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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.3

                      O'SULLIVAN INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.
                        1999 PREFERRED STOCK OPTION PLAN

     The 1999 Preferred Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") of O'SULLIVAN INDUSTRIES
HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), adopted by the board of
directors of the Company on November 30, 1999, for executive and other key
employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, is intended to advance the best
interests of the Company by providing those persons who have a substantial
responsibility for its management and growth with additional incentives by
allowing them to acquire an ownership interest in the Company and thereby
encouraging them to contribute to the success of the Company and to remain in
its employ.

     1. DEFINITIONS.

     For purposes of the Plan, except where the context clearly indicates
otherwise, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

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

     "Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day on
which commercial banks are required or authorized to close in New York, New
York.

     "Certificate of Incorporation" means the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation as in effect after consummation of the Merger and other
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit A, as such may be amended, restated or modified from time to
time.

     "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any
successor statute.

     "Liquidation Value" means with respect to any share of Series A Preferred,
as of any date of determination, the liquidation value thereof as determined in
accordance with the Company's Certificate of Incorporation.

     "Options" shall have the meaning set forth in Article IV hereof.

     "Option Shares" means, collectively, (i) all shares of Series A Preferred
issued or issuable upon the exercise of an Option, and (ii) any shares of the
Company's capital stock issued with respect to the shares of Series A Preferred
set forth in clause (i) by way of merger, consolidation, reclassification, stock
split, reverse stock split, stock dividend or other recapitalization with
respect to the Series A Preferred. Option Shares shall continue to be Option
Shares in the hands of any holder other than Participant (including, without
limitation, any Permitted Transferee of the Participant), except for the
Company, or any transferee in an underwritten public offering registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Except as otherwise provided herein,
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other holder of Option Shares will succeed to the rights and obligations
attributable to the Participant as a holder of Option Shares hereunder.

     "Participant" shall mean any executive or other key employee of the Company
who has been selected to participate in the Plan by the Board.

     "Person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited
liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint
venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any
department, agency or political subdivision thereof.

     "Series A Preferred" means the Company's Series A Junior Preferred Stock,
par value $1.00 per share, having the rights and privileges set forth in the
Certificate of Incorporation or if such outstanding Series A Junior Preferred
Stock is hereafter changed into or exchanged for different securities of the
Company, such other securities.

     "Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, any corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, association or other business entity of
which (i) if a corporation or a limited liability company, a majority of the
total voting power of securities entitled (without regard to the occurrence of
any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees
thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that
Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination
thereof, or (ii) if a partnership, association or other business entity, a
majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interest thereof is at
the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or
more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof,
a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a
partnership, association or other business entity if such Person or Persons
shall be allocated a majority of partnership, association or other business
entity gains or losses or shall be or control the managing director or general
partner of such partnership, association or other business entity.

     2. ADMINISTRATION. The Plan shall be administered by the Board. Subject to
the limitations of the Plan or any Option Agreement, the Board shall have the
sole and complete authority to: (i) select Participants, (ii) grant Options to
Participants in such forms and amounts as it shall determine, (iii) impose such
limitations, restrictions and conditions upon such Options as it shall deem
appropriate, (iv) interpret the Plan and adopt, amend and rescind administrative
guidelines and other rules and regulations relating to the Plan, (v) correct any
defect or omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Option
granted hereunder, and (vi) make all other determinations and take all other
actions necessary or advisable for the implementation and administration of the
Plan. The Board's determinations on matters within its authority shall be
conclusive and binding upon the Participants, the Company and all other Persons.
All expenses associated with the administration of the Plan shall be borne by
the Company.

     3. LIMITATION ON AGGREGATE SHARES. The number of shares of Series A
Preferred with respect to which options may be granted under the Plan (the
"Options") and which may be issued upon the exercise thereof shall not exceed,
in the aggregate 60,000 shares; provided, that the type and the aggregate number
of shares which may be subject to Options shall be subject to adjustment in
accordance with the provisions of paragraph 5(e) below, and further provided
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to the extent any Options expire unexercised or are canceled, terminated or
forfeited in any manner without the issuance of Series A Preferred thereunder,
such shares shall again be available for issuance under the Plan. The 60,000
shares of Series A Preferred available under the Plan may be either authorized
and unissued shares, treasury shares or a combination thereof, as the Board
shall determine.

     4. AWARDS.

     (a) Options. The Board may grant Options to Participants in accordance with
this Section 4.

     (b) Form of Option. Options granted under this Plan shall be nonqualified
stock options, and are not intended to be "incentive stock options" within the
meaning of Section 422 of the Code, subject to Section 83 of the Code.

     (c) Exercise Price. The Option exercise price per share of Series A
Preferred (the "Exercise Price") shall be $50.00, or as otherwise set forth in
the applicable Option Agreement.

     (d) Exercisability. Options shall be exercisable at such time or times as
the Board shall determine at or subsequent to grant as set forth in the
applicable Option Agreement.

     (e) Procedure for Exercise. Options shall be exercised in whole or in part
by written notice to the Company (to the attention of the Company's Secretary)
accompanied by payment in full of an amount (the "Option Price") equal to the
product of (i) the Exercise Price for the applicable Options, multiplied by (ii)
the number of Option Shares to be acquired and such other documents or
instruments as the Committee shall specify in any Option Agreement. Payment of
the Exercise Price may be made (i) in cash (including certified check, bank
draft or money order or the equivalent acceptable to the Committee) or (ii) by a
reduction in the number of shares of Series A Preferred to be delivered to
Executive pursuant to such exercise of the Options by the number of shares of
Series A Preferred, the Liquidation Value as of the date of exercise, less the
aggregate exercise price, of which is equal to the Option Price that would
otherwise be payable by the Executive to the Company in connection with such
exercise.

