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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                        LIMITED FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT AND
                      FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

        THIS LIMITED FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT
AGREEMENT (this "Fourth Amendment"), dated as of August 1, 2001, is entered into
among LLS CORP., an Illinois corporation (the "Borrower"), the institutions
listed on the signature pages hereof that are parties to the Credit Agreement
defined below, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative agent (in said capacity,
the "Administrative Agent"), CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, as syndication agent
(in said capacity, the "Syndication Agent"), and BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, as
documentation agent (the "Documentation Agent").

                                   BACKGROUND

        A. The Borrower, the Lenders, the Documentation Agent, the Syndication
Agent, and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit
Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1999, as amended by that certain First Amendment
to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 1999, that certain Second
Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 31, 1999, and that certain
Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2000 (as the same
has been or may be amended, restated or modified from time to time, the "Credit
Agreement").

        B. The Borrower has requested that the Lenders forbear from exercising
certain rights available to them as a result of the existing defaults by the
Borrower, and the Determining Lenders have agreed to do so on the terms set
forth herein, and furthermore the Borrower, the Determining Lenders, and the
Administrative Agent desire to make certain amendments to the Credit Agreement.

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, conditions and
agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and adequacy of which are all hereby acknowledged, the Borrower, the
Determining Lenders, and the Administrative Agent covenant and agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I

                                   Definitions

        Section 1.1 Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Fourth
Amendment, to the extent not otherwise defined herein, shall have the same
meanings as in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.

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                                   ARTICLE II

                                   Amendments

        Section 2.1 Amendment to Defined Terms in Section 1.1. Effective as of
the date hereof, the following definitions in Section 1.1 of the Credit
Agreement are amended and restated to read in their entirety as follows:

               "Applicable Base Rate Margin" means for all Advances, 2.25%.

               "Applicable Law" means (a) in respect of any Person, all
        provisions of constitutions, statutes, rules, regulations and orders of
        governmental bodies or regulatory agencies applicable to such Person and
        its properties, including, without limiting the foregoing, all orders
        and decrees of all courts and arbitrators in proceedings or actions to
        which the Person in question is a party, and (b) in respect of contracts
        relating to interest or finance charges that are made or performed in
        the State of New York, "Applicable Law" shall mean the laws of the
        United States of America, including, without limitation, 12 USC Sections
        85 and 86(a), as amended from time to time, and any other statute of the
        United States of America now or at any time hereafter prescribing the
        maximum rates of interest on loans and extensions of credit, and the
        laws of the State of New York.

               "Applicable LIBOR Rate Margin" means for all Advances, 3.50%.

               "Financial Advisor" has the meaning specified in Section 6.10.

               "Fourth Amendment" means that certain Limited Forbearance
        Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of August 1,
        2001, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and the Determining
        Lenders.

               "Interest Period" means the period beginning on the day any LIBOR
        Advance is made and ending one, two or three months thereafter (as the
        Borrower shall select); provided, however, that all of the foregoing
        provisions are subject to the following:

                      (a) if any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a
               day which is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be
               extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless the result
               of such extension would be to extend such Interest Period into
               another calendar month, in which event such Interest Period shall
               end on the immediately preceding Business Day;

                      (b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business
               Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no
               numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of
               such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of a
               calendar month; and

                      (c) there shall be outstanding at any one time no more
               than ten Interest Periods in the aggregate.

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               "Payment Date" means the last day of the Interest Period for any
        LIBOR Advance; provided, however, if the Interest Period for any LIBOR
        Advance exceeds one month, "Payment Date" shall also mean each day which
        is one month after the first day of such Interest Period.

               "Permitted Liens" means, as applied to any Person:

                      (a) Any Lien in favor of the Lenders or the Administrative
               Agent to secure the Obligations hereunder;

                      (b) (i) Liens on real estate for ad valorem taxes not yet
               delinquent, (ii) Liens on leasehold interests created by the
               lessor in favor of any mortgagee of the leased premises, and
               (iii) Liens for taxes, assessments, governmental charges, levies
               or claims not yet delinquent, or in each case for clauses (i) and
               (iii) that are being diligently contested in good faith by
               appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves shall
               have been set aside on such Person's books in accordance with
               GAAP, but only so long as no foreclosure, restraint, sale or
               similar proceedings have been commenced with respect thereto that
               has not been stayed;

                      (c) Liens of carriers, landlords, warehousemen, mechanics,
               laborers and materialmen and other similar Liens incurred in the
               ordinary course of business for sums not overdue for a period of
               more than 60 days or being contested in good faith, if such
               reserve or appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required by
               GAAP shall have been made therefor;

                      (d) (i) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business
               in connection with worker's compensation, unemployment insurance
               or similar legislation and (ii) deposits to secure the
               performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed
               money), leases, statutory obligations, insurance contracts,
               surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations
               of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

                      (e) Easements, right-of-way, restrictions and other
               similar encumbrances on the use of real property which do not
               materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of
               such Person or which are set forth in any title policy or "marked
               up" commitment thereof delivered pursuant hereto and reasonably
               acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

                      (f) Liens created to secure the purchase price of assets
               acquired by such Person or created to secure Indebtedness
               permitted by Section 7.1(c), (l) or (n) hereof, which is incurred
               solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition of such
               assets and incurred at the time of acquisition or within 90 days
               thereafter, so long as each such Lien shall at all times be
               confined solely to the asset or assets so acquired (and proceeds
               thereof), and refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions
               thereof so long as any such Lien remains solely on the asset or
               assets acquired and the amount of Indebtedness related thereto is
               not increased;

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                      (g) Liens in respect of judgments or awards not
               constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.1(h) hereof;

                      (h) Any Liens which are described on Schedule 1.1(c)
               hereto, and Liens resulting from the refinancing, renewal,
               refunding, or extension of the related Indebtedness, provided
               that the Indebtedness secured thereby shall not be increased and
               the Liens shall not cover additional assets of the Borrower
               (other than after-acquired title in or on such property and
               proceeds of the existing collateral in accordance with the
               document creating such Lien);

                      (i) Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing
               statements with respect to operating leases or consignment
               arrangements in the ordinary course of business;

                      (j) Liens in favor of banking institutions arising by
               operation of law encumbering deposits (including the right of
               setoff) held by such banking institution incurred in the ordinary
               course of business and which are within the general parameters
               customary in the banking industry;

                      (k) Liens existing on any property or asset at the time of
               acquisition thereof by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or
               existing on the property or assets of any Person that becomes a
               Subsidiary after the Agreement Date at the time such Person
               becomes a Subsidiary (provided, that (x) such Lien is not created
               in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or
               such Person becoming a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (y) such
               Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of the
               Borrower or its Subsidiaries and (z) such Lien shall secure only
               those obligations which it secures on the date of such
               acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary, as the
               case may be);

                      (l) any obligations or duties affecting any of the
               property of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries to any municipality
               or public authority with respect to any franchise, grant, license
               or permit which do not materially impair the use of such property
               for the purposes for which it is held and do not materially
               impair the value of the Collateral;

                      (m) Liens on property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
               in favor of landlords securing licenses, subleases and leases
               permitted hereunder and not interfering in any material respect
               with the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

                      (n) Licenses, leases or subleases permitted hereunder
               granted to others but not interfering in any material respect
               with any rights to the Collateral or with the business of the
               Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

                      (o) Deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade
               contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory
               obligations, insurance contracts,

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               surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations
               of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

                      (p) Any interest or title of a lessor under any lease
               entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the
               ordinary course of its business and covering only the assets so
               leased;

                      (q) Liens not otherwise permitted hereunder which secure
               obligations not to exceed $10,000,000 in aggregate amount
               outstanding at any time; provided that the Liens secure only such
               Indebtedness which would otherwise be permitted pursuant to
               Section 7.1(c) or (n) hereof but for the limitations on the
               amount of such Indebtedness set forth therein; and

                      (r) Liens in respect of Indebtedness permitted under
               Section 7.11(p).

