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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.17

                                CREDIT AGREEMENT

                           Dated as of October 3, 2002

                                      among

                                PROQUEST COMPANY
                                as the Borrower,

                             BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
                 as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender,

                          HARRIS TRUST & SAVINGS BANK,
                           STANDARD FEDERAL BANK N.A.
                                       and
                          KEY CORPORATE CAPITAL, INC.,
                             as Syndication Agents,

                                       and

                         The Other Lenders Party Hereto

                         BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC

                    Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Manager

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I         DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS.......................................................... 1

     1.01     Defined Terms................................................................................. 1

     1.02     Other Interpretive Provisions.................................................................17

     1.03     Accounting Terms..............................................................................18

     1.04     Rounding......................................................................................18

     1.05     References to Agreements and Laws.............................................................18

     1.06     Times of Day..................................................................................19

     1.07     Letter of Credit Amounts......................................................................19

ARTICLE II        THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS.....................................................19

     2.01     Committed Loans...............................................................................19

     2.02     Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Committed Loans..................................19

     2.03     Letters of Credit.............................................................................21

     2.04     Swing Line Loans..............................................................................27

     2.05     Prepayments...................................................................................30

     2.06     Termination or Reduction of Commitments.......................................................31

     2.07     Repayment of Loans............................................................................31

     2.08     Interest......................................................................................31

     2.09     Fees..........................................................................................31

     2.10     Computation of Interest and Fees..............................................................32

     2.11     Evidence of Debt..............................................................................32

     2.12     Payments Generally............................................................................33

     2.13     Sharing of Payments...........................................................................35

     2.14     Increase in Commitments.......................................................................35

ARTICLE III       TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY....................................................36

     3.01     Taxes.........................................................................................36

     3.02     Illegality....................................................................................37

     3.03     Inability to Determine Rates..................................................................38

     3.04     Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy...........................................38

     3.05     Funding Losses................................................................................39

     3.06     Matters Applicable to all Requests for Compensation...........................................39

     3.07     Limitation on Borrower's Obligations; Non-Discrimination; Substitution of Lenders.............39

     3.08     Survival......................................................................................40
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ARTICLE IV        CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS.................................................40

     4.01     Conditions of Initial Credit Extension........................................................40

     4.02     Conditions to all Credit Extensions...........................................................41

ARTICLE V         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES............................................................42

     5.01     Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws......................................42

     5.02     Authorization; No Contravention...............................................................42

     5.03     Governmental Authorization; Other Consents....................................................42

     5.04     Binding Effect................................................................................42

     5.05     Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect..............................................43

     5.06     Litigation....................................................................................43

     5.07     No Default....................................................................................43

     5.08     Ownership of Property; Liens..................................................................43

     5.09     Environmental Compliance......................................................................44

     5.10     Insurance.....................................................................................44

     5.11     Taxes.........................................................................................44

     5.12     ERISA Compliance..............................................................................44

     5.13     Subsidiaries..................................................................................45

     5.14     Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company Act................45

     5.15     Disclosure....................................................................................45

     5.16     Compliance with Laws..........................................................................45

     5.17     Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc..........................................................45

ARTICLE VI        AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.....................................................................46

     6.01     Financial Statements..........................................................................46

     6.02     Certificates; Other Information...............................................................47

     6.03     Notices.......................................................................................48

     6.04     Payment of Obligations........................................................................48

     6.05     Preservation of Existence, Etc................................................................48

     6.06     Maintenance of Properties.....................................................................49

     6.07     Maintenance of Insurance......................................................................49

     6.08     Compliance with Laws; Material Contractual Obligations........................................49

     6.09     Books and Records.............................................................................49

     6.10     Inspection Rights.............................................................................49
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     6.11     Use of Proceeds...............................................................................49

     6.12     Further Assurances............................................................................49

ARTICLE VII       NEGATIVE COVENANTS........................................................................50

     7.01     Liens.........................................................................................50

     7.02     Investments...................................................................................51

     7.03     Indebtedness..................................................................................52

     7.04     Fundamental Changes...........................................................................52

     7.05     Dispositions..................................................................................53

     7.06     Restricted Payments...........................................................................53

     7.07     Change in Nature of Business..................................................................54

     7.08     Transactions with Affiliates..................................................................54

     7.09     Burdensome Agreements.........................................................................54

     7.10     Use of Proceeds...............................................................................54

     7.11     Financial Covenants...........................................................................55

     7.12     Capital Expenditures..........................................................................55

     7.13     Amendments to Certain Agreements..............................................................55

ARTICLE VIII      EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES............................................................56

     8.01     Events of Default.............................................................................56

     8.02     Remedies Upon Event of Default................................................................58

     8.03     Application of Funds..........................................................................58

ARTICLE IX        ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT......................................................................59

     9.01     Appointment and Authorization of Administrative Agent.........................................59

     9.02     Delegation of Duties..........................................................................60

     9.03     Liability of Administrative Agent.............................................................60

     9.04     Reliance by Administrative Agent..............................................................60

     9.05     Notice of Default.............................................................................61

     9.06     Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Administrative Agent............................61

     9.07     Indemnification of Administrative Agent.......................................................61

     9.08     Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity...............................................62

     9.09     Successor Administrative Agent................................................................62

     9.10     Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.................................................63

     9.11     Guaranty Matters..............................................................................64

     9.12     Other Agents; Arrangers and Managers..........................................................64
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ARTICLE X         MISCELLANEOUS.............................................................................64

     10.01    Amendments, Etc...............................................................................64

     10.02    Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies............................................65

     10.03    No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies................................................................66

     10.04    Attorney Costs, Expenses and Taxes............................................................67

     10.05    Indemnification by the Borrower...............................................................67

     10.06    Payments Set Aside............................................................................68

     10.07    Successors and Assigns........................................................................68

     10.08    Confidentiality...............................................................................72

     10.09    Set-off.......................................................................................72

     10.10    Interest Rate Limitation......................................................................73

     10.11    Counterparts..................................................................................73

     10.12    Integration...................................................................................73

     10.13    Survival of Representations and Warranties....................................................73

     10.14    Severability..................................................................................73

     10.15    Tax Forms.....................................................................................74

     10.16    Automatic Debits of Fees......................................................................75

     10.17    Governing Law.................................................................................76

     10.18    Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury..............................................................76

     10.19    Entire Agreement..............................................................................76
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SCHEDULES
     2.01     Commitments and Pro Rata Shares
     5.05     Supplement to Interim Financial Statements
     5.06     Litigation
     5.13     Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments
     5.17     Intellectual Property Matters
     7.01     Existing Liens
     7.02     Existing Investments
     7.03     Existing Indebtedness
     10.02    Administrative Agent's Office, Certain Addresses for Notices

EXHIBITS
     FORM OF
     A        Committed Loan Notice
     B        Swing Line Loan Notice
     C        Note
     D        Compliance Certificate
     E        Assignment and Assumption
     F        Guaranty
     G        Opinion
     H        Increase Request

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                                CREDIT AGREEMENT

     This CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is entered into as of October 3,
2002 among PROQUEST COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), each
lender from time to time party hereto (each a "Lender" and collectively the
"Lenders") and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Swing Line
Lender.

     The Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide a revolving credit
facility, and the Lenders are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set
forth herein.

     In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties
hereto agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I
                        DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

     1.01      DEFINED TERMS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the meanings set forth below:

     "Acquisition" means any transaction or series of related transactions for
the purpose of or resulting, directly or indirectly, in (a) the acquisition of
all or substantially all of the assets of a Person, or of any business or
division of a Person, (b) the acquisition of in excess of 50% of the capital
stock, partnership interests, membership interests or equity of any Person or
otherwise causing any Person to become a Subsidiary or (c) a merger or
consolidation or any other combination with another Person (other than a Person
that is a Subsidiary); provided that the Borrower or a Subsidiary is the
surviving entity.

     "Administrative Agent" means Bank of America in its capacity as
administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor
administrative agent.

     "Administrative Agent's Office" means the Administrative Agent's address
and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02, or such other
address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to
the Borrower and the Lenders.

     "Administrative Questionnaire" means an Administrative Questionnaire in a
form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

     "Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that (a)
possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to vote 10% or more of the
securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors, managing
general partners or the equivalent of such Person or (b) directly, or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under
common Control with such Person. "Control" means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or
policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by
contract or otherwise. "Controlling" and "Controlled" have meanings correlative
thereto.

     "Agent-Related Persons" means the Administrative Agent, together with its
Affiliates (including, in the case of Bank of America in its capacity as the
Administrative Agent, the

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Arranger), and the officers, directors, employees, agents and attorneys-in-fact
of such Persons and Affiliates.

     "Aggregate Commitments" means aggregate amount of the Commitments of all
the Lenders.

     "Agreement" - see the introductory paragraph.

     "Applicable Rate" means, from time to time, the following percentages per
annum, based upon the Leverage Ratio as set forth below:

                                 APPLICABLE RATE

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PRICING LEVEL        LEVERAGE RATIO         FACILITY FEE        CREDIT        RATE +     UTILIZATION FEE
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      1                  <1.00:1                   0.200%            0.800%      0.000%            0.050%
      2           >=1.00:1 but <1.75:1             0.250%            1.000%      0.250%            0.075%
      3                  >=1.75:1                  0.300%            1.200%      0.500%            0.100%
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Initially, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to Pricing Level
2. Thereafter, the Applicable Rate shall be adjusted, to the extent applicable,
45 days (or in the case of the last Fiscal Quarter of any Fiscal Year, 90 days)
after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending
September 28, 2002, based on the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such
Fiscal Quarter; provided that if the Borrower fails to deliver the financial
statements required by Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable, and the related
Compliance Certificate required by Section 6.02(b) by the 45th day (or, if
applicable, the 90th day) after any Fiscal Quarter, Pricing Level 3 shall apply
until such financial statements are delivered.

     "Arranger" means Banc of America Securities LLC, in its capacity as sole
lead arranger and sole book manager.

     "Assignment and Assumption" means an Assignment and Assumption
substantially in the form of Exhibit E.

     "Attorney Costs" means and includes all reasonable fees and charges of any
law firm or other external counsel and, without duplication, the allocated cost
of internal legal services and all reasonable expenses and disbursements of
internal counsel.

     "Attributable Indebtedness" means, on any date, (a) in respect of any
capital lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on
a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP,
and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of
the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a
balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if
such lease were accounted for as a capital lease.

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     "Audited Financial Statements" means the audited consolidated balance sheet
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year ended December 29,
2001, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations,
shareholders' equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for
such Fiscal Year, including in each case the notes thereto.

     "Availability Period" means the period from and including the Closing Date
to the earliest of (a) the Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the
Aggregate Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06 and (c) the date of termination
of the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and of the obligation of the L/C
Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 8.02.

     "Bank of America" means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.

     "Base Rate" means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the
higher of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5% and (b) the rate of interest in
effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America
as its "prime rate." The "prime rate" is a rate set by Bank of America based
upon various factors, including Bank of America's costs and desired return,
general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point
for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above or below such announced
rate. Any change in such rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at
the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such
change.

     "Base Rate Committed Loan" means a Committed Loan that is a Base Rate Loan.

     "Base Rate Loan" means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.

     "Bell and Howell Agreement" means, collectively, the Lease Receivables Sale
Agreement dated as of August 28, 2001 between the Borrower (then known as Bell &
Howell Publishing Services Company) and Bell & Howell Financial Services
Company, and any agreement related thereto.

     "Borrower" - see the introductory paragraph.

     "Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on
which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact
closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent's Office is located and, if
such day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any such day on which
dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London
interbank eurodollar market.

     "Capital Expenditures" means, for any Computation Period, the amount listed
under the caption "Expenditures for property, plant, equipment and product
masters" on the Borrower's consolidated statement of cash flows for such
Computation Period delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

     "Cash Collateralize" - see Section 2.03(g).

     "Change of Control" means an event or series of events by which:

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          (a)       any "person" or "group" (as such terms are used in Sections
     13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any
     employee benefit plan of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, and any person or
     entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or
     administrator of any such plan) becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined
     in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except
     that a person or group shall be deemed to have "beneficial ownership" of
     all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire (such
     right, an "option right"), whether such right is exercisable immediately or
     only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of 30% or more of
     the equity securities of the Borrower entitled to vote for members of the
     board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Borrower on a
     fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such
     person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); or

          (b)       during any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of
     the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of
     the Borrower cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of
     such board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period,
     (ii) whose election or nomination to such board or equivalent governing
     body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above
     constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority
     of such board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or
     nomination to such board or equivalent governing body was approved by
     individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the
     time of such election or nomination at least a majority of such board or
     equivalent governing body (excluding, in the case of both clause (ii) and
     clause (iii), any individual whose initial nomination for, or assumption of
     office as, a member of such board or equivalent governing body occurs as a
     result of an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents for
     the election or removal of one or more directors by any person or group
     other than a solicitation for the election of one or more directors by or
     on behalf of the board of directors).

     "Closing Date" means the first date on which all conditions precedent in
Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived (or, in the case of Section 4.01(b), waived
by the Person entitled to receive the applicable payment).

     "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

     "Commitment" means, as to each Lender, its obligation to (a) make Committed
Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01, (b) purchase participations in
L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an
aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the amount set
forth opposite such Lender's name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and
Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable,
as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this
Agreement.

     "Committed Borrowing" means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous
Committed Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans,
having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section
2.01.

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     "Committed Loan" - see Section 2.01.

     "Committed Loan Notice" means a notice of (a) a borrowing of Committed
Loans, (b) a conversion of Committed Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a
continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which, if in
writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A.

     "Compliance Certificate" means a certificate substantially in the form of
Exhibit D.

     "Computation Period" means each period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters
of the Borrower ending on the last day of a Fiscal Quarter.

     "Consolidated EBIT" means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such
period plus, to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income,
(a) Consolidated Interest Charges, (b) provision for Federal, state, local and
foreign income taxes payable by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (c)
non-cash charges deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income (including the
cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles under GAAP to the extent
included in such non-cash charges) in an aggregate amount not to exceed
$25,000,000 for any Computation Period.

     "Consolidated EBITDA" means, for any period, Consolidated EBIT for such
period plus, to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income for
such period, depreciation and amortization expense; provided that, solely for
the purpose of the computation of the Leverage Ratio, if there has occurred an
Acquisition or Disposition during such period, Consolidated EBITDA shall be
calculated on a pro forma basis.

     "Consolidated EBITR" means, for any period, Consolidated EBIT for such
period plus, to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income for
such period, Rentals.

     "Consolidated Interest Charges" means, for any period, the sum, without
duplication, of (a) all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges
and related expenses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with
borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the
deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as
interest in accordance with GAAP (excluding charges taken by the Borrower in the
Fiscal Quarter ending September 28, 2002 in connection with the early
termination of a Swap Contract in an amount not to exceed $7,500,000 in the
aggregate), and (b) the portion of Rentals of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
with respect to such period under capital leases that is treated as interest in
accordance with GAAP, all computed on a consolidated basis.

     "Consolidated Net Income" means, for any period, the consolidated net
income of the Borrower for such period (excluding extraordinary gains but
including extraordinary losses).

     "Consolidated Net Worth" means, as of any date of determination, the
consolidated shareholders' equity of the Borrower on such date.

     "Contractual Obligation" means, as to any Person, any provision of any
security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other
undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its
property is bound.

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     "Control" - see the definition of "Affiliate."

     "Credit Extension" means each of the following: (a) the making of a Loan
and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.

     "Debtor Relief Laws" means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and
all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit
of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency,
reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other
applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of
creditors generally.

     "Default" means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default
or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time or both, would be an
Event of Default.

     "Default Rate" means an interest rate per annum equal to (a) in the case of
any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the interest rate otherwise applicable thereto plus
2%; and (b) in the case of any other Obligation, the sum of (i) the Base Rate
plus (ii) the Applicable Rate for Base Rate Loans plus (iii) 2%; provided that
the interest rate applicable to any Obligation shall not at any time exceed the
highest rate permitted by applicable Law.

     "Defaulting Lender" means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any
portion of the Committed Loans, participations in L/C Obligations or
participations in Swing Line Loans required to be funded by it hereunder within
one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has
otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any
other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the
date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (c) has been
deemed insolvent or become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.

     "Disposition" or "Dispose" means the sale, transfer, license, lease or
other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property
by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with
or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and
claims associated therewith.

     "Dollar" and "$" mean lawful money of the United States.

     "Eligible Assignee" - see Section 10.07(g).

     "Environmental Laws" means any and all Federal, state, local and foreign
statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees,
permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental
restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the
release of any materials into the environment, including those related to
hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public
systems.

     "Environmental Liability" means any liability, contingent or otherwise
(including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines,
penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their
respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a)
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handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous
Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or
threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any
contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability
is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

     "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

     "ERISA Affiliate" means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated)
under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or
(c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of
provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).

     "ERISA Event" means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan;
(b) a withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan
subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a
substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation
of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of
ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is
in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the
treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of
ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension
Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds
under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a
trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the
imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC
premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower
or any ERISA Affiliate.

