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Exhibit 10.2    
  

LOAN AGREEMENT

by and among

American Restaurant Group, Inc.

ARG Enterprises, Inc.

ARG Property Management, Inc.

ARG Terra, Inc.

as Borrowers,

and

FOOTHILL CAPITAL CORPORATION

as Lender

Dated as of December  , 2001  

  

 
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS    
  

	 
	 	 
	 	 
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	1.	 	DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION	 	1
	 	 	1.1	 	Definitions	 	13
	 	 	1.2	 	Accounting Terms	 	13
	 	 	1.3	 	Code	 	13
	 	 	1.4	 	Construction	 	13
	 	 	1.5	 	Schedules and Exhibits	 	13
	2.	 	LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT	 	13
	 	 	2.1	 	Revolver Advances	 	13
	 	 	2.2	 	[Intentionally Omitted]	 	14
	 	 	2.3	 	Borrowing Procedures and Settlements	 	14
	 	 	2.4	 	Payments.	 	14
	 	 	2.5	 	Overadvances	 	15
	 	 	2.6	 	Interest Rates and Letter of Credit Fee: Rates, Payments, and Calculations	 	16
	 	 	2.7	 	Collection of Accounts	 	16
	 	 	2.8	 	Crediting Payments	 	17
	 	 	2.9	 	Concentration Account	 	17
	 	 	2.10	 	Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of Obligations	 	17
	 	 	2.11	 	Fees	 	18
	 	 	2.12	 	Letters of Credit	 	18
	 	 	2.13	 	[Intentionally Omitted]	 	20
	 	 	2.14	 	Capital Requirements	 	20
	3.	 	CONDITIONS; POST-CLOSING COVENANTS; TERM OF AGREEMENT	 	21
	 	 	3.1	 	Conditions Precedent to the Initial Extension of Credit	 	21
	 	 	3.2	 	Conditions Subsequent to the Initial Extension of Credit	 	23
	 	 	3.3	 	Conditions Precedent to all Extensions of Credit	 	23
	 	 	3.4	 	Term	 	23
	 	 	3.5	 	Effect of Termination	 	24
	 	 	3.6	 	Early Termination by Borrowers	 	24
	4.	 	COLLATERAL	 	24
	5.	 	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES	 	24
	 	 	5.1	 	[Intentionally Omitted]	 	25
	 	 	5.2	 	[Intentionally Omitted]	 	25
	 	 	5.3	 	[Intentionally Omitted]	 	25
	 	 	5.4	 	[Intentionally Omitted]	 	25
	 	 	5.5	 	[Intentionally Omitted]	 	25
	 	 	5.6	 	[Intentionally Omitted]	 	25
	 	 	5.7	 	[Intentionally Omitted]	 	25
	 	 	5.8	 	Due Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries	 	25
	 	 	5.9	 	Due Authorization; No Conflict	 	25
	 	 	5.10	 	Litigation	 	26
	 	 	5.11	 	No Material Adverse Change	 	27
	 	 	5.12	 	Fraudulent Transfer	 	27
	 	 	5.13	 	Employee Benefits	 	27
	 	 	5.14	 	Environmental Condition	 	27
	 	 	5.15	 	Brokerage Fees	 	27
	 	 	5.16	 	Intellectual Property	 	27
	 	 	5.17	 	Leases	 	28
	 	 	5.18	 	Black Angus of Idaho	 	28

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	 	 	5.19	 	Complete Disclosure	 	28

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	 	 	5.20	 	Indebtedness	 	28
	6.	 	AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS	 	28
	 	 	6.1	 	Accounting System	 	28
	 	 	6.2	 	Collateral Reporting	 	28
	 	 	6.3	 	Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates	 	28
	 	 	6.4	 	Subsidiary Guarantor Reports	 	29
	 	 	6.5	 	Intentionally Omitted	 	30
	 	 	6.6	 	Maintenance of Properties	 	30
	 	 	6.7	 	Taxes	 	30
	 	 	6.8	 	Insurance	 	30
	 	 	6.9	 	[Intentionally Omitted]	 	31
	 	 	6.10	 	Compliance with Laws	 	31
	 	 	6.11	 	Leases	 	31
	 	 	6.12	 	Real Estate	 	31
	 	 	6.13	 	Existence	 	32
	 	 	6.14	 	Environmental	 	32
	 	 	6.15	 	Disclosure Updates	 	32
	7.	 	NEGATIVE COVENANTS	 	32
	 	 	7.1	 	Indebtedness	 	32
	 	 	7.2	 	Liens	 	33
	 	 	7.3	 	Restrictions on Fundamental Changes	 	33
	 	 	7.4	 	Disposal of Assets	 	34
	 	 	7.5	 	[Intentionally Omitted]	 	34
	 	 	7.6	 	[Intentionally Omitted]	 	34
	 	 	7.7	 	Nature of Business	 	34
	 	 	7.8	 	Prepayments and Amendments	 	34
	 	 	7.9	 	Change of Control	 	34
	 	 	7.10	 	Consignments	 	34
	 	 	7.11	 	Distributions	 	34
	 	 	7.12	 	Accounting Methods	 	35
	 	 	7.13	 	Investments	 	35
	 	 	7.14	 	Transactions with Affiliates	 	35
	 	 	7.15	 	Suspension	 	35
	 	 	7.16	 	Intentionally Omitted	 	36
	 	 	7.17	 	Use of Proceeds	 	36
	 	 	7.18	 	[Intentionally Omitted]	 	36
	 	 	7.19	 	Securities Accounts	 	36
	 	 	7.20	 	Financial Covenants	 	36
	8.	 	EVENTS OF DEFAULT	 	37
	9.	 	THE LENDER'S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES	 	39
	 	 	9.1	 	Rights and Remedies	 	39
	 	 	9.2	 	Remedies Cumulative	 	40
	10.	 	TAXES AND EXPENSES	 	41
	11.	 	WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION	 	41
	 	 	11.1	 	Demand; Protest	 	41
	 	 	11.2	 	Lender's Liability for Collateral	 	41
	 	 	11.3	 	Indemnification	 	41
	12.	 	NOTICES	 	42
	13.	 	CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER	 	43
	14.	 	ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS; SUCCESSORS	 	43

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	 	 	14.1	 	Assignments and Participations.	 	43
	 	 	14.2	 	Successors	 	45
	15.	 	AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS	 	45
	 	 	15.1	 	Amendments and Waivers.	 	45
	 	 	15.2	 	No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies.	 	45
	16.	 	GENERAL PROVISIONS	 	45
	 	 	16.1	 	Effectiveness	 	45
	 	 	16.2	 	Section Headings	 	45
	 	 	16.3	 	Interpretation	 	45
	 	 	16.4	 	Severability of Provisions	 	45
	 	 	16.5	 	Withholding Taxes	 	45
	 	 	16.6	 	Counterparts; Telefacsimile and Electronic Mail Execution	 	46
	 	 	16.7	 	Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations	 	46
	 	 	16.8	 	Integration	 	46
	 	 	16.9	 	Confidentiality	 	46
	 	 	16.10	 	Co-Borrowers	 	47

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LOAN AGREEMENT    
  

    THIS LOAN AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), is entered into as of
December 12, 2001 between, FOOTHILL CAPITAL CORPORATION, a California corporation ("Lender") and AMERICAN RESTAURANT
GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation ("ARG"), ARG Enterprises, Inc., a California corporation ("Enterprises"), ARG
Property Management Corporation, a California corporation ("Property Management"), and ARG Terra, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Terra"; ARG, Enterprises, Property Management and Terra are collectively referred to as "Borrowers" and individually as a  "Borrower"). 

    The
parties agree as follows: 

1.  DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.  

    1.1  Definitions.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following definitions: 

    "Account Debtor" means any Person who is or who may become obligated under, with respect to, or on account of, an
Account, chattel paper, or a General Intangible. 

    "Accounts" means all of Borrowers' now owned or hereafter acquired right, title, and interest with respect to "accounts"
(as that term is defined in the Code). 

    "Advance Rate" means the interest rate then applicable to Obligations (except for undrawn Letters of Credit) hereunder. 

    "Advances" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

    "Affiliate" means, as applied to any Person, any other Person who, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by,
or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, "control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person,
whether through the ownership of Stock, by contract, or otherwise; provided, however, that, in any event: (a) any Person who owns directly or
indirectly 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other members of the governing body of a Person or 10% or more of the partnership or other
ownership interests of a Person (other than as a limited partner of such Person) shall be deemed to control such Person, (b) each director (or comparable manager) of a Person shall be deemed to
be an Affiliate of such Person; and (c) each partnership or joint venture in which a Person is a partner or joint venturer shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Person. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no holder of Notes on the date hereof or any of its respective Affiliates (except Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries) shall be deemed an Affiliate of any Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries solely due to the holding of such Notes. 

    "Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 

    "Applicable Prepayment Premium" means as of any date of determination an amount equal to the product of 0.10% multiplied
by Maximum Revolver Amount multiplied by the number of months (including partial months) remaining until the Maturity Date. 

    "ARG" has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 

    "Assignee" has the meaning set forth in Section 14.1(a).

    "Authorized Person" means the President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer or any
Vice President of ARG or any other employee of ARG designated as an "Authorized Person" by any of the foregoing Persons. 

    "Availability" means, as of any date of determination, if such date is a Business Day, and determined at the close of
business on the immediately preceding Business Day, if such date of determination is not a Business Day, the amount that any Borrower is entitled to borrow as Advances 

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under Section 2.1 (after giving effect to all then outstanding Obligations and all sublimits and reserves applicable hereunder). 

    "Bank Agency Accounts" means each of the "Local Depository Accounts" listed on  Schedule 2.7, as amended from time to time to
the extent permitted by Section 2.7(c), and
the Concentration Account. 

    "Bank Agency Account Banks" means each of the financial institutions listed on  Schedule 2.7 at which a "Local Depository
Account" or the Concentration Account is maintained. 

    "Bank Agency Agreements" means the Closing Date Bank Agency Agreement and any other restricted account agreements, in
form and substance satisfactory to Lender, each of which is among ARG or its Subsidiary, as applicable, Lender and/or Collateral Agent and one of the Bank Agency Account Banks. 

    "Bankruptcy Code" means the United States Bankruptcy Code, as in effect from time to time. 

    "Base Rate" means, the rate of interest announced within Wells Fargo at its principal office in San Francisco as its
"prime rate," with the understanding that the "prime rate" is one of Wells Fargo's base rates (not necessarily the lowest of such rates) and serves as the basis upon which effective rates of interest
are calculated for those loans making reference thereto and is evidenced by the recording thereof after its announcement in such internal publication or publications as Wells Fargo may designate. 

    "Base Rate Margin" means 1.50 percentage points. 

    "Benefit Plan" means a "defined benefit plan" (as defined in  Section 3(35) of ERISA) for which any Borrower or any Subsidiary
or ERISA Affiliate of any Borrower has been an "employer" (as defined in  Section 3(5) of ERISA) within the past six years, which is subject to Title IV of ERISA. 

    "Black Angus of Idaho" means Black Angus Enterprises of Idaho, Inc., an Idaho corporation. 

    "Board of Directors" means, with respect to any Person, the board of directors (or comparable managers) of such Person
or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of the board. 

    "Books" means Borrowers' now owned or hereafter acquired books and records (including all of their respective Records
indicating, summarizing, or evidencing their respective assets (including the Collateral) or liabilities, all of their respective Records relating to its business operations or financial condition,
and all of their respective goods or General Intangibles related to such information). 

    "Borrower" and "Borrowers" have the meaning set forth in the preamble to
this Agreement. 

    "Borrowing" means a borrowing hereunder of an Advance. 

    "Borrowing Base" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

    "Borrowing Base Certificate" means a certificate in the form of  Exhibit B-1.

    "Business Day" means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which national banks are authorized or
required to close. 

    "Capital Lease" means a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with
GAAP. 

    "Capitalized Lease Obligation" means any Indebtedness represented by obligations under a Capital Lease. 

    "Cash Equivalents" means (a) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United
States or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within 1 year from the date of acquisition thereof,
(b) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within 1 year
from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having the highest rating obtainable from either S&P or Moody's, (c) commercial paper maturing no more than 1 year
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time of acquisition, having a rating of A-2 or P-2, or better, from S&P or Moody's, and (d) certificates of deposit or bankers' acceptances maturing within 1 year
from the date of acquisition thereof either (i) issued by any bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof which bank has a rating of A or A2, or better, from S&P or
Moody's, or (ii) certificates of deposit less than or equal to $100,000 in the aggregate issued by any other bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 

    "Change of Control" means (a) the acquisition by any "person" or "group" (as such terms are defined in
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), except by one or more Existing Holders, of beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power of the
total outstanding voting Stock of ARG having the right to vote for the election of members of the Board of Directors of ARG, or (b) Continuing Directors cease for any reason to constitute a
majority of the members of the Board of Directors of ARG, or (c) ARG ceases to directly own and control 100% of the outstanding capital Stock of each of Enterprises, Property Management and
Terra or any Subsidiary Guarantor. 

    "Closing Date" means the date of the making of the initial Advance (or other extension of credit) hereunder or the date
on which Lender sends Borrowers a written notice that each of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.1 either have been satisfied or
have been waived. 

    "Closing Date Bank Agency Agreement" means the Second Amended and Restated Agency Account Agreement of even date
herewith among Union Bank of California, N.A., Borrowers, Collateral Agent and Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. 

    "Closing Date Business Plan" means the set of Projections of Borrowers for the 3-year period following the
Closing Date (on a year-by-year basis, and for the 1-year period following the Closing Date, on a month-by-month basis), previously supplied
to Lender. 

    "Closing Date Intellectual Property Security Agreement" means the Second Amended and Restated Trademark Security
Agreement of even date herewith among Collateral Agent, Lender, and Borrowers as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. 

    "Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement" means the Second Amended and Restated Intercreditor and Collateral Agency
Agreement of even date herewith among Collateral Agent, Borrowers, and Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. 

    "Closing Date Mortgages" means each Amended and Restated Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents, Security Agreement,
Financing Statement and Fixture Filing (California) dated on or about October 31, 2001 (as amended by those certain amendments dated on or about the date hereof), from Property Management to
First American Title Insurance Company for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. 

    "Closing Date Real Property Collateral" means the Real Property identified on  Schedule R-1, which is the Real Property
encumbered by the Closing Date Mortgages. 

    "Closing Date Security Agreements" means the Second Amended and Restated Company Security Agreement and the Second
Amended and Restated Subsidiary Security Agreement, each of even date herewith among the Collateral Agent, Lender and ARG or Enterprises, Property Management and Terra, as the case may be, as the same
may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. 

    "Code" means the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time in the State of New York. 

    "Collateral" means the "Collateral" as such term is defined in the Closing Date Security Agreements. 

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    "Collateral Access Agreement" means a landlord waiver, bailee letter, or acknowledgement agreement of any lessor,
warehouseman, processor, consignee, or other Person in possession of, having a Lien upon, or having rights or interests in the Equipment or Inventory, in each case, in form and substance satisfactory
to Lender. 

    "Collateral Agent" means the Trustee unless and until a successor Collateral Agent shall have been appointed pursuant to
the terms and provisions of the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement, and thereafter "Collateral Agent" shall mean such successor Collateral Agent. 

    "Collections" means all cash, checks, notes, instruments, and other items of payment (including insurance proceeds,
proceeds of cash sales, rental proceeds, and tax refunds) of Borrowers. 

    "Compliance Certificate" means a certificate substantially in the form of  Exhibit C-1 delivered by the treasurer of ARG to
Lender. 

    "Concentration Account" means account number 4500178138 of ARG maintained with the Concentration Account Bank or any
successor account. 

    "Concentration Account Bank" means Union Bank of California, whose office is located at 1980 Saturn, Monterey Park,
California 91755 and whose ABA number is 122000496, or any successor deposit account bank. 

    "Continuing Director" means (a) any member of the Board of Directors who was a director of ARG on the Closing
Date, and (b) any individual who becomes a member of such Board of Directors after the Closing Date if such individual's appointment or nomination for election to such Board of Directors was
approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors then in office. 

    "Control Agreement" means a control agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, executed and delivered by
one or more Borrowers, Collateral Agent and the applicable securities intermediary with respect to a Securities Account or a bank with respect to a deposit account. 

    "Controlled Foreign Corporation" means "controlled foreign corporation" as defined in the United States Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. 

    "Credit Card Agreements" means those certain agreements, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, among Borrowers,
Collateral Agent and the credit card clearinghouses and processors of each Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to which such credit card clearinghouses and processors agree to transfer on regular
basis all credit card receipts, net of discounts, fees and expenses of the credit card clearinghouse, processor or third-party discounter, of each Borrower and its Subsidiaries and other amounts
payable by such clearinghouses or processors into the Concentration Account. 

    "Daily Balance" means, with respect to each day during the term of this Agreement, the amount of Obligations owed at the
end of such day. 

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

    "Disbursement Letter" means an instructional letter executed and delivered by Borrowers to Lender regarding the
extensions of credit to be made on the Closing Date, the form and substance of which is satisfactory to Lender. 

    "Dollars" or "$" means United States dollars. 

    "Due Diligence Letter" means the due diligence letter sent by Lender's counsel to Borrowers, together with Borrowers'
completed responses to the inquiries set forth therein, the form and substance of such responses to be satisfactory to Lender. 

    "EBITDA" means, with respect to any fiscal period, Borrowers' and Subsidiary Guarantors' consolidated net earnings (or
loss), minus (a) to the extent included in computing net earnings (loss), extraordinary gains, plus (b) without duplication, to the extent deducted in computing net earnings (loss),
interest expense, income taxes, extraordinary losses, charges incurred by Borrowers in connection 

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with the refinancing of the Notes on or about October 31, 2001 in an amount not to exceed $6,000,000, non-cash charges incurred by Borrowers or Subsidiary Guarantors in connection
with GAAP requirements in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2001, and not to exceed $500,000 in any subsequent fiscal year, and depreciation and
amortization for such period, as determined in accordance with GAAP. 

    "Eligible Credit Facility" means an "Eligible Credit Facility" (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) less any
Indebtedness under Capital Leases that is subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement. 

    "Enterprises" has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 

    "Enterprise Value" means the value of Borrowers' and Subsidiary Guarantors' businesses and their assets, on a
consolidated basis, as appraised by Lender or by a third-party appraiser acceptable to Lender in accordance with Section 2.11(c).

    "Environmental Actions" means any complaint, summons, citation, notice, directive, order, claim, litigation,
investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding, judgment, letter, or other communication from any Governmental Authority, or any third party involving violations of Environmental Laws or
releases of Hazardous Materials from (a) any assets, properties, or businesses of Borrowers or any predecessor in interest, (b) from adjoining properties or businesses, or
(c) from or onto any facilities which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Borrower or any predecessor in interest. 

    "Environmental Law" means any applicable federal, state, provincial, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation,
ordinance, code, binding and enforceable guideline, binding and enforceable written policy or rule of common law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, or any judicial or
administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, to the extent binding on Borrowers, relating to the environment, employee health and
safety, or Hazardous Materials, including the Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA); the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, 33 USC § 1251 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 USC, § 2601 et
seq.; the Clean Air Act, 42 USC § 7401 et seq.; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 USC. § 3803  et seq.; the Oil Pollution
Act of 1990, 33 USC. § 2701 et seq.; the Emergency Planning and
the Community
Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 USC. § 11001 et seq.; the Hazardous Material Transportation Act, 49 USC §
1801 et seq.; and the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 USC. §651 et seq. (to the
extent it regulates occupational exposure to Hazardous Materials); any state and local or foreign counterparts or equivalents, in each case as amended from time to time. 

    "Environmental Liabilities and Costs" means all liabilities, monetary obligations, Remedial Actions, losses, damages,
punitive damages, consequential damages, treble damages, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts, or consultants, and costs of investigation
and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions, and interest incurred as a result of any claim or demand by any Governmental Authority or any third party, and which relate to any Environmental
Action. 

    "Environmental Lien" means any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for Environmental Liabilities and Costs. 

    "Equipment" means all of Borrowers' now owned or hereafter acquired right, title, and interest with respect to
equipment, machinery, machine tools, motors, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, vehicles (including motor vehicles), tools, parts, goods (other than consumer goods, farm products, or Inventory),
wherever located, including all attachments, accessories, accessions, replacements, substitutions, additions, and improvements to any of the foregoing. 

    "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute thereto. 

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    "ERISA Affiliate" means (a) any Person subject to ERISA whose employees are treated as employed by the same
employer as the employees of any Borrower under IRC Section 414(b), (b) any trade or business subject to ERISA whose employees are treated as employed by the same employer as the
employees of any Borrower under IRC Section 414(c), (c) solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the IRC, any organization subject to ERISA that is a
member of an affiliated service group of which any Borrower is a member under IRC Section 414(m), or (d) solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the
IRC, any Person subject to ERISA that is a party to an arrangement with Borrower and whose employees are aggregated with the employees of any Borrower under IRC Section 414(o). 

    "Event of Default" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.

    "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect from time to time. 

    "Existing Holders" means Anwar Soliman, Trust Company of the West, Jefferies & Company, Inc. and their
respective affiliates. 

    "Existing Lenders" means the lenders under that certain Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of February 25, 1998,
as amended, with each Borrower and certain of its affiliates, and Fleet National Bank, as Agent for such lenders. 

    "FEIN" means Federal Employer Identification Number. 

    "Fixed Charge Ratio" means with respect to any fiscal period for Borrowers and Subsidiary Guarantors, on a consolidated
basis, the quotient obtained by dividing (a) EBITDA for such period divided by (b) the sum of the following for such period: the accrued and unpaid interest on the Obligations and the
Notes for such period, plus maintenance capital expenditures incurred or expended by Borrowers or any Subsidiary Guarantor for such period, plus accrued and unpaid income taxes of Borrowers and
Subsidiary Guarantors. 

    "Funding Date" means the date on which a Borrowing occurs. 

    "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States, consistently
applied. 

    "General Intangibles" means all of Borrowers' now owned or hereafter acquired right, title, and interest with respect to
any "general intangibles" as that term is defined in the Code, (including, without limitation, payment intangibles as that term is defined in the Code, contract rights, rights to payment, rights
arising under common law, statutes, or regulations, choses or things in action, goodwill, patents, trade names, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, blueprints, drawings, purchase orders, customer
lists, monies due or recoverable from pension funds, route lists, rights to payment and other rights under any royalty or licensing agreements, infringement claims, computer programs, information
contained on computer disks or tapes, software, literature, reports, catalogs, insurance premium rebates, tax refunds, and tax refund claims), and any other personal property other than goods,
Accounts, Investment Property, and Negotiable Collateral. 

    "Governing Documents" means, with respect to any Person, the certificate or articles of incorporation,
by-laws, or other organizational documents of such Person. 

    "Governmental Authority" means any federal, state, local, or other governmental or administrative body, instrumentality,
department, or agency or any court, tribunal, administrative hearing body, arbitration panel, commission, or other similar dispute-resolving panel or body. 

    "Guaranty" means each general continuing guaranty executed and delivered by each Subsidiary Guarantor in favor of
Lender, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender. 

    "Hazardous Materials" means (a) substances that are defined or listed in, or otherwise classified pursuant to,
any applicable laws or regulations as "hazardous substances," "hazardous materials," "hazardous wastes," "toxic substances," or any other formulation intended to define, list, or classify substances
by reason of deleterious properties such as ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, 

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reproductive toxicity, or "EP toxicity," (b) oil, petroleum, or petroleum derived substances, natural gas, natural gas liquids, synthetic gas, drilling fluids, produced waters, and other wastes
associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal resources, (c) any flammable substances or explosives or any radioactive materials, and
(d) asbestos in any form or electrical equipment that contains any oil or dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of 50 parts per million. 

    "Indebtedness" means (a) all obligations of Borrowers and Subsidiary Guarantors for borrowed money,
(b) all obligations of Borrowers and Subsidiary Guarantors evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments and all reimbursement or other obligations of Borrowers and
Subsidiary Guarantors in respect of letters of credit, bankers' acceptances, interest-rate swaps, or other financial products, (c) all obligations of Borrowers and Subsidiary
Guarantors under Capital Leases, (d) all obligations or liabilities of others secured by a Lien on any asset of Borrowers or any Subsidiary Guarantor, irrespective of whether such obligation or
liability is assumed, (e) all obligations of Borrowers and Subsidiary Guarantors for the deferred purchase price of assets (other than trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of Borrowers'
or such Subsidiary Guarantor's business and repayable in accordance with customary trade practices), and (f) any obligation of Borrowers and Subsidiary Guarantors guaranteeing or intended to
guarantee (whether directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted, or sold with recourse to Borrowers or any Subsidiary Guarantor), or otherwise causing Borrowers or any
Subsidiary Guarantor to become liable for, any obligation of any other Person. 

    "Indemnified Liabilities" has the meaning set forth in  Section 11.3.

    "Indemnified Person" has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3.

    "Indenture" means that certain indenture dated as of February 25, 1998, as amended by that certain First
Supplemental Indenture, dated June 26, 2000, and that certain Second Supplemental Indenture, dated October 31, 2001, between ARG, the guarantors referred to therein and the Trustee and
as further amended, modified or supplemented from time to time. 

    "Insolvency Proceeding" means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of the Bankruptcy
Code or under any other state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency law, assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, extensions generally with creditors, or
proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other similar relief. 

    "Intellectual Property Security Agreement" means the Closing Date Intellectual Property Security Agreement and any other
intellectual property security agreement executed and delivered by Borrowers, the form and substance of which is satisfactory to Lender. 

    "Intercreditor Agreement" means the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement and any other intercreditor agreement executed
and delivered by the Trustee, Collateral Agent and Lender, the form and substance of which is satisfactory to Lender. 

    "Inventory" means all Borrowers' now owned or hereafter acquired right, title, and interest with respect to inventory
(as that term is defined in the Code), including, without limitation, goods held for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract of service, goods that are leased by any Borrower as lessor,
goods that are furnished by any Borrower under a contract of service, and raw materials, work in process, or materials used or consumed in Borrowers' business including, without limitation, all
accessions, additions, attachments, improvements, substitutions, and replacements thereto and therefor. 

    "Investment" means, with respect to any Person, any investment by such Person in any other Person (including Affiliates)
in the form of loans, guarantees, advances, or capital contributions (excluding (a) commission, travel, loans and similar advances to officers and employees of such Person made in the ordinary
course of business, (b) bona fide Accounts arising from the sale of goods or rendition of services in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice and (c) in conjunction with the non-exclusive franchising or other non-exclusive licensing of Borrowers' business 

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concepts outside of the United States, Canada and Mexico not to exceed $50,000 in the aggregate), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness or Stock, and any other items that
are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. 

