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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.3
          REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 20, 2002,
           AMONG AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT CORPORATION, THE GUARANTORS AND
                             THE INITIAL PURCHASERS

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                          REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

                          Dated as of February 20, 2002

                                      Among

                        AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT CORPORATION

                                       and

                           THE GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN

                                   as Issuers,

                                       and

                         DEUTSCHE BANC ALEX. BROWN INC.,
                              GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
                                       and
                           SCOTIA CAPITAL (USA) INC.,
                              as Initial Purchasers

                          11-5/8% Senior Notes due 2007

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1.    Definitions..........................................................................................1

2.    Exchange Offer.......................................................................................5

3.    Shelf Registration...................................................................................9

4.    Additional Interest.................................................................................11

5.    Registration Procedures.............................................................................12

6.    Registration Expenses...............................................................................22

7.    Indemnification and Contribution....................................................................23

8.    Rules 144 and 144A..................................................................................27

9.    Underwritten Registrations..........................................................................27

10.   Miscellaneous.......................................................................................28
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                          REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

         This Registration Rights Agreement (this "AGREEMENT") is dated as of
February 20, 2002, among AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (the "COMPANY"), the subsidiaries of the Company that are listed on
the signature pages hereto (collectively, and together with any entity that in
the future executes a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such entity
agrees to guarantee the Notes (as hereinafter defined), the "GUARANTORS" and,
together with the Company, the "ISSUERS"), and DEUTSCHE BANC ALEX. BROWN INC.,
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. and SCOTIA CAPITAL (USA) INC., as initial purchasers (the
"INITIAL PURCHASERS").

         This Agreement is entered into in connection with the Purchase
Agreement by and among the Issuers and the Initial Purchasers, dated as of
February 14, 2002 (the "PURCHASE AGREEMENT"), which provides for, among other
things, the sale by the Company to the Initial Purchasers of $177,000,000
aggregate principal amount of the Company's 11-5/8% Senior Notes due 2007 (the
"NOTES"), guaranteed by the Guarantors (the "GUARANTEES"). The Notes and the
Guarantees are collectively referenced to herein as the "SECURITIES". In order
to induce the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the
Issuers have agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this
Agreement for the benefit of the Initial Purchasers and any subsequent holder or
holders of the Securities. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a
condition to the Initial Purchasers' obligation to purchase the Securities under
the Purchase Agreement.

         The parties hereby agree as follows:

         1. DEFINITIONS

         As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:

         ADDITIONAL INTEREST: See Section 4(a) hereof.

         ADVICE: See the last paragraph of Section 5 hereof.

         AGREEMENT: See the introductory paragraphs hereto.

         APPLICABLE PERIOD: See Section 2(b) hereof.

         BLACKOUT PERIOD: See Section 3(d) hereof.

         BUSINESS DAY: Any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which
banking institutions in New York are authorized or required by law to be closed.

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         COMPANY: See the introductory paragraphs hereto.

         EFFECTIVENESS DATE: With respect to (i) the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement, the 150th day after the Issue Date and (ii) any Shelf Registration
Statement, the 150th day after the Filing Date with respect thereto; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that if the Effectiveness Date would otherwise fall on a day that is
not a Business Day, then the Effectiveness Date shall be the next succeeding
Business Day.

         EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD: See Section 3(a) hereof.

         EVENT DATE: See Section 4 hereof.

         EXCHANGE ACT: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

         EXCHANGE NOTES: See Section 2(a) hereof.

         EXCHANGE OFFER: See Section 2(a) hereof.

         EXCHANGE OFFER REGISTRATION STATEMENT: See Section 2(a) hereof.

         FILING DATE: (A) With respect to the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement, the 90th day after the Issue Date; and (B) in any other case (which
may be applicable notwithstanding the consummation of the Exchange Offer), the
90th day after the delivery of a Shelf Notice as required pursuant to Section
2(c) hereof; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the Filing Date would otherwise fall on
a day that is not a Business Day, then the Filing Date shall be the next
succeeding Business Day.

         GUARANTEES: See the introductory paragraphs hereto.

         GUARANTORS: See the introductory paragraphs hereto.

         HOLDER: Any holder of a Registrable Note or Registrable Notes.

         INDENTURE: The Indenture, dated as of February 20, 2002, by and among
the Issuers and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, pursuant to which the Notes
are being issued, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance
with the terms thereof.

         INFORMATION: See Section 5(n) hereof.

         INITIAL PURCHASERS: See the introductory paragraphs hereto.

         INITIAL SHELF REGISTRATION: See Section 3(a) hereof.

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         INSPECTORS: See Section 5(n) hereof.

         ISSUE DATE: February 20, 2002, the date of original issuance of the
Notes.

         ISSUERS: See the introductory paragraphs hereto.

         NASD: See Section 5(r) hereof.

         NOTES: See the introductory paragraphs hereto.

         PARTICIPANT: See Section 7(a) hereof.

         PARTICIPATING BROKER-DEALER: See Section 2(b) hereof.

         PERSON: An individual, trustee, corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association,
union, business association, firm or other legal entity.

         PRIVATE EXCHANGE: See Section 2(b) hereof.

         PRIVATE EXCHANGE NOTES: See Section 2(b) hereof.

         PROSPECTUS: The prospectus included in any Registration Statement
(including, without limitation, any prospectus subject to completion and a
prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus
filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A
under the Securities Act and any term sheet filed pursuant to Rule 434 under the
Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, and
all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective
amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

         PURCHASE AGREEMENT: See the introductory paragraphs hereof.

         RECORDS: See Section 5(n) hereof.

         REGISTRABLE NOTES: Each Note (and the related Guarantees) upon its
original issuance and at all times subsequent thereto, each Exchange Note (and
the related guarantees) as to which Section 2(c)(iv) hereof is applicable upon
original issuance and at all times subsequent thereto and each Private Exchange
Note (and the related guarantees) upon original issuance thereof and at all
times subsequent thereto, until, in each case, the earliest to occur of (i) a
Registration Statement (other than, with respect to any Exchange Note as to
which Section 2(c)(iv) hereof is applicable, the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement) covering such Note, Exchange Note or Private Exchange Note has been
declared effective by the SEC

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and such Note, Exchange Note or such Private Exchange Note (and the related
guarantees), as the case may be, has been disposed of in accordance with such
effective Registration Statement, (ii) such Note has been exchanged pursuant to
the Exchange Offer for an Exchange Note or Exchange Notes (and the related
guarantees) that may be resold without restriction under state and federal
securities laws, (iii) such Note, Exchange Note or Private Exchange Note (and
the related guarantees), as the case may be, ceases to be outstanding for
purposes of the Indenture or (iv) such Note, Exchange Note or Private Exchange
Note (and the related guarantees), as the case may be, may be resold without
restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) (as amended or replaced) under the
Securities Act.

         REGISTRATION STATEMENT: Any registration statement of the Issuers that
covers any of the Notes, the Exchange Notes or the Private Exchange Notes (and
the related Guarantees or guarantees, as the case may be) filed with the SEC
under the Securities Act, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements
to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all
exhibits, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

         RULE 144: Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

         RULE 144A: Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

         RULE 405: Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

         RULE 415: Rule 415 under the Securities Act.

         RULE 424: Rule 424 under the Securities Act.

         SEC: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

         SECURITIES: See the introductory paragraphs hereto.

         SECURITIES ACT: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

         SHELF NOTICE: See Section 2(c) hereof.

         SHELF REGISTRATION: See Section 3(b) hereof.

         SHELF REGISTRATION STATEMENT: Any Registration Statement relating to a
Shelf Registration.

         SUBSEQUENT SHELF REGISTRATION: See Section 3(b) hereof.

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         TIA: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

         TRUSTEE: The trustee under the Indenture and the trustee (if any) under
any indenture governing the Exchange Notes and Private Exchange Notes (and the
related guarantees).

         UNDERWRITTEN REGISTRATION OR UNDERWRITTEN OFFERING: A registration in
which securities of one or more of the Issuers are sold to an underwriter for
reoffering to the public.

         Except as otherwise specifically provided, all references in this
Agreement to acts, laws, statutes, rules, regulations, releases, forms,
no-action letters and other regulatory requirements (collectively, "REGULATORY
REQUIREMENTS") shall be deemed to refer also to any amendments thereto and all
subsequent Regulatory Requirements adopted as a replacement thereto having
substantially the same effect therewith; PROVIDED that Rule 144 shall not be
deemed to amend or replace Rule 144A.

         2.EXCHANGE OFFER

               (a) Unless the Exchange Offer would violate applicable law or any
applicable interpretation of the staff of the SEC, the Issuers shall file with
the SEC, no later than the Filing Date, a Registration Statement (the "EXCHANGE
OFFER REGISTRATION STATEMENT") on an appropriate registration form with respect
to a registered offer (the "EXCHANGE OFFER") to exchange any and all of the
Registrable Notes for a like aggregate principal amount of debt securities of
the Company (the "EXCHANGE NOTES"), guaranteed by the Guarantors, that are
identical in all material respects to the Securities, except that (i) the
Exchange Notes shall contain no restrictive legend thereon and (ii) interest
thereon shall accrue from the last date on which interest was paid on the Notes
or, if no such interest has been paid, from the Issue Date, and which are
entitled to the benefits of the Indenture or a trust indenture which is
identical in all material respects to the Indenture (other than such changes to
the Indenture or any such identical trust indenture as are necessary to comply
with the TIA) and which, in either case, has been qualified under the TIA. The
Exchange Offer shall comply with all applicable tender offer rules and
regulations under the Exchange Act and other applicable laws. The Issuers shall
use their reasonable best efforts to (x) cause the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act on or before the
Effectiveness Date; (y) keep the Exchange Offer open for at least 30 days (or
longer if required by applicable law) after the date that notice of the Exchange
Offer is mailed to Holders; and (z) consummate the Exchange Offer on or prior to
the 180th day following the Issue Date.

         Each Holder (including, without limitation, each Participating
Broker-Dealer) who participates in the Exchange Offer will be required to
represent to the Issuers in writing (which may be contained in the applicable
letter of transmittal) that: (i) any Exchange Notes acquired in exchange for
Registrable Notes tendered are being acquired in the ordinary course

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of business of the Person receiving such Exchange Notes, whether or not such
recipient is such Holder itself; (ii) at the time of the commencement or
consummation of the Exchange Offer neither such Holder nor, to the actual
knowledge of such Holder, any other Person receiving Exchange Notes from such
Holder has an arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the
distribution of the Exchange Notes in violation of the provisions of the
Securities Act; (iii) neither the Holder nor, to the actual knowledge of such
Holder, any other Person receiving Exchange Notes from such Holder is an
"affiliate" (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company or, if it is an affiliate of
the Company, it will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable and will provide
information to be included in the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance
with Section 5 hereof in order to have their Notes included in the Shelf
Registration Statement and benefit from the provisions regarding Additional
Interest in Section 4 hereof; (iv) neither such Holder nor, to the actual
knowledge of such Holder, any other Person receiving Exchange Notes from such
Holder is engaging in or intends to engage in a distribution of the Exchange
Notes; and (v) if such Holder is a Participating Broker-Dealer, such Holder has
acquired the Registrable Notes as a result of market-making activities or other
trading activities and that it will comply with the applicable provisions of the
Securities Act (including, but not limited to, the prospectus delivery
requirements thereunder).

         Upon consummation of the Exchange Offer in accordance with this Section
2, the provisions of this Agreement shall continue to apply solely with respect
to Registrable Notes that are Private Exchange Notes, Exchange Notes as to which
Section 2(c)(iv) is applicable and Exchange Notes held by Participating
Broker-Dealers, and the Issuers shall have no further obligation to register
Registrable Notes (other than Private Exchange Notes and Exchange Notes as to
which clause 2(c)(iv) hereof applies) pursuant to Section 3 hereof.

         No securities other than the Exchange Notes shall be included in the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement.

               (b) The Issuers shall include within the Prospectus contained in
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement a section entitled "Plan of
Distribution," reasonably acceptable to the Initial Purchasers, which shall
contain a summary statement of the positions taken or policies made by the staff
of the SEC with respect to the potential "underwriter" status of any
broker-dealer that is the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act) of Exchange Notes received by such broker-dealer in the Exchange
Offer (a "PARTICIPATING BROKER-DEALER"), whether such positions or policies have
been publicly disseminated by the staff of the SEC or such positions or policies
represent the prevailing views of the staff of the SEC. Such "Plan of
Distribution" section shall also expressly permit, to the extent permitted by
applicable policies and regulations of the SEC, the use of the Prospectus by all
Persons subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act,
including, to the extent permitted by applicable policies and regulations of the
SEC, all

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Participating Broker-Dealers, and include a statement describing the means by
which Participating Broker-Dealers may resell the Exchange Notes in compliance
with the Securities Act.

         The Issuers shall use their reasonable best efforts to keep the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement effective and to amend and supplement the
Prospectus contained therein in order to permit such Prospectus to be lawfully
delivered by all Persons subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act for such period of time as is necessary to comply with applicable
law in connection with any resale of the Exchange Notes; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
such period shall not be required to exceed 90 days or such longer period if
extended pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 5 hereof (the "APPLICABLE
PERIOD").

         If, prior to consummation of the Exchange Offer, the Initial Purchasers
hold any Notes acquired by them that have the status of an unsold allotment in
the initial distribution, the Issuers upon the request of the Initial Purchasers
shall simultaneously with the delivery of the Exchange Notes issue and deliver
to the Initial Purchasers, in exchange (the "PRIVATE EXCHANGE") for such Notes
held by any such Holder, a like principal amount of notes (the "PRIVATE EXCHANGE
NOTES") of the Issuers, guaranteed by the Guarantors, that are identical in all
material respects to the Exchange Notes except for the placement of a
restrictive legend on such Private Exchange Notes. The Private Exchange Notes
shall be issued pursuant to the same indenture as the Exchange Notes and bear
the same CUSIP number as the Exchange Notes.

         In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Issuers shall:

                      (i) mail, or cause to be mailed, to each Holder of record
entitled to participate in the Exchange Offer a copy of the Prospectus forming
part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, together with an appropriate
letter of transmittal and related documents;

                      (ii) use their reasonable best efforts to keep the
Exchange Offer open for not less than 30 days after the date that notice of the
Exchange Offer is mailed to Holders (or longer if required by applicable law);

                      (iii) utilize the services of a depositary for the
Exchange Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New
York;

                      (iv) permit Holders to withdraw tendered Securities at any
time prior to the close of business, New York time, on the last Business Day on
which the Exchange Offer remains open; and

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                      (v) otherwise comply in all material respects with all
applicable laws, rules and regulations.

         As soon as practicable after the close of the Exchange Offer and the
Private Exchange, if any, the Issuers shall:

                              (1) accept for exchange all Registrable Notes
validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer and
the Private Exchange, if any;

                              (2) deliver to the Trustee for cancellation all
Registrable Notes so accepted for exchange; and

                              (3) cause the Trustee to authenticate and deliver
promptly to each Holder of Securities, Exchange Notes or Private Exchange Notes,
as the case may be, equal in principal amount to the Securities of such Holder
so accepted for exchange; PROVIDED that, in the case of any Securities held in
global form by a depositary, authentication and delivery to such depositary of
one or more replacement Securities in global form in an equivalent principal
amount thereto for the account of such Holders in accordance with the Indenture
shall satisfy such authentication and delivery requirement.

         The Exchange Offer and the Private Exchange shall not be subject to any
conditions, other than that (i) the Exchange Offer or Private Exchange, as the
case may be, does not violate applicable law or any applicable interpretation of
the staff of the SEC; (ii) no action or proceeding shall have been instituted or
threatened in any court or by any governmental agency which might materially
impair the ability of the Issuers to proceed with the Exchange Offer or the
Private Exchange, and no material adverse development shall have occurred in any
existing action or proceeding with respect to the Issuers; and (iii) all
governmental approvals shall have been obtained, which approvals the Issuers
deem necessary for the consummation of the Exchange Offer or Private Exchange.

         The Exchange Notes and the Private Exchange Notes shall be issued under
(i) the Indenture or (ii) an indenture identical in all material respects to the
Indenture and which, in either case, has been qualified under the TIA or is
exempt from such qualification and shall provide that the Exchange Notes shall
not be subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in the Indenture. The
Indenture or such indenture shall provide that the Exchange Notes, the Private
Exchange Notes and the Securities shall vote and consent together on all matters
as one class and that none of the Exchange Notes, the Private Exchange Notes or
the Securities will have the right to vote or consent as a separate class on any
matter.

               (c) If, (i) because of any change in law or in currently
prevailing interpretations of the staff of the SEC, the Issuers are not
permitted to effect the Exchange

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Offer, (ii) the Exchange Offer is not consummated within 180 days of the Issue
Date, (iii) the Initial Purchasers or any holder of Private Exchange Notes so
requests in writing to the Company at any time after the consummation of the
Exchange Offer, or (iv) in the case of any Holder that participates in the
Exchange Offer, such Holder does not receive Exchange Notes on the date of the
exchange that may be sold without restriction under state and federal securities
laws (other than due solely to the status of such Holder as an affiliate of the
Issuers within the meaning of the Securities Act) and so notifies the Company
within 30 days after such Holder first becomes aware of such restrictions, in
the case of each of clauses (i) to and including (iv) of this sentence, then the
Issuers shall promptly deliver to the Holders and the Trustee written notice
thereof (the "SHELF NOTICE") and shall file a Shelf Registration pursuant to
Section 3 hereof.

         3. SHELF REGISTRATION

         If at any time a Shelf Notice is delivered as contemplated by Section
2(c) hereof, then:

         (a) SHELF REGISTRATION. The Issuers shall as promptly as practicable
file with the SEC a Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 covering all of the Registrable Notes (the
"INITIAL SHELF REGISTRATION"). The Issuers shall use their reasonable best
efforts to file with the SEC the Initial Shelf Registration on or prior to the
applicable Filing Date. The Initial Shelf Registration shall be on Form S-1 or
another appropriate form permitting registration of such Registrable Notes for
resale by Holders in the manner or manners designated by them (including,
without limitation, one or more underwritten offerings). The Issuers shall not
permit any securities other than the Registrable Notes and the Guarantees to be
included in the Initial Shelf Registration or any Subsequent Shelf Registration
(as defined below).

         The Issuers shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Shelf
Registration to be declared effective under the Securities Act on or prior to
the Effectiveness Date and, subject to Section 3(d), to keep the Initial Shelf
Registration continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date that
is two years from the Issue Date or such shorter period ending when all
Registrable Notes covered by the Initial Shelf Registration have been sold in
the manner set forth and as contemplated in the Initial Shelf Registration or,
if applicable, a Subsequent Shelf Registration (as may be extended pursuant to
the last paragraph of Section 5 hereof, the "EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD"); PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the Effectiveness Period in respect of the Initial Shelf
Registration shall be extended to the extent required to permit dealers to
comply with the applicable prospectus delivery requirements of Rule 174 under
the Securities Act and as otherwise provided herein and shall be subject to
reduction to the extent

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that the applicable provisions of Rule 144(k) are amended or revised to reduce
the two year holding period set forth therein.

         (b) WITHDRAWAL OF STOP ORDERS; SUBSEQUENT SHELF REGISTRATIONS. If the
Initial Shelf Registration or any Subsequent Shelf Registration ceases to be
effective for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period (other than
because of the sale of all of the Notes registered thereunder), the Issuers
shall use their reasonable best efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any
order suspending the effectiveness thereof, and in any event shall within 30
days of such cessation of effectiveness amend such Shelf Registration Statement
in a manner to obtain the withdrawal of the order suspending the effectiveness
thereof, or file an additional Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 415
covering all of the Registrable Notes covered by and not sold under the Initial
Shelf Registration or an earlier Subsequent Shelf Registration (each, a
"SUBSEQUENT SHELF REGISTRATION"). If a Subsequent Shelf Registration is filed,
the Issuers shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Subsequent
Shelf Registration to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as
practicable after such filing and to keep such subsequent Shelf Registration
continuously effective for a period equal to the number of days in the
Effectiveness Period less the aggregate number of days during which the Initial
Shelf Registration or any Subsequent Shelf Registration was previously
continuously effective. As used herein the term "SHELF REGISTRATION" means the
Initial Shelf Registration and any Subsequent Shelf Registration.

         (c) SUPPLEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS. The Issuers shall promptly supplement
and amend the Shelf Registration if required by the rules, regulations or
instructions applicable to the registration form used for such Shelf
Registration, if required by the Securities Act, or if reasonably requested by
the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes
(or their counsel) covered by such Registration Statement with respect to the
information included therein with respect to one or more of such Holders, or by
any underwriter of such Registrable Notes with respect to the information
included therein with respect to such underwriter.

         (d) BLACKOUT PERIOD. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, the Company, upon notice to the Holders of Registrable Notes, may
suspend the use of the Prospectus included in any Shelf Registration Statement
in the event that and for a period of time (the "BLACKOUT PERIOD") not to exceed
an aggregate of 60 days in any twelve month period if (1) the Board of Directors
of the Company determines that the disclosure of an event at such time could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business,
operations or prospects of the Company or (2) the disclosure otherwise relates
to a material business transaction which has not been publicly disclosed and the
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       any such disclosure would jeopardize the success of such transaction;
       PROVIDED, that, upon the termination of such Blackout Period, the Company
       promptly shall notify the Holders of Registrable Notes that such Blackout
       Period has been terminated.

         4. ADDITIONAL INTEREST

               (a) The Issuers and the Initial Purchasers agree that the Holders
will suffer damages if the Issuers fail to fulfill their obligations under
Section 2 or Section 3 hereof and that it would not be feasible to ascertain the
extent of such damages with precision. Accordingly, the Issuers agree to pay,
jointly and severally, as liquidated damages, additional interest on the Notes
("ADDITIONAL INTEREST") under the circumstances and to the extent set forth
below (each of which shall be given independent effect):

                              a.if (A) neither the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement nor the Initial Shelf Registration has been filed on or prior to the
Filing Date applicable thereto or (B) notwithstanding that the Issuers have
consummated or will consummate the Exchange Offer, the Issuers are required to
file a Shelf Registration and such Shelf Registration is not filed on or prior
to the Filing Date applicable thereto, then, commencing on the day after any
such Filing Date, Additional Interest shall accrue on the principal amount of
the Notes at a rate of 0.50% per annum for the first 90 days immediately
following such applicable Filing Date, and such Additional Interest rate shall
increase by an additional 0.50% per annum at the beginning of each subsequent
90-day period; or

                              b.if (A) neither the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement nor the Initial Shelf Registration is declared effective by the SEC on
or prior to the Effectiveness Date applicable thereto or (B) notwithstanding
that the Issuers have consummated or will consummate the Exchange Offer, the
Issuers are required to file a Shelf Registration and such Shelf Registration is
not declared effective by the SEC on or prior to the Effectiveness Date
applicable to such Shelf Registration, then, commencing on the day after such
Effectiveness Date, Additional Interest shall accrue on the principal amount of
the Notes at a rate of 0.50% per annum for the first 90 days immediately
following the day after such Effectiveness Date, and such Additional Interest
rate shall increase by an additional 0.50% per annum at the beginning of each
subsequent 90-day period; or

                              c.if (A) the Issuers have not exchanged Exchange
Notes for all Notes validly tendered in accordance with the terms of the
Exchange Offer on or prior to the 180th day after the Issue Date or (B) if
applicable, a Shelf Registration has been declared effective and such Shelf
Registration ceases to be effective at any time during the Effectiveness Period
(other than during any Blackout Period relating to such Shelf Registration),
then Additional Interest shall accrue on the principal amount of the Notes at a
rate of 0.50% per annum for the first 90 days commencing on the (x) 181st day
after the Issue Date, in the case of (A) above, or (y) the day such Shelf
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the case of (B) above, and such Additional Interest rate shall increase by an
additional 0.50% per annum at the beginning of each such subsequent 90-day
period;

PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (1) the Additional Interest rate on the Notes may not
accrue under more than one of the foregoing clauses (i) - (iii) at any one time
and at no time shall the aggregate amount of additional interest accruing exceed
in the aggregate 1.5% per annum and (2) Additional Interest shall not accrue
under clause (iii)(B) above during the continuation of a Blackout Period;
PROVIDED, FURTHER, HOWEVER, that (1) upon the filing of the applicable Exchange
Offer Registration Statement or the applicable Shelf Registration as required
hereunder (in the case of clause (i) above of this Section 4), (2) upon the
effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or the applicable
Shelf Registration Statement as required hereunder (in the case of clause (ii)
of this Section 4), or (3) upon the exchange of the Exchange Notes for all Notes
tendered (in the case of clause (iii)(A) of this Section 4), or upon the
effectiveness of the applicable Shelf Registration Statement which had ceased to
remain effective (in the case of (iii)(B) of this Section 4), Additional
Interest on the Notes in respect of which such events relate as a result of such
clause (or the relevant subclause thereof), as the case may be, shall cease to
accrue.

               (b) The Issuers shall notify the Trustee within two Business Days
after each and every date on which an event occurs in respect of which
Additional Interest is required to be paid (an "EVENT DATE"). Any amounts of
Additional Interest due pursuant to (a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii) of this Section
4 will be payable in cash semiannually on each January 1 and July 1 (to the
holders of record on the December 15 and June 15 immediately preceding such
dates), commencing with the first such date occurring after any such Additional
Interest commences to accrue. The amount of Additional Interest will be
determined by multiplying the applicable Additional Interest rate by the
principal amount of the Registrable Notes, multiplied by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of days such Additional Interest rate was
applicable during such period (determined on the basis of a 360 day year
comprised of twelve 30 day months and, in the case of a partial month, the
actual number of days elapsed), and the denominator of which is 360. No
Additional Interest shall accrue with respect to Notes that are not Registrable
Notes.

               (c) The parties hereto agree that the Additional Interest
provided for in this Section 4 constitutes the sole damages that will be
suffered by Holders of Registrable Notes by reason of the occurrence of any of
the events described in Section 4(a)(i)-(iii) hereof.

         5. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

         In connection with the filing of any Registration Statement pursuant to
Section 2 or 3 hereof, the Issuers shall effect such registrations to permit the
sale of the securities covered thereby in accordance with the intended method or
methods of disposition

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thereof, and pursuant thereto and in connection with any Registration Statement
filed by the Issuers hereunder each of the Issuers shall:

               (a) Prepare and file with the SEC prior to the applicable Filing
         Date a Registration Statement or Registration Statements as prescribed
         by Section 2 or 3 hereof, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause
         each such Registration Statement to become effective and remain
         effective as provided herein; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if (1) such
         filing is pursuant to Section 3 hereof or (2) a Prospectus contained in
         the Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2
         hereof is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any
         Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the
         Applicable Period relating thereto from whom any Issuer has received
         written notice that it will be a Participating Broker-Dealer in the
         Exchange Offer, before filing any Registration Statement or Prospectus
         or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Issuers shall furnish to
         and afford the Holders of the Registrable Notes covered by such
         Registration Statement (with respect to a Registration Statement filed
         pursuant to Section 3 hereof) or each such Participating Broker-Dealer
         (with respect to any such Registration Statement), as the case may be,
         their counsel and the managing underwriters, if any, a reasonable
         opportunity to review copies of all such documents (including copies of
         any documents to be incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits
         thereto) proposed to be filed (in each case at least five business days
         prior to such filing). The Issuers shall not file any Registration
         Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto if the
         Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable
         Notes covered by such Registration Statement, their counsel, or the
         managing underwriters, if any, shall reasonably object on a timely
         basis.

               (b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and
         post-effective amendments to each Shelf Registration Statement or
         Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as the case may be, as may be
         necessary to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective
         for the Effectiveness Period, the Applicable Period or until
         consummation of the Exchange Offer, as the case may be; cause the
         related Prospectus to be supplemented by any Prospectus supplement
         required by applicable law, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant
         to Rule 424; and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and
         the Exchange Act applicable to it with respect to the disposition of
         all securities covered by such Registration Statement as so amended or
         in such Prospectus as so supplemented and with respect to the
         subsequent resale of any securities being sold by an Participating
         Broker-Dealer covered by any such Prospectus; PROVIDED that, to the
         extent relating to a Shelf Registration Statement, none of the
         foregoing shall be required during a Blackout Period. Other than during
         any Blackout Period with respect to a Shelf Registration Statement, the
         Issuers shall be deemed not to have used their reasonable best efforts
         to keep a Registration

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         Statement effective if any Issuer voluntarily takes any action that
         would result in selling Holders of the Registrable Notes covered
         thereby or Participating Broker-Dealers seeking to sell Exchange Notes
         not being able to sell such Registrable Notes or such Exchange Notes
         during that period unless such action is required by applicable law or
         permitted by this Agreement.

               (c) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3
         hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer
         Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required
         to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating
         Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable
         Period relating thereto from whom any Issuer has received written
         notice that it will be a Participating Broker-Dealer in the Exchange
         Offer, notify the selling Holders of Registrable Notes (with respect to
         a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3 hereof), or each
         such Participating Broker-Dealer (with respect to any such Registration
         Statement), as the case may be, their counsel and the managing
         underwriters, if any, promptly (but in any event within one business
         day), and confirm such notice in writing, (i) when a Prospectus or any
         Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and,
         with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective
         amendment, when the same has become effective under the Securities Act
         (including in such notice a written statement that any Holder may, upon
         request, obtain, at the sole expense of the Issuers, one conformed copy
         of such Registration Statement or post-effective amendment including
         financial statements and schedules, documents incorporated or deemed to
         be incorporated by reference and exhibits), (ii) of the issuance by the
         SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration
         Statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any
         preliminary prospectus or the initiation of any proceedings for that
         purpose, (iii) if at any time when a prospectus is required by the
         Securities Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the
         Registrable Notes or resales of Exchange Notes by Participating
         Broker-Dealers the representations and warranties of the Issuers
         contained in any agreement (including any underwriting agreement)
         contemplated by Section 5(m) hereof cease to be true and correct, (iv)
         of the receipt by any Issuer of any notification with respect to the
         suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of a
         Registration Statement or any of the Registrable Notes or the Exchange
         Notes to be sold by any Participating Broker-Dealer for offer or sale
         in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding
         for such purpose, (v) of the happening of any event, the existence of
         any condition or any information becoming known that makes any
         statement made in such Registration Statement or related Prospectus or
         any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by
         reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of
         any changes in or amendments or supplements to such Registration
         Statement, Prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the
         Registration Statement, it will not contain any

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         untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
         required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
         therein not misleading, and that in the case of the Prospectus, it will
         not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
         any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
         the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
         they were made, not misleading, and (vi) of the Issuers' determination
         that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be
         appropriate.

               (d) Use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of
         any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or
         of any order preventing or suspending the use of a Prospectus or
         suspending the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any
         of the Registrable Notes or the Exchange Notes to be sold by any
         Participating Broker-Dealer, for sale in any jurisdiction, and, if any
         such order is issued, to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the
         withdrawal of any such order at the earliest practicable moment.

               (e) Subject to Section 3(d), if a Shelf Registration is filed
         pursuant to Section 3 and if requested during the Effectiveness Period
         by the managing underwriter or underwriters (if any), the Holders of a
         majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes being
         sold in connection with an underwritten offering or any Participating
         Broker-Dealer, (i) as promptly as practicable incorporate in a
         prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as
         the managing underwriter or underwriters (if any), such Holders, any
         Participating Broker-Dealer or counsel for any of them reasonably
         request to be included therein, (ii) make all required filings of such
         prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as
         practicable after the Company has received notification of the matters
         to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective
         amendment, and (iii) supplement or make amendments to such Registration
         Statement.

               (f) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3
         hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer
         Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required
         to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating
         Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable
         Period, furnish to each selling Holder of Registrable Notes (with
         respect to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3 hereof)
         and to each such Participating Broker-Dealer who so requests (with
         respect to any such Registration Statement) and to their respective
         counsel and each managing underwriter, if any, at the sole expense of
         the Issuers, one conformed copy of the Registration Statement or
         Registration Statements and each post-effective amendment thereto,
         including financial statements and schedules, and, if requested, all
         documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by
         reference and all exhibits.

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               (g) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3
         hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer
         Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required
         to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating
         Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable
         Period, deliver to each selling Holder of Registrable Notes (with
         respect to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3
         hereof), or each such Participating Broker-Dealer (with respect to any
         such Registration Statement), as the case may be, their respective
         counsel, and the underwriters, if any, at the sole expense of the
         Issuers, as many copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses (including
         each form of preliminary prospectus) and each amendment or supplement
         thereto and any documents incorporated by reference therein as such
         Persons may reasonably request; and, subject to the last paragraph of
         this Section 5, the Issuers hereby consent to the use of such
         Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the
         selling Holders of Registrable Notes or each such Participating
         Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, and the underwriters or agents, if
         any, and dealers, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of
         the Registrable Notes covered by, or the sale by Participating
         Broker-Dealers of the Exchange Notes pursuant to, such Prospectus and
         any amendment or supplement thereto.

