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                                                                   Exhibit 10.15

                                WARRANT AGREEMENT

                            Dated as of June 27, 2002

                                  by and among

                            PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

                         GS MEZZANINE PARTNERS II, L.P.,

                                       and

                     GS MEZZANINE PARTNERS II OFFSHORE, L.P.

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                                WARRANT AGREEMENT

                               TABLE OF CONTENTS*

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SECTION 1.          Certain Definitions ......................................................................... 1

SECTION 2.          Warrant Certificates ........................................................................ 3

SECTION 3.          Issuance of Warrants ........................................................................ 3

SECTION 4.          Execution of Warrant Certificates ........................................................... 4

SECTION 5.          Registration ................................................................................ 4

SECTION 6.          Registration of Transfers and Exchanges ..................................................... 4

SECTION 7.          Terms of Warrants; Exercise of Warrants ..................................................... 6

SECTION 8.          Payment of Taxes ............................................................................ 8

SECTION 9.          Mutilated or Missing Warrant Certificates ................................................... 9

SECTION 10.         Reservations of Warrant Shares .............................................................. 9

SECTION 11.         Adjustment of Number of Warrant Shares ...................................................... 9

(a)      Adjustments for Change in Preferred Stock ............................................................. 10

(b)      Adjustments for Change in Common Stock ................................................................ 10

(c)      Adjustment for Rights Issue ........................................................................... 11

(d)      Adjustments for Issuances ............................................................................. 12

(e)      Superseding Adjustment ................................................................................ 13

(f)      Adjustment for Other Distributions .................................................................... 14

(g)      Fair Market Value ..................................................................................... 15

(h)      No Amendments ......................................................................................... 15

(i)      Voluntary Increases ................................................................................... 15

(j)      When De Minimis Adjustment May Be Deferred ............................................................ 15

(k)      Consolidation, Merger, Reorganization or Recapitalization of the Company .............................. 16

(l)      Consideration Received ................................................................................ 16

(m)      When Issuance or Payment May Be Deferred .............................................................. 17

(n)      Form of Warrants ...................................................................................... 17

(o)      Adjustment in Exercise Price .......................................................................... 17

(p)      No Dilution or Impairment ............................................................................. 17

SECTION 12.         Valuation by Independent Financial Advisor ................................................. 18
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SECTION 13.         Fractional Interests ....................................................................... 18

SECTION 14.         Notices to Warrant Holders; Rights of Warrant Holders ...................................... 19

SECTION 15.         Notices .................................................................................... 20

SECTION 16.         Supplements and Amendments ................................................................. 21

SECTION 17.         Successors ................................................................................. 21

SECTION 18.         Termination ................................................................................ 21

SECTION 19.         Governing Law .............................................................................. 21

SECTION 20.         Benefits of This Agreement ................................................................. 21

SECTION 21.         Headings ................................................................................... 21

SECTION 22.         Submission to Jurisdiction ................................................................. 22

SECTION 23.         Waiver of Jury Trial ....................................................................... 22

SECTION 24          Service of Process ......................................................................... 22

SECTION 25.         Counterparts ............................................................................... 22
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EXHIBIT A-1       Form of Common Warrant Certificate

EXHIBIT A-2       Form of Preferred Warrant Certificate

EXHIBIT A-3       Form of Election to Purchase

EXHIBIT A-4       Form of Notice of Conversion

EXHIBIT B         Form of Transfer

SCHEDULE A        Issuance of Warrant Shares

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                  WARRANT AGREEMENT, dated as of June 27, 2002, among PCA
International, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the "Company"), GS Mezzanine
Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("GS Mezzanine"), and GS
Mezzanine Partners II Offshore, L.P., an exempted limited partnership organized
under the laws of the Cayman Islands ("GS Offshore" and, together with GS
Mezzanine, the "Purchasers").

                                    RECITALS

                  WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchasers have entered into a
Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2002 (as amended, supplemented or
modified from time to time) (the "Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to which the
Company has agreed to issue and sell to the Purchasers (a) $30,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of 16.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010 (the "Company
Notes"); (b) warrants (such warrants and all warrants issued in exchange,
substitution or replacement therefor, the "Common Warrants") to purchase up to
an aggregate of 52,460 shares of Common Stock, par value $.20 per share, of the
Company (the "Common Stock") (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11),
exercisable at any time, at an exercise price of $0.01 per share (the shares
issuable on exercise of the Common Warrants being herein called the "Common
Warrant Shares"); and (c) warrants (such warrants and all warrants issued in
exchange, substitution or replacement therefor, the "Preferred Warrants" and,
together with the Common Warrants, the "Warrants") to purchase up to an
aggregate of 287 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $10
per share of the Company (the "Preferred Stock"), exercisable at any time, at an
exercise price of $0.01 per share (the shares issuable on exercise of the
Preferred Warrants being herein called the "Preferred Warrant Shares," and,
together with the Common Warrants Shares, the "Warrant Shares");

                  WHEREAS, (a) the Common Warrants and the Preferred Warrants
are sometimes referred to herein as a "class" of Warrants and (b) Common Warrant
Shares and the Preferred Warrant Shares are sometimes referred to herein as a
"class" of Warrant Shares. The Warrants will at the Closing (as defined in the
Purchase Agreement) represent the right to acquire up to (a) 1.875% of the
outstanding Common Stock, assuming the exercise of all options and warrants to
purchase Common Stock, but excluding any conversion of Preferred Stock into
Common Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11) and (b) 1.875% of
the outstanding Preferred Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in Section
11);

                  WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into this
Agreement in order to set forth the terms and conditions of the Warrants;

                  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
mutual agreements herein set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:

                  SECTION 1.        Certain Definitions.

                  As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms
will have the respective meanings:

                  "Agreement" and all references thereto means this Agreement as
it may from time to time be amended, supplemented or modified.

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                  "Applicable Share" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
11(f).

                  "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

                  "Business Day" means any day other than a Legal Holiday. A
"Legal Holiday" is a Saturday, a Sunday, or other day on which (i) commercial
banks in the City of New York are not authorized by law to close or (ii) the New
York Stock Exchange is not open for trading.

                  "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                  "Common Exercise Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 11.

                  "Common Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Recitals.

                  "Common Warrants" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Recitals.

                  "Common Warrant Shares" shall have the meaning set forth in
the Recitals.

                  "Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to
this Agreement.

                  "Company Notes" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Recitals.

                  "Conversion Right" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
7.

                  "Credit Agreement" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in the Purchase Agreement.

                  "Exercise Price" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
7.

                  "Exercise Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
11.

                  "Fair Market Value" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 11(g).

                  "GS Mezzanine" shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble to this Agreement.

                  "GS Offshore" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble
to this Agreement.

                  "Independent Financial Advisor" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 12.

                  "Interest Payment Date" shall have the meaning set forth in
the Purchase Agreement.

                  "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, association, joint venture, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or other
entity.

                  "Preferred Exercise Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 11.

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                  "Preferred Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Recitals.

                  "Preferred Warrants" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Recitals.

                  "Preferred Warrant Shares" shall have the meaning set forth in
the Recitals.

                  "Purchase Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Recitals.

                  "Purchasers" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble
to this Agreement.

                  "Register Office" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6.

                  "Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.

                  "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

                  "Senior Financial Officer" means the chief financial officer,
principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Company.

                  "Stockholders Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6.

                  "Transaction" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
11(j).

                  "Transfer Agent" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 10.

                  "Transfer Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6.

                  "Value Report" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.

                  "Warrant holder(s)" or "holders of Warrant certificates"
means, in each case, registered holders of Warrant certificates.

                  "Warrants" shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

                  "Warrant Shares" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Recitals.

                  SECTION 2.        Warrant Certificates

                  The Common Warrant certificates to be issued and delivered
pursuant to this Agreement shall be in registered form only and shall be
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A-1 attached hereto. The
Preferred Warrant certificates to be issued and delivered shall be in registered
form only and shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A-2
attached hereto.

                  SECTION 3.        Issuance of Warrants

                  The Company, simultaneously with the Closing (as defined in
the Purchase Agreement), shall deliver to each Purchaser (a) duly executed
Common Warrant certificates registered in the name of each Purchaser for the
purchase of the number of Common Warrant

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Shares set forth opposite the name of such Purchaser on Schedule A to this
Agreement and (b) duly executed Preferred Warrant certificates registered in the
name of each Purchaser for the purchase of the number of Preferred Warrant
Shares set forth opposite the name of such Purchaser on Schedule A to this
Agreement.

                  SECTION 4.        Execution of Warrant Certificates

                  Warrant certificates of each class evidencing Warrants of such
class (each Common Warrant to purchase initially one share of Common Stock and
each Preferred Warrant to purchase initially one share of Preferred Stock) shall
be duly executed, on the date of the Closing, by the Company and delivered to
the registered holders of the Warrants in accordance with the provisions of
Section 3. Warrant certificates shall be signed on behalf of the Company by its
Chairman of the Board, or its President or a Vice President and by its Secretary
or an Assistant Secretary. Each such signature upon the Warrant certificates may
be in the form of a facsimile signature of the present or any future Chairman of
the Board, President, Vice President, Secretary or Assistant Secretary and may
be imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the Warrant certificates and, for that
purpose, the Company may adopt and use the facsimile signature of any person who
shall have been Chairman of the Board, President, Vice President, Secretary or
Assistant Secretary, notwithstanding the fact that at the time the Warrant
certificates shall be delivered or disposed of such Person shall have ceased to
hold such office. In case any officer of the Company who shall have signed any
of the Warrant certificates shall cease to be such officer before such Warrant
certificates shall have been delivered or disposed of by the Company, such
Warrant certificates nevertheless may be delivered or disposed of as though such
Person had not ceased to be such officer of the Company. Any Warrant certificate
may be signed on behalf of the Company by any Person who, at the actual date of
the execution of such Warrant certificate, shall be a proper officer of the
Company to sign such Warrant certificate, although at the date of the execution
of this Agreement any such Person was not such an officer.

                  SECTION 5.        Registration

                  The Company shall number and register the Warrant certificates
in a register as they are issued by the Company. The Company may deem and treat
the registered holder(s) of the Warrant certificates as the absolute owner(s)
thereof (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon made
by anyone), for all purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any
notice to the contrary.