               "Recovery Event" means any settlement of or payment in respect of
        any property insurance or casualty insurance claim or any condemnation
        proceeding in or deed in lieu thereof relating to any Collateral.

               "Revolving Credit Commitment" means $20,800,000 as reduced or
        terminated pursuant to Sections 2.6 or 8.2 hereof.

               "Subject Event" has the meaning specified in the Fourth
        Amendment.

        Section 2.2 Amendments to Sections 2.2(a), (b) and (c). Effective as of
the date hereof, Sections 2.2(a), (b) and (c) of the Credit Agreement are
amended and restated to read in their entirety as follows:

               (a) Base Rate Advances. In the case of Base Rate Advances (other
        than Swing Line Advances), the Borrower, through an Authorized
        Signatory, shall give the Administrative Agent prior to 12:00 noon,
        Charlotte, North Carolina time, on the date of any proposed Base Rate
        Advance irrevocable written notice in substantially the form of Exhibit
        K hereto (a "Notice of Borrowing") of its intention to borrow or
        reborrow a Base Rate Advance hereunder. Such Notice of Borrowing shall
        (i) specify the requested funding date, which shall be a Business Day,
        the amount of the proposed aggregate Base Rate Advances to be made by
        the Lenders, and whether such Advance is a Revolving Credit Advance,
        Facility A Term Loan Advance or Facility B Term Loan Advance, and (ii)
        confirm that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
        continuing.

               (b) LIBOR Advances. In the case of LIBOR Advances, the Borrower,
        through an Authorized Signatory, shall give the Administrative Agent at
        least three Business Days' irrevocable written notice pursuant to a
        Notice of Borrowing, of its intention to borrow or reborrow a LIBOR
        Advance hereunder. Notice shall be given to the Administrative Agent
        prior to 12:00 noon, Charlotte, North Carolina time, in order for such
        Business Day to count toward the minimum number of Business Days
        required. LIBOR Advances shall in all cases be subject to availability
        and to Article 9 hereof. For LIBOR Advances, the Notice of Borrowing
        shall (i) specify the requested funding date,

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        which shall be a Business Day, the amount of the proposed aggregate
        LIBOR Advances to be made by Lenders, whether such Advance is a
        Revolving Credit Advance, Facility A Term Loan Advance or Facility B
        Term Loan Advance, and the Interest Period selected by the Borrower,
        provided that no such Interest Period shall extend past the Revolving
        Commitment Maturity Date, the Facility A Term Loan Maturity Date or the
        Facility Term B Loan Maturity Date, as appropriate, or prohibit or
        impair the Borrower's ability to comply with Section 2.5 or 2.8 hereof
        and (ii) confirm that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
        continuing.

               (c) Swing Line Advances. In the case of Swing Line Advances, the
        Borrower, through an Authorized Signatory, shall give the Swing Line
        Bank and the Administrative Agent prior to 2:00 p.m., Charlotte, North
        Carolina time, on the date of any proposed Swing Line Advance
        irrevocable written notice pursuant to a Notice of Borrowing, of its
        intention to borrow or reborrow a Swing Line Advance. Such Notice of
        Borrowing shall (i) specify the requested funding date, which shall be a
        Business Day and the amount of the proposed Swing Line Advance and (ii)
        confirm that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
        continuing.

        Section 2.3 Amendment to Section 2.2(d). Effective as of the date
hereof, the second sentence of Section 2.2(d) of the Credit Agreement is amended
and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

        Not later than 12:00 noon, Charlotte, North Carolina time on the date of
        any proposed continuation of or a conversion to a Base Rate Advance and
        not later than 12:00 noon, Charlotte, North Carolina time at least three
        Business Days prior to any proposed continuation of or conversion to a
        LIBOR Advance, the Borrower, through an Authorized Signatory, shall give
        the Administrative Agent irrevocable written notice in substantially the
        form of Exhibit L hereto (a "Notice of Continuation/Conversion"),
        stating (i) the proposed conversion/continuation date (which shall be a
        Business Day), (ii) the amount of the Advance to be converted/continued,
        (iii) in the case of a conversion to, or a continuation of, a LIBOR
        Advance, the requested Interest Period, and (iv) in the case of a
        conversion of a Base Rate Advance to a LIBOR Advance or a continuation
        of a LIBOR Advance, stating that no Event of Default has occurred and is
        continuing.

        Section 2.4 Amendment to Section 2.3(a)(ii). Effective as of the date
hereof, Section 2.3(a)(ii) of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated to
read in its entirety as follows:

               (ii) Subject to Section 11.9 hereof, interest on the Base Rate
        Advances shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as
        applicable, for the number of days actually elapsed and shall be payable
        in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar month, and on the
        Revolving Commitment Maturity Date, the Facility A Term Loan Maturity
        Date or the Facility B Term Loan Maturity Date, as appropriate.

        Section 2.5 Amendment to 2.3(c)(ii). Effective as of the date hereof,
Section 2.3(c)(ii) of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated to read in
its entirety as follows:

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               (ii) Subject to Section 11.9 hereof, interest on Swing Line
        Advances shall be computed on the basis of a 365 or 366-day year, as
        applicable, for the actual number of days elapsed, and shall be payable
        in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar month, and on the
        Revolving Commitment Maturity Date.

        Section 2.6 Amendment to Section 2.3(e)(i). Effective as of the date
hereof, the reference to the phrase "Event of Default specified in Section
8.1(b) hereof" in Section 2.3(e)(i) of the Credit Agreement is deleted and the
reference to the phrase "Event of Default has occurred" is inserted in lieu
thereof.

        Section 2.7 Amendment to Section 2.5. Effective as of the date hereof,
Section 2.5(b) of the Credit Agreement is amended to amend and restate in their
entirety subsections (ii) and (iv) thereof and to add thereto subsection (vi)
and (vii) to read as follows:

               (ii) Prepayments from Sales of Assets. Within 10 Business Days of
        the receipt of Net Cash Proceeds from the sale or disposition by the
        Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any assets (including the Capital
        Stock of any Subsidiary) (other than any such sales or dispositions
        permitted without compliance herewith under clauses (a) through (g) of
        Section 7.5 hereof), the Borrower shall prepay Facility A Term Loan
        Advances and Facility B Term Loan Advances in an aggregate principal
        amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds received. Each such
        prepayment shall be applied as provided in Section 2.5(c) hereof.

