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                                                                    Exhibit 4.28

                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

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                          REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

                          Dated as of January 20, 2004

                                  By and Among

                            ALAMOSA (DELAWARE), INC.
                                   as Issuer,

               THE GUARANTORS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO

                                       and

                               UBS SECURITIES LLC,
                            BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.
                                       and
                              LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.
                              as Initial Purchasers

                          8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2012

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                          REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

          This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is dated as of
January 20, 2004, by and among Alamosa (Delaware), Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Issuer"), and the guarantors listed on the signature pages attached hereto
(each a "Guarantor," and collectively, the "Guarantors"), on the one hand, and
UBS Securities LLC, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc. (each an
"Initial Purchaser," and collectively, the "Initial Purchasers"), on the other
hand.

          This Agreement is entered into in connection with the Purchase
Agreement, dated as of January 13, 2004, by and among the Issuer, the Guarantors
and the Initial Purchasers (the "Purchase Agreement"), relating to the offering
of $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Issuer's 8 1/2% Senior Notes
due 2012 (the "Notes"). The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a
condition to the Initial Purchasers' obligation to purchase the Notes under the
Purchase Agreement.

          The parties hereby agree as follows:

     Section 1. Definitions

          As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:

          "ACTION" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(c) hereof.

          "ADVICE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5 hereof.

          "AGREEMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in the first introductory
paragraph hereto.

          "APPLICABLE PERIOD" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b)
hereof.

          "BOARD OF DIRECTORS" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5
hereof.

          "BUSINESS DAY" shall mean a day that is not a Legal Holiday.

          "COMMISSION" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

          "DAY" shall mean a calendar day.

          "DAMAGES PAYMENT DATE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4(b) hereof.

          "DELAY PERIOD" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5 hereof.

          "EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3(b) hereof.

          "EXCHANGE ACT" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

          "EXCHANGE NOTES" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)
hereof.

          "EXCHANGE OFFER" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)
hereof.

          "EXCHANGE OFFER REGISTRATION STATEMENT" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2(a) hereof.

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          "HOLDER" shall mean any holder of any Registrable Notes.

          "INDENTURE" shall mean the Indenture, dated as of January 20, 2004, by
and among the Issuer, the Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank of Minnesota, N.A., as
trustee, pursuant to which the Notes are being issued, as amended or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

          "INITIAL PURCHASERS" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
introductory paragraph hereof.

          "INSPECTORS" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(n) hereof.

          "ISSUE DATE" shall mean January 20, 2004, the date of original
issuance of the Notes.

          "ISSUER" shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory
paragraph hereto and shall also include the Issuer's permitted successors and
assigns.

          "LEGAL HOLIDAY" shall mean a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which
banking institutions in New York, New York are required by law, regulation or
executive order to remain closed.

          "LOSSES" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a) hereof.

          "NASD" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(s) hereof.

          "NOTES" shall have the meaning set forth in the second introductory
paragraph hereto.

          "PARTICIPANT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a) hereof.

          "PARTICIPATING BROKER-DEALER" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2(b) hereof.

          "PERSON" shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, joint
venture association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated limited
liability company, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or
any other legal entity.

          "PROSPECTUS" shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration
Statement (including, without limitation, any prospectus subject to completion
and a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a
prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon
Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by
any prospectus supplement, and all other amendments and supplements to the
Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated
by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

          "PURCHASE AGREEMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in the second
introductory paragraph hereof.

          "RECORDS" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(n) hereof.

          "REGISTRABLE NOTES" shall mean each Note upon its original issuance
and at all times subsequent thereto and each Exchange Note as to which Section
2(c)(iv) hereof is applicable upon original issuance and at all times subsequent
thereto, in each case until (i) a Registration Statement (other than, with
respect to any Exchange Note as to which Section 2(c)(iv) hereof is applicable,
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) covering such Note or Exchange Note
has been declared effective by the Commission and such Note or Exchange Note, as
the case may be, has been disposed of in accordance

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with such effective Registration Statement, (ii) such Note has been exchanged
pursuant to the Exchange Offer for an Exchange Note or Exchange Notes that may
be resold without restriction under state and federal securities laws, (iii)
such Note or Exchange Note, as the case may be, ceases to be outstanding for
purposes of the Indenture or (iv) such Note or Exchange Note has been sold in
compliance with Rule 144 or is salable pursuant to Rule 144(k).

          "REGISTRATION DEFAULT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4(a) hereof.

          "REGISTRATION STATEMENT" shall mean any appropriate registration
statement of the Issuer and the Guarantors covering any of the Registrable Notes
filed with the Commission under the Securities Act, and all amendments and
supplements to any such Registration Statement, including post-effective
amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all
exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.

          "REQUESTING PARTICIPATING BROKER-DEALER" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2(b) hereof.

          "RULE 144" shall mean Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act,
as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule (other than
Rule 144A) or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission providing for
offers and sales of securities made in compliance therewith resulting in offers
and sales by subsequent holders that are not affiliates of an issuer of such
securities being free of the registration and prospectus delivery requirements
of the Securities Act.

          "RULE 144A" shall mean Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act,
as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule (other than
Rule 144) or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission.

          "RULE 415" shall mean Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act,
as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission.

          "SECURITIES ACT" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

          "SHELF FILING EVENT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(c)
hereof.

          "SHELF REGISTRATION STATEMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3(a) hereof.

          "SPECIAL INTEREST" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a)
hereof.

          "TIA" shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

          "TRANSACTIONS" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5 hereof.

          "TRUSTEE" shall mean the trustee under the Indenture and the trustee
(if any) under any indenture governing the Exchange Notes.

          "UNDERWRITTEN REGISTRATION OR UNDERWRITTEN OFFERING" shall mean a
registration in which securities of the Issuer are sold to an underwriter for
reoffering to the public.

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     Section 2. Exchange Offer

          (a) The Issuer and the Guarantors shall (i) file a Registration
Statement (the "Exchange Offer Registration Statement") after the Issue Date
with the Commission on an appropriate registration form with respect to a
registered offer (the "Exchange Offer") to exchange any and all of the
Registrable Notes for a like aggregate principal amount of notes (the "Exchange
Notes") that are identical in all material respects to the Notes (except that
the Exchange Notes shall not contain terms with respect to transfer restrictions
or Special Interest upon a Registration Default), (ii) use their reasonable best
efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be declared
effective by the Commission under the Securities Act within 180 days after the
Issue Date, and (iii) use their reasonable best efforts to consummate the
Exchange Offer within 210 days after the Issue Date. The Exchange Offer shall be
on the appropriate form permitting (i) registration of the Exchange Notes to be
offered in exchange for the Registrable Notes and (ii) resales of Exchange Notes
by Participating Broker-Dealers that tendered into the Exchange Offer
Registrable Notes that such Participating Broker-Dealer acquired for its own
account as a result of market making activities or other trading activities
(other than Registrable Notes acquired directly from the Company or any of its
Affiliates). Upon the Exchange Offer Registration Statement being declared
effective by the Commission, the Issuer and the Guarantors will offer the
Exchange Notes in exchange for surrender of the Notes. The Issuer and Guarantors
shall keep the Exchange Offer open for not less than 20 Business Days (or longer
if required by applicable law) after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is
mailed to Holders.

          Each Holder that participates in the Exchange Offer will be required
to represent to the Issuer and the Guarantors in writing that (i) any Exchange
Notes to be received by it will be acquired in the ordinary course of its
business, (ii) at the time of commencement of the Exchange Offer, it has no
arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution
(within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Exchange Notes in violation of
the provisions of the Securities Act, (iii) it is not an affiliate (as such term
is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Issuer or any Guarantor
or, if it is an affiliate, it will comply with the registration and prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable, (iv) if
such Holder is not a broker-dealer, it is not engaged in, and does not intend to
engage in, a distribution of Exchange Notes, (v) if such Holder is a
broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange
for Notes that were acquired as a result of market-making or other trading
activities, it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such
Exchange Notes and (vi) such Holder has full power and authority to transfer the
Notes in exchange for the Exchange Notes and that the Issuer and Guarantors will
acquire good and unencumbered title thereto free and clear of any liens,
restrictions, charges or encumbrances and not subject to any adverse claims.

          (b) The Issuer, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers acknowledge
that the staff of the Commission has taken the position that any broker-dealer
that elects to exchange Notes that were acquired by such broker-dealer for its
own account as a result of market-making or other trading activities for
Exchange Notes in the Exchange Offer (a "Participating Broker-Dealer") may be
deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must
deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in
connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes (other than a resale of an
unsold allotment resulting from the original offering of the Notes).

          The Issuer, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers also acknowledge
that the staff of the Commission has taken the position that if the Prospectus
contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement includes a plan of
distribution containing a statement to the above effect and the means by which
Participating Broker-Dealers may resell the Exchange Notes, without naming the
Participating Broker-Dealers or specifying the amount of Exchange Notes owned by
them, such Prospectus may be delivered by Participating Broker-Dealers to
satisfy their prospectus delivery obligations under the

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Securities Act in connection with resales of Exchange Notes for their own
accounts, so long as the Prospectus otherwise meets the requirements of the
Securities Act.

          In light of the foregoing, if requested by a Participating
Broker-Dealer in writing not later than 45 Business Days following completion of
the Exchange Offer (a "Requesting Participating Broker-Dealer"), the Issuer and
Guarantors agree to use their reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement continuously effective for a period not less than 180
days after the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is
declared effective by the Commission, or such longer period if extended pursuant
to the third-to-last paragraph of Section 5 hereof (such period, the "Applicable
Period"), or such earlier date as all Requesting Participating Broker-Dealers
shall have notified the Issuer in writing that such Requesting Participating
Broker-Dealers have resold all Exchange Notes acquired in the Exchange Offer.
The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such
Prospectus to such Requesting Participating Broker-Dealers, promptly upon
request, and in no event later than one day after such request, at any time
during the Applicable Period; provided that Participating Broker-Dealers shall
not be authorized by the Issuer to deliver, and shall not deliver, such
Prospectus after the Applicable Period. The Issuer shall include a plan of
distribution in such Exchange Offer Registration Statement that meets the
requirements set forth in the preceding paragraph.

          For each Note surrendered in the Exchange Offer, the Holder will
receive an Exchange Note having a principal amount equal to that of the
surrendered Note. Interest on each Exchange Note issued pursuant to the Exchange
Offer will accrue from the last interest payment date on which interest was paid
on the Notes surrendered in exchange therefor or, if no interest has been paid
on the Notes, from the Issue Date.

          Upon consummation of the Exchange Offer in accordance with this
Section 2, the Issuer and Guarantors shall have no further registration
obligations other than the Issuer's and Guarantors' continuing registration
obligations with respect to (i) Exchange Notes held by Participating
Broker-Dealers and (ii) Notes or Exchange Notes as to which clause (c)(iv) of
this Section 2 applies.

          In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Issuer and Guarantors
shall:

          (1) mail or cause to be mailed to each Holder entitled to participate
     in the Exchange Offer a copy of the Prospectus forming part of the Exchange
     Offer Registration Statement, together with an appropriate letter of
     transmittal and related documents;

          (2) utilize the services of a depositary for the Exchange Offer with
     an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York;

          (3) permit Holders to withdraw tendered Notes at any time prior to the
     close of business, New York time, on the last Business Day on which the
     Exchange Offer shall remain open; and

          (4) otherwise comply in all material respects with all applicable
     laws, rules and regulations.

          As soon as practicable after the close of the Exchange Offer if any,
the Issuer and Guarantors shall:

          (1) accept for exchange all Notes validly tendered and not validly
     withdrawn by the Holders pursuant to the Exchange Offer;

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          (2) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation
     all Notes so accepted for exchange; and

          (3) cause the Trustee to authenticate and deliver promptly to each
     such Holder of Notes, Exchange Notes equal in principal amount to the
     Registrable Notes of such Holder so accepted for exchange, provided that in
     the case of any Registrable Notes held in global form by a depositary,
     authentication and delivery to such depositary of one or more Exchange
     Notes in global form in an equivalent principal amount thereto for the
     account of such Holder in accordance with the Indenture shall satisfy such
     authentication and delivery requirement.

          The Exchange Offer shall not be subject to any conditions, other than
(i) that the Exchange Offer does not violate applicable law or any applicable
interpretation of the staff of the Commission, (ii) that no action or proceeding
shall have been instituted or threatened in any court or by any governmental
agency which might materially impair the ability of the Issuer or any Guarantor
to proceed with the Exchange Offer, and no material adverse development shall
have occurred in any existing action or proceeding with respect to the Issuer
and Guarantors and (iii) that all governmental approvals shall have been
obtained, which approvals the Issuer and Guarantors deem necessary for the
consummation of the Exchange Offer.

          The Exchange Notes shall be issued under (i) the Indenture or (ii) an
indenture identical in all material respects to the Indenture (in either case,
with such changes as are necessary to comply with any requirements of the
Commission to effect or maintain the qualification thereof under the TIA) and
which, in either case, has been qualified under the TIA and shall provide that
the Exchange Notes shall not be subject to the transfer restrictions set forth
in the Indenture. The Indenture or such indenture shall provide that the
Exchange Notes and the Notes shall vote and consent together on all matters as
one class and that none of the Exchange Notes or the Notes will have the right
to vote or consent as a separate class on any matter.

          (c) In the event that (i) applicable interpretations of the staff of
the Commission do not permit the Issuer and the Guarantors to effect the
Exchange Offer, (ii) for any reason the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is
not declared effective by the Commission within 180 days after the Issue Date or
the Exchange Offer is not consummated within 240 days after the Issue Date,
(iii) an Initial Purchaser so requests, not later than 45 Business Days
following completion of the Exchange Offer, with respect to Registrable Notes
not eligible to be exchanged for Exchange Notes in the Exchange Offer, (iv) any
Holder of Registrable Notes (other than an Initial Purchaser) is not eligible to
participate in such Exchange Offer or does not receive freely tradable Exchange
Notes in such Exchange Offer other than by reason of such Holder being an
affiliate (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the
Issuer or any Guarantor and so requests not later than 45 Business Days
following the completion of the Exchange Offer or (v) in the case of any Initial
Purchaser that participates in the Exchange Offer, such Initial Purchaser does
not receive freely tradable Exchange Notes in exchange for Registrable Notes
constituting any portion of an unsold allotment and so requests not later than
45 Business Days following the completion of the Exchange Offer (it being
understood that the requirement that a Participating Broker-Dealer deliver the
Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in connection
with sales of the Exchange Notes shall not result in such Exchange Notes being
not "freely tradable") (each such event referred to in clauses (i) through (v)
of this sentence, a "Shelf Filing Event"), then the Issuer and Guarantors shall
file with the Commission a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 3
hereof.