     (f) Terms of Options. The Board shall determine the term of each Option,
which term shall in no event exceed twenty-five years from the date of grant.

     5. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

     (a) Conditions and Limitations on Exercise. Options may be made exercisable
in one or more installments, upon the happening of certain events, upon the
passage of a specified period of time, upon the fulfillment of certain
conditions or upon the achievement by the Company of certain performance goals,
as the Board shall decide in each case when the Options are granted.

     (b) Written Agreement. Each Option granted hereunder to a Participant shall
be embodied in a written agreement (an "Option Agreement") which shall be signed
by the Participant and by the Chairman or the President of the Company for and
in the name and on behalf of the

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Company and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan prescribed
in the Option Agreement (including any terms and conditions which the Board
shall deem necessary and desirable).

     (c) Nontransferability. Options may not be transferred other than by will
or the laws of descent and distribution and, during the lifetime of the
Participant to whom they were granted, may be exercised only by such Participant
(or his legal guardian or legal representative). In the event of the death of a
Participant, exercise of Options granted hereunder shall be made only:

          (i) by the executor or administrator of the estate of the deceased
     Participant or the Person or Persons to whom the deceased Participant's
     rights under the Option shall pass by will or the laws of descent and
     distribution; and

          (ii) to the extent that the deceased Participant was entitled thereto
     at the date of his death, unless otherwise provided by the Board in such
     Participant's Option Agreement.

     (d) Expiration of Options. In no event shall any part of any Option be
exercisable after the date of expiration thereof, as determined by the Board
pursuant to Section 4(f).

     (e) Adjustments. If and to the extent specified by the Board, the number of
shares of Series A Preferred which may be issued pursuant to the exercise of
Options shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other recapitalization with respect
to the Series A Preferred; provided, that any Options to purchase fractional
shares of Series A Preferred resulting from any such adjustment shall be rounded
to the nearest whole share. Adjustments under this Section 5(e) shall be made by
the Board in its reasonable discretion, whose determination as to what
adjustments shall be made, and the extent thereof, shall be final, binding and
conclusive. The issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or
options or securities exercisable or convertible into shares of stock of any
class, for cash or property, or for labor or services either upon direct sale,
or upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon
exercise or conversion of other securities, shall not affect, and no adjustment
by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares
of Series A Preferred then subject to any Options.

     (f) Employment. Nothing contained in this Plan or in any Option Agreement
shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company to terminate
any Participant's employment at any time nor confer upon any Participant any
right to continue in the employ of the Company for any period of time or to
continue his present (or any other) rate of compensation. No employee shall have
a right to be selected as a Participant or, having been so selected, to be
selected against as a Participant.

     (g) No Rights as Stockholder. No Participant by reason of holding any
Option shall have rights as a stockholder with respect to shares of Series A
Preferred subject to Options prior to the date of exercise of such Options and
payment in full of the Exercise Price except to the extent set forth in any
Option Agreement.

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     (h) Amendment, Suspension and Termination of Plan. The Board may suspend or
terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time and may amend it from time
to time in such respects as the Board may deem advisable; provided that no such
amendment shall be made without stockholder approval to the extent such approval
is required by law, agreement or the rules of any exchange upon which the Series
A Preferred is listed, and no such amendment, suspension or termination shall
impair the rights of Participants under outstanding Options without the consent
of the Participants affected thereby. No Options shall be granted hereunder
after the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Plan.

     (i) Amendment, Modification and Cancellation of Outstanding Options. The
Board may amend or modify any Option in any manner to the extent that the Board
would have had the authority under the Plan initially to grant such Option;
provided, that no such amendment or modification shall impair the rights of any
Participant under any Option unless the holders of a majority of the aggregate
number of Options (based upon the number of Option Shares to be obtained upon
exercise) granted under the Plan consent to such amendment in writing and such
amendment affects all grantees under the various Option Agreements similarly.
With the Participant's consent, the Board may cancel any Option and issue a new
Option to such Participant.

     (j) Indemnification. In addition to such other rights of indemnification as
they may have as members of the Board, the members of the Board shall be
indemnified by the Company against all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by
them in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which they or any of
them may be party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in
connection with the Plan or any Option granted thereunder, and against all
amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved
by independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in
satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding; provided that
any such Board member shall be entitled to the indemnification rights set forth
in this Section 5(j) only if such member has acted in good faith and in a manner
that such member reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,
had no reasonable cause to believe that such conduct was unlawful, and further
provided that upon the institution of any such action, suit or proceeding a
Board member shall give the Company written notice thereof and an opportunity,
at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before such Board member
undertakes to handle and defend it on his own behalf.

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.4

                                     Form of
                        PREFERRED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

     PREFERRED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of November 30, 1999, by and
between O'SULLIVAN INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and ___________________ (the "Executive"). Capitalized terms used
but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms
in Section 1.

     WHEREAS, the Executive is currently a management employee of the Company,
and the Company desires to grant the Executive certain stock purchase options in
accordance with the terms hereof pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of May 17, 1999, by and between OSI Acquisition, Inc. and the Company
(as amended, restated or modified from time to time, the "Merger Agreement") in
exchange for certain stock options held by the Executive prior to the
transactions contemplated thereby.

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement agree as follows:

     1. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:

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

     "Certificate of Incorporation" means the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation as in effect after consummation of the Merger and other
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit A, as such may be amended, restated or modified from time to
time.

     "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any
successor statute.

     "Expiration Date" means the close of business on December 31, 2025, subject
to earlier expiration as provided in Section 3.

     "Form" means those forms of the Internal Revenue Service used by taxpayers
to file federal income tax returns or reports required under the Code or
applicable Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

     "Liquidation Value" means, as of any date of determination, the liquidation
value of each share of Series A Preferred as set forth in the Certificate of
Incorporation.

