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                                                      Exhibit (10)(iii)(A)(13)

                                    EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         This Agreement is made as of the Effective Date between Cincinnati
Bell Inc., an Ohio corporation ("Employer"), and John F. Cassidy
("Employee"). For purposes of this Agreement, "Effective Date" means the date
following the day which Employer distributes to its shareholders all of the
common shares of Convergys Corporation owned by Employer after the initial
public offering of Convergys Corporation common shares.

         Employer and Employee agree as follows:

1.       EMPLOYMENT. By this Agreement, Employer and Employee set forth the
terms of Employer's employment of Employee on and after the Effective Date.
Any prior agreements or understandings with respect to Employee's
employment by Employer, including Employee's Employment Agreement with
Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company dated April 8, 1996, are canceled as of the
Effective Date. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, all stock options
granted to Employee prior to the Effective Date shall continue in effect in
accordance with their respective terms and shall not be modified, amended or
canceled by this Agreement.

2.       TERM OF AGREEMENT. The term of this Agreement initially shall be the
four year period commencing on the Effective Date. On the third anniversary
of the Effective Date and on each subsequent anniversary of the Effective
Date, the term of this Agreement automatically shall be extended for a period
of one additional year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term of this
Agreement is subject to termination as provided in Section 13.

3.       DUTIES.

         A. Employee will serve as President Cincinnati Bell Wireless of
Employer or in such other equivalent capacity as may be designated by the
President of Employer. Employee will report to the Chief Operating Officer of
Employer or to such other officer as the President of Employer may direct.

         B. Employee shall furnish such managerial, executive, financial,
technical, and other skills, advice, and assistance in operating Employer and
its Affiliates as Employer may reasonably request. For purposes of this
Agreement, "Affiliate" means each corporation which is a member of a
controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of section 1563(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code")) which includes
Employer.

         C. Employee shall also perform such other duties, consistent with
the provisions of Section 3.A., as are reasonably assigned to Employee by the
President of Employer.

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         D. Employee shall devote Employee's entire time, attention, and
energies to the business of Employer and its Affiliates. The words "entire
time, attention, and energies" are intended to mean that Employee shall
devote Employee's full effort during reasonable working hours to the business
of Employer and its Affiliates and shall devote at least 40 hours per week to
the business of Employer and its Affiliates. Employee shall travel to such
places as are necessary in the performance of Employee's duties.

4.       COMPENSATION.

         A. Employee shall receive a base salary (the "Base Salary") of at
least $190,000 per year, payable not less frequently than monthly, for each
year during the term of this Agreement, subject to proration for any partial
year. Such Base Salary, and all other amounts payable under this Agreement,
shall be subject to withholding as required by law.

         B. In addition to the Base Salary, Employee shall be entitled to
receive an annual bonus (the "Bonus") for each calendar year for which
services are performed under this Agreement. Any Bonus for a calendar year
shall be payable after the conclusion of the calendar year in accordance with
Employer's regular bonus payment policies. Each year, Employee shall be given
a Bonus target of not less than $70,000 subject to proration for a partial
year.

         C. On at least an annual basis, Employee shall receive a formal
performance review and be considered for Base Salary and/or Bonus target
increases.

5.       EXPENSES. All reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by Employee
in the course of the performance of Employee's duties to Employer shall be
reimbursable in accordance with Employer's then current travel and expense
policies.

6.       BENEFITS.

         A. While Employee remains in the employ of Employer, Employee shall
be entitled to participate in all of the various employee benefit plans and
programs, or equivalent plans and programs, which are made available to
similarly situated officers of Employer, including the benefits set forth in
Attachment A.

         B. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the
Base Salary and Bonuses otherwise payable to Employee shall be reduced by any
benefits paid to Employee by employer under any disability plans made available
to Employee by Employer.

         C. As of the Effective Date, Employee shall be granted options to
purchase 30,000 common shares of Employer under Employer's 1997 Long Term
Incentive Plan. In each year of this Agreement after 1998, Employee will be
granted stock options under Employer's 1997 Long Term Incentive Plan or any
similar plan made available to employees of Employer.

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     D.  As of the Effective Date, Employee shall receive a restricted stock
award of 40,000 common shares of Employee. Such award shall be made under
Employer's 1997 Long Term Incentive Plan on the terms set forth in
Attachment B.

     E.  A supplemental, non-qualified pension will be provided to Employee
by Employer in accordance with this Section 6(G).

         (i)   If Employee's employment with Employer terminates on or after
April 8, 2001 and prior to April 7, 2006, Employee's non-qualified pension
shall be equal to that portion of Employee's accrued pension under Employer's
Management Pension Plan ("CBMPP") which is attributable to Employee's first
five years of service with Employer.

         (ii)  If Employee's employment with Employer terminates on or after
April 8, 2006, the non-qualified pension shall be equal to that portion of
Employee's accrued pension under CBMPP which is attributable to Employee's
first ten years of service with Employer.

         (iii) Employee's non-qualified pension under this Section 6(E) shall
be paid in one lump sum within 90 days after Employee's termination of
employment. If Employee's employment with Employer terminates by reason of
Employee's death, the non-qualified pension shall be paid to Employee's Estate.

         (iv)  Nothing contained in this section 6(G) shall be construed to
give Employee any right to continued employment except under the express
terms of this Agreement. The provision of this section 6(G) shall survive the
term of Employee's employment under this Agreement.