               (h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Notes or any
         delivery of a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration
         Statement by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange
         Notes during the Applicable Period, use its reasonable best efforts to
         register or qualify, and to cooperate with the selling Holders of
         Registrable Notes or each such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case
         may be, the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and their
         respective counsel in connection with the registration or qualification
         (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such
         Registrable Notes for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky
         laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any selling
         Holder, Participating Broker-Dealer, or the managing underwriter or
         underwriters reasonably request in writing; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
         where Exchange Notes held by Participating Broker-Dealers or
         Registrable Notes are offered other than through an underwritten
         offering, the Issuers agree to cause their counsel to perform Blue Sky
         investigations and file registrations and qualifications required to be
         filed pursuant to this Section 5(h), keep each such registration or
         qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the period such
         Registration Statement is required to be kept effective and do any and
         all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the
         disposition in such jurisdictions of the Exchange Notes held by
         Participating Broker-Dealers or the Registrable Notes covered by the
         applicable Registration Statement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no Issuer
         shall be required to (A) qualify generally to do business in any
         jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, (B) take any action
         that would subject it to general service of process in any

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         such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or (C) subject itself
         to taxation in excess of $1,000 in any such jurisdiction where it is
         not then so subject.

               (i) If a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3
         hereof, cooperate with the selling Holders of Registrable Notes and the
         managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely
         preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Notes
         to be sold, which certificates shall not bear any restrictive legends
         and shall be in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust
         Company; and enable such Registrable Notes to be in such denominations
         (subject to applicable requirements contained in the Indenture) and
         registered in such names as the managing underwriter or underwriters,
         if any, or Holders may request.

               (j) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3
         hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer
         Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required
         to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating
         Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable
         Period, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by paragraph
         5(c)(v) or 5(c)(vi) hereof, as promptly as practicable (except, in the
         case of a Shelf Registration, during a Blackout Period) prepare and
         (subject to Section 5(a) hereof) file with the SEC, at the sole expense
         of the Issuers, a supplement or post-effective amendment to the
         Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any
         document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by
         reference, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter
         delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Notes being sold
         thereunder (with respect to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to
         Section 3 hereof) or to the purchasers of the Exchange Notes to whom
         such Prospectus will be delivered by a Participating Broker-Dealer
         (with respect to any such Registration Statement), any such Prospectus
         will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
         state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
         make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
         which they were made, not misleading.

               (k) Use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable
         Notes covered by a Registration Statement or the Exchange Notes, as the
         case may be, to be rated with the appropriate rating agencies (unless
         such Notes are already so rated), if so requested by the Holders of a
         majority in aggregate principal amount of Registrable Notes covered by
         such Registration Statement or the Exchange Notes, as the case may be,
         or the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any.

               (l) Prior to the effective date of the first Registration
         Statement relating to the Registrable Notes, (i) provide the Trustee
         with certificates for the Registrable Notes in

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         a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company and
         (ii) provide a CUSIP number for the Registrable Notes.

               (m) In connection with any underwritten offering of Registrable
         Notes pursuant to a Shelf Registration, enter into an underwriting
         agreement as is customary in underwritten offerings of debt securities
         similar to the Securities, and take all such other actions as are
         reasonably requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters in
         order to expedite or facilitate the registration or the disposition of
         such Registrable Notes and, in such connection, (i) make such
         representations and warranties to, and covenants with, the underwriters
         with respect to the business of the Issuers (including any acquired
         business, properties or entity, if applicable), and the Registration
         Statement, Prospectus and documents, if any, incorporated or deemed to
         be incorporated by reference therein, in each case, as are customarily
         made by issuers to underwriters in underwritten offerings of debt
         securities similar to the Securities, and confirm the same in writing
         if and when requested; (ii) obtain the written opinions of counsel to
         the Issuers, and written updates thereof in form, scope and substance
         reasonably satisfactory to the managing underwriter or underwriters,
         addressed to the underwriters covering the matters customarily covered
         in opinions reasonably requested in underwritten offerings; (iii)
         obtain "cold comfort" letters and updates thereof in form, scope and
         substance reasonably satisfactory to the managing underwriter or
         underwriters from the independent certified public accountants of the
         Issuers (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public
         accountants of the Issuers, or of any business acquired by the Issuers,
         for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required
         to be, included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
         Statement), addressed to each of the underwriters, such letters to be
         in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered
         in "cold comfort" letters in connection with underwritten offerings of
         debt securities similar to the Securities; and (iv) if an underwriting
         agreement is entered into, the same shall contain indemnification
         provisions and procedures no less favorable to the sellers and
         underwriters, if any, than those set forth in Section 7 hereof (or such
         other provisions and procedures reasonably acceptable to Holders of a
         majority in aggregate principal amount of Registrable Notes covered by
         such Registration Statement and the managing underwriter or
         underwriters or agents, if any). The above shall be done at each
         closing under such underwriting agreement, or as and to the extent
         required thereunder.

               (n) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3
         hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer
         Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required
         to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating
         Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable
         Period, make available for inspection by any Initial Purchaser, any
         selling Holder of

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         such Registrable Notes being sold (with respect to a Registration
         Statement filed pursuant to Section 3 hereof), or each such
         Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, any underwriter
         participating in any such disposition of Registrable Notes, if any, and
         any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such selling
         Holder or each such Participating Broker-Dealer (with respect to any
         such Registration Statement), as the case may be, or underwriter (any
         such Initial Purchasers, Holders, Participating Broker-Dealers,
         underwriters, attorneys, accountants or agents, collectively, the
         "INSPECTORS"), upon written request, at the offices where normally
         kept, during reasonable business hours, all pertinent financial and
         other records, pertinent corporate documents and instruments of the
         Issuers and subsidiaries of the Issuers (collectively, the "RECORDS"),
         as shall be reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise any
         applicable due diligence responsibilities, and cause the officers,
         directors and employees of the Issuers and any of their respective
         subsidiaries to supply all information ("INFORMATION") reasonably
         requested by any such Inspector in connection with such due diligence
         responsibilities. Each Inspector shall agree in writing that it will
         keep the Records and Information confidential and that it will not
         disclose any of the Records or Information that any Issuer determines,
         in good faith, to be confidential and notifies the Inspectors in
         writing are confidential unless (i) the release of such Records or
         Information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a
         court of competent jurisdiction, (ii) disclosure of such Records or
         Information is necessary or advisable, in the opinion of counsel for
         any Inspector, in connection with any action, claim, suit or
         proceeding, directly or indirectly, involving or potentially involving
         such Inspector and arising out of, based upon, relating to, or
         involving this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, or any transactions
         contemplated hereby or thereby or arising hereunder or thereunder, or
         (iii) the information in such Records or Information has been made
         generally available to the public other than by an Inspector or an
         "affiliate" (as defined in Rule 405) thereof; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
         prior notice shall be provided as soon as practicable to any Issuer of
         the potential disclosure of any information by such Inspector pursuant
         to clause (i) of this sentence and such Inspector shall allow the
         Issuers to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of such
         Records or Information at the Issuers' expense.

               (o) Provide an indenture trustee for the Registrable Notes or the
         Exchange Notes, as the case may be, and cause the Indenture or the
         trust indenture provided for in Section 2(a) hereof, as the case may
         be, to be qualified under the TIA not later than the effective date of
         the first Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Notes; and
         in connection therewith, cooperate with the trustee under any such
         indenture and the Holders of the Registrable Notes, to effect such
         changes (if any) to such indenture as may be required for such
         indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the TIA;
         and execute, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such trustee
         to

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         execute, all documents as may be required to effect such changes, and
         all other forms and documents required to be filed with the SEC to
         enable such indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner.

               (p) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC
         and make generally available to its securityholders with regard to any
         applicable Registration Statement, a consolidated earnings statement
         satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and
         Rule 158 thereunder (or any similar rule promulgated under the
         Securities Act) no later than 45 days after the end of any fiscal
         quarter (or 90 days after the end of any 12-month period if such period
         is a fiscal year) (i) commencing at the end of any fiscal quarter in
         which Registrable Notes are sold to underwriters in a firm commitment
         or best efforts underwritten offering and (ii) if not sold to
         underwriters in such an offering, commencing on the first day of the
         first fiscal quarter of the Company, after the effective date of a
         Registration Statement, which statements shall cover said 12-month
         periods.

               (q) Upon consummation of the Exchange Offer or a Private
         Exchange, if so requested by the Trustee, obtain an opinion of counsel
         to the Issuers, in a form customary for underwritten transactions,
         addressed to the Trustee for the benefit of all Holders of Registrable
         Notes participating in the Exchange Offer or the Private Exchange, as
         the case may be, that the Exchange Notes or Private Exchange Notes, as
         the case may be, the related guarantee and the related indenture
         constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Issuers,
         enforceable against the Issuers in accordance with their respective
         terms, subject to customary exceptions and qualifications. If the
         Exchange Offer or a Private Exchange is to be consummated, upon
         delivery of the Registrable Notes by Holders to the Company (or to such
         other Person as directed by the Company), in exchange for the Exchange
         Notes or the Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be, the Issuers
         shall mark, or cause to be marked, on such Registrable Notes that such
         Registrable Notes are being cancelled in exchange for the Exchange
         Notes or the Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be; in no event
         shall such Registrable Notes be marked as paid or otherwise satisfied.

               (r) Cooperate with each seller of Registrable Notes covered by
         any Registration Statement and each underwriter, if any, participating
         in the disposition of such Registrable Notes and their respective
         counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with the
         National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD").

               (s) Use its reasonable best efforts to take all other steps
         necessary to effect the registration of the Exchange Notes and/or
         Registrable Notes covered by a Registration Statement contemplated
         hereby.

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         The Issuers may require each seller of Registrable Notes as to which
any registration is being effected to furnish to the Issuers such information
regarding such seller and the distribution of such Registrable Notes as the
Issuers may, from time to time, reasonably request. The Issuers may exclude from
such registration the Registrable Notes of any seller so long as such seller
fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such
request. Each seller as to which any Shelf Registration is being effected agrees
to furnish promptly to the Issuers all information required to be disclosed in
order to make the information previously furnished to the Issuers by such seller
not materially misleading.

         If any such Registration Statement refers to any Holder by name or
otherwise as the holder of any securities of the Company, then such Holder shall
have the right to require (i) the insertion therein of language, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to such Holder, to the effect that the holding
by such Holder of such securities is not to be construed as a recommendation by
such Holder of the investment quality of the securities covered thereby and that
such holding does not imply that such Holder will assist in meeting any future
financial requirements of the Company, or (ii) in the event that such reference
to such Holder by name or otherwise is not required by the Securities Act or any
similar federal statute then in force, the deletion of the reference to such
Holder in any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement filed or
prepared subsequent to the time that such reference ceases to be required.

         Each Holder of Registrable Notes and each Participating Broker-Dealer
agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes to be sold
by such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, that, upon actual
receipt of any notice from the Company (i) of the happening of any event of the
kind described in Section 5(c)(ii), 5(c)(iv), 5(c)(v), or 5(c)(vi) hereof or
(ii) of the commencement of a Blackout Period, such Holder will forthwith
discontinue disposition of such Registrable Notes covered by such Registration
Statement (other than any Exchange Offer Registration Statement in the case of a
Blackout Period) or Prospectus or Exchange Notes to be sold by such Holder or
Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, until (x) in the case of the
immediately preceding clause (i), such Holder's or Participating Broker-Dealer's
receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by
Section 5(j) hereof, or until it is advised in writing (the "ADVICE") by the
Issuers that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and has
received copies of any amendments or supplements thereto or (y) in the case of
the immediately preceding clause (ii) the earlier of (A) 60 days of after the
commencement of such Blackout Period and (B) receipt of notice from the Company
that such Blackout Period has ended. In the event that the Issuers shall give
any such notice, each of the Applicable Period and the Effectiveness Period
shall be extended by the number of days during such periods from and including
the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date

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when the requirements of the immediately preceding clause (x) or (y), as the
case may be, shall have been met.

         6. REGISTRATION EXPENSES

         All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with
this Agreement by the Issuers (other than any underwriting discounts or
commissions) shall be borne by the Issuers, whether or not the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement or any Shelf Registration Statement is filed or becomes
effective or the Exchange Offer is consummated, including, without limitation,
(i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, (A) fees
with respect to filings required to be made with the NASD in connection with an
underwritten offering and (B) fees and expenses of compliance with state
securities or Blue Sky laws (including, without limitation, fees and
disbursements of counsel in connection with Blue Sky qualifications of the
Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes and determination of the eligibility of the
Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes for investment under the laws of such
jurisdictions (x) where the holders of Registrable Notes are located, in the
case of the Exchange Notes, or (y) as provided in Section 5(h) hereof, in the
case of Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes to be sold by a Participating
Broker-Dealer during the Applicable Period)), (ii) printing expenses, including,
without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Notes or
Exchange Notes in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company
and of printing prospectuses if the printing of prospectuses is requested by the
managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, by the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes included in any Registration
Statement or in respect of Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes to be sold by any
Participating Broker-Dealer during the Applicable Period, as the case may be,
(iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Issuers and, in the case of a Shelf Registration, reasonable
fees and disbursements of one special counsel for all of the sellers of
Registrable Notes (exclusive of any counsel retained pursuant to Section 7
hereof), (v) fees and disbursements of all independent certified public
accountants referred to in Section 5(m)(iii) hereof (including, without
limitation, the expenses of any "cold comfort" letters required by or incident
to such performance), (vi) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Issuers
desire such insurance, (vii) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by
the Issuers, (viii) internal expenses of the Issuers (including, without
limitation, all salaries and expenses of officers and employees of the Issuers
performing legal or accounting duties), (ix) the expense of any annual audit,
(x) any fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the
securities to be registered on any securities exchange, and the obtaining of a
rating of the securities, in each case, if applicable, and (xi) the expenses
relating to printing, word processing and distributing all Registration
Statements, underwriting agreements, indentures and any other documents
necessary in order to comply with this Agreement.

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         7. INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION. (a) Each of the Issuers agree,
jointly and severally, to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of Registrable
Notes and each Participating Broker-Dealer selling Exchange Notes during the
Applicable Period, and each Person, if any, who controls such Person or its
affiliates within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the
Exchange Act (each, a "PARTICIPANT") against any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities to which any Participant may become subject under the Act, the
Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as any such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon:

                              a. any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement made by any Issuer contained in any application or any other document
or any amendment or supplement thereto executed by any Issuer based upon written
information furnished by or on behalf of any Issuer filed in any jurisdiction in
order to qualify the Notes under the securities or "Blue Sky" laws thereof or
filed with the SEC or any securities association or securities exchange (each,
an "APPLICATION");

                              b. any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement (or any
amendment thereto) or Prospectus (as amended or supplemented if any of the
Issuers shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or any
preliminary prospectus; or

                              c. the omission or alleged omission to state,
in any Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or Prospectus (as
amended or supplemented if any of the Issuers shall have furnished any
amendments or supplements thereto) or any preliminary prospectus or any
Application or any other document or any amendment or supplement thereto, a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading;

and will reimburse, as incurred, the Participant for any legal or other expenses
incurred by the Participant in connection with investigating, defending against
or appearing as a third-party witness in connection with any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, (i) the Issuers will not be
liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, or
liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission made in any Registration Statement (or
any amendment thereto) or Prospectus (as amended or supplemented if any of the
Issuers shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or any
preliminary prospectus or Application or any amendment or supplement thereto in
reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Participant
furnished to the Issuers by such Participant specifically for use therein, and
(ii) the Issuers shall not be liable to any Participant under the indemnity
agreement in this subsection (a) with respect to a preliminary prospectus to the
extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability of such Participant
results from the fact that such

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Participant sold Notes to a Person as to whom it shall be established that there
was not sent or given, at or prior to the written confirmation of such sale, a
copy of the Prospectus (or the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented if the
Issuers shall have furnished such Participant with such amendment or supplement
thereto on a timely basis), in any case where such delivery is required by
applicable law and the loss, claim, damage or liability of such Participant
results from an untrue statement or omission of a material fact contained in the
preliminary prospectus which was corrected in the Prospectus (or in the
Prospectus as then amended or supplemented if the Issuers shall have furnished
such Participant with such amendment or supplement thereto on a timely basis).
The indemnity provided for in this Section 7 will be in addition to any
liability that the Issuers may otherwise have to the indemnified parties. The
Issuers shall not be liable under this Section 7 for any settlement of any claim
or action effected without its prior written consent, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld.

               (b) Each Participant, severally and not jointly, agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Issuers, their directors, their officers and
each Person, if any, who controls the Issuers within the meaning of Section 15
of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any losses, claims, damages
or liabilities to which the Issuers or any such director, officer or controlling
person may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar
as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of any material fact contained in any Application, Registration
Statement or Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any preliminary
prospectus, or (ii) the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a
material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each
case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information concerning such Participant,
furnished to the Issuers by the Participant, specifically for use therein; and
subject to the limitation set forth immediately preceding this clause, will
reimburse, as incurred, any legal or other expenses incurred by the Issuers or
any such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
investigating or defending against or appearing as a third party witness in
connection with any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action in respect
thereof. The indemnity provided for in this Section 7 will be in addition to any
liability that the Participants may otherwise have to the indemnified parties.
The Participants shall not be liable under this Section 7 for any settlement of
any claim or action effected without their consent, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld. The Issuers shall not, without the prior written consent
of such Participant, effect any settlement or compromise of any pending or
threatened proceeding in respect of which any Participant is or could have been
a party, or indemnity could have been sought hereunder by any Participant,
unless such settlement (A) includes an unconditional written release of the
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such proceeding and (B) does not include any statement as to an admission of
fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of any Participant.

               (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Section 7 of notice of the commencement of any action for which such indemnified
party is entitled to indemnification under this Section 7, such indemnified
party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying
party under this Section 7, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement
thereof in writing; but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party (i)
will not relieve it from any liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless
and to the extent such failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying
party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event,
relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party
other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraphs (a) and (b)
above. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party, and it
notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying
party will be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may
wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume
the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified
party; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the
indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel
with a conflict of interest, (ii) the defendants in any such action include both
the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall
have been advised by counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses
available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different from or
additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or (iii) the
indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable
time after receipt by the indemnifying party of notice of the institution of
such action, then, in each such case, the indemnifying party shall not have the
right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party
or parties and such indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select
separate counsel to defend such action on behalf of such indemnified party or
parties. After notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of
its election so to assume the defense thereof and approval by such indemnified
party of counsel appointed to defend such action, the indemnifying party will
not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 7 for any legal or
other expenses, other than reasonable costs of investigation, subsequently
incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof,
unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in
accordance with the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence (it being
understood, however, that in connection with such action the indemnifying party
shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (in
addition to local counsel) in any one action or separate but substantially
similar actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general
allegations or circumstances, designated by Participants who sold a majority in
interest of the Registrable Notes and Exchange Notes sold by all such
Participants in the case of paragraph (a) of this Section 7 or the Issuers in
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the indemnified parties under such paragraph (a) or paragraph (b), as the case
may be, who are parties to such action or actions) or (ii) the indemnifying
party has authorized in writing the employment of counsel for the indemnified
party at the expense of the indemnifying party. All fees and expenses reimbursed
pursuant to this paragraph (c) shall be reimbursed as they are incurred
following receipt of supporting documentation. After such notice from the
indemnifying party to such indemnified party, the indemnifying party will not be
liable for the costs and expenses of any settlement of such action effected by
such indemnified party without the prior written consent of the indemnifying
party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), unless such
indemnified party waived in writing its rights under this Section 7, in which
case the indemnified party may effect such a settlement without such consent.

               (d) In circumstances in which the indemnity agreement provided
for in the preceding paragraphs of this Section 7 is unavailable to, or
insufficient to hold harmless, an indemnified party in respect of any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), each
indemnifying party, in order to provide for just and equitable contribution,
shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a
result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i) the relative
benefits received by the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the
indemnified party on the other from the offering of the Notes or (ii) if the
allocation provided by the foregoing clause (i) is not permitted by applicable
law, not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the
indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the indemnified party on the
other in connection with the statements or omissions or alleged statements or
omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof). The relative benefits received by the Issuers on
the one hand and such Participant on the other shall be deemed to be in the same
proportion as the total proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses)
of the Notes received by the Issuers bear to the total gain (if any) excluding
expenses received by such Participant in connection with the sale of the Notes.
The relative fault of the parties shall be determined by reference to, among
other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the Issuers on the one hand, or the Participants on the
other, the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission or alleged
statement or omission, and any other equitable considerations appropriate in the
circumstances. The parties agree that it would not be equitable if the amount of
such contribution were determined by pro rata or per capita allocation or by any
other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable
considerations referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph (d).
Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph (d), no Participant shall
be obligated to make contributions hereunder that in the aggregate exceed the
total gain (if any) received by such Participant in connection with the sale of
the Notes, less the aggregate amount of any damages that such

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Participant has otherwise been required to pay by reason of the untrue or
alleged untrue statements or the omissions or alleged omissions to state a
material fact, and no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any
person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of
this paragraph (d), each person, if any, who controls a Participant within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have
the same rights to contribution as the Participants, and each director of any
Issuer, each officer of any Issuer and each person, if any, who controls any
Issuer within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange
Act, shall have the same rights to contribution as the Issuers.

         8. RULES 144 AND 144A

         Each of the Issuers covenants and agrees that it will file the reports
required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations adopted by the SEC thereunder in a timely manner in
accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and,
if at any time such Issuer is not required to file such reports, such Issuer
will, upon the request of any Holder or beneficial owner of Registrable Notes,
make available such information necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rule 144A.
Each of the Issuers further covenants and agrees, for so long as any Registrable
Notes remain outstanding that it will take such further action as any Holder of
Registrable Notes may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time
to time to enable such holder to sell Registrable Notes without registration
under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by
Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act and Rule 144A.

         9. UNDERWRITTEN REGISTRATIONS

         If any of the Registrable Notes covered by any Shelf Registration are
to be sold in an underwritten offering, the investment banker or investment
bankers and manager or managers that will manage the offering will be selected
by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of such Registrable
Notes included in such offering and shall be reasonably acceptable to the
Issuers.

         No Holder of Registrable Notes may participate in any underwritten
registration hereunder unless such Holder (a) agrees to sell such Holder's
Registrable Notes on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements
approved by the Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (b)
completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities,
underwriting agreements and other documents required under the terms of such
underwriting arrangements.

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         10. MISCELLANEOUS

               (a) NO INCONSISTENT AGREEMENTS. The Issuers have not, as of the
date hereof, and the Issuers shall not, after the date of this Agreement, enter
into any agreement with respect to any of their securities that is inconsistent
with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Notes in this Agreement or
otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. The rights granted to the
Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with
the rights granted to the holders of the Issuers' other issued and outstanding
securities under any such agreements. The Issuers will not enter into any
agreement with respect to any of their securities which will grant to any Person
piggy-back registration rights with respect to any Registration Statement.

               (b) ADJUSTMENTS AFFECTING REGISTRABLE NOTES. Except in compliance
with Section 10(c), the Issuers shall not, directly or indirectly, take any
action with respect to the Registrable Notes as a class that would adversely
affect the ability of the Holders of Registrable Notes to include such
Registrable Notes in a registration undertaken pursuant to this Agreement.

               (c) AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. The provisions of this Agreement may
not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures
from the provisions hereof may not be given, otherwise than with the prior
written consent of (I) the Company, and (II)(A) the Holders of not less than a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Registrable Notes
and (B) in circumstances that would adversely affect the Participating
Broker-Dealers, the Participating Broker-Dealers holding not less than a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Exchange Notes held by all
Participating Broker-Dealers; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Section 7 and this Section
10(c) may not be amended, modified or supplemented without the prior written
consent of each Holder and each Participating Broker-Dealer (including any
person who was a Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer of Registrable Notes or
Exchange Notes, as the case may be, disposed of pursuant to any Registration
Statement) affected by any such amendment, modification or supplement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions
hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of
Holders of Registrable Notes whose securities are being sold pursuant to a
Registration Statement may be given by Holders of at least a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes being sold pursuant to such
Registration Statement.

               (d) NOTICES. All notices and other communications (including,
without limitation, any notices or other communications to the Trustee) provided
for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, registered
first-class mail, next-day air courier or facsimile:

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                              a. if to a Holder of the Registrable Notes or any
Participating Broker-Dealer, at the most current address of such Holder or
Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, set forth on the records of the
registrar under the Indenture, with a copy in like manner to the Initial
Purchasers as follows:

                Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Inc.
                31 West 52nd Street
                New York, New York  10019
                Facsimile No.: (646) 324-7467
                Attention:  Corporate Finance

                with a copy to:

                Cahill Gordon & Reindel
                80 Pine Street
                New York, New York  10005
                Facsimile No.: (212) 269-5420
                Attention:  John A. Tripodoro, Esq.

                              b. if to the Initial Purchasers, at the address
specified in Section 10(d)(i);

                              c. if to the Issuers, at the address as follows:

                c/o  American Achievement Corporation
                     7211 Circle S Road
                     Austin, Texas 78745-6603
                     Facsimile No.: (512) 443-5213
                     Attention:  Chief Executive Officer

                with a copy to:

                Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
                919 Third Avenue
                New York, New York  10022
                Facsimile No.: (212) 593-5955
                Attention:  Michael R. Littenberg, Esq.

         All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly
given: when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days
after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; one Business Day
after being timely delivered to a next-day air courier; and when receipt is
acknowledged by the addressee, if sent by facsimile.

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         Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be
concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee at the
address and in the manner specified in such Indenture.

         (e) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto,
the Holders and the Participating Broker-Dealers; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment, transfer or other
disposition of Registrable Notes in violation of the terms of the Purchase
Agreement or the Indenture.

         (f) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

         (g) HEADINGS. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit ortherwise affect the meaning hereof.

         (h) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AS APPLIED TO CONTRACTS MADE
AND PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO
PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER
LAW.

         (i) SEVERABILITY. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of
this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions,
covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and
effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties
hereto shall use their best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to
achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such
term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared
to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining
terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that
may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

         (j) SECURITIES HELD BY THE ISSUERS OR THEIR AFFILIATES. Whenever the
consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Notes is
required hereunder, Registrable Notes held by the Issuers or their affiliates
(as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) shall not be
counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders
of such required percentage.

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         (k) THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES. Holders of Registrable Notes and
Participating Broker-Dealers are intended third-party beneficiaries of this
Agreement, and this Agreement may be enforced by such Persons.

         (l) ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, together with the Purchase
Agreement and the Indenture, is intended by the parties as a final and exclusive
statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of
the subject matter contained herein and therein and any and all prior oral or
written agreements, representations, or warranties, contracts, understandings,
correspondence, conversations and memoranda between the Holders on the one hand
and the Issuers on the other, or between or among any agents, representatives,
parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors in interest or successors in
interest with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof are merged herein
and replaced hereby.

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

                                AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT CORPORATION

                                By: /s/  David Fiore
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Name:  David Fiore
                                    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

                                COMMEMORATIVE BRANDS, INC.

                                By: /s/  David Fiore
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Name:  David Fiore
                                    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

                                CBI NORTH AMERICA, INC.

                                By: /s/  David Fiore
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Name:  David Fiore
                                    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

                                TAYLOR SENIOR HOLDINGS CORP.

                                By: /s/  David Fiore
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Name:  David Fiore
                                    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

                                TAYLOR PUBLISHING COMPANY

                                By: /s/  David Fiore
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Name:  David Fiore
                                    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

                                TP HOLDING CORP.

                                By: /s/  David Fiore
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Name:  David Fiore
                                    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

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                                TAYLOR PRODUCTION SERVICES, L.P.

                                By: Taylor Publishing Company,
                                    its General Partner

                                By: /s/  David Fiore
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Name:  David Fiore
                                    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

                                EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                                By: /s/  Sherice P. Bench
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Name:  Sherice P. Bench
                                    Title: Chief Financial Officer

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The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed
and accepted as of the date
first above written.

DEUTSCHE BANC ALEX. BROWN INC.
SCOTIA CAPITAL (USA) INC.

By: Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Inc.

By:  /s/ Tom Prior
     -----------------------------
     Name:  Tom Prior
     Title: Managing Director

By:  /s/ Amelia Silver
     --------------------------------
     Name:  Amelia Silver
     Title: Managing Director

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.

By:  /s/ Goldman, Sachs & CO.
     --------------------------------
     (Goldman, Sachs & Co.)<Page>

                                 EXHIBIT 4.5
          INDENTURE DATED AS OF DECEMBER 16, 1996 BETWEEN COMMEMORATIVE
           BRANDS, INC. AND HSBC BANK USA (f/k/a MARINE MIDLAND BANK)

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                                    INDENTURE

          INDENTURE dated as of December 16, 1996 between Scholastic Brands,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), and Marine Midland Bank, as
trustee (the "TRUSTEE").

          Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and
for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined below) of the
Company's 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007:

                                   ARTICLE I.

                   DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

          Section 1.1. DEFINITIONS.

          "ACQUIRED DEBT" means, with respect to any specified Person, (i)
Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is
merged with or into or becomes a Subsidiary of such specified Person or assumed
in connection with the acquisition of assets from such other Person, including,
without limitation, Indebtedness incurred in connection with, or in
contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into or becoming a
Subsidiary of such specified Person or such acquisition of assets, and (ii)
Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified
Person.

          "ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY" means any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the
Company or any of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries which is newly formed in
anticipation of and in order to effectuate the acquisition by such entity of the
capital stock or assets of another Person; PROVIDED that the making of an
Investment in such Subsidiary by the Company or any other Subsidiary shall be
made in compliance with the Section 4.7 hereof.

          "AFFILIATE" means, with respect to any specified Person, any other
Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or
indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this
definition, "CONTROL" (including, with correlative meanings, the terms
"controlling," "controlled by" and "under common control with"), as used with
respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such
Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or
otherwise; PROVIDED that beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the voting
securities of a Person shall be deemed to be control.

          "AGENT" means any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-registrar.

          "ASSET SALE" means (i) the sale (other than sales of inventory),
lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets (including, without
limitation, by way of a sale and leaseback) other than in the ordinary course of
business (PROVIDED that the sale, lease, conveyance or other

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disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by the provisions of Section 4.15
and/or Section 5.1 hereof, and not by Section 4.10 hereof), and (ii) the issue
or sale by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Capital Stock of any of the
Company's Subsidiaries, in the case of either clause (i) or (ii), whether in a
single transaction or a series of related transactions (a) that have a fair
market value in excess of $1.0 million or (b) for net proceeds in excess of $1.0
million. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) a transfer of assets by the Company
to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company or by a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of
the Company to the Company or to another Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company,
(ii) an issuance or sale of Capital Stock by a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the
Company to the Company or to another Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company,
(iii) a Permitted Investment or a Restricted Payment that is permitted by
Section 4.7 hereof, (iv) a Permitted Lien, PROVIDED that no steps or actions
have been taken by the holder of such Permitted Lien to realize upon or dispose
of the assets subject thereto, (v) a sale or other disposition or abandonment of
damaged, worn out or obsolete property, (vi) the licensing of any intellectual
property for a period of not more than five years which is not in connection
with the sale of any other assets of the Company (except for any such licensing
of intellectual property that causes a reduction of the assets of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries under GAAP), and (vii) the sale of owned gold to
consignment banks under the Bank Credit Facility in the ordinary course of
business, will not be deemed to be Asset Sales.

          "ATTRIBUTABLE DEBT" means, in respect of a sale and leaseback
transaction, at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the
rate of interest implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance with
GAAP) of the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during the
remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction
(including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the
option of the lessee, be extended).

          "BANK CREDIT FACILITY" means the Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Gold
Consignment Agreement among the Company, the Banks from time to time parties
thereto, and The First National Bank of Boston and Rhode Island Hospital Trust
National Bank, as agents for such Banks, together with the related documents
thereto (including, without limitation, any letters of credit issued pursuant
thereto, and any related guarantee agreements and security documents), in each
case as such agreements may be amended (including any amendment and restatement
thereof), supplemented or otherwise modified or replaced (including with other
lenders or consignors), from time to time and including any agreement extending
the maturity of, refinancing, modifying, increasing assign, substituting for or
otherwise restructuring (including, but not limited to, the inclusion of
additional or different or substitute lenders, consignors or bank agents
thereunder) all or any portion of the Indebtedness, including changing the
borrowing limits, under such agreements or any successor or replacement
agreements, regardless of whether the Bank Credit Facility or any portion
thereof was outstanding or in effect at the time of such replacement,
refinancing, increase, substitution, extension, restructuring, supplement or
modification.

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          "BANKRUPTCY LAW" means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar Federal or
state law for the relief of debtors.

          "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company or any duly
authorized committee of the Board of Directors.