    "Investment Property" means all of Borrowers' now owned or hereafter acquired right, title, and interest with respect to
"investment property" as that term is defined in the Code, and any and all supporting obligations in respect thereof. 

    "IRC" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect from time to time. 

    "L/C" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(a).

    "L/C Disbursement" means a payment made by Lender pursuant to a Letter of Credit. 

    "L/C Undertaking" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(a). 

    "Lender" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. 

    "Lender's Account" means an account at a bank designated by Lender from time to time as the account into which Borrowers
shall make all payments to Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; unless and until Lender notifies Borrowers differently, Lender's Account shall be that certain deposit account
bearing account number 323-266193 and maintained by Lender with The Chase Manhattan Bank, 4 New York Plaza, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10004, ABA #021000021. 

    "Lender Expenses" means all (a) costs or expenses (including taxes, and insurance premiums) required to be paid
by Borrowers under any of the Loan Documents that are paid or incurred by Lender, (b) fees or charges paid or incurred by Lender in connection with Lender's transactions with Borrowers,
including, fees or charges for photocopying, notarization, couriers and messengers, telecommunication, public record searches (including tax lien, litigation, and UCC searches and including searches
with the patent and trademark office, the copyright office, or the department of motor vehicles), filing, recording, publication, appraisal (including periodic collateral appraisals or business
valuations to the extent of the fees and charges (and up to the amount of any limitation) contained in this Agreement, real estate surveys, real estate title policies and endorsements, and
environmental audits, (c) costs and expenses incurred by Lender in the disbursement of funds to Borrowers (by wire transfer or otherwise), (d) charges paid or incurred by Lender
resulting from the dishonor of checks, (e) reasonable costs and expenses paid or incurred by Lender to correct any default or enforce any provision of the Loan Documents, or in gaining
possession of, maintaining, handling, preserving, storing, shipping, selling, preparing for sale, or advertising to sell the Collateral or any other collateral securing the Obligations, or any portion
thereof, irrespective of whether a sale is consummated, (f) audit fees and expenses of Lender related to audit examinations of the Books to the extent of the fees and charges (and up to the
amount of any limitation) contained in this Agreement, (g) reasonable costs and expenses of third-party claims or any other suit paid or incurred by Lender in enforcing or defending the Loan
Documents or in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or Lender's relationship with
Borrowers or any guarantor of the Obligations, (h) Lender's reasonable fees and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in advising, structuring, drafting, reviewing, administering, or
amending the Loan Documents, and (i) Lender's reasonable fees and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in terminating, enforcing (including attorneys' fees and expenses incurred in
connection with a "workout," a "restructuring," or an Insolvency Proceeding concerning any Borrower or in exercising rights or remedies under the Loan Documents), or defending the Loan Documents,
irrespective of whether suit is brought, or in taking any Remedial Action concerning the Collateral or any other collateral securing the Obligations. 

    "Lender's Liens" means the Liens granted by Borrowers and each Subsidiary Guarantor to Collateral Agent under the
Closing Date Security Agreements or the other Loan Documents. 

    "Lender-Related Person" means Lender, Lender's Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, and agents of Lender. 

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    "Letter of Credit" means an L/C or an L/C Undertaking, as the context requires. 

    "Letter of Credit Usage" means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters
of Credit plus 100% of the amount of outstanding time drafts accepted by an Underlying Issuer as a result of drawings under Underlying Letters of Credit. 

    "Lien" means any interest in an asset securing an obligation owed to, or a claim by, any Person other than the owner of
the asset, whether such interest shall be based on the common law, statute, or contract, whether such interest shall be recorded or perfected, and whether such interest shall be contingent upon the
occurrence of some future event or events or the existence of some future circumstance or circumstances, including the lien or security interest arising from a mortgage, deed of trust, encumbrance,
pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt, or from a lease, consignment, or bailment for security purposes and also including
reservations, exceptions, encroachments, easements, rights-of-way, covenants, conditions, restrictions, leases, and other title exceptions and encumbrances affecting Real
Property. 

    "Litigation Certificate" means the certificate delivered by Borrowers and Subsidiary Guarantors to Lender with respect
to the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.10 hereof, the form and substance of which shall be satisfactory to Lender. 

    "Loan Account" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10. 

    "Loan Documents" means this Agreement, the Bank Agency Agreements, Credit Card Agreements, Control Agreements, the
Disbursement Letter, the Due Diligence Letter, each Guaranty, the Intellectual Property Security Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Letters of Credit, the Litigation Certificate, the
Mortgages, the Officers' Certificate, the Security Agreements, any note or notes executed by Borrowers in connection with this Agreement and payable to Lender, and any other agreement entered into,
now or in the future, by Borrowers and Lender in connection with this Agreement. 

    "Material Adverse Change" means (a) a material adverse change in the business, prospects, operations, results of
operations, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries, (b) a material impairment of Borrowers' or the Subsidiary Guarantors'
ability, on a consolidated basis, to perform the obligations under the Loan Documents or of Lender's ability to enforce the Obligations or realize upon the Collateral or any other collateral securing
the Obligations, or (c) a material impairment of the enforceability or priority of the Lender's Liens with respect to the Collateral or any other collateral securing the Obligations as a result
of an action or failure to act on the part of Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries. 

    "Maturity Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.

    "Maximum Revolver Amount" means $15,000,000. 

    "Mortgages" means, individually and collectively, the Closing Date Mortgages and any other mortgages, leasehold
mortgages, deeds of trust, or deeds to secure debt, executed and delivered by each Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, as appropriate, for the benefit of Collateral Agent, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Lender, that encumber the Real Property Collateral and the related improvements thereto. 

    "Negotiable Collateral" means all of Borrowers' now owned and hereafter acquired right, title, and interest with respect
to letters of credit, letter of credit rights (as that term is defined in the Code), instruments (as that term is defined in the Code), promissory notes, drafts, documents (as that term is defined in
the Code) and chattel paper (as that term is defined in the Code) (including electronic chattel paper and tangible chattel paper as that term is defined in the Code. 

    "New Lease" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.12.

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    "Notes" mean those certain 111/2% Series B Senior Secured Notes of ARG due 2003,
111/2% Series C Senior Secured Notes due 2006 and 111/2% Series D Senior Secured Notes due 2006, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$166,000,000. 

    "Obligations" means all loans, Advances, debts, principal, interest (including any interest that, but for the provisions
of the Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued), contingent reimbursement obligations with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit, premiums, liabilities (including all amounts charged to Borrowers' Loan
Account pursuant hereto), obligations, fees, charges, costs, Lender Expenses (including any fees or expenses that, but for the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued), lease payments,
guaranties, covenants, and duties of any kind and description owing by Borrowers to Lender pursuant to or evidenced by the Loan Documents and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether
direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and including all interest not paid when due and all Lender Expenses that Borrowers are required to
pay or reimburse by the Loan Documents, by law, or otherwise. Any reference in this Agreement or in the Loan Documents to the Obligations shall include all amendments, changes, extensions,
modifications, renewals replacements, substitutions, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable, both prior and subsequent to any Insolvency Proceeding. 

    "Officers' Certificate" means the representations and warranties of officers form submitted by Lender to Borrowers,
together with Borrowers' completed responses to the inquiries set forth therein, the form and substance of such responses to be reasonably satisfactory to Lender. 

    "Organization I.D. Number" means with respect to any Person the organizational number assigned to such Person by the
applicable governmental unit or agency of the jurisdiction of organization of such Person. 

    "Overadvance" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.

    "Participant" has the meaning set forth in Section 14.1(d).

    "Pay-Off Letter" means a letter, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, from Existing Lenders to
Lender respecting the amount necessary to repay in full all of the obligations of Borrowers and each Subsidiary Guarantor owing to Existing Lenders and obtain a release of all of the Liens existing in
favor of Existing Lenders in and to the assets of Borrowers and each Subsidiary Guarantor. 

    "Permitted Discretion" means a determination made in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable (from the perspective
of a secured asset-based lender) business judgment. 

    "Permitted Dispositions" means (a) sales or other dispositions by Borrowers of (i) Equipment that is
substantially worn, damaged, or obsolete in the ordinary course of Borrowers' business, and (ii) other assets with a value of less than $500,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year,
(b) sales by Borrowers of Inventory to buyers in the ordinary course of business, (c) the use or transfer of money or Cash Equivalents by Borrowers in a manner that is not prohibited by
the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, (d) the licensing by Borrowers, on a non-exclusive basis, of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual
property rights in the ordinary course of Borrowers' business, (e) sales or other dispositions to a Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, so long as such Person contemporaneously complies with
the provisions of the Security Agreement, (f) sale and leaseback transactions entered into with respect to Equipment acquired after the Closing Date and (g) the granting of a security
interest to the extent such is a Permitted Lien. 

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       "Permitted Investments" means (a) investments in Cash Equivalents, (b) investments in negotiable
instruments for collection, (c) advances made in connection with purchases of goods or services in the ordinary course of business, (d) the investments on the Closing Date set forth on  Schedule 7.13,
 (e) investments permitted by Section 7.1, (f) Investments by
Borrowers in other Borrowers and in Subsidiary Guarantors and (g) Investments by Subsidiary Guarantors in Borrowers or other Subsidiary Guarantors. 

    "Permitted Liens" means (a) Lender's Liens, (b) Liens for unpaid taxes that either (i) are not yet
delinquent, or (ii) do not constitute an Event of Default hereunder and are the subject of Permitted Protests, (c) Liens set forth on  Schedule P-1, (d) the interests of lessors under
operating leases, (e) purchase money Liens or the interests of lessors
under Capital Leases to the extent that such Liens or interests secure Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness and so long as such Lien attaches only to the asset purchased or acquired and the proceeds
thereof, (f) Liens arising by operation of law in favor of warehousemen, landlords, carriers, mechanics, materialmen, laborers, or suppliers, incurred in the ordinary course of Borrowers'
business and not in connection with the borrowing of money, and which Liens either (i) are for sums not yet delinquent, or (ii) are the subject of Permitted Protests, (g) Liens
arising from deposits made in connection with obtaining worker's compensation or other unemployment insurance, (h) Liens or deposits to secure performance of bids, tenders, or leases incurred
in the ordinary course of business of Borrowers and not in connection with the borrowing of money, (i) Liens granted as security for surety or appeal bonds in connection with obtaining such
bonds in the ordinary course of business of Borrowers, (j) Liens resulting from any judgment or award that is not an Event of Default hereunder, (k) Liens with respect to the Real
Property Collateral that are exceptions to the commitments for title insurance issued in connection with the Mortgages, as accepted by Lender, (l) with respect to any Real Property, easements,
rights of way, and zoning restrictions that do not materially interfere with or impair the use or operation thereof by Borrowers, (m) Liens granted to secure Indebtedness under an Eligible
Credit Facility, which Liens are subordinated on the terms set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement, (n) any renewal or replacement (or successive renewals or replacements), in whole or part,
of Liens described in clause (c) above so long as such renewal or replacement does not encumber additional assets, (o) Liens in addition to the foregoing, that, in the aggregate, are
secured by assets with a fair market value not in excess of $100,000 at any one time, and (p) Liens to secure Purchase Money Indebtedness incurred in connection with financing the cost of
construction or build-out of new operating facilities for any Borrower, so long as such Lien attaches only to the assets purchased or acquired and the proceeds thereof. 

    "Permitted Protest" means the right of Borrowers to protest any Lien (other than any such Lien that secures the
Obligations), taxes (other than payroll taxes without the prior written consent of Lender, or taxes that are the subject of a United States federal tax lien), or rental payment, provided that
(a) a reserve with respect to such obligation is established on the Books in such amount as is required under GAAP, (b) any such protest is instituted promptly and prosecuted diligently
by Borrowers in good faith, and (c) Lender is satisfied that, while any such protest is pending, there will be no impairment of the enforceability, validity, or priority of any of the Lender's
Liens on assets in excess of $25,000 in the aggregate. 

    "Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness" means, as of any date of determination, Purchase Money Indebtedness incurred
after the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount outstanding not in excess of $7,500,000, excluding Purchase Money Indebtedness incurred after the Closing Date in connection with financing the
cost of construction or build-out of new operating facilities of any Borrower. 

    "Person" means natural persons, corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, general partnerships,
limited liability partnerships, joint ventures, trusts, land trusts, business trusts, or other organizations, irrespective of whether they are legal entities, and governments and agencies and
political subdivisions thereof. 

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    "Personal Property Collateral" means all Collateral other than Real Property. 

    "Projections" means Borrowers' forecasted (a) profit-and-loss statements, and
(b) cash-flow statements, all prepared on a basis consistent with Borrowers' historical financial statements, together with appropriate supporting details and a statement of
underlying assumptions. 

    "Property Management" has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 

    "Purchase Money Indebtedness" means Indebtedness (other than the Obligations, but including Capitalized Lease
Obligations), incurred (a) at the time of the acquisition of any fixed assets for the purpose of financing all or any part of the acquisition cost thereof or (b) to finance the cost of
construction or build-out of operating or administrative facilities; provided that in the case of (a) and (b), (i) the principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed
100% of such cost, including construction charges, (ii) any Lien securing such Indebtedness does not extend to or cover any other asset or property other than the asset or property being so
acquired or improved and (iii) such Indebtedness is incurred, and any Liens with respect thereto are granted, within 180 days of the acquisition or improvement of such property or asset. 

    "Real Property" means any estates or interests in real property now owned or hereafter acquired by any Borrower or any
Subsidiary Guarantor and the improvements thereto. 

    "Real Property Collateral" means the Closing Date Real Property Collateral and any Real Property hereafter acquired by
any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor in which the Collateral Agent is granted a Lender's Lien. 

    "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or which is stored in an electronic or other medium
and is retrievable in perceivable form. 

    "Remedial Action" means all actions taken to (a) clean up, remove, remediate, contain, treat, monitor, assess,
evaluate, or in any way address Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment, (b) prevent or minimize a release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials so they do not migrate
or endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment, (c) perform any pre-remedial studies, investigations, or post-remedial
operation and maintenance activities, or (d) conduct any other actions described in 42 USC § 9601(23), (24) or (25). 

    "Required Availability" means the sum of (i) amount, as of the date any determination thereof is to be made,
equal to Availability minus the aggregate amount, if any, of all trade payables of Borrowers aged in excess of historical levels with respect thereto
and all book overdrafts in excess of historical practices with respect thereto, in each case as determined by Lender in its Permitted Discretion, and (ii) unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents
in an amount of not less than $2,000,000. 

    "Revolver Usage" means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the extant amount of outstanding
Advances, plus (b) the extant amount of the Letter of Credit Usage. 

    "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor thereto. 

    "Securities Account" means a "securities account" as that term is defined in the Code. 

    "Security Agreements" means the Closing Date Security Agreements and any other security agreement executed and delivered
by Borrowers or any Subsidiary Guarantor in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the parties named therein, the form and substance of which is satisfactory to Lender, which shall include a
pledge of the Stock owned by each Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor. 

    "Solvent" means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that such Person is generally able to pay its debts as
they become due. 

    "Stock" means all shares, options, warrants, interests, participations, or other equivalents (regardless of how
designated) of or in a Person, whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, 

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preferred stock, or any other "equity security" (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act). 

    "Subsidiary" of a Person means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity in which that
Person directly or indirectly owns or controls the shares of Stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors (or appoint other comparable managers) of such
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity. 

    "Subsidiary Guarantors" means each Borrower's Subsidiaries other than Black Angus of Idaho and any Subsidiary of any
Borrower which is a Controlled Foreign Corporation. 

    "Taxes" has the meaning set forth in Section 16.5. 

    "Terra" has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 

    "Total Debt" means Revolver Usage plus amounts due under the Notes and any Eligible Credit Facility. 

    "Trustee" means BNY Western Trust Company, as trustee under the Indenture for the holders of the Notes. 

    "Underlying Issuer" means a third Person that is the beneficiary of an L/C Undertaking and has issued a letter of credit
at the request of Lender for the benefit of Borrowers. 

    "Underlying Letter of Credit" means a letter of credit that has been issued by an Underlying Issuer. 

    "Voidable Transfer" has the meaning set forth in Section 16.7. 

    "Wells Fargo" means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association. 

    1.2  Accounting Terms.  All accounting terms not specifically defined herein
shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. When used herein, the term "financial statements" shall include the notes and schedules thereto. 

    1.3  Code.  Any terms used in this Agreement that are defined in the Code shall
be construed and defined as set forth in the Code unless otherwise defined herein. 

    1.4  Construction.  Unless the context of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the term "including" is not limiting, and the term "or" has, except
where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase "and/or." The words "hereof," "herein," "hereby," "hereunder," and similar terms in this Agreement or any other Loan Document
refer to this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be, as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be. Section,
subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents to any agreement,
instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as
applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein). Any
reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person's successors and assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained herein or in the other Loan Documents shall be satisfied by
the transmission of a Record and any Record transmitted shall constitute a representation and warranty as to the accuracy and completeness of the information contained therein. 

    1.5  Schedules and Exhibits.  All of the schedules and exhibits attached to this
Agreement shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference. 

2.  LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.  

    2.1  Revolver Advances.  

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    (a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and during the term of this Agreement, Lender agrees to make advances (other than Obligations charged to
Borrowers' Loan Account pursuant to this Agreement) in minimum increments of $500,000 ("Advances") to Borrowers in an amount at any one time outstanding
not to exceed an amount equal to the least of (i) the Maximum Revolver Amount less the Letter of Credit Usage,
(ii) seventy-five percent (75%) of the trailing twelve-month EBITDA, calculated monthly in accordance with 6.3(a)(ii)(A), less the Letter of Credit Usage and (iii) fifteen
percent (15%) of the Enterprise Value less the Letter of Credit Usage (the "Borrowing Base"). 

    (b) Anything
to the contrary in this Section 2.1 notwithstanding, Lender shall have the right to establish reserves in such amounts, and with respect to such
matters, as Lender in its Permitted Discretion shall deem necessary or appropriate, against the Borrowing Base, including reserves with respect to (i) sums that any Borrower or any Subsidiary
Guarantor is required to pay (such as taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, or, in the case of leased assets, rents or other amounts payable under such leases) and has failed to pay under any
Section of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the amount of accrued and past due interest under the Notes, (iii) the amount of any "Excess Cash Flow Offer" (as defined in
the Indenture) required to be made by Borrowers to the holders of the Notes pursuant to the Indenture that remains unpaid after the due date thereof and (iv) delinquent amounts owing by any
Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor to any Person to the extent secured by a Lien on, or trust over, any of the Collateral or any other collateral securing the Obligations (other than any existing
Permitted Lien set forth on Schedule P-1 that is specifically identified thereon as entitled to have priority over the Lender's
Liens), which Lien or trust, in the Permitted Discretion of Lender likely would have a priority superior to the Lender's Liens (such as Liens or trusts in favor of landlords, warehousemen, carriers,
mechanics, materialmen, laborers, or suppliers, or Liens or trusts for ad valorem, excise, sales, or other taxes where given priority under applicable
law) in and to such item of the Collateral or any other collateral securing the Obligations. 

    (c) Lender
shall have no obligation to make additional Advances hereunder to the extent such additional Advances would cause the Revolver Usage to exceed the Maximum
Revolver Amount. 

    (d) Amounts
borrowed pursuant to this Section may be repaid and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, reborrowed at any time during the term of this
Agreement. 

    2.2  [Intentionally Omitted].  

    2.3  Borrowing Procedures and Settlements.  

    (a) Procedure for Borrowing. Each Borrower hereby designates each Authorized Person as such Borrower's representative
for requesting Borrowings under this Agreement. Each Borrowing shall be made by a request by an Authorized Person delivered to Lender (which notice must be received by Lender no later than
10:00 a.m. (California time) on the Business Day that is the requested Funding
Date specifying (i) the amount of such Borrowing, and (ii) the requested Funding Date, which shall be a Business Day. In lieu of delivering the above-described request in writing, any
Authorized Person may give Lender telephonic notice of such request by the required time, with such telephonic notice to be confirmed in writing within 24 hours of the giving of such notice. 

    (b) Making of Advances. If Lender has received a timely request for a Borrowing in accordance with the provisions
hereof, and subject to the satisfaction of the applicable terms and conditions set forth herein, Lender shall make the proceeds of such Advance available to Borrowers on the applicable Funding Date by
transferring immediately available funds equal to such proceeds to the Concentration Account. 

    2.4  Payments.  

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    (a) Payments by Borrowers. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by Borrowers shall be made to
Lender's Account and shall be made in immediately available funds, no later than 11:00 a.m. (California time) on the date specified herein. Any payment received by Lender later than
11:00 a.m. (California time), shall be deemed to have been received on the following Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue until such following Business Day. 

    (b) Application.

    (i)  All
payments shall be remitted to Lender and all such payments (other than payments received while no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
and which relate to the payment of principal or interest of specific Obligations or which relate to the payment of specific fees), and all proceeds of Accounts or other Collateral received by Lender,
shall be applied as follows: 

    A.  first, to pay any Lender Expenses then due to Lender under the Loan Documents, until paid in full, 

    B.  second, to pay any fees then due to Lender under the Loan Documents, until paid in full, 

    C.  third, ratably to pay interest due in respect of the Advances until paid in full, 

    D.  fourth, to pay the principal of all Advances until paid in full, 

    E.  fifth, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to be held by Lender, as cash collateral in an amount
up to 105% of the outstanding Letter of Credit Usage until paid in full, 

    F.  sixth, to pay any other Obligations until paid in full, and 

    G.  seventh, to Borrowers (to be wired to the Concentration Account) or such other Person entitled thereto under
applicable law. 

    (ii) In
each instance, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Section 2.4(b)
shall not be deemed to apply to any payment by Borrowers specified by Borrowers to be for the payment of specific Obligations then due and payable (or prepayable) under any provision of this
Agreement. 

    (iii)     For
purposes of the foregoing, "paid in full" means payment of all amounts owing under the Loan Documents according to the terms thereof,
including loan fees, service fees, professional fees, interest (and specifically including interest accrued after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding), default interest, interest on
interest, and expense reimbursements, whether or not the same would be or is allowed or disallowed in whole or in part in any Insolvency Proceeding. 

    (iv) In
the event of a direct conflict between the priority provisions of this Section 2.4 and other provisions
contained in any other Loan Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such priority provisions in such documents shall be read together and construed, to the fullest extent possible, to
be in concert with each other. In the event of any actual, irreconcilable conflict that cannot be resolved as aforesaid, the terms and provisions of this Section 2.4 shall control and govern. 

    2.5  Overadvances.  If, at any time or for any reason, the amount of Obligations
owed by Borrowers to Lender pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.12 is greater than either the Dollar or percentage limitations set forth in  Sections 2.1 or 2.12, (an "Overadvance"), Borrowers immediately shall pay to Lender, in cash, the amount
of such excess, which amount shall be used by Lender to reduce the Obligations in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 2.4(b). In
addition, Borrowers hereby promise to pay the Obligations (including principal, interest, fees, costs, and expenses) in Dollars in full 

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to Lender as and when due and payable under the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 

    2.6  Interest Rates and Letter of Credit Fee: Rates, Payments, and
Calculations.  

    (a) Interest Rates. Except as provided in clause (c) below, all Obligations (except for undrawn Letters of
Credit) that have been charged to the Loan Account pursuant to the terms hereof shall bear interest on the Daily Balance thereof at a per annum rate equal to the Base Rate plus the Base Rate Margin. 

    (b) Letter of Credit Fee. Borrowers shall pay Lender a Letter of Credit fee (in addition to the charges, commissions,
fees, and costs set forth in Section 2.12(e)) that shall accrue at a rate equal to 3% per annum times the Daily Balance of the undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit. 

    (c) Default Rate. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, 

    (i)  all
Obligations (except for undrawn Letters of Credit) that have been charged to the Loan Account pursuant to the terms hereof shall bear interest on the Daily
Balance thereof at a per annum rate equal to 2 percentage points above the per annum rate otherwise applicable hereunder, and 

    (ii) the
Letter of Credit fee provided for above shall be increased to 2 percentage points above the per annum rate otherwise applicable hereunder. 

    (d) Payment. Interest, Letter of Credit fees, and all other fees payable hereunder shall be due and payable, in arrears,
on the first day of each month at any time that Obligations or obligation to extend credit hereunder are outstanding. Borrowers hereby authorize Lender, from time to time, without prior notice to
Borrowers, to charge such interest and fees, all Lender Expenses (as and when incurred), the charges, commissions, fees, and costs provided for in  Section 2.12(e) (as and when accrued or incurred),
the fees and costs provided for in  Section 2.11 (as and when accrued or incurred), and all other payments as and when due and payable under any Loan Document to Borrowers' Loan
Account, which amounts thereafter constitute Advances hereunder and shall accrue interest at the rate then applicable to Advances hereunder. Any interest not paid when due shall be charged to
Borrowers' Loan Account and shall thereafter constitute Advances hereunder and shall accrue interest at the Advance Rate. 

    (e) Computation. All interest and fees chargeable under the Loan Documents shall be computed on the basis of a
360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed. In the event the Base Rate is changed from time to time hereafter, the rates of interest hereunder based upon the Base Rate
automatically and immediately shall be increased or decreased by an amount equal to such change in the Base Rate. 

    (f)  Intent to Limit Charges to Maximum Lawful Rate. In no event shall the interest rate or rates payable under this
Agreement, plus any other amounts paid in connection herewith, exceed the highest rate permissible under any law that a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem
applicable. Borrowers and Lender, in executing and delivering this Agreement, intend legally to agree upon the rate or rates of interest and manner of payment stated within it;  provided, however, that,
anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if said rate or rates of interest or manner of payment exceeds the
maximum allowable under applicable law, then, ipso facto, as of the date of this Agreement, Borrowers are and shall be liable only for the payment of
such maximum as allowed by law, and payment received from Borrowers in excess of such legal maximum, whenever received, shall be applied to reduce the principal balance of the Obligations to the
extent of such excess. 

    2.7  Collection of Accounts.  

    (a) Borrowers
shall, immediately but not later than thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) cause all
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Borrowers or any of its Subsidiaries at any of their respective restaurant locations to be deposited on each Business Day into the accounts designated on  Schedule 2.7 as "Local Depository Accounts,
" (ii) deposit or send by electronic funds transfer (including, but not limited to, ACH
transfers) amounts in such Local Depository Account to the Concentration Account on a regular basis consistent with past practices and (iii) instruct its Account Debtors and other obligors
(including credit card processors) to remit all Collections directly to the Concentration Account via electronic funds transfer (including, but not limited to ACH transfers) on each Business Day. In
addition, Borrowers agree, and agree to cause each of their respective Subsidiaries, to deposit promptly into the Concentration Account all other Collections and other amounts received directly by
such Person from any such Account Debtor or any other source. With respect to such bank accounts that are Bank Agency Accounts, each Borrower or its Subsidiary, as applicable, Collateral Agent and the
Bank Agency Account Banks shall enter into Bank Agency Agreements. 