7.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  Employer and its Affiliates are engaged in the
telecommunications industry within the U.S. Employee acknowledges that in the
course of employment with the Employer, Employee will be entrusted with or
obtain access to information proprietary to the Employer and its Affiliates
with respect to the following (all of which information is referred to
hereinafter collectively as the "Information"); the organization and
management of Employer and its Affiliates; the names, addresses, buying
habits, and other special information regarding past, present and potential
customers, employees and suppliers of Employer and its Affiliates; customer
and supplier contracts and transactions or price lists of Employer, its
Affiliates and their suppliers; products, services, programs and processes
sold, licensed or developed by the Employer or its Affiliates; technical
data, plans and specifications, present and/or future development projects of
Employer and its Affiliates; financial and/or marketing data respecting the
conduct of the present or future phases of business of Employer and its
Affiliates; computer programs, systems and/or software; ideas, inventions,
trademarks, business information, know-how, processes, improvements, designs,
redesigns, discoveries and developments of Employer and its Affiliates; and
other information considered confidential by any of the Employer, its
Affiliates or customers or suppliers of Employer, its Affiliates. Employee
agrees to retain the Information in absolute

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confidence and not to disclose the Information to any person or organization
except as required in the performance of Employee's duties for Employer,
without the express written consent of Employer; provided that Employee's
obligation of confidentiality shall not extend to any Information which
becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of
disclosure by Employee.

8.  NEW DEVELOPMENTS.  All ideas, inventions, discoveries, concepts,
trademarks, or other developments or improvements, whether patentable or not,
conceived by the Employee, alone or with others, at any time during the term
of Employee's employment, whether or not during working hours or on
Employer's premises, which are within the scope of or related to the business
operations of Employer or its Affiliates ("New Developments"), shall be and
remain the exclusive property of Employer. Employee shall do all things
reasonably necessary to ensure ownership of such New Developments by
Employer, including the execution of documents assigning and transferring to
Employer, all of Employee's rights, title and interest in and to such New
Developments, and the execution of all documents required to enable Employer
to file and obtain patents, trademarks, and copyrights in the United States
and foreign countries on any of such New Developments.

9.  SURRENDER OF MATERIAL UPON TERMINATION.  Employee hereby agrees that upon
cessation of Employee's employment, for whatever reason and whether voluntary
or involuntary, Employee will immediately surrender to Employer all of the
property and other things of value in his possession or in the possession of
any person or entity under Employee's control that are the property of
Employer or any of its Affiliates, including without any limitation all
personal notes, drawings, manuals, documents, photographs, or the like,
including copies and derivatives thereof, relating directly or indirectly to
any confidential information or materials or New Developments, or relating
directly or indirectly to the business of Employer or any of its Affiliates.

10. REMEDIES.

    A.  Employer and Employee hereby acknowledge and agree that the services
rendered by Employee to Employer, the information disclosed to Employee
during and by virtue of Employee's employment, and Employee's commitments and
obligations to Employer and its Affiliates herein are of a special, unique
and extraordinary character, and that the breach of any provision of this
Agreement by Employee will cause Employer irreparable injury and damage, and
consequently the Employer shall be entitled to, in addition to all other
remedies available to it, injunctive and equitable relief to prevent a breach
of Sections 7,8,9,11 and 12 of this Agreement and to secure the enforcement
of this Agreement.

    B.  Except as provided in Section 10.A., the parties agree to submit to
final and binding arbitration any dispute, claim or controversy, whether for
breach of this Agreement or for violation of any of Employee's statutorily
created or protected rights, arising between the parties that either party
would have been otherwise entitled to file or

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pursue in court or before any administrative agency (herein "claim"), and
waives all right to sue the other party.

                  (i)   This agreement to arbitrate and any resulting
arbitration award are enforceable under and subject to the Federal
Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. Section 1 et seq. ("FAA"). If the FAA is held not
to apply for any reason then Ohio Revised Code Chapter 2711 regarding the
enforceability of arbitration agreements and awards will govern this
Agreement and the arbitration award.

                  (ii)  (a)   All of a party's claims must be presented at a
single arbitration hearing. Any claim not raised at the arbitration hearing
is waived and released. The arbitration hearing will take place in
Cincinnati, Ohio.

                        (b)   The arbitration process will be governed by the
Employment Dispute Resolution Rules of the American Arbitration Association
("AAA") except to the extent they are modified by this Agreement.

                        (c)   Employee has had an opportunity to review the
AAA rules and the requirements that Employee must pay a filing fee for which
the Employer has agreed to split on an equal basis.

                        (d)   The arbitrator will be selected from a panel of
arbitrators chosen by the AAA in White Plains, New York. After the filing of
a Request for Arbitration, the AAA will send simultaneously to Employer and
Employee an identical list of names of five persons chosen from the panel.
Each party will have 10 days from the transmittal date in which to strike up
to two names, number the remaining names in order of preference and return
the list to the AAA.

                        (e)   Any pre-hearing disputes will be presented to
the arbitrator for expeditious, final and binding resolution.

                        (f)   The award of the arbitrator will be in writing
and will set forth each issue considered and the arbitrator's finding of fact
and conclusions of law as to each such issue.

                        (g)   The remedy and relief that may be granted by
the arbitrator to Employee are limited to lost wages, benefits, cease and
desist and affirmative relief, compensatory, liquidated and punitive damages
and reasonable attorney's fees, and will not include reinstatement or
promotion. If the arbitrator would have awarded reinstatement or promotion,
but for the prohibition in this Agreement, the arbitrator may award front
pay. The arbitrator may assess to either party, or split, the arbitrator's
fee and expenses and the cost of the transcript, if any, in accordance with
the arbitrator's determination of the merits of each party's position, but
each party will bear any cost for its witnesses and proof.