               (iv) Prepayment from Recovery Events. Within 10 Business Days
        after receipt of Net Cash Proceeds by the Borrower or any of its
        Subsidiaries from any Recovery Event, unless a Reinvestment Notice shall
        have been delivered in respect thereof, the Borrower shall prepay
        Facility A Term Loan Advances and Facility B Term Loan Advances in an
        aggregate principal amount of 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds received,
        provided that if a Reinvestment Notice shall have been delivered in
        respect thereof, an amount equal to the Reinvestment Prepayment Amount
        with respect to the relevant Reinvestment Event shall be applied to
        payment of the Advances on the Reinvestment Prepayment Date unless the
        Determining Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing. Each such
        prepayment shall be applied as provided in Section 2.5(c) hereof.
        Notwithstanding the foregoing, from and after August 1, 2001, Borrower
        may only deliver a Reinvestment Notice in respect of Net Cash Proceeds
        equal to or less than $5,000,000 at any time pending reinvestment
        pursuant to a Reinvestment Notice.

               (vi) Prepayment from Sales of Capital Stock. Concurrently with
        the receipt of Net Cash Proceeds from the sale or disposition by the
        Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to any Person (other than to the
        Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) of any Capital Stock of the
        Borrower, the Borrower shall prepay the Facility A Term Loan Advances
        and the Facility B Term Loan Advances in an aggregate principal amount
        equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds received. Each such prepayment
        shall be applied as provided in Section 2.5(c) hereof.

               (vii) Prepayment from Litigation Proceeds. Concurrently with the
        receipt of any monies from the settlement, release from escrow,
        collection or otherwise in respect

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        of pending and/or threatened litigation claims by the Borrower or any of
        its Subsidiaries, the Borrower shall prepay Facility A Term Loan
        Advances and Facility B Term Loan Advances in an aggregate principal
        amount equal to 100% of such monies received less expenses incurred in
        the collection thereof. Each such prepayment shall be applied as
        provided in Section 2.5(c) hereof.

        Section 2.8 Amendment to Section 2.16(c). Effective as of the date
hereof, the first sentence of Section 2.16(c) of the Credit Agreement is amended
and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

        The Borrower will pay to the Issuing Bank an amount equal to each draft
        drawn under any Letter of Credit (x) on the Business Day of such drawing
        if presented by noon (Charlotte, North Carolina time) and (y) by 11:00
        a.m.(Charlotte, North Carolina time) on the first Business Day
        thereafter if presented after noon (Charlotte, North Carolina time).

        Section 2.9 Amendment to Article 4. Effective as of the date hereof, a
new Section 4.1(x) is hereby added to the Credit Agreement to read as follows:

               (x) Collateral. Pursuant to the Loan Documents, the Borrower and
        its Subsidiaries have granted to the Administrative Agent for the
        benefit of the Lenders perfected Liens upon all or substantially all of
        their respective assets.

        Section 2.10 Amendment to Section 5.7. Effective as of the date hereof,
Section 5.7 of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated to read in its
entirety as follows:

               Section 5.7 Visits and Inspections. The Borrower shall, and shall
        cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit representatives of the
        Administrative Agent or any Lender from time to time after reasonable
        notice by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to (a) visit and
        inspect the properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (i) as often
        as the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall reasonably deem
        advisable, and (ii) at reasonable times, (b) audit, inspect and make
        extracts from and copies of the Borrower's and each such Subsidiary's
        books and records, and (c) discuss with the Borrower's and each such
        Subsidiary's directors, officers, employees and auditors its business,
        assets, liabilities, financial positions, results of operations and
        business prospects, provided that the Administrative Agent or such
        Lender shall notify the Borrower prior to any contact with such auditors
        and give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in such
        discussions. The Borrower shall pay the reasonable expenses related to
        inspections and audits performed by the Administrative Agent. Prior to
        the occurrence of an Event of Default, all such visits and inspections
        shall be conducted during normal business hours and, other than visits
        and inspections by the Administrative Agent and/or any financial advisor
        to the Administrative Agent, shall not be conducted more often than once
        per fiscal quarter. Following the occurrence and during the continuance
        of an Event of Default, such visits and inspections shall be conducted
        at any time requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender without
        any requirement for advance notice.

        Section 2.11 Amendment to Section 5.11. Effective as of the date hereof,
Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated to read in its
entirety as follows:

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               Section 5.11 Further Assurances. At any time or from time to time
        upon reasonable request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower or any
        of its Subsidiaries shall execute and deliver such further documents and
        do such other acts and things as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
        request in order to effect fully the purposes of this Agreement and the
        other Loan Documents and to provide for payment of the Obligations in
        accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan
        Documents. At the time of delivery of the financial statements set forth
        in Sections 6.1. 6.2 and 6.8 hereof, if the information provided therein
        has changed since the last delivery thereof, the Borrower agrees to
        update and deliver to the Administrative Agent Schedule 4.1(a) hereto
        (with respect to the identities, jurisdictions of organization and
        ownership of the Borrower's Subsidiaries). The Borrower agrees to update
        the information on Schedule 2 to the Security Agreements promptly upon
        discovery that the information provided therein is not complete and
        correct in all material respects. On or before August 31, 2001, the
        Borrower agrees to execute and deliver, or cause its Subsidiaries to
        execute and deliver, to the Administrative Agent Deeds of Trust, in
        substantially the form of Exhibit I hereto with respect to any fee owned
        real property now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower or any
        Subsidiary, as applicable, with a fair market value in excess of (a)
        $500,000 at any time or (b) $2,000,000 in the aggregate at any time,
        together with any existing surveys and environmental reports in form
        reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and title insurance
        thereon in form and amount (not to exceed the fair market value thereof)
        reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and such board
        resolutions, officer's certificates, corporate and other documents and
        opinions of counsel as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request
        with respect thereto.

        Section 2.12 Addition to Article 5. Effective as of the date hereof, a
new Section 5.13 is added to Article 5 of the Credit Agreement to read in its
entirety as follows:

               Section 5.13 Deposit and Operating Accounts. The Borrower and its
        Subsidiaries shall (a) maintain all of their operating, deposit and all
        other accounts with any Lender which is a financial institution and (b)
        execute such documents, instruments and agreements as shall be
        reasonably necessary to confirm the first priority perfected security
        interest of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in
        such accounts and all amounts on deposit therein.

        Section 2.13 Amendment to Section 6.3. Effective as of the date hereof,
Section 6.3 of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated to read in its
entirety as follows:

               Section 6.3 Compliance Certificate. At the time financial
        statements are furnished pursuant to Sections 6.1, 6.2 and 6.8 hereof,
        the Compliance Certificate, completed as provided therein.

        Section 2.14 Amendment to Section 6.4(a)(i). Effective as of the date
hereof, Section 6.4(a)(i) of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated to
read in its entirety as follows:

               (i) all final management letters submitted to any Obligor by
        accountants in connection with any annual, interim or special audit,

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        Section 2.15 Additions to Article 6. Effective as of the date hereof,
new Sections 6.8, 6.9, and 6.10 are added to Article 6 to read in their entirety
as follows:

               Section 6.8 Monthly Financial Statements and Other Reports.
        Within 30 days after the end of each calendar month unaudited
        consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
        as of the end of such fiscal month and for the elapsed portion of the
        year ended with the last day of such fiscal month, setting forth in
        comparative form the figures for the corresponding period of the budget,
        all in reasonable detail certified by the chief executive officer, chief
        financial officer, vice president-finance, or other officer of the
        Borrower reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, to be, in
        his or her opinion acting solely in his or her capacity as an officer of
        the Borrower, complete and correct in all material respects and to
        present fairly, in accordance with GAAP, the financial position, results
        of operations, and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of
        the end of and for such fiscal month, and for the elapsed portion of the
        year ended with the last day of such fiscal month, subject only to the
        absence of footnotes and normal year-end adjustments.