     Section 3. Shelf Registration

          If at any time a Shelf Filing Event shall occur, then:

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          (a) Shelf Registration. The Issuer and Guarantors shall file with the
Commission as promptly as practicable a Registration Statement for an offering
to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 covering all of the
Registrable Notes not exchanged in the Exchange Offer and Exchange Notes as to
which Section 2(c)(iv) is applicable (the "Shelf Registration Statement"). The
Shelf Registration Statement shall be on Form S-1 or another appropriate form
permitting registration of such Registrable Notes for resale by Holders in
accordance with the methods of distribution designated by them (including (if
the event described in Section 2(c)(i) shall have occurred), without limitation,
one or more underwritten offerings). The Issuer and Guarantors shall not permit
any securities other than the Registrable Notes to be included in the Shelf
Registration Statement.

          (b) The Issuer and Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts
(x) to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective by the
Commission under the Securities Act on or prior to the later of 180 calendar
days after the Issue Date or 90 days after the Shelf Registration Statement is
required to be filed with the Commission and (y) to keep the Shelf Registration
Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act for the period ending
on the earliest of (i) the date which is two years from the effective date of
such Shelf Registration Statement, subject to extension pursuant to the
third-to-last paragraph of Section 5 hereof, (ii) such time as all of the
Registrable Notes included on the Shelf Registration Statement have been sold
thereunder and (iii) such time as the Registrable Notes included on the Shelf
Registration Statement are eligible for resale under Rule 144(k) (the earliest
of (i) through (iii) above, the "Effectiveness Period"); provided, however, that
(i) the Effectiveness Period in respect of the Shelf Registration Statement
shall be extended to the extent required to permit dealers to comply with the
applicable prospectus delivery requirements of Rule 174 under the Securities Act
and as otherwise provided herein and (ii) from time to time, the Issuer may
suspend the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement by written notice
to the Holders, either in accordance with the penultimate paragraph of Section 5
or as a result of the filing of a post-effective amendment to the Shelf
Registration Statement to incorporate annual audited financial information with
respect to the Issuer where such post-effective amendment is not yet effective
and needs to be declared effective by the Commission to permit Holders to use
the related Prospectus.

          (c) Supplements and Amendments. The Issuer and the Guarantors agree to
supplement or make amendments to the Shelf Registration Statement as and when
required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the
registration form used for such Shelf Registration Statement or by the
Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder for shelf registration, or if
reasonably requested by (i) the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Registrable Notes covered by such Registration Statement (if the
event described in Section 2(c)(i) shall have occurred), (ii) a Holder with
respect to information relating to such Holder or (iii) by any underwriter of
such Registrable Notes.

     Section 4. Special Interest

          (a) The Issuer, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers agree that
the Holders will suffer damages if the Issuer fails to fulfill its obligations
under Section 2 or Section 3 hereof and that it would not be feasible to
ascertain the extent of such damages with precision. Accordingly, the Issuer and
the Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree that if:

          (i) on or prior to the 90th day following the Issue Date, neither the
     Exchange Offer Registration Statement nor the Shelf Registration Statement
     has been filed with the Commission;

          (ii) on or prior to the 180th day following the Issue Date, neither
     the Exchange Offer Registration Statement nor the Shelf Registration
     Statement has been declared effective by the Commission;

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          (iii) on or prior to the 210th day following the Issue Date, neither
     the Exchange Offer has been consummated nor the Shelf Registration
     Statement been has been declared effective by the Commission; or

          (iv) after the Shelf Registration Statement has been declared
     effective by the Commission, such Registration Statement ceases to be
     effective or usable in connection with resales of Notes in accordance with
     and during the periods specified herein,

(each such event referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) above, a "Registration
Default"), liquidated damages in the form of additional cash interest ("Special
Interest") will accrue on the affected Notes and the affected Exchange Notes, as
applicable. The rate of Special Interest will be 0.25% per annum for the first
90-day period immediately following the occurrence of a Registration Default,
increasing by an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent
90-day period up to a maximum amount of additional interest of 1.0% per annum,
from and including the date on which any such Registration Default shall occur
to but excluding the earlier of (1) the date on which all Registration Defaults
have been cured or (2) the date on which all the Notes and Exchange Notes
otherwise become freely transferable by Holders other than affiliates of the
Issuer and the Guarantors without further registration under the Securities Act.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) the amount of Special Interest payable shall
not increase because more than one Registration Default has occurred and is
pending and (2) a Holder of Notes or Exchange Notes who is not entitled to the
benefits of the Shelf Registration Statement (i.e., such Holder has not provided
the information as required under Section 5 hereof) shall not be entitled to
Special Interest with respect to a Registration Default that pertains to the
Shelf Registration Statement.

          (b) So long as Notes remain outstanding, the Issuer shall notify the
Trustee within five Business Days after each and every date on which an event
occurs in respect of which Special Interest is required to be paid. Any amounts
of Special Interest due pursuant to clauses (a)(i), (a)(ii), (a)(iii) or (a)(iv)
of this Section 4 will be payable in cash semi-annually on each January 31 and
July 31 (each a "Damages Payment Date"), commencing with the first such date
occurring after any such Special Interest commences to accrue, to Holders to
whom regular interest is payable on such Damages Payment Date with respect to
Notes that are Registrable Notes. The amount of Special Interest for Registrable
Notes will be determined by multiplying the applicable rate of Special Interest
by the aggregate principal amount of all such Registrable Notes outstanding on
the Damages Payment Date following such Registration Default in the case of the
first such payment of Special Interest with respect to a Registration Default
(and thereafter at the next succeeding Damages Payment Date until the cure of
such Registration Default), and multiplying such product by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of days such Special Interest rate was
applicable during such period (determined on the basis of a 360-day year
comprised of twelve 30-day months and, in the case of a partial month, the
actual number of days elapsed), and the denominator of which is 360.
Notwithstanding the fact that any securities for which Special Interest are due
cease to be Registrable Notes, all obligations of the Company and the Guarantors
to pay Special Interest with respect to securities shall survive until such time
as such obligations with respect to such securities shall have been satisfied in
full.

     Section 5. Registration Procedures

          In connection with the filing of any Registration Statement pursuant
to Section 2 or 3 hereof, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall effect such
registrations to permit the sale of the securities covered thereby in accordance
with the intended method or methods of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto
and in connection with any Registration Statement filed by the Issuer and the
Guarantors hereunder, the Issuer and each of the Guarantors shall:

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          (a) Prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement or
     Registration Statements prescribed by Section 2 or 3 hereof, and use their
     reasonable best efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to become
     effective and remain effective as provided herein; provided, however, that
     if (1) such filing is pursuant to Section 3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus
     contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed pursuant to
     Section 2 hereof is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by
     any Requesting Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes
     during the Applicable Period relating thereto, before filing any
     Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements
     thereto, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall furnish to and afford the
     Holders of the Registrable Notes covered by such Registration Statement or
     each such Requesting Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, its
     counsel (if such counsel is known to the Issuer) and the managing
     underwriters, if any, a reasonable opportunity to review copies of all such
     documents (including copies of any documents to be incorporated by
     reference therein and all exhibits thereto) proposed to be filed (in each
     case at least five Business Days prior to such filing or such later date as
     is reasonable under the circumstances); provided, however, that the Issuer
     shall not be required to afford any such Person an opportunity to receive a
     copy of any amendments or supplements to such Shelf Registration Statement
     or Prospectus which are made solely as a result of any filing by the Issuer
     of reports required to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act.

          (b) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
     post-effective amendments to each Shelf Registration Statement or Exchange
     Offer Registration Statement, as the case may be, as may be necessary to
     keep such Registration Statement continuously effective for the
     Effectiveness Period or the Applicable Period, as the case may be, subject
     to Section 3(b) and the third-to-last paragraphs of Section 5; cause the
     related Prospectus to be supplemented by any Prospectus supplement required
     by applicable law, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424
     (or any similar provisions then in force) promulgated under the Securities
     Act; and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange
     Act applicable to it with respect to the disposition of all securities
     covered by such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus
     as so supplemented and with respect to the subsequent resale of any
     securities being sold by a Participating Broker-Dealer covered by any such
     Prospectus, in each case, in accordance with the intended methods of
     distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or Prospectus, as so
     amended.

          (c) If (1) a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to Section
     3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration
     Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be delivered
     under the Securities Act by any Requesting Participating Broker-Dealer who
     seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period relating thereto
     in the applicable Exchange Offer, notify the selling Holders of Registrable
     Notes, or each such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, their
     counsel and the managing underwriters, if any, as promptly as possible,
     and, if requested by any such Person, confirm such notice in writing, (i)
     when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment
     has been filed, and, with respect to a Registration Statement or any
     post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective under the
     Securities Act (including in such notice a written statement that any
     Holder may, upon request, obtain, at the sole expense of the Issuer, one
     conformed copy of such Registration Statement or post-effective amendment
     including financial statements and schedules, documents incorporated or
     deemed to be incorporated by reference and exhibits), (ii) of the issuance
     by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a
     Registration Statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of
     any preliminary prospectus or the initiation of any proceedings for that
     purpose, (iii) if at any time when a Prospectus is required by the
     Securities Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Registrable
     Notes or resales of Exchange Notes by Requesting Participating
     Broker-Dealers the

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     representations and warranties of the Issuer contained in any agreement
     (including any underwriting agreement) contemplated by Section 5(m)(i)
     hereof cease to be true and correct in all material respects, (iv) of the
     receipt by the Issuer of any notification with respect to the suspension of
     the qualification or exemption from qualification of a Registration
     Statement or any of the Registrable Notes or the Exchange Notes for offer
     or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any
     proceeding for such purpose and (v) of the happening of any event, the
     existence of any condition or any information becoming known to the Issuer
     or any Guarantor that makes any statement made in such Registration
     Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to
     be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that
     requires the making of any changes in or amendments or supplements to such
     Registration Statement, Prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the
     Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a
     material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated
     therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and
     that in the case of the Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue
     statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to
     be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light
     of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

          (d) If (1) a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to Section
     3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration
     Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be delivered
     under the Securities Act by any Requesting Participating Broker-Dealer who
     seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, use their
     reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any order suspending the
     effectiveness of a Registration Statement or of any order preventing or
     suspending the use of a Prospectus or suspending the qualification (or
     exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Notes or the
     Exchange Notes, as the case may be, for sale in any jurisdiction, and, if
     any such order is issued, to use their reasonable best efforts to obtain
     the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest practicable moment.

          (e) If (1) a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to Section
     3 hereof or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration
     Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be delivered
     under the Securities Act by any Requesting Participating Broker-Dealer who
     seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period and if reasonably
     requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters (if any), the Holders
     of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes
     covered by such Registration Statement or any Participating Broker-Dealer
     (each a "Requesting Party"), as the case may be, (i) promptly incorporate
     in such Registration Statement or Prospectus a prospectus supplement or
     post-effective amendment such information with respect to such Requesting
     Party or the distribution of the Registrable Securities by such Requesting
     Party as the managing underwriter or underwriters (if any), such Holders or
     any Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be (based upon advice of
     counsel), determine is reasonably necessary to be included therein and (ii)
     make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or such
     post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Issuer has
     received notification of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus
     supplement or post-effective amendment; provided, however, that the Issuer
     shall not be required to take any action hereunder that would, in the
     written opinion of counsel to the Issuer, violate applicable laws.

          (f) If (1) a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to Section
     3 hereof or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration
     Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be delivered
     under the Securities Act by any Requesting Participating Broker-Dealer who
     seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, furnish to each
     selling Holder of Registrable Notes or each such Participating
     Broker-Dealer, as the case may be,

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     who so requests, its counsel and each managing underwriter, if any, at the
     sole expense of the Issuer, one conformed copy of the Registration
     Statement or Registration Statements and each post-effective amendment
     thereto, including financial statements and schedules, and, if requested,
     all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by
     reference and all exhibits.

          (g) If (1) a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to Section
     3 hereof or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration
     Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be delivered
     under the Securities Act by any Requesting Participating Broker-Dealer who
     seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, deliver to each
     selling Holder of Registrable Notes or each such Requesting Participating
     Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, its respective counsel, and the
     underwriters, if any, at the sole expense of the Issuer, as many copies of
     the Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of preliminary
     prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto and any documents
     incorporated by reference therein as such Persons may reasonably request;
     and, subject to the penultimate paragraph of this Section 5, the Issuer and
     the Guarantors hereby consent to the use of such Prospectus and each
     amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders of
     Registrable Notes or each such Requesting Participating Broker-Dealer, as
     the case may be, and the underwriters or agents, if any, and dealers (if
     any), in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Notes
     covered by, or the sale by Participating Broker-Dealers of the Exchange
     Notes pursuant to, such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.

          (h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Notes or Exchange
     Notes or any delivery of a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer
     Registration Statement by any Requesting Participating Broker-Dealer who
     seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, use their
     reasonable best efforts to register or qualify, and to cooperate with the
     selling Holders of Registrable Notes or each such Requesting Participating
     Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, the managing underwriter or
     underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel in connection with the
     registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or
     qualification) of, such Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes, as the case
     may be, for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such
     jurisdictions within the United States as any selling Holder, Requesting
     Participating Broker-Dealer, or the managing underwriter or underwriters
     reasonably request in writing ; provided, however, that where Exchange
     Notes or Registrable Notes are offered other than through an underwritten
     offering, the Issuer agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to cause the
     Issuer's counsel to perform Blue Sky investigations and file registrations
     and qualifications required to be filed pursuant to this Section 5(h), to
     keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom)
     effective during the period such Registration Statement is required to be
     kept effective and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably
     necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of
     such Exchange Notes or Registrable Notes covered by the applicable
     Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Issuer shall not be
     required to (A) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where
     it is not then so qualified, (B) take any action that would subject it to
     general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so
     subject or (C) subject itself to taxation in excess of a nominal dollar
     amount in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.

          (i) If a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to Section 3
     hereof, cooperate with the selling Holders of Registrable Notes and the
     managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely
     preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Notes to
     be sold, which certificates shall not bear any restrictive legends and
     shall be in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company
     and enable such Registrable Notes to be in such denominations (subject to
     applicable requirements set forth in the Indenture) and registered in

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     such names as the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or selling
     Holders may request at least five Business Days prior to any sale of such
     Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes.

          (j) Use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable Notes
     or Exchange Notes covered by any Registration Statement to be registered
     with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may
     be reasonably necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the
     underwriter or underwriters, if any, to consummate the disposition of such
     Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes, except as may be required solely as a
     consequence of the nature of such selling Holder's business, in which case
     the Issuer and the Guarantors will cooperate in all reasonable respects
     with the filing of such Registration Statement and the granting of such
     approvals.