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                        (h)   Employer and Employee recognize that a primary
benefit each derives from arbitration is avoiding the delay and costs
normally associated with litigation. Therefore, neither party will be
entitled to conduct any discovery prior to the arbitration hearing except
that: (i) Employer will furnish Employee with copies of all non-privileged
documents in Employee's personnel file; (ii) if the claim is for discharge,
Employee will furnish Employer with records of earnings and benefits relating
to Employee's subsequent employment (including self-employment) and all
documents relating to Employee's efforts to obtain subsequent employment;
(iii) the parties will exchange copies of all documents they intend to
introduce as evidence at the arbitration hearing at least 10 days prior to
such hearing; (iv) Employee will be allowed (at Employee's expense) to take
the depositions, for a period not to exceed four hours each, of two
representatives of Employer, and Employer will be allowed (at its expense) to
depose Employee for a period not to exceed four hours; and (v) Employer or
Employee may ask the arbitrator to grant additional discovery to the extent
permitted by AAA rules upon a showing that such discovery is necessary.

                        (i)   Nothing herein will prevent either party from
taking the deposition of any witness where the sole purpose for taking the
deposition is to use the deposition in lieu of the witness testifying at the
hearing and the witness is, in good faith, unavailable to testify in person
at the hearing due to poor health, residency and employment more than 50
miles from the hearing site, conflicting travel plans or other comparable
reason.

                        (j)   Arbitration must be requested in writing no
later than 6 months from the date of the party's knowledge of the matter
disputed by the claim. A party's failure to initiate arbitration within the
time limits herein will be considered a waiver and release by that party with
respect to any claim subject to arbitration under this Agreement.

                        (k)   Employer and Employee consent that judgment
upon the arbitration award may be entered in any federal or state court that
has jurisdiction.

                        (l)   Except as provided in Section 10.A., neither
party will commence or pursue any litigation on any claim that is or was
subject to arbitration under this Agreement.

                        (m)   All aspects of any arbitration procedure under
this Agreement, including the hearing and the record of the proceedings, are
confidential and will not be open to the public, except to the extent the
parties agree otherwise in writing, or as may be appropriate in any
subsequent proceedings between the parties, or as may otherwise be
appropriate in response to a governmental agency or legal process.

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11.  COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE. For purposes of this Section 11 only, the term
"Employer" shall mean, collectively, Employer and each of its Affiliates.
During the two-year period following termination of Employee's employment
with Employer for any reason (or if this period is unenforceable by law, then
for such period as shall be enforceable) Employee will not engage in any
business offering services related to the current business of Employer,
whether as a principal, partner, joint venture, agent, employee, salesman,
consultant, director or officer, where such position would involve Employee
in any business activity in competition with Employer. This restriction will
be limited to the geographical area where Employer is then engaged in such
competing business activity or to such other geographical area as a court
shall find reasonably necessary to protect the goodwill and business of the
Employer.

     During the two-year period following termination of Employee's
employment with Employer for any reason (or if this period is unenforceable
by law, then for such period as shall be enforceable) Employee will not
interfere with or adversely affect, either directly or indirectly, Employer's
relationships with any person, firm, association, corporation or other entity
which is known by Employee to be, or is included on any listing to which
Employee had access during the course of employment as a customer, client,
supplier, consultant or employee of Employer and that Employee will not
divert or change, or attempt to divert or change, any such relationship to
the detriment of Employer or to the benefit of any other person, firm,
association, corporation or other entity.

     During the two-year period following termination of Employee's
employment with Employer for any reason (or if this period is unenforceable
by law, then for such period as shall be enforceable) Employee shall not,
without the prior written consent of Employer, accept employment, as an
employee, consultant, or otherwise, with any company or entity which is a
customer or supplier of Employer at any time during the final year of
Employee's employment with Employer.

     Employee will not, during or at any time within three years after the
termination of Employee's employment with Employer, induce or seek to induce,
any other employee of Employer to terminate his or her employment
relationship with Employer.

12.  GOODWILL.  Employee will not disparage Employer or any of its Affiliates
in any way which could adversely affect the goodwill, reputation and business
relationships of Employer or any of its Affiliates with the public generally,
or with any of their customers, suppliers or employees. Employer will not
disparage Employee.

13.  TERMINATION.

     A.   (i)   Employer or Employee may terminate this Agreement upon
Employee's failure or inability to perform the services required hereunder
because of any physical or mental infirmity for which Employee receives
disability benefits under any disability benefit plans made available to
Employee by Employer (the "Disability Plans"),

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over a period of one hundred twenty consecutive working days during any
twelve consecutive month period (a "Terminating Disability").

          (ii)  If Employer or Employee elects to terminate this Agreement in
the event of a Terminating Disability, such termination shall be effective
immediately upon the giving of written notice by the terminating party to the
other.

          (iii) Upon termination of this Agreement on account of Terminating
Disability, Employer shall pay Employee Employee's accrued compensation
hereunder, whether Base Salary, Bonus or otherwise (subject to offset for any
amounts received pursuant to the Disability Plans), to the date of
termination. For as long as such Terminating Disability may exist, Employee
shall continue to be an employee of Employer for all other purposes and
Employer shall provide Employee with disability benefits and all other
benefits according to the provisions of the Disability Plans and any other
Employer plans in which Employee is then participating.

          (iv)  If the parties elect not to terminate this Agreement upon an
event of a Terminating Disability and Employee returns to active employment
with Employer prior to such a termination, or if such disability exists for
less than one hundred twenty consecutive working days, the provisions of this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

     B.   This Agreement terminates immediately and automatically on the
death of the Employee, provided, however, that the Employee's estate shall be
paid Employee's accrued compensation hereunder, whether Base Salary, Bonus or
otherwise, to the date of death.

