Company in writing by such Stockholder and stated
to be expressly for use therein and except insofar as the same result from the
Company's failure to deliver a copy of the registration statement, prospectus or
preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, PROVIDED
that such Stockholder's obligations hereunder shall be limited to an amount
equal to the proceeds to such Stockholder of the Registrable Securities sold
pursuant to such registration statement.

                  (c) In connection with an underwritten offering, the Company
and each Stockholder participating in the related registration will indemnify
the underwriter(s), their officers and directors and each Person who controls
such underwriter(s) (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same
extent as provided in subsections (a) and (b), respectively, above.

                  (d) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party of notice
of the commencement of any action or proceeding involving a claim referred to in
the preceding subsections of this Section 9, such indemnified party will, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party, give
written notice to the latter of the commencement of such action, PROVIDED that
the failure of any indemnified party to give notice as provided herein shall not
relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations under the preceding
subsections of this Section 9, except to the extent that the indemnifying party
is actually and materially prejudiced by such failure to give notice. In any
case in which any such action is brought against an indemnified party, the
indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in and to assume the defense
thereof, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to the
extent that it may wish, with counsel reasonably satisfactory (taking into
account, among other factors, any potential exposure of the indemnified party to
criminal liability) to such indemnified party, and after notice from the
indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the
defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified
party for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the latter in
connection with the defense

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thereof unless, in the reasonable judgment of any such indemnified party, a
conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any
indemnifying party or any other of such indemnified parties, in which case the
indemnifying party shall be liable to such indemnified party for any reasonable
legal or other expenses incurred in defending such action. No indemnifying party
will consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does
not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or
plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect
of such claim or litigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and without limiting
any of the rights set forth above, in any event any party will have the right to
retain, at its own expense, counsel with respect to the defense of a claim.

                  (e) If for any reason the foregoing indemnity is unavailable,
then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities
or expenses (I) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits (which relative benefits with respect to such offering shall be deemed
to be in the same proportion as the respective net proceeds received from such
offering by the Company and the Stockholders determined as set forth on the
table on the cover page of the prospectus) received by the indemnifying party on
the one hand and the indemnified party on the other or (II) if the allocation
provided by subdivision (i) above is not permitted by applicable law or provides
a lesser sum to the indemnified party than the amount hereinafter calculated, in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits
received by the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on
the other but also the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party (which relative fault shall be determined by reference to,
among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the Company or the Stockholders, the intent of the
parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
prevent or correct such statement or omission) as well as any other relevant
equitable consideration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) no holder of
Registrable Securities shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of
the amount such holder would have been required to pay to an indemnified party
if the indemnity under subsection (b) of this Section 9 was available and (B) no
underwriter, if any, shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the
amount by which the total price at which the Registrable Securities underwritten
by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the
amount of any damages which such underwriter has otherwise been required to pay
by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from
any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The
obligation of any underwriters to contribute pursuant to this Sec-

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tion 9 shall be several in proportion to their respective underwriting
commitments and not joint.

                  (f) An indemnifying party shall make payments of all amounts
required to be made pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 9 to or
for the account of the indemnified party from time to time promptly upon receipt
of bills or invoices relating thereto or when otherwise due and payable.

                  10. AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS. The Company will not engage in any
transaction or series of related transactions (other than Exempted Transactions)
with North Castle, North Castle I-A or North Castle II or any of their
respective Affiliates and any successor to any such person unless (i) the
transaction (or series of related transactions) is on terms and conditions no
less favorable than would be obtainable by the Company in an arm's-length
transaction and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company delivers to the Board
and to AEA a certificate to such effect and (ii) if the transaction (or series
of related transactions) involves an amount more than $1 million, a majority of
the members of the Board who are not officers, employees or managing members of
the Company, or of North Castle, North Castle I-A or North Castle II or any of
their respective Affiliates shall have approved such transactions in writing or
at a duly convened meeting of the Board.

                  11.      MANAGEMENT STOCKHOLDERS.

                  (a) CALL OPTION. In the event of a Management Stockholder's
termination of employment at the Company for any reason other than for death or
permanent disability, the Company shall have an option (a "CALL OPTION") to
purchase from the Management Stockholder all (but not less than all) of the
Management Stockholder's Covered Equity at a price equal to the fair market
value of the Covered Equity determined as of the date of repurchase by the Board
of Directors of the Company in its sole discretion. If the Company desires to
exercise the Call Option, it shall give written notice thereof to the Management
Stockholder within 60 days of the occurrence of the event giving rise to such
Call Option. Such Call Option shall expire if such notice is not given within
such 60-day period. The Management Stockholder shall deliver to the Company
certificates representing the Covered Equity, free and clear of all claims,
liens, or encumbrances, together with blank stock powers, duly executed with all
signature guarantees at a closing at the principal office of the Company on the
third business day after notice has been given to the Management Stockholder, or
at such other place and time and in such manner as may be mutually agreed to by
the Management Stockholder and the Company. The net proceeds from the purchase
of the Covered Equity pursuant to the Call Option (the "CALL OPTION PROCEEDS")
shall be paid by a check, which shall be delivered to the Management Stockholder
at the closing of such purchase.

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                  (b) TERMINATION OF CALL OPTION. All rights and obligations
created pursuant to Section 11(a) shall be extinguished upon the earlier of (I)
June 30, 2002 or (II) a Public Offering.

                  (c) PUT OPTIONS. In the event of (I) the permanent disability
of the Management Stockholder so that he is unable substantially to perform his
services as an employee of the Company for an aggregate of 180 days during any
twelve-month period or (II) the death of the Management Stockholder, the
Management Stockholder or, in the event of death, the deceased Management
Stockholder's administrator or executor, shall have the option (the "PUT
OPTION"), exercisable by the giving of notice thereof to the Company within 120
days of the occurrence of the event giving rise to such Put Option, which, in
the case of permanent disability, shall mean the 180th day of inability to
perform services as an employee of the Company, to sell to the Company, and the
Company upon exercise of such Put Option shall buy from the Management
Stockholder or the deceased Management Stockholder's administrator or executor,
as the case may be, all (but not less than all) of the Management Stockholder's
Covered Equity, at a price per share equal to the fair market value of the
Covered Equity determined as of the date of repurchase by the Board of Directors
of the Corporation in its sole discretion. Such Put Option shall expire if such
notice is not given within such 120-day period. The Management Stockholder, or
the deceased Management Stockholder's administrator or executor, shall deliver
to the Company certificates representing the Covered Equity, free and clear of
all claims, liens, or encumbrances, together with blank stock powers, duly
executed with all signature guarantees at a closing at the principal office of
the Company on the third business day after notice has been given to the Company
or at such other place and time and in such manner as may be mutually agreed to
by the Management Stockholder, or the deceased Management Stockholder's
administrator or executor, and the Company. The net proceeds from the purchase
of the Covered Equity pursuant to the Management Stockholder Option (the "PUT
OPTION PROCEEDS") shall be paid by a check, which shall be delivered to the
Management Stockholder at the closing of such purchase. The obligations of the
Company to purchase the Management Stockholder's Covered Equity pursuant to this
Section 11(c) shall be deferred during any period in which such purchase would
not be permitted by applicable law or could cause the Company to be in default
under any agreement to which it or its Subsidiaries are a party.

                  (d) TERMINATION OF PUT OPTION. All rights and obligations
created pursuant to Section 11(c) shall be extinguished upon the earlier of (I)
the fifth anniversary of this Agreement or (II) a Public Offering.

                  12. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is
invalid, inoperative or unenforceable for any reason, such circumstance shall
not have the effect of rendering the provision in question inoperative or
unenforceable in any other case or

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circumstance, or of rendering any other provision or provisions herein contained
invalid, inoperative or unenforceable to any extent whatsoever. The invalidity
of any one or more phrases, sentences, clauses, Sections or subsections of this
Agreement shall not affect the remaining portions of this Agreement.

                  13. INFORMATION. (a) Each of the Stockholders agrees that,
from the date of this Agreement and for so long as it shall own any Covered
Equity, it will furnish the Company such necessary information and reasonable
assistance as the Company may reasonably request (X) in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (Y) in
connection with the preparation and filing of any reports, filings,
applications, consents or authorizations with any Governmental Entity under any
Applicable Laws and (Z) in order for the Company to determine, from time to
time, whether it is a "personal holding company" within the meaning of Section
542 of the Code. Each Stockholder proposing to make a transfer pursuant to
Section 3(a) shall provide the Company with any information reasonably requested
in order for the Company to determine whether the proposed transfer would be a
Prohibited Transaction.

                  (b) Within 90 days of the end of each fiscal year, the Company
shall mail to each Stockholder a report setting forth an audited balance sheet
as at the end of such fiscal year and audited statements of income, common
shareholders' equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Company and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, and any other information the Company
deems necessary or desirable. The Company will furnish quarterly financial
statements to Stockholders as requested.

                  (c) The Company also will furnish to AEA such other
information as AEA may from time to time reasonably request on behalf of itself
or the other Covered Shareholders.

                  14.  CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.

                  "AFFILIATE" means with respect to any Person, any other Person
directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with
such first Person.

                  "APPLICABLE LAWS" means all applicable provisions of (I)
constitutions, treaties, statutes, laws (including the common law), rules,
regulations, ordinances, codes or orders of any Governmental Entity, (II) any
consents or approvals of any Governmental Entity and (III) any orders,
decisions, injunctions, judgments, awards, decrees of or agreements with any
Governmental Entity.

                  "BUSINESS DAY" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or
other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required
to close.

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                  "CHANGE OF CONTROL" means any transaction or series
transaction, the result of which is that North Castle, North Castle I-A and
North Castle II no longer have the right, in the aggregate, to nominate a
majority of the members of the Board.

                  "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

                  "COMMON STOCK" means all shares of any class common stock of
the Company, whether voting or non-voting, outstanding from time to time.

                  "CONTROL" means the power to direct the affairs of a Person by
reason of ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

                  "COVERED EQUITY" means all of the shares of Common Stock,
preferred stock or other equity interest in the Company, and any other security,
warrant or other right that is or may allow the holder thereof to receive Common
Stock or preferred stock or other equity interest, owned from time to time by
any of the Stockholders.

                  "COVER SHAREHOLDERS" is defined in the recitals to this
Agreement.

                  "COVERED SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENTS" means the agreements between
AEA and the Covered Shareholders pursuant to which the Covered Shareholders have
appointed AEA as their representative and have granted AEA a proxy to vote their
Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

                  "EXEMPTED TRANSACTIONS" means (I) the investment banking
services provided by North Castle Partners, L.L.C. (the "Sponsor") in connection
with the recapitalization of the Company consummated as of June 30, 1997, in
consideration of which the Company has agreed to pay the Sponsor a fee of $3.5
million and (II) the ongoing monitoring and management services to be provided
to the Company, in consideration of which the Company has agreed to pay the
Sponsor an annual fee of $1.5 million.

                  "GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY" means any federal, state, local or
foreign court, legislative, executive or regulatory authority or agency.

                  "INFORMATION" means all information about the Company or any
of its subsidiaries (whether written or oral or in electronic or other form and
whether prepared by the Company, its advisers or otherwise), that is or has been
furnished to any Stockholder or any of its Representatives by or on behalf of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any of their respective
Representatives, together with all written or electronically stored
documentation prepared by such Stockholder or its Representatives

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based on or reflecting, in whole or in part, such information, PROVIDED that the
term "Information" does not include any information that (X) is or becomes
generally available to the public through no action or omission by any
Stockholder or its Representatives or (Y) is or becomes available to such
Stockholder on a nonconfidential basis from a source, other than the Company or
any of its subsidiaries, or any of their respective Representatives, that to
the best of such Stockholder's knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, is not
prohibited from disclosing such portions to such investor by a contractual,
legal or fiduciary obligation.