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     1. Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:

     "Affiliate" shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person which directly
or indirectly controls, or is under common control with, or is controlled by,
such Person. As used in this definition, "control" (including, with its
correlative meanings, "controlled by" and "under common control with") shall
mean possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the
direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or
partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise).

     "Approved Sale" means the sale of the Company, in a single transaction or a
series of related transactions, to an Unaffiliated Third Party (a) pursuant to
which such Unaffiliated Third Party proposes to acquire all of the outstanding
Common Stock (whether by merger, consolidation, recapitalization,
reorganization, purchase of the outstanding Common Stock or otherwise) or all or
substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company, (b) which has been
approved by the Board and holders of a majority of the BRS Shares (the
"Approving Stockholders"), (c) pursuant to which all holders of Stockholder
Shares receive (whether in such transaction or, with respect to an asset sale,
upon a subsequent liquidation) the same form and amount of consideration per
share of Common Stock (as adjusted for any consideration payable by such holders
in connection with the exercise of any securities convertible and/or
exchangeable into Common Stock) as each other holder of Stockholder Shares, or
if any holders of Stockholder Shares are given an option as to the form and
amount of consideration received, all such holders of Stockholder Shares are
given the same option (provided, that any amounts paid or under bona fide
employment agreements, consulting agreements, management agreements or other
similar agreements for actual services to be rendered shall not be counted as
consideration for purposes of this clause (c)), and (d) which has been
designated by the Approving Stockholders as an "Approved Sale."

     "Board" means the Company's board of directors.

     "BRS Closing Date Shares" means Stockholder Shares held by BRS as of the
date hereof.

     "BRS Shares" means Stockholder Shares owned by BRS and the BRS Investors,
or any of their respective Permitted Transferees.

     "Co-Invest Shares" in the case of any Executive, means such Executive's
"Co-Invest Shares" as defined in the Management Stock Agreement.

     "Common Stock" means the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share,
as adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend or other combination, exchange,
conversion, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization, or, if
the shares of Common Stock are hereafter changed or exchanged for different
shares, interests or securities of the Company, such other shares, interests or
securities, and any other Common Stock of the Company hereafter issued.

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     "Executive Shares" means Stockholder Shares owned by the Executives or any
of their Permitted Transferees.

     "Family Group" means, with respect to an individual Stockholder, such
Stockholder's spouse and descendants (whether natural or adopted) and any trust
or other entity solely for the benefit of such Stockholder and/or such
Stockholder's spouse, their respective ancestors and/or descendants (whether
natural or adopted).

     "Initial Public Offering" means the sale, in the initial underwritten
public offering registered under the Securities Act, of shares of the Company's
Common Stock where, after such offering, the Common Stock sold in such offering
is subject to being traded in the NASDAQ National Market or a national
securities exchange.

     "Management Stock Agreement" means the Management Stock Agreement dated on
even date herewith among the Company and certain of its Stockholders.

     "Merger Agreement" means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May
17, 1999, between the Company and OSI Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
as amended, restated or modified from time to time.

     "Other Stockholders" means, with respect to a Stockholder, all Stockholders
other than such Stockholder.

     "Permitted Transferees" has the meaning set forth in Section 4(c).

     "Person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited
liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint
venture, an unincorporated organization or a governmental entity or any
department, agency or political subdivision thereof.

     "Public Sale" means any sale of Stockholder Shares to the public pursuant
to an offering registered under the Securities Act or to the public effected
through a broker, dealer or market maker pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144
under the Securities Act.

     "Qualified Public Offering" means the sale, in an underwriting primary
public offering of Common Stock registered under the Securities Act, of shares
of Common Stock which is expected to result in net cash proceeds to the Company
in an aggregate amount of not less than $30 million.

     "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to
time.

     "Stockholder Shares" means (i) any Common Stock now held or hereafter
acquired by the Stockholders, (ii) any Common Stock issued or issuable upon
exercise of any securities convertible and/or exchangeable for Common Stock, and
(iii) any equity securities issued or issuable directly or indirectly with
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stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares,
recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization. As to any
particular shares constituting Stockholder Shares, such shares will cease to be
Stockholder Shares when they have been sold or acquired in a Public Sale or in
an Approved Sale or upon the consummation of a Qualified Public Offering. For
purposes of this Agreement, a Person will be deemed to be a holder of
Stockholder Shares whenever such Person has the right to acquire directly or
indirectly such Stockholder Shares (upon conversion or exercise in connection
with a transfer of securities or otherwise, but disregarding any restrictions or
limitations upon the exercise of such right), whether or not such acquisition
has actually been effected.

     "Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, association or other business entity of which
(i) if a corporation or limited liability company (with voting securities), a
majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard
to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors,
managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that
Person or a combination thereof, or (ii) if a partnership, limited liability
company (without voting securities), association or other business entity, a
majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interest thereof is at
the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or
more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof,
a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a
partnership, limited liability company, association or other business entity if
such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of partnership, limited
liability company, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall
be or control the managing director or general partner of such partnership,
limited liability company, association or other business entity.

     "Transaction Documents" means (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Merger
Agreement, (iii) the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of the date hereof
by and among the parties hereto, (iv) the Management Stock Subscription
Agreement, (v) the Management Stock Agreement, and (vi) the Warrant Agreements
dated as of the date hereof between the Company and each of Lehman Brothers Inc.
and Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. II, L.P.

     "Transfer" has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

     "Unaffiliated Third Party" means any Person who, immediately prior to the
contemplated transaction, (i) is not a Person who owns in excess of 5% of the
Common Stock on a fully diluted basis (a "5% Owner"), (ii) is not an Affiliate
of any such 5% Owner and (iii) is not the spouse or descendent (by birth or
adoption) of any such 5% Owner or a trust for the benefit of such 5% Owner
and/or such other Persons.

