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                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

                AMENDED AND RESTATED THREE YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT

                         Dated as of September 23, 2002

                                      Among

                              GOODRICH CORPORATION
                                   as Company

                                       and

                        THE INITIAL LENDERS NAMED HEREIN

                                   as Lenders

                                       and

                                 CITIBANK, N.A.

                                    as Agent

                                       and

                            SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC.

                        as Lead Arranger and Book Manager

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I

         SECTION 1.01.  Certain Defined Terms                                  1

         SECTION 1.02.  Computation of Time Periods                           15

         SECTION 1.03.  Accounting Terms                                      15

ARTICLE II

         SECTION 2.01.  The Revolving Credit Advances and Letters of Credit   16

         SECTION 2.02.  Making the Revolving Credit Advances                  16

         SECTION 2.03.  The Competitive Bid Advances                          17

         SECTION 2.04.  Issuance of and Drawings and Reimbursement
                        Under Letters of Credit                               21

         SECTION 2.05.  Fees                                                  22

         SECTION 2.06.  Optional Termination or Reduction of the Commitments  23

         SECTION 2.07.  Repayment of Revolving Credit Advances                23

         SECTION 2.08.  Interest on Revolving Credit Advances                 24

         SECTION 2.09.  Interest Rate Determination                           24

         SECTION 2.10.  Optional Conversion of Revolving Credit Advances      26

         SECTION 2.11.  Prepayments of Revolving Credit Advances              26

         SECTION 2.12.  Increased Costs; Reserve Percentages                  27

         SECTION 2.13.  Illegality                                            28

         SECTION 2.14.  Payments and Computations                             28

         SECTION 2.15.  Taxes                                                 29

         SECTION 2.16.  Sharing of Payments, Etc.                             31

         SECTION 2.17.  Evidence of Debt                                      31

         SECTION 2.18.  Use of Proceeds                                       32

         SECTION 2.19.  Increase in the Aggregate Revolving Credit
                        Commitments                                           32

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ARTICLE III

         SECTION 3.01.  Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of
                        Sections 2.01(b) and 2.04                             33

         SECTION 3.02.  Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing of
                        Each Designated Subsidiary                            34

         SECTION 3.03.  Conditions Precedent to Each Revolving
                        Credit Borrowing, Letter of Credit Issuance
                        and Commitment Increase.                              34

         SECTION 3.04.  Conditions Precedent to Each Competitive Bid
                        Borrowing                                             35

         SECTION 3.05.  Determinations Under Section 3.01                     35

ARTICLE IV

         SECTION 4.01.  Representations and Warranties of the Company         35

ARTICLE V

         SECTION 5.01.  Covenants                                             38

ARTICLE VI

         SECTION 6.01.  Events of Default                                     43

         SECTION 6.02.  Actions in Respect of the Letters of Credit
                        upon Default                                          44

ARTICLE VII                                                                   45

         SECTION 7.01.  Guaranty; Limitation of Liability                     45

         SECTION 7.02.  Guaranty Absolute                                     45

         SECTION 7.03.  Waivers and Acknowledgments                           46

         SECTION 7.04.  Subrogation                                           46

         SECTION 7.05.  Continuing Guaranty; Assignments                      47

ARTICLE VIII

         SECTION 8.01.  Authorization and Action                              47

         SECTION 8.02.  Agent's Reliance, Etc.                                47

         SECTION 8.03.  Citibank and Affiliates                               48

         SECTION 8.04.  Lender Credit Decision                                48

         SECTION 8.05.  Indemnification                                       48

         SECTION 8.06.  Successor Agent                                       49

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         SECTION 8.07.  Sub-Agent                                             49

         SECTION 8.08.  Other Agents.                                         49

ARTICLE IX

         SECTION 9.01.  Amendments, Etc.                                      50

         SECTION 9.02.  Notices, Etc.                                         50

         SECTION 9.03.  No Waiver; Remedies                                   50

         SECTION 9.04.  Costs and Expenses                                    50

         SECTION 9.05.  Binding Effect                                        51

         SECTION 9.06.  Assignments, Designations and Participations          52

         SECTION 9.07.  Confidentiality                                       55

         SECTION 9.08.  Governing Law                                         55

         SECTION 9.09.  Execution in Counterparts                             55

         SECTION 9.10.  Judgment                                              55

         SECTION 9.11.  Jurisdiction, Etc.                                    56

         SECTION 9.12.  Designated Subsidiaries                               56

         SECTION 9.13.  No Liability of the Issuing Banks                     56

         SECTION 9.14.  Waiver of Jury Trial                                  58

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Schedules
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Schedule I - List of Applicable Lending Offices

Exhibits
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Exhibit A-1    -   Form of Revolving Credit Note

Exhibit A-2    -   Form of Competitive Bid Note

Exhibit B-1    -   Form of Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing

Exhibit B-2    -   Form of Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing

Exhibit C      -   Form of Assignment and Acceptance

Exhibit D      -   Form of Designation Agreement

Exhibit E      -   Form of Designation Letter

Exhibit F-1    -   Form of Opinion of General Counsel for the Company

Exhibit F-2    -   Form of Opinion of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue

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                AMENDED AND RESTATED THREE YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT

                         Dated as of September 23, 2002

                  GOODRICH CORPORATION, a New York corporation (the "Company"),
the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders (the "Initial
Lenders") and issuers of letters of credit (the "Initial Issuing Banks") listed
on the signature pages hereof and CITIBANK, N.A. ("Citibank"), as agent (the
"Agent") for the Lenders (as hereinafter defined), agree as follows:

                  PRELIMINARY STATEMENT. The Company, the lenders parties
thereto and Citibank, as Agent, are party to the Three Year Credit Agreement
dated as of December 27, 2001 (the "Existing Credit Agreement"). The Company and
the Required Lenders have agreed to amend and restate the Existing Credit
Agreement as hereafter set forth in order to, among other things, provide for
the issuance of Letters of Credit (as hereinafter defined).

                                    ARTICLE I

                        DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

                  SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Amended
and Restated Three Year Credit Agreement (as the same may from time to time be
amended, restated or otherwise modified, the "Agreement"), the following terms
shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to
both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

                  "Advance" means a Revolving Credit Advance or a Competitive
         Bid Advance.

                  "Affiliate" means, as to any Person, any other Person that,
         directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common
         control with such Person or is a director or officer of such Person.
         For purposes of this definition, the term "control" (including the
         terms "controlling", "controlled by" and "under common control with")
         of a Person means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to
         vote 10% or more of the Voting Stock of such Person or to direct or
         cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person,
         whether through the ownership of Voting Stock, by contract or
         otherwise.

                  "Agent's Account" means (a) in the case of Advances
         denominated in Dollars, the account of the Agent maintained by the
         Agent at Citibank at its office at 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New
         York 10013, Account No. 36852248, Attention: Bank Loan Syndications,
         (b) in the case of Advances denominated in any Foreign Currency, the
         account of the Sub-Agent designated in writing from time to time by the
         Agent to the Company and the Lenders for such purpose and (c) in any
         such case, such other account of the Agent as is designated in writing
         from time to time by the Agent to the Company and the Lenders for such
         purpose.

                  "Agreement" has the meaning specified in the first sentence of
         this Section 1.01.

                  "Applicable Lending Office" means, with respect to each
         Lender, such Lender's Domestic Lending Office in the case of a Base
         Rate Advance and such Lender's Eurocurrency Lending Office in the case
         of a Eurocurrency Rate Advance and, in the case of a Competitive Bid
         Advance, the office of such Lender notified by such Lender to the Agent
         as its Applicable Lending Office with respect to such Competitive Bid
         Advance.

                  "Applicable Margin" means (a) for Eurocurrency Rate Advances,
         as of any date, a percentage per annum determined by reference to the
         Public Debt Rating and Leverage Ratio in effect on such date as set
         forth below:

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      Public Debt Rating           Applicable Margin for         Applicable Margin for         Applicable Margin for
         S&P/Moody's             Eurocurrency Rate Advances    Eurocurrency Rate Advances    Eurocurrency Rate Advances
                                When Leverage Ratio is Less      When Leverage Ratio is        When Leverage Ratio is
                                       than 3.50 to 1           Equal to or Greater than      Equal to or Greater than
                                                                3.50 to 1 and less than              3.75 to 1
                                                                       3.75 to 1
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<S>                             <C>                           <C>                           <C>
Level 1
A or A2 or above                           0.310%                        0.560%                        0.685%
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Level 2
A- or A3                                   0.390%                        0.640%                        0.765%
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Level 3
BBB+ or Baa1                               0.500%                        0.750%                        0.875%
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Level 4
BBB or Baa2                                0.575%                        0.825%                        0.950%
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Level 5
BBB- and Baa3                              0.925%                        1.175%                        1.300%
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Level 6
BBB- or Baa3                               1.100%                        1.350%                        1.475%
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Level 7
Lower than Level 6                         1.450%                        1.700%                        1.825%
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</TABLE>

         and (b) for Base Rate Advances, as of any date, a percentage per annum
         determined by reference to the Public Debt Rating and Leverage Ratio in
         effect on such date as set forth below:
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      Public Debt Rating           Applicable Margin for         Applicable Margin for         Applicable Margin for
         S&P/Moody's              Base Rate Advances When       Base Rate Advances When       Base Rate Advances When
                                Leverage Ratio is Less than        Leverage Ratio is         Leverage Ratio is Equal to
                                        3.50 to 1               Equal to or Greater than     or Greater than 3.75 to 1
                                                                      3.50 to 1
                                                                 and less than 3.75 to 1
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<S>                             <C>                             <C>                          <C>
Level 1
A or A2 or above                           0.000%                        0.000%                        0.000%
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Level 2
A- or A3                                   0.000%                        0.000%                        0.000%
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Level 3
BBB+ or Baa1                               0.000%                        0.000%                        0.000%
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Level 4
BBB or Baa2                                0.000%                        0.000%                        0.000%
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Level 5
BBB- and Baa3                              0.000%                        0.000%                        0.000%
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Level 6
BBB- or Baa3                               0.000%                        0.000%                        0.000%
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Level 7
Lower than Level 6                         0.000%                        0.200%                        0.325%
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         The Applicable Margin for each Advance shall be determined by reference
         to Public Debt Rating and the Leverage Ratio in effect from time to
         time, and shall be adjusted on the basis of the Leverage Ratio upward
         or downward on the third Business Day following delivery of the
         certificate referred to in Section 5.01(k)(iv) provided the Leverage
         Ratio shall be deemed to be greater than 3.75 to 1 for so long as the
         Company has not delivered such certificate as required under Section
         5.01(k)(iv).

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                  "Applicable Percentage" means, as of any date, a percentage
         per annum determined by reference to the Public Debt Rating in effect
         on such date as set forth below:

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                           Public Debt Rating                Applicable
                             S&P/Moody's                     Percentage
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                           Level 1
                           A or A2 or above                    0.090%
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                           Level 2
                           A- or A3                            0.110%
                           -----------------------------------------------------
                           Level 3
                           BBB+ or Baa1                        0.125%
                           -----------------------------------------------------
                           Level 4
                           BBB or Baa2                         0.175%
                           -----------------------------------------------------
                           Level 5
                           BBB- and Baa3                       0.200%
                           -----------------------------------------------------
                           Level 6
                           BBB- or Baa3                        0.275%
                           -----------------------------------------------------
                           Level 7
                           Lower than Level 6                  0.300%
                           -----------------------------------------------------

                  "Applicable Utilization Fee" means, as of any date that the
         sum of the aggregate Advances plus the Available Amount of all Letters
         of Credit exceeds 33% of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments, a
         percentage per annum determined by reference to the Public Debt Rating
         in effect on such date as set forth below:

                           -----------------------------------------------------
                           Public Debt Rating                Applicable
                           S&P/Moody's                    Utilization Fee
                           -----------------------------------------------------
                           Level 1
                           A or A2 or above                    0.050%
                           -----------------------------------------------------
                           Level 2
                           A- or A3                            0.100%
                           -----------------------------------------------------
                           Level 3
                           BBB+ or Baa1                        0.125%
                           -----------------------------------------------------
                           Level 4
                           BBB or Baa2                         0.125%
                           -----------------------------------------------------
                           Level 5
                           BBB- and Baa3                       0.250%
                           -----------------------------------------------------
                           Level 6
                           BBB- or Baa3                        0.250%
                           -----------------------------------------------------
                           Level 7
                           Lower than Level 6                  0.250%
                           -----------------------------------------------------

                  "Assignment and Acceptance" means an assignment and acceptance
         entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee, and accepted by the
         Agent and, if required, the Company, in substantially the form of
         Exhibit C hereto.

                  "Assuming Lender" has the meaning specified in Section
         2.19(d).

                  "Assumption Agreement" has the meaning specified in Section
         2.19(d)(ii).

                  "Available Amount" of any Letter of Credit means, at any time,
         the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit at
         such time (assuming compliance at such time with all conditions to
         drawing).

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                 "Bankruptcy Law" means any proceeding of the type referred to
         in Section 6.01(e) or Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar foreign,
         federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

                  "Base Rate" means a fluctuating interest rate per annum in
         effect from time to time, which rate per annum shall at all times be
         equal to the highest of:

                           (a) the rate of interest announced publicly by
                  Citibank in New York, New York, from time to time, as
                  Citibank's base rate;

                           (b) the sum (adjusted to the nearest 1/4 of 1% or, if
                  there is no nearest 1/4 of 1%, to the next higher 1/4 of 1%)
                  of (i) 1/2 of 1% per annum, plus (ii) the rate obtained by
                  dividing (A) the latest three-week moving average of secondary
                  market morning offering rates in the United States for
                  three-month certificates of deposit of major United States
                  money market banks, such three-week moving average (adjusted
                  to the basis of a year of 360 days) being determined weekly on
                  each Monday (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the
                  next succeeding Business Day) for the three-week period ending
                  on the previous Friday by Citibank on the basis of such rates
                  reported by certificate of deposit dealers to and published by
                  the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or, if such publication
                  shall be suspended or terminated, on the basis of quotations
                  for such rates received by Citibank from three New York
                  certificate of deposit dealers of recognized standing selected
                  by Citibank, by (B) a percentage equal to 100% minus the
                  average of the daily percentages specified during such
                  three-week period by the Board of Governors of the Federal
                  Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the maximum
                  reserve requirement (including, but not limited to, any
                  emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement)
                  for Citibank with respect to liabilities consisting of or
                  including (among other liabilities) three-month Dollar
                  non-personal time deposits in the United States, plus (iii)
                  the average during such three-week period of the annual
                  assessment rates estimated by Citibank for determining the
                  then current annual assessment payable by Citibank to the
                  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (or any successor) for
                  insuring Dollar deposits of Citibank in the United States; and

                           (c) 1/2 of one percent per annum above the Federal
                  Funds Rate.

                  "Base Rate Advance" means a Revolving Credit Advance
         denominated in Dollars that bears interest as provided in Section
         2.08(a)(i).

                  "Borrowers" means, collectively, the Company and each
         Designated Subsidiary that shall become a party to this Agreement
         pursuant to Section 9.12.

                  "Borrowing" means a Revolving Credit Borrowing or a
         Competitive Bid Borrowing.

                  "Business Day" means a day of the year on which banks are not
         required or authorized by law to close in New York City and, if the
         applicable Business Day relates to any Eurocurrency Rate Advances or
         LIBO Rate Advances, on which dealings are carried on in the London
         interbank market and banks are open for business in London and in the
         country of issue of the currency of such Eurocurrency Rate Advance or
         LIBO Rate Advance (or, in the case of an Advance denominated in Euro,
         on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement
         Express Transfer (TARGET) System is open) and, if the applicable
         Business Day relates to any Local Rate Advances on which banks are open
         for business in the country of issue of the currency of such Local Rate
         Advance.

                  "Capitalized Lease" means any lease the obligation for Rentals
         with respect to which is required to be capitalized on a consolidated
         balance sheet of the lessee and its subsidiaries in accordance with
         GAAP.

                  "Capitalized Rentals" of any Person means as of the date of
         any determination thereof the amount at which the aggregate Rentals due
         and to become due under all Capitalized Leases under which such Person
         is a lessee would be reflected as a liability on a consolidated balance
         sheet of such Person.

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                 "Change of Control" shall occur if (i) any Person or two or
         more Persons (other than a Permitted Holder) acting in concert shall
         have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of
         the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange
         Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of Voting Stock of the Company
         (or other securities convertible into such Voting Stock) representing
         35% or more of the combined voting power of all Voting Stock of the
         Company; or (ii) during any period of up to 24 consecutive months,
         commencing before or after the Effective Date, individuals who at the
         beginning of such 24-month period were directors of the Company shall
         cease for any reason (other than due to death or disability) to
         constitute a majority of the board of directors of the Company (except
         to the extent that individuals who at the beginning of such 24-month
         period were replaced by individuals (x) elected by 66-2/3% of the
         remaining members of the board of directors of the Company or (y)
         nominated for election by a majority of the remaining members of the
         board of directors of the Company and thereafter elected as directors
         by the shareholders of the Company); provided, however, that in no
         event shall a transaction that is permitted pursuant to Section
         5.01(h)(i) constitute a Change of Control under this Agreement.

                  "Commitment" means a Revolving Commitment or a Letter of
         Credit Commitment.

                  "Commitment Date" has the meaning specified in Section
         2.19(b).

                  "Commitment Increase" has the meaning specified in Section
         2.19(a).

                  "Committed Currencies" means lawful currency of the United
         Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Euros.

                  "Competitive Bid Advance" means an advance by a Lender to any
         Borrower as part of a Competitive Bid Borrowing resulting from the
         competitive bidding procedure described in Section 2.03 and refers to a
         Fixed Rate Advance, a LIBO Rate Advance or a Local Rate Advance.

                  "Competitive Bid Borrowing" means a borrowing consisting of
         simultaneous Competitive Bid Advances from each of the Lenders whose
         offer to make one or more Competitive Bid Advances as part of such
         borrowing has been accepted under the competitive bidding procedure
         described in Section 2.03.

                  "Competitive Bid Note" means a promissory note of any Borrower
         payable to the order of any Lender, in substantially the form of
         Exhibit A-2 hereto, evidencing the indebtedness of such Borrower to
         such Lender resulting from a Competitive Bid Advance made by such
         Lender to such Borrower.

                  "Competitive Bid Reduction" has the meaning specified in
         Section 2.01.

                  "Confidential Information" means confidential or proprietary
         information delivered or made available by or on behalf of the Company
         or any Subsidiary to the Agent or any Lender, but does not include
         information (i) which was publicly available or otherwise known to the
         Agent or such Lender, at the time of disclosure (other than through
         disclosure by the Company or any Subsidiary on behalf of the Company or
         any Subsidiary), (ii) which subsequently becomes publicly known through
         no act or omission by the Agent or any Lender, or (iii) which otherwise
         becomes known to the Agent or such Lender, other than through
         disclosure by the Company or any Subsidiary or on behalf of the Company
         or any Subsidiary or disclosure in violation of an obligation of
         confidence of which the Agent or such Lender knows or should have
         known.

                  "consolidated" refers to the consolidation of accounts in
         accordance with GAAP.

                  "Consolidated Net Income" for any period shall mean the gross
         revenues of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such
         period less all expenses and other proper charges (including taxes on
         income), determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

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                  "Consolidated Net Worth" shall mean as of the date of any
         determination thereof the consolidated shareholders equity of the
         Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries determined in accordance with
         GAAP. A "company-obligated minority interest in subsidiary" associated
         with a monthly or quarterly income preferred security (MIPS/QUIPS), or
         similar security, term income deferrable equity securities or similar
         securities, or securities mandatorily convertible into common stock,
         will be included in Consolidated Net Worth for purposes of this
         definition.

                  "Consolidated Subsidiary" means any entity which is treated as
         a consolidated subsidiary of the Company for purposes of its public
         financial statements as prepared in accordance with GAAP.

                  "Convert", "Conversion" and "Converted" each refers to a
         conversion of Revolving Credit Advances of one Type into Revolving
         Credit Advances of the other Type pursuant to Section 2.09 or 2.10.

                  "Debt" of any Person shall mean, as of the date of any
         determination thereof (and, in each case, without duplication):

                  (i) Indebtedness for borrowed money;

                  (ii) Indebtedness which is evidenced by acceptances, notes or
         other instruments;

                  (iii) Capitalized Rentals;

                  (iv) reimbursement obligations under letters of credit issued
         to secure obligations of any Person of the type described in clauses
         (i), (ii) or (iii) above;

                  (v) any obligation (including, without limitation, obligations
         in connection with sale-leaseback transactions) secured by a lien on
         assets, whether or not the obligor has assumed such obligation or
         whether or not such obligation is non-recourse to the credit of such
         obligor; and

                  (vi) Guaranties of any of the foregoing;

         and provided, however, that Debt shall not include any obligation of
         the Company or any Subsidiary if neither the Company nor any
         Consolidated Subsidiary is required to account for such obligation as
         debt on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company prepared in
         accordance with GAAP.

                  "Default" means any Event of Default or any event that would
         constitute an Event of Default but for the requirement that notice be
         given or time elapse or both.

                  "Designated Bidder" means (a) an Eligible Assignee or (b) a
         special purpose corporation that is engaged in making, purchasing or
         otherwise investing in commercial loans in the ordinary course of its
         business and that issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial
         paper rated at least "Prime-1" (or the then equivalent grade) by
         Moody's or "A-1" (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P that, in the
         case of either clause (a) or (b), (i) is organized under the laws of
         the United States or any State thereof, (ii) shall have become a party
         hereto pursuant to Section 9.06(d), (e) and (f) and (iii) is not
         otherwise a Lender.

                  "Designated Subsidiary" means any wholly-owned Subsidiary of
         the Company designated for borrowing privileges under this Agreement
         pursuant to Section 9.12.

                  "Designation Agreement" means a designation agreement entered
         into by a Lender (other than a Designated Bidder) and a Designated
         Bidder, and accepted by the Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit
         D hereto.

                  "Designation Letter" means, with respect to any Designated
         Subsidiary, a letter in the form of Exhibit E hereto signed by such
         Designated Subsidiary and the Company.

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                  "Dollars" and the "$" sign each means lawful currency of the
         United States of America.

                  "Domestic Lending Office" means, with respect to any Lender,
         the office of such Lender specified as its "Domestic Lending Office"
         opposite its name on Schedule I hereto or in the Assumption Agreement
         or the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender,
         or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to
         time specify to the Company and the Agent.

                  "EBITDA" means, for any period, net income (or net loss) plus
         the sum of (a) interest expense and distributions on trust preferred
         securities, (b) income tax expense, (c) depreciation expense, (d)
         amortization expense, (e) cash restructuring charges taken in 2001 or
         2002 which were announced on or prior to October 25, 2001 relating to
         (x) the spin-off of the Engineered Industrial Products Division and (y)
         the events of September 11, 2001 and (f) all other non-recurring
         charges minus non-recurring cash charges when paid (rather than as
         accrued), in each case determined in accordance with GAAP for such
         period, provided, that for purposes of calculating compliance with
         Section 5.01(f), the EBITDA attributable to any Person or business unit
         acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries during any period of
         four full fiscal quarters shall be included on a pro forma basis for
         such period of four full fiscal quarters (assuming the consummation of
         each such acquisition occurred on the first day of such period of four
         full fiscal quarters).

                  "Effective Date" has the meaning specified in Section 3.01.

                  "Eligible Assignee" means (i) a Lender; (ii) an Affiliate of a
         Lender; (iii) any other Person approved by the Agent and, unless an
         Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time any
         assignment is effected in accordance with Section 9.06, the Company,
         such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided,
         however, that neither any Borrower nor an Affiliate of any Borrower
         shall qualify as an Eligible Assignee.

                  "Equivalent" in Dollars of any Foreign Currency on any date
         means the equivalent in Dollars of such Foreign Currency determined by
         using the quoted spot rate at which the Sub-Agent's principal office in
         London offers to exchange Dollars for such Foreign Currency in London
         prior to 4:00 P.M. (London time) (unless otherwise indicated by the
         terms of this Agreement) on such date as is required pursuant to the
         terms of this Agreement, and the "Equivalent" in any Foreign Currency
         of Dollars means the equivalent in such Foreign Currency of Dollars
         determined by using the quoted spot rate at which the Sub-Agent's
         principal office in London offers to exchange such Foreign Currency for
         Dollars in London prior to 4:00 P.M. (London time) (unless otherwise
         indicated by the terms of this Agreement) on such date as is required
         pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

                  "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
         1974, as amended, and any successor statute of similar import, together
         with the regulations thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to
         time.

                  "ERISA Affiliate" means any corporation, trade or business
         that is, along with the Company, a member of a controlled group of
         corporations or a controlled group of trades or businesses as described
         in section 414(b) and 414 (c) respectively, of the Internal Revenue
         Code of the United Stated or Section 4001 of ERISA.

                  "EURIBO Rate" means the rate appearing on Page 248 of the
         Telerate Service (or on any successor or substitute page of such
         Service, or any successor to or substitute for such Service, providing
         rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of
         such Service, as determined by the Agent from time to time for purposes
         of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to deposits in
         Euro by reference to the Banking Federation of the European Union
         Settlement Rates for deposits in Euro) at approximately 10:00 a.m.,
         London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such
         Interest Period, as the rate for deposits in Euro with a maturity
         comparable to such Interest Period or, if for any

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         reason such rate is not available, and the Agent is unable to determine
         such rate in accordance with Section 2.09(f)(i), the average (rounded
         upward to the nearest whole multiple of 1/100 of 1% per annum, if such
         average is not such a multiple) of the respective rates per annum at
         which deposits in Euros are offered by the principal office of each of
         the Reference Banks in London, England to prime banks in the London
         interbank market at 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days before
         the first day of such Interest Period in an amount substantially equal
         (x) in the case of Revolving Credit Borrowings, to such Reference
         Bank's Eurocurrency Rate Advance comprising part of such Revolving
         Credit Borrowing to be outstanding during such Interest Period and for
         a period equal to such Interest Period (subject, however, to the
         provisions of Section 2.09) or (y) in the case of Competitive Bid
         Borrowings, to the amount that would be the Reference Banks' respective
         ratable shares of such Borrowing if such Borrowing were to be a
         Revolving Credit Borrowing to be outstanding during such Interest
         Period and for a period equal to such Interest Period (subject,
         however, to the provisions of Section 2.09.

                  "Euro" means the lawful currency of the European Union as
         constituted by the Treaty of Rome which established the European
         Community, as such treaty may be amended from time to time and as
         referred to in the EMU legislation.

                  "Eurocurrency Liabilities" has the meaning assigned to that
         term in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
         System, as in effect from time to time.

                  "Eurocurrency Lending Office" means, with respect to any
         Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its "Eurocurrency
         Lending Office" opposite its name on Schedule I hereto or in the
         Assumption Agreement or the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which
         it became a Lender (or, if no such office is specified, its Domestic
         Lending Office), or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may
         from time to time specify to the Company and the Agent.

                  "Eurocurrency Rate" means, for any Interest Period for each
         Eurocurrency Rate Advance comprising part of the same Revolving Credit
         Borrowing, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) in the case of any
         Revolving Credit Advance denominated in Dollars or any Committed
         Currency other than Euro, the rate per annum (rounded upward to the
         nearest whole multiple of 1/100 of 1% per annum) appearing on Telerate
         Markets Page 3750 (or any successor page) as the London interbank
         offered rate for deposits in Dollars or the applicable Committed
         Currency at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days
         prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to
         such Interest Period or, if for any reason such rate is not available,
         and the Agent is unable to determine such rate in accordance with
         Section 2.09(f)(i), the average (rounded upward to the nearest whole
         multiple of 1/100 of 1% per annum, if such average is not such a
         multiple) of the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars or the
         applicable Committed Currency is offered by the principal office of
         each of the Reference Banks in London, England to prime banks in the
         London interbank market at 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days
         before the first day of such Interest Period in an amount substantially
         equal to such Reference Bank's Eurocurrency Rate Advance comprising
         part of such Revolving Credit Borrowing to be outstanding during such
         Interest Period and for a period equal to such Interest Period or, (b)
         in the case of any Revolving Credit Advance denominated in Euros, the
         EURIBO Rate. If the Telerate Markets Page 3750 (or any successor page)
         is unavailable, and the Agent is unable to determine such rate in
         accordance with Section 2.09(f)(i), the Eurocurrency Rate for any
         Interest Period for each Eurocurrency Rate Advance comprising part of
         the same Revolving Credit Borrowing shall be determined by the Agent in
         accordance with the provisions of Section 2.09(f)(ii).

                  "Eurocurrency Rate Advance" means a Revolving Credit Advance
         denominated in Dollars or a Committed Currency that bears interest as
         provided in Section 2.08(a)(ii).

                  "Eurocurrency Rate Reserve Percentage" for any Interest Period
         for any Eurocurrency Rate Advance or LIBO Rate Advance made by any
         Lender means the reserve percentage, if any, applicable to such Lender
         two Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period under
         regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of the
         Federal Reserve System (or any successor) with respect to

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         liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency
         Liabilities (or with respect to any other category of liabilities that
         includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on
         Eurocurrency Rate Advances or LIBO Rate Advances is determined) having
         a term equal to such Interest Period.

                  "Events of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

                  "Federal Funds Rate" means, for any period, a fluctuating
         interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the
         weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions
         with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds
         brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business
         Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank
         of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a
         Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such
         transactions received by the Agent from three Federal funds brokers of
         recognized standing selected by it.

                  "Fixed Rate Advances" has the meaning specified in Section
         2.03(a)(i), which Advances shall be denominated in Dollars or in any
         Foreign Currency.

                  "Foreign Currency" means any Committed Currency and any other
         lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is freely transferable or
         convertible into Dollars.

                  "GAAP" has the meaning specified in Section 1.03.

                  "Guaranteed Obligations" has the meaning specified in Section
         7.01.

                  "Guaranties" by any Person shall mean all obligations (other
         than endorsements in the ordinary course of business of negotiable
         instruments for deposit or collection) of such Person guaranteeing any
         Indebtedness, dividend or other obligation of any other Person (the
         "primary obligor") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly,
         including, without limitation, all obligations incurred through an
         agreement, contingent or otherwise, by such Person: (i) to purchase
         such Indebtedness or obligation or any property or assets constituting
         security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (x) for the purchase
         or payment of such Indebtedness or obligation or (y) to maintain
         working capital or other balance sheet condition or otherwise to
         advance or make available funds for the purchase or payment of such
         Indebtedness or obligation, (iii) to lease property or to purchase
         securities or other property or services primarily for the purpose of
         assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or obligation of the ability of
         the primary obligor to make payment of the Indebtedness or obligation,
         or (iv) otherwise to assure the owner of the Indebtedness or obligation
         of the primary obligor against loss in respect thereof. For the
         purposes of all computation made under this Agreement, a Guaranty in
         respect of any Indebtedness for borrowed money shall be deemed to be
         Indebtedness equal to the principal amount of such Indebtedness for
         borrowed money which has been guaranteed, and a Guaranty in respect of
         any other obligation or liability or any dividend shall be deemed to be
         Indebtedness equal to the maximum aggregate amount of such obligation,
         liability or dividend. Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Guaranties"
         shall not include (i) any guaranty by the Company or any subsidiary of
         obligations of the Company or any subsidiary which obligations are not
         of the type described in any of the clauses (i) through (v) in the
         definition of "Debt" contained in this Article I; (ii) any obligation
         of the Company or any subsidiary if neither the Company nor any
         subsidiary would be required to account for such obligation as debt on
         a consolidated balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP; or (iii)
         so-called "take-or-pay" contracts whereunder the Company or any
         subsidiary agrees to purchase goods or services reasonably expected to
         be delivered, except where any such take-or-pay contract is being
         pledged or conveyed substantially simultaneously with the execution and
         delivery thereof by the Company or any Subsidiary to secure Debt of any
         other Person.

                  "Increase Date" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a).

                  "Increasing Lender" has the meaning specified in Section
         2.19(d).

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                  "Indebtedness" of any Person means and includes all
         obligations of such Person, which in accordance with GAAP shall be
         classified upon a balance sheet of such Person as liabilities of such
         Person, and in any event shall include all Debt.

                  "Interest Period" means, for each Eurocurrency Rate Advance
         comprising part of the same Revolving Credit Borrowing and each LIBO
         Rate Advance comprising part of the same Competitive Bid Borrowing, the
         period commencing on the date of such Eurocurrency Rate Advance or LIBO
         Rate Advance or the date of the Conversion of any Base Rate Advance
         into such Eurocurrency Rate Advance and ending on the last day of the
         period selected by the Borrower requesting such Borrowing pursuant to
         the provisions below and, thereafter, with respect to Eurocurrency Rate
         Advances, each subsequent period commencing on the last day of the
         immediately preceding Interest Period and ending on the last day of the
         period selected by such Borrower pursuant to the provisions below. The
         duration of each such Interest Period shall be one, two, three or six
         months, and subject to clause (c) of this definition, nine months, as
         the Borrower requesting such Borrowing may, upon notice received by the
         Agent not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the third
         Business Day prior to the first day of such Interest Period, select;
         provided, however, that:

                           (a) the Borrowers may not select any Interest Period
                  that ends after the Termination Date;

                           (b) Interest Periods commencing on the same date for
                  Eurocurrency Rate Advances comprising part of the same
                  Revolving Credit Borrowing or for LIBO Rate Advances
                  comprising part of the same Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be
                  of the same duration;

                           (c) in the case of any such Revolving Credit
                  Borrowing, the Borrowers shall not be entitled to select an
                  Interest Period having duration of nine months unless, by 2:00
                  P.M. (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to
                  the first day of such Interest Period, each Lender notifies
                  the Agent that such Lender will be providing funding for such
                  Revolving Credit Borrowing with such Interest Period (the
                  failure of any Lender to so respond by such time being deemed
                  for all purposes of this Agreement as an objection by such
                  Lender to the requested duration of such Interest Period);
                  provided that, if any or all of the Lenders object to the
                  requested duration of such Interest Period, the duration of
                  the Interest Period for such Revolving Credit Borrowing shall
                  be one, two, three or six months, as specified by the Borrower
                  requesting such Revolving Credit Borrowing in the applicable
                  Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing as the desired
                  alternative to an Interest Period of nine months;

                           (d) whenever the last day of any Interest Period
                  would otherwise occur on a day other than a Business Day, the
                  last day of such Interest Period shall be extended to occur on
                  the next succeeding Business Day, provided, however, that, if
                  such extension would cause the last day of such Interest
                  Period to occur in the next following calendar month, the last
                  day of such Interest Period shall occur on the next preceding
                  Business Day; and

                           (e) whenever the first day of any Interest Period
                  occurs on a day of an initial calendar month for which there
                  is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that
                  succeeds such initial calendar month by the number of months
                  equal to the number of months in such Interest Period, such
                  Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such
                  succeeding calendar month.

                  "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of
         1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and
         rulings issued thereunder.

                  "Issuing Bank" means each Initial Issuing Bank or any Eligible
         Assignee to which a portion of the Letter of Credit Commitment
         hereunder has been assigned pursuant to Section 9.06 so long as such
         Eligible Assignee expressly agrees to perform in accordance with their
         terms all of the obligations that by the terms

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         of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as an Issuing Bank
         and notifies the Agent of its Applicable Lending Office (which
         information shall be recorded by the Agent in the Register), for so
         long as such Initial Issuing Bank or Eligible Assignee, as the case may
         be, shall have a Letter of Credit Commitment.

                  "L/C Cash Collateral Account" means an interest bearing cash
         collateral account to be established and maintained by the Agent, over
         which the Agent shall have sole dominion and control, upon terms as may
         be satisfactory to the Agent.

                  "L/C Related Documents" has the meaning specified in Section
         2.07(b)(i).

                  "Lenders" means the Initial Lenders, the Issuing Banks, each
         Assuming Lender that shall become a party hereto pursuant to Section
         2.19 and each Person that shall become a party hereto pursuant to
         Section 9.06 (a), (b) and (c) and, except when used in reference to a
         Revolving Credit Advance, a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a Revolving
         Credit Note, a Commitment or a related term, each Designated Bidder.

                  "Letter of Credit Agreement" has the meaning specified in
         Section 2.04(a).

                  "Letter of Credit Commitment" means, with respect to each
         Initial Issuing Bank, the amount set forth opposite such Initial
         Issuing Bank's name on the signature pages hereto under the caption
         "Letter of Credit Commitment" or, if such Initial Issuing Bank has
         entered into one or more Assignment and Acceptances, the amount set
         forth for such Issuing Bank in the Register maintained by the Agent
         pursuant to Section 9.06(g) as such Issuing Bank's "Letter of Credit
         Commitment", as such amount may be reduced at or prior to such time
         pursuant to Section 2.07.

                  "Letter of Credit Facility" means, at any time, an amount
         equal to the lesser of (a) the amount of the Issuing Banks' Letter of
         Credit Commitments at such time and (b) $60,000,000, as such amount may
         be reduced at or prior to such time pursuant to Section 2.07.

                  "Letters of Credit" has the meaning specified in Section
         2.01(b).

                  "Leverage Ratio" means the ratio of (a) Debt of the Company
         and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of any date to (b) EBITDA of the
         Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the four fiscal quarters
         ended on or immediately prior to such date.

                  "LIBO Rate" means, for any Interest Period for all LIBO Rate
         Advances comprising part of the same Competitive Bid Borrowing, an
         interest rate per annum equal to (a) in the case of any Competitive Bid
         Borrowing denominated in Dollars or any Foreign Currency other than
         Euros, the rate per annum (rounded upward to the nearest whole multiple
         of 1/100 of 1% per annum) appearing on Telerate Markets Page 3750 (or
         any successor page) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits
         in Dollars or the applicable Committed Currency at approximately 11:00
         A.M. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such
         Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period or, if
         for any reason such rate is not available, and the Agent is unable to
         determine such rate in accordance with Section 2.09(f)(i), the average
         (rounded upward to the nearest whole multiple of 1/100 of 1% per annum,
         if such average is not such a multiple) of the rate per annum at which
         deposits in Dollars or the applicable Foreign Currency is offered by
         the principal office of each of the Reference Banks in London, England
         to prime banks in the London interbank market at 11:00 A.M. (London
         time) two Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period in
         an amount substantially equal to the amount that would be the Reference
         Banks' respective ratable shares of such Borrowing if such Borrowing
         were to be a Revolving Credit Borrowing to be outstanding during such
         Interest Period and for a period equal to such Interest Period or (b)
         in the case of any Competitive Bid Borrowing denominated in Euros, the
         EURIBO Rate. If the Telerate Markets Page 3750 (or any successor page)
         is unavailable, and the Agent is unable to determine such rate in
         accordance with Section 2.09(f)(i), the LIBO Rate for any Interest
         Period for each LIBO Rate Advance comprising part

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         of the same Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be determined by the Agent
         in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.09(f)(ii).

                  "LIBO Rate Advances" means a Competitive Bid Advance
         denominated in Dollars or in any Foreign Currency and bearing interest
         based on the LIBO Rate.

                  "Lien" means any interest in property securing an obligation
         owed to, or a claim by, a Person other than the owner of the property,
         whether such interest is based on common law, statute or contract, and
         including but not limited to the security interest lien arising from a
         mortgage, encumbrance, pledge, conditional sale or trust receipt or a
         lease, consignment or bailment for security purposes.

                  "Local Rate Advance" means a Competitive Bid Advance
         denominated in any Foreign Currency sourced from the jurisdiction of
         issuance of such Foreign Currency and bearing interest at a fixed rate.

                  "Material Adverse Change" means any material adverse change in
         the business, financial condition, results of operations or properties
         of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

                  "Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on
         (a) the business, financial condition, results of operations or
         properties of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a
         whole, (b) the rights and remedies of the Agent or any Lender under
         this Agreement or any Note or (c) the ability of the Company or the
         other Borrowers to perform their obligations under this Agreement or
         any Note.

                  "Moody's" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc.

                  "Multiemployer Plan" has the same meaning as in ERISA.

                  "Net Tangible Assets" means as of the date of any
         determination thereof, the total amount of all Tangible Assets of the
         Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries minus consolidated current
         liabilities of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries determined
         in accordance with GAAP.