     C.   Employer may terminate this Agreement immediately, upon written
notice to Employee, for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, Employer shall
have "Cause" to terminate this Agreement only if Employer's Board of
Directors determines that there has been fraud, misappropriation or
embezzlement on the part of Employee.

     D.   Employer may terminate this Agreement immediately, upon written
notice to Employee, for any reason other than those set forth in Sections
13.A., B. and C.; provided, however, that Employer shall have no right to
terminate under this Section 13.D. within two years after a Change in
Control. In the event of a termination by Employer under this Section 13.D.,
Employer shall, within five days after the termination, pay Employee an
amount equal to the greater of (i) two times the sum of the annual Base
Salary rate in effect at the time of termination plus the Bonus target in
effect at the time of termination of (ii) if the Current Term is longer than
two years, the sum of the Base Salary for the remainder of the Current Term
(at the rate in effect at the time of termination) plus the Bonus targets (at
the amount in effect at the time of termination) for each calendar year
commencing or ending during the remainder of the Current Term (subject to
proration in the case of any calendar year ending after the Current Term).
For the remainder of the Current Term, Employer shall continue to provide
Employee with medical, dental, vision and life insurance coverage comparable
to the medical, dental, vision and life insurance coverage in effect for
Employee immediately prior to the termination; and, to the extent
that Employee would have been eligible for any post-retirement medical,
dental, vision or life insurance benefits from Employer if Employee

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had continued in employment through the end of the Current Term, Employer
shall provide such post-retirement benefits to Employee after the end of the
Current Term. All stock options shall become immediately exercisable (and
Employee shall be afforded the opportunity to exercise them), the
restrictions applicable to all restricted stock shall lapse and any long term
awards shall be paid out at target. In addition, Employee shall be entitled
to receive, as soon as practicable after termination, an amount equal to the
sum of (i) any forfeitable benefits under any qualified or nonqualified
pension, profit sharing, 401(k) or deferred compensation plan of Employer or
any Affiliate which would have vested prior to the end of the Current Term if
Employee's employment had not terminated plus (ii) if Employee is
participating in a qualified or nonqualified defined benefit plan of Employer
or any Affiliate at the time of termination, an amount equal to the present
value of the additional vested benefits which would have accrued for Employee
under such plan if Employee's employment had not terminated prior to the end
of the Current Term and if Employee's annual Base Salary and Bonus target had
neither increased nor decreased after the termination. For purposes of this
Section 13.D., "Current Term" means the longer of (i) the two year period
beginning at the time of termination or (ii) the unexpired term of this
Agreement at the time of the termination, determined as provided in Section 2
but assuming that there is no automatic extension of the Agreement term after
the termination. For purposes of this Section 13.D. and Section 13.E.,
"Change in Control" means a change in control as defined in Employer's 1997
Long Term Incentive Plan.

     E.   This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event that
there is a Change in Control and Employee's employment with Employer is
actually or constructively terminated by Employer within two years after the
Change in Control for any reason other than those set forth in Sections
13.A., B., and C. For purposes of the preceding sentence, a "constructive"
termination of Employee's employment shall be deemed to have occurred if,
without Employee's consent, there is a material reduction in Employee's
authority or responsibilities or if there is a reduction in Employee's Base
Salary or Bonus target from the amount in effect immediately prior to the
Change in Control or if Employee is required by Employer to relocate from the
city where Employee is residing immediately prior to the Change in Control.
In the event of a termination under this Section 13.E., Employer shall pay
Employee an amount equal to two times the sum of the annual Base Salary rate
in effect at the time of termination plus the Bonus target in effect at the
time of termination, all stock options shall become immediately exercisable
(and Employee shall be afforded the opportunity to exercise them), the
restrictions applicable to all restricted stock shall lapse and any long term
awards shall be paid out at target. For the remainder of the Current Term,
Employer shall continue to provide Employee with medical, dental, vision and
life insurance coverage comparable to the medical, dental, vision and life
insurance coverage in effect for Employee immediately prior to the
termination; and, to the extent that Employee would have been eligible for
any post-retirement medical, dental, vision or life insurance benefits from
Employer if Employee had continued in employment through the end of the
Current Term, Employer shall provide such post-retirement benefits to
Employee after the end of the Current Term. Employee's accrued benefit under
any nonqualified pension or deferred compensation plan maintained by Employer
or any Affiliate shall become immediately vested and nonforfeitable and
Employee also shall be entitled to receive a payment equal to the sum of (i)
any forfeitable benefits under any qualified pension or

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profit sharing or 401(k) plan maintained by Employer or any Affiliate plus
(ii) if Employee is participating in a qualified or nonqualified defined
benefit plan of Employer or any Affiliate at the time of termination, an
amount equal to the present value, of the additional benefits which would
have accrued for Employee under such plan if Employee's employment had not
terminated prior to the end of the Current Term and if Employee's annual Base
Salary and Bonus target had neither increased nor decreased after the
termination. Finally, to the extent that Employee is deemed to have received
an excess parachute payment by reason of the Change in Control, Employer
shall pay Employee an additional sum sufficient to pay (i) any taxes imposed
under section 4999 of the Code plus (ii) any federal, state and local taxes
applicable to any taxes imposed under section 4999 of the Code. For purposes
of this Section 13.E., "Current Term" means the longer of (i) the two year
period beginning at the time of termination or (ii) the unexpired term of
this Agreement at the time of the termination, determined as provided in
Section 2 but assuming that there is no automatic extension of the Agreement
term after the termination.