    (b) Schedule 2.7 identifies all contracts to which any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party with
respect to the payment to such Person of the proceeds of all credit card charges for sales by such Person. With respect to each such contract, such Borrower or its Subsidiary, as applicable, shall
enter into a Credit Card Agreement with the applicable credit card processor and Collateral Agent. Borrowers shall not, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries not to, attempt to change any
direction or designation set forth in the Credit Card Agreements regarding payment or charges without the prior written consent of Lender, and it will not establish any other arrangement with respect
to credit-card charges unless, contemporaneously with such establishment, it delivers to Collateral Agent a Credit Card Agreement with respect thereto. 

    (c) Neither
any Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall open or maintain any deposit account with any bank or other financial institution other than the Bank Agency
Accounts and the other accounts listed on Schedule 2.7; provided, that Borrowers may amend Schedule 2.7 so long as prior to the opening
of any new account the applicable Borrower or its Subsidiary shall deliver a Bank Agency Agreement to Collateral Agent. 

    2.8  Crediting Payments.  The receipt of any payment item by Lender shall not be
considered a payment on account unless such payment item is a wire transfer of immediately available federal funds made to the Lender's Account or unless and until such payment item is honored when
presented for payment. Should any payment item not be honored when presented for payment, then Borrowers shall be deemed not to have made such payment and interest shall be calculated accordingly.
Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, any payment item shall be deemed received by Lender only if it is received into the Lender's Account on a Business Day on or before
11:00 a.m. (California time). If any payment item is received into the Lender's Account on a non-Business Day or after 11:00 a.m. (California time) on a Business Day, it
shall be deemed to have been received by Lender as of the opening of business on the immediately following Business Day. 

    2.9  Concentration Account.  Lender is authorized to make the Advances and Lender
is authorized to issue the Letters of Credit, under this Agreement based upon telephonic or other instructions received from anyone purporting to be an Authorized Person, or without instructions if
pursuant to Section 2.6(d). Borrowers agree to establish and maintain the Concentration Account with the Concentration Account Bank for the
purpose of receiving the proceeds of the Advances, requested by Borrowers and made by Lender hereunder. Unless otherwise agreed by Lender and Borrowers, any Advance, requested by Borrowers and made by
Lender hereunder shall be made to the Concentration Account. 

    2.10  Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of Obligations.  Lender shall
maintain an account on its books in the name of Borrowers (the "Loan Account") on which Borrowers will be charged with all Advances made by Lender to
Borrowers or for Borrowers' account, the Letters of Credit issued by Lender for Borrowers' account, and with all other payment Obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, including,
accrued interest, fees and expenses, and Lender Expenses. In accordance 

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with Section 2.8, the Loan Account will be credited with all payments received by Lender from Borrowers or for Borrowers' account. Lender shall
render statements regarding the Loan Account to Borrowers, including principal, interest, fees, and including an itemization of all charges and expenses constituting Lender Expenses owing, and such
statements shall be conclusively presumed to be correct and accurate and constitute an account stated between Borrowers and Lender unless, within 30 days after the later of (i) receipt
thereof by Borrowers or (ii) receipt of documentation requested by Borrowers within 30 days of receipt of the statement by Borrowers, Borrowers shall deliver to Lender written objection
thereto describing the error or errors contained in any such statements. 

    2.11  Fees.  Borrowers shall pay to Lender the following fees and charges, which
fees and charges shall be non-refundable when paid (irrespective of whether this Agreement is terminated thereafter): 

    (a) Unused Line Fee. On the first day of each month during the term of this Agreement, an unused line fee in an amount
equal to 0.375% per annum times the result of (a) the Maximum Revolver Amount, less (b) the sum of (i) the average Daily Balance of Advances that were outstanding during the
immediately preceding month, plus (ii) the average Daily Balance of the Letter of Credit Usage during the immediately preceding month, 

    (b) [Intentionally Omitted].

    (c) Audit, Appraisal, and Valuation Charges. Audit, appraisal, and valuation fees and charges as follows, (i) a
fee of $850 per day, per auditor, plus out-of-pocket expenses for each financial audit of Borrowers performed by personnel employed by Lender, (ii) a fee of $1,500 per
day per appraiser, plus out-of-pocket expenses, for each appraisal of the Collateral, or any other collateral securing the Obligations, performed by personnel employed by
Lender, and (iii) the actual charges paid or incurred by Lender if it elects to employ the services of one or more third Persons to perform financial audits of Borrowers, to appraise the
Collateral or any other collateral securing the Obligations, or any portion thereof, or to assess Borrowers' business valuation; provided, however, that so long as no Default or Event of Default
exists, Lender shall conduct no more than three (3) audits per calendar year and no more than one (1) appraisal of the Enterprise Value per calendar year. 

    (d) Commitment Fee. Borrowers shall pay to Lender a commitment fee of $450,000 on the Closing Date, which commitment fee
shall be fully earned as of the Closing Date. 

    (e) Servicing Fee. Borrowers shall pay on the first day of each month immediately following the Closing Date a servicing
fee to Lender in an amount equal to $5,000. 

    2.12  Letters of Credit.  

    (a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Lender agrees to issue letters of credit for the account of Borrowers (each, an  "L/C") or to purchase participations or execute indemnities or
reimbursement obligations (each such undertaking, an "L/C
Undertaking") with respect to letters of credit issued by an Underlying Issuer (as of the Closing Date, such issuing bank to be Wells Fargo) for the account of Borrowers. To
request the issuance of an L/C or an L/C Undertaking (or the amendment, renewal, or extension of an outstanding L/C or L/C Undertaking), Borrowers shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by
electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by Lender) to Lender (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal, or extension) a notice
requesting the issuance of an L/C or L/C Undertaking, or identifying the L/C or L/C Undertaking to be amended, renewed, or extended, the date of issuance, amendment, renewal, or extension, the date on
which such L/C or L/C Undertaking is to expire, the amount of such L/C or L/C Undertaking, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof (or the beneficiary of the Underlying Letter of Credit, as
applicable), and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew, or extend such L/C or L/C Undertaking. If requested by Lender, Borrowers
also shall be an applicant under the application with respect to any Underlying Letter of Credit that is to be the subject of an L/C 

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Undertaking. Lender shall have no obligation to issue a Letter of Credit if any of the following would result after giving effect to the requested Letter of Credit: 

    (i)  the
Letter of Credit Usage would exceed the Borrowing Base less the amount of outstanding Advances, or 

    (ii) the
Letter of Credit Usage would exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount less the amount of outstanding Advances. 

Borrowers
and Lender acknowledge and agree that certain Underlying Letters of Credit, at Borrowers' election, may be issued to support letters of credit that already are outstanding as of the Closing
Date. Each Letter of Credit (and corresponding Underlying Letter of Credit) shall have an expiry date no later than 14 days prior to the Maturity Date and all such Letters of Credit (and
corresponding Underlying Letter of Credit) shall be in form and substance acceptable to Lender (in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion), including the requirement that the amounts payable
thereunder must be payable in Dollars. If Lender is obligated to advance funds under a Letter of Credit, Borrowers immediately shall reimburse such L/C Disbursement to Lender by paying to Lender an
amount equal to such L/C Disbursement not later than 11:00 a.m., California time, on the date that such L/C Disbursement is made, if Borrowers shall have received written or telephonic notice
of such L/C Disbursement prior to 10:00 a.m., California time, on such date, or, if such notice has not been received by Borrowers prior to such time on such date, then not later than
11:00 a.m., California time, on the Business Day that Borrowers receive such notice, if such notice is received prior to 10:00 a.m., California time, on the date of receipt, and, in the
absence of such reimbursement, the L/C Disbursement immediately and automatically shall be deemed to be an Advance hereunder and, thereafter, shall bear interest at the Advance Rate under  Section 2.6. To the extent an L/C Disbursement is deemed to be an Advance hereunder, Borrowers' obligation to reimburse such L/C Disbursement
shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Advance. 

    (b) Borrowers,
jointly and severally, hereby agree to indemnify, save, defend, and hold Lender harmless from any loss, cost, expense, or liability, and reasonable
attorneys fees incurred by Lender arising out of or in connection with any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that Borrowers shall not be obligated
hereunder to indemnify for any loss, cost, expense, or liability that is caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender. Borrowers agree to be bound by the Underlying Issuer's
regulations and interpretations of any Underlying Letter of Credit or by Lender's interpretations of any L/C issued by Lender to or for Borrowers' account, even though this interpretation may be
different from Borrowers' own, and Borrowers understand and agrees that Lender shall not be liable for any error, negligence, or mistake, whether of omission or commission, in following Borrowers'
instructions or those contained in the Letter of Credit or any modifications, amendments, or supplements thereto. Borrowers understand
that the L/C Undertakings may require Lender to indemnify the Underlying Issuer for certain costs or liabilities arising out of claims by Borrowers against such Underlying Issuer. Borrowers, jointly
and severally, hereby agree to indemnify, save, defend, and hold Lender harmless with respect to any loss, cost, expense (including reasonable attorneys fees), or liability incurred by Lender under
any L/C Undertaking as a result of Lender's indemnification of any Underlying Issuer; provided, however, that Borrowers shall not be obligated hereunder
to indemnify for any loss, cost, expense, or liability that is caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender. 

    (c) Borrowers
hereby authorize and direct any Underlying Issuer to deliver to Lender all instruments, documents, and other writings and property received by such
Underlying Issuer pursuant to such Underlying Letter of Credit and to accept and rely upon Lender's instructions with respect to all matters arising in connection with such Underlying Letter of Credit
and the related application. 

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    (d) Any and all charges, commissions, fees, and costs incurred by Lender relating to Underlying Letters of Credit shall be Lender Expenses for purposes of this
Agreement and immediately shall be reimbursable by Borrowers to Lender for the account of Lender; it being acknowledged and agreed by Borrowers that, as of the Closing Date, the issuance charge
imposed by the prospective Underlying Issuer is .825% per annum times the face amount of each Underlying Letter of Credit, that such issuance charge may be changed from time to time, and that the
Underlying Issuer also imposes a schedule of charges for amendments, extensions, drawings, and renewals. 

    (e) If
by reason of (i) any change in any applicable law, treaty, rule, or regulation or any change in the interpretation or application thereof by any
Governmental Authority, or (ii) compliance by the Underlying Issuer or Lender with any direction, request, or requirement (irrespective of whether having the force of law) of any Governmental
Authority or monetary authority including, Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board as from time to time in effect (and any successor thereto): 

    (i)  any
reserve, deposit, or similar requirement is or shall be imposed or modified in respect of any Letter of Credit issued hereunder, or 

    (ii) there
shall be imposed on the Underlying Issuer or Lender any other condition regarding any Underlying Letter of Credit or any Letter of Credit issued pursuant
hereto; 

and
the result of the foregoing is to increase, directly or indirectly, the cost to Lender of issuing, making, guaranteeing, or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount receivable in
respect thereof by Lender, then, and in any such case, Lender may, at any time within a reasonable period after the additional cost is incurred or the amount received is reduced, notify Borrowers, and
Borrowers shall pay on demand such amounts as Lender may specify to be necessary to compensate Lender for such additional cost or reduced receipt, together with interest on such amount from the date
of such demand until payment in full thereof at the Advance Rate. The determination by Lender of any amount due pursuant to this Section, as set forth in a certificate setting forth the calculation
thereof in reasonable detail, shall, in the absence of manifest or demonstrable error, be final and conclusive and binding on all of the parties hereto. 

    2.13  [Intentionally Omitted].  

    2.14  Capital Requirements.  If, after the date hereof, Lender determines that
(i) the adoption of or change in any law, rule, regulation or guideline regarding capital requirements for banks or bank holding companies, or any change in the interpretation or application
thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the administration thereof, or (ii) compliance by Lender or its parent bank holding company with any guideline, request or directive of any
such entity regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law), the effect of reducing the return on Lender's or such holding company's capital as a consequence of Lender's
obligations hereunder to a level below that which Lender or such holding company could have achieved but for such adoption, change, or compliance (taking into consideration Lender's or such holding
company's then existing policies with respect to capital adequacy and assuming the full utilization of such entity's capital) by any amount deemed by Lender to be material, then Lender may notify
Borrowers thereof. Following receipt of such notice, Borrowers agree to pay Lender on demand the amount of such reduction of return of capital as and when such reduction is determined, payable within
90 days after presentation by Lender of a statement in the amount and setting forth in reasonable detail Lender's calculation thereof and the assumptions upon which such calculation was based
(which statement shall be deemed true and correct absent manifest or demonstrable error). In determining such amount, Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods. 

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3.  CONDITIONS; POST-CLOSING COVENANTS; TERM OF AGREEMENT.  

    3.1  Conditions Precedent to the Initial Extension of Credit.  The obligation of
Lender to make the initial extension of credit provided for hereunder is subject to the fulfillment, to the satisfaction of Lender, of each of the conditions precedent set forth below: 

    (a) Lender
shall have received all financing statements or financing statement amendments required by Lender, duly executed by Borrowers, and Lender shall have received
searches reflecting the filing of all such financing statements or amendments, as applicable; 

    (b) Lender
shall have received each of the following documents, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, duly executed, and each such document shall be in full
force and effect: 

    (i)  the
Closing Date Bank Agency Agreement, 

    (ii) the
Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement, 

    (iii) the
Disbursement Letter, 

    (iv) the
Due Diligence Letter, 

    (v) the
Closing Date Security Agreements, 

    (vi) [intentionally
omitted], 

    (vii) the
Closing Date Mortgages, 

    (viii) the
Officers' Certificate, 

    (ix) the
Litigation Certificate, 

    (x) the
Closing Date Intellectual Property Security Agreements, 

    (xi) a
letter from the Collateral Agent confirming that the Collateral Agent has possession and control of the stock certificates representing the shares of Stock
pledged under the Security Agreements, as well as stock powers with respect thereto endorsed in blank, 

    (xii) the
Pay-Off Letter, together with UCC termination statements and other documentation evidencing the termination by Existing Lenders of their Liens in
and to the properties and assets of Borrowers and each Subsidiary Guarantor, and 

    (xiii) any
additional documents that may be reasonably required by Lender; 

    (c) Lender
shall have received a certificate from the Secretary of each Borrower attesting to the resolutions of such Borrower's Board of Directors authorizing its
execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Borrower is a party and authorizing specific officers of such Borrower to execute the same; 

    (d) Lender
shall have received copies of each Borrower's Governing Documents, as amended, modified, or supplemented to the Closing Date, certified by the Secretary of
such Borrower; 

    (e) Lender
shall have received a certificate of status with respect to each Borrower, dated within 10 days of the Closing Date, such certificate to be issued by
the appropriate officer of the jurisdiction of organization of such Borrower, which certificate shall indicate that such Borrower is in good standing in such jurisdiction; 

    (f)  Lender
shall have received certificates of status with respect to each Borrower, each dated within 50 days of the Closing Date, such certificates to be
issued by the appropriate officer of the jurisdictions (other than the jurisdiction of organization of such Borrower) in which its failure to be duly qualified or licensed would constitute a Material
Adverse Change, which certificates shall indicate that such Borrower is in good standing in such jurisdictions; 

    (g) [intentionally
omitted]; 

    (h) [intentionally
omitted]; 

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    (i)  [intentionally omitted]; 

    (j)  [intentionally
omitted]; 

    (k) Lender
shall have received a certificate of insurance issued in favor of the Collateral Agent and Lender and a certificate of insurance, together with the
endorsements thereto, as are required by Section 6.8, the form and substance of which shall be satisfactory to Lender; 

    (l)  Lender
shall have received an opinion of (i) Borrowers' counsel and (ii) Trustee's counsel, each in form and substance satisfactory to Lender; 

    (m) Borrowers
shall have the Required Availability after giving effect to the initial extensions of credit hereunder; 

    (n) Lender
shall have completed its business, legal, and collateral due diligence, including, without limitation, (i) a collateral audit and review of Borrowers'
books and records and verification of Borrowers' representations and warranties to Lender, the results of which shall be satisfactory to Lender, (ii) an inspection of each of the locations
where Inventory is located, the results of which shall be satisfactory to Lender and (iii) a review of the Indenture and other material agreements, the results of which shall be satisfactory to
Lender; 

    (o) Lender
shall have received and reviewed Borrowers' Closing Date Business Plan; 

    (p) Borrowers
shall have paid all Lender Expenses incurred in connection with the transactions evidenced by this Agreement based on estimates, to the extent available,
provided to Borrowers prior to Closing; 

    (q) Lender
shall have received copies of each of the Indenture and all documents executed in connection therewith, together with a certificate of the Secretary of
Borrowers certifying each such document as being a true, correct, and complete copy thereof; 

    (r) Borrowers
shall have received all licenses, approvals or evidence of other actions required by any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution and
delivery by Borrowers of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; 

    (s) Lender
shall have received an audit survey and due diligence report prepared by Arthur Andersen LLP, the results of which are acceptable to Lender; 

    (t)  Lender
shall have received from a third-party appraiser acceptable to Lender a report stating the Enterprise Value, the results of which are satisfactory to Lender
in its sole discretion; 

    (u) no
Material Adverse Change from the date of ARG's last audited financial statements shall have occurred; provided, however, no Material Adverse Change shall be
deemed to have occurred since such financial statements if such Material Adverse Change is the result of the effects of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001 or any
hostilities between the United States and any country believed to be harboring or supporting terrorists that perpetrated such attacks; and 

    (v) all
other documents and legal matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been delivered, executed, or recorded and shall
be in form and substance satisfactory to Lender. 

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    3.2 Conditions Subsequent to the Initial Extension of Credit. The
obligation of Lender to continue to make Advances (or otherwise extend credit hereunder) is subject to the fulfillment, on or before the date applicable thereto, of each of the conditions subsequent
set forth below: 

    (a) within
30 days of the Closing Date, Borrowers shall deliver to Lender certified copies of the policies of insurance, together with the endorsements thereto,
as are required by Section 6.8, the form and substance of which shall be satisfactory to Lender and its counsel; 

    (b) within
45 days of the Closing Date, Borrowers shall deliver to Lender the fully executed Bank Agency Agreements for each Local Depository Account and a Bank
Agency Agreement between Lender, Borrowers and the Concentration Account Bank with respect to the Concentration Account, and Credit Card Agreements, each of which shall be satisfactory to Lender and
its counsel; 

    (c) within
5 days after the Closing Date, Lender shall have received a leasehold mortgagee title insurance policies issued by First American Title Insurance
Company in favor of Collateral Agent for the Closing Date Real Property Collateral (each a "Mortgage Policy" and, collectively, the "Mortgage Policies"), assuring Lender that the Closing Date
Mortgages are valid and enforceable leasehold mortgage Liens securing the Obligations, free and clear of all defects and encumbrances except Permitted Liens, and the Mortgage Policies otherwise shall
be in form and substance satisfactory to Lender; and 

    (d) within
30 days of the Closing Date, Borrowers shall deliver to Lender an executed Collateral Access Agreement for Borrowers' headquarters located at 4410 El
Camino Real, Suite 201, Los Altos, California 94022. 

    3.3 Conditions Precedent to all Extensions of Credit. The obligation of
Lender to make all Advances (or to extend any other credit hereunder) shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: 

    (a) the
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date
of such extension of credit, as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date), 

    (b) no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such extension of credit, nor shall either result from the making thereof, 

    (c) no
injunction, writ, restraining order, or other order of any nature prohibiting, directly or indirectly, the extending of such credit shall have been issued and
remain in force by any Governmental Authority against any Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor of Borrowers or Lender, and 

    (d) no
Material Adverse Change from the date of ARG's last quarterly financial statements; provided that with respect to the quarterly financial statements dated on or
prior to December 31, 2001 no Material Adverse Change shall be deemed to have occurred since such financial statements if such Material Adverse Change is the result of the effects of the
terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001 or any hostilities between the United States and any country believed to be harboring or supporting terrorists that perpetrated such
attacks. 

    3.4 Term. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and
delivery hereof by Borrowers and Lender and shall continue in full force and effect for a term ending on December 12, 2005 (the "Maturity Date").
The foregoing notwithstanding, Lender, shall have the right to terminate its obligations under this Agreement immediately and without notice upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event
of Default. 

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    3.5 Effect of Termination. On the date of termination of this Agreement,
all Obligations (including contingent reimbursement obligations of Borrowers with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit) immediately shall become due and payable without notice or demand. No
termination of this Agreement, however, shall relieve or discharge Borrowers of their duties, Obligations, or covenants hereunder and the Lender's Liens in the Collateral and any other collateral
securing the Obligations shall remain in effect until all Obligations have been fully and finally discharged and Lender's obligations to provide additional credit hereunder have been terminated. When
this Agreement has been terminated and all of the Obligations have been fully and finally discharged and Lender's obligations to provide additional credit under the Loan Documents have been terminated
irrevocably, Lender will, at Borrowers' sole expense, execute and deliver any UCC termination statements, lien releases, mortgage releases, re-assignments of trademarks, discharges of
security interests, and other similar discharge or release documents (and, if applicable, in recordable form) as are reasonably necessary to release, as of record, the Lender's Liens and all notices
of security interests and liens previously filed by Lender with respect to the Obligations. 

    3.6 Early Termination by Borrowers. Borrowers have the option, at any
time upon 90 days' prior written notice by Borrowers to Lender, to terminate this Agreement by paying to Lender, in cash, the Obligations (including either (i) providing cash collateral
to be held by Lender in an amount equal to 105% of the then extant Letter of Credit Usage, or (ii) causing the original Letters of Credit to be
returned to Lender), in full together with the Applicable Prepayment Premium. If Borrowers have sent a notice of termination pursuant to the provisions of this Section, then Lender's obligations to
extend credit hereunder shall terminate and Borrowers shall be obligated to repay the Obligations (including either (i) providing cash collateral to be held by Lender in an amount equal to 105%
of the then extant Letter of Credit Usage, or (ii) causing the original Letters of Credit to be returned to Lender) in full together with the Applicable Prepayment Premium on the date set forth
as the date of termination of this Agreement in such notice. In the event of the termination of this Agreement and repayment of the Obligations at any time prior to the Maturity Date, for any other
reason, including (a) termination upon the election of Lender to terminate after the occurrence of an Event of Default, (b) foreclosure and sale of Collateral and other collateral
securing the Obligations, (c) sale of the Collateral and other collateral securing the Obligations in any Insolvency Proceeding, or (iv) restructure, reorganization or compromise of the
Obligations by the confirmation of a plan of reorganization, or any other plan of compromise, restructure, or arrangement in any Insolvency Proceeding, then, in view of the impracticability and
extreme difficulty of ascertaining the actual amount of damages to Lender or profits lost by Lender as a result of such early termination, and by mutual agreement of the parties as to a reasonable
estimation and calculation of the lost profits or damages of Lender, Borrowers shall pay the Applicable Prepayment Premium to Lender, measured as of the date of such termination. 

4.  COLLATERAL.  

    Repayment of each Advance and performance of all other Obligations and duties owed by Borrowers and each Subsidiary Guarantor under this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents is secured by all property and rights of Borrowers and each Subsidiary Guarantor in which such Persons have granted, or in the future grant, a security interest of any nature to
Collateral Agent as security for each such Person's obligations to Lender as described in, and subject to, the Intercreditor Agreement. Lender (and its officers, employees, or agents) shall have the
right, from time to time hereafter to inspect the Books and to check, test, and appraise the Collateral in order to verify Borrowers' financial condition or the amount, quality, value, condition of,
or any other matter relating to, the Collateral. 

5.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  

    In order to induce Lender to enter into this Agreement, Borrowers make the following representations and warranties to Lender which shall be true, correct, and
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respects, as of the date hereof, and shall be true, correct, and complete, in all material respects, as of the Closing Date, and at and as of the date of the making of each Advance (or other extension
of credit) made thereafter, as though made on and as of the date of such Advance (or other extension of credit) (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to a
specific date) and such representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement: 

    5.1 [Intentionally Omitted]. 

    5.2 [Intentionally Omitted]. 

    5.3 [Intentionally Omitted]. 

    5.4 [Intentionally Omitted]. 

    5.5 [Intentionally Omitted]. 

    5.6 [Intentionally Omitted]. 

    5.7 [Intentionally Omitted]. 

    5.8 Due Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries. 

    (a) Each
Borrower is duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and qualified to do business in any state
where the failure to be so qualified reasonably could be expected to have a Material Adverse Change. 

    (b) Set
forth on Schedule 5.8(b), is a complete and accurate description of the authorized capital Stock of each
Borrower, by class, and, as of the Closing Date, a description of the number of shares of each such class that are issued and outstanding. Other than as described on  Schedule 5.8(b), (i) there
are no subscriptions, options, warrants, or calls relating to any shares of any Borrower's capital Stock,
including any right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding security or other instrument and (ii) no Borrower is subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or
otherwise acquire or retire any shares of its capital Stock or any security convertible into or exchangeable for any of its capital Stock. 

    (c) Set
forth on Schedule 5.8(c), is a complete and accurate list of each Borrower's direct and indirect
Subsidiaries, showing: (i) the jurisdiction of its organization; (ii) the number of shares of each class of common and preferred Stock authorized for each of such Subsidiaries; and
(iii) the number and the percentage of the outstanding shares of each such class owned directly or indirectly by such Borrower.
All of the outstanding capital Stock of each such Subsidiary has been validly issued and is fully paid and non-assessable. No Borrower's direct or indirect Subsidiaries is a Controlled
Foreign Corporation except as indicated on Schedule 5.8(c). 

    (d) Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.8(c), there are no subscriptions, options, warrants, or calls relating to
any shares of any Borrower's Subsidiaries' capital Stock, including any right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding security or other instrument. Neither any Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries is subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of such Borrower's Subsidiaries' capital Stock or any security convertible
into or exchangeable for any such capital Stock. 

    5.9 Due Authorization; No Conflict. 

    (a) The
execution, delivery, and performance by each Borrower of this Agreement and the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary
action on the part of such Borrower. 

    (b) The
execution, delivery, and performance by each Borrower of this Agreement and the Loan Documents to which it is a party do not and will not (i) violate any
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state, or local law or regulation applicable to such Borrower, the Governing Documents of such Borrower, or any order, judgment, or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority binding on such
Borrower, (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any material contractual obligation of such Borrower,
(iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon any properties or assets of such Borrower, other than Permitted Liens, or (iv) require any
approval of such Borrower's stockholders or any approval or consent of any Person under any material contractual obligation of such Borrower. 