          (k) If (1) a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to Section
     3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration
     Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be delivered
     under the Securities Act by any Requesting Participating Broker-Dealer who
     seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, upon the
     occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 5(c)(v) hereof, as promptly
     as practicable prepare and (subject to Section 5(a) and the third-to-last
     paragraph of this Section 5) file with the Commission, at the sole expense
     of the Issuer, a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration
     Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document
     incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, or file any
     other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers
     of the Registrable Notes being sold thereunder or to the purchasers of the
     Exchange Notes to whom such Prospectus will be delivered by a Requesting
     Participating Broker-Dealer, any such Prospectus will not contain an untrue
     statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
     be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light
     of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

          (l) Prior to the effective date of the first Registration Statement
     relating to the Registrable Notes, (i) provide the Trustee with
     certificates for the Registrable Notes in a form eligible for deposit with
     The Depository Trust Company and (ii) provide a CUSIP number for the
     Registrable Notes.

          (m) In connection with any underwritten offering of Registrable Notes
     pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement, enter into an underwriting
     agreement as is customary in underwritten offerings of debt securities
     similar to the Notes and take all such other actions as are reasonably
     requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters in order to expedite
     or facilitate the registration or the disposition of such Registrable Notes
     and, in such connection, (i) make such representations and warranties to,
     and covenants with, the underwriters with respect to the business of the
     Issuer and its subsidiaries, as then conducted (including any acquired
     business, properties or entity, if applicable), and the Registration
     Statement, Prospectus and documents, if any, incorporated or deemed to be
     incorporated by reference therein, in each case, as are customarily made by
     issuers to underwriters in underwritten offerings of debt securities
     similar to the Notes, and confirm the same in writing if and when
     requested; (ii) obtain the written opinions of counsel to the Issuer and
     written updates thereof in form, scope and substance reasonably
     satisfactory to the managing underwriter or underwriters, addressed to the
     underwriters covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested
     in underwritten offerings (including negative assurance letters) and such
     other matters as may be reasonably requested by the managing underwriter or
     underwriters; (iii) obtain "cold comfort" letters and updates thereof in
     form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the managing
     underwriter or underwriters from the independent certified public
     accountants of the Issuer (and, if necessary, any other independent
     certified public accountants of any subsidiary of the Issuer or of any
     business

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     acquired by the Issuer for which financial statements and financial data
     are, or are required to be, included or incorporated by reference in the
     Registration Statement), addressed to each of the underwriters, such
     letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type
     customarily covered in "cold comfort" letters in connection with
     underwritten offerings of debt securities similar to the Notes; and (iv) if
     an underwriting agreement is entered into, the same shall contain
     indemnification provisions and procedures no less favorable than those set
     forth in Section 7 hereof (or such other provisions and procedures
     acceptable to Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
     Registrable Notes covered by such Registration Statement and the managing
     underwriter or underwriters or agents) with respect to all parties to be
     indemnified pursuant to said Section; provided that the Issuer shall not be
     required to provide indemnification to any underwriter selected in
     accordance with the provisions of Section 9 hereof with respect to
     information relating to such underwriter furnished in writing to the Issuer
     by or on behalf of such underwriter expressly for inclusion in such
     Registration Statement; provided further, however, that with respect to any
     such untrue statement or omission made in any preliminary Prospectus, the
     indemnity agreement contained in such underwriting agreement shall not
     inure to the benefit of any underwriter for losses to the extent that such
     losses are finally judicially determined to have resulted from the fact
     that (A) such underwriter failed to send or give a copy of the final
     Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) to the person asserting any such
     loss at or prior to written confirmation of the sale of such Registrable
     Notes to such person and (B) the untrue statement or omission in the
     preliminary Prospectus was corrected in the final Prospectus or an
     amendment or supplement thereto, unless the failure to deliver the final
     Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) was a result of noncompliance by
     the Issuer with Section 5(g). The above shall be done at each closing under
     such underwriting agreement, or as and to the extent required thereunder.

          (n) If (1) a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to Section
     3 hereof or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration
     Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be delivered
     under the Securities Act by any Requesting Participating Broker-Dealer who
     seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, make available
     for inspection by any selling Holder of such Registrable Notes being sold
     or such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, any underwriter
     participating in any such disposition of Registrable Notes, if any, and any
     attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such selling Holder or
     each such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, or underwriter
     (collectively, the "Inspectors"), at the offices where normally kept,
     during reasonable business hours, all financial and other records, and
     pertinent corporate documents and instruments of the Issuer and its
     subsidiaries (collectively, the "Records") as shall be reasonably necessary
     to enable them to exercise any applicable due diligence responsibilities,
     and cause the officers, directors and employees of the Issuer and its
     subsidiaries to supply all information reasonably requested by any such
     Inspector in connection with such Registration Statement and Prospectus.
     Each Inspector shall agree in writing that it will keep the Records
     confidential and that it will not disclose, or use in connection with any
     market transactions in violation of any applicable securities laws, any
     such Records unless (i) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to
     avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in such Registration Statement
     or Prospectus, (ii) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a
     subpoena or other order from a court of competent jurisdiction or (iii) the
     information in such Records has been made generally available to the
     public; provided, however, that (i) each Inspector shall agree to use
     reasonable best efforts to provide notice to the Issuer of the potential
     disclosure of any information by such Inspector pursuant to clause (i) or
     (ii) of this sentence to permit the Issuer to obtain a protective order (or
     waive the provisions of this paragraph (n)) and (ii) each such Inspector
     shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary to protect the
     confidentiality of such information (if practicable) to the extent such
     action is

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     otherwise not inconsistent with, an impairment of or in derogation of the
     rights and interests of the Holder or any Inspector.

          (o) Provide an indenture trustee for the Registrable Notes or the
     Exchange Notes, as the case may be, and cause the Indenture or the trust
     indenture provided for in Section 2(a) hereof to be qualified under the TIA
     not later than the effective date of the Exchange Offer or the first
     Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Notes; and in connection
     therewith, cooperate with the trustee under any such indenture and the
     Holders of the Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes, as applicable, to
     effect such changes to such indenture as may be required for such indenture
     to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the TIA; and execute,
     and use their reasonable best efforts to cause such trustee to execute, all
     documents as may be required to effect such changes, and all other forms
     and documents required to be filed with the Commission to enable such
     indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner.

          (p) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission
     and make generally available to the Issuer's securityholders earnings
     statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act
     and Rule 158 thereunder (or any similar rule promulgated under the
     Securities Act) no later than 45 days after the end of any 12-month period
     (or 90 days after the end of any 12-month period if such period is a fiscal
     year) (i) commencing at the end of any fiscal quarter in which Registrable
     Notes or Exchange Notes are sold to underwriters in a firm commitment or
     best efforts underwritten offering and (ii) if not sold to underwriters in
     such an offering, commencing on the first day of the first fiscal quarter
     of the Issuer after the effective date of a Registration Statement, which
     statements shall cover said 12-month periods consistent with the
     requirements of Rule 158.

          (q) If the Exchange Offer is to be consummated, upon delivery of the
     Registrable Notes by Holders to the Issuer (or to such other Person as
     directed by the Issuer) in exchange for the Exchange Notes, mark, or cause
     to be marked, on such Registrable Notes that such Registrable Notes are
     being cancelled in exchange for the Exchange Notes; provided that in no
     event shall such Registrable Notes be marked as paid or otherwise
     satisfied.

          (r) Cooperate with each seller of Registrable Notes covered by any
     Registration Statement and each underwriter, if any, participating in the
     disposition of such Registrable Notes and their respective counsel in
     connection with any filings required to be made with the National
     Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD").

          (s) Use their reasonable best efforts to take all other steps
     reasonably necessary or advisable to effect the registration of the
     Exchange Notes and/or Registrable Notes covered by a Registration Statement
     contemplated hereby in accordance with Section 2 or Section 3 hereof.

          The Issuer may require each seller of Registrable Notes or Exchange
Notes as to which any registration is being effected to furnish to the Issuer
such information regarding such seller and the distribution of such Registrable
Notes or Exchange Notes as the Issuer may, from time to time, reasonably
request. The Issuer may exclude from such registration the Registrable Notes of
any seller so long as such seller fails to furnish such information within a
reasonable time after receiving such request and in the event of such an
exclusion, the Issuer shall have no further obligation under this Agreement
(including, without limitation, the obligations under Section 4) with respect to
such seller or any subsequent Holder of such Registrable Notes. Each seller as
to which any Shelf Registration Statement is being effected agrees to furnish
promptly to the Issuer all information required to be disclosed in order to make
any information previously furnished to the Issuer by such seller not materially
misleading.

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          If any such Registration Statement refers to any Holder by name or
otherwise as the holder of any securities of the Issuer, then such Holder shall
have the right to require (i) the insertion therein of language, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to such Holder, to the effect that the holding
by such Holder of such securities is not to be construed as a recommendation by
such Holder of the investment quality of the securities covered thereby and that
such holding does not imply that such Holder will assist in meeting any future
financial requirements of the Issuer, or (ii) in the event that such reference
to such Holder by name or otherwise is not required by the Securities Act or any
similar federal statute then in force, the deletion of the reference to such
Holder in any amendment or supplement to the applicable Registration Statement
filed or prepared subsequent to the time that such reference ceases to be
required.

          Each Holder of Registrable Notes and each Participating Broker-Dealer
agrees by acquisition of such Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes that, upon
actual receipt of any notice from the Issuer (x) of the happening of any event
of the kind described in Section 5(c)(ii), 5(c)(iii), 5(c)(iv), or 5(c)(v)
hereof, or (y) that the Board of Directors of the Issuer (the "Board of
Directors") determines that the Issuer has a bona fide business purpose for
doing so, then the Issuer may delay the filing or the effectiveness of the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement or the Shelf Registration Statement (if
not then filed or effective, as applicable) and shall not be required to
maintain the effectiveness thereof or amend or supplement the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement or the Shelf Registration Statement, in all cases, for a
period (a "Delay Period") expiring upon the earlier to occur of (i) in the case
of the immediately preceding clause (x), such Holder's or Participating
Broker-Dealer's receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus
contemplated by Section 5(k) hereof or until it is advised in writing (the
"Advice") by the Issuer that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be
resumed, and has received copies of any amendments or supplements thereto or
(ii) in the case of the immediately preceding clause (y), the date which is the
earlier of (A) the date on which such business purpose ceases to interfere with
the Issuer's obligations to file or maintain the effectiveness of any such
Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement or (B) 60 days after the
Issuer notifies the Holders of such good faith determination. There shall not be
more than 90 days of Delay Periods during any 12-month period. Each of the
Effectiveness Period and the Applicable Period, if applicable, shall be extended
by the number of days during any Delay Period. Any Delay Period will not alter
the obligations of the Issuer to pay Special Interest under the circumstances
set forth in Section 4 hereof.

          In the event of any Delay Period pursuant to clause (y) of the
preceding paragraph, notice shall be given as soon as practicable after the
Board of Directors makes such a determination of the need for a Delay Period and
shall state, to the extent practicable, an estimate of the duration of such
Delay Period and shall advise the recipient thereof of the agreement of such
Holder provided in the next succeeding sentence. Each Holder, by his acceptance
of any Registrable Note, agrees to maintain in confidence and not disclose the
occurrence of such Delay Period (except for the reasons described in paragraphs
(i) or (iii) in the proviso to the ultimate sentence of Section 5(n)) or the
delivery by Issuer of such notice, and agrees that during any Delay Period, such
Holder will discontinue disposition of such Notes or Exchange Notes covered by
such Registration Statement or Prospectus or Exchange Notes to be sold by such
Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be.

          Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any party to this
Agreement (and any employee, representative, or other agent of any party to this
Agreement) may disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind,
the U.S. federal income tax treatment and tax structure of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (the "Transactions") and all materials of any
kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to it relating
to such tax treatment and tax structure; provided, however, that neither party
(nor any employee, representative or other agent thereof) shall disclose any
information (a) that is not relevant to an understanding of the U.S. federal
income tax

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treatment or tax structure of the Transactions or (b) to the extent such
disclosure could result in a violation of any federal or state securities laws.

     Section 6. Registration Expenses

          All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance
with this Agreement by the Issuer and the Guarantors (other than any
underwriting discounts or commissions) shall be borne by the Issuer, whether or
not the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or the Shelf Registration
Statement is filed or becomes effective or the Exchange Offer is consummated,
including, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including,
without limitation, (A) fees with respect to filings required to be made with
the NASD in connection with an underwritten offering and (B) fees and expenses
of compliance with state securities or Blue Sky laws (including, without
limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with Blue
Sky qualifications of the Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes and determination
of the eligibility of the Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes for investment
under the laws of such jurisdictions (x) where the holders of Registrable Notes
are located, in the case of an Exchange Offer, or (y) as provided in Section
5(h) hereof, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement or in the case of
Exchange Notes to be sold by a Participating Broker-Dealer during the Applicable
Period)), (ii) printing expenses, including, without limitation, expenses of
printing certificates for Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes in a form eligible
for deposit with The Depository Trust Company and of printing prospectuses if
the printing of prospectuses is requested by the managing underwriter or
underwriters, if any, or by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Registrable Notes included in any Registration Statement or in
respect of Exchange Notes to be sold by any Participating Broker-Dealer during
the Applicable Period, as the case may be, (iii) messenger, telephone and
delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Issuer and
reasonable fees and disbursements of one special counsel for all of the sellers
of Registrable Notes pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement (exclusive of
any counsel retained pursuant to Section 7 hereof), (v) fees and disbursements
of all independent certified public accountants referred to in Section 5(m)(iii)
hereof (including, without limitation, the expenses of any special audit and
"cold comfort" letters required by or incident to such performance), (vi)
Securities Act liability insurance, if the Issuer desires such insurance, (vii)
fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Issuer, (viii) internal
expenses of the Issuer (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses
of officers and employees of the Issuer performing legal or accounting duties),
(ix) the expense of any annual audit, (x) the fees and expenses incurred in
connection with the listing of the securities to be registered on any securities
exchange, and the obtaining of a rating of the securities, in each case, if
applicable, and (xi) the expenses relating to printing, word processing and
distributing all Registration Statements, underwriting agreements, indentures
and any other documents necessary in order to comply with this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary, each Holder shall pay
all underwriting discounts and commissions of any underwriters with respect to
any Registrable Notes sold by or on behalf of it.