                  "MANAGEMENT STOCKHOLDER" means any stockholder who is as of
the date hereof or later becomes, a consultant to or an officer or employee of
the Company other than Michael Leiner and David Brubaker.

                  "NORTH CASTLE SELLERS" is defined in Section 4.

                  "PERSON" means any natural person, firm, individual,
partnership, joint venture, business trust, trust, association, corporation,
company or unincorporated entity.

                  "PROHIBITED TRANSFER" means any transfer of Covered Equity to
a Person which (U) may not be effected without registering the securities
involved under the Securities Act, (V) would result in the assets of the Company
constituting Plan Assets as such term is defined in the Department of Labor
regulations promulgated under the Employer Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended, (X) would cause the Company to be, be Controlled by or under
common Control with an "investment company" for purposes of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (Y) would require any securities of the
Company to be registered under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

                  "PUBLIC OFFERING" means any sale of Common Stock to the public
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act
underwritten by an underwriter of national standing other than a Special
Registration.

                  "REPRESENTATIVES" means with respect to any Person, any of
such Person's directors, officers, employees, general partners, affiliates,
attorneys, accountants, financial and other advisers, and other agents and
representatives, including in the case of any Stockholder any person nominated
to the Board by such Stockholder.

                  "RULE 144" means Rule 144 (or any successor provision) under
the Securities Act.

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                  "SPECIAL REGISTRATION" means (A) The registration of shares of
equity securities and/or options or other rights in respect thereof to be
offered to Management Stockholders or (B) the registration of equity securities
and/or options or other rights in respect thereof solely on Form S-4 or S-8 or
any successor form.

                  "SPECIFIED AFFILIATE" means (a) with respect to any Person,
any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by or under
common Control with such first person solely by virtue of having the power to
direct the affairs of the Person by reason of ownership, directly or indirectly,
of at least 75% of the outstanding voting securities of such Person, (b) with
respect to any Management Stockholder, Michael Leiner, David Brubaker or Charles
F. Baird, Jr., a Specified Affiliate shall include (I) a spouse or any lineal
ancestor or descendant, and (II) the trustee or trustees of a trust or trusts at
any time established for the primary benefit of the Stockholder or the spouse or
any lineal ancestor or descendant of the Stockholder to whom such Management
Stockholder or Charles F. Baird, Jr. proposes to transfer its Common Stock and
who has agreed to be bound by this Agreement, and (c) with respect to AEA and
the Covered Shareholders, any current or future employee, shareholder, director
or officer of AEA, any spouse, issue, parents or other relatives of any of the
foregoing or of any Covered Shareholder or (i) trusts for the benefit of any of
such Persons, (ii) entities controlling or controlled by any of such Persons and
(iii) in the event of the death of any such individual Person, heirs or
testamentary legatees of such Person, in each case to whom AEA or a Covered
Shareholder has proposed to transfer its Common Stock and who has entered into a
Covered Shareholders Agreement and thereby or otherwise agrees to be bound by
this Agreement.

                  15. NOTICES. All notices and other communications made in
connection with this Agreement shall be in writing. Any notice or other
communication in connection herewith shall be deemed duly given to any party (A)
two Business Days after it is sent by express, registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid or (B) one Business Day after it is
sent by overnight courier guaranteeing next day delivery, in each case,
addressed as follows or, to such other address as may be specified in writing to
the other parties hereto:

                  (i)      if to the Company:

                           Leiner Health Products Group Inc.
                           901 E. 233rd Street
                           Carson, CA  90745
                           Facsimile:  (310) 952-7766
                           Telephone:  (310) 835-8400
                           Attention:  Robert M. Kaminski

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                  (ii)     if to North Castle, North Castle I-A, North Castle II
                           or NCP:

                           c/o North Castle Partners, L.L.C.
                           60 Arch Street
                           Greenwich, CT  06830
                           Attention:  Charles F. Baird, Jr.

                           with a copy to:

                           Debevoise & Plimpton
                           875 Third Avenue
                           New York, New York 10022
                           Facsimile:  (212) 909-6836
                           Telephone:  (212) 909-6000
                           Attention:  Franci J. Blassberg, Esq.

                  (iii)    if to Squam IV:

                           Squam Lake Investors IV, L.P.
                           c/o Bain and Company, Inc.
                           Two Copley Place
                           Boston, MA 02116
                           Facsimile: (617) 572-3266
                           Attention:  Alan Harris

                  (iv)     if to the other Stockholders, at the addresses set
                           forth on the signature pages to the Original
                           Stockholders Agreement

Any party may give any notice or other communication in connection herewith
using any other means (including, but not limited to, personal delivery,
messenger service, facsimile, telex or ordinary mail), but no such notice or
other communication shall be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it
is actually received by the individual for whom it is intended.

                  16. TERM. This Agreement shall be effective as of the date
hereof and shall terminate and be of no further force and effect upon the
earliest to occur of (I) June 30, 2007, (II) the termination of this Agreement
by the unanimous written consent of the Stockholders, (III) the establishment of
a Public Market for the Common Stock or (IV) a Change of Control except that the
registration rights provided in Section 6 and Section 7 will survive until AEA
and the Covered Shareholders (as a group) and North Castle, North Castle I-A and
North Castle II (as a group) each owns Common Stock representing

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less than 5% of the Company's outstanding Common Stock. A "PUBLIC MARKET" for
the Common Stock shall be deemed to have been established at such time as 20% of
the Common Stock (on a fully diluted basis) shall have been sold to the public
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act other
than a Special Registration.

                  17. HEADINGS. The headings contained in this Agreement are for
purposes of convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation
of this Agreement.

                  18. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written
and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. Without
limiting the foregoing, the Company and each Stockholder who is party to a
Participants' Subscription Agreement or a Management Subscription Agreement
hereby agree that such agreement is hereby terminated and superseded by this
Agreement.

                  19. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in several
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall
together constitute one and the same instrument.

                  20. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York
applicable to agreements made and performed within such State.

                  21. BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs,
successors and permitted assigns.

                  22. ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall not be assignable by any
party without the prior written consent of the other parties.

                  23. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. Nothing in this Agreement
shall confer any rights upon any Person other than the parties hereto and each
such party's respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns.

                  24. AMENDMENT; WAIVERS, ETC. If AEA and Covered Shareholders
own 5% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, then AEA must consent in writing
to any amendment hereto. This Agreement may be amended, and the Company may take
any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be
performed by it, if the Company shall have obtained the written consent to such
amendment, action or omission to act, of the holder or holders of at least
662/3% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the date hereof, PROVIDED
that this Agreement may not be amended in a

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manner adversely affecting any Stockholder which does not adversely affect all
Stockholders without the consent of such Stockholder PROVIDED, FURTHER, that in
no event may the provisions of this agreement with respect to the Piggy Back
Registration Rights (including the Company's obligations thereunder) or the
Tag-Along Rights be amended without the consent in writing of AEA. No amendment,
modification or discharge of this Agreement, and no waiver hereunder, shall be
valid or binding unless set forth in writing and duly executed by the party
against whom enforcement of the amendment, modification, discharge or waiver is
sought. Any such waiver shall constitute a waiver only with respect to the
specific matter described in such writing and shall in no way impair the rights
of the party granting such waiver in any other respect or at any other time.

                  25. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. Each party irrevocably submits to
the exclusive jurisdiction of (A) the Supreme Court of the State of New York,
New York County, and (B) the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York, for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding
arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby (and agrees
not to commence any such suit, action or other proceeding except in such
courts). Each party further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice
or document by U.S. registered mail to such party's respective address set forth
or referred to in Section 15 shall be effective service of process for any such
suit, action or other proceeding. Each party irrevocably and unconditionally
waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or other
proceeding in (I) the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County,
and (II) the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York,
that any such suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court has
been brought in an inconvenient forum.

                  26. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. Each party hereby waives, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by
jury in respect of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this
Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby. Each party (A) certifies that
no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented,
expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of
litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (B) acknowledges that it
and the other parties have been induced to enter into the Agreement by, among
other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 26.

                  27. AEA AUTHORITY. AEA hereby represents and warrants to each
other party hereto that, pursuant to the Covered Shareholders Agreements, it has
been duly authorized to execute this Agreement, and to exercise all rights and
perform all obligations hereunder, on behalf of each Covered Shareholder.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this
Agreement by their authorized representatives as of the date first above
written.

                                            LEINER HEALTH PRODUCTS GROUP INC.

                                            By: /s/ GALE K. BENSUSSEN
                                               --------------------------------
                                               Name: Gale K. Bensussen
                                               Title: President

                                            NORTH CASTLE PARTNERS I, L.L.C.

                                            By: Baird Investment Group, L.L.C.,
                                                its managing member

                                            By: /s/ PETER SHABECOFF
                                               --------------------------------
                                               Name: Peter Shabecoff
                                               Title:

                                            NORTH CASTLE PARTNERS I-A, L.P.

                                            By: NCP G.P. I-A, L.L.C.,
                                                its general partner

                                            By: /s/ PETER SHABECOFF
                                               --------------------------------
                                               Peter Shabecoff
                                               Managing Director

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                                            NORTH CASTLE PARTNERS II, L.P.

                                            By: NCP G.P. II, L.P.,
                                                its general partner

                                            By: North Castle GP II, L.L.C.,
                                                its general partner

                                            By: /s/ PETER SHABECOFF
                                               --------------------------------
                                               Name: Peter Shabecoff
                                               Title:

                                            NCP CO-INVESTMENT FUND, L.P.

                                            By: NCP Co-Investment GP, L.L.C.,
                                                its general partner

                                            By: /s/ PETER SHABECOFF
                                               --------------------------------
                                               Name: Peter Shabecoff
                                               Title:

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                                         SQUAM LAKE INVESTORS IV, L.P.

                                         By: GPI, Inc.,
                                             its managing general partner

                                         By: /s/ COLIN F. ANDERSON
                                            --------------------------------
                                            Name:  Colin F. Anderson
                                            Title: President of GPI, Inc.,
                                                   its Managing General Partner

                                         AEA INVESTORS INC.
                                         For itself and on behalf of the
                                          Covered Shareholders

                                         By: /s/ CHRISTINE J. SMITH
                                            --------------------------------
                                            Christine J. Smith
                                            General Counsel and Vice
                                            President

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this
Agreement by its authorized representative as of June __, 2000.

                                            NCP I SUB, L.P.

                                            By: North Castle Partners I, L.L.C.,
                                                its general partner

                                            By:
                                               --------------------------------
                                               Name:
                                               Title:

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                                                                    Exhibit 10.4

Lease made as of the 28th day of September 1999, between 200 FIFTH AVENUE
ASSOCIATES

hereinafter referred to as "Landlord" or "Lessor", and TOYMAX INC.
    a New York Corporation

hereinafter referred to as "Tenant" or "Lessee".