                  SECTION 6.        Registration of Transfers and Exchanges

                  The Company shall cause to be kept at its principal office
(the "Register Office") a register in which, subject to such reasonable
regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration
of Warrant certificates of each class and of transfers or exchanges of Warrant
certificates of each class at the Warrant holder's option. The Company shall
promptly register the transfer of any outstanding Warrant certificates of any
class upon the records to be maintained by it for that purpose, upon surrender
thereof. Upon any such registration of transfer, a new Warrant certificate of
the same class shall be issued to the transferee(s) and the surrendered Warrant
certificate shall be canceled by the Company. Canceled Warrant certificates
shall thereafter be disposed of in a manner satisfactory to the Company in
accordance

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with any applicable laws. Whenever any Warrant certificates of a class are
surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute and deliver the Warrant
certificates of the same class that the Warrant holder making the exchange is
entitled to receive. All Warrant certificates issued upon any registration of
transfer or exchange of Warrant certificates shall be the valid obligations of
the Company, evidencing the same class of Warrants, the same obligations, and
entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement, as the Warrant certificates
surrendered for such registration of transfer or exchange. Every Warrant
certificate surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall (if so
required by the Company) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto, duly executed
by the Warrant holder or its attorney duly authorized in writing. No service
charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange upon surrender
of Warrant certificates or any issuance of Warrant certificates pursuant to
Section 3 or this Section 6, but the Company may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any stamp or other governmental charge or tax which may be
imposed in connection with any such transfer or exchange. Any Warrant
certificate when duly endorsed in blank (with signature guaranteed) shall be
deemed negotiable. The holder of any Warrant certificate duly endorsed in blank
may be treated by the Company and all other Persons dealing therewith as the
absolute owner thereof for any purpose and as the Person entitled to exercise
the rights represented thereby, or to the transfer thereof on the register of
Warrants maintained by the Company, any notice to the contrary notwithstanding;
but until such transfer on such register, the Company may treat the registered
Warrant holder as the owner for all purposes. In addition to any other legend
which may be required by applicable law, each Warrant certificate representing
Warrants and each certificate representing Warrant Shares issued upon exercise
of the Warrant shall have endorsed, to the extent appropriate, upon its face the
following words:

               THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE
               HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
               OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS
               AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR
               OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT (A) PURSUANT TO AN
               EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR PURSUANT TO AN
               AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH
               ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND (B)
               IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS
               OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

               THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE
               ALSO ARE SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON
               TRANSFER AS SET FORTH IN THE STOCKHOLDERS
               AGREEMENT OF PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC. (THE
               "COMPANY") DATED JUNE 27, 2002 (AS AMENDED,
               SUPPLEMENTED OR MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME),
               COPIES OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED

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               FROM THE COMPANY. NO TRANSFER OF SUCH SECURITIES
               WILL BE MADE ON THE BOOKS OF THE COMPANY UNLESS
               ACCOMPANIED BY EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE
               TERMS OF THE STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT.

                  Prior to any transfer or attempted transfer of any Warrants,
the holder of such Warrants shall give 10 days' prior written notice (a
"Transfer Notice") to the Company of such holder's intention to effect such
transfer, describing the manner and circumstances of the proposed transfer, and,
if requested by the Company, obtain from counsel to such holder, who shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, an opinion that the proposed transfer of
such Warrants may be effected without registration under the Securities Act,
unless such requirement is waived by the Company. After receipt of the Transfer
Notice and opinion (unless waived by the Company), the Company shall, within
five days thereof, so notify the holder of such Warrants and such holder shall
thereupon, subject to compliance with the other restrictions on transfer
contained herein, be entitled to transfer such Warrants, in accordance with the
terms of the Transfer Notice. Each Warrant issued upon such transfer shall bear
the restrictive legend with respect to the Securities Act set forth above,
unless, in the opinion of counsel to such holder (which opinion must be
addressed to the Company and be reasonably satisfactory to the Company and its
counsel), such legend is not required in order to ensure compliance with the
Securities Act. The holder of the Warrants giving the Transfer Notice shall not
be entitled to transfer such Warrants until receipt of notice from the Company
under this Section 6.

                  In addition to the transfer restrictions set forth in the
preceding paragraph, no Warrants may be transferred in violation of the
Stockholders Agreement of the Company, dated as of June 27, 2002, by and between
the Company and the parties signatory thereto (the "Stockholders Agreement"), as
long as it remains in effect. So long as the Stockholders Agreement remains in
effect, each transferee of any Warrant, as a condition to such transfer, shall
become a party to the Stockholders Agreement and agree to be bound by its terms.
Each Warrant issued upon such transfer shall bear the restrictive legend with
respect to the Stockholders Agreement set forth above, unless the Stockholders
Agreement shall terminate in accordance with its terms.

                  SECTION 7.        Terms of Warrants; Exercise of Warrants

                  Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Common Warrants
may be exercised at any time after the date hereof and on or prior to June 27,
2010 and the Preferred Warrants may be exercised at any time after the
completion of the filings required by Section 10 of this Agreement and prior to
June 27, 2010. Each Common Warrant, when exercised in accordance with the terms
hereof and upon payment in cash (or by tendering the Company Notes, as provided
in the next succeeding paragraph) of the exercise price of $0.01 per share of
Common Stock (the "Common Exercise Price") will entitle the holder thereof to
acquire from the Company (and the Company shall issue to such holder of a
Warrant) one fully paid and nonassessable share of Common Stock of the Company's
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 11). Each Preferred Warrant, when exercised in accordance
with the terms hereof and upon payment in cash (or by tendering the Company
Notes, as provided in the next succeeding paragraph) of the exercise price of
$0.01 per

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share of Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Exercise Price;" the Common Exercise
Price and the Preferred Exercise Price are each sometimes referred to herein as
the "Exercise Price") will entitle the holder thereof to acquire from the
Company (and the Company shall issue to such holder of a Warrant) one fully paid
and nonassessable share of Preferred Stock of the Company's authorized but
unissued shares of Preferred Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in Section
11). No distribution shall be made to a holder of Warrant Shares of any class
issuable upon the exercise of Warrants of the corresponding class unless such
holder was, as of the record date for the declaration of such distribution, the
record holder of such Warrant Shares.

                  A Warrant of a class may be exercised upon surrender to the
Company at the Register Office of the certificate or certificates evidencing the
Warrants of such class to be exercised with the form of election to purchase on
the reverse thereof duly filled in and signed, together with payment to the
Company of the Exercise Price for each Warrant Share issuable upon the exercise
of such Warrant. To the extent any holder of a Warrant surrenders with such
Warrant any Company Note then held by such holder, such holder shall be deemed
to have paid that portion of the aggregate Exercise Price for all Warrant Shares
then exercised in the amount equal to 100% of that portion of the face amount of
such Company Note, which the holder thereof directs the Company to accept as
payment of such aggregate Exercise Price, which Company Note shall be cancelled
and not reissued. To the extent the face amount of such tendered Company Notes
is greater than the aggregate amount of the Exercise Price for all Warrant
Shares then exercised paid by surrender thereof, the Company shall deliver a new
Company Note to the tendering holder thereof, in accordance with the provisions
of the Purchase Agreement, dated the date of the original issuance of the
tendered Company Notes, in the face amount equal to the amount not so applied to
payment of such aggregate Exercise Price. In the event of an issuance of the
Warrant Shares pursuant to the exercise of the Warrants by any holder, the
Company shall pay, on the next Interest Payment Date, all accrued and unpaid
cash interest on the principal of any Company Notes of such holder cancelled
pursuant to this paragraph up to but excluding the date of such issuance.

                  In lieu of payment of the Exercise Price pursuant to the
preceding paragraph, the Warrant holder shall have the right to require the
Company to convert the Warrants of a class, in whole or in part and at any time
or times (the "Conversion Right"), into Warrant Shares issuable upon the
exercise of such Warrant by surrendering to the Company the certificate or
certificates evidencing the Warrant to be converted with the form of notice of
conversion on the reverse thereof duly filled in and signed. Upon exercise of
the Conversion Right, the Company shall deliver to the Warrant holder (without
payment by the holder of the Warrant of any Exercise Price) that number of
Warrant Shares of the appropriate class which is equal to the quotient obtained
by dividing (x) the value of the number of Warrants being exercised at the time
the Warrants are exercised (determined by subtracting the aggregate Exercise
Price for all such Warrants immediately prior to the exercise of the Warrants
from the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined pursuant to Section 11(g)) of
that number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of such Warrants
immediately prior to the exercise of such Warrants (taking into account all
applicable adjustments pursuant to Section 11) by (y) the Fair Market Value of
one share of Common Stock or one share of Preferred Stock, as applicable,
immediately prior to the exercise of such Warrants.

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                  Subject to the provisions of Section 8, upon surrender of the
Warrant certificate of any class of certificates, the Company shall issue and
deliver within five (5) Business Days after receipt of an Election to Purchase
(in the form of Exhibit A-3) or a Notice of Conversion (in the form of Exhibit
A-4), to or upon the written order of the Warrant holder and in such name or
names as the Warrant holder may designate, a certificate or certificates for the
number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of such Warrant or other
securities or property to which such holder is entitled hereunder upon the
exercise of such Warrants, including, at the Company's option, any cash payable
in lieu of fractional interests as provided in Section 13. Such certificate or
certificates shall be deemed to have been issued and any Person so designated to
be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such
Warrant Shares as of the date of the surrender of such Warrants and payment of
the Exercise Price. The Company may issue fractional shares of Common Stock or
Preferred Stock upon exercise of any Warrants in accordance with Section 13.

                  The Warrants of each class shall be exercisable, at the
election of the holders thereof, either in full or from time to time in part
and, in the event that a certificate evidencing Warrants of any class is
exercised in respect of fewer than all of the Warrant Shares issuable on such
exercise at any time, a new certificate evidencing the remaining Warrant or
Warrants of such class will be issued, and the Company will duly execute and
deliver the required new Warrant certificate or certificates pursuant to the
provisions of Section 4 and this Section 7.

