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                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.2

                             FORM OF NEW DEBENTURE

                          (FORM OF FACE OF DEBENTURE)

[If Debenture is a Global Debenture, insert the following:

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SECTION 2.12 OF THE INDENTURE, THIS GLOBAL
DEBENTURE MAY BE TRANSFERRED, IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART, ONLY TO ANOTHER NOMINEE
OF THE DEPOSITORY OR TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR TO A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITORY.]

[If The Depository Trust Company is the Depository, insert the following:
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 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.]

No. _____________                                                $_____________
                              Verizon South Inc.
                     ____% Debentures, Series _, Due ____

Verizon South Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Virginia (herein referred to as the "Company"), for value
received, hereby promises to pay to _______________ or registered assigns, the
principal sum of __________________ Dollars on __________________ and to pay
interest on said principal sum from __________________, or from the most recent
interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for,
semi-annually on _________ and ____________ in each year, commencing
____________, at the rate of _____% per annum until the principal hereof shall
have become due and payable, and on any overdue principal and (to the extent
that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law) on any
overdue installment of interest at the same rate per annum. The interest
installment so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any
interest payment date will, as provided in the Indenture hereinafter referred
to, be paid to the person in whose name this Debenture (or one or more
Predecessor Securities, as defined in said Indenture) is registered at the close
of business on the regular record date for such interest installment, which
shall be the __________ or __________, as the case may be (whether or not a
business day), next preceding such interest payment date. Any such interest
installment not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to
be payable to the registered holder on such regular record date, and may be paid
to the person in whose name this Debenture (or one or more Predecessor
Securities) is registered at the close of business on a special record date
to be fixed by the Trustee for the payment of such defaulted interest, notice
whereof shall be given to the registered holders of this series of Debentures
not less than 10 days prior to such special record 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 Debentures may be listed, and upon such notice
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as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture
hereinafter referred to. The principal of and the interest on this Debenture
shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that
purpose in the City of New York, State of New York in any coin or currency of
the United States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for
payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that payment of interest
may be made at the option of the Company by check mailed to the registered
holder at such address as shall appear in the Security Register. This Debenture
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture hereinafter referred
to, or be valid or become obligatory for any purpose, until the Certificate of
Authentication hereon shall have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee.

The provisions of this Debenture are continued on the reverse side hereof and
such continued provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though
fully set forth at this place.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be
executed.

Dated: _________                                  VERIZON SOUTH INC.

                                                  By _______________________
                                                     President

Attest:

By __________________________
   Secretary
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                         ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION
                           Identification No. 6123

                    (FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION)

                         CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein referred to in the
within-mentioned Indenture.

                             The Bank of New York
                     as Trustee, Authenticating Agent and
                              Security Registrar

                         By __________________________
                               Authorized Signatory
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                         (FORM OF REVERSE OF DEBENTURE)

This Debenture is one of a duly authorized series of Securities of the Company
(herein sometimes referred to as the "Securities"), all issued or to be issued
in one or more series under and pursuant to an Indenture dated as of May 1, 1994
duly executed and delivered between the Company and The Bank of New York, a
banking corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New
York, as successor trustee to Nationsbank of Georgia, National Association
(hereinafter referred to as the "Trustee") (the "Indenture"), to which Indenture
reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitation of rights,
obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and
the holders of the Securities. By the terms of the Indenture, the Securities are
issuable in series which may vary as to amount, date of maturity, rate of
interest and in other respects as in the Indenture provided. This Debenture is
one of the series designated on the face hereof (herein called the "Debentures")
limited in aggregate principal amount to $___,000,000.

[INSERT IF GLOBAL DEBENTURE - This Global Debenture shall be exchangeable for
Debentures in definitive form registered in the names of persons other than the
Depository or its nominee only if (i) the Depository notifies the Company that
it is unwilling or unable to continue as the Depository or if at any time such
Depository is no longer registered or in good standing under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or other applicable statute and a successor depository is
not appointed by the Company within 90 days or (ii) the Company executes and
delivers to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate that the Global Debenture shall
be so exchangeable. To the extent that the Global Debenture is exchangeable
pursuant to the preceding sentence, it shall be exchangeable for Debentures
registered in such names as the Depository shall direct. Notwithstanding any
other provision herein, this Global Debenture may not be transferred except as a
whole by the Depository to a nominee of such Depository or by a nominee of such
Depository to such Depository or another nominee of such Depository.]