                  "Note" means a Revolving Credit Note or a Competitive Bid
         Note.

                  "Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing" has the meaning
         specified in Section 2.03(a).

                  "Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing" has the meaning
         specified in Section 2.02(a).

                  "Payment Office" means, for any Foreign Currency, such office
         of Citibank as shall be from time to time selected by the Agent and
         notified by the Agent to the Borrowers and the Lenders.

                  "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (or any
         successor).

                  "Permitted Holder" shall mean the Company or any stock option
         or employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

                  "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation
         (including a business trust), joint stock company, trust,
         unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company or
         other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency
         thereof.

                  "Plan" means at any time an employee pension benefit plan of
         the Company or any Subsidiary which is covered by Title IV of ERISA.

                  "Principal Property" means any building, structure or other
         facility, together with the land upon which it is erected and fixtures
         comprising a part thereof, used primarily for manufacturing and located
         in

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         the United States of America, in each case the net book value of which
         as of the date of any determination thereof exceed 3% of Net Tangible
         Assets.

                  "Pro Rata Share" of any amount means, with respect to any
         Lender at any time, the product of such amount times a fraction the
         numerator of which is the amount of such Lender's Revolving Credit
         Commitment at such time (or, if the Revolving Credit Commitments shall
         have been terminated pursuant to Section 2.07 or 6.01, such Lender's
         Revolving Credit Commitment as in effect immediately prior to such
         termination) and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of
         all Revolving Credit Commitments at such time (or, if the Revolving
         Credit Commitments shall have been terminated pursuant to Section 2.07
         or 6.01, the aggregate amount of all Revolving Credit Commitments as in
         effect immediately prior to such termination).

                  "Public Debt Rating" means, as of any date, the rating that
         has been most recently announced (or, as provided in clause (b) below,
         an implied rating) by either S&P or Moody's, as the case may be, for
         any class of non-credit enhanced long-term senior unsecured debt issued
         by the Company or, if either such rating agency has issued more than
         one such rating, the lowest of such ratings issued by such rating
         agency. For purposes of the foregoing, (a) if only one of S&P and
         Moody's shall have in effect a Public Debt Rating, the Applicable
         Margin, the Applicable Percentage and the Applicable Utilization Fee
         shall be determined by reference to the available rating; (b) if
         neither S&P nor Moody's shall have in effect a Public Debt Rating, the
         Company shall within 45 days obtain an implied rating from S&P or
         Moody's of the Company's obligations under this Agreement and, if such
         implied rating is not obtained within such period, the Applicable
         Margin, the Applicable Percentage and the Applicable Utilization Fee
         will be set in accordance with Level 6 under the definition of
         "Applicable Margin", "Applicable Percentage" or "Applicable Utilization
         Fee", as the case may be; (c) if the ratings established by S&P and
         Moody's shall fall within different levels, the Applicable Margin and
         the Applicable Percentage shall be based upon the higher rating, unless
         the ratings are separated by two or more levels, in which case the
         applicable level shall be the level that is one level below the higher
         rating; (d) if any rating established by S&P or Moody's shall be
         changed, such change shall be effective as of the date on which such
         change is first announced publicly by the rating agency making such
         change; and (e) if S&P or Moody's shall change the basis on which
         ratings are established, each reference to the Public Debt Rating
         announced by S&P or Moody's, as the case may be, shall refer to the
         then equivalent rating by S&P or Moody's, as the case may be.

                  "Receivables Facility" means the accounts receivable facility
         established by the Company as in effect on the Effective Date or any
         replacement receivables facility (so long as such replacement
         receivables facility is on substantially similar terms and conditions)
         whereby the Company and/or certain of its Subsidiaries shall have sold
         or transferred, or hereafter sell or transfer, the accounts receivables
         of the Company and its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, to the
         Receivables Subsidiary which in turn transfers to a buyer, purchaser or
         lender undivided fractional interests in such accounts receivable.

                  "Receivables Subsidiary" means CNC Finance LLC, a North
         Carolina limited liability company, or any successor or replacement
         entity that shall have been established as a "bankruptcy remote"
         Subsidiary for the sole purpose of acquiring accounts receivable under
         the Receivables Facility and that shall not engage in any activities
         other than in connection with the Receivables Facility.

                  "Reference Banks" means Citibank, Bank One, NA and Bank of
         America, N.A.

                  "Register" has the meaning specified in Section 9.06(g).

                  "Rentals" means and includes as of the date of any
         determination thereof all fixed payments (including as such all
         payments which the lessee is obligated to make to the lessor on
         termination of the lease or surrender of the property) payable by the
         Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, as lessee or sublessee under a
         lease of real or personal property, but shall be exclusive of any
         amounts required to be paid by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary
         (whether or not designated as rents or additional rents) on account of
         maintenance, repairs, insurance, taxes and similar charges. Fixed rents
         under any so-called

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         "percentage Leases" shall be computed solely on the basis of the
         minimum rents, if any, required to be paid by the lessee regardless of
         sales volume or gross revenues

                  "Required Lenders" means at any time Lenders owed at least a
         majority in interest of the then aggregate unpaid principal amount
         (based on the Equivalent in Dollars at such time) of the Revolving
         Credit Advances owing to Lenders, or, if no such principal amount is
         then outstanding, Lenders having at least a majority in interest of the
         Revolving Credit Commitments.

                  "Responsible Officer" of any Person means the chief financial
         officer, treasurer or any assistant treasurer of such Person.

                  "Restricted Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary (i) which
         conducts substantially all of its business and has substantially all of
         its assets within the United States of America and which owns a
         Principal Property, or (ii) any Designated Subsidiary; provided,
         however, that Restricted Subsidiary shall not include any Subsidiary
         the primary business of which consists of financing operations in
         connection with leasing and conditional sales transactions on behalf of
         the Company and its Subsidiaries, purchasing accounts receivable or
         making loans secured by accounts receivable or inventory, or which is
         otherwise primarily engaged in the business of a finance company.

                  "Revolving Credit Advance" means an advance by a Lender to any
         Borrower as part of a Revolving Credit Borrowing and refers to a Base
         Rate Advance or a Eurocurrency Rate Advance (each of which shall be a
         "Type" of Revolving Credit Advance).

                  "Revolving Credit Borrowing" means a borrowing consisting of
         simultaneous Revolving Credit Advances of the same Type made by each of
         the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01.

                  "Revolving Credit Borrowing Minimum" means, in respect of
         Revolving Credit Advances denominated in Dollars, $5,000,000, in
         respect of Revolving Credit Advances denominated in Sterling,
         (pound)5,000,000 and, in respect of Revolving Credit Advances
         denominated in Euros, (Euro)5,000,000 or, if less, in the case of any
         Revolving Credit Advance, the aggregate amount of the unused
         Commitments.

                  "Revolving Credit Borrowing Multiple" means, in respect of
         Revolving Credit Advances denominated in Dollars, $1,000,000 in respect
         of Revolving Credit Advances denominated in Sterling, (pound)1,000,000
         and, in respect of Revolving Credit Advances denominated in Euros,
         (Euro)1,000,000.

                  "Revolving Credit Commitment" means, with respect to any
         Lender at any time (a) the Dollar amount set forth opposite such
         Lender's name on the signature pages hereto under the caption
         "Revolving Credit Commitment", (b) if such Lender has become a Lender
         hereunder pursuant to an Assumption Agreement, the Dollar amount set
         forth in such Assumption Agreement or (c) if such Lender has entered
         into one or more Assignment and Acceptances, the Dollar amount set
         forth for such Lender in the Register maintained by the Agent pursuant
         to Section 9.07(g) as such Lender's "Revolving Credit Commitment", as
         such amount may be reduced at or prior to such time pursuant to Section
         2.07.

                  "Revolving Credit Note" means a promissory note of any
         Borrower payable to the order of any Lender, delivered pursuant to a
         request made under Section 2.17 in substantially the form of Exhibit
         A-1 hereto, evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of such Borrower to
         such Lender resulting from the Revolving Credit Advances made by such
         Lender to such Borrower.

                  "S&P" means Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill
         Companies, Inc.

                  "SEC Reports" means the periodic and current reports filed by
         the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to
         time pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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                  "Significant Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary that would be a
         "significant subsidiary" of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02
         under Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
         Commission.

                  "Sub-Agent" means Citibank International plc.

                  "Subsidiary" of any Person means any corporation, partnership,
         joint venture, limited liability company, trust or estate of which (or
         in which) more than 50% of (a) the issued and outstanding capital stock
         having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of
         Directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether at the time
         capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall
         or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency), (b)
         the interest in the capital or profits of such limited liability
         company, partnership or joint venture or (c) the beneficial interest in
         such trust or estate is at the time directly or indirectly owned or
         controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more of its other
         Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person's other Subsidiaries;
         provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to
         the Company, for purposes of this Agreement the Receivables Subsidiary
         shall not be deemed to be a Subsidiary of the Company or any of its
         Subsidiaries.

                  "Tangible Assets" means as of the date of any determination
         thereof the total amount of all assets of the Company and its
         Consolidated Subsidiaries (less depreciation, depletion and other
         properly deductible valuation reserves) after deducting goodwill as
         reflected in the Company's most recent annual report to shareholders.

                  "Termination Date" means the earlier of (a) December 27, 2004
         and (b) the date of termination in whole of the Commitments pursuant to
         Section 2.06 or 6.01.

                  "Unused Commitment" means, with respect to each Lender at any
         time, (a) such Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment at such time minus
         (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving
         Credit Advances made by such Lender (in its capacity as a Lender) and
         outstanding at such time, plus (ii) such Lender's Pro Rata Share of (A)
         the aggregate Available Amount of all the Letters of Credit outstanding
         at such time, (B) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving
         Credit Advances made by each Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.04(c)
         that have not been ratably funded by such Lender and outstanding at
         such time and (C) the aggregate principal amount of Competitive Bid
         Advances then outstanding.

                  "Usage" means, at any time the sum of the aggregate principal
         amount of the Advances then outstanding (based in respect of any
         Advance denominated in a Foreign Currency on the Equivalent in Dollars
         at the time such Usage is calculated) plus the Available Amount of the
         outstanding Letters of Credit.

                  "Voting Stock" means capital stock issued by a corporation, or
         equivalent interests in any other Person, the holders of which are
         ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the
         election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such
         Person, even if the right so to vote has been suspended by the
         happening of such a contingency.

                  SECTION 1.02. Computation of Time Periods. In this Agreement
in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified
date, the word "from" means "from and including" and the words "to" and "until"
each mean "to but excluding".

                  SECTION 1.03. Accounting Terms. Except as otherwise
specifically provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature
shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
as in effect from time to time ("GAAP"); provided that, if the Company notifies
the Agent that the Company requests an amendment to any provision of Section
5.01 hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Effective
Date in generally accepted accounting principles or in the application thereof
to such provision (or if the Agent notifies the Company that the Required
Lenders request an amendment to any such provision hereof for

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such purposes), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after
such change in generally accepted accounting principles or in the application
thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of generally
accepted accounting principles as in effect and applied immediately before such
change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn
or such provision amended in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE II

                        AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES

                  SECTION 2.01. The Revolving Credit Advances and Letters of
Credit. (a) Revolving Credit Advances. Each Lender severally agrees, on the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make Revolving Credit Advances to
any Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the
Effective Date until the Termination Date in an aggregate amount (based in
respect of any Revolving Credit Advances to be denominated in a Committed
Currency by reference to the Equivalent thereof in Dollars determined on the
date of delivery of the applicable Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing) not to
exceed at any time outstanding such Lender's Unused Commitment at such time.
Each Revolving Credit Borrowing shall be in an amount not less than the
Revolving Credit Borrowing Minimum or the Revolving Credit Borrowing Multiple in
excess thereof and shall consist of Revolving Credit Advances of the same Type
and in the same currency made on the same day by the Lenders ratably according
to their respective Revolving Credit Commitments. Within the limits of each
Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment, the Borrowers may borrow under this
Section 2.01(a), prepay pursuant to Section 2.11 and reborrow under this Section
2.01(a).

                  (b) Letters of Credit. Each Issuing Bank agrees, on the terms
and conditions hereinafter set forth and in reliance upon the Lenders'
obligation to participate pursuant to Section 2.04(b), to issue letters of
credit (each, a "Letter of Credit") denominated in Dollars for the account of
any Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the
Effective Date until 30 days before the Termination Date in an aggregate
Available Amount (i) for all Letters of Credit issued by each Issuing Bank not
to exceed at any time the lesser of (x) the Letter of Credit Facility at such
time and (y) such Issuing Bank's Letter of Credit Commitment at such time and
(ii) for each such Letter of Credit not to exceed an amount equal to the Unused
Commitments of the Lenders at such time. No Letter of Credit shall have an
expiration date (including all rights of the Borrowers or the beneficiary to
require renewal) later than 10 Business Days before the Termination Date. Within
the limits referred to above, the Borrowers may request the issuance of Letters
of Credit under this Section 2.01(b), repay any Revolving Credit Advances
resulting from drawings thereunder pursuant to Section 2.04(c) and request the
issuance of additional Letters of Credit under this Section 2.01(b). No Issuing
Bank shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if any order,
judgment or decree of any governmental authority or arbitrator shall by its
terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter
of Credit, or any law applicable to such Issuing Bank or any request or
directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any governmental
authority with jurisdiction over such Issuing Bank shall prohibit, or request
that such Issuing Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally
or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank
with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital
requirement (for which such Issuing Bank is not or does not have the right to be
otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the date of this Agreement, or
shall impose upon such Issuing Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which
was not applicable on such date and which such Issuing Bank in good faith deems
material to it.

                  SECTION 2.02. Making the Revolving Credit Advances. (a) Each
Revolving Credit Borrowing shall be made on notice, given not later than (x)
11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of
the proposed Revolving Credit Borrowing in the case of a Revolving Credit
Borrowing consisting of Eurocurrency Rate Advances denominated in Dollars, (y)
4:00 P.M. (London time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of the
proposed Revolving Credit Borrowing in the case of a Revolving Credit Borrowing
consisting of Eurocurrency Rate Advances denominated in any Committed Currency,
or (z) 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the date of the proposed Revolving
Credit Borrowing in the case of a Revolving Credit Borrowing consisting of Base
Rate Advances, by any Borrower to the Agent (and, in the case of a Revolving
Credit Borrowing consisting of Eurocurrency Rate Advances to be made in a
Committed Currency, simultaneously to the Sub-Agent), which shall give to each
Lender prompt notice thereof by telecopier or telex. Each such notice of a
Revolving Credit Borrowing (a "Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing") shall be
by telephone, confirmed immediately in writing, or telecopier

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or telex in substantially the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto, specifying therein the
requested (i) date of such Revolving Credit Borrowing, (ii) Type of Advances
comprising such Revolving Credit Borrowing, (iii) aggregate amount of such
Revolving Credit Borrowing, and (iv) in the case of a Revolving Credit Borrowing
consisting of Eurocurrency Rate Advances, initial Interest Period and currency
for each such Revolving Credit Advance. Each Lender shall, before 1:00 P.M. (New
York City time) on the date of such Revolving Credit Borrowing, in the case of a
Revolving Credit Borrowing consisting of Advances denominated in Dollars, and
before 11:00 A.M. (London time) on the date of such Revolving Credit Borrowing,
in the case of a Revolving Credit Borrowing consisting of Eurocurrency Rate
Advances denominated in any Committed Currency, make available for the account
of its Applicable Lending Office to the Agent at the applicable Agent's Account,
in same day funds, such Lender's ratable portion of such Revolving Credit
Borrowing. After the Agent's receipt of such funds and upon fulfillment of the
applicable conditions set forth in Article III, the Agent will make such funds
available to the Borrower requesting such Revolving Credit Borrowing at the
Agent's address referred to in Section 9.02 or at the applicable Payment Office,
as the case may be.

                  (b) Anything in subsection (a) above to the contrary
notwithstanding, (i) no Borrower may select Eurocurrency Rate Advances for any
Revolving Credit Borrowing if the aggregate amount of such Revolving Credit
Borrowing is less than the Revolving Credit Borrowing Minimum or if the
obligation of the Lenders to make Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall then be
suspended pursuant to Section 2.09 or 2.13 and (ii) the Eurocurrency Rate
Advances may not be outstanding as part of more than eight separate Revolving
Credit Borrowings.

                  (c) Each Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing of any Borrower
shall be irrevocable and binding on such Borrower. In the case of any Revolving
Credit Borrowing that the related Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing specifies
is to be comprised of Eurocurrency Rate Advances, the Borrower requesting such
Revolving Credit Borrowing shall indemnify each Lender against any reasonable
loss, cost or expense incurred by such Lender as a result of any failure to
fulfill on or before the date specified in such Notice of Revolving Credit
Borrowing for such Revolving Credit Borrowing the applicable conditions set
forth in Article III, including, without limitation, any reasonable loss
(excluding loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of
the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such
Lender to fund the Revolving Credit Advance to be made by such Lender as part of
such Revolving Credit Borrowing when such Revolving Credit Advance, as a result
of such failure, is not made on such date.

                  (d) Unless the Agent shall have received notice from a Lender
prior to the date of any Revolving Credit Borrowing that such Lender will not
make available to the Agent such Lender's ratable portion of such Revolving
Credit Borrowing, the Agent may assume that such Lender has made such portion
available to the Agent on the date of such Revolving Credit Borrowing in
accordance with subsection (a) of this Section 2.02 and the Agent may, in
reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower proposing such
Revolving Credit Borrowing on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the
extent that such Lender shall not have so made such ratable portion available to
the Agent, such Lender and such Borrower severally agree to repay to the Agent
forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon,
for each day from the date such amount is made available to such Borrower until
the date such amount is repaid to the Agent, at (i) in the case of such
Borrower, the higher of (A) the interest rate applicable at the time to
Revolving Credit Advances comprising such Revolving Credit Borrowing and (B) the
cost of funds incurred by the Agent in respect of such amount and (ii) in the
case of such Lender, (A) the Federal Funds Rate in the case of Advances
denominated in Dollars or (B) the cost of funds incurred by the Agent in respect
of such amount in the case of Advances denominated in Committed Currencies. If
such Lender shall repay to the Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so
repaid shall constitute such Lender's Revolving Credit Advance as part of such
Revolving Credit Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.

                  (e) The failure of any Lender to make the Revolving Credit
Advance to be made by it as part of any Revolving Credit Borrowing shall not
relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its
Revolving Credit Advance on the date of such Revolving Credit Borrowing, but no
Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the
Revolving Credit Advance to be made by such other Lender on the date of any
Revolving Credit Borrowing.

                  SECTION 2.03. The Competitive Bid Advances. (a) Each Lender
severally agrees that any Borrower may make Competitive Bid Borrowings under
this Section 2.03 from time to time on any Business Day

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during the period from the date hereof until the date occurring 30 days prior to
the Termination Date in the manner set forth below; provided that, following the
making of each Competitive Bid Borrowing, the Usage shall not exceed the
aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Lenders.

                  (i) Any Borrower may request a Competitive Bid Borrowing under
         this Section 2.03 by delivering to the Agent (and, in the case of a
         Competitive Bid Borrowing not consisting of Fixed Rate Advances or LIBO
         Rate Advances to be denominated in Dollars, simultaneously to the
         Sub-Agent), by telecopier or telex, a notice of a Competitive Bid
         Borrowing (a "Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing"), in substantially
         the form of Exhibit B-2 hereto, specifying therein the requested (A)
         date of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, (B) aggregate amount
         of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, (C) interest rate basis and
         day count convention to be offered by the Lenders, (D) currency of such
         proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, (E) in the case of a Competitive
         Bid Borrowing consisting of LIBO Rate Advances, Interest Period, or in
         the case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing consisting of Fixed Rate
         Advances or Local Rate Advances, maturity date for repayment of each
         Fixed Rate Advance or Local Rate Advance to be made as part of such
         Competitive Bid Borrowing (which maturity date may not be earlier than
         the date occurring seven days after the date of such Competitive Bid
         Borrowing or later than the earlier of (I) 180 days after the date of
         such Competitive Bid Borrowing and (II) the Termination Date), (F)
         interest payment date or dates relating thereto, (G) location of such
         Borrower's account to which funds are to be advanced and (H) other
         terms (if any) to be applicable to such Competitive Bid Borrowing, not
         later than (w) 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) at least two Business
         Days prior to the date of the proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, if
         such Borrower shall specify in the Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing
         that the rates of interest to be offered by the Lenders shall be fixed
         rates per annum (the Advances comprising any such Competitive Bid
         Borrowing being referred to herein as "Fixed Rate Advances") and that
         the Advances comprising such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing shall
         be denominated in Dollars, (x) 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) at least
         four Business Days prior to the date of the proposed Competitive Bid
         Borrowing, if such Borrower shall specify in the Notice of Competitive
         Bid Borrowing that the Advances comprising such Competitive Bid
         Borrowing shall be LIBO Rate Advances denominated in Dollars, (y) 10:00
         A.M. (London time) at least two Business Days prior to the date of the
         proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, if such Borrower shall specify in
         the Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing that the Advances comprising
         such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be either Fixed Rate
         Advances denominated in any Foreign Currency or Local Rate Advances
         denominated in any Foreign Currency and (z) 10:00 A.M. (London time) at
         least four Business Days prior to the date of the proposed Competitive
         Bid Borrowing, if such Borrower shall instead specify in the Notice of
         Competitive Bid Borrowing that the Advances comprising such Competitive
         Bid Borrowing shall be LIBO Rate Advances denominated in any Foreign
         Currency. Each Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be irrevocable
         and binding on such Borrower. The Agent or the Sub-Agent, as the case
         may be, shall in turn promptly notify each Lender of each request for a
         Competitive Bid Borrowing received by it from such Borrower by sending
         such Lender a copy of the related Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing.

                  (ii) Each Lender may, if, in its sole discretion, it elects to
         do so, irrevocably offer to make one or more Competitive Bid Advances
         to the Borrower proposing the Competitive Bid Borrowing as part of such
         proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing at a rate or rates of interest
         specified by such Lender in its sole discretion, by notifying the Agent
         or the Sub-Agent, as the case may be (which shall give prompt notice
         thereof to such Borrower), (A) before 9:30 A.M. (New York City time) on
         the date of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, in the case of a
         Competitive Bid Borrowing consisting of Fixed Rate Advances denominated
         in Dollars, (B) before 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) three Business
         Days before the date of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, in the
         case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing consisting of LIBO Rate Advances,
         denominated in Dollars, (C) before 12:00 noon (London time) on the
         Business Day prior to the date of such proposed Competitive Bid
         Borrowing, in the case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing consisting of
         either Fixed Rate Advances denominated in any Foreign Currency or Local
         Rate Advances denominated in any Foreign Currency and (D) before 12:00
         noon (London time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of such
         proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, in the case of a Competitive Bid
         Borrowing consisting of LIBO Rate Advances denominated in any Foreign
         Currency, of the minimum amount and maximum amount of each Competitive
         Bid Advance which such Lender would

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         be willing to make as part of Borrowing (which amounts or the
         Equivalent thereof in Dollars, as the case may be, of such proposed
         Competitive Bid may, subject to the proviso to the first sentence of
         this Section 2.03(a), exceed such Lender's Commitment, if any), the
         rate or rates of interest therefor and such Lender's Applicable Lending
         Office with respect to such Competitive Bid Advance; provided that if
         the Agent in its capacity as a Lender shall, in its sole discretion,
         elect to make any such offer, it shall notify such Borrower of such
         offer at least 30 minutes before the time and on the date on which
         notice of such election is to be given to the Agent or to the
         Sub-Agent, as the case may be, by the other Lenders; provided further
         that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall make an offer to
         make Competitive Bid Advances pursuant to this Section if the making of
         such Competitive Bid Advance would result in an obligation by any
         Borrower to reimburse or otherwise compensate such Lender for any
         withholding or other tax pursuant to Section 2.15 or otherwise
         reimburse, compensate or indemnify such Lender for any increased costs
         pursuant to Section 2.12 or otherwise. If any Lender shall elect not to
         make such an offer, such Lender shall so notify the Agent before 10:00
         A.M. (New York City time) or the Sub-Agent before 12:00 noon (London
         time) on the date on which notice of such election is to be given to
         the Agent or to the Sub-Agent, as the case may be, by the other
         Lenders, and such Lender shall not be obligated to, and shall not, make
         any Competitive Bid Advance as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing;
         provided that the failure by any Lender to give such notice shall not
         cause such Lender to be obligated to make any Competitive Bid Advance
         as part of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing.

                  (iii) The Borrower proposing the Competitive Bid Borrowing
         shall, in turn, (A) before 10:30 A.M. (New York City time) on the date
         of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, in the case of a
         Competitive Bid Borrowing consisting of Fixed Rate Advances denominated
         in Dollars, (B) before 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) three Business
         Days before the date of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, in the
         case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing consisting of LIBO Rate Advances
         denominated in Dollars, (C) before 3:00 P.M. (London time) on the
         Business Day prior to the date of such proposed Competitive Bid
         Borrowing, in the case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing consisting of
         either Fixed Rate Advances denominated in any Foreign Currency or Local
         Rate Advances denominated in any Foreign Currency and (D) before 3:00
         P.M. (London time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of such
         Competitive Bid Borrowing, in the case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing
         consisting of LIBO Rate Advances denominated in any Foreign Currency,
         either:

                           (x) cancel such Competitive Bid Borrowing by giving
                  the Agent notice to that effect, or

                           (y) accept one or more of the offers made by any
                  Lender or Lenders pursuant to paragraph (ii) above, in its
                  sole discretion, by giving notice to the Agent or to the
                  Sub-Agent, as the case may be, of the amount of each
                  Competitive Bid Advance (which amount shall be equal to or
                  greater than the minimum amount, and equal to or less than the
                  maximum amount, notified to such Borrower by the Agent or the
                  Sub-Agent, as the case may be, on behalf of such Lender for
                  such Competitive Bid Advance pursuant to paragraph (ii) above)
                  to be made by each Lender as part of such Competitive Bid
                  Borrowing, and reject any remaining offers made by Lenders
                  pursuant to paragraph (ii) above by giving the Agent or the
                  Sub-Agent, as the case may be, notice to that effect. Such
                  Borrower shall accept the offers made by any Lender or Lenders
                  to make Competitive Bid Advances in order of the lowest to the
                  highest rates of interest offered by such Lenders. If two or
                  more Lenders have offered the same interest rate, the amount
                  to be borrowed at such interest rate will be allocated among
                  such Lenders in proportion to the amount that each such Lender
                  offered at such interest rate.

                  (iv) If the Borrower proposing the Competitive Bid Borrowing
         notifies the Agent or the Sub-Agent, as the case may be, that such
         Competitive Bid Borrowing is cancelled pursuant to paragraph (iii)(x)
         above, the Agent or the Sub-Agent, as the case may be, shall give
         prompt notice thereof to the Lenders and such Competitive Bid Borrowing
         shall not be made.

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                  (v) If the Borrower proposing the Competitive Bid Borrowing
         accepts one or more of the offers made by any Lender or Lenders
         pursuant to paragraph (iii)(y) above, the Agent or the Sub-Agent, as
         the case may be, shall in turn promptly notify (A) each Lender that has
         made an offer as described in paragraph (ii) above, of the date and
         aggregate amount of such Competitive Bid Borrowing and whether or not
         any offer or offers made by such Lender pursuant to paragraph (ii)
         above have been accepted by such Borrower, (B) each Lender that is to
         make a Competitive Bid Advance as part of such Competitive Bid
         Borrowing, of the amount of each Competitive Bid Advance to be made by
         such Lender as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing, and (C) each
         Lender that is to make a Competitive Bid Advance as part of such
         Competitive Bid Borrowing, upon receipt, that the Agent or the
         Sub-Agent, as the case may be, has received forms of documents
         appearing to fulfill the applicable conditions set forth in Article
         III. Each Lender that is to make a Competitive Bid Advance as part of
         such Competitive Bid Borrowing shall, before 12:00 noon (New York City
         time), in the case of Competitive Bid Advances to be denominated in
         Dollars or 11:00 A.M. (London time), in the case of Competitive Bid
         Advances to be denominated in any Foreign Currency, on the date of such
         Competitive Bid Borrowing specified in the notice received from the
         Agent or the Sub-Agent, as the case may be, pursuant to clause (A) of
         the preceding sentence or any later time when such Lender shall have
         received notice from the Agent or the Sub-Agent, as the case may be
         pursuant to clause (C) of the preceding sentence, make available for
         the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Agent (x) in the
         case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing denominated in Dollars, at its
         address referred to in Section 9.02, in same day funds, such Lender's
         portion of such Competitive Bid Borrowing in Dollars and (y) in the
         case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing in a Foreign Currency, at the
         Payment Office for such Foreign Currency as shall have been notified by
         the Agent to the Lenders prior thereto, in same day funds, such
         Lender's portion of such Competitive Bid Borrowing in such Foreign
         Currency. Upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in
         Article III and after receipt by the Agent of such funds, the Agent
         will make such funds available to such Borrower at the location
         specified by such Borrower in its Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing.
         Promptly after each Competitive Bid Borrowing the Agent will notify
         each Lender of the amount of the Competitive Bid Borrowing, the
         consequent Competitive Bid Reduction and the dates upon which such
         Competitive Bid Reduction commenced and will terminate.

                  (vi) If the Borrower proposing the Competitive Bid Borrowing
         notifies the Agent or the Sub-Agent, as the case may be, that it
         accepts one or more of the offers made by any Lender or Lenders
         pursuant to paragraph (iii)(y) above, such notice of acceptance shall
         be irrevocable and binding on such Borrower. Such Borrower shall
         indemnify each Lender against any reasonable loss, cost or expense
         incurred by such Lender as a result of any failure to fulfill on or
         before the date specified in the related Notice of Competitive Bid
         Borrowing for such Competitive Bid Borrowing the applicable conditions
         set forth in Article III, including, without limitation, any reasonable
         loss (excluding loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred
         by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds
         acquired by such Lender to fund the Competitive Bid Advance to be made
         by such Lender as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing when such
         Competitive Bid Advance, as a result of such failure, is not made on
         such date.

                  (b) Each Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be in an aggregate
amount of $5,000,000 (or the Equivalent thereof in any Foreign Currency,
determined as of the time of the applicable Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing)
or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 (or the Equivalent thereof in any Foreign
Currency, determined as of the time of the applicable Notice of Competitive Bid
Borrowing) in excess thereof and, following the making of each Competitive Bid
Borrowing, the Borrower that has borrowed such Competitive Bid Borrowing shall
be in compliance with the limitation set forth in the proviso to the first
sentence of subsection (a) above.

                  (c) Within the limits and on the conditions set forth in this
Section 2.03, any Borrower may from time to time borrow under this Section 2.03,
repay or prepay pursuant to subsection (d) below, and reborrow under this
Section 2.03, provided that a Competitive Bid Borrowing shall not be made within
three Business Days of the date of any other Competitive Bid Borrowing.

                  (d) The Borrower that has borrowed through a Competitive Bid
Borrowing shall repay to the Agent for the account of each Lender that has made
a Competitive Bid Advance, on the maturity date of each

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Competitive Bid Advance made to such Borrower (such maturity date being that
specified by such Borrower for repayment of such Competitive Bid Advance in the
related Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing delivered pursuant to subsection
(a)(i) above and provided in the Competitive Bid Note evidencing such
Competitive Bid Advance), the then unpaid principal amount of such Competitive
Bid Advance. Such Borrower shall have no right to prepay any principal amount of
any Competitive Bid Advance unless, and then only on the terms, specified by
such Borrower for such Competitive Bid Advance in the related Notice of
Competitive Bid Borrowing delivered pursuant to subsection (a)(i) above and set
forth in the Competitive Bid Note evidencing such Competitive Bid Advance.

                  (e) The Borrower that has borrowed through a Competitive Bid
Borrowing shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Competitive
Bid Advance made to such Borrower from the date of such Competitive Bid Advance
to the date the principal amount of such Competitive Bid Advance is repaid in
full, at the rate of interest for such Competitive Bid Advance specified by the
Lender making such Competitive Bid Advance in its notice with respect thereto
delivered pursuant to subsection (a)(ii) above, payable on the interest payment
date or dates specified by such Borrower for such Competitive Bid Advance in the
related Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing delivered pursuant to subsection
(a)(i) above, as provided in the Competitive Bid Note evidencing such
Competitive Bid Advance. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default under Section 6.01(a), at the option of the Lender that made
any Competitive Bid Advance, such Borrower shall pay interest on the amount of
unpaid principal of and interest on each Competitive Bid Advance owing to a
Lender, payable in arrears on the date or dates interest is payable thereon, at
a rate per annum equal at all times to 2% per annum above the rate per annum
required to be paid on such Competitive Bid Advance under the terms of the
Competitive Bid Note evidencing such Competitive Bid Advance unless otherwise
agreed in such Competitive Bid Note.

                  (f) The indebtedness of any Borrower resulting from each
Competitive Bid Advance made to such Borrower as part of a Competitive Bid
Borrowing shall be evidenced by a separate Competitive Bid Note of such Borrower
payable to the order of the Lender making such Competitive Bid Advance.

                  SECTION 2.04. Issuance of and Drawings and Reimbursement Under
Letters of Credit. (a) Request for Issuance. (i) Each Letter of Credit shall be
issued upon notice, given not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the
fifth Business Day prior to the date of the proposed issuance of such Letter of
Credit, by any Borrower to any Issuing Bank, and such Issuing Bank shall give
the Agent, prompt notice thereof by telex, telecopier or cable. Each such notice
of issuance of a Letter of Credit (a "Notice of Issuance") shall be by telex,
telecopier or cable, confirmed immediately in writing, specifying therein the
requested (A) date of such issuance (which shall be a Business Day), (B)
Available Amount of such Letter of Credit, (C) expiration date of such Letter of
Credit, (D) name and address of the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit and (E)
form of such Letter of Credit, and shall be accompanied by such application and
agreement for letter of credit as such Issuing Bank may reasonably specify to
the Borrower requesting such Letter of Credit for use in connection with such
requested Letter of Credit (a "Letter of Credit Agreement"). If the requested
form of such Letter of Credit is acceptable to such Issuing Bank in its sole
discretion, such Issuing Bank will, upon fulfillment of the applicable
conditions set forth in Article III, make such Letter of Credit available to the
Borrower requesting such Letter of Credit at its office referred to in Section
9.02 or as otherwise agreed with the Borrower in connection with such issuance.
In the event and to the extent that the provisions of any Letter of Credit
Agreement shall conflict with this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement
shall govern.

                  (b) Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or
an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without
any further action on the part of the applicable Issuing Bank or the Lenders,
such Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Lender, and each Lender hereby acquires
from such Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such
Lender's Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such
Letter of Credit. Each Borrower hereby agrees to each such participation. In
consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender hereby absolutely
and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Agent, for the account of such Issuing
Bank, such Lender's Pro Rata Share of each drawing made under a Letter of Credit
funded by such Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrower requesting such
Letter of Credit on the date made, or of any reimbursement payment required to
be refunded to the Borrower requesting such Letter of Credit for any reason.
Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire
participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is
absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance
whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of
Credit or the occurrence

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and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Revolving Credit
Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset,
counterclaim, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

                  (c) Drawing and Reimbursement. The payment by an Issuing Bank
of a draft drawn under any Letter of Credit shall constitute for all purposes of
this Agreement the making by any such Issuing Bank of a Revolving Credit
Advance, which shall be a Base Rate Advance, in the amount of such draft. Upon
written demand by such Issuing Bank, with a copy of such demand to the Agent,
each Lender shall pay to the Agent such Lender's Pro Rata Share of such
outstanding Revolving Credit Advance, by making available for the account of its
Applicable Lending Office to the Agent for the account of such Issuing Bank, by
deposit to the Agent's Account, in same day funds, an amount equal to the
portion of the outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Credit Advance to
be funded by such Lender. Promptly after receipt thereof, the Agent shall
transfer such funds to such Issuing Bank. Each Lender agrees to fund its Pro
Rata Share of an outstanding Revolving Credit Advance on (i) the Business Day on
which demand therefor is made by such Issuing Bank, provided that notice of such
demand is given not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on such Business
Day, or (ii) the first Business Day next succeeding such demand if notice of
such demand is given after such time. If and to the extent that any Lender shall
not have so made the amount of such Revolving Credit Advance available to the
Agent, such Lender agrees to pay to the Agent forthwith on demand such amount
together with interest thereon, for each day from the date of demand by any such
Issuing Bank until the date such amount is paid to the Agent, at the Federal
Funds Rate for its account or the account of such Issuing Bank, as applicable.
If such Lender shall pay to the Agent such amount for the account of any such
Issuing Bank on any Business Day, such amount so paid in respect of principal
shall constitute a Revolving Credit Advance made by such Lender on such Business
Day for purposes of this Agreement, and the outstanding principal amount of the
Revolving Credit Advance made by such Issuing Bank shall be reduced by such
amount on such Business Day.

                  (d) Letter of Credit Reports. Each Issuing Bank shall furnish
(A) to the Agent on the first Business Day of each week a written report
summarizing issuance and expiration dates of Letters of Credit issued during the
previous week and drawings during such week under all Letters of Credit, (B) to
each Lender on the first Business Day of each month a written report summarizing
issuance and expiration dates of Letters of Credit during the preceding month
and drawings during such month under all Letters of Credit and (C) to the Agent
and each Lender on the first Business Day of each calendar quarter a written
report setting forth the average daily aggregate Available Amount during the
preceding calendar quarter of all Letters of Credit.

                  (e) Failure to Make Revolving Credit Advances. The failure of
any Lender to make the Revolving Credit Advance to be made by it on the date
specified in Section 2.04(c) shall not relieve any other Lender of its
obligation hereunder to make its Revolving Credit Advance on such date, but no
Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the
Revolving Credit Advance to be made by such other Lender on such date.

                  SECTION 2.05. Fees. (a) Facility Fee. The Company agrees to
pay to the Agent for the account of each Lender (other than the Designated
Bidders) a facility fee on the aggregate amount of such Lender's Revolving
Credit Commitment in effect from time to time from the date hereof until the
Termination Date at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Percentage in
effect from time to time, payable in arrears quarterly on the last day of each
March, June, September and December, commencing December 31, 2001 and on the
Termination Date. The Agent agrees to use reasonable efforts to invoice the
Facility Fee for each quarter five Business Days prior to the last day of such
quarter.

                  (b) Utilization Fee. The Company agrees to pay to the Agent
for the account of each Lender (other than the Designated Bidders) a utilization
facility fee on the sum of the aggregate daily amount of Revolving Credit
Advances outstanding from time to time and the Available Amount of Letters of
Credit outstanding from time to time at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable
Utilization Fee in effect from time to time, payable in arrears quarterly on the
last day of each March, June, September and December during such periods and on
the Termination Date. The Agent agrees to use reasonable efforts to invoice the
Utilization Fee for each quarter five Business Days prior to the last day of
such quarter.

                  (c) Letter of Credit Fees (i) The Company shall pay to the
Agent for the account of each Lender a commission on such Lender's Pro Rata
Share of the average daily aggregate Available Amount of all

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Letters of Credit outstanding from time to time at a rate per annum equal to the
Applicable Margin for Eurocurrency Rate Advances in effect from time to time,
payable in arrears quarterly on the last day of each March, June, September and
December, commencing September 30, 2002, and on the Termination Date.

                  (ii) The Company shall pay to each Issuing Bank, for its own
account, such commissions, issuance fees, fronting fees, transfer fees and other
fees and charges in connection with the issuance or administration of each
Letter of Credit as the Company and such Issuing Bank shall agree.

                  (d) Agent's Fees. The Company shall pay to the Agent for its
own account such fees as may from time to time be agreed between the Company and
the Agent.