          Section 7. Indemnification

          (a) Each of the Issuer and the Guarantors agree, jointly and
severally, to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of Registrable Notes and
each Participating Broker-Dealer selling Exchange Notes during the Applicable
Period, each Person, if any, who controls any such Person within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, the
agents, employees, officers and directors of each Holder and each such
Participating Broker-Dealer and the agents, employees, officers and directors of
any such controlling Person (each, a "Participant") from and against any and all
losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses (including, but not limited
to, reasonable attorneys' fees and any and all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
actually incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any
litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, and any and all
reasonable amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation (in the manner
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clause (c) below)) (collectively, "Losses") to which they or any of them may
become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise insofar
as such Losses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
any Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or Prospectus (as amended
or supplemented if the Issuer shall have furnished any amendments or supplements
thereto) or any preliminary prospectus, or are caused by, arise out of or are
based upon any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading, provided that (i) the foregoing indemnity shall not
be available to any Participant insofar as such Losses are caused by, arise out
of or are based upon any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue
statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with information
relating to such Participant furnished to the Issuer in writing by or on behalf
of such Participant expressly for use therein, and (ii) with respect to any such
untrue statement or omission made in any preliminary Prospectus, the indemnity
agreement contained in this Section 7(a) shall not inure to the benefit of any
Participant for losses to the extent that such losses are finally judicially
determined to have resulted from the fact that (A) such Participant failed to
send or give a copy of the final Prospectus to the person asserting any such
loss at or prior to written confirmation of the sale of such Registrable Notes
to such person and (B) the untrue statement or omission in the preliminary
Prospectus was corrected in the final Prospectus or an amendment or supplement
thereto, unless the failure to deliver the final Prospectus or such amendment or
supplement was a result of noncompliance by the Issuer with Section 5(g).

          (b) Each Participant agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify
and hold harmless the Issuer and the Guarantors, each Person, if any, who
controls the Issuer or Guarantors within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, and each of their
respective agents, employees, officers and directors and the agents, employees,
officers and directors of any such controlling Person from and against any
Losses to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act,
the Exchange Act or otherwise insofar as such Losses (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement (or any
amendment thereto) or Prospectus (as amended or supplemented if the Issuer shall
have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or any preliminary
Prospectus, or were caused by, arise out of or are based upon any omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of the Prospectus, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in
each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that any such Loss arises out
of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with information
relating to such Participant furnished in writing to the Issuer by or on behalf
of such Participant expressly for use therein.

          (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection
7(a) or 7(b) above of notice of the commencement of any action, suit or
proceeding (collectively, an "action"), such indemnified party shall, if a claim
in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under such
subsection, notify each party against whom indemnification is to be sought in
writing of the commencement of such action (but the failure so to notify an
indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability
that it may have under this Section 7 except to the extent that it has been
prejudiced in any material respect by such failure). In case any such action is
brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies an indemnifying party of
the commencement of such action, the indemnifying party will be entitled to
participate in such action, and to the extent it may elect by written notice
delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice
from such indemnified party, to assume the defense of such action with counsel
satisfactory to such indemnified party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
indemnified party or parties shall have the right to employ its or their own
counsel in any such action, but the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel
shall be at

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the expense of such indemnified party or parties unless (i) the employment of
such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by the indemnifying parties
in connection with the defense of such action, (ii) the indemnifying parties
shall not have employed counsel to take charge of the defense of such action
within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, or (iii)
the named parties to such action (including any impleaded parties) include such
indemnified party and the indemnifying party or parties (or such indemnifying
parties have assumed the defense of such action), and such indemnified party or
parties shall have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to such
indemnified party or parties), that there may be defenses available to it or
them that are different from or additional to those available to one or all of
the indemnifying parties (in which case the indemnifying parties shall not have
the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified
party or parties), in any of which events such reasonable fees and expenses of
counsel shall be borne by the indemnifying parties. In no event shall the
indemnifying party be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one counsel
(together with appropriate local counsel) at any time for all indemnified
parties in connection with any one action or separate but substantially similar
or related actions arising in the same jurisdiction out of the same general
allegations or circumstances. Any such separate firm for the Participants shall
be designated in writing by Participants who sold a majority in interest of
Registrable Notes sold by all such Participants and shall be reasonably
acceptable to the Issuer and any such separate firm for the Issuer, its
affiliates, officers, directors, representatives, employees and agents and such
control Person of the Issuer shall be designated in writing by the Issuer and
shall be reasonable acceptable to the Holders. An indemnifying party shall not
be liable for any settlement of any claim or action effected without its written
consent, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld. No indemnifying party
shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any
settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any
indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been
sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an
unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims
that are the subject matter of such proceeding.

          (d) In order to provide for contribution in circumstances in which the
indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is for any reason held to be
unavailable from the indemnifying party, or is insufficient to hold harmless a
party indemnified under this Section 7, each indemnifying party shall contribute
to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such
aggregate Losses (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative benefits received by each indemnifying party, on the one hand, and each
indemnified party, on the other hand, from the sale of the Notes to the Initial
Purchasers or the resale of the Registrable Notes by such Holder, as applicable,
or (ii) if such allocation is not permitted by applicable law, in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred
to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of each indemnified party, on
the one hand, and each indemnifying party, on the other hand, in connection with
the statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Issuer
and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and each Participant, on the other hand,
shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as (x) the total proceeds from the
sale of the Notes to the Initial Purchasers (net of discounts and commissions
but before deducting expenses) received by the Issuer and the Guarantors are to
(y) the total net profit received by such Participant in connection with the
sale of the Registrable Notes. The relative fault of the parties shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state
a material fact relates to information supplied by the Issuer and Guarantors or
such Participant and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission or
alleged statement or omission.

          (e) The parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation
or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the
equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of
this

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Section 7, (i) in no case shall any Participant be required to contribute any
amount in excess of the amount by which the net profit received by such
Participant in connection with the sale of the Registrable Notes exceeds the
amount of any damages that such Participant has otherwise been required to pay
by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission and (ii) no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. Any party entitled to contribution will, promptly after
receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such party in respect of
which a claim for contribution may be made against another party or parties
under this Section 7, notify such party or parties from whom contribution may be
sought, but the omission to so notify such party or parties shall not relieve
the party or parties from whom contribution may be sought from any obligation it
or they may have under this Section 7 or otherwise, except to the extent that it
has been prejudiced in any material respect by such failure; provided, however,
that no additional notice shall be required with respect to any action for which
notice has been given under this Section 7 for purposes of indemnification.
Anything in this section to the contrary notwithstanding, no party shall be
liable for contribution with respect to any action or claim settled without its
written consent, provided, however, that such written consent was not
unreasonably withheld.

     Section 8. Rules 144 and 144A

          The Issuer and each Guarantor covenants that it will file the reports
required, if any, to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the Commission thereunder in a
timely manner in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act and, if at any time the Issuer is not required to file such
reports, it will, upon the request of any Holder or beneficial owner of
Registrable Notes, make available such information necessary to permit sales
pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The Issuer and each Guarantor
further covenants that for so long as any Registrable Notes remain outstanding
it will take such further action as any Holder of Registrable Notes may
reasonably request from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable
Notes without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the
exemptions provided by (a) Rule 144(k) and Rule 144A under the Securities Act,
as such Rules may be amended from time to time, or (b) any similar rule or
regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission.

     Section 9. Underwritten Registrations

          If any of the Registrable Notes covered by any Shelf Registration
Statement are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the investment banker or
investment bankers and manager or managers that will manage the offering will be
selected by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of such
Registrable Notes included in such offering and shall be reasonably acceptable
to the Issuer.

          No Holder of Registrable Notes may participate in any underwritten
registration hereunder if such Holder does not (a) agree to sell such Holder's
Registrable Notes on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements
approved by the Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (b)
complete and execute all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities,
underwriting agreements and other documents required under the terms of such
underwriting arrangements.

     Section 10. Miscellaneous

          (a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Issuer and each of the Guarantors
have not, as of the date hereof, and shall not have, after the date of this
Agreement, entered into any agreement with respect to any of its securities that
is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Notes in
this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. The rights
granted to the

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Holders hereunder do not conflict with and are not inconsistent with, in any
material respect, the rights granted to the holders of any of the Issuer's and
the Guarantors' other issued and outstanding securities under any such
agreements. The Issuer and each of the Guarantors have not entered and will not
enter into any agreement with respect to any of its securities which will grant
to any Person piggy-back registration rights with respect to any Registration
Statement.

          (b) Adjustments Affecting Registrable Notes. The Issuer and the
Guarantors shall not, directly or indirectly, take any action with respect to
the Registrable Notes as a class that would adversely affect the ability of the
Holders of Registrable Notes to include such Registrable Notes in a registration
undertaken pursuant to this Agreement.

          (c) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not
be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from
the provisions hereof may not be given except pursuant to a written agreement
duly signed and delivered by (i) the Issuer and the Guarantors and (ii)(A) the
Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then
outstanding Registrable Notes and (B) in circumstances that would adversely
affect the Participating Broker-Dealers, the Participating Broker-Dealers
holding not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Exchange
Notes held by all Participating Broker-Dealers; provided, however, that Section
7 and this Section 10(c) may not be amended, modified or supplemented except
pursuant to a written agreement duly signed and delivered by the Issuer and the
Guarantors and each Holder and each Participating Broker-Dealer (including any
Person who was a Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer of Registrable Notes or
Exchange Notes, as the case may be, disposed of pursuant to any Registration
Statement) affected by any such amendment, modification, supplement or waiver.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions
hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of
Holders of Registrable Notes whose securities are being sold pursuant to a
Registration Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect, impair,
limit or compromise the rights of other Holders of Registrable Notes may be
given by Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Registrable Notes being sold pursuant to such Registration Statement.

          (d) Notices. All notices and other communications (including, without
limitation, any notices or other communications to the Trustee) provided for or
permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, registered
first-class mail, next-day air courier or telecopier:

          (i) if to a Holder of the Registrable Notes or any Participating
     Broker-Dealer, at the most current address of such Holder or Participating
     Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, set forth on the records of the
     registrar under the Indenture.

          (ii) if to the Issuer or the Guarantors, at the address as follows:

                      Alamosa (Delaware), Inc.
                      c/o Alamosa Holdings, Inc.
                      5225 S. Loop 289
                      Lubbock, TX  79424
                      Telephone: (806) 722-1100
                      Fax: (806) 722-1423
                      Attention: Chief Financial Officer

                      with a copy to
                      Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
                      Four Times Square
                      New York, NY  10036

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                      Telephone: (212) 735-3000
                      Fax: (212) 732-2000
                      Attention: Fred B. White, III, Esq.

          (iii) if to the Initial Purchasers, at the address as follows:

                      UBS Securities LLC
                      677 Washington Boulevard
                      Stamford, CT  06901
                      Telephone: (203) 719-3000
                      Fax number: (212) 719-1075
                      Attention: High Yield Syndicate Department

                      With a copy at such address to the attention of Legal
                      Department, fax number (203) 719-0680

                      And a further copy to
                      Latham & Watkins LLP
                      505 Montgomery Street, Suite 1900
                      San Francisco, CA  94111
                      Telephone:  (415) 391-0600
                      Fax:  (415) 395-8095
                      Attention:  Tracy K. Edmonson, Esq.

         All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly
given: when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after
being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt is
acknowledged by the recipient's telecopier machine, if telecopied; and on the
next Business Day, if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight
delivery.

          Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be
concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee at the
address and in the manner specified in such Indenture.

          (e) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto,
the Holders and the Participating Broker-Dealers; provided, however, that this
Agreement shall not inure to the benefit of or be binding upon a successor or
assign of a Holder unless and to the extent such successor or assign holds
Registrable Notes.

          (f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by the 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.

          (g) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

          (H) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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          (i) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of
this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions,
covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and
effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties
hereto shall use their reasonable best efforts to find and employ an alternative
means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated
by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and
declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the
remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of
such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

          (j) Securities Held by the Issuer, the Guarantors or Their Respective
Affiliates. Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified
percentage of Registrable Notes is required hereunder, Registrable Notes held by
the Issuer, the Guarantors or any of their respective affiliates (as such term
is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) shall not be counted in
determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such
required percentage.

          (k) Third-Party Beneficiaries. Holders and beneficial owners of
Registrable Notes and Participating Broker-Dealers are intended third-party
beneficiaries of this Agreement, and this Agreement may be enforced by such
Persons. No other Person is intended to be, or shall be construed as, a
third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.

          (l) Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Purchase
Agreement and the Indenture, is intended by the parties as a final and exclusive
statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of
the subject matter contained herein and therein and any and all prior oral or
written agreements, representations, or warranties, contracts, understandings,
correspondence, conversations and memoranda between the Holders on the one hand
and the Issuer and the Guarantors on the other, or between or among any agents,
representatives, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors in interest or
successors in interest with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof are
merged herein and replaced hereby.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.

                                    ALAMOSA (DELAWARE), INC.