In case an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, with respect to the
Debentures shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of all of the
Debentures may be declared, and upon such declaration shall become, due and
payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided
in the Indenture.

The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee, with
the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities of each series affected at the time outstanding, as
defined in the Indenture, to execute supplemental indentures for the purpose of
adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the
provisions of the Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in
any manner the rights of the holders of the Securities; provided, however, that
no such supplemental indenture shall (i) extend the fixed maturity of any
Securities of any series, or reduce the principal amount thereof, or reduce the
rate or extend the time of payment of interest thereon, or reduce any premium
payable upon the redemption thereof, without the consent of the holder of each
Security so affected or (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Securities, the
holders of which are required to consent to any such supplemental indenture,
without the consent of the holders of each Security then outstanding and
affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the holders
of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any series at
the time outstanding, on behalf of the holders of Securities of such series, to
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waive any past default in the performance of any of the covenants contained in
the Indenture, or established pursuant to the Indenture with respect to such
series, and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal
of, or premium, if any, or interest on any of the Securities of such series. Any
such consent or waiver by the registered holder of this Debenture (unless
revoked as provided in the Indenture) shall be conclusive and binding upon such
holder and upon all future holders and owners of this Debenture and of any
Debenture issued in exchange herefor or in place hereof (whether by registration
of transfer or otherwise), irrespective of whether or not any notation of such
consent or waiver is made upon this Debenture.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Debenture or of
the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is
absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this
Debenture at the times and place and at the rate and in the money herein
prescribed.

The Debentures are issuable as registered Debentures without coupons in
denominations of $__ or any integral multiple thereof. Debentures may be
exchanged, upon presentation thereof for that purpose, at the office or agency
of the Company in the City of New York, State of New York, for other Debentures
of authorized denominations, and for a like aggregate principal amount and
series, and upon payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge in relation thereto.

[The Debentures will not be redeemable prior to maturity.]

                                       OR

[The Debentures may not be redeemed prior to _________. The Debentures may be
redeemed on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice given as
provided in the Indenture, as a whole or from time to time in part, at the
option of the Company, on any date or dates on or after _________, and prior to
maturity, at the applicable percentage of the principal amount thereof to be
redeemed as set forth below under the heading "Redemption Price" during the
respective twelve month periods beginning ____ of the years shown below:

                     Year                Redemption Price
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together, in each case, with accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption
(but if the date fixed for redemption is an interest payment date, the interest
installment payable on such date shall be payable to the registered holder at
the close of business on the applicable record date).

In the event of redemption of this Debenture in part only, a new Debenture of
like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof and otherwise having the same terms
as this Debenture shall be issued in the name of the holder hereof upon the
presentation and surrender hereof.]

                                       OR
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[The Debentures may be redeemed on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' prior
notice given as provided in the indenture, as a whole or from time to time in
part, at the option of the Company, at a redemption price equal to the greater
of (i) 100% of the principal amount thereof and (ii) the sum of the present
values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon
discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day
year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus ___ basis
points, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal
amount being redeemed to such redemption date.

"Treasury Rate" means, with respect to any redemption date, (i) the yield, under
the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week,
appearing in the most recently published statistical release published by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as "Statistical
Release H.15(519)" or any successor publication which is published weekly by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on
actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity
under the caption "Treasury Constant Maturities," for the maturity corresponding
to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity within three months before or
after the Remaining Life, yields for the two published maturities most closely
corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the
Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yield on a
straight-line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (ii) if such release (or
any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the
calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to
the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue,
calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a
percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for
such redemption date. The Treasury Rate shall be calculated on the third
Business Day preceding the redemption date.

"Business Day" means any calendar day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal
holiday in New York, New York and on which commercial banks are open for
business in New York, New York.

"Comparable Treasury Issue" means the United States Treasury security selected
by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the
remaining term ("Remaining Life") of the Debentures to be redeemed that would be
utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial
practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable
maturity to the remaining term of such Debentures.