                  SECTION 2.06. Optional Termination or Reduction of the
Commitments. The Company shall have the right, upon at least three Business
Days' notice to the Agent, to terminate in whole or permanently reduce ratably
in part the unused portions of the respective Commitments of the Lenders,
provided that each partial reduction shall be in the aggregate amount of
$5,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and provided
further that the aggregate amount of the Commitments of the Lenders shall not be
reduced to an amount that is less than the aggregate principal amount of the
Competitive Bid Advances denominated in Dollars then outstanding plus the
Equivalent in Dollars (determined as of the date of the notice of prepayment) of
the aggregate principal amount of the Competitive Bid Advances denominated in
Foreign Currencies then outstanding.

                  SECTION 2.07. Repayment of Revolving Credit Advances. (a) Each
Borrower shall repay to the Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders on the
Termination Date the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Advances
made to such Borrower then outstanding.

                  (b) The obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement, any
Letter of Credit Agreement and any other agreement or instrument relating to any
Letter of Credit shall be unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid
strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such Letter of Credit
Agreement and such other agreement or instrument under all circumstances,
including, without limitation, the following circumstances (it being understood
that any such payment by any Borrower is without prejudice to, and does not
constitute a waiver of, any rights such Borrower might have or might acquire
under Section 9.13 or as a result of the payment by any Lender of any draft or
the reimbursement by such Borrower thereof):

                  (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement,
         any Note, any Letter of Credit Agreement, any Letter of Credit or any
         other agreement or instrument relating thereto (all of the foregoing
         being, collectively, the "L/C Related Documents");

                  (ii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or
         in any other term of, all or any of the obligations of such Borrower in
         respect of any L/C Related Document or any other amendment or waiver of
         or any consent to departure from all or any of the L/C Related
         Documents;

                  (iii) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other
         right that such Borrower may have at any time against any beneficiary
         or any transferee of a Letter of Credit (or any Persons for which any
         such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), any Issuing
         Bank, any Agent, any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection
         with the transactions contemplated by the L/C Related Documents or any
         unrelated transaction;

                  (iv) any statement or any other document presented under a
         Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or
         insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or
         inaccurate in any respect;

                  (v) payment by any Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit
         against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly
         comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit;

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                  (vi) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any
         collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to
         departure from any guarantee, for all or any of the obligations of such
         Borrower in respect of the L/C Related Documents; or

                  (vii) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether
         or not similar to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation,
         any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense
         available to, or a discharge of, such Borrower or a guarantor.

                  SECTION 2.08. Interest on Revolving Credit Advances. (a)
Scheduled Interest. Each Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal
amount of each Revolving Credit Advance owing by such Borrower to each Lender
from the date of such Revolving Credit Advance until such principal amount shall
be paid in full, at the following rates per annum:

                  (i) Base Rate Advances. During such periods as such Revolving
         Credit Advance is a Base Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all
         times to the sum of (x) the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus
         (y) the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time, payable in
         arrears quarterly on the last day of each March, June, September and
         December during such periods and on the date such Base Rate Advance
         shall be Converted or paid in full.

                  (ii) Eurocurrency Rate Advances. During such periods as such
         Revolving Credit Advance is a Eurocurrency Rate Advance, a rate per
         annum equal at all times during each Interest Period for such Revolving
         Credit Advance to the sum of (x) the Eurocurrency Rate for such
         Interest Period for such Revolving Credit Advance plus (y) the
         Applicable Margin in effect from time to time, payable in arrears on
         the last day of such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a
         duration of more than three months, on each day that occurs during such
         Interest Period every three months from the first day of such Interest
         Period and on the date such Eurocurrency Rate Advance shall be
         Converted or paid in full.

                  (b) Default Interest. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default under Section 6.01(a), the Agent may, and
upon the request of the Required Lenders shall, require each Borrower to pay
interest ("Default Interest") on (i) the unpaid principal amount of each
Revolving Credit Advance owing by such Borrower to each Lender, payable in
arrears on the dates referred to in clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above, at a rate
per annum equal at all times to 2% per annum above the rate per annum required
to be paid on such Revolving Credit Advance pursuant to clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii)
above and (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by law, the amount of any
interest or fee payable hereunder that is not paid when due, from the date such
amount shall be due until such amount shall be paid in full, payable in arrears
on the date such amount shall be paid in full and on demand, at a rate per annum
equal at all times to 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid
on Base Rate Advances pursuant to clause (a)(i) above; provided, however, that
following acceleration of the Advances pursuant to Section 6.01, Default
Interest shall accrue and be payable hereunder whether or not previously
required by the Agent.

                  SECTION 2.09. Interest Rate Determination. (a) Each Reference
Bank agrees to furnish to the Agent timely information for the purpose of
determining each Eurocurrency Rate and each LIBO Rate. If any one or more of the
Reference Banks shall not furnish such timely information to the Agent for the
purpose of determining any such interest rate, the Agent shall determine such
interest rate on the basis of timely information furnished by the remaining
Reference Banks. The Agent shall give prompt notice to the Company and the
Lenders of the applicable interest rate determined by the Agent for purposes of
Section 2.08(a)(i) or (ii), and the rate, if any, furnished by each Reference
Bank for the purpose of determining the interest rate under Section 2.08(a)(ii).

                  (b) If, with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Advances, the
Required Lenders notify the Agent that (i) they are unable to obtain matching
deposits in the London inter-bank market at or about 11:00 A.M. (London time) on
the second Business Day before the making of a Borrowing in sufficient amounts
to fund their respective Revolving Credit Advances as a part of such Borrowing
during its Interest Period or (ii) the Eurocurrency Rate for any Interest Period
for such Advances will not adequately reflect the cost to such Required Lenders
of making, funding or maintaining their respective Eurocurrency Rate Advances
for such Interest Period, the Agent shall forthwith so notify the applicable
Borrower and the Lenders, whereupon (A) such Borrower will, on the last day of
the then existing Interest Period therefor, (1) if such Eurocurrency Rate
Advances are denominated in

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Dollars, either (x) prepay such Advances or (y) Convert such Advances into Base
Rate Advances and (2) if such Eurocurrency Rate Advances are denominated in any
Committed Currency, either (x) prepay such Advances or (y) exchange such
Advances into an Equivalent amount of Dollars and Convert such Advances into
Base Rate Advances and (B) the obligation of the Lenders to make, or to Convert
Revolving Credit Advances into, Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall be suspended
until the Agent shall notify the Borrowers and the Lenders that the
circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist; provided that, if the
circumstances set forth in clause (ii) above are applicable, the applicable
Borrower may elect, by notice to the Agent and the Lenders, to continue such
Advances in such Committed Currency for Interest Periods of not longer than one
month, which Advances shall thereafter bear interest at a rate per annum equal
to the Applicable Margin plus, for each Lender, the cost to such Lender
(expressed as a rate per annum) of funding its Eurocurrency Rate Advances by
whatever means it reasonably determines to be appropriate. Each Lender shall
certify its cost of funds for each Interest Period to the Agent and the Company
as soon as practicable (but in any event not later than ten Business Days after
the first day of such Interest Period).

                  (c) If any Borrower shall fail to select the duration of any
Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Rate Advances in accordance with the
provisions contained in the definition of "Interest Period" in Section 1.01, the
Agent will forthwith so notify such Borrower and the Lenders and such Advances
will automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period
therefor, (i) if such Eurocurrency Rate Advances are denominated in Dollars,
Convert into Base Rate Advances and (ii) if such Eurocurrency Rate Advances are
denominated in a Committed Currency, be exchanged for an Equivalent amount of
Dollars and Convert into Base Rate Advances.

                  (d) On the date on which the aggregate unpaid principal amount
of Eurocurrency Rate Advances comprising any Borrowing shall be reduced, by
payment or prepayment or otherwise, to less than the Revolving Credit Borrowing
Minimum, such Advances shall automatically Convert into Base Rate Advances.

                  (e) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any
Event of Default under Section 6.01(a), (i) each Eurocurrency Rate Advance will
automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor,
(A) if such Eurocurrency Rate Advances are denominated in Dollars, be Converted
into Base Rate Advances and (B) if such Eurocurrency Rate Advances are
denominated in any Committed Currency, be exchanged for an Equivalent amount of
Dollars and be Converted into Base Rate Advances and (ii) the obligation of the
Lenders to make, or to Convert Advances into, Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall
be suspended; provided that the applicable Borrower may elect, by notice to the
Agent and the Lenders within one Business Day of such Event of Default, to
continue such Advances in such Committed Currency, whereupon the Agent may
require that each Interest Period relating to such Eurocurrency Rate Advances
shall bear interest at the Overnight Eurocurrency Rate for a period of three
Business Days and thereafter, each such Interest Period shall have a duration of
not longer than one month. "Overnight Eurocurrency Rate" means the rate per
annum applicable to an overnight period beginning on one Business Day and ending
on the next Business Day equal to the sum of 1%, the Applicable Interest Rate
Margin and the average, rounded upward to the nearest whole multiple of 1/100 of
1%, if such average is not such a multiple, of the respective rates per annum
quoted by each Reference Bank to the Agent on request as the rate at which it is
offering overnight deposits in the relevant currency in amounts comparable to
such Reference Bank's Eurocurrency Rate Advances.

                  (f) (i) If Telerate Markets Page 3750 is unavailable, the
Agent shall consult any similar nationally recognized company or service that
provides rate quotations comparable to those currently provided by Telerate
Markets that is reasonably available to the Agent;

                  (ii) if, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Agent is unable to
determine the Eurocurrency Rate or LIBO Rate, then,

                  (A) the Agent shall forthwith notify the applicable Borrower
         and the Lenders that the interest rate cannot be determined for such
         Eurocurrency Rate Advances or LIBO Rate Advances, as the case may be,

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                  (B) with respect to Eurocurrency Rate Advances, each such
         Advance will automatically, on the last day of the then existing
         Interest Period therefor, (1) if such Eurocurrency Rate Advance is
         denominated in Dollars, Convert into a Base Rate Advance and (2) if
         such Eurocurrency Rate Advance is denominated in any Committed
         Currency, be prepaid by the applicable Borrower or be automatically
         exchanged for an Equivalent amount of Dollars and be Converted into a
         Base Rate Advance (or if such Advance is then a Base Rate Advance, will
         continue as a Base Rate Advance), and

                  (C) the obligation of the Lenders to make Eurocurrency Rate
         Advances or LIBO Rate Advances or to Convert Revolving Credit Advances
         into Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall be suspended until the Agent
         shall notify the Borrowers and the Lenders that the circumstances
         causing such suspension no longer exist.

                  SECTION 2.10. Optional Conversion of Revolving Credit
Advances. The Company may on any Business Day, upon notice given to the Agent
not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior
to the date of the proposed Conversion and subject to the provisions of Sections
2.09 and 2.13, Convert all Revolving Credit Advances denominated in Dollars of
one Type comprising the same Borrowing into Revolving Credit Advances
denominated in Dollars of the other Type; provided, however, that any Conversion
of Eurocurrency Rate Advances into Base Rate Advances shall be made only on the
last day of an Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Rate Advances, any
Conversion of Base Rate Advances into Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall be in an
amount not less than the minimum amount specified in Section 2.02(b) and no
Conversion of any Revolving Credit Advances shall result in more separate
Revolving Credit Borrowings than permitted under Section 2.02(b). Each such
notice of a Conversion shall, within the restrictions specified above, specify
(i) the date of such Conversion, (ii) the Dollar denominated Revolving Credit
Advances to be Converted, and (iii) if such Conversion is into Eurocurrency Rate
Advances, the duration of the initial Interest Period for each such Advance.
Each notice of Conversion shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower
requesting such Conversion.

                  SECTION 2.11. Prepayments of Revolving Credit Advances. (a)
Optional. Each Borrower may, upon notice at least three Business Days prior to
the date of such prepayment, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Advances, and not
later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the date of such prepayment, in
the case of Base Rate Advances, to the Agent stating the proposed date and
aggregate principal amount of the prepayment, and if such notice is given such
Borrower shall, prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit
Advances comprising part of the same Revolving Credit Borrowing in whole or
ratably in part, together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment
on the principal amount prepaid; provided, however, that (x) each partial
prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount of not less than the
Revolving Credit Borrowing Minimum or a Revolving Credit Borrowing Multiple in
excess thereof and (y) in the event of any such prepayment of a Eurocurrency
Rate Advance, the applicable Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the
Lenders in respect thereof pursuant to Section 9.04(c).

                  (b) Mandatory. (i) If, on any date, the Agent notifies the
Company that, on any interest payment date, the sum of (A) the aggregate
principal amount of all Advances denominated in Dollars then outstanding plus
(B) the Equivalent in Dollars (determined on the third Business Day prior to
such interest payment date) of the aggregate principal amount of all Advances
denominated in Foreign Currencies then outstanding exceeds 105% of the aggregate
Commitments of the Lenders on such date, the Company and, if applicable, each
other Borrower shall, as soon as practicable and in any event within two
Business Days after receipt of such notice, prepay the outstanding principal
amount of any Advances owing by the Borrowers in an aggregate amount sufficient
to reduce such sum to an amount not to exceed 100% of the aggregate Commitments
of the Lenders on such date together with any interest accrued to the date of
such prepayment on the aggregate principal amount of Advances prepaid; The Agent
shall give prompt notice of any prepayment required under this Section 2.11(b)
to the Company and the Lenders, and shall provide prompt notice to the Company
and each other Borrower of any such notice of required prepayment received by it
from any Lender.

                  (ii) The Company shall provide the Lenders with written notice
(a "Change in Control Notice") within five Business Days of the occurrence of
any Change of Control and, upon the written demand (a "Prepayment Demand") of
the Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, made any time within
thirty days after receipt by the Agent of the Change in Control Notice, the
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Borrower shall, within forty-five Business Days after receipt of such Prepayment
Demand (unless prior to the expiration of such time period the event that gave
rise to such Change of Control shall no longer exist or shall have been
otherwise cured or rescinded), prepay the outstanding principal amount of all
Revolving Credit Advances and Competitive Bid Advances and all accrued and
unpaid interest thereon, together with all other amounts owing by the Borrowers
under this Agreement, and terminate the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06
hereof.

                  (iii) Each prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.11(b)
shall be made together with any interest accrued to the date of such prepayment
on the principal amounts prepaid and, in the case of any prepayment of a
Eurocurrency Rate Advance, a LIBO Rate Advance or a Local Rate Advance on a date
other than the last day of an Interest Period or at its maturity, any additional
amounts which the applicable Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse to the
Lenders in respect thereof pursuant to Section 9.04(c). The Agent shall give
prompt notice of any prepayment required under this Section 2.11(b) to the
Borrowers and the Lenders.

                  SECTION 2.12. Increased Costs; Reserve Percentages. (a) If,
due to either (i) the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation
of any law or regulation or (ii) the compliance with any guideline or request
from any central bank or other governmental authority enacted or imposed after
the Effective Date (and not already accounted for pursuant to subsection (c)
below) including, without limitation, any agency of the European Union or
similar monetary or multinational authority (whether or not having the force of
law), there shall be any increase in the cost to any Lender of agreeing to make
or making, funding or maintaining Eurocurrency Rate Advances or LIBO Rate
Advances or of agreeing to issue or of issuing or maintaining or participating
in Letters of Credit (excluding for purposes of this Section 2.12 any such
increased costs resulting from (i) Taxes or Other Taxes (as to which Section
2.15 shall govern) and (ii) changes in the basis of taxation of overall net
income or overall gross income by the United States or by the foreign
jurisdiction or state under the laws of which such Lender is organized or has
its Applicable Lending Office or any political subdivision thereof), then the
Company shall from time to time, upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such
demand to the Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such Lender additional
amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased cost; provided,
however, that before making any such demand, each Lender agrees to use
reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory
restrictions) to designate a different Applicable Lending Office if the making
of such a designation would avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, such
increased cost and would not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be
otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender. A certificate as to the amount of such
increased cost, submitted to the Company and the Agent by such Lender, shall be
conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

                  (b) If any Lender determines that compliance with any law or
regulation or any guideline or request from any central bank or other
governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law) affects or would
affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such
Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender and that the amount of such
capital is increased by or based upon the existence of such Lender's commitment
to lend hereunder and other commitments of this type, then, upon demand by such
Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Agent), the Company shall pay to the
Agent for the account of such Lender, from time to time as specified by such
Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or such
corporation in the light of such circumstances, to the extent that such Lender
reasonably determines such increase in capital to be allocable to the existence
of such Lender's commitment to lend hereunder. A certificate as to such amounts
submitted to the Company and the Agent by such Lender shall be conclusive and
binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

                  (c) If, at any time, the Eurocurrency Rate Reserve Percentage
applicable to any Lender shall increase the cost (whether by incurring a cost or
adding to a cost) to such Lender of making or maintaining hereunder any
Eurocurrency Rate Advance or LIBO Rate Advance or to reduce the amount of
principal or interest received by such Lender with respect to such Advance,
then, upon demand by such Lender, the applicable Borrower shall pay to such
Lender from time to time on the last day of the Interest Period with respect to
such Advance, as additional consideration hereunder, additional amounts
sufficient to fully compensate and indemnify such Lender for such increased cost
or reduced amount, so long as such additional cost or reduced amount is
allocable to such Advance. A certificate as to such amounts submitted to the
Company and the Agent by such Lender shall be conclusive and binding for all
purposes, absent manifest error. Each Lender shall notify the Company as
promptly as practicable (with a copy thereof delivered to the Agent) of the
existence of any event that will likely require the payment by any Borrower of
any such additional amount under this Section.

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                  (d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand
compensation pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall not constitute a waiver of such
Lender's right to demand such compensation; provided that no Borrower shall be
required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section 2.12 for any increased
costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such
Lender notifies such Borrower of the change giving rise to such increased costs
or reductions and of such Lender's intention to claim compensation therefor;
provided further that, if the change giving rise to such increased costs or
reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be
deemed to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

                  SECTION 2.13. Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Agreement, if any Lender shall notify the Agent that the introduction of
or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation makes it
unlawful, or any central bank or other governmental authority asserts that it is
unlawful, for any Lender or its Eurocurrency Lending Office to perform its
obligations hereunder to make Eurocurrency Rate Advances or LIBO Rate Advances
in Dollars or any Committed Currency or LIBO Rate Advances in Dollars or any
Foreign Currency or to fund or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Advances in Dollars or
any Committed Currency or LIBO Rate Advances in Dollars or any Foreign Currency
hereunder, (a) each Eurocurrency Rate Advance or LIBO Rate Advance, as the case
may be, will automatically, upon such demand, Convert into a Base Rate Advance
or an Advance that bears interest at the rate set forth in Section 2.08(a)(i),
as the case may be, (i) if such Eurocurrency Rate Advance or LIBO Rate Advance
is denominated in Dollars, be Converted into a Base Rate Advance or an Advance
that bears interest at the rate set forth in Section 2.08(a)(i), as the case may
be, and (ii) if such Eurocurrency Rate Advance or LIBO Rate Advance is
denominated in any Foreign Currency, be exchanged into an Equivalent amount of
Dollars and be Converted into a Base Rate Advance or an Advance that bears
interest at the rate set forth in Section 2.08(a)(i), as the case may be, and
(b) the obligation of the Lenders to make Eurocurrency Rate Advances or LIBO
Rate Advances or to Convert Revolving Credit Advances into Eurocurrency Rate
Advances shall be suspended until the Agent shall notify the Company and the
Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist;
provided, however, that before making any such demand, each Lender agrees to use
reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory
restrictions) to designate a different Eurocurrency Lending Office if the making
of such a designation would allow such Lender or its Eurocurrency Lending Office
to continue to perform its obligations to make Eurocurrency Rate Advances or to
continue to fund or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Advances and would not, in the
judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender.

                  SECTION 2.14. Payments and Computations. (a) Each Borrower
shall make each payment hereunder, irrespective of any right of counterclaim or
set-off hereunder with respect to principal of, interest on, and other amounts
relating to, Advances denominated in Dollars, not later than 11:00 A.M. (New
York City time) on the day when due in Dollars to the Agent at the applicable
Agent's Account in same day funds. Each Borrower shall make each payment,
irrespective of any right of counterclaim or set-off hereunder with respect to
principal of, interest on, and other amounts relating to, Advances denominated
in a Foreign Currency, not later than 11:00 A.M. (at the Payment Office for such
Foreign Currency) on the day when due in such Foreign Currency to the Agent, by
deposit of such funds to the applicable Agent's Account in same day funds. The
Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to
the payment of principal, interest, facility fees or letter of credit
commissions ratably (other than amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.03, 2.12,
2.15 or 9.04(c)) to the Lenders for the account of their respective Applicable
Lending Offices, and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount
payable to any Lender to such Lender for the account of its Applicable Lending
Office, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. Upon any Assuming Lender becoming a Lender hereunder as a result of a
Commitment Increase pursuant to Section 2.19, and upon the Agent's receipt of
such Lender's Assumption Agreement and recording of the information contained
therein in the Register, from and after the applicable Increase Date, the Agent
shall make all payments hereunder and under any Notes issued in connection
therewith in respect of the interest assumed thereby to the Assuming Lender.
Upon its acceptance of an Assignment and Acceptance and recording of the
information contained therein in the Register pursuant to Section 9.06(c), from
and after the effective date specified in such Assignment and Acceptance, the
Agent shall make all payments hereunder and under the Notes in respect of the
interest assigned thereby to the Lender assignee thereunder, and the parties to
such Assignment and Acceptance shall make all appropriate adjustments in such
payments for periods prior to such effective date directly between themselves.

                  (b) Each Borrower hereby authorizes each Lender, if and to the
extent payment owed to such Lender is not made when due hereunder or under the
Note held by such Lender, to charge from time to time against any or all of such
Borrower's accounts with such Lender any amount so due.

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                  (c) All computations of interest based on the Base Rate
calculated in accordance with clause (a) of the definition thereof shall be made
by the Agent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, all
computations of interest based on the Eurocurrency Rate, the Base Rate
calculated in accordance with clause (b) or (c) of the definition thereof or the
Federal Funds Rate and of facility fees and letter of credit commissions shall
be made by the Agent on the basis of a year of 360 days and computations in
respect of Competitive Bid Advances shall be made by the Agent or the Sub-Agent,
as the case may be, as specified in the applicable Notice of Competitive Bid
Borrowing (or, in each case of Advances denominated in Foreign Currencies where
market practice differs, in accordance with market practice), in each case for
the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day)
occurring in the period for which such interest, facility fees or letter of
credit commissions are payable. Each determination by the Agent of an interest
rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest
error.

                  (d) Whenever any payment hereunder or under the Notes shall be
stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made
on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such
case be included in the computation of payment of interest, facility fee or
letter of credit commission, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if
such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Eurocurrency
Rate Advances or LIBO Rate Advances to be made in the next following calendar
month, such payment shall be made on the next preceding Business Day.

                  (e) Unless the Agent shall have received notice from any
Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders hereunder
that such Borrower will not make such payment in full, the Agent may assume that
such Borrower has made such payment in full to the Agent on such date and the
Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each
Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If
and to the extent such Borrower shall not have so made such payment in full to
the Agent, each Lender shall repay to the Agent forthwith on demand such amount
distributed to such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from the
date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date such Lender repays
such amount to the Agent, at (i) the Federal Funds Rate in the case of Advances
denominated in Dollars or (ii) the cost of funds incurred by the Agent in
respect of such amount in the case of Advances denominated in Foreign
Currencies.

                  (f) To the extent that the Agent receives funds for
application to the amounts owing by any Borrower under or in respect of this
Agreement or any Note in currencies other than the currency or currencies
required to enable the Agent to distribute funds to the Lenders in accordance
with the terms of this Section 2.14, the Agent shall be entitled to convert or
exchange such funds into Dollars or into a Foreign Currency or from Dollars to a
Foreign Currency or from a Foreign Currency to Dollars, as the case may be, to
the extent necessary to enable the Agent to distribute such funds in accordance
with the terms of this Section 2.14; provided that the Borrowers and each of the
Lenders hereby agree that the Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any
loss, cost or expense suffered by any Borrower or such Lender as a result of any
conversion or exchange of currencies affected pursuant to this Section 2.14(f)
or as a result of the failure of the Agent to effect any such conversion or
exchange; and provided further that the Company agrees to indemnify the Agent
and each Lender, and hold the Agent and each Lender harmless, for any and all
reasonable losses, costs and expenses incurred by the Agent or any Lender for
any conversion or exchange of currencies (or the failure to convert or exchange
any currencies) in accordance with this Section 2.14(f).

                  SECTION 2.15. Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by any Borrower
to or for the account of any Lender or the Agent hereunder or under the Notes
shall be made, in accordance with Section 2.14 or the applicable provisions of
such other documents, free and clear of and without deduction for any and all
present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings,
and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding, in the case of each Lender
and the Agent, taxes imposed on its overall net income, and franchise taxes
imposed on it in lieu of net income taxes, by the jurisdiction under the laws of
which such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) is organized or any
political subdivision thereof and, in the case of each Lender, taxes imposed on
its overall net income, and franchise taxes imposed on it in lieu of net income
taxes, by the jurisdiction of such Lender's Applicable Lending Office or any
political subdivision thereof (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts,
deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities in respect of payments
hereunder or under the Notes being hereinafter referred to as "Taxes"). If any
Borrower shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any
sum payable hereunder or under any Note or any other documents to be delivered
hereunder to any Lender or the Agent, (i) the

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sum payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all
required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable
under this Section 2.15) such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) receives
an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been
made, (ii) such Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) such Borrower
shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other
authority in accordance with applicable law.

                  (b) In addition, each Borrower agrees to pay any present or
future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges
or similar levies that arise from any payment made hereunder or under the Notes
any other documents to be delivered hereunder or from the execution, delivery or
registration of, performing under, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement
or the Notes or any other documents to be delivered hereunder (hereinafter
referred to as "Other Taxes").

                  (c) Each Borrower shall indemnify each Lender and the Agent
for and hold it harmless against the full amount of Taxes or Other Taxes
(including, without limitation, taxes of any kind imposed or asserted by any
jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 2.15) imposed on or paid by
such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) and any liability (including
penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto.
This indemnification shall be made within 30 days from the date such Lender or
the Agent (as the case may be) makes written demand therefor.

                  (d) Within 30 days after the date of any payment of Taxes and
upon request, each Borrower shall furnish to the Agent, at its address referred
to in Section 9.02, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing
such payment to the extent such a receipt is issued therefor, or other written
proof of payment thereof that is reasonably satisfactory to the Agent. For
purposes of this subsection (d) and subsection (e), the terms "United States"
and "United States person" shall have the meanings specified in Section 7701 of
the Internal Revenue Code.

                  (e) Each Lender organized under the laws of a jurisdiction
outside the United States, on or prior to the date of its execution and delivery
of this Agreement in the case of each Initial Lender and on the date of the
Assumption Agreement or the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it
becomes a Lender in the case of each other Lender, and from time to time
thereafter as reasonably requested in writing by any Borrower (but only so long
as such Lender remains lawfully able to do so), shall provide each of the Agent
and such Borrower with two original Internal Revenue Service forms W-8BEN or
W-8ECI, as appropriate, or any successor or other form prescribed by the
Internal Revenue Service, certifying that such Lender is exempt from or entitled
to a reduced rate of United States withholding tax on payments pursuant to this
Agreement or the Notes. If the form provided by a Lender at the time such Lender
first becomes a party to this Agreement indicates a United States interest
withholding tax rate in excess of zero, withholding tax at such rate shall be
considered excluded from Taxes unless and until such Lender provides the
appropriate forms certifying that a lesser rate applies, whereupon withholding
tax at such lesser rate only shall be considered excluded from Taxes for periods
governed by such form; provided, however, that, if at the date of the Assignment
and Acceptance pursuant to which a Lender assignee becomes a party to this
Agreement, the Lender assignor was entitled to payments under subsection (a) in
respect of United States withholding tax with respect to interest paid at such
date, then, to such extent, the term Taxes shall include (in addition to
withholding taxes that may be imposed in the future or other amounts otherwise
includable in Taxes) United States withholding tax, if any, applicable with
respect to the Lender assignee on such date. If any form or document referred to
in this subsection (e) requires the disclosure of information, other than
information necessary to compute the tax payable and information required on the
date hereof by Internal Revenue Service form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, that the Lender
reasonably considers to be confidential, the Lender shall give notice thereof to
the Company and shall not be obligated to include in such form or document such
confidential information.

                  (f) For any period with respect to which a Lender has failed
to provide any Borrower with the appropriate form, certificate or other document
described in Section 2.15(e) (other than if such failure is due to a change in
law, or in the interpretation or application thereof, occurring subsequent to
the date on which a form, certificate or other document originally was required
to be provided, or if such form otherwise is not required under subsection (e)
above), such Lender shall not be entitled to indemnification under Section
2.15(a) or (c) with respect to Taxes imposed by the United States by reason of
such failure; provided, however, that should a Lender become subject to Taxes
because of its failure to deliver a form, certificate or other document required
hereunder, each Borrower shall take such steps as the Lender shall reasonably
request to assist the Lender to recover such Taxes.

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                  (g) Any Lender claiming any additional amounts payable
pursuant to this Section 2.15 agrees to use reasonable efforts (consistent with
its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to change the
jurisdiction of its Eurocurrency Lending Office if the making of such a change
would avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, any such additional amounts
that may thereafter accrue and would not, in the reasonable judgment of such
Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender.

                  (h) If any Lender determines, in its sole judgment, that it
has actually and finally realized, by reason of a refund, deduction or credit of
any Taxes paid or reimbursed by any Borrower pursuant to subjection (a) or (c)
above in respect of payments under the Credit Agreement or the Notes, a current
monetary benefit that it would otherwise not have obtained, and that would
result in the total payments under this Section 2.15 exceeding the amount needed
to make such Lender whole, such Lender shall pay to the applicable Borrower,
with reasonable promptness following the date on which it actually realizes such
benefit, an amount equal to the lesser of the amount of such benefit or the
amount of such excess, in each case net of all out-of-pocket expenses in
securing such refund, deduction or credit.

                  SECTION 2.16. Sharing of Payments, Etc. If any Lender shall
obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any
right of set-off, or otherwise) on account of the Revolving Credit Advances
owing to it (other than pursuant to Section 2.12, 2.15 or 9.04(c)) in excess of
its ratable share of payments on account of the Revolving Credit Advances
obtained by all the Lenders, such Lender shall forthwith purchase from the other
Lenders such participations in the Revolving Credit Advances owing to them as
shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment
ratably with each of them; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such
excess payment is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, such
purchase from each Lender shall be rescinded and such Lender shall repay to the
purchasing Lender the purchase price to the extent of such recovery together
with an amount equal to such Lender's ratable share (according to the proportion
of (i) the amount of such Lender's required repayment to (ii) the total amount
so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or
payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered.
Each Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another
Lender pursuant to this Section 2.16 may, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of set-off) with
respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct
creditor of such Borrower in the amount of such participation.

                  SECTION 2.17. Evidence of Debt. (a) Each Lender shall maintain
in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the
indebtedness of each Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Revolving
Credit Advance owing to such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of
principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time
hereunder in respect of Revolving Credit Advances. Each Borrower agrees that
upon notice by any Lender to such Borrower (with a copy of such notice to the
Agent) to the effect that a Revolving Credit Note is required or appropriate in
order for such Lender to evidence (whether for purposes of pledge, enforcement
or otherwise) the Revolving Credit Advances owing to, or to be made by, such
Lender, such Borrower shall promptly execute and deliver to such Lender a
Revolving Credit Note payable to the order of such Lender in a principal amount
up to the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender.

                  (b) The Register maintained by the Agent pursuant to Section
9.06(g) shall include a control account, and a subsidiary account for each
Lender, in which accounts (taken together) shall be recorded (i) the date and
amount of each Borrowing made hereunder, the Type of Advances comprising such
Borrowing and, if appropriate, the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the
terms of each Assumption Agreement and each Assignment and Acceptance delivered
to and accepted by it, (iii) the amount of any principal or interest due and
payable or to become due and payable from each Borrower to each Lender hereunder
and (iv) the amount of any sum received by the Agent from each Borrower
hereunder and each Lender's share thereof.

                  (c) Entries made in good faith by the Agent in the Register
pursuant to subsection (b) above, and by each Lender in its account or accounts
pursuant to subsection (a) above, shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of
principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from each
Borrower to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such
account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement, absent manifest error;
provided, however, that the failure of the Agent or such Lender to make an
entry, or any finding that an entry is incorrect, in the Register or such
account or accounts shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of any
Borrower under this Agreement.

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                  SECTION 2.18. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Advances
and issuances of Letters of Credit shall be available (and each Borrower agrees
that it shall use such proceeds) solely for general corporate purposes of the
Company and its Subsidiaries.

                  SECTION 2.19. Increase in the Aggregate Revolving Credit
Commitments. (a) The Company may, at any time but in any event not more than
once in any calendar year prior to the Termination Date, by notice to the Agent,
request that the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment be
increased by an amount of $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in
excess thereof (each a "Commitment Increase") to be effective as of a date that
is at least 90 days prior to the scheduled Termination Date then in effect (the
"Increase Date") as specified in the related notice to the Agent; provided,
however that (i) in no event shall the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit
Commitments at any time exceed $450,000,000 and (ii) on the date of any request
by the Company for a Commitment Increase and on the related Increase Date, the
applicable conditions set forth in Article III shall be satisfied.

                  (b) The Agent shall promptly notify such banks and other
entities as the Company may designate of a request by the Company for a
Commitment Increase, which notice shall include (i) the proposed amount of such
requested Commitment Increase, (ii) the proposed Increase Date and (iii) the
date by which such banks and other entities wishing to participate in the
Commitment Increase must commit to an increase in the amount of their respective
Revolving Credit Commitments (the "Commitment Date"). The requested Commitment
Increase shall be allocated among the banks and other entities willing to
participate therein in such amounts as are agreed between the Company and the
Agent.

                  (c) Promptly following each Commitment Date, the Agent shall
notify the Company as to the amount, if any, by which the banks and other
entities are willing to participate in the requested Commitment Increase;
provided, however, that the Revolving Credit Commitment of each such Eligible
Assignee shall be in an amount of $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of
$1,000,000 in excess thereof.

                  (d) On each Increase Date, each bank and other entity that is
not prior to such date a Lender hereunder and accepts an offer to participate in
a requested Commitment Increase in accordance with Section 2.19(b) (each such
bank or other entity, an "Assuming Lender") shall become a Lender party to this
Agreement as of such Increase Date and the Revolving Credit Commitment of each
bank and other entity that prior to such date is a Lender and accepts an offer
to participate in such requested Commitment Increase (an "Increasing Lender")
shall be so increased by such amount (or by the amount allocated to such Lender
pursuant to the last sentence of Section 2.19(b)) as of such Increase Date;
provided, however, that the Agent shall have received on or before such Increase
Date the following, each dated such date:

                  (i) (A) certified copies of resolutions of the Board of
         Directors of the Company or the Executive Committee of such Board
         approving the Commitment Increase and the corresponding modifications
         to this Agreement and (B) an opinion of counsel for the Company (which
         may be in-house counsel), in substantially the form of Exhibit F
         hereto;

                  (ii) an assumption agreement from each Assuming Lender, if
         any, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company and the Agent
         (each an "Assumption Agreement"), duly executed by such Eligible
         Assignee, the Agent and the Company; and

                  (iii) confirmation from each Increasing Lender of the increase
         in the amount of its Revolving Credit Commitment in a writing
         satisfactory to the Company and the Agent.

On each Increase Date, upon fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Article
III and in the immediately preceding sentence of this Section 2.19(d), the Agent
shall notify the Lenders (including, without limitation, each Assuming Lender)
and the Company, on or before 1:00 P.M. (New York City time), by telecopier or
telex, of the occurrence of the Commitment Increase to be effected on such
Increase Date and shall record in the Register the relevant information with
respect to each Increasing Lender and each Assuming Lender on such date.

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                                   ARTICLE III

                     CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND LENDING

                  SECTION 3.01. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of
Sections 2.01(b) and 2.04. Sections 2.01(b) and 2.04 of this Agreement shall
become effective on and as of the first date (the "Effective Date") on which the
following conditions precedent have been satisfied:

                  (a) Except for matters disclosed in the Company's SEC Reports
         or except as otherwise disclosed to the Agent and the Lenders in
         writing prior to the Effective Date, there shall have occurred no
         Material Adverse Change since December 31, 2001.

                  (b) There shall exist no action, suit, investigation,
         litigation or proceeding affecting the Company or any of its
         Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Secretary or Treasurer
         of the Company, threatened before any court, governmental agency or
         arbitrator that (i) could be reasonably likely to have a Material
         Adverse Effect, except for matters disclosed in the Company's SEC
         Reports or except as otherwise disclosed to the Agent and the Lenders
         in writing prior to the Effective Date or (ii) purports to affect the
         legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any Note or
         the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

                  (c) All governmental and third party consents and approvals
         necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall
         have been obtained (without the imposition of any conditions that are
         not reasonably acceptable to the Lenders) and shall remain in effect,
         and no law or regulation shall be applicable in the reasonable judgment
         of the Lenders that restrains, prevents or imposes materially adverse
         conditions upon the transactions contemplated hereby.

                  (d) The Company shall have notified each Lender and the Agent
         in writing as to the proposed Effective Date.

                  (e) The Company shall have paid all accrued fees and expenses
         of the Agent and the Lenders.

                  (f) On the Effective Date, the following statements shall be
         true and the Agent shall have received for the account of each Lender a
         certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of the Company, dated
         the Effective Date, stating that:

                           (i) The representations and warranties contained in
                  Section 4.01 are correct on and as of the Effective Date, and

                           (ii) No event has occurred and is continuing that
                  constitutes a Default.

                  (g) The Agent shall have received on or before the Effective
         Date the following, each dated such day, in form and substance
         satisfactory to the Agent and (except for the Revolving Credit Notes)
         in sufficient copies for each Lender:

                           (i) The Revolving Credit Notes to the order of the
                  Lenders to the extent requested by any Lender pursuant to
                  Section 2.17.

                           (ii) Certified copies of the resolutions of the Board
                  of Directors of the Company approving this Agreement and the
                  Notes, and of all documents evidencing other necessary
                  corporate action and governmental approvals, if any, with
                  respect to this Agreement and the Notes.

                           (iii) A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant
                  Secretary of the Company certifying the names and true
                  signatures of the officers of the Company authorized to sign
                  this Agreement and the Notes and the other documents to be
                  delivered hereunder.

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                           (iv) A favorable opinion of the General Counsel for
                  the Company and of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, special counsel
                  for the Company, substantially in the form of Exhibits F-1 and
                  F-2 hereto, respectively, and as to such other matters as any
                  Lender through the Agent may reasonably request.

                           (v) A favorable opinion of Shearman & Sterling,
                  counsel for the Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to
                  the Agent.

                  SECTION 3.02. Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing of
Each Designated Subsidiary. The obligation of each Lender to make an initial
Advance to each Designated Subsidiary following its designation as a Borrower
hereunder pursuant to Section 9.12 on the occasion of the initial Borrowing
thereby is subject to the Agent's receipt on or before the date of such initial
Borrowing of each of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Agent and dated such date:

                  (a) The Designation Letter of such Designated Subsidiary, in
         substantially the form of Exhibit E hereto.

                  (b) The Revolving Credit Note of such Designated Subsidiary to
         the Lenders to the extent requested by any Lender pursuant to Section
         2.17.

                  (c) A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary
         (or person performing similar functions) of such Designated Subsidiary
         certifying (i) appropriate resolutions of the board of directors (or
         persons performing similar functions) of such Designated Subsidiary
         approving this Agreement and its Notes, and all documents evidencing
         other necessary corporate (or equivalent) action and governmental
         approvals, if any, with respect to this Agreement and its Notes (copies
         of which shall be attached thereto) and (ii) the names and true
         signatures of the officers of such Designated Subsidiary authorized to
         sign the Designation Letter of such Designated Subsidiary and its Notes
         and the other documents to be delivered by such Designated Subsidiary
         hereunder.

                  (d) A copy of a certificate of the Secretary of State (or
         other appropriate Governmental Authority) of the jurisdiction of
         organization of such Designated Subsidiary, dated reasonably near the
         date of such Borrowing, certifying that such Designated Subsidiary is
         duly organized and in good standing (or the equivalent thereof) under
         the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization.