     F.   Employee may resign upon 60 days' prior written notice to Employer.
In the event of a resignation under this Section 13.F., this Agreement shall
terminate and Employee shall be entitled to receive Employee's Base Salary
through the date of termination, any Bonus earned but not paid at the time
of termination and any other vested compensation or benefits called for under
any compensation plan or program of Employer.

     G.   Employee may retire (a) upon six months' prior written notice to
Employer at any time after Employee has attained age 55 and completed at
least ten years of service with Employer and its Affiliates or (b) on such
earlier date as may be approved by the President of Employer. In the event of
a retirement under this Section 13.G., this Agreement shall terminate and
Employee shall be entitled to receive Employee's Base Salary through the date
of termination and any Bonus earned but not paid at the time of termination.
In addition, Employee shall be entitled to receive any compensation or
benefits made available to retirees under Employer's standard policies and
programs, including retiree medical and life insurance benefits, a prorated
Bonus for the year of termination, and the right to exercise options after
retirement.

     H.   Upon termination of this Agreement as a result of an event of
termination described in this Section 13 and except for Employer's payment of
the required payments under this Section 13 (including any Base Salary
accrued through the date of termination, any Bonus earned for the year
preceding the year in which the termination occurs and any nonforfeitable
amounts payable under any employee plan), all further compensation under this
Agreement shall terminate.

     I.   The termination of this Agreement shall not amend, alter or modify
the rights and obligations of the parties under Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and
12 hereof, the terms of which shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

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14. ASSIGNMENT. As this is an agreement for personal services involving a
relation of confidence and a trust between Employer and Employee, all rights
and duties of Employee arising under this Agreement, and the Agreement
itself, are non-assignable by Employee.

15. NOTICES. Any notice required or permitted to be given under this
Agreement shall be sufficient, if in writing, and if delivered personally or
by certified mail to Employee at Employee's place of residence as then
recorded on the books of Employer or to Employer at its principal office.

16. WAIVER. No waiver or modification of this Agreement or the terms
contained herein shall be valid unless in writing and duly executed by the
party to be charged therewith. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of
any provision of this Agreement by the other party shall not operate or be
construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by such party.

17. GOVERNING LAW. This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State
of Ohio.

18. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the
parties with respect to Employee's employment by Employer. There are no other
contracts, agreements or understandings, whether oral or written, existing
between them except as contained or referred to in this Agreement.

19. SEVERABILITY. In case any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement
is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such
invalidity, illegality, or other enforceability shall not affect any other
provisions hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid,
illegal, or unenforceable provisions have never been contained herein.

20. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Subject to the requirements of Paragraph 14
above, this Agreement shall be binding upon Employee, Employer and Employer's
successors and assigns.

21. CONFIDENTIALITY OF AGREEMENT TERMS. The terms of this Agreement shall be
held in strict confidence by Employee and shall not be disclosed by Employee
to anyone other than Employee's spouse, Employee's legal counsel, and
Employee's other advisors, unless required by law. Further, except as
provided in the preceding sentence, Employee shall not reveal the existence
of this Agreement or discuss its terms with any person (including but not
limited to any employee of Employer or its Affiliates) without the express
authorization of the President of Employer. To the extent that the terms of
this Agreement have been disclosed by Employer, in a public filing or
otherwise, the confidentiality requirements of this Section 21 shall no
longer apply to such terms.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

                                      CINCINNATI BELL INC.

                                      By:  Richard G. Ellenberger
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                                      JOHN F. CASSIDY

                                        /s/ John F. Cassidy
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                                                                  Attachment A

                              EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

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Automobile Allowance                       $850 per month
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Cellular Telephone                         Yes
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Executive Deferred Compensation Plan       Yes
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Group Accident Life                        $250,000
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Legal/Financial/Insurance Allowance        $3,500 per year
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Parking                                    Yes
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Annual Physical                            Yes
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Short Term Disability Supplement           Yes
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Travel Insurance (Spouse)                  $50,000
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Vacation                                   5 weeks per year
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    THIS
FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT ("First Amendment"), dated as of April 20, 2001, is entered into
by and among CROWN PACIFIC LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited partnership (the "Company"), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as agent for the Banks (the
"Agent"), and those financial institutions parties to the Credit Agreement (collectively, the "Banks")
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RECITALS    
  

    A.  The
Company, Banks, and Agent are parties to an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 1, 1999 (the "Credit
Agreement") pursuant to which the Agent and the Banks have extended certain credit facilities to the Company. 

    B.  The
Company, the Banks, and the Agent now hereby wish to amend the Credit Agreement in certain respects, all as set forth in greater detail below. 

    NOW,
THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 

    1.  Defined Terms.  Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the
meanings, if any, assigned to them in the Credit Agreement. 

    2.  No Obligation to Make New Loans.  The Company may request new Loans pursuant to Section 2.1 of
the Credit Agreement only with the prior written consent of each of the Banks. 

    3.  Amendments to the Credit Agreement.  

    (a) The
definition of "Applicable Margin" set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such definition in its entirety, and
inserting in its place the following: 

    "Applicable Margin" means, in respect of all Loans outstanding on any date, a per annum rate equal to 3.00% for Offshore Rate Loans and
2.00% for Base Rate Loans. 

    (b) The
definition of "Available Cash" set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated (until the Company exercises its Interest
Coverage Replacement Option as referenced in Section 7.15(c)) to conform to the blacklined form of the definition of "Available Cash" attached as  Exhibit A hereto. Upon the Company's exercise
of its Interest Coverage Replacement Option as referenced in Section 7.15(c), the definition
of "Available Cash" shall revert to the definition set forth in the Credit Agreement before giving effect to this Amendment. 