     "Eurodollar Rate" means for any Interest Period with respect to any
Eurodollar Rate Loan:

          (a)       the rate per annum equal to the rate determined by the
     Administrative Agent to be the offered rate (rounded upwards, if necessary,
     to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) that appears on the page of the Telerate screen
     (or any successor thereto) that displays an average British Bankers
     Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in Dollars (for delivery
     on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such
     Interest Period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time)
     two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period,

          (b)       if the rate referenced in the preceding clause (a) is not
     available, the rate per annum equal to the rate determined by the
     Administrative Agent to be the offered rate (rounded upwards, if necessary,
     to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) on such other page or other service that
     displays an average British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate
     for deposits in Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Interest
     Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period, determined as of
     approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first
     day of such Interest Period, or

          (c)       if the rates referenced in the preceding clauses (a) and (b)
     are not available, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative
     Agent as the rate of

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     interest (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) at
     which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest
     Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Rate
     Loan being made, continued or converted by Bank of America and with a term
     equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Bank of America's
     London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at
     their request at approximately 4:00 p.m. (London time) two Business Days
     prior to the first day of such Interest Period.

     "Eurodollar Rate Loan" means a Committed Loan that bears interest at a rate
based on the Eurodollar Rate.

     "Event of Default" - see Section 8.01.

     "Existing Credit Agreement" means the Credit Agreement dated as of
September 22, 1997 among the Borrower, Bankers Trust Company, as agent, and a
syndicate of lenders.

     "Federal Funds Rate" means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the
weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with
members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such
day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank on the Business Day next
succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the
Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the
next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day,
and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day,
the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward,
if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on
such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.

     "Fee Letter" means the letter agreement dated August 20, 2002 among the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Arranger.

     "Fiscal Quarter" means each period of 13 weeks during a Fiscal Year ending
on a Saturday (with the first such Fiscal Quarter to commence on the first day
of such Fiscal Year).

     "Fiscal Year" means any 52-week or 53-week period beginning on the day
after the Saturday nearest to December 31 and ending on the Saturday nearest to
the following December 31.

     "Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" means, for any Computation Period, the ratio
of (a) Consolidated EBITR for such Computation Period to (b) the sum of (i)
Consolidated Interest Charges for such Computation Period to the extent payable
in cash plus (ii) Rentals for such Computation Period.

     "Foreign Lender" - see Section 10.15(a)(i).

     "FRB" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the
United States.

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     "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board
and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and
pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other
principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting
profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of
the date of determination, consistently applied.

     "Governmental Authority" means any nation or government, any state or other
political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality,
regulatory body, court, administrative tribunal, central bank or other entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or
administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

     "Granting Lender" - see Section 10.07(h).

     "Guarantors" means, collectively, each Subsidiary that has executed a
counterpart of the Guaranty.

     "Guaranty" means a Guaranty substantially in the form of Exhibit F.

     "Guarantee" means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or
otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of
guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by
another Person (the "primary obligor") in any manner, whether directly or
indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i)
to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of)
such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property,
securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of
such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such
Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity
capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of
income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor
to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the
purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such
Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to
protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or
(b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other
obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other
obligation is assumed by such Person. The amount of any Guarantee shall be
deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related
primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is
made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated
liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good
faith. The term "Guarantee" as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

     "Hazardous Materials" means all explosive or radioactive substances or
wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants,
including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing
materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes
and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any
Environmental Law.

     "Honor Date" - see Section 2.03(c)(i).

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     "Indebtedness" means, as to any Person at a particular time, without
duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or
liabilities in accordance with GAAP:

          (a)       all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all
     obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan
     agreements or other similar instruments;

          (b)       all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising
     under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers'
     acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;

          (c)       net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;

          (d)       all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase
     price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the
     ordinary course of business, similar accrued expenses and royalty payments
     in the ordinary course of business);

          (e)       indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by
     a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including
     indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention
     agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by
     such Person or is limited in recourse (it being understood that if such
     Person has not assumed or become personally liable for such indebtedness,
     the amount of the Indebtedness of such Person in connection therewith shall
     be limited to the lesser of the face amount of such indebtedness (or such
     lesser amount as constitutes the maximum recourse to such Person) or the
     fair market value of all property of such Person securing such
     indebtedness);

          (f)       obligations under capital leases and Synthetic Lease
     Obligations; and

          (g)       all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the
     foregoing.

     For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the
Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture
that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person
is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly
made non-recourse to such Person. The amount of any net obligation under any
Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value
thereof as of such date. The amount of any capital lease or Synthetic Lease
Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable
Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.

     "Indemnified Liabilities" - see Section 10.05.

     "Indemnitees" - see Section 10.05.

     "Interest Payment Date" means, (a) as to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last
day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date;
provided that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three
months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of
such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b)

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as to any other Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and
December and the Maturity Date.

     "Interest Period" means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period
commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or
continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or
six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice;
provided that:

          (i)       any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that
     is not a Business Day shall be extended to the following Business Day
     unless such following Business Day falls in another calendar month, in
     which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business
     Day;

          (ii)      any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of
     a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically
     corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period)
     shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such
     Interest Period; and

          (iii)     no Interest Period shall extend beyond the scheduled
     Maturity Date.

     "Investment" means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or
investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other
acquisition of capital stock or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan,
advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or
purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or
interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest
in such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one
transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that
constitute a business unit. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of
any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for
subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

     "IP Rights" - see Section 5.17.

     "IRS" means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

     "Laws" means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and
local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and
administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the
interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged
with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all
applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses,
authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority,
in each case whether or not having the force of law.

     "L/C Advance" means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender's funding of
its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share.

     "L/C Borrowing" means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under
any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or
refinanced as a Committed Borrowing.

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     "L/C Credit Extension" means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the
issuance thereof, or extension of the expiry date thereof, or an increase in the
amount thereof.

     "L/C Issuer" means Bank of America and each other Lender that has agreed to
be, and has been designated by the Borrower as, an issuer of Letters of Credit
pursuant to a notice delivered by the Borrower and such Lender to the
Administrative Agent.

     "L/C Obligations" means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate
undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all
Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings.

     "Lender" has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto
and, as the context requires, includes the L/C Issuers and the Swing Line
Lender.

     "Lender Party" means any Lender or any affiliate of any Lender that is a
party to a Swap Contract with the Borrower.

     "Lending Office" means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such
Lender described as such in such Lender's Administrative Questionnaire, or such
other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time specify in writing to
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

     "Letter of Credit" means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder.

     "Letter of Credit Application" means an application and agreement for the
issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use
by the applicable L/C Issuer.

     "Letter of Credit Expiration Date" means the day that is seven days prior
to the last day of the scheduled Availability Period (or, if such day is not a
Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

     "Letter of Credit Sublimit" means the lesser of (a) $20,000,000 and (b) the
Aggregate Commitments. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in
addition to, the Aggregate Commitments.

     "Leverage Ratio" means, as of the last day of any Computation Period, the
ratio of (a) Total Funded Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated
EBITDA for such Computation Period.

     "Lien" means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit
arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security
interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or
other title retention agreement and any financing lease having substantially the
same economic effect as any of the foregoing, but excluding the interest of a
lessor under an operating lease).

     "Loan" means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under
Article II in the form of a Committed Loan or a Swing Line Loan.

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     "Loan Documents" means this Agreement, each Note, the Fee Letter and the
Guaranty.

     "Loan Parties" means, collectively, the Borrower and the Guarantors.

     "Material Adverse Effect" means (a) a material adverse change in, or a
material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, liabilities
(actual or contingent) or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of
the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under any Loan Document
to which it is a party; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality,
validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan
Document to which it is a party.

     "Maturity Date" means (a) October 3, 2005 or (b) such earlier date upon
which all Loans and other Obligations become due in accordance with the terms
hereof.

     "Multiemployer Plan" means any employee benefit plan of the type described
in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
makes or is obligated to make, or during the preceding five plan years has made
or been obligated to make, contributions.

     "Note" means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Lender
evidencing Loans made by such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

     "Obligations" means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations,
covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or
otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or
indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due
or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and
fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any
Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such
Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and
fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.

     "Organization Documents" means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the
certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or
comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction);
(b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles
of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to
any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the
partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or
organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect
thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the
applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or
organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or
organization of such entity.

     "Other Taxes" - see Section 3.01(b).

     "Outstanding Amount" means (i) with respect to Committed Loans and Swing
Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after
giving effect to any borrowings and payments occurring on such date; and (ii)
with respect to any L/C Obligations on

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any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to
any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other change in the
aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result
of reimbursement of any outstanding unpaid drawing under any Letter of Credit or
any reduction in the maximum amount available for drawing under any Letter of
Credit taking effect on such date.

     "Participant" - see Section 10.07(d).

     "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

     "Pension Plan" means any "employee pension benefit plan" (as defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to
Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by the Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate or to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an
obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan
described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during
the immediately preceding five plan years.

     "Person" means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company,
trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority
or other entity.

     "Plan" means any "employee benefit plan" (as such term is defined in
Section 3(3) of ERISA) established by the Borrower or, with respect to any such
plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA
Affiliate.

     "Pro Rata Share" means, with respect to each Lender at any time, a fraction
(expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the
numerator of which is the amount of the Commitment of such Lender at such time
and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments at such
time; provided that if the Commitments have been terminated, then the Pro Rata
Share of each Lender shall be determined based on the Pro Rata Share of such
Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any
subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof. The initial Pro Rata
Share of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule
2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a
party hereto, as applicable.

     "Register" - see Section 10.07(c).

     "Rentals" mean, with respect to any period, the sum of the minimum amount
of rentals and other obligations required to be paid during such period by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary under all leases of real or personal property (other
than capital leases), excluding any amounts required to be paid by the lessee
under such lease (whether or not therein designated as rent or additional rent)
(a) which are on account of maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes,
assessments, water rates and similar charges and (b) which are based on profits,
revenues or sales realized by the lessee from the leased property or otherwise
based on the performance of the lessee.

     "Reportable Event" means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of
ERISA, other than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.

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     "Request for Credit Extension" means (a) with respect to a Borrowing,
conversion or continuation of Committed Loans, a Committed Loan Notice, (b) with
respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application, and (c) with
respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.

     "Required Lenders" means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having
more than 50% of the Aggregate Commitments or, if the Commitments have been
terminated, Lenders holding in the aggregate more than 50% of the Total
Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender's participation in L/C
Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed "held" by such Lender for purposes
of this definition); provided that the Commitment of, and the portion of the
Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be
excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

     "Responsible Officer" means, with respect to any Person, the chief
executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, the treasurer or
any assistant treasurer of such Person. Any document delivered hereunder that is
signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed
to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other
action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be
conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

     "Restricted Payment" means any dividend or other distribution (whether in
cash, securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other
equity interest of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in
cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar
deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition,
cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other equity interest
or of any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such capital stock or
other equity interest.

     "Sale-Leaseback Transaction" means the sale and leaseback of a headquarters
facility of the Borrower in the continental United States.

     "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental
Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

     "Senior Note Agreement" means the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of
October 1, 2002 among the Borrower and the purchasers named therein.

     "Senior Notes" means the notes issued by the Borrower from time to time
pursuant to the Senior Note Agreement.

     "SPC" - see Section 10.07(h).

     "Subsidiary" of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture,
limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the
shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the
election of members of the board of directors or other governing body (other
than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening
of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which
is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, or both, by such

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Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a "Subsidiary" or
to "Subsidiaries" shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

     "Swap Contract" means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps,
credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps,
commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or
options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or
forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options,
forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions,
collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap
transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar
transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options
to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is
governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions
of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and
conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign
Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master
agreement, together with any related schedules, a "Master Agreement"), including
any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

     "Swap Obligations" means obligations of the Borrower under Swap Contracts
entered into with Lender Parties.

     "Swap Termination Value" means, in respect of any one or more Swap
Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable
netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after
the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s)
determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any
date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the
mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or
more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized
dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a
Lender).

     "Swing Line Lender" means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of
Swing Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.

     "Swing Line Loan" - see Section 2.04(a).

     "Swing Line Loan Notice" means a notice of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to
Section 2.04(b), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit B.

     "Swing Line Sublimit" means lesser of (a) $15,000,000 and (b) the Aggregate
Commitments. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the
Aggregate Commitments.

     "Synthetic Lease Obligation" means the monetary obligation of a Person
under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or
(b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that
do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency
or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such
Person (without regard to accounting treatment).

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     "Taxes" - see Section 3.01(a).

     "Threshold Amount" means $5,000,000.

     "Total Funded Indebtedness" means, as of any date of determination, for the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) the
outstanding principal amount of all obligations, whether current or long-term,
for borrowed money (including Obligations hereunder) and all obligations
evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar
instruments, (b) all purchase money Indebtedness, (c) all direct obligations
arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers'
acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments, (d) all
obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services
(other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business, similar
accrued expenses and royalty payments in the ordinary course of business), (e)
Attributable Indebtedness in respect of capital leases, (f) without duplication,
all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified
in clauses (a) through (e) above of Persons other than the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, and (g) all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a)
through (f) above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint
venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which the
Borrower or a Subsidiary is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such
Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to the Borrower or such Subsidiary.

     "Total Outstandings" means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans
and all L/C Obligations.

     "Type" means, with respect to a Committed Loan, its character as a Base
Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.

     "Unfunded Pension Liability" means the excess of a Pension Plan's benefit
liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that
Pension Plan's assets, determined in accordance with the assumptions used for
funding the Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the applicable
plan year.

     "United States" and "U.S." mean the United States of America.

     "Unreimbursed Amount" - see Section 2.03(c)(i).

     1.02      OTHER INTERPRETIVE PROVISIONS. With reference to this Agreement
and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other
Loan Document:

     (a)       The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the
singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

     (b)       (i) The words "herein," "hereto," "hereof" and "hereunder" and
words of similar import when used in any Loan Document shall refer to such Loan
Document as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.

               (ii)      Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references are
     to the Loan Document in which such reference appears.

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               (iii)     The term "including" is by way of example and not
     limitation.

               (iv)      The term "documents" includes any and all instruments,
     documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements
     and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic
     form.

     (c)       In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a
later specified date, the word "from" means "from and including;" the words "to"
and "until" each mean "to but excluding;" and the word "through" means "to and
including."

     (d)       Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are
included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the
interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

     1.03      ACCOUNTING TERMS. (a) All accounting terms not specifically or
completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all
financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations)
required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in
conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to
time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited
Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.

     (b)       If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of
any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either
the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent,
the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio
or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change
in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until
so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in
accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall
provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and
other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested
hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or
requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.

     1.04      ROUNDING. Any financial ratio required to be maintained by the
Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the
appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place
more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and
rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if
there is no nearest number).

     1.05      REFERENCES TO AGREEMENTS AND LAWS. Unless otherwise expressly
provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, agreements (including
the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include
all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other
modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments,
restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited
by any Loan Document; and (b) references to any Law shall include all statutory
and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or
interpreting such Law.

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     1.06      TIMES OF DAY. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein
to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as
applicable).

     1.07      LETTER OF CREDIT AMOUNTS. Unless otherwise specified, all
references herein to the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be
deemed to mean the maximum face amount of such Letter of Credit after giving
effect to all increases thereof contemplated by such Letter of Credit or the
Letter of Credit Application therefor, whether or not such maximum face amount
is in effect at such time.

                                   ARTICLE II
                      THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

     2.01      COMMITTED LOANS. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, each Lender severally agrees to make loans (each a "Committed Loan") to
the Borrower from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability
Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount
of such Lender's Commitment; provided that after giving effect to any Committed
Borrowing, (i) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate
Commitments, and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Committed Loans of
any Lender plus such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all
L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans shall not exceed the amount of such
Lender's Commitment. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms
and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay
under Section 2.05 and reborrow under this Section 2.01. Committed Loans may be
Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans.

     2.02      BORROWINGS, CONVERSIONS AND CONTINUATIONS OF COMMITTED LOANS.

     (a)       Each Committed Borrowing, each conversion of Committed Loans from
one Type to the other and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be
made upon the Borrower's irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which
may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the
Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon (i) three Business Days prior to
the requested date of any borrowing of, conversion of or to or continuation of
Eurodollar Rate Loans, and (ii) on the requested date of any borrowing of Base
Rate Committed Loans. Each telephonic notice by the Borrower pursuant to this
Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative
Agent of a written Committed Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by
a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Each borrowing of, conversion to or
continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of
$5,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of $1,000,000. Except as provided in
Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c), each borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate
Committed Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a higher integral
multiple of $100,000. Each Committed Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written)
shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Committed Borrowing, a
conversion of Committed Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of
Eurodollar Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the borrowing, conversion or
continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the
principal amount of Committed Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv)
the Type of Committed Loans to be borrowed or continued or to which existing
Committed Loans are to be converted, and (v) if applicable, the duration of the
Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of
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Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a continuation, then the
applicable Committed Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans.
Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the
last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable
Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a borrowing of, conversion to or
continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in a Committed Loan Notice, but fails to
specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest
Period of one month.

     (b)       Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Pro Rata Share of
the applicable Committed Loans, and if no timely notice of a continuation is
provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of
the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in the
preceding clause. In the case of a Committed Borrowing, each Lender shall make
the amount of its Committed Loan available to the Administrative Agent in
immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent's Office not later than
2:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice.
So long as the Administrative Agent has not received notice that the applicable
conditions set forth in Article IV have not been satisfied, the Administrative
Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds
as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of
the Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or
(ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions
provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the
Borrower; provided that if, on the date the Committed Loan Notice with respect
to such Committed Borrowing is given by the Borrower, there are Swing Line Loans
or L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Committed Borrowing
shall be applied, first, to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings,
second, to the payment in full of any such Swing Line Loans and, third to the
Borrower as provided above.