                  (e) A certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of such
         Designated Subsidiary, dated as of the date of such Borrowing,
         certifying that such Designated Subsidiary has obtained all
         authorizations, consents, approvals (including, without limitation,
         exchange control approvals) and licenses of any Governmental Authority
         or other third party necessary for such Designated Subsidiary to
         execute and deliver its Designation Letter and its Notes and to perform
         its obligations under this Agreement or any of its Notes.

                  (f) Such other documents, opinions and other information as
         any Lender, through the Agent, may reasonably request.

                  SECTION 3.03. Conditions Precedent to Each Revolving Credit
Borrowing, Letter of Credit Issuance and Commitment Increase. The obligation of
each Lender to make a Revolving Credit Advance on the occasion of each Revolving
Credit Borrowing, the obligation of each Issuing Bank to issue a Letter of
Credit and each Commitment Increase pursuant to Section 2.19 shall be subject to
the conditions precedent that the Effective Date shall have occurred and on the
date of such Revolving Credit Borrowing, the issuance of such Letter of Credit
or the applicable Increase Date the following statements shall be true (and each
of the giving of the applicable Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing, Notice of
Issuance, request for Commitment Increase and the acceptance by Borrower
requesting such Revolving Credit Borrowing of the proceeds of such Revolving
Credit Borrowing or Letter of Credit shall constitute a representation and
warranty by such Borrower that on the date of such Borrowing, the issuance of
such Letter of Credit or such Increase Date such statements are true):

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                  (a) the representations and warranties contained in Section
         4.01 (except, in the case of Revolving Credit Borrowings and the
         issuance of a Letter of Credit, the representations set forth in
         subsection (c)(ii) thereof and in subsection (d)(i) thereof) (and, if
         such Revolving Credit Borrowing shall have been requested by a
         Designated Subsidiary, the representations and warranties of such
         Designated Subsidiary contained in its Designation Letter, other than
         the representation set forth in subsection (i) of paragraph 5 thereof)
         are correct on and as of such date (except to the extent that any
         expressly relate to any earlier date), before and after giving effect
         to such Revolving Credit Borrowing, the issuance of such Letter of
         Credit or such Commitment Increase and to the application of the
         proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date, and

                  (b) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result
         from such Revolving Credit Borrowing, the issuance of such Letter of
         Credit or such Increase Date or from the application of the proceeds
         therefrom, that constitutes a Default.

                  SECTION 3.04. Conditions Precedent to Each Competitive Bid
Borrowing. The obligation of each Lender that is to make a Competitive Bid
Advance on the occasion of a Competitive Bid Borrowing to make such Competitive
Bid Advance as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing is subject to the
conditions precedent that (i) the Agent shall have received the written
confirmatory Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing with respect thereto, (ii) on
or before the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing, but prior to such
Competitive Bid Borrowing, the Agent shall have received a Competitive Bid Note
payable to the order of such Lender for each of the one or more Competitive Bid
Advances to be made by such Lender as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing, in
a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Competitive Bid Advance
to be evidenced thereby and otherwise on such terms as were agreed to for such
Competitive Bid Advance in accordance with Section 2.03, and (iii) on the date
of such Competitive Bid Borrowing the following statements shall be true (and
each of the giving of the applicable Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing and the
acceptance by the Borrower requesting such Competitive Bid Borrowing of the
proceeds of such Competitive Bid Borrowing shall constitute a representation and
warranty by such Borrower that on the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing
such statements are true):

                  (a) the representations and warranties contained in Section
         4.01 (except the representations set forth in subsection (c)(ii)
         thereof and in subsection (d)(i) thereof) (and, if such Competitive Bid
         Borrowing shall have been requested by a Designated Subsidiary, the
         representations and warranties of such Designated Subsidiary contained
         in its Designation Letter, other than the representation set forth in
         subsection (i) of paragraph 5 thereof) are correct on and as of the
         date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing (except to the extent that any
         expressly relate to any earlier date), before and after giving effect
         to such Competitive Bid Borrowing and to the application of the
         proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date, and

                  (b) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result
         from such Competitive Bid Borrowing or from the application of the
         proceeds therefrom, that constitutes a Default.

                  SECTION 3.05. Determinations Under Section 3.01. For purposes
of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Section 3.01, each
Lender shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be
satisfied with each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented
to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to the Lenders unless an officer
of the Agent responsible for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the date that the Company,
by notice to the Lenders, designates as the proposed Effective Date, specifying
its objection thereto. The Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of the
occurrence of the Effective Date.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

                  SECTION 4.01. Representations and Warranties of the Company.
The Company represents and warrants as follows:

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                  (a) Subsidiaries. The Annual Report of the Company on Form
         10-K of the Company for the year most recently ended (in each case, the
         "Form 10-K") correctly lists, as at the end of such year, in all
         material respects all Significant Subsidiaries. The Company and each
         Significant Subsidiary has good and marketable title to all of the
         shares it purports to own of the stock of each Significant Subsidiary.
         All such shares have been duly issued and are fully paid and
         non-assessable.

                  (b) Corporate Organization and Authority. The Company and each
         Significant Subsidiary:

                           (i) is a corporation (or other entity) duly organized
                  (or formed), validly existing and in good standing under the
                  laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation (or organization);

                           (ii) has all requisite power and authority and all
                  material licenses and permits necessary to own and operate its
                  properties and to carry on its business as now conducted in
                  each jurisdiction in which it currently conducts any material
                  part of its business; and

                           (iii) is duly licensed or qualified and is in good
                  standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in
                  which it currently conducts any material part of its business,
                  wherein the nature of the business transacted by it or the
                  nature of the property owned or leased by it makes such
                  licensing or qualification necessary, other than failures to
                  have good standing or obtain licenses or qualifications, which
                  would not, individually or in the aggregate, create a Material
                  Adverse Effect.

                  (c) Financial Statements. (i)The consolidated balance sheets
         of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31,
         2000, and the statements of income and retained earnings and changes in
         financial position or cash flows for the fiscal year ended on said
         date, accompanied by a report thereon containing an opinion unqualified
         as to scope limitations imposed by the Company and otherwise without
         qualification except as therein noted, by Ernst & Young, have been
         prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied except as therein
         noted, and present fairly the financial position of the Company and its
         Consolidated Subsidiaries as of said date and the results of their
         operations and changes in their financial position or cash flows for
         such year.

                           (ii) Except as disclosed in the Company's most recent
                  Form 10Q or Form 10K as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                  Commission or except as otherwise disclosed to the Agent and
                  the Lenders prior to the Effective Date, since December 31,
                  2000, there has been no Material Adverse Effect.

                  (d) Pending Litigation. There are no proceedings pending or,
         to the knowledge of the Secretary and the Treasurer of the Company,
         threatened against or affecting the Company or any Subsidiary in any
         court or before any governmental authority or arbitration board or
         tribunal which (i) could reasonably be expected to have a Material
         Adverse Effect, except as disclosed in the Company's most recent Form
         10Q or Form 10K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or
         except as otherwise disclosed in writing to the Agent and the Lenders
         prior to the Effective Date or (ii) purports to affect the legality,
         validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any Note or the
         consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

                  (e) Loan is Legal and Authorized. The borrowing by the Company
         under this Agreement and compliance by the Company with all of the
         provisions of this Agreement:

                           (i) are within the corporate powers of the Company;

                           (ii) will not violate any provisions of any material
                  law, court order or governmental authority or agency directive
                  and will not conflict with or result in any breach of any of
                  the material terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute
                  a default under the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of
                  the Company or any material indenture or other material
                  agreement or

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                  instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it may
                  be bound or result in the imposition of any material Liens or
                  encumbrances on any property of the Company; and

                           (iii) have been duly authorized by proper corporate
                  action on the part of the Company (no action by the
                  shareholders of the Company being required by law, by the
                  Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company or
                  otherwise), executed and delivered by the Company and this
                  Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation,
                  contract and agreement of the Company enforceable in
                  accordance with its respective terms.

                  (f) Governmental Consent. No material approval, consent or
         withholding of objection on the part of any regulatory body, state,
         Federal or local, is necessary in connection with the execution and
         delivery by the Company of this Agreement or compliance by the Company
         with any of the provisions of this Agreement.

                  (g) Taxes. All material tax returns required to be filed by
         the Company or any Significant Subsidiary in any jurisdiction in which
         it currently conducts any material part of its business have, in fact,
         been filed, and all material taxes, assessments, fees and other
         governmental charges upon the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or
         upon any of their respective properties, income or franchises, which
         are shown to be due and payable in such returns have been paid or
         provisions for the payment thereof has been made except for any taxes
         which are being contested in good faith and with respect to which
         adequate reserves have been established. The provisions for taxes on
         the consolidated financial statements of the Company are adequate in
         all material respects for all open years, and for its current fiscal
         period.

                  (h) Use of Proceeds; Margin Stock. None of the transactions
         contemplated in this Agreement (including, without limitation thereof,
         the use of proceeds of the loans thereunder) will violate or result in
         a violation of Section 7 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
         amended, or any regulation issued pursuant thereto, including, without
         limitation, Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the
         Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R., Chapter II. "Margin Stock," as
         defined in said Regulations U and X does not make up twenty five
         percent or more of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a
         consolidated basis.

                  (i) ERISA. The consummation of the transactions provided for
         in this Agreement and compliance by the Company with the provisions
         thereof will not involve any prohibited transaction within the meaning
         of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
         amended. Each Plan complies in all material respects with all
         applicable statutes and governmental rules and regulations, and (a) no
         material PBGC Reportable Event (as defined in ERISA) as to which the
         requirement of notice within 30 days has not been waived has occurred
         and is continuing with respect to any Plan, and (b) neither the Company
         nor any ERISA Affiliate has withdrawn from any Plan or Multiemployer
         Plan or instituted steps to do so where a material withdrawal liability
         has occurred or will occur. No condition exists or event or transaction
         has occurred in connection with any Plan which could result in the
         incurrence by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any material
         liability, fine or penalty. No Plan maintained by the Company or any
         ERISA Affiliate, nor any trust created thereunder, has incurred any
         material "accumulated funding deficiency" as defined in Section 302 of
         ERISA. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has any material
         contingent liability with respect to any post-retirement "welfare
         benefit plan" (as such term is defined in ERISA) except as has been
         reflected in the Company's Form 10-K.

                  (j) Compliance with Environmental Laws. The Company is not in
         violation of any applicable Federal, state, or local laws, statutes,
         rules, regulations or ordinances relating to public health, safety or
         the environment, including, without limitation, relating to releases,
         discharges, emissions or disposals to air, water, land or ground water,
         to the withdrawal or use of ground water, to the use, handling or
         disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's), asbestos or urea
         formaldehyde, to the treatment, storage, disposal or management of
         hazardous substances (including, without limitation, petroleum, crude
         oil or any fraction thereof, or other hydrocarbons), pollutants or
         contaminants, to exposure to toxic, hazardous or other controlled,
         prohibited or regulated substances which violation would be reasonably
         likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the
         Form 10-K, the Company does not know of any liability or class of
         liability

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         of the Company or any Subsidiary under the Comprehensive Environmental
         Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (42 U.S.C.
         Section 9601 et seq.), or the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of
         1976, as amended (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.) which could
         reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

                  (k) Ownership of Properties. The Company and its Restricted
         Subsidiaries have good title, free and clear of all material Liens
         other than those permitted by Section 5.01(g), to all material owned
         portions of their respective Principal Properties.

                  (l) Investment Company Act. Neither the Company nor any
         Significant Subsidiary is an "investment company" or a company
         "controlled" by an investment company," within the meaning of the
         Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

                  (m) Public Utility Holding Company Act. Neither the Company
         nor any Significant Subsidiary is a "holding company" or a "subsidiary
         company" of a "holding company" or an "affiliate" of a "holding
         company" or of a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company," within
         the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as
         amended.

                                    ARTICLE V

                            COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

                  SECTION 5.01. Covenants. So long as any Advance shall remain
unpaid, any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder or any Letter of Credit
shall be outstanding:

                  (a) Corporate Existence, Etc. The Company will preserve and
         keep in full force and effect (i) its corporate existence and (ii) all
         licenses and permits necessary, in all material respects, to the proper
         conduct of its business, provided that the foregoing shall not (x)
         prevent any transaction permitted by Sections 5.01(h) or (y) require
         any preservation or actions in respect of licenses and permits where
         the aggregate effect of all failures with respect thereto would not be
         reasonably likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect.

                  (b) Insurance. The Company will maintain, and will cause each
         Consolidated Subsidiary to maintain, insurance coverage by reputable
         insurers and in such forms and amounts and against such risks as are
         customary for corporations engaged in the same or similar business and
         owning and operating similar properties, provided, that the Company and
         its Subsidiaries may maintain a system or systems of self-insurance in
         accordance with sound business, accounting and actuarial practice as is
         customary for corporations engaged in the same or a similar business
         and having a net worth similar to Consolidated Net Worth of the Company
         as of the date of any determination; and further provided that the
         foregoing shall apply only if the effect of all failures of the Company
         or such Subsidiary to take such action would be to cause a Material
         Adverse Effect.

                  (c) Taxes, Claims for Labor and Materials, Compliance with
         Laws. The Company will, and will cause each Subsidiary promptly to (i)
         pay and discharge all lawful taxes, assessments and governmental
         charges or levies imposed upon the Company or such Subsidiary,
         respectively, or upon or in respect of all or any part of the property
         or business of the Company or such Subsidiary, and (ii) pay and
         discharge, or make arrangement to pay and discharge, in the ordinary
         course of its business , all trade accounts payable and all claims for
         work, labor or materials, any of which, if unpaid, might become a Lien
         (other than a Lien permitted pursuant to this Agreement) upon any
         Principal Property of the Company or such Subsidiary; provided,
         however, that the foregoing shall apply only if the effect of the
         failure of the Company or any Subsidiary to take such action would be
         to cause a Material Adverse Effect; provided further that the Company
         or such Subsidiary shall not be required to pay any such tax,
         assessment, charge, levy, account payable or claim if (x) the validity
         thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate actions or
         proceedings which will prevent the forfeiture or sale of any material
         property of the Company or such Subsidiary or any material interference
         with the use thereof by the Company or such Subsidiary, and

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         (y) the Company or such Subsidiary shall set aside on its books,
         reserves, if any, deemed by it to be adequate with respect thereto. The
         Company will comply and will cause each Subsidiary to comply in all
         material respects with all laws, ordinances or governmental rules and
         regulations to which it is subject and all licensing and other
         governmental authorizations necessary to the ownership of its
         properties or to the conduct of its business including, without
         limitation, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended,
         ERISA and all laws, ordinances, governmental rules and regulations
         relating to environmental protection in all applicable jurisdictions,
         except where the necessity of compliance therewith is being contested
         in good faith by appropriate actions or proceedings or the violation of
         which, in the aggregate, is not reasonably likely to have a Material
         Adverse Effect.

                  (d) Maintenance, Etc. The Company will maintain, preserve and
         keep, and will cause each Subsidiary to maintain, preserve and keep,
         its material properties necessary for the conduct of its business
         (whether owned in fee or a leasehold interest) in good repair and
         working order and from time to time will make all necessary repairs,
         replacements, renewals and additions so that at all times the
         efficiency thereof shall be maintained; provided, however, that the
         foregoing shall apply only if the effect of all failures of the Company
         or such Subsidiary to take such actions would be to cause a Material
         Adverse Effect.

                  (e) Consolidated Net Worth. The Company will at all times keep
         and maintain Consolidated Net Worth at an amount not less than the sum
         of (i) $900,000,000 plus (ii) 50% of any positive Consolidated Net
         Income, which Consolidated Net Income shall be computed on a cumulative
         basis as of the last day of each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal
         year ending December 31, 2002 (for the purposes of this Section
         5.01(e), Consolidated Net Income which is a deficit for any fiscal year
         shall be deemed to be zero) minus (iii) up to $285,000,000 of non-cash
         charges taken through Other Comprehensive Income in accordance with
         GAAP in 2002 related to potential underfunding of the Company's defined
         benefit pension plans plus (iv) up to $285,000,000 of any reversals
         recorded through Other Comprehensive Income in accordance with GAAP in
         2003 and/or any subsequent years of non-cash charges actually taken in
         2002 pursuant to clause (iii) of this Section 5.01(e).

                  (f) Leverage Ratio. The Company will maintain a Leverage Ratio
         of not greater than 4.00 to 1 until June 29, 2003, 3.75 to 1 from June
         30, 2003 through September 29, 2003 and 3.50 to 1 after September 29,
         2003.

                  (g) Liens, Etc. The Company will not and will not permit any
         Restricted Subsidiary to create or incur or suffer to be incurred or to
         exist any Lien securing Debt of any Person upon its Principal
         Properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or upon any income
         or profits therefrom, or transfer any of its Principal Properties for
         the purpose of subjecting the same to the payment of obligations in
         priority to the payment of its or their general creditors or acquire or
         agree to acquire or permit any Restricted Subsidiaries to acquire any
         Principal Properties upon conditional sales agreements, sale-leaseback
         arrangements or other title retention devices, provided, however that
         the foregoing limitation will not be applicable to the following:

                           (i) Liens in favor of governmental entities to secure
                  payments pursuant to any contract or statute or to secure any
                  Indebtedness owing to a governmental entity incurred to
                  finance the purchase price or the cost of construction of the
                  property subject to such Lien,

                           (ii) Liens securing Indebtedness of a Restricted
                  Subsidiary to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary,

                           (iii) Liens existing as of the date of this Agreement
                  and reflected on the Company's 2000 Form 10-K,

                           (iv) Liens existing on the assets of a corporation at
                  the time such corporation initially becomes a Restricted
                  Subsidiary,

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                           (v) Liens incurred after the date of this Agreement
                  given to secure the payment of the purchase price,
                  construction cost or improvement cost incurred in connection
                  with the acquisition, construction or improvement of assets,
                  including Liens existing on such assets at the time of
                  acquisition thereof or at the time of acquisition by the
                  Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any business entity
                  then owning such assets, whether or not such existing Liens
                  were given to secure the payment of the purchase price of the
                  assets to which they attach, provided that (A) the Lien shall
                  attach solely to the assets acquired or purchased (including
                  any assets which are attached or otherwise adjoining such
                  assets) and (B) such Lien has been created or incurred by the
                  Company or such Restricted Subsidiary simultaneously with, or
                  within one year after, the date of acquisition, construction
                  or improvement of such assets,

                           (vi) in addition to the Liens permitted by the
                  foregoing clauses of this Section 5.01(g), additional Liens
                  encumbering Principal Properties securing Debt of the Company
                  or any Restricted Subsidiary, provided, that the aggregate
                  principal amount of all such Debt so secured shall not at any
                  time exceed 10% of Net Tangible Assets, and

                           (vii) any extension, renewal or replacement of any
                  Lien permitted by the proceeding clauses (i) through (vi)
                  inclusive in respect of the same property theretofore subject
                  to such Lien, incurred in connection with the extension,
                  renewal or refunding of the Debt secured thereby.

                  (h) Mergers, Sale of Assets.

                  (i) The Company will not merge or consolidate with or into any
         Person unless in each case the Company shall be the surviving
         corporation, except that the Company may consolidate with or merge into
         any other Person if such consolidation or merger is, in the opinion of
         Board of Directors of the Company, advantageous for tax or operational
         reasons (but not to effect the acquisition of or by, or consolidation
         with, any Person that is not already a Subsidiary of the Company),
         provided that:

                           (A) such Person (the "Surviving Corporation") is a
                  corporation organized under the laws of the United States of
                  America having a majority of its assets located in the United
                  States of America;

                           (B) at least a majority of the combined voting power
                  of all Voting Stock of the Surviving Corporation immediately
                  after giving effect to such consolidation or merger is owned
                  by Persons which owned Voting Stock of the Company immediately
                  prior to giving effect thereto;

                           (C) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing
                  at the time of such proposed merger or consolidation or would
                  result therefrom;

                           (D) the Company shall have provided to the Agent and
                  the Lenders such corporate governance and authorization
                  documents, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and
                  the Lenders, as may be deemed necessary or advisable by the
                  Agent and the Lenders; and

                           (E) the Surviving Corporation shall expressly assume,
                  by written agreement delivered to the Agent and the Lenders,
                  all of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement,
                  whereupon the Surviving Corporation shall (1) succeed to all
                  of the rights and obligations of the Company under this
                  Agreement, (2) for all purposes hereof be substituted for the
                  Company hereunder, and (3) constitute the "Company" and a
                  "Borrower" bound by this Agreement.

                           (ii) The Company will not convey, transfer, lease or
                  otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a
                  series of transactions) 50% or more of its assets (whether now
                  owned or hereafter acquired) to, any Person, or permit any of
                  its Subsidiaries to do so, except that any Subsidiary of the
                  Company may dispose of assets to any other Subsidiary of the
                  Company,

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                  provided, in each case, that no Default shall have occurred
                  and be continuing at the time of such proposed transaction or
                  would result therefrom.

                  (i) Transactions with Affiliates. The Company will not, and
         will not permit any Subsidiary to enter into or be a party to any
         transaction or arrangement with any Affiliate (other than the Company
         or any of its Subsidiaries) including, without limitation, the purchase
         from, sale to or exchange of property with, or the rendering of any
         service by or for, any such Affiliate, except upon fair and reasonable
         terms no less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary than would
         obtain in a comparable arm's-length transaction with a Person other
         than an Affiliate; provided, however, that the foregoing shall apply
         only if the effect of all failures of the Company or such Subsidiary to
         take such actions would be to cause a Material Adverse Effect.

                  (j) Termination of Pension Plans. The Company will not and
         will not permit any Subsidiary to withdraw from any Multiemployer Plan
         or permit any employee benefit plan maintained by it to be terminated
         if such withdrawal or termination could result in a withdrawal
         liability (as described in Part 1 of Subtitle E of Title IV or ERISA)
         or the imposition of a Lien on any property of the Company or any
         Subsidiary pursuant to Section 4068 of ERISA, which liability or Lien
         would have a Material Adverse Effect.

                  (k) Reports and Rights of Inspection. The Company will keep on
         a consolidated basis proper books of record and account of its dealings
         or transactions of, or in relation to, the business and affairs of the
         Company, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied (except for
         changes concurred in by the independent public accountants referred to
         in Section 5.01(k)(ii) hereof), and will furnish to the Lenders (in
         duplicate if so specified below or otherwise requested):

                           (i) Quarterly Statements. Within 90 days (or, if the
                  Public Debt Rating is BBB- from S&P or Baa3 from Moody's, 60
                  days) after the end of each quarterly fiscal period (except
                  the last) of each fiscal year, copies of:

                                    (A) consolidated balance sheets of the
                           Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the
                           close of such quarterly fiscal period, setting forth
                           in comparative form the consolidated figures for the
                           fiscal year then most recently ended,

                                    (B) consolidated statements of income of the
                           Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such
                           quarterly fiscal period, in each case setting forth
                           in comparative form the consolidated figures for the
                           corresponding periods of the preceding fiscal year,
                           and

                                    (C) consolidated statements of cash flows of
                           the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the
                           portion of the fiscal year ending with such quarterly
                           fiscal period, setting forth in comparative form the
                           consolidated figures for the corresponding period of
                           the preceding fiscal year,

                  all in reasonable detail and certified as complete and correct
                  by an authorized financial officer of the Company, provided,
                  that the Company may comply with the requirements of this
                  paragraph (i) by furnishing within the time period described
                  above, the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed
                  with the Securities and Exchange Commission and provided
                  further that the Company may also comply with this paragraph
                  (i) by publishing such data or documents on its Internet web
                  page or in another publicly accessible electronic database,
                  unless any Lender at any time makes a written request for hard
                  copy disclosure only.

                           (ii) Annual Statements. Within 120 days after the
                  close of each fiscal year of the Company, copies of:

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                                    (A) consolidated balance sheets of the
                           Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the
                           close of such fiscal year, and

                                    (B) consolidated statements of income and
                           retained earnings and cash flows of the Company and
                           its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such fiscal year

                  in each case setting forth in comparative form the
                  consolidated figures for the preceding fiscal year, all in
                  reasonable detail and accompanied by a report thereon of a
                  firm of independent public accountants of recognized national
                  standing selected by the Company to the effect that the
                  consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all
                  material respects, the consolidated financial position of the
                  Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of the
                  fiscal year being reported on and the consolidated results of
                  the operations and cash flows for said year in conformity with
                  GAAP and that the examination of such accountants in
                  connection with such financial statements has been conducted
                  in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and
                  included such tests of the accounting records and such other
                  auditing procedures as said accountants deemed necessary in
                  the circumstances, provided, that the Company may comply with
                  the requirements of this paragraph (ii) by furnishing within
                  the period described above, the Company's Annual Report on
                  Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
                  and provided further that the Company also may comply with the
                  requirements of this paragraph (ii) by publishing such
                  documents or data on its Internet web page or in another
                  publicly accessible electronic database, unless any Lender at
                  any time makes a written request for hard copy disclosure
                  only.

                           (iii) SEC and Other Reports. Promptly after filing,
                  copies of any Form 10-Q, Form 8-K, proxy materials or similar
                  general report or notice filed with the Securities and
                  Exchange Commission and sent by the Company to shareholders
                  generally, and upon any Lender's request, one copy of any
                  other financial statement (other than financial statements
                  contemplated in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above), report, notice
                  or proxy statement sent by the Company to shareholders
                  generally and of each regular or periodic report (other than
                  financial statements contemplated in paragraphs (i) and (ii)
                  above), and any registration statement or prospectus filed by
                  the Company or any Subsidiary with the Securities and Exchange
                  Commission or any successor agency not accorded confidential
                  status by the Securities and Exchange Commission; and provided
                  further that the Company may also comply with this paragraph
                  (iii) by publishing such data or documents on its Internet web
                  page or in another publicly accessible electronic database,
                  unless any Lender at any time makes a written request for hard
                  copy disclosure only.

                           (iv) Officer's Certificates. Within the period
                  provided in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above, a certificate of an
                  authorized financial officer of the Company stating that such
                  officer has reviewed the provisions of this Agreement and
                  setting forth: (A) the information and computations (in
                  sufficient detail) required in order to establish whether the
                  Company was in compliance with the requirements of Sections
                  5.01(e) and (f) at the end of the fiscal period covered by the
                  financial statements then being furnished, and (B) whether
                  there existed as of the date of such financial statements and
                  whether, to the best of such officer's knowledge, there exists
                  on the date of the certificate any Default and, if any such
                  Default exists on the date of the certificate, specifying the
                  nature and period of existence thereof and the action the
                  Company is taking and proposes to take with respect thereto;

                           (v) Accountants' Certificates. Within the period
                  provided in paragraph (ii) above, a certificate of the
                  accountants who render an opinion with respect to such
                  financial statements, stating that they have reviewed Sections
                  5.01(e) and (f) and stating further that, in making their
                  audit, such accountants have not become aware of any Default
                  under any of the terms or provisions of such Sections insofar
                  as any such terms or provisions pertain to or involve
                  accounting matters or determinations, and if any such Default
                  then exists, specifying the nature and period of existence
                  thereof, provided, however, that such accountants shall not be
                  liable to any Lender or any successor or assignee of any

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                  Lender, directly or indirectly, for failure to obtain
                  knowledge of any such Default which failure is not
                  attributable to the negligence or misconduct of such
                  accountants;

                           (vi) Defaults. As soon as possible and in any event
                  within five Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the
                  Company has actual knowledge of the occurrence of each Default
                  continuing on the date of such statement, a statement of the
                  chief financial officer of the Company setting forth details
                  of such Default and the action that the Company has taken and
                  proposes to take with respect thereto; and

                           (vii) Requested Information. With reasonable
                  promptness, such other data and information regarding the
                  financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as any
                  Lender through the Agent may reasonably request. Without
                  limiting the foregoing, upon a reasonable request made in
                  writing to the Company, the Company will, subject to
                  applicable regulations of the Federal government relating to
                  classified information and reasonable security and safety
                  regulations of the Company, permit the Agent or any Lender (or
                  such person as the Agent or such Lender may designate on its
                  behalf) to visit the headquarters of the Company and to
                  examine the books of account of the Company and its
                  Subsidiaries as reflect the creditworthiness of the Company,
                  to make copies and extracts therefrom and to discuss the
                  affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and its
                  Subsidiaries with its officers and employees at all such
                  reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably requested,
                  provided, that nothing contained in this sentence shall
                  require the Company to divulge or otherwise make available the
                  Company's trade secrets, processes, other know-how and
                  proprietary property or information.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                                EVENTS OF DEFAULT

                  SECTION 6.01. Events of Default. If any of the following
events ("Events of Default") shall occur and be continuing:

                  (a) (i) Any Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any
         Advance when the same becomes due and payable; or (ii) any Borrower
         shall fail to pay any interest on any Advance within five Business Days
         after the same becomes due and payable, or (iii) any Borrower shall
         fail to pay any fee payable under Section 2.05 within five Business
         Days after written notice by the Agent or any Lender that the same is
         due and payable; or

                  (b) Any representation or warranty made by the Company herein
         or by any Borrower (or any of its officers) in connection with this
         Agreement, or by any Designated Subsidiary in the Designation Letter
         pursuant to which such Designated Subsidiary became a Borrower, shall
         prove to have been incorrect in any material adverse respect when made;
         or

                  (c) (i) The Company shall fail to perform or observe any term,
         covenant or agreement contained in Section 2.11(b)(ii) or Section
         5.01(a)(i), (e), (f), (g), (h), (j) or (k), or (ii) the Company shall
         fail to perform or observe any other term, covenant or agreement
         contained in this Agreement on its part to be performed or observed if
         such failure shall remain unremedied for 30 days after written notice
         thereof shall have been given to the Company by the Agent or any
         Lender; or

                  (d) The Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall
         fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any obligation
         for borrowed money that is outstanding in a principal amount of at
         least $30,000,000 in the aggregate (but excluding obligations for
         borrowed money outstanding hereunder and obligations for borrowed money
         owed to the Company or any such Subsidiary) of the Company or such
         Subsidiary (as the case may be), when the same becomes due and payable
         (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration,
         demand or otherwise), or any other event shall occur or

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         condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to any
         such obligations for borrowed money and shall continue after the
         applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or
         instrument, if the effect of such failure to pay or other event or
         condition is to accelerate the maturity of such obligation for borrowed
         money; or

                  (e) The Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall
         generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall admit in
         writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or shall make a
         general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding
         shall be instituted by or against the Company or any of its Restricted
         Subsidiaries seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or
         seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement,
         adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under
         any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief
         of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the
         appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official
         for it or for any substantial part of its property and, in the case of
         any such proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it),
         either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a
         period of 60 days, or any of the actions sought in such proceeding
         (including, without limitation, the entry of an order for relief
         against, or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other
         similar official for, it or for any substantial part of its property)
         shall occur; or the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall
         take any corporate action to authorize any of the actions set forth
         above in this subsection (e); or

                  (f) Judgments or orders for the payment of money in excess of
         $30,000,000 in the aggregate shall be rendered against the Company or
         any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and either (i) enforcement
         proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such
         judgment or order or (ii) there shall be any period of 30 consecutive
         days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by
         reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect;
         provided, however, that any such judgment or order shall not be an
         Event of Default under this Section 6.01(f) if, for so long as and to
         the extent that (i) the amount of such judgment or order is covered by
         a valid and binding policy of insurance between the defendant and the
         insurer covering payment thereof and (ii) such insurer, which shall be
         rated at least "A" by A.M. Best Company, has been notified of, and has
         not disputed the claim made for payment of, the amount of such judgment
         or order;

then, and in any such event, the Agent (i) shall at the request, or may with the
consent, of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrowers, declare the
obligation of each Lender to make Advances (other than Revolving Credit Advances
by an Issuing Bank or a Lender pursuant to Section 2.02(a)) and the obligation
of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit to be terminated, whereupon the
same shall forthwith terminate, and (ii) shall at the request, or may with the
consent, of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrowers, declare the
Advances, all interest thereon and all other amounts payable under this
Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the Advances, all such
interest and all such amounts shall become and be forthwith due and payable,
without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which
are hereby expressly waived by the Borrowers; provided, however, that in the
event of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any
Borrower under any Bankruptcy Law, (A) the obligation of each Lender to make
Advances (other than Revolving Credit Advances by an Issuing Bank or a Lender
pursuant to Section 2.02(a)) and the obligation of the Issuing Banks to issue
Letters of Credit shall automatically be terminated and (B) the Advances, all
such interest and all such amounts shall automatically become and be due and
payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of
which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrowers.

                  SECTION 6.02. Actions in Respect of the Letters of Credit upon
Default. If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Agent may with the consent, or shall at the request, of the Required Lenders,
irrespective of whether it is taking any of the actions described in Section
6.01 or otherwise, make demand upon the Borrowers to, and forthwith upon such
demand the Borrowers will, at the Borrowers' option, (a) pay to the Agent on
behalf of the Lenders in same day funds at the Agent's office designated in such
demand, for deposit in the L/C Cash Collateral Account, an amount equal to the
aggregate Available Amount of all Letters of Credit then outstanding or (b)
within two Business Days after such demand, make such other arrangements in
respect of the outstanding Letters of Credit as shall be acceptable to the
Required Lenders. If at any time the Agent determines that any funds held in the
L/C Cash Collateral Account are subject to any right or claim of any Person
other than the Agent and the Lenders or that the total amount of such funds is
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Letters of Credit, the Borrowers will, forthwith upon demand by the Agent, pay
to the Agent, as additional funds to be deposited and held in the L/C Cash
Collateral Account, an amount equal to the excess of (a) such aggregate
Available Amount over (b) the total amount of funds, if any, then held in the
L/C Cash Collateral Account that the Agent determines to be free and clear of
any such right and claim. Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit, to the
extent funds are on deposit in the L/C Cash Collateral Account, such funds shall
be applied to reimburse the Issuing Banks to the extent permitted by applicable
law. If any Letter of Credit expires and is undrawn, the Agent shall promptly
deliver to the Borrowers the funds in the L/C Cash Collateral Account relating
to such Letter of Credit. All interest and other amounts, if any, earned in the
L/C Cash Collateral Account shall be for the account of the Borrowers.

                                   ARTICLE VII

                                    GUARANTY

                  SECTION 7.01. Guaranty; Limitation of Liability. (a) The
Company hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the
punctual payment when due, whether at scheduled maturity or on any date of a
required prepayment or by acceleration, demand or otherwise, of all obligations
of each other Borrower now or hereafter existing under or in respect of this
Agreement or any Note (including, without limitation, any extensions,
modifications, substitutions, amendments or renewals of any or all of the
foregoing obligations), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and
whether for principal, interest, premiums, fees, indemnities, contract causes of
action, costs, expenses or otherwise (such obligations being the "Guaranteed
Obligations"), and agrees to pay any and all expenses (including, without
limitation, fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by the Agent or any Lender in
enforcing any rights under this Guaranty. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Company's liability shall extend to all amounts that constitute
part of the Guaranteed Obligations and would be owed by any other Borrower to
the Agent or any Lender under or in respect of this Agreement but for the fact
that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a
bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving such Borrower.
Notwithstanding anything in this Article VII or elsewhere in this Agreement to
the contrary, prior to the payment by the Company of any of the Guaranteed
Obligations hereunder, the Agent shall give the Company written notice of the
event that gave rise to the demand for payment therefor and shall provide the
Company five Business Days within which to cure or otherwise remedy, or cause
the appropriate Borrower to cure or otherwise remedy, such event.

                  SECTION 7.02. Guaranty Absolute. The Company guarantees that
the Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement, regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in
effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the
Agent or any Lender with respect thereto. The obligations of the Company under
or in respect of this Guaranty are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations or
any other obligations of any other Borrower under or in respect of this
Agreement, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted
against the Company to enforce this Guaranty, irrespective of whether any action
is brought against any other Borrower or whether any other Borrower is joined in
any such action or actions. The liability of the Company under this Guaranty
shall be irrevocable, absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and the
Company hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now have or hereafter
acquire in any way relating to, any or all of the following:

                  (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement
         or any agreement or instrument relating thereto;

                  (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or
         in any other term of, all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any
         other obligations of any other Borrower under or in respect of this
         Agreement, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to
         departure from this Agreement, including, without limitation, any
         increase in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from the extension of
         additional credit to any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or
         otherwise;

                  (c) any taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any
         collateral, or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of, or
         consent to departure from, any other guaranty, for all or any of the
         Guaranteed Obligations;

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                  (d) any manner of application of any collateral, or proceeds
         thereof, to all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any manner of
         sale or other disposition of any collateral for all or any of the
         Guaranteed Obligations or any other obligations of any Borrower under
         this Agreement or any other assets of any Borrower or any of its
         Subsidiaries;

                  (e) any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate
         structure or existence of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

                  (f) any failure of the Agent or any Lender to disclose to the
         Company any information relating to the business, condition (financial
         or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of any
         other Borrower now or hereafter known to the Agent or such Lender (the
         Company waiving any duty on the part of the Agent and the Lenders to
         disclose such information);

                  (g) the failure of any other Person to execute or deliver any
         other guaranty or agreement or the release or reduction of liability of
         the Company or other guarantor or surety with respect to the Guaranteed
         Obligations; or

                  (h) any other circumstance (including, without limitation, any
         statute of limitations, but not including payment) or any existence of
         or reliance on any representation by the Agent or any Lender that might
         otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the
         Company, any Borrower or any other guarantor or surety.

This Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may
be, if at any time any payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded
or must otherwise be returned by the Agent or any Lender or any other Person
upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or any other
Borrower or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

                  SECTION 7.03. Waivers and Acknowledgments. (a) The Company
hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives promptness, diligence, notice of
acceptance, presentment, demand for performance, notice of nonperformance,
default, acceleration, protest or dishonor and any other notice with respect to
any of the Guaranteed Obligations and this Guaranty and any requirement that the
Agent or any Lender protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien or any property
subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against any Borrower or
any other Person or any collateral.

                  (b) The Company hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives
any right to revoke this Guaranty and acknowledges that this Guaranty is
continuing in nature and applies to all Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing
now or in the future.

                  (c) The Company hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives
(i) any defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election
of remedies by the Agent or any Lender that in any manner impairs, reduces,
releases or otherwise adversely affects the subrogation, reimbursement,
exoneration, contribution or indemnification rights of the Company or other
rights of the Company to proceed against any of the Agent or the Lenders, any
other guarantor or any other Person or any collateral and (ii) any defense based
on any right of set-off or counterclaim against or in respect of the obligations
of the Company hereunder.

                  (d) The Company hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives
any duty on the part of the Agent or any Lender to disclose to the Company any
matter, fact or thing relating to the business, condition (financial or
otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of any other
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter known by the Agent or such
Lender.

                  (e) The Company acknowledges that it will receive substantial
direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by
this Agreement and that the waivers set forth in Section 7.02 and this Section
7.03 are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

                  SECTION 7.04. Subrogation. The Company hereby unconditionally
and irrevocably agrees not to exercise any rights that it may now have or
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any other Borrower or any other insider guarantor that arise from the existence,
payment, performance or enforcement of the Company's obligations under or in
respect of this Guaranty, including, without limitation, any right of
subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any
right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Agent or any Lender against
any other Borrower or any other insider guarantor or any collateral, whether or
not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or
common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from any
other Borrower or any other insider guarantor, directly or indirectly, in cash
or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on
account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until all of the Guaranteed
Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty shall have been
indefeasibly paid in full in cash and the Commitments shall have expired or been
terminated. If any amount shall be paid to the Company in violation of the
immediately preceding sentence at any time prior to the later of (a) the payment
in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable
under this Guaranty and (b) the Termination Date, such amount shall be received
and held in trust for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders, shall be
segregated from other property and funds of the Company and shall forthwith be
paid or delivered to the Agent in the same form as so received (with any
necessary endorsement or assignment) to be credited and applied to the
Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty,
whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, or
to be held as collateral for any Guaranteed Obligations or other amounts payable
under this Guaranty thereafter arising. If (i) the Company shall make payment to
the Agent or any Lender of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, (ii)
all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this
Guaranty shall have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash and (iii) the
Termination Date shall have occurred, the Agent and the Lenders will, at the
Company's request and expense, execute and deliver to the Company appropriate
documents, without recourse and without representation or warranty, necessary to
evidence the transfer by subrogation to the Company of an interest in the
Guaranteed Obligations resulting from such payment made by the Company pursuant
to this Guaranty.