               Section 6.9 Weekly Reports and Business Plan. The Borrower will
        deliver to the Administrative Agent the following financial reports:

               (1)    Effective as of August 7, 2001, the Borrower will deliver
                      on or before Wednesday of each week a 10-week rolling cash
                      flow forecast (including forecasting of receipts and
                      disbursements).

               (2)    Effective as of August 7, 2001, the Borrower will deliver
                      on or before Wednesday of each week a variance report
                      delineating all material variances from the prior week's
                      forecast of receipts and disbursements.

               (3)    On or before September 30, 2001, a satisfactory business
                      plan which includes a strategy for accomplishing repayment
                      in full of the Obligations.

               Section 6.10 Due Diligence. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries
        will at all times cooperate with the reasonable due diligence efforts of
        PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or such other Person as the Administrative
        Agent may engage as its financial advisor (the "Financial Advisor"),
        including the appraisals of certain fixed assets and the field audit to
        be conducted, and legal counsel for the Administrative Agent.

        Section 2.16 Amendment to Section 7.1(c). Effective as of the date
hereof, the reference to the dollar amount "$15,000,000" in Section 7.1(c) of
the Credit Agreement is deleted and a reference to the dollar amount
"$5,000,000," is inserted in lieu thereof.

        Section 2.17 Amendment to Section 7.1(l). Effective as of the date
hereof, Section 7.1(l) of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated to read
in its entirety as follows:

               (l) Indebtedness of all Foreign Subsidiaries of the Borrower for
        working capital purposes and overdraft facilities in an aggregate amount
        not to exceed the amounts outstanding on July 31, 2001;

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        Section 2.18 Amendment to Section 7.1(o). Effective as of the date
hereof, Section 7.1(o) of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated and
Section 7.1(p) is added to the Credit Agreement, each to read in its entirety as
follows:

               (o) Other unsecured Indebtedness not to exceed $10,000,000 in the
        aggregate at any time outstanding;

               (p) Other Indebtedness not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate
        at any time outstanding, so long as such Indebtedness is provided by a
        Lender and which Indebtedness may be secured by the Collateral on a pari
        passu basis with respect to the Obligations but shall have a priority
        claim upon any funds received (whether through settlement, release from
        escrow, collection or otherwise) in respect of claims arising directly
        or indirectly from the transactions contemplated by the Courtesy
        Recapitalization or otherwise in connection with the purchase of the
        Borrower and its Subsidiaries on or about July 30, 1999.

        Section 2.19 Amendment to Section 7.3(d). Effective as of the date
hereof, Section 7.3(d) of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated to read
in its entirety as follows:

               (d) Investments in (i) Domestic Subsidiaries which have complied
        with Section 5.12 hereof, (ii)(A) to the extent made by an Obligor,
        Foreign Subsidiaries which have the Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary as
        its direct parent 65% of whose Capital Stock shall be pledged to secure
        the Obligations, (B) to the extent made by an indirect Foreign
        Subsidiary, any Foreign Subsidiary and (C) to the extent made by an
        Obligor or any direct Foreign Subsidiary, indirect Foreign Subsidiaries
        not to exceed the aggregate amount outstanding as of August 1, 2001, and
        (iii) the Borrower (including, in each of clauses (i) and (ii) any new
        Subsidiary);

        Section 2.20 Amendment to Section 7.3(j). Effective as of the date
hereof, Section 7.3(j) of the Credit Agreement is amended to add the following
phrase at the beginning thereof:

                        "On or prior to August 1, 2001,"

        Section 2.21 Amendment to Section 7.3(k). Effective as of the date
hereof, Section 7.3(k) of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated to read
in its entirety as follows:

               (k) Acquisitions completed on or before August 1, 2001.

        Section 2.22 Amendment to Section 7.5. Effective as of the date hereof,
Section 7.5 of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated to read in its
entirety as follows:

               Section 7.5 Sale of Assets. The Borrower shall not, and shall not
        permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell (including for discount or
        otherwise), lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of assets, except (a)
        sales of inventory sold in the ordinary course of business, (b) sales or
        other dispositions of assets in the ordinary course of business in which
        the Net Cash Proceeds thereof are used within ninety (90) days of the
        date of disposition to purchase assets useful in the business of the
        Borrower and its Subsidiaries, provided that

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        the aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds outstanding and pending
        reinvestment pursuant to this clause (b) shall not exceed $2,500,000 at
        any time outstanding, unless the Determining Lenders shall otherwise
        consent in writing, provided further that any such Net Cash Proceeds not
        reinvested within ninety (90) days after the date of disposition shall
        be applied in accordance with Section 2.5(b)(ii) of this Agreement, (c)
        sales of Cash and Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of business,
        (d) sales and dispositions (i) from the Borrower or any Domestic
        Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Domestic Subsidiary and (ii)
        from any Foreign Subsidiary to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries,
        (e) transfers resulting from any casualty or condemnation of property or
        assets so long as the Net Cash Proceeds thereof are applied in
        accordance with Section 2.5(b)(ii) of this Agreement, (f) the sale or
        discount of overdue accounts receivable in the ordinary course of
        business, in connection with the compromise or collection thereof, and
        (g) licenses or sublicenses of intellectual property and general
        intangibles and licenses, leases or subleases of other property in each
        case in the ordinary course of business and which do not materially
        interfere with the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

        Section 2.23 Amendment to Section 7.6. Effective as of the date hereof,
Section 7.6 of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated to read in its
entirety as follows:

               Section 7.6 Restricted Payments. The Borrower shall not, and
        shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly
        declare, pay or make any Restricted Payments, except (a) Dividends
        payable by a Subsidiary to the Borrower or another Subsidiary, (b)
        Dividends payable in stock and not cash, (c) regularly scheduled
        payments of interest on the Senior Subordinated Notes, the Bridge Notes
        or any Institutional Debt or dividends payable in kind on any Preferred
        Stock in accordance with its terms, (d) Restricted Payments as the
        result of the repurchase of the Capital Stock of the Borrower or other
        securities of the Borrower from outside directors, employees or members
        of management of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower on or
        prior to August 1, 2001, (e) Restricted Payments as a result of a
        purchase of Capital Stock made in order to fulfill the obligations of
        the Borrower or its Subsidiaries under an employee stock purchase plan
        or similar plan covering employees of the Borrower or any Subsidiary as
        from time to time in effect in an aggregate net amount not to exceed
        $5,000,000 during the term of this Agreement, and (f) Restricted
        Payments made pursuant to the Courtesy Recapitalization prior to August
        1, 2001; provided, further, however, the Borrower shall not pay or make
        any Restricted Payments permitted by this Section 7.6 unless there shall
        exist no Default prior to or after giving effect to any such proposed
        Restricted Payment.

        Section 2.24 Amendment to Sections 8.1(d) and (k). Effective as of the
date hereof, Sections 8.1(d) and (k) of the Credit Agreement are amended and
restated to read in their entirety as follows:

               (d) The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall default in the
        performance or observance of any other agreement or covenant contained
        in this Agreement not specifically referred to elsewhere in this Section
        8.1, and such default shall not be cured within a period of 30 days
        after the earlier of (i) the date on which such failure or neglect

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        first becomes known to a senior officer of the Borrower or (ii) the
        delivery of written notice of such breach by the Administrative Agent;

               ...