          "BUSINESS DAY" means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day
on which banking institutions in the City of New York or at a place of payment
are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed. If a
payment date is not a Business Day at a place of payment, payment may be made at
that place on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day, and no interest
shall accrue for the intervening period.

          "CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION" means, at the time any determination
thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease
that would at such time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in
accordance with GAAP.

          "CAPITAL STOCK" means (i) in the case of a corporation, corporate
stock, (ii) in the case of a partnership, partnership interests (whether general
or limited), (iii) in the case of an association or any other business entity,
any and all shares, interests, participation, rights or other equivalents
(however designated) in the equity of such association or entity, and (iv) any
other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a
share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing
Person.

          "CASH EQUIVALENTS" means (i) United States Dollars, (ii) securities
issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States
government or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not
more than six months from the date of acquisition, (iii) demand and time
deposits, certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities
of six months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers' acceptances with
maturities not exceeding six months and overnight bank deposits, in each case
with any domestic commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500
million and a Keefe Bank Watch Rating of "B" or better, (iv) repurchase
obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of
the types described in clauses (ii) and (iii) above entered into with any
financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (iii) above
and (v) commercial paper having the highest rating obtainable from Moody's
Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor's and in each case maturing within
six months after the date of acquisition.

          "CEDEL" shall mean Cedel, S.A.

          "CHANGE OF CONTROL" means the occurrence of any of the following:

               (i) the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition
     (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of
     related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the
     Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, to any "person" (as such
     term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act),

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               (ii) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or
     dissolution of the Company,

               (iii) the consummation of any transaction (including, without
     limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that (a)
     prior to a Public Equity Offering, the Principals and their Related Parties
     cease to be the "beneficial owner" (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3
     and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of a majority of the total
     outstanding Voting Stock of the Company, or (b) after a Public Equity
     Offering, any "person" (as defined above), other than the Principals and
     their Related Parties, becomes the "beneficial owner" (as such term is
     defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or
     indirectly, of more than 35% of the total outstanding Voting Stock of the
     Company and the Principals and their Related Parties beneficially own a
     lesser percentage of the Voting Stock of the Company than such person, or

               (iv) the first day on which a majority of the members of the
     Board are not Continuing Directors.

          "COMMISSION" means the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.

          "COMMON STOCK" means, with respect to any Person, Capital Stock of
such Person that does not rank prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to
the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of such Person, to shares of Capital Stock of any
other class of such Person.

          "COMPANY" means Scholastic Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation, until
a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions
of this Indenture, and thereafter means such successor Person.

          "CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW" means, with respect to any Person for any
period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period PLUS, to
the extent deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income:

               (i) an amount equal to any extraordinary loss PLUS any net loss
     realized in connection with any Asset Sale PLUS any loss realized on an
     extraordinary or non-recurring actuarial assumption adjustment with regard
     to post-retirement, medical and other benefits, in each case for such
     periods, PLUS

               (ii) provision for taxes based on income or profits of such
     Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, PLUS

               (iii) consolidated interest expense of such Person and its
     Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued and whether or not
     capitalized (including, without limitation, amortization of original issue
     discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any
     deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all

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     payments  associated with Capital Lease Obligations,  imputed interest with
     respect to  Attributable  Debt,  commissions,  discounts and other fees and
     charges  incurred  in  respect of letter of credit or  bankers'  acceptance
     financing, and net payments (if any) pursuant to Hedging Obligations), PLUS

               (iv) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of
     goodwill, other intangibles, and other assets) and other non-cash charges
     (excluding any such non-cash charge to the extent that it represents an
     accrual of or reserve for cash charges in any future period) of such Person
     and its Subsidiaries for such period,

in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provision for taxes on the income or profits
of, and the depreciation and amortization and other non-cash charges of, a
Subsidiary of the referent Person shall be added to Consolidated Net Income to
compute Consolidated Cash Flow only to the extent (and in same proportion) that
the Net Income of such Subsidiary was included in calculating the Consolidated
Net Income of such Person and only if a corresponding amount would be permitted
at the date of determination to be dividend to the Company by such Subsidiary
without prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained), and without
direct or indirect restriction pursuant to, the terms of its charter and all
agreements, instruments, judgments, decrees, orders, statutes, rules and
governmental regulations applicable to that Subsidiary or its stockholders.

          "CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME" means, with respect to any Person for any
period, the aggregate of the net income of such Person and its Subsidiaries for
such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP;
PROVIDED that there shall be excluded therefrom, without duplication:

               (i) all items classified as extraordinary, unusual or
     nonrecurring gains (but not losses);

               (ii) any net loss or net income of any other Person (other than a
     Subsidiary of such Person), except to the extent of the amount of dividends
     or other distributions actually paid to such Person or its Subsidiaries by
     such other Person during such period;

               (iii) the net income of any Person acquired by such Person or a
     Subsidiary thereof in a pooling-of-interests transaction for any period
     prior to the date of such acquisition;

               (iv) any gain or loss, net of taxes, realized on the termination
     of any employee pension benefit plan;

               (v) gains (but not losses) in respect of Asset Sales by such
     Person or its Subsidiaries;

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               (vi) the net income (but not net loss) of any Subsidiary of such
     Person to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or
     distributions to such Person is restricted by the terms of its constituent
     documents or any agreement, instrument, contract, judgment, order, decree,
     statute, rule, governmental regulation or otherwise, except for any
     dividends or distributions actually paid by such Subsidiary to such Person
     or another Subsidiary of such Person;

               (vii) with regard to a Subsidiary of such Person (other than a
     Wholly Owned Subsidiary), any aggregate net income (or loss) in excess of
     such Person's PRO RATA share of such Subsidiary's net income (or loss); and

               (viii) the cumulative effect of any change in accounting
     principles.

          "CONSOLIDATED NET WORTH" means, with respect to any Person as of any
date, the consolidated stockholders' equity of such Person and its consolidated
Subsidiaries, as determined in accordance with GAAP, less, to the extent
included therein, all amounts, if any, attributable to Disqualified Stock.

          "CONTINUING DIRECTORS" means, as of any date of determination, any
member of the Board who (i) was a member of the Board on the date of this
Indenture or (ii) was nominated for election or elected to the Board with the
approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of the Board
at the time of such nomination or election.

          "CORPORATE TRUST OFFICE OF THE TRUSTEE" shall be at the address of the
Trustee specified in Section 11.2 hereof or such other address as to which the
Trustee may give notice to the Company.

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

          "DEPOSITARY" means, with respect to the Notes issuable in whole or in
part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.6 hereof as the
Depositary with respect to the Notes, until a successor shall have been
appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provisions or this
Indenture, and, thereafter, "Depositary" shall mean or include such successor.

          "DESIGNATED INVESTMENT STOCK" means any Capital Stock of the Company,
designated as such by the Board of Directors of the Company upon issuance for
use in the capitalization of an Acquisition Subsidiary of the Company, up to a
maximum net cash proceeds of $12.0 million.

          "DESIGNATED SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS" mean (i) Indebtedness of the Company
under the Bank Credit Facility, including without limitation all principal,
interest (including interest accruing after the filing of a petition initiating
any proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy law, whether or not a claim
therefor is allowable in such proceeding), reimbursements of amounts drawn under
letters of credit, reimbursements of other amounts, Hedging Obligations

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with any agent or other representative of the lenders under the Bank Credit
Facility, guarantees in respect thereof, and all charges, consignment and other
fees, indemnifications, damages, penalties, expenses (including expenses
accruing after the filing of a petition initiating any proceeding under any
applicable bankruptcy law, whether or not a claim therefor is allowable in such
proceeding) and all other amounts or liabilities payable in respect thereof; and
(ii) any other Senior Indebtedness, and all fees, expenses, indemnities and
other monetary obligations in respect thereof, which, at the date of creation
thereof or determination has an aggregate principal amount outstanding of, or
under which at the date of creation thereof or determination, the holders
thereof are committed to lend, at least $7.5 million and is specifically
designated by the Company (with the consent of the Senior Representative for the
Bank Credit Facility unless the Trustee has received written notice from such
Senior Representative waiving such right of consent) in the instrument
evidencing or governing such Senior Indebtedness as "Designated Senior
Indebtedness" for purposes of this Indenture.

          "DISPOSITION" or "SALE" or "TRANSFER" of other words of similar
meaning do not include the granting or suffering of a Permitted Lien in order to
secure Indebtedness permitted by the Indenture, PROVIDED that no steps or
actions have been taken by the holder of such Permitted Lien to realize upon or
dispose of the assets subject thereto.

          "DISQUALIFIED STOCK" means any Capital Stock of any Person which, by
its terms, or upon the happening of any event or with the passage of time,
matures or is mandatory redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or
otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in
part, on or prior to 91 days after the maturity date of the Notes, or which is
exchangeable or convertible into debt securities of such Person, except to the
extent that such exchange or conversion rights cannot be exercised prior to 91
days after the maturity date of the Notes. Series A Preferred Stock is not
Disqualified Stock.

          "ESCROW AGREEMENT" means the escrow or other similar arrangement
referred to in Exhibit D to the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of May 20,
1996 and amended as of November 21, 1996 among Town & Country Corporation, L.G.
Balfour Company, Inc. and the Company.

          "EUROCLEAR" means the Euroclear System.

          "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

          "EXCHANGE OFFER" means the offer that shall be made by the Company
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement to exchange New Senior
Subordinated Notes for Senior Subordinated Notes.

          "EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS" means all Indebtedness of the Company and its
Subsidiaries (other than under the Bank Credit Facility) in existence on the
Issue Date, until such amounts are repaid.

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          "FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO" means with respect to any specified
Person for any period, the ratio of the Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person
for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period.

          In the event that such specified Person or any of its Subsidiaries
incurs, assumes, Guarantees, repays or redeems any Indebtedness (other than
ordinary course repayments of revolving credit borrowings under the Revolving
Credit Facility or payments in connection with the consignment of gold under the
Gold Consignment Facility) or such specified Person issues or redeems
Disqualified Stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated but prior to the date on which
the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made
(the "CALCULATION DATE"), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be
calculated giving PRO FORMA effect to such incurrence, assumption, Guarantee,
repayment or redemption of Indebtedness or such issuance or redemption of
Disqualified Stock (including giving PRO FORMA effect to the application of any
cash net proceeds therefrom), as if the same had occurred at the beginning of
the applicable four-quarter reference period.

          In addition, for purposes of making the computation referred to above,

               (i) acquisitions that have been made by the specified Person or
     any of its Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations and
     including any related financing transactions, during the four-quarter
     reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to
     the Calculation Date shall be deemed to have occurred on the first day of
     the four-quarter reference period and Consolidated Cash Flow for such
     reference period shall be calculated without giving effect to clause (iii)
     of the proviso set forth in the definition of Consolidated Net Income, and

               (ii) the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued
     operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or
     businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, shall be excluded,
     and

               (iii) the Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations,
     as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses
     disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, shall be excluded, but only to
     the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed Charges will not
     be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Subsidiaries following
     the Calculation Date.

          "FIXED CHARGES" means, with respect to any Person for any period, the
sum of:

               (i) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its
     Subsidiaries (other than any Acquisition Subsidiary or any Subsidiary
     thereof) for such period, whether paid or accrued and whether expensed or
     capitalized, determined on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP
     (including, without limitation, amortization of original issue discount,
     non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment
     obligations, the interest component of all Capital

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     Lease  Obligations,  imputed  interest with respect to  Attributable  Debt,
     commissions,  discounts  and other fees and charges  incurred in respect of
     letter of credit or bankers'  acceptance  financing,  and net  payments (if
     any) pursuant to Hedging  Obligations)  excluding,  however, in the case of
     the Company, obligations of the Company resulting from any extraordinary or
     non-recurring    actuarial   adjustment   assumptions   with   respect   to
     post-retirement medical and other benefits, PLUS

               (ii) any interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person that
     is Guaranteed by such Person or one of its Subsidiaries (other than any
     Acquisition Subsidiary or any Subsidiary thereof) or secured by a Lien on
     assets of such Person or one of its Subsidiaries (other than Acquisition
     Subsidiary or any Subsidiary thereof) (whether or not such Guarantee or
     Lien is called upon), PLUS

               (iii) the product of (a) all cash dividend payments (and non-cash
     dividend payments in the case of a Person that is a Subsidiary) on any
     series of Preferred Stock of such Person, times (b) a fraction, the
     numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one MINUS the
     then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such
     Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case, on a consolidated basis and
     in accordance with GAAP.

          "FOREIGN SUBSIDIARY" means any Subsidiary formed under the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any state, territory,
possession or political subdivision thereof.

          "FTC ORDER" means any order of the Federal Trade Commission requiring
the Company to sell certain Assets or to refrain from certain business
activities or lines of business.

          "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the
opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of
the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such
other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting
profession of the United States, as in effect on the Issue Date; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that all financial statements of the Company (but not any other
financial information or ratios calculated pursuant hereto) provided by the
Company to the Holders of the Notes or the Trustee shall be prepared in
accordance with GAAP as in effect on the date of such report or other financial
information.

          "GOLD CONSIGNMENT FACILITY" means the gold consignment facility, as
set forth in the Bank Credit Facility, together with the related documents
thereof (including, without limitation, any related guarantee agreements and
security documents), in each case as such agreements may be amended (including
any amendment and restatement thereof), supplemented or otherwise modified or
replaced (including with other lenders), from time to time and including any
agreement extending the maturity of, refinancing, modifying, increasing,
substituting for or otherwise restructuring (including, but not limited to, the
inclusion of additional or different or substitute lenders or bank agents
thereunder) all or any portion of the Indebtedness, including

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changing the consignment limits, under such agreements or any successor or
replacement agreements, regardless of whether the Gold Consignment Facility or
any portion thereof was outstanding or in effect at the time of such
replacement, refinancing, increase, substitution, extension, restructuring,
supplement or modification.

          "GUARANTEE" means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable
instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), direct or
indirect, in any manner (including, without limitation, letters of credit and
reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any
Indebtedness.

          "HEDGING OBLIGATIONS" means, with respect to any Person, the
obligations of such Person under interest rate swap agreements, interest rate
cap agreements, interest rate collar agreements, foreign currency exchange
contracts, foreign currency swaps, commodities futures and any other agreement
designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates, currency
valuations or commodity prices.

          "HOLDER" means a Person in whose name a Note is registered.

          "INDEBTEDNESS" means, with respect to any Person, without duplication:

               (i) any liability of such Person (a) for borrowed money, or under
     any reimbursement obligation relating to a letter of credit, bankers'
     acceptance or note purchase facility; (b) evidenced by a bond, note,
     debenture or similar instrument; (c) for the balance deferred and unpaid of
     the purchase price for any property or service or any obligation upon which
     interest charges or consignment fees are customarily paid (except for trade
     payables (other than consignments) arising in the ordinary course of
     business); (d) for the payment of money relating to a lease that is
     required to be classified as a Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance
     with GAAP; or (e) for the maximum fixed repurchase price of any
     Disqualified Stock of such Person PLUS accrued and unpaid dividends
     thereon;

               (ii) any obligation of others secured by a Lien on any asset of
     such Person, whether or not any obligation secured thereby has been
     assumed, by such Person;

               (iii) any obligations of such Person under any Hedging
     Obligation; and

               (iv) any Guarantee of such Person or any obligation of such
     Person which in economic effect is a guarantee with respect to any
     Indebtedness of another Person.

For purposes of this definition, "MAXIMUM FIXED REPURCHASE PRICE" of any
Disqualified Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be
calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock as if such
Disqualified Stock were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be
required to be determined pursuant to the Indenture, and if such price is based
upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Stock, such
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value shall be determined in good faith by the board of directors of
the Person issuing such Disqualified Stock.

          "INDENTURE" means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time
to time.

          "INVESTMENT" by any Person means any direct or indirect loan, advance
(or other extension of credit) or capital contribution (by means of any transfer
of cash or other Property) to another Person or any other payments for Property
or services for the account for use of another Person, including without
limitation the following:

               (i) the purchase or acquisition of any Capital Stock or other
     evidence of beneficial ownership in another Person;

               (ii) the purchase, acquisition or Guarantee of the Indebtedness
     of another Person or the issuance of a "keep well" with respect thereto;
     and

               (iii) the purchase or acquisition of the business or assets of
     another Person;

          but shall exclude:

               (a) accounts receivable and other extensions of trade credit on
     commercially reasonable terms in accordance with normal trade practices;

               (b) the acquisition of property and assets from equipment
     suppliers and other vendors in the ordinary course of business, PROVIDED
     that such property and assets do not represent all or substantially all of
     the production capacity of the supplier or other vendor; and

               (c) the acquisition of assets, Capital Stock or other securities
     by the Company for consideration consisting solely of the Capital Stock of
     the Company other than Disqualified Stock.

          "ISSUE DATE" means the date on which the Notes are first authenticated
and delivered under this Indenture.

          "LIEN" means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge,
charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset,
whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law
(including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in
the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security
interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under
the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction).

          "LIQUIDATED DAMAGES" means all liquidated damages then owing pursuant
to Section 5 of the Registration Rights Agreement.

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          "NET PROCEEDS" means the sum of the aggregate cash proceeds received
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than an Acquisition Subsidiary
or a Subsidiary of an Acquisition Subsidiary) in respect of any Asset Sale
(including, without limitation, any cash received upon the sale or other
disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any such Asset Sale), and
any funds received by the Company pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, net of (i)
the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale (including, without limitation,
legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions) and any
relocation, severance or shut-down costs or expenses incurred as a result
thereof, (ii) taxes paid or payable as a result thereof (after taking into
account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing
arrangements), (iii) amounts requited to be applied to the repayment of
Indebtedness that is (a) secured by a Lien on the asset or assets that were the
subject of such Asset Sale, (b) Senior Indebtedness, the repayment of which is
required either pursuant to the terms thereof; by applicable law, or in order to
obtain a necessary consent to such transaction, or (c) Indebtedness PARI PASSU
with Notes, the repayment or purchase of which is required pursuant to the terms
thereof on a PRO RATA basis with the Notes in the event of an Asset Sale, and
(iv) any reserves established in accordance with GAAP for adjustment in respect
of the sale price of such asset or assets or for any liabilities associated with
such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, pension and other
post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities relating to environmental
matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with
such Asset Sale; PROVIDED that any reversal of any such reserve shall be added
back in the determination of Net Proceeds.

          "NEW SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES" means notes issued by the Company
hereunder containing terms identical to the Senior Subordinated Notes (except
that (i) interest thereon shall accrue from the last date on which interest was
paid on the Senior Subordinated Notes or, if no such interest has been paid,
from the date of original issuance, (ii) the legend or legends relating to
transferability and other related matters set forth on the Senior Subordinated
Notes, including the text referred to in footnote 2 of Exhibit A hereto), shall
be removed or appropriately altered, and (iii) as otherwise set forth herein),
to be offered to Holders of Senior Subordinated Notes in exchange for Senior
Subordinated Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer.

          "NOTE CUSTODIAN" means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the
Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto.

          "NOTES" means the Senior Subordinated Notes and the New Senior
Subordinated Notes, if any, that are issued under this Indenture, as amended or
supplanted from time to time.

          "OBLIGATIONS" means any principal, interest, penalties, fees,
indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under
the documentation governing any Indebtedness.

          "OFFICER" means, (a) with respect to any Person that is a corporation,
the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief
Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, the Controller,
the Secretary or any Vice-President of such Person and (b) with respect to any
other Person, the individuals selected by such Person to perform functions
similar to those of the officers listed in clause (a).

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          "OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE" means a certificate signed on behalf of the
Company by two Officers of the Company, one of whom must be the Chief Executive
Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or the principal accounting
officer of the Company, that meets the requirements of Sections 11.4 and 11.5
hereof.

          "OPINION OF COUNSEL" means an opinion from legal counsel who is
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that melts the requirements of Sections
11.4 and 11.5 hereof. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the
Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or the Trustee.

          "PERMITTED INVESTMENTS" means:

               (a) any Investment in the Company or in a Wholly Owned Subsidiary
     of the Company (other than an Acquisition Subsidiary or a Subsidiary
     thereof);

               (b) any Investment in cash or cash Equivalents;

               (c) any Investment by the Company or any Subsidiary of the
     Company in a Person, if as a result of such Investment (i) such Person
     becomes a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company (other than an Acquisition
     Subsidiary or a Subsidiary thereof) or (ii) such Person is merged,
     consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys
     substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a
     Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company (other than an Acquisition
     Subsidiary or a Subsidiary thereof);

               (d) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash
     consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in
     compliance with Section 4.10 hereof;

               (e) any obligations or shares of Capital Stock received in
     connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout or reorganization
     of the issuer of such obligations or shares of Capital Stock;

               (f) any Investment received involuntarily;

               (g) any Investment existing on the date of the Indenture;

               (h) Investments by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company
     in Permitted Lines of Business that do not exceed $5 million in the
     aggregate at any one time outstanding;

               (i) Investments by any  Acquisition  Subsidiary or any Subsidiary
     of an Acquisition Subsidiary in Permitted Lines of Business (without regard
     to the aggregate  amount  thereof) but excluding any  Investment in Capital
     Stock or Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than
     an Acquisition Subsidiary or any Subsidiary thereof);

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               (j) Investments representing loans or advances made to employees
     in the ordinary course of business not exceeding $500,000 at any one time;
     and

               (k) Investments representing loans or advances made to
     independent sales representatives made in the ordinary course of business.

          "PERMITTED LIENS" means:

               (i) Liens on assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries securing
     the Bank Credit Facility;

               (ii) Liens on assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries securing
     Senior Indebtedness which is permitted by the terms of the Indenture to be
     incurred;

               (iii) Liens securing Existing Indebtedness;

               (iv) Liens in favor of the Company;

               (v) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such
     Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any Subsidiary of
     the Company; PROVIDED that such Liens were not incurred in contemplation of
     such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than
     those of the Person merged into or consolidated with the Company or any
     Subsidiary of the Company;

               (vi) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition
     thereof by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, PROVIDED that such
     Liens were not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition and do not
     extend to any assets other than those so acquired by the Company or any
     Subsidiary of the Company;

               (vii) Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations,
     surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like
     nature incurred in the ordinary course of business (or to secure
     reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit issued in
     connection with any of the foregoing obligations);

               (viii) Liens to secure Indebtedness (including Capital Lease
     Obligations) permitted to be incurred by clause (v) of the second paragraph
     of Section 4.9 hereof covering only the assets acquired with such
     Indebtedness;

               (ix) Liens existing on the Issue Date;

               (x) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or
     claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good
     faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently
     concluded, PROVIDED that any reserve or other appropriate provision as
     shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor;

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               (xi) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of the
     Company or any Subsidiary of the Company with respect to obligations that
     do not exceed $5.0 million at any one time outstanding and that (a) are not
     incurred in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of
     advances or credit (other than trade credit in the ordinary course of
     business) and (b) do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value
     of the property or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of
     business by the Company or such Subsidiary;

               (xii) Liens to secure any Indebtedness which is PARI PASSU with
     or subordinate in right of payment to the Notes, where (a) in the case of
     any Lien securing Indebtedness that is PARI passu in right of payment with
     the Notes, all obligations with respect to the Notes are secured on an
     equal and ratable basis with the Indebtedness so secured and (b) in the
     case of any Lien securing Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of
     payment to the Notes, all obligations with respect to the Notes are secured
     on a senior basis reflecting the subordination of the Indebtedness so
     secured on terms substantially similar to, or more favorable to senior
     creditors than, those contained herein, in each case, until such time as
     such PARI PASSU or subordinated Indebtedness is no longer secured by such
     Lien, at which time such Lien securing the Notes may be automatically
     released; and

               (xiii) Liens granted by an Acquisition Subsidiary or a Subsidiary
     of an Acquisition Subsidiary to secure Indebtedness incurred by such
     Acquisition Subsidiary or Subsidiary of an Acquisition Subsidiary in
     accordance with Section 4.9 hereof.

          "PERMITTED LINE OF BUSINESS" means (i) the scholastic,
graduation-related and commemorative products business, the fine paper and
non-textbook graphics products business, the recognition, affinity and insignia
products business, and such business activities as are incidental or related
thereto, and (ii) such other businesses as the Company or its Subsidiaries are
engaged in on the Issue Date.

          "PERMITTED REFINANCING DEBT" means any Indebtedness of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are
used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund other Indebtedness
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than an Acquisition Subsidiary
or a Subsidiary of an Acquisition Subsidiary); PROVIDED THAT, except with
respect to Indebtedness incurred to repay, repurchase, redeem or defease all of
the outstanding Notes at one time:

               (i) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable), of
     such Permitted Refinancing Debt does not exceed the principal amount (or
     accreted value, if applicable), of the Indebtedness so extended,
     refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded (PLUS the amount of up
     to six months of accrued and unpaid interest on such Indebtedness and
     reasonable premiums, fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith);

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               (ii) such Permitted Refinancing Debt has a final maturity date
     later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to
     Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of,
     the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased,
     or refunded;

               (iii) if the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed,
     replaced, defeased or refunded is subordinated in right of payment to the
     Notes, such Permitted Refinancing Debt has a final maturity date later than
     the final maturity date of, and is subordinated in right of payment to, the
     Notes on terms at least as favorable to the Holders of Notes as those
     contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being extended,
     refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and

               (iv) such Indebtedness is incurred either by the Company or by
     the Subsidiary who is the obligor on the Indebtedness being extended,
     refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded.

          "PERSON" means any individual, corporation, limited or general
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof.

          "PORTAL MARKET" means the Private Offerings, Resales and Trading
through Automated Linkages Market operated by the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. or any successor thereto.

          "PREFERRED STOCK" means, with respect to any Person, all Capital Stock
of such Person of any class or classes (however designated, whether voting or
non-voting) that ranks prior, as to distribution in profit or liquidation, to
shares of Common Stock of such Person.

          "PRINCIPALS" means Castle Harlan Partners II, L.P., Castle Harlan,
Inc. and their respective Affiliates and the officers and directors of the
Company.

          "PUBLIC EQUITY OFFERING" means any underwritten primary public
offering of the Common Stock or other Voting Stock of the Company, pursuant to
an effective registration statement (other than a registration statement on Form
S-4, Form S-8, or any successor or similar form) under the Securities Act.

          "PURCHASE DATE" means, with respect to any Note to be repurchased, the
date fixed for such repurchase by or pursuant to this Indenture.

          "PURCHASE PRICE" means the amount payable for the repurchase of any
Note on a Purchase Date, exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated
Damages (if any) thereon to the Purchase Date, unless otherwise specifically
provided.

          "QIB" means a qualified institutional buyer as defined in Rule 144A
under the Securities Act.

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          "REDEMPTION DATE" means, with respect to any Note to be redeemed, the
date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.

          "REDEMPTION PRICE" means the amount payable for the redemption of any
Note on a Redemption Date, exclusive of' accrued and unpaid interest and
Liquidated Damages (if any) thereon to the Redemption Date, unless otherwise
specifically provided.

          "RELATED PARTY" means, with respect to any Principal, (A) any
controlling stockholder, director or officer, 80% (or more) owned Subsidiary, or
spouse or immediate family member or estate thereof (in the case of an
individual) of such Principal or (B) any trust, corporation, partnership or
other entity, the beneficiaries, stockholders, partners, owners or Persons
beneficially holding an 80% or more controlling interest of which consist of
such Principal and/or such other Persons referred to in the immediately
proceeding clause (A).

          "REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT" means the Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of December 16, 1996, among the Company, Lehman Brothers
Inc. and BT Securities Corporation, as such agreement may be amended, modified
or supplemented from time to time.

          "REGULATION S" means Regulation S as promulgated under the Securities
Act.

          "RESPONSIBLE OFFICER" means, when used with respect to the Trustee,
any officer of the Trustee assigned by the Trustee to administer this Indenture
and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other
officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject.

          "RESTRICTED INVESTMENT" means an Investment other than a Permitted
Investment.

          "REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY" means the revolving credit facility, as
set forth in the Bank Credit Facility, together with the related documents
thereto (including, without limitation, any letters of credit issued pursuant
thereto, and any related guarantee agreements and security documents), in each
case as such agreements may be amended (including any amendment and restatement
thereof), supplemented or otherwise modified or replaced (including with other
lenders), from time to time and including any agreement extending the maturity
of, refinancing, modifying, increasing, substituting for or otherwise
restructuring (including, but not limited to, the inclusion of additional or
different or substitute lenders or bank agents thereunder) all or any portion of
the Indebtedness, including changing the borrowing limits, under such agreements
or any successor or replacement agreements, regardless of whether the Revolving
Credit Facility or any portion thereof was outstanding or in effect at the time
of such replacement, refinancing, increase, substitution, extension,
restructuring, supplement or modification.

          "RULE 144A" means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

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

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          "SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS" means Designated Senior Indebtedness and the
principal of, and premium (if any) and interest (including interest accruing
after the filing of a petition initiating any proceeding under any applicable
bankruptcy law, whether or not a claim therefor is allowable in such proceeding)
on, any other Indebtedness of the Company, whether outstanding on the date of
the Indenture or thereafter created, incurred or assumed, unless, in the case of
any particular Indebtedness, the instrument creating or evidencing, or the
agreement governing, such Indebtedness or pursuant to which such Indebtedness is
outstanding expressly provides that such Indebtedness shall not be senior in
right of payment to the Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, "SENIOR
INDEBTEDNESS" shall not include:

               (i) Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes;

               (ii) Indebtedness that is by its terms subordinate or junior in
     right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company;

               (iii) that portion of any Indebtedness which is incurred in
     violation of this Indenture;

               (iv) Indebtedness of the Company to a Subsidiary or any other
     Affiliate of the Company;

               (v) Indebtedness which is represented by Disqualified Stock;

               (vi) any liability for federal, state, local or other taxes owed
     or owing by the Company;

               (vii) accounts payable or other obligations to trade creditors
     created, incurred or assumed in the ordinary course of business in
     connection with obtaining materials, services and other current liabilities
     (excluding the current portion of long-term Senior Indebtedness);

               (viii) Indebtedness of or amounts owing by the Company for
     compensation to employees for services; and

               (ix) amounts owing under leases (other than Capital Lease
     Obligations).

          "SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE" means any trustee, agent or representative (if
any) for the holders of any Designated Senior Indebtedness.

          "SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES" means the Company's 11% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2007 issued pursuant to this Indenture, but excludes the
New Senior Subordinated Notes.

          "SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK" means the Series A preferred stock of the
Company, par value $.01 per share.

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          "SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARY" means any Subsidiary that would be a
"significant subsidiary" as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X,
promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on
the date hereof.

          "SUBSIDIARY" of any Person means any other Person, the majority of the
Voting Stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect
a majority of the board of directors of which is directly or indirectly owned by
such Person.

          "SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE" means a Guarantee, substantially in the form of
Exhibit C hereto, executed and delivered by a Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance
with the provisions hereof.

          "SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR" means any Subsidiary of the Company that
executes a Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of Section
4.18 hereof, and its successors and assigns.

          "TRANSFER RESTRICTED SECURITY" means a Note that is a restricted
security as defined in Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act.

          "TRUSTEE" means the party named as such above until a successor
replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and
thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.

          "TIA"   means   the   Trust   Indenture   Act  of  1939   (15   U.S.C.
sections.sections.  77aaa-77bbbb)  as in  effect  on  the  date  on  which  this
Indenture  is  qualified  under  the TIA;  PROVIDED  that in the event the Trust
Indenture  Act of 1939 is amended  after such date,  "TIA" means,  to the extent
required by any such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended.

          "U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES" shall mean securities which are (i)
direct obligations of the United States of America for the payment of which its
full faith and credit is pledged or (ii) obligations of a person controlled or
supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of
America, the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and
credit obligation by the United States of America, which, in either case, are
not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also
include a depository receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with
respect to any such U.S. Government Securities or a specific payment of interest
on or principal of any such U.S. Government Securities held by such custodian
for the account of the holder of a depository receipt; PROVIDED that (except as
required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the
amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received
by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Securities or the specific
payment of interest on or principal of the U.S. Government Securities evidenced
by such depository receipt.

          "U.S. PERSONS" means any U.S. Person as defined in Regulation S.

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          "VOTING STOCK" means, with respect to any Person, securities of any
class or classes of Capital Stock in such Person entitling the holders thereof
(whether at all times or at the times that such class of Capital Stock has
voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) to vote in the
election of members of the board of directors or other governing body of such
Person.

          "WEIGHTED AVERAGE LIFE TO MATURITY" means, when applied to any
Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (i) the sum
of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining
installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of
principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the
number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between
such date and the making of such payment, by (ii) the then outstanding principal
amount of such Indebtedness.

          "WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY" of any Person means a Subsidiary of such
Person, all of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of
which (other than directors' qualifying shares or, in the case of a Foreign
Subsidiary of the Company, shares otherwise required by law to be owned by other
Persons, up to a maximum of 5% of the outstanding Capital Stock, Voting Stock or
other ownership interests of such Subsidiary) is at the time owned by (i) such
Person or (ii) one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person or (iii)
such Person and one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

          Section 1.2. OTHER DEFINITIONS.