     (c)       Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may
be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such
Eurodollar Rate Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be
requested as, converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans without the
consent of the Required Lenders.

     (d)       The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and
the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for
Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. Each
determination of an applicable Eurodollar Rate by the Administrative Agent shall
be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. At any time that Base Rate Loans
are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the
Lenders of any change in Bank of America's prime rate used in determining the
Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.

     (e)       After giving effect to any borrowing, conversion or continuation
of Committed Loans, there shall not be more than five Interest Periods in
effect.

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     2.03      LETTERS OF CREDIT.

     (a)       The Letter of Credit Commitment.

               (i)       Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein,
     (A) each L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other
     Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any
     Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of
     Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the
     Borrower (or jointly for the account of the Borrower and any Subsidiary),
     and to amend Letters of Credit previously issued by such L/C Issuer, in
     accordance with clause (b) below, and (2) to honor drafts under Letters of
     Credit; and (B) the Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of
     Credit issued for the account of the Borrower; provided that no L/C Issuer
     shall be obligated to make, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate
     in, any L/C Credit Extension if as of the date of such L/C Credit
     Extension, (x) the Total Outstandings would exceed the Aggregate
     Commitments, (y) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Committed Loans of
     any Lender plus such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of
     all L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans would exceed the amount of such
     Lender's Commitment or (z) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations
     would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Within the foregoing limits,
     and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower's ability to
     obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving and, accordingly, the
     Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to
     replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon
     and reimbursed.

               (ii)      No L/C Issuer shall have an obligation to issue any
     Letter of Credit if:

                         (A)  any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental
               Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or
               restrain such L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or
               any Law applicable to such L/C Issuer or any request or directive
               (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental
               Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer shall prohibit,
               or request that such L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of
               letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in
               particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer with respect to
               such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital
               requirement (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise
               compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or
               shall impose upon such L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or
               expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which
               such L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;

                         (B)  the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit
               would occur more than 12 months after the date of issuance or
               last extension thereof, unless such L/C Issuer has approved such
               expiry date;

                         (C)  the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit
               would occur after the scheduled Letter of Credit Expiration Date,
               unless all Lenders have approved such expiry date;

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                         (D)  the issuance of such Letter of Credit would
               violate one or more policies of such L/C Issuer; or

                         (E)  such Letter of Credit is in an initial amount less
               than $500,000 or is to be denominated in a currency other than
               Dollars.

               (iii)     No L/C Issuer shall have an obligation to amend any
     Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such
     time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms
     hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the
     proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.

     (b)       Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit.

               (i)       Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as
     the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the
     applicable L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent in the form of a Letter
     of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible
     Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received
     by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders not later than 11:00 a.m. at
     least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the applicable L/C
     Issuer may agree in a particular instance in its sole discretion) prior to
     the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the
     case of a request for the initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such
     Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory
     to the applicable L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the
     requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount
     thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the
     beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary
     in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to
     be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (G)
     such other matters as such L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a request
     for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit
     Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the applicable
     L/C Issuer (1) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (2) the proposed date of
     amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (3) the nature of the
     proposed amendment; and (4) such other matters as such L/C Issuer may
     require.

               (ii)      Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit
     Application, the applicable L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative
     Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has
     received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and,
     if not, such L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy
     thereof. Upon receipt by the applicable L/C Issuer of confirmation from the
     Administrative Agent that, to the Administrative Agent's knowledge, the
     requested issuance or amendment of Letters of Credit is permitted in
     accordance with the terms hereof, then, subject to the terms and conditions
     hereof, such L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of
     Credit for the account of the Borrower or enter into the applicable
     amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with such L/C
     Issuer's usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the
     issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and
     hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the
     applicable L/C Issuer a participation in such

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     Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender's Pro
     Rata Share times the amount of such Letter of Credit.

               (iii)     Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or
     any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect
     thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the applicable L/C Issuer will also
     deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete
     copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

     (c)       Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.

               (i)       Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of
     Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the
     applicable L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative
     Agent thereof. Not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date of any payment by
     applicable L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an "Honor
     Date"), the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Issuer through the
     Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing. If
     the Borrower fails to so reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer by such time,
     the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor
     Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the "Unreimbursed Amount"),
     and the amount of such Lender's Pro Rata Share thereof. In such event, the
     Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Committed Borrowing of Base
     Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the
     Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified
     in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to
     the amount of the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Commitments and the
     conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a
     Committed Loan Notice). Any notice given by any L/C Issuer or the
     Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by
     telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of
     such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or
     binding effect of such notice.

               (ii)      Each Lender (including the Lender acting as an L/C
     Issuer) shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds
     available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C
     Issuer at the Administrative Agent's Office in an amount equal to its Pro
     Rata Share of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the
     Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent,
     whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Lender
     that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate
     Committed Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent
     shall remit the funds so received to the applicable L/C Issuer.

               (iii)     With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not
     fully refinanced by a Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the
     conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other
     reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the applicable
     L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that
     is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on
     demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default
     Rate. In such event, each Lender's payment to the Administrative Agent for
     the account of the

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     applicable L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed
     payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall
     constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its
     participation obligation under this Section 2.03.

               (iv)      Until each Lender funds its Committed Loan or L/C
     Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the applicable L/C
     Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect
     of such Lender's Pro Rata Share of such amount shall be solely for the
     account of such L/C Issuer.

               (v)       Each Lender's obligation to make Committed Loans or L/C
     Advances to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under
     Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be
     absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance,
     including (A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right
     which such Lender may have against such L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any
     other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance
     of a Default or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or
     not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that each Lender's obligation
     to make Committed Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the
     conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower
     of a Committed Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve
     or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the
     applicable L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by such L/C Issuer
     under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

               (vi)      If any Lender fails to make available to the
     Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer any
     amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing
     provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section
     2.03(c)(ii), such L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender
     (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with
     interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to
     the date on which such payment is immediately available to such L/C Issuer
     at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in
     effect. A certificate of the applicable L/C Issuer submitted to any Lender
     (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under
     this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

     (d)       Repayment of Participations.

               (i)       At any time after an L/C Issuer has made a payment
     under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Lender such Lender's
     L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c),
     if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of such L/C Issuer any
     payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon
     (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of
     Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the
     Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share
     thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to
     reflect the period of time during which such Lender's L/C Advance was
     outstanding) in the same funds as those received by the Administrative
     Agent.

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               (ii)      If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for
     the account of an L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to
     be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06
     (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such L/C Issuer in
     its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the
     account of such L/C Issuer its Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the
     Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to
     the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal
     to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.

     (e)       Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse
the applicable L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to
repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and
shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all
circumstances, including the following:

               (i)       any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter
     of Credit, this Agreement or any other agreement or instrument relating
     thereto;

               (ii)      the existence of any claim, counterclaim, set-off,
     defense or other right that the Borrower may have at any time against any
     beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for
     whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), such L/C
     Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the
     transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any
     agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

               (iii)     any draft, demand, certificate or other document
     presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent,
     invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being
     untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the
     transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a
     drawing under such Letter of Credit;

               (iv)      any payment by such L/C Issuer under such Letter of
     Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not
     strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment
     made by such L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person
     purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee
     for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative
     of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of
     Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any
     Debtor Relief Law; or

               (v)       any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether
     or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance
     that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of,
     the Borrower.

     The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and
each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of
noncompliance with the Borrower's instructions or other irregularity, the
Borrower will immediately notify the applicable L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall
be conclusively deemed to have waived any such

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claim against the applicable L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such
notice is given as aforesaid.

     (f)       Role of L/C Issuer. Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in
paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the applicable L/C Issuer shall not
have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft,
certificates and documents expressly required by such Letter of Credit) or to
ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the
authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of any
L/C Issuer, any Agent-Related Person or any of the respective correspondents,
participants or assignees of any L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for
(i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with
the approval of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any
action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful
misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or
enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or
Letter of Credit Application. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts
or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any
Letter of Credit; provided that this assumption is not intended to, and shall
not, preclude the Borrower's pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have
against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement,
whether before or after any drawing by such beneficiary or transferee. None of
any L/C Issuer, any Agent-Related Person or any of the respective
correspondents, participants or assignees of any L/C Issuer shall be liable or
responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of
Section 2.03(e); provided that anything in such clauses to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against an L/C Issuer, and such
L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent,
of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the
Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by such L/C Issuer's willful
misconduct or gross negligence or such L/C Issuer's willful failure to pay under
any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight
draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a
Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each
L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order,
without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or
information to the contrary, and no L/C Issuer shall be responsible for the
validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or
purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits
thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be
invalid or ineffective for any reason.

     (g)       Cash Collateral. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent,
(i) if the applicable L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request
under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing or
(ii) if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any Letter of Credit may
for any reason remain outstanding and partially or wholly undrawn, the Borrower
shall immediately Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C
Obligations (in an amount equal to such Outstanding Amount determined as of the
date of such L/C Borrowing or the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, as the case
may be). For purposes hereof, "Cash Collateralize" means to pledge and deposit
with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuers
and the Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account
balances pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers (which documents are hereby consented
to by the Lenders). Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings. The
Borrower hereby grants

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to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuers and the Lenders,
a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein
and all proceeds of the foregoing. Cash collateral shall be maintained in
blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America.

     (h)       Applicability of ISP98 and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed
by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued,
(i) the rules of the "International Standby Practices 1998" published by the
Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof
as may be in effect at the time of issuance) shall apply to each standby Letter
of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for
Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of
Commerce (the "ICC") at the time of issuance (including the ICC decision
published by the Commission on Banking Technique and Practice on April 6, 1998
regarding the European single currency (euro)) shall apply to each commercial
Letter of Credit.

     (i)       Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Pro
Rata Share a letter of credit fee for each Letter of Credit equal to the
Applicable Rate times the daily maximum amount available to be drawn under such
Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under
such Letter of Credit). Such letter of credit fee shall be computed on a
quarterly basis in arrears and shall be due and payable on the last Business Day
of each March, June, September and December, on the Letter of Credit Expiration
Date and thereafter on demand. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate
during any quarter, the daily maximum amount of each Letter of Credit shall be
computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during
such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

     (j)       Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to
L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for its
own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit in an amount
equal to 0.25% of the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of
Credit. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to the applicable L/C
Issuer for its own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and
other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such L/C Issuer
relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such fees, costs
and charges shall be due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.

     (k)       Conflict with Letter of Credit Application. In the event of any
conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Letter of Credit
Application, the terms hereof shall control.

     2.04      SWING LINE LOANS.

     (a)       The Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, the Swing Line Lender may, in its sole discretion, make loans (each a
"Swing Line Loan") to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during
the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time
outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that
such Swing Line Loans plus the Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of
Committed Loans and L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender,
may exceed the amount of such Lender's Commitment; provided that after giving
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Loan, (i) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and
(ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Committed Loans of any Lender plus
such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations
and Swing Line Loans shall not exceed the amount of such Lender's Commitment.
Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions
hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section
2.05 and reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Swing Line Loan shall be a Base
Rate Loan. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Lender shall
be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase
from the Swing Line Lender a participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount
equal to the product of such Lender's Pro Rata Share times the amount of such
Swing Line Loan.

     (b)       Borrowing Procedures. Each Swing Line Loan shall be made upon the
Borrower's irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative
Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the
Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. on the
requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which
shall be a principal amount of $500,000 and a higher integral multiple of
$100,000, and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day.
Each such telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing
Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a written Swing Line Loan Notice,
appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any telephonic Swing Line
Loan Notice, the Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent
(by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received
such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the
Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof.
Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing)
from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Lender) prior to
3:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swing Line Loan (A) directing the Swing
Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set
forth in the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a) or (B) that one or
more of the applicable conditions specified in Article IV is not then satisfied,
then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender may, in
its discretion, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Borrower
at its office by crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of the Swing
Line Lender in immediately available funds.

     (c)       Refinancing of Swing Line Loans.

               (i)       The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and
     absolute discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby
     irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf),
     that each Lender make a Base Rate Committed Loan in an amount equal to such
     Lender's Pro Rata Share of the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding.
     Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be
     deemed to be a Committed Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance
     with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and
     multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans,
     but subject to the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Commitments and the
     conditions set forth in Section 4.02. The Swing Line Lender shall furnish
     the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Committed Loan Notice promptly
     after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent (but failure to do
     so shall not impair the effectiveness of such notice or impose any
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     Swing Line Lender). Each Lender shall make an amount equal to its Pro Rata
     Share of the amount specified in such Committed Loan Notice available to
     the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds for the account of
     the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent's Office not later than
     1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Committed Loan Notice, whereupon,
     subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Lender that so makes funds available
     shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Committed Loan to the Borrower in
     such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to
     the Swing Line Lender.

               (ii)      If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be
     refinanced by a Committed Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i),
     the request for Base Rate Committed Loans submitted by the Swing Line
     Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing
     Line Lender that each of the Lenders fund its participation in the relevant
     Swing Line Loan and each Lender's payment to the Administrative Agent for
     the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall
     be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

               (iii)     If any Lender fails to make available to the
     Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount
     required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of
     this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swing
     Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through
     the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for
     the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such
     payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per
     annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. A
     certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the
     Administrative Agent) with respect to any amount owing under this clause
     (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

               (iv)      Each Lender's obligation to make Committed Loans or to
     purchase and fund participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this
     Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be
     affected by any circumstance, including (A) any set-off, counterclaim,
     recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the
     Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason
     whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or (C) any other
     occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the
     foregoing; provided that each Lender's obligation to make Committed Loans
     pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in
     Section 4.02. No such funding of participations shall relieve or otherwise
     impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay Swing Line Loans, together
     with interest as provided herein.

     (d)       Repayment of Participations.

               (i)       At any time after any Lender has purchased and funded a
     participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any
     payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will
     distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share of such payment (appropriately
     adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect

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     the period of time during which such Lender's participation was funded) in
     the same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender.

               (ii)      If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in
     respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be
     returned by the Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described
     in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the
     Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Swing
     Line Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative
     Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such
     amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate.
     The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the
     Swing Line Lender.

     (e)       Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender. The Swing Line Lender
shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swing Line
Loans. Until each Lender funds its Base Rate Committed Loan or participation
pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Lender's Pro Rata Share of any
Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Pro Rata Share shall be solely for
the account of the Swing Line Lender.

     (f)       Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender. The Borrower shall make
all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans
directly to the Swing Line Lender.

     2.05      PREPAYMENTS.

     (a)       The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, from
time to time voluntarily prepay Committed Loans in whole or in part without
premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the
Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (A) three Business Days prior to
any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (B) on the date of
prepayment of Base Rate Committed Loans; (ii) any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate
Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a higher integral multiple
of $1,000,000; and (iii) any prepayment of Base Rate Committed Loans shall be in
a principal amount of $500,000 or a higher integral multiple of $100,000 (or the
entire principal amount thereof then outstanding). Each such notice shall
specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Committed
Loans to be prepaid. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender
of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender's Pro Rata
Share of the applicable prepayment. If such a notice is given by the Borrower,
the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date
specified therein. Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be accompanied
by all accrued interest thereon, together with any additional amounts required
pursuant to Section 3.05. Each such prepayment shall be applied to the Committed
Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares.

     (b)       The Borrower may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a
copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily
prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided
that (i) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the
Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment and
(ii) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000.
Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such
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by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount
specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.

     2.06      TERMINATION OR REDUCTION OF COMMITMENTS. The Borrower may, upon
notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Aggregate Commitment or from
time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Commitments; provided that (i) any
such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00
a.m. five Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any
partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or a higher
integral multiple of $1,000,000 and (iii) the Borrower may not reduce the
Aggregate Commitments to an amount less than the Total Outstandings. The
Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of its receipt of any
notice of termination or reduction of the Aggregate Commitments. Any reduction
of the Aggregate Commitments shall be applied to the Commitment of each Lender
according to its Pro Rata Share. All facility and utilization fees accrued until
the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Commitments shall be paid
on the effective date of such termination.

     2.07      REPAYMENT OF LOANS. The Borrower shall repay all outstanding
Loans on the Maturity Date.

     2.08      INTEREST.

     (a)       Subject to the provisions of clause (b) below, (i) each
Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount
thereof for each Interest Period therefor at a rate per annum equal to the
Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; (ii) each
Base Rate Committed Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount
thereof at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate from time to time in effect
plus the Applicable Rate; and (iii) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on
the outstanding principal amount thereof at a rate per annum equal to the Base
Rate from time to time in effect plus the Applicable Rate.

     (b)       If any amount payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document is
not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace period), whether at
stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall (to the extent
permitted by applicable Law) thereafter bear interest at the Default Rate from
time to time in effect. Furthermore, upon request of the Required Lenders, while
any Event of Default exists, all outstanding Obligations shall (to the extent
permitted by applicable Law) bear interest at the Default Rate from time to time
in effect. Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest
on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

     (c)       Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each
Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be
specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with
the terms hereof before and after judgment and before and after the commencement
of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

     2.09      FEES. In addition to certain fees described in clauses (i) and
(j) of Section 2.03:

     (a)       Facility Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent,
for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, a facility
fee equal to the Applicable Rate

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times the actual daily amount of the Aggregate Commitments (or, if the Aggregate
Commitments have terminated, on the Total Outstandings). The facility fee shall
accrue at all times during the Availability Period (and thereafter so long as
any Loans or L/C Obligations remain outstanding), including at any time during
which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due
and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June,
September and December and on the Maturity Date (and, if applicable, thereafter
on demand). The facility fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if
there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily
amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for
each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

     (b)       Utilization Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative
Agent, for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, a
utilization fee equal to the Applicable Rate times the Total Outstandings on
each day that the Total Outstandings exceed 50% of the Aggregate Commitments.
The utilization fee shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last
Business Day of each March, June, September and December and on the Maturity
Date. The utilization fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears and if there
is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily amount shall
be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate for each period during which
such Applicable Rate was in effect. The utilization fee shall accrue at all
times that the Total Outstandings exceed 50% of the Aggregate Commitments,
including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV
is not met.