                  SECTION 7.05. Continuing Guaranty; Assignments. This Guaranty
is a continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the
latest of (i) the payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations and all
other amounts payable under this Guaranty and (ii) the Termination Date, (b) be
binding upon the Guarantor, its successors and assigns and (c) inure to the
benefit of and be enforceable by the Agent and the Lenders and their successors,
transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality of clause (c) of the
immediately preceding sentence, the Agent or any Lender may assign or otherwise
transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including, without limitation, all or any portion of its Commitments, the
Advances owing to it and the Note or Notes held by it) to any other Person, and
such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect
thereof granted to the Agent or such Lender herein or otherwise, in each case as
and to the extent provided in Section 9.06. The Guarantor shall not have the
right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior
written consent of the Agent and the Lenders.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                                    THE AGENT

                  SECTION 8.01. Authorization and Action. Each Lender (in its
capacities as a Lender and Issuing Bank, as applicable) hereby appoints and
authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise
such powers and discretion under this Agreement as are delegated to the Agent by
the terms hereof, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably
incidental thereto. As to any matters not expressly provided for by this
Agreement (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of the
Notes), the Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any
action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be
fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of
the Required Lenders, and such instructions shall be binding upon all Lenders
and all holders of Notes; provided, however, that the Agent shall not be
required to take any action that exposes the Agent to personal liability or that
is contrary to this Agreement or applicable law. The Agent agrees to give to
each Lender prompt notice of each notice given to it by any Borrower pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement.

                  SECTION 8.02. Agent's Reliance, Etc. Neither the Agent nor any
of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action
taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with this
Agreement, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
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of the foregoing, the Agent: (i) may treat the Lender that made any Advance as
the holder of the Debt resulting therefrom until the Agent receives and accepts
an Assumption Agreement entered into by an Assuming Lender as provided in
Section 2.19 or an Assignment and Acceptance entered into by such Lender, as
assignor, and an Eligible Assignee, as assignee, as provided in Section 9.06;
(ii) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrowers),
independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be
liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in
accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (iii) makes
no warranty or representation to any Lender and shall not be responsible to any
Lender for any statements, warranties or representations (whether written or
oral) made in or in connection with this Agreement; (iv) shall not have any duty
to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance, observance or satisfaction of
any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement on the part of any
Borrower or the existence at any time of any Default or to inspect the property
(including the books and records) of any Borrower; (v) shall not be responsible
to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability,
genuineness, sufficiency or value of, this Agreement or any other instrument or
document furnished pursuant hereto; and (vi) shall incur no liability under or
in respect of this Agreement by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or
other instrument or writing (which may be by telecopier, telegram or telex)
believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties.

                  SECTION 8.03. Citibank and Affiliates. With respect to its
Commitment, the Advances made by it and the Note issued to it, Citibank shall
have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may
exercise the same as though it were not the Agent; and the term "Lender" or
"Lenders" shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include Citibank in its
individual capacity. Citibank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend
money to, act as trustee under indentures of, accept investment banking
engagements from and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Company,
any of its Subsidiaries and any Person who may do business with or own
securities of the Company or any such Subsidiary, all as if Citibank were not
the Agent and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders. The Agent
shall have no duty to disclose information obtained or received by it or any of
its affiliates relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries to the extent such
information was obtained or received in any capacity other than as Agent.

                  SECTION 8.04. Lender Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges
that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other
Lender and based on the financial statements referred to in Section 4.01 and
such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own
credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also
acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or
any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem
appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or
not taking action under this Agreement.

                  SECTION 8.05. Indemnification. (a) The Lenders (other than the
Designated Bidders) agree to indemnify the Agent (to the extent not reimbursed
by a Borrower), ratably according to the respective principal amounts of the
Revolving Credit Advances then owed to each of them (or if no Revolving Credit
Advances are at the time outstanding, ratably according to the respective
amounts of their Commitments), from and against any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed
on, incurred by, or asserted against the Agent in any way relating to or arising
out of this Agreement or any action taken or omitted by the Agent under this
Agreement (collectively, the "Indemnified Costs"), provided that no Lender shall
be liable for any portion of the Indemnified Costs resulting from the Agent's
gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the foregoing,
each Lender (other than the Designated Bidders) agrees to reimburse the Agent
promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out-of-pocket expenses
(including reasonable counsel fees) incurred by the Agent in connection with the
preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or
enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of,
or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement,
to the extent that the Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by a Borrower.
In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any
Indemnified Costs, this Section 8.05 applies whether any such investigation,
litigation or proceeding is brought by the Agent, any Lender or a third party.

                  (b) Each Lender (other than the Designated Bidders) severally
agrees to indemnify the Issuing Banks (to the extent not reimbursed by a
Borrower in accordance with this Agreement) from and against such Lender's
ratable share (determined as provided below) of any and all liabilities,
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penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any
kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted
against any such Issuing Bank in any way relating to or arising out of this
Agreement or any action taken or omitted by such Issuing Bank hereunder or in
connection herewith; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for any
portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from such Issuing
Bank's gross negligence or willful misconduct as found in a final,
non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. Without limitation
of the foregoing, each Lender (other than the Designated Bidders) agrees to
reimburse any such Issuing Bank promptly upon demand for its ratable share of
any costs and expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of
counsel) payable by a Borrower under Section 9.04, to the extent that such
Issuing Bank is not reimbursed for such costs and expenses by a Borrower in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

                  (c) For purposes of this Section 8.05, the Lenders' respective
ratable shares of any amount shall be determined, at any time, according to the
sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Advances
outstanding at such time and owing to the respective Lenders, (ii) their
respective Pro Rata Shares of the aggregate Available Amount of all Letters of
Credit outstanding at such time and (iii) their respective Unused Commitments at
such time; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit
Advances owing to the Issuing Banks as a result of drawings under Letters of
Credit shall be considered to be owed to the Lenders ratably in accordance with
their respective Revolving Credit Commitments. The failure of any Lender to
reimburse the Agent or any such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, promptly upon
demand for its ratable share of any amount required to be paid by the Lenders to
the Agent or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, as provided herein shall not
relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to reimburse the Agent or
such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for its ratable share of such amount, but
no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to reimburse
the Agent or any such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such other Lender's
ratable share of such amount. Without prejudice to the survival of any other
agreement of any Lender hereunder, the agreement and obligations of each Lender
contained in this Section 8.05 shall survive the payment in full of principal,
interest and all other amounts payable hereunder and under the Notes.

                  SECTION 8.06. Successor Agent. The Agent may resign at any
time by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Company and may be
removed at any time with or without cause by the Required Lenders. Upon any such
resignation or removal, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a
successor Agent; provided, that, unless an Event of Default shall exist and be
continuing, such successor Agent shall be subject to the approval of the
Company. If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required
Lenders, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the
retiring Agent's giving of notice of resignation or the Required Lenders'
removal of the retiring Agent, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the
Lenders, appoint a successor Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized
under the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof and
having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000. Upon the
acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor Agent, such
successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the
rights, powers, discretion, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the
retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this
Agreement. After any retiring Agent's resignation or removal hereunder as Agent,
the provisions of this Article VIII shall inure to its benefit as to any actions
taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement.

                  SECTION 8.07. Sub-Agent. The Sub-Agent has been designated
under this Agreement to carry out duties of the Agent, provided that the
designation of the Sub-Agent shall not limit the obligations of the Agent
hereunder. The Sub-Agent shall be subject to each of the obligations in this
Agreement to be performed by the Sub-Agent, and each of the Borrowers and the
Lenders agrees that the Sub-Agent shall be entitled to exercise each of the
rights and shall be entitled to each of the benefits of the Agent under this
Agreement as relate to the performance of its obligations hereunder.

                  SECTION 8.08. Other Agents. Each Lender hereby acknowledges
that neither the documentation agent nor any other Lender designated as any
"Agent" (other than the Agent) on the signature pages hereof has any liability
hereunder other than in its capacity as a Lender.

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                                   ARTICLE IX

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

                  SECTION 9.01. Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any
provision of this Agreement or the Revolving Credit Notes, nor consent to any
departure by any Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the
same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders, and then such
waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the
specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no amendment, waiver
or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all the Lenders (other than
the Designated Bidders) affected thereby, do any of the following: (a) waive any
of the conditions specified in Section 3.01, (b) increase the Commitment of any
Lender other than in accordance with Section 2.19, (c) reduce the principal of,
or interest on, the Revolving Credit Advances or any fees or other amounts
payable hereunder, (d) postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of,
or interest on, the Revolving Credit Advances or any fees or other amounts
payable hereunder, (e) change the percentage of the Revolving Credit
Commitments, the aggregate Available Amount of outstanding Letters of Credit or
of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Credit Advances, or
the number of Lenders, that shall be required for the Lenders or any of them to
take any action hereunder, (f) release the Company from any of its obligations
under Article VII or (g) amend this Section 9.01; and provided further that no
amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Agent in
addition to the Lenders required above to take such action, affect the rights or
duties of the Agent under this Agreement or any Note; and provided, further,
that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the
Issuing Banks in addition to the Lenders required above to take such action,
affect the rights or obligation of the Issuing Banks in their capacity as
Issuing Banks under this Agreement.

                  SECTION 9.02. Notices, Etc. (a) All notices and other
communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telecopier,
telegraphic or telex communication) and mailed, telecopied, telegraphed, telexed
or delivered, if to any Borrower, at the address of the Company at Four Coliseum
Center, 2730 West Tyvola Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28217, Attention:
Treasurer, Telecopier No. 704-423-7075 if to any Lender, at its Domestic Lending
Office specified opposite its name on Schedule I hereto; if to any other Lender,
at its Domestic Lending Office specified in the Assumption Agreement or the
Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender; and if to the
Agent, at its address at Two Penns Way, New Castle, Delaware 19720, Attention:
Bank Loan Syndications Department, Telecopier No. 302-894-6102; or, as to the
Company or the Agent, at such other address as shall be designated by such party
in a written notice to the other parties and, as to each other party, at such
other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the
Company and the Agent. All such notices and communications shall, when mailed or
telecopied, be effective when deposited in the mails or telecopied,
respectively, except that notices and communications to the Agent pursuant to
Article II, III or VIII shall not be effective until received by the Agent.
Delivery by telecopier of an executed counterpart of any amendment or waiver of
any provision of this Agreement or the Notes or of any Exhibit hereto to be
executed and delivered hereunder shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart thereof.

                  (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement or any Note, (i) any notice to the Borrowers or to any one of them
required under this Agreement or any such Note that is delivered to the Company
shall constitute effective notice to the Borrowers or to any such Borrower,
including the Company and (ii) any Notice of Borrowing or any notice of
Conversion delivered pursuant to Section 2.09 may be delivered by any Borrower
or by the Company, on behalf of any other Borrower. Each Designated Subsidiary
hereby irrevocably appoints the Company as its authorized agent to receive and
deliver notices in accordance with this Section 9.02, and hereby irrevocably
agrees that (A) in the case of clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence,
the failure of the Company to give any notice referred to therein to any such
Designated Subsidiary to which such notice applies shall not impair or affect
the validity of such notice with respect thereto and (B) in the case of clause
(ii) of the immediately preceding sentence, the delivery of any such notice by
the Company, on behalf of any other Borrower, shall be binding on such other
Borrower to the same extent as if such notice had been executed and delivered
directly by such Borrower.

                  SECTION 9.03. No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of
any Lender or the Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right
hereunder or under any Note shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein
provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

                  SECTION 9.04. Costs and Expenses. (a) The Company agrees to
pay on demand all costs and expenses of the Agent in connection with the
preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification and amendment of
this Agreement, the Notes and the other documents to be delivered hereunder,
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limitation, (A) all due diligence, syndication (including printing, distribution
and bank meetings), transportation, computer, duplication, appraisal,
consultant, and audit expenses and (B) the reasonable fees and expenses of
counsel for the Agent with respect thereto and with respect to advising the
Agent as to its rights and responsibilities under this Agreement. The Company
further agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses of the Agent and the
Lenders, if any (including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and
expenses), in connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations,
legal proceedings or otherwise) of this Agreement, the Notes and the other
documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel for the Agent and each Lender in connection with
the enforcement of rights under this Section 9.04(a).

                  (b) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Agent and each Lender and each of their Affiliates and their officers,
directors, employees, agents and advisors (each, an "Indemnified Party") from
and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel)
incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party, in each case
arising out of or in connection with or by reason of (including, without
limitation, in connection with any investigation, litigation or proceeding or
preparation of a defense in connection therewith) the Notes, this Agreement, any
of the transactions contemplated herein or the actual or proposed use of the
proceeds of the Advances or the Letters of Credit, except to the extent such
claim, damage, loss, liability or expense is found in a final, non-appealable
judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such
Indemnified Party's gross negligence or willful misconduct. In the case of an
investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the indemnity in this
Section 9.04(b) applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such
investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Company, its
directors, equityholders or creditors or an Indemnified Party or any other
Person, whether or not any Indemnified Party is otherwise a party thereto and
whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated. Each
Lender, the Agent and the Company agree not to assert any claim for special,
indirect, consequential or punitive damages against any other party, any of
their Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, employees,
attorneys and agents, on any theory of liability, arising out of or otherwise
relating to the Notes, this Agreement, any of the transactions contemplated
herein or the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the Advances.

                  (c) If any payment of principal of, or Conversion of, any
Eurocurrency Rate Advance, LIBO Rate Advance or Local Rate Advance is made by a
Borrower to or for the account of a Lender (i) other than on the last day of the
Interest Period for such Advance, as a result of a payment or Conversion
pursuant to Section 2.09, 2.11 or 2.13, acceleration of the maturity of the
Notes pursuant to Section 6.01 or for any other reason, or by an Eligible
Assignee to a Lender other than on the last day of the Interest Period for such
Advance upon an assignment of rights and obligations under this Agreement
pursuant to Section 9.06 as a result of a demand by the Company pursuant to
Section 9.06(a) or (ii) as a result of a payment or Conversion pursuant to
Section 2.09, 2.11 or 2.13, the applicable Borrower shall, upon demand by such
Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Agent), pay to the Agent for the
account of such Lender any amounts required to compensate such Lender for any
additional losses, costs or expenses that it may reasonably incur as a result of
such payment or Conversion, including, without limitation, any reasonable loss
(excluding loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of
the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by any
Lender to fund or maintain such Advance. If any Eurocurrency Rate Advance, LIBO
Rate Advance or Local Rate Advance denominated in a Committed Currency is
required to be exchanged into an Equivalent amount of Dollars pursuant to
Section 2.09 or 2.13, the Company shall indemnify each Lender for all losses,
costs and expenses suffered or incurred by such Lender as a result of such
exchange (including, without limitation, any foreign exchange loss). If the
amount of the Committed Currency purchased by any Lender in the case of a
Conversion or exchange of Advances in the case of Section 2.09 or 2.13 exceeds
the sum required to satisfy such Lender's liability in respect of such Advances,
such Lender agrees to remit to the Company such excess.

                  (d) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement
of the Borrowers hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Borrowers
contained in Sections 2.12, 2.15 and 9.04 shall survive the payment in full of
principal, interest and all other amounts payable hereunder and under the Notes.

                  SECTION 9.05. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become
effective (other than Section 2.04, which shall only become effective upon
satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.01) when it
shall have been executed by the Company, the Agent and the Initial Issuing Banks
and when the Agent shall have been notified by the Required Lenders that each
such Lender has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon

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and inure to the benefit of each Borrower, the Agent and each Lender and their
respective successors and assigns, except that no Borrower shall have the right
to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written
consent of the Lenders.

                  SECTION 9.06. Assignments, Designations and Participations.
(a) Each Lender (other than the Designated Bidders) may and, if demanded by the
Company (following a demand by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.12 or 2.15 or
an assertion of illegality by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.13 and so long
as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) upon at least five
Business Days' notice to such Lender and the Agent, will assign to one or more
Persons all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Revolving Credit
Commitment, the Revolving Credit Advances owing to it and the Revolving Credit
Note or Notes held by it); provided, however, that (i) each such assignment
shall be of a constant, and not a varying, percentage of all rights and
obligations under this Agreement (other than any right to make Competitive Bid
Advances, Competitive Bid Advances owing to it and Competitive Bid Notes), (ii)
except in the case of an assignment to a Person that, immediately prior to such
assignment, was a Lender or an assignment of all of a Lender's rights and
obligations under this Agreement, the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment
of the assigning Lender being assigned pursuant to each such assignment
(determined as of the date of the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such
assignment) shall in no event be less than $25,000,000 (or, in the case of an
assignment to a Lender, $5,000,000) or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in
excess thereof unless the Company and the Agent otherwise agree, (iii) each such
assignment shall be to an Eligible Assignee, (iv) each such assignment made as a
result of a demand by the Company pursuant to this Section 9.06(a) shall be
arranged by the Company after consultation with the Agent and shall be either an
assignment of all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Lender under
this Agreement or an assignment of a portion of such rights and obligations made
concurrently with another such assignment or other such assignments that
together cover all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Lender under
this Agreement, (v) no Lender shall be obligated to make any such assignment as
a result of a demand by the Company pursuant to this Section 9.06(a) unless and
until such Lender shall have received one or more payments from either the
Borrowers or one or more Eligible Assignees in an aggregate amount at least
equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Advances owing to
such Lender, together with accrued interest thereon to the date of payment of
such principal amount and all other amounts payable to such Lender under this
Agreement, and (vi) the parties to each such assignment shall execute and
deliver to the Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the Register, an
Assignment and Acceptance, together with any Revolving Credit Note subject to
such assignment and a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 payable by the
parties to each such assignment, provided, however, that in the case of each
assignment made as a result of a demand by the Company, such recordation fee
shall be payable by the Company except that no such recordation fee shall be
payable in the case of an assignment made at the request of the Company to an
Eligible Assignee that is an existing Lender, and (vii) any Lender may, without
the approval of the Company and the Agent, assign all or a portion of its rights
to any of its Affiliates. Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and
recording, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and
Acceptance, (x) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the
extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant
to such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender
hereunder and (y) the Lender assignor thereunder shall, to the extent that
rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such
Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights (other than its rights under
Section 2.12, 2.15 and 9.04 to the extent any claim thereunder relates to an
event arising prior such assignment) and be released from its obligations under
this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or
the remaining portion of an assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this
Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto).

                  (b) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance,
the Lender assignor thereunder and the assignee thereunder confirm to and agree
with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) other than as
provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, such assigning Lender makes no
representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any
statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this
Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness,
sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other instrument or document
furnished pursuant hereto; (ii) such assigning Lender makes no representation or
warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition
of any Borrower or the performance or observance by any Borrower of any of its
obligations under this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished
pursuant hereto; (iii) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of
this Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in
Section 4.01 and such other documents and information as it has deemed
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Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such assignee will, independently and without
reliance upon the Agent, such assigning Lender or any other Lender and based on
such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time,
continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under
this Agreement; (v) such assignee confirms that it is an Eligible Assignee; (vi)
such assignee appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on
its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under this Agreement as
are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers and
discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (vii) such assignee agrees
that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations that
by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender or
as an Issuing Bank, as the case may be.

                  (c) Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance executed
by an assigning Lender and an assignee representing that it is an Eligible
Assignee, together with any Revolving Credit Note or Notes subject to such
assignment, the Agent shall, if such Assignment and Acceptance has been
completed and is in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto, (i) accept such
Assignment and Acceptance, (ii) record the information contained therein in the
Register and (iii) give prompt notice thereof to the Company.

                  (d) Each Lender (other than the Designated Bidders) may
designate one or more banks or other entities to have a right to make
Competitive Bid Advances as a Lender pursuant to Section 2.03; provided,
however, that (i) no such Lender shall be entitled to make more than two such
designations, (ii) each such Lender making one or more of such designations
shall retain the right to make Competitive Bid Advances as a Lender pursuant to
Section 2.03, (iii) each such designation shall be to a Designated Bidder and
(iv) the parties to each such designation shall execute and deliver to the
Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the Register, a Designation
Agreement. Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and
after the effective date specified in each Designation Agreement, the designee
thereunder shall be a party hereto with a right to make Competitive Bid Advances
as a Lender pursuant to Section 2.03 and the obligations related thereto.

                  (e) By executing and delivering a Designation Agreement, the
Lender making the designation thereunder and its designee thereunder confirm and
agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) such Lender
makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect
to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with
this Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability,
genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other instrument or
document furnished pursuant hereto; (ii) such Lender makes no representation or
warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition
of any Borrower or the performance or observance by any Borrower of any of its
obligations under this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished
pursuant hereto; (iii) such designee confirms that it has received a copy of
this Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in
Section 4.01 and such other documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such
Designation Agreement; (iv) such designee will, independently and without
reliance upon the Agent, such designating Lender or any other Lender and based
on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time,
continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under
this Agreement; (v) such designee confirms that it is a Designated Bidder; (vi)
such designee appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on
its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under this Agreement as
are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers and
discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (vii) such designee agrees
that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which
by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

                  (f) Upon its receipt of a Designation Agreement executed by a
designating Lender and a designee representing that it is a Designated Bidder,
the Agent shall, if such Designation Agreement has been completed and is
substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, (i) accept such Designation
Agreement, (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register and
(iii) give prompt notice thereof to the Company.

                  (g) The Agent shall maintain at its address referred to in
Section 9.02 a copy of each Assumption Agreement and each Assignment and
Acceptance and each Designation Agreement delivered to and accepted by it and a
register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and, with
respect to Lenders other than Designated Bidders, the Commitment of, and
principal amount of the Advances owing to, each Lender from time to time (the
"Register"). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all
purposes, absent manifest error, and each Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders
may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender
hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available

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for inspection by any Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time and from
time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

                  (h) Each Lender may sell participations to one or more banks
or other entities (other than the Company or any of its Affiliates) in or to all
or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including,
without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitments, the Advances owing to
it and any Note or Notes held by it); provided, however, that (i) such Lender's
obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, its Revolving
Credit Commitment hereunder) shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall
remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of
such obligations, (iii) such Lender shall remain the holder of any such Note for
all purposes of this Agreement, (iv) the Borrowers, the Agent and the other
Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in
connection with such Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement and
(v) no participant under any such participation shall have any right to approve
any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any Note, or any
consent to any departure by any Borrower therefrom, except to the extent that
such amendment, waiver or consent would reduce the principal of, or interest on,
the Notes or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, in each case to the
extent subject to such participation, or postpone any date fixed for any payment
of principal of, or interest on, the Notes or any fees or other amounts payable
hereunder, in each case to the extent subject to such participation.

                  (i) Any Lender may, in connection with any assignment,
designation or participation or proposed assignment, designation or
participation pursuant to this Section 9.06, disclose to the assignee, designee
or participant or proposed assignee, designee or participant, any information
relating to the Company furnished to such Lender by or on behalf of the Company;
provided that, prior to any such disclosure, the assignee, designee or
participant or proposed assignee, designee or participant shall agree to
preserve the confidentiality of any Confidential Information relating to the
Company received by it from such Lender.

                  (j) Each Issuing Bank may assign to an Eligible Assignee its
rights and obligations or any portion of the undrawn Letter of Credit Commitment
at any time; provided, however, that (i) the amount of the Letter of Credit
Commitment of the assigning Issuing Bank being assigned pursuant to each such
assignment (determined as of the date of the Assignment and Acceptance with
respect to such assignment) shall in no event be less than $1,000,000 or an
integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, and (ii) the parties to each
such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Agent, for its acceptance and
recording in the Register, an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a
processing and recordation fee of $3,500.

                  (k) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this
Agreement, any Lender may at any time create a security interest in all or any
portion of its rights under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the
Advances owing to it and any Note or Notes held by it) in favor of any Federal
Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.

                  (l) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
any Lender (a "Granting Lender") may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle
(a "SPC"), identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting
Lender to the Agent and the Company, the option to provide to the applicable
Borrower all or any part of any Advance that such Granting Lender would
otherwise be obligated to make to such Borrower pursuant to this Agreement;
provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to
make any Advance, and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or
otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Advance, the Granting Lender
shall be obligated to make such Advance pursuant to the terms hereof. Each SPC
shall have granted its Granting Lender an irrevocable power of attorney to
deliver and receive all communications and notices under this Agreement and to
exercise, in its reasonable discretion, on behalf of such SPC, all of such SPC's
voting rights under this Agreement. No additional Note shall be required to
evidence the Advances or portion thereof made by an SPC and the Granting Lender
shall be deemed to hold its Note as agent for such SPC to the extent of the
Advances or portion thereof funded by such SPC. In addition, any payments for
the account of any SPC shall be paid to its respective Granting Lender as agent
for such SPC. The making of an Advance by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the
Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Advance
were made by such Granting Lender (and shall not result in any additional
amounts being payable by any Borrower under this Agreement). Each party hereto
hereby agrees that no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment
obligation under this Agreement (all liability for which shall remain with the
Granting Lender). In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby
agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement)

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that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full
of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior indebtedness of any SPC, it
will not institute against, or join any other person in instituting against,
such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation
proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. In
addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section
9.06(l), any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without the prior written consent
of, the Company and the Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor,
assign all or a portion of its interests in any Advances to the Granting Lender
or to any financial institutions (consented to by the Company and Agent)
providing liquidity and/or credit support to or for the account of such SPC to
support the funding or maintenance of Advances and (ii) disclose on a
confidential basis any non-public information relating to its Advances to any
rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or
credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC. This Section 9.06(l) may not be
amended without the written consent of the SPC.

                  SECTION 9.07. Confidentiality. Neither the Agent nor any
Lender shall disclose any Confidential Information to any other Person without
the consent of the Company, other than (a) to the Agent's or such Lender's
Affiliates and their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors and, as
contemplated by Section 9.06(i), to actual or prospective assignees and
participants, and then only on a confidential basis consistent with the
requirements of this Section, (b) as required by any law, rule or regulation or
judicial process, (c) for evidentiary purposes in any relevant action,
proceeding or arbitration, (d) to any rating agency when required by it,
provided that, prior to any such disclosure, such rating agency shall undertake
to preserve the confidentiality of any Confidential Information relating to the
Company received by it from such Lender and (e) as requested or required by any
state, federal or foreign authority or examiner or non-governmental regulatory
body regulating or claiming authority to regulate banks or banking.

                  SECTION 9.08. Governing Law. This Agreement and the Notes
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of
New York.

                  SECTION 9.09. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be
executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this
Agreement by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of this Agreement.

                  SECTION 9.10. Judgment. (a) If for the purposes of obtaining
judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in Dollars
into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they
may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in
accordance with normal banking procedures the Agent could purchase Dollars with
such other currency at Citibank's principal office in London at 11:00 A.M.
(London time) on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is
given.

                  (b) If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it
is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in a Foreign Currency into Dollars,
the parties agree to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that
the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal
banking procedures the Agent could purchase such Foreign Currency with Dollars
at Citibank's principal office in London at 11:00 A.M. (London time) on the
Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given.

                  (c) The obligation of any Borrower in respect of any sum due
from it in any currency (the "Primary Currency") to any Lender or the Agent
hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in any other currency, be
discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such
Lender or the Agent (as the case may be), of any sum adjudged to be so due in
such other currency, such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) may in
accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the applicable Primary
Currency with such other currency; if the amount of the applicable Primary
Currency so purchased is less than such sum due to such Lender or the Agent (as
the case may be) in the applicable Primary Currency, each Borrower agrees, as a
separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such
Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) against such loss, and if the amount of
the applicable Primary Currency so purchased exceeds such sum due to any Lender
or the Agent (as the case may be) in the applicable Primary Currency, such
Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) agrees to remit to such Borrower such
excess.

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                  SECTION 9.11. Jurisdiction, Etc. (a) Each of the parties
hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its
property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or
federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City, and any
appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or the Notes, or for recognition or enforcement of
any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or
proceeding may be heard and determined in any such New York State court or, to
the extent permitted by law, in such federal court. Each Designated Subsidiary
hereby agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding brought
in the any such New York State court or in such federal court may be made upon
the Company at its address set forth in Section 9.02 and each such Borrower
hereby irrevocably appoints the Company its authorized agent to accept such
service of process, and agrees that the failure of the Company to give any
notice of any such service shall not impair or affect the validity of such
service or of any judgment rendered in any action or proceeding based thereon.
The Company hereby further irrevocably consents to the service of process in any
action or proceeding in such courts by the mailing thereof by any parties hereto
by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the Company at its address
specified pursuant to Section 9.02. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a
final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be
enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner
provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that any party
may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement
or the Notes in the courts of any jurisdiction.

                  (b) Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally
waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any
objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit,
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Notes
in any New York State or federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such
court.

                  SECTION 9.12. Designated Subsidiaries. (a) Designation. The
Company may at any time and from time to time by delivery to the Agent of a
Designation Letter, duly executed by the Company and a wholly owned Subsidiary
and in substantially the form of Exhibit E hereto, designate such Subsidiary as
a "Designated Subsidiary" for all purposes of this Agreement, and, upon
fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 3.02 and after
such Designation Letter is accepted by the Agent, such Subsidiary shall
thereupon become a Designated Subsidiary for all purposes of this Agreement and,
as such, shall have all of the rights and obligations of a Borrower hereunder.
The Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of each such designation by the
Company and the identity of each such Designated Subsidiary.

                  (b) Termination. Upon the request of the Company and the
payment and performance in full of all of the indebtedness, liabilities and
obligations of any Designated Subsidiary under this Agreement and the Notes
issued by it, then, so long as at such time such Designated Subsidiary has not
submitted a Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing, such Designated Subsidiary's
status as a Borrower and as a Designated Subsidiary shall terminate upon notice
to such effect from the Agent to the Lenders (which notice the Agent shall
promptly deliver to the Lenders following its receipt of such a request from the
Company). Thereafter, the Lenders shall be under no further obligation to make
any Advances to such Designated Subsidiary.

                  SECTION 9.13. No Liability of the Issuing Banks. The Borrowers
assume all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of
any Letter of Credit with respect to its use of such Letter of Credit. Neither
an Issuing Bank nor any of its officers or directors shall be liable or
responsible for: (a) the use that may be made of any Letter of Credit or any
acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; (b)
the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement
thereon, even if such documents should prove to be in any or all respects
invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) payment by such Issuing Bank
against presentation of documents that do not comply with the terms of a Letter
of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate
reference to the Letter of Credit; or (d) any other circumstances whatsoever in
making or failing to make payment under any Letter of Credit, except that the
applicable Borrower shall have a claim against such Issuing Bank, and such
Issuing Bank shall be liable to such Borrower, to the extent of any direct, but
not consequential, damages suffered by such Borrower that such Borrower proves
were caused by (i) such Issuing Bank's willful misconduct or gross negligence as
determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent
jurisdiction in determining whether documents presented under any Letter of
Credit comply with the terms of the Letter of Credit or (ii) such Issuing Bank's
willful failure to make lawful payment under a

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Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of a draft and certificates
strictly complying with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit. In
furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, such Issuing Bank may accept
documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for
further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary.

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                  SECTION 9.14. Waiver of Jury Trial. The Company, the Agent and
the Lenders hereby irrevocably waives all right to trial by jury in any action,
proceeding or counterclaim (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise)
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Notes or the actions of the
Agent or any Lender in the negotiation, administration, performance or
enforcement thereof.

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

                                        GOODRICH CORPORATION

                                        By______________________________________
                                            Title:  Vice President and Treasurer

                                        By______________________________________
                                            Title:  Assistant Treasurer

                                        CITIBANK, N.A.,
                                          as Agent

                                        By______________________________________
                                            Title:

Letter of Credit Commitment
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$60,000,000.00                          CITIBANK, N.A.,
                                          as Initial Issuing Bank

                                        By______________________________________
                                            Title:

$60,000,000.00                          BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
                                          as Initial Issuing Bank

                                        By______________________________________
                                            Title:

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                                     Lender
                                     ------

Revolving Credit Commitment
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$45,333,333.34                          CITIBANK, N.A.

                                        By______________________________________
                                            Title:

$42,500,000.00                          BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

                                        By______________________________________
                                            Title:

$42,500,000.00                          BANK ONE, NA

                                        By______________________________________
                                            Title:

$42,500,000.00                          JPMORGAN CHASE BANK

                                        By______________________________________
                                            Title:

$42,500,000.00                          WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                        By______________________________________
                                            Title:

$34,000,000.00                          BMO NESBITT BURNS FINANCING, INC.

                                        By______________________________________
                                            Title:

$34,000,000.00                          THE BANK OF NEW YORK

                                        By______________________________________
                                            Title:

$34,000,000.00                          DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH

                                        By______________________________________
                                            Title:

                                        By______________________________________
                                            Title:

$34,000,000.00                          MELLON BANK, N.A.

                                        By______________________________________
                                            Title:

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$34,000,000.00                          NATIONAL CITY BANK

                                        By______________________________________
                                            Title:

$19,833,333.33                          CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH

                                        By______________________________________
                                            Title:

$19,833,333.33                          CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON

                                        By______________________________________
                                            Title:

$425,000,000.00   Total of the Commitments

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                                                                      SCHEDULE I
                                                            GOODRICH CORPORATION
                                AMENDED AND RESTATED THREE YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT
                                                      APPLICABLE LENDING OFFICES
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        Name of Initial Lender                  Domestic Lending Office               Eurodollar Lending Office
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Bank of America, N.A.                    One Independence Center                One Independence Center
                                         NC1-001-1503                           NC1-001-1503
                                         Charlotte, NC  28255                   Charlotte, NC  28255
                                         Attn:  Credit Services                 Attn:  Credit Services
                                         T:  704 386-9875                       T:  704 386-9875
                                         F:  704 404-0069                       F:  704 404-0069
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BMO Nesbitt Burns Financing, Inc.l       115 South LaSalle Street               115 South LaSalle Street
                                         Chicago, IL  60603                     Chicago, IL  60603
                                         Attn:  Betty Rutherford                Attn:  Betty Rutherford
                                         T:  312 750-3885                       T:  312 750-3885
                                         F:  312 750-4345                       F:  312 750-4345
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The Bank of New York                     One Wall Street                        One Wall Street
                                         New York, NY  10005                    New York, NY  10005
                                         Attn:  Trudy Hoo-Fong                  Attn:  Trudy Hoo-Fong
                                         T:  212 635-6734                       T:  212 635-6734
                                         F:  212 635-6399                       F:  212 635-6399
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Bank One, NA                             611 Woodward                           611 Woodward
                                         Detroit, MI  48066                     Detroit, MI  48066
                                         Attn:  Paul Demelo                     Attn:  Paul Demelo
                                         T:  313 225-2520                       T:  313 225-2520
                                         F:  313 225-1212                       F:  313 225-1212
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Credit Lyonnais New York Branch          1301 Avenue of the Americas            1301 Avenue of the Americas
                                         New York, NY  10019                    New York, NY  10019
                                         Attn:  Agnes Castillo                  Attn:  Agnes Castillo
                                         T:  212 261-7669                       T:  212 261-7669
                                         F:  212 261-7696                       F:  212 261-7696
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Citibank, N.A.                           Two Penns Way                          Two Penns Way
                                         New Castle, DE  19720                  New Castle, DE  19720
                                         Attn:                                  Attn:
                                         T:  302                                T:  302
                                         F:  302                                F:  302
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Credit Suisse First Boston               11 Madison Avenue                      11 Madison Avenue
                                         New York, NY  10010                    New York, NY  10010
                                         Attn:  Ed Markowski                    Attn:  Ed Markowski
                                         T:  212 538-3380                       T:  212 538-3380
                                         F:  212 538-3477                       F:  212 538-3477
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Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch         40 Kingsbridge Road                    40 Kingsbridge Road
                                         Piscataway, NJ  08854                  Piscataway, NJ  08854
                                         Attn:  Nelson Lugaro                   Attn:  Nelson Lugaro
                                         T:  732 981-7439                       T:  732 981-7439
                                         F:  732 981-7470                       F:  732 981-7470
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<S>                                      <C>                                    <C>
JPMorgan Chase Bank                      1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, 8th Floor     1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, 8th Floor
                                         New York, NY  10081                    New York, NY  10081
                                         Attn:  May Fong                        Attn:  May Fong
                                         T:  212 552-7314                       T:  212 552-7314
                                         F:  212 552-5650                       F:  212 552-5650
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Mellon Bank, N.A.                        Three Mellon Center, Room 1203         Three Mellon Center, Room 1203
                                         Pittsburgh, PA  15259                  Pittsburgh, PA  15259
                                         Attn:  Roxanne Gray                    Attn:  Roxanne Gray
                                         T:  412 234-4769                       T:  412 234-4769
                                         F:  412 209-6125                       F:  412 209-6125
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National City Bank                       1900 East 9th Street                   1900 East 9th Street
                                         Cleveland, OH  44114                   Cleveland, OH  44114
                                         Attn:  Vernon Johnson                  Attn:  Vernon Johnson
                                         T:  216 488-7099                       T:  216 488-7099
                                         F:  216 488-7110                       F:  216 488-7110
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Wachovia Bank, National Association      301 South College Street; DC-5         301 South College Street; DC-5
                                         Charlotte, NC  28288                   Charlotte, NC  28288
                                         Attn:  Barbara Van Meerten             Attn:  Barbara Van Meerten
                                         T:  704 374-7115                       T:  704 374-7115
                                         F:  704 374-4793                       F:  704 374-4793
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                                                           EXHIBIT A-1 - FORM OF
                                                                REVOLVING CREDIT
                                                                 PROMISSORY NOTE

U.S.$_______________                               Dated:  _______________, 200_

                  FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, __________, a __________
corporation (the "Company"), HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY to the order of __________
(the "Lender") for the account of its Applicable Lending Office on the
Termination Date (each as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) the
principal sum of U.S.$[amount of the Lender's Commitment in figures] or, if
less, the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Advances made by
the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Amended and Restated Three Year
Credit Agreement dated as of September 23, 2002 among the Borrower, [Goodrich
Corporation,] the Lender and certain other lenders parties thereto, and
Citibank, N.A. as Agent for the Lender and such other lenders (as amended or
modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"; the terms defined therein
being used herein as therein defined) outstanding on the Termination Date.

                  The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal
amount of each Revolving Credit Advance from the date of such Revolving Credit
Advance until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates, and
payable at such times, as are specified in the Credit Agreement.

                  Both principal and interest in respect of each Revolving
Credit Advance (i) in Dollars are payable in lawful money of the United States
of America to the Agent at its account maintained at 399 Park Avenue, New York,
New York 10043, in same day funds and (ii) in any Committed Currency are payable
in such currency at the applicable Payment Office in same day funds. Each
Revolving Credit Advance owing to the Lender by the Borrower pursuant to the
Credit Agreement, and all payments made on account of principal thereof, shall
be recorded by the Lender and, prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed on the
grid attached hereto which is part of this Promissory Note.

                  This Promissory Note is one of the Revolving Credit Notes
referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement. The
Credit Agreement, among other things, (i) provides for the making of Revolving
Credit Advances by the Lender to the Borrower from time to time in an aggregate
amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the U.S. dollar amount first above
mentioned, the indebtedness of the Borrower resulting from each such Revolving
Credit Advance being evidenced by this Promissory Note, (ii) contains provisions
for determining the Dollar Equivalent of Revolving Credit Advances denominated
in Committed Currencies and (iii) contains provisions for acceleration of the
maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events and also for
prepayments on account of principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof upon the
terms and conditions therein specified.