"Independent Investment Banker" means an independent investment banking or
commercial banking institution of national standing appointed by the Company.

"Comparable Treasury Price" means (i) the average of three Reference Treasury
Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, or (ii) if the Independent
Investment Banker is unable to obtain three such Reference Treasury Dealer
Quotations, the average of all such quotations obtained.
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"Reference Treasury Dealer" means any independent investment banking or
commercial banking institution of national standing and their respective
successors appointed by the Company, provided, however, that if any of the
foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in The
City of New York (a "Primary Treasury Dealer"), the Company shall substitute
therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer and (ii) any other Primary Treasury
Dealer selected by the Independent Investment Banker and approved in writing by
the Company.

"Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations" means, with respect to each Reference
Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the
Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable
Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount)
quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker at 3:30 p.m., New York
City time, on the third Business Day preceding such redemption date.
In the event of redemption of this Debenture in part only, a new Debenture of
like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof and otherwise having the same terms
as this Debenture shall be issued in the name of the holder hereof upon the
presentation and surrender hereof.]

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set
forth, this Debenture is transferable by the registered holder hereof on the
Security Register of the Company, upon surrender of this Debenture for
registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in the City of
New York, State of New York accompanied by a written instrument or instruments
of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company or the Security Registrar duly
executed by the registered holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Debentures of authorized denominations
and for the same aggregate principal amount and series will be issued to the
designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be made for any
such transfer, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in relation thereto.

Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of this Debenture the
Company, the Trustee, any paying agent and any Security Registrar for the
securities may deem and treat the registered holder hereof as the absolute owner
hereof (whether or not this Debenture shall be overdue and notwithstanding any
notice of ownership or writing hereon made by anyone other than the Security
Registrar for the securities) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on
account of the principal hereof and (subject to Section 2.05 of the Indenture)
interest due hereon and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the
Trustee nor any paying agent nor any Security Registrar for the securities shall
be affected by any notice to the contrary.

No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of or the interest on
this Debenture, or for any claim based hereon, or otherwise in respect hereof,
or based on or in respect of the Indenture, against any incorporator,
stockholder, officer or director, past, present or future, as such, of the
Company or of any predecessor or successor corporation, whether by virtue of any
constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or
penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as
part of the consideration for the issuance hereof, expressly waived and
released.

[INSERT IF GLOBAL DEBENTURE - The Depository by acceptance of this Global
Debenture agrees that it will not sell, assign, transfer or otherwise convey any
beneficial interest in this Global Debenture unless such beneficial interest is
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in an amount equal to an authorized denomination for Debentures of this series.]

Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
respective meanings set forth in the Indenture.<PAGE>

                                                               Exhibit 4.5

THIS AGREEMENT is made the 20th day of October 2000 and sets out the terms and
conditions of employment between ENODIS plc ("the Company") whose registered
office is at Washington House, 40-41 Conduit Street, London W1R 9FB and ANDREW
ALLNER of 9 The Crescent, Barnes, London SW13 0NN ("you" or "the Employee")

IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:-

1.  Commencement Date and Duration
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    a)  As from 30th October 2000 ("the Commencement Date") you will be employed
        by the Company under the terms of this Agreement and your employment
        will continue (subject to the provisions for early termination) unless
        terminated by the Company giving you 12 months' notice in writing or by
        your giving to the Company 3 months' notice in writing. No previous
        employment with the Company will count towards your continuity of
        service with the Company.

    b)  During any period of notice of termination (whether given by the Company
        or you) the Company shall be under no obligation to assign any duties to
        you, or to provide any work for you and shall be entitled to exclude you
        from its premises, provided that this will not affect your entitlement
        to receive your normal salary and other benefits including your
        entitlement to continue existing participation in bonus and other
        incentive schemes including share option schemes, (except that you will
        cease to accrue holiday during any such period), provided always that
        this Clause 1(b) will not be utilised by the Company for any period in
        excess of 6 months.

    c)  Notwithstanding Clause 1 (a) above, your employment will automatically
        terminate when you reach the normal retiring age applicable to employees
        of the Company.