     "Warrant Shares" means Stockholder Shares owned by the Warrant Holders, or
any of their Permitted Transferees.

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     2. Board of Directors.

     (a) Until the provisions of this Section 2 cease to be effective, to the
extent permitted by law, each Stockholder shall vote all voting securities of
the Company over which such Stockholder has voting control, and shall take all
other necessary or desirable lawful actions within such Stockholder's control
(whether in such Stockholder's capacity as a stockholder, director, member of a
board committee or officer of the Company or otherwise, and including, without
limitation, attendance at meetings in person or by proxy for purposes of
obtaining a quorum and execution of written consents in lieu of meetings), and
the Company and its Subsidiaries shall take all necessary and desirable actions
within their control (including, without limitation, calling special board and
stockholder meetings), so that:

          (i) the authorized number of directors of the Board shall be
     established and maintained at seven (7) and will be designated as follows:
     (A) five (5) directors shall be designated by the holders of a majority of
     the BRS Shares (the "BRS Directors") who shall initially include Stephen
     Edwards and Harold O. Rosser;(B) Richard D. Davidson shall be a director of
     the Company for so long as he is the duly elected and acting Chief
     Executive Officer of the Company, and thereafter such directorship shall be
     held by the duly elected Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and (C)
     one (1) director shall be designated by the Chief Executive Officer of the
     Company and subject to the approval of the remainder of the Board who shall
     initially be Daniel P. O'Sullivan.

          (ii) the composition of the board of directors (or similar bodies) of
     each of the Company's Subsidiaries (a "Sub Board") shall be the same as
     that of the Board;

          (iii) any committees of the Board or a Sub Board shall be created only
     upon the approval of a majority of the voting power of the Board and the
     composition of each such committee (if any) shall consist of not more than
     three Persons, at least one of which will be a BRS Director;

          (iv) any director shall be removed from the Board, a Sub Board or any
     committee thereof (with or without cause) at the written request of the
     Stockholder or Stockholders which have the right to designate such director
     hereunder, but only upon such written request and under no other
     circumstances; provided, that the holders of Stockholder Shares may remove
     any director for cause, but the replacement director may only be designated
     by the Stockholders which have the right to designate such director
     hereunder; and

          (v) in the event that any representative designated hereunder for any
     reason ceases to serve as a member of the Board or a Sub Board or any
     committee thereof during such representative's term of office, the
     resulting vacancy on the Board or such Sub Board or committee shall be
     filled by a representative designated by the Stockholders referred to in
     clause (i).

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     (b) The Company shall pay the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by
each director in connection with attending the meetings of the Board or any Sub
Board and any committee thereof. In addition, the Company shall pay such
additional compensation to directors who are not employees of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries as the Board so determines.

     (c) If any party fails to designate a representative to fill a directorship
pursuant to the terms of this Section 2, the election of a Person to such
directorship shall be accomplished in accordance with the Company's bylaws and
applicable law (provided that such party may subsequently remove and replace
such Person). In the event that any provision of the Company's bylaws or
articles of incorporation is inconsistent with any provision of this Section 2,
the Stockholders shall take such action as may be necessary to amend any such
provision in the Company's bylaws or certificate of incorporation to remedy such
inconsistency.

     (d) The provisions of this Section 2 shall terminate automatically and be
of no further force and effect upon the consummation of a Qualified Public
Offering.

     3. Representations and Warranties. (a) Each Stockholder represents and
warrants that (i) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by such Stockholder and constitutes the valid and binding obligation
of such Stockholder, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the
same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws
affecting creditors rights generally or by general equitable principles, and
(ii) such Stockholder has not granted and is not a party to any proxy, voting
trust or other agreement which is inconsistent with, conflicts with or violates
any provision of this Agreement. No holder of Stockholder Shares shall grant any
such proxy or become party to any such voting trust or other agreement which is
inconsistent with, conflicts with or violates any provision of this Agreement.

     (b) The Company represents and warrants that (i) it is a corporation duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is
qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of
property or conduct of business requires it to qualify, except for such
jurisdictions in which the failure to so qualify, would not have a material
adverse effect on the Company, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement have been duly authorized by the Company, and (iii) this
Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable
in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforcement thereof
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and by general principles of
equity.

     4. Restrictions on Transfer of Stockholder Shares.

     (a) Tag Along Rights. Subject to Sections 4(c) and 4(d), at least 15 days
prior to any sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or other disposal (a "Transfer")
of Stockholder Shares by BRS of more than 10% of the total number of BRS Closing
Date Shares (or any lesser number of Stockholder Shares which together with all
Stockholder Shares previously Transferred by BRS equal an amount in excess of
10% of the BRS Closing Date Shares), BRS shall deliver a written notice (the

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"Sale Notice") to the Company and to each of the Other Stockholders, specifying
in reasonable detail the identity of the prospective transferee(s) and the terms
and conditions of the Transfer; provided, that this Section 4(a) shall not apply
to any Transfer made pursuant to an Approved Sale or a Public Sale. Each
Stockholder may elect to participate in the contemplated Transfer by delivering
written notice to BRS within 15 days after receipt of the Sale Notice. If any of
the Stockholders have elected to participate in such Transfer, each of BRS and
such Other Stockholders shall be entitled to sell in the contemplated Transfer,
at the same price and on the same terms, a number of Stockholder Shares of any
class equal to the product of (i) the quotient determined by dividing the number
of Stockholder Shares owned by such Stockholder by the aggregate number of
Stockholder Shares owned by the Stockholders participating in such Transfer and
(ii) the aggregate number of Stockholder Shares to be sold in the contemplated
Transfer. Each Stockholder transferring Stockholder Shares pursuant to this
Section 4(a) shall pay its pro rata share (based on the number of Stockholder
Shares to be sold) of the expenses incurred by the Stockholders in connection
with such Transfer and shall be obligated to join in any indemnification
obligations that BRS agrees to provide in connection with such Transfer on a pro
rata basis in accordance with the number of Stockholder Shares sold in such
Transfer; provided, that each Stockholder's indemnification obligations shall
not exceed the aggregate amount of proceeds received by such Stockholder in such
Transfer; and provided further, that the representations and warranties and
indemnification obligations of holders of Warrant Shares shall be limited to
representations regarding title to such Stockholder Shares.

