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Exhibit 10.29

EXECUTION COPY

Form of U.K. Subsidiary Guarantee by Guarantors (as defined therein)

in favor of Wachovia Bank, N.A., the Lenders

and the Issuing Bank (as defined therein) dated as of December 23, 2002

U.K. SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY

          THIS GUARANTY (this “Guaranty”) dated as of December 23, 2002 is made by
the undersigned (collectively, the “Guarantors” and each individually a
“Guarantor”), in favor of the Secured Parties (as defined below) and Wachovia
Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such
capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

          WHEREAS, of even date herewith Hollinger International Publishing Inc.
(“Publishing”), Telegraph Group Limited (“TGL”) and First DT Holdings Limited
(“FDTH”, together with Publishing and TGL, each a “Borrower” and collectively,
the “Borrowers”) entered into the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
(together with all amendments and other modifications, if any, from time to
time made thereto, the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”), with various
financial institutions (together with their respective successors and assigns,
collectively the “Lenders” and each individually a “Lender”), the
Administrative Agent and Wachovia Securities, Inc., as sole lead arranger and
book runner, Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc. as Syndication Agent, and General
Electric Capital Corporation, as Documentation Agent, pursuant to which the
Lenders agreed to make various credit extensions to the Borrowers; and

          WHEREAS, as a covenant for the making of the loans and the issuance of the
letter(s) of credit under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the
Borrowers agreed to cause the Guarantors to execute and deliver this Guaranty;
and

          WHEREAS, each Guarantor has duly authorized the execution, delivery and
performance of this Guaranty; and

          WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of each Guarantor to execute this
Guaranty inasmuch as such Guarantor will derive substantial direct and indirect
benefits from the loans made from time to time to the Borrowers and the letters
of credit issued or created from time to time for the account of the Borrowers
pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement;

          NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and in order to induce the
Lenders to make the Loans and issue or participate in Letters of Credit
(including the initial Credit Extensions) to the Borrowers pursuant to the
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, each Guarantor agrees, for the benefit
of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

          SECTION 1.1. Certain Terms. The following terms (whether or not
underscored) when used in this Guaranty, including its preamble and recitals,
shall have the following

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meanings (such definitions to be equally applicable to the singular and
plural forms thereof):

          Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement is defined in the first
recital.

          Borrowers is defined in the first recital.

          FDTH is defined in the first recital.

          Guaranteed Obligations is defined in Section 2.1 hereof.

          Guaranteed Obligors means TGL, FDTH, each Guarantor and, [in addition, but
only in the case of Hollinger UK Holdings Limited (a) Publishing and (b) from
and after the date the Subordinated Notes (as defined in the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement) are paid in full or amended in such a manner as not
to prohibit such guaranty, Hollinger International][Needs explanation].

          Guarantor is defined in the preamble.

          Guaranty is defined in the preamble.

          Hedging Agreements means all agreements that are defined to be “Hedging
Agreements” in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement that are entered into
between any Borrower and a Qualified Hedge Counterparty.

          Hollinger International means Hollinger International Inc., a Delaware
corporation.

          Lender is defined in the first recital.

          Loan Documents means those agreements and other documents defined as “Loan
Documents” in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and, in addition, all
Hedging Agreements.

          Publishing is defined in the first recital.

          Qualified Hedge Counterparty means Wachovia Bank, N.A. and each other
Person who, on the date the applicable Hedging Agreement is entered into, is a
Lender or an affiliate of a Lender.

          Secured Parties means the Lenders, the Issuing Bank, the Administrative
Agent and each Qualified Hedge Counterparty.

          TGL is defined in the first recital.

          SECTION 1.2. Amended and Restated Credit Agreement Definitions. Unless
otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms
used in this Guaranty, including its preamble and recitals, have the meanings
provided in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

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          SECTION 1.3. Subsidiary Note Acceleration. Each Guarantor which is the
maker of a Subsidiary Note pledged to the Administrative Agent for the benefit
of the Secured Parties hereby consents to acceleration of its Subsidiary Note
in accordance with the terms of Section 6(c) of the U.S. Pledge Agreement.

ARTICLE II.

GUARANTY PROVISIONS

          SECTION 2.1. Guaranty. (a) Each Guarantor hereby absolutely,
unconditionally and irrevocably, and jointly and severally, as primary obligor
and not merely as surety, guarantees the full and prompt payment when due,
whether by acceleration or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of all
obligations (monetary or otherwise) of the Guaranteed Obligors to each of the
Lenders, the Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent and each Qualified Hedge
Counterparty, howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter existing, or due or to
become due, which arise out of or in connection with the Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement, any Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Application, any
Hedging Agreement or any other Loan Document, in each case as the same may be
amended, modified, extended or renewed from time to time (all such obligations
being herein collectively called the “Guaranteed
Obligations”); provided always
that the Guaranteed Obligations of each Guarantor (other than Hollinger UK
Holdings Limited (“HUKH”) ) shall not extend to nor include the obligations
hereunder of HUKH in respect of Publishing or Hollinger International as
Guaranteed Obligors, and agrees to pay any and all expenses (including, without
limitation, fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by the Administrative Agent
or any other Secured Party in enforcing any rights under this Guaranty or any
other Loan Document. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each
Guarantor’s liability shall extend to all amounts that constitute part of the
Guaranteed Obligations and would be owed by any Guaranteed Obligor to any
Secured Party under or in respect of the Loan Documents but for the fact that
they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy,
reorganization or similar proceeding involving such Guaranteed Obligor.

          (b)  Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of this Guaranty, the
Administrative Agent and each other Secured Party hereby confirms that it is
the intention of all such Persons that this Guaranty and the Obligations of
each Guarantor hereunder not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for
purposes of Bankruptcy Law (as hereinafter defined), the Uniform Fraudulent
Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar foreign,
federal or state law to the extent applicable to this Guaranty and the
Obligations of each Guarantor hereunder. To effectuate the foregoing
intention, the Administrative Agent, the other Secured Parties and the
Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the Obligations of each Guarantor
under this Guaranty at any time shall be limited to the maximum amount as will
result in the Obligations of each Guarantor under this Guaranty not
constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance. For purposes hereof,
“Bankruptcy Law” means any proceeding of the type referred to in Section 12.1.4
of the Credit Agreement or Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar foreign, federal
or state law for the relief of debtors.

          (c)  Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that in
the event any payment shall be required to be made to any Secured Party under
this Guaranty or any other guaranty, such Guarantor will contribute, to the
maximum extent permitted

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by law, such amounts to each other Guarantor and each other guarantor so
as to maximize the aggregate amount paid to the Secured Parties under or in
respect of the Loan Documents.

          (d)  This Guaranty constitutes a guaranty by each Guarantor of payment
when due and not of collection and each Guarantor specifically agrees that it
shall not be necessary or required that the Administrative Agent or any other
Secured Party exercise any right, assert any claim or demand or enforce any
remedy whatsoever against any of the Guaranteed Obligors (or any other Person)
before or as a condition to the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder.

          SECTION 2.2. Acceleration of Guaranty. Each Guarantor agrees that, in the
event of any Event of Default under Section 12.1.4 of the Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement, and if such event shall occur at a time when any of the
Guaranteed Obligations are not then due and payable, such Guarantor shall pay
to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Administrative Agent and the
other Secured Parties forthwith the full amount which would be payable
hereunder by such Guarantor if all Guaranteed Obligations were then due and
payable.