    (c) Other
than the filing of financing statements, fixture filings, and Mortgages, the execution, delivery, and performance by each Borrower of this Agreement and the
Loan Documents to which such Borrower is a party do not and will not require any registration with, consent, or approval of, or notice to, or other action with or by, any Governmental Authority or
other Person. 

    (d) This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which each Borrower is a party, and all other documents contemplated hereby and thereby, when executed and delivered
by such Borrower will be the legally valid and binding obligations of such Borrower, enforceable against such Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited
by equitable principles or
by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally. 

    (e) The
Lender's Liens are validly created, perfected, and first-priority Liens, subject only to Permitted Liens. 

    (f)  The
execution, delivery, and performance by each Subsidiary Guarantor of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary
action on the part of such Subsidiary Guarantor. 

    (g) The
execution, delivery, and performance by each Subsidiary Guarantor of the Loan Documents to which it is a party do not and will not (i) violate any
provision of federal, state, or local law or regulation applicable to such Subsidiary Guarantor, the Governing Documents of such Subsidiary Guarantor, or any order, judgment, or decree of any court or
other Governmental Authority binding on such Subsidiary Guarantor, (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any
material contractual obligation of such Subsidiary Guarantor, (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon any properties or assets of such
Subsidiary Guarantor, other than Permitted Liens, or (iv) require any approval of such Subsidiary Guarantor's stockholders or any approval or consent of any Person under any material
contractual obligation of such Subsidiary Guarantor. 

    (h) The
execution, delivery, and performance by each Subsidiary Guarantor of the Loan Documents to which such Subsidiary Guarantor is a party do not and will not
require any registration with, consent, or approval of, or notice to, or other action with or by, any Governmental Authority or other Person. 

    (i)  The
Loan Documents to which each Subsidiary Guarantor is a party, and all other documents contemplated hereby and thereby, when executed and delivered by such
Subsidiary Guarantor will be the legally valid and binding obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor, enforceable against such Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with their respective terms, except as
enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally. 

    5.10 Litigation. Other than those matters disclosed in the Litigation Certificate, there are no
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Borrower, or any Subsidiary of a Borrower, as applicable, except for (a) matters that are fully covered by insurance (subject to reasonable deductibles and self-insured retentions),
and (b) matters arising after
the Closing Date that, if decided adversely to any Borrower, or any Subsidiary of a Borrower, as applicable, reasonably could not be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. 

    5.11 No Material Adverse Change. All financial statements relating to Borrowers and each
Subsidiary of Borrowers that have been delivered by Borrowers to Lender have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited financial statements, for the lack of footnotes and
being subject to year-end audit adjustments) and present fairly in all material respects, Borrowers' (or each such Subsidiary's, as applicable) financial condition as of the date thereof
and results of operations for the period then ended. There has not been a Material Adverse Change with respect to any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor from the date of Borrowers' last quarterly
financial statements; provided that with respect to the quarterly financial statements dated on or prior to December 31, 2001 no Material Adverse Change shall be deemed to have occurred since
such financial statements if such Material Adverse Change is the result of the effects of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001 or any hostilities between the United
States and any country believed to be harboring or supporting terrorists that perpetrated such attacks. 

    5.12 Fraudulent Transfer. 

    (a) (i) Borrowers
and their respective Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent and (ii) Enterprises is Solvent. 

    (b) No
transfer of property is being made by any Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Borrower and no obligation is being incurred by any Borrower or any such Subsidiary
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud either present or future creditors of such Borrower or any
such Subsidiary. 

    5.13 Employee Benefits. No Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective ERISA
Affiliates, maintains or contributes to any Benefit Plan. 

    5.14 Environmental Condition. Except as set forth on  Schedule 5.14, (a) to Borrowers' knowledge, no Borrower's nor any
of its Subsidiary's assets has ever been used by any Borrower or by any
Borrower's Subsidiaries or by previous owners or operators in the disposal of, or to produce, store, handle, treat, release, or transport, any Hazardous Materials, where such production, storage,
handling, treatment, release or transport was in violation, in any material respect, of applicable Environmental Law, (b) to Borrowers' knowledge, no Borrower's nor any of its Subsidiaries'
properties or assets has ever been designated or identified in any manner pursuant to any environmental protection statute as a Hazardous Materials disposal site, (c) no Borrower has received
notice that a Lien arising under any Environmental Law has attached to any revenues or to any Real Property owned or operated by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (d) no Borrower has
received a summons, citation, notice, or directive from the Environmental Protection Agency or any other federal or state governmental agency concerning any action or omission by any Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries resulting in the releasing or disposing of Hazardous Materials into the environment. 

    5.15 Brokerage Fees. Borrowers have not utilized the services of any broker or finder in
connection with Borrowers' obtaining financing from Lender under this Agreement, and no brokerage commission or finder's fee is payable by Borrowers in connection herewith. 

    5.16 Intellectual Property. Each Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries owns, or holds licenses
in, all trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, and licenses that are necessary to the conduct of its respective business as currently conducted. Attached hereto as  Schedule 5.16 is a true, correct, and complete listing of all material patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark
 

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applications, copyrights, and copyright registrations as to which any Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is the owner or is an exclusive licensee. 

    5.17 Leases. Each Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries enjoys peaceful and undisturbed
possession under all leases material to the business of such Borrower and its Subsidiaries and to which it is a party or under which it is operating. All of such leases are valid and subsisting and no
material default by such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries exists under any of them. 

    5.18 Black Angus of Idaho. Black Angus of Idaho holds no assets other than (i) leasehold
interests in the Real Property related to any restaurant in Idaho operated by Enterprises and (ii) liquor licenses issued to Black Angus of Idaho. 

    5.19 Complete Disclosure. All factual information (taken as a whole) furnished by or on behalf
of Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries in writing to Lender (including all information contained in the Schedules hereto or in the other Loan Documents) for purposes of or in connection with
this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any transaction contemplated herein or therein is, and all other such factual information (taken as a whole) hereafter furnished by or on behalf of
Borrowers in writing to Lender will be, true and accurate, in all material respects, on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and not incomplete by omitting to state any fact
necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not misleading in any material respect at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information was provided. On the Closing Date,
the Closing Date Business Plan represents Borrowers' good-faith best estimate of its future performance for the periods covered thereby. 

    5.20 Indebtedness. Set forth on  Schedule 5.20 is a true and complete list of all Indebtedness of each Borrower and each of
its Subsidiaries outstanding immediately prior to the
Closing Date that is to remain outstanding after the Closing Date and such Schedule accurately reflects the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness and the principal terms thereof. 

6.  AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.  

    Borrowers covenant and agree that, so long as any credit hereunder shall be available and until full and final payment of the Obligations, each Borrower shall
do all of the following: 

    6.1 Accounting System. Maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, a system of
accounting that enables such Borrower and such Subsidiary to produce financial statements in accordance with GAAP and maintain records pertaining to the Collateral that contain information as from
time to time reasonably may be requested by Lender. 

    6.2 Collateral Reporting. Provide Lender with the following documents at the following times in
form satisfactory to Lender: 

	Within 30 days (45 days in the case of a month that is the end of one of the first 3 fiscal quarters in a fiscal year) after the end of each month during each of Borrowers' fiscal years)	 	a calculation of the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 2.1,
	Quarterly	 	a report regarding Borrowers' accrued, but unpaid, ad valorem real property, sales and payroll taxes,
	Upon request by Lender	 	such other reports as to the Collateral, or the financial condition of Borrowers as Lender may request.

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    6.3 Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates. Deliver to Lender: 

    (a) as
soon as available, but in any event within 30 days (45 days in the case of a month that is the end of one of the first 3 fiscal quarters in a
fiscal year) after the end of each month during each of Borrowers' fiscal years, 

    (i)  a
company-prepared unaudited consolidated (and, to the extent available, consolidating) balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flow covering
Borrowers' operations during such period, 

    (ii) a
certificate signed by an Authorized Person to the effect that: 

    A.
the financial statements delivered hereunder have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except for the lack of footnotes and being subject to quarter and year-end
audit adjustments) and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of Borrowers, and 

    B.
there does not exist any condition or event that constitutes a Default or Event of Default (or, to the extent of any non-compliance, describing such
non-compliance as to which he or she may have knowledge and what action Borrowers have taken, are taking, or proposes to take with respect thereto), and 

    (iii) for
each month that is the date on which a financial covenant in Section 7.20 is to be tested, a Compliance
Certificate demonstrating, in reasonable detail, compliance at the end of such period with the applicable financial covenants contained in  Section 7.20, and 

    (b) as
soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each of Borrowers' fiscal years, 

    (i)  consolidated
financial statements of ARG and its Subsidiaries for each such fiscal year, audited by independent certified public accountants reasonably acceptable
to Lender and certified, without any qualifications, by such accountants to have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (such audited financial statements to include a balance sheet, income statement,
and statement of cash flow and, if prepared, such accountants' letter to management), 

    (ii) a
certificate of such accountants addressed to Lender stating that such accountants do not have knowledge of the existence of any Default or Event of Default under  Section 7.20, 

    (c) as
soon as available, but in any event within 30 days prior to the start of each of Borrowers' fiscal years, copies of ARG's consolidated Projections,
comparable in scope and underlying assumptions to the Closing Date Business Plan or in scope and containing underlying assumptions reasonably satisfactory to Lender, for the forthcoming 2 years
or lesser period of time until the Maturity Date, year by year, and for the forthcoming fiscal year, month by month, certified by an Authorized Person as being such Authorized Person's
good-faith best estimate of the financial performance of Borrowers during the period covered thereby, 

    (d) if
and when filed by any Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, 

    (i)  10-Q
quarterly reports, Form 10-K annual reports, and Form 8-K current reports, 

    (ii) any
other filings made by any Borrower with the SEC, 

    (iii) if
requested by Lender, copies of Borrowers' and its Subsidiaries' federal income tax returns, and any amendments thereto, filed with the Internal Revenue
Service, and 

    (iv) any
other information that is provided by any Borrower to its shareholders generally, 

    (e) if
and when filed by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and as requested by Lender, satisfactory evidence of payment of applicable taxes in each jurisdictions
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Borrower or such Subsidiary conducts business or is required to pay any such tax, (ii) where such Borrower's or such Subsidiary's failure to pay any such applicable tax would result in a Lien
on the properties or assets of such Borrower or such Subsidiary, or (iii) where such Borrower's or such Subsidiary's failure to pay any such applicable tax reasonably could be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Change, 

    (f)  as
soon as Borrowers have knowledge of any event or condition that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default, notice thereof and a statement of the curative
action that Borrowers propose to take with respect thereto, and 

    (g) upon
the request of Lender, any other report reasonably requested relating to the financial condition of Borrowers or their respective Subsidiaries. 

    In
addition to the financial statements referred to above, Borrowers agree to deliver financial statements prepared on both a consolidated (and, to the extent available,
consolidating) basis and each agrees that no Subsidiary of any Borrower will have a fiscal year different from that of ARG. ARG agrees on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries that its independent
certified public accountants are authorized to communicate with Lender and to release to Lender (with a copy to Borrowers) whatever financial information concerning any Borrower or its Subsidiaries
that Lender reasonably may request. ARG waives for itself and its Subsidiaries the right to assert a confidential relationship, if any, they may have with any accounting firm or service bureau in
connection with any information requested by
Lender pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement, and agrees that Lender may contact directly any such accounting firm or service bureau in order to obtain such information. 

    6.4 Subsidiary Guarantor Reports. Cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to deliver its annual
financial statements when available. 

    6.5 Intentionally Omitted. 

    6.6 Maintenance of Properties. Maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to
maintain and preserve, all of its properties which are necessary or useful in the proper conduct to its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and comply, and
cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, at all times with the provisions of all leases to which it is a party as lessee, so as to prevent any loss or forfeiture thereof or thereunder. 

    6.7 Taxes. Cause all assessments and taxes, whether real, personal, or otherwise, due or payable
by, or imposed, levied, or assessed against such Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets to be paid in full, before delinquency or before the expiration of any extension
period, except to the extent that the validity of such assessment or tax shall be the subject of a Permitted Protest or as a result of findings of an audit conducted by the recipient of such taxes.
Each Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, make timely payment or deposit of all tax payments and withholding taxes required of it by applicable laws, including those laws
concerning F.I.C.A., F.U.T.A., state disability, and local, state, and federal income taxes, and will, upon request, furnish Lender with proof satisfactory to Lender indicating that such Borrower and
its Subsidiaries has made such payments or deposits. Upon Lender's request, each Borrower shall deliver to Lender satisfactory evidence of payment of applicable excise taxes by such Borrower and each
of its Subsidiaries in each jurisdiction in which such Borrower or such Subsidiary is required to pay any such excise tax. 

    6.8 Insurance. 

    (a) At
ARG's or its Subsidiaries' expense, maintain insurance respecting its and its Subsidiaries' property and assets wherever located, covering loss or damage by
fire, theft, explosion, and all other hazards and risks as are insured against in Borrowers' prudent business judgment. Each Borrower shall, and shall cause each of the Subsidiary Guarantors to,
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business interruption, public liability, and product liability insurance. All such policies of insurance shall be in such amounts and with such insurance companies as are reasonably satisfactory to
Lender. Within thirty (30) days of the Closing Date, Borrowers shall deliver to Lender copies of (i) the commercial
general liability and excess general liability policies with policy periods in effect on the Closing Date and (ii) property policies with policy periods in effect on the Closing Date with a
satisfactory lender's loss payable endorsement naming Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Lender, as loss payee. All such commercial general liability policies will name Collateral Agent and Lender
as additional insureds with respect to claims asserted against either of them with respect to the legal liability of any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor. The policies of insurance, endorsements,
or certificates evidencing such insurance delivered to Lender shall contain a clause requiring not less than 30 days' prior written notice to Lender in the event of cancellation of the policy
for any reason whatsoever. 

    (b) Borrowers
shall give Lender prompt notice of any property loss in excess of $250,000. Lender reserves the right, exercisable upon Lender's delivery of written
notice to Borrowers, to direct the Collateral Agent to adjust any property loss in excess of $50,000 payable to Borrowers under any insurance policy. Subject to any requirements in any lease to which
any Borrower is a party or any Permitted Lien relating to any property that is damaged or destroyed, any monies received as payment for any such property loss under any insurance policy mentioned
above or as payment of any award or compensation for condemnation or taking by eminent domain shall be paid over to Collateral Agent to be applied at the option of Lender either to the prepayment of
the Obligations or shall be disbursed to the applicable Borrower or its applicable Subsidiary under payment terms reasonably satisfactory to Lender. Any repairs, replacements, or restorations shall be
effected with reasonable promptness and shall be of a value at least equal to the value of the items of property destroyed prior to such damage or destruction. 

    (c) No
Borrower will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, take out separate insurance concurrent in form or contributing in the event of loss with that required to be
maintained under this Section 6.8, unless such insurance complies with Section 6.8(a).
Borrowers immediately shall notify Lender whenever such separate insurance is taken out, specifying the insurer thereunder and full particulars as to the policies evidencing the same, and, at the
request of Lender, copies of such policies or certificates evidencing such insurance promptly shall be provided to Lender. 

    6.9 [Intentionally Omitted]. 

    6.10 Compliance with Laws. Comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with the
requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and orders of any Governmental Authority, including the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Americans With Disabilities Act, other than laws,
rules, regulations, and orders for which non-compliance, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in and reasonably could not be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. 

    6.11 Leases. Pay, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, when due all rents and other
amounts payable under any leases to which any Borrower or such Subsidiary is a party or by which any Borrower's or such Subsidiary's properties and assets are bound, unless such payments are the
subject of a Permitted Protest. 

    6.12 Real Estate. Prior to entering into any lease or other arrangement (a "New Lease") for a
new restaurant for any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, Borrowers shall notify Lender and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the other party to such lease or other arrangement to permit
a Lender's Lien. Upon entering into any New Lease pursuant to which a Lender's Lien is permitted, the applicable Borrower or Subsidiary Guarantor shall execute and deliver to Collateral Agent, for the
benefit of Lender, a Mortgage. No Borrower shall change its chief executive office unless it shall have delivered to Lender a Collateral Access Agreement with respect to such new location of its chief
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    6.13 Existence. At all times preserve and keep, and cause each of its Subsidiaries other than
any Controlled Foreign Corporation to preserve and keep, in full force and effect, such Borrower's and such Subsidiary's valid existence and good standing and any rights and franchises material to
such Borrower's and such Subsidiary's businesses, unless the assets or stock of such Subsidiary is no longer subject to Lender's Liens. 

    6.14 Environmental. 

    (a) Keep,
and cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep, any property either owned or operated by such Borrower or such Subsidiary free of any Environmental Liens or post
bonds or other financial assurances sufficient to satisfy the obligations or liability evidenced by such Environmental Liens, (b) comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, in all
material respects, with Environmental Laws and provide to Lender documentation of such compliance which Lender reasonably requests, (c) promptly notify Lender of any release of a Hazardous
Material in any reportable quantity from or onto property owned or operated by such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and take any Remedial Actions required to abate said release or otherwise to
come into compliance with applicable Environmental Law, and (d) promptly provide Lender with written notice within 10 days of the receipt of any of the following: (i) notice that
an Environmental Lien has been filed against any of the real or personal property of such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) commencement of any Environmental Action or notice that an
Environmental Action will be filed against such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and (iii) notice of a violation, citation, or other administrative order which reasonably could be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Change. 

    6.15 Disclosure Updates. Promptly and in no event later than 5 Business Days after an Authorized
Person obtains actual knowledge thereof, (a) notify Lender if any written information, exhibit, or report furnished to Lender contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state any material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which made, and (b) correct any defect or error that may be discovered
therein or in any Loan Document or in the execution, acknowledgement, filing, or recordation thereof. 

7.  NEGATIVE COVENANTS.  

    Borrowers covenant and agree that, so long as any credit hereunder shall be available and until full and final payment of the Obligations, no Borrower will do
any of the following without Lender's prior written consent: 

    7.1 Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume, permit, guarantee, or otherwise become or remain,
directly or indirectly, liable with respect to, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries' not to create, incur, assume, permit, guarantee, or otherwise become or remain, directly or indirectly, liable
with respect to, any Indebtedness, except: 

    (a) Indebtedness
evidenced by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with Indebtedness owed to Underlying Issuers with respect to Underlying Letters of
Credit, 

    (b) Indebtedness
set forth on Schedule 5.20, 

    (c) Permitted
Purchase Money Indebtedness, 

    (d) Indebtedness
under an Eligible Credit Facility, 

    (e) performance
bonds, appeal bonds, surety bonds, insurance obligations or bonds and similar bonds or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, 

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    (f)  Indebtedness owed by (i) a Subsidiary Guarantor to a Borrower, (ii) a Borrower to a Subsidiary Guarantor or (iii) a Borrower to another
Borrower; provided that in each such instance such Indebtedness is evidenced by promissory notes pledged to the Collateral Agent, 

    (g) Indebtedness
arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of
daylight overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within three Business Days of incurrence, 

    (h) Indebtedness
represented by guarantees by any Borrower of Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to this  Section 7.1 and Indebtedness represented by guarantees by a Subsidiary Guarantor of
Indebtedness of any Borrower or another Subsidiary Guarantor
otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Section 7.1, and 

    (i)  refinancings,
renewals, or extensions of Indebtedness permitted under clauses (b) and (c) of this  Section 7.1 (and continuance or renewal of any Permitted Liens associated therewith) so long as:
(i) the terms and conditions of such
refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not, in Lender's judgment, materially impair the prospects of repayment of the Obligations by Borrowers or materially impair Borrowers' creditworthiness,
(ii) such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not result in an increase in the principal amount of, or interest rate with respect to, the Indebtedness so refinanced, renewed, or extended,
(iii) such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not result in a shortening of the average weighted maturity of the Indebtedness so refinanced, renewed, or extended, nor are they on terms or
conditions, that, taken as a whole, are materially more burdensome or restrictive to Borrowers, and (iv) if the Indebtedness that is refinanced, renewed, or extended was subordinated in right
of payment to the Obligations, then the terms and conditions of the refinancing, renewal, or extension Indebtedness must include subordination terms and conditions that are at least as favorable to
Lender as those that were applicable to the refinanced, renewed, or extended Indebtedness. 

    7.2 Liens. Create, incur, assume, or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any Lien on or
with respect to, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to create, incur, assume, or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any Lien on or with respect to, any of its assets, of any kind,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom, except for Permitted Liens (including Liens that are replacements of Permitted Liens to the extent that the original
Indebtedness is refinanced, renewed, or extended under Section 7.1(i) and so long as the replacement Liens only encumber those assets that
secured the refinanced, renewed, or extended Indebtedness). 

    7.3 Restrictions on Fundamental Changes. 

    (a) Enter
into, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to enter into, any merger, consolidation, reorganization, or recapitalization, or reclassify its Stock. 

    (b) Liquidate,
wind up, or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to liquidate, wind up, or dissolve
itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or adopt a plan relating to the dissolution or liquidation of any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor. 

    (c) Except
for Permitted Dispositions, convey, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, and
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to convey, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or any substantial part of its
assets. 

    (d) (i) Create
or acquire, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to create or acquire, any Subsidiaries, (ii) acquire, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries not to acquire, in one or a series of related transactions, the assets of any other Person, which assets have a purchase price in excess 

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of $2,000,000 or consist of more than one operating facility of such other Person or (iii) acquire, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to acquire any assets other than assets to be
used in the Borrowers' or its Subsidiaries current steakhouse business. 

    (e) Permit
Black Angus of Idaho to engage in any business activities of any kind or nature other than (i) any business activities referred to in  Section 5.18 hereof and (ii) holding any licenses,
franchises or other permits necessary for the Borrowers and the Subsidiary Guarantors
to conduct business in Idaho. 

    Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.3, this  Section 7.3 shall not prevent (i) any Borrower from being merged with or into any other
Borrower or Subsidiary Guarantor, (ii) any
Subsidiary Guarantor from being merged with or into any Borrower or other Subsidiary Guarantor, (iii) any Borrower from disposing any or all of its assets to any other Borrower or any
Subsidiary Guarantor or (iv) any Subsidiary Guarantor from disposing any or all of its assets to any Borrower or other Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that in each instance the surviving entity
contemporaneously therewith complies with all provisions of the Security Agreement to which it is a party. 

    7.4 Disposal of Assets. Other than Permitted Dispositions or as permitted by  Section 7.3, convey, sell, lease, license,
assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to convey,
sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, any of its assets. 

    7.5 [Intentionally Omitted]. 

    7.6 [Intentionally Omitted]. 

    7.7 Nature of Business. Make any change in, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to make
any change in, the principal nature of its business. 

    7.8 Prepayments and Amendments. 

    (a) Except
in connection with a refinancing permitted by Section 7.1(i), prepay, redeem, defease, purchase, or
otherwise acquire, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to prepay, redeem, defease, purchase, or otherwise acquire, any of Borrowers' or such Subsidiary's Indebtedness, other than the
Obligations in accordance with this Agreement; provided, however, that ARG may make repurchases of the Indebtedness under the Notes so long as (i) such prepayment is required under the
Indenture in effect on the Closing Date, and any amendments to the Indenture consented to by Lender, and (ii) no Default or Event of Default exists and is continuing; and 

    (b) Except
in connection with a refinancing permitted by Section 7.1(i), directly or indirectly, amend, modify,
alter, increase, or change, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to, directly or indirectly, amend, modify, alter, increase, or change, any of the terms or conditions of any agreement,
instrument, document, indenture, or other writing evidencing or concerning Indebtedness permitted under Sections 7.1(b) or  (c). 

    7.9 Change of Control. Cause, permit, or suffer, directly or indirectly, any Change of Control. 

    7.10 Consignments. (i) Consign any Inventory, other than Inventory with a value, together
with all Inventory consigned by any Subsidiaries, in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate, that is subject to Lender's Liens, or (ii) sell any Inventory on bill and hold, sale or return, sale on
approval, or other conditional terms of sale, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to (x) consign any Inventory, other than Inventory with a value, together with all Inventory consigned
by Borrowers, in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate, that is subject to Lender's Liens, or (y) sell any Inventory on bill and hold, sale or return, sale on approval, or other conditional terms
of sale. 

    7.11 Distributions. Except with respect to Stock held by other Borrowers, make any distribution
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purchase, acquire, redeem, or retire any Stock of any Borrower, of any class, whether now or hereafter outstanding, except for the repurchase of such Borrower's Stock held by former employees of such
Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed $250,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year. 

    7.12 Accounting Methods. Modify or change, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to
modify or change, its method of accounting (other than as may be required to conform to GAAP) or enter into, modify, or terminate, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to enter into, modify,
or terminate, any agreement currently existing, or at any time hereafter entered into with any third-party accounting firm or service bureau for the preparation or storage of Borrowers' or such
Subsidiary's accounting
records without said accounting firm or service bureau agreeing to provide Lender information regarding the Collateral or any other collateral securing the Obligations or Borrowers' or such
Subsidiary's financial condition. 

    7.13 Investments. Directly or indirectly make or acquire any Investment, except for Permitted
Investments, or incur any Indebtedness in connection with any Investment other than such permitted by Section 7.1, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries not to, directly or indirectly, make or acquire any Investment, except for Permitted Investments, or incur any Indebtedness in connection with any Investment, other than such permitted by  Section 7.1;
provided, however, that no Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall have Permitted Investments in cash or Cash Equivalents (other than in
accounts subject to Bank Agency Agreements or other agreement satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion) in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any one time unless such Borrower or
its applicable Subsidiary and the applicable securities intermediary or bank have entered into Control Agreements governing such Permitted Investments, as Lender shall determine in its Permitted
Discretion, to perfect (and further establish) the Lender's Liens in such Permitted Investments. 

    7.14 Transactions with Affiliates. Directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist, and
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist, any transaction with any Affiliate of any Borrower (other than another Borrower or a Subsidiary
Guarantor) or any of its Subsidiaries, except for transactions that are in the ordinary course of such Borrower's or its Subsidiaries' respective business, upon fair and reasonable terms, that are
fully disclosed to Lender, and that are no less favorable to such Borrower or its applicable Subsidiary than would be obtained in an arm's length transaction with a non-Affiliate;
provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.14, so long as ARG Holdings, Inc.
("Holdings") owns Stock of ARG, this Section 7.14 shall not prevent Borrowers from making
payments to Holdings of not more than $20,000 in the aggregate for any fiscal year to assist Holdings in the preparation of its tax returns. 

    7.15 Suspension. Suspend or go out of a substantial portion of its business, and shall cause
each of its Subsidiaries not to suspend or go out of a substantial portion of its business. 

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    7.16 Intentionally Omitted. 

    7.17 Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Advances other than in a manner consistent with
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, for lawful and permitted purposes, including, without limitation, payment on the Closing Date of transactional fees, costs, and expenses incurred in
connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. 