               (k) The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall default in any
        payment in respect of Indebtedness beyond any grace period provided with
        respect thereto, or shall default in the performance of any agreement or
        instrument under which such Indebtedness is created or evidenced beyond
        any applicable grace period, or any other event or condition shall occur
        in respect of such Indebtedness, if the effect of such default, event or
        condition is to permit or cause the holder of such Indebtedness (or a
        trustee on behalf of any such holder) to cause such Indebtedness to
        become due, repurchased or redeemed prior to its date of maturity,
        provided that a default, event or condition of the type described above
        in this Section 8.1(k) shall not constitute an Event of Default under
        this Agreement unless, at such time, one or more defaults, events or
        conditions of the type described above in this Section 8.1(k) shall have
        occurred and be continuing with respect to Indebtedness the outstanding
        amount of which exceeds in the aggregate $2,500,000;

        Section 2.25 Amendment to Section 11.1(a)(ii). Effective as of the date
hereof, Section 11.1(a)(ii) of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated to
read in its entirety as follows:

        (ii)   If to the Administrative Agent, at:

                             Bank of America, N.A.
                             100 North Tryon Street
                             NC1-007-13-06
                             Charlotte, NC  28255
                             Fax:  (704) 409-0185
                             Attn:  Robert A. Klawinski

        With a copy to:      Bank of America, N.A.
                             101 North Tryon Street
                             NC1-001-15-04
                             Charlotte, NC  28255
                             Fax:  (704) 388-1108
                             Attn:  Agency Services

        Section 2..26 Amendment to Section 11.2(a). Effective as of the date
hereof, Section 11.2(a) of the Credit Agreement is amended to add at the end
thereof the following:

               (a) and financial advisors to the Administrative Agent.

        Section 2.27 Amendment to Exhibit E and Exhibit K. Effective as of the
date hereof, all references to "Exhibit E and Exhibit K" in the Credit Agreement
are deemed to be references to the "Exhibit E and Exhibit K" attached hereto as
Exhibit E and Exhibit K.

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                                   ARTICLE III

                         Representations and Warranties

        Section 3.1 By its execution and delivery hereof, the Borrower
represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof and after giving effect to
the amendments contemplated by the foregoing Article II:

               (a) the representations and warranties contained in the Credit
        Agreement and the other Loan Documents (other than those representations
        and warranties that specifically relate to an earlier date or to the
        Subject Events as such term is defined in Section 5.1 below) are true
        and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as
        made on and as of such date;

               (b) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a
        Default or an Event of Default other than the Subject Events;

               (c) the Borrower has full corporate power and authority to
        execute and deliver this Fourth Amendment, and this Fourth Amendment
        constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower,
        enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as
        enforceability may be limited by applicable Debtor Relief Laws and by
        general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is
        sought in a proceeding in equity or at law) and except as rights to
        indemnity may be limited by federal or state securities laws;

               (d) neither the execution, delivery and performance of this
        Fourth Amendment nor the consummation of any transactions contemplated
        herein will conflict with any material Applicable Law, the articles of
        incorporation, bylaws or other governance document of the Borrower or
        any of its Subsidiaries, or any material indenture, agreement or other
        instrument to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of
        their respective property may be bound;

               (e) no authorization, approval, consent, or other action by,
        notice to, or filing with, any governmental authority or other Person
        (other than the Board of Directors of the Borrower or any Guarantor), is
        required for the execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower of
        this Fourth Amendment or the acknowledgment of this Fourth Amendment by
        any Guarantor other than (i) those approvals and consents already
        obtained, and (ii) consents under immaterial contractual obligations;

               (f) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have granted to the
        Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a first priority
        perfected security interest and Lien upon all or substantially all of
        the real property and personal property of the Borrower and its Domestic
        Subsidiaries, except for Permitted Liens; and

               (g) attached hereto as Schedule 5.13 is a listing of all deposit
        accounts of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the amounts on deposit
        therein as of a date no earlier than June 30, 2001.

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                                   ARTICLE IV

                           Conditions Of Effectiveness

        Section 4.1 Conditions. The effectiveness of this Fourth Amendment is
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

               (a) the Administrative Agent shall receive counterparts of this
        Fourth Amendment executed by the Determining Lenders;

               (b) the Administrative Agent shall receive counterparts of this
        Fourth Amendment executed by the Borrower and acknowledged by each
        Guarantor;

               (c) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certified
        resolution of the Board of Directors of the Borrower authorizing the
        execution, delivery and performance of this Fourth Amendment;

               (d) the Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion of
        counsel to the Borrower, in form and substance satisfactory to the
        Administrative Agent;

               (e) the Administrative Agent for the pro rata benefit of the
        Lenders shall have received payment of all accrued and unpaid interest
        on the outstanding Advances;

               (f) the Administrative Agent shall receive payment of all
        outstanding fees and expenses of counsel and consultants for the
        Administrative Agent, including without limitation, the fees and
        expenses of the Financial Advisor, Donohoe Jameson and Carroll P.C. and
        Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C. and retainers in the amount of $100,000
        for the Financial Advisor and $50,000 for Winstead Sechrest & Minick
        P.C.;

               (g) the Administrative Agent shall receive copies of the
        amendments to the Consulting Agreements which amend the Consulting
        Agreements to provide that management, advisory, consulting and similar
        fees owed to any Affiliate of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
        may be accrued but shall not be paid to such Affiliate;

               (h) the Administrative Agent shall receive, in form and substance
        satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel, such other
        documents, certificates and instruments as the Administrative Agent
        shall reasonably require; and

               (i) the Administrative Agent shall have received an amendment to
        the Security Agreement and additional UCC-1 Financing Statements in form
        and substance satisfactory to it.

        Section 4.2 Amendment Fee. Provided this Fourth Amendment becomes
effective, the Borrower covenants and agrees to pay an amendment fee to the
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders which execute and deliver this
Fourth Amendment to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) on or before 10:00
a.m. Central Daylight time on August 3, 2001, in an amount equal to the product
of (a) 0.20% multiplied by (b)(i) with respect to each Lender having a portion
of the Revolving Credit Commitment, an amount equal to such Lender's portion of
the

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Revolving Credit Commitment after giving effect to this Fourth Amendment, and
(ii) with respect to each Lender which is owed Facility A Term Loan Advances or
Facility B Term Loan Advances, the aggregate principal amount of Facility A Term
Loan Advances and Facility B Term Loan Advances owed to such Lender on the date
of this Fourth Amendment. Such amendment fee shall be earned and due and payable
on August 1, 2001, and shall be paid in immediately available funds, but payment
thereof shall be deferred until October 31, 2001. The Borrower agrees that the
failure to pay the amendment fee provided in this Section 4.2 shall be an Event
of Default under Section 8.1(b)(ii) of the Credit Agreement.