                  If the Company proposes to conduct an initial public offering
of any Common Stock, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each of
the registered holders of the Warrant certificates at the address appearing on
the Warrant register, not more than 20 Business Days after the filing of a
registration statement with the Commission and then shall give written notice of
the date of anticipated closing of the initial public offering, not less than
five Business Days prior thereto. Warrants holders may exercise any Warrants
following receipt of such notice, and prior to closing of the initial public
offering, contingent on and effective simultaneously with the closing of the
initial public offering. Any Warrants not exercised pursuant to this Section 7
prior to closing of the initial public offering will expire immediately
following such closing.

                  All Warrant certificates surrendered upon exercise of Warrants
shall be canceled by the Company. Such canceled Warrant certificates shall then
be disposed of in a manner satisfactory to the Company and in accordance with
any applicable law. The Company shall account promptly in writing with respect
to Warrants exercised and all monies received for the purchase of the Warrant
Shares through the exercise of such Warrants. In the event that the Company
shall purchase or otherwise acquire Warrants, the Company may elect to have the
Warrants canceled and retired. The Company shall keep copies of this Agreement
and any notices given or received hereunder available for inspection by the
registered Warrant holders during normal business hours and upon reasonable
notice at the Register Office.

                  SECTION 8.        Payment of Taxes

                  The Company will pay all stamp and other issuance taxes and
other governmental charges attributable to the initial issuance of Warrant
Shares upon the exercise of Warrants; provided, however, that the Company shall
not be required to pay any such taxes or charges

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which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue of any
Warrant certificates or any certificates for Warrant Shares in a name other than
that of the registered holder of a Warrant certificate surrendered upon the
exercise of a Warrant, and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver
such Warrant certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the
issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such taxes or
charges or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such
taxes or charges have been paid.

                  SECTION 9.        Mutilated or Missing Warrant Certificates

                  In case any of the Warrant certificates shall be mutilated,
lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company may in its discretion issue in exchange
and substitution for and upon cancellation of such mutilated Warrant
certificate, or in lieu of and substitution for such Warrant certificate lost,
stolen or destroyed, a new Warrant certificate of like tenor and representing an
equivalent number of Warrants, but only upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to
the Company of such loss, theft or destruction of such Warrant certificate and
indemnity and security therefor, if requested, also satisfactory (provided that
if the Warrant holder is a Purchaser or another Warrant holder with a net worth
of at least $50,000,000 such Person's own unsecured agreement of indemnity shall
be deemed to be satisfactory) to the Company. Applicants for such substitute
Warrant certificates shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations
and pay such other reasonable charges as the Company may prescribe.

                  SECTION 10.       Reservations of Warrant Shares

                  The Company will at all times reserve and keep available, free
from preemptive rights, out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued
Common Stock, its Common Stock held in its treasury, and its authorized but
unissued Preferred Stock shares for the purpose of enabling it to satisfy any
obligation to issue Common Warrant Shares and Preferred Warrant Shares upon
exercise of Common Warrants and Preferred Warrants, respectively, the maximum
number of shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock, respectively, which would
then be deliverable upon the exercise of all outstanding Warrants of the
relevant class if all such outstanding Warrants were then exercisable.

                  The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be
issued upon exercise of Warrants have been duly authorized and will, upon a
valid exercise of Warrants and payment of the relevant Exercise Price or upon
the exercise of the Conversion Right and issuance, be duly and validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable, free of preemptive rights and free from all taxes,
liens, charges and security interests with respect to the issue thereof;
provided, however, that the Preferred Warrant Shares will not be reserved (or
entitled to the underlying Preferred Warrant Shares upon exercise) until the
filing of an amendment to the Company's articles of incorporation with the North
Carolina Secretary of State which the Company covenants to accomplish as soon as
practicable, subject to compliance with applicable statutory notice
requirements.

                  SECTION 11.       Adjustment of Number of Warrant Shares

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                  Each Common Warrant will initially be exercisable by the
holder thereof into one share of Common Stock at the Common Exercise Price. Each
Preferred Warrant will initially be exercisable by the holder thereof into one
share of Preferred Stock at the Preferred Exercise Price. The number of Common
Warrant Shares that may be purchased upon the exercise of each Common Warrant
(the "Common Exercise Rate") and the number of Preferred Warrant Shares that may
be purchased upon the exercise of each Preferred Warrant (the "Preferred
Exercise Rate") will each be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the
occurrence of the events enumerated in this Section 11. Anything herein to the
contrary notwithstanding, if at any time all of the outstanding shares of
Preferred Stock (other than shares issued upon exercise of the Preferred
Warrants) have been converted into Common Stock, then (1) the Preferred Warrants
shall only be exercisable for the shares of Common Stock underlying the
Preferred Stock into which the Preferred Warrants could have been converted as
of the date of such conversion, and (2) any Preferred Stock theretofore issued
upon exercise of Preferred Warrants shall immediately be converted into Common
Stock by the holder thereof.

                  (a)      Adjustments for Change in Preferred Stock

                  If at any time after the date of this Agreement the Company
subdivides its outstanding shares of Preferred Stock into a greater number of
shares or combines its outstanding shares of Preferred Stock into a smaller
number of shares, then the Preferred Exercise Rate in effect immediately prior
to such action shall be proportionately adjusted upon occurrence of such event
so that the holder of any Preferred Warrant thereafter exercised may receive the
aggregate number and kind of shares of equity of the Company which such holder
would have owned immediately following such action if such Preferred Warrant had
been exercised immediately prior to such action. If upon exercise of a Preferred
Warrant after an adjustment to the Preferred Exercise Rate pursuant to this
Section 11(a), the holder of such Preferred Warrant may receive shares of two or
more classes or series of equity of the Company, the exercise rights and the
Preferred Exercise Rate of each class of equity shall thereafter be subject to
further adjustment on terms comparable to those applicable to Stock in this
Section 11(a). The adjustment pursuant to this Section 11(a) shall be made
successively each time that either event listed above shall occur.

                  (b)      Adjustments for Change in Common Stock

                  For purposes of this Section 11, "Stock" means, for purposes
of determining the Common Exercise Rate, the Common Stock and any other equity
of the Company into or for which such Common Stock are converted or exchanged in
connection with an initial public offering or pursuant to any merger,
consolidation, or recapitalization involving the Company, in each case, for
which the Common Warrants may be exercised and where, as a result of this
definition, the term refers to more than one class of securities, the adjustment
provisions of this Section 11 shall be equitably adjusted to achieve as nearly
as practicable the intended result as evidenced by the text of such adjustment
provisions. Each will be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the
occurrence of the events enumerated in this Section 11.

                  If at any time after the date of this Agreement the Company:

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                           (1)      pays a dividend or makes a distribution on
                                    its Stock exclusively in shares of its
                                    Stock;

                           (2)      subdivides its outstanding shares of Stock
                                    into a greater number of shares;

                           (3)      combines its outstanding shares of Stock
                                    into a smaller number of shares;

                           (4)      issues by reclassification of its Stock any
                                    equity of the Company (other than any such
                                    event for which an adjustment is made
                                    pursuant to another clause of this Section
                                    11); or

                           (5)      pays a dividend or makes a distribution on
                                    its Stock in shares of its equity other than
                                    Stock;

then the Common Exercise Rate in effect immediately prior to such action shall
be proportionately adjusted upon occurrence of such event so that the holder of
any Common Warrant thereafter exercised may receive the aggregate number and
kind of shares of equity of the Company which such holder would have owned
immediately following such action if such Common Warrant had been exercised
immediately prior to such action. If upon exercise of a Common Warrant after an
adjustment to the Common Exercise Rate pursuant to clauses (4) or (5) of this
Section 11(b), the holder of such Warrant may receive shares of two or more
classes or series of equity of the Company, the exercise rights and the Common
Exercise Rate of each class of equity shall thereafter be subject to further
adjustment on terms comparable to those applicable to Stock in this Section 11.
The adjustment pursuant to this Section 11(b) shall be made successively each
time that any event listed in this Section 11(b) above shall occur.

                  (c)      Adjustment for Rights Issue

                  In case the Company shall issue to all holders of Stock, or
shall make a dividend or other distribution on the Stock consisting exclusively
of rights, options or warrants entitling the holders thereof to subscribe for or
purchase Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Stock at a
price per share (determined in the case of such rights, options, warrants or
convertible or exchangeable securities, by dividing (x) the total consideration
payable to the Company upon exercise, conversion or exchange of such rights,
options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities, by (y) the total
number of shares of such class or series of Stock issuable upon the exercise or
conversion of such rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable
securities, to the extent such convertible or exchangeable securities are
outstanding at the Closing Date) less than the Fair Market Value (determined as
provided in paragraph (g) of this Section 11) on the date fixed for the
determination of shareholders entitled to receive such rights, options, warrants
or convertible or exchangeable securities, the number of Common Warrant Shares
for which each Common Warrant may be exercised shall be determined (and the
Common Exercise Rate shall be appropriately adjusted) by multiplying the number
of Common Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of such Common Warrant
immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for the
determination of shareholders entitled to receive such rights, options,
warrants, or convertible or exchangeable securities, by a

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fraction (not less than one) of which the numerator shall be the number of
shares of Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend or
other distribution (and assuming that such rights, options, warrants or
convertible or exchangeable securities had been fully exercised or converted, as
the case may be) and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of
Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for the
determination of shareholders entitled to receive such rights, options, warrants
or convertible or exchangeable securities plus the number of shares of Stock
determined by dividing the aggregate consideration that would be received by the
Company for the additional shares of Stock to be issued, purchased or subscribed
for upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants or upon conversion or
exchange of such convertible or exchangeable securities by the Fair Market Value
(determined as provided in paragraph (g) of this Section 11) on the date fixed
for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such rights, options,
warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities; provided, however, that no
further adjustment to the number of Common Warrant Shares shall be made upon the
subsequent issue or sale of Stock pursuant to such rights, options, warrants or
convertible or exchangeable securities. For the purposes of this subsection (c),
the number of shares of Stock at any time outstanding shall include shares
issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of Stock.