Witnesseth:    Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby hires from
               Landlord
                                  ROOMS 622 through 654

(said space is hereinafter called the "premises") in the building known as THE
INTERNATIONAL TOY CENTER South located at Block 825, Lot 31 , with a mailing
address of THE INTERNATIONAL TOY CENTER, 200 Fifth Avenue, ("the building") in
the County of New York, City of New York, 10010, for a term of ten (10) years
and five (5) months , to commence on the 1st day of December 1999, and to expire
on the 30th day of April 2010 , or until such term shall sooner end as in
Article 12 and elsewhere herein provided, both dates inclusive, at a fixed
annual rental (subject to Articles 23 and 41) at the annual rate of

    (As more particularly described in Article 42 hereof)

payable in equal monthly installments in advance on the first day of each month,
except that the first installment of rent due under this lease shall be paid by
Tenant upon its execution of this lease, unless this lease, be a renewal.

Landlord and Tenant covenant and agree:

PURPOSE.

1.  Tenant shall use and occupy the premises only for offices and wholesale
    showrooms relating to Tenant's toy business for no other purpose.

RENT AND ADDITIONAL RENT.

2.  Tenant agrees to pay rent as herein provided at the office of Landlord or
    such other place as Landlord may designate, payable in United States legal
    tender, by cash, or by good and sufficient check drawn on a New York City
    Clearing House Bank, and without any set off or deduction whatsoever. Any
    sum other than fixed rent payable hereunder shall be deemed additional rent
    and due on demand.

ASSIGNMENT.

3.  Neither Tenant nor Tenant's legal representatives or successors in interest
    by operation of law or otherwise, shall assign, mortgage or otherwise
    encumber this lease, or sublet or permit all or part of the premises to be
    used by others, without the prior written consent of Landlord in each
    instance. The transfer of a majority of the issued and outstanding capital
    stock of any corporate tenant or sublessee of this lease or a majority of
    the total interest in any partnership tenant or sublessee, however
    accomplished, and whether in a single transaction or in a series of related
    or unrelated transactions, and the conversion of a tenant or sublessee
    entity to either a limited liability company or a limited liability
    partnership shall be deemed an assignment of this lease or of such sublease.
    The merger or consolidation of a corporate tenant or sublessee where the net
    worth of the resulting corporation is less than the net worth of the tenant
    or sublessee immediately prior to such merger or consolidation shall be
    deemed an assignment of this lease or of such sublease. If without
    Landlord's written consent this lease is assigned, or the premises are
    sublet or occupied by anyone other than Tenant, Landlord may accept the rent
    from such assignee, subtenant or occupant, and apply the net amount thereof
    to the rent herein reserved, but no such assignment, subletting, occupancy ,
    or acceptance of rent shall be deemed a waiver of this covenant. Consent by
    Landlord to an assignment or subletting shall not relieve Tenant from the
    obligation to obtain Landlord's written consent to any further assignment or
    subletting. In no event shall any

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    permitted sublessee assign or encumber its sublease or further sublet all or
    any ortion of its sublet space, or otherwise suffer or permit the sublet
    space or any part thereof to be used or occupied by others, without
    Landlord's prior written consent in each instance. A modification, amendment
    or extension of a sublease shall be deemed a sublease.

DEFAULT.

4.  Landlord may terminate this lease on five (5) days' notice: (a) if rent or
    additional rent is not paid within five (5) days after written notice form
    Landlord; if Tenant shall have failed to cure a default in the performance
    of any covenant of this lease (except the payment of rent), or any rule or
    regulation hereinafter set forth, within ten (10) days after written notice
    thereof from Landlord, or if default cannot be completely cured in such
    time, if Tenant shall not promptly proceed to cure such default within said
    ten (10) days, or shall not complete the curing of such default with due
    diligence; or (c) when and to the extent permitted by law, if a petition in
    bankruptcy shall be filed or against Tenant or if Tenant shall make a
    general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or receive the benefit of
    any insolvency or reorganization act; or (d) if a :receiver or trustee is
    appointed for any portion of Tenant's property and such appointment is not
    vacated within twenty (20) days; or (e) if an execution or attachment shall
    be issued under which the premises shall be taken or occupied or attempted
    to be taken or occupied by anyone other than Tenant; or (f) if the premises
    become and remain vacant or deserted for a period often (10) days; or (g) if
    Tenant shall default beyond any grace period under any other lease between
    Tenant and Landlord; or (h) if Tenant shall fail to move into or take
    possession of the premises within fifteen (15) days after commencement of
    the term of this lease.

    At the expiration of the five (5) day notice period, this lease and any
    rights of renewal or extension thereof shall terminate as completely as if
    that were the date originally fixed for the expiration of the term of this
    lease, but Tenant shall remain liable as hereinafter provided.

RELETTING, ETC.

5.  If Landlord shall re-enter the premises on the default of Tenant, by summary
    proceedings or otherwise: (a) Landlord may relet the premises or any part
    thereof as Tenant's agent, in the name of Landlord, or otherwise, for a term
    shorter or longer than the balance of the term of this lease, and may grant
    concessions or free rent. (b) Tenant shall pay Landlord any deficiency
    between the rent hereby reserved and the net amount of any rents collected
    by Landlord for the remaining term of this lease, through such reletting.
    Such deficiency shall become due and payable monthly, as it is determined.
    Landlord shall have no obligation to re-let the premises, and its failure or
    refusal to do so, or failure to collect rent on reletting, shall not affect
    Tenant's liability hereunder. In computing the net amount of rents collected
    through such re-letting, Landlord may deduct all expenses incurred in
    obtaining possession or reletting the premises, including legal expenses and
    fees, brokerage fees, the cost of restoring the premises to good order, and
    the cost of all alterations and decorations deemed necessary by Landlord to
    effect re-letting. In no event shall Tenant be entitled to a credit or
    repayment for rerental income which exceeds the sums payable by Tenant
    hereunder or which covers a period after the original term of this lease.
    (c) Tenant hereby expressly waives any right of redemption granted by any
    present or future law. "Re-enter" and "reentry" as used in this lease are
    not restricted to their technical legal meaning. In the event of a breach or
    threatened breach of any of the covenants or provisions hereof Landlord
    shall have the right of injunction. Mention herein of any particular remedy
    shall not preclude Landlord from any other available remedy (d) Landlord
    shall recover as liquidated damages, in addition to accrued rent and other
    charges, if Landlord's re-entry is the result of Tenant's bankruptcy,
    insolvency, or reorganization, the full rental for the maximum period
    allowed by any act relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization.

    If Landlord re-enters the premises for any cause, or if Tenant abandons or
    vacates the premises, and after the expiration of the term of this lease,
    any property left in the premises by Tenant shall be deemed to have been
    abandoned by Tenant, and Landlord shall have the right to retain or dispose
    of such property in any manner without any obligation to account therefor to
    tenant. If Tenant shall at any time default hereunder, and if

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    Landlord shall institute an action or summary proceedings against Tenant
    based upon such default, then Tenant will reimburse Landlord for the legal
    expenses and fees thereby incurred by Landlord.

LANDLORD MAY CURE DEFAULTS.

6.  If Tenant shall default in performing any covenant or conditions of this
    lease, Landlord may perform the same for the account of Tenant, and if
    Landlord, in connection therewith, or in connection with any default by
    Tenant, makes any expenditures or incurs any obligations for the payment of
    money, including but not limited to attorney's fees, such sums so paid or
    obligations incurred shall be deemed to be additional rent hereunder, and
    shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord within five (5) days of rendition of any
    bill or statement therefor, and if Tenant's lease term shall have expired at
    the time of the making of such expenditures or incurring of such
    obligations, such sums shall be recoverable by Landlord as damages.

ALTERATIONS.

7.  Tenant shall make no decoration, alteration, addition or improvement in the
    premises, without the prior written consent of Landlord, and then only by
    contractors or mechanics and in such manner and with such materials as shall
    be approved by Landlord. All alterations additions or improvements to the
    premises, including window and central air-conditioning equipment and duct
    work, except movable office furniture and equipment installed at the expense
    of Tenant, shall, unless Landlord elects otherwise in writing, become the
    property of Landlord, and shall be surrendered with the premises at the
    expiration or sooner termination of the term of this lease. Any such
    alterations, additions and improvements which Landlord shall designate,
    shall be removed by Tenant and any damage repaired, at Tenant's expense,
    prior to the expiration of the term of this lease.

LIENS.

8.  Prior to commencement of its work in the demised premises, Tenant shall
    obtain and deliver to Landlord a written letter of authorization, in form
    satisfactory to Landlord's counsel, signed by architects, engineers and
    designers to become involved in such work, which shall confirm that any of
    their drawings or plans are to be removed from any filing with governmental
    authorities, on request of Landlord, in the event that said architect,
    engineer, or designer thereafter no longer is providing services with
    respect to the demised premises. With respect to contractors,
    subcontractors, materialmen and laborers, and architects, engineers and
    designers, for all work or materials to be furnished to Tenant at the
    premises, Tenant agrees to obtain and deliver to Landlord written and
    unconditional waiver of mechanics lien upon the premises or the building,
    after payments to the contractors, etc., subject to any then applicable
    provisions of the Lien law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant at its
    expense shall cause any lien filed against the premises or the building, for
    work or material claimed to have been furnished to Tenant, to be discharged
    of record within twenty (20) days after notice thereof.

REPAIRS.

9.  Tenants shall take good care of the premises and the fixtures and
    appurtenances therein, and shall make all repairs necessary to keep them in
    good working order and conditions, including structural repairs when those
    are necessitated by the act, omission or negligence of Tenant or its agents,
    employees or invitees. During the term of this lease, Tenant may have the
    use of any air-conditioning equipment located in the premises, and Tenant,
    at its own cost and expense, shall maintain and repair such equipment and
    shall reimburse Landlord, in accordance with Article 41 of this lease, for
    electricity consumed by the equipment. The exterior walls of the building,
    the windows and the portions of all window sills outside same and areas
    above any hung ceiling are

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    not part of the premises demised by this lease, and Landlord hereby reserves
    all rights to such parts of the building. LESSOR SHALL MAINTAIN THE
    STRUCTURAL PORTIONS OF THE PREMISES IN GOOD REPAIR AT ITS EXPENSE EXCEPT IN
    THE CASES OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY LESSEE NEGLIGENCE.

DESTRUCTION.

10. If the premises shall be partially damaged by fire or other or other
    casualty, the damage Shall be repaired at the expense of Landlord, without
    prejudice to the rights of subrogation, if any, of Landlord's insurer.
    Landlord shall not be required to repair or restore any of the Tenant's
    property or any alteration, or leasehold improvement made by or for Tenant
    at Tenant's expense. The rent shall abate in proportion to the portion of
    the premises not usable by Tenant. Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant
    for any delay in restoring the premises, Tenant's sole remedy being the
    right to an abatement of rent, as above provided. If the premises are
    rendered wholly untenantable by fire or other casualty and if Landlord shall
    decide not to restore the premises, or if the building shall be so damaged
    that Landlord shall decide to demolish it or to rebuild it (whether or not
    the premises have been damaged), Landlord my within ninety (90) days after
    such fire or other cause give written notice to Tenant of its election that
    the term of this lease shall automatically expire no less than ten (10) days
    after such notice is given. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party shall
    look first to any insurance in its favor before making any claim against the
    other party for recovery for loss or damage resulting from fire or other
    casualty, and to the extent that such insurance is in force and collectible
    and to the extent permitted by law, Landlord and Tenant each hereby releases
    and waives all right of recovery against the other or any one claiming
    through or under each of them by way of subrogation or otherwise,. The
    foregoing release and waiver shall be in force only if both releasors'
    insurance policies contain a clause providing that such a release or waiver
    shall not invalidate the insurance and also, provided that such a policy can
    be obtained without additional premiums. Tenant hereby expressly waives the
    provisions of Section 227 of the Real Property law and agrees that the
    foregoing provisions of this Article shall govern and control in lieu
    thereof.