    (c) The
definition of "Commitment Fee Percentage" set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such definition in its entirety,
and inserting in its place the following: 

    "Commitment Fee Percentage" means a rate per annum equal to 0.50%. 

    (d) Subsection
2.7(a)(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to conform to the blacklined form of subsection 2.7(a)(i) attached as  Exhibit A hereto. 

    (e) Section 6.1
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated by adding to such Section the following new paragraph (i): 

     (i) as
soon as available, but in any event within 30 days after the end of each calendar month, (1) internal management reports discussing the financial
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results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries and (2) a detailed report discussing updates on any sale, conveyance or disposition of any assets or any other form of acquisition,
disposition or
liquidation of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which report shall set forth, in reasonable detail, the assets to be sold, the nature of the proposed transaction, the approximate value of the
proposed transaction, the number of bidders or potential purchasers involved, and the current status of negotiations. 

    (f)  Section 7.2
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to conform to the blacklined form of Section 7.2 attached as  Exhibit A hereto. 

    (g) Section 7.4
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to conform to the blacklined form of Section 7.4 attached as  Exhibit A hereto. 

    (h) The
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subsections 7.5(f) and 7.5(g) thereof in their entirely and replacing such subsections with
"[intentionally omitted]." 

    (i)  The
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Section 7.15 thereof in its entirely and replacing such Section with the following: 

    7.15 Indebtedness Covenant.

    (a) The
Company shall not permit, (i) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter the ratio of Cash Flow to Debt Service to be less than 1.25 to 1.00 or
(ii) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter the ratio of Cash Flow to Interest Expense to be less than the respective ratios set forth below for the respective quarters ending on the dates
set forth below: 

	Fiscal Quarter End Dates
 
	 	Ratio

	March 31, 2001	 	2.00 to 1.00
	June 30, 2001	 	1.60 to 1.00
	September 30, 2001 and thereafter	 	2.50 to 1.00

    (b) The
Company shall not permit the ratio of Cash Flow to Interest Expense as of the last day of any fiscal quarter after the Company exercises its Interest Coverage
Replacement Option to be less than 2.50 to 1.00. 

    (c) The
Company may irrevocably elect to exercise the option referenced in this Section 7.15 (the "Interest Coverage Replacement Option") on any date by delivery
of written notice to the Agent, provided however, that the Company has previously delivered financial statements in compliance with Section 6.1
evidencing that the ratio of Cash Flow to Interest Expense as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter is greater than 2.50 to 1.00. 

    (j)  The
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Schedule 2.1 thereof in its entirely and replacing such Schedule with the following Schedule 2.1
attached hereto as Exhibit B.

    4.  Representations and Warranties.  The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Agent and the
Banks, as of the Effective Date (as defined below), as follows: 

    (a) No
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. 

    (b) None
of the representations or warranties made by the Company in the Loan Documents as of the date such representations and warranties are made or deemed made, and
none of the statements contained in any exhibit, report, statement or certificate furnished by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the Loan Documents (including the offering and disclosure
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to the Effective Date (as defined below)), contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits any material fact required to be stated therein or otherwise necessary to make the statements made
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading as of the time when made or delivered. 

    (c) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this First Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and other action and do not and
will not require any registration with, consent or approval of, notice to or action by, any person (including any Governmental Authority) in order to be effective and enforceable. The Credit Agreement
as amended by this First Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, without defense, counterclaim or offset
except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws relating to or limiting creditors'
rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity. 

    (d) The
Company is entering into this First Amendment on the basis of its own investigation and for its own reasons, without reliance upon the Agent and the Banks or
any other person. 

    5.  Effective Date.  This Amendment will become effective on April 20, 2001 or the first Business
Day thereafter as of which each of the following conditions precedent has been satisfied (the "Effective Date"): 

    (a) The
Agent has received from the Company and the Required Banks a duly executed original or facsimile counterpart of this Amendment (any such facsimiles to be
promptly followed by the originals thereof). 

    (b) The
"Effective Date" as defined in the First Amended and Restated Facility B Credit Agreement has occurred or is occurring contemporaneously as of the Effective
Date hereunder. 

    (c) The
Agent has received an opinion of Ball Janik LLP, as counsel to the Company and the Partner Entities addressed to the Agent and the Banks, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Required Banks. 

    (d) The
Company shall have paid to the Agent, (i) for the account of each Bank that has executed a counterpart of this Amendment and delivered (by hard copy or
facsimile) the same to the Agent or its counsel by 5:00 p.m. (San Francisco time) the Business Day before the Effective Date, a nonrefundable amendment fee in an amount equal to such Bank's
Commitment multiplied by 0.350%; which amounts the Company hereby covenants to pay to the Agent for the account of such Banks on demand and (ii) for the Agent's own account, all reasonable
costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Agent's recent appraisal of the timberlands of the Company. 

    6.  Reservation of Rights.  The Company acknowledges and agrees that the execution and delivery by the
Agent and the Banks of this First Amendment shall not be deemed to create a course of dealing or otherwise obligate the Agent or the Banks to enter into similar amendments under the same or similar
circumstances in the future. 

    7.  Miscellaneous.  

    (a) Except
as herein expressly amended, all terms, covenants and provisions of the Credit Agreement are and shall remain in full force and effect and all references
therein to such Credit Agreement shall henceforth refer to the Credit Agreement as amended by this 

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First Amendment. This First Amendment shall be deemed incorporated into, and a part of, the Credit Agreement. 

    (b) This
First Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and thereto and their respective successors and assigns. No third party
beneficiaries are intended in connection with this First Amendment. 

    (c) This
First Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of California. 

    (d) This
First Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute
but one and the same instrument. 