          SECTION 2.3. Guaranty Absolute, etc. This Guaranty shall in all respects
be a continuing, absolute, unconditional and irrevocable guaranty of payment by
each Guarantor, and shall remain in full force and effect until all Guaranteed
Obligations have been paid in full, finally and indefeasibly, all obligations
of such Guarantor hereunder shall have been paid in full, finally and
indefeasibly, and the commitments under the Facilities, all Letters of Credit,
all Hedging Agreements and any other commitments by the Administrative Agent or
any other Secured Party to the Guaranteed Obligors shall have terminated (even
if the Letters of Credit shall have been cash collateralized). Each Guarantor
guarantees that the Guaranteed Obligations shall be paid strictly in accordance
with the terms of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and each other Loan
Document under which they arise, regardless of any law, regulation or order now
or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the
rights of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party with respect
thereto. The creation or existence from time to time of additional Guaranteed
Obligations to the Administrative Agent or the other Secured Parties or any of
them is hereby authorized, without notice to any Guarantor, and shall in no way
impair the rights of the Administrative Agent or the other Secured Parties or
the obligations of any Guarantor under this Guaranty, including the guaranty
hereunder of such additional Guaranteed Obligations. The liability of each
Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable
irrespective of:

          (a)  any lack of validity, legality or enforceability of the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement, or any other Loan Document;

          (b) 
the failure of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party

		
	 	          (i) to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy
against any of the Guaranteed Obligors or any other Person (including any
other guarantor) under the provisions of the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise, or to join any such
Person in any action against any of the Guaranteed Obligors or any other
Person, or

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	 	     (ii) to exercise any right or remedy against any other guarantor of,
or collateral securing, any Guaranteed Obligations;

          (c)  any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other
term of, all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other extension,
compromise or renewal of any Guaranteed Obligation;

          (d)  any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination of any Guaranteed
Obligations for any reason, including any claim of waiver, release, surrender,
alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to (and each Guarantor
hereby waives any right to or claim of) any defense or setoff, counterclaim,
recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality,
nongenuineness, irregularity, compromise, unenforceability of, or any other
event or occurrence affecting, any Guaranteed Obligations;

          (e)  any amendment to, rescission, waiver, or other modification of, or any
consent to departure from, any of the terms of the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement or any other Loan Document;

          (f)  (i) any addition, exchange, release, surrender or non-perfection of
any collateral or (ii) any amendment to or waiver or release or addition of, or
consent to departure from, any other guaranty held by the Administrative Agent
or any other Secured Party, securing or supporting any of the Guaranteed
Obligations;

          (g)  any manner of application of Collateral or any other collateral, or
proceeds thereof, to all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any manner of
sale or other disposition of any Collateral or any other collateral for all or
any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Obligations of any Guaranteed
Obligor under the Loan Documents or any other assets of any Guaranteed Obligor
or any of its Subsidiaries;

          (h)  any failure of any Secured Party to disclose to any Guaranteed Obligor
any information relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise),
operations, performance, properties or prospects of any other Guaranteed
Obligor now or hereafter known to such Secured Party (each Guarantor waiving
any duty on the part of the Secured Parties to disclose such information);

          (i)  any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate structure or
existence of any Guaranteed Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries;

          (j)  the failure of any other Person to execute or deliver this Guaranty or
any other guaranty or agreement, or the release or reduction of liability of
any Guarantor or any other guarantor or surety with respect to the Guaranteed
Obligations; or

          (k)  any other circumstances (including, without limitation, any statute of
limitations) which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a
legal or equitable discharge of, any Guarantor, any Guaranteed Obligor, any
surety or any other guarantor.

          SECTION 2.4. Reinstatement, etc. Each Guarantor agrees that this Guaranty
shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any
time any payment (in whole or in part) of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is
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otherwise be restored by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured
Party, upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Guaranteed
Obligor, any other Person or otherwise, as though such payment had not been
made.

          SECTION 2.5. Waiver, etc. Each Guarantor hereby waives promptness,
diligence, notice of acceptance and any other notice with respect to any of the
Guaranteed Obligations and this Guaranty and any requirement that the
Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party protect, secure, perfect or
insure any security interest or Lien, or any property subject thereto, or
exhaust any right or take any action against any Guaranteed Obligor or any
other Person (including any other guarantor) or entity or any collateral
securing any Guaranteed Obligations.

          SECTION 2.6. Waivers and Contribution (a) Until the Guaranteed
Obligations have been paid in cash indefeasibly in full, each Guarantor hereby
irrevocably waives any claim or other rights which it may now or hereafter
acquire against the Guaranteed Obligors or any other Person that arise from the
existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor’s obligations
under this Guaranty or any other Loan Document, including any right of
subrogation, reimbursement, contribution, exoneration, or indemnification, any
right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Administrative Agent or any
other Secured Party against the Guaranteed Obligors or any other Person or any
collateral which the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party now has or
hereafter acquires, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in
equity, or under contract, statute or common law, including the right to take
or receive from the Guaranteed Obligors or any other Person, directly or
indirectly, in cash or other property or by setoff or in any manner, payment or
security on account of such claim or other rights. If any amount shall be paid
to any Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence and the Guaranteed
Obligations shall not have been paid in cash indefeasibly in full and the
commitments under the Facilities, all Letters of Credit, all Hedging Agreements
and any other commitments by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured
Party to the Guaranteed Obligors shall not have been terminated, such amount
shall be deemed to have been paid to such Guarantor for the benefit of, and
held in trust for, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, and
shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent to be credited and applied
upon the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.

          (b)  Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any
right to revoke this Guaranty and acknowledges that this Guaranty is continuing
in nature and applies to all Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing now or in
the future.

          (c)  Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives (i) any
defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of
remedies by any Secured Party that in any manner impairs, reduces, releases or
otherwise adversely affects the subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration,
contribution or indemnification rights or other rights to proceed against any
of the other Guaranteed Obligors, any other guarantor or any other Person or
any Collateral and (ii) any defense based on any right of setoff or
counterclaim against or in respect of the Obligations.

          (d)  Each Guarantor acknowledges that the Administrative Agent may,
without notice to or demand upon and without affecting the liability under this
Guaranty, foreclose with respect to any Collateral by nonjudicial sale, and
each Guarantor hereby

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waives any defense to the recovery by the Administrative Agent and the
other Secured Parties of any deficiency after such nonjudicial sale.

          (e)  Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any duty
on the part of any Secured Party to disclose to such Guarantor any matter, fact
or thing relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise),
operations, performance, properties or prospects of any other Guaranteed
Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter known by such Secured
Party.

          (f)  Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect
benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement and that the waivers set forth in this Section are
knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

          To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to make Loans and issue
or participate in Letters of Credit under the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, each Guarantor represents and warrants with respect to itself to the
Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties that:

          SECTION 3.1. Organization, etc. Such Guarantor is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation; such Guarantor is duly qualified to do business in each
jurisdiction where the nature of its business makes such qualification
necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a
Material Adverse Effect; and such Guarantor has full corporate power and
authority to own its property and conduct its business as presently conducted
by it.