                                    By: /s/ David E. Sharbutt
                                        ---------------------------------
                                        David E. Sharbutt, President

                                    ALAMOSA PCS, INC.,
                                    a Delaware corporation

                                    By: /s/ David E. Sharbutt
                                        ---------------------------------
                                        David E. Sharbutt, President

                                    ALAMOSA HOLDINGS, LLC,
                                    a Delaware limited liability company

                                    By: /s/ David E. Sharbutt
                                        ---------------------------------
                                        David E. Sharbutt, Manager

                                    ALAMOSA WISCONSIN GP, LLC,
                                    a Wisconsin limited liability company

                                    By: /s/ David E. Sharbutt
                                        ---------------------------------
                                        David E. Sharbutt, Manager

<PAGE>

                                 ALAMOSA WISCONSIN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
                                 a Wisconsin limited partnership

                                 By:  ALAMOSA WISCONSIN GP, L.L.C., a Wisconsin
                                      limited liability company, as the sole
                                      general partner

                                      By: /s/ David E. Sharbutt
                                         ---------------------------------
                                          David E. Sharbutt, Manager

                                 ALAMOSA (WISCONSIN) PROPERTIES, LLC,
                                 a Wisconsin limited liability company

                                 By: /s/ David E. Sharbutt
                                     -------------------------------------
                                     David E. Sharbutt, Manager

                                 ALAMOSA FINANCE, LLC,
                                 a Delaware limited liability company

                                 By: /s/ David E. Sharbutt
                                     -------------------------------------
                                     David E. Sharbutt, Manager

                                 ALAMOSA LIMITED, LLC,
                                 a Delaware limited liability company

                                 By: /s/ David E. Sharbutt
                                     -------------------------------------
                                     David E. Sharbutt, Manager

<PAGE>

                                ALAMOSA DELAWARE GP, LLC,
                                a Delaware limited liability company

                                By: /s/ David E. Sharbutt
                                    -------------------------------------
                                    David E. Sharbutt, Manager

                                TEXAS TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LP,
                                a Texas limited partnership

                                By: ALAMOSA DELAWARE GP, L.L.C.,
                                    a Delaware limited liability company,
                                    as the sole general partner

                                    By: /s/ David E. Sharbutt
                                       ----------------------------------
                                       David E. Sharbutt, Manager

                                ALAMOSA PROPERTIES, LP,
                                a Texas limited partnership

                                By: ALAMOSA DELAWARE GP, L.L.C.,
                                    a Delaware limited liability company,
                                    as the sole general partner

                                    By: /s/ David E. Sharbutt
                                        ----------------------------------
                                        David E. Sharbutt, Manager

                                ALAMOSA MISSOURI, LLC,
                                a Missouri limited liability company

                                By: /s/ David E. Sharbutt
                                    --------------------------------------
                                    David E. Sharbutt, Manager

<PAGE>

                              ALAMOSA MISSOURI PROPERTIES, LLC,
                              a Missouri limited liability company

                              By: /s/ David E. Sharbutt
                                  ----------------------------------------
                                  David E. Sharbutt, Manager

                              WASHINGTON OREGON WIRELESS, LLC,
                              a Oregon limited liability company

                              By: /s/ David E. Sharbutt
                                  ----------------------------------------
                                  David E. Sharbutt, Manager

                              WASHINGTON OREGON WIRELESS PROPERTIES, LLC,
                              a Delaware limited liability company

                              By: /s/ David E. Sharbutt
                                  ----------------------------------------
                                  David E. Sharbutt, Manager

                              WASHINGTON OREGON WIRELESS LICENSES, LLC,
                              a Delaware limited liability company

                              By: /s/ David E. Sharbutt
                                  ----------------------------------------
                                  David E. Sharbutt, Manager

                              SWGP, L.L.C.,
                              an Oklahoma limited liability company

                              By: /s/ David E. Sharbutt
                                  ----------------------------------------
                                  David E. Sharbutt, Manager

<PAGE>

                                SWLP, L.L.C.,
                                an Oklahoma limited liability company

                                By: /s/ David E. Sharbutt
                                    ----------------------------------------
                                    David E. Sharbutt, Manager

                                SOUTHWEST PCS, L.P.,
                                an Oklahoma limited partnership

                                By: SWGP, L.L.C.,
                                    an Oklahoma limited liability company,
                                    as the sole general partner

                                By: /s/ David E. Sharbutt
                                    ----------------------------------------
                                    David E. Sharbutt, Manager

                                SOUTHWEST PCS PROPERTIES, LLC,
                                a Delaware limited liability company

                                By: /s/ David E. Sharbutt
                                    ----------------------------------------
                                    David E. Sharbutt, Manager

                                SOUTHWEST PCS LICENSES, LLC,
                                a Delaware limited liability company

                                By: /s/ David E. Sharbutt
                                    ----------------------------------------
                                    David E. Sharbutt, Manager

<PAGE>

                                UBS SECURITIES LLC,
                                BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.
                                LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.

                                     By: UBS Securities LLC

                                     By: /s/ Michael F. Newcomb II
                                         ----------------------------------
                                         Name: Michael F. Newcomb II
                                         Title: Director
                                                High Yield Capital Markets

                                     By: /s/ John C. Duggan
                                         ----------------------------------
                                         Name: John C. Duggan
                                         Title: Directorexv10w13

 

Exhibit 10.13

AGREEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 21, 2003 BETWEEN THE COMPANY

AND LOCAL 1031, I.B.E.W., AFL-CIO

EFFECTIVE - JUNE 30, 2003 TO JULY 2, 2006

TABLE OF CONTENT’S

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	PAGE
	ARTICLE I
	 	UNION AND MANAGEMENT	 	 
	 
	 	Section 1.	 	Parties and Effective Date 	 	1
	 
	 	Section 2.	 	Expiration Date and Renewal 	 	1
	 
	 	Section 3.	 	Recognition	 	1
	 
	 	Section 4.	 	Management	 	1-2
	 
	 	Section 5.	 	Union Shop	 	2
	 
	 	Section 6.	 	Check-off	 	2-3
	 
	 	Section 7.	 	Non-Discrimination 	 	3
	 
	 	Section 8.	 	Trial Period Employees 	 	3-4
	ARTICLE II
	 	REPRESENTATIVE, GRIEVANCES AND ARBITRATION	 	 
	 
	 	Section 1.	 	Stewards	 	4
	 
	 	Section 2.	 	Grievance Procedure 	 	4-6
	 
	 	Section 3.	 	Arbitration 	 	6
	 
	 	Section 4.	 	No Strike or Lockouts 	 	6-7
	ARTICLE III
	 	HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME	 	 
	 
	 	Section 1.	 	Regular Work Week 	 	7
	 
	 	Section 2.	 	No Staggering 	 	7
	 
	 	Section 3.	 	Changing Workweek 	 	7
	 
	 	Section 4.	 	Overtime 	 	8
	 
	 	Section 5.	 	Shift Premium 	 	8
	 
	 	Section 6.	 	Preference of Shift and Overtime 	 	8
	 
	 	Section 7.	 	Lunch Periods 	 	8
	 
	 	Section 8.	 	Rest Periods	 	9
	 
	 	Section 9.	 	Reporting Pay 	 	9
	 
	 	Section 10.	 	Call-Back Pay 	 	9
	 
	 	Section 11.	 	No Pyramiding 	 	9
	ARTICLE IV
	 	SENIORITY	 	 
	 
	 	Section 1.	 	Basis of Seniority 	 	9
	 
	 	Section 2.	 	Effect of  Seniority 	 	9-10
	 
	 	Section 3.	 	Seniority List 	 	10
	 
	 	Section 4.	 	Temporary Layoffs 	 	10-11
	 
	 	Section 5.	 	Temporary Transfers 	 	11
	 
	 	Section 6.	 	Options	 	11
	 
	 	Section 7.	 	Demotion	 	11-12
	 
	 	Section 8.	 	Rights on Recall 	 	12-13
	 
	 	Section 9.	 	Skill & Ability 	 	13
	 
	 	Section 10.	 	Vacancies 	 	13-14
	 
	 	Section 11.	 	On-the-Job-Training 	 	14
	 
	 	Section 12.	 	Leave of Absence 	 	15
	 
	 	Section 13.	 	Loss of Seniority 	 	15-16
	 
	 	Section 14.	 	Promotion to Exempt Positions 	 	16

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TABLE OF CONTENT’S CONT’D

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	PAGE
	ARTICLE V
	 	VACATION AND HOLIDAYS	 	 
	 
	 	Section 1.	 	Eligibility and Amount of Vacation	 	16-17
	 
	 	Section 2.	 	Minimum Hours	 	17
	 
	 	Section 3.	 	Computation of Vacation Pay	 	18
	 
	 	Section 4.	 	Scheduling of Vacations	 	18
	 
	 	Section 5.	 	Date Due	 	18
	 
	 	Section 6.	 	Consecutive  Days, etc	 	18
	 
	 	Section 7.	 	Retiree Pro-Rata Vacation Pay	 	19
	 
	 	Section 8.	 	Holidays and Holiday pay	 	19-20
	 
	 	Section 9.	 	Floating Holiday	 	20
	ARTICLE VI
	 	WAGES	 	 
	 
	 	Section 1.	 	Rates	 	20
	 
	 	Section 2.	 	Cost Of Living	 	20-21
	 
	 	Section 3.	 	New Classifications	 	21
	 
	 	Section 4.	 	Upgrading	 	21
	 
	 	Section 5.	 	New Experienced Employees	 	21
	 
	 	Section 6.	 	Payday	 	22
	 
	 	Section 7.	 	Piece Work	 	22
	 
	 	Section 8.	 	Pension Plan	 	22
	ARTICLE VII
	 	INSURANCE	 	22-23
	ARTICLE VIII
	 	GENERAL PROVISIONS	 	 
	 
	 	Section 1.	 	Saving   Clause	 	23
	 
	 	Section 2.	 	Bulletin  Board	 	23
	 
	 	Section 3.	 	Election Day	 	23
	 
	 	Section 4.	 	Supervisors	 	24
	 
	 	Section 5.	 	Right of Access	 	24
	 
	 	Section 6.	 	Conflict with State & Federal Laws	 	24
	 
	 	Section 7.	 	Female Employees	 	24
	 
	 	Section 8.	 	Paid Leave of Absence	 	24-25
	 
	 	Section 9.	 	Jury Service	 	25
	 
	 	Section 10.	 	Safety and Health Provisions	 	25
	 
	 	Section 11.	 	Union Employee Educational Assistance Program	 	26
	 
	 	Section 12.	 	Call-In Sick / Personal Day	 	27
	 
	 	Section 13.	 	Inventory Shutdown Scheduling	 	27
	 
	 	Section 14.	 	Severance Plan	 	27
	 
	 	Section 15.	 	401K Savings Plan	 	27

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ARTICLE I

UNION AND MANAGEMENT

     Section 1. Parties and Effective Date: The parties to this Agreement are:
Wells-Gardner Electronics Corporation, its successors or assigns, hereinafter
called the “Company” and Local 1031, International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, AFL-CIO, hereinafter called the “Union”. This Agreement shall become
effective June 30, 2003.

     Section 2. Expiration Date and Renewal: This Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect until July 2, 2006 and then shall automatically renew
itself from year to year thereafter, unless the Company or the Union gives
written notice to the other party to amend, modify or terminate within not less
than sixty (60) days prior to any expiration date. The parties may by mutual
agreement modify or amend this Agreement at any time hereafter.

     Section 3. Recognition: The Company recognizes the Union as the sole and
exclusive collective bargaining agent for all of the Company’s production and
maintenance employees located at 9500 West 55th Street – Suite A, McCook,
Illinois 60525-3605 excluding Wells-Gardner Electronics Corporation executives
and non-working supervisors, office, clerical and sales employees, engineering
and laboratory employees, supervisors, guards, outside truck drivers, journey &
craft persons who are represented for purposes of collective bargaining by
unions affiliated with the AFL-CIO.

     Section 4. Management: The management of the Company and its operations,
the direction of the work force, including the right to hire, assign, suspend,
transfer, promote, discharge or discipline for just cause and to maintain
discipline and efficiency of its employees and the right to relieve employees
from duty because of lack of work or for other legitimate reasons not in
conflict with the provisions of this Agreement; the right to determine the
extent to which the plant shall be operated; the right to introduce new or
improved production methods, processes or equipment; the right to decide the
number and locations of plants, the nature of equipment or machinery, the
products to be manufactured, the methods and processes of manufacturing, the
scheduling of production, the method of training employees, the designing and
engineering of products and the control of raw materials; the right to continue
in accordance with past practice to assign work to outside contractors; and the
right to enact Company policies, plant rules and regulations which are not in
conflict with this Agreement, are vested exclusively in the Company.

     The Union recognizes that there are functions, powers, authorities and
responsibilities belonging solely to the Company, prominent among which, but by
no means inclusive, are those enumerated in the preceding paragraph. The
management rights enumerated in said paragraph are not inclusive and shall not
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     The term “just cause” as used in this Agreement includes but is not
limited to any violations of a published plant rule established pursuant to the
provisions of Article I.

     Section 5. Union Shop: All employees covered by the terms of this
Agreement shall be required to become and remain members of the Union as a
condition of employment from and after the sixty-first (61st) day following the
date of their employment or the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is
later.

     Section 6. Check-Off: The Company agrees that it will make weekly
deductions from each weekly pay check covering any and all amount of dues and
initiation fees that may hereafter become due to the Union for any of its
employees covered hereunder, provided that the Union requests such deductions
and accompanies such requests with properly and legally executed assignments,
in accordance with law, authorizing such deductions. The employer further
agrees that once each week, it will remit promptly to the Union such collected
amounts. At the end of each calendar month, the Company shall forward to the
Union an alphabetical list of the names and the total amounts deducted during
said month from each employee covered. In lieu of this monthly alphabetical
list, the Company may, at its option, forward to the Union such an alphabetical
list each week along with the weekly remittance of collected amounts.

     If through inadvertence or error, the Company fails or neglects to make a
deduction which is properly due and owing from an employee’s weekly pay check,
such deduction shall be made from the next weekly pay check of the employee and
promptly remitted to the Union. It is expressly agreed and understood that the
Union assumes full responsibility for the validity and the legality of such
employee’s deductions as are made by the Company and hereby agrees to indemnify
and save the Company harmless, by virtue of such collections and payments to
the Union.

     No deduction shall be made from any employee for union dues in any week in
which such employee receives a check representing a total of less than eight
(8) hours at the employees regular rate of pay nor shall any deduction be made
from any employee’s pay check prior to the date on which, by the terms of this
Agreement, he/she is required to become a member of the Union as a condition of
employment.

     Section 7. Non-Discrimination: It is agreed between the parties that in
the policies and practices of the Company and in the membership policies and
practices of the Union there shall continue to be no discrimination against any
employee on account of race, creed, color, national origin or sex.

     Section 8. Trial Period Employees:

	 	(a)	 	Trial Period: New employees shall be on trial until they have
been employed for a period of sixty (60) calendar days and during
such period the Company shall have the right to dismiss or retain the
employee at its own discretion. Upon completion of such sixty (60)
calendar days of employment, the employee shall be deemed to be a
regular employee. In all instances where a trial period employee is
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	 	 	 	lack of work or granted a leave of absence for illness or other good
cause, such reduction from active employment shall be deemed to be a
layoff, unless at the date it occurs, the employee is given a
written notice stating that he/she is terminated.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Return from Leave or Recall of Laid Off Trial Period Employee:
Trial period employees who are laid off and by election of the
Company subsequently recalled or who are granted a leave of absence
and subsequently return to work, must complete sixty (60) calendar
days of trial period active employment within six (6) months of the
date of their original hire date in order to become a regular
employee. Periods of trial period active employment, as referred to
above, shall include any week in which the employee works at least
one full day. At such time as the employee completes sixty (60)
calendar day trial period active employment, his/her “original hiring
date”, for the purpose of determining his/her length of service (in
accordance with Article IV, Section 3(b)) shall be established as
that date sixty (60) calendar days prior to the date of completion of
the trial period employment requirement.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Trial Period Employee Recalled Before Expiration of Six-Month
Period: Trial period employees who have not completed sixty (60)
calendar days of trial period employment within six (6) months from
their original date of hire, but who are recalled or return from a
leave of absence prior to the expiration of such six-month period
will be permitted to complete the trial period requirement, although
the six-month period elapses before such trial period is completed,
provided the employee is not laid off before he/she completes his/her
trial period employment. If such a layoff occurs before the employee
bas completed his/her trial period and the six-month period has
expired, said employee will be considered to have been terminated
rather than laid off.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Extension of Trial Period: The Company shall have the right to
extend the trial period to ninety (90) calendar days upon written
notice to the Union and the employee prior to completion of the
normal sixty (60) day trial period and shall retain the right to
dismiss such employee during this extension period without being
subject to review. In all instances where the trial period of a new
employee is so extended, such employee’s responsibility to become and
remain a member of the Union in good standing as a condition of
employment after sixty (60) days shall not be affected; and any
benefits of the contract such as holiday pay and insurance coverage
shall accrue to such- employee at the end of the initial sixty day
period.

ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATION, GRIEVANCES AND ARBITRATION

     Section 1. Stewards: The Company agrees to recognize the Chief Steward and
Shop Stewards selected by the Union in accordance with the Union rules and
regulations. Such Chief Steward and Stewards may act as a grievance committee
at the request of, and with, the Business Manager of the Union, or his/her
representative. The Union will notify the Company as to the identity of such
Chief Steward or Stewards and the Company shall not be required to recognize
any other employees in the adjustment of complaints than those whose names are
furnished to the Company as aforesaid. Such Chief Steward and Stewards shall
be granted a reasonable amount of time during working hours for the purpose of
investigating and adjusting complaints, provided however, that such Chief
Steward and Stewards shall not leave their work without the permission of the
immediate supervisor. Such permission, however, shall not be arbitrarily
withheld. The Chief Steward and Stewards shall be granted top seniority in
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     Section 2. Grievance Procedure: Any grievance arising during the life of
this contract pertaining to wages, hours of work and working conditions of
employees in the bargaining unit shall be subject to the procedures outlined
below:

     Either the Company or the Union or any employee (or Steward, Chief Steward
or Business Representative in his/her behalf) may file grievances. Grievances
of the Company or Union shall be presented directly to the other in writing.
Grievances of the employees shall be reduced to writing on grievance forms
provided by the Union. All answers by the Company shall likewise be in
writing. Grievances will be handled as follows:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Step 1.
	 	 	The employee, his/her Steward or both, shall present the
matter in dispute for settlement to his/her Supervisor. If the
Supervisor’s decision is not satisfactory or is not given within
three (3) working days, Step 2 will be followed.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	

	Step 2.	 	 	Such grievance shall then be presented by the Chief Steward
within three (3) working days after the Supervisor’s unsatisfactory
decision or failure to give a decision, whichever is applicable, to
the Department Head. If the Department Head’s decision is not
satisfactory or is not given within three (3) working days, Step 3
will be followed.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	

	Step 3.	 	 	Such grievance shall then be presented by the Business
Representative of the Union within five (5) working days from receipt
of the Department Head’s unsatisfactory decision or failure to give a
decision, whichever is applicable, to the Human Resources Director
who shall give his/her answer not later than five (5) working days
after the presentation of the grievance to him/her.

     If the decision of the Human Resources Director is not satisfactory, such
grievance will be discussed by the Business Manager of the Union and the Human
Resources Director within five (5) working days after receipt by the Business
Manager of the unsatisfactory answer by the Human Resources Director. In the
event the Company and the Union are unable to settle any grievance under the
procedures outlined above, the grievance shall be further processed under
Section 3 - Arbitration - of this Article.

     A grievance must be filed no later than five (5) working days after the
occurrence of the event in which it is predicated, except in instances where
the employee, or his/her Steward or Chief Steward, could not reasonably have
been expected to be aware of the occurrence of the grievance. A failure to
file a grievance within the period specified shall be deemed a waiver of such
matter. In all cases of grievances relating to time not worked, the Company
shall be responsible only for the actual loss sustained by an employee. Any
settlement of any grievance between the Company and a Steward, Chief Steward,
or Business Representative in Steps 1, 2, and 3 above will not be final until
reviewed and approved by the Business Manager of the Union or his/her
designated representative. The Company may consider the matter closed unless
it has been otherwise notified by the Business Manager of the Union or his/her
delegated representative within ten (10) days after notice bas been given
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     An employee may be discharged or disciplined for cause. However, in case
any employee, or the Union in his/her behalf, claims that he/she has been
unjustifiably discharged or disciplined, a written complaint shall be filed
within five (5) working days from the date of his/her discharge or discipline.
Such complaint or grievance shall start under Step 2 above. Prior to the
discharge or disciplining of an employee (except in cases of an employee under
the influence of alcohol, drugs, etc., or theft or sabotage), the Chief Steward
shall be notified and given the opportunity to discuss the discharge or
discipline. In case of discharge or discipline for being under the influence
of alcohol, drugs, etc., or for theft or sabotage, the Chief Steward shall be
notified Immediately after the discharge.

     Section 3. Arbitration: In the event that the grievance or complaint
cannot be adjusted in any of the foregoing steps, the matter may, at the
request of either party, be submitted for final and binding arbitration by an
impartial arbitrator who shall be chosen by mutual agreement of the Company and
the Union. In the event that the Company and the Union are unable to agree
upon an arbitrator, the parties will request the Federal- Mediation and
Conciliation Service to submit a panel of nine (9) qualified arbitrators. Both
the Company and the Union shall have the right to strike four (4) names from
the panel submitted to the parties. The remaining name on the panel shall then
become the impartial arbitrator. In the consideration of discipline or
discharge cases, the arbitrator shall have authority and jurisdiction to direct
the payment of back pay for lost time resulting from discharge. The
arbitrator’s decision shall be final and binding upon all parties. However, an
arbitrator shall have no power or authority to add to, alter, or modify the
terms of this Agreement or any supplementary agreement made between the parties
hereto. The expenses of arbitration (except those of the respective parties)
shall be borne equally between the Company and the Union.

     Section 4. No Strikes or Lockouts: There shall be no strikes, refusal to
work or slowdown by the Union during the life of this Agreement, and there
shall be no lockout on the part of the Company, unless either the Company or
the Union should refuse to participate in arbitration proceedings or abide by
the decision of an arbitrator, in accordance with Section 3 of this Article.
Should there be such refusal by either the Company or the Union, this Section,
at the option of the other party, shall be deemed inapplicable. There shall be
no liability on the part of the Union for unauthorized strikes, stoppages or
slowdowns, by any of the employees, but the Company shall have the right to
discipline or discharge any employee who initiates, instigates, or participates
in such unauthorized strikes, stoppages, or slowdowns. In consideration of
this Agreement, the Union agrees not to sue the Company, its officers or
representatives, and the Company agrees not to sue the Union, its officers,
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equity. The parties agree that the sole procedure for settlement of any
disputes concerning labor relations matters between the Company and the Union
shall be the grievance and arbitration procedure hereof.

ARTICLE III

HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME

     Section 1. Regular Workweek: The regular workweek shall consist of forty
(40) hours on a schedule of eight (8) hours per day Monday through Friday.

     Section 2. No Staggering: The working day shall be continuous and
employees shall not be compelled to lay off work for any period of time during
the day and to resume work thereafter during the same day except in the case of
lunch period or rest period.

     Section 3. Changing Workweek: Any changes in the regular workweek shall be
by mutual agreement between the Company and the Union. The Company reserves
the right to change regularly scheduled starting and quitting hours under
emergency conditions, in which event the time worked before normal starting
time or after the normal quitting time will not be considered overtime work
payable at one and one-half (11⁄2) time the employee’s straight-time rate
unless more than eight (8) hours of work are performed in a day or unless an
employee is prevented from performing eight (8) hours of work for reasons of
the Company’s convenience rather than for circumstances beyond the control of
the Company.

     Section 4. Overtime: All work performed in excess of eight (8) hours in
any one (1) day, and all work performed on Saturday, and all work performed
prior to the employee’s regular hour for starting or after the employee’s
regular hour for quitting shall be considered overtime and shall be compensated
for on the basis of one and one-half (11⁄2) times the employees straight time
rate. All work performed on Sunday shall be compensated for at two (2) times
the employees straight time rate.

     Section 5. Shift Premiums: Work performed on the second (or afternoon)
shift shall be paid for at the rate of ten (10%) percent more than the rate
paid for similar work on the first (or day) shift. Work performed on the third
(or night) shift shall be paid for at the rate of fifteen (15%) percent more
than the rate paid for similar work on the first (or day) shift. In
ascertaining the vacation or holiday benefits to which an employee may be
entitled, the shift premium shall be included in the computations.

     Section 6. Preference of Shifts and Overtime: When a preference of shifts
is available on account of the occurrence of a vacancy, preference will be
given on the basis of seniority and preference in the assignment of overtime
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	 	(a)	 	Overtime on a job shall be assigned to those regularly doing
that job in their respective departments pursuant to the principle of
“line intact”.
	 
	 	(b)	 	If additional help is required, employees with the greatest
seniority in their classification in the department concerned and
capable of doing the job in that department will be selected.
	 
	 	(c)	 	In the event no qualified employees wish the overtime
assignment, it shall be assigned to and worked by the junior
employee.
	 
	 	(d)	 	If necessary to go outside of that particular department, plant
wide seniority will prevail if capable of doing the job.
	 
	 	(e)	 	In the event an employee is requested by the Company to work
overtime, daily or Saturday, and he/she agrees to perform the
overtime work but: (1) fails to notify the Company of his/her
inability to report to work; or (ii) fails to give good cause
explaining his/her inability to report for work; or (iii) fails to
report for work, the employee shall not be permitted to work any
overtime in any department for a period not to exceed thirty (30)
days following the time the employee was requested to perform the
overtime work.

     Section 7. Lunch Period: There shall be an allowance of a lunch period
near the middle of a work shift of thirty (30) consecutive minutes.

     Section 8. Rest Periods: On each shift of the day there shall be a ten
(10) minute rest period for each four (4) hours worked without deduction in
pay.

     Section 9. Reporting Pay: Employees who report for work in person and have
not been previously notified not to report shall receive four (4) hours’ work
or the equivalent in pay, based upon their regular straight time hourly rate of
pay, except in case of an emergency beyond the control of the Company.

     Section 10. Call-Back Pay: An employee who has left the plant and is
called back to work shall work and receive no less than four (4) hours of
overtime pay at his/her regular straight time rate of pay, or the applicable
straight time rate of pay for the job performed, whichever is greater.

     Section 11. No Pyramiding: In no event shall overtime or premium pay
provided for in this Article be pyramided or duplicated. Only the applicable
provision yielding the largest amount of pay shall be applied and such payment
shall satisfy the requirements of all other applicable provisions. This
limitation, however, does not apply to shift premiums.

ARTICLE IV

SENIORITY

     Section 1. Basis of Seniority: Each employee will have seniority standing
in the plant equal to the employee’s total length of service with the Company
in the bargaining unit, dated from his/her first day of last continuous
employment therein except as provided in Sections 3, 11, and 12 of this
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     Section 2. Effect of Seniority: Except as provided in Section 6 of Article
III and Section 7 of this Article, in all cases of increase or decrease of
forces, transfer, promotion, or demotion of employees and preference in the
selection of shifts, plant-wide seniority shall prevail, provided the employees
possess sufficient skill and ability to satisfactorily perform the work to be
done.

     Where new equipment or added responsibilities are added to existing job
classifications, the Company, in the event of a reduction in force, shall go
strictly by seniority, regardless of the lack of experience of the senior
employee. The Company shall train as needed to retain the senior employees.

     Section 3. Seniority Lists: The Company will furnish to the Union
immediately after the signing of this Agreement, a Seniority List and will post
copies of such list on the bulletin boards in the plant. The list is to be
revised at six (6) month intervals.

     The Company will also furnish to the Union monthly a list of additions to
and deletions from the Seniority List.

	 	(a)	 	Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Seniority
List is to be used to determine an employee’s seniority as to
layoffs, recalls, promotions and demotions. An employee shall have
his/her seniority date computed from his/her original date of
employment in the bargaining unit, in determining the employee’s
seniority in cases of layoffs, recalls, promotions and demotions.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Seniority List is to be used to determine which bracket in
the vacation schedule is applicable. Since an employee’s vacation is
based on his/her length of service with the Company, his/her original
hiring date or date of rehire will determine the length of his/her
vacation. The amount of vacation pay for any one (1) year may be
adjusted to comply with the minimum hours provision in this
Agreement, but such adjustment shall not affect a succeeding year or
years.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Employees having the same seniority (hired on the same date)
will, if necessary, be rated by the Company based on their attendance
and tardiness record. The employee with the least number of day
absences in the contract year would be rated as having the most
seniority. If no seniority can be determined by attendance, then the
employee with the least amount of tardiness in the contract year will
be rated as having the most seniority.

     Section 4. Temporary Layoffs: The parties recognize the necessity of
temporary layoffs caused by shortage of materials or other reasons. It is,
therefore, mutually agreed that such temporary layoffs may be made from time to
time without regard to plant-wide seniority programs embodied in the contract.
It is further agreed, however, that the number of hours each such employee may
be laid off on such temporary layoff shall be recorded and no individual
employee may be laid off on such temporary layoff without regard to seniority
in excess of eighty (80) hours in each contract year. When the individual
employee has been laid off eighty (80) hours, then the Company is obligated to
place him/her on another job in accordance with plant-wide seniority, provided
such employee possesses sufficient ability, skill and experience to
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     Section 5. Temporary Transfers: For periods of work not exceeding eighty
(80) hours the Company may transfer or assign employees temporarily, on a
voluntary basis, but subject to plant seniority in the class from which they
are being transferred, to work in job classifications in which they do not hold
a regular job assignment, but have sufficient skill and ability to
satisfactorily perform the work. Such employees shall be paid as follows:

	 	(a)	 	If temporarily assigned to a job in a higher labor grade, the
employee shall be paid, for the time involved, the next higher rate
above his/her regular job rate in the progression scale for the
higher grade.
	 
	 	(b)	 	If temporarily assigned to a job in a lower labor grade, the
employee shall be paid his/her regular job rate.

     Section 6. Option: Any employee who is subject to demotion or transfer
because of material shortage, curtailment of work or similar reasons, may have
the option of accepting such demotion or taking a layoff until there is
sufficient work in his/her regular classification. An employee who accepts
such demotion or transfer may exercise such option up to four (4) weeks after
the transfer or demotion, but he/she must give four (4) days’ notice to the
Company before he/she may exercise the option to take a voluntary layoff under
this provision.