    (e) This
First Amendment, together with the Credit Agreement, contains the entire and exclusive agreement of the parties hereto with reference to the matters discussed
herein and therein. This First Amendment supersedes all prior drafts and communications with respect thereto. This First Amendment may not be amended except in accordance with the provisions of
Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement. 

    (f)  If
any term or provision of this First Amendment shall be deemed prohibited by or invalid under any applicable law, such provision shall be invalidated without
affecting the remaining provisions of this First Amendment or the Credit Agreement, respectively. 

    (g) Company
confirms its obligations under Section 10.4(a) of the Credit Agreement to reimburse the Agent for all costs and expenses including reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with this First Amendment. 

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    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this First Amendment as of the date first above written. 

	 	 	CROWN PACIFIC LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited partnership
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

CROWN PACIFIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited partnership, its general partner
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

	

 	
 	

Title:	
 	

	

 	
 	

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Agent, a Bank and as a Bank
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

	

 	
 	

Title:	
 	

	

 	
 	

UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., as Syndication Agent and as a Bank
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

	

 	
 	

Title:	
 	

	

 	
 	

BANK OF MONTREAL, as Co-Agent and as a Bank
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

	

 	
 	

Title:	
 	

	

 	
 	

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Agent and as a Bank
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

	

 	
 	

Title:	
 	

	

 	
 	

ABN AMRO BANK, N.V.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

	

 	
 	

Title:	
 	

	

 	
 	

SUNTRUST BANK
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

	

 	
 	

Title:	
 	

	

 	
 	

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

	

 	
 	

Title:	
 	

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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

	

 	
 	

Title:	
 	

	

 	
 	

BNP PARIBAS (Successor in Interest to Paribas)
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

	

 	
 	

Title:	
 	

	

 	
 	

FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

	

 	
 	

Title:	
 	

	

 	
 	

BANK HAPOALIM, B.M.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

	

 	
 	

Title:	
 	

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Exhibit A    
  

    "Available Cash" means, with respect to any fiscal quarter and without duplication: 

    (a) the
sum of: 

     (i) all
cash receipts of the Company during such fiscal quarter from all sources; 

    (ii) any
reduction with respect to such fiscal quarter in a cash reserve previously established pursuant to clause (b)(ii) below (either by reversal or
utilization) from the level of such reserve at the end of the prior fiscal quarter; and 

    (iii) the
amount available to be borrowed on the last day of such fiscal quarter under the Working Capital Facility but only so long as the conditions relating to a
"Borrowing" set forth in subsections 5.2(b) and (c) of and as defined in the Facility B Credit Agreement would be satisfied or waived on such date (or, if the Working Capital Facility is other
than the Facility B Credit Agreement, the conditions to borrowing under such Working Capital Facility would be satisfied or waived on such date); 

    (b) less the sum of: 

     (i) all
cash disbursements of the Company during such fiscal quarter, including, without limitation, disbursements for operating expenses (including, without
limitation, the amounts described in the second sentence of Section 7.7), taxes, if any, debt service (including, without limitation, the payment of principal, premium and interest), redemption
of Partnership Interests (as defined in the Company Partnership Agreement), capital expenditures and cash distributions to Partners (as defined in the Company Partnership Agreement) (but only to the
extent that such cash distributions to Partners exceed Available Cash for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter); and 

    (ii) any
cash reserves established with respect to such fiscal quarter, and any increase with respect to such fiscal quarter in a cash reserve established pursuant to
this clause (b)(ii) from the level of such reserve at the end of the prior fiscal quarter, in such amounts as the Managing General Partner determines in its reasonable discretion to be
necessary or appropriate (A) to provide for the proper conduct of the business of the Company (including, without limitation, reserves for future capital expenditures and those established with
respect to the Obligations hereunder, the "Obligations" under and as defined in the Facility B Credit Agreement, and the Senior Notes), provided that
the reserves established during such fiscal quarter pursuant to this clause (b)(ii) shall include an amount not less than (w) 100% of all capital expenditures budgeted to be
incurred during the next fiscal year, (x) [200]% of the aggregate amount of all interest in respect of the Senior Notes to be paid on the interest payment date
immediately following such fiscal quarter, (y) [400]% of the aggregate amount of all accrued and unpaid interest in respect of the Loans and the Facility B Loans on the
date of determination, and (z) [100]% of the aggregate amount of all principal in respect of the Senior Notes scheduled to be paid during the nine calendar month period
immediately following such fiscal quarter, (B) to provide funds for distributions to the Partners in respect of any one or more of the next four fiscal quarters, or (C) because the
distribution of such amounts would be prohibited by applicable law or by any loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, debt instrument or other agreement or obligation to which the Company is a
party or by which it is bound or its assets are subject. 

Taxes
paid by the Company on behalf of, or amounts withheld with respect to, all or less than all of the Partners (as defined in the Company Partnership Agreement) shall not be considered cash
disbursements of the Company that reduce Available Cash, but the payment or withholding thereof shall be deemed to be a distribution of Available Cash to such Partners. Alternatively, in the
discretion 

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of the Managing General Partner, such taxes (if pertaining to all Partners) may be considered to be cash disbursements of the Company which reduce Available Cash, but the payment or withholding
thereof shall not be deemed to be a distribution of Available Cash to such Partners. 

    2.7(a)
Mandatory Prepayments. 