          TERM                        DEFINED IN SECTION

          "Affiliate Transaction"..............4.11
          "Asset Sale Offer"...................4.10
          "Agent Member"....................... 2.6
          "Asset Sale Offer Period"............3.10
          "Calculation Date"................... 1.1
          "Certificated Notes"................. 2.1
          "Change of Control Offer"............4.15
          "Change of Control Offer Period"..... 3.9
          "Change of Control Payment"..........4.15
          "Change of Control Payment Date".....4.15
          "Covenant Defeasance"................ 8.3
          "Event of Default"................... 6.1
          "Excess Proceeds"....................4.10
          "Foreign Person"..................... 2.6
          "Global Note"........................ 2.1
          "incur".............................. 4.9
          "Institutional Accredited Investors". 2.1
          "Legal Defeasance"................... 8.2
          "Management Agreement"............... 4.7

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          TERM                        DEFINED IN SECTION

          "Offer Amount".......................3.10
          "Offshore Certificated Notes"........ 2.1
          "Paying Agent"....................... 2.3
          "Payment Default".................... 6.1
          "Permanent Regulation S Global Note". 2.1
          "Private Placement Legend"........... 2.6
          "Public Equity Offering"............. 3.9
          "Registrar".......................... 2.3
          "Regulation S Global Note"........... 2.1
          "Restricted Payments"................ 4.7
          "Rule 144A Global Note".............. 2.1
          "Senior Covenant Default"............10.2
          "Senior Payment Default".............10.2
          "Special Redemption"................. 3.9
          "Surviving Entity"................... 5.1
          "Temporary Regulation S Global Note". 2.1
          "U.S. Certificated Notes"............ 2.1

          Section 1.3. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF TRUST INDENTURE ACT.

          Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the
provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.

          The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following
meanings:

               "INDENTURE SECURITIES" means the Notes;

               "INDENTURE SECURITY HOLDER" means a Holder;

               "INDENTURE TO BE QUALIFIED" means this Indenture;

               "INDENTURE TRUSTEE" or "INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE" means the Trustee;

               "OBLIGOR" on the Notes means the Company and any successor
     obligor upon the Notes.

          All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA,
defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by Commission rule under
the TIA have the meanings so assigned to them.

          Section 1.4. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

          Unless the context otherwise requires:

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               (a) a term has the meaning assigned to it;

               (b) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning
     assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

               (c) "OR" is not exclusive;

               (d) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural
     include the singular;

               (e) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and

               (f) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act,
     the Exchange Act and the TIA shall be deemed to include substitute,
     replacement and successor sections or rules adopted by the Commission from
     time to time.

          Section 1.5. ACTS OF HOLDERS.

          (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by
Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of
substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly
appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such
action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered
to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such
instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced
thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of Holders signing such
instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a
writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this
Indenture and (subject to Section 7.1) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and
the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.

          (b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such
instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such
execution or by the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized
by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing
such instrument or writing acknowledged to him or her the execution thereof.
Where such execution is by an officer of a corporation or a member of a
partnership, on behalf of such corporation or partnership, such certificate or
affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his or her authority.

          (c) The ownership of Notes shall be proved by the register maintained
by the Registrar.

          (d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Note shall bind every future Holder of
the same Note and the holder of every Note issued upon the registration of
transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in

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lieu thereof in respect of anything done or suffered to
be done by the Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not
notation of such action is made upon such Note.

                                   ARTICLE II.

                                    THE NOTES

          Section 2.1. FORM AND DATING.

          The Notes and the Trustee's certificate of authentication shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Notes may have notations,
legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage in
addition to those set forth in Exhibit A hereto. Each Note shall be dated the
date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of $1,000 and
integral multiples thereof.

          The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and
are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company and the
Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to
such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.

          Notes offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A shall be issued
initially in the form of a single permanent global Note in registered form,
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A (the "RULE 144A GLOBAL NOTE"),
deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, duly executed by
the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The
aggregate principal amount of the Rule 144A Global Note may from time to time be
increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as
custodian for the Depositary or its nominee, as hereinafter provided.

          Notes offered and sold in offshore transactions in reliance on
Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form of a single temporary global
Note in registered form substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A (the
"TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE"), deposited with the Trustee, as custodian
for the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the
Trustee as hereinafter provided. At any time following 40 days after the later
of the commencement of the offering of the Notes and the Issue Date, upon
receipt by the Trustee and the Company of a duly executed certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit B(1) hereto, a single permanent Global Note
in registered form substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A (the
"PERMANENT REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE," and together with the Temporary Regulation
S Global Note, the "REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE") duly executed by the Company and
authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided shall be deposited with the
Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, and the Registrar shall reflect on its
books and records the date and a decrease in the principal amount of the
Temporary Regulation S Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of
the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Note transferred.

          Notes  offered  and sold to  institutional  accredited  investors  (as
defined  in  Rule  501(a)(1),   (2),  (3)  or  (7)  under  the  Securities  Act)
("INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTORS")

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shall be issued in the form of permanent U.S. Certificated Notes in registered
form in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A (the "US. CERTIFICATED
NOTES"). Securities issued pursuant to Section 2.1 in exchange for interests in
the Rule 144A Global Note or the Regulation S Global Note shall be in the form
of permanent Certificated Notes in registered form substantially in the form set
forth in Exhibit A (the "OFFSHORE CERTIFICATED NOTES").

          The Offshore Certificated Notes and U.S. Certificated Notes are
sometimes collectively herein referred to as the "CERTIFICATED NOTES." The Rule
144A Global Note and the Regulation S Global Note are sometimes referred to
herein as the "GLOBAL NOTE."

          Section 2.2. EXECUTION AND AUTHENTICATION.

          Two Officers of the Company shall sign the Notes for the Company by
manual or facsimile signature. The seal of the Company shall be reproduced on
the Notes and may be in facsimile form.

          If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office
at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.

          A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature
of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the
Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.

          The Trustee, upon a written order of the Company signed by two
Officers of the Company, together with the other documents required by Sections
11.4 and 11.5 hereof, shall authenticate Senior Subordinated Notes for original
issue up to the aggregate principal amount stated in paragraph 4 of the Notes.
The Trustee, upon written order of the Company signed by two Officers of the
Company, together with the other documents required by Sections 11.4 and 11.5
hereof, shall authenticate New Senior Subordinated Notes for original issue up
to the aggregate principal amount stated in paragraph 4 of the Notes; PROVIDED
that such New Senior Subordinated Notes shall be issuable only upon the valid
surrender for cancellation of Senior Subordinated Notes of a like aggregate
principal amount in accordance with the Exchange Offer. Such written order of
the Company shall specify the amount of Notes to be authenticated and the date
on which the original issue of Notes is to be authenticated. The aggregate
principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed such amount
except as provided in Section 2.7 hereof.

          The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the
Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes
whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to
authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An
authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Company or
an Affiliate of the Company.

          Section 2.3. REGISTRAR AND PAYING AGENT.

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          The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be
presented for registration of transfer or for exchange ("REGISTRAR") and an
office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment ("PAYING AGENT"). The
Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange.
At the option of the Company, payment of interest and Liquidated Damages may be
made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register
of Holders, PROVIDED that payment by wire transfer of immediately available
funds will be required with respect to principal, Redemption Price and Purchase
Price of, and interest and Liquidated Damages (if any) on, all Global Notes and
all other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer
instructions to the Trustee or the Paying Agent. The Company may appoint one or
more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term
"REGISTRAR" includes any co-registrar and the term "PAYING AGENT" includes any
additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar
without notice to any Holder. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of
the name and address of any Paying Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the
Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying
Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company may act as Paying Agent or
Registrar. The Depositary shall, by acceptance of a Global Note, agree that
transfers of beneficial interests in such Global Note may be effected only
through a book-entry system maintained by the Depositary (or its agent), and
that ownership of a beneficial interest in the Note shall be required to be
reflected in a book entry.

          The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and
Paying Agent and to act as Note Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.

          Section 2.4. PAYING AGENTS TO HOLD MONEY IN TRUST.

          The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to
agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of
Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of
principal and of any premium, if any, interest and Liquidated Damages, if any,
on the Notes, and will notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in
making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may
require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company
at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the
Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the
Company) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company acts as
Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the
benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy
or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee shall serve
as Paying Agent for the Notes.

          Section 2.5. HOLDER LISTS.

          The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of
all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA sections 312(a). If the Trustee
is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least seven
Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the
Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the
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reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes, and the
Company shall otherwise comply with TIA ss. 312(a).

          Section 2.6. TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE.

          (a)   TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE GENERALLY: BOOK ENTRY PROVISIONS. Upon
surrender for registration of transfer of any Note to the Registrar, and
satisfaction of the requirements for such transfer set forth in this Section
2.6, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver,
in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes
of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and
bearing such restrictive legends as may be required by this Indenture.

          Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denominations
and of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be
exchanged at any such office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to
Section 4.2. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Company
shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Notes which
the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive bearing registration
numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.

          All Notes presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or
exchange shall be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument or
instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar,
and the Notes shall be duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly
authorized in writing. Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, and in
addition to the requirements set forth in the legend referred to in Section
2.6(g)(i) below, in connection with any transfer of Transfer Restricted
Securities any request for transfer shall be accompanied by a certification to
the Trustee relating to the manner of such transfer substantially in the form of
Exhibit B(2) hereto.

          (b)   BOOK-ENTRY PROVISIONS FOR THE GLOBAL NOTES. The Rule 144A Global
Note and Regulation S Global Note initially shall (i) be registered in the name
of the Depositary or the nominee of such Depositary, (ii) be delivered to the
Trustee as custodian for the Depositary and (iii) bear legends as set forth in
Section 2.6(g).

          Members of, or participants in, the Depositary ("AGENT MEMBERS") shall
have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Rule 144A Global Note or
Regulation S Global Note, as the case may be, held on their behalf by the
Depositary, or the Trustee as its custodian, or under the Rule 144A Global Note
or Regulation S Global Note, as the case may be, and the Depositary may be
treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee
as the absolute owner of Rule 144A Global Note or Regulation S Global Note, as
the case may be, for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the
Company or the Trustee, from giving effect to any written certification, proxy
or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the
Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing
the exercise of the rights of a holder of any Note.

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          Transfers of the Rule 144A Global Note and the Regulation S Global
Note shall be limited to transfers of such Rule 144A Global Note or Regulation S
Global Note in whole, but not in part, to the Depositary, its successors or
their respective nominees. Beneficial interests in Rule 144A Global Note and the
Regulation S Global Note may be transferred in accordance with the applicable
rules and procedures of the Depositary and the provisions of this Section 2.6.
The registration of transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global
Note, which does not involve the issuance of a Certificated Note, shall be
effected through the Depositary, in accordance with this Indenture (including
the restrictions on transfer set forth herein) and the procedures of the
Depositary therefor. The Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability for
any act or omission of the Depositary.

          At any time at the request of the beneficial holder of an interest in
the Rule 144A Global Note or Permanent Regulation S Global Note to obtain a
Certificated Note, such beneficial holder shall be entitled to obtain a
Certificated Note upon written request to the Trustee and the Note Custodian in
accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the
Note Custodian and Depositary for the issuance thereof Upon receipt of any such
request, the Trustee, or the Note Custodian at the direction of the Trustee,
will cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing
between the Depositary and the Note Custodian, the aggregate principal amount of
the Rule 144A Global Note or Permanent Regulation S Global Note, as appropriate,
to be reduced by the principal amount of the Certificated Note issued upon such
request to such beneficial holder and, following such reduction, the Company
will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver to such beneficial
holder (or its nominee) a Certificated Note or Certificated Notes in the
appropriate aggregate principal amount in the name of such beneficial holder (or
its nominee) and bearing such restrictive legends as may be required by this
Indenture.

          (c)   TRANSFERS TO NON-QIB INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTORS. The
following provisions shall apply with respect to the registration of any
proposed transfer of a Transfer Restricted Security to any Institutional
Accredited Investor that is not a QIB (other than any Person that is not a U.S.
Person as defined under Regulation S, a "FOREIGN PERSON"):

               (i)     The Registrar shall register the transfer of any Note,
     whether or not such Note bears the Private Placement Legend, if (x) (A) the
     requested transfer is at least three years after the later of the Issue
     Date of the Notes and (B) the proposed transferee has certified to the
     Registrar that the requested transfer is at least three years after last
     date on which such Note was held by an Affiliate of the Company, or (y) the
     proposed transferee has delivered to the Registrar (A) a certificate
     substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto and (B) such certifications,
     legal opinions and other information as the Trustee and the Company may
     reasonably request to confirm that such transaction is in compliance with
     the Securities Act; and

               (ii)    If the proposed transferor is an Agent Member holding a
     beneficial interest in the Global Note, upon receipt by the Registrar of
     (x) the documents, if any, required by clause (i) and (y) instructions
     given in accordance with the Depositary's and the Registrar's procedures,
     the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and

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     a decrease in the principal amount of the Global Note in an amount equal to
     the principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Global Note to be
     transferred, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall
     authenticate and deliver, one or more Certificated Notes of like tenor and
     amount.

          (d)   TRANSFERS TO QIBS. The following provisions shall apply with
respect to the registration of any proposed transfer of a Transfer Restricted
Security to a QIB (other than Foreign Persons):

               (i)     if the Note to be transferred consists of Certificated
     Notes or an interest in the Regulation S Global Note, the Registrar shall
     register the transfer if such transfer is being made by a proposed
     transferor who has checked the box provided for on a certificate
     substantially in the form of Exhibit B(2) stating, or has otherwise advised
     the Company and the Registrar in writing, that the sale has been made in
     compliance with the provisions of Rule 144A to a transferee who is a QIB
     within the meaning of Rule 144A and is aware that the sale to it is being
     made in reliance on Rule 144A; and

               (ii)    if the proposed transferee is an Agent Member, and the
     Note to be transferred consists of Certificated Notes or an interest in the
     Regulation S Global Note, upon receipt by the Registrar of the documents
     referred to in clause (i) and instructions given in accordance with the
     Depositary's and the Registrar's procedures, the Registrar shall reflect on
     its books and records the date and an increase in the principal amount of
     the Rule 144A Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of the
     Certificated Notes or the interest in the Regulation S Global Note, as the
     case may be, to be transferred, and the Trustee shall cancel the
     Certificated Notes or decrease the amount of the Regulation S Global Note
     so transferred.

          (e)   TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS IN THE TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL
NOTE. The following provisions shall apply with respect to the registration of
any proposed transfer of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Note:

               (i)     The Registrar shall register the transfer of an interest
     in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate if (x) the proposed
     transferor has delivered to the Registrar a certificate substantially in
     the form of Exhibit E hereto stating, among other things, that the proposed
     transferee is a Foreign Person or (y) the proposed transferee is a QIB and
     the proposed transferor has checked the box provided for on a certificate
     substantially in the form of Exhibit B(2) stating, or has otherwise advised
     the Company and the Registrar in writing, that the sale has been made in
     compliance with the provisions of Rule 144A to a transferee who is a QIB
     within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being
     made in reliance on Rule 144A; and

               (ii)    if the proposed transferee is an Agent Member, upon
     receipt by the Registrar of the documents referred to in clause (i)(y)
     above and instructions given in accordance with the Depositary's and the
     Registrar's procedures, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and
     records the date and an increase in the principal amount of the

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     Rule 144A Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of the
     Temporary Regulation S Global Note to be transferred, and the Trustee, as
     Note Custodian, shall decrease the amount of the Temporary Regulation S
     Global Note.

          (f)   TRANSFERS TO FOREIGN PERSONS. The following provisions shall
apply with respect to any transfer of a Transfer Restricted Security to a
Foreign Person:

               (i)     the Registrar shall register any proposed transfer of a
     Note to a Foreign Person upon receipt of a certificate substantially in the
     form of Exhibit E hereto from the proposed transferor and such
     certifications, legal opinions and other information as the Trustee or the
     Company may reasonably request; and

               (ii)    (a) If the proposed transferor is an Agent Member holding
     a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Note or the Note to be
     transferred consists of Certificated Notes, upon receipt by the Registrar
     of (x) the documents, if any, required by paragraph (i) and (y)
     instructions in accordance with the Depositary's and the Registrar's
     procedures, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date
     and a decrease in the principal amount of the Rule 144A Global Note in an
     amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Rule
     144A Global Note or cancel the Certificated Notes, as the case may be, to
     be transferred, and (b) if the proposed transferee is an Agent Member, upon
     receipt by the Registrar of instructions given in accordance with the
     Depositary's and the Registrar's procedures, the Registrar shall reflect on
     its books and records the date and an increase in the principal amount of
     the Regulation S Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of
     the Certificated Notes to be transferred, and the Trustee shall decrease
     the amount of the Rule 144A Global Note.

          (g)   THE DEPOSITARY. The Depositary shall be a clearing agency
registered under the Exchange Act. The Company initially appoints The Depository
Trust Company to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Note. Initially,
the Rule 144A Global Note and the Regulation S Global Note shall be issued to
the Depositary, registered in the name of Cede & Co., as the nominee of the
Depositary, and deposited with the Note Custodian for Cede & Co.

          Notes in Certificated form issued in exchange for all or a part of a
Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be registered in such names and
in such authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to instructions
from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the
Trustee. Upon execution and authentication, the Trustee shall deliver such
Certificated Notes in Certificated form to the persons in whose names such Notes
in Certificated form are so registered.

          Certificated Notes shall be transferred to all beneficial owners in
exchange for their beneficial interests in the Rule 144A Global Note or the
Permanent Regulation S Global Note, as the case may be, if at any time:

               (i)     the Depositary for the Notes notifies the Company that
     the Depositary is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the
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     Note or the Permanent Regulation S Global Note, as the case may be, and a
     successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after
     delivery of such notice; or

               (ii)    the Company, at its sole discretion, notifies the Trustee
     in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of Certificates Notes under
     this Indenture,

and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an
authentication order in accordance with Section 2.2 hereof, authenticate and
deliver Certificated Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
principal amount of the Rule 144A Global Note or the Permanent Regulation S
Global Note, as the case may be, in exchange for such Global Notes.

          (h)   LEGENDS.

               (i)     Except as permitted by the following paragraphs (ii) and
     (iii), each Note certificate evidencing Global Notes and Certificated Notes
     (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall
     (x) be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section
     2.6 (including those set forth in the legend below) unless such
     restrictions on transfer shall be waived by written consent of the Company,
     and the holder of each Transfer Restricted Security, by such Holder's
     acceptance thereof, agrees to be bound by all such restrictions on transfer
     and (y) bear the legend set forth below (the "PRIVATE PLACEMENT LEGEND"):

          THE NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED
          UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES
          ACT") OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE
          OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR
          BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING
          SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER: (1) REPRESENTS THAT
          (A) IT IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A
          UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED
          INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE
          SECURITIES ACT ("INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR") OR (C) IT IS NOT
          A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THE NOTE EVIDENCED HEREBY IN AN
          OFFSHORE TRANSACTION; (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT RESELL OR OTHERWISE
          TRANSFER THE NOTE EVIDENCED HEREBY EXCEPT (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY
          SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED
          INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES
          ACT, (C) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED
          INVESTOR OR A PURCHASER WHO IS NOT A U.S. PERSON THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH
          TRANSFER, FURNISHES TO THE COMPANY AND MARINE MIDLAND BANK, AS TRUSTEE
          (OR A

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          SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE, AS APPLICABLE), A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN
          REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON
          TRANSFER OF THE NOTES EVIDENCED HEREBY (THE FORM OF WHICH LETTER CAN
          BE OBTAINED FROM SUCH TRUSTEE OR A SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE, AS APPLICABLE),
          (D) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE
          SECURITIES ACT, (E) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
          PROVIDED BY RULE 14 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) OR IN
          ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
          OF THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (F) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
          STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE
          WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR ANY OTHER
          APPLICABLE JURISDICTION; AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO EACH
          PERSON TO WHOM THE NOTE EVIDENCED HEREBY IS TRANSFERRED NOTICE
          SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFER
          IS PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (C), (D) OR (E) ABOVE, THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO
          SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE COMPANY AND MARINE MIDLAND BANK, AS
          TRUSTEE (OR A SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE, AS APPLICABLE), SUCH CERTIFICATIONS,
          LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS IT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO
          CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION
          FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
          REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS
          "OFFSHORE TRANSACTION," "UNITED STATES" AND "U.S. PERSON" HAVE THE
          MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

               (ii) Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Security
     (including any Transfer Restricted Security represented by a Global Note)
     pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or pursuant to an effective
     registration statement under the Securities Act:

                    (a) in the case of any Transfer Restricted Security that is
          a Certificated Note, the Registrar shall permit the Holder thereof to
          exchange such Transfer Restricted Security for a Certificated Note
          that does not bear the legend set forth in (i) above and rescind any
          restriction on the transfer of such Transfer Restricted Security; and

                    (b) in the case of any Transfer Restricted Security
          represented by a Global Note, such Transfer Restricted Security shall
          not be required to bear the legend set forth in (i) above, but shall
          continue to be subject to the provisions

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          of Section 2.6(b) hereof; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that with respect to any
          request for an exchange of a Transfer Restricted Security that is
          represented by a Global Note for a Certificated Note that does not
          bear the legend set forth in (i) above, which request is made in
          reliance upon Rule 144, the Holder thereof shall certify in writing to
          the Registrar that such request is being made pursuant to Rule 144
          (such certifications to be substantially in the form of Exhibit B
          hereto).

               (iii)   Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon consummation of the
     Exchange Offer, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an
     authentication order in accordance with Section 2.2 hereof, the Trustee
     shall authenticate New Senior Subordinated Notes in exchange for Senior
     Subordinated Notes accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer, which New
     Senior Subordinated Notes shall not bear the legend set forth in (i) above,
     and the Registrar shall rescind any restriction on the transfer of such
     Senior Subordinated Notes, in each case unless the Company has notified the
     Registrar in writing that the Holder of such Senior Subordinated Notes is
     either (A) a broker-dealer, (B) a Person participating in the distribution
     of the Senior Subordinated Notes or (C) a Person who is an affiliate (as
     defined in Rule 144A) of the Company.

               (iv)    Each global Note, whether or not a transfer Restricted
     security, shall also bear the following legend on the fact thereof:

          THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE
          HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY
          OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITARY OR A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. THIS NOTE IS
          NOT EXCHANGEABLE FOR NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER
          THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES
          DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY (OTHER
          THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A
          NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE
          DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED
          EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.

          UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
          OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO
          THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR
          PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE
          & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
          REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO
          SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
          DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE
          BY OR TO ANY.

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          PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE &
          CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN

               (v)     Any Global Note may be endorsed with or have incorporated
     in the text thereof such legends or recitals or changes not inconsistent
     with the provisions of this Indenture as may be required by the Note
     Custodian, the Depositary or by the National Association of Securities
     Dealers, Inc. in order for the Notes to be tradable on the PORTAL Market or
     tradable on Euroclear or Cedel or as may be required for the Notes to be
     tradable on any other market developed for trading of securities pursuant
     to Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act or required to comply
     with any applicable law or any regulation thereunder or with the rules and
     regulations of any securities exchange or automated quotation system upon
     which the Notes may be listed or traded or to conform with any usage with
     respect thereto, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to
     which any particular Notes are subject.

          (i)   CANCELLATION AND/OR ADJUSTMENT OF GLOBAL NOTES. At such time as
all beneficial interests in Global Notes have been exchanged for Certificated
Notes, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, all Global Notes shall be returned to
or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof.
At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global
Note is exchanged for Certificated Notes, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, the
principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Notes shall be reduced
accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee
or the Note Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such
reduction. In the event of any transfer of any beneficial interest between the
Rule 144A Global Note and the Regulation S Global Note in accordance with the
standing procedures and instructions between the Depositary and the Note
Custodian and the transfer restrictions set forth herein, the aggregate
principal amount of each of the Rule 144A Global Note and the Regulation S
Global Note shall be appropriately increased or decreased, as the case may be,
and an endorsement shall be made on each of the Rule 144A Global Note and the
Regulation S Global Note by the Trustee or the Note Custodian, at the direction
of the Trustee, to reflect such reduction or increase.

          (j)   GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES.

               (i)     To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the
     Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Certificated Notes
     and Global Notes at the Registrar's request.

               (ii)    No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any
     registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment
     of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental
     charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes
     or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant
     to Sections 3.6 and 9.5 hereof).

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               (iii)   The Registrar shall not be required to register the
     transfer of or exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in
     part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.

               (iv)    All Certificated Notes and Global Notes issued upon any
     registration of transfer or exchange of Certificated Notes or Global Notes
     shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt,
     and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Certificated
     Notes or Global Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or
     exchange.

               (v)     The Company shall not be required:

                       (a)  to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange
          Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days
          before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section
          3.2 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of
          selection; or

                       (b)  to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note
          so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed
          portion of any Note being redeemed in part; or

                       (c)  to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note
          between a record date and the next succeeding interest payment date.

               (vi)    Prior to due presentment of the registration of a
     transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and
     treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner
     of such Note for the purpose of all payments with respect to such Notes,
     and neither the Trustee, any Agent nor the Company shall be affected by
     notice to the contrary.

               (vii)   The Trustee shall authenticate Certificated Notes and
     Global Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.2 hereof.

          Section 2.7. REPLACEMENT NOTES.

          If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or either the
Company or the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction,
loss or theft of any Note, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt
of an authentication order in accordance with Section 2.2 hereof, shall
authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee's requirements for replacement of
Notes are met. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity bond must
be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and
the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any
authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is
replaced. The Trustee and the Company may charge the Holder for their expenses
in replacing a Note.

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          Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and
shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and
proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

          Section 2.8. OUTSTANDING NOTES.

          The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by
the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for
cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the
Trustee or the Note Custodian in accordance with the provisions hereof, and
those described in this Section as not outstanding. Except as set forth in
Section 2.9 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company
or an Affiliate of either of the Company holds the Note.

          If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.7 hereof, it shall cease
to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the
replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser for value.

          If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section
4.1 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.

          If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an
Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money
sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such
Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue
interest.

          Section 2.9. TREASURY NOTES.

          In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of
Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the
Company or by any Affiliate thereof shall be considered as though not
outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee
shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver of consent, only
Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so
disregarded. The Company agrees to notify the Trustee of the existence of any
such treasury Notes or Notes owned by an Affiliate thereof.

          Section 2.10. TEMPORARY NOTES.

          Until Certificated Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may
prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an authentication order in accordance
with Section 2.2 hereof, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes
shall be substantially in the form of Certificated Notes, but may have such
variations as the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall
be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company
shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate Certificated Notes in exchange
for temporary Notes.

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          Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits of
this Indenture.

          Section 2.11. CANCELLATION.

          The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for
cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any
Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The
Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of
transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall destroy all
canceled Notes in accordance with the Trustee's usual procedures. The Trustee
shall maintain a record of the destruction of all canceled Notes. Certification
of the destruction of all canceled Notes shall be delivered to the Company. The
Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that have been paid or that
have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

          Section 2.12. DEFAULTED INTEREST.

          If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, the
Company shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner PLUS, to the
extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who
are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate
provided in the Notes and in Section 4.1 hereof. The Company shall notify the
Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on
each Note and the date of the proposed payment. The Company shall fix or cause
to be fixed each such special record date and payment date, PROVIDED that no
such special record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the related payment
date for such defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the special record
date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in
the name and at the expense of the Company) shall mail or cause to be mailed to
Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date
and the amount of such interest to be paid.

          Section 2.13. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS.

          Prior to due presentment of a Note for registration of transfer and
subject to Section 2.12 hereof, the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent, any
co-registrar and any Registrar may deem and treat the person in whose name any
Note shall be registered upon the register of Notes kept by the Registrar as the
absolute owner of such Note (whether or not such Note shall be overdue and
notwithstanding any notation of the ownership or other writing thereon made by
anyone other than the Company, any co-registrar or any Registrar) for the
purpose of receiving all payments with respect to such Note and for all other
purposes, and none of the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent, any
co-registrar or any Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

          Section 2.14. CUSIP NUMBERS.

          The Company in issuing the Notes may use a "CUSIP" number, and if so,
the Trustee shall use the CUSIP number in notices of redemption or exchange
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Holders; PROVIDED that any such notice may state that no representation is made
as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number printed in the notice or
on the Notes, and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification
numbers printed on the Notes.

                                  ARTICLE III.

                            REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE

          Section 3.1. NOTICES TO TRUSTEE.

          If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the provisions of
Sections 3.7 or 3.8 hereof, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 30 days
but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date, an Officers' Certificate
setting forth the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption
shall occur, the Redemption Date, the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed
and the Redemption Price.

          If the Company is required to offer to repurchase Notes pursuant to
the provisions of Section 4.10 or 4.15 hereof, it shall notify the Trustee in
writing, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Purchase Date, of
the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the repurchase shall occur, the
Purchase Date, the principal amount of Notes required to be repurchased and the
Purchase Price and shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate to the
effect that (a) the Company is required to make or his made an Asset Sale Offer
or a Change of Control Offer, as the case may be, and (b) the conditions set
forth in Section 4.10 or 4.15 hereof, as the case may be, have been satisfied.

          If the Registrar is not the Trustee, the Company shall, concurrently
with each notice of redemption or repurchase, cause the Registrar to deliver to
the Trustee a certificate (upon which the Trustee may rely) setting forth the
principal amounts of Notes held by each Holder.

          Section 3.2. SELECTION OF NOTES.

          If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall
select the Notes or portions thereof to be redeemed in compliance with the
requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the
Notes are listed or, if the Notes are not listed on a national securities
exchange, by lot, PRO RATA or by such other method as the Trustee shall deem
fair and reasonable. In the event of partial redemption by lot, the particular
Notes or portions thereof to be redeemed shall be selected, unless otherwise
provided herein, not less than 25 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption
Date by the Trustee from the outstanding Notes not previously called for
redemption.

          If less than all of the Notes tendered are to the repurchased pursuant
to the provisions of Section 4.10 hereof, the Trustee shall select the Notes or
portions thereof to be repurchased in compliance with the requirements of the
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any, on which the Notes are listed or, if the Notes are not listed on a national
securities exchange, on a PRO RATA basis (with such adjustments as may be deemed
appropriate by the Trustee so that only Notes in denominations of $1,000, or
integral multiples thereof, shall be repurchased). In the event of partial
repurchase by lot, the particular Notes or portions thereof to be repurchased
shall be selected at the close of business of the last Business Day prior to the
Purchase Date.

          The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes
or portions thereof selected for redemption or repurchase and, in the case of
any Note selected for partial redemption or repurchase, the principal amount
thereof to be redeemed or repurchased. Notes and portions thereof selected shall
be in amounts of $1,000 or integral multiples of $1,000; except that if all of
the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed, the entire outstanding amount of Notes
held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall be redeemed.

          Section 3.3. NOTICE OF OPTIONAL OR SPECIAL REDEMPTION.

          In the event Notes are to be redeemed pursuant to Section 3.7 or 3.8
hereof, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date,
the Company shall mail a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to
be redeemed in whole or in part, with a copy to the Trustee.

          The notice shall identify the Notes or portions thereof to be redeemed
and shall state:

              (a)  the Redemption Date;

              (b)  the Redemption Price;

              (c)  if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the
        principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the
        Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in
        principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion will be issued;

              (d)  the name and address of the Paying Agent;

              (e)  that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the
        Paying Agent to collect the Redemption Price, Liquidated Damages, if
        any, and, unless the Redemption Date is after a record date and or
        before the succeeding interest payment date, accrued interest thereon to
        the Redemption Date;

              (f)  that, unless the Company defaults in making the redemption
        payment, interest and any Liquidated Damages on Notes called for
        redemption will cease to accrue on and after the Redemption Date, and
        the only remaining right of the Holders of such Notes is to receive
        payment of the Redemption Price, any Liquidated Damages and, unless the
        Redemption Date is after a record date and on or before the succeeding

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        interest payment date, accrued interest thereon to the Redemption Date
        upon surrender to the Paying Agent of the Notes redeemed;

              (g)  if fewer than all the Notes are to be redeemed, the
        identification of the particular Notes (or portions thereof) to be
        redeemed, as well as the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be
        redeemed and the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be outstanding
        after such partial redemption; and

              (h)  the paragraph of the Notes pursuant to which the Notes called
        for redemption are being redeemed.

          At the Company's request, the Trustee shall give the notice of
redemption in the Company's name and at its expense; PROVIDED that the Company
shall deliver to the Trustee, at least 40 days prior to the Redemption Date, an
Officers' Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting
forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding
paragraph.

          Section 3.4. EFFECT OF NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.