                  This subsection (c) does not apply to rights, options and
warrants of the type described in the previous paragraph issued to Persons in a
bona fide public offering.

                  (d)      Adjustments for Issuances

                  In case the Company shall issue Stock or rights, options or
warrants entitling the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase Stock or
securities convertible into or exchangeable for Stock for a consideration per
share of Stock (determined in the case of such rights, options, warrants or
convertible or exchangeable securities, by dividing (x) the total amount
receivable by the Company in consideration of the sale and issuance of such
rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities, plus the
total consideration payable to the Company upon exercise, conversion or exchange
thereof, by (y) the total number of shares of Stock issuable upon the exercise
or conversion of such rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable
securities) less than the Fair Market Value (determined as provided in paragraph
(g) of this Section 11), the number of Common Warrant Shares for which each
Common Warrant may be exercised shall be determined (and the Common Exercise
Price shall be appropriately adjusted) by multiplying the number of Common
Warrant Shares issuable immediately prior to the close of business on the date
on which the Company fixes the offering price of such additional shares by a
fraction (not less than one) of which the numerator shall be the number of
shares of Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such issuance
(and assuming, in the case of rights, options, warrants or convertible or
exchangeable securities that such rights, options, warrants or convertible or
exchangeable securities had been fully exercised or converted, as the case may
be) and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Stock
outstanding at the close of business on the date on which the Company fixes the
offering price of such additional shares plus a number of shares of Stock
determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by or payable to the
Company for the additional shares of Stock so issued or sold or to be issued,
purchased or subscribed for upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants or
upon conversion or exchange of such convertible or exchangeable securities by
the Fair Market Value (determined as provided in paragraph (g) of this Section
11) on the date on which the Company

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fixes the offering price of such additional shares; provided that, in the event
that the Company issues equity securities in connection with the issuance of
debt securities, the allocation of the purchase price shall be determined in
good faith by the Board. The increase in the number of Common Warrant Shares
provided for in the preceding sentence shall not apply in connection with (i)
the issuance of securities in transactions described in paragraphs (b) or (c) of
this Section 11 or pursuant to the exercise, exchange or conversion of any such
securities issued under this paragraph (d); (ii) the issuance of Stock or other
equity securities of the Company in any merger or other acquisition of a
business approved by the Board; (iii) the issuance of Stock or Stock equivalents
in a bona fide underwritten public offering; (iv) the issuance of Stock upon the
exercise of warrants or options to purchase stock or the conversion or exchange
of other securities convertible or exchangeable for stock; (v) the issuance of
options or rights to acquire Stock or Stock equivalents (including, without
limitation, pursuant to the exercise of such options or rights) to officers,
employees or directors of the Company pursuant to a stock option plan or other
employee benefit arrangement adopted by the Board, provided that the number of
Stock equivalents exempted pursuant to this clause (v) shall not exceed 250,000
shares of Stock (appropriately adjusted for stock splits, combinations and the
like); or (vi) the issuance of options or rights to acquire Stock or Stock
equivalents (including, without limitation, pursuant to the exercise of such
options or rights) to (1) lessors, financial institutions or similar entities in
transactions approved by the Board, the principal purpose of which is not to
raise capital through the sale of equity securities, or (2) other Persons
primarily for the purpose of joint ventures, technology or other licensing or
research and development activities, or other transactions the principal purpose
of which is not to raise capital through the sale of equity securities, provided
that the number of Stock equivalents exempted pursuant to this clause (vi) shall
not exceed 100,000 shares of Stock (appropriately adjusted for stock splits,
combinations and the like). In connection with the issuance of Stock or Stock
equivalents in any bona fide private placement where (i) debt and equity
securities are being issued together or (ii) a combination of equity securities
are being issued together, the Board shall, in its good faith judgment,
reasonably allocate the aggregate amount of the consideration received between
the debt and equity securities issued, respectively.

                  (e)      Superseding Adjustment

                  If, at any time, (x) after any adjustment in the number of
shares issuable upon exercise of the Common Warrants shall have been made
pursuant to Section 11(c) or 11(d) on the basis of the issuance of rights,
options or warrants entitling the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase
Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Stock, or (y) after new
adjustments in the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Common
Warrants shall have been made pursuant to this Section 11(e),

                           (i) the right of conversion, exercise or exchange in
         such rights, options, warrants, or convertible or exchangeable
         securities shall expire, and the right of conversion, exercise or
         exchange in respect of any or all of such rights, options or warrants,
         or convertible or exchangeable securities shall not have been
         exercised, and/or

                           (ii) the consideration per share for which shares of
         Stock are issuable pursuant to the terms of such rights, options or
         warrants, or convertible or exchangeable securities shall be increased
         or decreased by virtue of provisions therein or by virtue of

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         the conversion rate or exchange rate of such security being changed
         contained for an automatic increase or decrease in such consideration
         per share upon the arrival of a specified date or the happening of a
         specified event or by agreement between the Company and the holders of
         such securities,

such previous adjustment shall be rescinded and annulled. Thereupon, a
recomputation shall be made of the effect of such rights, options or warrants,
or convertible or exchangeable securities on the basis of

                           (iii) treating the number of shares of Stock, if any,
         theretofore actually issued or issuable pursuant to the previous
         exercise of such right of conversion, exercise or exchange as having
         been issued on the date or dates of such exercise and for the
         consideration actually received and receivable therefor, and treating
         the rights, options or warrants, or convertible or exchangeable
         securities which have expired and shall not have been exercised as if
         such securities had not been issued, and

                           (iv) with respect to securities as to which the
         consideration per share of Stock has been changed, treating any such
         rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities
         which then remain outstanding as having been granted or issued
         immediately after the time of such increase or decrease for the
         consideration per share for which shares of Stock are issuable under
         such rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable
         securities, and

in each such case, a new adjustment in the number of shares issuable upon
exercise of the Common Warrants shall be made, which new adjustment shall
supersede the previous adjustment so rescinded and annulled. No adjustment in
the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Common Warrants pursuant to
this Section 11(e) shall change the number of or otherwise affect any shares of
Stock issued prior to such adjustment upon exercise of the Common Warrants.

                  (f)      Adjustment for Other Distributions

                  In case the Company shall (i) make a dividend or other
distribution on the Stock (other than a distribution covered by any of
paragraphs (b), (c) or (d) of this Section 11, or (ii) purchase or otherwise
acquire for value any shares of Stock, then the number of Common Warrant Shares
for which each Common Warrant may be exercised shall be determined by
multiplying the number of Common Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of such
Common Warrant immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for
the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such distribution on the
date of such purchase by a fraction (not less than one) of which the numerator
shall be the Fair Market Value (determined as provided in paragraph (g) of this
Section 11) on the date fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to
receive such distribution on the date of such purchase and the denominator of
which shall be such Fair Market Value minus the result obtained by dividing the
aggregate amount of cash and the fair market value of any property distributed
or paid to effect such distribution or repurchase, as the case may be, by the
number of shares of Stock outstanding immediately prior to the date fixed for
the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such distribution on the
date of such purchase; provided that, any particular adjustment of the number of
Common Warrant

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Shares pursuant to this paragraph (f) shall be of no force and effect if the
Company pays in respect of a distribution or a purchase which gave rise to such
adjustment to each Warrant holder, upon exercise of such Warrant holder's Common
Warrant(s), an amount of consideration to which such Warrant holder would have
been entitled in connection with such distribution or purchase had such Warrant
holder exercised its Common Warrant(s) immediately prior to the close of
business on the date fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to
receive such distribution or the date of such purchase.

                  (g)      Fair Market Value

                  For the purpose of any computation under this Section 11, the
fair market value (the "Fair Market Value") per share of Common Stock of the
Company (the "Applicable Share") on any date shall be determined in accordance
with Section 12.

                  (h)      No Amendments

                  The Company will not, by amendment of the Company's articles
of incorporation or through any consolidation, merger, reorganization, transfer
of assets, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary
action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms
of this Agreement, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying
out of all such terms and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary
or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the Warrant holders thereof
against dilution or other impairment. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Company (i) will take all such action as may be necessary or
appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue Stock on the
exercise of the Common Warrants from time to time outstanding and (ii) will not
take any action which results in any adjustment of the number of Common Warrant
Shares if the total number of shares of Stock issuable after the action upon the
exercise of all of the Common Warrants would exceed the total number of shares
of Stock then authorized by the Company's articles of organization and available
for the purposes of issue upon such exercise.

                  (i)      Voluntary Increases

                  The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, make such
increases in the number of Warrant Shares, in addition to those required by
paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Section 11, as it considers to be advisable
in order that any event treated for United States federal income tax purposes as
a dividend of common stock or common stock rights shall not be taxable to the
recipients or if that is not possible, to diminish any income taxes that are
otherwise payable because of such event; provided that no such adjustment shall
be made without the consent of Warrant holders to whom such adjustment will
result in adverse tax consequences.

                  (j)      When De Minimis Adjustment May Be Deferred

                  No adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares shall be
required unless such adjustment (plus any other adjustments not previously made
by reason of this paragraph (i)) would require an increase or decrease of at
least 0.5% in the number of Warrant Shares; provided, however, that any
adjustments which by reason of this paragraph (j) are not required to be made
shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment.