        Section 4.3 Guarantor Acknowledgment. By signing below, each of the
Guarantors (i) acknowledges, consents and agrees to the execution and delivery
of this Fourth Amendment, (ii) acknowledges and agrees that its obligations in
respect of its Subsidiary Guaranty are not released, diminished, waived,
modified, impaired or affected in any manner by this Fourth Amendment or any of
the provisions contemplated herein, (iii) ratifies and confirms its obligations
under its Subsidiary Guaranty, and (iv) acknowledges and agrees that it has no
claims or offsets against, or defenses or counterclaims to, its Subsidiary
Guaranty solely as a result of the execution and delivery of this Fourth
Amendment.

                                    ARTICLE V

                    Limited Forbearance and Other Agreements

        Section 5.1 Forbearance. The Borrower has requested that the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders forbear from exercising the rights and
remedies available to them with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as
a result of the Subject Events (hereinafter defined) during the period from the
date hereof to and including October 31, 2001. The Administrative Agent and the
Determining Lenders hereby agree to forbear from instituting the Default Rate,
prohibiting Advances from being continued as or converted into LIBOR Advances,
and exercising the rights and remedies available to them with respect to the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries as a result of the Subject Events, other than
Blockage Rights, from the date hereof to and including October 31, 2001, subject
to the terms of this Agreement and subject to the occurrence of no further Event
of Default. Upon the earlier of (i) the occurrence of any Event of Default,
other than as a result of the Subject Events, (ii) the commencement of any
collection action by the holders of the Senior Subordinated Notes or any trustee
or representative thereof, or (iii) October 31, 2001, the Administrative Agent's
and the Determining Lenders' agreement herein to forbear from instituting the
Default Rate, prohibiting Advances from being continued as or converted into
LIBOR Advances, and exercising the rights and remedies available to them with
respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as the result of the Subject Events
(other than Blockage Rights) shall at the option of the Determining Lenders
immediately terminate, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be
entitled immediately to exercise any and all rights and remedies available under
the Credit Agreement and any other Loan Document, at law, in equity, or
otherwise, without notice, demand, presentment, notice of dishonor, notice of
acceleration, notice of intent to accelerate, protest, or other formalities of
any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower. The Borrower
hereby acknowledges its noncompliance with the Credit Agreement as a result of
the Subject Events, acknowledges the existence of an Event of Default, and
acknowledges that this Fourth Amendment constitutes

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notice thereof and waives any and all further notices with respect thereto. The
agreement of the Administrative Agent and the Determining Lenders herein shall
not constitute a waiver of any Default including without limitation the Subject
Events. As used herein, the "Subject Events" means the failure of the Borrower
to comply with the provisions of the Loan Documents described on Schedule 1
hereto for the periods described on Schedule 1. The parties hereto expressly
acknowledge and agree that the agreements of the Administrative Agent and the
Determining Lenders herein shall not in any manner restrict or impair any rights
or remedies available to them with respect to any Persons (including without
limitation the right to send a Blockage Notice, as defined in the Indenture
dated July 30, 1999, pursuant to which the Senior Subordinated Notes were
issued, with respect to the Senior Subordinated Notes) other than the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries (collectively, "Blockage Rights") as a result of the
Defaults which result from the Subject Events.

        Section 5.2 Interest Periods. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein or in the Credit Agreement, no Interest Period may extend
beyond October 31, 2001, so long as the Subject Events continue to exist as
Defaults.

        Section 5.3 Direction to Administrative Agent. Determining Lenders
hereby provide notice to the Administrative Agent that as a result of the
existing Events of Default, the Administrative Agent is hereby delivered notice
of its obligation to apply payments received in accordance with Section
2.10(d)(ii). Determining Lenders hereby direct the Administrative Agent to
execute such documents as shall be necessary to enable the Borrower to incur the
Indebtedness contemplated by Section 7.1(p) of the Credit Agreement, including
without limitation execution of documents (i) subordinating the Lien which
secures the Obligations upon the claims arising directly or indirectly from the
transactions contemplated by the Courtesy Recapitalization or otherwise in
connection with the acquisition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on or about
July 30, 1999, to the Lien thereon which secures the Indebtedness contemplated
by Section 7.1(p) of the Credit Agreement, (ii) granting or consenting to a pari
passu Lien upon the Collateral as security for the Indebtedness contemplated by
Section 7.1(p) of the Credit Agreement, and (iii) in respect of intercreditor
arrangements with any Lender of the Indebtedness contemplated by Section 7.1(p)
of the Credit Agreement.

        Section 5.4 Additional Advances; Termination of Swing Line Facility. The
Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that as of the date hereof the Lenders
shall have no further obligation to make Advances or issue Letters of Credit
under the Credit Agreement, and that any and all payments made after the date
hereof, to the extent applied to the Revolving Credit Advances, shall constitute
permanent reductions in the Revolving Credit Commitment. The Borrower
acknowledges and agrees that as of August 1, 2001, the Swing Line Bank shall
have no further obligation to make Swing Line Advances. Effective as of the date
hereof, all outstanding Swing Line Advances shall be refunded as Revolving
Credit Advances.

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                                   ARTICLE VI

                                  Miscellaneous

        Section 6.1   Reference To The Credit Agreement.

               (a) Upon the effectiveness of this Fourth Amendment, each
        reference in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", or
        words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit
        Agreement, as amended by this Fourth Amendment.

               (b) The Credit Agreement, as amended by this Fourth Amendment,
        and all other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and
        are hereby ratified and confirmed.

               (c) This Fourth Amendment is a Loan Document and shall be subject
        to the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement applicable to Loan
        Documents.

        Section 6.2 Costs and Expenses. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay when
due the fees and expenses provided for in Section 11.2 of the Credit Agreement.

        Section 6.3 Indemnification. THE BORROWER AND EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY
AGREE TO INDEMNIFY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE SYNDICATION AGENT, THE
DOCUMENTATION AGENT, THE CO-AGENTS AND EACH LENDER AND EACH AFFILIATE THEREOF
AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, ATTORNEYS, AND AGENTS FROM,
AND HOLD EACH OF THEM HARMLESS AGAINST, ANY AND ALL LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS,
DAMAGES, PENALTIES, JUDGMENTS, DISBURSEMENTS, COSTS, AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING
REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES) TO WHICH ANY OF THEM MAY BECOME SUBJECT WHICH
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISE FROM OR RELATE TO (a) THE NEGOTIATION, EXECUTION,
DELIVERY, PERFORMANCE, ADMINISTRATION, OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY OF THE LOAN
DOCUMENTS, (b) ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, (c)
ANY BREACH BY THE BORROWER OR ANY GUARANTOR OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY,
COVENANT, OR OTHER AGREEMENT CONTAINED IN ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, (d) THE
PRESENCE, RELEASE, THREATENED RELEASE, DISPOSAL, REMOVAL, OR CLEANUP OF ANY
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL LOCATED ON, ABOUT, WITHIN, OR AFFECTING ANY OF THE PROPERTIES
OR ASSETS OF THE BORROWER, ANY GUARANTOR OR ANY OF THEIR SUBSIDIARIES, (e) THE
USE OR PROPOSED USE OF ANY LETTER OF CREDIT, (f) ANY AND ALL TAXES, LEVIES,
DEDUCTIONS, AND CHARGES IMPOSED ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, OR ANY OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT'S CORRESPONDENTS IN RESPECT OF ANY LETTER OF CREDIT, OR (g)
ANY INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION, OR OTHER PROCEEDING, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, ANY THREATENED INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION, OR OTHER PROCEEDING
RELATING TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING AND ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY COURT
ORDER, INJUNCTION OR OTHER PROCESS OR DECREE RESTRAINING OR SEEKING TO RESTRAIN
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FROM PAYING ANY AMOUNT UNDER

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ANY LETTER OF CREDIT. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY PROVISION OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT OR
OF ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, IT IS THE EXPRESS INTENTION OF THE PARTIES HERETO
THAT EACH PERSON TO BE INDEMNIFIED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE INDEMNIFIED FROM
AND HELD HARMLESS AGAINST ANY AND ALL LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES,
PENALTIES, JUDGMENTS, DISBURSEMENTS, COSTS, AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING REASONABLE
ATTORNEYS' FEES) ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM THE SOLE OR CONTRIBUTORY
NEGLIGENCE OF SUCH PERSON; PROVIDED HOWEVER, NO PERSON SHALL BE INDEMNIFIED
HEREUNDER FOR ITS OWN GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT. The provisions of
this Section 6.3 shall survive the termination of the Credit Agreement and this
Fourth Amendment.