          SECTION 3.2. Authorization; No Conflict. The execution and delivery by
such Guarantor of this Guaranty and each other Loan Document to which it is
intended to be a party, and the performance by such Guarantor of its
obligations under each Loan Document to which it is intended to be a party are
within the corporate powers of such Guarantor, have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of such Guarantor (including any
necessary shareholder action), have received all necessary governmental
approval (if any shall be required), and do not and will not (a) violate any
provision of law or any order, decree or judgment of any court or other
government agency which is binding on such Guarantor, (b) contravene or
conflict with, or result in a breach of, any provision of the articles of
association or other organizational documents of such Guarantor or of any
agreement, indenture, instrument or other document, or any judgment, order or
decree, which is binding on such Guarantor or (c) result in, or require, the
creation or imposition of any Lien on any property of such Guarantor (other
than pursuant to the Loan Documents).

          SECTION 3.3. Validity and Binding Nature. This Guaranty is, and upon the
execution and delivery thereof each other Loan Document to which such Guarantor
is intended to be a party will be, the legal, valid and binding obligation of
such Guarantor, enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with its
terms, except that enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other
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 effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and by general principles
of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).

          SECTION 3.4. Independent Credit Decision. Such Guarantor has,
independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other
Secured Party and based on such documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this
Guaranty and each other Loan Document to which it is or is to be a party, and
such Guarantor has established adequate means of obtaining from each Guaranteed
Obligor on a continuing basis information pertaining to, and is now and on a
continuing basis will be completely familiar with, the business, condition
(financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties and prospects of
such Guaranteed Obligor.

          SECTION 3.5. Conditions Precedent. There are no conditions precedent to
the effectiveness of this Guaranty that have not been satisfied or waived.

ARTICLE IV.

INDEMNIFICATION

          SECTION 4.1. General Indemnity. Without limitation on any other
Obligations of any Guarantor or remedies of the Secured Parties under this
Guaranty, each Guarantor shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
indemnify, defend and save and hold harmless each Secured Party and each of
their Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents
and advisors (each, an “Indemnified Party”) from and against, and shall pay on
demand, any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) that
may be incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party in
connection with or as a result of any failure of any Guaranteed Obligations to
be the legal, valid and binding obligations of any Guaranteed Obligor
enforceable against such Guaranteed Obligor in accordance with their terms.

          SECTION 4.2. Additional Provision. Each Guarantor hereby also agrees that
none of the Indemnified Parties shall have any liability (whether direct or
indirect, in contract, tort or otherwise) to any of the Guarantors or any of
their respective Affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors,
employees, agents and advisors, and each Guarantor hereby agrees not to assert
any claim against any Indemnified Party on any theory of liability, for
special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages arising out of or
otherwise relating to the Facilities, the actual or proposed use of the
proceeds of the Advances or Letters of Credit, the Loan Documents or any other
transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents.

ARTICLE V.

SUBORDINATION

          Each Guarantor hereby subordinates any and all debts, liabilities and
other Obligations owed to it by each Borrower (the “Subordinated Obligations”)
to the Guaranteed Obligations to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set
forth in this Article:

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          SECTION 5.1. Prohibited Payments, etc. Except during the continuance of
an Event of Default or an Unmatured Event of Default (including the
commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law
relating to any Borrower), each Guarantor may receive regularly scheduled
payments from any Borrower on account of the Subordinated Obligations. After
the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default or Unmatured
Event of Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding
under any Bankruptcy Law relating to any Borrower), however, unless the
Administrative Agent otherwise agrees, no Guarantor shall demand, accept or
take any action to collect any payment on account of the Subordinated
Obligations.

          SECTION 5.2. Prior Payment of Guaranteed Obligations. In any proceeding
under any Bankruptcy Law relating to any Borrower, each Guarantor agrees that
the Secured Parties shall be entitled to receive payment in full in cash of all
Guaranteed Obligations (including all interest and expenses accruing after the
commencement of a proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law, whether or not
constituting an allowed claim in such proceeding (“Post Petition Interest”))
before such Guarantor receives payment of any Subordinated Obligations.

          SECTION 5.3. Turn-Over. After the occurrence and during the continuance
of any Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default (including the
commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law
relating to any Borrower), each Guarantor shall, if the Administrative Agent so
requests, collect, enforce and receive payments on account of the Subordinated
Obligations as trustee for the Secured Parties and deliver such payments to the
Administrative Agent on account of the Guaranteed Obligations (including all
Post Petition Interest), together with any necessary endorsements or other
instruments of transfer, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the
liability of such Guarantor under the other provisions of this Guaranty.

          SECTION 5.4. Administrative Agent Authorization. After the occurrence and
during the continuance of any Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default
(including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law relating to any Borrower), the Administrative Agent is
authorized and empowered (but without any obligation to so do), in its
discretion, (i) in the name of each Guarantor, to collect and enforce, and to
submit claims in respect of, Subordinated Obligations and to apply any amounts
received thereon to the Guaranteed Obligations (including all Post Petition
Interest), and (ii) to require each Guarantor (A) to collect and enforce, and
to submit claims in respect of, Subordinated Obligations and (B) to pay any
amounts received on such obligations to the Administrative Agent for
application to the Guaranteed Obligations (including any and all Post Petition
Interest).

ARTICLE VI.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

          SECTION 6.1. Loan Document. This Guaranty is a Loan Document executed
pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and shall (unless
otherwise expressly indicated herein) be construed, administered and applied in
accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.

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          SECTION 6.2. Covenants. Each Guarantor covenants and agrees that, so long
as any part of the Guaranteed Obligations shall remain unpaid, any Letter of
Credit shall be outstanding, or any Lender shall have any commitment under the
Facilities, such Guarantor will perform and observe, and cause each of its
Subsidiaries to perform and observe, all of the terms, covenants and agreements
set forth in the Loan Documents on its or their part to be performed or
observed or that any Borrower has agreed to cause each Guarantor or such
Subsidiaries to perform or observe.

          SECTION 6.3. Binding on Successors, Transferees and Assigns; Assignment of
Guaranty. This Guaranty shall be binding upon each Guarantor and its
respective successors, transferees and assigns, and all references herein to
the Guaranteed Obligors and any Guarantor, respectively, shall be deemed to
include any of such Person’s successor or successors, whether intermediate or
remote. Any Lender may from time to time, in accordance with Section 15.9 of
the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, without notice to any Guarantor,
assign or transfer any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations or any interest
therein; and, notwithstanding any such assignment or transfer or any subsequent
assignment or transfer thereof, such Guaranteed Obligations shall be and remain
Guaranteed Obligations for the purpose of this Guaranty, and each and every
immediate and successive assignee or transferee of any of the Guaranteed
Obligations or of any interest therein shall, to the extent of the interest of
such assignee or transferee in the Guaranteed Obligations, be entitled to the
benefits of this Guaranty and shall be protected to the same extent as if such
assignee or transferee were a Lender.

          SECTION 6.4. Amendments, etc. No amendment to or waiver of any provision
of this Guaranty, nor consent to any departure by any Guarantor herefrom, shall
in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the
Administrative Agent and each Guarantor, and then such waiver or consent shall
be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for
which given.