          Once notice of redemption is mailed, Notes or portions thereof called
for redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date at the Redemption
Price. Upon surrender to any Paying Agent, such Notes or portions thereof shall
be paid at the Redemption Price, PLUS Liquidated Damages, if any, and accrued
interest to the Redemption Date; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that installments of
interest which are due and payable on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be
payable to the Holders of such Notes, registered as such, at the close of
business on the relevant record date for the payment of such installment of
interest.

          Section 3.5. DEPOSIT OF REDEMPTION PRICE OR PURCHASE PRICE.

          On or before each Redemption Date or Purchase Date, the Company shall
irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient
to pay the aggregate amount due on all Notes to be redeemed or repurchased on
that date, including without limitation any accrued and unpaid interest and
Liquidated Damages, if any, to the Redemption Date or Repurchase Date. Upon
written request by the Company, the Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly
return to the Company any money not required for that purpose.

          Unless the Company defaults in making such payment, interest and any
Liquidated Damages on the Notes to be redeemed or repurchased will cease to
accrue on the applicable Redemption Date or Purchase Date, whether or not such
Notes are presented for payment. If any Note called for redemption shall not be
so paid upon surrender because of the failure of the Company to comply with the
preceding paragraph, interest will be paid on the unpaid principal, from the
applicable Redemption Date or Purchase Date until such principal is paid, and on
any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate
provided in the Notes and in Section 4.1 hereof.

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          Section 3.6. NOTES REDEEMED OR REPURCHASED IN PART.

          Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed or repurchased in part, the
Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the
expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal amount to portion of the
Note surrendered that is not to be redeemed or repurchased.

          Section 3.7. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.

          The Company may redeem any or all of the Notes at any time on or after
January 15, 2002 at the Redemption Prices set forth in the Notes (an "OPTIONAL
REDEMPTION"). Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.7 shall be made pursuant
and the provisions of Sections 3.1 through 3.6 hereof.

          Section 3.8. SPECIAL REDEMPTION.

          In the event the Company completes one or more Public Equity Offerings
on or before January 15, 2000, the Company, in its discretion, may use the net
cash proceeds from any such Public Equity Offering to redeem up to 33-1/3% of
the original principal amount of the Notes (a "SPECIAL REDEMPTION") at a
Redemption Price of 111% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued
and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the date of redemption,
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that at least 66-2/3% of the original principal amount of the
Notes will remain outstanding immediately after each such Special Redemption;
and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that such Special Redemption shall occur within 90 days
after the date of the closing of the applicable Public Equity Offering. Any
redemption pursuant to this Section 3.8 shall be made pursuant to the provisions
of Sections 3.1 through 3.6 hereof.

          Section 3.9. REPURCHASE UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL OFFER.

          In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.15 hereof, the Company shall
be required to commence a Change of Control Offer, it shall follow the
procedures specified below.

          The Change of Control Offer shall remain open for a period from the
date of the mailing of the notice of the Change of Control Offer described in
the next paragraph until a date determined by the Company which is at least 30
but no more than 60 days from the date of mailing of such notice and no longer,
except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the
"CHANGE OF CONTROL OFFER PERIOD"). On the Purchase Date, which shall be no later
than the last day of the Change of Control Offer Period, the Company shall
purchase the principal amount of Notes properly tendered in response to the
Change of Control Offer. Payment for any Notes so purchased shall be made in the
same manner as interest payments are made.

          Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company shall
send, by first class mail, a notice to the Trustee and each of the Holders. The
notice shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such
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Change of Control Offer. The Change of Control shall be made to all Holders. The
notice, which shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer, shall
state:

              (a) the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of
        Control, providing information, to the extent publicly available,
        regarding the Person or Persons acquiring control, and stating that the
        Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.9 and
        Section 4.15 hereof and that, to the extent lawful, all Notes tendered
        will be accepted for payment;

              (b)  the Purchase Price, the last day of the Change of Control
        Offer Period, and the Purchase Date;

              (c)  that any Note not properly tendered or otherwise not accepted
        for repurchase will continue to accrue interest and Liquidated Damages,
        if any;

              (d)  that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the
        amount due on the Purchase Date, all Notes or portions thereof accepted
        for repurchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to
        accrue interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, after the Purchase Date;

              (e)  that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to
        the Change of Control Offer will be required to tender the Notes, with
        the form entitled Option of Holder To Elect Purchase on the reverse of
        the Notes completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Company,
        a Depositary, if appointed by the Company, or a Paying Agent at the
        address specified in the notice not later than the third Business Day
        preceding the Purchase Date;

              (f)  that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if
        the Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be,
        receives, not later than the expiration of the Change of Control Offer
        Period, a telegram, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the
        name of the Holder, the principal amount of Notes delivered for
        repurchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election
        to have the Notes redeemed in whole or in part; and

              (g)  that Holders whose Notes are being repurchased only in part
        will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the portion of the
        Notes tendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer) that is not to be
        repurchased, which portion must be equal to $1,000 in principal amount
        or an integral multiple thereof.

          On or before the Purchase Date, the Company shall to the extent
lawful, (i) accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered
pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an
amount equal to the Purchase Price, together with accrued and unpaid interest
and Liquidated Damages, if any, thereon to the Purchase Date in respect of all
Notes or portions thereof so tendered and accepted for repurchase and (iii)
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes so accepted together
with an Officers'

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Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof
being repurchased by the Company. The Paying Agent shall promptly (but in any
case not later than five days after the Purchase Date) mail to each Holder of
Notes so repurchased the amount due in connection with such Notes, and the
Company shall promptly issue a new Note, and the Trustee, upon written request
from the Company in the form of an Officers' Certificate shall authenticate and
mail or deliver (or cause to transfer by book entry) to each relevant Holder a
new Note, in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Notes
surrendered to the Holder thereof; PROVIDED, that each such new Note shall be in
a principal amount of $l,000 or and integral multiple thereof. The Company shall
publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as
practicable after the Purchase Date.

          If the Purchase Date is on or after an interest record date and on or
before the related interest payment date, any accrued and unpaid interest and
Liquidated Damages, if any, in each case to the Purchase Date, shall be paid to
the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such
record date, and no additional interest shall be payable to Holders pursuant to
the Change of Control Offer.

          Section 3.10. REPURCHASE UPON APPLICATION OF EXCESS PROCEEDS.

          In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof, the Company shall
be required to commence an Asset Sale Offer, it shall follow the procedures
specified below.

          The Asset Sale Offer shall remain open for a period from the date of
the mailing of the notice of the Asset Sale Offer described in the next
paragraph until a date determined by the Company which is at least 30 but no
more than 60 days from the date of mailing of such notice and no longer, except
to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the "ASSET
SALE OFFER PERIOD"). On the Purchase Date, which shall be no later than the last
day of the Asset Sale Offer Period, the Company shall purchase the principal
amount of Notes required to be purchased pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof (the
"OFFER AMOUNT") or, if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes
properly tendered in response to the Asset Sale Offer. Payment for any Notes so
purchased shall be made in the same manner as interest payments are made.

          Within 30 days following the accumulation of sufficient Excess
Proceeds to obligate the Company to commence an Asset Sale Offer, the Company
shall send, by first class mail, a notice to the Trustee and each of the
Holders. The notice shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to
enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer. The Asset
Sale Offer shall be made to all Holders. The notice, which shall govern the
terms of the Asset Sale Offer, shall state:

              (a)  that the Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to this
        Section 3.10 and Section 4.10 hereof;

              (b)  the Offer Amount, the Purchase Price, the last day of the
        Asset Sale Offer Period, and the Purchase Date;

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              (c)  that any Note not properly tendered or otherwise not accepted
        for repurchase shall continue to accrue interest and Liquidated Damages,
        if any;

              (d)  that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the
        amount due on the Purchase Date, all Notes or portions thereof accepted
        for repurchase pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer shall cease to accrue
        interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, after the Purchase Date;

              (e)  that Holders electing to have any Notes repurchased pursuant
        to any Asset Sale Offer shall be required to tender the Notes, with the
        form entitled Option of Holder To Elect Purchase on the reverse of the
        Notes completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Company, a
        Depositary, if appointed by the Company, or a Paying Agent at the
        address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the
        third Business Day preceding the Purchase Date;

              (f)  that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if
        the Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be,
        receives, not later than the expiration of the Asset Sale Offer Period,
        a telegram, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of
        the Holder, the principal amount of the Notes delivered for repurchase
        and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have
        such Notes repurchased in whole or in part;

              (g)  that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered for
        repurchase by Holders exceeds the Offer Amount, the Trustee shall select
        the Notes or portions thereof to be purchased on a PRO RATA basis (with
        such adjustments as may be deemed appropriately the Trustee so that only
        Notes in denominations of $1,000, or integral multiples thereof, shall
        be purchased); and

              (h)  that Holders whose Notes are being repurchased only in part
        will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the portion of the
        Notes tendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer) that is not to be
        repurchased, which portion must be equal to $1,000 in principal amount
        or an integral multiple thereof.

          On or before the Purchase Date, the Company shall to the extent
lawful, (i) accept for payment, on a PRO RATA basis in accordance with this
Indenture to the extent necessary, the Offer Amount of Notes or portions thereof
properly tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer, or if less than the Offer
Amount has been tendered, all Notes properly tendered, (ii) deposit with the
Paying Agent an amount equal to the Purchase Price, PLUS accrued and unpaid
interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, thereon to the Purchase Date in respect
of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered and accepted for repurchase and
(iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes so accepted
together with an Officers' Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of
Notes or portions thereof being repurchased by the Company. The Paying Agent
shall promptly (but in any case not later than five days after the Purchase
Date) mail to each Holder of Notes so repurchased the amount due in connection
with such Notes, and the Company shall promptly issue a new Note, and the
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Company in the form of an Officers' Certificate shall authenticate and mail or
deliver such new Note to such Holder, in a principal amount equal to any
unpurchased portion to the Holder thereof; PROVIDED, that each such new Note
shall be in a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof. The
Company shall publicly announce the results of the Asset Sale Offer on or as
soon as practicable after the Purchase Date.

          If the Purchase Date is on or after an interest record date and on or
before the related interest payment date, any accrued and unpaid interest and
Liquidated Damages, if any, in each case to the Purchase Date, shall be paid to
the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such
record date, and no additional interest shall be payable to Holders to the Asset
Sale Offer.

                                   ARTICLE IV.

                                    COVENANTS

          Section 4.1. PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST.

          The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the principal, Redemption
Price and Purchase Price of, and interest on the Notes on the dates, in the
amounts and in the manner provided herein and in the Notes. Principal,
Redemption Price, Purchase Price and interest shall be considered paid on the
date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company, holds as of 12:00 noon
Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately
available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay the aggregate amount
then due. The Company shall pay all Liquidated Damages, if any, on the dates, in
the amounts and in the manner set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

          The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in
any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal, Redemption Price
and Purchase Price at the rate equal to 1% per annum in excess of the then
applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay
interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest and Liquidated Damages
(without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate to the extent
lawful.

          Section 4.2. MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY.

          The Company shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of
New York, an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an
affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be
surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and
demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be
served. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the
location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any
time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or
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Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and
demands may be made or served at the Corporate Office of the Trustee.

          The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other
offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or
all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the
Company of its obligations to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of
Manhattan, the City of New York, for such purposes. The Company shall give
prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and
of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

          The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the
Trustee as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section
2.3. The Trustee may resign such agency at any time by giving written notice to
the Company no later than 30 days prior to the effective date of such
resignation.

          Section 4.3. REPORTS.

          Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the
Commission, so long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Company, and, if
the Company is required to file financial statements for any Subsidiary
Guarantor, such Subsidiary Guarantor, shall furnish to the Holders of the Notes,
within 15 days after they are or would have been required to file such with the
Commission, (i) all quarterly and annual financial information that would be
required to be contained in filings with the Commission on Forms 10-Q and 10-K
if the Company and/or any Subsidiary Guarantor was required to file such forms,
including Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations and, with respect to annual consolidated financial
statements and schedules only, a report thereon by the independent auditors of
the Company and/or any Subsidiary Guarantor, and (ii) all information that would
be required to be contained in filings with the Commission on Form 8-K if the
Company and/or any Subsidiary Guarantor was required to file such form. In
addition, whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the
Commission, the Company shall file a copy of all such information and reports
with the Commission for public availability (unless the Commission will not
accept such a filing) and make such information available to securities analysts
and prospective investors upon request. Upon qualification of this Indenture
under the TIA, the Company and any Subsidiary Guarantor shall at all times
comply with TIA ss. 314(a). In addition, the Company shall, for so long as any
Notes remain outstanding, furnish to the Holders, and to securities analysts and
prospective investors upon their request, the information required to be
delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

          Section 4.4. COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE.

          The Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall deliver to the
Trustee, within 105 days after the end of each fiscal year, an Officers'
Certificate further stating that a review of the activities of the Company and
its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the
supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether the
Company

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has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture
in all material respects, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing
such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Company has kept,
observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in the
Indenture in all material respects and is not in Default in the performance or
observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture
(and, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all such
Defaults or Events of Default) of which he or she may have knowledge, and that
to the best of his or her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in
existence by reason of which, payments on account of the principal of or
interest, if any, on the Notes is prohibited or if such event has occurred, a
description of the event.

          So long as not contrary to the then current recommendations of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the year-end financial
statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.3 above shall be accompanied by a
written statement of the Company's independent public accountants (who shall be
a firm of established national reputation) that in making the examination
necessary for certification of such financial statements, nothing has come to
their attention that would lead them to believe that the Company has violated
any provisions of Article IV or Article V hereof or, if any such violation has
occurred, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, it being
understood that such accountants shall not be liable directly or indirectly to
any Person for any failure to obtain knowledge of any such violation.

          The Company shall, so long as any of the Notes are outstanding,
deliver to the Trustee, forthwith (and in any event within five days) upon any
Officer of the Company becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default an
Officers' Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default.

          Section 4.5. TAXES.

          The Company shall pay or discharge, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to pay or discharge, prior to delinquency, all material taxes,
assessments, and governmental levies except such as are contested in good faith
and by appropriate proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment is
not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.

          Section 4.6. STAY, EXTENSION AND USURY LAWS.

          The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that
it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim
or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever
enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or
the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may
lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such
law, and covenants shall it shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay
or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall
suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though such law has not
been enacted.

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          Section 4.7. RESTRICTED PAYMENTS.

          The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries
to, directly or indirectly: (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any other
payment or distribution on account of the Company's Capital Stock (including,
without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation
involving the Company) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Company's
Capital Stock in their capacity as such other than dividends or distributions
payable in Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or
dividends or distributions payable to the Company or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary
of the Company); (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value
any Capital Stock of the Company or any direct or indirect parent or other
Affiliate of the Company (other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company);
(iii) make any principal payment on, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise
acquire or retire for value prior to any scheduled maturity, scheduled repayment
or sinking fund payment date any Indebtedness that is subordinated to the Notes;
or (iv) make any Restricted Investment (all such payments and other actions set
forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as
"RESTRICTED PAYMENTS"), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such
Restricted Payment:

              (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
        continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;

              (b) the Company would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and
        after giving PRO FORMA effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had
        been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, have
        been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness
        pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first
        paragraph of Section 4.9 hereof; and

              (c) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate of all
        other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Subsidiaries after
        the date hereof (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2),
        (3), (4), (5), (6) and (8) of the next succeeding paragraph), is less
        than the sum of:

                  (i) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for
            the period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of
            the first fiscal quarter commencing after the date hereof to the
            end of the Company's most recently ended fiscal quarter for which
            internal financial statements are available at the time of such
            Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such
            period is a deficit, LESS 100% of such deficit), PLUS

                  (ii) 100% of the aggregate Net cash proceeds received by the
            Company from the issue or sale since the date hereof of Capital
            Stock of the Company (to the extent not used as described in Section
            3.8) or of debt securities of the Company that have been converted
            into such Capital Stock (other than Capital Stock (or convertible
            debt securities) sold to a Subsidiary of the Company

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            or Disqualified Stock or debt securities that have been converted
            into Disqualified Stock), PLUS

                    (iii) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was
            made after the date hereof is sold for cash or otherwise liquidated
            or repaid for cash, the lesser of (A) the cash return of capital
            with respect to such Restricted Investment (LESS the cost of
            disposition, if any) and (B) the initial amount of such Restricted
            Investment.

The foregoing provisions shall not prohibit:

              (1) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of
        declaration thereof, if at said date of declaration such payment would
        have complied with the provisions of this Indenture;

              (2) the payment of dividends on Series A Preferred Stock pursuant
        to the Certificate of Designation for such Series A Preferred Stock in
        effect on the date of the Indenture, PROVIDED that the Fixed Charge
        Coverage Ratio for the Company's most recently ended four full fiscal
        quarters for which internal financial statements are available
        immediately preceding the date on which such payment of dividends is
        made would have been at least 2.25 to 1 determined on a PRO FORMA basis,
        as if the Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of such
        four-quarter period, PROVIDED that the amount of any such dividends paid
        on Series A Preferred Stock shall, after the date of payment, be
        subtracted from the computation of Consolidated Net Income solely for
        purposes of clause (c)(i) of the preceding paragraph;

              (3) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition
        of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the Certificate of Designation
        for such Series A Preferred Stock in effect on the date of the
        Indenture, PROVIDED that (a) such redemption, repurchase, retirement or
        other acquisition is for at least $2 million of Series A Preferred
        Stock, and (b) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company's most
        recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial
        statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such
        redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition is made would
        have been at least 2.5 to 1, determined on a PRO FORMA basis, as if the
        Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of such four-quarter
        period;

              (4) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition
        of any Capital Stock of the Company in exchange for, or out of the
        proceeds of, the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a
        Subsidiary of the Company) of other Capital Stock of the Company other
        than Disqualified Stock; PROVIDED that the amount of any such net cash
        proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, repurchase,
        retirement or other acquisition shall be excluded from clause (c) (ii)
        of the preceding paragraph;

              (5) the defeasance, redemption or repurchase of subordinated
        Indebtedness with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of Permitted
        Refinancing

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        Debt or the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of
        the Company) of Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified
        Stock); PROVIDED that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are
        utilized for any such redemption, repurchase, retirement or other
        acquisition shall be excluded from clause (c)(ii) of the preceding
        paragraph;

              (6) any Investment made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
        in an Acquisition Subsidiary with the net cash proceeds of an issuance
        of Designated Investment Stock within 30 days of such issuance; PROVIDED
        that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any
        such Investment shall be excluded from clause (c)(ii) of the preceding
        paragraph;

              (7) the purchase or redemption of shares of Capital Stock of the
        Company held by present or former officers, directors, employees or
        independent sales representatives of the Company or by any employee
        stock ownership plan or similar trust for the account of such present or
        former officers, directors, employees or independent sales
        representatives upon such person's death, disability, retirement or
        termination of employment or other association with the Company or under
        the terms of any such plan or trust or any other agreement under which
        such Capital Stock was issued in an aggregate amount not to exceed
        $500,000 per year, PROVIDED that to the extent that less than $500,000
        of Capital Stock is purchased or redeemed in a given year, the
        difference between $500,000 and the amount purchased or redeemed during
        that year shall be added to the amount available to the Company for
        purchases and redemptions in the next subsequent year only (for which
        purpose the amount so added shall be deemed to be the last amount
        expended in such next subsequent year);

              (8) the payment to Castle Harlan, Inc. of a management fee of up
        to $1.5 million per year pursuant to the Management Agreement entered
        into between the Company and Castle Harlan, Inc., as in force on the
        Issue Date (the "MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT") (the payment for the first year
        following the Issue Date to be a single installment payable at any time
        during such year and payments thereafter to be payable in arrears in
        four equal quarterly installments per annum), PROVIDED that, in the
        event the full amount thereof is not paid in any year, the deficiency
        may cumulate and, PROVIDED that there is no subsisting Default or Event
        of Default of a type described in clause (a) or (b) in Section 6.1 at
        the time of payment, may be paid together with the then current
        management fee for such subsequent year; and

              (9) a Subsidiary of an Acquisition Subsidiary may purchase,
        redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any of its Capital
        Stock.

        The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be the
fair market value (evidenced by a resolution of the Board set forth in an
Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee) on the date of the Restricted
Payment of the asset(s) proposed to be transferred by the Company or such
Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. Not later
than the date of making any Restricted Payment, the Company shall deliver to the
Trustee an

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Officers' Certificate stating that such Restricted Payment is permitted and
setting forth the basis upon which the calculations required by this Section 4.7
were computed, which calculations may be based upon the Company's latest
available financial statements.

          Section 4.8. DIVIDEND AND OTHER PAYMENT RESTRICTIONS AFFECTING
                       SUBSIDIARIES.

          The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries
(other than an Acquisition Subsidiary or a Subsidiary of an Acquisition
Subsidiary) to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to
exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of such
Subsidiary to:

               (i) (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions to the
     Company or any of its Subsidiaries (I) on its Capital Stock or (2) with
     respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its
     profits, or (b) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its
     Subsidiaries,

               (ii) make loans or advances to the Company or any of its
     Subsidiaries, or

               (iii) transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or
     any of its Subsidiaries,

except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of

               (a) written agreements evidencing Existing Indebtedness as in
     effect on the date hereof,

               (b) the Bank Credit Facility as in effect from time to time,
     PROVIDED that such provisions are no more restrictive with respect to such
     dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the Bank
     Credit Facility as in effect on the date hereof,

               (c) this Indenture and the Notes,

               (d) applicable law,

               (e) any instrument or agreement governing Acquired Debt of the
     Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a
     Person acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as in effect at
     the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Indebtedness was
     incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which
     encumbrances or restrictions are not applicable to any Person, or the
     properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property
     or assets of the Person, so acquired,

               (f) by reason of customary non-assignment provisions in leases
     entered into in the ordinary course of business,

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               (g) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the
     ordinary course of business that impose restrictions III the nature
     described in clause (iii) above on the property so acquired, or

               (h) Permitted Refinancing Debt, PROVIDED that the restrictions
     contained in the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing Debt are
     no more restrictive than those contained in the agreements governing the
     Indebtedness being refinanced, or

               (i) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, the laws, rules or
     regulations of any foreign nation.

          Section 4.9. INCURRENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS AND ISSUANCE OF PREFERRED
                       STOCK.

          The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries
to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise
become directly or indirectly liable, continently or otherwise, with respect to
(collectively, "INCUR") any Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) and the
Company shall not issue any Disqualified Stock and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to issue any shares of Preferred Stock (other than to the Company
or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company other than an Acquisition Subsidiary
or a Subsidiary of an Acquisition Subsidiary); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the
Company may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue shares of
Disqualified Stock, if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company's most
recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements
are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional
Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock is issued would have been at
least 2.0 to 1.0, determined on a PRO FORMA basis (including a PRO FORMA
application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness
had been incurred, or the Disqualified Stock had been issued, as the case may
be, at the beginning of such four-quarter period; PROVIDED that (x) until the
Company has internal financial statements for two full fiscal quarters the
Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, incur any
additional Indebtedness, or issue any shares of Preferred Stock, and (y) after
the Company has internal financial statements for two full financial quarters,
but before the Company has such internal financial statements for four full
financial quarters, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated by
annualizing the available internal financial statements of the Company on a PRO
RATA basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary of the Company (other than an Acquisition Subsidiary or a Subsidiary
of an Acquisition Subsidiary) may incur Indebtedness in respect of a Guarantee
of Indebtedness of an Acquisition Subsidiary or a Subsidiary of an Acquisition
Subsidiary.

          The foregoing provisions shall not apply to the incurrence of the
following Indebtedness

               (i) the incurrence by the Company of Indebtedness under the term
     loan portion of the Bank Credit Facility in an aggregate principal amount
     at any time

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     outstanding not to exceed $25 million LESS the aggregate amount of all
     repayments, optional or mandatory, of the principal thereof that have been
     made since the date hereof;

               (ii) the incurrence by the Company of Indebtedness under the
     revolving credit and/or the gold consignment portions of the Bank Credit
     Facility in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to
     exceed the greater of (x) $35 million LESS the aggregate amount of all Net
     Proceeds of Asset Sales or other dispositions of assets that have been
     applied since the date of the Indenture to permanently reduce the
     commitments with respect to such Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.10
     hereof and (y) the "BORROWING BASE" (as determined and calculated under the
     terms of the Bank Credit Facility);

               (iii) the incurrence by the Company and its Subsidiaries of
     Existing Indebtedness;

               (iv) the incurrence by the Company of Indebtedness represented by
     the Notes;

               (v) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
     (other than an Acquisition Subsidiary or a Subsidiary of an Acquisition
     Subsidiary) of additional Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt)
     represented by Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings, or purchase
     money obligations, in each case incurred for the purpose of financing or
     refinancing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction
     or improvement of property, plant or equipment used in the business of the
     Company or such Subsidiary, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
     $5.0 million at any time outstanding;

               (vi) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of
     Permitted Refinancing Debt in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which
     are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund,
     Indebtedness that was permitted by this Indenture to be incurred

               (vii) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of
     intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and any of its
     Wholly Owned Subsidiaries; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (x) neither the Company
     nor any of its Subsidiaries may incur any Indebtedness to any Acquisition
     Subsidiary of the Company; (y) if the Company is the obligor of such
     Indebtedness, such Indebtedness is evidenced in writing and expressly
     subordinate to the payment in full of all obligations with respect to the
     Notes; and (z)(I) any subsequent issuance, transfer or other disposition of
     Capital Stock that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person
     other than the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary which is not an
     Acquisition Subsidiary or a Subsidiary of an Acquisition Subsidiary and
     (II) any sale, transfer or other disposition of any such Indebtedness to a
     Person that is not either the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary which is
     not an Acquisition Subsidiary or a Subsidiary of an Acquisition

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     Subsidiary shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute an incurrence of
     such Indebtedness by the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be;

               (viii) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
     of Hedging Obligations that are incurred for the purpose of fixing or
     hedging interest rate, commodity or currency risk, in connection with the
     conduct of its business and not for speculative purposes;

               (ix) the incurrence by the Company of Indebtedness under a
     Guarantee of any Indebtedness permitted under the Indenture to be incurred
     by a Subsidiary of the Company which is not an Acquisition Subsidiary or a
     Subsidiary of an Acquisition Subsidiary;

               (x) the incurrence by any Subsidiary of the Company of
     Indebtedness under a Guarantee of any Indebtedness permitted under the
     Indenture to be incurred by the Company; PROVIDED that (a) in the case such
     Guarantee is of Indebtedness that is PARI PASSU in right of payment with
     the Notes, all obligations with respect to the Notes are Guaranteed on an
     equal and ratable basis with the Indebtedness so Guaranteed, and (b) in the
     case such Guarantee is of Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of
     payment to the Notes, all obligations with respect to the Notes are
     Guaranteed on a senior basis reflecting the subordination of the
     Indebtedness so Guaranteed on terms substantially similar to, or more
     favorable to senior creditors than, those contained in the Indenture;

               (xi) the incurrence by the Company of Indebtedness (in addition
     to Indebtedness permitted by any other clause of this paragraph) in an
     aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, as applicable) at any time
     outstanding not to exceed $8.0 million;

               (xii) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of
     Indebtedness in respect of bid, performance or advance payment bonds, and
     appeal and surety bonds;

               (xiii) the incurrence of Indebtedness by an Acquisition
     Subsidiary or a Subsidiary of an Acquisition Subsidiary, PROVIDED that (a)
     any such Indebtedness is without recourse to, and is not Guaranteed by, the
     Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company (other than an Acquisition
     Subsidiary or a Subsidiary of an Acquisition Subsidiary) without regard to
     whether such recourse complies or would comply with Section 4.7 hereof, and
     (b) no Default or Event of Default is in existence and continuing after
     giving effect to such issuance or incurrence;

               (xiv) the issuance of Capital Stock, including Disqualified
     Stock, by a Subsidiary of an Acquisition Subsidiary, PROVIDED that (a) such
     Disqualified Stock is without recourse to, and is not Guaranteed by, the
     Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Subsidiary of
     an Acquisition Subsidiary) without regard to whether such recourse complies
     or would comply with Section 4.7 hereof, and (b) no

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     Default or Event of Default is in existence and continuing after giving
     effect to such issuance;

               (xv) the incurrence by the Company of Indebtedness for the
     purpose of effecting a Restricted Payment described in clause (7) of the
     second paragraph of Section 4.7 hereof, PROVIDED that (a) the aggregate
     original issue price of such Indebtedness at any time outstanding does not
     exceed $1 million, (b) such Indebtedness pays no current interest and
     matures no earlier than six months after the scheduled maturity date of the
     Notes, and (c) such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes on terms
     substantially similar to, or more favorable to senior creditors than, those
     contained in the Indenture; and

               (xvi) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of
     interest, fees or other expenses on Indebtedness otherwise permitted under
     this covenant, PROVIDED that such interest, fees or other expenses are
     payable on a current basis no less frequently than semi-annually and are
     paid when due or within any applicable customary grace period thereafter,
     not to exceed thirty days.

For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, (i) in the event that
an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the types of
Indebtedness permitted by this covenant, the Company in its sole discretion will
classify such item of Indebtedness and will only be required to include the
amount and type of each class of Indebtedness in the test specified in the first
paragraph of this covenant or in one of the clauses of the second paragraph of
this covenant; (ii) the amount of Indebtedness issued at a price which is less
than the principal amount thereof shall be equal to the amount of liability in
respect thereof determined in accordance with GAAP; and (iii) the amount of
Indebtedness represented by a Guarantee of a primary obligation of another
Person shall be deemed to be the lower of (x) an amount equal to the maximum
amount of the primary obligation (including without limitation all principal,
premiums (if any), interest, fees and all other amounts in respect thereof) in
respect of which such Guarantee is made and (y) the maximum amount for which
such guaranteeing Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the applicable
Guarantee, which, in any case in which such Guarantee consists solely of the
granting of a Lien on any asset of such guaranteeing Person, shall be limited to
the fair market value of such asset.

          Section 4.10. ASSET SALES.

          The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries
to, engage in an Asset Sale unless (i) the Company (or the Subsidiary, as the
case may be) receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least
equal to the fair market value (evidenced by a resolution of the Board set forth
in an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee, PROVIDED that such
Officer's Certificate shall be delivered only in the event of any Asset Sale
involving $5.0 million or more of consideration) of the assets or Capital Stock
issued, or sold or otherwise disposed of and (ii) at least 80% of the
consideration therefor received by the Company or such Subsidiary is in the form
of cash or Cash Equivalents; PROVIDED that the amount of (x) any liabilities (as
shown on the Company's or such Subsidiary's most recent balance sheet) of the

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Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than contingent liabilities and
liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes or any Guarantee
thereof) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to a
customary novation agreement that releases the Company or such Subsidiary from
further liability, and (y) any notes or other obligations received by the
Company or any such Subsidiary from such transferee that are immediately
converted by the Company or such Subsidiary into cash (to the extent of the cash
received), shall be deemed to be cash for purposes of this provision, and
PROVIDED, FURTHER, that (A) the Company and its Subsidiaries will not be
required to comply with clauses (i) and (ii) of this paragraph in connection
with any Asset Sale effected in order to comply with an FTC Order which is
consummated within the lesser of (a) 365 days of the date of such FTC Order, or
(b) the time period specified in such FTC Order and (B) any Acquisition
Subsidiary and any Subsidiary of an Acquisition Subsidiary will not be required
to comply with clause (ii) of this paragraph in connection with any Asset Sale.

          Within 365 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset
Sale, the Company or the applicable Subsidiary may apply such Net Proceeds, at
its option, (a) to permanently reduce outstanding Senior Indebtedness (and
correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto) or (b) to the
acquisition of an interest in another business, the making of a capital
expenditure or the acquisition of other long-term assets, in each case, in a
Permitted Line of Business. Pending the final application of any such Net
Proceeds, the Company or the applicable Subsidiary may temporarily reduce
Indebtedness under the Revolving Credit Facility or otherwise invest such Net
Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by the Indenture. Any Net Proceeds
from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested as provided in the first
sentence of this paragraph will be deemed to constitute "EXCESS PROCEEDS."

          Within 30 days after the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds
$5.0 million, the Company shall make an offer to all Holders of Notes (an "ASSET
SALE OFFER") to purchase an aggregate principal amount of Notes equal to such
Excess Proceeds, at a Purchase Price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the
principal amount thereof, PLUS accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated
Damages, if any, thereon to the Purchase Date. The Asset Sale Offer shall be
made in compliance with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, Rule
14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations
thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection
with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of an Asset Sale, and the
applicable procedures set forth in Article III hereof and shall include all
instructions and materials necessary to enable Holders to tender their Notes.

          To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes tendered pursuant to
an Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds, the Company or the
applicable Subsidiary may use any remaining Excess Proceeds for general
corporate purposes. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes surrendered by
Holders thereof exceeds the Offer Amount, the Trustee shall select the
particular Notes or portions thereof to be purchased in accordance with Article
III hereof. Upon completion of such Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess
Proceeds shall be reset at zero.