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                  (k)      Consolidation, Merger, Reorganization or
                           Recapitalization of the Company

                  In case at any time the Company shall be a party to any
transaction (including, without limitation, a merger, consolidation, sale of all
or substantially all of the Company's assets, liquidation or recapitalization of
the Common Stock or Preferred Stock not subject to adjustment under any of the
paragraphs (a) through (g) of this Section 11) in which the previously
outstanding Common Stock or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, shall be
converted or changed into or exchanged for different securities of the Company
or common stock, preferred stock or other securities of another corporation or
interests in a non-corporate entity or other property (including cash) or any
combination of the foregoing (each such transaction being herein called a
"Transaction"), then, as a condition of the consummation of the Transaction,
lawful and adequate provision shall be made so that each holder of a Warrant,
upon the exercise thereof at any time on or after the consummation of the
Transaction, shall be entitled to receive, and such Warrant of the relevant
class shall thereafter represent the right to receive, in lieu of the Common
Stock or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, issuable upon such conversion
prior to such consummation, the securities, cash or other property to which such
holder would have been entitled upon consummation of the Transaction if such
holder had exercised such Warrant of the relevant class immediately prior
thereto (subject to adjustments from and after the consummation date as nearly
equivalent as possible to the adjustments provided for in this Section 11). The
Company will not effect any Transaction unless prior to the consummation thereof
each corporation or entity (other than the Company) which may be required to
deliver any securities or other property upon the exercise of the Warrants as
provided herein shall assume, by written instrument delivered to each holder of
the Warrants of the relevant class, the obligation to deliver to such holder
such securities or other property as in accordance with the foregoing provisions
such holder may be entitled to receive, and such corporation or entity shall
have similarly mailed or delivered to each holder of the Warrants of the
relevant class an opinion of counsel for such corporation or entity, reasonably
satisfactory to the holders of a majority of the Warrants of the relevant class
then outstanding, which opinion shall state that all of the outstanding Warrants
of the relevant class, including, without limitation, the provisions of this
Section 11, shall thereafter continue in full force and effect and shall be
enforceable against the Company and/or such corporation or entity in accordance
with the terms hereof and thereof, together with such other matters as such
holders may reasonably request. The foregoing provisions of this Section 11(k)
shall similarly apply to successive mergers, consolidations, sales of assets,
liquidations and recapitalizations.

                  (l)      Consideration Received

                  For purposes of any computation respecting consideration
received pursuant to this Section 11, the following shall apply:

                           (1) in the case of the issuance of shares of Common
         Stock or Preferred Stock for cash, the consideration shall be the
         amount of such cash, provided that in no case shall any deduction be
         made for any commissions, discounts or other expenses incurred by the
         Company for any underwriting of the issue or otherwise in connection
         therewith;

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                           (2) in the case of the issuance of shares of Common
         Stock or Preferred Stock for a consideration in whole or in part other
         than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the
         fair market value thereof as determined in accordance with Section 12;
         and

                           (3) in the case of the issuance of securities
         convertible into or exchangeable for shares, the aggregate
         consideration received therefor shall be deemed to be the consideration
         received by the Company for the issuance of such securities plus the
         additional minimum consideration, if any, to be received by the Company
         upon the conversion or exchange thereof (the consideration in each case
         to be determined in the same manner as provided in clauses (1) and (2)
         of this paragraph (l)).

                  (m)      When Issuance or Payment May Be Deferred

                  In any case in which this Section 11 shall require that an
adjustment in the Common Exercise Rate or the Preferred Exercise Rate be made
effective as of a record date for a specified event, the Company may elect to
defer until the occurrence of such event (i) issuing to the holder of any
Warrant exercised after such record date the Warrant Shares and other equity of
the Company, if any, issuable upon such exercise over and above the Warrant
Shares and other equity of the Company, if any, issuable upon such exercise on
the basis of the Exercise Rate and (ii) paying to such holder any amount in cash
in lieu of a fractional share pursuant to Section 13; provided, however, that
the Company shall deliver to such holder a due bill or other appropriate
instrument evidencing such holder's right to receive such additional Common
Warrant Shares, other equity and cash upon the occurrence of the event requiring
such adjustment.

                  (n)      Form of Warrants

                  Irrespective of any adjustments in the Common Exercise Price
or the Exercise Rate or kind of shares or other assets purchasable upon the
exercise of the Warrants, Warrants theretofore or thereafter issued may continue
to express the same price and number and kind of shares or other assets as are
stated in the Warrants initially issuable pursuant to this Agreement.

                  (o)      Adjustment in Exercise Price

                  Upon each adjustment in the number of Common Warrant Shares
for which a Common Warrant is exercisable pursuant to this Section 11, the
Common Exercise Price for such Common Warrant shall be adjusted to equal an
amount per share of Stock equal to the Common Exercise Price before such
adjustment multiplied by a fraction, of which the numerator is the number of
Common Warrant Shares for which a Common Warrant is exercisable immediately
before giving effect to such adjustment and the denominator of which is the
number of Common Warrant Shares for which a Common Warrant is exercisable
immediately after giving effect to such adjustment; provided, however, that in
no event shall the Common Exercise Price be reduced below the par value (if any)
of the Stock for which the Common Warrant is exercisable.

                  (p)      No Dilution or Impairment

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                  If any event shall occur as to which the provisions of Section
11 are not strictly applicable but the failure to make any adjustment would
adversely affect the purchase rights represented by the Warrants of the relevant
class in a way that is contrary to the manifest and essential intent and
principles of Section 11, then, in each such case, the Board will, in good
faith, make an adjustment on a basis consistent with the essential intent and
principles established in Section 11 of this Agreement to preserve, without
dilution, such exercise rights. Upon receipt of such opinion, the Company will
promptly mail a copy thereof to the holders and shall make the adjustments
described therein. The Company will at all times in good faith assist in the
carrying out of the terms of this Agreement.

                  SECTION 12.       Valuation by Independent Financial Advisor

                  In the case of transactions with Affiliates exceeding five
million dollars ($5,000,000), the Fair Market Value shall be established by the
opinion of an independent financial advisor with experience in transactions of
comparable size and magnitude (the "Independent Financial Advisor") hired by the
Company unless waived by required noteholders. The Company shall fully cooperate
with such Independent Financial Advisor in the conduct of the valuation,
including making management reasonably available and offering access to the
premises of the Company to the Independent Financial Advisor during regular
business hours and on reasonable notice. The Company shall be responsible for
all compensation of the Independent Financial Advisor appointed.

                  In the case of transactions other than those specified in the
immediately preceding paragraph, "Fair Market Value" of the Common Stock or
Preferred Stock as of the date of determination shall mean the price that a
willing buyer would pay to a willing seller for the Common Stock or Preferred
Stock, as the case may be, in an arm's length transaction, it being understood
that the buyer and seller in arriving at such price in determining the value of
Common Stock or Preferred Stock would each consider, the other factors
customarily considered by valuation professionals, as the Board in good faith
shall reasonably determine.

                  The Fair Market Value for Common Stock or Preferred Stock or
other property, as the case may be, shall be stated in U.S. dollars.

                  SECTION 13. Fractional Interests

                  The Company shall not be required to issue fractional Warrant
Shares on the exercise of Warrants, although it may do so in its sole
discretion. If more than one Warrant of a class shall be presented for exercise
in full at the same time by the same holder, the number of full Warrant Shares
which shall be issuable upon the exercise thereof shall be computed on the basis
of the aggregate number of Warrant Shares purchasable on exercise of the
Warrants so presented. If any fraction of a Warrant Share would, except for the
provisions of this Section 13, be issuable upon the exercise of any such
Warrants (or specified portion thereof), the Company shall notify the Warrant
holder exercising the Warrants in writing of the amount to be paid in lieu of
the fraction of a Warrant Share and concurrently shall pay to the Warrant holder
an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value per Warrant Share of the
appropriate class, as determined on the day immediately preceding the date the
Warrant is presented for exercise, multiplied by such fraction, computed to the
nearest whole cent.

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                  SECTION 14.       Notices to Warrant Holders; Rights of
                                    Warrant Holders

                  Upon any adjustment of the number of Warrant Shares pursuant
to Section 11, the Company shall promptly thereafter (i) file with the Register
Office a certificate of the Senior Financial Officer of the Company setting
forth the number of Warrant Shares (or portion thereof) issuable after such
adjustment, upon exercise of a Warrant and (ii) give to each of the registered
holders of the Warrant certificates at his or her address appearing on the
Warrant register written notice of such adjustments by first-class mail, postage
prepaid. Where appropriate, such notice may be given in advance and included as
a part of the notice required to be mailed under the other provisions of this
Section 14.

                  In case the Company shall authorize:

                  (a) the issuance of any dividend or other distribution on the
         Common and/or the Preferred Stock whether in cash, equity, or other
         securities, evidences of indebtedness or other property; or

                  (b) any action which would require an adjustment of the number
         of Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 11; or

                  (c)      an initial public offering; or

                  (d) any tender offer or exchange offer by the Company for
         Common and/or Preferred Stock, or repurchase program, in either case,
         involving more than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock and/or Preferred
         Stock, as the case may be; or

                  (e) the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or
         winding up of the Company;

then the Company shall cause to be filed with the Register Office and shall give
to each of the registered holders of the Warrant certificates of the affected
class at the address appearing on the Warrant register a written notice
delivered by any method provided in Section 15, at least 20 Business Days (or 15
Business Days in any case specified in clause (b) above) prior to the applicable
record date hereinafter specified, or, in the case of events for which there is
no record date, at least 20 Business Days before the effective date of such
event or the commencement of such tender offer or exchange offer or repurchase
program; provided that such notice period shall be extended by the number of
days that the Warrant Shares cannot be exercised under Section 7. Any written
notice provided pursuant to this Section 14 shall state (i) the date as of which
the holders of record of the Common Stock and/or the Preferred Stock, as the
case may be, are entitled to receive any such rights, options, warrants or
distribution are to be determined, (ii) the commencement date of any tender
offer, exchange offer or repurchase program for Common Stock and/or the
Preferred Stock, as the case may be, or (iii) the date on which any such
consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, reclassification, dissolution,
liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective or consummated, and
the date as of which it is expected that holders of record of Common Stock
and/or the Preferred Stock, as the case may be, shall be entitled to exchange
such shares for securities or other property, if any, deliverable upon such
consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, reclassification, dissolution,
liquidation or winding up. The failure to give the notice required by this
Section 14 or any defect therein shall not

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affect the legality or validity of any issuance, right, option, warrant,
distribution, tender offer, exchange offer, repurchase program, consolidation,
merger, conveyance, transfer, reclassification, dissolution, liquidation or
winding up or the vote upon any action.

                  Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any of the Warrant
certificates shall be construed as conferring upon the holders thereof the right
to vote or to consent or to receive notice of meetings of shareholders or the
appointment of managers of the Company or any other matter, or any other rights
of shareholders of the Company, including any right to receive dividends.