     (c)       Other Fees. (i) The Borrower shall pay to the Arranger and the
Administrative Agent, for their own respective accounts, fees in the amounts and
at the times specified in the Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when
paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

               (ii)      The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for
     the account of each Lender, an upfront fee on the Closing Date in the
     amount previously agreed to by such Lender. Upfront fees shall be fully
     earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

     2.10      COMPUTATION OF INTEREST AND FEES. All computations of interest
for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined by Bank of America's "prime
rate" shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may
be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall
be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in
more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis
of a 365-day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the
Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the
day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is
repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a),
bear interest for one day.

     2.11      EVIDENCE OF DEBT.

     (a)       The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by
one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the
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course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative
Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of
the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and
payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not,
however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to
pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any
conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the
accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the
accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of
manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative
Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the
Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lender's Loans in
addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its
Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of
its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

     (b)       In addition to the accounts and records referred to in clause
(a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with
its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by
such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans. In the
event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the
Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of
such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control
in the absence of manifest error.

     2.12      PAYMENTS GENERALLY.

     (a)       All payments to be made by the Borrower hereunder shall be made
without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or
setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the
Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of
the Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent's Office
in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the
date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each
Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such
payment in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent. All payments
received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on
the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall
continue to accrue.

     (b)       If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day
other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business
Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or
fees, as the case may be.

     (c)       Unless the Borrower or any Lender has notified the Administrative
Agent, prior to the date any payment is required to be made by it to the
Administrative Agent hereunder, that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case
may be, will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the
Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, has timely made such payment and
may (but shall not be so required to), in reliance thereon, make available a
corresponding amount to the Person entitled thereto. If and to the extent that
such payment was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent in immediately
available funds, then:

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               (i)       if the Borrower failed to make such payment, each
     Lender shall forthwith on demand repay to the Administrative Agent the
     portion of such assumed payment that was made available to such Lender in
     immediately available funds, together with interest thereon in respect of
     each day from and including the date such amount was made available by the
     Administrative Agent to such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to
     the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Federal
     Funds Rate from time to time in effect; and

               (ii)      if any Lender failed to make such payment, such Lender
     shall forthwith on demand pay to the Administrative Agent the amount
     thereof in immediately available funds, together with interest thereon for
     the period from the date such amount was made available by the
     Administrative Agent to the Borrower to the date such amount is recovered
     by the Administrative Agent (the "Compensation Period") at a rate per annum
     equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. If such Lender
     pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall
     constitute such Lender's Loan included in the applicable Committed
     Borrowing. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the
     Administrative Agent's demand therefor, the Administrative Agent may make a
     demand therefor upon the Borrower, and the Borrower shall pay such amount
     to the Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon for the
     Compensation Period at a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest
     applicable to the applicable Committed Borrowing. Nothing herein shall be
     deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment
     or to prejudice any rights which the Administrative Agent or the Borrower
     may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender
     hereunder.

     A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with
respect to any amount owing under this clause (c) shall be conclusive, absent
manifest error.

     (d)       If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds
for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions
of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the
Administrative Agent because the conditions to such Loan set forth in Article IV
are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the
Administrative Agent shall promptly return such funds (in like funds as received
from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

     (e)       The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Committed Loans
and to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans are several
and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Committed Loan or to fund
any such participation on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any
other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no
Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its
Committed Loan or purchase any participation.

     (f)       Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain
the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a
representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for
any Loan in any particular place or manner.

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     2.13      SHARING OF PAYMENTS. If, other than as expressly provided
elsewhere herein, any Lender shall obtain on account of the Committed Loans made
by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations or in Swing Line Loans held by
it, any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any
right of set-off, or otherwise) in excess of its ratable share (or other share
contemplated hereunder) thereof, such Lender shall immediately (a) notify the
Administrative Agent of such fact and (b) purchase from the other Lenders such
participations in the Committed Loans made by them and/or such subparticipations
in the participations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans held by them, as
the case may be, as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share
the excess payment in respect of such Committed Loans or such participations, as
the case may be, pro rata with each of them; provided that if all or any portion
of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender under
any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any
settlement entered into by the purchasing Lender in its discretion), such
purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to
the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount
equal to such paying Lender's ratable share (according to the proportion of (i)
the amount of such paying Lender's required repayment to (ii) the total amount
so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or
payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered,
without further interest thereon. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so
purchasing a participation from another Lender may, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of
set-off, but subject to Section 10.09) with respect to such participation as
fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount
of such participation. The Administrative Agent will keep records (which shall
be conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest error) of participations
purchased under this Section and will in each case notify the Lenders following
any such purchases or repayments. Each Lender that purchases a participation
pursuant to this Section shall from and after such purchase have the right to
give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under
this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the
same extent as though the purchasing Lender were the original owner of the
Obligations purchased.

     2.14      INCREASE IN COMMITMENTS.

     (a)       The Borrower may, from time to time, by means of a letter
delivered to the Administrative Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit H,
request that the Aggregate Commitments be increased to up to $200,000,000;
provided that (i) any such increase in the Aggregate Commitments shall be in a
minimum amount of $5,000,000 and a higher integral multiple thereof and (ii) the
aggregate amount of all such increases shall not exceed $25,000,000.

     (b)       Any increase in the Aggregate Commitments may be effected by (i)
increasing the Commitment of one or more Lenders which have agreed to such
increase and/or (ii) subject to clause (c), adding one or more commercial banks
or other Persons as a party hereto (each an "Additional Lender") with a
Commitment in an amount agreed to by any such Additional Lender.

     (c)       Any increase in the Aggregate Commitments pursuant to this
Section 2.14 shall be effective three Business Days (or such other period agreed
to by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and, as applicable, each Lender
that has agreed to increase its Commitment and each

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Additional Lender) after the date on which the Administrative Agent has received
and accepted the applicable increase letter in the form of Annex 1 to Exhibit H.

     (d)       No Additional Lender shall be added as a party hereto without the
written consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld), and no increase in the Aggregate Commitments may be
effected pursuant to clause (b) above if a Default exists.

     (e)       The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and
the Lenders of any increase in the amount of the Aggregate Commitments pursuant
to this Section 2.14 and of the Commitment and Pro Rata Share of each Lender
after giving effect thereto. The Borrower acknowledges that, in order to
maintain Committed Loans in accordance with each Lender's Pro Rata Share, a
reallocation of the Commitments as a result of a non-pro-rata increase in the
Aggregate Commitments may require prepayment or conversion of all or portions of
certain Committed Loans on the date of such increase (and any such prepayment or
conversion shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.05).

     (f)       This Section shall supersede any provision in Section 10.01 to
the contrary.

                                   ARTICLE III
                     TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

     3.01      TAXES.

     (a)       Any and all payments by the Borrower to or for the account of the
Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document shall be made free
and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes,
duties, levies, imposts, deductions, assessments, fees, withholdings or similar
charges, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding, in the case of the
Administrative Agent and each Lender, taxes imposed on or measured by its
overall net income, and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income
taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the
Laws of which the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, is
organized or maintains a lending office (all such non-excluded taxes, duties,
levies, imposts, deductions, assessments, fees, withholdings or similar charges
and liabilities, "Taxes"). If the Borrower shall be required by any Laws to
deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document
to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (i) the sum payable shall be
increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including
deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section), each of
the Administrative Agent and such Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it
would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall
make such deductions, (iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to
the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance with applicable
Laws and (iv) within 30 days after the date of such payment, the Borrower shall
furnish to the Administrative Agent (which shall forward the same to such
Lender) the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment
thereof.

     (b)       In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay any and all present or
future stamp, court or documentary taxes and any other excise or property taxes
or charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made under any Loan
Document or from the execution, delivery,

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performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, any
Loan Document (all of the foregoing, "Other Taxes").

     (c)       If the Borrower shall be required to deduct or pay any Taxes or
Other Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender, the Borrower shall also pay to the
Administrative Agent or to such Lender, as the case may be, at the time interest
is paid, such additional amount that the Administrative Agent or such Lender
specifies is necessary to preserve the after-tax yield (after factoring in all
taxes, including taxes imposed on or measured by net income) that the
Administrative Agent or such Lender would have received if such Taxes or Other
Taxes had not been imposed.

     (d)       The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent and
each Lender for (i) the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes (including any
Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted by any jurisdiction on amounts payable
under this Section) paid by the Administrative Agent and such Lender, (ii)
amounts payable under Section 3.01(c) and (iii) any liability (including
additions to tax, penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with
respect thereto, in each case whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were
correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.
Payment under this clause (d) shall be made within 30 days after the date the
Lender or the Administrative Agent makes a demand therefor.

     (e)       Without limiting clause (d), the Borrower shall be entitled to
contest any Taxes or Other Taxes for its own account; provided that none of the
Administrative Agent or any Lender shall be required to incur any cost or
expense (except to the extent reimbursed by the Borrower) or disclose any
information regarding its tax affairs or any other confidential information of
such Person in connection with any such contest. If the Borrower successfully
contests any Taxes or Other Taxes and the Administrative Agent or any Lender
receives any refund from any applicable Governmental Authority, the
Administrative Agent or such Lender shall reimburse the Borrower for any portion
of such refund attributable to amounts previously paid by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent or such Lender with respect to such contested Taxes or
Other Taxes.

     3.02      ILLEGALITY. If any Lender determines that any Law has made it
unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful,
for such Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund
Eurodollar Rate Loans, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the
Eurodollar Rate, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue
Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Committed Loans to Eurodollar Rate
Loans shall be suspended until the circumstances giving rise to such
determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall,
upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay
or, if applicable, convert each Eurodollar Rate Loan of such Lender to a Base
Rate Loan, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor or on such
earlier date on which such Lender may no longer lawfully continue to maintain
such Eurodollar Rate Loan. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower
shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.
Thereafter, for so long as such circumstances continue, all Loans which would
otherwise be made or maintained by such Lender as Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be
Base Rate Loans. Each Lender agrees to designate a different Lending Office if
such designation will avoid the need for any notice described above and will
not, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, otherwise be materially
disadvantageous to such Lender.

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     3.03      INABILITY TO DETERMINE RATES. If the Required Lenders determine
that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining
the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed
Eurodollar Rate Loan, or that the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest
Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and
fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative
Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, the
obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be
suspended until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required
Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may
revoke any pending request for a borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of
Eurodollar Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such
request into a request for a Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the
amount specified therein.

     3.04      INCREASED COST AND REDUCED RETURN; CAPITAL ADEQUACY.

     (a)       If any Lender determines that as a result of the introduction of
or any change in or in the interpretation of any Law, or such Lender's
compliance therewith, there shall be any increase in the cost to such Lender of
agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining Eurodollar Rate Loans or
issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or a reduction in the amount
received or receivable by such Lender in connection with any of the foregoing
(excluding for purposes of this clause (a) any such increased costs or reduction
in amount resulting from (i) Taxes or Other Taxes (as to which Section 3.01
shall govern), (ii) changes in the basis of taxation of overall net income or
overall gross income by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender is
organized or in which such Lender has its Lending Office and (iii) reserve
requirements contemplated by Section 3.04(c)), then from time to time upon
demand of such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent),
the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate
such Lender for such increased cost or reduction.

     (b)       If any Lender determines that the introduction of, or any change
in or in the interpretation of, or compliance by such Lender (or its Lending
Office) with, any Law regarding capital adequacy has the effect of reducing the
rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any corporation controlling such
Lender as a consequence of such Lender's obligations hereunder (taking into
consideration such Lender's or such corporation's policies with respect to
capital adequacy and such Lender's or such corporation's desired return on
capital), then from time to time upon demand of such Lender (with a copy of such
demand to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such
additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction.

     (c)       The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, with respect to any period
during which such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to
liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits
(currently known as "Eurocurrency liabilities"), additional interest on the
unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Loan equal to the actual costs
of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such
Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), which shall be
due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided
the Borrower shall have received at least 15 days' prior notice (with a copy to
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additional interest from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice 15 days
prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be
due and payable 15 days from receipt of such notice.

     3.05      FUNDING LOSSES. Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate
such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense
incurred by it as a result of:

     (a)       any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of a
Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period for
such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, by reason of acceleration or
otherwise); or

     (b)       any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure
of such Lender to make a Loan) to borrow, continue or convert any Loan into a
Eurodollar Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower;

including any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of
funds obtained by such Lender to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to
terminate any deposit from which such funds were obtained. The Borrower shall
also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection
with the foregoing. For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower
to the Lenders under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have
funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by such Lender at the Eurodollar Rate for
such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank
eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether
or not such Eurodollar Rate Loan was in fact so funded.

     3.06      MATTERS APPLICABLE TO ALL REQUESTS FOR COMPENSATION. A
certificate of the Administrative Agent or any Lender claiming compensation
under this Article III and setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be
paid to it hereunder shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In
determining such amount, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may use any
reasonable averaging and attribution methods.

     3.07      LIMITATION ON BORROWER'S OBLIGATIONS; NON-DISCRIMINATION;
SUBSTITUTION OF LENDERS.

     (a)       The Borrower shall not be required to reimburse any Lender for
any costs or expenses pursuant to this Article III unless such Lender notifies
the Borrower of such costs or expenses within 90 days following the date on
which such costs and expenses are paid or incurred by such Lender.

     (b)       No Lender may require the Borrower to reimburse such Lender for
charges and costs pursuant to this Article III unless such Lender generally
requires reimbursement for similar charges and costs from other customers of
such Lender that are similarly situated and are subject to agreements with such
Lender providing for reimbursement of such charges and costs.

     (c)       The Borrower may, as to any Lender that requires the Borrower to
pay a material charge or cost under this Article III or elects to terminate the
availability of Eurodollar Rate Loans for any material period of time, within 60
days after the date of such event and so long as

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no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, elect to terminate such Lender
as a party to this Agreement; provided that, concurrently with such termination,
the Borrower shall (i) with the consent of the Administrative Agent and each
other Lender, pay such Lender all principal, interest, fees and other amounts
owed to such Lender through such date of termination or (ii) have arranged for
another financial institution approved by the Administrative Agent (such
approval not to be unreasonably withheld) to become a substitute Lender for all
purposes under this Agreement in the manner provided in this Agreement.

     3.08      SURVIVAL. All of the Borrower's obligations under this Article
III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all
other Obligations hereunder.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                    CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

     4.01      CONDITIONS OF INITIAL CREDIT EXTENSION. The obligation of each
Lender to make its initial Credit Extension is subject to satisfaction of the
following conditions precedent:

     (a)       The Administrative Agent's receipt of the following, each of
which shall be originals or facsimiles (followed promptly by originals) unless
otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the
signing Loan Party, each dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates
of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and each in
form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its legal
counsel:

               (i)       executed counterparts of this Agreement, sufficient in
     number for distribution to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the
     Borrower;

               (ii)      counterparts of the Guaranty executed by ProQuest
     Business Solutions, Inc. and ProQuest Information and Learning Company,
     sufficient in number for distribution to the Administrative Agent, each
     Lender and the Borrower;

               (iii)     a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender
     requesting a Note;

               (iv)      such certificates of resolutions or other action,
     incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers
     of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may require evidencing the
     identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof
     authorized to act in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan
     Documents to which such Loan Party is a party;

               (v)       such documents and certifications as the Administrative
     Agent may reasonably require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly
     organized or formed and validly existing in the jurisdiction of its
     organization or formation;

               (vi)      a favorable opinion of Dykema Gossett PLLC, counsel to
     the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit G;

               (vii)     a certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Loan
     Party either (A) attaching copies of all consents, licenses and approvals
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     execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party, and the validity
     against such Loan Party, of the Loan Documents to which it is a party (and
     such consents, licenses and approvals shall be in full force and effect) or
     (B) stating that no such consents, licenses or approvals are so required;

               (viii)    a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the
     Borrower certifying (A) that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a)
     and (b) have been satisfied and (B) that there has been no event or
     circumstance since the date of the Audited Financial Statements that has
     had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the
     aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

               (ix)      evidence that the Existing Credit Agreement has been or
     concurrently with the Closing Date is being terminated and all Liens
     securing obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement have been or
     concurrently with the Closing Date are being released; and

               (x)       such other assurances, certificates, documents,
     consents or opinions as the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer, the Swing
     Line Lender or the Required Lenders reasonably may require.

     (b)       The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent, the
Arranger or any Lender all fees required to be paid on or before the Closing
Date.

     (c)       The Borrower shall have paid all Attorney Costs of the
Administrative Agent to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Closing Date.

     (d)       The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence, reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that the Borrower has received gross
cash proceeds of not less than $75,000,000 from the issuance of Senior Notes.

     (e)       There shall not have occurred a material adverse change in, or a
material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, liabilities
(actual or contingent), condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the
Borrower or of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in each case
since the date of the Audited Financial Statements.