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          Section 4.11. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.

          The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries
to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of
its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter
into or make or amend any contract, agreement, loan, advance or guarantee with
any Affiliate or with any Person (other than an Affiliate) for the benefit of,
any Affiliate (each of the foregoing, an "AFFILIATE TRANSACTION"), unless:

               (i) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less
     favorable to the Company or the relevant Subsidiary than those that would
     have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such
     Subsidiary with an unrelated Person and

               (ii) the Company delivers to the Trustee (a) with respect to any
     Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving
     aggregate consideration in excess of $2.0 million, a resolution of the
     Board set forth in an Officers' Certificate certifying that such Affiliate
     Transaction complies with clause (i) above and that such Affiliate
     Transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of
     the Board and (b) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of
     related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess
     of $5.0 million, an opinion as to the fairness to the Company of such
     Affiliate Transaction from financial point of view issued by an accounting,
     appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing experienced in
     the appraisal or similar review of similar types of transactions;

PROVIDED that (w) any employment or consulting agreement entered into or any
employee benefit plan adopted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the
ordinary course of business, (x) transactions between or among the Company
and/or its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (other than Acquisition Subsidiaries and
Subsidiaries of Acquisition Subsidiaries) and transactions between or among an
Acquisition Subsidiary and/or its Subsidiaries, (y) Restricted Payments
(including the management fee payable to Castle Harlan, Inc. pursuant to the
Management Agreement) that are permitted by Section 4.7 hereof, and (z)
reasonable and customary payments and other benefits (including indemnification)
provided to directors for service on the Board of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, including the reimbursement or advancement of out-of-pocket
expenses and directors' and officers' liability insurance, in each cash, shall
not be deemed Affiliate Transactions. For the purposes of determining if a
transaction is an Affiliate Transaction, Castle Harlan Partners II, L.P., Castle
Harlan, Inc. and their respective Affiliates shall be deemed to be an Affiliate
of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries.

          Section 4.12. LIENS.

          The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries
to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on
any asset now owned or hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom or
assign or convey any right to receive income therefrom, except Permitted Liens.

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          Section 4.13. CONTINUED EXISTENCE.

          Subject to Article V hereof, the Company shall do or cause to be done
all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (i) its
corporate existence in accordance with the organizational documents (as the same
may be amended from time to time) of the Company and (ii) the material rights
(charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company, except to the
extent that the Board determines in good faith that the preservation of such
right, license or franchise is no longer necessary or desirable in the conduct
of the business of the Company and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous
in any material respect to the Holders.

          Section 4.14. INSURANCE MATTERS.

          The Company shall provide or cause to be provided, for itself and each
of its Subsidiaries, insurance (including appropriate self-insurance) against
loss or damage of the kinds that, in the reasonable, good faith opinion of the
Company, are adequate and appropriate for the conduct of the business of the
Company and its Subsidiaries in a prudent manner, with reputable insurers or
with the government of the United States of America or an agency or
instrumentality thereof, in such amounts, with such deductibles, and by such
methods as shall be either (i) consistent with past practices of the Company or
the applicable Subsidiary or (ii) customary, in the reasonable, good faith
opinion of the Company, for corporations similarly situated in the industry,
unless the failure to provide such insurance (together with all other such
failures) would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or
results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

          Section 4.15. OFFER TO REPURCHASE UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL.

          Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder of Notes shall
have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to
$1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of such Holder's Notes (a "CHANGE OF
CONTROL OFFER") at a Purchase Price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate
principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest and
Liquidated Damages, if any, thereon to the Purchase Date. The Change of Control
Offer shall be made in compliance with all applicable laws, including, without
limitation, Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and
regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in
connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control,
and the applicable procedures set forth in Article III hereof and shall include
all instructions and materials necessary to enable Holders to tender their
Notes.

          Section 4.16. LIMITATIONS ON ISSUANCES AND SALES OF CAPITAL STOCK OF
                        SUBSIDIARIES.

          The Company (i) shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary of the
Company to, transfer, convey, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any Capital
Stock of any Subsidiary of the Company to any Person (other than the Company or
a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company which is not an Acquisition Subsidiary
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unless (a) such transfer, conveyance, sale, lease or other disposition (unless
made by an Acquisition Subsidiary or a Subsidiary of an Acquisition Subsidiary)
is of all the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary and (b) the Net Proceeds from
such transfer, conveyance, sale, lease or other disposition are applied in
accordance with Section 4.10 hereof and (ii) shall not permit any Subsidiary of
the Company (other than a Subsidiary of an Acquisition Subsidiary) to issue any
of its Capital Stock (other than, if necessary, shares of its Capital Stock
constituting directors' qualifying shares or, in the case of a Foreign
Subsidiary, shares issued to foreign nationals pursuant to applicable law,
PROVIDED that such Foreign Subsidiary remains a Wholly Owned Subsidiary) to any
Person other than to the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company
which is not an Acquisition Subsidiary or a Subsidiary of an Acquisition
Subsidiary

          Section 4.17. LIMITATION ON FUTURE SUBORDINATED INDEBTEDNESS.

          The Company shall not incur any Indebtedness, other than the Notes,
that is subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the
Company unless such Indebtedness, by its terms is PARI PASSU with the Notes or
subordinated to the Notes pursuant to subordination provisions substantially
similar to, or more favorable to senior creditors than, those contained herein.

          Section 4.18. SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES.

               (a) The Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries (other than
     an Acquisition Subsidiary or a Subsidiary of an Acquisition Subsidiary),
     not later than fifteen (15) days after such Subsidiary of the Company
     becomes a Significant Subsidiary (whether as a result of creation
     acquisition, additional investment, internal growth or otherwise), to cause
     a Subsidiary Guarantee to be executed by two officers of such Subsidiary
     and deliver such Subsidiary Guarantee and an Opinion of Counsel acceptable
     to the Trustee (as set forth in paragraph (b) below) to the Trustee;
     PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company shall cause any of its Subsidiaries
     which becomes a Significant Subsidiary as a result of creation, acquisition
     or additional investment to execute such Subsidiary Guarantee concurrently
     with such creation, acquisition or additional investment, and PROVIDED,
     FURTHER, that any Foreign Subsidiary shall only be required to execute a
     Subsidiary Guarantee to the extent permitted under the laws of its
     jurisdiction of organization.

               (b) The Opinion of Counsel required by clause (a) above shall
     state that the Subsidiary Guarantee has been duly authorized, executed and
     delivered by such Subsidiary, that the obligations of such Subsidiary under
     such Subsidiary Guarantee are enforceable against such Subsidiary in
     accordance with the terms of such Subsidiary Guarantee and that delivery by
     such Subsidiary of the Subsidiary Guarantee will not (i) result in any
     violation of the provisions of the charter or bylaws of such Subsidiary,
     (ii) to the best knowledge of such counsel, conflict with or result in a
     breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a
     default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit
     agreement, or other agreement or instrument known to such counsel to which
     such Subsidiary is a party, or (iii) to the best knowledge of such

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     counsel, result in any violation of the provisions of any federal or state
     statute, or any order, rule or regulation of any federal or state court or
     governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over such Subsidiary or any
     of its properties or assets.

               (c) Except as set forth in Articles IV and V hereof, nothing
     contained in this Indenture or in any of the Notes shall prevent any
     consolidation or merger of a Subsidiary Guarantor with or into the Company
     or another Subsidiary Guarantor or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of
     the property of a Subsidiary Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as
     an entirety to the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor. No Subsidiary
     Guarantor may consolidate with or merge into (whether or not such
     Subsidiary Guarantor is the surviving Person), another corporation, Person
     or entity (other than the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor) whether
     or not affiliated with such Subsidiary Guarantor unless, subject to clause
     (d) below,

                    (i) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation
          or merger (if other that such Subsidiary Guarantor) assumes all the
          obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor, in form and substance
          reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, under the Subsidiary Guarantee
          of such Subsidiary Guarantor;

                    (ii) immediately after effect to such transaction, no
          Default or Event of Default exists; and

                    (iii) the Company would be permitted, by virtue of the
          Company's PRO FORMA Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio immediately after
          giving effect to such transaction, to incur at least $1.00 of
          additional Indebtedness pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 4.9
          hereof.

               (d) In the event of a sale or other disposition of all or
     substantially all of the assets of any Subsidiary Guarantor, by way of
     merger, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale or other disposition
     (including, without limitation, by foreclosure) of all of the Capital Stock
     of any Subsidiary Guarantor, then such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be
     automatically released and relieved of any obligations under its Subsidiary
     Guarantee; PROVIDED that the Net Proceeds of such sale or other disposition
     are applied in accordance with Section 4.10 hereof upon delivery by the
     Company to the Trustee of an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of
     Counsel to the effect that such sale or other disposition was made by the
     Company in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, including
     without limitation Section 4.10 hereof, the Trustee shall execute any
     documents reasonably required in order to evidence the release of any
     Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee.

               (e) By its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that
     it is the intention of the Holders that a Subsidiary Guarantee of any
     Subsidiary Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for
     purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the
     Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the
     extent applicable to any Subsidiary Guarantee. To

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     effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee the Holders hereby
     irrevocably agree that the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under
     its Subsidiary Guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount as will,
     after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and
     fixed liabilities of such Subsidiary Guarantor that are relevant under such
     laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive
     contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Subsidiary
     Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Subsidiary Guarantor
     under its Subsidiary Guarantee, result in the obligations of such
     Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee not constituting a
     fraudulent transfer or conveyance.

               (f) All Subsidiary Guarantees shall be of no further force and
     effect upon the occurrence of a Legal Defeasance or a Covenant Defeasance,
     subject to reinstatement pursuant to Section 8.7 hereof under the
     circumstances described therein.

          Section 4.19. BUSINESS ACTIVITIES.

          The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
engage in any business other than a Permitted Line of Business.

          Section 4.20. PAYMENTS FOR CONSENT.

          Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, directly or
indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration, whether by way of
interest, fee or otherwise, to any Holder of any Notes for or as an inducement
to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this
Indenture or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid or is
paid to all Holders of the Notes that consent, waive or agree to amend in the
time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent,
waiver or agreement.

          Section 4.21. RESTRICTIONS UNDER SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS.

          Prior to giving notice to Holders of Notes relating to a Change of
Control Offer or an Asset Sale Offer, but in any event within 90 days following
a Change of Control or the accumulation of Excess Proceeds in excess of $5.0
million, the Company shall (i) repay, or otherwise make arrangements
satisfactory to the holders of all Senior Indebtedness (or their respective
Senior Representatives) for the repayment of, all Senior Indebtedness in full in
cash or Cash Equivalents or offer to repay all such Senior Indebtedness in full
in cash or Cash Equivalents and have repaid, or otherwise made arrangements
satisfactory to the holders of all Senior Indebtedness (or their respective
Senior Representatives) for the repayment of, all Senior Indebtedness in full in
cash or Cash Equivalents of any lender who accepts such offer; and/or (ii)
obtain the requisite consents under the Bank Credit Facility or under agreements
relating to other Senior Indebtedness to purchase Notes as required by this
Indenture. The Company shall not effect the purchase of Notes until all Senior
Indebtedness has been repaid in full in cash or Cash Equivalents and/or such
requisite consents have been obtained.

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                                   ARTICLE V.

                                   SUCCESSORS

          Section 5.1. MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, OR SALE OF ASSETS.

          The Company shall not consolidate or merge with or into any other
Person (other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary which is not an Acquisition
Subsidiary or a Subsidiary of an Acquisition Subsidiary), or permit any other
Person to consolidate or merge with or into the Company, nor will the Company
sell, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its
assets unless:

               (i) the Company shall be the continuing corporation or the entity
     formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger, or to which such
     sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition shall have been made (the
     "SURVIVING ENTITY"), is a corporation organized and existing under the laws
     of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia;

               (ii) the Surviving Entity assumes by supplemental indenture all
     of the obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Indenture;

               (iii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no
     Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

               (iv) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, the
     Consolidated Net Worth of the Company or the Surviving Entity, as the case
     may be, would be at least equal to the Consolidated Net Worth of the
     Company immediately prior to such transaction; and

               (v) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, the
     Company or the Surviving Entity, as the case may be, could incur at least
     $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the first paragraph of Section
     4.9 hereof.

The Company shall deliver to the Trustee prior to the consummation of the
proposed transaction an Officers' Certificate to the foregoing effect and an
Opinion of Counsel stating that the proposed transaction and such supplemental
indenture comply with this Indenture.

          Section 5.2. SUCCESSOR CORPORATION SUBSTITUTED.

          Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, lease, conveyance or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in
accordance with Section 5.1 hereof, the Surviving Entity shall succeed to and be
substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under
this Indenture with the same effect as if such Surviving Entity had been named
as the Company herein; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the predecessor Company shall not
be relieved from the obligation to pay the principal, Purchase Price or
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or interest or Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes except in the case of a
sale of all of the Company's assets that meets the requirements of Section 5.1
hereof.

                                   ARTICLE VI.

                              DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

          Section 6.1. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

          An "EVENT OF DEFAULT" occurs if:

               (a) the Company defaults in the payment when due of interest or
     Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes and such default continues for a
     period of 30 days (whether or not prohibited by Article X hereof);

               (b) the Company defaults in the payment when due of principal,
     Redemption Price or Purchase Price of the Notes, whether at maturity, upon
     redemption or repurchase or otherwise (whether or not prohibited by Article
     X hereof);

               (c) the Company fails to comply with any of the provisions of
     Section 3.9, 3.10, 4.15 or 5.1 hereof or fails to make an Asset Sale Offer
     when and as required by the provisions of Section 4.10 hereof, as
     applicable;

               (d) the Company fails to comply with any of the provisions of
     Section 4.7 or 4.9 hereof and such failure to comply continues for a period
     of 30 days after notice thereof from the Trustee or the Holders of at least
     25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes;

               (e) the Company fails to comply with any other covenant,
     representation, warranty or other agreement in this Indenture or the Notes
     and such failure to comply continues for a period of 60 days after notice
     thereof from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate
     principal amount of the then outstanding Notes;

               (f) a default occurs under any mortgage, indenture or instrument
     under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or
     evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its
     Subsidiaries or the payment of which is Guaranteed by the Company or any of
     such Subsidiaries, whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists, or is
     created after the date of this Indenture, which default (a) is caused by a
     failure to pay any amount due with respect to such Indebtedness at the
     stated maturity thereof (a "PAYMENT DEFAULT") or (b) results in the
     acceleration of any such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity and, in
     each case, the principal amount of such Indebtedness, together with the
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     such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the
     maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $5.0 million or more;

               (g) a final judgment or final judgements for the payment of money
     are entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction against the
     Company or any of its Subsidiaries and such judgment or judgments are not
     paid, stayed or discharged for a period of 60 days, PROVIDED that the
     aggregate of all such judgments exceeds $5.0 million;

               (h) the Company, any Significant Subsidiary of the Company or any
     group of Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute
     a Significant Subsidiary:

                    (i) commences a voluntary case under any Bankruptcy Law,

                    (ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it
          in an involuntary case,

                    (iii) consents to the appointment of a custodian or receiver
          of it or for all or substantially, all of its property,

                    (iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its
          creditors, or

                    (v) generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or

               (i) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree
     under any Bankruptcy Law that:

                    (i) is for relief in an involuntary case against the
          Company, any Significant Subsidiary of the Company or any group of
          Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a
          Significant Subsidiary;

                    (ii) appoints a custodian or receiver of the Company, any
          Significant Subsidiary of the Company or any group of Subsidiaries of
          the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant
          Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property of any of
          the foregoing;

                    (iii) orders the liquidation of the Company, any of its
          Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries of the Company
          that taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;

     and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive
     days.

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          Section 6.2. ACCELERATION.

          If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in
clause (h) or (i) of Section 6.1 hereof with respect to the Company, any
Significant Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken together, would
constitute a Significant Subsidiary) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or
the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by
written notice to the Company (and the Trustee, if such notice is given by such
Holders) may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. Upon any
such declaration, the entire principal amount of, and accrued and unpaid
interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes (i) shall become
immediately due and payable; or (ii) if there is any Designated Senior
Indebtedness outstanding, shall become due and payable upon the first to occur
of (a) an acceleration under such Designated Senior Indebtedness or (b) five
days after receipt by the Company and the Senior Representative for such
Designated Senior Indebtedness of such acceleration notice, unless all Events of
Default specified in such acceleration notice (other than any Event of Default
in respect of non-payment of principal, premium, or interest, if any, which has
become due solely by reason of such declaration of acceleration) shall have been
cured.

          Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default specified in
clause (h) or (i) of Section 6.1 hereof occurs with respect to the Company or
any Significant Subsidiary or group of Subsidiaries that, taken together, would
constitute a Significant Subsidiary, all outstanding Notes shall be due and
payable immediately without further action or notice. The Holders of not less
than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by
written notice to the Company and the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of
all of the Notes, rescind an acceleration and its consequences if the rescission
would not conflict with any judgment or decree and if (i) the Company has paid
or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay (a) all sums paid or
advanced by the Trustee under the Indenture and the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, (b)
all overdue interest on all Notes, and (c) to the extent that payment of such
interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest and Liquidated Damages, if
any, at the rate borne by the Notes; and (ii) all Events of Default, other than
the non-payment of principal of the Notes which has become due solely by such
declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived.

          Section 6.3. OTHER REMEDIES.

          If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may
pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if
any, interest or Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes or to enforce the
performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.

          The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any
of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding, and any recovery
or judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents
and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes. A delay or
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accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or
constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are
cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

          Section 6.4. WAIVER OF PAST DEFAULTS.

          Holders of all of the aggregate principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all
of the Notes, waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences
hereunder with regard to a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment
of the principal, Redemption Price or Purchase Price of, or interest or
Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes. Holders of not less than 75% in
aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the
Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes, waive an existing
Default or Event of Default and its consequences hereunder for all Defaults or
Events of Default arising from provisions of this Indenture which may only be
amended by Holders of not less than 75% in aggregate principal amount of the
then outstanding Notes. Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may, on
behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes, waive an existing Default or Event of
Default and its consequences hereunder for all Defaults or Events of Default
arising from provisions of this Indenture which may only be amended by Holders
of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes. After a declaration of acceleration has been made, but before
a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the
Trustee, the Holders of the applicable percentage of aggregate principal amount
of Notes outstanding, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may
annul such declaration if (i) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee
a sum sufficient to pay (a) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee under the
Indenture and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances
of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, (b) all overdue interest on all Notes,
and (c) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon
overdue interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, at the rate borne by the Notes;
and (ii) all Events of Default, other than the non-payment of principal of the
Notes which has become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been
cured or waived. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and
any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for
every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any
subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

          Section 6.5. CONTROL BY MAJORITY.

          Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for
exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power
conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that
conflicts with applicable law or this Indenture that the Trustee reasonably
determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes or
that may subject the Trustee to personal liability and shall be entitled to the
benefit of Section 7.1 (c)(iii) and (e) hereof. Notwithstanding any provision in
this Indenture to the contrary, the Trustee shall not be obligated to take any
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Section 6.9 hereof unless directed to do so pursuant to this Section 6.5 by the
Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.

          Section 6.6. LIMITATION ON SUITS.

          A Holder of a Note may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture
or the Notes only if:

               (a) the Holder of a Note gives to the Trustee written notice of a
     continuing Event of Default;

               (b) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then
     outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the
     remedy;

               (c) such Holder or Holders of Notes offer and, if requested,
     provide to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any
     loss, liability or expense;

               (d) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days
     after receipt of the request and the offer and, if requested, the provision
     of indemnity; and

               (e) during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in
     principal amount of the then outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a
     direction inconsistent with the request.

A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another
Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a
Note.

          Section 6.7. RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF NOTES TO RECEIVE PAYMENT.

          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of
any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal of, or premium, if any,
interest or Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Note, on or after the respective
due dates thereon (including in connection with an offer to repurchase), or to
bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective
dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the written consent of such
Holder.

          Section 6.8. COLLECTION SUIT BY TRUSTEE.

          If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.l(a) or (b) occurs and
is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and
as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of
principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest remaining
unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful,
interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, and such further amounts as shall be
sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the
reasonable compensation, expense, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its
agents and counsel.

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          Section 6.9. EVENT OF DEFAULT TO AVOID PREMIUM.

          In the case of any Event of Default occurring by reason of any willful
action (or inaction) taken (or not taken) by or on behalf of the Company, with
the intention of avoiding payment of the premium that the Company would have had
to pay if the Company then had elected to redeem the Notes pursuant to the
optional redemption provisions hereof, an equivalent premium shall also become
and be immediately due and payable to the extent permitted by law upon the
acceleration of the Notes. If an Event of Default occurs prior to the first date
on which the Notes are subject to redemption at the option of the Company as
provided in Section 3.7 hereof by reason of any willful action (or inaction)
taken (or not taken) by or on behalf of the Company with the intention of
avoiding the prohibition on the optional redemption of the Notes prior to such
first date, then the premium specified herein for an optional redemption of the
Notes on such first date shall also become immediately due and payable to the
extent permitted by law upon the acceleration of the Notes.

          Section 6.10. TRUSTEE MAY FILE PROOFS OF CLAIM.

          The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other
papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims
of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents (including accountants,
experts or such other processionals as the Trustee deems necessary, advisable or
appropriate) and counsel and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial
proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes), its
creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect,
receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any
such claims, and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby
authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event
that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the
Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents
and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7 hereof. To
the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements
and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due
the Trustee under Section 7.7 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding,
shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a lien
on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money,
securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in
such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or
arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize
the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any
Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition
affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to
vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

          Section 6.11. PRIORITIES.

          If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article, it shall
pay out the money in the following order:

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               FIRST: to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due
          under Section 7.7 hereof, including payment of all compensation,
          expense and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the
          Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;

               SECOND: to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the
          Notes for principal, Purchase Price, Redemption Price and Liquidated
          Damages, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority
          of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for
          principal, Purchase Price, Redemption Price and Liquidated Damages, if
          any, and interest, respectively; and

               THIRD: to the Company or to such party as a court of competent
          jurisdiction shall direct.

The Trustee may fix a special record date and payment date for any payment to
Holders of Notes pursuant to this Section 6.11.

          Section 6.12. UNDERTAKING FOR COSTS.

          In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this
Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by
it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party
litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the
court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to
the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant.
This Section does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder
pursuant to Section 6.7 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.

                                  ARTICLE VII.

                                     TRUSTEE

          Section 7.1. DUTIES OF TRUSTEE.

               (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
     Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this
     Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise
     thereof, as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in
     the conduct of his own affairs.

               (b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

                    (i) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by
          the express provisions of this Indenture and the TIA and the Trustee
          need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this
          Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall
          be read into this Indenture or the TIA against the Trustee; and

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                    (ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee
          may conclusively rely, without investigation, as to the truth or the
          statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon
          and statements, certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and
          conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, the Trustee
          shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or
          not they conform on their face to the requirements of this Indenture.

               (c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own
                   negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its
                   own willful misconduct, except that:

                    (i) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph
          (b) of this Section;

                    (ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of
          judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is
          proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent
          facts; and

                    (iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any
          action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a
          direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.5 hereof.

               (d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision
     of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to this
     Section 7.1.

               (e) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to
     expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability. The Trustee shall be
     under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this
     Indenture at the request of any Holders, pursuant to the provisions of this
     Indenture, including, without limitation, Section 6.5 thereof, unless such
     Holder shall have offered to the Trustee security and indemnity
     satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense which might be
     incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

               (f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money
     received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company.
     Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds
     except to the extent required by law.

          Section 7.2. RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE.

               (a) The Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in
     acting or refraining from acting upon any document believed by it to be
     genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The
     Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.

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               (b) Before the Trustee acts or refrain from acting, it may
     require an Officer's Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The
     Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in
     good faith in reliance on such Officers' Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.
     The Trustee may consult with counsel and the written advice of such counsel
     and Opinions of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and
     protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or
     omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.

               (c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys, accountants,
     experts and such other professionals as the Trustee deems necessary,
     advisable or appropriate and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or
     negligence of any attorney, accountant, expert or other such professional
     appointed with due care.

               (d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or
     omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the
     rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.

               (e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any
     demand, request, direction or notice from the Company shall be sufficiently
     evidenced by a written order signed by two Officers of the Company.

               (f) The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any
     Default or Event of Default under Section 6.1 hereof (other than under
     Section 6.1(a) (subject to the following sentence) or Section 6.1(b)
     hereof) unless either (i) a Responsible Officer shall have actual knowledge
     thereof, or (ii) the Trustee shall have received notice thereof in
     accordance with Section 11.2 hereof from the Company or any Holder of the
     Notes. The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the Company's
     obligation to pay Liquidated Damages, or the cessation of such obligation,
     unless the Trustee receives written notice thereof from the Company or any
     Holder.

          Section 7.3. INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE.

          The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the
owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or any
Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting
interest within the meaning of the TIA it must eliminate such conflict within 90
days, apply (subject to the consent of the Company) to the Commission for
permission to continue as trustee or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like
rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof.

          Section 7.4. TRUSTEE'S DISCLAIMER.

          The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation
as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture, or the Notes, it shall not be
accountable for the Company's use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money
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direction under any provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for
the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the
Trustee, and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or
any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of
the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of
authentication.

          Section 7.5. NOTICE OF DEFAULTS.

          If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee
shall mail to Holders of Notes a notice of the Default or Event of Default
within 90 days after it occurs. Except in the case of a Default in payment on
any Note (including the failure to make a mandatory repurchase pursuant hereto),
the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its
Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in
the interests of the Holders of the Notes.

          Section 7.6. REPORTS BY TRUSTEE TO HOLDER OF THE NOTES.

          Within 60 days after each May 15 beginning with the May 15 following
the date of this Indenture, and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the
Trustee shall mail to the Holders of the Notes a brief report dated as of such
reporting date that complies with TIA $ 313(a) (but if no event described in
TIA $ 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting
date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA $
313(b). The Trustee shall also transmit by mail all reports as required by TIA
$ 313(c).

          A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders of
Notes shall be mailed to the Company and filed with the Commission and each
stock exchange on which the Notes are listed in accordance with TIA $ 313(d).
The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee when the Notes are listed on any
stock exchange.

          Section 7.7. COMPENSATION, REIMBURSEMENT AND INDEMNITY.

          The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable
compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and the rendering by it of the
services required hereunder. The Trustee's compensation shall not be limited by
any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall
reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements,
advances and expenses incurred or made by or on behalf of it in addition to the
compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable
compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee's attorneys,
accountants, experts and such other professionals as the Trustee deems
necessary, advisable or appropriate.

          The Company shall indemnify the Trustee against any and all losses,
liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the
acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture (including its
duties under Section 9.6 hereof), including the costs and expenses of enforcing
this Indenture or any Subsidiary Guarantee against the Company or a Subsidiary
Guarantor (including this Section 7.7) and defending itself against or
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any claim (whether asserted by the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor, any Holder
or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance
of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss,
liability or expense may be attributable to its negligence or willful
misconduct. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which
it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not
relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder. The Company shall defend any
claim or threatened claim asserted against the Trustee, and the Trustee shall
cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company
shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not
pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.

          The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.7 shall survive
the resignation or removal of the Trustee, the satisfaction and discharge of
this Indenture and the termination of this Indenture.

          To secure the Company's payment obligations in this Section 7.7, the
Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or
collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal, Redemption
Price or Purchase Price of or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on,
particular Notes. Such Lien shall survive the resignation or removal of the
Trustee, the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the termination of
this Indenture.

          When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of
Default specified in Section 6.1(g) or (h) hereof occurs, the expenses and the
compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and
counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any
Bankruptcy Law.

          Section 7.8. REPLACEMENT OF TRUSTEE.

          A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor
Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee's acceptance of
appointment as provided in this Section.

          The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from
the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of Notes of a
majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the
Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company may
remove the Trustee if:

               (a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;

               (b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an
     order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any
     Bankruptcy Law;

               (c) a custodian, receiver or public officer takes charge of the
     Trustee or its property for the purpose of rehabilitation, conversation or
     liquidation; or

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               (d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

          If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the
office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor
Trustee. Within one year after the date on which the successor Trustee takes
office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed
by the Company.

          If a successor Trustee does not take office within 30 days after the
retiring trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company, or
the Holders of Notes of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a
successor Trustee.

          If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder of a Note who has
been a bona fide holder of a Note or Notes for at least six months, fails to
comply with Section 7.10, such Holder of a Note may petition any court of
competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a
successor Trustee.

          A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its
appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, the
resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the
successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee
under this Indenture. The Company shall mail a notice of its succession to
Holder of the Notes. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property
held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, PROVIDED all sums owing to the
Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the Lien provided for in Section
7.7 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section
7.8, the Company's obligations under Section 7.7 hereof shall continue for the
benefit of the retiring Trustee.

          Section 7.9. SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE BY MERGER, ETC.

          If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all
or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation
that is eligible under Section 7.10 hereof, the successor corporation without
any further act shall be the successor Trustee.

          Section 7.11. ELIGIBILITY; DISQUALIFICATION.

          There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation
organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or
of any state thereof (including the District of Columbia) that is authorized
under such laws to exercise corporate trust power, that is subject to
supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a
combined capital and surplus of at least $100 million as set forth in its most
recent published annual report of condition.

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          This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the
requirements of TIA Section. 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to
TIA Section. 310(b).

          Section 7.11. PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST COMPANY.

          The Trustee is subject to TIA Ss. 311(a), excluding any creditor
relationship listed in TIA Section. 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been
removed shall be subject to TIA Section. 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.

                                  ARTICLE VIII.

                    LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

          Section 8.1. OPTION TO EFFECT LEGAL DEFEASANCE OR COVENANT DEFEASANCE.

          The Company may, at the option of its Board evidenced by a resolution
set forth in an Officers' Certificate, at any time, elect to have either Section
8.2 or 8.3 hereof be applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the
conditions set forth below in this Article VIII.

          Section 8.2. LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND DISCHARGE.

          Upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.1 hereof of the option
applicable to this Section 8.2, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction
of the conditions set forth in Section 8.4 hereof, be deemed to have been
discharged from its obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes on the
date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, "LEGAL
DEFEASANCE"). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be
deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the
outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to the "outstanding" only
for the purposes of Section 8.5 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture
referred to in clauses (a) through (d) below, and to have satisfied all their
other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on
demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments
acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive
until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:

               (a) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive solely
     from the trust fund described in Section 8.4 hereof, and as more fully set
     forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal or Redemption
     Price of, and interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on such Notes when
     such payments are due,

               (b) the Company's obligations with respect to such Notes under
     Article II and Section 4.2 hereof,

               (c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the
     Trustee hereunder and the Company's obligations in connection therewith,
     and

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               (d) this Article VIII.

          Subject to compliance with this Article VIII, the Company may exercise
its option under this Section 8.2, notwithstanding the prior exercise of its
option under Section 8.3 hereof.

          Section 8.3. COVENANT DEFEASANCE.

          Upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.1 hereof of the option
applicable to this Section 8.3, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction
of the conditions set forth in Section 8.4 hereof, be released from its
obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 3.9, 3.10, 4.5, 4.7
through 4.12 and 4.14 through 4.21 hereof, both inclusive, and Section 5.1(iv)
and (v) with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the
conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, "COVENANT DEFEASANCE"),
and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not "outstanding" for the purposes of
any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the
consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall
continue to be deemed "outstanding" for all other purposes hereunder (it being
understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting
purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the
outstanding Notes, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no
liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such
covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere
herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant
to any other provision herein or in any other document, and such omission to
comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.1
hereof, but, except as specified above the remainder of this Indenture and such
Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company's exercise
under Section 8.1 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.3 hereof,
subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.4 hereof,
Sections 6.1(c) through 6.1(g) hereof shall not constitute Events of Default.

          Section 8.4. CONDITIONS TO LEGAL OR COVENANT DEFEASANCE.

          The following are the conditions precedent to the application of
either Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof to the outstanding Notes:

          In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:

               (a) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in
     trust, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, cash in United States
     dollars, U.S. Government Securities, or a combination thereto in such
     amounts as will be sufficient (without reinvestment), in the opinion of a
     nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the
     principal or Redemption Price of, and interest and Liquidated Damages, if
     any, on the outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on
     the applicable Redemption Date, as the case may be, and the Company must
     specify whether the Notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular
     Redemption Date;

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               (b) in the case of an election under Section 8.2 hereof, the
     Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the
     United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that (A) the
     Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal
     Revenue Service a ruling or (B) since the date of this Indenture, there has
     been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to
     the effect that and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm
     that, the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain
     or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal
     Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts,
     in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if
     such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

               (c) in the case of an election under Section 8.3 hereof, the
     Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the
     United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the
     Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss
     for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and
     will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same
     manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant
     Defeasance had not occurred;

               (d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
     continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of
     Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such
     deposit) or insofar as Section 6.1(g) or (h) hereof is concerned, at any
     time in the period ending on the ninety-first day after the date of deposit
     (which condition shall not be deemed satisfied until such ninety-first
     day);

               (e) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result
     in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material
     agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
     a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound;

               (f) the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of
     Counsel to the effect that after the ninety-first day following the
     deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of any
     applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting
     creditors' rights generally;

               (g) the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers'
     Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the
     intent of preferring the Holders of Notes over the other creditors of the
     Company, or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding
     any creditors of the Company or others; and

               (h) the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers'
     Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that the all conditions
     precedent to the Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied
     with.