          SECTION 6.5. Addresses for Notices to the Guarantors. All notices
hereunder to any Guarantor shall be in writing (including via facsimile) and
shall be sent to it at the address or facsimile number set forth below its
signature hereto or at such other address or facsimile number as may be
designated by such Guarantor in a written notice received by the Administrative
Agent. Notices sent by facsimile transmission shall be deemed to have been
given when sent; notices sent by mail shall be deemed to have been given three
Business Days after the date when sent by registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid; and notices sent by hand delivery shall be deemed to have been
received when received.

          SECTION 6.6. No Waiver; Remedies; Security. In addition to, and not in
limitation of, Section 2.3 and Section 2.5, no failure on the part of the
Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to exercise, and no delay in
exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall
any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies
herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by
law. Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, (a) this Guaranty
has been delivered to the Administrative Agent and (b) the Administrative Agent
has been authorized to enforce this Guaranty on behalf of itself and each of
the other Secured Parties. All payments by any Guarantor pursuant to this
Guaranty shall be made to the Administrative Agent and applied to costs,
expenses, fees or the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as applicable.
This Guaranty is secured by various Collateral Documents delivered by one or
more of the Guarantors and reference is made

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to such Collateral Documents for a description of the collateral security
for this Guaranty, the nature and extent of such Collateral and the rights of
the parties in and to such Collateral.

          SECTION 6.7. Captions. Section captions used in this Guaranty are for
convenience of reference only, and shall not affect the construction of this
Guaranty.

          SECTION 6.8. Setoff. In addition to, and not in limitation of, any rights
of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party under applicable law,
the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party shall, upon the occurrence
of any Event of Default, have the right to appropriate and apply to the payment
of the obligations of each Guarantor owing to it hereunder, whether or not then
due, and each Guarantor hereby grants to the Administrative Agent and each of
the other Secured Parties a continuing security interest in, any and all
balances, credits, deposits, accounts or moneys of such Guarantor then or
thereafter maintained with the Administrative Agent or such other Secured Party
and any and all property of every kind or description of or in the name of such
Guarantor now or hereafter, for any reason or purpose whatsoever, in the
possession or control of, or in transit to, the Administrative Agent or such
other Secured Party or any agent or bailee therefor.

          SECTION 6.9. Fees and Expenses. Each Guarantor further agrees to pay all
reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal expenses)
paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party in
endeavoring to collect the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, in
realizing upon or protecting any Collateral for this Guaranty, and in enforcing
this Guaranty against such Guarantor.

          SECTION 6.10. Severability. Wherever possible each provision of this
Guaranty shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Guaranty shall be prohibited by or
invalid under such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such
provision or the remaining provisions of this Guaranty.

          SECTION 6.11. Governing Law, Entire Agreement, Counterparts, etc. THIS
GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK. This Guaranty and the other Loan Documents constitute the
entire understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject
matter hereof and thereof and supersede any prior agreements, written or oral,
with respect thereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page
to this Guaranty by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of an original
executed counterpart of this Agreement. This Guaranty may be executed in any
number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto in separate
counterparts, and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but
all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same Guaranty. At
any time after the date of this Guaranty, one or more additional persons or
entities may become parties hereto by executing and delivering to the
Administrative Agent a counterpart of this Guaranty. Immediately upon such
execution and delivery (and without any further action), each such additional
person or entity will become a party to, and will be bound by all the terms of,
this Guaranty.

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          SECTION 6.12. Forum Selection and Consent to Jurisdiction. ANY LITIGATION
BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTY OR
ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, SHALL BE BROUGHT AND MAINTAINED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE
COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION MAY
BE BROUGHT AND MAINTAINED AND/OR ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY
COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S
OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER
PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND. EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS
TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND OF THE UNITED
STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ANY SUCH LITIGATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE. EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
APPOINTS HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL INC., 712 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
10019, USA (THE “PROCESS AGENT”), ATTENTION: MARK KIPNIS, AS ITS AGENT TO
RECEIVE, ON ITS BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ITS PROPERTY, SERVICE OF COPIES OF THE
SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT AND ANY OTHER PROCESS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUCH
LITIGATION. SUCH SERVICE MAY BE MADE BY MAILING OR DELIVERING A COPY OF SUCH
PROCESS TO EACH GUARANTOR IN CARE OF THE PROCESS AGENT AT THE PROCESS AGENT’S
ABOVE ADDRESS, AND EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AUTHORIZES AND DIRECTS THE
PROCESS AGENT TO ACCEPT SUCH SERVICE ON ITS BEHALF. EACH GUARANTOR FURTHER
IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS BY REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAGE
PREPAID OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH
GUARANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE
LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO
ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN
INCONVENIENT FORUM.

          SECTION 6.13. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH GUARANTOR AND, BY ACCEPTING THE
BENEFITS HEREOF, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH OTHER SECURED PARTY HEREBY
WAIVES ANY RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION
BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS GUARANTY,
ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT
DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR
THEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY BANKING RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH
THE FOREGOING, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED
BEFORE A COURT AND NOT A JURY.

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     SECTION 6.14. Taxes. All payments to be made by each Guarantor to any
person hereunder shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or
withholding for or on account of, tax unless such Guarantor is required by law
to make such a payment subject to the deduction or withholding of tax, in which
case the sum payable by such Guarantor in respect of which such deduction or
withholding is required to be made shall be increased to the extent necessary
to ensure that, after the making of such deduction or withholding, such person
receives and retains (free from any liability in respect of any such deduction
or withholding) a net sum equal to the sum which it would have received and so
retained had no such deduction or withholding been made or required to be made.

     SECTION 6.15. Judgment Currency. The obligations of each Guarantor, in
respect of any sum due to the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party
hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment
Currency”) other than the currency in which such sum was originally denominated
(the “Original Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that following
receipt by the Administrative Agent or such Secured Party of any sum adjudged
to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent or such Secured
Party, in accordance with normal banking procedures, purchases the Original
Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of Original Currency so
purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent or
such Secured Party, each Guarantor agrees, as a separate obligation and
notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or
such Secured Party, as the case may be, against such loss, and if the amount of
Original Currency so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to the
Administrative Agent or such Secured Party, as the case may be, the
Administrative Agent or such Secured Party agrees to remit such excess to such
Guarantor.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be duly
executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date
first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CREDITSCHEME LIMITED
	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	
By:	 	 

	 
	 	 	
Name:
	 	 

	 
	 	 	
Title:
	 	 

	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	1 Canada Square,

Canary Wharf

London E14 5DT
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	0207-538-7585
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	The Secretary
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	c/o Stikeman, Elliott
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	Regis House,

45 King William Street

London EC4R 9AN
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	0207-648-1400
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	Jeffrey Keey
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	c/o Hollinger Inc.
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	10 Toronto Street

Toronto

Ontario M5C 2B7
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	Jack Boultbee
	 	 	
Facsimile:
	 	(416) 364-0832
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	c/o Hollinger International Inc.
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	401 North Wabash Avenue

Chicago

Illinois 60611
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	(312) 321-0629
	 	 	
Attention:	 	 

U.K. Subsidiary Guaranty

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	DEEDTASK LIMITED
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	
By:	 	 

	 
	 	 	
Name:
	 	 

	 
	 	 	
Title:
	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	1 Canada Square,

Canary Wharf

London E14 5DT
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	0207-538-7585
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	The Secretary
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	c/o Stikeman, Elliott
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	Regis House,