                                                     [NAME OF BORROWER]

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

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                       ADVANCES AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL
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           Date                    Amount of             Principal Paid           Unpaid Principal             Notation
                                    Advance                or Prepaid                 Balance                   Made By
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                                                           EXHIBIT A-2 - FORM OF
                                                                 COMPETITIVE BID
                                                                 PROMISSORY NOTE

U.S.$_______________                               Dated:  _______________, 200_

                  FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, _____________, a _______
corporation (the "Company"), HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY to the order of
_________________________ (the "Lender") for the account of its Applicable
Lending Office (as defined in the Amended and Restated Three Year Credit
Agreement dated as of September 23, 2002 among the Borrower, [Goodrich
Corporation,] the Lender and certain other lenders parties thereto, and
Citibank, N.A., as Agent for the Lender and such other lenders (as amended or
modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"; the terms defined therein
being used herein as therein defined)), on _______________, 200_, the principal
amount of [U.S.$_______________] [for a Competitive Bid Advance in a Foreign
Currency, list currency and amount of such Advance].

                  The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal
amount hereof from the date hereof until such principal amount is paid in full,
at the interest rate and payable on the interest payment date or dates provided
below:

         Interest Rate: _____% per annum (calculated on the basis of a year of
         _____ days for the actual number of days elapsed).

                  Both principal and interest are payable in lawful money of
________________ to Citibank, as agent, for the account of the Lender at the
office of Citibank, at _________________________ in same day funds.

                  This Promissory Note is one of the Competitive Bid Notes
referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement. The
Credit Agreement, among other things, contains provisions for acceleration of
the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events.

                  The Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest and
notice of any kind. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any
rights hereunder on the part of the holder hereof shall operate as a waiver of
such rights.

                  This Promissory Note shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

                                                     [NAME OF BORROWER]

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

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                                                 EXHIBIT B-1 - FORM OF NOTICE OF
                                                      REVOLVING CREDIT BORROWING

Citibank, N.A., as Agent
for the Lenders parties
to the Credit Agreement
referred to below
Two Penns Way
New Castle, Delaware 19720

                                     [Date]

                  Attention: Bank Loan Syndications Department

Ladies and Gentlemen:

                  The undersigned, _______________, a ______ corporation refers
to the Amended and Restated Three Year Credit Agreement, dated as of September
23, 2002 (as amended or modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement", the
terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among the
undersigned, [Goodrich Corporation,] certain Lenders parties thereto and
Citibank, N.A., as Agent for said Lenders, and hereby gives you notice,
irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement that the
undersigned hereby requests a Revolving Credit Borrowing under the Credit
Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to
such Revolving Credit Borrowing (the "Proposed Revolving Credit Borrowing") as
required by Section 2.02(a) of the Credit Agreement:

                  (i) The Business Day of the Proposed Revolving Credit
         Borrowing is _______________, 200_.

                  (ii) The Type of Advances comprising the Proposed Revolving
         Credit Borrowing is [Base Rate Advances] [Eurocurrency Rate Advances].

                  (iii) The aggregate amount of the Proposed Revolving Credit
         Borrowing is $_______________][for a Revolving Credit Borrowing in a
         Committed Currency, list currency and amount of Revolving Credit
         Borrowing].

                  [(iv) The initial Interest Period for each Eurocurrency Rate
         Advance made as part of the Proposed Revolving Credit Borrowing is
         _____ month[s].]

                  The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements
are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the Proposed
Revolving Credit Borrowing:

                  (A) the representations and warranties contained in Section
         4.01 of the Credit Agreement (except the representations set forth in
         subsection (c)(ii) thereof and in subsection (d)(i) thereof) (and, if
         such Revolving Credit Borrowing shall have been requested by a
         Designated Subsidiary, the representations and warranties of such
         Designated Subsidiary contained in its Designation Letter, other than
         the representation set forth in subsection (i) of paragraph 5 thereof)
         are correct on and as of such date (except to the extent that any
         expressly relate to any earlier date), before and after giving effect
         to such Revolving Credit Borrowing or such Extension Date and to the
         application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such
         date, and

                  (B) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result
         from such Proposed Revolving Credit Borrowing or from the application
         of the proceeds therefrom, that constitutes a Default.

<PAGE>

                                                     Very truly yours,

                                                     [NAME OF BORROWER]

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

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                                                 EXHIBIT B-2 - FORM OF NOTICE OF
                                                       COMPETITIVE BID BORROWING

Citibank, N.A., as Agent
for the Lenders parties
to the Credit Agreement
referred to below
Two Penns Way
New Castle, Delaware 19720

                                     [Date]

                  Attention: Bank Loan Syndications Department

Ladies and Gentlemen:

                  The undersigned, _______________, refers to the Amended and
Restated Three Year Credit Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2002 (as amended
or modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement", the terms defined therein
being used herein as therein defined), among the undersigned, [Goodrich
Corporation,] certain Lenders parties thereto and Citibank, N.A., as Agent for
said Lenders, and hereby gives you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.03
of the Credit Agreement that the undersigned hereby requests a Competitive Bid
Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth the
terms on which such Competitive Bid Borrowing (the "Proposed Competitive Bid
Borrowing") is requested to be made:

         (A)    Date of Competitive Bid Borrowing    ________________________
         (B)    Amount of Competitive Bid Borrowing  ________________________
         (C)    [Maturity Date] [Interest Period]    ________________________
         (D)    Interest Rate Basis                  ________________________
         (E)    Day Count Convention                 ________________________
         (F)    Interest Payment Date(s)             ________________________
         (G)    Currency                             ________________________
         (H)    Borrower's Account Location          ________________________
         (I)    ___________________                  ________________________

                  The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements
are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the Proposed
Competitive Bid Borrowing:

                  (a) the representations and warranties contained in Section
         4.01 of the Credit Agreement (except the representations set forth in
         subsection (c)(ii) thereof and in subsection (d)(i) thereof) (and,
         (and, if such Competitive Bid Borrowing shall have been requested by a
         Designated Subsidiary, the representations and warranties of such
         Designated Subsidiary contained in its Designation Letter, other than
         the representation set forth in subsection (i) of paragraph 5 thereof)
         are correct on and as of the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing
         (except to the extent that any expressly relate to any earlier date),
         before and after giving effect to such Competitive Bid Borrowing and to
         the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of
         such date, and

                  (b) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result
         from the Proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing or from the application of
         the proceeds therefrom, that constitutes a Default; and

                  (c) the aggregate amount of the Proposed Competitive Bid
         Borrowing and all other Borrowings to be made on the same day under the
         Credit Agreement is within the aggregate amount of the unused
         Commitments of the Lenders.

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                  The undersigned hereby confirms that the Proposed Competitive
Bid Borrowing is to be made available to it in accordance with Section
2.03(a)(v) of the Credit Agreement.

                                                     Very truly yours,

                                                     [NAME OF BORROWER]

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

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                                                             EXHIBIT C - FORM OF
                                                       ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

                  Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Three Year
Credit Agreement dated as of September 23, 2002 (as amended or modified from
time to time, the "Credit Agreement") among GOODRICH CORPORATION, a New York
corporation (the "Company"), the Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement)
and Citibank, N.A., as agent for the Lenders (the "Agent"). Terms defined in the
Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meaning.

                  The "Assignor" and the "Assignee" referred to on Schedule I
hereto agree as follows:

                  1. The Assignor hereby sells and assigns to the Assignee, and
the Assignee hereby purchases and assumes from the Assignor, an interest in and
to the Assignor's rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement together
with participations in Letters of Credit held by such Assignor as of the date
hereof (other than in respect of Competitive Bid Advances and Competitive Bid
Notes) equal to the percentage interest specified on Schedule 1 hereto of all
outstanding rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement (other than in
respect of Competitive Bid Advances and Competitive Bid Notes). After giving
effect to such sale and assignment, the Assignee's Commitment and the amount of
the Revolving Credit Advances owing to the Assignee will be as set forth on
Schedule 1 hereto.

                  2. The Assignor (i) represents and warrants that it is the
legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned by it hereunder and
that such interest is free and clear of any adverse claim; (ii) makes no
representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any
statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the
Credit Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability,
genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement or any other
instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; (iii) makes no representation
or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial
condition of any Borrower or the performance or observance by any Borrower of
any of its obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or
document furnished pursuant thereto; and (iv) attaches the Revolving Credit
Note[, if any,] held by the Assignor [and requests that the Agent exchange such
Revolving Credit Note for a new Revolving Credit Note payable to the order of
[the Assignee in an amount equal to the Commitment assumed by the Assignee
pursuant hereto or new Revolving Credit Notes payable to the order of the
Assignee in an amount equal to the Commitment assumed by the Assignee pursuant
hereto and] the Assignor in an amount equal to the Commitment retained by the
Assignor under the Credit Agreement[, respectively,] as specified on Schedule 1
hereto].

                  3. The Assignee (i) confirms that it has received a copy of
the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred
to in Section 4.01 thereof and such other documents and information as it has
deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into
this Assignment and Acceptance; (ii) agrees that it will, independently and
without reliance upon the Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender and based on
such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time,
continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under
the Credit Agreement; (iii) confirms that it is an Eligible Assignee; (iv)
appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and
to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement as are
delegated to the Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers and
discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto; (v) agrees that it will perform
in accordance with their terms all of the obligations that by the terms of the
Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender; and (vi)
attaches any U.S. Internal Revenue Service forms required under Section 2.15 of
the Credit Agreement.

                  4. Following the execution of this Assignment and Acceptance,
it will be delivered to the Agent for acceptance and recording by the Agent. The
effective date for this Assignment and Acceptance (the "Effective Date") shall
be the date of acceptance hereof by the Agent, unless otherwise specified on
Schedule 1 hereto.

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                  5. Upon such acceptance and recording by the Agent, as of the
Effective Date, (i) the Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and,
to the extent provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and
obligations of a Lender thereunder and (ii) the Assignor shall, to the extent
provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be
released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement.

                  6. Upon such acceptance and recording by the Agent, from and
after the Effective Date, the Agent shall make all payments under the Credit
Agreement and the Revolving Credit Notes in respect of the interest assigned
hereby (including, without limitation, all payments of principal, interest and
facility fees with respect thereto) to the Assignee. The Assignor and Assignee
shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments under the Credit Agreement
and the Revolving Credit Notes for periods prior to the Effective Date directly
between themselves.

                  7. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

                  8. This Assignment and Acceptance may be executed in any
number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts,
each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an
executed counterpart of Schedule 1 to this Assignment and Acceptance by
telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of
this Assignment and Acceptance.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor and the Assignee have caused
Schedule 1 to this Assignment and Acceptance to be executed by their officers
thereunto duly authorized as of the date specified thereon.

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                                   Schedule 1
                                       to
                            Assignment and Acceptance

         Percentage interest assigned:                         _______%

         Assignee's Commitment:                                $______

         Aggregate outstanding principal amount of
         Revolving Credit Advances assigned:                   $______

         Principal amount of Revolving Credit Note
         payable to Assignee:                                  $______

         Principal amount of Revolving Credit Note
         payable to Assignor:                                  $______

         Effective Date*:  _______________, 200_

                                                 [NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
                                                     as Assignor

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

                                                 Dated:  _______________, 200_

                                                 [NAME OF ASSIGNEE], as Assignee

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

                                                 Dated:  _______________, 200_

                                                 Domestic Lending Office:
                                                        [Address]

                                                 Eurocurrency Lending Office:
                                                        [Address]

--------
*        This date should be no earlier than five Business Days after the
         delivery of this Assignment and Acceptance to the Agent.

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Accepted [and Approved]** this
__________ day of _______________, 200_

CITIBANK, N.A., as Agent

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

[Approved this __________ day
of _______________, 200_

GOODRICH CORPORATION

By                                          ]
  ------------------------------------------
   Title:

By                                          ]*
  ------------------------------------------
   Title:

--------
**       Required if the Assignee is an Eligible Assignee solely by reason of
         clause (iii) of the definition of "Eligible Assignee".
*        Required if the Assignee is an Eligible Assignee solely by reason of
         clause (iii) of the definition of "Eligible Assignee".

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                                                             EXHIBIT D - FORM OF
                                                           DESIGNATION AGREEMENT

                           Dated _______________, 200_

                  Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of
September 23, 2002 (as amended or modified from time to time, the "Credit
Agreement") among GOODRICH CORPORATION, a New York corporation (the "Company"),
the Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and Citibank, N.A., as agent
for the Lenders (the "Agent"). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used
herein with the same meaning.

                  _________________________ (the "Designor") and
_________________________ (the "Designee") agree as follows:

                  1. The Designor hereby designates the Designee, and the
Designee hereby accepts such designation, to have a right to make Competitive
Bid Advances pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement.

                  2. The Designor makes no representation or warranty and
assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or
representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or the
execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value
of the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant
thereto and (ii) the financial condition of any Borrower or the performance or
observance by any Borrower of any of its obligations under the Credit Agreement
or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto.

                  3. The Designee (i) confirms that it has received a copy of
the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred
to in Section 4.01 thereof and such other documents and information as it has
deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into
this Designation Agreement; (ii) agrees that it will, independently and without
reliance upon the Agent, the Designor or any other Lender and based on such
documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to
make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit
Agreement; (iii) confirms that it is a Designated Bidder; (iv) appoints and
authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise
such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement as are delegated to the
Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers and discretion as are
reasonably incidental thereto; and (v) agrees that it will perform in accordance
with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit
Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

                  4. Following the execution of this Designation Agreement by
the Designor and its Designee, it will be delivered to the Agent for acceptance
and recording by the Agent. The effective date for this Designation Agreement
(the "Effective Date") shall be the date of acceptance hereof by the Agent,
unless otherwise specified on the signature page hereto.

                  5. Upon such acceptance and recording by the Agent, as of the
Effective Date, the Designee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement with a
right to make Competitive Bid Advances as a Lender pursuant to Section 2.03 of
the Credit Agreement and the rights and obligations of a Lender related thereto.

                  6. This Designation Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

                  7. This Designation Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of
which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed
counterpart of a signature page to this Designation Agreement by telecopier
shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this
Designation Agreement.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Designor and the Designee have caused
this Designation Agreement to be executed by their officers thereunto duly
authorized as of the date first above written.

Effective Date*:                                     _______________, 200__

                                                     [NAME OF DESIGNOR],
                                                       as Designor

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

                                                     [NAME OF DESIGNEE],
                                                       as Designee

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

                                                     Applicable Lending Office
                                                     (and address for notices):
                                                             [Address]

Accepted this ____ day
of _______________, 200_

CITIBANK, N.A., as Agent

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

[Approved this __________ day
of _______________, 200_

GOODRICH CORPORATION

By                                          ]
  ------------------------------------------
Title:

By                                          ]
  ------------------------------------------
   Title:

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*        This date should be no earlier than five Business Days after the
         delivery of this Designation Agreement to the Agent.

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                                                                       EXHIBIT E
                                                      FORM OF DESIGNATION LETTER

                                     [Date]

To each of the Lenders parties
  to the Credit Agreement dated
  as of September 23, 2002
  among Goodrich Corporation,
  said Lenders and Citicorp USA, Inc.,
  as Agent for said Lenders, and
  to Citicorp USA, Inc., as Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

                  Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Three Year
Credit Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2002 (the "Credit Agreement"), among
Goodrich Corporation (the "Company"), the Lenders parties thereto, Citibank,
N.A., as Agent for said Lenders. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used
herein as therein defined.

                  Please be advised that the Company hereby designates the
undersigned wholly-owned Subsidiary, ____________, a _________ (the "Designated
Subsidiary"), as a "Designated Subsidiary" and a "Borrower" under and for all
purposes of the Credit Agreement.

                  The Designated Subsidiary, in consideration of the agreement
of each Lender to extend credit to it from time to time under, and on the terms
and conditions set forth in, the Credit Agreement does hereby assume each of the
obligations imposed upon a Designated Subsidiary and a Borrower under the Credit
Agreement and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the
Credit Agreement. The Designated Subsidiary has, on the date hereof, delivered
to the Agent a properly completed and duly executed Revolving Credit Note, in
substantially the form of Exhibit A-1 to the Credit Agreement, payable to each
Lender that has made a request pursuant to Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement.

                  In furtherance of the foregoing, the Designated Subsidiary
hereby represents and warrants to the Agent and each of the Lenders as follows:

                  1. The Designated Subsidiary is a Person duly organized,
         validly existing and, to the extent such concept is applicable in the
         jurisdiction of organization of the Designated Subsidiary, in good
         standing under the laws of __________.

                  2. The execution, delivery and performance by the Designated
         Subsidiary of this Designation Letter, the Credit Agreement and the
         Notes issued by the Designated Subsidiary and the consummation of the
         transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, are within the Designated
         Subsidiary's powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary action
         (including, without limitation, all necessary stockholders' action),
         and do not contravene (a) the Designated Subsidiary's charter or
         by-laws (or similar organizational documents) or (b) law or any
         contractual restriction binding on or affecting the Designated
         Subsidiary.

                  3. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no
         notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body
         or any other third party is required for the due execution, delivery
         and performance by the Designated Subsidiary of this Designation
         Letter, the Credit Agreement or any of the Notes issued by the
         Designated Subsidiary, or for the consummation of the transactions
         contemplated hereby and thereby, except as have been obtained or made
         and are in full force and effect.

<PAGE>

                  4. This Designation Letter has been, and each of the Notes
         issued by the Designated Subsidiary when executed and delivered under
         the Credit Agreement will have been, duly executed and delivered by the
         Designated Subsidiary. Each of this Designation Letter and the Credit
         Agreement is, and each of the Notes issued by the Designated Subsidiary
         when delivered under the Credit Agreement will be, the legal, valid and
         binding obligation of the Designated Subsidiary, enforceable against
         the Designated Subsidiary in accordance with their respective terms.

                  5. There is no pending or threatened action, suit,
         investigation, litigation or proceeding affecting the Designated
         Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries before any court, governmental
         agency or arbitrator that (i) could reasonably be expected to have a
         Material Adverse Effect or (ii) purports to affect the legality,
         validity or enforceability of this Designation Letter, the Credit
         Agreement or any of the Notes issued by the Designated Subsidiary, or
         the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

                  6. The Designated Subsidiary is not engaged in the business of
         extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock
         (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the
         Federal Reserve System), and no proceeds of any Advance to the
         Designated Subsidiary will be used to purchase or carry any margin
         stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or
         carrying margin stock

                  The Designated Subsidiary hereby irrevocably appoints the
Company as its authorized agent to receive and deliver notices in accordance
with Section 9.02(b) of the Credit Agreement, and hereby irrevocably agrees that
(A) in the case of any notices delivered to the Company, on behalf of the
Designated Subsidiary, in accordance with Section 9.02(b) of the Credit
Agreement, the failure of the Company to give any notice referred to therein to
the Designated Subsidiary shall not impair or affect the validity of such notice
with respect thereto and (B) in the case of Notice of Borrowing or notice of
Conversion delivered pursuant to Section 2.09 of the Credit Agreement by the
Company, on behalf of the Designated Subsidiary, in accordance with Section
9.02(b) of the Credit Agreement, the delivery of any such notice by the Company,
on behalf of the Designated Subsidiary, shall be binding on the Designated
Subsidiary to the same extent as if such notice had been executed and delivered
directly by the Designated Subsidiary.

                  The Designated Subsidiary hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive
jurisdiction of any New York state court or federal court of the United States
of America sitting in New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof,
in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Designation
Letter, the Credit Agreement or any of the Notes issued by the Designated
Subsidiary or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such
action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such New York State
court or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, in such federal court. The
Designated Subsidiary hereby further irrevocably consents to the service of
process in any action or proceeding in such courts by the mailing thereof by any
Lender or the Agent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to it at
its address specified below its name on the signature page hereto. The
Designated Subsidiary hereby further agrees that service of process in any such
action or proceeding brought in any such New York State court or in any such
federal court may be made upon the Company at the address referred to in Section
9.02 of the Credit Agreement, and the Designated Subsidiary hereby irrevocably
appoints the Company as its authorized agent to accept such service of process,
and agrees that the failure of the Company to give any notice of any such
service to it shall not impair or affect the validity of such service or of any
judgment rendered in any action or proceeding based thereon. The Designated
Subsidiary agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall
be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment
or in any other manner provided by applicable law. Nothing in this Designation
Letter, the Credit Agreement or any of the Notes issued by the Designated
Subsidiary shall affect any right that any party may otherwise have to serve
legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable law or to bring any
action or proceeding relating to this Designation Letter, the Credit Agreement
or any such Note in the courts of any jurisdiction.

                  The Designated Subsidiary irrevocably and unconditionally
waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any
objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit,

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action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Designation Letter, the
Credit Agreement or any of the Notes issued by it in any New York state or
federal court. The Designated Subsidiary hereby irrevocably waives, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum
to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

                  To the extent that the Designated Subsidiary has or hereafter
may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal
process (whether through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment,
attachment in aid of execution, execution or otherwise) with respect to itself
or its property, the Designated Subsidiary hereby irrevocably waives such
immunity in respect of its obligations under this Designation Letter, the Credit
Agreement or any of the Notes issued by it.

                  The Designated Subsidiary hereby irrevocably waives all right
to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim (whether based on
contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or relating to this Designation
Letter, the Credit Agreement or any of the Notes issued by it or the actions of
the Agent or any Lender in the negotiation, administration, performance or
enforcement thereof.

                                                    Very truly yours,

                                                    GOODRICH CORPORATION

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

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

                                                    [THE DESIGNATED SUBSIDIARY]

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

                                                         Address:

Acknowledged and Agreed to as of
the date first above written:

CITIBANK, N.A., as Agent

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

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                                                             EXHIBIT F - FORM OF
                                                              OPINION OF COUNSEL
                                                                 FOR THE COMPANY<PAGE>
                                                                   Exhibit 10.39

                                 SHAWNEE, KANSAS

                                 LABOR AGREEMENT

                                 April 22, 2002

                                       to

                                 April 19, 2004

<PAGE>

                                      INDEX
                                      -----

ARTICLE                          ITEM                               PAGE NUMBER
-------                          ----                               -----------

I.       RECOGNITION AND UNION SECURITY......................................03
II.      DISCIPLINE PROCEDURE................................................05
III.     GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE AND ARBITRATION.................................06
IV.      HOURS OF WORK AND PREMIUM PAY.......................................11
V.       NO STRIKE-NO LOCKOUT................................................15
VI.      MANAGEMENT RIGHTS CLAUSE............................................16
VII.     SENIORITY-LAYOFF AND RECALL.........................................16
VIII.    WAGES...............................................................27
IX.      INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN.........................................29
X.       HOLIDAYS............................................................33
XI.      PAID VACATIONS......................................................37
XII      STEELWORKERS PENSION TRUST..........................................40
XIII.    UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA HEALTH & WELFARE FUND................42
XIV.     JURY SERVICE........................................................47
XV.      BEREAVEMENT PAY.....................................................48
XVI.     BULLETIN BOARDS.....................................................48
XVII.    MILITARY CLAUSE.....................................................49
XVIII.   CONTROLLING AGREEMENT...............................................49
XIX.     TRAINING PERIOD.....................................................50
XX.      PAY DURING TREATMENT OF WORK-CONNECTED INJURIES.....................50
XXI.     EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY........................................51
XXII.    SAVING CLAUSE.......................................................52
XXIII.   EMPLOYEE BIRTHDAY PAY...............................................53
XXIV.    DURATION AND TERMINATION............................................53
XXV.     MISCELLANEOUS.......................................................54
XXVI.    SEVERANCE AND PLANT CLOSING.........................................55

SIGNATURES ..................................................................56
APPENDIX A ..................................................................57
APPENDIX B ..................................................................58
APPENDIX C ..................................................................59
APPENDIX D ..................................................................62
APPENDIX E ..................................................................67
APPENDIX F ..................................................................72

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                         SHAWNEE, KANSAS LABOR AGREEMENT

         THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this 22nd day of April, 2002, by and
between THE SIMMONS MANUFACTURING CO. LLC, a Delaware corporation, for and on
behalf of its plant at Shawnee, Kansas, hereinafter referred to as the COMPANY.

                                       and

         THE UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA, A.F.L., C.I.O., C.L.C., on behalf
of its Local Union 13-02 in the Shawnee, Kansas Plant of the Company hereinafter
referred to as the UNION.

                                   WITNESSETH

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and of mutual
covenants and AGREEMENTS of the parties hereinafter set forth, the parties do
hereby agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I
                                    ---------
                         RECOGNITION AND UNION SECURITY

         1.01 The UNION and the COMPANY shall cooperate to promote the welfare
of the COMPANY and efficiency of its factory operations. It is also the
intention of the parties to provide an orderly procedure between the EMPLOYER
and the UNION and, therefore, all AGREEMENTS or understandings concerning hours,
wages and working conditions between the EMPLOYER and the employees covered by
this contract are to be made by the EMPLOYER with the UNION as the
representative of said employees. No individual employee or group of employees,
nor member of the COMPANY shall have the authority to abridge or modify this
AGREEMENT in any manner.

         1.02 RECOGNITION. The COMPANY hereby recognizes the UNION as the sole
and exclusive collective bargaining agent for all the COMPANY'S employees
employed by it in connection with all its operations in the Shawnee, Kansas
plant covered by this Shawnee Labor Agreement, (SKLA) excluding executives,
sales employees, office employees, timekeepers, supervisors and mechanics.

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1.03     UNION SECURITY

         (a)  The COMPANY agrees that as a condition of employment all
         employees in the bargaining unit shall become members of the UNION
         after the thirtieth day of their employment or thirty (30) days after
         the execution date of this AGREEMENT, whichever is the later. All
         employees who become members of the UNION shall remain members of the
         UNION in good standing by proper tender of dues and initiation fees
         during the term of this AGREEMENT.

         (b)  The UNION agrees to accept into membership and make membership
         available to all employees upon the same terms and conditions
         generally applicable to other members without discrimination.

         (c)  Upon demand by the UNION that an employee be discharged because
         he is delinquent in the payment of his regular dues or initiation
         fee, the COMPANY shall promptly notify the employee that his
         discharge has been demanded and the employee shall have a reasonable
         time as determined by the UNION, in which to rectify the matter
         before the discharge is placed in effect. If the discharge of an
         employee is effected by the request of the UNION pursuant to
         paragraphs a, b, and c of this section, the UNION agrees to indemnify
         the COMPANY from any final determination of liability for this action
         if, prior to the discharge, the COMPANY sends an Overnight letter to
         the Director of Upholstery Industries Division notifying him of the
         requested discharge. Failure of the International President to
         respond by Overnight mail within five (5) days will be deemed
         concurrence with the local UNION request.

         (d)  The COMPANY shall have the exclusive right to hire and shall be
         the sole judge of the requirements and qualifications of each
         applicant until the completion of the probationary period.

         (e)  The provisions of this section shall be applicable only to the
         extent permitted by applicable state and federal legislation.

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         (f)  No UNION member shall be compelled to train employees of a
         non-UNION shop.

         1.04 CHECK-OFF. Upon written individual voluntary authorization by
each employee and subject to the requirements of any applicable local, state
or federal law, membership dues and initiation fees of the UNION as authorized
and approved by the United Steelworkers of America Union Executive Board due
and unpaid shall be deducted weekly from the wages of all employees covered by
this AGREEMENT and remitted by the COMPANY each and every month to the
International Secretary-Treasurer. This article or any section thereof shall
not be operative where prohibited by state law.

         The UNION agrees that it will indemnify and save the COMPANY harmless
from any and all liability, claim, responsibility, damage, or suit which may
arise out of any action taken by the COMPANY in accordance with the terms of
this Article or in reliance upon the authorization mentioned herein.

                                  ARTICLE II
                                  ----------
                            DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE
                            ----------------------

         2.01 In the event that disciplinary action involving loss of wages
(suspension and/or discharge) is taken against any employee, the employee
involved must be given an interview concerning such disciplinary action, in
which he must be represented by a Shop Steward or an officer of the UNION.

              The UNION representative will be informed prior to the
disciplinary action being taken and must be given an opportunity (not to
exceed fifteen (15) minutes) to discuss the case with the affected employee
and to participate in the interview with the COMPANY concerning the matter.
The interview may be of very short duration and shall not be construed as part
of the GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE, as described in Article III of this AGREEMENT,
inasmuch as the primary function of the interview is to make certain that a

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UNION representative is aware of the discipline and that the employee know
precisely what he or she is disciplined for.

              In cases of physical altercation or where the employee is not on
COMPANY premises at the time of the disciplinary action, the interview will be
dispensed with.

              A discharged employee shall be entitled to a hearing before the
COMPANY AND THE UNION GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE at 10 a.m. on the day following his
discharge, provided the employee is notified of the hearing and is physically
able to attend, at which time the merits of the case will be discussed between
the UNION and the COMPANY.

              In the event an employee is unable to attend or the UNION is
unable to find such employee, the hearing may be held in abeyance for a period
of one (1) week. If the hearing is delayed because of unavailability of the
employee, the Company is not liable for any wages during such period.

         2.02 No employee acting in the capacity of a UNION OFFICER or UNION
REPRESENTATIVE shall be disciplined for carrying out in good faith his duties
under the provisions of this AGREEMENT or as permitted by applicable law.

         2.03 Once an individual is reprimanded and the offense is not
committed again for a period of 12 months, the employee shall be considered to
have corrected himself. This shall not include such serious offenses as
no-strike clause violations, insubordination, stealing, cheating, physical
assault, damaging COMPANY property and poor quality.

                                  ARTICLE III
                                  -----------
                      GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURE
                      -----------------------------------

         3.01     GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

                  A.       It is the intent of the parties to this Agreement
                           that the grievance procedure hereby established
                           shall serve as a means for the prompt disposition
                           and amicable settlement of such grievances as may
                           arise

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                           between the Company and its employees or the
                           Company and the Union. A grievance is defined as
                           any dispute (excluding discharges for those
                           employees in probationary period) between the
                           Company and employee(s) or between the Company and
                           the Union over the application, interpretation, or
                           alleged violation of an express provision of this
                           Agreement, where applicable.

                  B.       Should any grievance arise between the Company and
                           any of the Company's employees involving a work
                           assignment, the employee shall continue to perform
                           the assignment in question while the grievance is
                           being processed unless it will endanger his life,
                           limb or safety, or that of other employees or where
                           the contract expressly disavows cessation of such
                           assignment.

                  C.       The aggrieved employee may discuss the matter with
                           the employee's immediate supervisor and union
                           representative if requested. Any resolution by the
                           supervisor or steward shall not act as a precedent
                           in future cases.

                  D.       UNION/MANAGEMENT MEETINGS - METHOD OF PAYMENT

                           Union officials will be paid at their previous
                           quarter's average hourly rate, as computed in
                           Section 8.03 for conference with the management
                           requested by the Company. The Union official(s) and
                           management representative(s) must sign off on daily
                           time sheet in order for such payment to occur. Time
                           so spent on Union Business shall not be counted as
                           hours worked for any bonus or incentive calculation
                           purposes.

                  E.       Time spent in conference with the Company requested
                           by the Union such as grievances and arbitrations,
                           negotiations, or subsequent hearing before Federal
                           or Governmental Agencies pertaining to such
                           contract shall be compensated for by the Union.
                           Time so spent on Union Business shall not be
                           counted as hours worked for any bonus or incentive
                           calculation purposes.

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         3.02 GRIEVANCES - STEP 1

              If the grievance is not settled in verbal discussion described in
Section 1(C) above, the grievance shall be reduced to writing on forms to be
made available for such purpose, with each form signed and dated by the
aggrieved employee and/or his designated Union Representative. The designated
Union Representative shall present the grievance form to the supervisor within
five (5) working days from the date of the occurrence or knowledge of
occurrence. The grievance shall specify the incident involved, the facts or
alleged facts relied upon to support the contention of the employee, the section
of this Agreement relied upon, where applicable, the interpretation requested by
the grievant; and shall show on its face the date of the incident. The
supervisor has (2) work days to answer.

         3.03 GRIEVANCES - STEP 2

              A grievance not settled at Step 1 shall be presented to the
Operations Manager and/or the Human Resource Manager within three (3) work days
from the Step 1 answer. The Operations Manager and/or Human Resource Manager
within two days shall meet and discuss the matter with the employee and a union
representative. The Operations Manager and/or Human Resource Manager shall then
have three (3) work days to answer.

         3.04 GRIEVANCES - STEP 3

              If a settlement is not obtained in Step 2, the grievance shall be
referred to the Company's Vice President-Human Resources, or his designated
representative as Step 3 by the local union representative within five (5)
working days from the date of the reply under Step 2. The International
Representative of the Union shall meet with the Company's Vice President-Human
Resources or the representative he designates, within a reasonable time (not to
exceed thirty (30) calendar days). A written answer by the Company to the
grievance considered at such meeting shall be given to the International
Representative of the Union within five (5) working days after such meeting.

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                  If an employee is needed as witness in the process of Step 1
or 2 by the Union, it is understood that any pay lost by the witness or others
resulting from his/her absence from work will be reimbursed by the Union.

         3.05 Failure on the part of either party to respond to any step
within the grievance procedure within the time limits established by this
article will resolve the grievance against the party failing to respond.
Resolution by default, however, shall not establish a precedent for similar
grievances. Time limits may be extended by mutual written agreement. Whenever
time limits are set out in this Article, they shall be work days exclusive of
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays recognized by this Agreement.

         3.06 ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES

                  If the grievance is subject to arbitration as provided herein
and all conditions in Section 1 above have been satisfied, including the
applicable time limits, then the Union on behalf of the aggrieved employee or
aggrieved employees may, within ten (10) calendar days of the Company's answer
in Step 3, file a written request to the Operations Manager or his designee that
the grievance be submitted to arbitration for determination pursuant to this
Article.

         3.07 Within ten (10) calendar days after the Union files its written
request for arbitration pursuant to Section 3.06, the Company or the Union may
write the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to request that it submit
a panel of seven (7) arbitrators. The Union shall notify the Company of its
first strike, and each party shall then alternately strike one name until only
one name remains who shall be designated as the impartial arbitrator. Either
party reserves the right to reject the entire panel prior to any striking of
arbitrators and to request one additional panel of arbitrators per grievance.

                  In the event the Union and the Company are unable to agree on
the job level or rate on a new classification as provided for in Section 8.02,
the dispute may be appealed to arbitration for determination by a qualified Time
Study Arbitrator.

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              Appeals relative to an SAH, Job/Level or rate shall be carried to
arbitration under the above-described procedure; however, in this instance, the
Arbitrator must be a qualified Time Study Engineer.

         3.08 In interpreting and applying the provisions of this Agreement and
in making findings of fact, the Arbitrator's interpretation and application must
be in accord with the spirit and letter of this Agreement and any amendments
thereto. The function of the Arbitrator shall be judicial rather than
legislative in nature. No Arbitrator shall have the jurisdiction or authority to
add to, take from, nullify, or modify any of the terms of this Agreement or any
amendments or Letters of Understanding applicable thereto. In no event shall any
of the Company's rights ever be deemed or construed to have been modified,
diminished, or impaired by any past practice or course of conduct except where
contained in an express provision of this Agreement.

              The Arbitrator shall be bound by the facts and evidence submitted
to him/her in the hearing and may not go beyond the terms of this Agreement in
rendering his/her decision. No such decision may include or deal with any issue
not directly involved in the grievance submitted to him/her or with any matter
which is not expressly made subject to arbitration by the terms of this
Agreement. No decision of the Arbitrator shall require the payment of an hourly
rate different from the applicable one negotiated by the parties and expressly
set forth in this Agreement. The decision of the Arbitrator shall be in writing
and such decision shall be final and binding upon the parties when rendered upon
a matter within the authority of the Arbitrator and within the scope of the
matters subject to arbitration as provided in this Agreement and in accordance
with the procedures specified in this Agreement.

         3.09 EXPEDITED ARBITRATION

              The Union or the Company may invoke the Expedited Grievance
Procedure, as distinguished from the ordinary Grievance Procedure, in the event
an employee is discharged, suspended, disqualified from a job, disciplined for
failure to meet production standards, loss or reduction of earnings or in the
event there is a seniority dispute. Such

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request shall be asserted in writing, by next day mail, given to the other
party. The party requesting the Expedited Grievance Procedure shall immediately
contact the Federal Mediation Conciliation Service to request the first
available Arbitrator from a National pre-agreed panel of seven (7) arbitrators
who can hear the case within seven (7) calendar days.

              The Arbitrator shall hold an arbitration hearing as expeditiously
as possible, but in no event later than seven (7) calendar days after receipt of
said notice. The decision of the Arbitrator shall issue forthwith and in no
event later than three (3) days after the conclusion of the hearing unless the
grieving party agrees to waive this time limitation with respect to all or part
of the relief requested. The Arbitrator's WRITTEN opinion will follow within
thirty (30) days and such decision shall be final and binding on both parties.

         3.10 All costs for the hearing and service of the Arbitrator designated
herein, or for any other person selected pursuant to the aforementioned
procedure shall be borne by the parties jointly. Each party will bear the
expense of its representatives and for the presentation of its own case.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                                   ----------
                          HOURS OF WORK AND PREMIUM PAY
                          -----------------------------

         4.01     WORK WEEK. For the purpose of computing overtime pay, eight
                  (8) hours shall constitute a day's work; forty (40) hours,
                  from Monday through Friday inclusive, shall constitute a
                  week's work.

         4.02     SHIFT SCHEDULE

         (A)      Normal starting time for first shift will be 7:00 a.m. until
                  3:30 p.m. As customer requirements demand, the start time can
                  be varied from between 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., with a thirty
                  (30) minute lunch period without pay from 12:00 noon to 12:30
                  p.m.

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         (B)      Normal starting time for second shift will be 4:00 p.m. until
                  12:30 a.m. As customer requirements demand the start time can
                  be varied from between 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. with thirty
                  (30) minutes lunch period without pay from 8:30 p.m. to 9:00
                  p.m.

         (C)      If three shifts are required, the first will be from 7:00 a.m.
                  until 3:00 p.m.; the second will be from 3:00 p.m. until 11:00
                  p.m.; and the third will be from 11:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m.
                  Each shift will have a thirty (30) minute lunch period.

         (D)      Any deviation from the time set out as starting and quitting
                  time shall be made by AGREEMENT between the UNION GRIEVANCE
                  COMMITTEE and PLANT MANAGEMENT.

         (E)      If the Company starts the first shift at 9:00 a.m. the first
                  shift employees will not be compelled to work more than (9)
                  hours.

         4.03 LUNCH PERIOD. There will a thirty (30) minute unpaid lunch period.
Whenever three (3) shifts are necessary, each shift shall be paid for eight (8)
hours work with the thirty (30) minute lunch period included. Pieceworkers shall
be paid at their average hourly earnings rate and hourly workers at their rate
for the thirty (30) minute lunch period.

         4.04 REST PERIOD. All employees will be allowed two (2) ten (10) minute
rest periods daily. One additional ten (10) minute break will be allowed for
employees who work ten (10) hours on any workday and employees who work beyond
ten (10) hours on any workday will be allowed an additional ten (10) minute
break each two (2) hours.

         4.05 OVERTIME NOTICE. When management finds it necessary to schedule
production operations in the plant on employees' regular days off work, the
Company will provide at least twenty-four (24) hours notice to the affected
employees. If less than twenty-

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four (24) hours notice is provided, overtime work may be performed by volunteers
but will not be mandatory. The parties agree that exceptions to this paragraph
may be made where an actual bonafide emergency would require a late change in
schedule.

         4.06 OVERTIME. All work performed in excess of forty (40) hours in one
(1) week or eight (8) hours in one (1) day, provided the employee works all
scheduled hours each day, Monday through Friday, unless contractually excused or
excused by management, shall be considered overtime and shall be compensated at
the rate of time and one-half at average hourly rate if on piecework, and time
and one-half the regular hourly rate if on hourly paid basis.

         4.07 Employees must be available for all work as scheduled, regular or
overtime. An employee who did not receive notice of overtime on his or her
previous shift worked shall not be compelled to work overtime on that particular
day (except for those employees on vacation or approved leave of absence).
Employees who have a valid reason will be excused by management from working
regular or overtime work at any particular time.