    d)  1)  In the event that the Company terminates your employment (including
            circumstances in which you are constructively dismissed) without
            "cause" (i.e. without a reason or reasons entitling the Company to
            terminate your employment immediately as set out in Clause 10 of
            this Agreement) during the first 12 months of your employment namely
            on or before 29 October 2001, the Company shall forthwith upon
            termination:

            i.    pay you a sum equivalent to 95% of the value as at the date of
                  termination of 12 months' basic salary;

            ii.   if so agreed at the time by the Board (as hereafter defined),
                  to pay you a sum equivalent to 95% of the value at the date of
                  termination of 12 months' additional salary as calculated in
                  accordance with Clause 7(a) hereof; and

            iii.  procure that maximum discretions are exercised in your favour
                  under the Company's bonus schemes, the Company's Executive
                  Share Option Scheme, and schemes or plans referred to in
                  Clause 7(g) and any successor schemes.
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          It is recognised that the provisions set out at Clauses 1(d)(1)(i) to
          (iii) above represent pre-agreed liquidated damages and reflect a
          genuine pre-estimate of the loss that would otherwise be suffered by
          you, and that you are not required to mitigate your loss in relation
          to these pre-agreed liquidated damages.

          2)  At any time within the first 12 months of your employment with the
              Company (ie. up to and including the 29 October 2001) following a
              change in control of the Company, you shall be entitled to serve
              seven days' written notice to terminate your employment (whether
              or not the Company has served notice of termination on you) and to
              receive precisely the same payments and benefits as are set out at
              Clause 1(d)(1)(i) to (iii) above save that:-

              i.    the payment referred to in 1(d)(1)(ii) shall not be subject
                    to agreement by the Board at the time;

              ii.   you will also be entitled to a sum equivalent to the value
                    of all your contractual benefits for a period of 12 months;
                    and

              iii.  you will also be entitled to a sum in respect of bonus due
                    (if any) for the period worked up to the date of termination
                    and a sum to reflect 95% of the bonus payment you would have
                    received (if any in accordance with the rules of the bonus
                    scheme) had you worked your period of notice with the
                    Company payment of such bonus to be made in accordance with
                    the rules of the said scheme, and for these purposes you
                    shall be treated no less favourably than other executives of
                    your status in respect of the level of bonus paid to you and
                    shall be paid on the normal bonus payment dates of the said
                    scheme.

              It is recognised that these payments and benefits represent pre-
              agreed liquidated damages and reflect a genuine pre-estimate of
              the loss that would otherwise be suffered by you and that you are
              not required to mitigate the loss in relation to these pre-agreed
              liquidated damages.

              For these purposes "change of control" means where any person (or
              persons acting in concert) obtains "control" (as defined in
              Section 840 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988) of the
              Company.

              The payments made under this Clause 1(d) shall be payable less tax
              and other statutory deductions which the Company is obliged to
              deduct from such payments.

2.  Duties
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    a)    You shall hold the office and serve the Company as Chief Financial
          Officer and will be appointed a Director of the Company on 30th
          October 2000. You shall during the course of your employment perform
          such duties and exercise such powers (consistent with such office and
          which are reasonably within your skill and competence) in respect of
          the Company and any subsidiary and associated companies (together
          called

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          the "Group") as may from time to time be reasonably assigned to or
          reasonably vested in you by the Board of Directors of the Company
          ("the Board") and shall from time to time give to the Board all such
          information regarding such matters as it shall reasonably require and
          implement and apply the policy of the Company as set forth by the
          Board from time to time. You shall report to the Chief Executive of
          the Company for the time being.

    b)    During your employment with the Company, unless prevented by ill
          health or authorised holidays, you will well and faithfully serve and
          promote the interest of the Company and the Group subject to any
          commitment you have in respect of the non-executive directorship
          referred to below. You are also required to give the whole of your
          time and attention to the service of the Company, and not (without the
          Company's written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld) to
          engage or become interested in any other gainful trade, business or
          occupation, either independently or as an employee, or to accept any
          directorships or other positions outside the Group, but this does not
          preclude you from:

          i.   holding not more than 5% of any class of issued shares or other
               securities which are listed or dealt with on any recognised stock
               exchange by way of bona fide investment; or

          ii.  serving as a non-executive director of one other company at any
               time during your employment under this Agreement. For the
               avoidance of doubt, you shall be entitled to retain any fees paid
               in respect of any such non-executive directorship.