45 King William Street

London EC4R 9AN
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	0207-648-1400
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	Jeffrey Keey
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	c/o Hollinger Inc.
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	10 Toronto Street

Toronto

Ontario M5C 2B7
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	Jack Boultbee
	 	 	
Facsimile:
	 	(416) 364-0832
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	c/o Hollinger International Inc.
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	401 North Wabash Avenue

Chicago

Illinois 60611
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	(312) 321-0629
	 	 	
Attention:	 	 

U.K. Subsidiary Guaranty

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	DT HOLDINGS LIMITED
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	
By:	 	 

	 
	 	 	
Name:
	 	 

	 
	 	 	
Title:
	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	1 Canada Square

Canary Wharf

London E14 5DT
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	0207-538-7585
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	The Secretary
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	c/o Stikeman, Elliott
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	Regis House,

45 King William Street

London EC4R 9AN
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	0207-648-1400
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	Jeffrey Keey
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	c/o Hollinger Inc.
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	10 Toronto Street

Toronto

Ontario M5C 2B7
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	(416) 364-0832
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	Jack Boultbee
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	c/o Hollinger
International Inc.
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	401 North Wabash Avenue

Chicago

Illinois 60611
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	(312) 321-0629
	 	 	
Attention:	 	 

U.K. Subsidiary Guaranty

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	SECOND DT HOLDINGS LIMITED
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	
By:	 	 

	 
	 	 	
Name:
	 	 

	 
	 	 	
Title:
	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	1 Canada Square

Canary Wharf

London E14 5DT
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	0207-538-7585
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	The Secretary
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	c/o Stikeman, Elliott
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	Regis House,

45 King William Street

London EC4R 9AN
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	0207-648-1400
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	Jeffrey Keey
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	c/o Hollinger Inc.
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	10 Toronto Street

Toronto

Ontario M5C 2B7
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	(416) 364-0832
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	Jack Boultbee
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	c/o Hollinger International Inc.
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	401 North Wabash Avenue

Chicago

Illinois 60611
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	(312) 321-0629
	 	 	
Attention:	 	 

U.K. Subsidiary Guaranty

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	HOLLINGER UK HOLDINGS LIMITED
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	
By:	 	 

	 
	 	 	
Name:
	 	 

	 
	 	 	
Title:
	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	1 Canada Square

Canary Wharf

London E14 5DT
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	0207-538-7585
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	The Secretary
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	c/o Stikeman, Elliott
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	Regis House,

45 King William Street

London EC4R 9AN
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	0207-648-1400
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	Jeffrey Keey
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	c/o Hollinger Inc.
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	10 Toronto Street

Toronto

Ontario M5C 2B7
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	(416) 364-0832
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	Jack Boultbee
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	c/o Hollinger International Inc.
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	401 North Wabash Avenue

Chicago

Illinois 60611
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	(312) 321-0629
	 	 	
Attention:	 	 

U.K. Subsidiary Guaranty

 

 

	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	
The undersigned is executing a
counterpart hereof for purposes of
becoming a party hereto:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 

	 
	 	 	
By:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 

	 
	 	 	
Name:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 

	 
	 	 	
Title:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 

	 
	 	 	
Address:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 

	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 

	 
	 	 	
Attention:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 

U.K. Subsidiary Guarantyexv10w30

 

Exhibit 10.30

EXECUTION COPY

Form of U.S. Pledge Agreement among Deedtask Limited,

Creditscheme Limited and Wachovia Bank, N.A. dated as of December 23, 2002

U.S. PLEDGE AGREEMENT

          THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of December 23, 2002, is
among the companies listed on the signature pages hereof and such other persons
or entities which from time to time become parties hereto as pledgors
(collectively the “Pledgors” and individually each a “Pledgor”) and WACHOVIA
BANK, N.A. in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders referred to
below (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

          WHEREAS, of even date herewith Hollinger International Publishing Inc.
(“Publishing”), Telegraph Group Limited (“TGL”) and First DT Holdings Limited
(“FDTH”, together with Publishing and TGL each a “Borrower” and collectively,
the “Borrowers”), entered into the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
(together with all amendments and other modifications, if any, from time to
time made thereto, the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”), with various
financial institutions (together with their respective successors and assigns,
collectively the “Lenders” and each individually a “Lender”), the
Administrative Agent, Wachovia Securities, Inc., as sole lead arranger and book
runner, Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc., as Syndication Agent and General
Electric Capital Corporation, as Documentation Agent, pursuant to which the
Lenders agreed to make various credit extensions to the Borrowers.

          WHEREAS, of even date herewith the Pledgors executed a Guaranty (as
amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the “U.K. Guaranty”) and, by
virtue of such execution, have guaranteed in favor of the Administrative Agent
and the other Secured Parties, the obligations of TGL and FDTH (together, the
“U.K. Borrowers”) under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. The
obligations of the Pledgors under the U.K. Guaranty are, inter alia, to be
secured pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

          NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of any loan, advance or other
financial accommodation heretofore or hereafter made to any of the U.K.
Borrowers, under or in connection with the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:

          1.     Definitions. When used herein, the following terms have the following
meanings (such meanings to be applicable to both the singular and plural forms
of such terms):

		
	 	          Collateral - see Section 2 hereof.
	 
	 	          Default means the occurrence of any Event of Default (as defined in
the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement).
	 
	 	          Issuer means the issuer of any of the shares of stock or other
securities representing all or any of the Collateral.

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          Liabilities means all obligations (monetary or otherwise) of each
Pledgor, howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter existing, or due or to
become due, whether or not such obligations were originally owed to the
Secured Parties, which arise out of or in connection with the U.K.
Guaranty, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other document
or instrument executed in connection herewith or therewith (including any
Hedging Agreement (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement) entered into with any Person who at the time such Hedging
Agreement is entered into is a Lender or an affiliate thereof).

          Loan Document has the meaning assigned to such term in the Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement.

          Maker means the maker of any of the Subsidiary Notes or other
chattel paper representing any or all of the Collateral.

          Secured Parties has the meaning assigned to such term in the U.K.
Guaranty.

          Subsidiary has the meaning assigned to such term in the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement.

          Subsidiary Notes has the meaning assigned to such term in the
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

          Subsidiary Security Agreements has the meaning assigned to such term
in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

          Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires,
capitalized terms used in this Agreement, including its preamble and recitals,
have the meanings provided in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

          2.     Pledge. As security for the payment of all Liabilities, each Pledgor
hereby pledges to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself and the
other Secured Parties, and grants to the Administrative Agent for the benefit
of itself and the other Secured Parties a continuing security interest in, all
of the following:

          A. All of the shares of stock and other securities described in
Schedule I hereto listed under such Pledgor’s name, all of the
certificates and/or instruments representing such shares of stock and
other securities, and all cash, securities, dividends, rights and other
property at any time and from time to time received, receivable or
otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such
shares or other securities;

          B. All additional shares of stock of any of the Issuers listed in
Schedule I and all additional shares of stock of any other Restricted
Subsidiary of any Pledgor hereto at any time and from time to time
acquired by any Pledgor in any manner, all of the certificates
representing such additional shares, and all cash, securities, dividends,
rights and other property at any time and from time to time received,
receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any
or all of such shares;

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          C. All of the indebtedness described in Schedule II hereto listed
under such Pledgor’s name, all Subsidiary Notes, instruments and chattel
paper, if any, representing the same, all substitutes therefor or
additions thereto, and any interest, products, proceeds or other property
at any time and from time to time received, receivable or otherwise
distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such
indebtedness, Subsidiary Notes, instruments and chattel paper; and

          D. All products and proceeds of all of the foregoing.

All of the foregoing are herein collectively called the “Collateral”.