END OF TERM.

11. Tenant shall surrender the premises to Landlord at the expiration or sooner
    termination of this lease in good order and condition, except for reasonable
    wear and tear and damage by fire or other casualty, and Tenant shall remove
    all of its property. Tenant agrees it shall indemnify and save Landlord
    harmless against all costs, claims, loss or liability resulting from delay
    by Tenant in so surrendering the premises, including, without limitation,
    any claims made by any succeeding tenant founded on such delay.
    Additionally, the parties recognize and agree that other damage to Landlord
    resulting from any failure by Tenant timely to surrender the premises will
    be substantial, will exceed the amount of monthly rent theretofore payable
    hereunder, and will be impossible of accurate measurement. Tenant therefore
    agrees that if possession of the premises is not surrendered to Landlord
    within one (1) day after the date of the expiration or sooner termination of
    the term of this lease, then Tenant will pay Landlord as liquidated damages
    for each month and for each portion of any month during which Tenant holds
    over in the premises after expiration or termination of the term of this
    lease, a sum equal to three times the average rent and additional rent which
    was payable per month under this lease during the last six months of the
    term thereof. The aforesaid obligations shall survive the expiration or
    sooner termination of the term of this lease. At any time during the term of
    this lease, Landlord may exhibit the premises to prospective purchasers or
    mortgagees of Landlord's interest therein. During the last year of the term
    of this lease, Landlord may exhibit the premises to prospective tenants upon
    reasonable advance notice and without interfering in Lessee normal business
    activities.

SUBORDINATION AND ESTOPPEL, ETC.

12. Tenant has been informed and understands that Landlord is the Tenant under a
    lease of the land and entire building of which the premises form a part
    (hereinafter called the "Master Lease"). This lease is and shall be

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    subject and subordinate to the Master Lease and all other ground and
    underlying leases and to all mortgage which may now or hereafter affect such
    leases or the real property of which the premises form a part, and to all
    renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements and extensions
    thereof. This Article shall be self-operative and no further instrument of
    subordination shall be necessary. In confirmation of such subordination,
    Tenant shall execute promptly any certificate that Landlord may request.
    Tenant hereby appoints Landlord as tenant's irrevocable attorney-in-fact to
    execute any document of subordination on behalf of Tenant. In the event that
    the Master Lease or any other ground or underlying lease is terminated or
    any mortgage foreclosed, this lease shall not terminate or be terminable by
    Tenant (except as hereinafter provided as to Master Lease expiration of
    term) unless Tenant was specifically named in any termination or foreclosure
    judgment or final order. In the event that the Master Lease or any other
    ground or underlying lease is terminated as aforesaid, or expires ( as
    hereinafter provided), or if the interest of Landlord under this lease are
    transferred by reason of or assigned in lieu of foreclosure or other
    proceedings for enforcement of any mortgage, or if the holder of any
    mortgage acquires a lease in substitution therefore, then tenant will, at
    the option to be exercised in writing by the landlord under the Master Lease
    or such purchaser, assignee or lessee, as the case may be, (I) attorn to it
    and will perform for its benefit all the terms, covenants and conditions of
    this lease on the Tenant's part to be performed with the same force and
    effect as if said landlord or such purchaser, assignee or lessee, were the
    landlord originally named in this lease, or (ii) enter into a new lease with
    said lessor or such purchaser, assignee or lessee, as landlord, for the
    remaining term of this lease and otherwise on the same terms, conditions and
    rentals as herein provided. If the current term of the Master Lease shall
    expire prior to the date set forth herein for the expiration of this lease,
    then, unless Landlord, at its sole option, shall have elected to extend or
    renew the term of the Master Lease, or unless the lessor under the Master
    Lease elects that the Tenant attorn or enter into a new lease as aforesaid,
    the term of this lease shall expire on the date of expiration of the Master
    Lease, notwithstanding the later expiration date hereinabove set forth. If
    the Master Lease is renewed, then the term of this lease shall expire as
    hereinabove set forth. From time to time, Tenant, on at least ten (10) days'
    prior written request by Landlord will deliver to Landlord a statement in
    writing certifying that this lease is unmodified and in full force and
    effect (or if there shall have, been modifications, that the same is in full
    force and effect as modified and stating the modification) and the dates to
    which the rent and other charges have been paid and stating whether or not
    the Landlord is in default in performance of any covenant, agreement, or
    condition contained in this lease and, if so, specifying each such default
    of which Tenant may have knowledge.

CONDEMNATION.

13. If the whole of any substantial part of the premises shall be condemned by
    eminent domain or acquired by private purchase in lieu thereof for any
    public or quasi-public purpose, this lease shall terminate on the date of
    the vesting of title through such proceeding or purchase, and Tenant shall
    have no claim against Landlord for the value of any unexpired portion of the
    term of this lease, nor shall Tenant be entitled to any part of the
    condemnation award or private purchase price. If less than a substantial
    part of the premises is condemned, this lease shall not terminate, but rent
    shall abate in proportion to the portion of the premises condemned.

REQUIREMENTS OF LAW.

14. (a) Tenant at its expense shall comply with all laws, orders and regulations
    of any governmental authority having or asserting jurisdiction over the
    premises, which shall impose any violation, order or duty upon Landlord or
    Tenant with respect to the premises or the use or occupancy thereof
    including, without limitation, compliance in the premises with all City,
    State and Federal laws, rules and regulations on the disabled or
    handicapped, on fire safety and on hazardous materials. The foregoing shall
    not require Tenant to do structural work.

    (b) Tenant shall require every person engaged by him to clean any window in
    the premises, from the outside, to use the equipment and safety devices
    required by Section 202 of the labor law and the rules of any governmental
    authority having or asserting jurisdiction.

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    (c) Tenant at its expense shall comply with all requirements of the New York
    Board of Fire Underwriters, or any other similar body affecting the premises
    and shall not use the premises in a manner which shall increase the rate of
    fire insurance of Landlord or any other tenant, over that in effect prior to
    this lease. If Tenant's use of the premises increases the fire insurance
    rate, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for all such increased costs. That the
    premises are being used for the purpose set forth in Article I hereof shall
    not relieve Tenant from the foregoing duties, obligations and expenses.

CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

15. Tenant will at no time use or occupy the premises in violation of the
    certificate of occupancy issued for the building. The statement in this
    lease of the nature of the business to be conducted by Tenant shall not be
    deemed to constitute a representation or guaranty by Landlord that such use
    is lawful or permissible in the premises under the certificate of occupancy
    for the building.

POSSESSION.

16. If Landlord shall be unable to give possession of the premises on the
    commencement date of the term because of the retention of possession of any
    occupant thereof alteration construction work, or for any other reason
    except as hereinafter provided, Landlord shall not be subject to any
    liability for such failure. In such event, this lease shall stay in full
    force and effect, without extension of its term. However, the rent hereunder
    shall not commence until the premises are available for occupancy by Tenant.
    If delay in possession is due to work, changes or decorations being made by
    or for Tenant, or is otherwise caused by Tenant, there shall be no rent
    abatement and the rent shall commence on the date specified in this lease.
    If permission is given to Tenant to occupy the demised premises or other
    premises prior to the date specified as the commencement of the term, such
    occupancy shall be deemed to be pursuant to the terms of this lease, except
    that the parties shall separately agree as to the obligation of Tenant to
    pay rent for such occupancy. The provisions of this Article are intended to
    constitute an "express provision to the contrary" within the meaning of
    Section 223 (a), New York Real Property Law.

QUIET ENJOYMENT.

17. Landlord covenants that if Tenant pays the rent and performs all of Tenant's
    other obligations under this lease, Tenant may peaceably and quietly enjoy
    the demised premises, subject to the terms, covenants and conditions of this
    lease and to the ground leases, underlying leases and mortgages hereinbefore
    mentioned.

RIGHT OF ENTRY.

18. Tenant shall permit Landlord to erect and maintain pipes and conduits in and
    through the premises. Landlord or its agents shall have the right to enter
    or pass through the premises at all times, by master key, by reasonable
    force or otherwise, to examine the same, and to make such repairs,
    alterations or additions as it may deem necessary or desirable to the
    premises or the building, and to take all material into and upon the
    premises that may be required therefor. Such entry and work shall not
    constitute an eviction of Tenant in whole or in part, shall not be grounds
    for any abatement of rent, and shall impose no liability on Landlord by
    reason of inconvenience or injury to Tenant's business. Landlord shall have
    the right at any time, without the same constituting an actual or
    constructive eviction, and without incurring any liability to Tenant, to
    change the arrangement and/or location of entrances or passageways, windows,
    corridors,

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    elevators, stairs, toilets, or other public parts of the building, and to
    change the name or number by which the building is known.

VAULTSPACE.

19. Anything contained in any plan or blueprint to the contrary notwithstanding,
    no vault or other space not within the building property line is demised
    hereunder. Any use of such space by Tenant shall be deemed to be pursuant to
    a license, revocable at will by Landlord, without diminution of the rent
    payable hereunder. If Tenant shall use such vault space, any fees taxes or
    charges made by any governmental authority for such space shall be paid by
    Tenant.

INDEMNITY.

20. Tenant shall indemnify, defend and save Landlord harmless from and against
    any liability or expense arising from the use or occupation of the premises
    by Tenant, or anyone on the premises with Tenant's permission, or from any
    breach of this lease.

LANDLORD'S LIABILITY

21. This lease and the obligations of Tenant hereunder shall in no way be
    affected because Landlord is unable to fulfill any of its obligations or to
    supply any service, by reason of strike or other cause not within Landlord's
    control. Landlord shall have the right, without incurring any liability to
    Tenant, to stop any service because of accident or emergency, or for
    repairs, alterations or improvements, necessary or desirable in the judgment
    of Landlord, until such repairs, alterations or improvements shall have been
    completed. Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant or anyone else, for any
    loss or damage to person, property or business, unless due to the negligence
    of Landlord nor shall Landlord be liable for any latent defect in the
    premises or the building. Tenant, during the term of this lease, shall carry
    public liability and property damage insurance, from a company authorized to
    do business in New York, with limitations acceptable to Landlord, which
    policy or policies shall name the Landlord and its designees as additional
    insureds. Evidence of the policies, and of their timely renewal, shall be
    delivered to Landlord. All such insurance shall contain an agreement by the
    insurance company that the policy or policies will not be canceled for the
    coverage changed, without thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the
    Landlord. Tenant agrees to look solely to Landlord's estate and interests in
    the land and building, or the lease of the building or of the land and
    building, and the demised premises, for the satisfaction any right or remedy
    of Tenant for the collection of a judgment (or other judicial process)
    requiring the payment of money by Landlord, in the event of any liability by
    Landlord, and no other property or assets of Landlord shall be subject to
    levy, execution or other enforcement procedure for the satisfaction of
    Tenant's remedies under or with respect to this lease, the relationship of
    landlord and tenant hereunder, or Tenant's use and occupancy of the demised
    premises or any other liability of Landlord to Tenant (except for
    negligence).

CONDITION OF PREMISES.

22. Tenant acknowledges that Landlord has made no representation or promise,
    except as herein expressly se forth. Tenant agrees to accept the premises
    "as is", except for any work which Landlord has expressly agreed in writing
    to perform.

COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS.

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23. The fixed annual rent reserved in this lease and payable hereunder shall be
    adjusted, as of the times and in the manner set forth in this Article;

    (a) Definitions: For the purpose of this Article, the following definitions
        shall apply:

       (i)  The term "Base Year" shall mean the full calendar year during which
            the term of this lease commences.