     (b) First Offer Rights. Subject to Sections 4(c) and 4(d), at least 30 days
prior to any Transfer of Stockholder Shares (other than BRS Shares and other
than Warrant Shares), such Person making such Transfer (the "Offering
Stockholder") shall deliver a written notice (the "Transfer Notice") to the
Company and BRS specifying in reasonable detail the number of Stockholder Shares
proposed to be transferred, the proposed purchase price (which shall be payable
solely in cash) and the other terms and conditions of the Transfer; provided,
that this Section 4(b) shall not apply to any Transfer made following an
Approved Sale or the exercise of a "Repurchase Option" (as defined and set forth
in the Management Stock Agreement). BRS (or its designees) may elect to purchase
all (but not less than all) of the Stockholder Shares to be transferred, upon
the same terms and conditions as those set forth in the Transfer Notice, by
delivering a written notice of such election to the Offering Stockholder and the
Company within 10 days after the Transfer Notice has been delivered to the
Company. If BRS (or its designees) does not elect to purchase all of the
Stockholder Shares specified in the Transfer Notice, then the Company may elect
to purchase all or any portion of the remaining Stockholder Shares to be
transferred, upon the same terms and conditions set forth in the Transfer
Notice, by delivering a written notice of such election to the Offering
Stockholder within 20 days after the Transfer Notice has been delivered to the
Company. If BRS (or its designees) and the Company do not elect to purchase the
Stockholder Shares specified in the Transfer Notice, then the Offering
Stockholder may transfer the Stockholder Shares specified in the Transfer Notice
at a price and on terms no more favorable to the transferee(s) thereof than
specified in the Transfer Notice during the 90-day period immediately following
the earlier of (i) 20 days after delivery of the Transfer Notice and (ii) the
date as of which both BRS and the Company have declined in writing to exercise
their options under this Section 4(b). Any Stockholder Shares

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not transferred within such 90-day period will be subject to the provisions of
this Section 4(b) upon subsequent Transfer.

     (c) Permitted Transfers. The restrictions contained in this Section 4 shall
not apply with respect to any Transfer of Stockholder Shares by any Stockholder
(i) in the case of an individual Stockholder, (1) pursuant to applicable laws of
descent and distribution or among such Stockholder's Family Group, (2) with
respect to shares held by Richard D. Davidson, to Kurt Sagehorn, Stephen K.
Weeks and Michael V. Aumann, in each case, so long as such individuals are
employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (3) with respect to Co-Invest
Shares held by any Executive, so long as such Executive has good and valid
reason to transfer such Co-Invest Shares, to any other Executive upon receipt of
the prior written consent of the Board, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, or (ii) in the case of a holder of the BRS Shares and its Permitted
Transferees, (A) among its Affiliates and partners, (B) to any employee,
prospective employee, director or prospective director of the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company as incentive compensation, (C) to any BRS Investor or
any employee or director (whether current, former or prospective) of BRS or any
Affiliate of BRS or (D) to BRS; provided, in each case contemplated by this
clause (ii), that the rights and restrictions contained in this Section 4 shall
continue to be applicable to such Stockholder Shares after any such Transfer as
if such Stockholder Shares were held by the transferor; and provided further,
that (x) the transferees of such Stockholder Shares shall have agreed in writing
to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement which affect the Stockholder
Shares so transferred by executing a joinder in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A and (y) with respect to any transferee of Executive Shares,
a joinder to the applicable Management Stock Agreement. All transferees
permitted under this Section 4(c) are collectively referred to herein as
"Permitted Transferees."

     (d) Termination of Restrictions. The restrictions set forth in this Section
4 shall continue with respect to each Stockholder Share until the consummation
of an Initial Public Offering.

     5. Sale of the Company.

     (a) In the event of an Approved Sale, each Stockholder will thereafter (i)
consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale or the process
pursuant to which the Approved Sale was arranged, (ii) waive any dissenter's
rights and other similar rights, and (iii) if the Approved Sale is structured as
a sale of securities, each Stockholder will agree to sell its Stockholder Shares
on the terms and conditions of the Approved Sale. Each Stockholder will take all
necessary and desirable actions as directed by the Board in connection with the
consummation of any Approved Sale, including, without limitation, executing the
applicable purchase agreements and joining in any indemnification obligations
(whether directly to the buyer in such Approved Sale or pursuant to a
contribution arrangement) on a pro rata basis in accordance with the number of
Stockholder Shares sold in such Approved Sale; provided, that each Stockholder's
indemnification obligation shall not exceed the aggregate amount of proceeds
received by such Stockholder in such Approved Sale.

                                      - 8 -

<PAGE>   9

     (b) If the Company or the holders of the Company's securities enter into
any negotiation or transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in
effect) under the Securities Act may be available with respect to such
negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other
reorganization), the Stockholders will, at the request of the Company, appoint a
purchaser representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501) reasonably
acceptable to the Company. If any Stockholder appoints a purchaser
representative designated by the Company, the Company will pay the fees of such
purchaser representative, but if any Stockholder declines to appoint the
purchaser representative designated by the Company such holder will appoint
another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and
such holder will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so
appointed.