          Each Pledgor agrees to deliver to the Administrative Agent, promptly upon
receipt and in due form for transfer (i.e., endorsed in blank or accompanied by
stock or bond powers executed in blank), any Collateral which may at any time
or from time to time be in or come into the possession or control of such
Pledgor; and prior to the delivery thereof to the Administrative Agent, such
Collateral shall be held by each Pledgor separate and apart from its other
property and in express trust for the Administrative Agent. In addition, the
Administrative Agent shall have the right at any time to exchange certificates
or instruments representing or evidencing the Collateral for certificates or
instruments of smaller or larger denominations.

     3.     Warranties; Further Assurances. Each Pledgor warrants to the
Administrative Agent and each Lender that: (a) such Pledgor is (or at the time
of any future delivery, pledge, assignment or transfer thereof will be) the
legal and equitable owner of the Collateral free and clear of all liens,
security interests and encumbrances of every description whatsoever other than
the security interest created hereunder; (b) assuming continuous possession by
the Administrative Agent, the pledge and delivery of the Collateral pursuant to
this Agreement will create a valid perfected security interest in the
Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent; (c) no authorization or
approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental
authority or regulatory body or any other third party which has not been
obtained, made or taken is required, for (i) the grant by such Pledgor of the
security interest granted hereunder or for the execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement by such Pledgor, (ii) the perfection or
maintenance of the security interest created hereunder (including the first
priority nature of such security interest), or (iii) the exercise by the
Administrative Agent of its voting or other rights provided for in this
Agreement or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to this
Agreement, except as may be required in connection with the disposition of any
portion of the securities pledged hereunder by laws affecting the offering and
sale of securities generally; (d) all shares of stock referred to in Schedule I
hereto will be in certificated form, and will be duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable; (e) as to each Issuer whose name appears
in Schedule I hereto, the Collateral represents not less than the applicable
percent (as shown in Schedule I hereto) of the total shares of capital stock
issued and outstanding of such Issuer; (f) the information contained in
Schedule I hereto is true and accurate in all respects and reflects all equity
interests owned by such Pledgor in any entity organized in the United States;
and (g) the information contained in Schedule II hereto is true and accurate in
all respects, and reflects all indebtedness owed to such Pledgor from any
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary organized in the United States.

          So long as any of the Liabilities shall be outstanding or any commitment
shall exist on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party with
respect to the creation of any Liabilities, each Pledgor (i) shall not (except
as otherwise permitted pursuant to the Amended

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and Restated Credit Agreement), without the express prior written consent
of the Administrative Agent, (x) sell, assign, exchange, pledge or otherwise
transfer, encumber, or grant any option, warrant or other right to purchase the
stock of any Issuer which is pledged hereunder, or (y) sell, assign, exchange,
pledge or otherwise transfer, encumber, release, or grant any right to purchase
the Subsidiary Notes or Subsidiary Security Agreements of any Maker which is
pledged hereunder, or (z) otherwise diminish or impair any of its rights in, to
or under any of the Collateral; (ii) as to each Issuer whose name appears on
Schedule I hereto, shall continue to own and keep pledged hereunder not less
than the applicable percent (as shown in Schedule I hereto) of the total shares
of capital stock issued and outstanding of such Issuer; (iii) shall execute
such Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and other documents (and pay
the costs of filing and recording or re-filing and re-recording the same in all
public offices reasonably deemed necessary or appropriate by the Administrative
Agent) and do such other acts and things, all as the Administrative Agent may
from time to time reasonably request, to establish and maintain a valid,
perfected security interest in the Collateral (free of all other liens, claims
and rights of third parties whatsoever) to secure the performance and payment
of the Liabilities; (iv) will execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent
such stock powers, endorsements and similar documents relating to the
Collateral, satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, as
the Administrative Agent may reasonably request; (v) will upon the request of
the Administrative Agent, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default, notify each issuer of the indebtedness pledged hereunder that
such indebtedness is subject to the security interest granted hereunder; and
(vi) will furnish the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party such
information concerning the Collateral as the Administrative Agent or such
Secured Party may from time to time reasonably request, and will permit the
Administrative Agent or any Secured Party or any designee of the Administrative
Agent or any Secured Party, from time to time at reasonable times and on
reasonable notice, to inspect, audit and make copies of and extracts from all
records and all other papers in the possession of such Pledgor which pertain to
the Collateral as set forth in Section 10.2 of the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, and will, upon request of the Administrative Agent at any time when
a Default has occurred and is continuing, deliver to the Administrative Agent
all of such records and papers.

          4.     Holding in Name of Administrative Agent, etc. The Administrative Agent
may from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuance of a
Default, without notice to any Pledgor, take all or any of the following
actions: (a) transfer all or any part of the Collateral into the name of the
Administrative Agent or any nominee or sub-agent for the Administrative Agent,
with or without disclosing that such Collateral is subject to the lien and
security interest hereunder, (b) appoint one or more sub-agents or nominees for
the purpose of retaining physical possession of the Collateral, (c) notify the
parties obligated on any of the Collateral to make payment to the
Administrative Agent of any amounts due or to become due thereunder, (d)
endorse any checks, drafts or other writings in the name of any Pledgor to
allow collection of the Collateral, (e) enforce collection of any of the
Collateral by suit or otherwise, and surrender, release or exchange all or any
part thereof, or compromise or renew for any period (whether or not longer than
the original period) any obligations of any nature of any party with respect
thereto, and (f) take control of any proceeds of the Collateral. The
Administrative Agent may at any time make any and all filings deemed reasonably
necessary in furtherance of this Agreement and the purposes hereof, including
without limitation, Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (which may be
filed in advance of the Amendment Effective Date) in all appropriate
jurisdictions, which financing statements may describe the collateral pledged
by each Pledgor as “all assets” of such Pledgor.

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          5.     Voting Rights, Dividends, Payments etc. (a) Notwithstanding certain
provisions of Section 4 hereof, so long as the Administrative Agent has not
given the notice referred to in paragraph (b) below:

          A. Each Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting or
consensual rights and powers and stock purchase or subscription rights
(but any such exercise by a Pledgor of stock purchase or subscription
rights may be made only from funds of such Pledgor not comprising part of
the Collateral) relating or pertaining to the Collateral constituting
stock or any part thereof for any purpose; provided, however, that each
Pledgor agrees that it will not exercise any such right or power in any
manner which would have a material adverse effect on the value of such
Collateral or any part thereof.

          B. The Pledgors shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all
lawful dividends payable in respect of the Collateral constituting stock
which are paid in cash by any Issuer if such dividends are permitted by
the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, but all dividends and
distributions in respect of such Collateral or any part thereof made in
shares of stock or other property or representing any return of capital,
whether resulting from a subdivision, combination or reclassification of
such Collateral or any part thereof or received in exchange for such
Collateral or any part thereof or as a result of any merger,
consolidation, acquisition or other exchange of assets to which any
Issuer may be a party or otherwise or as a result of any exercise of any
stock purchase or subscription right, shall be and become part of the
Collateral hereunder and, if received by any Pledgor, shall be forthwith
delivered to the Administrative Agent in due form for transfer (i.e.,
endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock or bond powers executed in
blank) to be held for the purposes of this Agreement.