       (ii) The term "Price Index" shall mean the "Consumer Price Index"
            published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department
            of Labor, All Items, New York, N.Y.--Northeastern, N.J., all urban
            consumers (presently denominated "CPI-U), or a successor or
            substitute index appropriately adjusted.

      (iii) the term "Price Index" for the Base Year" shall mean the average
            of the monthly All Items Price Indexes for each of the 12 months of
            the Base Year.

    (b) Effective as of each January and July subsequent to the Base YEAR, there
        SHALL be made A COST of living adjustment of the fixed annual rental
        rate payable hereunder. The July adjustment shall be based on the
        percentage difference between the Price Index for the preceding month of
        June and the Price Index for the Base Year. The January adjustment shall
        be based on such percentage difference between the Price Index for the
        preceding month of December and the Price Index for the Base Year.

        (i) In the event the Price Index for June in any calendar year during
            the term of this lease reflects an increase over the Price Index for
            the Base Year, then the fixed annual rent herein provided to be paid
            as of July 1st following such month of June (unchanged by any
            adjustments under this Article) shall be multiplied by the
            percentage difference between the Price Index for June and the Price
            Index for the Base Year, and the resulting sum shall be added to
            such fixed annual rent, effective as of such July 1st. Said adjusted
            fixed annual rent shall thereafter be payable hereunder, in equal
            monthly installments, until it is readjusted pursuant to the terms
            of this lease.

       (ii) In the event the Price Index for December in any calendar year
            during the term of this lease reflects an increase over the Price
            Index for the Base Year `, then the fixed annual rent herein
            provided to be paid as of the January 1st following such month of
            December (unchanged by any adjustments under this Article) shall be
            multiplied by the percentage difference between the Price Index for
            December and the Price Index for the Base Year, and the resulting
            sum shall be added to such fixed annual rent effective as of such
            January 1st. Said adjusted fixed annual rent shall thereafter be
            payable hereunder, in equal monthly installments, until it is
            readjusted pursuant to the terms of this lease.

The following illustrates the intentions of the parties hereto as to the
computation of the aforementioned cost of living adjustment in the annual rent
payable hereunder.

         Assuming that said fixed annual rent is $10,000, that the Price Index
    for the Base Year was 102.0 and the Price Index for the month of June in a
    calendar year following the Base Year was 105.0, then the percentage
    increase thus reflected, i.e. 2.941% (3.0/102) would be multiplied by
    $10,000, and said fixed annual rent would be increased by $294.10 effective
    as of July 1st of said calendar year.

    In the event that the Price Index ceases to use 1982-84=100 as the basis of
calculation, or if a substantial change is made in the terms or number of items
contained in the Price Index, then the Price Index shall be adjusted to the
figure that would have been arrived at had the manner of computing the Price
Index in effect at the date of this lease not been altered. In the event such
Price Index (or a successor or substitute index) is not available, a reliable
governmental or other non-partisan publication evaluating the information
theretofore used in determining the Price Index shall be used.

    (c) Landlord will cause statements of the cost of living adjustments
        provided for in subdivision (b) to be prepared in reasonable detail and
        delivered to Tenant.

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    (d) In no event shall the fixed annual rent originally provided to be paid
        under this lease (exclusive of the adjustments under this Article) be
        reduced by virtue of this Article.

    (e) Any delay or failure of Landlord, beyond July or January of any year,
        computing or billing for the rent adjustments hereinabove provided,
        shall not constitute a waiver of or in any way impair the continuing
        obligations of Tenant to pay such rent adjustments hereunder.

    (f) Notwithstanding any expiration or termination of this lease prior to the
        lease expiration date (except in the

         case of a cancellation by mutual agreement) Tenant's obligation to pay
         rent as adjusted under this Article shall continue and shall cover all
         periods up to the lease expiration date, and shall survive any
         expiration or termination of this lease.

TAX ESCALATION.

24. Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as additional rent, tax escalation in
    accordance with this Article:

    (a) For purposes of this lease the rentable square foot area of the
        presently demised premises shall be deemed to be 14,546 square feet.

    (b) Definitions: For the purposes of this Article, the following definitions
        shall apply:

        (i) The term "base tax year" as hereinafter set forth for the
            determination of real estate tax escalation, shall mean the New York
            City real estate tax year commencing JULY 1, 1999 and ending June
            30, 2000.

       (ii) The term "The Percentage", for purposes of computing tax
            escalation, shall mean two decimal four one four (2.414%). The
            percentage has been computed on the basis of a fraction, the
            numerator of which is the rentable square foot area of the office
            and commercial space in the building project. The parties
            acknowledge and agree that the total rentable square foot area of
            the demised premises and the denominator of which is the total
            rentable square foot area of the office and commercial space in the
            building project shall be deemed to be 602,419 Sq. Ft.

      (iii) The term "the building project" shall mean the aggregate combined
            parcel of land on a portion of which are the improvements of which
            the demised premises form a part, with all the improvements thereon,
            said improvements being a part of the block and lot for tax purposes
            which are applicable to the aforesaid land.

       (iv) The term "comparative year" shall mean the twelve (12) months
            following the base tax year, and each subsequent Period of twelve
            (12) months (or such other Period of twelve (12) months occurring
            during the term of this lease as hereafter may be duly adopted as
            the tax year for real estate tax purposes by the City of New York).

        (v) The term "real estate taxes" shall mean the total of all taxes and
            special or other assessments levied, assessed or imposed at any time
            by any governmental authority upon or against the building project,
            and also any tax or assessment levied, assessed or imposed at any
            time by any governmental authority in connection with the receipt of
            income or rents from said building project to the extent that same
            shall be in lieu of all or a portion of any of the aforesaid taxes
            or assessments, or additions or increases thereof, upon or against
            said building project. If, due to a future change in the method of
            taxation or in the taxing authority, or for any other reason, a
            franchise, income, transit, profit or other tax or governmental
            imposition, however designated, shall be levied against landlord in
            substitution in whole or in part for the real estate taxes, or in
            lieu of additions to or increases of said real estate taxes, then
            such

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            franchise, income, transit, profit or other tax or governmental
            imposition shall be deemed to be included within the definition of
            "real estate taxes" for the purposes hereof. As to special
            assessments which are payable over a period of time extending beyond
            the term of this lease, only a pro rata portion thereof covering the
            portion of the term of this lease unexpired at the time of the
            imposition of such assessment, shall be included in "real estate
            taxes". If by law, any assessment may be paid in installments, then,
            for the purposes hereof (a) such assessment shall be deemed to have
            been payable in the maximum number of installments permitted by law
            and (b) there shall be included in real estate taxes, for each
            comparative year in which such installments may be paid, the
            installments of such assessment so becoming payable during such
            comparative year, together with interest payable during such
            comparative years.

       (vi) Where more than one assessment is imposed by City of New York for
            any tax year, whether denominated an "actual assessment" or a
            "transitional assessment" or otherwise, then the phrases herein
            "assessed value" and "assessments" shall mean whichever of the
            actual, transitional or other assessment is designated by the City
            of New York as the taxable assessment for that tax year.

      (vii) The phrase "real estate taxes payable during the base tax year"
            shall mean that amount obtained by multiplying the assessed value of
            the land and buildings of the building project for the base tax year
            by the tax rate for the base tax year for each $ 1 00 of such
            assessed value.

    (c) 1. In the event that the real estate taxes payable for any comparative
        year shall exceed the amount of the real estate taxes payable during the
        base tax year, tenant shall pay to landlord, as additional rent for such
        comparative year, an amount equal to The Percentage of the excess.
        Before or after the start of each comparative year Landlord shall
        furnish to Tenant a statement of the real estate taxes payable for such
        comparative year, and a statement of the real estate taxes payable
        during the base tax year. If the real estate taxes payable for such
        comparative tear exceed the real estate taxes payable during the base
        tax year , additional rent for such comparative year, in an amount equal
        to The Percentage of the excess, shall be due from Tenant to Landlord
        within ten (10) days after receipt of the aforesaid statement. The
        benefit of any discount for any earlier payment or prepayment of real
        estate taxes shall accrue solely to the benefit of Landlord, and such
        discount shall not be subtracted from the real estate taxes payable for
        any comparative year.

Additionally, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, on demand, a sum equal to The
Percentage of any business improvement district assessment payable by the
building project.

    2.  Should the real estate taxes payable during the base tax year be reduced
        by final determination of legal proceedings, settlement or otherwise,
        then, the real estate taxes payable during the base tax year shall be
        correspondingly revised, the additional rent theretofore paid or payable
        hereunder for all comparative years shall be recomputed on the basis of
        such reduction, and tenant shall pay to Landlord as additional rent,
        within ten (10) days after being billed therefor, any DEFICIENCY BETWEEN
        THE AMOUNT OF such ADDITIONAL RENT AS THERETOFORE computed and the
        amount thereof due as the result of such recomputations. Should the real
        estate taxes payable during the base tax year be increased by such final
        determination of legal proceedings, settlement or otherwise, then
        appropriate recomputation and adjustment also shall be made.

    3.  If after Tenant shall have made a payment of additional rent under this
        subdivision -C- Landlord shall receive a refund of any portion of the
        real estate taxes payable for any comparative year after the base tax
        year on which such payment of additional rent shall have been based, as
        a result of a reduction of such real estate taxes by final determination
        of legal proceedings, settlement or otherwise, Landlord shall within ten
        (10) days after receiving the refund pay to Tenant The Percentage of the
        refund less The Percentage of expenses (including attorneys' and
        appraisers' fees) incurred by Landlord in

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        connection with any such application or proceeding. If prior to the
        payment of taxes for any comparative year, Landlord shall have obtained
        a reduction of that comparative year's assessed valuation of the
        building project, and therefore of said taxes, then the term "real
        estate taxes" for the comparative year shall be deemed to include the
        amount of Landlord's expenses in obtaining such reduction in assessed
        valuation, including attorney's and appraisers' fees.

    4.  The statements of the real estate taxes to be furnished by Landlord as
        provided above shall be certified by Landlord and shall constitute a
        final determination as between Landlord and Tenant of the real estate
        taxes for the Periods represented thereby, unless Tenant within thirty
        (30) days after they are furnished shall give a written notice to
        Landlord that it disputes their accuracy or their appropriateness, which
        notice shall specify the particular respects in which the statement is
        inaccurate or inappropriate. If Tenant shall so dispute said statement
        then, pending the resolution of such dispute, tenant shall pay the
        additional rent to Landlord in accordance with the statement furnished
        by Landlord.

    5.  In no event shall the fixed annual rent under this lease (exclusive of
        the additional rents under this Article) be reduced by virtue of this
        Article.

    6.  If the commencement date of the term of this lease is not the first day
        of the first comparative year, then the additional rent due hereunder
        for such first comparative year shall be a proportionate share of said
        additional rent for the entire comparative year, said proportionate
        share to be based upon the length of time that the lease term will be in
        existence during such first comparative year. Upon the date of any
        expiration or termination of this lease (except termination because of
        Tenant's default) whether the same be the date hereinabove set forth for
        the expiration of the term or any prior or subsequent date, a
        proportionate share of said addition rent for the comparative year
        during which such expiration or termination occurs shall immediately
        become due and payable by Tenant to Landlord, if it was not theretofore
        already billed and paid. The said proportionate share shall be based
        upon the length of time that this lease shall have been in existence
        during such comparative year. Landlord shall promptly cause statements
        of said additional rent for that comparative year to be prepared and
        furnished to lessee. Landlord and Tenant shall thereupon make
        appropriate adjustments of amounts then owing.