    7.18 [Intentionally Omitted]. 

    7.19 Securities Accounts. Establish or maintain, and shall cause each of the Subsidiary
Guarantors not to establish or maintain, any Securities Account unless Lender shall have received a Control Agreement in respect of such Securities Account. No Borrower shall, and shall cause each of
its Subsidiaries not to, transfer assets out of any Securities Account; provided, however, that, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would result therefrom, such Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries may use such assets (and the proceeds thereof) to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement. 

    7.20 Financial Covenants. 

    (a) Fail
to maintain: 

    (i)  Minimum EBITDA. EBITDA, measured on a fiscal quarter-end basis, of not less than the required amount
set forth in the following table for the fiscal quarter ending on the date set forth opposite thereto; 

	Applicable Amount
 
	For the Fiscal Quarter Ending
 

	$4,332,000	December 31, 2001
	$6,806,000	April 1, 2002
	$6,295,000	July 1, 2002
	$5,343,000	September 30, 2002
	$5,622,000	December 30, 2002

    (ii) Ratio of the Revolver Usage to EBITDA. A ratio of the Revolver Usage to EBITDA, measured on a fiscal
quarter-end basis, of not more than the maximum amount set forth in the following table for the trailing four fiscal quarters ending on the date set forth opposite thereto: 

	Maximum Amount
 
	For the Fiscal Quarters Ending
 

	.24	December 31, 2001
	.33	April 1, 2002
	.53	July 1, 2002
	.42	September 30, 2002
	.39	December 30, 2002

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    (iii) Ratio of Total Debt to EBITDA. Ratio of (a) Total Debt to (b) EBITDA, measured on a fiscal
quarter-end basis, of not more than the maximum amount set forth in the following table for the trailing four fiscal quarters ending on the date set forth opposite thereto: 

	Maximum Amount
 
	For the Fiscal Quarters Ending
 

	6.43	December 31, 2001
	7.22	April 1, 2002
	7.79	July 1, 2002
	7.40	September 30, 2002
	7.00	December 30, 2002

    (iv) Fixed Charge Ratio. Fixed Charge Ratio, measured on a fiscal quarter-end basis, of not less than the
minimum amount set forth in the following table for the trailing four fiscal quarters ending on the date set forth opposite thereto: 

	Minimum Amount
 
	For the Fiscal Quarters Ending
 

	1.05	December 31, 2001
	.95	April 1, 2002
	.90	July 1, 2002
	.94	September 30, 2002
	.99	December 30, 2002

For
each fiscal quarter ending after December 31, 2002, as follows: Upon receipt of the Projections required to be delivered to Lender pursuant to  Section 6.3(c) for such period, Borrowers and
Lender shall negotiate in good faith to determine the minimum EBITDA as of the end of each fiscal
quarter covered by such Projections and, in the event that (x) Borrowers and Lender are unable to agree upon the amount of such minimum EBITDA on or before the date that is 30 days after
the date that Lender has received such Projections, or (y) Borrowers have failed to deliver the Projections in accordance with  Section 6.3(c), EBITDA for each fiscal quarter covered by such
Projections shall not be less than $6,500,000. 

8.  EVENTS OF DEFAULT.  

    Any one or more of the following events shall constitute an event of default (each, an "Event of Default")
under this Agreement: 

    8.1 If Borrowers fail to pay when due and payable or when declared due and payable, all or any portion of the
Obligations (whether of principal, interest (including any interest which, but for the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued on such amounts), fees and charges due Lender,
reimbursement of Lender Expenses, or other amounts constituting Obligations); provided, however, with respect to Obligations other than the payment of principal, if Borrowers have Availability in
excess of the amount of such unpaid Obligations, Lender shall be deemed to have made an Advance in an amount equal to such unpaid Obligations with interest to accrue on such Advance at the Advance
Rate and Borrowers shall not be deemed in default of this Section 8.1; 

    8.2 If Borrowers fail to perform, keep, or observe (a) any term, or provision, condition, covenant, or agreement
contained in Section 6.1, 6.4, 6.6, 6.10, 6.11 or 6.12 this Agreement and such failure continues for a period of ten (10) days after notice of default or (b) any other term,
provision, condition, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that if such failure is the subject of another provision on this
Section 8, such other provision of this Section 8 shall govern; 

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    8.3 If any material portion of any Borrower's or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors' assets are attached, seized,
subjected to a writ or distress warrant, levied upon, or comes into the possession of any third Person; 

    8.4 If an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced by any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor; 

    8.5 If an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced against any Borrower, other than Terra, or any Subsidiary Guarantor, and
any of the following events occur: (a) such Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor consents to the institution of the Insolvency Proceeding against it, (b) the petition commencing the
Insolvency Proceeding is not timely controverted, (c) the petition commencing the Insolvency Proceeding is not dismissed within 60 calendar days of the date of the filing thereof; provided,
however, that, during the pendency of such period, Lender shall be relieved of its obligations to extend credit hereunder, (d) an interim trustee is appointed to take possession of all or any
substantial portion of the properties or assets of, or to operate all or any substantial portion of the business of, such Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor, or (e) an order for relief shall
have been entered therein; 

    8.6 If any Borrower, other than Terra, or any Subsidiary Guarantor, is enjoined, restrained, or in any way prevented by
court order from continuing to conduct all or any material part of its business affairs, and such order is not vacated or bonded within 20 days; 

    8.7 If a notice of Lien, levy, or assessment in excess of $25,000 in the aggregate is filed of record with respect to
any assets of any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor by the United States, or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, or by any state, county, municipal, or governmental agency, or if
any taxes or debts in excess of $25,000 in the aggregate owing at any time hereafter to any one or more of such entities becomes a Lien, whether choate or otherwise, upon any assets of any Borrower or
any Subsidiary Guarantor and the same is not paid before such payment is delinquent; 

    8.8 If a judgment of which any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor has notice (and in the case of a default judgment,
actual notice) or other claim becomes a Lien or encumbrance upon any material portion, on a consolidated basis, of Borrowers' and Subsidiary Guarantors' assets and, in the case of such a judgment,
shall be undischarged or unbonded or such judgment shall not have been stayed effectively for a period of twenty (20) days following the date of such judgment (or the date of actual notice of a
default judgment) or such judgment creditor shall have legally commenced action to levy upon assets or properties to enforce such judgment; 

    8.9 If there is a default under the Indenture or any material agreement to which any Borrower or any Subsidiary
Guarantor is a party and such default (a) occurs at the final maturity of the obligations thereunder, or (b) results in a right by the other party thereto, irrespective of whether
exercised, to accelerate the maturity of such Person's obligations thereunder, to terminate such agreement, or to refuse to renew such agreement pursuant to an automatic renewal right therein; 

    8.10 If any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries makes any payment on account of Indebtedness that has been contractually
subordinated in right of payment to the payment of the Obligations, except to the extent such payment is permitted by the terms of the subordination provisions applicable to such Indebtedness; 

    8.11 If any warranty, representation, statement, or Record made to Lender by any Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor, any
Authorized Person, any director of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiary Guarantors or any other agent authorized by any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor to make representations to Lender, is
untrue when made in any material respect; 

    8.12 If the obligation of any Subsidiary Guarantor under any Guaranty is limited or terminated by operation of law or by
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    8.13 If any Loan Document that purports to create a Lien, shall, for any reason, fail or cease to create a valid and,
except to the extent permitted by the terms thereof, perfected and first-priority Lien on or security interest in the Collateral and any other collateral securing the Obligations covered thereby; 

    8.14 Any material provision of any Loan Document shall at any time for any reason be declared to be null and void, or
the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, or a proceeding shall be commenced by any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, or by any
Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor
shall deny that any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Loan Document; or 

    8.15 If there is a default under the Intercreditor Agreement or an Actionable Default (as defined in the Intercreditor
Agreement) occurs. 

9.  THE LENDER'S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.  

    9.1 Rights and Remedies. Upon the occurrence, and during the continuation, of an Event of
Default, Lender (at its election but without notice of its election and without demand) may do, or direct the Collateral Agent to do (subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement), any one
or more of the following, all of which are authorized by each Borrower for itself and on behalf of its Subsidiaries: 

    (a) Declare
all Obligations, whether evidenced by this Agreement, by any of the other Loan Documents, or otherwise, immediately due and payable; 

    (b) Cease
advancing money or extending credit to or for the benefit of Borrowers under this Agreement, under any of the Loan Documents, or under any other agreement
between any Borrower and Lender; 

    (c) Terminate
this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents as to any future liability or obligation of Lender, but without affecting any of the Lender's Liens in
the Collateral or any other collateral securing the Obligations and without affecting the Obligations; 

    (d) Settle
or adjust disputes and claims directly with Account Debtors for amounts and upon terms which Lender considers advisable, and in such cases, Lender will
credit the Loan Account with only the net amounts received by Lender in payment of such disputed Accounts after deducting all Lender Expenses incurred or expended in connection therewith; 

    (e) Without
notice to or demand upon any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, make such payments and do such acts as Lender or Collateral Agent considers necessary or
reasonable to protect the Lender's Liens in the Collateral or any other collateral securing the Obligations. With respect to any of any Borrower's owned or leased premises, each Borrower hereby grants
Collateral Agent a license to enter into possession of such premises and to occupy the same, without charge, in order to exercise any of Lender's or Collateral Agent's rights or remedies provided
herein, at law, in equity, or otherwise; 

    (f)  Sell
the Personal Property Collateral and other personal property collateral securing the Obligations at either a public or private sale, or both, by way of one or
more contracts or transactions, for cash or on terms, in such manner and at such places (including any Borrower's premises) as Lender or Collateral Agent determines is commercially reasonable. If
Lender or Collateral Agent sells any such Personal Property Collateral or other collateral on credit terms, Borrowers' Loan Account shall be credited only with, and at the time of, the net amount of
the payments actually made by the purchaser, received by Lender or Collateral Agent and applied to 

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the indebtedness of purchaser. In the event that the purchaser fails to pay for such Personal Property Collateral or other collateral, Lender or Collateral Agent may resell such Personal Property
Collateral or other collateral, and Borrowers' Loan Account shall be credited with the proceeds of such sale in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence. In the event Lender or Collateral
Agent purchases any of such Collateral or other collateral being sold, Lender or Collateral Agent, as the case may be, may pay for such Collateral or other collateral by crediting some or all of the
Obligations. Lender or Collateral Agent may comply with any applicable state or federal law requirements in connection with a disposition of such Collateral or other collateral and compliance
therewith will not
be considered adversely to affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of such Collateral or other collateral. Lender or Collateral Agent may sell such Collateral or other collateral without
giving any warranties as to such Collateral or other collateral. Lender or Collateral Agent may specifically disclaim any warranties of title or the like. The foregoing will not be considered
adversely to affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of such Collateral or other collateral. It is not necessary that such Collateral or other collateral be present at any such sale; 

    (g) Lender
or Collateral Agent shall give notice of the disposition of such Personal Property Collateral or other collateral as follows: 

    (i)  Lender
or Collateral Agent shall give Borrowers a notice in writing of the time and place of public sale, or, if the sale is a private sale or some other
disposition other than a public sale is to be made of such Personal Property Collateral or other collateral, then the time on or after which the private sale or other disposition is to be made; and 

    (ii) The
notice shall be personally delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to Borrowers as provided in Section 12,
at least 10 days before the earliest time of disposition set forth in the notice; no notice needs to be given prior to the disposition of any portion of such Personal Property Collateral or
other collateral that is perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value or that is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market; 

    (h) Lender
or Collateral Agent may credit bid and purchase at any public sale; and 

    (i)  Lender
or Collateral Agent may seek the appointment of a receiver or keeper to take possession of all or any portion of such Collateral or other collateral or to
operate same and, to the maximum extent permitted by law, may seek the appointment of such a receiver without the requirement of prior notice or a hearing; 

    (j)  Lender
or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall have all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity or pursuant to any other Loan Document; and 

    (k) Any
deficiency that exists after disposition of such Personal Property Collateral or other collateral as provided above will be paid immediately by Borrowers. Any
excess will be returned, without interest and subject to the rights of third Persons, by Lender or Collateral Agent to Borrowers. 

    9.2 Remedies Cumulative. The rights and remedies of Lender and Collateral Agent under this
Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and all other agreements shall be cumulative. Each of Lender and Collateral Agent shall have all other rights and remedies not inconsistent herewith as provided
under the Code, by law, or in equity. No exercise by Lender or Collateral Agent of one right or remedy shall be deemed an election, and no waiver by Lender of any Event of Default shall be deemed a
continuing waiver. No delay by Lender or Collateral Agent shall constitute a waiver, election, or acquiescence by it. 

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10. TAXES AND EXPENSES.  

    After the occurrence and during the continuation of a Default or Event of Default, if any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor fails to pay any monies (whether
taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, or, in the case of leased properties or assets, rents or other amounts payable under such leases) due to third Persons, or fails to make any deposits or furnish
any required proof of payment or deposit, all as required under the terms of this Agreement, then, Lender, in its sole discretion and without prior notice to any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor,
may do any or all of the following: (a) make payment of the same or any part thereof, (b) set up such reserves in Borrowers' Loan Account as Lender deems necessary to protect Lender from
the exposure created by such failure, or (c) in the case of the failure to comply with Section 6.8 hereof, obtain and maintain insurance
policies of the type described in Section 6.8 and take any action with respect to such policies as Lender deems prudent. Any such amounts paid by
Lender shall constitute Lender Expenses and any such payments shall not constitute an agreement by Lender to make similar payments in the future or a waiver by Lender of any Event of Default under
this Agreement. Lender need not inquire as to, or contest the validity of, any such expense, tax, or Lien and the receipt of the usual official notice for the payment thereof shall be conclusive
evidence that the same was validly due and owing. 

11. WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION.  

    11.1 Demand; Protest. Except as otherwise required by this Agreement, each Borrower waives
demand, protest, notice of protest, notice of default or dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment, nonpayment at maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension, or renewal of documents,
instruments, chattel paper, and guarantees at any time held by Lender on which such Borrower may in any way be liable. 

    11.2 Lender's Liability for Collateral. Each Borrower hereby agrees that: (a) so long as
Lender complies with its obligations, if any, under the Code, Lender shall not in any way or manner be liable or responsible for: (i) the safekeeping of the Collateral, (ii) any loss or
damage thereto occurring or arising in any manner or fashion from any cause, (iii) any diminution in the value thereof, or (iv) any act or
default of any carrier, warehouseman, bailee, forwarding agency, or other Person, and (b) all risk of loss, damage, or destruction of the Collateral shall be borne by Borrowers. 

    11.3 Indemnification. Borrowers, jointly and severally, shall pay, indemnify, defend, and hold
the Lender-Related Persons, each Participant, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and attorneys-in-fact (each, an
"Indemnified Person") harmless (to the fullest extent permitted by law) from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, investigations,
proceedings, and damages, and all reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements and other costs and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith (as and when they are incurred and irrespective of
whether suit is brought), at any time asserted against, imposed upon, or incurred by any of them (a) in connection with or as a result of or related to the execution, delivery, enforcement,
performance, or administration of this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and (b) with respect to any investigation, litigation, or
proceeding related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or the use of the proceeds of the credit provided hereunder (irrespective of whether any Indemnified Person is a party thereto), or any
act, omission, event, or circumstance in any manner related thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the "Indemnified Liabilities"). The foregoing to
the contrary notwithstanding, Borrowers shall have no obligation to any Indemnified Person under this Section 11.3 with respect to any
Indemnified Liability that a court of competent jurisdiction finally determines to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person. This provision shall
survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment of the Obligations. If any Indemnified Person makes any payment to any other Indemnified Person with respect to an Indemnified Liability as
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Indemnified Person receiving such payment, the Indemnified Person making such payment is entitled to be indemnified and reimbursed by Borrowers with respect thereto. WITHOUT
LIMITATION, THE FOREGOING INDEMNITY SHALL APPLY TO EACH INDEMNIFIED PERSON WITH RESPECT TO INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES WHICH IN WHOLE OR IN PART CAUSED BY OR ARISE OUT OF ANY NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OF
SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON OR OF ANY OTHER PERSON. 

12. NOTICES.  

    Unless
otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices or demands by Borrowers or Lender to the other relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be in writing and
(except for financial statements and other informational documents, which may be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid) shall be personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail
(postage prepaid, return-receipt requested), overnight courier, electronic mail (at such e-mail addresses as the Borrowers or
Lender, as applicable, may designate to each other in accordance herewith), or telefacsimile to Borrowers or Lender, as the case may be, at its address set forth below: 

	 	 	If to Borrowers:	 	c/o AMERICAN RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.

4410 El Camino Real, Suite 201

Los Altos, California 94022

Attn: General Counsel

Fax No. 650.949.6420
	

 	
 	

with copies to:	
 	
AMERICAN RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.

4410 El Camino Real, Suite 201

Los Altos, California 94022

Attn: Controller

Fax No. 650.949.6449
	

 	
 	

and:	
 	
MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY LLP

601 South Figueroa Street, 30th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90017

Attn: Kenneth J. Baronsky, Esq.

Fax No. 213.629.5063
	

 	
 	

If to Lender:	
 	
FOOTHILL CAPITAL CORPORATION

2450 Colorado Avenue

Suite 3000 West Santa Monica, California 90404

Attn: Structured Finance Division Manager

Fax No. 310.453.7442
	

 	
 	

with copies to:	
 	
PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP

555 South Flower Street, 23rd Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

Attn: Hydee R. Feldstein, Esq.

Fax No. 213.627.0705

    Lender
and Borrowers may change the address at which they are to receive notices hereunder, by notice in writing in the foregoing manner given to the other party. All notices or
demands sent in accordance with this Section 12, other than notices by Lender in connection with enforcement rights against the Collateral under
the provisions of the Code, shall be deemed received on the earlier of the date of actual receipt or 3 Business Days after the deposit thereof in the mail. Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that
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rights against Collateral under the provisions of the Code shall be deemed sent when deposited in the mail or personally delivered, or, where permitted by law, transmitted by telefacsimile or any
other method set forth above. 

13. CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER.  

    (a) THE VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY IN ANOTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN RESPECT
OF SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT), THE CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEMENT HEREOF AND THEREOF, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THERETO WITH RESPECT TO ALL MATTERS ARISING HEREUNDER OR
THEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO OR THERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED UNDER, GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

    (b) THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE TRIED AND
LITIGATED ONLY IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY SUIT SEEKING
ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT LENDER'S OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE LENDER ELECTS TO BRING SUCH ACTION OR WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER
PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND. BORROWERS AND LENDER WAIVE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT EACH MAY HAVE TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON
CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE TO THE EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION 13(b).  

    BORROWERS AND LENDER HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF ANY OF THE LOAN
DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH-OF-DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS.
BORROWERS AND LENDER REPRESENT THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION,
A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.

14. ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS; SUCCESSORS.  

    14.1 Assignments and Participations. 

    (a) Lender
may assign and delegate to one or more assignees (each an "Assignee") all, or any ratable part of all, of the
Obligations and the other rights and obligations of Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that Borrowers may continue
to deal solely and directly with Lender in connection with the interest so assigned to an Assignee until (i) written notice of such assignment, together with payment instructions, addresses,
and related information with respect to the Assignee, have been given to Borrowers by Lender and the Assignee, and (ii) Lender and its Assignee have delivered to Borrowers an appropriate
assignment and acceptance agreement. 

    (b) From
and after the date that Lender provides Borrowers with such written notice and executed assignment and acceptance agreement, (i) the Assignee thereunder
shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such assignment and acceptance agreement, shall have the assigned and delegated
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obligations of Lender under the Loan Documents, and (ii) Lender shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents have been assigned and delegated by
it pursuant to such assignment and acceptance agreement, relinquish its rights (except with respect to Section 11.3 hereof) and be released from
its obligations under this Agreement (and in the case of an assignment and acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, Lender shall cease to be a party hereto and thereto), and such assignment shall effect a novation between Borrowers and the Assignee. 

    (c) Immediately
upon Borrowers' receipt of such fully executed assignment and acceptance agreement, this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, but only
to the extent, necessary to reflect the addition of the Assignee and the resulting adjustment of the rights and duties of Lender arising therefrom. 

    (d) Lender
may at any time sell to one or more commercial banks, financial institutions, or other Persons not Affiliates of such Lender (a
"Participant") participating interests in the Obligations and the other rights and interests of Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents;  provided,
however, that (i) Lender shall remain the "Lender" for all purposes of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents and the Participant receiving the participating interest in the Obligations and the other rights and interests of Lender shall not constitute a "Lender" hereunder or under the other
Loan Documents and Lender's obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) Borrowers
and Lender shall continue to deal solely and directly with each other in connection with Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (iv) Lender shall not
transfer or grant any participating interest under which the Participant has the right to approve any amendment to, or any consent or waiver with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
except to the extent such amendment to, or consent or waiver with respect to this Agreement or of any other Loan Document would (A) extend the final maturity date of the Obligations hereunder
in which such Participant is participating, (B) reduce the interest rate applicable to the Obligations hereunder in which such Participant is participating, (C) release all or a material
portion of the Collateral or guaranties (except to the extent expressly provided herein or in any of the Loan Documents) supporting the Obligations hereunder in which such Participant is
participating, (D) postpone the payment of, or reduce the amount of, the interest or fees payable to such Participant through Lender, or (E) change the amount or due dates of scheduled
principal repayments or prepayments or premiums, and (v) all amounts payable by Borrowers hereunder shall be determined as if Lender had not sold such participation, except that, if amounts
outstanding under this Agreement are due and unpaid, or shall have been declared or shall have become due and payable upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Participant shall be deemed to
have the right of set off in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement to the same extent as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as
Lender under this Agreement. The rights of any Participant only shall be derivative through Lender and no Participant shall have any rights under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any
direct rights as to Borrowers, the Collections, the Collateral, or otherwise in respect of the Obligations. No Participant shall have the right to participate directly in the making of decisions by
Lender. 

    (e) In
connection with any such assignment or participation or proposed assignment or participation, Lender may disclose all documents and information which it now or
hereafter may have relating to Borrowers or Borrowers' business. 

    (f)  Any
other provision in this Agreement notwithstanding, Lender may at any time create a security interest in, or pledge, all or any portion of its rights under and
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Bank or U.S. Treasury Regulation 31 CFR §203.14, and such Federal Reserve Bank may enforce such pledge or security interest in any manner permitted under applicable law. 

    14.2 Successors. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors
and assigns of each of the parties; provided, however, that Borrowers may not assign this Agreement or any rights or duties hereunder without Lender's
prior written consent and any prohibited assignment shall be absolutely void ab initio. No consent to assignment by Lender shall release Borrowers from
their Obligations. Lender may assign this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and its rights and
duties hereunder and thereunder pursuant to Section 14.1 hereof and, except as expressly required pursuant to  Section 14.1 hereof, no consent or
approval by Borrowers is required in connection with any such assignment. 

15. AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS.  

    15.1 Amendments and Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any
other Loan Document, and no consent with respect to any departure by Borrowers therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Lender and Borrowers and then any such
waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. 

    15.2 No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by Lender to exercise any right, remedy, or
option under this Agreement or, any other Loan Document, or delay by Lender in exercising the same, will operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by Lender will be effective unless it is in writing, and
then only to the extent specifically stated. No waiver by Lender on any occasion shall affect or diminish Lender's rights thereafter to require strict performance by Borrowers of any provision of this
Agreement. Lender's rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy that Lender may have. 

16. GENERAL PROVISIONS.  

    16.1 Effectiveness. This Agreement shall be binding and deemed effective when executed by
Borrowers and Lender. 

    16.2 Section Headings. Headings and numbers have been set forth herein for convenience only.
Unless the contrary is compelled by the context, everything contained in each Section applies equally to this entire Agreement. 

    16.3 Interpretation. Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be
construed against Lender or Borrowers, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. On the contrary, this Agreement has been reviewed by all parties and shall be construed and interpreted
according to
the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to accomplish fairly the purposes and intentions of all parties hereto. 

    16.4 Severability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement shall be severable from every
other provision of this Agreement for the purpose of determining the legal enforceability of any specific provision. 

    16.5 Withholding Taxes. All payments made by Borrowers hereunder will be made without setoff,
counterclaim, or other defense, except as required by applicable law other than for Taxes (as defined below). All such payments will be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding
for, any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction (other than the United States) or by any
political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other than of the United States) with respect to such payments (but excluding, any tax imposed by any jurisdiction or by any political
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(ii) to the extent that such tax results from a change in the circumstances of Lender, including a change in the residence, place of organization, or principal place of business of Lender, or a
change in the branch or lending office of Lender participating in the transactions set forth herein) and all interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect thereto (all such
non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges being referred to collectively as "Taxes"). If any Taxes are so levied or imposed, Borrowers agree to pay
the full amount of such Taxes, and such additional amounts as may be necessary so that every payment of all amounts due under this Agreement, including any amount paid pursuant to this  Section 16.5
after withholding or deduction for or on account of any Taxes, will not be less than the amount provided for herein;  provided, however, that Borrowers shall not be required to increase any such amounts
payable to Lender if the increase in such amount payable results
from Lender's own willful misconduct or gross negligence. Borrowers will furnish to Lender as promptly as possible after the date the payment of any Taxes is due pursuant to applicable law certified
copies of tax receipts evidencing such payment by Borrowers. 

    16.6 Counterparts; Telefacsimile and Electronic Mail Execution. This Agreement may be executed
in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together,
shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or electronic mail shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original
executed counterpart of this Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or electronic mail also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this
Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement. The foregoing shall apply to each other Loan
Document mutatis mutandis. 

    16.7 Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations. If the incurrence or payment of the Obligations
by any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor or the transfer to Lender of any property should for any reason subsequently be declared to be void or voidable under any state or federal law relating to
creditors' rights, including provisions of the Bankruptcy Code relating to fraudulent conveyances, preferences, or other voidable or recoverable payments of money or transfers of property
(collectively, a "Voidable Transfer"), and if Lender is required to repay or restore, in whole or in part, any such Voidable Transfer, or elects to do
so upon the reasonable advice of its counsel, then, as to any such Voidable Transfer, or the amount thereof that Lender is required or elects to repay or restore, and as to all reasonable costs,
expenses, and attorneys fees of Lender related thereto, the liability of any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor automatically shall be revived, reinstated, and restored and shall exist as though
such Voidable Transfer had never been made. 

    16.8 Integration. This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, reflects the entire
understanding of the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and shall not be contradicted or qualified by any other agreement, oral or written, before the date hereof. 