    c)    During your employment under this Agreement, and for 6 months after
          its termination howsoever arising, you will comply (and procure that
          any spouse and minor children shall comply) with all rules of law,
          stock exchange regulations and any proper code of conduct of the
          Company of which you have been notified in writing for the time being
          in force in relation to your dealing in shares, debentures or other
          securities.

    d)    The Company shall ensure that you shall have available such authority
          from the Board, such access to information and Company and Group
          records and such assistance from other administrative and managerial
          employees of the Company and Group, consultants and professional
          advisers, as are necessary for the proper performance of your duties.

    e)    The Company and you hereby confirm that for the purpose of Working
          Time Regulations 1998 (which provide (save for certain exceptions)
          that average working time should not exceed 48 hours for each 7 day
          period) you will be regarded as having autonomous decision-taking
          powers. Notwithstanding this acknowledgement, in the event that you
          are found not to have autonomous decision-taking powers, you hereby
          agree that as from the Commencement Date the above mentioned limit
          shall not apply to you. This agreement by you shall remain in force
          indefinitely provided always that you may withdraw your agreement by
          giving not less than three months' written notice to the Company.

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3.  Location and Travel
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    a)  You will work at the current Head Office of the Company or in any place
        within reasonable daily commuting distance from Barnes, South West
        London, which the Company may from time to time reasonably require, for
        the proper performance and exercise of your duties. The Company may
        reasonably require you to work for limited periods at other Company
        premises.

    b)  You will also be required on a reasonable basis to travel on the
        business of the Company or Group, both within the United Kingdom and
        abroad.

4.  Expenses
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    a)  The Company will reimburse you the amount of all hotel, travelling and
        other expenses reasonably and properly incurred by you in the discharge
        of your duties for the Company on production of the appropriate receipts
        or evidence of expenditure.

    b)  The Company also undertakes to reimburse the cost of your membership of
        relevant professional bodies.

5.  Hours of Work
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    The office hours are between 9:00 am and 5:15 pm Monday to Friday, with a
    one-hour break for lunch - a total of 36.25 hours. These hours are flexible
    and you will be expected to work such hours as are reasonably necessary to
    enable you to fulfil the requirements of this position.

6.  Remuneration
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    a)  Your basic salary will be (Pounds)245,000 per annum ("basic salary"), or
        such higher amount, if any, resulting from the annual review currently
        undertaken by the Company on 1st October each year. Salary will accrue
        from day to day and is payable in equal monthly instalments in arrears
        by credit transfer to your bank account. Your first annual review will
        take place on 1st October 2001.

    b)  You will participate in such discretionary bonus schemes as the Company
        may operate from time to time for employees of your status. If you are
        employed by the Company under this Agreement for part only of any bonus
        year, you shall be entitled to a pro-rated proportion of the bonus. On
        termination of employment, payment of such pro-rated proportion of bonus
        will be made within one month of the end of the calendar month in which
        your employment terminates.

7.  Benefits
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    a)  As you have indicated that you do not wish to join the Company's pension
        schemes, the Company agrees to make a payment to you equivalent to 27%
        of your base annual salary from time to time instead of making pension
        contributions into the schemes on your behalf. This payment will accrue
        from day to day and is payable in equal monthly instalments in arrears
        by credit transfer to your bank account.

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    b)  The Company shall, subject to your satisfying all underwriting
        conditions and Inland Revenue rules, provide you with life assurance
        cover of four times your basic salary.

    c)  You shall be entitled to membership for yourself and your immediate
        family of the Company's medical insurance scheme, to membership for
        yourself of the prolonged disability scheme (if any) for the time being
        in force applicable to full-time employees of equivalent status of the
        Company in accordance with the rules applicable thereto subject to all
        underwriting conditions and Inland Revenue rules being met. The Company
        shall bear the subscriptions of such cover.