    7.  Landlord's and Tenant's obligations to make the adjustments referred to
        in subdivision (6) above shall survive any expiration or termination of
        this lease.

    8.  Any delay or failure of lessor in billing any tax escalation hereinabove
        provided shall not constitute a waiver of or in any way impair the
        continuing obligation of lessee to pay such tax escalation hereunder.

SERVICES.

25. Tenant acknowledges that it has been advised that the cleaning contractor
    for the building may be a division or affiliate of Landlord. Tenant agrees
    to employ said contractor, or such other contractor as Landlord may from
    time to time designate, for any waxing, polishing and other maintenance work
    of the demised premises and of the Tenant's furniture, fixtures and
    equipment, provided that the prices charged by said contractor are
    comparable to the prices charged by other contractors for the same work.
    Tenant agrees that it shall not employ any other cleaning and maintenance
    contractor nor any individual, firm or organization for such purpose without
    Landlord's prior written consent. If Landlord and Tenant cannot agree on
    whether the prices being charged by the contractor designated by the
    Landlord are comparable to those charged by other contractors, Landlord and
    Tenant shall each obtain two bona fide bids for such work from reputable
    contractors, and the average of the four bids thus obtained shall be the
    standard of comparison.

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JURY WAIVER.

26. Landlord and Tenant hereby waive trial by jury in any ACTION, PROCEEDING OR
    COUNTERCLAIM INVOLVING ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER arising out of or in any way
    connected with this lease, the relationship of landlord and tenant, Tenant's
    use or occupancy of the premises (except for personal injury or property
    damage) or involving the right to any statutory relief or remedy. Tenant
    will not interpose any counterclaim of any nature in any summary proceeding.

NO WAIVER, ETC.

27. No act or omission of Landlord or its agents shall constitute an actual or
    constructive eviction, unless Landlord shall have first received written
    notice of Tenant's claim and shall have had a reasonable opportunity to meet
    such claim. In the event that any payment herein provided for by Tenant to
    Landlord shall become overdue for a period in excess of ten (10) days, then
    at Landlord's option a "late charge" shall become due and payable to
    Landlord, as additional rent, from the date it was due until payment is made
    at the following rates: for individual and partnership Tenants, said late
    charge shall be computed at the maximum legal rate of interest; for
    corporate or governmental entity Tenants the late charge shall be computed
    at two percent per month unless there is an applicable maximum legal rate of
    interest which then shall be used. No act or omission of Landlord or its
    agents shall constitute an acceptance of a surrender of the premises, except
    a writing signed by Landlord. The delivery of keys to Landlord or its agents
    shall not constitute a termination of this lease or a surrender of the
    premises. Acceptance by Landlord of less than the rent herein provided shall
    at Landlord's option be deemed on account of earliest rent remaining unpaid.
    No endorsement on any check, or letter accompanying rent, shall be deemed an
    accord and satisfaction, and such check may be cashed without prejudice to
    Landlord. No waiver of any provision of this lease shall be effective,
    unless such waiver be in writing signed by Landlord. This lease contains the
    entire agreement between the parties, and no modification thereof shall be
    binding unless in writing and signed by the party concerned. Tenant shall
    comply with the rules and regulations printed in this lease, and any
    reasonable modifications thereof or additions thereto. Landlord shall not be
    liable to Tenant for the violation of such rules and regulations by any
    other tenant. Failure of Landlord to enforce any provision of this lease, or
    any rule or regulation, shall not be construed as a waiver or any subsequent
    violation of a provision of this lease, or any rule or regulation. This
    lease shall not be affected by nor shall Landlord in any way be liable for
    the closing, darkening or bricking up of windows in the premises, for any
    reason, including as the result of construction on any property of which the
    premises are not a part or by Landlord's own acts.

OCCUPANCY AND USE BY TENANT.

28(A). Tenant acknowledges that its continued occupancy of the demised premises,
    and the regular conduct of its business therein, are of utmost importance to
    the Landlord in the renewal of other leases in the building, in the renting
    of vacant space in the building, in the providing of electricity, air
    conditioning, steam and other services to the tenants in the building, and
    in the maintenance of the character and quality of the tenants in the
    building. Tenant therefore covenants and agrees that it will occupy the
    entire demised premises, and will conduct its business therein in the
    regular and usual manner, throughout the term of this lease. Tenant
    acknowledges that Landlord is executing this lease in reliance upon these
    covenants, and that these covenants are a material element of consideration
    inducing the Landlord to execute this lease. Tenant further agrees that if
    it vacates the demised premises or fails to so conducts its business
    therein, at any time during the term of this lease, without the prior
    written consent of the Landlord, then all rent and additional rent reserved
    in this lease from the date of such breach to the expiration date of this
    lease shall become immediately due and payable to Landlord.

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    (B) The parties recognize and agree that the damage to Landlord resulting
        from any breach of the covenants in subdivision (A) hereof will be
        extremely substantial, will be far greater than the rent payable for the
        balance of the term of this lease, and will be impossible of accurate
        measurement. The parties therefore agree that in the event of a breach
        or threatened breach of the said covenants, in addition to all of
        Landlord's other rights and remedies, at law or in equity or otherwise,
        Landlord shall have the right of injunction to preserve Tenant's
        occupancy and use. The words "become vacant or deserted" as used
        elsewhere in this lease shall include Tenant's failure to occupy or use
        by this Article required.

     (C) If Tenant breaches either of the covenants in subdivision (A) above,
         and this lease be terminated because of such default, then, in addition
         to Landlord's rights of reentry, restoration, preparation for and
         rerental, and anything elsewhere In this lease to the contrary
         notwithstanding, Landlord shall retain its right to judgment on and
         collection of Tenant's aforesaid obligation to make a single payment to
         Landlord of a sum equal to the total of all rent and additional rent
         reserved for the remainder of the original term of this lease, subject
         to future credit or repayment to Tenant in the event of any rerenting
         of the premises by Landlord, after first deducting from rerental income
         all expenses incurred by Landlord in reducing to judgment or otherwise
         collecting Tenant's aforesaid obligation, and in obtaining possession
         of restoring, preparing for and re-letting the premises. In no event
         shall Tenant be entitled to a credit or repayment for rerental income
         which exceeds the sums payable by Tenant hereunder or which covers a
         period after the original term of this lease.

NOTICES.

29. Any bill, notice or demand from Landlord to Tenant, may be delivered
    personally at the premises or sent by registered or certified mail. Such
    bill, notice or demand shall be deemed to have been given at the time of
    delivery or mailing. Any notice from Tenant to Landlord must be sent by
    registered or certified mail to the address designated in writing by
    Landlord.

WATER.

30. Tenant shall pay the amount of Landlord's cost for all water used by Tenant
    for any purpose other than ordinary lavatory use, and any sewer rent or tax
    based thereon. Landlord may install a water meter to measure Tenant's water
    consumption for all purposes and Tenant agrees to pay for the installation
    and maintenance thereof and for water consumed as shown on said meter. If
    water is made available to Tenant in the building or the demised premises
    through a meter which also supplies other premises, or without a meter, then
    Tenant shall pay to Landlord $ A REASONABLE AMOUNT per month for water.

SPRINKLER SYSTEM.

31. If there shall be a "sprinkler system" in the demised premises for any
    period during this lease, Tenant shall pay $ A REASONABLE AMOUNT per month,
    for sprinkler supervisory service. If such sprinkler system is damaged by
    any act or omission of Tenant or its agents, employees, licensees or
    visitors, Tenant shall restore the system to good working condition at its
    own expense. If the New York Board of Fire Underwriters, the New York Fire
    Insurance Exchange, the Insurance Services Office or any governmental
    authority requires the installation or any alteration to a sprinkler system
    by reason of Tenant's occupancy or use of the premises, including any
    alteration necessary to obtain the full allowance for a sprinkler system in
    the fire insurance rate of Landlord, or for any other reason, Tenant shall
    make such installation or alteration promptly, and as its own expense.

HEAT, ELEVATOR, ETC.

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32. Landlord shall provide elevator service during all usual business hours
    including Saturdays until I P.M., except on Sundays, State holidays, Federal
    holidays, or Building Service Employees Union Contract holidays. Landlord
    shall furnish heat to the premises during the same hours on the same days in
    the cold season in each year. Landlord shall cause the premises to be kept
    clean in accordance with Landlord's customary standards for the building,
    provided they are kept in order by Tenant. Landlord, its cleaning contractor
    and their employees shall have after hours access to the demised premises
    and the use of Tenant's light, power, and water in the demised, premises as
    may be reasonably required for the purpose of cleaning the demised premises.
    Landlord may remove Tenant's extraordinary refuse from the building and
    Tenant shall pay the cost thereof. If the elevators in the building are
    manually operated, Landlord may convert to automatic elevators at any time,
    without in any way affecting Tenant's obligation hereunder.

SECURITY DEPOSIT.

33. Tenant has deposited with Landlord the sum of $33,335 as security for the
    performance bt Tenant of the terms of this lease. Landlord may use any part
    of the Security to satisfy any default of Tenant and expenses arising from
    such default, including but not limited to any damages or rent deficiency
    before or after re-entry by Landlord. Tenant shall, upon demand, deposit
    with Landlord the full amount so used, in order that Landlord shall have the
    full security deposit on hand at all times during the term of this lease. If
    Tenant shall comply fully with the terms of this lease, the security shall
    be returned to Tenant after the date fixed at the end of the lease. In the
    event of a sale or lease of the building containing the premises, Landlord
    may transfer the security to the purchaser or tenant, and Landlord shall
    thereupon be released from all liability for the return of the security.
    This provision shall apply to every transfer or assignment of the security
    to a now Landlord. Tenant shall have no legal power to assign or encumber
    the security herein described.

ELECTRICITY.

34. Terms and condition with respect to electricity rent inclusion, or with
    respect to sub-metering, as the case may be, and general conditions with
    respect to either, are set forth in Article 41 in the Rider annexed to and
    made part of this lease.

RENT CONTROL.

35. In the event the fixed annual rent or additional rent or any part thereof
    provided to be paid by Tenant under the provisions of this lease during the
    demised term shall become uncollectible or shall be reduced or required to
    be reduced or refunded by virtue of any Federal, State, County or City law,
    order or regulation, or by any direction of a public officer or body
    pursuant to law, or the orders, rules, code or regulations of any
    organization or entity formed pursuant to law, whether such organization or
    entity be public or private, then Landlord, at its option, may at any time
    thereafter terminate this lease, by not less than thirty (30) day's written
    notice to Tenant, on a date set forth in said notice, in which event this
    lease and the term hereof shall terminate and come to an end on the date
    fixed in said notice as if the said date were the date originally fixed
    herein for the termination of the demised term. Landlord shall not have the
    right so to terminate this lease if Tenant within such period of thirty (30)
    days shall in writing lawfully agree that the rentals herein reserved are a
    reasonable rental and agree to continue to pay said rentals, and if such
    agreement by Tenant shall then be legally enforceable by Landlord.

SHORING.

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36. Tenant shall permit any person authorized to make an excavation of land
    adjacent to the building containing the premises to do any work within the
    premises necessary to preserve the wall of the building from injury or
    damage, and Tenant shall have no claim against Landlord for damages or
    abatement of rent by reason thereof

EFFECT OF CONVEYANCE, ETC.