                  SECTION 15.       Notices

                  Any notice or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given
or made by the Company or by the registered holder of any Warrant certificate to
the Company shall be sufficiently given or made when deposited in the mail,
first class or registered, postage prepaid, addressed, or when sent via
facsimile, as follows:

                           PCA International, Inc.
                           Matthews-Mint Hill Road
                           Matthews, NC 28105
                           Attention:       Chief Financial Officer
                           Telecopy:        (704) 847-1548
                           with copies to:

                           Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
                           1285 Avenue of the Americas
                           New York, NY 10019-6064
                           Telecopy:        (212) 757-3990
                           Attention:       Richard S. Borisoff

                  Any notice pursuant to this Agreement to be given by the
Company to the Purchasers shall be sufficiently given when deposited in the
mail, first-class or registered, postage prepaid, addressed (until another
address is provided in writing by such Purchasers to the Company) to the
Purchasers, or when sent via facsimile, as follows:

                           GS Mezzanine Partners II, L.P.
                           GS Mezzanine Partners II Offshore, L.P.
                           c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.
                           85 Broad Street
                           New York, New York  10004
                           Telecopy:        (212) 902-3000
                           Attention:       Kaca Enquist

                                    with a copy to:

                           Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
                           One New York Plaza

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                           New York, New York  10004
                           Telecopy:        (212) 859-8586
                           Attention:       F. William Reindel, Esq.

                  SECTION 16.       Supplements and Amendments

                  The Company may from time to time supplement or amend this
Agreement without the approval of any holders of Warrant certificates in order
to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained herein
which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to
make any other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising hereunder
which the Company may deem necessary or desirable and which shall not in any way
adversely affect the interests of the holders of Warrant certificates. Any
amendment or supplement to this Agreement that has an adverse effect on the
interests of holders of Warrant certificates shall require the written consent
of registered holders of at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the then
outstanding Warrants of such class. The consent of each holder of a Warrant of a
class affected shall be required for any amendment pursuant to which the
Exercise Price would be increased or the number of Warrant Shares for or into
which a Warrant may be exercised or convertible would be decreased (other than
in connection with a waiver of any provisions of Section 11).

                  SECTION 17.       Successors

                  All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for
the benefit of the Company shall bind and inure to the benefit of their
respective successors and assigns hereunder.

                  SECTION 18.       Termination

                  This Agreement shall terminate on the date on which all
Warrants have been exercised or lapsed.

                  SECTION 19.       Governing Law

                  THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH WARRANT CERTIFICATE ISSUED HEREUNDER
SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE
APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN SUCH STATE.

                  SECTION 20.       Benefits of This Agreement

                  Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give to any
Person other than the Company and the registered holders of Warrant certificates
any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement; but this
Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company and the
registered holders of the Warrant certificates.

                  SECTION 21.       Headings

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                  The descriptive headings of the several Sections and
paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only, do not
constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not affect in any way the meanings
or interpretation of this Agreement.

                  SECTION 22.       Submission to Jurisdiction

                  If any action, proceeding or litigation shall be brought by
the Purchasers, any holder of Warrants or the Company in order to enforce any
right or remedy under this Agreement, the parties hereto hereby consent and will
submit, and will cause each of its subsidiaries to submit, to the jurisdiction
of any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction sitting within the area
comprising the Southern District of New York on the date of this Agreement. The
parties hereto hereby irrevocably waive any objection, including, but not
limited to, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of
forum non conveniens, which they may now or hereafter have to the bringing of
any such action, proceeding or litigation in such jurisdiction.

                  SECTION 23.       Waiver of Jury Trial

                  THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE
TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR LITIGATION DIRECTLY
OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY
OF THE WARRANTS.

                  SECTION 24.       Service of Process

                  Nothing herein shall affect the right of any holder of a
Warrant to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence
legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the Company in any other
jurisdiction.

                  SECTION 25.       Counterparts

                  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts
and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an
original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the
same instrument.

                            [Signature Page Follows]

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

                                  PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                  By:    /s/ Barry J. Feld
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Name: Barry J. Feld
                                         Title: President and CEO

                                  GS MEZZANINE PARTNERS II, L.P.

                                  By:    GS Mezzanine Advisors II, L.L.C.,
                                         its general partner

                                  By:    /s/ Melissa Higgins
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Name: Melissa Higgins
                                         Title: Vice President

                                  GS MEZZANINE PARTNERS II OFFSHORE, L.P.

                                  By:    GS Mezzanine Advisors II, L.L.C.,
                                         its general partner

                                  By:    /s/ Melissa Higgins
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Name: Melissa Higgins
                                         Title: Vice President

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                                                                     EXHIBIT A-1

                       Form of Common Warrant Certificate
                                     [Face]

[Date]

No. ____                                                     ______ Warrants

                           Common Warrant Certificate
                             PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                  This Common Warrant Certificate certifies that _____________,
or registered assigns, is the registered holder of __________ Common Warrants to
purchase an aggregate of __________ shares of Common Stock, par value $.20 per
share (the "Common Stock"), of PCA International, Inc., a North Carolina
corporation (the "Company"). Each Common Warrant entitles the holder upon
exercise to purchase from the Company at any time after the date hereof and
prior to June [__], 2010, a fully paid and nonassessable share of Common Stock
(a "Warrant Share") upon surrender of this Common Warrant Certificate and
payment in full for such Warrant Share at the Register Office of the Company,
subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement referred
to on the reverse hereof. The number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise
thereof are subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set
forth in the Warrant Agreement.

                  Unless otherwise set forth herein, all capitalized terms in
this Common Warrant Certificate shall have the respective meanings ascribed to
them in the Warrant Agreement.

                  No Warrant may be exercised after 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on June 27, 2010, and to the extent not exercised by such time, such
Warrants shall become void.

                  Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this
Common Warrant Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which provisions
shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this
place.

                  THIS COMMON WARRANT CERTIFICATE SHALL BE GOVERNED AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO
THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE
LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN SUCH STATE.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, PCA International, Inc., has caused this
Common Warrant Certificate to be signed by its duly authorized officer as of the
date first above written.

                                        PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

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

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                       Form of Common Warrant Certificate
                                    [Reverse]

                  THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
                  REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
                  ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD,
                  PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT (A) PURSUANT TO AN
                  EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
                  EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE
                  STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND (B) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
                  APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER
                  JURISDICTIONS.

                  THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ALSO ARE
                  SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AS SET FORTH IN
                  THE STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT OF PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC. (THE
                  "COMPANY"), DATED JUNE 27, 2002 (AS AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED OR
                  MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME), COPIES OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED
                  FROM THE COMPANY. NO TRANSFER OF SUCH SECURITIES WILL BE MADE
                  ON THE BOOKS OF THE COMPANY UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY EVIDENCE OF
                  COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT.

                  The Warrants evidenced by this Common Warrant Certificate are
part of a duly authorized issue of Warrants entitling the holder on exercise to
receive shares of Common Stock, par value $.20 per share, of the Company (the
"Common Stock"), and are issued or to be issued pursuant to a Warrant Agreement,
dated as of June 27, 2002 (the "Warrant Agreement"), between the Company and the
other parties thereto, which Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by
reference in and made a part of this instrument and is hereby referred to for a
description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and
immunities thereunder of the Company and the holders (the words "holders" or
"holder" meaning the registered holders or registered holder) of the Warrants.
All terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the
Warrant Agreement. A copy of the Warrant Agreement may be obtained by the holder
hereof upon written request to the Company.

                  Warrants may be exercised at any time after the completion of
the filings required by Section 10 of the Warrant Agreement and on or prior to
June 27, 2010. The holder of Warrants evidenced by this Common Warrant
Certificate may exercise such Warrants by surrendering this Common Warrant
Certificate, with the form of election to purchase set forth hereon properly
completed and executed, together with payment to the Company of the Exercise
Price for each Warrant then exercised, which payment may be made either in cash
or by tendering any Note then held by such holder or a portion thereof in the
face amount equal to 100% of the portion of the Exercise Price being so paid or
by a combination thereof. In lieu of payment of the Exercise Price pursuant to
the preceding sentence, the holder of the Warrants may convert the Warrants, in
whole or in part and at any time or times, into Common Stock by surrendering to
the Company this Common Warrant Certificate with the form of notice of

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conversion set forth hereon properly completed and executed. In the event that
upon any exercise of Warrants evidenced hereby the number of Warrants exercised
shall be less than the total number of Warrants evidenced hereby, there shall be
issued to the holder hereof or his assignee a new Common Warrant Certificate
evidencing the number of Warrants not exercised. No adjustment shall be made for
any dividends on any Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.

                  The Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of
certain events the number of Warrant Shares may, subject to certain conditions,
be adjusted. The Company will not be required to issue fractional Warrant Shares
on the exchange of Warrants, although it may do so in its sole discretion. If
fractional shares are not issued, the Company will pay the cash value of such
fractional shares as determined in accordance with the provisions of the Warrant
Agreement.

                  Warrant certificates, when surrendered at the office of the
Company by the registered holder thereof in person or by legal representative or
attorney duly authorized in writing, may be exchanged, in the manner and subject
to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, but without payment of any
service charge, for another Common Warrant Certificate or Common Warrant
Certificates of like tenor evidencing in the aggregate a like number of
Warrants.

                  Upon due presentation for registration of transfer of this
Warrant certificate at the office of the Company, a new Common Warrant
Certificate or Common Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the
aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee(s) in
exchange for this Common Warrant Certificate, subject to the limitations
provided in the Warrant Agreement, without charge except for any tax or other
governmental charge imposed in connection therewith.

                  The Company may deem and treat the registered holder(s)
thereof as the absolute owner(s) of this Warrant certificate (notwithstanding
any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the
purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the holder(s) hereof, and
for all other purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to
the contrary. Neither the Warrants nor this Common Warrant Certificate entitles
any holder hereof to any rights of a stockholder of the Company.