    d)  You shall be entitled to participate in the Company's Executive Share
        Option Scheme. The Company, subject always to the rules of the scheme,
        will use its best endeavours to procure the grant of options up to the
        maximum permitted value (as defined by the rules of the scheme). Subject
        to shareholders' approval for introduction of a new Executive Share
        Option Scheme, you will be eligible for annual grant of executive share
        options of twice your basic annual salary from time to time, subject to
        Board approval at the time, such approval not to be unreasonably
        withheld.

    e)  Holidays
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        The Company's holiday year is from April 1st to March 31st and your
        entitlement to paid holidays within that period is 25 days in addition
        to recognised English public and bank holidays. The entitlement to
        holiday accrues pro rata throughout each holiday year. The holidays are
        subject to prior approval of the Company and holidays may not be carried
        over into a subsequent year without permission, such permission not to
        be unreasonably withheld. On leaving the employment of the Company, you
        will be paid for any holidays outstanding. However, the Company reserves
        the right to recover any overpayment of holiday pay in excess of your
        entitlement.

    f)  Company Car
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        The Company will provide you with a suitable motor car commensurate with
        your status whilst you remain in this employment in accordance with the
        Company Car Policy. The Company will meet the cost of running, taxing,
        insuring, repairing and maintaining the said motor car, except that you
        will pay for fuel for private use outside the United Kingdom. You will
        be expected to treat the car with due care and diligence, and ensure
        that it is maintained in a roadworthy condition at all times. Where an
        accident is directly due to your own fault, you may be required to pay a
        contribution to the excess on the insurance, currently (Pounds)100.

    g)  In addition to the bonus and benefits referred to in this Agreement, you
        shall be entitled to participate in such cash incentive plans, long-term
        incentive plans, share option schemes, bonus schemes and profit share
        schemes as are operated by the Company from time to time for employees
        of your status.

8. Illness
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    a)  Under the provision of the Statutory Sick Pay Scheme, should you be
        absent from work due to sickness or injury, you are required to:

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          -  Inform the Company by telephone or in writing as soon as possible
             during the morning of the first day of absence.
          -  Complete a Self-Certification Form for all periods of absence.
          -  Produce a Doctor's Certificate for periods of absence exceeding
             seven days, including weekends and statutory holiday and for each
             week after the first week of absence.

    b)  Unless disqualified, Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will be paid by the
        Company for the normal working days absence (ie Monday to Friday
        inclusive - the qualifying days) up to a maximum of twenty-eight weeks
        in a single period of entitlement.

    c)  Disqualification from SSP would be on statutory grounds, late
        notification without good cause, or in cases where the Company has not
        been satisfied on reasonable grounds that you are genuinely sick or
        incapacitated.

    d)  Subject to compliance with the above, you will be entitled to sick pay
        at your normal rate of salary together with all benefits for a period
        not exceeding, in the aggregate, twenty-six weeks in the twelve months
        calculated back from the current illness.

    e)  Should you be absent from work due to sickness for a period or periods
        in the aggregate in excess of twenty-six weeks in any twelve months, or
        be subject to persistent or recurring absence due to illness, the
        Company may require you to undergo an examination by a doctor, the
        expense of such examination to be borne by the Company.

    f)  In the event of sickness or injury continuing for longer than twenty-six
        weeks, you will be retained on the Company's payroll for the purpose of
        receiving any Prolonged Disability Benefits which may be payable. Such
        continued employment is conditional upon your being and continuing to be
        entitled to receive the said disability benefit and if you are not so
        entitled or cease to be so entitled for any reason, the Company may
        treat your employment as terminated. The Company shall not terminate
        your employment by reason of illness-related absence if such termination
        would deprive you of the actual or potential benefit of payments made
        under any prolonged disability benefits scheme.

9.  Health and Safety
    -----------------

        The Company attaches great importance to the health and safety of its
        employees, and recognises a duty to prevent, where possible, personal
        injury by ensuring that the design, construction, operation and
        maintenance of all equipment, facilities and systems are in accordance
        with Health and Safety Requirements. In order to achieve this aim, you
        must ensure not only that you comply with all the requirements of the
        Company, but also that appropriate training and instruction is given to
        all employees whom you control in order to prevent injury to themselves
        and others. The Company has designated the Company Secretary as
        responsible for the co-ordination of Health and Safety within the Head
        Office of the Company, and any queries regarding Health and Safety
        should be directed to him in the first instance.