37. If the building containing the premises shall be sold, transferred or
    leased, or the lease thereof transferred or sold, Landlord shall be relieved
    of all future obligations and liabilities hereunder and the purchaser,
    transferee or tenant of the building shall be deemed to have assumed and
    agreed to perform all such obligations and liabilities of Landlord
    hereunder. In the event of such sale, transfer or lease, Landlord shall also
    be relieved of all existing obligations and liabilities hereunder, provided
    that the purchaser, transferee or tenant of the building assumes in writing
    such obligations and liabilities.

RIGHTS OF SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

 .

38. This lease shall bind and inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors,
    administrators, successors, and, except as otherwise provided herein, the
    assigns of the parties hereto. If any provision of any Article of this lease
    or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall, to any
    extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of that Article, or the
    application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those
    as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected
    thereby, and each provision of said Article and of this lease shall be valid
    and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.

CAPTIONS.

39. The captions herein are inserted for only convenience, and are in no way to
    be construed as a part of this lease or as a limitation of the scope of any
    provision of this lease.

LEASE SUBMISSION.

40. Landlord and tenant agree that this lease is submitted to tenant on the
    understanding that it shall not be considered an offer and shall not bind
    landlord in any way unless and until (I) Tenant has duly executed and
    delivered duplicate originals thereof to landlord and (ii) Landlord has
    executed and delivered one of said originals to Tenant

                RIDER ANNEXED TO AND MADE A PART OF LEASE BETWEEN
                      200 FIFTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LANDLORD
                             AND TOYMAX INC., TENANT

RULES AND REGULATIONS REFERRED TO IN THIS LEASE

1.  No animals, birds, bicycles or vehicles shall be brought into or kept in the
    premises. The premises shall not be used for manufacturing or commercial
    repairing or for sale or display of merchandise or as a lodging place, or
    for any immoral or illegal purpose. Nor shall the premises be used for a
    public stenographer or

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    typist; barber or beauty shop, telephone, secretarial or messenger service,
    employment, travel or tourist agency, school or classroom; commercial
    document reproduction; or for any business other than specifically provided
    for in the tenant's lease. Lessee shall not cause or permit in the premises
    any disturbing noises which may interfere with occupants of this or
    neighboring buildings, any cooking or objectionable odors, or any nuisance
    of any kind, or any inflammable or explosive fluid, chemical or substance.
    Canvassing, soliciting and peddling in the building are prohibited, and each
    Lessee shall cooperate so as to prevent the same.

2.  The toilet rooms and other water apparatus shall not be used for any
    purposes other than those for which they were constructed, and no sweepings,
    rags, ink, chemicals or any unsuitable substances shall be thrown therein.
    Lessee shall not throw anything out of doors, windows or skylights, or into
    hallways, stairways or elevators, nor place food or objects on outside
    window sills. Lessee shall not obstruct or cover the halls, stairways and
    elevators, or use them for any purpose other than ingress and egress to or
    from Lessee's premises, nor shall skylights, windows, doors and transoms
    that reflect or admit light into the building be covered or obstructed in
    any way.

3.  Lessee shall not place a load upon any floor of the premises in excess of
    the load per square foot which such floor was designed to carry and which is
    allowed by law. Lessor reserves the right to prescribe the weight and
    position of all safes in the premises. Business machines and mechanical
    equipment shall be placed and maintained by Lessee, at Lessee's expense,
    only with Lessor's consent and in settings approved by Lessor to control
    weight, vibration, noise and annoyance. Smoking or carrying lighted cigars,
    pipes or cigarettes in the elevators of the building is prohibited. If the
    premises are on the ground floor of the building the tenant thereof at its
    expense shall keep the sidewalks and curb in front of the premises clean and
    free from ice, snow, dirt and rubbish.

4.  Lessee shall not move any heavy or bulky materials into or out of the
    building without Lessor's prior written consent, and then only during such
    hours and in such manner as Lessor shall approve. If any material or
    equipment requires special handling, Lessee shall employ only persons
    holding a Master Rigger's License to do such work, and all such work shall
    comply with all legal requirements. Lessor reserves the right to inspect all
    freight to be brought into the building, and to exclude any freight which
    violates any rule, regulation or other provision of this lease.

5.  No sign, advertisement, notice or thing shall be inscribed. painted or
    affixed on any part of the building, without the prior written consent of
    Lessor. Lessor may remove anything installed in violation of this provision,
    and Lessee shall pay the cost of such removal. Interior signs on doors and
    directories shall be inscribed or affixed by Lessor at Lessee's expense.
    Lessor shall control the color. size, style and location of all signs,
    advertisements and notices. No advertising of any kind by Lessee shall refer
    to the building. unless first approved in writing by Lessor.

6.  No article shall be fastened to, or holes drilled or nails or screws driven
    into, the ceilings, walls, doors or other portions of the premises, nor
    shall any part of the premises be painted, papered or otherwise covered, or
    in any way marked or broken without the prior written consent of Lessor.

7.  No existing locks shall be changed, nor shall any additional locks or bolts
    of any kind be placed upon any door or window by Lessee, without the prior
    written consent of Lessor. At the termination of this lease, Lessee shall
    deliver to Lessor all keys for any portion of the premises or building.
    Before leaving the premises at any time, Lessee shall close all windows and
    close and lock all doors.

8.  No Lessee shall purchase or obtain for use in the premises any spring water,
    ice, towels, food, bootlacking, barbering or other such service furnished by
    any company or person not approved by Lessor. Any

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    necessary exterminating work in the premises shall be done at Lessee's
    expense, at such times, in such manner and by such company as Lessor shall
    require. Lessor reserves the right to exclude from the building, from 6:00
    p.m. to 8:00 a.m., and at all hours on Sunday and legal holidays, all
    persons who do not present a pass to the building signed by Lessor. Lessor
    will furnish passes to all persons reasonably designated by Lessee. Lessee
    shall be responsible for the acts of all persons to whom passes are issued
    at Lessee's request.

9.  Whenever Lessee shall submit to Lessor any plan, agreement or other document
    for Lessor's consent or approval, Lessee agrees to pay Lessor as additional
    rent, on demand. an administrative fee equal to the sum of the reasonable
    fees of any architect, engineer or attorney employed by Lessor to review
    said plan, agreement or document and Lessor's administrative costs for same.

10. The use in the demised premises of auxiliary heating devices, such as
    portable electric heaters, heat lamps or other devices whose principal
    function at the time of operation is to produce space heating, is
    prohibited.

In case of any conflict or inconsistency between provisions of this lease and
any of the rules and regulations as originally or as hereafter adopted, the
provisions of this lease shall control per rentable square foot. Any
installation and use of equipment other than Ordinary Equipment and/or any
connected load and/or any energy usage by Tenant in excess of the foregoing
shall result in adjustment of the ERIF as hereinafter provided. For purposes of
this lease the rentable square foot area of the presently demised premises shall
be deemed to be 14,546 square feet.

    If the cost to Landlord of electricity shall have been, or shall be,
increased or decreased subsequent to May 1, 1996 (whether such change occurs
prior to or during the term of this lease), by change in Landlord's electric
rates or service classifications, or electricity charges, including changes in
market prices, or by any increase, subsequent to the last such electric rate or
service classification change, in fuel adjustments or charges of any kind, or by
taxes, imposed on Landlord's electricity purchases, or on Landlord's electricity
redistribution, or for any other such reason, then the aforesaid ERIF portion of
the fixed annual rent, shall be changed in the same percentage as any such
change in cost due to changes in electric rates or service classifications, and,
also, Tenant's payment obligation, for electricity redistribution, shall change
from time to time so as to reflect any such increase in fuel adjustments or
charges, and taxes. Any such percentage change in Landlord's cost due to change
in Landlord's electric rates or service classifications shall be computed on the
basis of the average consumption of electricity for the building for the twelve
full months immediately prior to the rate change, or other such changes in cost,
energy and demand, and any changed methods of or rules on billing for same, on a
consistent basis to the new electric rate or service classification or market
price and to the immediately prior existing electric rate or service
classification or market price. If the average consumption (energy and demand)
for the entire building for said prior twelve (12) months cannot reasonably be
applied and used with respect to changed methods of or rules on billing, then
the percentage increase shall be computed by the use of the average consumption
(energy and demand) for the entire building for the first three (3) months after
such change, projected to a full twelve (12) months, so as to reflect the
different seasons; and that same consumption, so projected, shall be applied to
the rate and/or service classification or market price which existed immediately
prior to the change. The parties agree that a reputable, independent electrical
consultant firm, selected by Landlord ("Landlord's electrical consultant"),
shall determine the percentage change for the changes in the ERIF due to
Landlord's changed costs, and that Landlord's electrical consultant may from
time to time make surveys in the demised premises of the electrical equipment
and fixtures and the use of current. (I) If such survey shall reflect a
connected electrical load in the demised premises in excess of 41/2watts of
electricity for all purposes per rentable square foot and/or energy usage in
excess of ordinary business hours (each such excess is hereinafter called
"excess electricity") then the connected electrical load and/or the hours of use
portion(s) of the then existing ERIF shall each be increased by an amount which
is equal to a fraction of the then existing ERIF, the numerator of which is the
excess electricity (i.e., excess connected load and/or excess usage) and the
denominator of which is the connected load and/or the energy usage which was the
basis for the computation of the then existing ERIF. Such fractions shall be
determined by Landlord's electrical consultant. The fixed annual rent shall then
be appropriately adjusted, effective as of the date of any such change in
connected load and/or usage, as disclosed by said survey. (II) If such survey
shall disclose installation and use of other than Ordinary Equipment, then
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of the date of said survey, there shall be added to the ERIF portion of the
fixed annual rent (computed and fixed as hereinbefore described) an additional
amount equal to what would be paid under the SC-4 Rate I Service Classification
in effect on May 1, 1996 (and not the time-of-day rate schedule) for such load
and usage of electricity, with the connected electrical load deemed to be the
demand (KW) and the hours of use thereof deemed to be the energy (KWH), as
hereinbefore provided, (which addition to the ERIF shall be increased or
decreased by all electricity cost changes of Landlord, as hereinabove provided,
from May 1. 1996 through the date of billing).

    In no event, whether because of surveys or for any other reason, is the
originally specified $2.95 per rentable square foot ERIF portion of the fixed
annual rent (plus any net increase thereof, but not decrease, by virtue of all
electricity rate, service classification or market price changes of Landlord
subsequent to May 1, 1996) to be reduced.

    -C-. GENERAL CONDITIONs: The determinations by Landlord's electrical
consultant shall be binding and conclusive on Landlord and on Tenant from and
after the delivery of copies of such determinations to Landlord and Tenant,
unless, within fifteen (15) days after delivery thereof, Tenant disputes such
determination. If Tenant so disputes the determination, it shall, at its own
expense, obtain from a reputable, independent electrical consultant its own
determinations in accordance with the provisions of this Article. Tenant's
consultant and Landlord's consultant then shall seek to agree. If they cannot
agree within thirty (30) days they shall choose a third reputable electrical
consultant, whose cost shall be shared equally by the parties, to make similar
determinations which shall be controlling. (If they cannot agree on such third
consultant within ten (10) days, then either party may apply to the Supreme
Court in the County of New York for such appointment.) However, pending such
controlling determinations, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the amount of
additional rent or ERIF in accordance with the determinations of Landlord's
electrical consultant. If the controlling determinations differ from Landlord's
electrical consultant, then the parties shall promptly make adjustment for any
deficiency owed by Tenant or overage paid by Tenant.