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                                                                     EXHIBIT A-2

                      Form of Preferred Warrant Certificate
                                     [Face]

[Date]

No. ____                                                   ______ Warrants

                          Preferred Warrant Certificate
                             PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                  This Preferred Warrant Certificate certifies that
_____________, or registered assigns, is the registered holder of __________
Preferred Warrants to purchase an aggregate of __________ shares of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $10 per share (the "Preferred Stock") of
PCA International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). Each Preferred
Warrant entitles the holder upon exercise to purchase from the Company at any
time after the completion of the filings required by Section 10 of the Warrant
Agreement and prior to June [__], 2010 a fully paid and nonassessable share of
Preferred Stock (a "Warrant Share") upon surrender of this Preferred Warrant
Certificate and payment in full for such Warrant Share at the Register Office of
Holdings, subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant
Agreement referred to on the reverse hereof. The number of Warrant Shares
purchasable upon exercise thereof is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence
of certain events set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

                  Unless otherwise set forth herein, all capitalized terms in
this Preferred Warrant Certificate shall have the respective meanings ascribed
to them in the Warrant Agreement.

                  No Warrant may be exercised after 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on June [ ], 2010, and to the extent not exercised by such time, such
Warrants shall become void.

                  Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this
Preferred Warrant Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which provisions
shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this
place.

                  THIS PREFERRED WARRANT CERTIFICATE SHALL BE GOVERNED AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO
THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE
LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN SUCH STATE.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, PCA International, Inc., has caused this
Preferred Warrant Certificate to be signed by its duly authorized officer as of
the date first above written.

                                        PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

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

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                      Form of Preferred Warrant Certificate
                                    [Reverse]

                  THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
                  REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
                  ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD,
                  PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT (A) PURSUANT TO AN
                  EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
                  EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE
                  STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND (B) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
                  APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER
                  JURISDICTIONS.

                  THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ALSO ARE
                  SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AS SET FORTH IN
                  THE STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT OF PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC. (THE
                  "COMPANY"), DATED JUNE 27, 2002 (AS AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED OR
                  MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME), COPIES OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED
                  FROM THE COMPANY. NO TRANSFER OF SUCH SECURITIES WILL BE MADE
                  ON THE BOOKS OF THE COMPANY UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY EVIDENCE OF
                  COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT.

                  The Warrants evidenced by this Preferred Warrant Certificate
are part of a duly authorized issue of Warrants entitling the holder on exercise
to receive shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $10 per
share, of the Company (the "Preferred Stock"), and are issued or to be issued
pursuant to a Warrant Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2002 (the "Warrant
Agreement"), between the Company and the other parties thereto, which Warrant
Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part of this
instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation
of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company and the
holders (the words "holders" or "holder" meaning the registered holders or
registered holder) of the Warrants. All terms not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings set forth in the Warrant Agreement. A copy of the Warrant
Agreement may be obtained by the holder hereof upon written request to the
Company.

                  Warrants may be exercised at any time after the completion of
the filings required by Section 10 of the Warrant Agreement and on or prior to
June 27, 2010. The holder of Warrants evidenced by this Preferred Warrant
Certificate may exercise such Warrants by surrendering this Preferred Warrant
Certificate, with the form of election to purchase set forth hereon properly
completed and executed, together with payment to the Company of the Exercise
Price for each Warrant then exercised, which payment may be made either in cash
or by tendering any Note then held by such holder or a portion thereof in the
face amount equal to 100% of the portion of the Exercise Price being so paid or
by a combination thereof. In lieu of payment of the Exercise Price pursuant to
the preceding sentence, the holder of the Warrants may convert the Warrants, in
whole or in part and at any time or times, into Preferred Stock by surrendering
to the Company this Preferred Warrant Certificate with the form of notice of

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conversion set forth hereon properly completed and executed. In the event that
upon any exercise of Warrants evidenced hereby the number of Warrants exercised
shall be less than the total number of Warrants evidenced hereby, there shall be
issued to the holder hereof or his assignee a new Preferred Warrant Certificate
evidencing the number of Warrants not exercised. No adjustment shall be made for
any dividends on any Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.

                  The Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of
certain events the number of Warrant Shares may, subject to certain conditions,
be adjusted. The Company will not be required to issue fractional Warrant Shares
on the exchange of Warrants, although it may do so in its sole discretion. If
fractional shares are not issued, the Company will pay the cash value of such
fractional shares as determined in accordance with the provisions of the Warrant
Agreement.

                  Preferred Warrant Certificates, when surrendered at the office
of the Company by the registered holder thereof in person or by legal
representative or attorney duly authorized in writing, may be exchanged, in the
manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, but
without payment of any service charge, for another Preferred Warrant Certificate
or Preferred Warrant Certificates of like tenor evidencing in the aggregate a
like number of Warrants.

                  Upon due presentation for registration of transfer of this
Warrant Certificate at the office of the Company, a new Preferred Warrant
Certificate or Preferred Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in
the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee(s) in
exchange for this Preferred Warrant Certificate, subject to the limitations
provided in the Warrant Agreement, without charge except for any tax or other
governmental charge imposed in connection therewith.

                  The Company may deem and treat the registered holder(s)
thereof as the absolute owner(s) of this Preferred Warrant Certificate
(notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by
anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the
holder(s) hereof, and for all other purposes, and the Company shall not be
affected by any notice to the contrary. Neither the Warrants nor this Preferred
Warrant Certificate entitles any holder hereof to any rights of a stockholder of
the Company.

                  Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if at any
time all of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock (other than shares issued
upon exercise of the Preferred Warrants) have been converted into Common Stock,
then (1) the Preferred Warrants shall only be exercisable for the shares of
Common Stock underlying the Preferred Stock into which the Preferred Warrants
could have been converted as of the date of such conversion, and (2) any
Preferred Stock theretofore issued upon exercise of Preferred Warrants shall
immediately be converted into Common Stock by the holder thereof.

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                                                                     EXHIBIT A-3

                          Form of Election to Purchase
                    (To Be Executed Upon Exercise of Warrant)

                  The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the
right, represented by this Warrant certificate, to receive ____________ shares
of Common Stock and/or ____ shares of Preferred Stock and hereby tenders for
payment for such shares to the order of PCA International, Inc.,

                  $____________ of face amount of Note (as defined in the
Warrant Agreement),

                  cash in the amount of $____________,

in accordance with the terms hereof.

                  The undersigned requests that a certificate for such shares be
registered in the name of __________________________, whose address is
_________________________________, and that such shares be delivered to
______________________________, whose address is ________________________.

                  If said number of Warrant Shares is less than all of the
shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock purchasable hereunder, the
undersigned requests that a new Warrant certificate representing the remaining
balance of such shares be registered in the name of _________________________,
whose address is __________________________, and that such Warrant certificate
be delivered to __________________________, whose address is
_____________________________.

                                        __________________________________
                                                (Signature)
Date: _____________________

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                                                                     EXHIBIT A-4

                          Form of Notice of Conversion
                   (To Be Executed Upon Conversion of Warrant)

                  The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the
right, represented by this Warrant certificate, to convert Warrants represented
hereby into ________ shares of Common Stock and/or ____ shares of Preferred
Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.

                  The undersigned requests that a certificate for such shares be
registered in the name of ___________________________, whose address is
_________________________________ and that such shares be delivered to
______________________________ whose address is ________________________.

                  If said number of Warrant Shares is less than all of the
shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock purchasable hereunder, the
undersigned requests that a new Warrant certificate representing the remaining
balance of such shares be registered in the name of _________________________,
whose address is __________________________, and that such Warrant certificate
be delivered to __________________________, whose address is
_____________________________.

                                        __________________________________
                                                (Signature)
Date: _____________________

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                                                                       EXHIBIT B

                                Form of Transfer

                    (To Be Executed Upon Transfer of Warrant)

                  FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned registered holder of this
Warrant certificate hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the Assignee(s)
named below (including the undersigned with respect to any Warrants constituting
a part of the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant certificate not being assigned
hereby) all of the rights of the undersigned under this Warrant certificate,
with respect to the number of Warrants set forth below:

<TABLE>
<S>                            <C>                          <C>                         <C>
------------------------------ ---------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------------------
Name of Assignee(s)            Address                      Social Security, EIN or     Number of Warrants
                                                            other identifying
                                                            number of assignee(s)
------------------------------ ---------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------------------
</TABLE>

and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint the Company as the
undersigned's attorney to make such transfer on the register maintained by the
Company for that purpose, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Date:
----------------------------------------
          (Signature of Owner)

----------------------------------------
            (Street Address)

----------------------------------------
      (City)      (State)  (Zip Code)

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                                                                      SCHEDULE A

                           Issuance of Warrant Shares

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name and Address of Purchaser                         Number of Common Warrants        Number of Preferred Warrants
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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<S>                                                   <C>                               <C>
GS MEZZANINE PARTNERS II, L.P.                                    40,200                            220
85 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004
Telecopy:  (212) 902-3000
Attention:  Kaca Enquist

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GS MEZZANINE PARTNERS II OFFSHORE, L.P.                           12,260                             67
c/o GS Mezzanine Partners II, L.P.
85 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004
Telecopy:  (212) 902-3000
Attention:  Kaca Enquist
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TOTAL:                                                            52,460                            287
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</TABLE>

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.17

                             STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

                  This STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is entered into
as of August 25, 1999, by and among Jupiter Partners II L.P. ("Jupiter"), PCA
International, Inc. a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), NationsBridge,
L.L.C. ("NationsBridge") and The Chase Manhattan Bank ("Chase" and, together
with NationsBridge, the "Investment Banks") (each Investment Bank, together with
its successors and assigns, being a "Tag-Along Investor" and, col1ectively, the
"Tag-Along Investors"). The shares of Common Stock, $.20 par value per share, of
the Company issued pursuant to the exercise of warrants (the "Warrants") issued
under the Warrant Agreement, dated August 25, 1999, by and between the Company
and United States Trust Company of New York (together with securities
convertible or exchangeable therefor, the "Common Stock") now owned and
hereafter acquired by the Tag-Along Investors, together with any securities
exercisable for or convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock,
are sometimes referred to herein as the "Shares" (it being understood that all
securities exercisable for or convertible into or exchangeable for shares of
Common Stock shall be treated on any date as if they had been exercised,
converted or exchanged into Common Stock on that date and shall be deemed to
represent the number of shares of Common Stock that would be issued upon such
exercise, conversion or exchange). Capitalized terms that are used but not
defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Bridge Loan Agreement
referred to below.