   (i)  If
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall receive Net Proceeds from a sale of properties permitted by subsection 7.2(f)(ii), or harvest excess timber
permitted by Section 7.4, then (A) the Net Proceeds of such sale shall be paid by the Company as a prepayment of such Senior Debt as and to the extent required by subsection 7.2(f), and
(B) the net proceeds of such excess harvest shall be paid by the Company as a prepayment of such Senior Debt as required by Section 7.4;  provided that, in each case, the Company may not prepay
Senior Debt other than the Loans and the Facility B Loans pursuant to this subsection
2.7(a)(i) unless (1) the Company also prepays the Loans and the Facility B Loans in an aggregate amount as shall be necessary to cause the Banks together with the "Banks" as defined in
the Facility B Credit Agreement to share such prepayment with the other Senior Debt at least pro rata and (2) the Senior Debt so prepaid does not exceed, in the aggregate, $37,500,000.
Prepayments to be made with respect to the Loans and the Facility B Loans pursuant to this subsection 2.7(a)(i) shall be applied  first to prepay any Base Rate Loans then outstanding, second, at the Company's option, to Cash
Collateralize (which cash collateral shall be applied on the maturity date of their Interest Periods to prepay then outstanding Offshore Rate Loans in the order of their maturities) or to prepay any
Offshore Rate Loans then outstanding (in the order of the maturity of their Interest Periods), and third to prepay or to cash collateralize Facility B
Loans in accordance with Section 2.7(a)(i) of the Facility B Credit Agreement. 

    7.2  Asset
Dispositions. 

    The
Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer, lease, contribute or otherwise convey, or grant options, warrants or other rights with respect
to, all or any part of its assets (including accounts receivable and capital stock of Subsidiaries) to any Person, other than: 

    (a) sales
of timber, logs, lumber and other inventory in the ordinary course of business for fair market value; 

    (b) sales
for fair market value of equipment, which is surplus, worn-out or obsolete or no longer useful in the ordinary course of business; 

    (c) [intentionally
omitted]; 

    (d) [intentionally
omitted]; 

    (e) exchanges
of timberland for other timberland in the ordinary course of business with Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company, if: 

     (i) the
aggregate fair market value of all timberland so exchanged by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, collectively, does not exceed on a cumulative basis
$400,000,000 during the term of this Agreement or $25,000,000 in any fiscal year; 

    (ii) the
timberland to be received in exchange is of at least an equivalent fair market value to the timberland to be exchanged or, if such timberland is not of at
least an equivalent fair market value, the amount of any shortfall shall constitute a permitted disposition under subsection 7.2(c) or (f); 

    (iii) the
timberland to be received in exchange is located in the United States; and 

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    (iv) at the time of such exchange, no Default or Event of Default exists or shall result from such exchange; 

provided, however, that any exchange permitted by this subsection 7.2(e) may be in the form of a tax
deferred exchange so long as such tax deferred exchange is completed within 180 days; and 

    (f)  dispositions
for fair market value thereof of assets not otherwise permitted hereunder to Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company if: 

     (i) at
the time of such disposition no Default or Event of Default exists or shall result from such disposition; and 

    (ii) (A)
the Net Proceeds of such disposition are applied within 180 days of such disposition to the purchase of productive assets in a Permitted Business
(including purchases not consummated during such 180 days if a binding agreement for such purchase is entered into during such period and such purchase is completed within 90 days after
the expiry of such 180 day period) located in the United States provided that the aggregate Net Proceeds applied to such purchases pursuant to
this clause (A) shall not exceed $5,000,000 in any given fiscal year or (B) if the aggregate Net Proceeds of such dispositions (not applied as described in clause (A) above)
received by the Company and its Subsidiaries in any fiscal year exceeds $5,000,000, the entirety of such Net Proceeds (not applied as described in clause (A) above) are applied within 10
Business Days after receipt thereof (or, if less than $5,000,000 of such Net Proceeds have been previously received by the Company and its Subsidiaries during any fiscal year, within 10 Business Days
after receipt of Net Proceeds causing the aggregate to exceed $5,000,000) to the repayment of such Senior Debt as the Company may elect to so prepay. If, at any time the Company shall elect to repay
Senior Debt other than the Loans and the Facility B Loans, (x) the Company shall also repay Loans and Facility B Loans by at least a pro rata amount (based on the then outstanding principal of
amount of all Senior Debt) and (y) a Responsible Officer shall have notified the Agent promptly after its determination to so apply the Net Proceeds and shall have certified the proper
application of such Net Proceeds in accordance with this subsection 7.2(f); and 

    (g) dispositions
of assets permitted under subsection 7.3(b). 

    7.4 Harvesting
Restrictions. 

    The
Company shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any of its Subsidiaries to, in any calendar year, commencing with 2001, harvest timber or sell standing timber on its or any
Subsidiary's timberlands in excess of Planned Volume for that year unless the net proceeds from such excess harvest (which shall be determined based upon the average prices received on the sale of all
timber harvested during such period and a reasonable allocation of direct cash expenses incurred in connection with the harvesting and sale of timber during such period), are, within ten Business Days
after the end of such period, applied to the repayment of Senior Debt as required by subsection 2.7(a)(i). "Planned Volume" shall mean for each calendar
year 340,000,000 board feet of timber, as decreased for any year in which there is an Annual Timber Decrease effective upon the Effective Date for such Annual Timber Decrease by the same percentage
that such Annual Timber Decrease represents as a percentage of the inventory of standing timber owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries at the end of the prior calendar year. For purposes of the
foregoing: 

    "Annual Timber Decrease" shall mean, for any calendar year, the amount, in board feet, by which the number of board feet of timber sold
by the Company and its Subsidiaries during such calendar year shall exceed the number of board feet of timber acquired by the Company and its Subsidiaries during such calendar year. 

    "Effective Date" for any Annual Timber Decrease shall be July 1 of the calendar year for which such Annual Timber Decrease
occurs. 

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