         (a)      OVERTIME. The normal overtime schedule for production
                  employees will be limited to ten (10) hours per day, Monday
                  through Friday, and no more than eight (8) hours on Saturday.
                  In the event of a serious customer service requirement,
                  overtime hours may be expanded to a maximum of twelve (12)
                  hours per day, Monday through Friday, and eight (8) hours on
                  Saturday. If twelve (12) hours are necessary, the COMPANY will
                  seek volunteers. If there are not enough volunteers, then the
                  overtime will be scheduled according to seniority. Employees
                  who work twelve (12) hours on Friday will not be compelled to
                  work on Saturday. Hours of work on Sundays and holidays may be
                  performed by volunteers but will not be mandatory.

                  On those occasions where the COMPANY'S orders are heavy, they
                  must have the right to schedule overtime to satisfy the
                  customer's requirements.

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                  If the overtime requirements continue, the COMPANY will hire
                  new people and train them or even bring in finished stock from
                  other factories rather than work continued overtime. Over the
                  long run, heavy overtime tends to be counter productive and is
                  not in the best interest of SIMMONS COMPANY or its employees.

                  The COMPANY'S intent is to have flexibility needed to work
                  overtime on a limited basis to satisfy the customers.

                  In all cases the COMPANY will make every effort to use the
                  variable starting times by department so as to reduce the
                  amount of overtime required on a daily basis.

         (b)      If a holiday falls on Friday, work on Saturday may be
                  performed by volunteers but will not be mandatory.

         4.08 There shall be no pyramiding of any premium or overtime pay under
this AGREEMENT for the same hours worked. Where one or more premiums or overtime
rate is payable, the single higher rate shall be paid.

         All work performed on Saturday shall be compensated at one and one-half
times the regular rate of pay.

         All work performed on Sunday shall be compensated at double the regular
rate of pay.

         All work performed on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s
Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving
Day, the day following Thanksgiving Day, the last working day before Christmas,
Christmas Day, and the day

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following Christmas shall be compensated at the rate of double time in addition
to holiday pay.

         4.09 The COMPANY agrees, insofar as feasible, to divide reasonably
equally the available work among qualified employees who constitute the various
classifications.

         4.10 SHIFT PREMIUMS. Employees assigned to work on the second or third
shift shall be paid a shift premium of fifty (50) cents per hour.

         4.11 REPORTING PAY. When an employee reports for work at the regular
starting time of his/her shift without previous notice not to report and his/her
regular work is not available, such employee will receive a minimum of four (4)
hours work or pay, provided, however, that at the COMPANY'S option, such
employee may be assigned to another job for any portion of said four (4) hours,
in which event he/she will be paid at the rate as computed in Section 8.03 of
this Agreement for whatever time is spent at that job. The COMPANY shall have no
liability regarding this paragraph in the event of a breakdown of power outside
of plant of if inside and not maintained by the COMPANY, a general plant fire,
act of God, act of public enemy or because of conditions beyond the control of
the COMPANY.

                                    ARTICLE V
                                    ---------
                             NO STRIKE - NO LOCKOUT
                             ----------------------

         5.01 Neither the UNION nor any of the employees in the bargaining unit
covered by this AGREEMENT will collectively, concertedly or individually
encourage, engage in or participate in, directly or indirectly, any strike,
including but not limited to a sympathy strike, deliberate slowdown, stoppage or
other interference with production of work during the term of this AGREEMENT;
and the COMPANY during the term of this AGREEMENT will not lock out any of the
employees covered by this AGREEMENT.

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                                   ARTICLE VI
                                   ----------
                            MANAGEMENT RIGHTS CLAUSE
                            ------------------------

         6.01 The Union recognizes the right of the COMPANY to conduct its
business, to operate its plants and to direct the working forces in such manner
as it sees fit but not inconsistent with the terms of this AGREEMENT and it is
understood that the COMPANY retains all MANAGEMENT rights not specifically
covered by this AGREEMENT including but not limited to, the right to reprimand,
suspend, discharge or otherwise discipline employees for just cause, to hire,
promote, transfer, layoff and recall employees to work; to establish reasonable
rules and regulations so long as such rules and regulations are applied fairly
and consistently; to introduce new or improved production, maintenance,
distribution, development and service methods, and otherwise generally to manage
and direct the workforce.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                                   -----------
                          SENIORITY - LAYOFF AND RECALL
                          -----------------------------

         7.01 The COMPANY recognizes the principle of seniority among its
employees and agrees that all layoffs occasioned by lack of work and recalls
from layoff shall be by seniority as herein provided.

         7.02 New employees shall be considered probationary employees until
they have completed the probationary period of ninety (90) calendar days. During
the probationary period, an employee may be discharged at the discretion of the
COMPANY with or without cause.

         Any employee who completes his/her probationary period shall commence
his/her seniority as of the date of employment and his/her seniority shall
remain in full force and effect and shall accumulate thereafter until
terminated, all as herein provided. No employee

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shall be required to serve more than one (1) probationary period, provided such
employee is rehired within one year. The Company, however, retains the right to
terminate such employee in the event he or she has not demonstrated the ability
to successfully perform the job within 30 days of rehire.

         7.03 Seniority shall continue and accumulate while the employee is
continuously employed by the COMPANY and during the following periods of absence
from work:

         (a)      Up to twelve (12) months in case of disability or illness.

         (b)      During the first twelve (12) months of layoff.

         (c)      During military service.

         (d)      When an employee is elected or appointed to a UNION office,
                  such employee shall be given a leave of absence in writing for
                  the term of his office or any renewal thereof. The UNION shall
                  give the COMPANY two (2) weeks prior notice in such situation.

         (e)      The manner of return to employment is set forth below.

         (f)      To be eligible for a leave of absence, an employee must have
                  completed the probationary period and the leave must be in
                  writing and approved in writing by the Company.

         7.04 TERMINATION OF SENIORITY. Seniority shall terminate for the
following reasons:

         (a)      When the employee resigns.

         (b)      When the employee is discharged for just cause.

         (c)      When the employee is laid off longer than twelve (12) months,
                  except for right of recall as per Section 7.09.

         (d)      When the employee's absence due to disability or illness
                  exceeds two and one-half (21/2) years except as a longer
                  period may be provided by State or Federal law.

         (e)      When an employee is recalled to work and does not return to
                  work as provided in Section 7.10.

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         (f)      If an employee falsifies any information given in connection
                  with a leave of absence.

         (g)      The employee obtains employment while on an approved leave of
                  absence.

         7.05 When increases or decreases in the working force become necessary,
they shall be made on the basis of seniority as set forth in this Agreement.

         7.06 When there is not sufficient work for all employees, probationary
employees shall first be laid off. If further reduction of the work force is
necessary, employees will be laid off in accordance with Section 7.05.

         7.07 LAYOFF NOTICES. Definitions, determinations and notices of layoffs
are set forth in this agreement.

         7.08 SURPLUS LABOR LIST. Any employee laid off for lack of work shall
have his/her name placed on a surplus labor list. If an employee's seniority has
been broken, his name shall be removed from such list.

         7.09 RECALL. Employees shall be recalled from the surplus labor list
and at the time of their recall be offered work in accordance with the procedure
set forth in this Agreement.

         If an employee is laid off longer than twelve (12) months, he/she shall
have recall rights for an additional six (6) month period without loss of
seniority. This additional six (6) month grace period for recall purposes only
may not be extended for any other purpose and shall not be credited toward
accumulation of seniority.

         7.10 NOTICE OF RECALL. An employee on layoff who is recalled for work
will be notified by overnight mail. Failure of the employee to contact the
Company within seventy-two (72) hours after notice to report was sent will
terminate seniority unless the employee

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presents a legitimate reason for being unable to comply. The burden of proving
delivery of such notice by overnight mail to the employee's last known address
shall be solely that of the Company.

         7.11 CHANGE OF ADDRESS. It will be the duty of employees to keep the
COMPANY advised of any change of residence. Any employee who fails to do so or
who fails to respond to the notice in Section 7.10 shall have no recall rights
to the then available job, but his seniority will not be forfeited until the
UNION has been notified of this failure to respond.

         7.12 In the event of a war emergency, the parties agree to discuss
revision of the seniority provisions of this AGREEMENT for the purpose of
providing for such revision as may be necessary because of the employment
conditions then existing.

         7.13     DESCRIPTION

                  A.    The COMPANY recognizes the principle of seniority
                        (last hired will be the first laid off) among its
                        employees and agrees that all layoffs occasioned by
                        lack of work and subsequent recalls from layoff shall
                        be by seniority as provided below.

                  B.    When increases or decreases in the work force become
                        necessary, they shall be made on the basis of
                        seniority within work groupings.

                        When decreases in the work force become necessary,
                        they shall be made on the basis of seniority within
                        the work groupings, provided the employee(s) can
                        successfully perform the work.

                  C.    Laid-off employees who have seniority rights will be
                        recalled in accordance with Section 7.14 of this
                        Article VII.

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                  D.    In the event a layoff is necessary, the reduction
                        will be by classification and seniority, giving the
                        affected employee the right to bump or roll the
                        youngest employee in such employee's work grouping
                        provided as follows:

                        1.     If trained in one or more classifications
                               within the work grouping, the affected
                               employee must roll or bump into a trained
                               classification. If trained in more than one
                               classification within the work grouping, the
                               affected employee may select the trained
                               classification he/she so desires according
                               to seniority.

                        2.     If such employee does not or cannot exercise
                               his/her right to roll or bump within his/her
                               work grouping as provided in paragraph D-1
                               above, and the affected employee is
                               qualified to perform jobs in other
                               classifications in a different work grouping
                               without training, such employee may roll or
                               bump the youngest employee in such
                               classification as provided by seniority rule
                               in A and B above.

                        3.     If such employee is not permitted to remain
                               in his or her work grouping and does not
                               qualify to roll or bump into any other work
                               grouping, such employee will be permitted to
                               roll or bump the youngest employee in Group
                               VI without previous qualifications as
                               provided by seniority in A and B above.

                  E.    The COMPANY has the right to train employees in any
                        particular grouping provided such employees are
                        physically able to perform such jobs.

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                  F.    REFRESHING OF SKILLS:

                        Employees who have been off the job:
                            0-90 days                     No training allowance
                            91 days - 6 months or more    4 hours at average

                  G.    All recalls from layoff will be made following the rules
                        in Section 7.14 of this Article in reverse order from
                        layoff:
                                         D-1      1st priority
                                         D-2      2nd priority
                                         D-3      3rd priority

                  H.    TEMPORARY WORKERS:

                        Temporary help may be used for positions temporarily
                        vacant due to sick leave, vacation, or unfilled after
                        posted for bids. Temporary help may also be used for
                        short term projects if no other permanent labor is
                        available. No temporary labor may be used if there
                        are employees on layoff and they are available to
                        work in the short term position. Temporary labor may
                        fill a position for up to 60 working days. Temporary
                        employees are ineligible for fringe benefits,
                        pension, holidays or paid vacations.

                        All time worked as a temporary worker will be
                        credited toward the probationary period if the
                        employee is retained as a full-time employee.

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SHAWNEE, KANSAS WORK GROUPINGS
------------------------------

        I.       CUTTING

                  A.       Mattress, Box Spring

                  B.       Slitter

         II.      SEWING

                  A.       Mattress, Box Spring, SLP

                  B.       Overcast and Label

                  C.       Hemming

                  D.       Quilt Machines

                  E.       Border Room

         III.     MATTRESS

                  A.       Close Mattress

                  B.       Hog Ring

                  C.       Tuft

                  D.       Pack Matts. & Box Springs

         IV.      Box Spring

                  A.       Top-off Assembler

                  B.       Pre-load

                  C.       Upholster Box Spring

         V.       BEAUTYREST COIL ASSEMBLY

                  A.       H.M.B. Operator

                  B.       Ultra-Sonic Operator

         VI.      INDIRECT LABOR

                  A.       Inspection

                  B.       Material Handlers

                  C.       Shipping

                  D.       Receiving

                  E.       Sweepers

                  F.       Repair

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         7.14 Right of Recall. In the event of layoffs, any employee laid-off
for lack of work or for other reasons beyond his/her control, which, of course,
shall not include employee's own incompetence, shall have his name placed on a
seniority list consistent with Section 7.13 paragraphs A and B above. All
rehiring shall be done from this list and those at the top of the list by reason
of seniority within work groupings shall be hired first.

               A.   The COMPANY will return the most senior employee on layoff
                    to such employee's former work grouping when an opening in
                    any one of the classifications contained therein occurs,
                    provided such employee can successfully perform the work
                    available. When the opening occurs in the employee's former
                    classification, he/she must return to that classification.

               B.   In the event there is an opening in another skill grouping
                    for which there are not employees available in such skill
                    grouping on surplus labor and provided a senior employee
                    from another skill grouping on surplus labor can
                    successfully perform the available work, such employee will
                    be given an opportunity to return to the active payroll
                    prior to the hiring of a new employee. When an opening
                    occurs in the employee's former classification, he/she must
                    return to that classification.

               C.   If there are no openings for incentive classifications, but
                    there is a need in Grouping VI, the most senior employee on
                    surplus labor will be given an opportunity to qualify for
                    such work before the COMPANY hires new employees. Those who
                    have been transferred into Group VI and are learning will
                    receive either their day work rate or base rate of the new
                    job, whichever is higher.

         A copy of the seniority list as kept by the COMPANY shall be furnished
to the UNION, and in the event of any changes in such list, the UNION shall be
promptly advised.

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         7.15 An employee can change shifts if a job opens up on a shift he
desires in the same job classification. Then, if the employee wants the job that
has opened up, he/she must bid for the opened job and will be given it provided
he/she is the senior bidder from that classification. Any employee making a
choice of shifts much remain on that shift for at least three (3) months before
he/she is eligible again to make a choice of shifts.

         7.16 Discontinuance of Departments. In the event of a discontinuance of
any department or operation, the employees affected with the most seniority must
be transferred to another department where best qualified, as determined by
MANAGEMENT and UNION.

         7.17 Restoration of Discontinued Departments. If a discontinued
department or operation is restored within one (1) year, employees affected by
transfer shall have the right to return to their former job, provided employee
has not (by his/her own choice) exercised his/her seniority right to acquire
another job.

         7.18 A UNION representative returning from a leave of absence shall be
returned to his/her former classification if his/her seniority permits his/her
return. If said classification is not in existence at that time, he/she shall
replace the employee with the least seniority in the plant.

         7.19 In the event a layoff is necessary in any department or branch of
work, whether incentive, hourly work or whatever, the layoff shall be made in
the following manner: the number of employees to be laid-off shall be
determined; then that many of the youngest employees in point of seniority in
the plant shall be laid-off, whether there is a shortage of work for their jobs
or not. If the work shortage exists in some department or departments, other
than those where the layoffs are made, then the junior employees in point of
seniority in the department where the work shortage exists shall be given their
choice of the vacated jobs according to their respective seniorities. All
layoffs shall be made strictly in accordance with the seniority rule as stated
in the commencement of this Article.

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         7.20 Whenever a layoff occurs in any given job classification, the
employee laid-off shall follow the rules as stated in Section 7.13.

         7.21 Any employee who secures a leave of absence for illness in
accordance with Section 7.03 of the SKLA shall be entitled to receive his/her
own job back if the employee returns to work within twelve (12) months of the
commencement of his/her leave of absence, providing his/her physical capability
has not been impaired.

                  After twelve (12) months, the employee on sick leave shall
have the right to return to a job in line with his/her seniority and physical
ability. It is understood that if an employee returns after a twelve (12) month
period, his/her bidding rights are restored.

         7.22 (A) DETERMINATION OF LAYOFFS. When the hours of work fall below
thirty-two (32) hours per week, the COMPANY will lay off a sufficient number of
employees in order to provide thirty-two (32) hours or more per week for the
remaining group, provided the request has been made and approved by the UNION
Bargaining Committee. Vacation weeks and inventory week shall not be computed in
the two week period.

              (B) FURLOUGH - When a temporary reduction in a Classification
becomes necessary due to lack of orders the company will seek volunteers for
furlough, starting with the most senior employee by shift in the classification.
If there are no volunteers, junior employees who are not needed to fill the
daily production schedule will be placed on furlough. The furloughed employees
will be eligible for unemployment benefits if otherwise eligible and receive
United Steelworkers of America health/welfare benefits. Employees must continue
to pay their portion of the health benefit contribution while on furlough. A
furlough may last up to eight weeks and be a minimum of one week. For record
keeping purposes the President of Local 13-02 or his appointee will be notified
of such furlough by letter, signed by Operations or Human Resources Manager.

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         7.23 Layoff Notice. It is mutually agreed here on temporary layoffs, no
less than four (4) working hours notice will be given. On permanent layoffs,
ample notice is to be given, but in no event will the notice of a permanent
layoff be less than one (1) week.

          -    A temporary layoff is when an employee is laid-off for a period
               not exceeding seven (7) days (one calendar week).

          -    A permanent layoff is when an employee is laid-off for more than
               one (1) calendar week.

         7.24 Job Bidding. Any employee with at least twelve (12) months
seniority shall be entitled to bid on any new or vacated job. Notice of such new
or vacated jobs shall be posted on the bulletin board by the Company between
11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and for a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours, excluding
Saturday and Sunday. People on surplus labor or on layoff will have forty-eight
(48) hours to bid on a job. Any person accepting the posted job must remain on
that job for twelve (12) months. Rule of seniority shall apply. Any person
accepting the posted job will be given a trial period of at least thirty (30)
days after which, the employee must show progressive improvement, and failing to
do so, the employee may be disqualified by management and in which event the
employee shall exercise his/her seniority in accordance with the provisions of
Section 7.13D above. Any person who is a successful bidder for an open job and
refuses to accept the job is ineligible to bid for a period of three (3) months.
It is understood that employee(s) who are on vacation at the time a job is
posted for bid may have his/her name entered for bid by the Shop Steward. The
job bidding restrictions of this paragraph shall not apply to bids involving a
change of shifts.

              The successful bidder shall be announced within two (2) working
days after the expiration of the posting and such employee shall be transferred
to the bid job as soon as possible following acceptance of the bid.

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                  In the event a job is posted for bid and there are no bidders,
the most senior employee on layoff who is qualified to perform the posted job
duties will be given an opportunity to take the open job. It is clearly the
responsibility of the employee to make known to MANAGEMENT his/her wishes to
return to work in writing.

         7.25 ACTIVE SENIORITY LIST. The COMPANY will post on the bulletin board
the active seniority list of employees and will revise the same quarterly.

         7.26 LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Employees returning from leave of absence must
be given a job in their former classification in line with their seniority and
must give the COMPANY three (3) working days prior notice of the date the
employee will return to work. If there is no opening when such employee returns,
the employee shall take the job of the youngest employee in the plant from the
point of seniority.

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                                  ------------
                                      WAGES
                                      -----

         8.01 The Company and the Union have agreed upon the pay ranges and job
levels as set forth in Appendix A and B, which are attached hereto and made a
part of this Agreement. Wage increases during the term of this Agreement shall
apply to all hourly base rates of pay and will also be applied to the previous
quarterly average and paid effective upon the date of such wage increase.

               The annual wage increase effective April 22, 2002 is    $.35
               The annual wage increase effective April 22, 2003 is    $.30

         8.02 ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW CLASSIFICATIONS. In the event it becomes
necessary to establish a new classification, the COMPANY and the UNION shall
meet for the purpose of reaching agreement as to the Job Level and Pay Range
(JL/PR) for such classification.

              The Company and the Union, in an attempt to reach an agreement,
shall take into consideration similar classifications in the plant previously or
presently in existence.

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              If the parties fail to reach an agreement within three (3) working
days, the resolution of the JL/PR will be moved to expedited arbitration (in
accordance with the procedures outlined in ARTICLE III Section 3.09 [Expedited
Arbitration]). The company will assign an employee at his base rate plus
plant-wide bonus to the new classification who shall perform the operation until
such time as an AGREEMENT is reached or is resolved by arbitration. When the
JL/PR of the disputed classification is agree upon or is resolved as provided
above, the job will be filled in accordance with the terms as set forth in this
Agreement.

         8.03 AVERAGE RATE COMPUTATION. Individual employee average hourly
earnings rates will be computed on each calendar quarter by dividing the total
number of hours worked during such quarter (excluding paid but unworked holiday
hours, paid vacation hours and hours worked on any classification other than the
employee's regular classification) into the total earnings in the quarter
(excluding overtime premium pay) of that individual employee. A copy of such
average hourly earnings shall be provided to the Union within two weeks of the
end of each quarter.

         8.04 In the event an employee has not established his average hourly
rate due to the fact that he/she has not worked during the immediately preceding
calendar quarter, then his/her average rate shall be equal to his/her average
hourly rate for the last quarter he/she worked.

         8.05 No time sheets, work envelopes, or time clock work cards shall be
changed by the COMPANY without notifying the employee(s) affected, and/or the
Department Steward, giving the reason for such change.

         8.06 WORK WAIT. It is agreed that in the event of power failure,
employees will stand by until released from work or instructed by the Company to
return to work. In the event that employees are required to stand by for one(1)
hour or more, all such employees shall receive their average hourly rate and no
such hours shall be included or counted as

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hours worked for purposes of calculations of Pay Plus Bonus. If the stand by
period is for less that one (1) hour, such time will be treated as normal hours
of work.

                                   ARTICLE IX
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                           INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
                           ---------------------------

         9.01 It is agreed that the Company, at any time, may install an
incentive compensation plan in any operation, job, or variation of any operation
or job where, in its judgment, such a plan is practicable. When an incentive
program is implemented, the Company will provide the incentive earnings
opportunity for the Plant, as a whole, that will approximate the incentive
earnings opportunity, which existed prior to the implementation of the new
incentive program. Effective April 23, 1997, the Standard Allowed Hour system
used to establish individual incentive earnings opportunities was replaced with
the Pay Plus Bonus program which provides for a plant-wide incentive opportunity
based on quality, productivity, and customer service performance. SAH
calculations will continue to be used to compute plant wide productivity under
this program.

              With not less than a forty-five (45) day written notice to the
Union, the Company may change back to the 1997 contract's Incentive Compensation
language.

         9.02 New or Varied Jobs and Operations. If a new job, new operation, or
variation of an existing operation is set up, the supervisor shall notify the
shop steward and the operations experience time shall begin on the date on this
notification.

              Whenever time studies are necessary, the floor observations of the
Company's Time Study Engineer will be of at least thirty (30) minutes duration
in order to assure a representative sample of the job.

              The Company shall select an average operator, or as close to
average as possible, for time study methods analysis. Average is defined as an
operator working at a normal pace, under normal conditions, with the skills
required for the specific job.

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         9.03(a) It is agreed that whenever an S.A.H. standard is computed it
shall be submitted in writing to the operator and become effective immediately.
This computation may consist of an actual clocking of the work or an analysis of
previous standards or records of comparable or similar work. The COMPANY will
furnish a complete written prescribed job methods description to the UNION
whenever new standards or revised standards are submitted. Once such job methods
change is submitted in writing, the COMPANY has a ninety (90) day period in
which to adjust the time in the event that such adjustment is necessary. If such
time value is neither adjusted by the COMPANY nor grieved by the UNION, neither
party can expect revision of such change after the expiration of ninety (90)
days. No standards changes can be effected without a written job methods change.

         9.03(b) The written confirmation referred to above will indicate
whether the standards were developed from a clocking analysis, local plant
standard data, or a combination of time study and data.

         9.04 PROCEDURAL INTERPRETATION OF SECTION. Current standards are
guaranteed unless the Company makes a change in method, means, process,
equipment, production conditions, or product design. Where such change results
in an addition to the standard task time, an adjustment will be made to
proportionately reflect the change.

              In those instances where the change results in greater output, the
time will be proportionately adjusted to reflect the diminution in task time.
Thus, standards will be revised to reflect the changes of the job, operation, or
variation of any operation in the degree the change in the task affects the
standard upward or downward.

              Where the changes represents less than five percent (5%) of the
cycle base minutes, the Company will use standard data from its bank of
appropriate basic time study standards in determining the new task time
reflecting the change. The company may restudy the operation in those instances
where the elements of work affected by the revised method

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exceed five percent (5%) of the originally submitted cycle base minutes of the
entire task. In those instances where there was no original time study taken
where standards were set by negotiations or where element breakdown was not
measured or where the additions and deletions are not sufficiently distinct to
permit addition or subtraction from work content the Company will develop time
from a restudy of the entire operation. Every time a change of sufficient impact
to justify modification of standard is contemplated all other changes from the
time the standards were last established will of course, be included in the new
measurement of the task. It is contemplated that there will be occasions where
preceding and succeeding elements will be affected by change. Similarly it is
contemplated that preceding and succeeding operations for classifications may be
affected by a change. In those instances, it will be necessary to measure and
modify the impact of such change. Once the appropriate addition or deletion is
developed, such time will be translated into an SAH.

              In order to preserve the integrity of earnings as well as
integrity of job methods and product quality, it is agreed that neither the
supervisor nor the employee can change the prescribed method of performing the
incentive task. All changes and resulting standards, in order to become
effective and binding must be initiated by the Time Study Department. For
identification purposes, the Company, on October 15, 1973, installed an
administrative procedure on all new time studies which enables a departmental
shop steward or other designated Union official to sign a copy of such new
standard data or chart issued as a consequence of such new time study.

         9.05(a) GRIEVING CHANGES IN STANDARD. If there is a change in any
standard, the Company will provide the Union with the methods description at the
time the change is made effective. The Union shall have thirty (30) working days
to grieve the new standard and if not grieved within such thirty days, the Union
will lose the right to grieve and/or arbitrate the new standard. A resolution of
grievances over incentive standards shall be retroactive to the date the
protested standard was originally submitted.

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         9.05(b) If the COMPANY Time Study Department finds no error in the
submitted standard and the matter is still in dispute, then it may be processed
in accordance with the Grievance and Arbitration Procedure to determine whether
or not the standard as established is contrary to the provisions of this
agreement.

         9.05(c) It is agreed by the parties hereto that in the case of disputes
concerning the accuracy of the COMPANY's clocking analysis the Impartial
Chairman described in Section 3.07, Paragraph 3, must be a qualified Time Study
Engineer. The findings of the Impartial Arbitrator shall be final and binding on
both parties and shall be retroactive to the date the SAH was originally
submitted.

         9.06 AVAILABILITY OF TIME STUDY DATA. The COMPANY agrees that it will
conform to the law with respect to making available such Time Study data as may
be needed by authorized UNION officials from time to time in the course of
processing grievances under this AGREEMENT with regard to incentive standards.
It is agreed that such data will not be misused and that it will be kept
strictly confidential so as to insure that COMPANY means, methods and production
processes will never be revealed to parties not bound by this AGREEMENT. The
Union Time Study Engineer and the Company Time Study Engineer will meet for the
purpose of resolving the question of unsupported time study back-up data.

         9.07 UNION TIME STUDY ENGINEER. Whenever a Local Union, party to this
AGREEMENT, desires to have the INTERNATIONAL UNION designated time study
engineer visit one of the plants in order to verify COMPANY standards or job
content as the consequence of a grievance by that Local Union the procedure will
be as follows:

              1.     The UNION COUNSEL shall write the COMPANY Senior Vice
                     President-Human Resources suggesting a list of dates a
                     minimum of two (2) weeks prior to the proposed visit.

              2.     The COMPANY designee will respond by either selecting from
                     the UNION list or by offering alternative dates.

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              3.     Once the above two (2) designees complete arrangements they
                     will notify their respective local plant MANAGEMENT and
                     UNION representatives the agreed upon dates for the visit.

         9.08 STANDARD DATA. Consistent with the mutual desire of the parties to
minimize or eliminate the grievances and problems now inherent in work
measurement via stop watch and also the attendant difficulties occasioned by
disagreement over pace determination, the COMPANY will, whenever feasible, set
incentive job standards by the use of predetermined, pre-leveled time values,
i.e., use of a data bank.

              To ensure greater objectivity, the COMPANY will detail and define
more completely the methods involved in each operation.

                                    ARTICLE X
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                                    HOLIDAYS
                                    --------

         10.01 The following paid holidays shall be celebrated:

<TABLE>
             <S>                                  <C>
               New Year's Day                       Thanksgiving Day
               Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.  Day following Thanksgiving Day
               Good Friday                          Last working day before Christmas
               Memorial Day                         Christmas Day
               Independence Day                     Day following Christmas Day
               Labor Day
</TABLE>

         10.02 Holiday pay will be paid to employees provided they meet all of
the following conditions:

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                  (a)      The employee has thirty (30) days or more continuous
                           service with the COMPANY as of the date of the
                           holiday, and

                  (b)      The employee must have worked the last scheduled work
                           day prior to and the next scheduled work day after
                           such holiday.

         10.03 Holiday pay shall be included in the pay check for the pay period
in which the holiday falls.

         10.04 When any of the above holidays falls within an eligible
employee's approved vacation period and he is absent from work during his
regularly scheduled work week because of such vacation, he/she shall be paid for
such holiday in addition to his/her vacation pay and shall have such day off.

         10.05 If any two (2) or more of the paid holidays shall occur on the
same day, the employee will be paid for each of said holidays but shall have
only one (1) day off.

         10.06 When any of the paid holidays falls on Sunday and the day
following is observed as the holiday, the latter day shall be the paid holiday.

         10.07 The COMPANY agrees that whenever a holiday falls on a Saturday it
shall, at the discretion of the Operations Manager, be celebrated on either the
preceding Friday or the following Monday. Notice of the date selected will be
posted two (2) weeks in advance. In the above situation, no work will be
scheduled on such Saturday to avoid holiday premium pay.

         10.08 Holiday pay will be at eight (8) times the employee's average
hourly earnings rate as computed in Section 8.03. Shift premium shall be
included in holiday pay computation for eligible employees.

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         10.09 For the purpose of computing overtime and premium pay, holidays
herein designated shall be regarded as days worked in the week in which they
occur whether or not work was actually performed during such hours.

         10.10 In conformance with Federal Law enacted in 1968 and effective
1/1/71, certain Mondays shall be observed as legal holidays, i.e., Washington's
Birthday (3rd Monday in February); Memorial Day (last Monday in May); Labor Day
(1st Monday in September); and Veteran's Day (4th Monday in October).

         10.11 When a holiday falls on Friday, the failure of an eligible
employee to report for work on the following Saturday shall not result in his
forfeiture of such holiday pay.

         10.12 When a holiday falls on Saturday, eligible employees shall
receive holiday pay, provided they worked on the last preceding scheduled work
day prior to and the next scheduled workday after such holiday.

         10.13 Any of the paid holidays that fall within the period of fifteen
(15) days immediately prior to the return of an employee from sick leave, or
during the fifteen (15) day period immediately following the departure of an
employee on sick leave, will be paid to such employee if he/she is otherwise
eligible despite his/her absence. The COMPANY may require proof that legitimate
illness caused the absence.

         10.14 When an eligible employee is on an approved leave of absence and
returns to work following the holiday, but during the week in which the holiday
falls, he/she shall be eligible for holiday pay.

         10.15 Employees who have accepted such holiday work assignment and then
fail to report for and perform such work, without reasonable cause acceptable to
MANAGEMENT, shall not receive pay for the holiday.

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         10.16 Birthday-Floating Holiday. It is agreed that employee may select
the birthday holiday currently provided in Article XXIII as a floating holiday.
Such selection is contingent upon the employee giving the COMPANY at least five
(5) days advance notice of the day which he/she desires to be off and approval
of the plant manager. Selection will be administered so that no more that one
employee in the same classification will be off the same day. In the event more
than one (1) employee desires off the same day, seniority will determine which
employee has preference.

         10.17 PERSONAL DAYS-PAID AND NON-PAID

         (A)      Personal Day - Paid

                  A personal day will be paid to employees provided they meet
                  all of the following conditions:

                  (1)      The employee has one (1) or more continuous years
                           seniority.

                  (2)      One employee per classification will be granted a
                           personal day at any given time with twenty-four (24)
                           hours advance notice.

                  (3)      If the employee decides to apply such paid personal
                           day as a sick day, all call-in guidelines of the
                           attendance policy must be met to be eligible to be
                           accounted as a sick day.

         (B)      Personal Day - Non-Paid

                  A personal day will be granted to employees provided they meet
                  all of the following conditions:

                  (1)      The employee has one (1) or more continuous years
                           seniority.

                  (2)      One employee per classification will be granted a
                           personal day at any given time with twenty-four (24)
                           hours advance notice.

                  (3)      If the employee decides to apply such personal day as
                           a sick day, all call-in guidelines of the attendance
                           policy must be met to be eligible to be accounted as
                           a sick day.

         (C)      One paid personal day and one unpaid personal day was
                  negotiated in exchange for flexible hours as described in
                  ARTICLE IV, Hours of Work and Premium Pay. The parties agree
                  that if there is a conflict between a provision

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                  of this article or of Article IV, this Article shall govern
                  notwithstanding any other provisions.

                                   ARTICLE XI
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                                 PAID VACATIONS
                                 --------------

11.01    THE COMPANY WILL GRANT VACATIONS WITH PAY AS FOLLOWS:

         (a)      Employees with one year of continuous service up to calendar
                  year of the third anniversary will earn vacation with pay of
                  forty (40) hours. Employees will be allowed to schedule a
                  vacation in the calendar year in which their first anniversary
                  occurs but not during their probationary period. If any
                  employee has taken vacation prior to the date of their first
                  anniversary and is terminated prior to anniversary date,
                  vacation will be deducted from the last pay check.

         (b)      Employees will earn two weeks (80 hours) of vacation in the
                  calendar year in which their third anniversary occurs and up
                  to the calendar year of the twelfth anniversary.

         (c)      Employees will earn three weeks (120 hours) of vacation in the
                  calendar year in which their twelfth anniversary occurs and up
                  to the calendar year of the eighteenth anniversary.

         (d)      In the calendar year in which an employee's eighteenth
                  anniversary occurs and all years thereafter, the employee
                  shall have the option of taking a fourth week of vacation in
                  lieu of the seniority bonus of one week's pay. Seniority bonus
                  of one week's pay, if chosen, will be at Christmas or at the
                  time of their vacation as the employee chooses. Selection of
                  the fourth week will be at a time convenient to the Company.

         (e)      Full vacation benefits will be paid to those who are otherwise
                  eligible in the following circumstance:

                  (1)      To the employee's estate in the event of the death of
                           the employee;

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                  (2)      To the employee in the year of his or her retirement.

         (f)      COMPANY will pay one additional week vacation pay at vacation
                  rate for employees with twenty-five or more years seniority
                  with no additional time off.

         11.02 The COMPANY can freely choose which particular weeks, if any, it
will shut down for vacation purposes.

         11.03    (a)  The COMPANY shall notify the UNION, no later than
                  January 1st of each vacation year, whether the plant will
                  shut down or whether there shall be a staggered vacation on
                  an individual employee basis. Prior to January 1st of each
                  vacation year, vacations for eligible employees will be
                  scheduled by classification and seniority in accordance with
                  period January 1 to December 31. If the COMPANY decides on
                  plant shutdown, those employees who had their vacation time
                  earlier and are not eligible for any more vacation time
                  during the year, nor required to work during the shutdown,
                  will be furloughed during plant shutdown.

                  (b)  The COMPANY may elect to ship finished products, modify,
                  maintain, or install equipment and manufacture process or
                  finished product in order to balance work flow, satisfy
                  customer needs, or balance production schedules and stock
                  during a shutdown for vacation purposes.

         11.04 If vacations are staggered, then vacations for eligible employees
will be scheduled by classification and seniority in accordance with anticipated
production requirements during the period from January 1 to December 31, except
that 3rd and 4th weeks of vacation for eligible employees may not normally be
scheduled during the months of May, June, July, August and September. Employees
shall indicate in writing on a form furnished by the COMPANY their preferences
for vacation dates during the month of December of each year. At that time also
employees eligible for a 3rd week's vacation who wish to receive money in lieu
of vacation and employees eligible for the seniority bonus who wish to take

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vacation time off in lieu of the bonus shall so indicate on the form. Vacation
time will not be altered except when operational needs are affected by illness.
Exceptional cases of third or fourth week vacations during the period of May,
June, July, August, and September may occasionally be arranged when the Business
Agent or Local President can mutually agree to such with the Operations Manager
or the Labor Relations Specialist.

         11.05 Employees may not accumulate vacation benefits but must take them
when eligible. Hardship cases may be considered any money may be taken in lieu
of vacation provided the COMPANY will advise the UNION of the reason for such
prior to payment of the vacation money to the employees involved.

         11.06 Shift premium will be included in vacation pay computation for
employees otherwise eligible.

         11.07 All employees covered by this AGREEMENT who have continuous
seniority for twelve (12) months shall receive vacation benefits by
classification, by seniority as set forth in this AGREEMENT. Each week of
vacation pay shall be computed based on the employee's last published quarterly
average times forty (40) hours including shift premium.

         11.08 All vacations are to be taken at a time designated by the
COMPANY. The COMPANY will, insofar as efficient operating conditions permit,
endeavor to comply with eligible employees' requests filed (including those
eligible for three (3) weeks) and such requests shall be given consideration by
classification in accordance with the employee's seniority.

         11.09 Company agrees that an employee will not be required to work
Saturday or Sunday immediately preceding the start of his/her vacation.

         Wherever there is a conflict between the preceding section 11.01
through 11.07 and the following sections 11.08 to 11.09, the sections 11.08 to
11.09 shall prevail.

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                                  ARTICLE XII
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                          STEELWORKERS PENSION TRUST
                          --------------------------

         12.01 Steelworkers Pension Trust provides employees represented by
the UNION with certain pension benefits as are from time to time determined by
the Trustees. The parties to this AGREEMENT desire that the pension benefits
now granted and which may hereafter be granted by the Trustees, be provided to
the employees covered by this AGREEMENT.

              The EMPLOYER agrees, therefore, beginning with the month of
November, 1988 and for each month thereafter for the duration of this
AGREEMENT, to contribute, by no later than the tenth day of each month, to the
Steelworkers Pension Trust a sum of money in an amount equal to six percent
(6%) of the total gross earnings accrued during the immediately preceding
calendar month by all the employees who were covered by this AGREEMENT during
the said immediate preceding calendar month, including the total gross
earnings of any such employee whose employment was terminated during the said
immediate preceding calendar month. The EMPLOYER shall transmit to said Trust
with each contribution, a "Contribution Report", on the form furnished by
Trust, in which the EMPLOYER shall report the names, hire and termination
dates as applicable, and total gross earnings of all such employees during
such calendar month. The EMPLOYER further agrees to supply to the Trust such
further information as may from time to time be requested by it in connection
with the benefits provided by said Trust to said employees. The parties agree,
however, that the coverage of a newly employed employee shall not begin until
the first day of the first calendar month following the expiration of twelve
(12) months from the commencement of this employment, meaning that in
calculating the contribution due hereunder for the first twelve (12) months of
coverage for the said newly hired employee, his/her total gross earnings for
the entire preceding twelve months shall be considered. Thereafter, the
employer will make contributions each calendar month. This exception for

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newly employed employees shall not apply in the case of employees who have
been previously covered under the Steelworkers Pension Trust in which event
the EMPLOYER shall report such employees and make contributions as required
herein beginning with the first calendar month following the date of the
commencement of such employment.

              For the purposes of this clause only, a part-time employee is
defined as one who is employed to regularly work less than the number of hours
established as the regular work week, which definition does not include
regular full time employees who are employed to work full work week but who
might be working shorter hours due to lack of work, sickness, etc. Part-time
employees shall not receive coverage hereunder nor shall their earnings be
considered in calculating the contributions due hereunder. For the purposes of
accurate record keeping, however, part-time employees shall be listed on the
contribution report and their total gross earnings shown. Nothing in this
clause shall be construed as an affirmation or negation of the EMPLOYER'S
right to employ part-time employees or as an indication of what other clauses
of this AGREEMENT might or might not apply to certain employees.

              In the event there is a default in the payment of contributions
as required herein, the payment thereof may be enforced by either process or
law or arbitration and if either suit or arbitration is initiated, the debt
owning to the Fund shall be increased to include the cost of suit and/or
arbitration and an attorney's commission of ten percent (10%) of the payments
then in default.