     Section 7. Demotion:

	 	(a)	 	In the event of a reduction in force, or reduction in the work
force of a job classification, all probationary employees in the
classification shall first be removed from the classification or laid
off. If further reduction is required;
	 
	 	(b)	 	Employees below the maximum rate in their respective
classification shall be removed beginning with the lowest wage group
in such classification based upon their plant seniority.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Employees effected by a reduction in force of job
classifications five (5) or above first shall be offered a position
which they bad previously held provided that they have sufficient
seniority to displace an existing employee in the particular job
classification and they have not previously “signed off” during the
life of this agreement on that job classification. If an employee
does not have the seniority to be transferred to a previously held
job classification in a higher classification, the employee shall be
offered a previously held job classification in a lower
classification. If the employee does not have sufficient seniority
for any previously held job classification, the employee shall be
given an option to be transferred to a position in classification
four (4) or below, provided that the employee has sufficient
seniority to displace an individual currently working in the
particular job classification. Employees not having sufficient
seniority for a previously held job classification or any position in
job classification four (4) or below shall be laid off in accordance
with contractual requirements.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Employees working in job classification four (4) or below
during a reduction in force in those classifications shall first be
offered a previously held position if they have sufficient seniority
to displace an individual from the particular job classification.
Otherwise, the employee shall be transferred to another job
classification within classifications four (4) or below for which the
employee has sufficient seniority to displace an employee of lesser
plant seniority. If the employee does not have seniority to displace
any individual in job classification four (4) or below, the employee
shall be laid off in accordance with contractual requirements.
	 
	 	(e)	 	All employees transferred during a reduction in force to
another job classification which they have not previously performed
shall be subject to a three (3) day qualifying period. During this
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	 	 	 	employee may elect to relinquish the position for any reason and/or
“sign-off” the job classification. An employee who voluntarily
elects to relinquish a position by signing off the job
classification shall be laid off. During this three (3) day
qualifying period the Company reserves the right to determine in its
sole discretion whether an employee can adequately perform a
particular job within the three (3) day qualifying period and the
Company may then decide to lay off the employee. An employee who
signed off voluntarily shall not be permitted to transfer to that
job classification in the event of a future reduction in force for
the life of this Agreement. An employee laid-off by the Company for
being unable to adequately perform the job classification shall not
be permitted to transfer to that job classification in the event of
a future reduction in force until the employee provides that he/she
possesses sufficient skill and ability to satisfactorily perform the
work to be done.
	 
	 	(f)	 	All recalls during an increase in the work force shall be made
in reverse order of seniority and pursuant to the applicable
subsections of Article IV, Section 7 and 8. If there are vacancies in
job classifications which they have previously performed, unless they
have sufficient seniority to return to the classification from which
they were originally removed as the need for additional employees in
such job classifications presents itself, they will be given an
opportunity to fill such vacancies. An employee with seniority may
be recalled to Code 4 or lower even though he/she has not previously
performed the work in such classification.

     Section 8. Rights on Recall: Any employee being recalled after a layoff
shall be assured at least two (2) straight weeks of employment at the regular
workweek schedule. In the event the Company has recalled an employee with such
assurance, and then because of conditions over which the Company has no control
(such as, but not limited to, power failure inability to acquire machinery and
equipment to replace worn out machinery and equipment, bona fide material
shortages over which the Company has no control), the Company is unable to
furnish such two (2) weeks of employment, the Company shall not be bound by
this provision. In the event the Company does not assure such two (2) weeks of
employment at the normal scheduled number of hours per week, the employee may
elect to not return until such time as the Company does assure two (2) such
consecutive weeks of employment at the normal scheduled number of hours per
week without loss of seniority status. In the event the employee does elect
not to return, that employee shall notify the Company by telegraphic message or
registered mail or in person to that effect so that the Company may keep an
accurate record of the employees who still wish to retain seniority status. In
the event the employee fails to notify the Company of his/her election not to
return as herein provided, and fails to report as specified under Section 13(h)
of this Article IV, the employee shall be regarded as having resigned.

     Section 9. Skill and Ability: Every employee who has completed his/her
trial period shall, for the purpose of this Article, be deemed to have
sufficient skill and ability to perform any common labor or common assembly job
- Code 4 and below.

     Section 10. Vacancies: In the event that a permanent job vacancy develops
in a classification covered by this Agreement, other than common labor or
assembly, a notice of such vacancy shall be bulletined for a period of two (2)
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     The bulletin shall contain the job title, the maximum rate to be paid for
the job, and a brief description of the job to be performed. Should additional
personnel be required for a job within thirty (30) days of the time the job was
last posted, the Company shall not be required to bulletin again such job until
expiration of the thirty (30) day period. It is understood that within such
thirty (30) day period the Company may take such steps as are necessary to fill
such open jobs, provided no qualified employees have bid or are available.
However, if an employee is not currently working on the days the open job is
posted, but returns to work within the thirty (30) day period referred to
above, he/she may apply for such posted job and will be considered for such
posted job vacancies still remaining open. Employees with seniority who desire
promotions to posted higher rated classifications shall, during the period that
such vacancy is bulletined, file a form provided by their Supervisor for this
purpose. If applicants with qualifications sufficient to perform the work
satisfactorily have made application for the bulletined job, the qualified
applicant with the greatest plant seniority shall be selected. It is intended
that whenever possible promotions shall be made within the ranks and according
to seniority. The Company may fill a posted vacancy until it has been
determined by the Company that there are applicants who possess the
qualifications required. The Company may offer a posted vacancy to a new
employee who did not apply, or may hire a new employee for such vacancy in the
event the applicants for the posted vacancy do not possess sufficient
qualifications to satisfactorily perform the job.

     It is understood that employees who have bid upon, have been accepted, and
are working on the posted job will not be eligible to bid on an additional
posted job for a period of three (3) months following the time the job for
which they were accepted was posted.

     The successful bidder for a posted job opening shall have the option to
return to his/her former job within a period of two (2) weeks following the
first day worked in the posted job opening. The Company shall have the option,
within the same two (2) week period to return such successful employee to
his/her former job in the event such employee cannot satisfactorily perform the
work required to be done. The successful bidder for a posted job opening shall
receive retroactive pay from the first day worked in the posted job opening who
successfully completes the two (2) week trial period.

     Section 11. On-the-Job Training: Employees who bid on posted jobs, but do
not possess sufficient qualifications to be selected, may be considered for
training under the following procedures:

	 	(a)	 	The number to be considered for training will be in relation to
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	 	(b)	 	Selection for training will be on the basis of related
education, prior employment experience, current employment experience
as related to the training to be given. Qualifications being
comparable, seniority will govern.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Evaluation of qualifications for training, as well as the
progress of the trainee, will be determined by the Company.
	 
	 	(d)	 	A trainee who is unable to progress satisfactorily will be
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     Section 12. Leaves of Absence:

	 	(a)	 	The Company may grant leaves of absence without pay to all
regular employees of the Company for good cause, taking into
consideration not only the personal problems of the employee but also
the Company’s operational needs for production. Such leaves for good
cause other than for medical reasons shall not exceed ninety (90)
days except for Union activity, which may be indefinite. Leaves of
absence for illness will be granted for such periods as have been
recommended by competent medical authority but not to exceed one (1)
year. In the event an employee is hospitalized in excess of seven
(7) days, an automatic leave of absence shall be granted up to thirty
(30)days, provided that the Human Resources Director of the Company
is notified of the hospitalization within three (3) working days from
the last day worked. Any other request for leave of absence for
illness must be made by an employee on forms provided by the Company
and must be accompanied by a report from the employee’s doctor
recommending the time required for leave of absence.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Because pregnancy by itself is not a disabling condition for
any fixed period of time, the Company agrees to grant maternity
leaves of absence based upon the medical opinion of the employee’s
physician. The leave of absence shall begin when it is determined by
the employee’s physician that the employee is no longer able to
perform those duties characteristic of her position. The leave shall
continue until, and only until, the employee, on the basis of her
physician’s opinion, is able to return to work, not to exceed one (1)
year.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Employees on a bona fide leave of absence, when returning to
work, shall return to their former classification if such work is
being performed. Application forms of all leaves of absence must be
completed and be submitted to the Company within five (5) working
days from their last day worked or their date of recall, and such
application for leaves shall be required for any period of seven (7)
or more consecutive calendar days in which the employee is out of the
service of the Company.
	 
	 	d)	 	Employees granted a leave of absence will not be asked or
required to use their remaining vacation days left before granting
said leave.

     Section 13. Loss of Seniority: An employee shall lose his/her seniority
when any of the following occur:

	 	(a)	 	Discharge for cause.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Quitting.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Absence from work for three (3) working days without notifying
the Human Resources Department of the Company.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Failure to apply for a leave of absence as required.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Exceeding leave of absence without notification to the Human
Resources Department presenting good cause.
	 
	 	(f)	 	Working for another employer for wages while on leave of
absence (this does not apply to leaves of absence for Union activity
or layoffs).
	 
	 	(g)	 	Layoff or sick leave for a continuous period in excess of one
(1) year for purposes of seniority only.
	 
	 	(h)	 	Failure to report for work on recall or to notify the Human
Resources Department of intention to report within three (3)
regularly scheduled working days following the date notification is
sent by mailgram or certified letter to the employee’s last known
address registered with the Human Resources Department.

     Section 14. Promotion to Exempt Positions: Any employee covered by this
Agreement who is transferred to a supervisory position outside of the
bargaining unit, shall retain his/her seniority as of the date of transfer.
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who is, or has been, employed in a supervisory position outside of the
bargaining unit, shall not accumulate seniority in the bargaining unit while so
employed.

ARTICLE V

VACATIONS AND HOLIDAYS

     Section 1. Eligibility and Amount of Vacation: The Company will grant
vacation with pay to each employee in accordance with the following schedule:

	 	(a)	 	All employees who on June 1st have been employed by the Company
(in or out of the bargaining unit) six (6) months or more but less
than twelve (12) months, shall be granted one-half (1/2) week’s
vacation with pay;
	 
	 	(b)	 	All employees who on June 1st have been employed by the Company
(in or out of the bargaining unit) for a period of twelve (12) or
more months, but less than two (2) years, shall be granted one (1)
week’s vacation with pay;
	 
	 	(c)	 	All employees who on June 1st have been employed by the Company
(in or out of the bargaining unit) for two (2) years or more, but
less than ten (10) years, shall be granted two (2) weeks’ vacation
with pay;
	 
	 	(d)	 	All employees who on June 1st have been employed by the Company
(in or out of the bargaining unit) ten (10) years or more, but less
than fifteen (15) years, shall be granted three (3) weeks’ vacation
with pay;
	 
	 	(e)	 	All employees who on June 1st have been employed by the
Company, (in or out of the bargaining unit), fifteen (15) years, but
less than twenty-five (25) years, shall be granted four (4) weeks
vacation with pay;
	 
	 	(f)	 	All employees who on June 1st have been employed by the Company
(in or out of the bargaining unit) twenty-five (25) years or more,
shall be granted five (5) week’s vacation with pay;
	 
	 	(g)	 	Additional vacation with pay shall be granted to those
employees who as of December 31, have accrued seniority which would
entitle them to additional vacation benefits over those to which they
were entitled on the preceding June 1. The same limitations and
requirements as prescribed for in Article V shall- also apply and the
date, June 1, shall be replaced by the date December 31, where
appropriate.

     Section 2. Minimum Hours:

	 	(a)	 	Employees with seniority (in or out of the bargaining unit).
One (1) year or more. To qualify for full vacation benefits, the
employee, as of June 1st with seniority, must have worked, or have
been available for work eighty (80%) percent of the work year prior
to June 1st. Time off due to occupational injury, jury duty or
layoff shall be considered as time available for work. No vacation
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	 	 	 	an employee who has worked less than thirty (30%) percent of the
work year prior to June 1st. An employee who has worked more than
thirty (30%) percent of the work year, but has worked or been
available for work less than eighty (80%) percent of the work year
prior to June 1st, will be granted a vacation which will be equal to
his/her vacation bracket multiplied by the percentage of time worked
and time available for work.
	 
	 	 	 	     If an employee is on layoff, in military service, or bona fide
leave of absence as of June 1st, he/she shall be paid at vacation
time, the same portion of his/her vacation as the time actually
worked bears to the work year, When he/she is recalled he/she must
return within three (3) working days and work at least two (2)
weeks. If he/she does so, he/she shall then receive the unpaid
balance of his/her vacation benefit to which he/she is entitled.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Employees with seniority (in or out of the bargaining unit) of
at least six (6) months, but less than one (1) year. To qualify for
full vacation benefits the employee, as of June 1st with seniority,
must have worked (availability for work does not apply) eighty (80%)
percent of the time from date of employment to June 1st. An employee
who has worked more than thirty (30%) percent but less than eighty
(80%) percent of the time from date of employment to June 1st, will
be granted a vacation equal to twenty (20) hours multiplied by the
percentage of time actually worked. No vacation benefits will be
paid to an employee who has worked less than thirty (30%) percent of
the time from date of employment to June 1st.

     Section 3. Computation of Vacation Pay: In computing vacation benefits,
one (1) week’s vacation with pay shall be equivalent to five (5) working days,
and eight (8) hours’ pay shall be equivalent to one (1) working day. If the
employee is paid at a flat hourly rate, the vacation pay shall be at the
highest rate earned for at least thirty (30) consecutive days during the year
prior to June 1st, including shift premiums, if any.

     Section 4. Scheduling of Vacations: Prior to May 1st of each calendar
year, departmental heads will consult with all employees entitled to vacations
and from such consultations the Company shall establish a working schedule
agreeable to the Union for the vacation period. In determining vacation
schedules, the Company will respect the seniority and wishes of the employee to
the extent that its needs will permit. (a) The vacation season for those
employees eligible for more than two (2) weeks vacation with pay, shall be
during the twelve (12) month period beginning on January 1st. (b) The vacation
season, for those employees hired between June 2 and prior to December 31,
eligible for additional vacation with pay, shall be taken between their hire
date and December 31. The Company may elect to close the plant for a specified
vacation period.

     Section 5. Date Due: Vacation pay which bas been earned, in accordance
with this Article, shall be paid to the employee on the payday immediately
preceding the start of each employee’s vacation.

     Section 6. Consecutive Days, Etc.: All vacations of two (2) weeks or less
shall be taken on consecutive days unless the Company and the employee agree on
a different division of the vacation time. If an employee is eligible for a
vacation in excess of two (2) weeks, or additional vacation, his/her vacation
schedule for such an additional vacation, if any, shall be determined pursuant
to Section 4 of this Article. Vacations shall not be changed without thirty
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notice, or the consent of the employee involved. If any employee
voluntarily responds to a Company request to return from his/her vacation prior
to its expiration date, he/she shall be reimbursed for all out-of-pocket
expense in connection with such recall and allotted an additional vacation
period for the untaken vacation time.