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          Section 8.5. DEPOSITED MONEY AND U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES TO BE HELD
                       IN TRUST; OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

          Subject to Section 8.6 hereof, all money and U.S. Government
Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other
qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.5 only, the
"TRUSTEE") pursuant to Section 8.4 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes
shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the
provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or
through any Paying Agent (other than the Company) as the Trustee may determine,
to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in
respect of principal or Redemption Price of, and Liquidated Damages, if any,
interest on, the Notes, that such money need not be segregated from other funds
except to the extent required by law.

          The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee
or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or U.S. Government
Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.4 hereof or the principal and
interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other
charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.

          Anything in this Article VIIIa to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request
of the Company any money or U.S. Government Securities held by it as provided in
Section 8.4 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of
independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof
delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section
8.4(a) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required
to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

          Section 8.6. REPAYMENT TO THE COMPANY.

          Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held
by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal, Redemption Price or
Purchase Price of, or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on any Note and
remaining unclaimed for two years after such amount has become due and payable
shall be paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company)
shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall
thereafter look only to the Company for payment thereof as a general creditor,
and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust
money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon
cease; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being
required to make any such repayment, at the expense of the Company, may cause to
be published once, in THE NEW YORK TIMES and THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (national
editions), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date
specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days after the date of such
notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining
will be repaid to the Company.

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          Section 8.7. REINSTATEMENT.

          If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States
dollars or U.S. Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.2 or 8.3
hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order of judgment of any court or
governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such
application, then the obligations of the Company under this Indenture, and the
Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant
to Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is
permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof,
as the case may be; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, if the Company makes any payment
with respect to any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the
Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to
receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

                                   ARTICLE IX.

                        AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

          Section 9.1 WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS OF NOTES.

          Notwithstanding Section 9.2 of this Indenture, the Company and the
Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes without the consent
of any Holder of a Note:

               (a) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;

               (b) to provide for uncertificated notes in addition to or in
     place of certificated Notes;

               (c) to provide for the assumption of the Company's obligations to
     the Holders of the Notes in the case of a merger or consolidation pursuant
     to Article V hereof;

               (d) to make any change that would provide any additional rights
     or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not adversely affect
     the legal rights hereunder of any Holder of the Notes; or

               (e) to comply with the requirements of the Commission in order to
     effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA.

          Upon the request of the Company, accompanied by a resolution of the
Board (evidenced by an Officers' Certificate) authorizing the execution of any
such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the
documents described in Section 7.2 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the
Company in the execution of any amended or supplemental Indenture authorized or
permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate
agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee

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shall not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture that
affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

          Section 9.2 WITH CONSENT OF HOLDERS OF NOTES.

          Except as provided below in this Section 9.2, the Company and the
Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture (including Sections 3.9, 3 10,
4.10, and 4.15 and Article X hereof, and including the defined terms used
therein) and the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the
Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding
(including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a tender
offer or exchange offer for the Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.2, 6.4 and
6.7 hereof, any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any
provision of this Indenture or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes
(including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer
for the Notes).

          Without the consent of the Holders of at least 75% in principal amount
of the Notes then outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a
purchase of, tender offer or exchange offer for, the Notes), no waiver or
amendment to this Indenture may make any change in the provisions of Article X
or Sections 3.9, 3.10, 10 or 4.15, including the defined terms used therein,
that adversely affects the rights of any Holder of Notes.

          Without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver
may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):

               (a) reduce the principal amount if Notes whose Holders must
     consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

               (b) reduce the principal, Redemption Price or Purchase Price of
     or change the fixed maturity of any Note or alter or waive any of the
     provisions with respect to the redemption of the Notes (except as provided
     above with respect to Sections 3.9, 3.10, 4.10 and 4.15 hereof);

               (c) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest
     or Liquidated Damages, if any, on or with respect to any Note;

               (d) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of
     principal, Redemption Price or Purchase Price of, or interest or Liquidated
     Damages, if any, on the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the
     Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount
     of the then outstanding Notes and a waiver of the payment default that
     resulted from such acceleration);

               (e) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the
     Notes;

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               (f) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating
     to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders of Notes to receive
     payments of principal, Redemption Price or Purchase Price of, or interest
     or Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes (except as provided above with
     respect to Sections 3.9, 3.10, 4.10 and 4.15 hereof);

               (g) waive a redemption or repurchase payment with respect to any
     Note (except as provided above with respect to Sections 3.9, 3.10, 4.10 and
     4.15 hereof); or

               (h) make any change in the foregoing amendment and waiver
     provisions.

          Upon the written request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of
the Board (evidenced by an Officers' Certificate) authorizing the execution of
any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee
of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders of Notes
as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in
Section 7.2 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of
such amended or supplemental indenture unless such amended or supplemental
Indenture affects the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this
Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but
shall not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental indenture.

          It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes
under this Section 9.2 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment
or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance
thereof.

          After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.2
becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders of Notes affected
thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any
failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not,
HOWEVER, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or
supplemental Indenture or waiver.

          Section 9.3 COMPLIANCE WITH TRUST INDENTURE ACT.

          Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes shall be
set forth in a amended or supplemental indenture that complies with the TIA as
then in effect.

          Section 9.4 REVOCATION AND EFFECT OF CONSENTS.

          Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent
to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and
every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same
debt as the consenting Holder's Note, even if notation of the consent is not
made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a
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notice of revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes
effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance
with its terms and therefore binds every Holder.

          Section 9.5 NOTATION ON OR EXCHANGE OF NOTES.

          The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment,
supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Company in
exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall authenticate new Notes
that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.

          Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not
affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

          Section 9.6 TRUSTEE TO SIGN AMENDMENT, ETC.

          The Trustee shall sign any amended or supplemental indenture
authorized pursuant to this Article IX if the amendment or supplement does not
adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee.
The Company may not sign an amendment or supplemental Indenture until the Board
approves such amendment or supplemental indenture. In executing any amended or
supplemental indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, in addition to
the documents required by Sections 11.4 and 11.5 hereof, and, subject to Section
7.1, shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officer's Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel stating that (i) the execution of such amended or
supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture, (ii) no
Event of Default shall occur as a result of the execution of such Officer's
Certificate or the delivery of such Opinion of Counsel and (iii) the amended or
supplemental indenture complies with the terms of this Indenture.

                                   ARTICLE X.

                                  SUBORDINATION

          Section 10.1. NOTES SUBORDINATED TO SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS.

          Notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement, but subject to this
Article X, the Company covenants and agrees, and the Trustee and each Holder of
the Notes by his acceptance thereof likewise covenants and agrees, that all
payments on the Notes (including, without limitation, payments of the principal,
Redemption Price and Purchase Price of, and interest and Liquidated Damages (if
any) on, the Notes by the Company (including, without limitation, by any
purchase of Notes pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.15 hereof) shall be subordinated
and subject in right of payment in accordance with the provisions of this
Article X to the prior payment in full in cash or Cash Equivalents of all
amounts payable under Senior Indebtedness of the Company.

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          Section 10.2. PRIORITY AND PAYMENT OVER OF PROCEEDS IN CERTAIN EVENTS.

               (a) SUBORDINATION ON DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION OR REORGANIZATION
     OF THE COMPANY. In the event of any insolvency or bankruptcy case
     proceeding, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other
     similar case or proceeding in connection therewith, relative to the Company
     or its assets, or any liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of the
     Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, or any assignment for the
     benefit of creditors or other marshaling of assets or liabilities of the
     Company except in connection with the consolidation or merger of the
     Company or its liquidation or dissolution following the sale, assignment,
     transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of its
     assets in one or more related transactions, upon the terms and conditions
     described under Article V hereof to the extent permitted under the terms of
     outstanding Senior Indebtedness), all Senior Indebtedness due and owing
     (including, in the case of Designated Senior Indebtedness, interest and
     consignment fees accruing after the commencement of any such proceeding at
     the rate specified in the instrument evidencing the applicable Designated
     Senior Indebtedness, whether or not a claim therefor is allowed in such
     proceeding, to the date of payment of such Designated Senior Indebtedness)
     must be paid in full in cash or Cash Equivalents before any payment or
     distribution of any assets of the Company of any kind or character is made
     on account of the Notes (including, without limitation, the principal,
     Redemption Price and Purchase Price of, and interest and Liquidated Damages
     (if any) on, the Notes). Before any payment may be made by the Company on
     account of the Notes (including, without limitation, the principal,
     Redemption Price and Purchase Price of, and interest and Liquidated Damages
     (if any) on, the Notes), and upon any such dissolution or winding up or
     liquidation or reorganization, any payment or distribution of assets or
     securities of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash,
     property or securities, to which the Holders or the Trustee on their behalf
     would be entitled, except for the provisions of this Article X, shall be
     made by the Company or by any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating
     trustee, agent or other person making such payment or distribution,
     directly to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Company or any
     Senior Representatives thereof to the extent necessary to pay all such
     Senior Indebtedness in full in cash or Cash Equivalents after giving effect
     to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior
     Indebtedness.

               (b) SUBORDINATION ON DEFAULT IN SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS. During the
     continuance of any default in the payment of any principal of, gold
     consignment repurchase obligation or reimbursement obligation under, or
     premium, if any, or interest or consignment fee on, any Senior Indebtedness
     (a "SENIOR PAYMENT DEFAULT"), no payment or distribution of any assets of
     the Company of any kind or character may be made on account of the Notes
     (including, without limitation, on account of the principal, Redemption
     Price and Purchase Price of, and interest and Liquidated Damages (if any)
     on the Notes unless and until such Senior Payment Default has been cured,
     waived or has ceased to exist or such Senior Indebtedness shall have been
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     cash or Cash Equivalents or the right under this Indenture to prevent any
     such payment has been waived by or on behalf of the holders of such Senior
     Indebtedness.

               During the continuance of any event (other than a Senior Payment
     Default), the occurrence of which entitles one or more Persons to
     accelerate the maturity of any Designated Senior Indebtedness (a "SENIOR
     COVENANT DEFAULT"), and the receipt by the Trustee from the Senior
     Representative for such Designated Senior Indebtedness of a written notice
     of such Senior Covenant Default, no payment or distribution of any assets
     of the Company of any kind or character may be made by the Company on
     account of Notes for the period specified below (a "PAYMENT BLOCKAGE
     PERIOD").

               A Payment Blockage Period shall commence upon the receipt by the
     Trustee of notice from a Senior Representative for Designated Senior
     Indebtedness of a Senior Covenant Default and shall end (subject to any
     blockage of payment that may be in effect in respect of a Senior Payment
     Default or insolvency) on the earliest of (i) 179 days after the receipt of
     such notice, PROVIDED such Designated Senior Indebtedness shall not
     theretofore have been accelerated and no Senior Payment Default shall be in
     effect; (ii) the date on which such Senior Covenant Default is cured,
     waived or ceases to exist or such Designated Senior Indebtedness is
     discharged or paid in full in cash or Cash Equivalents; or (iii) the date
     on which such Payment Blockage Period shall have been terminated by written
     notice to the Company and the Trustee from the Senior Representative
     initiating such Payment Blockage Period or the holders of at least a
     majority in principal amount of such issue of Designated Senior
     Indebtedness, after which the Company shall promptly resume making any and
     all required payments in respect of the Notes, including any missed
     payments. In no event will a Payment Blockage Period extend beyond 179 days
     from the date of the receipt by the Trustee of the notice initiating such
     Payment Blockage Period. Any number of notices of a Senior Covenant Default
     may be given during a Payment Blockage Period; PROVIDED, that no such
     notice shall extend such Payment Blockage Period, only one Payment Blockage
     Period may be commenced within any 360-day period and there shall be at
     least 181 consecutive days in each period of 360 consecutive clays when no
     Payment Blockage Period is in effect. No Senior Covenant Default with
     respect to Designated Senior Indebtedness that existed or was continuing on
     the date of the commencement of any Payment Blockage Period and that was
     known to the holders of or the Senior Representative for such Designated
     Senior Indebtedness will be, or can be, made the basis for the commencement
     of a second Payment Blockage Period, whether or not within a period of 360
     consecutive days, unless such Senior Covenant Default has been cured or
     waived for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days. The Company shall
     deliver a notice to the Trustee promptly after the date on which any Senior
     Covenant Default is cured or waived or ceases to exist or on which the
     Designated Senior Indebtedness related thereto is discharged or paid in
     full in cash or Cash Equivalents.

               (c) RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF HOLDERS OF NOTES AND TRUSTEE. In
     the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions prohibiting such
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     distribution, the Trustee or any Holder shall have received any payment on
     account of the Notes (including, without limitation, the principal,
     Redemption Price or Purchase Price of, or interest or Liquidated Damages
     (if any) on, the Notes) (other than as permitted by subsections (a) and (b)
     of this Section 10.2) at a time when such payment is prohibited by this
     Section 10.2 and before the Senior Indebtedness is paid in full in cash or
     Cash Equivalents, then and in such event (subject to the provisions of
     Section 10.8) such payment or distribution shall be received and held in
     trust for the holders of Senior Indebtedness and shall be paid over or
     delivered to the Senior Representative of Designated Senior Indebtedness in
     the case of Designated Senior Indebtedness and to the holders of the Senior
     Indebtedness in the case of Senior Indebtedness which is not Designated
     Senior Indebtedness, in each case remaining unpaid at their written
     direction to the extent necessary to pay such Senior Indebtedness in full
     in cash or Cash Equivalents in accordance with its terms after giving
     effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such
     Senior Indebtedness.

               Nothing contained in this Article X will limit the right of the
     Trustee or the Holders of Notes to take any action to accelerate the
     maturity of the Notes pursuant to Section 6.2 or to pursue any rights or
     remedies hereunder against the Company; PROVIDED that, to the extent
     provided in this Article X, all Senior Indebtedness; of the Company then or
     thereafter due or declared to be due shall first be paid in full in cash
     before the Holders or the Trustee are entitled to receive any payment from
     the Company on account of the Notes (including, without limitation, the
     principal, Redemption Price or Purchase Price of, or interest or Liquidated
     Damages (if any) on, the Notes).

               Upon any payment or distribution of assets or Notes referred to
     in this Article X, the Trustee and the Holders shall be entitled to rely
     upon any order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction in which such
     dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization proceedings are
     pending, and upon a certificate of the receiver, trustee in bankruptcy,
     liquidating trustee, agent or other person making any such payment or
     distribution, delivered to the Trustee for the purpose of ascertaining the
     persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of Senior
     Indebtedness and other Indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or
     payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all
     other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article X.

          Section 10.3. PAYMENTS MAY BE MADE PRIOR TO DISSOLUTION.

               Nothing contained in this Article X or elsewhere in this
Indenture shall prevent (i) the Company, except under the conditions described
in Section 10.2, from making payments at any time for the purpose of making such
payments of principal, Redemption Price or Purchase Price of, or interest or
Liquidated Damages (if any) on, the Notes, or from depositing with the Trustee
any monies for such payments or (ii) the application by the Trustee of any
monies deposited with it for the purpose of making such payments of principal,
Redemption Price or Purchase Price of, or interest or Liquidated Damages (if
any) on, the Notes, to the Holders entitled thereto unless at least three
Business Days prior to the date upon which such payment

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would otherwise (except for the prohibitions contained in Section 10.2) become
due and payable, the Trustee shall have received the written notice provided for
in Section 10.2(b) (or there shall have been an acceleration of the Notes prior
to such application) or in Section 10.8).

          Section 10.4. RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS NOT TO BE
IMPAIRED.

          No right of any present or future holder of any Senior Indebtedness to
enforce subordination as herein provided shall at any time in any way be
prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act in good faith by any such
holder, or by any noncompliance by the Company, with the terms and provisions
and covenants herein regardless of any knowledge thereof any such holder may
have or otherwise be charged with.

          The provisions of this Article X are intended to be for the benefit
of, and shall be enforceable directly by, the holders of Senior Indebtedness.

          Section 10.5. AUTHORIZATION TO TRUSTEE TO TAKE ACTION TO EFFECTUATE
SUBORDINATION.

          Each Holder of Notes by his acceptance thereof authorizes and directs
the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate
to effectuate, as between the holders of Senior Indebtedness and the Holders,
the subordination as provided in this Article X and appoints the Trustee his
attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. Whenever a distribution is to be
made or a notice given to holders of Senior Indebtedness, the distribution or
notice may be made to the representatives and agents of such holders of Senior
Indebtedness as such agents or representatives are identified by such holders in
writing to the Trustee.

          Each Holder of Notes by his acceptance thereof authorizes and directs
the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate
to effectuate, as between the Holders and the holders of Indebtedness that is
subordinate to the Notes, the subordination provisions of all Indebtedness
subordinate to the Notes, and appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any
and all such purposes. Whenever a distribution is to be made or a notice given
to holders of Indebtedness that is subordinate to the Notes, the distribution or
notice may be made to the representatives and agents of such holders of
indebtedness that is subordinate to the Notes as such agents and representatives
are identified by such holders in writing to the Trustee.

          Section 10.6. SUBROGATION.

          Subject to the payment in full of all amounts payable under or in
respect of Senior Indebtedness, the Holders shall be subrogated to the rights of
the holders of such Senior Indebtedness to receive payments or distributions or
assets of the Company made on such Senior Indebtedness until the Notes shall be
paid in full in cash; and for the purposes of such subrogation, no payments or
distributions to holders of such Senior Indebtedness of any cash, property or
securities to which Holders of the Notes would be entitled except for the
provisions of this Article X, and no payment pursuant to the provisions of this
Article X to holders of such Senior Indebtedness by the Holders, shall, as
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holders of such Senior Indebtedness and the Holders, be deemed to be a payment
by the Company to or on account of such Senior Indebtedness, it being understood
that the provisions of this Article X are solely for the purpose of defining the
relative rights of the holders of such Senior Indebtedness, on the one hand, and
the Holders, on the other hand.

          If any payment or distribution to which the Holders would otherwise
have been entitled but for the provisions of this Article X shall have been
applied, pursuant to the provisions of this Article X, to the payment of all
amounts payable under the Senior Indebtedness, then and in such case, the
Holders shall be entitled to receive from the holders of such Senior
Indebtedness at the time outstanding any payments or distributions received by
such holders of Senior Indebtedness in excess of the amount sufficient to pay
all amounts payable under or in respect of such Senior Indebtedness in full.

          Section 10.7. OBLIGATIONS OF COMPANY UNCONDITIONAL.

          Nothing contained in this Article X or elsewhere in this Indenture or
in any Note is intended to or shall impair, as between the Company and the
Holders, the obligations of the Company, which are absolute and unconditional to
pay to the Holders the principal, Redemption Price or Purchase Price of, or
interest or Liquidated Damages (if any) on, the Notes as and when the same shall
become due and payable in accordance with their terms, or is intended to or
shall affect the relative rights of the Holders and creditors, of the Company
other than the holders of the Senior Indebtedness, nor shall anything herein or
therein prevent the Trustee or any Holder from exercising all remedies otherwise
permitted by applicable law upon Default under this Indenture, subject to the
rights, if any, under this Article X of the holders of such Senior Indebtedness
in respect of cash, property or Notes of the Company received upon the exercise
of any such remedy.

          The failure to make a payment on account of principal, Redemption
Price or Purchase Price of, or interest or Liquidated Damages (if any) on, the
Notes by reason of any provision of this Article X shall not be construed as
preventing the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 6.1.

          Section 10.8. THE TRUSTEE ENTITLED TO ASSUME PAYMENTS NOT PROHIBITED
IN ABSENCE OF NOTICE.

          The Trustee or Paying Agent shall not at any time be charged with the
knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit the making of any
payment to or by the Trustee or Paying Agent, unless and until the Trustee or
Paying Agent shall have received written notice thereof from the Company or one
or more holders of Senior Indebtedness or from any trustee or agent therefor;
and, prior to the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee or Paying
Agent shall be entitled to assume conclusively that no such facts exist. Unless
at least three Business Days prior to the date on which by the terms of this
Indenture any monies are to be deposited by the Company with the Trustee or any
Paying Agent (whether or not in trust) for any purpose (including, without
limitation, the payment of the principal, Redemption Price or Purchase Price of,
or interest or Liquidated Damages (if any) on, any Note), the Trustee or

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Paying Agent shall have received with respect to such monies the notice provided
for in the preceding sentence, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall have full power
and authority to receive such monies and to apply the same to the purpose for
which they were received, and shall not be affected by any notice to the
contrary which may be received by it on or after such date, except for an
acceleration of the Notes prior to such application. The foregoing shall not
apply to the Paying Agent if the Company is acting as Paying Agent. Nothing
contained in this Section 10.8 shall limit the right of the holders of Senior
Indebtedness to recover payments as contemplated by Section 10.2. The Trustee
shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a person
representing himself or itself to be a holder of such Senior Indebtedness (or a
trustee on behalf of, or other agent of, such holder) to establish that such
notice has been given by a holder of such Senior Indebtedness or a trustee or
agent on behalf of any such holder. Nothing in this Article X shall apply to
amounts due the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.7 herein.

          Section 10.9. RIGHT OF TRUSTEE TO HOLD SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS.

          The Trustee and any agent for the holders or Senior Indebtedness shall
be entitled to all of the rights set forth in this Article X in respect of any
Senior Indebtedness at any time held by it to the same extent as any other
holder of such Senior Indebtedness, and nothing in this Indenture shall be
construed to deprive the Trustee or any agent for the holders of Senior
Indebtedness of any of its rights as such holder.

          Section 10.10. NO IMPLIED COVENANTS BY OR OBLIGATIONS OF THE TRUSTEE.

          With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness, the Trustee
undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations
as are specifically set forth in this Article X, and no implied covenants or
obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be read
into this Article X against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be deemed to have
any fiduciary duty to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness.

                                   ARTICLE XI.

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

          Section 11.1. TRUST INDENTURE ACT CONTROLS.

          If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a
provision of the TIA or another provision that would be required or deemed under
such Act to be part of and govern this Indenture if this Indenture were subject
thereto, the latter provision shall control. If any provision of this Indenture
modifies or excludes any provision of the TIA that may be so modified or
excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so
modified or to be excluded, as the case may be.

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          Section 11.2. NOTICES.

          Any notice or communication by the Company or the Trustee to others is
duly given if in writing and delivered in Person or mailed by first class mail
(registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex, telecopier or
overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others' address:

          If to the Company:

                        Scholastic Brands, Inc.
                        7211 Circle S Road
                        Austin, Texas 78745-6603
                        Attention:  Jeffrey H. Brennan
                        Fax:  (512) 443-5213

          With a copy to:

                        Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
                        900 Third Avenue
                        New York, New York 10022
                        Attention:  Janet C. Walden
                        Fax:  (212) 593-5955

          If to the Trustee:

                        Marine Midland Bank
                        Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
                        140 Broadway, 12th Floor
                        New York, New York  10005-1180
                        Fax:  (212) 658-6425

          The Company or the Trustee, by notice to the others may designate
additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

          All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders)
shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if
personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail,
postage prepaid, if mailed; when answered back, if telexed; when receipt
acknowledged, if telecopied; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to
the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.

          Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first class
mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air
courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept
by the Registrar. Any notice or communication shall also be so mailed to any
Person described in TIA Section 313(c), to the extent required by the

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TIA. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it
shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

          If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above
within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the address
receives it.

          If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall
mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.

          Section 11.3. COMMUNICATION BY HOLDERS OF NOTES WITH OTHER HOLDERS OF
NOTES.

          Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section. 312(b) with other
Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The
Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of
TIA Section. 312(c).

          Section 11.4. CERTIFICATE AND OPINION AS TO CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.

          Upon any request or application by the Company and/or any Subsidiary
Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company
and/or any Subsidiary Guarantor shall furnish to the Trustee:

               (a) an Officers' Certificate in form and substance reasonably
     satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth
     in Section 11.5 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all
     conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture
     relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and

               (b) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably
     satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth
     in Section 11.5 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all
     such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied.

          Section 11.5. STATEMENTS REQUIRED IN CERTIFICATE OR OPINION.

          Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a
condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate
provided pursuant to TIA Section. 314(a)(4)) shall comply with the provisions of
TIA Section. 314(e) and shall include:

               (a) a statement that the Person making such certificate or
     opinion has read such covenant or condition;

               (b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the
     examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions
     contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

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               (c) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she
     has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to
     express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition
     has been satisfied; and

               (d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such
     Person, such condition or covenant has been satisfied.

          Section 11.6. RULES BY TRUSTEE AND AGENTS.

          The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of
Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set
reasonable requirements for its functions.

          Section 11.7. NO PERSONAL LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES
AND STOCKHOLDERS.

          No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator
or stockholder of the Company, as such, shall have any liability for any
obligations of the Company under the Notes or this Indenture, or for any claim
based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.
Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability.
The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

          Section 11.8. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF
JURY TRIAL.

          THIS INDENTURE, THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES AND THE NOTES SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION LAW, BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT
REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW RULES. THE COMPANY AND EACH SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR
HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE COURT
SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR ANY FEDERAL COURT
SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN RESPECT OF ANY
SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES AND THE NOTES, AND IRREVOCABLY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN
RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, JURISDICTION OF THE
AFORESAID COURTS. THE COMPANY AND EACH SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR IRREVOCABLY WAIVES,
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT THAT IT MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, TRIAL
BY JURY AND ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF
THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT AND
ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS
BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF
THE TRUSTEE OR ANY HOLDER OF THE NOTES TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER
PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY
GUARANTOR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

          Section 11.9. NO ADVERSE INTERPRETATION OF OTHER AGREEMENTS.

          This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan
or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any
such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this
Indenture.

          Section 11.10. SUCCESSORS.

          All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall
bind their successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall
bind its successors.

          Section 11.11. SEVERABILITY.

          In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of
the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

          Section 11.12. COUNTERPART ORIGINALS.

          The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each
signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same
agreement.

          Section 11.13. TABLE OF CONTENTS, HEADINGS, ETC.

          The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the
Articles and Sections of this Indenture, which have been inserted for
convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture
and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

          Section 11.14. QUALIFICATION OF INDENTURE.

          The Company shall qualify this Indenture under the TIA in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement and shall pay
all reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees for the Company,
the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes) incurred in connection therewith,
including, but not limited to, costs and expenses of qualification of the
Indenture and the Notes and printing this Indenture and the Notes. The Trustee
shall be entitled to receive from the Company any such Officers' Certificates,
Opinions of Counsel or other documentation as it may reasonably request in
connection with any such qualification of this Indenture under the TIA.

                         [Signatures on following page]

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                                               SIGNATURES

                                                       SCHOLASTIC BRANDS, INC.

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

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

                                                    MARINE MIDLAND BANK,
                                                    As TRUSTEE

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

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                                                              EXHIBIT A

                                  FORM OF NOTE

                                 (Face of Note)

                             SCHOLASTIC BRANDS, INC.

                      11% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE DUE 2007

[THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER
REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF A
DEPOSITARY OR A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. THIS NOTE IS NOT EXCHANGEABLE FOR NOTES
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE
EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER
OF THIS SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITARY TO ANYONE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE
DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN THE
LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS
AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE
ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO
CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.](1)

[THE NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT") OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES LAWS, AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED
STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH
IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER: (1) REPRESENTS
THAT (A) IT IS A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" (AS
DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) (AN
"INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR") OR (C) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS
ACQUIRING THE NOTE EVIDENCED HEREBY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION; (2) AGREES THAT
IT WILL NOT RESELL OR OTHERWISE

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(1) To be included only if the Note is issued in global form.

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TRANSFER THE NOTE EVIDENCED HEREBY EXCEPT (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY
THEREOF, (B) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES
TO AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR OR A PURCHASER WHO IS NOT A U.S. PERSON
THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES TO THE COMPANY AND MARINE MIDLAND BANK,
AS TRUSTEE (OR A SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE, AS APPLICABLE), A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING
CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
OF THE NOTE EVIDENCED HEREBY (THE FORM OF WHICH LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED FROM SUCH
TRUSTEE OR A SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE, AS APPLICABLE), (D) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE)
OR IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF
THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (F) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT, AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION; AND (3)
AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE NOTE EVIDENCED HEREBY IS
TRANSFERRED NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IF THE PROPOSED
TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (C), (D) OR (E) ABOVE, THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO
SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE COMPANY AND MARINE MIDLAND BANK, AS TRUSTEE (OR A
SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE, AS APPLICABLE), SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER
INFORMATION AS IT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING
MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS
"OFFSHORE TRANSACTION," "UNITED STATES" AND "U.S. PERSON" HAVE THE MEANINGS
GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.](2)

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(2) To be included on the Senior Subordinated Notes and omitted from the New
Senior Subordinated Notes

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                             SCHOLASTIC BRANDS, INC.

                      11% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE DUE 2007

                                               CUSIP No.
                                                       _________________________
No.                                            $
   _______________________                             _________________________

Interest Payment Dates:  January 15 and July 15
Record Dates:  January 1 and July 1

                  SCHOLASTIC BRANDS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
"COMPANY," which term includes any successor corporation under the indenture
hereinafter referred to ), for value received promises to pay to
____________________________________________________ or registered assigns, the
principal sum of _____________________ Dollars on January 15, 2007.

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

                  Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been
executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature,
this Note shall not be entitled to any benefits under the Indenture referred to
on the reverse hereof or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be
duly executed under its corporate seal.

[SEAL]                                           Dated:

                                                 SCHOLASTIC BRANDS, INC.

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

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

This is one of the Notes referred to
in the within-mentioned Indenture:

MARINE MIDLAND BANK,
as Trustee

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

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                                 (Back of Note)

                     11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007

          Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them
in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

          1. INTEREST. The Company promises to pay interest on the principal
amount of this Note at the rate of 11% per annum from the date of original
issuance until maturity and shall pay the Liquidated Damages payable pursuant to
Section 5 of the Registration Rights Agreement referred to below. The Company
will pay interest and Liquidated Damages semi-annually on January 15 and July 15
of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding
Business Day (each an "INTEREST PAYMENT DATE"). Interest on the Note will accrue
from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has
been paid, from the date of issuance; PROVIDED that if there is no existing
Default in the payment of interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a
record date referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest
Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment
Date; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the first Interest Payment Date shall be July 15,
1997. The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any
proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue payments of the principal,
Purchase Price and Redemption Price of this Note from time to time on demand at
a rate that is 1% per annum in excess of the rate then in effect; it shall pay
interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest and Liquidated Damages, if
any, (without regard to any applicable grace periods) hereon from time to time
on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on
the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

          2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company will pay interest on the Notes
(except defaulted interest) and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the Persons who
are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the January 1 or
July 1 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled
after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as
provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest.
Any such installment of interest or Liquidated Damages, if any, not punctually
paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered
Holders on such Interest Payment Date, and may be paid to the registered Holders
at the close of business on a special interest payment date to be fixed by the
Trustee for the payment of such defaulted interest, notice whereof shall be
given to the registered Holders not less than 10 days prior to such special
interest payment date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not
inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes
may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as
more fully provided in the Indenture. The Notes will be payable as to principal,
Redemption Price, Purchase Price, interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, at
the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose within or
without the City and State of New York, or, at the option of the Company,
payment of interest and Liquidated Damages may be made by check mailed to the
Holders at their add set

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forth in the register of Holders, PROVIDED that payment by wire transfer of
immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal,
Redemption Price and Purchase Price of, and interest and Liquidated Damages (if
any) on, all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which shall have
provided wire transfer instructions to the Trustee or the Paying Agent. Such
payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at
the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

          3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, Marine Midland Bank, the
Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company
may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The
Company may act in any such capacity.

          4. INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as
of December 16, 1996 (the "INDENTURE") between the Company and the Trustee. The
terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of
the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15
U.S.C. Code Sections 77aaa-77bbbb). The Notes are subject to all such terms, and
Holders are referred to the IndentUre and such Act for a statement of such
terms. The Notes are general obligations of the Company limited to $90 million
in aggregate principal amount.