              In consideration of the EMPLOYER'S aforesaid contributions to
the Trust as herein provided and for so long as the EMPLOYER'S participation
in the Trust is accepted by the Trustees, the Trustees will, beginning with
the date of receipt by the Trust of the EMPLOYER'S first said contribution and
continuing for such part of the duration of this AGREEMENT as the EMPLOYER
fully complies with the terms of this clause in all respects, extend and make
available to employees covered by this AGREEMENT the pension benefits for
which such employees are eligible under the Declaration of Trust, as

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amended from time to time, which is by this reference incorporated herein and
made a part hereof. If during the life of this AGREEMENT the EMPLOYER'S
participation in the Trust is rejected or terminated by the Trustees, this
clause shall be null and void and this AGREEMENT shall be reopened and
negotiations between the parties entered into, but only as to the subject of
the establishment of other benefits in place of the Steelworkers Pension
Trust, but at a cost of the EMPLOYER not to exceed the cost of the
Contribution hereunder.

         12.02 NEGOTIATED BENEFIT OR CONTRIBUTION CHANGES It is understood that
future negotiations between United Steel Workers and Simmons Company will result
in some benefit and contribution changes. Those changes and the effective date
of those changes will be applicable to this agreement.

                                 ARTICLE XIII
                                 ------------
            UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND
            ------------------------------------------------------

         13.01 The parties to this Agreement desire that the benefits now
granted by the Board of Trustees of the United Steelworkers of America Health
and Welfare Fund, hereinafter "Fund," and their plan of benefits designated as
PPO Plan and as Medical Plan E, Prescription Drug, Dental Plan, Life Insurance,
Accidental Death and Dismemberment and Short-term Disability as more fully
described in the Participation Agreement be provided to the employees employed
in the Union's bargaining unit.

         13.02 CONTRIBUTION RATES The month for which the contribution is due is
referred to as the "benefit month" and the month immediately preceding the
benefit month is referred to as the "wage month." The employer shall each and
every benefit month make the following monthly contribution to the FUND on each
an every eligible employee who elects benefit coverage.

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Effective November 1, 2001:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
-------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -----------
       USWA HEALTH &                              EMPLOYEE       EMPLOYEE
       WELFARE PLAN                 COMPANY        MONTHLY        WEEKLY        TOTAL
-------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -----------
<S>                              <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
Employee Only - PPO              $213.41        $32.00         $7.38          $245.41
-------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -----------
Employee Only - Plan E           $224.16        $85.00         $19.63         $309.16
-------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -----------
Employee Plus One - PPO          $376.73        $65.00         $15.00         $441.73
-------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -----------
Employee Plus One - Plan E       $390.78        $178.00        $41.10         $568.78
-------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -----------
Family Coverage - PPO            $487.95        $90.00         $20.78         $577.95
-------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -----------
Family Coverage - Plan E         $506.26        $234.00        $54.03         $740.26
-------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -----------
</TABLE>

         The Employer and the Union shall have the right to confirm any increase
or decrease in contribution rates occurring during the term of this Agreement.
The Fund shall provide the Employer and the Union with information, including
carrier reports and other source documentation, reasonably necessary to confirm
such rate changes. Moreover, if requested the Fund will make a personal
presentation on an annual basis of any increases or decreases in contribution
rates. The cost sharing ratios for any increase in premiums up to the 5% cap, or
decreases, shall be those ratios as determined by the ratios effective November
1, 2001. Any increase in total insurance premium costs which exceeds five (5%)
percent over the previous year's total insurance premium costs will give the
company the option to cease participation in the USWA Health and Welfare Fund.
If the Company opts out, the Company and Union reserve the right to review the
plan and mutually determine continuation of coverage through a plan offering
comparable coverage.

         13.03 ELIGIBILITY Eligible employees are all full-time employees
employed within the Union's Bargaining Unit who have completed thirty (30) days
employment prior to the first calendar day of the Benefit Month. The term also
includes eligible employees who did not work at all during the wage month for
any of the following reasons:

                                     -43-
<PAGE>

                  (a)   Disability due to sickness or accident, up to a maximum
                  of six (6) months per disability.

                  (b)   Vacation.

                  (c)   Attendance at Union or Fund Convention, seminar or
                  grievance hearing.

         The employer is not required to make a contribution on an employee
whose employment is terminated during the wage month.

         13.04 EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS: Each such employee must in writing
authorize the Employer to deduct the employee's contributions from the
employee's wages and to transmit the same to the Fund. When supplied with such a
written authorization the Employer agrees to make the required deductions and to
promptly transmit same to the Fund. Employee contributions are due at the same
time as the Employer contributions.

                  Employees who refuse or neglect to provide the Employer with
the necessary written authorization to deduct the required employee
contributions will receive no fund coverage. In those cases in which an employee
has supplied the Employer with the required written authorization but because of
lack of wages the Employer is unable to deduct the employee's contribution due
for a particular benefit month, it is the obligation of the employee to pay, in
a timely fashion, to the Employer for transmittal to the Fund, the required
employee contribution. The coverage of such an employee failing to make the
required payment on time is automatically terminated. Employee pre-tax co-pay
will be deducted on a weekly basis.

         13.05 SICKNESS AND HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE. For those eligible
employees who do not elect medical and dental coverage, the Company will make a
monthly contribution to the Fund of $5.50 for Life/AD&D and $52.92 for
disability as provided by the United Steelworkers of America Health and Welfare
Trust.

                                     -44-

<PAGE>

         13.06 PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS. Contributions are due from the employer
on the tenth (10th) day of the benefit month, commencing with the month of May,
1990, and each and every month thereafter so long as this agreement is in force.

         13.07    COVERAGE

                           (a) HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL BENEFITS. Coverage for newly
                  hired employees and any named dependents will begin on the
                  first day of the month following the completion of thirty (30)
                  days of employment. Previously covered employees shall be
                  covered the first day of the calendar month following their
                  return to work.

                           (b) DISABILITY BENEFITS. Newly hired employees
                  shall be eligible for the sixty percent (60%) Indemnity
                  Payment if disabled after completing six (6) months of
                  employment.

                           (c) These provisions for newly hired employees shall
                  not apply in the case of those employees who have been
                  "Previously Covered" under the Fund. Such employees and their
                  dependents shall be eligible for all benefits from the date of
                  hire.

         13.08    ELECTION OF CATEGORY OF COVERAGE AND RIGHT TO CHANGE

         Employees shall elect a category of coverage no later than the first
day of the calendar month following the completion of thirty (30) days of
employment. This election may be changed only as provided for in the Plan. Newly
born children must be enrolled within 31 days of birth.

         13.09 REQUIREMENTS The employer shall transmit to the FUND with each
contribution a contribution report on the form furnished by the FUND on which
the employer shall report the names, status, hire and termination dates as
applicable, as well as the total gross earnings of each eligible employee during
the wage month.

                                     -45-

<PAGE>

               The employer further agrees to supply to the FUND such further
information as may from time to time be requested by it in connection with the
benefits provided by said FUND to said employees, and to permit audits of its
books and records by the FUND for the sole purpose of determining compliance
with the terms and conditions of this agreement.

         13.10 The COMPANY agrees solely to make the contributions required by
the terms of this Agreement. The UNION and the UNITED STEEL WORKERS OF AMERICA
HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND agree to hold harmless and indemnify the COMPANY for any
and all claims, grievances, lawsuits, actions at law or inequity relating to the
Plan except a claim that the COMPANY has not paid the contribution required by
this Agreement.

               The COMPANY does not agree to be bound by, and expressly disavows
any obligations imposed upon the COMPANY by, the provisions of any Trust
Agreement or other document pertaining to the UNITED STEEL WORKERS OF AMERICA
HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND to which the COMPANY is not a signatory party.

         13.11 REINSTATEMENT OF COVERAGE. The FUND may, in its sole discretion,
elect to reinstate coverage either retroactively or prospectively or both once
the amounts owed to the FUND by the employer are paid in full. If coverage is
reinstated prospectively, there shall, nevertheless, be no coverage for
illnesses first manifested during the 10 day period following the date of
reinstatement.

         13.12 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES. For the purpose of FUND coverage, a
part-time employee is one who is hired to regularly work less than the number of
hours established as the regular work week in this AGREEMENT, which definition
does not include regular full-time employees who are hired to work a full work
week but who might be working short hours because of lack of work, sickness,
etc. Part-time employees shall not receive FUND coverage nor shall the EMPLOYER
pay a contribution for such employees. Nothing in this clause shall be construed
as an affirmation or negation of the EMPLOYER'S right to hire part-time
employees.

                                     -46-
<PAGE>

         13.13 The COMPANY shall have the right to audit the UNITED STEEL
WORKERS OF AMERICA HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND periodically.

         13.14 In consideration of the EMPLOYER'S aforesaid payment to said FUND
as hereinabove provided, the UNION warrants that the Board of Trustees of the
UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND will, beginning on the
date of receipt by the FUND of the EMPLOYER'S first said payment, and during
such part of the life of this AGREEMENT as the EMPLOYER fully complies with the
terms of such AGREEMENT in all respects, extend and make available to EMPLOYER'S
said employee the benefits for which employees are eligible under the above
designated benefit plan. No benefits will be paid or services furnished to any
employee or employees for whom the EMPLOYER has not paid the required
contribution to the FUND except as, and only to the extent, otherwise required
by any applicable State Disability Benefit Insurance Law.

         13.15 NEGOTIATED BENEFIT OR CONTRIBUTION CHANGES It is understood that
future negotiations between United Steel Workers and Simmons Company will result
in some benefit and contribution changes. Those changes and the effective date
of those changes will be applicable to this agreement.

                                   ARTICLE XIV
                                   -----------
                                  JURY SERVICE
                                  ------------

         14.01 Any employee duly called to perform his/her civic duty to serve
on a jury panel shall be compensated by the COMPANY for the difference between
the daily jury pay received and the average hourly earnings of such employee as
computed in Section 8.03 based on an eight (8) hour work day. Any employee who
is excused from serving shall not be required to report to his job to complete a
partial shift. In the event any employee has been excused for a full day, he
shall report to his job and continue working until told to report again for jury
duty.

                                     -47-

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                                   ARTICLE XV
                                   ----------
                                 BEREAVEMENT PAY
                                 ---------------

         15.01 DEFINITION Bereavement pay will be granted up to a maximum of
three days for time lost due to death in the immediate family. Immediate family
is defined as mother, mother-in-law, father, father-in-law, brother, half
brother, sister, half sister, grandchildren, spouse or child. No pay shall be
granted unless an employee fails upon request to furnish the COMPANY with
reasonable proof of death and relationship.

         15.02 PAYMENT The pay for such loss of time from work will be for eight
hours, straight time at the employee's previous quarter average hourly rate as
computed in Section 8.03.

                                   ARTICLE XVI
                                   -----------
                                 BULLETIN BOARDS
                                 ---------------

         16.01 The UNION may put up bulletin boards at locations specified by
the MANAGEMENT for the following non-controversial UNION announcements:

               (a)    Notice of UNION recreational or social affairs;

               (b)    Notice of UNION nominations or elections and results of
                      such elections and nominations;

               (c)    Notice of UNION Appointment;

               (d)    Notice of UNION meetings;

               (e)    Notice of dates when dues payments are to be made;

               (f)    Notices pertaining to the UNITED STEEL WORKERS OF AMERICA
                      Health and Welfare and Pension Program

                                     -48-
<PAGE>

         16.02 The UNION agrees that all notices so posted as above stated shall
be signed by the Secretary or other authorized officer of the UNION and he alone
shall have the power to post such notices on behalf of the UNION and further
agrees that notices are to remain on the bulletin board for a period of not more
than two (2) weeks.

              Before any notices are posted in accordance with the foregoing, a
copy of such notice shall be delivered to the COMPANY Operations Manager, or to
the Labor Relations Specialist where there are such officials. Any of the
aforementioned representatives of the COMPANY may remove from the bulletin board
any notice which does not conform to the requirements of this Article.

                                  ARTICLE XVII
                                  ------------
                                 MILITARY CLAUSE
                                 ---------------

         17.01 The COMPANY agrees to comply with all applicable laws relating to
re-employment rights of employees called for military duty.

                                  ARTICLE XVIII
                                  -------------
                              CONTROLLING AGREEMENT
                              ---------------------

         18.01 The parties agree that this agreement supersedes and replaces an
agreement referred to as the Master Multi-plant Working Agreement. No terms
affecting wages, hours, or working conditions from the Master Multi-plant
Working Agreement shall be binding on the parties unless expressly agreed to in
this agreement. Further, no bargaining requirements or practices embodied in the
Master Multi-plant Working Agreement are binding on the

                                     -49-

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parties to this agreement. Neither party will require or request of the other
party bargaining as part of a multi-plant bargaining process.

                                   ARTICLE XIX
                                   -----------
                                 TRAINING PERIOD
                                 ---------------

         19.01 Employees who are recalled, transferred, bid, bump or roll to
another job shall receive his base rate, plus plant bonus. Any employee who is
recalled, transferred, bids, bumps or rolls to a Level 3 job shall immediately
receive the top rate for the classification of said job as described in this
agreement.

         19.02 In all cases involving transfer, bud, bump, roll or promotion,
the employee or employees concerned shall receive a trial period of at least
thirty (30) working days, provided the employee shows satisfactory progressive
improvements. Such trial period may be extended by mutual AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
COMPANY and the UNION. If the employee fails to show satisfactory improvement
and is about to be disqualified, the UNION will be so advised immediately. If
the employee and the UNION request an extension of time the COMPANY will
consider such request.

                                   ARTICLE XX
                                   ----------
                 PAY DURING TREATMENT OF WORK-CONNECTED INJURIES
                 -----------------------------------------------

         20.01    (a)      If an employee is injured in the Plant while
                           performing his work assignment and it is necessary
                           for him to receive treatment by either the COMPANY
                           Nurse or COMPANY Doctor during his regularly
                           scheduled working hours, the COMPANY shall pay for
                           the time spent in the treatment of such injury on the
                           day the injury occurred at his average rate. If
                           either the Nurse or Doctor certifies that such
                           injured employee is unable to continue work because
                           of such injury, the

                                     -50-

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                           COMPANY will pay for the balance of his scheduled
                           shift at his average rate. If the Doctor requests
                           subsequent visit(s) during his regularly scheduled
                           shift for the treatment of this injury, the COMPANY
                           will pay for the time spent in this treatment at the
                           employee's average rate. To minimize employee
                           inconvenience, such subsequent visits will be
                           scheduled, if possible, during the employee's regular
                           shift. However, where a second or third shift
                           employee is injured on the job and subsequently
                           requires additional treatment for this injury, then
                           such visits shall be scheduled by the COMPANY'S
                           Personnel Department at a time consistent with the
                           treating Doctor's office hours.

                  (b)      The employee will be clocked out in time to make the
                           appointment as scheduled. When the employee leaves
                           the doctor or nurse, he/she will receive a release
                           form that will show the completion time of the
                           appointment. Upon returning to his/her department,
                           the employee will present this form to his/her
                           supervisor and will be clocked back in for return to
                           work.

                  (c)      It is agreed that for all such visits off the COMPANY
                           premises, upon request, the COMPANY will furnish
                           transportation if the employee is unable to drive or
                           has no means of transportation.

                  (d)      None of the sections of this paragraph are to be so
                           construed that benefits will inure in addition to or
                           pyramid on disability payments or Workers'
                           Compensation payments.

                                   ARTICLE XXI
                                   -----------
                          EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
                          ----------------------------

                  SIMMONS COMPANY provides equal employment opportunity to
qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national
origin, age, sex, ancestry,

                                     -51-

<PAGE>

handicap, HIV infection, AIDS or AIDS related complex, or veteran status except
where religion, sex, national origin or age is a bona fide occupational
qualification. Our policy relates to all phases of employment including
recruitment, placement, promotion, training, demotion, transfer, layoff, recall
and termination, rates of pay, employee benefits and participation in all
SIMMONS sponsored employee activities.

              We are opposed to all forms of harassment including sexual,
racial, ethnic or religious harassment. Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for
sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature or verbal
or physical conduct directed at a person's race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, age, handicap or veterans status may constitute harassment. Claims of
harassment which come to our attention may result in discipline up to and
including discharge. At any time, if you believe that you have been harassed,
you must report the harassment to your immediate Supervisor or your Human
Resources Manager. A confidential investigation will be conducted.

                                  ARTICLE XXII
                                  ------------
                                  SAVING CLAUSE
                                  -------------

         22.01 If any provision of this Shawnee, Kansas Labor Agreement is
invalid or illegal, or declared inoperative or invalid, then such provision(s)
shall be considered deleted in it's entirety and the remaining provisions of
this agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

         22.02 The parties recognize the need to maintain compliance with all
federal statutes and regulations and nothing in this agreement shall be
construed to prevent the company from taking actions necessary to comply with a
federal law. Further, to the extent any provision of this agreement conflicts
with a federal statute or regulation, the federal law shall govern.

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                                  ARTICLE XXIII
                                  -------------
                              EMPLOYEE BIRTHDAY PAY
                              ---------------------

         23.01 Each employee who meets the requirement for holiday eligibility
will receive an additional eight (8) hours pay (computed as per Section 10.08)
during the week in which his birthday occurs, even though he may be on vacation
or absent due to illness or accident. Should the birthday fall on a Saturday,
Sunday, or holiday the employee will nevertheless receive the above mentioned
eight (8) hours pay. In the event an employee desires to take a day off from
work on his birthday in lieu of eight (8) hours pay, he may do so only if he
gives five (5) working days prior notice to his supervisor. The above will be
administered so as to permit an employee to select a day off in the event his
birthday falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday. Employees on layoff status
will not be eligible for birthday pay if such birthday falls later than fifteen
(15) calendar days following the layoff.

               Employees who are eligible for birthday pay and elect to receive
pay in lieu of a day off by January 1st will receive a $100 Birthday check,
exclusive of payroll deductions. If not elected by January 15th, the appropriate
clauses of the contract will apply.

                                  ARTICLE XXIV
                                  ------------
                      DURATION AND TERMINATION OF CONTRACT
                      ------------------------------------

         24.01 This AGREEMENT shall be in full force and effect from April 22,
2002 until April 19, 2004.

         24.02 The parties agree that there shall be no reopening of this
AGREEMENT and that this AGREEMENT constitutes the entire AGREEMENT between the
parties and at no time during the life of this AGREEMENT shall either party have
any obligation to negotiate or bargain with the other party with respect to any
points not covered by this AGREEMENT

                                     -53-

<PAGE>

and as to matters covered by this AGREEMENT only in the manner and to the extent
herein provided.

               No other agreements, understandings or practices, contemporaneous
or preexisting, except to the extent that they are expressly included in this
Agreement, shall be binding on either party. Similarly, no subsequent
agreements, understandings or practices shall be valid unless reduced to writing
and signed by the authorized representative of both parties.

         24.03 This AGREEMENT, shall become effective as described above and
shall continue to remain in full force and effect from year to year thereafter,
unless written notice is given by either party hereto to the other on or before
sixty (60) days prior to the annual expiration date, requesting that the
AGREEMENT be modified or terminated. In the event of such notification, the
parties hereto shall immediately confer and negotiate with reference to a new or
modified AGREEMENT. Negotiations for a new contract shall commence not later
than thirty (30) days from the date of the written notice herein mentioned.

               In the event that neither party notifies the other of its desire
to modify this AGREEMENT, this AGREEMENT subject to such notification shall
continue to remain in effect during the period of negotiations until a new
AGREEMENT has been reached or until either party shall give the other party ten
(10) days notice of cancellation. No other notice of modification or of
termination of contract shall be required of either party other than the notice
herein specified. In any event, nothing herein contained shall preclude either
party from modifying, changing or amending it's proposals for a new AGREEMENT.

                                   ARTICLE XXV
                                   -----------
                                  MISCELLANEOUS
                                  -------------

         25.01 Cameras will be used only for appropriate security measures.

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                                  ARTICLE XXVI
                                  ------------
                          SEVERANCE AND PLANT CLOSINGS
                          ----------------------------

         26.01 In the event the COMPANY decides to close this facility, at least
a sixty (60) day notice of such event will be given to the District Director of
the United Steelworkers of America. Those employees affected by the plant
closing shall continue to be covered under their existing UNITED STEELWORKERS OF
AMERICA HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND benefits as outlined in Article XIII of this
AGREEMENT, for an additional four (4) months, and the COMPANY shall be
responsible for the payment of the contributions for the four (4) month period
of coverage.

                                     -55-

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereunto set their hands and seals as
hereinbefore stated.

SIMMONS COMPANY                        THE UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA,
                                       A.F.L., C.I.O., C.L.C.

By /s/ Rhonda Rousch                     /s/ Leo W. Gerard
-------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------
Rhonda Rousch                          Leo W. Gerard
Senior Vice President, Human Resource  International President

                                         /s/ James D. English
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       James English
                                       International Secretary/Treasurer

                                         /s/ Andrew V. Palm
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Andrew Palm
                                       International Vice President
                                       Administration

                                         /s/ Leon Lynch
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Leon Lynch
                                       International Vice President Human
                                       Affairs

                                         /s/ David A. Foster
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       David A. Foster
                                       Director, District 11

                                         /s/ John L. Wiseman
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       John L. Wiseman
                                       Staff Representative

                                         /s/ Sanuel Williams
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Samuel Williams
                                       Unit President, LU 13-02

                                         /s/ Robert Kerns
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Robert Kerns
                                       Unit Griever, LU 13-02

                                         /s/ Gustavo DeLeon
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Gustavo DeLeon
                                       Bargaining Committee, LU 13-02

                                     -56-
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
APPENDIX A
PAY RANGES
-------------------- -------------------- ---------------------- --------------------
                     Minimum              Mid-Range              Maximum
-------------------- -------------------- ---------------------- --------------------
<S>                  <C>                  <C>                    <C>
Level 1              $11.00               $13.00                 $15.00
-------------------- -------------------- ---------------------- --------------------
Level 2              $10.00               $11.25                 $12.50
-------------------- -------------------- ---------------------- --------------------
Level 3              $9.50                $10.50                 $11.50
-------------------- -------------------- ---------------------- --------------------
Level 4              $9.00                                       $10.00
-------------------- -------------------- ---------------------- --------------------
</TABLE>

The employee's average hourly earnings shall be paid for performing inventory.

NOTE:    The maximum of any range is not to be interpreted as a cap on earnings.
         An employee may have a base rate which is near or exceeds the maximum
         for their Job Level and will continue to receive annual increases,
         applicable pay for skills, and may be eligible for base rate increases
         based on increased productivity as defined in the contract.

The Pay Ranges are established for placement of new hires and for guidelines.

                                     -57-

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APPENDIX B

CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE FOR PAY PLUS BONUS PLAN

Level         Classification Designation
-----         --------------------------
I.            A.  Quilt Machines
              B.  Close Mattress
              C.  Ultrasonic Coil Operator
              D.  Border Quilt Machines

II.           A.  Box Spring (Hem, Label, Tape)
              B.  Sew Matt (Overcast)
              C.  Sew Labels
              D.  Border Room
              E.  Attach handles & vents
              F.  Bechik Operator
              G.  Hog Ring
              H.  HMB Operator
              I.  Top Off assembler
              J.  Assemble Box Spring Frames
              K.  Box Spring Radius and Ease Corners
              L.  Upholsterer B/S
              M.  Cutter
              N.  Repair (Quilt Panels and Borders)

III.          A.  Shipping and Receiving
              B.  Inspector
              C.  Sweeper
              D.  Material Handler
              E.  Packing Machine

IV.           A.  New Hire

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APPENDIX C

                               PAY PLUS GUIDELINES
                               -------------------
 ESTABLISHMENT OF BASE RATES FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN JOB CLASSIFICATION AND LEVELS:
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A.       An employee who changes his/her classification that involves a drop
         from one pay level to another will retain his/her current base rate or
         the midpoint of the new range, whichever is lower. He/she may be
         eligible for a rate adjustment after meeting or exceeding minimum goals
         for the new job. (See section entitled "Base Rate for Newly Hired,
         Transferred or Existing Employees.")

B.       An employee who changes his/her classification that involves moving up
         from one pay level to another will receive a $.50 increase to their
         current base rate or the minimum of the new range (whichever is
         higher). The employee must qualify on the new job prior to receiving a
         base rate increase but in any event, the employee will receive the base
         rate increase upon completion of thirty (30 ) calendar days following
         acceptance of the bid; provided however that should the employee be
         disqualified from the job, the employee will forfeit such increase. As
         an exception, any such employee with prior experience on the new job
         will be credited with such prior experience and placed in the
         appropriate pay range accordingly if higher.

C.       An employee who moves from classification to classification within a
         pay level will remain at their current base rate. Rate adjustments will
         be considered as described in Section entitled "Base Rate Changes for
         Newly Hired, Transferred or Existing Employees."

D.       Any employee who fails to qualify on a job which was bid may exercise
         his/her rights under Section 7.24. The employee's base rate will be
         adjusted according to A, B, or C above.

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Base rate changes for Newly Hired, Transferred, or Existing Employees:
----------------------------------------------------------------------

         Level 1 and 2 employees may petition the Company for a base rate
increase of $.50. A request should be submitted to the Company by the Union for
a performance evaluation that will involve a review of that individual's
performance based upon the individual skills defined in the P.P.B. program
(Quality, Productivity, & Customer Service).

         Level 1 and 2 employees' base rate can be adjusted based on the
following: Achieving a productivity rate of 15% greater than their current
standard of productivity and maintaining that rate for sixty (60) calendar days
and having no documented quality counseling or documented attendance warning
during such sixty (60) day period.

         Level 3 employees may petition the company for a base rate increase of
$.50 if additional duties have been added and performed satisfactorily for
thirty (30) calendar days and having no documented quality counseling or
documented attendance warnings during such 30 day period.

         Requests for evaluation may be made no more than three (3) times during
the year with no less than three (3) months between requests.

NEW HIRES:

         New hires will be paid $9.00 per hour. With satisfactory performance
after thirty (30) calendar days of employment or in any event upon completion of
the probationary period, such employees performing Level 3 jobs will begin
receiving the plant-wide bonus. Upon completion of the probationary period, such
employees will be placed in the Level 3 pay range.

         Upon meeting the minimum performance standards for the job or in any
event upon completion of the probationary period, new hires training for or
performing Level 1 or 2 jobs will be paid the minimum hourly wage rate for the
job level and will receive the plant-wide bonus.

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         Upon completion of the probationary period, new hires will become
eligible for evaluation for base rate increases as described above.

PAY FOR SKILLS

         Any employee can have up to a maximum of three (3) additional skills.
Each additional skill will receive a twenty-five (.25) cents premium applied to
the employee's base rate and shall remain a permanent part of such employee's
base rate as long as the employee is deemed a "Multi-Skilled Employee." The
Company will allow for a minimum of seven (7) individuals that may be eligible
for this additional benefit.

         Bids shall be posted for "Multi-Skilled Employees" for each particular
job. Bidding procedures will be followed as defined in the Shawnee, Kansas
contract except that restrictive bidding provisions shall not apply.

         All bidders shall be required to demonstrate that they are capable of
performing the work and the final selection of successful bidder(s) will be
based on seniority. Such employees may be required by the Company to physically
perform the job in question for a period of time not to exceed two (2) weeks in
order to demonstrate that he/she is capable of performing the work. This
paragraph only applies to the bid process for "Multi-Skilled" positions.

         If more than the needed number of qualified employees respond to the
posting, the Company will use the rule of seniority for selection.

         If less than the number of qualified employees respond to the posting,
the Company will use rule of seniority for selection of voluntary trainees for
the position.

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         The Company agrees that there will be no upward (higher pay level)
assignments, only lateral (within pay level) or downward (lower pay level)
movements for employees other than "Multi-Skilled" employees. This applies only
to temporary assignments and does not apply to the bidding procedure. Employees
assigned laterally or downward shall suffer no reduction in pay as a result of
such assignment.

APPENDIX D

                             SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY
                             ----------------------

         It is the Company's policy to identify and help those employees with
substance abuse problems and to encourage them to seek help on their own.
Applicants identified as being substance abusers will be denied employment and
encouraged to seek help. Employees who are identified as being substance abusers
may be referred for counseling or rehabilitation as appropriate. However, the
possession, use, transfer, manufacture or sale of illegal drugs, or legal drugs
without a valid prescription, on Company property or on Company time will result
in termination. The use of alcohol on Company property or on Company time will
result in termination.

                              TESTING OF APPLICANTS
                              ---------------------

All applicants will be required to undergo a drug screening test after a
conditional offer of employment has been extended. Employment will be denied to
any applicant whose drug screen reveals the presence of illegal drugs or
prescription drugs without a valid prescription or alcohol.

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                              TESTING OF EMPLOYEES
                              --------------------

Reporting to duty or working with drugs present in the body or while under the
influence of alcohol will result in termination. Testing may be required under
the following circumstances, and where allowed by applicable state and local

         -        When an employee is involved in an accident, during work hours
                  or on company property, resulting in injuries requiring
                  medical treatment off-site.

         -        When the Company has reasonable cause and suspicion.
                  Circumstances that could be indicators of a substance abuse
                  problem and considered reasonable suspicion are:

                  A.       Observed alcohol or drug use during work hours or on
                           company premises

                  B.       Apparent physical state of impairment

                  C.       Incoherent mental state

                  D.       Marked changes in personal behavior that are
                           otherwise unexplainable

                  E.       Deteriorating work performance that is not
                           attributable to other factors

                  F.       Accidents or other actions that provide reasonable
                           cause to believe the employee may be under the
                           influence

         -        When an employee has had a positive test and been referred for
                  counseling or rehabilitation under this policy, subject to a
                  maximum of two times for 24 months following such positive
                  test.

The Company intends to utilize the most accurate and reliable testing methods
available. Failure or refusal by an employee to cooperate with the program or to
submit to a test under the circumstances discussed above upon request, will be
grounds for termination of employment.

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                               DRUG SCREEN LIMITS

The cut-off levels set forth below will be used for the initial screening of
specimens to determine whether they are negative for the following drugs:

         Amphetamines                      1000
         Barbiturates                      200
         Benzodiazepines                   200
         Cannabinoids                      50
         Cocaine Metabolite                300
         Methaqualone                      300
         Opiate Metabolite                 300
         Phencyclidine (PCP)               25
         Propoxphene                       300
         Methadone                         300
         Alcohol                           (in excess of statutory level)

Any urine specimen identified as positive on the initial test screen will be
confirmed by a second analytical procedure independent from the initial test and
which uses a different chemical technique and procedure.

                               IMPAIRED EMPLOYEES
                               ------------------

An employee who is considered impaired will be sent to a medical facility for
testing (by taxi or other safe transportation alternative depending on the
determination of the observed impairment, accompanied by the supervisor or
another employee if necessary). An impaired employee shall not be allowed to
drive. An employee who is considered impaired will be suspended pending the
results of the test.

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                               DISCIPLINARY ACTION
                               -------------------

If test results are positive as defined under "Drug Screen Limits", the employee
will be terminated. An employee who is tested under this policy and has an
alcohol level of .05 up to .08 will be suspended without pay for two calendar
weeks. A second offense in this range will result in immediate termination.

                          COUNSELING AND REHABILITATION
                          -----------------------------

VOLUNTARY REFERRAL

Employees are encouraged to voluntarily request counseling or rehabilitation
before their substance abuse leads to disciplinary or other work-related
problems. A request may be made by contacting the Human Resources Department. No
employee will have job security jeopardized by such a good faith request
provided the request is made before any incident (as described above) which
would allow the Company to administer a drug screen. For the two-year period
immediately following the employee's completion of counseling or rehabilitation,
the company retains the right to randomly test that employee up to a maximum of
two times. If the employee has a positive test result, the employee will be
terminated.

Any employee suffering from an alcohol or drug problem who rejects treatment or
who leaves a treatment program prior to being discharged will be immediately
terminated. No employee will be eligible for this employee assistance program
more than one time. The recurrence of an alcohol or drug problem will be cause
for termination.

                           NOTIFICATION OF CONVICTIONS
                           ---------------------------

Under Federal law, any employee convicted of any criminal drug offense committed
on Company property or while on Company business must notify the Company of the
conviction within five days after the conviction. The Company must then notify
each federal government agency with whom the Company holds an applicable
government contract and advise that the conviction has occurred.

                                     -65-

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                                 CONFIDENTIALITY
                                 ---------------

All information concerning medical examinations, drug or alcohol testing
results, counseling or rehabilitation of any employee will be treated
confidentially.

                         OFFICIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY
                         -------------------------------

This document is the Company's official Substance Abuse Policy. The policy is
available to all employees for their review and should be consulted with respect
to any specific questions. This Policy is not intended to affect the Company's
right to manage its workplace or discipline its employees.

Also, this Policy does not guarantee employment or guarantee terms or conditions
of employment. No contract for employment, either expressed or implied, is
created by this Policy.

_______________________________________________________________________________
I have been provided a written copy of the Simmons Company's Substance Abuse
Policy, and I am aware of my obligations under the Company's policy.

Employee's Name:                                DATE
                ----------------------------         --------------------------
Employee's Signature
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APPENDIX E

                                ATTENDANCE POLICY
                                -----------------

I.       PURPOSE
         To provide attendance guidelines for all factory employees and to
         establish the corrective action necessary to ensure compliance with
         this Attendance Policy.

II.      SCOPE

         This policy is applicable to all factory employees who have completed
         their probationary period.

III.     RESPONSIBILITY

         A.       Management will be responsible for the development and
                  updating of the attendance policy and must approve any
                  exceptions made to the guidelines.

         B.       Each supervisor and manager will be knowledgeable of this
                  Attendance Policy and will not make exceptions without the
                  authorization from the Operations Manager and the Human
                  Resources Manager.

         C.       Each employee is responsible for knowing this Attendance
                  Policy and must abide by these rules.

IV.      POLICY

         A.       This policy will take effect April 23, 1999.

         B.       This policy applies to employees who have completed their
                  probationary period. Simmons Company is not obligated to
                  follow progressive disciplinary action for employees who have
                  not completed their probationary period.

         C.       The Company's ability to plan operations depends heavily upon
                  prompt an consistent attendance by all employees. All
                  employees are hired with the understanding that they are
                  willing and available to work the hours scheduled for their
                  respective classifications and shifts. Therefore, employees
                  are expected to work all regularly scheduled hours, including
                  overtime.

         D.       Attendance will be monitored on a rolling 12-month calendar,
                  except for Section VII (B), which will be monitored on a
                  rolling quarter (three calendar months) basis.

         E.       This Attendance Policy is designed to provide guidance to
                  management in monitoring attendance and to provide realistic
                  expectations of employee

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                  attendance. Extenuating circumstances will be reviewed on an
                  individual basis as deemed appropriate by the Operations
                  Manager and the Human Resources Manager.

V.       Definitions

         A.       Excused Absence

                  1.       Funeral

                           a.       Immediate Family. Please see Section 15.01,
                                    Shawnee, Kansas Labor Agreement (hereinafter
                                    "Contract"). Bereavement leave for the
                                    following individuals is excused up to three
                                    (3) days with pay (up to five (5) days leave
                                    for spouse), upon presentation of proper
                                    documentation:

                                    Mother        Spouse            Grandchild
                                    Father        Child             Half-sister
                                    Brother       Mother-in-law     Half-brother
                                    Sister        Father-in-law

                           b.       Other Family Members. No pay will be
                                    granted, but upon receipt of proper
                                    documentation, absence will be excused for
                                    one (1) day.

                  2.       Jury Duty. Please see Section 14.01 of the Contract.
                           Employee must present summons to appear prior to
                           absence.

                  3.       Court Appearance. Employee must present subpoena
                           requiring his/her testimony prior to absence. If a
                           court appearance is a result of employee's personal
                           criminal or civil involvement, absence will be
                           unexcused.

                  4.       Vacation

                  5.       Hospital treatment or confinement.

                  6.       Medical Leave of Absence. Employee must submit
                           doctor's note.

                  7.       Doctor's Excused Absence. *Employee must submit a
                           note from the treating physician containing:

                                     -68-
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                           a.       Date/time reported to doctor;

                           b.       Anticipated return to work;

                           c.       Doctor's signature;

                           d.       Diagnosis (optional)

                           All doctor's excuses must be submitted to Supervisor
                           on day of return to work; in the absence of
                           Supervisor, excuse must be submitted to Human
                           Resources Department. *Doctor's and hospital excused
                           absences will be accepted without accruing any points
                           for up to three (3) absences. After three (3)
                           absences, 1/2 point will be assessed for each
                           reoccurrence. To the extent that there is any
                           conflict with the Family and Medical Leave Act
                           (FMLA), the provisions of the FMLA will control.

                  8.       Approved Personal Leave. Please see Section 10.17 of
                           the Contract.

                  9.       Military Leave. Please see Section 17.01 of the
                           Contract.

                  10.      Holidays. Employees are allowed those days as
                           enumerated in Article X of the Contract.

                  11.      No available work.

                  12.      Union business

                  13.      Marriage of employee or dependent. (one day)

                  14.      Family emergency. Management approval required with
                           reasonable proof necessary.

         B.       Unexcused Absences; Tardiness; Clocking In/Out

                  1.       Unexcused absence--any absence other than excused,
                           listed above, that did not receive prior management
                           approval.

                  2.       No Report--failure of an employee to report to work
                           or call management within 1 hour after scheduled
                           starting time, unless there is a legitimate reason
                           for failure to call management. An employee who is
                           absent due to illness must notify management on a
                           daily basis

                                     -69-

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                           or else notify management of date of return, if under
                           the care of a physician.

                  3.       Tardiness--reporting to work later than one (1)
                           minute after the scheduled starting time for an
                           employee's shift.

                  4.       Leave work early--leaving work early prior to
                           scheduled completion of an employee's shift, other
                           than excused above or with management approval.

                  5.       Clock-In/Clock-Out--Employees shall clock in and out
                           at the beginning and end of their shifts. An employee
                           should not clock in more than seven minutes before
                           shift start or clock out more than seven minutes
                           after end of shift.

VI.      POINT SYSTEM POLICY

         The following point(s) per occurrence will be counted against an
         employee's attendance record:

                  Infraction                      Points per Occurrence
                  ----------                       ---------------------
                  Unexcused Absence                        1
                  Tardy                                    1/2
                  Leave work early                         1/2
                  No Report                                2
                  Failure to Clock In or Clock Out         1/2

         Corrective action will be taken in the following manner when accrued
         points reach the following designated levels:

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                 Points                          Action
                 ------                          ------
         Three (3) Points                   Verbal reprimand
         Four (4) Points                    Written reprimand
         Six (6) Points                     One (1) day suspension without pay
         Seven (7) Points                   Termination

VII.     MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

         A. Cumulative Accrual. Disciplinary action will be administered
cumulatively per the above point system.

         B. Earning Back Points. For each rolling quarter an employee who works
with no attendance violations, the employee will earn back one (1) point and
will have the most recent point removed from such record.

         C. Allowances. Although still required to notify management of an
absence, an employee will be allowed two (2) absences without documentation,
such as a doctor's note, funeral program, etc. in a rolling 12-month period. The
employee has the option to use sick leave or vacation if available; otherwise,
the absence is without pay.

         D. Amendment. Management and the Union agree to negotiate this
Attendance Policy as necessary to achieve fairness and consistency.

         This Attendance Policy is intended as a gauge to monitor the attendance
of employees. EMPLOYEES WITH QUESTIONS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR SUPERVISORS.

                                     -71-
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APPENDIX F

                               DISCIPLINARY POLICY
                               -------------------

         SIMMONS Corporate view is that the disciplinary procedure is not
designed to punish employees, particularly for less serious offenses, but,
rather, to educate, correct and train people as effective team members who can
be counted on to give reliable productive performance.

         Finally, time itself is the best measure of correction in any
individual, regardless of job or authority. In the situation of lesser offenses
as contrasted with the more serious offenses described in Section 2.03 of this
AGREEMENT, each manager is cautioned with the need to believe that the employee
ha s corrected his problem in the event there is no repetition of such within
one year of the last infraction. In that event, the process is to begin anew.

                            EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I have been provided a copy of the Simmons Company Attendance Policy.

I understand the provisions of the policy.

I further understand that it is my responsibility to read and follow the policy
accordingly.

_____________________________
Employee Signature

_____________________________
Date

                                     -72-

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