     4.02      CONDITIONS TO ALL CREDIT EXTENSIONS. The obligation of each
Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan
Notice requesting only a conversion of Committed Loans to the other Type or a
continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) is subject to the following conditions
precedent:

     (a)       Each representation and warranty of the Borrower and each other
Loan Party contained in Article V or any other Loan Document, or which is
contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith
or therewith, shall be true and correct on and as of the date of the requested
Credit Extension, except to the extent that such representation and warranty
specifically refers to an earlier date, in which case it shall be true and
correct as of such earlier date.

     (b)       No Default shall exist or would result from the requested Credit
Extension.

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     (c)       The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the applicable L/C
Issuer or the Swing Line Lender shall have received a Request for Credit
Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

     Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice
requesting only a conversion of Committed Loans to the other Type or a
continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) submitted by the Borrower shall be deemed
to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections
4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable
Credit Extension.

                                    ARTICLE V
                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders that:

     5.01      EXISTENCE, QUALIFICATION AND POWER; COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Each
Loan Party (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good
standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation,
(b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental
licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own its assets and carry
on its business substantially as now conducted and (ii) execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) is
duly qualified and is licensed and in good standing under the Laws of each
jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the
conduct of its business requires such qualification or license and (d) is in
compliance with all Laws except, in each case referred to in clause (b)(i), (c)
or (d), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.

     5.02      AUTHORIZATION; NO CONTRAVENTION. The execution, delivery and
performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is
party have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational action on the
part of such Person and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of
such Person's Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach
or contravention of, or result in or require the creation or imposition of any
Lien under, (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or
(ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any
arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate
any Law.

     5.03      GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATION; OTHER CONSENTS. No approval, consent,
exemption, authorization or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any
Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement
against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

     5.04      BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement has been, and each other Loan
Document, when delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered
by each Loan Party that is party thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each
other Loan Document when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and
binding obligation of each Loan Party that is a party thereto, enforceable
against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability
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be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws relating to
or limiting creditors' rights generally or by equitable principles relating to
enforceability.

     5.05      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; NO MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT.

     (a)       The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as
otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present the financial condition
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of
operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly
noted therein; and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities,
direct or contingent, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date
thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness.

     (b)       The unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries dated June 29, 2002, and the related consolidated
statements of income or operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for the
Fiscal Quarter ended on that date, (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise
expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly present the financial condition of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of
operations for the period covered thereby, subject to the absence of footnotes
and to normal year-end audit adjustments. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.05,
such financial statements set forth all material indebtedness and other
liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Borrower and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material
commitments and Indebtedness.

     (c)       Since the date of the Audited Financial Statements, there has
been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has
had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     5.06      LITIGATION. Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.06,
there is no action, suit, proceeding or claim pending or, to the knowledge of
the Borrower after diligent investigation, threatened, at law, in equity, in
arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or
any Subsidiary or against any of their properties or revenues that (a) purports
to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) either individually or in the
aggregate, if determined adversely, could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.

     5.07      NO DEFAULT. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is in default
under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation that could, either
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other
Loan Document.

     5.08      OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY; LIENS. Each of the Borrower and each
Subsidiary has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid
leasehold interests in, all real property necessary or used in the ordinary
conduct of its business, except for such defects in title as could

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not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. The property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is subject to
no Liens, other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01.

     5.09      ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries
conduct in the ordinary course of business a review of the effect of existing
Environmental Laws and claims alleging potential liability or responsibility for
violation of any Environmental Law on their respective businesses, operations
and properties, and as a result thereof the Borrower has reasonably concluded
that such Environmental Laws and claims could not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     5.10      INSURANCE. The properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not
Affiliates of the Borrower, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering
such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses
and owning similar properties in localities where the Borrower or the applicable
Subsidiary operates.

     5.11      TAXES. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal
and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid
all Federal and other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental
charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets
otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves
have been provided in accordance with GAAP. To the knowledge of the Borrower
after diligent investigation, there is no proposed tax assessment against the
Borrower or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect.

     5.12      ERISA COMPLIANCE.

     (a)       Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the
applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal and state Laws. Each
Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a
favorable determination letter from the IRS or an application for such a letter
is currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto and, to the best
knowledge of the Borrower, nothing has occurred which would prevent, or cause
the loss of, such qualification. The Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate have made
all required contributions to each Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, and
no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period
pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect to any Plan.

     (b)       There is no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower,
threatened claim, action or lawsuit, or action by any Governmental Authority,
with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the
fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

     (c)       (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to
occur; (ii) except as disclosed in the Borrower's Audited Financial Statements,
no Pension Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability; (iii) neither the Borrower
nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably

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expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any
Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of
ERISA); (iv) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or
reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA
with respect to a Multiemployer Plan (and no event has occurred which, with the
giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability);
and (v) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a
transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

     5.13      SUBSIDIARIES. As of the Closing Date, the Borrower has no
Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Part (a) of Schedule
5.13 and has no equity investments in any other corporation or entity other than
those specifically disclosed in Part (b) of Schedule 5.13.

     5.14      MARGIN REGULATIONS; INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT; PUBLIC UTILITY
HOLDING COMPANY ACT.

     (a)       The Borrower is not engaged and will not engage, principally or
as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying
margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB) or extending credit
for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock.

     (b)       None of the Borrower, any Person Controlling the Borrower or any
Subsidiary (i) is a "holding company," or a "subsidiary company" of a "holding
company," or an "affiliate" of a "holding company" or of a "subsidiary company"
of a "holding company," within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935, or (ii) is or is required to be registered as an "investment
company" under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

     5.15      DISCLOSURE. No report, financial statement, certificate or other
information furnished (whether in writing or orally) by or on behalf of any Loan
Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby or delivered hereunder (as modified or
supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material
misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial
information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in
good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.

     5.16      COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Each of the Borrower and each Subsidiary is
in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all
orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties,
except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ,
injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith, either individually
or in the aggregate with all other such failures, could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     5.17      INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; LICENSES, ETC. The Borrower and its
Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service
marks, trade names, copyrights, patents,

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patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights
(collectively, "IP Rights") that are reasonably necessary for the operation of
their respective businesses. To the best knowledge of the Borrower, no slogan or
other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other
material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by the Borrower or
any Subsidiary infringes upon any rights held by any other Person. No claim or
litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the best knowledge
of the Borrower, threatened which, either individually or in the aggregate,
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                              AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or
other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of
Credit shall remain outstanding, the Borrower shall, and shall (except in the
case of Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03 and 6.11) cause each Subsidiary to:

     6.01      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Deliver to the Administrative Agent and
each Lender, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent and the Required Lenders:

     (a)       as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the
end of each Fiscal Year, a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related consolidated
statements of income or operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for such
Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the
previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with
GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent
certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing reasonably
acceptable to the Required Lenders, which report and opinion shall be prepared
in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be
subject to any "going concern" or like qualification or exception or any
qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit; and

     (b)       as soon as available, but in any event within 45 days after the
end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year, commencing
with the Fiscal Quarter ending September 28, 2002, a consolidated balance sheet
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter, and
the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders'
equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Quarter and for the portion of the Fiscal
Year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for
the corresponding Fiscal Quarter of the previous Fiscal Year and the
corresponding portion of the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and
certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders'
equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with
GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of
footnotes.

As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section
6.02(c), the Borrower shall not be separately required to furnish such
information under clause (a) or (b) above, but the foregoing shall not be in
derogation of the obligation of the Borrower to furnish the information and
materials described in clauses (a) and (b) above at the times specified therein.

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     6.02      CERTIFICATES; OTHER INFORMATION. Deliver to the Administrative
Agent and each Lender, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:

     (a)       concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements
referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b), a duly completed Compliance Certificate
signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower;

     (b)       promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent or any
Lender, copies of any detailed audit reports, management letters or
recommendations submitted to the board of directors (or the audit committee of
the board of directors) of the Borrower by independent accountants in connection
with the accounts or books of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any audit of
any of them;

     (c)       promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual
report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to
the stockholders of the Borrower, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic
and special reports and registration statements which the Borrower may file or
be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and not otherwise required to be delivered to the
Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;

     (d)       not later than 10 Business Days prior to the consummation of any
acquisition (or series of related acquisitions) of stock or assets for an
aggregate purchase price greater than $25,000,000, a certificate of a
Responsible Officer of the Borrower (i) specifying the aggregate purchase price
of such stock or assets, (ii) setting forth a brief description of such stock or
assets and (iii) certifying that, after giving effect to any such acquisition,
no Default exists; and

     (e)       promptly, such additional information regarding the business,
financial or corporate affairs of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance
with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender
may from time to time reasonably request.

     Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or
Section 6.02(c) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials
otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so
delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the
Borrower posts such documents or provides a link thereto on the Borrower's
website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02; or (ii)
on which such documents are posted on the Borrower's behalf on
IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another relevant website, if any, to which the Lenders
and the Administrative Agent have access; provided that: (i) the Borrower shall
deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender
that requests the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request
to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such
Lender and (ii) the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or
electronic mail) the Administrative Agent and each Lender of the posting of any
such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail
electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Notwithstanding
anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower shall be required to
provide paper copies of the Compliance Certificates required by Section 6.02(c)
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Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders. Except for such Compliance
Certificates, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the
delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any
event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with
any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for
requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

     6.03      NOTICES. Promptly, and in any event not less than two Business
Days after the occurrence thereof, notify the Administrative Agent (which shall
promptly notify each Lender):

     (a)       of the occurrence of any Default;

     (b)       of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect, including (i) breach or non-performance
of, or any default under, a Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary; (ii) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or
suspension between the Borrower or any Subsidiary and any Governmental
Authority; or (iii) the commencement of, or any material development in, any
litigation or proceeding affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary, including
pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws;

     (c)       of the occurrence of any ERISA Event; and

     (d)       of any material change in accounting policies or financial
reporting practices by the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

     Each notice pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of
a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence
referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes
to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 6.03(a) shall
describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any
other Loan Document that have been breached.

     6.04      PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS. Pay and discharge, as the same shall
become due and payable, all its obligations and liabilities, including (a) all
tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its
properties or assets, unless the same are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves in accordance
with GAAP are being maintained by the Borrower or such Subsidiary; (b) all
lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its property;
and (c) all Indebtedness prior to the expiration of any applicable grace period,
but subject to any subordination provisions contained in any instrument or
agreement evidencing such Indebtedness.

     6.05      PRESERVATION OF EXISTENCE, ETC. (a) Preserve, renew and maintain
in full force and effect its legal existence and good standing under the Laws of
the jurisdiction of its organization except (i) in a transaction permitted by
Section 7.04 or 7.05 and (ii) the dissolution of any dormant Subsidiary having
assets with a net book value less than $100,000; (b) take all reasonable action
to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary
or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that
failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect; and (c) preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks,
trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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     6.06      MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES. (a) Maintain, preserve and protect all
of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its
business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted;
(b) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof
except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect; and (c) use the standard of care typical in the
industry in the operation and maintenance of its facilities.

     6.07      MAINTENANCE OF INSURANCE. Maintain, with financially sound and
reputable insurance companies which are not Affiliates of the Borrower,
insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of
the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar
business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under
similar circumstances by such other Persons.

     6.08      COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS; MATERIAL CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. Comply in
all material respects with (a) the requirements of all Laws (including ERISA and
Environmental Laws) and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to
it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (i) such
requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; or (ii) the failure
to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect; and (b) all material Contractual Obligations, unless the failure to
comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.

     6.09      BOOKS AND RECORDS. Maintain proper books of record and account,
in which full, true and correct entries sufficient to prepare financial
statements in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all
financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the
Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be.

     6.10      INSPECTION RIGHTS. Permit representatives and independent
contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any
of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records,
and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs,
finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public
accountants, at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often
as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower;
provided that when an Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent or any
Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors)
may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during
normal business hours and without advance notice.

     6.11      USE OF PROCEEDS. Use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions for
general corporate purposes not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan
Document.

     6.12      FURTHER ASSURANCES. Take such actions as are necessary, or as the
Administrative Agent (or the Required Lenders acting through the Administrative
Agent) may reasonably request from time to time, to ensure that the obligations
of the Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are guaranteed at
all times by Subsidiaries that, together with the Borrower, collectively (a) own
assets which account for 90% or more of the consolidated domestic assets of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (b) generate revenues which account for 90% or
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Subsidiaries for the most recently ended period of four consecutive Fiscal
Quarters and (c) generate net income which accounts for 90% or more of domestic
consolidated net income for the most recently ended period of four consecutive
Fiscal Quarters, including the delivery of officer's certificates, opinions and
related documents.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                               NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or
other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of
Credit shall remain outstanding, the Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any
Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:

     7.01      LIENS. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any
of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
other than the following:

     (a)       Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;

     (b)       Liens existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.01 and
any renewals or extensions thereof, provided that the property covered thereby
is not increased and any renewal or extension of the obligations secured or
benefited thereby is permitted by Section 7.03(b);

     (c)       Liens for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good
faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves
with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in
accordance with GAAP;

     (d)       carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics', landlords', materialmen's,
repairmen's or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which
are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or which are being contested
in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate
reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable
Person;

     (e)       pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in
connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other social
security legislation, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA;

     (f)       deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and
leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety bonds (other
than bonds related to judgments or litigation), performance bonds and other
non-delinquent obligations of a like nature, in each case incurred in the
ordinary course of business;

     (g)       easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar
encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business affecting real property
which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any
case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or
materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable
Person;

     (h)       Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not
constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(h) or securing appeal or
other surety bonds related to such judgments;

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     (i)       Liens arising in connection with the Sale-Leaseback Transaction;

     (j)       Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(e);
provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than
the property financed by such Indebtedness and (ii) the Indebtedness secured
thereby does not exceed the cost or fair market value, whichever is lower, of
the property being acquired on the date of acquisition;

     (k)       Liens securing Indebtedness not exceeding $10,000,000 in the
aggregate (i) in favor of sellers of stock or assets or (ii) existing on
property at the time of the acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary and not created in contemplation of such acquisition (so long as the
fair market value of the assets secured does not exceed 125% of the amount of
such Indebtedness), in each case incurred in connection with Acquisitions
permitted under this Agreement; and

     (l)       other Liens securing obligations in an aggregate principal amount
not exceeding $10,000,000 at any time outstanding.

     7.02      INVESTMENTS. Make any Investments, except:

     (a)       Investments held by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in the form
of cash equivalents;

     (b)       Investments existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule
7.02;

     (c)       advances to officers, directors and employees of the Borrower and
Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $4,000,000 at any time
outstanding, for travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary
business purposes;

     (d)       Investments of the Borrower in any Subsidiary and Investments of
any Subsidiary in the Borrower or in another Subsidiary;

     (e)       Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of
accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit
in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or
partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the
extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;

     (f)       Guarantees permitted by Section 7.03;

     (g)       Investments made to consummate Acquisitions not exceeding
$75,000,000 for any Acquisition and $125,000,000 in the aggregate for all
Acquisitions (excluding, in each case, amounts paid in the form of common stock
of the Borrower in connection with any Acquisition) during the term of this
Agreement; and

     (h)       other Investments not exceeding $10,000,000 in the aggregate at
any time outstanding.

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     7.03      INDEBTEDNESS. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
Indebtedness, except:

     (a)       Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;

     (b)       Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof and listed on
Schedule 7.03 and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof;
provided that the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of
such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension except by an amount equal to a
reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses
reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing and by an amount equal
to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder;

     (c)       Guarantees of the Borrower or any Guarantor in respect of
Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of the Borrower or any other
Guarantor;

     (d)       obligations (contingent or otherwise) of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary existing or arising under any Swap Contract, provided that (i) such
obligations are (or were) entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of
business for the purpose of directly mitigating risks associated with
liabilities, commitments, investments, assets, or property held or reasonably
anticipated by such Person, or changes in the value of securities issued by such
Person, and not for purposes of speculation or taking a "market view;" and (ii)
such Swap Contract does not contain any provision exonerating the non-defaulting
party from its obligation to make payments on outstanding transactions to the
defaulting party;

     (e)       Indebtedness in respect of capital leases and purchase money
obligations for fixed or capital assets within the limitations set forth in
Section 7.01(j); provided that (i) the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness
at any one time outstanding shall not exceed $10,000,000 and (ii) at the time of
incurrence of such Indebtedness, no Default exists or would result therefrom;

     (f)       Indebtedness under the Senior Notes;

     (g)       unsecured Indebtedness;

     (h)       Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted under Section 7.01(k);

     (i)       Indebtedness arising in connection with the Sale-Leaseback
Transaction; and

     (j)       other Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $10,000,000 at any time outstanding.

     7.04      FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES. Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with
or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series
of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or
hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that, so long as no
Default exists or would result therefrom:

     (a)       any Subsidiary may merge with (i) the Borrower, provided that the
Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (ii) any one or more
other Subsidiaries, provided that when any wholly-owned Subsidiary is merging
with another Subsidiary, the wholly-owned Subsidiary shall be the continuing or
surviving Person;

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     (b)       any Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its
assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to another
Subsidiary or as otherwise permitted under Section 7.05; provided that if the
transferor in such a transaction is a wholly-owned Subsidiary, then the
transferee must either be the Borrower or a wholly-owned Subsidiary; and

     (c)       any Subsidiary may merge with any other Person in an Acquisition
otherwise permitted under this Agreement, provided that the surviving Person is
a Subsidiary.