                                    RECITALS

                  WHEREAS, the Company, the Administrative Agent, the
Guarantors, the Arranger and the Lenders referred to therein have entered into a
Bridge Loan Agreement, dated as of August 25, 1998 (as amended, restated or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "Bridge Loan Agreement"), providing
for certain bridge loans to be made by the Lenders thereunder to the Company
(the "Bridge Loans").

                  WHEREAS, the Company has issued the Warrants to purchase 5.0%
of its Common Stock in blank to United States Trust Company of New York, as
Escrow Agent under that certain Escrow Agreement, dated as of August 25, 1999,
among United States Trust Company of New York, the Company, the Guarantors,
NationsBridge and Chase (the "Escrow Agreement") to be held pursuant to the
terms of the Escrow Agreement as required by the Bridge Loan Agreement.

                  WHEREAS, the Investors desire to enter into this Agreement for
the purpose of regulating certain aspects of the Tag-Along Investors'
relationships with regard to each other and the Company in connection with their
ownership of the Shares.

                                    AGREEMENT

                  NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein
contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the Tag-Along Investors
agree as follows:

<PAGE>

                  Section 1. Tag-Along Right. With respect to any proposed
transfer, sale or other disposition (each, a "proposed transfer") of Common
Stock by Jupiter to a person other than an Affiliate of Jupiter, which Affiliate
assumes all of the obligations of Jupiter hereunder with respect to such shares
of Common Stock (such other person being hereinafter referred to as the
"proposed purchaser"), each Tag-Along Investor shall each have the right (the
"Tag-Along Right") to require the proposed purchaser to purchase all or any
portion of such Tag-Along Investor's Pro Rata Allocation (as defined below) of
the shares Common Stock proposed to be transferred simultaneously with
consummating the proposed transfer. A Tag-Along Investor's "Pro Rata Allocation"
of the number of Shares proposed to be transferred in any proposed transfer
shall equal the total number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be
transferred by Jupiter multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the
total number of Shares held by such Tag-Along Investor and the denominator of
which is the total number of shares of Common Stock held by Jupiter and the
Tag-Along Investors. Any Shares purchased from Tag-Along Investors pursuant to
this Section 1 shall be purchased at the same price per Share and upon the same
terms and conditions as such proposed transfer by Jupiter, it being agreed,
however, that such terms and conditions shall not include the making of any
representations and warranties, indemnities or other similar agreements other
than representations and warranties with respect to title of the Shares being
sold and authority to sell such Shares and indemnities related thereto ("Title
Representations"). Jupiter shall, not less than 20 nor more than 60 business
days prior to each proposed transfer, notify, or cause to be notified, each
Tag-Along Investor in writing of each such proposed transfer. Such notice (the
"Transfer Notice") shall set forth: (i) the name of the transferor and the
number and description of shares of Common Stock proposed to be transferred,
(ii) the name and address of the proposed purchaser, (iii) the proposed amount
and form of consideration and terms and conditions of payment offered by such
proposed purchaser, (iv) each Tag-Along Investor's Pro Rata Allocation of the
shares of Common Stock proposed to be transferred and (v) that the proposed
purchaser has been informed of the Tag-Along Right provided for in this Section
1 and has agreed to purchase shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms
hereof. Jupiter hereby agrees not to transfer any shares of Common Stock,
directly or indirectly, in a manner that would be inconsistent with the
essential intent of this Section 1. For purposes of this Section 1, any transfer
of an equity interest of an entity that was formed for the purpose of acquiring
shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to be a transfer of the shares of Common
Stock owned by such entity.

                  The Tag-Along Right may be exercised by any Tag-Along Investor
by delivery of a written notice to Jupiter proposing to sell Shares (the
"Tag-Along Notice") within 10 business days following its receipt of the
Transfer Notice. The Tag-Along Notice shall state the number of Shares (the
"Tag-Along Shares") that such Tag-Along Investor proposes to include in such
transfer to the proposed purchaser, which number of Shares shall not exceed such
Tag-Along Investor's Pro Rata Allocation of the shares of Common Stock proposed
to be transferred. Delivery of the Tag-Along Notice by any Tag-Along Investor
shall constitute an agreement by such Tag-Along Investor to sell, on the terms
and conditions specified in the Transfer Notice, the Tag-Along Shares to the
proposed purchaser specified in the Transfer Notice. In the event that the
proposed

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purchaser does not purchase the "Tag-Along Shares from the Tag-Along Investors
on the same terms and conditions as specified in the Transfer Notice, then
Jupiter shall not be permitted to sell any shares of Common Stock to the
proposed purchaser in the proposed transfer. If no Tag-Along Notice is received
during the 15-business day period referred to above, Jupiter shall have the
right thereafter, prior to the expiration of 180 days from the date of the
Transfer Notice, to transfer the shares of Common Stock specified in the
Transfer Notice (or a portion thereof) on terms and conditions no more favorable
than those stated in the Transfer Notice and in accordance with the provisions
of this Section 1; provided that Jupiter shall have proceeded to consummate such
transaction as soon as reasonably practicable in good faith.

                  The Company agrees not to effect any transfer of Shares by
Jupiter and to instruct the transfer agent for the Common Stock not to effect
any such transfer of Shares, until the Company and the transfer agent have
received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that the Tag-Along Right, if
applicable to such transfer, has been complied with.

                  Section 2. Miscellaneous.

                  (a) Legend. Jupiter, the Company and the Tag-Along Investors
agree that each certificate representing shares of Common Stock shall bear the
following legend until such time as the same is no longer applicable:

                  "THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OR OTHER SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY
                  THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF, AND ARE ENTITLED
                  TO THE BENEFITS SET FORTH IN, A STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT, DATED
                  AUGUST 25, 1999, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT THE OFFICE OF
                  THE COMPANY. THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH A COPY OF SUCH
                  STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT TO THE RECORD HOLDER HEREOF WITHOUT
                  CHARGE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE COMPANY AT ITS PRINCIPAL
                  PLACE OF BUSINESS OR REGISTERED OFFICE."

                  (b) Successors, Assigns and Transferees. This Agreement shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective legal representatives, heirs, legatees, successors and assigns.
Shares sold following the procedures set forth in Section 1 shall no longer be
subject to any of the provisions of this Agreement.

                  (c) Specific Performance, Etc. Each Tag-Along Investor, in
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein, in the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation or granted by law, including recovery of
damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this
Agreement. Jupiter and each of the Tag-Along Investors agree that monetary
damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a
breach of the provisions of this Agreement and

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hereby agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a
remedy at law would be adequate.

                  (d) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

                  (e) Interpretation. The headings of the sections contained in
this Agreement are solely for the purpose of reference, are not part of the
agreement of the parties and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of
this Agreement.

                  (f) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for
or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly
given and received when delivered by overnight courier or hand delivery, when
sent by facsimile or five days after mailing if sent by registered or certified
mail (return receipt requested) postage prepaid to the parties at the following
addresses (or at such other address for any party as shall be specified by like
notice, provided that notices of a change of address shall be effective only
upon receipt thereof).

                  (i)  If to Jupiter, at:

                       Jupiter Partners II L.P.
                       30 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 4525
                       New York, New York  10112
                       Attention:  Terry Blumer
                       Facsimile No.:  (212) 332-2828

                       with copies to:

                       Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
                       1285 Avenue of the Americas
                       New York, New York  10019
                       Attention:  Richard Borisoff, Esq.
                       Facsimile No.:  (212) 757-3990

                  (ii) If to a Tag-Along Investor, at:

                       Its address as shown in the stock register of the
                       Company

                       with copies to:

                       Latham & Watkins
                       885 Third Avenue, Suite 1000
                       New York, New York 10022
                       Attention:  Kirk A. Davenport, Esq.
                       Facsimile No.:  (212) 751-4864

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                  (g) Recapitalizations, Exchange, Etc. Affecting the Company's
Stock. The provisions of this Agreement shall apply, to the full extent set
forth herein with respect to the Common Stock, to any and all shares of capital
stock of the Company or any successor or assign of the Company (whether by
merger, consolidation, sale of assets, or otherwise that may be issued in
respect of, in exchange for, or in substitution of the Common Stock and shall be
appropriately adjusted for any stock dividends, splits, reverse splits,
combinations, recapitalizations and the like occurring after the date hereof.

                  (h) Inspection and Compliance with Law. Copies of this
Agreement will be available for inspection or copying by any Investor at the
offices of the Company through the Secretary of the Company. The Company shall
take all reasonable action to insure that the provisions of New York Law
relating to agreements similar to this Agreement are promptly complied with.

                  (i) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts, by the original parties hereto and any successor in interest,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall
be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

                  (j) Termination. This Agreement shall terminate and cease to
be of any further force or effect (i) on the eighth anniversary of the date
hereof or (ii) upon the return to the Company of all Shares held in escrow
pursuant to the Escrow Agreement.

                  (k) Severability. In the event that any one or more of the
provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is
held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the
validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other
respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be in any way
impaired thereby.

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

                             PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                             By: /s/ Bruce Fisher
                                 ----------------------------------------------
                                 Name:  Bruce Fisher
                                 Title:  Chief Financial Officer

                             Accepted and agreed to:

                             NATIONSBRIDGE, L.L.C.

                             By: /s/ L.E. [??]
                                 ----------------------------------------------
                                 Name:
                                 Title:

                             THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK

                             By: /s/ Kathryn A. Duncan
                                 ----------------------------------------------
                                 Name:  Kathryn A. Duncan
                                 Title: Vice President

                             JUPITER PARTNERS II L.P.

                             By:  Ganymede LLC, its general partner

                             By:  /s/ [??]
                                  ---------------------------------------------
                                  Name:
                                  Title:

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