     (c) All Stockholders (other than holders of Warrant Shares) will bear their
pro rata share (based upon the number of Stockholder Shares sold) of the
reasonable costs of any sale of Stockholder Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale
to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all selling
Stockholders and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party.
Costs incurred by any Stockholder on its own behalf will not be considered costs
of the transaction hereunder.

     (d) This Section 5 shall automatically terminate upon the consummation of
an Initial Public Offering.

     6. Legend. Each certificate or instrument evidencing Stockholder Shares and
each certificate or instrument issued in exchange for or upon the Transfer of
any Stockholder Shares (if such shares remain Stockholder Shares, each as
defined herein after such Transfer) shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with
a legend in substantially the following form:

     "THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ORIGINALLY ISSUED ON
     ___________, ____, AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
     1933, AS AMENDED. THE TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
     CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO A STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 30,
     1999, BY AND AMONG THE ISSUER OF SUCH SECURITIES (THE "COMPANY") AND
     CERTAIN OF THE COMPANY'S STOCKHOLDERS. A COPY OF SUCH STOCKHOLDERS
     AGREEMENT WILL BE FURNISHED WITHOUT CHARGE BY THE COMPANY TO THE HOLDER
     HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST."

The Company shall imprint such legend on certificates and instruments evidencing
Stockholder Shares outstanding prior to the date hereof. The legend set forth
above shall be removed from the certificates and instruments evidencing any
units which cease to be Stockholder Shares.

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<PAGE>   10

     7. Transfer of Stockholder Shares.

     (a) Stockholder Shares are transferable only pursuant to (i) public
offerings registered under the Securities Act, (ii) subject to the provisions of
Section 4 above, Rule 144 or Rule 144A or Regulation S (or any similar rules
then in effect) of the Securities and Exchange Commission if such rule is
available, and (iii) subject to Section 4 or 5 and Section 7(b) below, any other
legally available means of Transfer.

     (b) In connection with the Transfer of any Stockholder Shares other than a
Transfer described in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 7(a) above, the holder
thereof shall deliver written notice to the Company describing in reasonable
detail the Transfer or proposed Transfer, together with an opinion of counsel
reasonably acceptable to the Company (which such opinion requirement may be
waived by the Company in its sole discretion) to the effect that such Transfer
of Stockholder Shares may be effected without registration of such Stockholder
Shares under the Securities Act. In addition, if the holder of the Stockholder
Shares delivers to the Company an opinion of counsel that no subsequent Transfer
of such Stockholder Shares shall require registration under the Securities Act
and that such Stockholder Shares are no longer subject to the restrictions
herein, the Company shall, if such Stockholder Shares are certificated, promptly
upon such contemplated Transfer deliver new certificates for such Stockholder
Shares which do not bear the legend set forth in Section 6 above. If the Company
is not required pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence to deliver new
certificates for such Stockholder Shares without such legend, the holder thereof
shall not consummate a Transfer of the same until the prospective transferee has
confirmed to the Company in writing its agreement to be bound by the conditions
contained in this Section 7 and Section 6 above.

     (c) Upon the request of a holder of Stockholder Shares, the Company shall
promptly supply to such Person or its prospective transferees all information
regarding the Company required to be delivered in connection with a Transfer
pursuant to Rule 144A (or any similar rule or rules then in effect) of the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

     (d) Upon the request of any holder of Stockholder Shares, the Company shall
remove the legend set forth in Section 6 above from the certificates for such
holder's Stockholder Shares (or the eligible portion thereof); provided, that
such Stockholder Shares have been either registered under the Securities Act or
are eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar rule or rules then in
effect) of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     (e) Any Transfer or attempted Transfer of any Stockholder Shares in
violation of any provision of this Agreement shall be null and void, and the
Company shall not record such Transfer on its books or treat any purported
transferee of such Stockholder Shares as the owner of such shares for any
purpose.

     8. Amendment and Waiver. Except as otherwise provided herein, (a) no
modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be
effective against the Company or the Stockholders unless such modification,
amendment or waiver is approved in writing

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<PAGE>   11

by, respectively, the Company or the holders of a majority of the Stockholder
Shares on a fully diluted basis, and (b) no modification, amendment or waiver
which materially adversely affects the rights of a Stockholder under this
Agreement vis-a-vis Other Stockholders shall be effective against such
Stockholder unless such modification, amendment or waiver is approved in writing
by such Stockholder. For avoidance of doubt, an amendment to add another party
to this Agreement is not an action which, in and of itself, affects any
Stockholder materially adversely. The failure of any party to enforce any of the
provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed as a waiver of such
provisions and shall not affect the right of such party thereafter to enforce
each and every provision of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.

     9. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall
be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law,
but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect
any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement shall be
reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

     10. Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, this
document and the other Transaction Documents embody the complete agreement and
understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersede and preempt any prior understandings, agreements or
representations by or among the parties, written or oral, which may have related
to the subject matter hereof in any way.

     11. Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein, this
Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
Company and its successors and assigns and the Stockholders and any subsequent
holders of Stockholder Shares and the respective successors and assigns of each
of them, so long as they hold Stockholder Shares.

     12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts
each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same agree ment.

     13. Remedies. The parties hereto shall be entitled to enforce their rights
under this Agreement specifically to recover damages by reason of any breach of
any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights existing in
their favor. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages may not
be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and
that the Company and each of the Stockholders may in his, hers, or its sole
discretion apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction for
specific performance and/or injunctive relief (without posting a bond or other
security) in order to enforce or prevent any violation of the provisions of this
Agreement.

     14. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE COMPANY AND EACH STOCKHOLDER HEREBY WAIVE, TO
THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW,

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<PAGE>   12

TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION IN ANY COURT WITH RESPECT TO, IN CONNECTION
WITH, OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE VALIDITY, PROTECTION,
INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT THEREOF. THE COMPANY AND EACH STOCKHOLDER AGREES
THAT THIS SECTION IS A SPECIFIC AND MATERIAL ASPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT AND WOULD
NOT ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT IF THIS SECTION WERE NOT PART OF THIS AGREEMENT.