     Section 7. Retiree Pro-rata Vacation Pay: Any employee who retires prior
to June 1st of any calendar year at the retirement age prescribed by the Social
Security laws of the United States and who has given to the Company a two (2)
month notice in writing in advance of his/her intention to do so shall be paid
the pro-rata vacation pay earned by such employee, the amount of which is to be
determined by provisions of Section 1, 2, and 3 of Article V.

     Section 8. Holidays and Holiday Pay: Employees who qualify hereunder shall
be paid for eight (8) hours straight-time pay for each of the following
holidays or the dates on which they are observed, though no work shall be
performed on such days:

	 	 	 
	 

	 	New Years’ Day
	

	 	Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday
	

	 	Washington’s Birthday
	

	 	Good Friday
	

	 	Memorial Day
	

	 	Fourth of July
	

	 	Labor Day
	

	 	Thanksgiving Day
	

	 	Friday after Thanksgiving Day
	

	 	Christmas Eve Day
	

	 	Christmas Day
	

	 	One Floating Holiday – see Section 9 below

     Employees who work on said holidays shall be paid, in addition to eight
(8) hours holiday pay, double time for all time worked. An employee shall be
eligible for holiday pay who shall have been employed for a period of sixty
(60) calendar days before such holiday and has met one of the following
additional conditions:

	 	(a)	 	Worked the regularly scheduled workday preceding and the
regularly scheduled workday succeeding the holiday, unless an absence
for one of such days shall be excused for good cause, substantiated
by the employee, or
	 
	 	(b)	 	Been at work in the two (2) weeks preceding said holiday and
laid off during such preceding two (2) weeks, or
	 
	 	(c)	 	Is on a bona fide leave of absence starting within the two (2)
weeks immediately preceding such holiday, or on the workday
immediately following such holiday, or
	 
	 	(d)	 	If no work is scheduled between two (2) holidays, to be
eligible for pay for both holidays, an employee must work his/her
preceding scheduled workday and his/her scheduled workday succeeding
such holidays. To be eligible for pay for one (1) of the holidays,
an employee must work either his/her scheduled workday preceding the
first holiday or his/her scheduled workday succeeding the second
holiday.
	 
	 	(e)	 	An employee who fails to work any portion of the last hour on
the regularly scheduled workday preceding and the regularly scheduled
workday succeeding a holiday or holidays, shall not lose holiday pay
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     Section 9. Floating Holiday: Subject to the eligibility requirements for
holiday pay, the recognized holidays hereunder shall include one (1) additional
holiday, designated as a “floating holiday”. The Company shall select the day
on which such holiday will be observed and shall give not less than two (2)
weeks notice prior to the date on which such floating holiday will be
celebrated.

ARTICLE VI

WAGES

     Section 1. Rates: Effective June 30, 2003 each employee shall receive a
one and one-half percent (11⁄2%) increase in his/her straight time hourly
rate of pay. Effective June 28, 2004 each employee shall receive an additional
two percent (2%) increase in his/her straight time hourly rate of pay.
Effective July 4, 2005 each employee shall receive an additional three percent
(3%) increase in his/her straight time hourly rate of pay. These rates already
include any increases that might have occurred by right of Section 2., Cost of
Living of this Article VI.

     The wage rate, to be paid under the terms of this Agreement to employees
in each occupational classification, are those appearing in Appendix “A” which
reflect said wage increase and is attached hereto and made a part hereof. Such
rates are minimum rates of pay only. The Company may not pay less than those
rates, but nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the payment of rates higher
than those listed in said schedule.

     Section 2. Cost of Living: If for the month of May 2001, the Revised
Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, all items for
Chicago published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
Labor (or any successor agency thereto) (1967 = 100) has increased by more than
four (4) points above said Index for the month of May 2000, then one (1¢) cent
shall be added to the hourly wage rates as set forth in Appendix “A” hereof and
which are in effect from July 1, 2001 until July 1, 2002 for each full
four-tenths (.4) of a point which said Index has risen above said four (4)
points up to a maximum of fifteen (15¢) cents.

     If for the month of May 2002 said Index has increased by more than four
(4) points above said Index for the month of May 2001, then one (1¢) cent shall
be added to the hourly wage rates as set forth in Appendix “A” hereof and which
are in effect from July 1, 2002 until July 1, 2003 for each full four-tenths
(.4) of a point which said Index has risen above said four (4) points up to a
maximum of fifteen (15¢) cents.

     Section 3. New Classifications: Prior to establishing a new
classification, the Union shall be advised of the Company’s intention and the
rate which the Company wishes to apply. After thirty (30) days of operation
but before sixty (60) days, either party may request negotiations on the rate
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negotiations shall become the permanent rate. In the event no request is
made to negotiate a change in the rate as to the new classification, it is
understood that the established rate shall be the effective rate.

     Section 4. Upgrading:. An employee being upgraded, who has not previously
worked in the classification to which he/she is upgraded, shall be placed in
the next higher rate in the progression plan of the new classification above
the rate being paid to such employee prior to the upgrading. If the employee
has previously worked in the classification to which he/she is upgraded, he/she
shall receive the rate to which the amount of his/her previous experience
entitles him/her. Such changes in the rate shall be paid retroactive from the
first day worked following such transfer who successfully completes the two (2)
week trial period. To be eligible for a rate change, an employee must have
worked at least four hundred (400) hours and a period of at least thirteen (13)
weeks shall have elapsed since his/her first employment or his/her last
classification change.

     Section 5. New Experienced Employees: New employees who have worked during
the last eighteen (18) months in the type of work available and whose previous
experience can be verified shall be placed on two (2) weeks trial period at the
starting rate of pay in their respective classifications and at the expiration
of such trial period, if retained in the employ of the Company, shall be given
credit in the automatic progression plan, as outlined in Appendix “A” hereof
for their proved experience in similar work.

     Section 6. Payday: Wages shall be paid on Friday of each week and shall
include all work performed up until twelve (12) midnight of the previous
Sunday.

     Section 7. Piece Work: If the Company utilizes a piece work incentive or
bonus plan, the operations of such a plan shall be covered by the provisions of
Appendix “C” hereof.

     Section 8. Pension Plan: During the term of this Agreement, the Company
shall maintain for each of the employees covered by this Agreement a Pension
Benefits Plan. The Company and the Union have agreed to a pension benefits
plan named the National Integrated Group Pension Plan.

     The employee pension plan is funded solely by the Company and the
contribution rate is based on cents per hour paid as follows:

     Effective July 1, 2002 – forty cents (40¢) per hour will be contributed
for each employee based upon hours paid of this Agreement.

     Effective June 28, 2004 - an additional five cents (5¢) per hour will be
contributed for a new total of forty-five cents (45¢) based upon all hours paid
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     Effective July 4, 2005 - an additional five cents (5¢) per hour will be
contributed for a new total of fifty cents (50¢) based upon all hours paid
during the third year of this Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

INSURANCE

     During the term of this Agreement, the Company will maintain for the
employees covered by this Agreement, an insurance policy with a responsible
insurance company with coverage’s and provisions set forth in Appendix “B” of
this Agreement. The premium per week per employee, one (1) dependent and
family coverage is guaranteed for the first year of this contract. Effective
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	HMO Plan:

	 	Employee
	 	-
	 	$10.00 per week
	

	 	Employee + 1 Dependent
	 	-
	 	$20.00 per week
	

	 	Family
	 	-
	 	$30.00 per week
	PPO Plan:

	 	Employee
	 	-
	 	$27.43 per week
	

	 	Employee + 1 Dependent
	 	-
	 	$66.58 per week
	

	 	Family
	 	-
	 	$95.45 per week

     For the second and third years of the contract, any premium increase over
five percent (5%) will be shared on a 50/50 basis.

     This article applies only to employees with sixty (60) days or more of
seniority but does not apply to part-time employees.

ARTICLE VIII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

     Section 1. Saving Clause: All benefits affecting the employees covered by
this Agreement presently in effect and which are not definitely referred to or
changed herein, shall remain in effect during the life of this contract.

     Section 2. Bulletin Board: A bulletin board will be provided by the
Company for the Union’s use. The Union shall have the privilege of posting
notices concerning its official business and social activities upon such
bulletin board. Where the size of the plant requires it, more than one (1)
bulletin board will be furnished by the Company.

     Section 3. Election Day: In conformity with the laws of the State of
Illinois, employees who are legitimate registered voters will be given time off
not to exceed two (2) hours for voting at general elections. At the time of an
election in which a President of the United States will be selected, employees
will be given paid time off not to exceed two (2) hours.

     Section 4. Supervisors: Departmental production supervisors shall not
engage in production work, except such production work may be undertaken when
instructing new employees, breaking in a new job, correcting faults of
production procedures and dealing with emergencies.

     Section 5. Right of Access: Authorized Union officers or representatives
shall have access to the factory during business hours upon reasonable
notification to the Company for investigation and adjustment of matters covered
by or arising under this Agreement.

     Section 6. Conflict with State and Federal Law: Should any provision of
this Agreement be declared illegal by any court of competent jurisdiction such
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Agreement in full force and effect and the parties shall thereupon seek to
negotiate substitute provisions which are in conformity with the applicable
law.

     Section 7. Female Employees: There shall be equal pay for equal work
performed regardless of the sex of the employee. There shall be no
discrimination in wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment, or
in training or upgrading, on account of the sex or marital status of the
employee.

     Section 8. Paid Leave of Absence: In instances of the death of a member of
the immediate family of a regular employee, the Company will, where required,
grant a paid leave of up to three (3) regular working days to enable such
employee to attend the funeral and otherwise assist in arrangements pertaining
to the burial of such member of the family. An employee who travels a long
distance to attend a funeral or services shall be authorized one (1) additional
day following the funeral or services, but not to exceed three (3) days pay.
Each day’s pay shall consist of the employee’s regular rate of eight (8) hours.
The term “immediate family”, as used herein, is defined as consisting of the
following members only: Mother, Father, Husband, Wife, Children, Brother,
Sister, Mother-in-law, Father-in-law, Grandparents, Grandparents-in-law and
Grandchildren. Where a death occurs to any such member of the employee’s
family, he/she shall make application to the Human Resources Director for such
paid leave. Such paid leave will not be granted in instances when the
employee, otherwise eligible, does not attend the funeral. The employee absent
on a paid leave shall not be eligible for, or notified of, any overtime which
is scheduled during the period of such employee’s leave.

     This provision is not applicable if you are on a formal leave of absence,
on a company designated holiday or during periods of vacation.

     Section 9. Jury Service: An employee who shall have been employed sixty
(60) calendar days immediately prior to reporting for jury duty and who
performs jury service shall be paid an amount for each day of the regular
workweek that such employee performs jury service as shall equal eight (8)
hours of straight-time pay at the employee’s regular hourly rate less the jury
fee legally payable to such employee for that day of jury service. An employee
shall have performed jury service on any day that such employee reports to
Court for jury service pursuant to an Order of Court. The payments as provided
herein shall be for the entire period of service on a jury pursuant to an Order
of Court. To be entitled to receive such jury service pay differential, such
employee shall furnish the Human Resources Director of the Company a voucher
from the Court wherein such jury service is performed setting forth the number
of days of jury service and the jury fees paid to such employee for jury
service.

 

 

     In the event an employee performs jury service on a day for which such
employee receives a vacation and/or holiday pay, such employee shall not be
paid jury service pay differential for that day. An employee who is on leave
of absence, layoff, paid death leave, or who is accruing Workers’ Compensation
benefits shall not be paid jury service pay differential while on such status.
An employee performing jury service shall return to work on his/her first
regular workday after being excused from such jury service.

     Section 10. Safety and Health Provisions: The Company shall make
reasonable provisions for the safety and health of employees during working
hours and shall provide all reasonable protective devices and other equipment
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     Section 11. Union Employee Educational Assistance Program:

	 	(A)	 	Education Eligibility Requirements:

	 	1.	 	Educational courses must be related to the
classification of work being or to be performed by the
employee.
	 
	 	2.	 	Such courses and institutions must be approved by
the Company prior to enrollment.
	 
	 	3.	 	Courses are to be taken during non-scheduled
working hours.

	 	(B)	 	Amount of Reimbursement:

	 	1.	 	For employees who complete specialized courses, the
Company will pay up to 100% of the tuition charges per semester
at the satisfactory (grade “C” or better) completion of the
course material in an approved school.
	 
	 	2.	 	When education expenses are partially paid by
assistant-ships, scholarships, fellowships, or G.I. Bill
Benefits, tuition reimbursements is based on the net amount
actually paid by the employee, excluding amounts paid through
assistantship, scholarships, fellowships, or G.I. Bill
Benefits.

	 	(C)	 	Method of Reimbursement:

	 	1.	 	To be eligible for tuition refund, the employee
must, prior to the time of enrollment, fill out an application
form per semester, for course(s) contemplated.
	 
	 	2.	 	Obtain the approval of the employee’s supervisor
who in turn will get the Company approval through Human
Resources.
	 
	 	3.	 	Upon completion of course(s), submit to the
employees supervisor a written statement from the school
stating that the course(s) have been satisfactorily completed.
This is usually a copy of the grade statement.
	 
	 	4.	 	A tuition receipt.
	 
	 	 	 	
The supervisor will forward this information to the Human
Resources Director and within two (2) weeks the employee will
receive a check containing the proper tuition refund as well
as his/her tuition receipt and grade statement.
	 
	 	5.	 	If for any reason employment is terminated before
completion of the program, then the Company’s obligation
ceases.

     Section 12. Call-in Sick / Personal Day: Each regular employee of the
Company shall be eligible for a call-in sick/personal day of one (1) each
contract year. Such day is not cumulative from year to year but the Company
will pay the employee by July 1 of each contract year for the day not taken.
One (1) such day shall equal eight (8) hours pay at the employee’s regular
hourly rate of pay.

     Section 13. Inventory Shutdown Scheduling: The Company will schedule
inventory by departmental seniority, and shall, in the event that additional
employees are required in the stock room area, first ask former stock room area
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     Section 14. Severance Plan: The Company will agree to negotiate a
severance plan if the plant operations were to move beyond a radius of more
than twenty (20) miles from the McCook plant.

     Section 15. 401K Savings Plan: The Company agrees to start up and
administer a 401K Savings Plan if thirty percent (30%) or more participation is
achieved.

Signed this 21st day of November, 2003.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Local 1031,
	

	 	 	 	International Brotherhood of
	Wells-Gardner Electronics Corporation
	 	Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	BY:

	 	/s/ ANTHONY SPIER
	 	BY:
	 	/s/ JOSE A. CAEZ
	

	 	

	 	 	 	

	President
	 	Business Manager/Financial Secretary

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