        Section 6.4 Waiver and Release. IN ADDITION, TO INDUCE THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE SYNDICATION AGENT, THE DOCUMENTATION AGENT, THE
CO-AGENTS AND THE LENDERS TO AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT, THE
BORROWER AND EACH GUARANTOR (BY THEIR EXECUTION BELOW) REPRESENT AND WARRANT
THAT AS OF THE DATE OF THEIR EXECUTION OF THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT THERE ARE NO
CLAIMS OR OFFSETS AGAINST OR DEFENSES OR COUNTERCLAIMS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE
OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, IN THE
EVENT THERE EXIST ANY SUCH CLAIMS, THE BORROWER AND EACH GUARANTOR (BY THEIR
EXECUTION BELOW):

               (a) WAIVER. WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, OFFSETS, DEFENSES OR
        COUNTERCLAIMS, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, ARISING PRIOR TO THE DATE OF
        THEIR EXECUTION OF THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT AND

               (b) RELEASE. RELEASE AND DISCHARGE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE
        SYNDICATION AGENT, THE DOCUMENTATION AGENT, THE CO-AGENTS AND THE
        LENDERS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS,
        SHAREHOLDERS, AFFILIATES AND ATTORNEYS (COLLECTIVELY THE "RELEASED
        PARTIES") FROM ANY AND ALL OBLIGATIONS, INDEBTEDNESS, LIABILITIES,
        CLAIMS, RIGHTS, CAUSES OF ACTION OR DEMANDS WHATSOEVER, WHETHER KNOWN OR
        UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHICH THE BORROWER
        AND EACH GUARANTOR EVER HAD, NOW HAVE, CLAIMS TO HAVE OR MAY HAVE
        AGAINST ANY RELEASED PARTY ARISING PRIOR TO THE DATE HEREOF AND FROM OR
        IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
        THEREBY.

The provisions of this Section 6.4 shall survive termination of the Credit
Agreement and this Fourth Amendment.

        Section 6.5 Execution in Counterparts. This Fourth Amendment may be
executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be
deemed to be an original and all of which taken

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together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Signatures
transmitted by facsimile shall be effective as originals.

        Section 6.6 Governing Law; Binding Effect. This Fourth Amendment shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of New
York without regard to the principles of the conflicts of Laws and the
applicable federal Laws and shall be binding upon the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agent and each
Lender and their respective successors and assigns.

        Section 6.7 Headings. Section headings in this Fourth Amendment are
included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a
part of this Fourth Amendment for any other purpose.

        Section 6.8 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE BORROWER, THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY KNOWINGLY VOLUNTARILY, IRREVOCABLY
AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL RIGHT TO
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO
ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY. THIS
PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO EACH LENDER ENTERING INTO THIS FOURTH
AMENDMENT.

        Section 6.9 Entire Agreement. THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AS AMENDED BY THIS
FOURTH AMENDMENT, AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR,
CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO
UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Fourth
Amendment as the date first above written.

                                    LLS CORP.

                                    By: /s/ WES DEHAVEN
                                        ---------------------------------
                                        Name:  Wes DeHaven
                                              ---------------------------
                                        Title: Senior Vice President &
                                               Chief Financial Officer
                                         --------------------------------

                                    BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative
                                    Agent and as a Lender

                                    By: /s/ ROBERT KLAWINSKI
                                       ------------------------------------
                                       Name: Robert Klawinski
                                            -------------------------------
                                       Title: Managing Director
                                             ------------------------------

                                    CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, as Syndication
                                    Agent and as a Lender

                                    By:   /s/ DAVID L. SAWYER
                                       ------------------------------------
                                       Name:  David L. Sawyer
                                            -------------------------------
                                       Title: Vice President
                                             ------------------------------

                                    By:   /s/ BILL O'DALY
                                       ------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Bill O'Daly
                                            -------------------------------
                                       Title: Vice President
                                             ------------------------------

                                   BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, as
                                   Documentation Agent and as a Lender

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

                                   BANK AUSTRIA CREDITANSTALT
                                   CORPORATE FINANCE, INC., as a Lender

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

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                                   BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI TRUST COMPANY, as a
                                   Lender

                                   By:       /s/ ERIC J. PLANEY
                                      ------------------------------------
                                      Name:      Eric J. Planey
                                           -------------------------------
                                      Title:     Assistant Vice-President
                                            ------------------------------

                                   BANK ONE, NA, as a Lender

                                   By:       /s/ JOANNA W. ANDERSON
                                      ------------------------------------
                                      Name:      Joanna W. Anderson
                                           -------------------------------
                                      Title:     Corporate Banking Officer
                                            ------------------------------

                                   BANK POLSKA KASA OPIEKI, as a Lender

                                   By:       /s/ HARVEY WINTER
                                      ------------------------------------
                                      Name:      Harvey Winter
                                           -------------------------------
                                      Title:     Vice President
                                            ------------------------------

                                   COMERICA BANK, as a Lender

                                   By:       /s/ LISA D. MCKINNON
                                      ------------------------------------
                                      Name:  Lisa D. McKinnon
                                           -------------------------------
                                      Title: Vice President
                                            ------------------------------

                                   DRESDNER BANK, AG, as a Lender

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

                                   EATON VANCE FUND, as a Lender

                                   By:
                                      ------------------------------------
                                      Name:
                                           -------------------------------
                                      Title:
                                            ------------------------------
<PAGE>   23

                                   FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as a Lender

                                   By: /s/ PETER M. ANZIVINO
                                      ---------------------------------------
                                      Name: Peter M. Anzivino
                                           ----------------------------------
                                      Title: Vice President
                                            ---------------------------------

                                   MORGAN STANLEY PRIME INCOME TRUST,
                                   as a Lender

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

                                   NATEXIS BANQUES POPULARIES, as a Lender

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

                                   THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as a
                                   Lender

                                   By:        /s/ Olga Georgiev
                                       --------------------------------------
                                       Name:      Olga Georgiev
                                             --------------------------------
                                       Title:     Vice President
                                              -------------------------------

                                   US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a
                                   Lender

                                   By:       /s/ Ronald Shapiro
                                      ---------------------------------------
                                      Name:      Ronald Shapiro
                                           ----------------------------------
                                      Title:     Vice President
                                                 As Agent In Fact for
                                                 US Bank National Association
                                            ---------------------------------

<PAGE>   24

                                   VAN KAMPEN SENIOR FLOATING RATE
                                   FUND

                                   By: Van Kampen Investment Advisory Corp.