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10. Summary Termination of Employment
    ---------------------------------

    Your employment may be terminated by the Company without notice or payment
    in lieu of notice:

    a)  If you are guilty of any gross default or gross misconduct in connection
        with or affecting the business of the Company or any company in the
        Group for which you are required by this Agreement to render services;
        or

    b)  In the event of any serious or repeated breach or serious or repeated
        non-observance by you of any of the stipulations contained in this
        Agreement; provided that if such breach or non-observance is capable of
        remedy, you shall have failed to remedy it within such reasonable period
        being not less than 30 days, as is specified in a written notice from
        the Company specifying the breach or non-observance and requiring it to
        be remedied; or

    c)  If you have an interim receiving order made against you, become bankrupt
        or make any composition or enter into any deed of arrangement with your
        creditors; or

    d)  If you are convicted of any arrestable criminal offence (other than an
        offence under road traffic legislation in the United Kingdom or
        elsewhere for which a fine or non-custodial penalty is imposed); or

    e)  If you are disqualified from holding office in another company in which
        you are concerned or interested because of wrongful trading under the
        Insolvency Act 1986; or

    f)  If you become of unsound mind or become a patient under the Mental
        Health Act 1983; or

    g)  If you are convicted of any offence under the Companies Securities
        (Insider Dealing) Act 1985 or under any other present or future
        statutory enactment or regulations relating to insider dealings.

11.  Resignation and Return of Company Property
     ------------------------------------------

     a)  Upon the termination, by whatever means, of this Agreement, you will
         forthwith deliver to the Company all credit cards, keys and other
         property of, or relating to the business of the Company and the Group,
         wherever held, including all computer generated material, whether on
         disk or otherwise, which may be in your possession or under your power
         or control, save that this Clause 11(a) does not apply to Board minutes
         of the Company or any company in the Group and any documentation
         referred to therein relating to any period during which you were a
         director of the Company or such Group company which shall nevertheless
         remain confidential.

     b)  If, for any reason and with the consent of the Company, you retain the
         use of a motor car, or other Company property, for a period following
         the termination of this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to
         hold a reasonable sum of money as surety

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         against the return of such property in fit and proper condition at an
         agreed time and place.

     c)  Upon the termination of your employment, you will immediately resign
         from any office held as a Director or Secretary of companies in the
         Group as may be so requested, without claim for compensation.

12.  Confidential Information
     ------------------------

     a)  Unless ordered to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction you will
         not, either during the continuance of this employment, except so far as
         is necessary in the performance of your duties, or thereafter, without
         first having the consent in writing of the Company, divulge to any
         third party whatsoever any confidential information concerning the
         business, accounts, finances, materials, machinery, processes, secrets,
         dealings, transactions or affairs of the Company or any other company
         in the Group which has or may come to your knowledge during the course
         of this employment. For the purposes of this clause "confidential
         information" shall include but not be limited to the following (whether
         recorded in writing, on computer disc on in any other manner) :-
         internal management accounts; customer data; investment and pricing
         policies; product performance data; documents disclosing names and
         addresses of customers and suppliers of the Company and/or the Group;
         the contact name at such customer or supplier; the requirements of such
         customer or supplier; discounts offered by the Company and/or the
         Group; computer passwords. This duty remains binding on you even after
         your employment with the Company has terminated. The restrictions
         contained in this Clause 12(a) shall cease to apply with respect to any
         information which comes into the public domain otherwise than through
         unauthorised disclosure by you.

     b)  You will not, except in the normal course of business, publish any
         literature, deliver any lectures or make any communication with the
         Press or Media except with the prior permission of the Company.

13.  Inventions and Improvements
     ---------------------------

     Any invention, improvement, modification, discovery or design made by you
     solely, or jointly with any other person, arising out of or during the
     course of your employment shall be the sole property of the Company unless
     it deems otherwise.