    16.9 Confidentiality. Lender agrees to use reasonable precautions to keep confidential, in
accordance with its customary procedures for handling confidential information of the same nature and in accordance with safe and sound banking practices, all non-public information
provided to it by Borrowers or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document that is identified by such Person as being confidential at the time the same is delivered
to Lender; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prevent Lender from disclosing any such information (a) to its employees, directors, agents, attorneys, auditors, accountants and other
professional advisors, (b) upon request or demand by any Governmental Authority, (c) in response to any order of any court or other Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required
pursuant to any federal, state or local law or regulation, (d) if requested or required to do so in connection with any litigation or similar proceeding, (e) that has been publicly
disclosed other than in violation of this Section 16.9, (f) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other
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affiliate of Lender, or (h) to an assignee or participant (or prospective assignee or participant) so long as such assignee or participant agrees to be bound by the provisions of this  Section 16.9. 

    16.10 Co-Borrowers. Each Borrower hereby accepts, but only to the
extent not prohibited by applicable insolvency laws, not merely as a surety but also as a co-debtor, joint and several liability with the other Borrowers, with respect to the payment and
performance of all of the Obligations, it being the intention of the parties hereto that all the Obligations shall be joint and several obligations of each Borrower without preferences or distinctions
among them. If and to the extent that any of the Borrowers shall fail to make any payment with respect to any of the Obligations as and when due or to perform any of the Obligations in accordance with
the terms thereof, then in each such event the other Borrowers will make such payment with respect to, or perform, such Obligation. Each Borrower hereby agrees that it will not, without Lender's prior
written consent, enforce any of its rights of contribution or subrogation against the other Borrowers with respect to any liability incurred by it hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents,
any payments made by it to Lender with respect to any of the
Obligations or any collateral security therefor until such time as all of the Obligations have been paid in full in cash. Lender may from time to time, without exonerating or releasing any Borrower in
any way under this Agreement, (a) take such further or other security or securities for the Obligations or any part thereof as it may deem proper, or (b) release, discharge, abandon or
otherwise deal with or fail to deal with any Borrower or guarantor of the Obligations or any collateral, security or securities therefor or any part thereof now or hereafter held by the Lender or
(c) amend, modify, extend, accelerate or waive in any manner any of the provisions, terms, or conditions of the Loan Documents, all as it may consider expedient or appropriate in its sole
discretion. Each Borrower agrees that until each and every one of the covenants and agreements of the Loan Documents is fully performed, and without possibility of recourse, whether by operation of
law or otherwise, such Borrower's undertakings hereunder shall not be released, in whole or in part, by any action or thing that might, but for this Agreement, be deemed a legal or equitable discharge
of a surety or guarantor, or by reason of any waiver or omission by Lender or its failure to proceed promptly or otherwise, or by reason of any action taken or omitted by Lender whether or not such
action or failure to act varies or increases the risk of, or affects the rights or remedies of, such Borrower or by reason of any further dealings between any Borrower on the one hand and Lender, on
the other hand or any other guarantor or surety, and each Borrower hereby expressly waives and surrenders any defense to its liability hereunder, or any right of counterclaim or offset of any nature
or description that it may have or may exist based upon, and each Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to, any of the foregoing acts, omissions, things, agreements or waivers. Upon the
bankruptcy or winding up or other distribution of assets of any Borrower or of any surety or guarantor for any Obligations, the rights of Lender against any Borrower or any other guarantor of the
Obligations shall not be affected or impaired by the omission of Lender to prove its claim, or to prove the full claim, as appropriate, and the Lender may prove such claims as it sees fit and may
refrain from proving any claim and in its discretion may value as it sees fit or refrain from valuing any security held by it without in any way releasing, reducing or otherwise affecting the
liability to the Lender of any Borrower. Each Borrower hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives, unless expressly provided for herein or under the Loan Documents: (i) notice of acceptance
hereof, (ii) notice of any loans or other financial accommodations made or extended under this Agreement, or the creation or existence of any of any additional Obligations, (iii) notice
of the amount of the Obligations, subject, however, to such Borrower's rights hereunder; (iv) notice of any adverse change in the financial condition of any Borrower or of any other fact that
might increase such Borrower's risk hereunder; (v) notice of presentment for payment, demand, protest, dishonor and notice thereof; (vi) notice of any Default or Event of Default;
(vii) all diligence in collection or protection of or realization upon the Obligations or any part thereof, any obligation hereunder, or any security for any of the foregoing, (viii) all
rights to enforce any remedy that the Lender may have against any Borrower or any other guarantor; and (ix) all other notices and demands to which any Borrower might otherwise be entitled. To
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guarantor or to exhaust any rights and remedies which Lender has or may have against any other Borrower or any other guarantor. Each Borrower further waives any defense arising by reason of any
disability or other defense (other than the defense that the Obligations shall have been indefeasibly and fully and finally paid and the commitments hereunder have been terminated) of such Borrower.
No Borrower shall be released or discharged, either in whole or in part, by Lender's failure or delay to (A) perfect or continue the perfection of any lien or security interest in any
collateral that secures the Obligations, or (B) protect the property covered by such lien or security interest. To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Borrower hereby waives:
(I) any rights to assert against Lender any defense (legal or equitable), setoff, counterclaim, or claim that such Borrower may now or at any time hereafter have against any other Borrower or
any other party liable to Lender on account of or with
respect to the Obligations (other than the defense that the Obligations shall have been fully and finally paid and the commitments hereunder have been terminated); (II) any defense, setoff,
counterclaim, or claim, of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the present or future sufficiency, validity, or enforceability of the Obligations (other than the defense that the
Obligations shall have been fully and finally paid and the commitments hereunder have been terminated); (III) any defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of
remedies by Lender; (IV) any right to assert against Lender any claim or defense in relation to any requirement upon Lender to marshal any collateral for the benefit of such Borrower or any
other person; (V) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Borrower's liability hereunder or the enforcement thereof. In addition, each Borrower hereby waives, until such time
as the Obligations are fully and finally paid and the commitments hereunder are terminated, any right to proceed against any other Borrower or any other guarantor, now or hereafter, for contribution,
indemnity, reimbursement, or any other suretyship rights and claims (irrespective of whether direct or indirect, liquidated or contingent), with respect to the Obligations. Each Borrower also hereby
waives any right to proceed or to seek recourse against or with respect to any property or asset of any other Borrower or any other guarantor. Each Borrower hereby agrees that, in light of the waivers
contained in this Section, such Borrower shall not be deemed to be a "creditor" (as that term is defined in the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise) of any other Borrower or any other guarantor, whether for
purposes of the application of Sections 547 or 550 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or otherwise. To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Borrower waives any duty on the part of the Lender to
disclose to such Borrower any facts the Lender may now or hereafter know about any other Borrower, regardless of whether the Lender has reason to believe that any such facts materially increase the
risk beyond that which such Borrower intends to assume, or has reason to believe that such facts are unknown to such Borrower, or has a reasonable opportunity to communicate such facts to such
Borrower since such Borrower acknowledges that such Borrower is fully responsible for being and keeping informed of the financial condition of any other Borrower and all of the circumstances bearing
on the risk on nonpayment of any Obligations hereunder. The obligations of each Borrower hereunder shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be affected or impaired by the
following, any of which may be taken without the consent of, or notice to, such Borrower, nor shall any of the following give any Borrower any recourse or right of action against the Lender:
(W) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceeding relating to any Borrower, or any guarantor (which term shall include
any other party at any time directly or contingently liable for any of the Borrowers' obligations under the Loan Documents) or any affiliate of any Borrower, or any action taken with respect to this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents by any trustee or receiver, or by any court, in any such proceeding, whether or not such Borrower shall have had notice or knowledge of any of the
foregoing; (X) any release or discharge of any Borrower from its liability under any of the Loan Documents or any release or discharge of any endorser or guarantor or of any other party at any
time directly or contingently liable for the Obligations; (Y) any subordination, compromise, release (by operation of law or otherwise), discharge, compound, collection or liquidation of any or
all of the Collateral or other property described in any of the Loan Documents or otherwise in any manner, or any substitution with respect thereto; and (Z) any acceptance of partial
performance of the Obligations. 

[Signature
page to follow.] 

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

	 	 	AMERICAN RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.

a Delaware corporation
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

	 	 	Title:  Vice President
	

 	
 	
ARG ENTERPRISES, INC.

a California corporation
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

	 	 	Title:  Vice President
	

 	
 	
ARG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

a California corporation
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

	 	 	Title:  Vice President
	

 	
 	
ARG TERRA, INC.

a Delaware corporation
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

	 	 	Title:  Vice President
	

 	
 	
FOOTHILL CAPITAL CORPORATION

a Delaware corporation
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

	 	 	Title:  Vice President

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	EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

	Exhibit B-1	Form of Borrowing Base Certificate
	Exhibit C-1	Form of Compliance Certificate
	Schedule P-1	Permitted Liens
	Schedule R-1	Real Property Collateral
	Schedule 2.7	Bank Agency Account Banks; Credit Card Arrangements
	Schedule 5.8(b)	Capitalization of Borrower
	Schedule 5.8(c)	Capitalization of Borrowers' Subsidiaries
	Schedule 5.14	Environmental Matters
	Schedule 5.16	Intellectual Property
	Schedule 5.20	Permitted Indebtedness
	Schedule 7.13	Permitted Investments

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EXHIBIT 10.3    
  

 
  SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR
  AND COLLATERAL AGENCY AGREEMENT    
  

    This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AND COLLATERAL AGENCY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made as of
the  day of December, 2001, among (i) BNY Western Trust Company, formerly known as U.S. Trust Company, National Association, as successor to U.S. Trust Company of California,
N.A. ("BNY"), as collateral agent (in such capacity, the "Collateral Agent") for the Secured Parties (as hereinafter defined), (ii) Foothill Capital Corporation (sometimes referred to herein as
the "Agent"), (iii) BNY, as Trustee (in such capacity, the "Trustee") on behalf of the holders of Debentures (as defined below), and (iv) American Restaurant Group, Inc. ("ARG")
and each of its subsidiaries listed on the signature pages hereto (together with ARG, collectively, the "Borrowers"). 

    WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Indenture, dated as of February 25, 1998, as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture,
dated as of June 26, 2000 (the "Existing Indenture"), by and among the Borrowers and BNY, as trustee, ARG issued 111/2% Series A Senior Secured Notes (and, in connection
with the Exchange Offer as defined in the Existing Indenture, the 111/2% Series B Senior Secured Notes) due on or before 2003 in an aggregate principal amount of $155,000,000
(collectively, the "Existing Notes") to the holders thereof (the "Existing Note Holders"); 

    WHEREAS, pursuant to (i) ARG's exchange offer and consent solicitation as set forth in ARG's Confidential Exchange Offer and
Consent Solicitation Statement, dated October 1, 2001 (as amended, modified and supplemented), and (ii) that certain Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 31, 2001
(the "Supplemental Indenture"; the Existing Indenture, as amended by the Supplemental Indenture and as further supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time, the "Indenture"), by and among the
Borrowers and the Trustee, the Security Documents (as defined in the Indenture) and the Existing Indenture were amended to, among other things, (A) indicate that the Existing Notes would no
longer be secured and (B) permit ARG to issue 111/2% Series C Senior Secured Notes (and, in connection with the Exchange Offer as defined in the Indenture, the
111/2% Series D Senior Secured Notes) due on or before 2006 in an aggregate principal amount of up to $166,000,000 (collectively, the "Debentures") to the holders thereof (the
"Debenture Holders"); 

    WHEREAS, ARG, each of ARG's restricted subsidiaries, the lenders listed on the signatures pages thereof, and Fleet National Bank, as
agent for the lenders (the "Existing Agent"), were parties to that certain Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of February 25, 1998, as amended on June 28, 2000, September 7, 2001
and October 31, 2001 (the "Existing Credit Agreement"); 

    WHEREAS, Borrowers and Foothill Capital Corporation have entered into that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of December
  , 2001 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement", and, together with any loan documents referred to therein, the "Credit
Facility"), for the purpose of refinancing the Existing Credit Agreement; 

    WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of the Supplemental Indenture, the Borrowers and the Collateral Agent amended and restated
certain security agreements and related documents (the "Existing Security Documents"), pursuant to which the Borrowers granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the lenders under the
Existing Credit Agreement, the Existing Agent, the Trustee and the Debenture Holders, a security interest and lien upon the Collateral (defined therein); 

    WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, the Borrowers and the Collateral Agent have amended and restated the Existing Security Documents to,
among other things, provide for the grant of a security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, the Trustee and the Debenture Holders (the Existing Security
Documents, as amended in accordance with this recital, the "Security Documents"); 

    WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of the Supplemental Indenture, the Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the Existing Agent
entered into that certain Amended and Restated Intercreditor and 

 

Collateral Agency Agreement (the "Existing Intercreditor Agreement"), providing for, among other things, the appointment of the Collateral Agent to administer and enforce the Security Documents and
the Collateral as provided therein; and 

    WHEREAS, the Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the Lenders desire to amend and restate the Existing Intercreditor Agreement to
(i) reaffirm and provide for the appointment of the Collateral Agent by the Lenders, Trustee and the Debenture Holders and (ii) set forth their relative rights and priorities with
respect to the Collateral, among other things. 

    NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

    Section
1.  DEFINITIONS.  

    Section
1.1  Definitions of Terms Used in Credit Facility.  All capitalized terms used but not defined
herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Facility as in effect on the date hereof and as amended from time to time hereafter (but only to the extent any such amendment
complies with the provisions of Section 9 of this Agreement). 

    Section
1.2  Definitions.  The following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1 or
elsewhere in the provisions of this Agreement referred to below: 

    Accounts. All "accounts" as defined in Article 9 of the UCC. 

    Act. See Section 2.2. 

    Actionable Default. Any Event of Default under and as defined in the Credit Facility, any Event of Default under and as defined in any
Eligible Credit Facility and any Event of Default under and as defined in the Indenture. 

    Agency Agreements. Each Deposit Account Control Agreement and each Securities Account Control Agreement (and any additions,
replacements or substitutions thereof) among the Borrowers, the Agent, the Collateral Agent and each of the Borrowers' depository banks covering all concentration (and, to the extent required by the
Requisite Party, other) accounts of the Borrowers with such banks. 

    Agent. As defined in the preamble hereto and shall include any replacement or successor Agent under the Credit Facility. 

    Agreement. This Second Amended and Restated Intercreditor and Collateral Agency Agreement. 

    Assigned Agreements. All agreements and contracts to which any Borrower is a party as of the date hereof, or to which any Borrower
becomes a party after the date hereof, as each such agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. 

    Bank Debt. The "Obligations" as defined in the Credit Facility and/or any Eligible Credit Facility. Bank Debt shall include without
limitation, interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Credit Facility after the maturity of the Bank Debt and interest accruing at the applicable rate provided in the Credit
Facility after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to any Borrower, whether or not a claim for
post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Bank Debt shall not include (i) principal amounts under the Credit
Facility and any Eligible Credit Facility to the extent, and only to the extent that such principal amounts at any one time outstanding exceed the Maximum Bank Debt Principal (such excess, the "Excess
Bank Debt") and (ii) any interest, fees, collection costs and other amounts to the extent 

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that they relate solely to, or are allocable solely to, any Excess Bank Debt. As used herein, "Maximum Bank Debt Principal" shall mean $25,000,000. 

    Bank Loan Documents. The "Loan Documents", as defined in the Credit Facility. 

    Borrowers. As defined in the preamble hereto, Borrowers as used herein includes the Borrowers as debtors, and the estate of the
Borrowers as debtors, under the federal Bankruptcy Code as well as any permitted post-confirmation successor to such debtors under Chapter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Code. 

    Chattel Paper. All "chattel paper" as defined in Article 9 of the UCC, including "electronic chattel paper" or "tangible chattel
paper," as each such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC. 

    Collateral. All of the Borrowers' right, title and interest in, to and under all real property in which the Collateral Agent has been
granted a security interest for the benefit of Secured Parties, and all of Borrowers' right, title and interest in, to and under all personal property and assets of the Borrowers, including the
following, in each case whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising and wherever located: (a) Accounts; (b) Chattel Paper; (c) Documents; (d) General
Intangibles; (e) Goods; (f) Hedge Agreements; (g) Instruments; (h) Insurance; (i) Intellectual Property; (j) Investment Related Property; (k) Money;
(l) Receivables and Receivable Records; (m) Letters of Credit and Letter of Credit Rights; (n) to the extent not otherwise included above, all Collateral Records, Collateral
Support and Supporting Obligations relating to any of the foregoing; (o) to the extent not otherwise included above, all Proceeds, replacements, substitutions, and products, accessions, rents
and profits of or in respect of, any of the foregoing, whether tangible or intangible, of any of the foregoing including proceeds of
insurance or tort claims covering any or all of the foregoing; and (p) to the extent not otherwise included above, all other personal property of any kind or description. 

    Collateral Account. The account, which may be a Securities Account, established and maintained by the Collateral Agent and its
successors and assigns, entitled "American Restaurant Group Collateral Account, BNY Western Trust Company, as collateral agent, secured party", and any successor account, and all funds, securities and
other property or other items from time to time credited to such account, and all interest, income and distributions thereon. 

    Collateral Agent. As defined in the preamble hereto unless and until a successor Collateral Agent shall have been appointed pursuant to
Section 5.4 hereof, and thereafter "Collateral Agent" shall mean such successor Collateral Agent. 

    Collateral Records. Books, records, ledger cards, files, correspondence, customer lists, blueprints, technical specifications, manuals,
computer software, computer printouts, tapes, disks and related data processing software and similar items that at any time evidence or contain information relating to any of the Collateral or are
otherwise necessary or helpful in the collection thereof or realization thereupon. 

    Collateral Support. All property (real or personal) assigned, hypothecated or otherwise securing any Collateral, including any security
agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement granting a Lien or security interest in such real or personal property. 

    Commodities Accounts. All "commodity accounts" as defined in Article 9 of the UCC. 

    Copyright Licenses. Any agreements providing for the granting of any right in or to Copyrights (whether any Borrower is a licensee or
licensor thereunder). 

    Copyrights. All United States, state and foreign copyrights, all mask works fixed in semi-conductor chip products (as
defined under 17 U.S.C. 901 of the U.S. Copyright Act), whether registered or unregistered, now or hereafter in force throughout the world, all registrations and 

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applications therefor, all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world, all extensions and renewals of any thereof, the right to sue for past, present and future infringements of any of the
foregoing, and
all Proceeds of the foregoing, including licenses, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages, and Proceeds of suit. 

    Credit Documents. Collectively, the Credit Facility, any Eligible Credit Facility, the Bank Loan Documents, the Debenture Documents,
and the Security Documents. 

    Credit Facility. As defined in the recitals hereof, and including any agreement or agreements designated as a "Credit Facility"
hereunder by written notice by the Borrowers to the Collateral Agent with the written consent of the Agent and governing Indebtedness all or part of which was incurred to refund, refinance or replace
all or any portion of the Indebtedness under the Credit Facility, as the same may hereafter be amended, renewed, extended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (including without limitation,
(i) by increasing the amount of Indebtedness thereunder and (ii) any credit facility entered into after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding) from time to time. 

    Debenture Acceleration Notice. See definition of Requisite Party. 

    Debenture Debt. The "Obligations" as defined in the Indenture. Debenture Debt shall include, without limitation, all indebtedness and
obligations of the Borrowers to the holders of the Debentures and the Trustee under the Indenture and the other Debenture Documents, and shall further include, without limitation, interest accruing at
the then applicable rate provided in the Indenture after the maturity of the Debenture Debt and interest accruing at the applicable rate provided in the Indenture after the filing of any petition in
bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to any Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest
is allowed in such proceeding. 

    Debenture Documents. The Indenture, the Debentures, and all documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith and,
to the extent permitted by the Credit Documents, in connection with any indebtedness issued by the Borrowers to refund or refinance all or substantially all of the Debentures. 

    Debentures. As defined in the preamble hereto and, to the extent permitted by the Credit Documents, any replacement or substitution
therefor issued by the Borrowers to refund or refinance all or substantially all of the Debentures which is explicitly entitled under the terms and conditions thereof to the benefits of this
Agreement. 

    Deposit Accounts. All "deposit accounts," as defined in Article 9 of the UCC. 

    Deposit Account Control Agreement. A Deposit Account Control Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D to the
Second Amended and Restated Company Security Agreement or the Second Amended and Restated Subsidiary Security Agreement, as applicable. 

    Documents. All "documents," as defined in Article 9 of the UCC. 

    ECF Party. The agent under any Eligible Credit Facility or, if there is no agent, the lender(s) under such Eligible Credit Facility. 

    Eligible Credit Facility. Debt instruments (and any related notes, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements
executed in connection therewith) that (i) ARG has certified in writing to the Collateral Agent as having terms and conditions no more restrictive in the aggregate than the Credit Facility,
(ii) do not permit ARG to incur Indebtedness under all Eligible Credit Facilities in the aggregate at any time outstanding in excess of $10,000,000 principal amount, and (iii) may be
secured by the Collateral. 

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    Equipment. (i) All "equipment" as defined in the UCC; (ii) all machinery, manufacturing equipment, data processing
equipment, computers, office equipment, furnishings, furniture, appliances, fixtures and tools (in each case, regardless of whether characterized as equipment under the UCC); and (iii) all
accessions or additions thereto, all parts thereof, whether or not at any time of determination incorporated or installed therein or attached thereto, and all replacements therefor, wherever located,
now or hereafter existing, including any fixtures. 

    General Intangibles. All "general intangibles" as defined in Article 9 of the UCC, including "payment intangibles," also as
defined in Article 9 of the UCC, and including all interest-rate or currency-protection or hedging arrangements, tax refunds and net operating losses, licenses, permits, concessions
and authorizations, Assigned Agreements, Intellectual Property and goodwill (in each case, regardless of whether characterized as general intangibles under the UCC). 

    Goods. (i) All "goods," as defined in Article 9 of the UCC, including all Inventory and Equipment (in each case,
regardless of whether characterized as goods under the UCC); and (ii) all motor vehicles, tractors, trailers and other like property, if title thereto is governed by a certificate of title
statute. 

    Hedge Agreements. All interest rate or currency protection or hedging arrangements, including caps, collars, floors, forwards or any
other similar or dissimilar interest rate or currency exchange agreements or other interest rate or currency hedging arrangements. 

    Indenture. As defined in the preamble hereto and shall include any amendment or supplement thereof permitted by this Agreement and, to
the extent permitted by the Credit Documents, any replacement or substitution therefor issued by the Borrowers to refund or refinance all or substantially all of the Debentures. 

    Insolvency Proceeding. A case or proceeding, voluntary or involuntary, for the distribution, division or application of all or part of
the assets of the Borrowers or the Proceeds thereof, whether such case or proceeding be for the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Borrowers or their business, a receivership, insolvency or
bankruptcy case or proceeding, an assignment for the benefit of creditors or a proceeding by or against the Borrowers for relief under the federal Bankruptcy Code or any other bankruptcy,
reorganization or insolvency law or any other law relating to the relief of debtors, readjustment of indebtedness, reorganization, arrangement, composition or extension or marshalling of assets or
otherwise. 

    Instruments. All "instruments," as defined in Article 9 of the UCC. 

    Insurance. (i) All insurance policies covering any or all of the Collateral (regardless of whether the Collateral Agent is the
loss payee thereof), and (ii) any key-man life insurance policies. 

    Intellectual Property. Collectively, the Copyrights, the Copyright Licenses, the Patents, the Patent Licenses, the Trademarks, the
Trademark Licenses, the Trade Secrets, and the Trade Secret Licenses. 

    Inventory. (i) All "inventory," as defined in the UCC, and (ii) all goods held for sale or lease or to be furnished under
contracts of service or so leased or furnished, all raw materials, work in process, finished goods, and materials used or consumed in the manufacture, packing, shipping, advertising, selling, leasing,
furnishing or production of such inventory or otherwise used or consumed in the Borrowers' businesses; all goods in which any Borrower has an interest in mass or a joint or other interest or right of
any kind; and all goods that are returned to or repossessed by any Borrower, all computer programs embedded in any goods and all accessions thereto and products thereof (in each case, regardless of
whether characterized as inventory under the UCC). 

    Investment Related Property. (i) All "investment property" (as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC), and
(ii) all of the following (regardless of whether classified as investment property 

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under the UCC): Pledged Equity Interests, Pledged Debt, the Collateral Account, Securities Accounts, Commodities Accounts, Deposit Accounts and certificates of deposit. 

    Leaseholds. All real property leased by any Borrower. 

    Lenders. Foothill Capital Corporation, together with its successors and assigns, and shall include any replacement or successive
lenders under the Credit Facility. 

    Lien. (i) Any lien, mortgage, pledge, assignment, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any agreement
to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any lease in the nature thereof) and any option, trust or other preferential arrangement having the practical
effect of any of the foregoing; and (ii) in the case of Pledged Equity Interests, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such Pledged Equity Interests. 

    Money. "Money," as defined in the UCC. 

    Notice of Actionable Default. A notice by the Requisite Party delivered to the Collateral Agent, stating that an Actionable Default has
occurred. A Notice of Actionable Default shall be deemed to have been given when the notice referred to in the preceding sentence has actually been received by the Collateral Agent and to have been
rescinded when the Collateral Agent has actually received from the notifying party a notice withdrawing such notice. A Notice of Actionable Default shall be deemed to be outstanding at all times after
such notice has been given until such time, if any, as such notice has been rescinded. The Requisite Party may rescind a Notice of Actionable Default during an Insolvency Proceeding. 

    Patent Licenses. All agreements providing for the granting of any right in or to Patents (whether any Borrower is licensee or licensor
thereunder). 

    Patents. All United States, state and foreign patents and applications for letters patent throughout the world, all reissues,
divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals, and reexaminations of any of the foregoing, all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world, and
all Proceeds of the foregoing, including licenses, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages, and Proceeds of suit and the right to sue for past, present and future infringements of any of the
foregoing. 

    Person. Any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, unincorporated association, business or other legal entity, and any government
or any governmental agency or political subdivision thereof. 

    Pledged Debt. All indebtedness owed to any Borrower, issued by the obligors named therein, the instruments evidencing such
indebtedness, and all interest, cash, instruments and other property or Proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such
indebtedness. 

    Pledged Equity Interests. All Pledged Stock, Pledged LLC Interests, Pledged Partnership Interests and Pledged Trust Interests. 

    Pledged LLC Interests. All interests in any limited liability company and the certificates, if any, representing such limited liability
company interests and any interest of any Borrower on the books and records of such limited liability company or on the books and records of any securities intermediary pertaining to such interest and
all dividends, distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments, securities and other property or Proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or
in exchange for any or all of such limited-liability-company interests. 