     7.05      DISPOSITIONS. Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to
make any Disposition, except:

     (a)       Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned
or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business;

     (b)       Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business;

     (c)       Dispositions of equipment or real property to the extent that (i)
such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar
replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably
promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;

     (d)       Dispositions of property by the Borrower to any Guarantor or by
any Subsidiary to the Borrower or to a wholly-owned Subsidiary; provided that if
the transferor of such property is a Guarantor, the transferee thereof must
either be the Borrower or a Guarantor;

     (e)       Dispositions permitted by Section 7.04;

     (f)       non-exclusive licenses of IP Rights in the ordinary course of
business and substantially consistent with past practice for terms not exceeding
five years;

     (g)       the sale of assets pursuant to the Sale-Leaseback Transaction;

     (h)       sales or Dispositions of assets under the Bell and Howell
Agreement, so long as the aggregate book value of assets subject to the terms of
the Bell and Howell Agreement does not exceed $90,000,000 at any time; and

     (i)       Dispositions by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not otherwise
permitted under this Section 7.05; provided that (i) at the time of such
Disposition, no Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition and
(ii) the aggregate book value of all property Disposed of in reliance on this
clause (i) shall not exceed 10% of the consolidated assets of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries.

     provided that any Disposition pursuant to clauses (a) through (i) shall be
for fair market value.

     7.06      RESTRICTED PAYMENTS. Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any
Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so,
except that:

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     (a)       each Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower and
to wholly-owned Subsidiaries (and, in the case of a Restricted Payment by a
non-wholly-owned Subsidiary, to the Borrower and any Subsidiary and to each
other owner of capital stock or other equity interests of such Subsidiary on a
pro rata basis based on their relative ownership interests);

     (b)       the Borrower and each Subsidiary may declare and make dividend
payments or other distributions payable solely in the common stock or other
common equity interests of such Person;

     (c)       the Borrower and each Subsidiary may purchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire shares of its common stock or other common equity interests or
warrants or options to acquire any such shares with the proceeds received from
the substantially concurrent issue of new shares of its common stock or other
common equity interests; and

     (d)       so long as no Event of Default exists or would result therefrom,
the Borrower and each Subsidiary may declare and make cash dividend payments or
other distributions or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire shares of its
common stock or other common equity interests in an aggregate amount not to
exceed the sum of (i) $25,000,000 and (ii) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for
each Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date.

     7.07      CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS. Engage in any material line of
business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof or any business substantially
related or incidental thereto.

     7.08      TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES. Enter into any transaction of any
kind with any Affiliate of the Borrower, whether or not in the ordinary course
of business, other than on fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable
to the Borrower or such Subsidiary as would be obtainable by the Borrower or
such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm's length transaction with a
Person other than an Affiliate.

     7.09      BURDENSOME AGREEMENTS. Enter into any Contractual Obligation
(other than this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Senior Note Agreement
or any Senior Note) that (a) limits the ability (i) of any Subsidiary to make
Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Guarantor or to otherwise transfer
property to the Borrower or any Guarantor, (ii) of any Subsidiary to Guarantee
the Indebtedness of the Borrower or (iii) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to
create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person;
provided that this clause (iii) shall not prohibit any (x) negative pledge
incurred or provided in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under
Section 7.03(e) solely to the extent any such negative pledge relates to the
property financed by or the subject of such Indebtedness or (y) any negative
pledge set forth in any agreement with respect to Indebtedness existing on the
date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.09; or (b) requires the grant of a Lien to
secure an obligation of such Person if a Lien is granted to secure another
obligation of such Person.

     7.10      USE OF PROCEEDS. Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension,
whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or
ultimately, to purchase or carry margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation
U of the FRB) or to extend credit to others for the

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purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness
originally incurred for such purpose.

     7.11      FINANCIAL COVENANTS.

     (a)       Minimum Consolidated Net Worth. Permit Consolidated Net Worth at
any time to be less than the sum of (a) $90,000,000 and (b) an amount equal to
50% of the Consolidated Net Income earned in each full Fiscal Quarter ending
after the Closing Date (with no deduction for a net loss in any such Fiscal
Quarter).

     (b)       Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Permit the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any Computation Period to be less than the
ratio set forth below opposite such Computation Period:

                                                                   MINIMUM
                                                                 FIXED CHARGE
                       COMPUTATION PERIOD ENDING                COVERAGE RATIO
            -------------------------------------------------------------------
            Closing Date through 1st Fiscal Quarter of 2004      2.00 to 1.0
            Each Fiscal Quarter thereafter                       2.25 to 1.0

     (c)       Maximum Leverage Ratio. Permit the Leverage Ratio as of the last
day of any Computation Period to be greater than 2.50 to 1.0.

     7.12      CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. Make or become legally obligated to make
any Capital Expenditure, except for Capital Expenditures in the ordinary course
of business not exceeding in the aggregate for any Computation Period the sum of
(a) $60,000,000 plus (b) the excess of the amount in clause (a) over the amount
of Capital Expenditures made in the prior Computation Period.

     7.13      AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN AGREEMENTS. Not make or agree to any
amendment to or modification of, or waive any of its rights under, (a) any of
the terms of the Senior Note Agreement or any Senior Note which would (i) have
the effect of (x) increasing the principal amount payable thereon or redemptions
thereof, (y) providing for earlier payment in respect of principal or
redemptions or otherwise, or (z) requiring collateral or additional guaranties
to secure any of the obligations under the Senior Note Agreement or such Senior
Note or (ii) otherwise adversely affect the interests of the Lenders in any
material respect or (b) any of the terms of the Bell and Howell Agreement which
would adversely affect the interests of the Lenders in any material respect;
provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Borrower from terminating the
Bell and Howell Agreement or decreasing the amount of accounts receivable to be
sold by the Borrower thereunder.

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                                  ARTICLE VIII
                         EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

     8.01      EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Any of the following shall constitute an Event
of Default:

     (a)       Non-Payment. The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to pay
(i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan
or any L/C Obligation, or (ii) within three days after the same becomes due, any
interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, or any facility, utilization or
other fee due hereunder, or (iii) within five Business Days after the same
becomes due, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan
Document; or

     (b)       Specific Covenants. The Borrower fails to perform or observe any
term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 6.04, 6.05, 6.10, 6.11
or 6.12 or Article VII; or

     (c)       Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any
other covenant or agreement (not specified in clause (a) or (b) above) contained
in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure
continues for 30 days; or

     (d)       Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty,
certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the
Borrower or any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any
document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or
misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made; or

     (e)       Cross-Default. (i) The Borrower or any Guarantor (A) fails to
make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment,
acceleration, demand, or otherwise) and such failure shall continue beyond any
applicable grace period, if any, in respect of the Senior Notes or any other
Indebtedness or Guarantee (other than Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness
under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn
committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors
under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than the Threshold
Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition
relating to any such Indebtedness or Guarantee or contained in any instrument or
agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs,
the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder
or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such
Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or
beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required,
such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid,
defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase,
prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated
maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect
thereof to be demanded; (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early
Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event
of default under such Swap Contract as to which the Borrower or any Guarantor is
the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination
Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which the Borrower or any
Guarantor is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap
Termination Value owed by the Borrower or such Guarantor as a result thereof is
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Amount; or (iii) any default occurs under the Bell and Howell Agreement that
would permit Bell & Howell Financial Services Company to require the Borrower to
repurchase Receivables (as defined in the Bell and Howell Agreement); or

     (f)       Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. The Borrower or any Guarantor
institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor
Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for
or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator,
liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material
part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator,
liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the
application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged
or unstayed for 60 calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law
relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is
instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or
unstayed for 60 calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such
proceeding; or

     (g)       Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) The Borrower or any
Guarantor becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally
to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment
or execution or similar process is issued or levied against any property of any
such Person having a fair market value in excess of the Threshold Amount and is
not released, vacated or fully bonded within 30 days after its issue or levy; or

     (h)       Judgments. There is entered against the Borrower or any Guarantor
(i) a final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount
exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent
third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage), or
(ii) any one or more non-monetary final judgments that have, or could reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect
and, in either case, (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor
upon such judgment or order, or (B) such judgment or order is undischarged,
unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 30 consecutive days (or in any
event five days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder); or

     (i)       ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan
or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to
result in liability of the Borrower under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan,
Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold
Amount, or (ii) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after
the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with
respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a
Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; or

     (j)       Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any Loan Document, at any time
after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly
permitted hereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be
in full force and effect; or any Loan Party or any other Person contests in any
manner the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party
denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan
Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any Loan Document; or

     (k)       Change of Control. Any Change of Control occurs.

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     8.02      REMEDIES UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT. If any Event of Default occurs
and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may,
with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following
actions:

     (a)       declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any
obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated,
whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

     (b)       declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all
interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable
hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable,
without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which
are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;

     (c)       require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations
(in an amount equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof); and

     (d)       exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and
remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable
law;

provided that upon the entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower
under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Lender to
make Loans and any obligation of an L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions
shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding
Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become
due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the
L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case
without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

     8.03      APPLICATION OF FUNDS. After the exercise of remedies provided for
in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due
and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash
Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts
received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative
Agent in the following order:

     First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees,
indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including Attorney Costs and amounts
payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity
as such;

     Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations or Swap Obligations
constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and
interest) payable to the Lender Parties (including Attorney Costs and amounts
payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts
described in this clause Second payable to them;

     Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued
and unpaid interest on the Loans, L/C Borrowings and Swap Obligations, ratably
among the Lender Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in
this clause Third payable to them;

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     Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid
principal of the Loans, L/C Borrowings and Swap Obligations, ratably among the
Lender Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause
Fourth held by them;

     Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuers, to
Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate
undrawn amount of Letters of Credit; and

     Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been
indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

Subject to Section 2.03(c), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate
undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be
applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any
amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have
either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to
the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.

                                   ARTICLE IX
                              ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

     9.01      APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORIZATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.

     (a)       Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and
authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action on its behalf under the
provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such
powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to it by the terms of
this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary
contained elsewhere herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative
Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set
forth herein, nor shall the Administrative Agent have or be deemed to have any
fiduciary relationship with any Lender or participant, and no implied covenants,
functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read
into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the
Administrative Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence,
the use of the term "agent" herein and in the other Loan Documents with
reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary
or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any
applicable Law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom,
and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between
independent contracting parties.

     (b)       Bank of America, in its capacity as an L/C Issuer, shall act on
behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the
documents associated therewith, and Bank of America in such capacity shall have
all of the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Administrative Agent in
this Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by it in
connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it
and the applications and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to such
Letters of Credit as fully as if the term "Administrative Agent" as used in this
Article IX and in the definition of "Agent-Related Person" included Bank of
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omissions, and (ii) as additionally provided herein with respect to Bank of
America in such capacity.

     9.02      DELEGATION OF DUTIES. The Administrative Agent may execute any of
its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or through agents,
employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel and
other consultants or experts concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.
The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or
misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects in the absence of
gross negligence or willful misconduct.

     9.03      LIABILITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. No Agent-Related Person shall
(a) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under
or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the
transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful
misconduct in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein), or (b) be
responsible in any manner to any Lender or participant for any recital,
statement, representation or warranty made by any Loan Party or any officer
thereof, contained herein or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate,
report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received
by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any
other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability
or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for any failure
of any Loan Party or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its
obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any
obligation to any Lender or participant to ascertain or to inquire as to the
observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions
of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties,
books or records of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof.

     9.04      RELIANCE BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.

     (a)       The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be
fully protected in relying, upon any writing, communication, signature,
resolution, representation, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter,
telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message, electronic mail message,
statement or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and
correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons,
and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to any Loan
Party), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative
Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing
to take any action under any Loan Document unless it shall first receive such
advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems appropriate and, if it
so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders
against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason
of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative Agent shall
in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under
this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or
consent of the Required Lenders (or such greater number of Lenders as may be
expressly required hereby in any instance) and such request and any action taken
or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders.

     (b)       For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions
specified in Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be
deemed to have consented to,

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approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter
required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or
satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received
notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its
objection thereto.

     9.05      NOTICE OF DEFAULT. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed
to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default, except with
respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest and fees required to
be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, unless the
Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or the
Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default and stating that
such notice is a "notice of default." The Administrative Agent will notify the
Lenders of its receipt of any such notice. The Administrative Agent shall take
such action with respect to such Default as may be directed by the Required
Lenders in accordance with Article VIII; provided that unless and until the
Administrative Agent has received any such direction, the Administrative Agent
may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking
such action, with respect to such Default as it shall deem advisable or in the
best interest of the Lenders.

     9.06      CREDIT DECISION; DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT. Each Lender acknowledges that no Agent-Related Person has made any
representation or warranty to it, and that no act by the Administrative Agent
hereafter taken, including any consent to and acceptance of any assignment or
review of the affairs of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof, shall be
deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person
to any Lender as to any matter, including whether Agent-Related Persons have
disclosed material information in their possession. Each Lender represents to
the Administrative Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon
any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it has
deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the
business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and
creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, and all
applicable bank or other regulatory Laws relating to the transactions
contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and
to extend credit to the Borrower hereunder. Each Lender also represents that it
will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based
on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time,
continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or
not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make
such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business,
prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and
creditworthiness of the Borrower. Except for notices, reports and other
documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the
Administrative Agent herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or
responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information
concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other
condition or creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties or any of their
respective Affiliates which may come into the possession of any Agent-Related
Person.

     9.07      INDEMNIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. Whether or not the
transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Lenders shall indemnify
upon demand each Agent-Related Person (to the extent not reimbursed by or on
behalf of any Loan Party and without limiting the obligation of any Loan Party
to do so), pro rata, and hold harmless each Agent-

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Related Person from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by
it; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment to any Agent-Related
Person of any portion of such Indemnified Liabilities to the extent determined
in a final, nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have
resulted from such Agent-Related Person's own gross negligence or willful
misconduct; provided that no action taken in accordance with the directions of
the Required Lenders shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful
misconduct for purposes of this Section. Without limitation of the foregoing,
each Lender shall reimburse the Administrative Agent upon demand for its ratable
share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred
by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution,
delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether
through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in
respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan
Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent
that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on
behalf of the Borrower. The undertaking in this Section shall survive
termination of the Aggregate Commitments, the payment of all other Obligations
and the resignation of the Administrative Agent.

     9.08      ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY. Bank of America
and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account
of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in
any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business
with each of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates as though Bank of
America were not the Administrative Agent or an L/C Issuer hereunder and without
notice to or consent of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to
such activities, Bank of America or its Affiliates may receive information
regarding any Loan Party or its Affiliates (including information that may be
subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such
Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall be under no
obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans, Bank
of America shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any
other Lender and may exercise such rights and powers as though it were not the
Administrative Agent or an L/C Issuer, and the terms "Lender" and "Lenders"
include Bank of America in its individual capacity.

     9.09      SUCCESSOR ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. The Administrative Agent may
resign as Administrative Agent upon 30 days' notice to the Lenders; provided
that any such resignation by Bank of America shall also constitute its
resignation as an L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. If the Administrative Agent
resigns under this Agreement, the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the
Lenders a successor administrative agent for the Lenders, which successor
administrative agent shall be consented to by the Borrower at all times other
than during the existence of an Event of Default (which consent of the Borrower
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If no successor administrative
agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of the
Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may appoint, after consulting
with the Lenders and the Borrower, a successor administrative agent from among
the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor administrative
agent hereunder, the Person acting as such successor administrative agent shall
succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Administrative
Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender and the respective terms "Administrative
Agent," "L/C Issuer" and "Swing Line Lender" shall mean or include such
successor administrative agent, Letter of Credit issuer and swing line lender,
as applicable, and the retiring Administrative Agent's appointment, powers and
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Administrative Agent shall be terminated and the retiring L/C Issuer's and Swing
Line Lender's rights, powers and duties as such shall be terminated, without any
other or further act or deed on the part of such retiring L/C Issuer or Swing
Line Lender or any other Lender, other than the obligation of the successor L/C
Issuer to issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if
any, outstanding at the time of such succession or to make other arrangements
satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of
the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit. After any
retiring Administrative Agent's resignation hereunder as Administrative Agent,
the provisions of this Article IX and Sections 10.04 and 10.05 shall inure to
its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was
Administrative Agent under this Agreement. If no successor administrative agent
has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by the date which is 30 days
following a retiring Administrative Agent's notice of resignation, the retiring
Administrative Agent's resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective
and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent
hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor
agent as provided for above.

     9.10      ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT MAY FILE PROOFS OF CLAIM. In case of the
pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial
proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of
whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and
payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of
whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower)
shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise

     (a)       to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal
and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all
other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as
may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the
Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent
and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders
and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(i) and (j), 2.09 and 10.04)
allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

     (b)       to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or
deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or
other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by
each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event
that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments
directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for
the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the
Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 10.04.

     Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative
Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any
plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the
Obligations or the rights of any Lender or

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to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any
Lender in any such proceeding.

     9.11      GUARANTY MATTERS. The Lenders irrevocably authorize the
Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any
Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a
Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder.

     Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders
will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent's authority to release any
Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.11.