          C. The Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver, or cause to
be executed and delivered, to each Pledgor, all such proxies, powers of
attorney, dividend orders and other instruments as such Pledgor may
request for the purpose of enabling such Pledgor to exercise the rights
and powers which it is entitled to exercise pursuant to clause (A) above
and to receive the dividends which it is authorized to retain pursuant to
clause (B) above.

          D. Subject to any restrictions contained herein or in any other Loan
Document, each Pledgor shall be entitled to (a) collect all regular
payments made or proceeds received with respect to Collateral
constituting the Subsidiary Notes and (b) enforce and prosecute all
rights and remedies available under any of the Subsidiary Notes or
Subsidiary Security Agreements.

          (b)  Upon written notice from the Administrative Agent during the
existence of a Default, and so long as the same shall be continuing, all rights
and powers which the Pledgors are entitled to exercise pursuant to Section
5(a)(A) hereof, and all rights of the Pledgors to receive and retain dividends
pursuant to Section 5(a)(B) hereof, and all rights of the Pledgors to receive
payments pursuant to Section 5(a)(D) hereof, shall forthwith cease, and all
such rights and powers shall thereupon become vested in the Administrative
Agent which shall have, during the continuance of such Default, the sole and
exclusive authority to exercise such rights and powers and to receive such
dividends and payments. Any and all money and other property paid over to or
received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this

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paragraph (b) shall be retained by the Administrative Agent as additional
Collateral hereunder and applied in accordance with the provisions hereof.

          6.     Remedies. Whenever a Default shall exist and be continuing, the
Administrative Agent may exercise from time to time any rights and remedies
available to it under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in New York or
otherwise available to it. Without limiting the foregoing, whenever a Default
shall exist and be continuing the Administrative Agent (a) may, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, without notice, advertisement, hearing or
process of law of any kind, (i) sell any or all of the Collateral, free of all
rights and claims of the Pledgors therein and thereto, at any public or private
sale or brokers’ board and (ii) bid for and purchase any or all of the
Collateral at any such public sale; (b) shall have the right, for and in the
name, place and stead of the Pledgors, to execute endorsements, assignments,
stock powers and other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to
all or any of the Collateral; and (c) may, with respect to the Collateral
consisting of Subsidiary Notes, declare the underlying loans immediately due,
payable and collectible without notice to any Pledgor, regardless of maturity,
and in that event the underlying loans and obligations shall become immediately
due, payable, and collectible; and thereupon the Administrative Agent may then
or at any time thereafter, in addition to the remedies of the Administrative
Agent and Lenders set forth in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement,
collect from any Pledgor any payments or collections theretofore received by
such Pledgor pursuant to Section 5(a)(D) hereof, or sell assign, transfer and
deliver the whole of the Collateral consisting of Subsidiary Notes, or any part
thereof, or additions thereto, or substitutions therefor, in such order as the
Administrative Agent may elect, at public or private sale, at such price or
prices, and upon such terms and conditions as the Administrative Agent in its
sole and absolute discretion may determine, without demand, advertisement, or
notice of any kind. Each Pledgor hereby expressly waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, any and all notices, advertisements,
hearings or process of law in connection with the exercise by the
Administrative Agent of any of its rights and remedies during the continuance
of a Default. If any notification of intended disposition of any of the
Collateral is required by law, such notification, if mailed, shall be deemed
reasonably and properly given if mailed by certified or registered mail at
least twenty (20) days before such disposition, postage prepaid, addressed to
the Company, either at the address of the Company shown below, or at any other
address of the Company appearing on the records of the Administrative Agent.
Any proceeds of any of the Collateral may be applied by the Administrative
Agent to the payment of expenses in connection with the Collateral, including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal expenses, and any
balance of such proceeds may be applied by the Administrative Agent toward the
payment of such of the Liabilities, and in such order of application, as the
Administrative Agent may from time to time elect (and, after payment in full of
all Liabilities, any excess shall be delivered to the Company or as a court of
competent jurisdiction shall direct).

          The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to comply with any
limitation or restriction in connection with any sale of Collateral as it may
be advised by counsel is necessary in order to (a) avoid any violation of
applicable law (including, without limitation, compliance with such procedures
as may restrict the number of prospective bidders and purchasers and/or further
restrict such prospective bidders or purchasers to persons or entities who will
represent and agree that they are purchasing for their own account for
investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale of such
Collateral) or (b) obtain any required approval of the sale or of the purchase
by any governmental regulatory authority or official, and each Pledgor agrees
that such compliance shall not result in such sale being considered or

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deemed not to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner and that
the Administrative Agent shall not be liable or accountable to any Pledgor for
any discount allowed by reason of the fact that such Collateral is sold in
compliance with any such limitation or restriction.

          7.     General. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have exercised
reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral if it takes
such action for that purpose as any Pledgor shall request in writing, but
failure of the Administrative Agent to comply with any such request shall not
of itself be deemed a failure to exercise reasonable care, and no failure of
the Administrative Agent to preserve or protect any rights with respect to the
Collateral against prior parties, or to do any act with respect to preservation
of the Collateral not so requested by any Pledgor, shall be deemed of itself a
failure to exercise reasonable care in the custody or preservation of any
Collateral.

          All notices hereunder shall be in writing (including, without limitation,
facsimile transmission) and shall be sent to the applicable party at, in the
case of each Pledgor, its address set forth below its signature on the U.K.
Guaranty, and in the case of the Administrative Agent, at its address set forth
below its signature to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, and in each
case, at such other address as such party may, by written notice received by
the other parties hereto, have designated as its address for such purpose.
Notices sent by facsimile transmission shall be deemed to have been given when
sent; notices sent by mail shall be deemed to have been given [three Business
Days after] the date when sent by registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid; and notices sent by hand delivery shall be deemed to have been given
when received.

          Each Pledgor agrees to indemnify, defend and save and hold harmless each
Secured Party and each of their Affiliates and their respective officers,
directors, employees, agents and advisors (each, an “Indemnified Party”) from
and against, and shall pay on demand, any and all claims, damages, losses,
liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel) that may be incurred by or asserted or awarded against any
Indemnified Party, in each case arising out of or in connection with or
resulting from this Agreement (including, without limitation, enforcement of
this Agreement), except to the extent such claim, damage, loss, liability or
expense is found in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent
jurisdiction to have resulted from such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or
wilful misconduct. Each of the Pledgors agrees to pay all reasonable expenses
(including reasonable attorney’s fees and legal expenses) paid or incurred by
the Administrative Agent or any Lender in endeavoring to collect the
Obligations of such Pledgor, or any part thereof, and in enforcing this
Agreement against such Pledgor, and such obligations will themselves be
obligations hereunder.

          No delay on the part of the Administrative Agent in exercising any right,
power or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial
exercise of any such right, power or remedy shall preclude any other or further
exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. No
amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent with respect to, any provision
of this Agreement shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and
signed and delivered by the Administrative Agent and each Pledgor, and then
such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the
specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

          All obligations of the Pledgors and all rights, powers and remedies of the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders expressed herein are in addition to all
other rights,

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powers and remedies possessed by them, including, without limitation,
those provided by applicable law or in any other written instrument or
agreement relating to any of the Liabilities or any security therefor.