    Pledged Partnership Interests. All interests in any general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership or other
partnership and the certificates, if any, representing such 

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partnership interests and any interest of any Borrower on the books and records of such partnership or on the books and records of any securities intermediary pertaining to such interest and all
dividends, distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments, securities and other property or Proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in
exchange for any or all of such partnership interests. 

    Pledged Trust Interests. All interests in a Delaware business trust or other trust and the certificates, if any, representing such
trust interests and any interest of any Borrower on the books and records of such trust or on the books and records of any securities intermediary pertaining to such interest and all dividends,
distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments, securities and other property or Proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for
any or all of such trust interests. 

    Pledged Stock. All shares of capital stock owned by the Borrowers, and the certificates, if any, representing such shares and any
interest of any Borrower in the entries on the books of the issuer of such shares or on the books of any securities intermediary pertaining to such shares, and all dividends,
distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments, securities and other property or Proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for
any or all of such shares. 

    Proceeds. (i) All "proceeds," as defined in Article 9 of the UCC, (ii) payments or distributions made with respect
to any Investment Related Property, (iii) whatever is receivable or received when Collateral or proceeds are sold, exchanged, collected or otherwise disposed of, whether such disposition is
voluntary or involuntary and (iv) all cash and cash equivalents or non-cash distributions generated by or from the Collateral in the operations, recapitalization or reorganization
of the Borrowers' businesses. 

    Receivables. All rights to payment, whether or not earned by performance, for goods or other property sold, leased, licensed, assigned
or otherwise disposed of, or services rendered or to be rendered, including all such rights constituting or evidenced by any Account, Chattel Paper, Instrument, General Intangible or Investment
Related Property, together with all of the Borrowers' rights, if any, in any goods or other property giving rise to such right to payment and all Collateral Support and Supporting Obligations related
thereto and all Receivables Records. 

    Receivables Records. (i) All original copies of all documents, instruments or other writings or electronic records or other
Records evidencing the Receivables; (ii) all books, correspondence, credit or other files, Records, ledger sheets or cards, invoices, and other papers relating to Receivables, including all
tapes, cards, computer tapes, computer discs, computer runs, record keeping systems and other papers and documents relating to the Receivables, whether in the possession or under the control of any
Borrower or any computer bureau or agent from time to time acting for any Borrower or otherwise; (iii) all evidences of the filing of financing statements and the registration of other
instruments in connection therewith, and amendments, supplements or other modifications thereto, notices to other creditors or secured parties, and certificates, acknowledgments, or other writings,
including Lien search reports, from filing or other registration officers; (iv) all credit information, reports and memoranda relating thereto; and (v) all other written or
non-written forms of information related in any way to the foregoing or any Receivable. 

    Record. A "record," as defined in Article 9 of the UCC. 

    Requisite Party. The Agent until such time as the Agent shall certify to the Collateral Agent in writing that the Bank Debt (excluding
obligations under any Eligible Credit Facility) has been paid in full in cash (or in a manner otherwise satisfactory to the Agent in its sole and absolute discretion) and the commitments represented
by the Credit Facility shall have expired or been reduced to zero or terminated; thereafter, if any Eligible Credit Facility is outstanding, the ECF 

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Party until such time as the ECF Party shall certify to the Collateral Agent in writing that the remaining Bank Debt has been paid in full in cash (or in a manner otherwise satisfactory to such agent
or lender in its sole discretion) and the commitments represented by such Eligible Credit Facility shall have expired or been reduced to zero or terminated; and, thereafter the Trustee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee shall become the Requisite Party 180 days after the Trustee has delivered notice to the Collateral Agent, the Agent and the ECF Party that the entire
principal amount of the Debenture Debt shall have become due and payable (a "Debenture Acceleration Notice"), if prior to the end of such period either the Agent, or the ECF Party, has failed to
deliver a Notice of Actionable Default or an Insolvency Proceeding does not exist. During any Insolvency Proceeding, until the Bank Debt has been paid in full in cash (or in a manner otherwise
satisfactory to the Agent or the ECF Party, as the case may be, in its sole and absolute discretion) and the commitments represented by the Credit Facility and any Eligible Credit Facility shall have
expired or been reduced to zero or terminated, the Agent or the ECF Party, as the case may be, shall be the Requisite Party (even if the Trustee shall have been the Requisite Party prior to the
commencement of the Insolvency Proceeding). 

    Secured Obligations. Collectively, the Bank Debt (unless and until (x) with respect to the Bank Debt under the Credit Facility,
the Agent has given notice in writing to the Collateral Agent that either (i) the Bank Debt under the Credit Facility has been paid in full and all commitments under the Credit Facility have
been reduced to zero or (ii) the Bank Debt under the Credit Facility otherwise no longer constitutes Secured Obligations under the Security Documents and (y) with respect to the Bank
Debt under the Eligible Credit Facility, the ECF Party has given notice in writing to the Collateral Agent that either (i) the Bank Debt under the Eligible Credit Facility has been paid in full
and all commitments under the Eligible Credit Facility have been reduced to zero or (ii) the Bank Debt under the Eligible Credit Facility otherwise no longer constitutes Secured Obligations
under the Security Documents) and the Debenture Debt (unless and until the Trustee has given notice in writing to the Collateral Agent that the Debenture Debt no longer constitutes Secured Obligations
under the Security Documents). 

    Secured Parties. The Agent, individually and for the benefit of the Lenders, the Trustee, individually and for the benefit of the
Debenture Holders, and the agent, individually or for the benefit of the lenders under any Eligible Credit Facility, or, if there is no agent, the lender(s) under any Eligible Credit Facility. 

    Securities Account Control Agreement. A Securities Account Control Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C to
the Second Amended and Restated Company Security Agreement or the Second Amended and Restated Subsidiary Security Agreement, as applicable. 

    Securities Accounts. All "securities accounts," as defined in Article 8 of the UCC. 

    Security Documents. Any instrument or agreement pursuant to which a Lien in Collateral is created or arises to secure the Bank Debt
and/or the Debenture Debt. 

    Supporting Obligations. All "supporting obligations," as defined in Article 9 of the UCC. 

    Trademark Licenses. All agreements providing for the granting of any right in or to Trademarks (whether any Borrower is a licensee or
licensor thereunder). 

    Trademarks. All United States, state and foreign trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious
business names, internet domain names, trade styles, service marks, certification marks, collective marks, logos, other source or business identifiers, designs and general intangibles of a like
nature, all registrations and applications for any of the foregoing, all extensions or renewals of any of the foregoing, all of the goodwill of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by
the foregoing, the right to sue for past, present and future infringement or dilution of any of the foregoing or for any injury to goodwill, and all Proceeds of the foregoing, including licenses,
royalties, income, payments, claims, damages, and Proceeds of suit. 

    Trade Secret Licenses. All agreements providing for the granting of any right in or to Trade Secrets (whether any Borrower is a
licensee or licensor thereunder). 

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    Trade Secrets. All trade secrets and all other confidential or proprietary information and know-how now or hereafter owned
or used in, or contemplated at any time for use in, the business of the Borrowers (all of the foregoing being collectively called a "Trade Secret"), whether or not such Trade Secret has been reduced
to a writing or other tangible form, including all documents and things embodying, incorporating, or referring in any way to such Trade Secret, the right to sue for past, present and future
infringement of any Trade Secret, and all Proceeds of the foregoing, including licenses, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages, and Proceeds of suit. 

    Trustee. As defined in the preamble hereto and shall include any replacement or successor Trustee under the Indenture. 

    UCC. The Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York or, when the context implies, the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in any other applicable jurisdiction. 

    Section
1.3  Terms Generally.  The definitions in Section 1.2 shall apply equally to both the singular
and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words "include", "includes" and
"including" shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase "without limitation". All references herein to Sections shall be deemed references to Sections of this Agreement unless the context shall
otherwise require. 

    Section
2.  RECOURSE OF SECURED PARTIES; OTHER COLLATERAL; ACTS OF SECURED PARTIES.  

    Section
2.1  Recourse of Secured Parties; Other Collateral.  

    (a) Each
of the Secured Parties acknowledges and agrees that except as provided in part (b) of this Section 2.1, (i) it shall only have recourse to the
Collateral through the Collateral Agent and that it shall have no independent recourse to the Collateral and (ii) the Collateral Agent shall have no obligation to take any action, or refrain
from taking any action, except upon instructions from the Requisite Party in accordance with Section 2.2 hereof. 

    (b) Nothing
contained herein shall restrict (i) subject to Section 7.2 hereof, the right of the Agent, any Lender, or the ECF Party to exercise the right of
setoff, (ii) subject to Section 3.2 hereof, the Collateral
Agent's right to give notice under the Agency Agreements, and to apply all amounts received from the depository accounts covered by the Agency Agreements to payment of the Bank Debt and
(iii) the rights of the Agent, the ECF Party or the Trustee to pursue remedies, by proceedings in law and equity, to collect principal of or interest on the Bank Debt or, as the case may be,
the Debentures or to enforce the performance of and provisions of the Bank Debt or, as the case may be, the Debentures, including, without limitation, the filing of, or joining in the filing of, a
petition in bankruptcy, to the extent that such remedies do not seek recovery from the Collateral or interfere with the Collateral Agent's right to take action hereunder or under the Security
Documents. 

    Section
2.2  Acts of Secured Parties.  Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other action permitted or required by this Agreement to be given or taken by the Requisite Party, may be and, at the request of the Collateral Agent, shall be embodied in and evidenced by
one or more instruments reasonably satisfactory in form to the Collateral Agent and signed by or on behalf of the Requisite Party and, except as otherwise expressly provided in any such instrument,
any such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent. The instrument or instruments evidencing any action (and the action
embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are sometimes referred to herein as an "Act" of the persons signing such instrument or instruments. The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely absolutely
upon an Act of the Requisite Party if such Act purports to be taken by or on behalf of the Requisite Party and nothing in this Section 2.2 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be construed to require
the Agent (if the Agent is then the Requisite Party), the ECF Party (if 

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such ECF Party is then the Requisite Party) or the Trustee (if the Trustee is then the Requisite Party) to demonstrate that it has been authorized by the Lenders, if any, the lenders under the
Eligible Credit Facility or the Debenture Holders, as the case may be, to take any action which it purports to be taking, the Collateral Agent being entitled to rely conclusively, and being fully
protected in so relying, on any Act of the Agent, the ECF Party or the Trustee, as the case may be. 

    Section
3.  DUTIES OF COLLATERAL AGENT.  

    Section
3.1  Notices to the Secured Parties and the Borrowers.  The Collateral Agent shall within five
(5) business days following receipt thereof furnish to each of the Agent, the ECF Party, the Trustee and the Borrowers: 

    (a) a
copy of each Notice of Actionable Default received by the Collateral Agent; 

    (b) a
copy of each certificate received by the Collateral Agent rescinding a Notice of Actionable Default; 

    (c) a
copy of each Debenture Acceleration Notice received by the Collateral Agent; 

    (d) written
notice of any release or subordination by the Collateral Agent of any Collateral; and 

    (e) such
other notices required by the terms of this Agreement to be furnished by the Collateral Agent. 

    Section
3.2  Actions Under Security Documents.  The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to take any
action under this Agreement or any of the Security Documents except for the performance of such duties as are specifically set forth herein or therein or as may be requested in writing by each of the
Agent, the ECF Party and the Trustee, it being agreed that no implied duties or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Collateral Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 5.3(e)
hereof, the Collateral Agent shall take any action under or with respect to the Security Documents which is requested by the Requisite Party which request shall not be inconsistent with or contrary to
this Agreement; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not amend or waive any provision of the Security Documents except in accordance with Section 9
hereof. The Collateral Agent shall, subject in all cases to the provisions of Section 5.3(e) hereof, exercise or refrain from exercising all such rights, powers and remedies as shall be available to
it under the Security Documents or any of them in accordance with any written instructions received from the Requisite Party. The Collateral Agent shall have the right to decline to follow any such
direction if the Collateral Agent, being advised by counsel, determines that the directed action is not permitted by the terms of this Agreement, may violate any statute, rule or regulation applicable
to the Collateral Agent, or might jeopardize its rights with respect to the Collateral after the occurrence of a Notice of Actionable Default or an Insolvency Proceeding, and the Collateral Agent
shall not be required to take any such action unless any indemnity to which it may have a right hereunder in respect of such action has been provided in form and substance satisfactory to the
Collateral Agent. Subject to Section 5.3 hereof, the Collateral Agent may rely on any such written direction given to it by the Requisite Party and shall be fully protected, and shall under no
circumstances (absent the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Collateral Agent) be liable to the Borrowers, any holder of any Secured Obligations or any other Person for taking or refraining
from taking action in accordance therewith. In the absence of written instructions (which may relate to the exercise of specific remedies or to the exercise of remedies in general) from the Requisite
Party, the Collateral Agent shall not exercise remedies available to it under any Security Documents with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof. 

    Section
4.  PRIORITY OF RIGHTS AGAINST COLLATERAL AND PROCEEDS THEREOF.  It is the intent of the parties
hereto that (i) the Bank Debt constituting obligations under the Credit Facility shall be paid in full in cash (or in a manner otherwise satisfactory to the Agent in its sole and absolute
discretion) and that the commitments represented by the Credit Facility shall have expired or been 

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reduced to zero or terminated before either the obligations under any Eligible Credit Facility or any of the Debenture Debt is paid from the Collateral and (ii) the Bank Debt constituting
obligations under any Eligible Credit Facility shall be paid in full in cash (or in a manner otherwise satisfactory to the Agent in its sole and absolute discretion) and that the commitments
represented by such Eligible Credit Facility shall have expired or been reduced to zero or terminated before any of the Debenture Debt is paid from the Collateral. Accordingly, the parties hereto
acknowledge and agree as follows: 

    (a) Prior
to an Insolvency Proceeding or Collateral Agent's receipt of a Notice of Actionable Default, the Collateral Agent and the Trustee may receive regularly
scheduled payments, without prepayment or acceleration, on the Debentures in accordance with the terms of the Debenture Documents from the Collateral or Proceeds. Nothing contained herein shall limit
the right of the Agent and the Lenders to continue to make loans, advances and otherwise extend credit under the Bank Loan Documents, including loans, advances and extensions of credit during an
Insolvency Proceeding. 

    (b) If,
following the earlier of (i) Collateral Agent's receipt of a Notice of Actionable Default which has not been rescinded or (ii) following the
commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, the Collateral Agent, the Trustee, any Debenture Holder or any ECF Party receives any cash amounts in respect of the Collateral or Proceeds (which amounts,
under the terms of any of the Security Documents, are to be applied to any of the Secured Obligations), including, without limitation, any Proceeds received during an Insolvency Proceeding or in
connection with any sale, exchange, destruction, condemnation, or other disposition of any of the Collateral (such Proceeds to be deemed to include any amounts received by the Trustee or Collateral
Agent under Section 507(b) of the Bankruptcy Code as compensation for a failure of adequate protection in the context of an Insolvency Proceeding) such amounts shall be paid (i) to the Agent to
be applied to the Bank Debt (excluding any obligations under any Eligible Credit Facility) until such time as the Agent has notified the Collateral Agent in writing that (A) the Bank Debt
(excluding any obligations under any Eligible Credit Facility) has been paid in full in cash (or in a manner otherwise satisfactory to the Agent in its sole and absolute discretion) and (B) the
commitments represented by the Credit Facility have expired or been reduced to zero or terminated; (ii) thereafter to the ECF Party to be applied to the remaining Bank Debt until such time as
the ECF Party has notified the Collateral Agent in writing that (A) the remaining Bank Debt has been paid in full in cash (or in a manner otherwise satisfactory to the ECF Party in its sole and
absolute discretion) and (B) the commitments represented by the Eligible Credit Facility have expired or been reduced to zero or terminated; (iii) thereafter to the Trustee for
application to the Debenture Debt until such time as the Trustee has notified the Collateral Agent in writing that the Debenture Debt has been paid in full in cash (or in a manner otherwise
satisfactory to the Trustee in its sole and absolute discretion) and (iv) thereafter unless otherwise required by applicable law, to the Borrowers. Nothing contained herein shall limit the
right of the Agent and the Lenders to continue to make loans, advances and otherwise extend credit under the Bank Loan Documents, including loans, advances and extensions of credit during an
Insolvency Proceeding. 

    (c) If
the Collateral Agent, the Trustee, any Debenture Holder or any ECF Party receives any non-cash Proceeds in respect of the Collateral, then, unless
the Security Documents expressly provide to the contrary, such Person shall hold such non-cash Proceeds as Collateral upon the terms of this Agreement and the Security Documents until
converted to cash and thereupon distributed in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 4. 

    (d) If
the Collateral Agent, the Trustee, any Debenture Holder or any other Secured Party receives any cash or property which constitutes Proceeds of or is otherwise
attributable to the Collateral at any time after the earlier to occur of (i) Collateral Agent's receipt of a Notice of Actionable Default which has not been rescinded or (ii) following
the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, then irrespective of (w) the time, order or method of attachment or perfection of the security interest of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of
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(x) the time or order of filing or recording financing statements or other Liens or security interests with respect to the Collateral, (y) whether the Liens of the Agent, the Collateral
Agent, the Trustee or any Secured Party are filed, recorded, or otherwise perfected or perfectable in any manner or (z) the validity, priority, enforceability or avoidability of any of the
Secured Obligations or the Liens of the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Trustee or any Secured Party, all such Proceeds or Collateral received by the Trustee, any Debenture Holder or any other
Secured Party shall be turned over to the Collateral Agent to be applied to the Secured Obligations in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 4. 

    Section
5.  CONCERNING THE COLLATERAL AGENT.  

    Section
5.1  Appointment of Collateral Agent.  The Agent, acting on instructions from the Lenders or if
no Lenders other than the Agent exist acting on its own behalf, and the Trustee, acting pursuant to the Indenture, hereby appoints BNY Western Trust Company to act as Collateral Agent pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement and the Security Documents. Upon the Collateral Agent's acknowledgment of the receipt of a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto executed by the ECF
Party, pursuant to which the ECF Party appoints BNY Western Trust Company to act as Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Security Documents, the Collateral Agent hereby
agrees that it shall have accepted such appointment. The relationship between the Collateral Agent and the holders of the Secured Obligations is and shall be that of agent and principal only, and
nothing contained in this Agreement or any of the Credit Documents shall be construed to constitute the Collateral Agent as a trustee for any such holder. 

    Section
5.2  Limitations on Responsibility of Collateral Agent.  The Collateral Agent shall not be
responsible in any manner whatsoever for the correctness of any recitals, statements, representations or warranties contained herein or in any Security Document, except for those made by it herein.
The Collateral Agent makes no representation as to the value or condition of the Collateral or any part thereof, as to the title of the Borrowers to the Collateral, as to the security afforded by this
Agreement or any Security Document or, except as set forth in Section 6, as to the validity, execution, enforceability, legality or sufficiency of this Agreement or any Security Document, and the
Collateral Agent shall incur no liability or responsibility in respect of any such matters. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for insuring the Collateral, for the payment of taxes,
charges, assessments or liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral, except as provided in the immediately following sentence when the Collateral Agent has
possession of the Collateral. The Collateral Agent shall have no duty to the Borrowers or to the holders of any of the Secured Obligations as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the
possession or control of any agent or nominee of the
Collateral Agent or any income thereon or as to the preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto, except the duty to accord such of the Collateral as may be in
its possession substantially the same care as it accords its own assets and the duty to account for monies received by it. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for any loss suffered with
respect to any investment permitted to be made under this Agreement and shall not be responsible for the consequences of any oversight or error of judgment whatsoever, except that the Collateral Agent
may be liable for losses due to its willful misconduct or gross negligence. The Collateral Agent shall not be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance by the Borrowers of any of the
covenants or agreements contained herein or in any of the Credit Documents. Neither the Collateral Agent nor any officer, agent or representative thereof shall be personally liable for any action
taken or omitted to be taken by any such person in connection with this Agreement or any Security Document except for such person's own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Neither the Collateral
Agent nor any officer, agent or representative thereof shall be personally liable for any action taken by any such person in accordance with any notice given by the Requisite Party pursuant to the
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purporting to be the Requisite Party is not entitled to give such notice, except where the account officer of the Collateral Agent active upon the Borrowers' account has actual knowledge that such
Requisite Party or person purporting to be the Requisite Party is not entitled to give such notice. The Collateral Agent may execute any of the powers granted under this Agreement or any of the
Security Documents and perform any duty hereunder or thereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact, and shall not be responsible for the negligence or
misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it without gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Collateral Agent. 

    Section
5.3  Reliance on Collateral Agent; Etc.  (a) Whenever in the performance of its duties
under this Agreement the Collateral Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established with respect to any Person in connection with the taking, suffering or omitting of
any action hereunder by the Collateral Agent, such matter may be conclusively deemed to be proved or established by a certificate executed by an officer of such Person, and absent gross negligence or
willful misconduct, the Collateral Agent shall have no liability with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted in reliance thereon. 

    (b) The
Collateral Agent may consult with counsel and shall be fully protected in taking any action hereunder in accordance with any advice of such counsel. The
Collateral Agent shall have the right but not the obligation at any time to seek instructions concerning the administration of this Agreement, the duties created hereunder, or any of the Collateral
from any court of competent jurisdiction. 

    (c) The
Collateral Agent shall be fully protected in relying upon any resolution, statement, certificate, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order
or other paper or document which it in good faith believes to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. In the absence of its gross negligence or willful
misconduct the Collateral Agent may conclusively rely,
as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificate or opinions furnished to the Collateral Agent in connection with this Agreement. 

    (d) The
Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have actual, constructive, direct or indirect notice or knowledge of the occurrence of any Actionable Default unless and
until the Collateral Agent shall have received a Notice of Actionable Default. The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever either prior to or after receiving such a Notice of Actionable
Default to inquire whether an Actionable Default has, in fact, occurred and shall be entitled to rely conclusively, and shall be fully protected in so relying, on any certificate so furnished to it
and shall have no obligation, absent written instructions from the Requisite Party, to take or omit to take any action with respect to such Notice of Actionable Default. 

    (e) If
the Collateral Agent has been requested by the Requisite Party to take any specific action pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, prior to taking such
action the Collateral Agent shall have the right to request an indemnity from the Requisite Party, in addition to the indemnity provided for in Section 5.6 hereof, satisfactory to it against
the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction. If the Collateral Agent determines that it shall require an indemnification beyond the
scope of the indemnification set forth in Section 5.6 hereof, then the Collateral Agent shall promptly notify the Requisite Party. If the Requisite Party shall not agree to such additional
indemnity, the Collateral Agent and the Requisite Party shall have the form and substance of such additional indemnity determined pursuant to the Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration
Association; provided, however, that in all events, the Collateral Agent shall promptly take such action requested by the Requisite Party and shall be provided the indemnity contemplated in
Section 5.6 notwithstanding any additional indemnity that may be provided by agreement or arbitration. 

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    (f)  If any dispute or disagreement shall arise as to the allocation of any sum of money received by the Collateral Agent hereunder or under any Security Document, the
Collateral Agent shall have the right to deliver such sum to a court of competent jurisdiction and therein commence an action for interpleader. 

    Section
5.4  Resignation or Replacement of the Collateral Agent.  The Collateral Agent may at any time
resign by giving thirty (30) days' prior written notice thereof to each Secured Party and the Borrowers, provided that no resignation shall be
effective until a successor for the Collateral Agent is appointed. The Requisite Party may, at its own cost and expense which shall be reimbursed by Borrowers pursuant to the terms of the applicable
Credit Documents, at any time, with or without cause, remove the Collateral Agent and replace it with a successor Collateral Agent under this Agreement and the Security Documents. Following any
resignation or removal, the Requisite Party shall appoint a successor Collateral Agent, which may, but need not be, the Requisite Party. The Requisite Party shall notify the other parties hereto in
writing of the appointment of any successor Collateral Agent. After any such removal or resignation, if no successor Collateral Agent shall have been so appointed by the Requisite Party and shall have
accepted such appointment within forty-five (45) days after the removal of
the Collateral Agent or the retiring Collateral Agent's giving of notice of resignation, then the removed or retiring Collateral Agent may, on behalf of the Secured Parties, appoint a successor
Collateral Agent, which shall be a financial institution having a long-term bank deposit rating of not less than "A" if rated by Standard & Poor's, a division of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or Moody's Investors Services, Inc. In the event of any such removal and replacement, (x) the Collateral Agent hereby agrees to execute
and deliver to such successor Collateral Agent all Collateral in Collateral Agent's possession, (y) each Borrower and Collateral Agent agree to deliver to such successor Collateral Agent all
documents required by such successor Collateral Agent to transfer the Liens of Collateral Agent in the Collateral to such successor Collateral Agent, and (z) each Borrower and Collateral Agent
hereby agree that such successor Collateral Agent may, among other things, file UCC Financing Statements to perfect such successor Collateral Agent's Liens in the Collateral pursuant to the terms of
the Security Documents. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor Collateral Agent, such successor Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become
vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent shall thereupon, without more, be discharged from its duties and
obligations hereunder. After any retiring Collateral Agent's resignation or removal, the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents, including, without limitation, any rights of
indemnification shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as Collateral Agent. 

    Section
5.5  Expenses and Indemnification by the Borrowers.  By countersigning this Agreement, the
Borrowers expressly agree that they will, upon demand therefor, (a) reimburse the Collateral Agent for any expenses incurred by the Collateral Agent, including reasonable counsel fees and
disbursements and compensation of agents, arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of, the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any Security Document or any agreement or
instrument contemplated hereby or thereby or the performance by the parties hereto or thereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or in connection with the enforcement or
protection of the rights of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties hereunder or under the Security Documents, (b) indemnify and hold harmless the Collateral Agent and its directors,
officers, employees and agents from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature
whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Collateral Agent in its capacity as the Collateral Agent or any of them in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement
or any Security Document or any action taken or omitted by them under this Agreement or any Security Document; provided that the Borrowers shall not be liable to the 

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Collateral Agent for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of the Collateral Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees or agents as determined by a final non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction,
(c) to indemnify and hold harmless the Collateral Agent, on demand, from and against any and all liabilities which may be imposed on or incurred by the Collateral Agent (in its capacity as
Collateral Agent) for the net amount of taxes (after taking into account any deduction, credit or other tax reduction or benefit available by reason of the imposition of any such tax) in any
jurisdiction in which the Collateral Agent would not otherwise be subject to tax except by reason of its acting under this Agreement or the Security Documents (directly or through agents); provided
that such indemnification for taxes (i) shall apply only in respect of taxes attributable to the performance of the Collateral Agent's obligations hereunder and (ii) shall in no event
cover any federal, state, local or other taxes imposed upon the Collateral Agent with respect to or measured by its gross or net income or profits. A statement by the Collateral Agent that is
submitted to the Borrowers with respect to the amount of such expenses and containing a basic description thereof and/or the amount of its indemnification obligation shall be prima facie evidence of
the amount thereof owing to the Collateral Agent. 