     15. Notices. All notices, demands or other communications to be given or
delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement will be in
writing and will be deemed to have been given when delivered personally, mailed
by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid,
or sent via a nationally recognized overnight courier, or sent via facsimile to
the recipient accompanied by a certified or registered mailing. Such notices,
demands and other communications will be sent to the address indicated below:

   To the Company, to:
   ------------------

         O'Sullivan Industries Holdings, Inc.
         1900 Gulf Street
         Lamar, Missouri 64759
         Attention:  President and Secretary
         Facsimile: (417) 682-8120 (President
                     (417) 682-8113 (Secretary)

         With a copy, which shall not constitute notice to the Company, to:

         Kirkland & Ellis
         Citicorp Center
         153 East 53rd Street
         New York, New York  10022-4675
         Attention:  Kirk A. Radke, Esq.
         Facsimile No.:  (212) 446-4900

   To BRS, to:
   ----------

         Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. II, L.P.
         126 East 56th Street
         New York, NY  10022
         Attention: Stephen F. Edwards
         Facsimile: (212) 521-3799

                                     - 12 -

<PAGE>   13

         With a copy, which shall not constitute notice to BRS, to:
         ----------------------------------------------------------

         Kirkland & Ellis
         Citicorp Center
         153 East 53rd Street
         New York, New York  10022-4675
         Attention:  Kirk A. Radke, Esq.
         Facsimile No.: (212) 446-4900

   To any of the Executives, to:
   ----------------------------

         [EXECUTIVE]
         c/o O'Sullivan Industries Holdings, Inc.
         1900 Gulf Street
         Lamar, Missouri 64759
         Facsimile: (417) 682-8113

    With a copy, which shall not constitute notice to such Executive, to:
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------

          Kirkland & Ellis
          Citicorp Center
          153 East 53rd Street
          New York, New York  10022-4675
          Attention:  Kirk A. Radke, Esq.
          Facsimile No.: (212) 446-4900

    To any Warrant Holder, to:
    -------------------------

          To the address for such Warrant Holder set forth in the Company's
          records;

or such other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient
party shall have specified by prior written notice to the sending party.

     16. GOVERNING LAW. THE CORPORATE LAW OF DELAWARE SHALL GOVERN ALL ISSUES
CONCERNING THE RELATIVE RIGHTS OF THE COMPANY AND ITS STOCKHOLDERS. ALL OTHER
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOMESTIC
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OR
CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISION OR RULE (WHETHER OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION) THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION
OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

     17. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.

                                    * * * * *

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<PAGE>   14

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

                             O'SULLIVAN INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.

                             By: /s/ Richard D. Davidson
                                ---------------------------------------
                             Name:   Richard D. Davidson
                             Its:   President and Chief Operating Officer

                             BRUCKMANN, ROSSER, SHERRILL & CO. II, L.P.

                             By:      BRSE, L.L.C.
                             Its:     General Partner

                             By: /s/ Stephen F. Edwards
                                 --------------------------------------
                             Name: Stephen F. Edwards
                             Its:

<PAGE>   15

                           BRS INVESTOR SIGNATURE PAGE

                                             -----------------------------------
                                             BONNIE DIETRICH

                                             -----------------------------------
                                             RICE EDMONDS

                                             -----------------------------------
                                             JULIET FRIST

                                             -----------------------------------
                                             SUSAN KAIDER

                                             -----------------------------------
                                             SARAH POLIZOTTO

                                             -----------------------------------
                                             WALKER SIMMONS

                                             -----------------------------------
                                             MARILENA TIBREA

<PAGE>   16

                     EXECUTIVE SIGNATURE PAGE (PAGE 1 OF 4)

/s/ Richard D. Davidson              /s/ David E. Pittman
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
RICHARD D. DAVIDSON                  DAVID E. PITTMAN

/s/ Michael P. O'Sullivan            /s/ David S. Thiesse
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
MICHAEL P. O'SULLIVAN                DAVID S. THIESSE

/s/ Phillip J. Pacey                 /s/ Gary Blankenship
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
PHILLIP J. PACEY                     GARY R. BLANKENSHIP

/s/ Tyrone E. Riegel                 /s/ Jason Stansberry
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
TYRONE E. RIEGEL                     JASON STANSBERRY

/s/ Thomas M. O'Sullivan, Jr.        /s/ Joe J. Whyman
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
THOMAS M. O'SULLIVAN, JR.            JOE J. WHYMAN

/s/ James C. Hillman                 /s/ John R. Cox
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
JAMES C. HILLMAN                     JOHN R. COX

/s/ Rowland H. Geddie, III           /s/ Larry G. Edge
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
ROWLAND H. GEDDIE, III               LARRY G. EDGE

/s/ Stuart D. Schotte                /s/ Leonard R. Saldana
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
STUART D. SCHOTTE                    LEONARD R. SALDANA

/s/ E. Thomas Riegel                 /s/ Maureen M. Wood
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
E. THOMAS RIEGEL                     MAUREEN M. WOOD

/s/ Tommy W. Thieman                 /s/ Max Simmons
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
TOMMY W. THIEMAN                     MAX SIMMONS

/s/ Cliff Bickel, Jr.                /s/ Michael L. Franks
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
CLIFF BICKEL, JR.                    MICHAEL L. FRANKS

<PAGE>   17

                     EXECUTIVE SIGNATURE PAGE (PAGE 2 OF 4)

/s/ David R. Turney                  /s/ Ronald E. Wegener
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
DAVID R. TURNEY                      RONALD E. WEGENER

/s/ John D. Blevins                  /s/ Kenneth S. Ladd
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
JOHN D. BLEVINS                      KENNETH S. LADD

/s/ Neal C. Ruggeberg                /s/ Terry J. Braden
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
NEAL C. RUGGEBERG                    TERRY J. BRADEN

/s/ Daniel P. O'Sullivan             /s/ Daniel F. O'Sullivan
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
DANIEL P. O'SULLIVAN                 DANIEL F. O'SULLIVAN

                                     O'SULLIVAN PROPERTIES, INC.