    At the option of Landlord, Tenant agrees to purchase from Landlord or its
agents all lamps and bulbs used in the demised premises and to pay for the cost
of installation thereof. Supplementing Article 35 hereof, if all or part of the
submetering additional rent or the ERIF payable in accordance with Subdivision
(A) or (B) of this Article becomes uncollectible or reduced or refunded by
virtue of any law, order or regulation, the parties agree that, at Landlord's
option, in lieu of submetering additional rent or ERIF, and in consideration of
Tenant's use of the building's electrical distribution system and receipt of
redistributed electricity and payment by Landlord of consultant's fees and other
redistribution costs, the fixed annual rent rate(s) to be paid under this lease
shall be increased by an "alternative charge" which shall be a sum equal to
$2.95 per year per rentable square foot of the demised premises, changed in the
same percentage as any increases in the cost to Landlord for electricity for the
entire building subsequent to May 1, 1996 because of electric rate, service
classification or market price changes, such percentage change to be computed as
in Subdivision(B) provided.

    Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for any loss or damage or expenses
which Tenant may sustain or incur if either the quantity or character of
electric service is changed or is no longer available or suitable for Tenant's
requirements. Tenant covenants and agrees that at all times its use of electric
current shall never exceed the capacity of existing feeders to the building or
the risers or wiring installation. Tenant agrees not to connect any additional
electrical equipment to the building electric distribution system, other than
lamps, typewriters and other small office machines which consume comparable
amounts of electricity, without Landlord's prior written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any riser or risers to supply Tenant's
electrical requirements, upon written request of Tenant, will be installed by
Landlord, at the sole cost and expense of Tenant, if, in Landlord's sole
judgment, the same are necessary and will not cause permanent damage or injury
to the building or demised premises or cause or create a dangerous or hazardous
condition or entail excessive or unreasonable alterations, repairs or expense or
interfere with or disturb other tenants or occupants. In addition to the
installation of such riser or risers, Landlord will also at the sole cost and
expense of Tenant, install all other equipment proper and necessary in
connection therewith subject to the aforesaid terms and conditions. The parties
acknowledge that they understand that it is anticipated that electric rates,
charges, etc., may be changed by virtue of time-of-day rates or other methods of
billing, and/or electricity purchases and the redistribution thereof, and
fluctuation in the market

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price of electricity, and that the references in the foregoing paragraphs to
changes in methods of or rules on billing are intended to include any such
changes. Anything hereinabove to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event is
the submetering additional rent or ERIF, or any "alternative charge", to be less
than an amount equal to the total of Landlord's payments to public utilities
and/or other providers for the electricity consumed by Tenant (and any taxes
thereon or on redistribution of same) plus 5% thereof for transmission line
loss, plus 15% thereof for other redistribution costs. The Landlord reserves the
right, at any time upon thirty (30) days, written notice, to change its
furnishing of electricity to Tenant from a rent inclusion basis to a submetering
basis, or vice versa or to change to the distribution of less than all the
components of the existing service to Tenant. The Landlord reserves the right to
terminate the furnishing of electricity on a rent-inclusion, submetering, or any
other basis at any time, upon thirty (30) days' written notice to the Tenant, in
which event the Tenant may make application directly to the public utility for
the Tenant's entire separate supply of electric current and Landlord shall
permit its wires and conduits, to the extent available and safely capable, to be
used for such purpose, but only to the extent of Tenant's then authorized load.
Any meters, risers or other equipment or connections necessary to furnish
electricity on a submetering basis or to enable Tenant to obtain electric
current directly from such utility shall be installed at Tenant's sole cost and
expense. Only rigid conduit or electricity metal tubing (EMT) will be allowed.
The Landlord, upon the expiration of the aforesaid thirty (30) days' written
notice to the Tenant may discontinue furnishing the electric current but this
lease shall otherwise remain in full force and effect. If Tenant was provided
electricity on a rent inclusion basis when it was so discontinued, then
commencing when Tenant receives such direct service and as long as Tenant shall
continue to receive such service, the fixed annual rental rate payable under
this lease shall be reduced by the amount of the ERIF which was payable
immediately prior to such discontinuance of electricity on a rent inclusion
basis.

                RIDER ANNEXED TO AND MADE A PART OF LEASE BETWEEN
                      200 FIFTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LANDLORD
                            AND TOYMAX INC. , TENANT
                                   ELECTRICITY

41. Tenant agrees that Landlord may furnish electricity to Tenant on a
    "submetering" basis or on a "rent inclusion" basis. Electricity and electric
    service, as used herein, shall mean any element affecting the generation,
    transmission, and/or distribution or redistribution of electricity,
    including but not limited to services which facilitate the distribution of
    service.

     (A).SUBMETERING: If and so long as Landlord provides electricity to the
     demised premises on a submetering basis, Tenant covenants and agrees to
     purchase the same from Landlord or Landlord's designated agent at charges,
     terms and rates set, from time to time, during the term of this lease by
     Landlord but not more than those specified in the service classification in
     effect on January 1, 1970 pursuant to which Landlord then purchased
     electric current from the public utility corporation serving the part of
     the city where the building is located; provided, however, said charges
     shall be increased in the same percentage as any percentage increase in the
     billing to Landlord for electricity for the entire building, by reason of
     increase in Landlord's electric rates or service classifications,
     subsequent to January 1, 1970, and so as to reflect any increase in
     Landlord's electric charges, fuel adjustment, or by taxes or charges of any
     kind imposed on Landlord's electricity purchases, or for any other such
     reason, subsequent to said date. Any such percentage increase in Landlord's
     billing for electricity due to changes in rates or service classifications
     shall be computed by the application of the average consumption (energy and
     demand) of electricity for the entire building for the twelve (12) full
     months immediately prior to the rate and/or service classification change,
     or any changed methods of or rules on billing for same, on a consistent
     basis to the new rate and/or service classification and to the service
     classification in effect on January 1, 1970. If the average consumption of
     electricity for the entire building for said prior twelve (12) months
     cannot reasonably be applied and used with respect to changed methods of or
     rules on billing, then the percentage increase shall be computed by the use
     of the average consumption (energy and demand) for the entire building for
     the first three (3) months after such change, projected to a full twelve
     (12) months; and that same consumption, so projected, shall be applied to
     the service classification in effect on January 1, 1970. Where more than
     one meter measures the service of Tenant in the building, the service
     rendered through each

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    meter may be computed and billed separately in accordance with the rates
    herein. Bills therefore shall be rendered at such times as Landlord may
    elect and the amount, as computed from a meter, shall be deemed to be, and
    be paid as, additional rent. In the event that such bills are not paid
    within five (5) days after the same are rendered, Landlord may, without
    further notice, discontinue the service of electric current to the demised
    premises without releasing Tenant from any liability under this lease and
    without Landlord or Landlord's agent incurring any liability for any damage
    or loss sustained by Tenant by such discontinuance of service. If any tax is
    imposed upon Landlord's receipt from the sale or resale of electrical energy
    or gas or telephone service to Tenant by any Federal, State or Municipal
    Authority, Tenant covenants and agrees that where permitted by law, Tenant's
    pro-rata share of such taxes shall be passed on to, and included in the bill
    of, and paid by, Tenant to Landlord.

(B). RENT INCLUSION: If and so long as Landlord provides electricity to the
demised premises on a rent inclusion basis, Tenant agrees that the fixed annual
rent shall be increased by the amount of the Electricity Rent Inclusion Factor
("ERIF"), as hereinafter defined. Tenant acknowledges and agrees (i) that the
fixed annual rent hereinabove set forth in this lease does not yet, but is to
include an ERIF of $2.95 per rentable square foot to compensate Landlord for
electrical wiring and other installations necessary for, and for its obtaining
and making available to Tenant the redistribution of, electric current as an
additional service; and (ii) that said ERIF, which shall be subject to periodic
adjustments as hereinafter provided, has been partially based upon an estimate
of the Tenant's connected electrical load, which shall be deemed to be the
demand (KW), and hours of use thereof, which shall be deemed to be the energy
(KVM), for ordinary lighting and light office equipment and the operation of the
usual small business machines, including Xerox or other copying machines (such
lighting and equipment are hereinafter called "Ordinary Equipment") during
ordinary business hours ("ordinary business hours" shall be deemed to mean 50
hours per week), with Landlord providing an average connected load of 4/2 watts
of electricity for all purposes

42. The fixed annual rental rate (without electricity) payable hereunder shall
    be:

    (a) From December 1, 1999, through November 30, 2002, the annual rent shall
        be $400,020 payable in equal monthly installments of $33,335, EXCEPT
        DECEMBER 1999 AND JANUARY THROUGH MAY 2000 FROM WHICH LESSEE SHALL BE
        EXCUSED FROM THE MONTHLY RENT PAYMENTS OF $33,335;

    (b) From December 1, 2002, through November 30, 2006, the annual rent shall
        be $421,836 payable in equal monthly installments of $35,153;

    (c) From December l, 2006,throughApril 30, 2010, the annual rent Shall be
        $443,664 payable in equal monthly installments of $36,972;

    (d) Lessee acknowledges that the fixed annual rental rates, hereinabove set
        forth, are intended to create an average rental rate over the term of
        the lease of $422,707. Lessee therefore agrees that if, by default the
        term of this lease is ended prior to April 30, 2010, then and in such
        event, in addition to any other liability to Lessor from Lessee, and
        remedies of Lessor under this lease and under the law, Lessee shall be
        obligated forthwith to pay to Lessor, as additional rent, a sum equal to
        the difference between the average rental rate of $422,707 a year (as
        adjusted under Article 23) theretofore paid by Lessee to Lessor.

Additional clauses attached to and forming a part of lease dated September 28,
1999 (rev. 11/99) Between 200 Fifth Avenue Associates and TOYMAX INC. For Rooms
622 through 654        at         200 FIFTH AVENUE

43. If Lessor shall consummate a lease with Lessee in the building known as 200
    Fifth Avenue or the building known as 1107 Broadway for vacant space larger
    than the premises demised hereunder, Lessee shall have the right to cancel
    this lease but such cancellation right shall be effective only upon strict
    compliance with the following terms and conditions:

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    (a) Lessee shall notify Lessor within five (5) days after consummating such
        lease of its intention to cancel this lease which notice shall be sent
        to Lessor by Registered or Certified Mail addressed c/o Helmsley-Spear,
        Inc., 200 Fifth Avenue, The International Toy Center South, or at such
        other place hereafter designated in writing by Lessor. Time shall be of
        the essence in connection with the exercise of any election to cancel
        hereunder and the cancellation date shall be either:

        (i) Within ninety (90) days of the effective date of the new lease for
            larger space; or

        (ii) Any April 30, or October 31 during the remaining period of the term
            of this lease:

    (b) It is understood and agreed that the aforesaid cancellation right is
        conditioned upon Lessee's not being in default under any of the terms,
        covenants and conditions of this lease, beyond any grace period, at the
        date of delivery of any such cancellation notice and on the cancellation
        date. Notwithstanding any such cancellation by Lessee hereunder, Lessee
        shall remain liable to cure any default under any of the terms,
        covenants and conditions of this lease existing on the cancellation
        date. Such liability of Lessee shall survive any such cancellation.

    (c) Lessee shall vacate the premises demised hereunder and surrender
        possession thereof to Lessor on or prior to the cancellation date.

Additional clauses attached to and forming a part of lease dated September 28,
1999 (rev. 11/99) Between 200 Fifth Avenue Associates and TOYMAX INC. For Rooms
622 through 654      at        200 FIFTH AVENUE

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