    Section
5.6  Expenses and Indemnification by Secured Parties.  The Requisite Party at any time of
determination agrees that, if such Requisite Party requests the Collateral Agent to take any particular action or refrain from taking any particular action, such Requisite Party shall
(i) reimburse the Collateral Agent on demand, in the amount of any expenses resulting from the Collateral Agent's compliance with such request which shall not have been reimbursed or paid by
the Borrowers or paid from the Proceeds of Collateral as provided herein and (ii) indemnify and hold harmless the Collateral Agent and its directors, officers, employees and agents, on demand
from and against any and all liabilities, losses, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs expenses or disbursements resulting from the Collateral Agent's compliance
with such request to the extent the same shall not have been reimbursed by the Borrowers or paid from the Proceeds of Collateral as provided herein;  provided that the Requisite Party shall not be liable
to the Collateral Agent for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs expenses or disbursements resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Collateral Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees or
agents as determined by a final non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction. 

    Section
5.7  Collateral Agent's Fee.  By countersigning this Agreement, the Borrowers agree to pay to the
Collateral Agent for the Collateral Agent's own account, a non-refundable Collateral Agent's fee in an amount agreed to by the parties on the date hereof and on each anniversary hereof
thereafter until the Secured Obligations have been paid in full in cash (or in a manner otherwise satisfactory to the Agent in its sole and absolute discretion), the commitments represented by the
Credit Facility shall have expired or been reduced to zero or terminated and the Collateral Agent no longer has any duties hereunder. 

    Section
6.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  Each of the Collateral Agent, the Trustee, the Agent and, by
countersigning this Agreement, each Borrower represents and warrants to the other parties hereto that (a) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (i) have been duly
authorized by all requisite corporate action on its part and, in the case of the Agent, by the Lenders, if any, and, in the case of the Trustee, by the Indenture, and (ii) do not conflict with
or result in any breach or contravention of any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation to which it is subject or any judgment, order, writ, injunction, license or permit applicable to it and
will not conflict with any provision of its corporate charter or bylaws or any agreement or other instrument binding upon it; and (b) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it
and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms. 

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    Section 7.  CERTAIN INTERCREDITOR ARRANGEMENTS.  

    Section
7.1  Turnover of Collateral.  If any Secured Party acquires custody, control or possession of any
Collateral or Proceeds, other than pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or pursuant to the Agency Agreements, such Secured Party shall promptly cause such Collateral or Proceeds to be delivered to
or put in the custody, possession or control of the Collateral Agent or, if the Collateral Agent shall so designate an agent of the Collateral Agent (which agent may be a branch or affiliate of the
Collateral Agent) in the same form of payment received, with appropriate endorsements, in the country in which such Collateral is held, for distribution in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.
Until such time as the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence have been complied with, such Secured Party shall be deemed to hold such Collateral and Proceeds in trust for the Collateral
Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) if the Requisite Party receives Proceeds of Collateral in the form of cash, the Requisite Party may apply such amounts to the payment of the Bank Debt
(until payment in full of the Bank Debt in cash (or in a manner otherwise satisfactory to the Agent, or the ECF Party, as the case may be, in such Person's sole and absolute discretion) and the
reduction of all commitments under the Credit Facility and any Eligible Credit Facility to zero) or the Debenture Debt (after payment in full of the Bank Debt in cash (or in a manner otherwise
satisfactory to the Agent, or the ECF Party, in such Person's sole and absolute discretion) and the reduction of all commitments under the Credit Facility and any Eligible Credit Facility to zero) and
(b) the Trustee and the holders of the Debentures shall not be required to deliver to the Collateral Agent or such agent of the Collateral Agent, any amounts received by them prior to the
earlier to occur of (i) receipt by the Collateral Agent of a Notice of Actionable Default or (ii) an Insolvency Proceeding. 

    Section
7.2  Setoffs.  If (a) any Lender, or any lender under any Eligible Credit Facility,
exercises any right of setoff, banker's lien or similar right with respect to any Collateral for payment of any Secured Obligations, each of the Secured Parties agrees with each other Secured Party
that if an amount to be set off is to be applied to Indebtedness of the Borrowers to such Lender or such lender, as the case may be, other than the Bank Debt, such amount shall be applied ratably to
such other Indebtedness and to the Bank Debt, and (b) any Secured Party, Lender, lender under any Eligible Credit Facility or Debenture Holder shall receive from the Borrowers, whether by
voluntary payment, exercise of the right of setoff, counterclaim, cross action, enforcement of the claim on the Bank Debt or Debenture Debt by proceedings against the Borrowers at law or in equity or
by proof thereof in bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation, receivership or similar proceedings, or otherwise, and shall retain and apply to the payment of Bank Debt or Debenture Debt held by such
Person any amount from the Collateral in excess of its ratable portion of the payments received by the other Lenders, lenders under any Eligible Credit Facility or Debenture Holders with respect to
the Bank Debt and Debenture Debt held by all of the Lenders, lenders under any Eligible Credit Facility and Debenture Holders as contemplated by this Agreement, such Person will make such disposition
and arrangements with the other Lenders, lenders under any Eligible Credit Facility and Debenture Holders with respect to such excess, either by way of distribution, pro
tanto assignment of claims, subrogation or otherwise, as shall result in each Lender, lender under any Eligible Credit Facility or Debenture Holder receiving in respect of the
Bank Debt or Debenture Debt held by it its proportionate payment as contemplated by this Agreement; provided that if all or any part of such excess
payment is thereafter recovered from such Lender or lender under any Eligible Credit Facility, such disposition and arrangements shall be rescinded and the amount restored to the extent of such
recovery, but without interest. 

    Section
8.  RELEASE OR SUBORDINATION OF COLLATERAL; FREEDOM TO DEAL.  

    Section
8.1  Release of Collateral.  The Collateral Agent is hereby authorized, upon receipt of
instructions from the Requisite Party, and subject to Section 8.3, to (a) release any Collateral and to provide such releases and termination statements with respect to any Collateral in
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perfected security interest in any non-cash Proceeds of such sale, exchange or other disposition and (ii) any cash Proceeds of such sale, exchange or other disposition are paid in
accordance with Section Section 4(a), (b), (c) and (d) and (b) consent to the use of cash collateral in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding. The Trustee and the Debenture
Holders waive any right they may have to object to the use of cash collateral in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding so long as the Proceeds and Collateral are applied in accordance with Section
Section 4(a), (b), (c) and (d). 

    Section
8.2  Subordination of Lien.  To the extent permitted by the Credit Facility and the Indenture,
the Collateral Agent shall, on the written instructions of the Requisite Party, and subject to Section 8.3, subordinate by written instrument the Lien on all or any portion of the Collateral to any
other lender extending to the Borrowers Indebtedness permitted by the terms of the Credit Facility and the Indenture (including, without limitation, any Eligible Credit Facility). Further, following
the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding, with the consent of the Requisite Party, the Collateral Agent may subordinate the Lien on portions of the Collateral (including without limitation,
subordination to indebtedness owed to the Agent or any of the Lenders) so long as the sum of the principal amount of such indebtedness and the principal amount of the Bank Debt does not exceed in the
aggregate $25,000,000. 

    Section
8.3  Trust Indenture Act Compliance.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8,
except for (i) the collection (including through a collection agency) of accounts receivable (including checks and other instruments received by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries in respect
thereof) in the ordinary course of business, (ii) pursuant to Section 10.3(b) of the Indenture, the disposition of inventory (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from
time to time in the State of New York) in the ordinary course of business, (iii) utilization of cash as provided in and subject to Section Section 4(a) and 4(b) hereof, or (iv) the
release, withdrawal and utilization of cash and all funds on deposit in bank accounts of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries (including without limitation Proceeds of Collateral), the Collateral
Agent is not authorized to release any Collateral or to provide any such release, termination statement or instrument of subordination unless the Collateral Agent shall have received a certificate
from the Borrowers certifying that all documentation required by Section 314(d) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, in connection with such release has been duly furnished to the
Trustee in accordance with Section 10.4 of the Indenture. 

    Section
8.4  Legally Required Releases; Other Releases.  (a) Whether or not so instructed by the
Requisite Party, and whether or not any such certificate referred to in Section 8.3 has been provided to the
Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent may release any Collateral and may provide any release, termination statement or instrument of subordination required by order of a court of competent
jurisdiction or otherwise required by applicable law. 

    (b) If
at any time the Collateral Agent receives written notice from any Secured Party that (i) the Secured Obligations owed by the Borrowers to such Secured
Party have been paid in full in cash (or in a manner otherwise satisfactory to such Secured Party in its sole and absolute discretion) or (ii) the obligations owed by the Borrowers to such
Secured Party are no longer required to be secured by the Collateral, the Collateral Agent shall no longer act as Collateral Agent for such Secured Party and shall notify the other Secured Parties
thereof. 

    Section
8.5  Lenders' Freedom of Dealing.  The Trustee agrees, with respect to the Bank Debt, any and all
guaranties thereof and any and all Collateral, that the Borrowers, Agent, the Lenders and the lenders under any Eligible Credit Facility may agree to increase the amount (not to exceed the dollar
amount contained in the definition of Bank Debt) of the Bank Debt or otherwise modify or waive the terms of any of the Bank Debt, and the Agent, Lenders and/or the lenders under any Eligible Credit
Facility may grant extensions of the time of payment or performance to and make compromises, including releases of guaranties, collateral which is not Collateral or Collateral as set forth in Section
8.1 hereof, and settlements with the Borrowers and all other persons, in each case without the consent of the Trustee or any of the Debenture Holders for 

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which it acts and without affecting the agreements of the Trustee or the Borrowers contained in this Agreement. 

    Section
9.  AMENDMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT  

    (a) No
modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Secured Parties, the Collateral Agent and,
to the extent that any such modification or amendment would adversely affect the rights of the Borrowers hereunder or under any Security Document, the Borrowers, and no modification or amendment of
any Security Document or Debenture Documents shall be effective without the written consent of the Agent, the Trustee and the Borrowers; provided,
however, no amendment or waiver shall adversely affect any of the Collateral Agent's rights, immunities or rights to indemnification hereunder or under any of the Security
Documents or expand its duties or reduce any amount payable to the Collateral Agent hereunder or under any Security Documents without the written consent of the Collateral Agent. 

    (b) No
waiver of any provision of this Agreement and no consent to any departure by any party hereto from the provisions hereof shall be effective unless such waiver or
consent shall be set forth in a written instrument executed by the party against which it is sought to be enforced, and then such
waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on any party hereto in any case shall entitle such party to any other or
further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances. 

    Section
10.  APPROVAL BY THE BORROWERS; BORROWERS' OBLIGATIONS ABSOLUTE.  By countersigning this
Agreement, the Borrowers acknowledge and consent to and agree to perform and be bound by each provision of this Agreement which expressly recites that the Borrowers are agreeing thereto by
countersigning this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall impair, as between the Borrowers and the Trustee, for the benefit of the security holders for which it acts, the obligation of
the Borrowers to pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the security holders for which it acts, all amounts payable in respect of the Debenture Debt as and when the same shall become due and payable
in accordance with the terms thereof, or prevent the Trustee (except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement) from exercising all rights, powers and remedies otherwise permitted by the
Indenture and by applicable law upon a default in the payment of the Debenture Debt, all, however, subject to the rights of the Agent, the Lenders, the ECF Party and the lenders under any Eligible
Credit Facility as set forth in this Agreement. 

    Section
11.  MISCELLANEOUS.  

    Section
11.1  Further Assurances, Etc.  The Agent, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and, by
countersigning this Agreement, the Borrowers agree to execute and deliver such other documents and instruments, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, and shall take
such other action, in each case as the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party may reasonably request (at the sole cost and expense of the Borrowers which, by countersigning this Agreement, agree to pay
such costs and expenses), to effectuate and carry out the provisions of this Agreement including, without limitation, by recording or filing in such places as the requesting party may deem desirable,
this Agreement or such other documents or instruments. 

    Section
11.2  Bankruptcy Voting Rights.  Except as provided in Section 8, at any meeting of creditors of
the Borrowers or in the event of any Insolvency Proceeding, the Secured Parties shall retain the right to vote and otherwise act with respect to their Secured Obligations (including, without
limitation, the right to vote to accept or reject any plan of partial or complete liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, composition or extension), provided that no Secured Party shall vote to
accept any such plan or take any other action in any way contesting the relative rights and duties of (i) any holders of any Bank Debt or (ii) the Trustee and the Debenture Holders, in
each case as established in this Agreement or any instruments or agreements creating or evidencing any of the Bank Debt or with respect to any of the Collateral. 

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    Section
11.3  Individual Action; Marshaling, Etc.  No holder of Secured Obligations may require the
Collateral Agent to take or refrain from taking any action hereunder or under any of the Security Documents or with respect to any of the Collateral except as and to the extent expressly set forth in
this Agreement. The Agent, the ECF Party and the Collateral Agent shall have no duty to, and the Trustee hereby waives any and all right to require the Agent, the ECF Party and the Collateral Agent
to, marshal any assets or otherwise to take any actions with respect to marshaling. 

    Section
11.4  Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the
Collateral Agent, each of the Lenders, the Agent, the ECF Party, the lenders under any Eligible Credit Facility, the Trustee and each of the Debenture Holders and their respective successors and
permitted assigns and shall be binding on the Borrowers and their successors and permitted assigns. The Trustee acknowledges that the provisions of this Agreement apply to each of the Debenture
Holders for which the Trustee acts regardless of any sale, transfer, pledge, assignment, hypothecation or other disposition by such Debenture Holder to any person or entity;  provided, that the
indemnification provisions set forth in Section 5.6 shall only apply to Persons who were Debenture Holders at the time such expenses
were incurred. The Agent acknowledges that the provisions of this Agreement apply to each of the Lenders regardless of any replacement, sale, transfer, pledge, assignment, hypothecation or other
disposition by such Lender to any person or entity. 

    Section
11.5  Notices.  All notices and other communications made or required to be given pursuant to
this Agreement or the Security Documents shall be in writing and shall be delivered in hand, mailed by United States registered or certified first class mail, postage prepaid, sent by overnight
courier or sent by telecopy or facsimile, confirmed by delivery via courier or postal service addressed as follows: 

    (a) if
to the Agent, at Foothill Capital Corporation, 2450 Colorado Avenue, Suite 3000 West, Santa Monica, California 90404; with a copy to Hydee Feldstein, Paul,
Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, 555 South Flower Street, 23rd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071; 

    (b) if
to the Trustee, at 515 South Flower Street, Suite 2700, Los Angeles, California, 90071-2291, Attention: Corporate Trust Department; with a copy,
which shall not constitute notice to the Trustee, to: Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, 11755 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1600, Los Angeles, California 90025-1500, Attention: Mark
Levinson; 

    (c) if
to the Collateral Agent, at 515 South Flower Street, Suite 2700, Los Angeles, California 90071-2291, Attention: Corporate Trust Department; 

    (d) if
to the Borrowers, at 4410 El Camino Real, Suite 201, Los Altos, California 94022, Attention: Chief Financial Officer; and 

    (e) if
to the ECF Party, at the address stated in the certificate delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 5.1. 

Any
such notice and other communications shall be deemed to have been duly given or made and to have become effective (i) if delivered by hand, overnight courier or facsimile to a responsible
officer of the party to which it is directed, at the time of the receipt thereof by such officer or the sending of such facsimile and (ii) if mailed, sent by registered or certified first class
mail postage prepaid, on the third Business Day following the mailing thereof; provided, however, that a Notice of Actionable Default or any other
notice to be delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall not be deemed to have been received by the Collateral Agent until the Collateral Agent actually receives
such notice. 

    Section
11.6  Termination.  

    (a) Upon
(i) receipt by the Collateral Agent from the Agent of notice stating that either (A) the Bank Debt (other than Bank Debt under any Eligible
Credit Facility) has been paid in 

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full in cash (or in a manner otherwise satisfactory to the Agent in its sole and absolute discretion) and all commitments under the Credit Facility have been reduced to zero or (B) the Bank
Debt (other than Bank Debt under any Eligible Credit Facility) otherwise no longer constitutes Secured Obligations under the Security Documents, (ii) receipt by the Collateral Agent from the
ECF Party of notice stating that either (A) the Bank Debt (other than Bank Debt under the Credit Facility) has been paid in full in cash (or in a manner otherwise satisfactory to the ECF Party
in its sole and absolute discretion) and all commitments under the Eligible Credit Facility have been reduced to zero or (B) the Bank Debt (other than Bank Debt under the Credit Facility)
otherwise no longer constitutes Secured Obligations under the Security Documents, (iii) receipt by the Collateral Agent from the Trustee of notice that (A) the Debenture Debt has been
paid in full in cash (or in a manner otherwise satisfactory to the holders of the Debentures) or defeased in accordance with the Indenture or (B) the Debenture Debt no longer constitutes
Secured Obligations under the Security Documents, and (iv) payment in full in cash (or in a manner otherwise satisfactory to the Collateral Agent) of all amounts payable to the Collateral Agent
pursuant to Section Section 5.5 and 5.7, the security interests created by the Security Documents shall terminate forthwith and all right, title and
interest in the Collateral shall revert to the Borrowers and their successors and assigns. 

    (b) Upon
the termination of the Collateral Agent's security interest and the release of the Collateral in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section, the
Collateral Agent will promptly at the Borrowers' written request and expense, (i) execute and deliver to the Borrowers such documents as the Borrowers shall reasonably request to evidence the
termination of such security interest or the release of the Collateral and (ii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Borrowers all property of the Borrowers constituting Collateral and then
held by the Collateral Agent or any agent thereof. 

    (c) Other
than as set forth in Section 4 hereof, this Agreement shall terminate automatically when the security interest granted under the Security Documents has
terminated and the Collateral has been released. 

    (d) Upon
payment in full of the Bank Debt in cash (or in a manner otherwise satisfactory to the Agent and/or the ECF Party in such Person's sole and absolute
discretion) and the reduction of all commitments under the Credit Facility and any Eligible Credit Facility to zero, the Agent and/or the ECF Party will remit any amounts held by it to the Collateral
Agent (unless otherwise required by law) and will deliver to the financial institutions party to the Agency Agreements notices in order to change (i) the identity of the Person entitled to give
notices thereunder to the Collateral Agent only and (ii) the account to which cash should be distributed thereunder to the Collateral Account (as defined in the Security Agreements, as defined
in the Credit Facility). 

    (e) If
at any time any payment made or value received with respect to any Bank Debt is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by the Agent, any Lender, the ECF Party
or any lender under any Eligible Credit Facility upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrowers, or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made or value received,
(i) to the extent necessary to repay in full in cash (or in a manner otherwise satisfactory to the Agent and the ECF Party in such Persons' sole and absolute discretion) the Bank Debt, the
Trustee will, following notice from the Agent and the ECF Party, deliver to the Agent and the ECF Party any amounts previously received and then held by the Trustee on account of or in any way
relating to the Collateral; except, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to deliver to the Agent and the ECF Party, any payments received by
the Trustee prior to receipt by the Collateral Agent of a Notice of Actionable Default, and (ii) to the extent previously terminated, the security interest in the Collateral created by the
Security Documents in favor of the Agent, the Lenders, the ECF Party and the lenders under any Eligible Credit Facility 

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and the rights of the Agent or the ECF Party, as applicable, to act as Requisite Party and to receive amounts pursuant to this Agreement shall be reinstated; 

    (f)  Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Sections5.5 and 5.6 of this Agreement shall survive, and remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of the
termination of this Agreement. 

    Section
11.7  Applicable Law.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ANY SUIT FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR ANY FEDERAL COURT
SITTING THEREIN AND CONSENT TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURT AND SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH SUIT BEING MADE UPON THE PARTIES BY MAIL AT THE ADDRESSES SPECIFIED IN
SECTION 11.5. THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION THAT THEY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT OR ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH SUIT IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT.  

     Section 11.8  Waiver of Jury Trial.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ITS
RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF ANY DISPUTE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, ANY RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, OR THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY SUCH RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS. Except as prohibited by law, each of the parties hereto hereby waives any right which it may have to claim or recover in any litigation referred to in the preceding sentence any special,
exemplary, punitive or consequential damages or any damages other than, or in addition to, actual damages. Each of the parties hereto with respect to itself (i) certifies that neither the
Collateral Agent, the Agent, the Lenders or the Trustee nor any representative, agent or attorney of the Collateral Agent, the Agent, the Lenders or the Trustee has represented, expressly or
otherwise, that the Collateral Agent would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waivers, and (ii) acknowledges that, in entering into this Agreement, the Collateral
Agent, the Agent, the Lenders and the Trustee are relying upon, among other things, the waivers and certifications contained in this Section 11.8. 

    Section
11.9  Waiver of Rights.  Neither any failure nor any delay on the part of any party hereto in
exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, and a single or partial exercise thereof shall not preclude any other or further exercise or the exercise of any
other right, power or privilege. 

    Section
11.10  Severability.  In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement
should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
The parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that
of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision. 

    Section
11.11  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one instrument. 

    Section
11.12  Section Headings.  The section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only
and are not to affect the construction of or be taken into consideration in interpreting this Agreement. 

    Section
11.13  Complete Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior representations, negotiations, writings, memoranda and agreements with respect to such subject matters. To the extent any
provision of this Agreement conflicts with the Credit Facility, the Indenture or any other Credit Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall be controlling. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed
or implied, is intended to confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement. 

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    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Collateral Agent, the Agent, the Trustee and the Borrowers have caused this Second Amended and Restated
Intercreditor and Collateral Agency Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers, all as of the day and year first above written. 

	 	 	BNY WESTERN TRUST COMPANY,

in its capacity as Collateral Agent
	

 	
 	

 	

 
	 	 	By:	 
	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	Name:
	 	 	 	Title:
	

 	
 	

 	

 
	 	 	FOOTHILL CAPITAL

CORPORATION, Agent
	

 	
 	

 	

 
	 	 	By:	 
	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	Name:
	 	 	 	Title:
	

 	
 	

 	

 
	 	 	BNY WESTERN TRUST COMPANY,

in its capacity as Trustee
	

 	
 	

 	

 
	 	 	By:	 
	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	Name:
	 	 	 	Title:
	

 	
 	

 	

 

	ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:	 
	

 	

 	

 
	AMERICAN RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.	 
	

 	

 	

 
	By:	 	 
	 	
	 
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:	 
	

 	

 	

 
	ARG ENTERPRISES, INC.	 
	

 	

 	

 
	By:	 	 
	 	
	 
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:	 
	

 	

 	

 
	ARG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION	 
	

 	

 	

 
	By:	 	 
	 	
	 
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:	 
	

 	

 	

 
	ARG TERRA, INC.	 
	

 	

 	

 
	By:	 	 
	 	
	 
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:	 
	

 	

 	

 

 
 

Exhibit A    
  

BNY
Western Trust Company

515 South Flower Street, Suite 2700

Los Angeles, California, 90071-2291 

    The
undersigned intends to enter into a [credit agreement] with [American Restaurant Group, Inc.]
[and/or] [its subsidiar[y][ies]]. Such [credit agreement] provides that the
obligations thereunder are to be secured by
the collateral which is subject to the lien you hold as collateral agent, pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement dated as of            , 2001 (the
"Intercreditor
Agreement") by and among yourself, as collateral agent, BNY Western Trust Company, as trustee under an indenture dated as of February 25, 1998, as amended by that certain First Supplemental
Indenture dated as of June 26, 2000 and that certain Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 31, 2001, and the other parties signatory thereto. Capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Intercreditor Agreement. The undersigned represents and warrants that it is the designated representative of the lenders under the
[credit agreement] and that such Secured Parties have consented to be bound by the Intercreditor Agreement. 

    1.  The
undersigned, as the ECF Party, hereby appoints you as Collateral Agent to act for its benefit and irrevocably authorizes and directs you to take all actions
described in the Intercreditor Agreement. 

    2.  The
undersigned, as the ECF Party, hereby agrees that its interest as a beneficiary of your security interest in the Collateral, including its interests in any
payments to be made from the Proceeds of any sale or other disposition thereof, shall, irrespective of the time of perfection or creation of any security interests or liens in the Collateral or the
time of appointment of you as agent for the ECF Party, have the priority set forth in Section 4 of the Intercreditor Agreement. 

    3.  From
and after this date, the undersigned, on behalf of itself and its successors and assigns, agrees to be bound by the terms and subject to the conditions
contained in the Intercreditor Agreement and shall by its signature below be deemed to be a party signatory to the Intercreditor Agreement. 

    The
address for notices to the ECF Party under the Intercreditor Agreement is: 

	 	 	 	Very truly yours,
	

 	

 	
 	

 	

 
	 	 	 	[NAME OF ECF PARTY]
	

 	

 	
 	

 	

 
	 	 	 	By:	 
	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	 	 	 	Title:
	

 	

 	
 	

 	

 
	ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACCEPTED BY:	 	 	 
	

 	

 	
 	

 	

 
	BNY WESTERN TRUST COMPANY,

as Collateral Agent	 	 	 
	

 	

 	
 	

 	

 
	By:	 	 	 	 
	 	
	 	 	 
	 	Name:	 	 	 
	 	Title:	 	 	 
	

 	

 	
 	

 	

 

    Each of the Borrowers hereby consents to the addition of Foothill Capital Corporation as a party to the Second Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement dated as of December
  , 2001 (the "Intercreditor Agreement") among BNY Western Trust Company ("BNY"), as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), Foothill
Capital Corporation, as Agent (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), (iii) BNY, as Trustee on behalf of the holders of Debentures (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), and
(iv) American Restaurant Group, Inc. and each of its subsidiaries listed on the signature pages hereto, and confirms the grant set forth in each of the Security Documents (as defined in
the Intercreditor Agreement) of a security interest in, or pledge or assignment of, the Collateral (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties. As used herein, Secured Parties shall mean the Trustee, the Agent and any other person who prior to the date hereof became a party to the Intercreditor Agreement. 

	AMERICAN RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.	 
	

 	

 	

 
	By:	 	 
	 	
	 
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:	 
	

 	

 	

 
	ARG ENTERPRISES, INC.	 
	

 	

 	

 
	By:	 	 
	 	
	 
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:	 
	

 	

 	

 
	ARG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION	 
	

 	

 	

 
	By:	 	 
	 	
	 
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:	 
	

 	

 	

 
	ARG TERRA, INC.	 
	

 	

 	

 
	By:	 	 
	 	
	 
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:	 
	

 	

 	

 

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EXHIBIT 10.3

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AND COLLATERAL AGENCY AGREEMENT

Exhibit A

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