                                   By:    /s/ Douglas L. Winchell
                                       -----------------------------------
                                       Name:  Douglas L. Winchell
                                             -----------------------------
                                       Title: Vice President
                                              ----------------------------

                                   WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA (successor in
                                   interest to Bank United of Texas, fsb), as
                                   a Lender

                                   By:        /s/ Tony Yee
                                       -----------------------------------
                                       Name:      Tony Yee
                                             -----------------------------
                                       Title:     Assistant Vice President
                                              ----------------------------

                                   WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as a Lender

                                   By:      /s/ Michael B. Sullivan
                                      ------------------------------------
                                      Name:     Michael B. Sullivan
                                           -------------------------------
                                      Title:    Senior Vice President
                                            ------------------------------

<PAGE>   25

ACKNOWLEDGED, AGREED AND ACCEPTED:

COURTESY CORPORATION

By: /s/ Wes DeHaven
    ------------------------------------
    Name:  Wes DeHaven
         -------------------------------
    Title: Senior Vice President &
           Chief Financial Officer
    ------------------------------------

CREATIVE PACKAGING CORP.

By: /s/ Wes DeHaven
    ------------------------------------
    Name:  Wes DeHaven
         -------------------------------
    Title: Senior Vice President &
           Chief Financial Officer
    ------------------------------------

COURTESY SALES CORP.

By: /s/ Wes DeHaven
    ------------------------------------
    Name:  Wes DeHaven
         -------------------------------
    Title: Senior Vice President &
           Chief Financial Officer
    ------------------------------------

<PAGE>   26

                                   SCHEDULE 1

                                 Subject Events

        1. Existing Events of Default by reason of the Borrower's failure to
comply with Section 7.8 (Leverage Ratio), and Section 7.9 (Interest Coverage
Ratio), for the Borrower's fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2001, and to make the
scheduled principal payment due on July 31, 2001, pursuant to Sections 2.8(b)
and 2.8(c).

        2. An Event of Default under Section 8.1(k) of the Credit Agreement by
reason of the Borrower's failure to make the interest payment due on August 1,
2001, under the Senior Subordinated Notes, and by reason of the default with
respect to the Senior Subordinated Notes which arises by reason of the
Borrower's failure to pay when due the principal amounts of the Facility A Term
Loan Advances and of the Facility B Term Loan Advances due and payable on July
31, 2001.<PAGE>   1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2

                                 FIRST AMENDMENT
                                       TO
                       MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT AGREEMENT

        THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT AGREEMENT (this
"Amendment") is made and entered into effective as of August 1, 2001 among LLS
Corp., an Illinois corporation (together with its successors, "Holdings"),
Courtesy Corporation, an Illinois corporation (together with its successors,
"Courtesy"), Creative Packaging Corp., an Illinois corporation (together with
its successors, "Creative"), and Courtesy Sales Corp., an Illinois corporation
(together with its successors, "Courtesy Sales", and together with Holdings,
Courtesy and Creative, the "Clients"), and Hicks, Muse & Co. Partners, L.P., a
Texas limited partnership (together with its successors, "HMCo").

                                   BACKGROUND

        1. The Clients and HMCo are parties to that certain Monitoring And
Oversight Agreement dated as of July 30, 1999 (the "Agreement").

        2. The Clients and HMCo desire to make certain amendments to the
Agreement in accordance with certain provisions of the Fourth Amendment (as
hereinafter defined).

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

                                   AMENDMENTS

        1. Amendment to Section 3. Compensation: Effective as of the date
hereof, Section 3(a) of the Agreement is amended and restated to read in its
entirety as follows:

               3.  Compensation.

               (a) As compensation for HMCo's services to the Clients under this
        Agreement, the Clients hereby irrevocably agree, jointly and severally,
        to pay HMCo an aggregate annual fee (the "Monitoring Fee") of Five
        Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($500,000.00) (the "Base Fee"),
        subject to adjustment pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) below and
        prorated on a daily basis for any partial calendar year during the term
        of this Agreement. The Monitoring Fee shall accrue in equal quarterly
        installments on each of January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 during
        the term of this Agreement (each, a "Payment Date"), provided, however,
        that the Monitoring Fee shall accrue but shall not be payable until such
        time as the Commitments (as defined in the Credit Agreement (as
        hereinafter defined)) have been terminated and the Obligations (as
        defined in the

<PAGE>   2

        Credit Agreement) have been paid in full. All payments shall be made by
        wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account described on
        Exhibit A hereto (or such other account as HMCo may hereafter designate
        in writing). As used herein, (i) "Credit Agreement" means that certain
        Credit Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1999, among Holdings, the lenders
        from time to time party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as
        administrative agent, Credit Suisse First Boston, as syndication agent,
        and Bankers Trust Company, as documentation agent (as amended, waived,
        supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, together with any
        substitution or replacement therefor), and (ii) "Fourth Amendment" means
        that certain Limited Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to
        Credit Agreement, dated of even date herewith, among Holdings, the
        institutions listed on the signature pages thereof, Bank of America,
        N.A., as administrative agent, Credit Suisse First Boston, as
        syndication agent, and Bankers Trust Company, as documentation agent (as
        amended, waived, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time,
        together with any substitution or replacement therefor).

        2. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be construed, interpreted and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, excluding any
choice-of-law provisions thereof.

        3. Assignment. This Amendment and all provisions contained herein shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, neither this
Amendment nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be
assigned (other than with respect to the rights and obligations of HMCo, which
may be assigned to any one or more of its principals or affiliates) by any of
the parties without the prior written consent of the other parties.

        4. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and the signature of any
party to any counterpart shall be deemed a signature to, and may be appended to,
any other counterpart.

                                       2
<PAGE>   3
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed as of the date and year first above written.

                                    HICKS, MUSE & CO. PARTNERS, L.P.

                                    By:    HM PARTNERS INC.,
                                           its General Partner

                                    By:    /s/ David W. Knickel
                                       ---------------------------------
                                    Name:  David W. Knickel
                                         -------------------------------
                                    Title: Vice President
                                          ------------------------------

                                    LLS CORP.

                                    By:    /s/ Wes DeHaven
                                       ---------------------------------
                                    Name:  Wes DeHaven
                                         -------------------------------
                                    Title: Senior Vice President and Chief
                                           Financial Officer
                                          ------------------------------

                                    COURTESY CORPORATION

                                    By:    /s/ Wes DeHaven
                                       ---------------------------------
                                    Name:  Wes DeHaven
                                         -------------------------------
                                    Title: Senior Vice President and Chief
                                           Financial Officer
                                          ------------------------------

                                    CREATIVE PACKAGING CORP.

                                    By:    /s/ Wes DeHaven
                                       ---------------------------------
                                    Name:  Wes DeHaven
                                         -------------------------------
                                    Title: Senior Vice President and Chief
                                           Financial Officer
                                          ------------------------------

                                    COURTESY SALES CORP.

                                    By:    /s/ Wes DeHaven
                                       ---------------------------------
                                    Name:  Wes DeHaven
                                         -------------------------------
                                    Title: Senior Vice President and Chief
                                           Financial Officer
                                          ------------------------------

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