/s/ Randall Day                      By:
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
RANDALL DAY                          Name:
                                     Title:

/s/ Timothy E. Riegel                /s/ Mary Davidson
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
TIMOTHY E. RIEGEL                    MARY DAVIDSON

/s/ Thomas J. Tirdil                 /s/ Jennifer O'Sullivan
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
THOMAS J. TIRDIL                     JENNIFER O'SULLIVAN

/s/ Robert G. Gillespie              /s/ Michael P. O'Sullivan
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
ROBERT G. GILLESPIE                  MICHAEL P. O'SULLIVAN, as custodian for
                                     Tara O'Sullivan

<PAGE>   18

                     EXECUTIVE SIGNATURE PAGE (PAGE 3 OF 4)

/s/ Michael P. O'Sullivan            /s/ Kim O'Sullivan
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
MICHAEL P. O'SULLIVAN, as custodian  KIM O'SULLIVAN
for Trevor O'Sullivan

/s/ Michael P. O'Sullivan            /s/ Kathleen O'Sullivan Day
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
MICHAEL P. O'SULLIVAN, as custodian  KATHLEEN O'SULLIVAN DAY
for Tierny O'Sullivan

/s/ Rose Pacey                       /s/ Diane Riegel
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
ROSE PACEY                           DIANE RIEGEL

/s/ Maria O'Sullivan                 /s/ George R. Wood
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
MARIA O'SULLIVAN                     GEORGE R. WOOD

                                     KAREN O'SULLIVAN WEGENER
                                     REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST

/s/ Colin E. O'Sullivan              By:/s/ Karen O'Sullivan Wegener
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
COLIN E. O'SULLIVAN                     Karen O'Sullivan Wegener, Trustee

/s/ Thomas M. O'Sullivan, Jr.        /s/ Tommy W. Thieman
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
THOMAS M. O'SULLIVAN, JR. as         TOMMY W. THIEMAN, custodian for
custodian for Colin O'Sullivan       Ellen A. Thieman

BATO, L.P.

By: /s/ Thomas M. O'Sullivan, Jr.    /s/ Karen Simmons
    -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
    Thomas M. O'Sullivan, Jr.,       KAREN SIMMONS, custodian for Matthew
    General Partner                  Simmons

/s/ James A. Hillman                 /s/ Peggy E. Geddie
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
JAMES A. HILLMAN                     PEGGY E. GEDDIE

<PAGE>   19

                     EXECUTIVE SIGNATURE PAGE (PAGE 4 OF 4)

/s/ Betty O'Sullivan Thieman         /s/ Thomas Brent Thieman
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
BETTY O'SULLIVAN THIEMAN             THOMAS BRENT THIEMAN

/s/ Kelly Thieman Hull               /s/ Linda O'Sullivan
-----------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
KELLY THIEMAN HULL                   LINDA O'SULLIVAN

/s/ Jeffrey Thieman
-----------------------------------
JEFFREY THIEMAN

<PAGE>   20

                          WARRANT HOLDER SIGNATURE PAGE

LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.

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

<PAGE>   21

                                   EXHIBIT A

                               FORM OF JOINDER TO
                             STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

     THIS JOINDER to the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of _________________,
____ by and among O'Sullivan Industries Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), and certain stockholders of the Company (the "Agreement"), is
made and entered into as of _____________________ by and between the Company
and _________________________ ("Holder"). Capitalized terms used herein but not
otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

     WHEREAS, Holder has acquired certain shares of Common Stock, and the
Agreement and the Company requires Holder, as a holder of such shares, to
become a party to the Agreement, and Holder agrees to do so in accordance with
the terms hereof.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Joinder hereby agree as follows:

     1. Agreement to be Bound. Holder hereby agrees that upon execution of this
Joinder, he, she or it shall become a party to the Agreement and shall be fully
bound by, and subject to, all of the covenants, terms and conditions of the
Agreement as though an original party thereto and shall be deemed a Stockholder
for all purposes thereof. In addition, Holder hereby agrees that all Common
Stock held by Holder shall be deemed Stockholder Shares for all purposes of the
Agreement.

     2. Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein, this
Joinder shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
Company and its successors and assigns and Holder and any subsequent holders of
Stockholder Shares and the respective successors and assigns of each of them,
so long as they hold any  Stockholder Shares.

     3. Counterparts. This Joinder may be executed in separate counterparts
each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same agreement.

     4. Notices. For purposes of Section 15 of the Agreement, all notices,
demands or other communications to the Holder shall be directed to:

                                        [Name]
                                        [Address]
                                        [Facsimile Number]

                                      A-1
<PAGE>   22
               5.     GOVERNING LAW. THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW OF
DELAWARE SHALL GOVERN ALL ISSUES CONCERNING THE RELATIVE RIGHTS OF THE COMPANY
AND ITS MEMBERS. ALL OTHER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND
INTERPRETATION OF THIS JOINDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE DOMESTIC LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY
CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISION OR RULE (WHETHER OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION) THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF
ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

               6.     Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of this
Joinder are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this
Joinder.

                                 *  *  *  *  *

                                      A-2
<PAGE>   23
               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Joinder
as of the date first above written.

                                            O'SULLIVAN INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.

                                            By:_________________________________
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                            [HOLDER]

                                             By:________________________________

                                      A-3

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