          5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. The Company may redeem any or all of the Notes
at any time on or after January 15, 2002, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60
days' prior notice in amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof at the
Redemption Prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount) set forth
below, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning January 15 of the years
indicated below:

<Table>
<Caption>
          YEAR                                               REDEMPTION PRICE
          <S>                                                   <C>

          2002..................................................105.500%

          2003..................................................103.667%

          2004..................................................101.833%

          2005 and thereafter...................................100.000%
</Table>

in each case together with accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages,
if any, to the Redemption Date.

          If less than all the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee will select
the particular Notes or portions thereof to be redeemed by lot, PRO RATA or by
any other method the Trustee shall deem fair and reasonable.

          6. SPECIAL REDEMPTION. In the event the Company completes one or more
Public Equity Offerings on or before January 15, 2000, the Company, in its
discretion, may use the net cash proceeds from any such Public Equity Offering
to redeem up to 33-1/3% of the

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original principal amount of the Notes (a "SPECIAL REDEMPTION") at a Redemption
Price of 111% of the principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest
and Liquidated Damages (if any), to the date of redemption, PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that at least 66-2/3% of the original principal amount of the Notes will remain
outstanding immediately after each such redemption; and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that
each such redemption shall occur within 90 days after the date of the closing of
the applicable Public Equity Offering.

          If less than all the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee will select
the particular Notes or portions thereof to be redeemed by lot, PRO RATA or by
any other method the Trustee shall deem fair and reasonable.

          7. MANDATORY REDEMPTION. Except as set forth in Paragraph 9 below with
respect to repurchases of Notes in certain events, the Company shall not be
required to make mandatory redemption payments with respect to the Notes.

          8. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Subject to the provisions of the Indenture, a
notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days
before the Redemption Date to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its
registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in
part but only in whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a
Holder are to be redeemed. On and after the redemption date interest ceases to
accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.

          9. REPURCHASE AT OPTION OF HOLDER.

             (a) If there is a Change of Control, the Company shall be required
     to make an offer (a "CHANGE OF CONTROL OFFER") to repurchase all or any
     part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of each Holder's
     Notes at a Purchase Price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof
     PLUS accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the
     date of repurchase, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the
     Indenture. Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company
     shall mail a notice to each Holder setting forth the procedures governing
     the Change of Control Offer as required by the Indenture.

             (b) If the Company or a Subsidiary consummates any Asset Sale,
     within 30 days after each date on which the aggregate amount of Excess
     Proceeds exceeds $5.0 million, the Company shall commence an offer to all
     Holders of Notes (as "ASSET SALE OFFER") pursuant to Section 3.10 of the
     Indenture to repurchase the maximum principal amount of Notes that may be
     purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at a Purchase Price equal to 100% of
     the principal amount thereof PLUS accrued and unpaid interest and
     Liquidated Damages, if any, to the date of repurchase, in accordance with
     the procedures set forth in the Indenture. To the extent that the aggregate
     principal amount of Notes tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less
     than the Excess Proceeds, the Company (or such Subsidiary) may use such
     balance for general corporate purposes. If the aggregate principal amount
     of Notes tendered by Holders thereof exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds,
     the Trustee shall select the Notes or portions thereof to be purchased

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     on a PRO RATA basis (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by
     the Trustee so that only Notes in denominations of $1,000, or integral
     multiples thereof, are purchased). Holders of Notes will receive an Asset
     Sale Offer from the Company prior to any related purchase date and may
     elect to have such Notes purchased by completing the form entitled "Option
     of Holder to Elect Purchase" below.

          10. SUBORDINATION. The Notes are subordinated to the prior payment in
full cash or Cash Equivalents of all Senior Indebtedness which includes, among
other things, the principal, Redemption Price and Purchase Price of, and
interest and Liquidated Damages (if any) on, any Indebtedness of the Company
(including without limitation, the purchase of any Notes pursuant to Section
4.10 or 4.15 of the Indenture), whether outstanding on the date of the Indenture
or thereafter created, incurred or assumed, unless, in the case of any
particular Indebtedness, the instrument creating or evidencing, or the agreement
governing, such Indebtedness or pursuant to which such Indebtedness is
outstanding expressly provides that such Indebtedness shall not be senior in
right of payment to the Notes. To the extent provided in the Indenture, Senior
Indebtedness must be paid before the Notes may be paid. The Company agrees, and
each Holder by accepting a Note agrees, to the subordination and authorizes the
Trustee to give it effect.

          11. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered
form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of
$1,000. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as
provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder,
among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents
and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law
or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the
transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for
the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, it need not
exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a
selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record date and
the corresponding Interest Payment Date.

          12. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be
treated as its owner for all purposes.

          13. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. Subject to certain exceptions,
the Indenture and the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of
the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes, and any existing default or compliance with any provision of the
Indenture or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes. Without the consent
of any Holder of a Note, the Indenture and the Notes may be amended or
supplemented to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, to provide for
uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes, to
provide for the assumption of the Company's obligations to Holders of the Notes
in case of a merger or consolidation, to make any change that would provide any
additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not
adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any such Holder, or to
comply with the

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requirements of the Commission in order to effect or maintain the qualification
of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.

          14. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. Events of Default include: (i) default for
30 days in the payment when due of interest or Liquidated Damages, if any, on
the Notes; (ii) default in payment when due of principal, Redemption Price or
Purchase Price of the Notes when the same becomes due and payable at maturity,
upon redemption, repurchase or otherwise; (iii) failure by the Company to comply
with Section 3.9, 3.10, 4.15 or 5.1 of the Indenture, or fails to make an Asset
Sale Offer when and as required by Section 4.10 of the Indenture; (iv) failure
by the Company to comply with Sections 4.7 or 4.9 of the Indenture for 30 days
after notice to the Company by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of the
aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding; (v) failure by the Company
for 60 days after notice to the Company to comply with certain other agreements
in the Indenture or the Notes by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of
the aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding; (vi) default under
certain other agreements relating to Indebtedness of the Company which default
(a) is caused by a failure to pay any amount due at the stated maturity thereof
(a "PAYMENT DEFAULT") or (b) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness
prior to its express maturity and, in each case, the principal amount of such
Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness
under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been
so accelerated, aggregates $5.0 million or more; (vii) certain final judgments
for the payment of money that remain undischarged for a period of 60 days,
PROVIDED that the aggregate of all such undischarged judgments exceeds $5.0
million; and (viii) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to
the Company any Significant Subsidiary of the Company or any group of
Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the
Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may
declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. Upon any such
declaration, the entire principal amount of, and accrued and unpaid interest and
Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes (i) shall become immediately due and
payable; or (ii) if there is any Designated Senior Indebtedness outstanding,
shall become due and payable upon the first to occur of (a) an acceleration
under such Designated Senior Indebtedness or (b) five days after receipt by the
Company and the Senior Representative for such Designated Senior Indebtedness of
such acceleration notice, subject to certain exceptions. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of
bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable
without further action or notice. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the
Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations,
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may
direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may
withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of
Default (except a Default or Event of Default relating to payment on any Note)
if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of
not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then
outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the
Notes waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under
the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of
the principal, Redemption Price or Purchase Price of, or interest, or Liquidated
Damages, if any, on, the Notes (which may be

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waived only by Holders of all of the Notes then outstanding) or a default in
respect of certain other covenants or provisions of the Indenture (which may be
waived only by Holders) of not less than 75% of the Notes then outstanding). The
Company is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding
compliance with the Indenture, and the Company is required upon becoming aware
of any Default or Event of Default, to deliver to the Trustee a statement
specifying such Default or Event of Default.

          15. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH COMPANY. Subject to certain limitations, the
Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become
owner or pledge of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or its
Affiliates as if it were not Trustee.

          16. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No past, present or future director,
officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company, as such, shall
have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes or the
Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such
obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and
releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for the issuance of the Notes.

          17. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be valid until authenticated
by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.

          18. ABBREVIATIONS. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of
a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (=
tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship
and not as tenants in common), CUST (- Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act).

          19. DISCHARGE PRIOR TO MATURITY. If the Company deposits with the
Trustee or Paying Agent cash or U.S. Government Securities sufficient to pay the
principal or Redemption Price of, and interest and Liquidated Damages, if any,
on, the Notes to maturity or a specified Redemption Date and satisfies certain
conditions specified in the Indenture, the Company will be discharged from the
Indenture, except for certain Sections thereof.

          20. GOVERNING LAW. The Indenture and Subsidiary Guarantees and this
Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of New York, including Section 5-1401 of the General Obligation Law, but
otherwise without regard to conflict of law rules. Each of the Company and each
Subsidiary Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any New
York state court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York or
any Federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York in
respect of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the
Indenture and the Notes, and irrevocably accept for itself and in respect of its
property, generally and unconditionally, jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts.
Each of the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor irrevocably waives, to the
fullest extent that it may effectively do so under applicable law, trial by jury
and any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue
of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim
that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been
brought in an inconvenient forum. Nothing

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herein shall affect the right of the Trustee or any Holder of the Notes to serve
process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or
otherwise proceed against the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor in any other
jurisdiction.

          21. CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the
Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused
CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers
in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made
as to the correctness or accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes
or as contained in any notice of redemption or repurchase and reliance may be
placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

          The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and
without charge a copy of the Indenture. Request may be made to:

                         Scholastic Brands, Inc.
                         7211 Circle S Road
                         Austin, Texas  78745-6603
                         Attention:  Secretary

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                                 ASSIGNMENT FORM

                  To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

                  (I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to

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                  (Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

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              (Print or type assignee's name address and zip code)

and irrevocably appoint_________________________________________________________
agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may
substitute another to act for him.

  Date:
       --------------

                                           Your Signature:
                                                           ---------------------
                                           (Sign exactly as your name appears on
                                            the face of this Note)

  Signature Guarantee:
                      ----------------------------------------------------------
               (Participant in recognized signature guarantee medallion program)

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                       OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

                  If you wish to elect to have all or any portion of this Note
purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 ("ASSET SALE OFFER") or
Section 4.15 ("CHANGE OF CONTROL OFFER") of the Indenture, check the applicable
boxes

      / / Asset Sale Offer:               / / Change of Control Offer:

          in whole       / /                  in whole   / /

          in part       / /                   in part   / /

          Amount to be                        Amount to be
          purchased: $                        purchased: $
                      ---------                           ----------------------

      Dated:                              Signature:
            -----------------------                  ---------------------------
                                                       (Sign exactly as your
                                                        name appears on the
                                                        other side of this
                                                        Note)

    Signature
    Guarantee:
              ------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Participant in recognized signature guarantee medallion program)

    Social Security Number or
    Taxpayer Identification Number:
                                   --------------------------------------------

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                                                                  EXHIBIT B(1)

                               FORM OF CERTIFICATE

                                                    -------------------,-------

Marine Midland Bank
140 Broadway, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10005-1187

Attention:  Corporate Trust Administration

              Re:  Scholastic Brands, Inc. (the "COMPANY") 11% Senior
                   SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2007 (THE "NOTES")

Dear Sirs:

                  This letter relates to U.S. $ _____________ principal amount
at maturity of Notes represented by a certificate (the "LEGENDED CERTIFICATE")
which bears a legend outlining restrictions upon transfer of such Legended
Certificate. Pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Indenture (the "INDENTURE") dated as
of December 16, 1996 relating to the Notes, we hereby certify that we are (or we
will hold such securities on behalf of) a person outside the United States to
whom the Notes could be transferred in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S
promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

                  You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and
are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any
interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry
with respect to the matters covered hereby. Terms used in this letter have the
meanings set forth in Regulation S).

                                                       Very truly yours,

                                                       [Name of Holder]

                                                        By:
                                                            -------------------
                                                           Authorized Signature

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                                                                   EXHIBIT B(2)

                           CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED
               UPON EXCHANGE OR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER OF NOTES

                                                      -----------------, ------

Marine Midland Bank
140 Broadway, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10005-1187

Attention:  Corporate Trust Administration

              Re:  Scholastic Brands, Inc. (the "COMPANY") 11% Senior
                   SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2007 (THE "NOTES")
Dear Sirs:

               This Certificate relates to $ _____________ principal amount of
Notes held in*____ book-entry or* _____ certificated form by
_____________________(the "TRANSFEROR").

              The Transferor:*

               / / has requested the Trustee by written order to deliver in
exchange for its beneficial interest in the Global Note held by the Depositary a
Note or Notes in certificated, registered form of authorized denominations in an
aggregate principal amount equal to its beneficial interest in such Global Note
(or the portion thereof indicated above); or

               / / has requested the Trustee by written order to exchange or
register the transfer of a Note or Notes.

               In connection with such request and in respect of each such Note,
the Transferor does hereby certify that Transferor is familiar with the
Indenture relating to the above captioned Notes and as provided in Section 2.6
of such Indenture, the transfer of this Note does not require registration under
the Securities Act (as defined below) because:*

               / / Such Note is being acquired for the Transferor's own account,
without transfer.

               / / Such Note is being transferred to a "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER" (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "SECURITIES ACT")) in reliance on Rule 144A.

------------------------
* Check applicable box

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               / / Such Note is being transferred to an "ACCREDITED INVESTOR"
(as defined in Rule 501(a)(1),(2),(3) or (7) under the Securities Act) in
accordance with Regulation D under the Securities Act.

               / / Such Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from
registration in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.

               / / Such Note is being transferred in accordance with Rule 144
under the Securities Act, or pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act.

               / / Such Note is being transferred in reliance on and in
compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act, other than Rule 144A, 144 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act.
An Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such transfer does not require
registration under the Securities Act accompanies this Certificate.

                                                    Very truly yours,

                                                    ---------------------------
                                                    [INSERT NAME OF TRANSFEROR]

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

                  Date:
                       ----------------

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                                                                      EXHIBIT C

                              SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE

          This Subsidiary Guarantee, dated as of __________, _______, made by
__________, a _______________ (the "GUARANTOR"), is made pursuant to the
provisions of the Indenture dated as of December 16, 1996, between Scholastic
Brands, Inc. and Marine Midland Bank, as trustee, (the "INDENTURE") in favor of
the Holders of Notes and the Trustee. Capitalized terms used herein have the
same meanings given in the Indenture unless otherwise indicated.

          Section 1. SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE. The Guarantor, jointly and severally
with any other Subsidiary Guarantor now existing or which may execute a
Subsidiary Guarantee in the future, hereby unconditionally guarantees to each
Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee
and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability
of the Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company under the
Indenture or the Notes, that: (a) the principal, Redemption Price and Purchase
Price of, and interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes shall be
promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration,
redemption, repurchase or otherwise, and (to the extent permitted by law)
interest on the overdue principal, Redemption Price and Purchase Price of, and
interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes, and all other obligations
of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee under the Indenture or the Notes
shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms of
the Indenture and the Notes; and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment
or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same shall be
promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the
extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise.
Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed for whatever reason, the
Guarantor shall be obligated to pay the same immediately, whether or not such
failure to pay has become an Event of Default which could cause acceleration
pursuant to Section 6.2 of the Indenture. The Guarantor agrees that this is a
guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

          The Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be
unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the
Notes or the Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any
waiver or consent by the Trustee or any Holder of the Notes with respect to any
provisions thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company or any
Subsidiary Guarantor, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance
which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a
guarantor. The Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of
payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy
of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, any right to require a proceeding
first against the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, protest, notice and all
demands whatsoever and covenants that, except as set forth herein, this
Subsidiary Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of
the obligations contained in the Notes and the Indenture.

          If any Holder of Notes or the Trustee is required by any court or
otherwise to return to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, or any
Custodian, Trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to
either the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, any

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amount paid by either to the Trustee or such Holder, this Subsidiary Guarantee,
to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and
effect.

          The Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of
subrogation in relation to the Holders of Notes in respect of any obligations
guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby.
The Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantor, on the one hand,
and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the
Obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article VI of
the Indenture for the purposes of this Subsidiary Guarantee, notwithstanding any
stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of
the Obligations guaranteed hereby and (y) in the event of any declaration of
acceleration of such Obligations as provided in Section 6.2 of the Indenture,
such Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and
payable by the Guarantor for the purpose of this Subsidiary Guarantee. The
Guarantor shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying
Subsidiary Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the
rights of the Holders or the Trustee under this Subsidiary Guarantee.

          Section 2. SUBORDINATION OF GUARANTEE. This Subsidiary Guarantee shall
be unsecured and subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash or Cash
Equivalents of all Senior Debt of the Guarantor (including the Guarantor's
guarantee of the Bank Credit Facility), and the amounts for which the Guarantor
will be liable under the guarantees issued from time to time with respect to
other Senior Indebtedness of the Company. The Obligations of the Guarantor under
this Subsidiary Guarantee shall be junior and subordinated to the Guarantees of
such Guarantor which constitute Senior Debt of the Guarantor and all other
Senior Debt of the Guarantor on the same terms and in the same manner as the
Notes are junior and subordinated to Senior Indebtedness of the Company as set
forth in the Indenture; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Trustee and the Holders
shall have the right to receive and/or retain payments by the Guarantor only at
such times as they may receive and/or retain payments in respect of the Notes
pursuant to this Indenture.

          For the purposes of the foregoing "SENIOR DEBT" shall mean
Indebtedness of the Guarantor that, if incurred by the Company, would constitute
Senior Indebtedness.

          Section 3. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY OF THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR. The
Guarantor, the Trustee, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby
confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that this Subsidiary
Guarantee not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of
Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent
Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any
Subsidiary Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the
Holders and the Guarantor hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of the
Guarantor hereunder shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving
effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of
the Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any
collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on
behalf of any other Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such
other

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Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee, result in the obligations
of the Guarantor hereunder not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.

          This is a continuing Subsidiary Guarantee and shall remain in full
force and effect and shall be binding upon the Guarantor and its respective
successors and assigns to the extent set forth herein and in the Indenture until
full and final payment of all of the Company's Obligations under the Notes and
the Indenture and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of
the Trustee and the Holders of Notes and, in the event of any transfer or
assignment of rights by any Holder of Notes or the Trustee, the rights and
privileges herein conferred upon that party shall automatically extend to and be
vested in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions
hereof and of the Indenture.

          Section 4. GOVERNING LAW. This Subsidiary Guarantee shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, including
Section 5-1401 of the General Obligation Law, but otherwise without regard to
conflict of law rules. The Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the
jurisdiction of any New York state court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in
the City of New York or any Federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in
the City of New York in respect of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of
or relating to the Indenture and the Notes, and irrevocably accept for itself
and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, jurisdiction of
the aforesaid courts. The Guarantor irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
that it may effectively do so under applicable law, trial by jury and any
objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any
such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any
such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum. Nothing herein shall affect the right of the Trustee or any
Holder of the Notes to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to
commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the Guarantor in any
other jurisdiction.

                                                     [SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR]

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

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

                  ACCEPTED BY:

                  MARINE MIDLAND BANK,
                  as Trustee

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

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                                                                      EXHIBIT D

                            FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE
                          DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH
                    TRANSFERS TO NON QIB ACCREDITED INVESTORS

                                                 ----------------------,-------

Marine Midland Bank
140 Broadway, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10005-1187

Attention:  Corporate Trust Administration

              Re:  Scholastic Brands, Inc. (the "COMPANY") 11% Senior
                   SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2007 (THE "NOTES")

Dear Sirs:

                    In connection with our proposed purchase of 11% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2007 (the "Notes") of the Company, we confirm that:

                    1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes
is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture
dated as of December 16, 1996 relating to the Notes (the "INDENTURE") and the
undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise
transfer the Notes except in compliance with such restrictions and conditions
and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT").

                    2. We understand that the Notes have not been registered
under the Securities Act or any other applicable securities law, and that the
Notes may not be offered, sold or otherwise transferred except as permitted in
the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any
accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should offer,
sell, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any Notes within
three years after the original issuance of the Notes, we will do so only (A) to
the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, (B) inside the United States to a
"qualified institutional buyer" in compliance with Rule 144A under the
Securities Act, (C) inside the United States to an institutional "accredited
investor" (as defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes to you a
signed letter substantially in the form of this letter, (D) outside the United
States to a foreign person in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the
Securities Act, (E) pursuant to an exemption from registration provided by Rule
144 under the Securities Act (if available) or in accordance with another
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, or (F)
pursuant to a registration statement which has been declared effective under the
Securities

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Act, and we further agree to provide to any person purchasing any of the Notes
from us a notice advising such purchaser that resales of the NOTES are
restricted as stated herein and in the Indenture.

                    3. We understand that, on any proposed transfer of any Notes
prior to the later of the original issue date of the Securities and the last
date the Notes were held by an affiliate of the Company pursuant to paragraphs
2(C), 2(D) and 2(E) above, we will be required to furnish to you and the Company
such certifications, legal opinions and other information as you and the Company
may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed transfer complies with the
foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us
will bear a legend to the foregoing effect.

                    4. We are an institutional "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" (as defined
in Rule 501(a)(1),(2),(3) or (7) under the Securities Act) and have such
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we and any
accounts for which we are acting are acquiring the Notes for investment purposes
and not with a view to, or offer of sale in connection with, any distribution in
violation of the Securities Act, and we are each able to bear the economic risk
of our or its investment.

                    5. We are acquiring the Notes purchased by us for our own
account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional
"accredited investor") as to each of which we exercise sole investment
discretion.

                    You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter
and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any
interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry
with respect to the matters covered hereby.

                                                    Very truly yours,

                                                    (Name of Transferee)

                                                    By:
                                                        ------------------------
                                                          Authorized Signature

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                                                                      EXHIBIT E

                       FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED
                          IN CONNECTION WITH TRANSFERS
                             PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS

                                                     ------------------, ------

Marine Midland Bank
Attention:  Corporate Trust Administration
140 Broadway, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10005-1180

               Re:  Scholastic Brands, Inc. (the "COMPANY") 11% Senior
                    SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2007 (THE "NOTES")

Dear Sirs:

                    In connection with our proposed sale of $_________ aggregate
principal amount at maturity of the Notes, we confirm that such sale has been
effected pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and, accordingly, we represent that:

                    (1) the offer of the Securities was not made to a person in
the United States;

                    (2) at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee
was outside the United States or we and any person acting on our behalf
reasonably believed that the transferee was outside the United States;

                    (3) no directed selling efforts have been made by us in the
United States in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b)
of Regulation S, as applicable; and

                    (4) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade
the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1913.

                    You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter
and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any
interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry
with respect to the matters covered hereby. Terms used in this letter have the
meanings set forth in Regulation S.

                                                     Very truly yours,

                                                     [Name of Transferor]

                                                     By:
                                                        ------------------------
                                                          Authorized Signature

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                             SCHOLASTIC BRANDS, INC.

                                   $90,000,000

                     11% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2007

                                    ----------

                                    INDENTURE

                          DATED AS OF DECEMBER 16, 1996

                                    -----------

                              MARINE MIDLAND BANK,
                                   AS TRUSTEE

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                              TABLE OF CONTENTS**

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ARTICLE I           DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE.............................................2

     Section 1.1    Definitions............................................................................2
     Section 1.2    Other Definitions.....................................................................21
     Section 1.3    Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.....................................22
     Section 1.4    Rules of Construction.................................................................22
     Section 1.5    Acts of Holders.......................................................................23

ARTICLE II          THE NOTES.............................................................................24

     Section 2.1    Form and Dating.......................................................................24
     Section 2.2    Execution and Authentication..........................................................25
     Section 2.3    Registrar and Paying Agent............................................................25
     Section 2.4    Paying Agents to Hold Money in Trust..................................................26
     Section 2.5    Holder Lists..........................................................................26
     Section 2.6    Transfer and Exchange.................................................................27
     Section 2.7    Replacement Notes.....................................................................35
     Section 2.8    Outstanding Notes.....................................................................36
     Section 2.9    Treasury Notes........................................................................36
     Section 2.10   Temporary Notes.......................................................................36
     Section 2.11   Cancellation..........................................................................37
     Section 2.12   Defaulted Interest....................................................................37
     Section 2.13   Persons Deemed Owners.................................................................37
     Section 2.14   CUSIP Numbers.........................................................................37

ARTICLE III         REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE.............................................................38

     Section 3.1    Notices to Trustee....................................................................38
     Section 3.2    Selection of Notes....................................................................38
     Section 3.3    Notice of Optional or Special Redemption..............................................39
     Section 3.4    Effect of Notice of Redemption........................................................40
     Section 3.5    Deposit of Redemption Price or Purchase Price.........................................40
     Section 3.6    Notes Redeemed or Repurchased in Part.................................................41
     Section 3.7    Optional Redemption...................................................................41
     Section 3.8    Special Redemption....................................................................41
     Section 3.9    Repurchase upon Change of Control Offer...............................................41
     Section 3.10   Repurchase Upon Application of Excess Proceeds........................................43
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** This Table of Contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of the
   Indenture.

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ARTICLE IV          COVENANTS.............................................................................45

     Section 4.1    Payment of Principal and Interest.....................................................45
     Section 4.2    Maintenance of Office or Agency.......................................................45
     Section 4.3    Reports...............................................................................46
     Section 4.4    Compliance Certificate................................................................46
     Section 4.5    Taxes.................................................................................47
     Section 4.6    Stay, Extension and Usury Laws........................................................47
     Section 4.7    Restricted Payments...................................................................48
     Section 4.8    Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries........................51
     Section 4.9    Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock............................52
     Section 4.10   Asset Sales...........................................................................55
     Section 4.11   Transactions with Affiliates..........................................................57
     Section 4.12   Liens.................................................................................57
     Section 4.13   Continued Existence...................................................................58
     Section 4.14   Insurance Matters.....................................................................58
     Section 4.15   Offer to Repurchase upon Change of Control............................................58
     Section 4.16   Limitations on Issuances and Sales of Capital Stock of Subsidiaries...................58
     Section 4.17   Limitation on Future Subordinated Indebtedness........................................59
     Section 4.18   Subsidiary Guarantees.................................................................59
     Section 4.19   Business Activities...................................................................61
     Section 4.20   Payments for Consent..................................................................61
     Section 4.21   Restrictions under Senior Indebtedness................................................61

ARTICLE V           SUCCESSORS............................................................................62

     Section 5.1    Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets..............................................62
     Section 5.2    Successor Corporation Substituted.....................................................62

ARTICLE VI          DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES.................................................................63

     Section 6.1    Events of Default.....................................................................63
     Section 6.2    Acceleration..........................................................................65
     Section 6.3    Other Remedies........................................................................65
     Section 6.4    Waiver of Past Defaults...............................................................66
     Section 6.5    Control by Majority...................................................................66
     Section 6.6    Limitation on Suits...................................................................67
     Section 6.7    Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.........................................67
     Section 6.8    Collection Suit by Trustee............................................................67
     Section 6.9    Event of Default to Avoid Premium.....................................................68
     Section 6.10   Trustee May File Proofs of Claim......................................................68
     Section 6.11   Priorities............................................................................68
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     Section 6.12   Undertaking for Costs.................................................................69

ARTICLE VII         TRUSTEE...............................................................................69

     Section 7.1    Duties of Trustee.....................................................................69
     Section 7.2    Rights of Trustee.....................................................................70
     Section 7.3    Individual Rights Of Trustee..........................................................71
     Section 7.4    Trustee's Disclaimer..................................................................71
     Section 7.5    Notice of Defaults....................................................................72
     Section 7.6    Reports by Trustee to Holder of the Notes.............................................72
     Section 7.7    Compensation, Reimbursement and Indemnity.............................................72
     Section 7.8    Replacement Of Trustee................................................................73
     Section 7.9    Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc......................................................74
     Section 7.10   Eligibility; Disqualification.........................................................74
     Section 7.11   Preferential Collection of Claims against Company.....................................75

ARTICLE VII         LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE..............................................75

     Section 8.1    Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance..............................75
     Section 8.2    Legal Defeasance and Discharge........................................................75
     Section 8.3    Covenant Defeasance...................................................................76
     Section 8.4    Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance............................................76
     Section 8.5    Deposited Money and U.S Government Securities to Be Held in Trust;
                    Other Miscellaneous Provisions........................................................78
     Section 8.6    Repayment to the Company..............................................................78
     Section 8.7    Reinstatement.........................................................................79

ARTICLE IX          AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER......................................................79

     Section 9.1    Without Consent of Holders of Notes...................................................79
     Section 9.2    With Consent of Holders of Notes......................................................80
     Section 9.3    Compliance with Trust Indenture Act...................................................81
     Section 9.4    Revocation And Effect Of Consents.....................................................81
     Section 9.5    Notation on or Exchange of Notes......................................................82
     Section 9.6    Trustee to Sign Amendment, Etc........................................................82

ARTICLE X           SUBORDINATION.........................................................................82

     Section 10.1   Notes Subordinated to Senior Indebtedness.............................................82
     Section 10.2   Priority and Payment Over of Proceeds in Certain Events...............................83
     Section 10.3   Payments May Be Made Prior to Dissolution.............................................85
     Section 10.4   Rights of Holders of Senior Indebtedness Not to Be Impaired...........................86
     Section 10.5   Authorization to Trustee to Take Action to Effectuate Subordination...................86
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     Section 10.6   Subrogation...........................................................................86
     Section 10.7   Obligations of Company Unconditional..................................................87
     Section 10.8   The Trustee Entitled to Assume Payments Not Prohibited in Absence of
                    Notice................................................................................87
     Section 10.9   Right of Trustee to Hold Senior Indebtedness..........................................88
     Section 10.10  No Implied Covenants by or Obligations of the Trustee.................................88

ARTICLE XI          MISCELLANEOUS.........................................................................88

     Section 11.1   Trust Indenture Act Controls..........................................................88
     Section 11.2   Notices...............................................................................89
     Section 11.3   Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes.........................90
     Section 11.4   Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent....................................90
     Section 11.5   Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.........................................90
     Section 11.6   Rules by Trustee and Agents...........................................................91
     Section 11.7   No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and
                    Stockholders..........................................................................91
     Section 11.8   Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.......................91
     Section 11.9   No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.........................................92
     Section 11.10  Successors............................................................................92
     Section 11.11  Severability..........................................................................92
     Section 11.12  Counterpart Originals.................................................................92
     Section 11.13  Table of Contents, Headings, Etc......................................................92
     Section 11.14  Qualification of Indenture............................................................92
</Table>

                                    EXHIBITS

Exhibit A           Form of Note

Exhibit B(1)        Form of Regulation S Certification

Exhibit B(2)        Form of Certificate to be Delivered upon Exchange or
                    Registration of Transfer of Notes

Exhibit C           Form of Subsidiary Guarantee

Exhibit D           Form of Certificate to be Delivered in connection with
                    Transfers to Non QIB Accredited Investors

Exhibit E           Form of Certificate to be Delivered in connection with
                    Transfers Pursuant to Regulation S

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                             CROSS REFERENCE TABLE*

<Table>
<Caption>
  TRUST INDENTURE ACT SECTION                                                                  INDENTURE SECTION
  <S>      <C>                                                                                            <C>
  310      (a)(1)........................................................................                7.10
           (a)(2)........................................................................                7.10
           (a)(3)........................................................................                N.A.
           (a)(4)........................................................................                N.A.
           (a)(5)........................................................................                7.10
           (b)...........................................................................                 7.3
                                                                                                          7.8
                                                                                                         7.10
           (c)...........................................................................                N.A.
  311      (a)...........................................................................                7.11
           (b)...........................................................................                7.11
           (c)...........................................................................                N.A.
  312      (a)...........................................................................                 2.5
           (b)...........................................................................                11.3
           (c)...........................................................................                11.3
  313      (a)...........................................................................                 7.6
           (b)(1)........................................................................                N.A.
           (b)(2)........................................................................                 7.6
           (c)...........................................................................                 7.6
                                                                                                         11.2
  314      (a)...........................................................................                 4.3
                                                                                                          4.4
           (b)...........................................................................                N.A.
           (c)(1)........................................................................                11.4
           (c)(2)........................................................................                11.4
           (c)(3)........................................................................                11.4
           (d)...........................................................................                N.A.
           (e)...........................................................................                11.5
           (f)...........................................................................                N.A.
  315      (a)...........................................................................                 7.2
           (b)...........................................................................                 7.5
                                                                                                         11.2
           (c)...........................................................................                 7.1
           (d)...........................................................................                 7.1
           (e)...........................................................................                6.12
  316      (a)(last sentence)............................................................                 2.9
           (a)(1)(A).....................................................................                 6.5
           (a)(1)(B).....................................................................                 6.4
           (a)(2)........................................................................                N.A.
           (b)...........................................................................                 6.7
</Table>

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* This Cross Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of the
  Indenture.

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<Page>

<Table>
  <S>      <C>                                                                                            <C>
           (c)...........................................................................                N.A.
  317      (a)(1)........................................................................                 6.8
           (a)(2)........................................................................                6.10
           (b)...........................................................................                 2.4
  318      (a)...........................................................................                11.1
           (b)...........................................................................                N.A.
           (c)...........................................................................                11.1
</Table>

N.A. means not applicable.

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