14.  Post Employment Restrictions
     ----------------------------

     a)  For a period of 12 months following the termination of your employment,
         you will not without the prior written consent of the Company, on your
         own behalf or on behalf of any person, firm or company directly or
         indirectly:

         i.   Endeavour to solicit or entice away from the Group any person who
              at any time during the period of 12 months immediately preceding
              the termination of your employment was employed or engaged by the
              Group at Senior Management

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              level or above and with whom you had material contact during the
              course of your employment with the Company, or

         ii.  be associated with any bid for or purchase of any business within
              the United Kingdom, which the Company had at, any time during the
              12 months immediately prior to the termination of your employment
              entered into negotiations or discussions with, or had
              investigated, in each case with a view to the purchase of, or to
              bid for that business, and in which proposed bid or purchase you
              were personally involved.

    b)   For a period of 12 months following the termination of your employment
         with the Company, you will not without the prior written consent of the
         Company, be employed by, have interest in, act as advisor or consultant
         to, any other company which at the time of your ceasing to be employed
         by the Company is deemed to be materially in the same business as that
         of the Company in respect of any business carried on by the Company
         with which you are materially involved in the period of 12 months
         immediately prior to the termination of your employment.

     c)  The period of the restrictions set out in Clauses 14(a)(i) and (ii) and
         14(b) above shall be reduced pro rata by any period during which the
         Company exercises its rights under Clause 1(b) above.

15.  Data Protection
     ---------------

     You acknowledge that the Company will hold the information contained within
     this Agreement on your personal file. You are entitled under statute to
     have access to this file and to other information the Company holds about
     you pursuant to your employment hereunder (whether in computerised or
     manual record form) subject to certain restrictions imposed by law.

16.  Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures
     -------------------------------------

     a)  If you wish to seek redress of any grievance relating to your
         employment (other than one relating to a disciplinary decision) you
         should refer such grievance to your immediate superior and if the
         grievance is not resolved by discussion with him, it will be referred
         to the Board for resolution.

     b)  The Company's disciplinary procedures from time to time in force will
         be provided to you for information purposes only and do not form part
         of the contractual provisions of this Agreement.

17.  Definitions
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     In this Agreement, "associated companies" shall mean companies which are
     from time to time subsidiaries or holding companies of the Company or
     subsidiaries (other than the Company) of holding companies of the Company
     and "subsidiary" and "holding company" shall have the meanings respectively
     ascribed thereto by Section 736 of the Companies Act 1985.

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18.  Governing Law
     -------------

     This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
     law of England and the parties agree to submit to the non-exclusive
     jurisdiction of the English courts as regards any claim or matter arising
     in respect of this Agreement.

DATE:    20th October 2000

SIGNED by:   /s/ D R Hooper
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For and on the behalf of ENODIS plc

SIGNED by the said ANDREW ALLNER:  /s/ Andrew Allner
                                   -----------------

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[Letterhead of Enodis plc]

5 April 2001
A.J. Allner
9, The Crescent
Barnes
London
SW13 0NN

Dear Andrew:

This letter confirms the terms of a short-term incentive scheme agreed between
the Company and you.

The Company will make a cash payment to you of a gross sum calculated by
reference to the following:

   (a)  $5,000 per 1p increase in the price of the Company's ordinary share
        above 100p to the price of the Company's ordinary share being calculated
        as the average of the closing mid-market price of the Company's ordinary
        shares on the 5 dealing days following the preliminary announcement by
        the Company of its annual results for the year ending 30 September 2001
        OR, the price paid by an acquiring company in the event of a change of
        control of the Company prior to the preliminary announcement.

   (b)  The minimum payment which may be made to you under this arrangement
        will be $250,000.

   (c)  There is no maximum payment under this arrangement.

   (d)  The usual statutory deductions will be applied to this payment.

   (e)  Payment of this sum will be made within 10 days of the earlier of the
        preliminary announcement by the Company of its annual results or any
        offer made by an acquiring company to buy the entire issued share
        capital of the Company being declared wholly unconditional.

This letter also confirms that the period of 12 months mentioned in the first
line of clause 1(d)(2) of your service contract dated 20/th/ October 2000 is
extended to 18 months and the period of seven days mentioned in clause 1(d)(2)
is increased to 90 days.

Yours sincerely,

P.M. Brooks
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Chairman

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