     9.12      OTHER AGENTS; ARRANGERS AND MANAGERS. None of the Lenders or
other Persons identified on the facing page or signature pages of this Agreement
as a "syndication agent," "documentation agent," "co-agent," "book manager,"
"lead manager," "arranger," "lead arranger" or "co-arranger" shall have any
right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement
other than, in the case of such Lenders, those applicable to all Lenders as
such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Lenders or other Persons so
identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any
Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on
any of the Lenders or other Persons so identified in deciding to enter into this
Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.

                                    ARTICLE X
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

     10.01     AMENDMENTS, ETC. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the
Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing
signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as
the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such
waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the
specific purpose for which given; provided that no such amendment, waiver or
consent shall:

     (a)       waive any condition set forth in Section 4.01(a) without the
written consent of each Lender;

     (b)       extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any
Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 8.02) without the written consent of
such Lender;

     (c)       postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan
Document for any payment (excluding mandatory prepayments) of principal,
interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or
under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender
directly affected thereby;

     (d)       reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein
on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iv) of the second proviso
to this Section 10.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any
other Loan Document, or change the manner of computation of any financial ratio
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determining the Applicable Rate that would result in a reduction of any interest
rate on any Loan or any fee payable hereunder without the written consent of
each Lender directly affected thereby; provided that only the consent of the
Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of "Default Rate" or
to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate;

     (e)       change Section 2.13 or Section 8.03 in a manner that would alter
the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of
each Lender;

     (f)       change any provision of this Section or the definition of
"Required Lenders" or any other provision hereof specifying the number or
percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights
hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the
written consent of each Lender; or

     (g)       release all or substantially all of the Guarantors from the
Guaranty without the written consent of each Lender;

and, provided further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in
writing and signed by the L/C Issuers in addition to the Lenders required above,
affect the rights or duties of the L/C Issuers under this Agreement or any
Letter of Credit Application relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be
issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and
signed by the Swing Line Lender in addition to the Lenders required above,
affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement; (iii)
no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the
Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the
rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other
Loan Document; and (iv) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges
thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have
any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder,
except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended
without the consent of such Lender.

     10.02     NOTICES AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS; FACSIMILE COPIES.

     (a)       General. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices
and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including
by facsimile transmission). All such written notices shall be mailed, faxed or
delivered to the applicable address, facsimile number or (subject to clause (c)
below) electronic mail address, and all notices and other communications
expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the
applicable telephone number, as follows:

               (i)       if to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the
     Swing Line Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail
     address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02 or
     to such other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or
     telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the
     other parties; and

               (ii)      if to any L/C Issuer or any other Lender, to the
     address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number
     specified in its Administrative Questionnaire

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     or to such other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or
     telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the
     Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender.

All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made
upon the earlier to occur of (i) actual receipt by the relevant party hereto and
(ii) (A) if delivered by hand or by courier, when signed for by or on behalf of
the relevant party hereto; (B) if delivered by mail, four Business Days after
deposit in the mails, postage prepaid; (C) if delivered by facsimile, when sent
and receipt has been confirmed by telephone; and (D) if delivered by electronic
mail (which form of delivery is subject to the provisions of clause (c) below),
when delivered; provided that notices and other communications to the
Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Article II shall not
be effective until actually received by such Person. In no event shall a
voicemail message be effective as a notice, communication or confirmation
hereunder.

     (b)       Effectiveness of Facsimile Documents and Signatures. Loan
Documents may be transmitted and/or signed by facsimile. The effectiveness of
any such documents and signatures shall, subject to applicable Law, have the
same force and effect as manually-signed originals and shall be binding on all
Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. The Administrative Agent
may also require that any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a
manually-signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or
deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any facsimile document or
signature.

     (c)       Limited Use of Electronic Mail. Electronic mail and Internet and
intranet websites may be used only to distribute routine communications, such as
financial statements and other information as provided in Section 6.02, and to
distribute Loan Documents for execution by the parties thereto, and may not be
used for any other purpose.

     (d)       Reliance by Administrative Agent and Lenders. The Administrative
Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices
(including telephonic Committed Loan Notices and Swing Line Loan Notices)
purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were
not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or
followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms
thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof.
The Borrower shall indemnify each Agent-Related Person and each Lender from all
losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such
Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower. All
telephonic notices to and other communications with the Administrative Agent may
be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby
consents to such recording.

     10.03     NO WAIVER; CUMULATIVE REMEDIES. No failure by any Lender or the
Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising,
any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or
privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies,
powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any
rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

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     10.04     ATTORNEY COSTS, EXPENSES AND TAXES. The Borrower agrees (a) to
pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all costs and expenses incurred in
connection with the development, preparation, negotiation and execution of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any amendment, waiver, consent or
other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby are consummated), and the
consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, including all Attorney Costs, and (b) to pay or reimburse the
Administrative Agent and each Lender for all costs and expenses incurred in
connection with the enforcement, attempted enforcement, or preservation of any
rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including
all such costs and expenses incurred during any "workout" or restructuring in
respect of the Obligations and during any legal proceeding, including any
proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law), including all Attorney Costs. The
foregoing costs and expenses shall include all search, filing, recording, title
insurance and appraisal charges and fees and taxes related thereto, and other
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and the cost of
independent public accountants and other outside experts retained by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender. All amounts due under this Section 10.04
shall be payable within 10 Business Days after demand therefor. The agreements
in this Section shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and
repayment of all other Obligations.

     10.05     INDEMNIFICATION BY THE BORROWER. Whether or not the transactions
contemplated hereby are consummated, the Borrower shall indemnify and hold
harmless each Agent-Related Person, each Lender and their respective Affiliates,
directors, officers, employees, counsel, agents and attorneys-in-fact
(collectively the "Indemnitees") from and against any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments,
suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including Attorney Costs) of any kind
or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or
asserted against any such Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of or
in connection with (a) the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance or
administration of any Loan Document or any other agreement, letter or instrument
delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (b) any Commitment, Loan
or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom
(including any refusal by the applicable L/C Issuer to honor a demand for
payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with
such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), or
(c) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from
any property currently or formerly owned or operated by the Borrower, any
Subsidiary or any other Loan Party, or any Environmental Liability related in
any way to the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party, or (d) any
actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to
any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory
(including any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or
threatened claim, investigation, litigation or proceeding) and regardless of
whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the
"Indemnified Liabilities; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any
Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such liabilities, obligations,
losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
expenses or disbursements are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by
final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad
faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. No Indemnitee shall be liable
for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other
materials obtained through IntraLinks or other similar information transmission
systems in
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connection with this Agreement, nor shall any Indemnitee have any liability for
any indirect or consequential damages relating to this Agreement or any other
Loan Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or
therewith (whether before or after the Closing Date). All amounts due under this
Section 10.05 shall be payable within 10 Business Days after demand therefor.
The agreements in this Section shall survive the resignation of the
Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the
Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the
other Obligations.

     10.06     PAYMENTS SET ASIDE. To the extent that any payment by or on
behalf of the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or the
Administrative Agent or any Lender exercises its right of set-off, and such
payment or the proceeds of such set-off or any part thereof is subsequently
invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required
(including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent
or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any
other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or
otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part
thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in
full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such set-off had
not occurred, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative
Agent upon demand its applicable share of any amount so recovered from or repaid
by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand
to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds
Rate from time to time in effect.

     10.07     SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

     (a)       The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns
permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer
any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or
obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the
provisions of clause (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in
accordance with the provisions of clause (d) of this Section, (iii) by way of
pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of
clause (f) or (i) of this Section, or (iv) to an SPC in accordance with the
provisions of clause (h) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or
transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement,
expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than
the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby,
Participants to the extent provided in clause (d) of this Section and, to the
extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees) any legal or equitable
right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

     (b)       Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible
Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including for
purposes of this clause (b), participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line
Loans) at the time owing to it); provided that (i) except in the case of an
assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender's Commitment
and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a
Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund (as defined in clause (g)
of this Section) with respect to a Lender, the aggregate amount of the
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thereunder) subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the
Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the
Administrative Agent or, if "Trade Date" is specified in the Assignment and
Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each
of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (such consent of the Borrower not
to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); (ii) each partial assignment shall be
made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender's
rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the
Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not apply to rights in
respect of Swing Line Loans; (iii) any assignment of a Commitment must be
approved by the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender unless the Person
that is the proposed assignee is itself a Lender (whether or not the proposed
assignee would otherwise qualify as an Eligible Assignee); and (iv) the parties
to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an
Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of
$3,500. Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent
pursuant to clause (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date
specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the Eligible Assignee thereunder
shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned
by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender
under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent
of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its
obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and
Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender's rights and obligations under
this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue
to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, 10.04 and 10.05
with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of
such assignment). Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and
deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of
rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this clause
shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a
participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with clause (d) of
this Section.

     (c)       The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an
agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent's Office a
copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the
recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of,
and principal amounts of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender
pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the "Register"). The entries in
the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register
pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this
Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be
available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time
and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

     (d)       Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to,
the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person
(other than a natural person or the Borrower or any of the Borrower's Affiliates
or Subsidiaries) (each, a "Participant") in all or a portion of such Lender's
rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of
its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender's participations in L/C
Obligations and/or Swing Line Loans) owing to it); provided that (i) such
Lender's obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such
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the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal
solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender's rights and
obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which
a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain
the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment,
modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such
agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the
consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification
described in the first proviso to Section 10.01 that directly affects such
Participant. Subject to clause (e) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that
each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and
3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by
assignment pursuant to clause (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by
law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.09 as
though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to
Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.

     (e)       A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater
payment under Section 3.01 or 3.04 than the applicable Lender would have been
entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant,
unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the
Borrower's prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender
if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.01 unless
the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such
Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section
10.15 as though it were a Lender.

     (f)       Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest
in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its
Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or
assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no
such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations
hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party
hereto.

     (g)       As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:

               "Eligible Assignee" means (a) a Lender; (b) an Affiliate of a
     Lender; (c) an Approved Fund; and (d) any other Person (other than a
     natural person) approved by (i) the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers
     and the Swing Line Lender, and (ii) unless an Event of Default has occurred
     and is continuing, the Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably
     withheld or delayed); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing,
     "Eligible Assignee" shall not include the Borrower or any of the Borrower's
     Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

               "Fund" means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or
     will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in
     commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of
     its business.

               "Approved Fund" means any Fund that is administered or managed by
     (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate
     of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

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     (h)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any
Lender (a "Granting Lender") may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle
identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower (an "SPC") the option to provide all or
any part of any Committed Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be
obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein
shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Committed Loan, and (ii) if
an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any
part of such Committed Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such
Committed Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. Each party hereto hereby agrees
that (i) neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option
shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the
obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement (including its obligations
under Section 3.04), (ii) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar
payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable, and
(iii) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any
amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document,
remain the lender of record hereunder. The making of a Committed Loan by an SPC
hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same
extent, and as if, such Committed Loan were made by such Granting Lender. In
furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement
shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is
one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial
paper or other senior debt of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join
any other Person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, or liquidation proceeding under the
laws of the United States or any State thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without prior
consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and with the payment of a
processing fee of $3,500, assign all or any portion of its right to receive
payment with respect to any Committed Loan to the Granting Lender and (ii)
disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its
funding of Committed Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or
provider of any surety or Guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such
SPC.

     (i)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at
any time Bank of America assigns all of its Commitment and Loans pursuant to
clause (b) above, Bank of America may, (i) upon 30 days' notice to the Borrower
and the Lenders, resign as an L/C Issuer and/or (ii) upon 30 days' notice to the
Borrower, resign as Swing Line Lender. In the event of any such resignation as
L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from
among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder;
provided that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall
affect the resignation of Bank of America as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as
the case may be. If Bank of America resigns as an L/C Issuer, it shall retain
all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all
Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as an
L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to
require the Lenders to make Base Rate Committed Loans or fund participations in
Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c)). If Bank of America resigns as
Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender
provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and
outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to
require the Lenders to make Base Rate Committed Loans or fund participations in
outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c).

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     10.08     CONFIDENTIALITY. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below),
except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates'
directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel
and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure
is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and
instructed to keep such Information confidential and to not use such information
for the purpose of buying, selling or holding any security issued by the
Borrower or advising others in connection with the buying, selling or holding of
any such security); (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority;
provided that unless prohibited by applicable law, each Lender shall notify the
Borrower of any disclosure of Information requested of such Lender pursuant to
any subpoena or similar legal process prior to such disclosure; (c) to the
extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar
legal process; (d) to any other party to this Agreement; (e) in connection with
the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding
relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder; (f) subject
to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this
Section, to (i) any Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective
Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under
this Agreement or (ii) any direct or indirect contractual counterparty or
prospective counterparty (or such contractual counterparty's or prospective
counterparty's professional advisor) to any credit derivative transaction
relating to obligations of the Loan Parties; (g) with the consent of the
Borrower; (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available
other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to
the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source
other than the Borrower; or (i) to the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners or any other similar organization. In addition, the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and
information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service
providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of
this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Commitments, and the Credit
Extensions. For the purposes of this Section, "Information" means all
information received from any Loan Party relating to any Loan Party or its
business, other than any such information that is available to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to
disclosure by any Loan Party; provided that, in the case of information received
from a Loan Party after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified
in writing at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to
maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be
considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has
exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such
Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

     10.09     SET-OFF. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders
provided by law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of
Default, each Lender is authorized at any time and from time to time, without
prior notice to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, any such notice being
waived by the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each Loan Party) to
the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits
(general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held by,
and other indebtedness at any time owing by, such Lender to or for the credit or
the account of the respective Loan Parties against any and all Obligations owing
to such Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document, now or hereafter
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Administrative Agent or such Lender shall have made demand under this Agreement
or any other Loan Document and although such Obligations may be contingent or
unmatured or denominated in a currency different from that of the applicable
deposit or indebtedness. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and
the Administrative Agent after any such set-off and application made by such
Lender; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the
validity of such set-off and application.

     10.10     INTEREST RATE LIMITATION. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid
under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious
interest permitted by applicable Law (the "Maximum Rate"). If the Administrative
Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum
Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if
it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining
whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative
Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent
permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal
as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary
prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and
spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the
contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

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

     10.12     INTEGRATION. This Agreement, together with the other Loan
Documents, comprises the complete and integrated agreement of the parties on the
subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written
or oral, on such subject matter. In the event of any conflict between the
provisions of this Agreement and those of any other Loan Document, the
provisions of this Agreement shall control; provided that the inclusion of
supplemental rights or remedies in favor of the Administrative Agent or the
Lenders in any other Loan Document shall not be deemed a conflict with this
Agreement. Each Loan Document was drafted with the joint participation of the
respective parties thereto and shall be construed neither against nor in favor
of any party, but rather in accordance with the fair meaning thereof.

     10.13     SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. All representations
and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document
delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith
shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such
representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the
Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by
the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding
that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of
any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full
force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall
remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.

     10.14     SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement or the other
Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the
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remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be
affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith
negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with
valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that
of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a
provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

     10.15     TAX FORMS. (a) (i) Each Lender that is not a "United States
person" within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a "Foreign
Lender") shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, prior to receipt of any
payment subject to withholding under the Code (or upon accepting an assignment
of an interest herein), two duly signed completed copies of either IRS Form
W-8BEN or any successor thereto (relating to such Foreign Lender and entitling
it to an exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax on all payments to be
made to such Foreign Lender by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement) or IRS
Form W-8ECI or any successor thereto (relating to all payments to be made to
such Foreign Lender by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement) or such other
evidence satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that such
Foreign Lender is entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S.
withholding tax, including any exemption pursuant to Section 881(c) of the Code.
Thereafter and from time to time, each such Foreign Lender shall (A) promptly
submit to the Administrative Agent such additional duly completed and signed
copies of one of such forms (or such successor forms as shall be adopted from
time to time by the relevant United States taxing authorities) as may then be
available under then current United States laws and regulations to avoid, or
such evidence as is satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of
any available exemption from or reduction of, United States withholding taxes in
respect of all payments to be made to such Foreign Lender by the Borrower
pursuant to this Agreement, (B) promptly notify the Administrative Agent of any
change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed
exemption or reduction, and (C) take such steps as shall not be materially
disadvantageous to it, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, and as may be
reasonably necessary (including the re-designation of its Lending Office) to
avoid any requirement of applicable Laws that the Borrower make any deduction or
withholding for taxes from amounts payable to such Foreign Lender.

               (ii)      Each Foreign Lender, to the extent it does not act or
     ceases to act for its own account with respect to any portion of any sums
     paid or payable to such Lender under any of the Loan Documents (for
     example, in the case of a typical participation by such Lender), shall
     deliver to the Administrative Agent on the date when such Foreign Lender
     ceases to act for its own account with respect to any portion of any such
     sums paid or payable, and at such other times as may be necessary in the
     determination of the Administrative Agent (in the reasonable exercise of
     its discretion), (A) two duly signed completed copies of the forms or
     statements required to be provided by such Lender as set forth above, to
     establish the portion of any such sums paid or payable with respect to
     which such Lender acts for its own account that is not subject to U.S.
     withholding tax, and (B) two duly signed completed copies of IRS Form
     W-8IMY (or any successor thereto), together with any information such
     Lender chooses to transmit with such form, and any other certificate or
     statement of exemption required under the Code, to establish that such
     Lender is not acting for its own account with respect to a portion of any
     such sums payable to such Lender.