          This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the
laws of the State of New York. Wherever 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 shall be
prohibited by or invalid under such law, such provision shall be ineffective to
the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the
remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until all obligations
under the Facilities have been paid in full and all commitments thereunder,
Letters of Credit and Hedging Agreements entered into with a Lender or an
affiliate thereof have terminated. If at any time all or any part of any
payment theretofore applied by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to any of
the obligations under the Facilities is or must be rescinded or returned by the
Administrative Agent or such Lender for any reason whatsoever (including,
without limitation, the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any
Pledgor), such obligations shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, to the
extent that such payment is or must be rescinded or returned, be deemed to have
continued in existence, notwithstanding such application by the Administrative
Agent or such Lender, and this Agreement shall continue to be effective or be
reinstated, as the case may be, as to such obligations, all as though such
application by the Administrative Agent or such Lender had not been made.

          This Agreement shall be binding upon each Pledgor and the Administrative
Agent and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the
benefit of each Pledgor and the Administrative Agent and the successors and
assigns of the Administrative Agent.

          This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the
different parties hereto on separate counterparts, and each such counterpart
shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together
constitute one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of
a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier shall be effective as delivery
of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. At any time after the
date of this Agreement, one or more additional persons or entities may become
parties hereto by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a
counterpart of this Agreement. Immediately upon such execution and delivery
(and without any further action), each such additional person or entity will
become a party to, and will be bound by all the terms of, this Agreement.

          ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, SHALL BE BROUGHT AND MAINTAINED
EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE
BROUGHT, AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY
JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND. EACH
PLEDGOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE
COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION AS SET
FORTH ABOVE.

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EACH PLEDGOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY APPOINTS HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL INC, 712
FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10019, USA, (THE “PROCESS AGENT”), ATTENTION:
MARK KIPNIS, AS ITS AGENT TO RECEIVE, ON ITS BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ITS
PROPERTY, SERVICE OF COPIES OF THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT AND ANY OTHER PROCESS
WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUCH LITIGATION, SUCH SERVICE MAY BE MADE BY MAILING
OR DELIVERING A COPY OF SUCH PROCESS TO EACH PLEDGOR IN CARE OF THE PROCESS
AGENT AT THE PROCESS AGENT’S ABOVE ADDRESS, AND EACH PLEDGOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
AUTHORIZES AND DIRECTS THE PROCESS AGENT TO ACCEPT SUCH SERVICE ON ITS BEHALF.
EACH PLEDGOR FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS BY
REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE ADDRESS OF THE PERSON SPECIFIED IN, OR
PURSUANT TO, THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE
WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH PLEDGOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH
IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION
BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH
LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY
PLEDGOR HAS OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY
COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT
PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO
ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, EACH PLEDGOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH IMMUNITY IN
RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

          EACH OF THE PLEDGOR, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND, BY ACCEPTING THE
BENEFITS HEREOF, EACH LENDER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, ANY
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT
DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR
THEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY BANKING RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH
ANY OF THE FOREGOING, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE
TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.

          All payments to be made by any Pledgor to any person hereunder shall be
made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account
of, tax unless such Pledgor is required by law to make such a payment subject
to the deduction or withholding of tax, in which case the sum payable by such
Pledgor in respect of which such deduction or withholding is required to be
made shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the
making of such deduction or withholding, such person receives and retains (free
from any liability in respect of any such deduction or withholding) a net sum
equal to the sum which it would have received and so retained had no such
deduction or withholding been made or required to be made.

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          The obligations of each Pledgor, in respect of any sum due to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder shall, notwithstanding any
judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than the currency in
which such sum was originally denominated (the “Original Currency”), be
discharged only to the extent that following receipt by the Administrative
Agent or such Lender of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency,
the Administrative Agent or such Lender, in accordance with normal banking
procedures, purchases the Original Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the
amount of Original Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to
the Administrative Agent or such Lender, each Pledgor agrees, as a separate
obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the
Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, against such loss, and
if the amount of Original Currency so purchased exceeds the sum originally due
to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, the
Administrative Agent or such Lender agrees to remit such excess to such
Pledgor.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered as
of the day and year first written above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	DEEDTASK LIMITED
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 	

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name:	 	

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Title:	 	

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	1 Canada Square
	 	 	 	 	Canary Wharf
	 	 	 	 	London E14 5DT
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	0207-538-7585
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	The Secretary
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	c/o Stikeman, Elliott
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	Regis House,
	 	 	 	 	45 King William Street
	 	 	 	 	London EC4R 9AN
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	0207-648-1400
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	Jeffrey Keey
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	c/o Hollinger Inc.
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	10 Toronto Street
	 	 	 	 	Toronto
	 	 	 	 	Ontario M5C 2B7
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	(416) 364-0832
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	Jack Boultbee
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	c/o Hollinger
International Inc.
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	401 North Wabash Avenue
	 	 	 	 	Chicago
	 	 	 	 	Illinois 60611
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	(312) 321-0629
	 	 	
Attention:	 	 

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	 	 	CREDITSCHEME LIMITED
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 	

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name:	 	

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Title:	 	

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	1 Canada Square
	 	 	 	 	Canary Wharf
	 	 	 	 	London E14 5DT
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	0207-538-7585
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	The Secretary
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	c/o Stikeman, Elliott
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	Regis House,
	 	 	 	 	45 King William Street
	 	 	 	 	London EC4R 9AN
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	0207-648-1400
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	Jeffrey Keey
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	c/o Hollinger Inc.
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	10 Toronto Street
	 	 	 	 	Toronto
	 	 	 	 	Ontario M5C 2B7
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	(416) 364-0832
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	Jack Boultbee
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	c/o Hollinger
International Inc.
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	401 North Wabash Avenue
	 	 	 	 	Chicago
	 	 	 	 	Illinois 60611
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	(312) 321-0629
	 	 	
Attention:	 	 

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	 	 	 	 	WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.,
	 	 	 	 	as Administrative Agent
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 	

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name:	 	

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Title:	 	

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Address:
	 	One Wachovia Center,
	 	 	 	 	301 South Charlotte, NC 28288-0604
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Facsimile No.:
	 	(704) 374-4092
	 	 	
Attention:
	 	Joe Mynatt
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 

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SCHEDULE I
TO U.S. NEWCO PLEDGE AGREEMENT

STOCK

DEEDTASK LIMITED

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ISSUER		Cert #		No. of Shares		%		Total Outstanding
	
		
		
		
		

	
    
    LHAT Corporation
    

    	 	 	A-1	 	 	 	61 Class A Preferred Stock	 	 	 	59.2	%	 	 	103	 

CREDITSCHEME LIMITED

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ISSUER		Cert #		No. of Shares		%		Total Outstanding
	
		
		
		
		

	
    
    LHAT Corporation
    

    	 	 	A-2	 	 	 	42 Class A Preferred Stock	 	 	 	40.8	%	 	 	103	 

 

SCHEDULE II

TO U.S. NEWCO PLEDGE AGREEMENT

SUBSIDIARY NOTES

NIL

 

 

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