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               (iii)     The Borrower shall not be required to pay any
     additional amount to any Foreign Lender under Section 3.01 (A) with respect
     to any Taxes required to be deducted or withheld on the basis of the
     information, certificates or statements of exemption such Lender transmits
     with an IRS Form W-8IMY pursuant to this Section 10.15(a) or (B) if such
     Lender shall have failed to satisfy the foregoing provisions of this
     Section 10.15(a); provided that if such Lender shall have satisfied the
     requirement of this Section 10.15(a) on the date such Lender became a
     Lender or ceased to act for its own account with respect to any payment
     under any of the Loan Documents, nothing in this Section 10.15(a) shall
     relieve the Borrower of its obligation to pay any amounts pursuant to
     Section 3.01 in the event that, as a result of any change in any applicable
     law, treaty or governmental rule, regulation or order, or any change in the
     interpretation, administration or application thereof, such Lender is no
     longer properly entitled to deliver forms, certificates or other evidence
     at a subsequent date establishing the fact that such Lender or other Person
     for the account of which such Lender receives any sums payable under any of
     the Loan Documents is not subject to withholding or is subject to
     withholding at a reduced rate.

               (iv)      The Administrative Agent may, without reduction,
     withhold any Taxes required to be deducted and withheld from any payment
     under any of the Loan Documents with respect to which the Borrower is not
     required to pay additional amounts under this Section 10.15(a).

     (b)       Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, each Lender that is
a "United States person" within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code
shall deliver to the Administrative Agent two duly signed completed copies of
IRS Form W-9. If such Lender fails to deliver such forms, then the
Administrative Agent may withhold from any interest payment to such Lender an
amount equivalent to the applicable back-up withholding tax imposed by the Code,
without reduction.

     (c)       If any Governmental Authority asserts that the Administrative
Agent did not properly withhold or backup withhold, as the case may be, any tax
or other amount from payments made to or for the account of any Lender, such
Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent therefor, including all
penalties and interest, any taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts
payable to the Administrative Agent under this Section, and costs and expenses
(including Attorney Costs) of the Administrative Agent. The obligation of the
Lenders under this Section shall survive the termination of the Aggregate
Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder and the resignation of
the Administrative Agent.

     10.16     AUTOMATIC DEBITS OF FEES. With respect to any interest,
commitment fee, letter of credit fee or other fee due and payable to the
Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender, Bank of America or
the Arranger under the Loan Documents, the Borrower hereby irrevocably
authorizes Bank of America to debit any deposit account of the Borrower with
Bank of America in an amount such that the aggregate amount debited from all
such deposit accounts does not exceed such fee or other cost or expense. If
there are insufficient funds in such deposit accounts to cover the amount of the
interest or fees then due, such debits will be reversed (in whole or in part, in
Bank of America's sole discretion) and such amount not debited shall be deemed
to be unpaid. No such debit under this Section shall be deemed a set-off.

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     10.17     GOVERNING LAW.

     (a)       THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, the LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK applicable to agreements made and to be
performed entirely within such State; PROVIDED THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE Agent AND
EACH LENDER SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS ARISING UNDER FEDERAL LAW.

     (b)       ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR
ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
SUCH STATE, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE BORROWER, THE
ADMINISTRATIVE Agent AND EACH LENDER CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS
PROPERTY, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. THE BORROWER, THE
ADMINISTRATIVE Agent AND EACH LENDER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING
ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON
CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR OTHER
DOCUMENT RELATED THERETO. THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE Agent AND EACH LENDER
WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY SUMMONS, COMPLAINT OR OTHER PROCESS, WHICH MAY BE
MADE BY ANY OTHER MEANS PERMITTED BY THE LAW OF SUCH STATE.

     10.18     WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT
HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION
OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH
OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM
WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH
CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT
OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH
CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT
A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR
A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE
SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

     10.19     ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS
REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY
EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE
PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

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

                                  PROQUEST COMPANY

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

                                       S-1

<PAGE>

                                  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as
                                  Administrative Agent

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

                                       S-2

<PAGE>

                                  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender and
                                  Swing Line Lender

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

                                       S-3

<PAGE>

                                  HARRIS TRUST & SAVINGS BANK, as
                                  Syndication Agent and as a Lender

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

                                       S-4

<PAGE>

                                  STANDARD FEDERAL BANK N.A., as
                                  Syndication Agent and as a Lender

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

                                       S-5

<PAGE>

                                  KEY CORPORATE CAPITAL, INC., as
                                  Syndication Agent and as a Lender

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

                                       S-6

<PAGE>

                                  FIFTH THIRD BANK, EASTERN MICHIGAN

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

                                       S-7

<PAGE>

                                  NATIONAL CITY BANK

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

                                       S-8

<PAGE>

                                  LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC

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

                                       S-9

<PAGE>

                                  COMERICA BANK

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

                                      S-10

<PAGE>

                                  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

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

                                      S-11<PAGE>

                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.11

                 AMENDMENT NO. 6 AND WAIVER TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

     This Amendment No. 6 and Waiver to Credit Agreement (this "Amendment") is
entered into as of November 12, 2002, by and among Midas, Inc. and Midas
International Corporation (collectively, the "Borrowers" and individually, a
"Borrower"), the undersigned Lenders, Bank One, NA, as administrative agent (the
"Administrative Agent"), and Credit Suisse First Boston, as co-agent (the
"Co-Agent").

                                    RECITALS
                                    --------

     A. The Borrowers, the lenders party thereto (the " Lenders"), the
Administrative Agent and the Co-Agent are party to that certain Credit Agreement
dated as of January 22, 1998 (as amended as of April 3, 1998, October 16, 1998,
February 8, 1999, November 9, 2001 and October 15, 2002, the "Credit
Agreement"). Unless otherwise specified herein, capitalized terms used in this
Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to them by the Credit Agreement.

     B. The Borrowers have requested that the Administrative Agent, the Co-Agent
and the Lenders further amend and grant certain waivers with respect to the
Credit Agreement.

     C. The Administrative Agent, the Co-Agent and the undersigned Lenders are
willing to further amend and grant certain waivers with respect to the Credit
Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth below.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual execution hereof and other
good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     1. Amendments to Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement shall be amended as
follows:

          (a) Article I of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by:

          (i) inserting a new defined term in alphabetical order as follows:

          "Note Agreement" means, in respect of the Senior Notes, the Note and
     Guarantee Agreement dated as of April 15, 1998, as amended, restated,
     supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

          (ii) deleting the following definitions in their entirety and
     replacing them with the following:

          "Aggregate Commitment" means the aggregate of the Commitments of all
     the Lenders hereunder, as reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms
     hereto. The Aggregate Commitment shall be equal to $100,000,000 as of
     November 12, 2002.

          "Applicable ABR Margin" means 2.75%.

          "Facility Fee Percentage" means 0.50%.

<PAGE>

          "Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio" means, as of any date of determination,
     the ratio of (a) (i) EBITDA (as such term is defined in the Note Agreement,
     as in effect on November 12, 2002) for the period of four Fiscal Quarters
     ending on the date of determination, plus (ii) Net Rent for Midas' previous
     Fiscal Year (or, if the date of determination is the last day of Midas'
     Fiscal Year, for the Fiscal Year ending on such date), to (b) Fixed Charges
     for the period of four Fiscal Quarters ending on the date of determination.

          "Loan Documents" means this Agreement, the Notes, if any, the
     Reimbursement Agreements, any guarantee, security or pledge agreement,
     mortgage or other collateral document executed by Midas and/or any of its
     Subsidiaries in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and the
     other documents and agreements contemplated hereby and executed by the
     applicable Borrower in favor of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

          (b) Section 2.18.6 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the reference therein to "Applicable Margin" and substituting therefor
"Applicable ABR Margin".

          (c) Section 6.14 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
clause (n) thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

          (n) Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to the
     extent granted by the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries and permitted
     by the documents evidencing the Senior Notes (or any replacement thereof);
     and

          (o) Any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions,
     renewals or replacements), in whole or in part, of any Lien referred to in
     the foregoing clauses (a) to (m) inclusive of any Indebtedness secured
     thereby; provided, that the principal amount of Indebtedness secured
     thereby shall not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness so secured at
     the time of such extension, renewal or replacement, and that such extended,
     renewed, or replacement Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same
     Property which secured the lien extended, renewed or replaced (plus
     improvements on such Property).

          (d) Section 6.18.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting it in its entirety and substituting therefor the following:

          6.18.2 Consolidated Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio. As of December 31,
     2002, maintain the ratio of Consolidated Indebtedness to EBITDA (as such
     terms are defined in the Note Agreement, as in effect on November 12, 2002)
     not to exceed 3.50:1.00; provided that such maximum level shall be
     increased to 4.25:1.00 at such time as (i) the Note Agreement is amended to
     adjust such ratio to 4.25:1.00 or (ii) the requisite holders of Senior
     Notes under the Note Agreement waive compliance with such ratio, in each
     case in form and substance and on terms acceptable to the Required Lenders.

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<PAGE>

          (e) Section 6.18.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting it in its entirety and substituting therefor the following:

          6.18.3 Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio. As of December 31, 2002, maintain
     a Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio of at least 1.50:1.00.

          (f) Section 7.4 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
it in its entirety and substituting therefor the following:

          7.4 The breach by the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries (other
     than a breach which constitutes a Default under another Section of this
     Article VII) of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement or the
     other Loan Documents which is not remedied within thirty (30) days after
     written notice from the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

          (g) A new Section 7.12 is hereby added to the Credit Agreement as
follows:

          7.12 Any guarantee, security agreement, pledge agreement, mortgage or
     other collateral document in favor of the Administrative Agent and the
     Lenders shall cease to remain in full force and effect, or Midas or any of
     its Subsidiaries shall contest the enforceability or validity of any such
     agreement or document.

          (h) The Credit Agreement is amended by deleting Schedule I attached
thereto and replacing it with Schedule I attached hereto and made a part hereof.

          (i) The Borrowers hereby acknowledge and agree that, from and after
the date hereof, the Borrowers shall not be entitled to request (and the Lenders
shall not be required to make) Eurodollar Loans or Competitive Bid Advances and
the Swing Line Commitment is hereby terminated.

          (j) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Credit Agreement to the
contrary, in no event shall the Borrowers be entitled to request, nor shall the
Lenders be required to make or issue, any Advance or Facility Letter of Credit
which would cause the sum of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding
Advances, the principal amount of any Reimbursement Obligations and the face
amount of all outstanding Facility Letters of Credit to exceed $87,500,000 (any
such excess, the "Excess Advances") until the Administrative Agent and the
Borrowers have entered into arrangements providing that all such Excess Advances
and all interest and fees related to the Excess Advances (provided, that in the
event any fees are not specific to the Excess Advances, the amount of fees
allocated to the Excess Advances shall be a pro rata portion of such fees based
on the principal amount of the Excess Advances as compared to the sum of the
principal amount of outstanding Advances and the face amount of outstanding
Facility Letters of Credit that are not Excess Advances) are secured by (x) all
accounts receivable (and the products and proceeds thereof) of Midas and its
domestic Subsidiaries pursuant to a security agreement in form and substance
acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (y) the distribution facility of
International located at 4101 West 42nd Place, Chicago, Illinois and the
manufacturing facility of Muffler Corporation of America located at 260 Grant
Street, Hartford, Wisconsin pursuant to mortgages in form and substance
acceptable to the Administrative Agent (those items described in clauses (x) and
(y) above collectively, the

                                       3

<PAGE>

"Collateral"), and the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a first
priority perfected security interest in respect of such accounts receivable
(evidenced by satisfactory lien search results) and real property, (ii) with
respect to such real property collateral, an appraisal for each property and a
Phase I environmental report for the Chicago, Illinois property, in each case in
form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (iii) a limited
recourse guarantee from each domestic Subsidiary of Midas (other than
International) granting a security interest in accordance herewith and (iv) such
other secretary's and incumbency certificates, resolutions and other documents
(other than title insurance) reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in
connection with the granting of such security interests. Notwithstanding
anything in the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary,
the Collateral shall only secure the Excess Advances, the interest accrued
thereon and the pro rata portion of any fees related solely to such Excess
Advances.

     2. Waiver. Each of the undersigned Lenders hereby waives the default by
Midas in the observance of Section 6.18.2 of the Credit Agreement as of
September 28, 2002.

     3. Representations and Warranties of the Borrowers. Each Borrower
represents and warrants that:

          (a) The execution, delivery and performance by such Borrower of this
Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and that
this Amendment is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Borrower
enforceable against such Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as the
enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) the effect of any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting
creditors' rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of
whether such enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law);

          (b) Each of the representations and warranties contained in the Credit
Agreement is true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date
hereof as if made on the date hereof, except to the extent that any such
representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in
which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct on
and as of such earlier date; and

          (c) After giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Unmatured
Default has occurred and is continuing.

     4. Effective Date. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date
first set forth above upon satisfaction of the following conditions:

          (a) Executed Amendment. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of duly
executed counterparts of this Amendment from the Administrative Agent, the
Borrowers and the Required Lenders.

          (b) Amendment Fee. The Borrowers shall have paid to the Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders party hereto (provided that such Lenders
execute and deliver counterparts of this Amendment to the Administrative Agent
prior to 2:00 p.m. (Chicago time) on November 12, 2002), an amendment fee in an
amount equal to ten (10) basis points on each such Lender's Commitment (as
amended by this Amendment).

                                       4

<PAGE>

          (c) FTI Fees and Expenses. The Borrowers shall have paid to FTI
Consulting, Inc. its reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses accrued and
invoiced through the date hereof, together with a retainer in the amount of
$50,000.

     5. Reference to and Effect Upon the Credit Agreement.

          (a) Except as specifically provided in this Amendment, the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect,
and the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not
operate as a waiver or forbearance of any Default or Unmatured Default or any
right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under the
Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or constitute a consent,
waiver or modification with respect to any provision of the Credit Agreement or
any of the other Loan Documents, and each Borrower hereby fully ratifies and
affirms each Loan Document to which it is a party.

          (b) Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the
Credit Agreement to "this Agreement," "hereunder," "hereof," "herein" or words
of similar import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as
amended hereby.

     6. Costs and Expenses. The Borrowers hereby affirm their joint and several
obligation under Section 9.6 of the Credit Agreement to reimburse the
Administrative Agent for all reasonable costs, internal charges and
out-of-pocket expenses paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent in
connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this
Amendment, including but not limited to the reasonable fees and expenses of
attorneys for the Administrative Agent with respect thereto.

     7. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS (AS OPPOSED TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS)
OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS BUT GIVING EFFECT TO FEDERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO
NATIONAL BANKS.

     8. Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for
convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment
for any other purposes.

     9. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed an original but all
such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.

     10. Reaffirmation of Guaranty. Each of Midas and International hereby
reaffirms its obligations under Article XIII and Article XIV, respectively, of
the Credit Agreement.

     11. Acknowledgment. Each Borrower hereby waives, discharges and forever
releases the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the Co-Agent and each of the
Lenders, and each of their respective employees, officers, directors, attorneys,
stockholders and successors and assigns, from and of any and all claims, causes
of action, allegations or assertions that such Borrower has or may have had at
any time through (and including) the date of this Amendment, against any or all
of the foregoing, regardless of whether any such claims, causes of action,
allegations or

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<PAGE>

assertions are known to any Borrower or whether any such claims, causes of
action, allegations or assertions arose as a result of the Administrative
Agent's, the Arranger's, the Co-Agent's or any Lender's actions or omissions in
connection with the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, including any
amendments or modifications thereto, or otherwise.

                            [signature pages follow]

                                        6

<PAGE>

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

                                       MIDAS, INC.

                                       By:
                                           ------------------------------------

                                       Its:
                                           ------------------------------------

                                       MIDAS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

                                       By:
                                           ------------------------------------

                                       Its:
                                           ------------------------------------

                                       BANK ONE, NA, individually and as
                                       Administrative Agent

                                       By:
                                           ------------------------------------

                                       Its:
                                           ------------------------------------

                                       CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON,
                                       individually and as Co-Agent

                                       By:
                                           ------------------------------------

                                       Its:
                                           ------------------------------------

                                       ABN AMRO BANK N.V.

                                       By:
                                           ------------------------------------

                                       Its:
                                           ------------------------------------

                           Signature Page to Amendment
                      No. 6 and Waiver to Credit Agreement

<PAGE>

                                       BNP PARIBAS

                                       By:
                                           ------------------------------------

                                       Its:
                                           ------------------------------------

                                       By:
                                           ------------------------------------

                                       Its:
                                           ------------------------------------

                                       MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD.

                                       By:
                                           ------------------------------------

                                       Its:
                                           ------------------------------------

                                       THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY

                                       By:
                                           ------------------------------------

                                       Its:
                                           ------------------------------------

                                       U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                       By:
                                           ------------------------------------

                                       Its:
                                           ------------------------------------

                           Signature Page to Amendment
                      No. 6 and Waiver to Credit Agreement

<PAGE>

                                   SCHEDULE I

                                  COMMITMENTS
                                  -----------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                 Lender                          Commitment
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<S>                                             <C>
     Bank One, NA                               $ 25,000,000
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     Credit Suisse First Boston                 $ 17,500,000
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     ABN AMRO Bank N.V.                         $ 12,500,000
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     BNP Paribas                                $ 12,500,000
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     Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.                $ 12,500,000
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     The Northern Trust Company                 $ 12,500,000
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     U.S. Bank National Association             $  7,500,000
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        Aggregate Commitment:                   $100,000,000
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</TABLE>

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